Preschool Openings!
Now is
the time to think about enrolling your child in preschool! The
Center School in Northwood is accepting registrations for the
2012-2013 school year.
The
Center School is a parent cooperative preschool located next to the
Town Hall in Northwood, which provides a developmental program for
three, four, and five year olds of Northwood and surrounding towns.
There are openings in our two-day (T/Th) program and three-day
(M/W/F) morning programs. Call us soon and come for a visit! For
information, please call director Karen Andersen at the school at
942-7686.
Coe
Brown Academy Soccer camps are now accepting registrations for their
2012 Soccer Camps from August 6th through the 10th. The Youth Soccer
Camp runs from 8 am to 12 pm and the cost is $80 per camper for
registrations before July 1st. Family discounts are available for
more than one camper per family. The Soccer Academy, for players
entering grades 9 through 12, runs from 1 pm to 5 pm. Registration
after July 1st increases the cost.
For more information email
[email protected] or call 942-5531 ext. 144. Brochures are
available at
www.coebrown.org/Athletics under the Summer Programs link.
Looking
for something to do during school vacation? The Chesley Memorial
Library will host a make-and-take spring craft session on Thursday,
April 26, from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. No registration required; all
ages welcome!
The Inn
at Deerfield, a non-profit organization which specializes in caring
for individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia, presents Entering
Their World… Their Reality "How Would I Feel?" by Mal Allard on May
9, 2012 at 5:00 pm. The presentation will be at the Deerfield
Community Church, 15 Church Street, Deerfield, NH. Light
refreshments will be served. There is no charge to attend, but
donations would be appreciated.
The
objective of this presentation is to help the public, caregivers,
and family better understand those with Alzheimer’s. Mal, a nurse
and Alzheimer’s consultant, will address conquering the day to day
challenges as an Alzheimer’s caregiver; how to deal and cope with
these progressive changes and behaviors; as well as learning to
place ourselves in their world of Alzheimer’s/ Dementia and
successfully communicate and interact with them.
For more information, please contact The Inn at Deerfield at
603-463-7002 or
[email protected].
Internationally Renowned Environmentalist in Concord
Bill
McKibben, whom Time Magazine called "The planet’s best green
journalist" and the Boston Globe named "probably the country’s most
important environmentalist" will be the keynote speaker at the
spring fund raising dinner for the Coalition for Open Democracy.
The
event will be held at the McLane Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road
in Concord on Friday, May 11, from 6 to 8 pm. Doors open at 5:15 for
social hour.
Tickets
are $40. Seating is limited. To assure your place make your
reservations no later than May 6. This event is open to the public.
Please send a check to Coalition for Open Democracy, 4 Park Street,
Suite 200, Concord NH 03301 or buy tickets on line at:
https://secure.truemajority.org/o/5/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=7165.
For further information call Olivia Zink at 603-661-8621.
Mr.
McKibben is the author of a dozen books about climate change, some
translated into 20 different languages. A much sought-after speaker
and writer, he is a Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury
College, the recipient of a dozen honorary degrees and many other
awards including being named a Fellow of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences.
Mr.
McKibben was great friends with Granny D, a founding member of COD.
They worked together on the issue of how large campaign donations
affect our members of congress and local elected officials who vote
in the best interests of big energy companies at the expense of the
environment.
Today he is perhaps best known as the founder of the grassroots
movement 350.org http://www.350.org/,
which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009.
The broad appeal of his writings, his speaking, and his organizing
shows that more and more people share his concern about the undue
influence of money in politics and its impact on all aspects of our
lives.
The mission of the Coalition for Open Democracy is to ensure
integrity, transparency and efficiency in political and legislative
processes in New Hampshire and the nation. You can learn more at
their website at
http://www.coalitionforopendemocracy.org/
Get Set
For Tricky Tray
Tricky
Tray is the major fundraiser for FOCUS. It supports many community
and school projects and events in Deerfield including funding The
Communicator. We greatly appreciate your support and participation.
Here’s how it works:
FOCUS
receives donations of goods and services from businesses,
organizations and community members. Each donation will be displayed
on a numbered tray with the donor’s name on it. This year we are
pleased to announce that we will have over 175 unique trays. Trays
will be available for viewing at Deerfield Community School
Thursday, May 3rd, from 2:30 pm - 7 pm and Friday, May 4th, from 10
am - 6:30 pm. Drawing will begin at 7:00 pm.
This is a fun and worthwhile fundraiser that everyone enjoys. We
hope to see you there. Any questions, please contact us at
[email protected]
Letter
To The Editor
Dear
Editor:
The
Northwood School Wellness Committee is made up of school staff and
parents who plan events for students and their families that promote
healthy living through exercise and good nutrition. In the past year
they held a Community Health Fair, and for many years, they have had
Family Fun Nights for students and their families to get up and get
moving together.
On April
14, they held a Community Marathon, which was a big success. After
the running of the 26th mile, participants enjoyed different
activities that were established and manned by Girl Scouts Troop
47201, some Coe Brown volunteers, and coaches from the Northwood
Baseball Association. Due to the generous donations of the Northwood
PTA and Anytime Fitness of Northwood, prizes were bought for all the
children who participated. In addition, many other businesses
contributed prizes that were handed out to winners.
Northwood School would like to thank all the volunteers as well as
Northwood Veterinary Hospital, Johnson’s Restaurant, Pizza Spinners
of Lee, Stonyfield Yogurt, Rustic Crust Pizza, Northwood Garage,
Halo’s Hair Salon, Cooper Hill Pizza, the Jandebeur family,
Northwood Diner, Joy of Dance, The Pickle Shop, Northeast Credit
Union, LGC, Anytime Fitness, Field House Sports, Northwood PTA, and
Sanders for their generous donations which made all the prizes
possible. Thank you to all.
This was
the first marathon for Northwood; we hope to make this an annual
event.
Stay
active and healthy,
The
Northwood School Wellness Committee
Aldo
Leopold Day!
Join the
Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative (NALMC), Bear-Paw
Regional Greenways, Friends of Northwood Meadows State Park, and the
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department in celebrating the second
annual Aldo Leopold Weekend in New Hampshire on May 5, 2012 at
Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation.
Aldo
Leopold Day in Northwood offers the opportunity to explore nature,
connect with neighbors, and share ideas about a land ethic in our
local communities. All programs are free and open to the public.
Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation is on Blakes Hill Road, 1.4 miles from
the turnoff on Route 4 in Northwood.
Considered by many as the father of wildlife management and of the
United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a forester,
conservationist, educator, writer, philosopher and outdoor
enthusiast. One of Aldo Leopold’s most significant contributions was
his collection of nature sketches and his vision of a "Land Ethic"
expressed in his classic book on conservation, "A Sand County
Almanac."
"There
are two things that interest me: the relation of people to each
other and the relation of people to land." This famous quote of
Leopold’s expresses his belief that humans and land are members of
the same biotic community.
Leopold Day Activities Include:
1:00-4:00 pm: Explore
Explore
the natural surroundings on a hike with naturalists and camp staff,
join poet Sharon Olds in a Land Health writing workshop, participate
in a Leopold bench-making workshop with woodworker Steve Winchester,
watch the UNH Woodsmen Team demonstration, and more. Additional
activities for kids are planned.
4:00-5:30 pm: Connect
In the
main dining hall, join in a presentation and discussion by Leopold
scholar Julianne Lutz Warren on Aldo Leopold’s Bias for Pine Trees:
Writing the Signature of the Land. Dr. Warren is the author of Aldo
Leopold’s Odyssey and a faculty member at New York University. Her
work unfolds Leopold’s journey to better understandings of
harmonious human-nature relationships.
5:30-6:30 pm: Share
Share
food and conversation at the Leopold community potluck supper. In
the spirit of the land ethic, please bring a dish to share and your
own place setting.
6:30-7:45 pm: Watch
The
Documentary Film Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our
Time explores Aldo Leopold’s life in the context of American
conservation and environmental history, while also illustrating how
Leopold’s legacy lives on today in the work of people and
organizations across the nation and around the world.
For more information, visit www.nalmc.net; or contact Ellen Snyder, Chair, Aldo Leopold Day,
and Board Member, Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, at 603-659-6250, by
email at
[email protected]; or contact Carl Wallman, Chair,
Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative, at 603-435-5209, by
email at [email protected].
Chesley
Memorial Library Evening Book Discussion
The Chesley Memorial Library and the Blaisdell Memorial Library will
be co-hosting a book discussion for Sarah Orne Jewett’s "The Country
of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories" featuring Sarah Sherman of
the University of New Hampshire’s Department of English. The program
will be held at the Blaisdell Memorial Library in Nottingham on
Wednesday, April 25, at 7:00 pm.
Sarah
Sherman is an associate professor of English at UNH. Her research
interests include nineteenth-century American literature and
American studies, and consumer culture.
"The Country of the Pointed Firs" is Sarah Orne Jewett’s most
popular book. Edited by Sarah Sherman, this centennial edition
contains a facsimile of the original text, thereby restoring the
novel to Jewett’s own version. Further enhancing the importance of
this volume is editor Sarah Sherman’s introduction, which includes a
sketch of Jewett’s life and professional development, a commentary
on textual accuracy, and a discussion of the book’s themes and
techniques as well as its historical content.
This
program was made possible by the University of New Hampshire
Speakers Bureau, which connects faculty and staff speakers with
non-profit organizations to share the research and knowledge of the
university with the people and communities of New Hampshire. The
program is free and open to the public.
For more information on obtaining a speaker for your organization,
contact the UNH Speakers Bureau at 603-862-4401 or on the web at
www.unh.edu/speakersbureau.
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