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Greetings!
Did you have an internet connection at your home yesterday? We didn't! Ours was out until at least 4:00 pm yesterday, and was rather sporadic after that. So, that's the reason that this week's edition is a day late.
Stay cool today, if you can.
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 | "A Walk in the Woods of Nelson"
|  Max Nunnemaker The Nelson Library Summer Forum invites you to share an evening at the Nelson Town Hall tonight at 6:45 with naturalist Al Stoops for some hands-on experience with local flora and fauna. Music will be provided by Allison Aldrich and Hunt Smith.
Al Stoops is an active teacher, counselor, and guide, with a fascination for insects, wild plants and animals, especially those of an edible or entertaining nature.
Born in Washington State, and having lived throughout much of the United States and Samoa, taking degrees in Fish and Wildlife Management and Teaching and Environmental Studies, Mr. Stoops has spent most of the last thirty years in and around Nelson. A counselor at summer camps and environmental programs such as Village '83 in Nelson, Roots and Wings, Farm and Wilderness, Sargent Camp, Nature's Classroom and others, he has taught botany and wildlife tracking at Keene State. Recently Al has been leading interested persons on interesting hikes all over this area every Monday.
This event begins at 6:45 pm this evening and is free and open to all.
Refreshments and visiting follows.
Check the Calendar for a complete program of the Summer Library Forums |
| JULY 26 6:00 p.m. - Gala Benefit |  The Board of Trustees of the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music invites you to "A Celebration of World Culture" with Lenny Matczynski, Director, the Apple Hill String Quartet, Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinetist & summer faculty, and workshop participants from Ireland, Puerto Rico, Bulgaria, Russia, South America, and other Playing for Peace™ participants.
This special fundraising event is not included in the season pass package.
Tickets are $100 and can be purchased either online or by phone at 603-847-3371.
For more information, please visit Apple Hill's Summer Concert page |
| "One World, Many Stories"
Summer Reading Program | |
 Our summer programs will be run on Tuesdays at 4:00 pm for a hour. This year we'll be traveling around the world through books. Come join the adventure!
Tuesday, July 26th ~
Our continent this week is Europe!
We'll make cricket houses to celebrate Italy's cricket festival, read a few fun books, and have a Bocce championship (that's Italian hopscotch)!
In our slideshow this week we'll travel through Europe. Don't be late!
Click here for this year's itinerary.
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| Electric Power Savings | Karen Tolman
A group of Nelson and Harrisville residents has been meeting to determine if there are ways that our towns can save money by sharing resources, purchases, etc.
Maury Collins decided to research savings that might be available for electric rates. He contacted the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and they suggested that he contact Resident Power (http://www.ResidentPower.com). Resident Power has been offering savings to towns and industry, but just recently is extending that savings to individual customers.
Some towns in the state are already utilizing this service for their municipal accounts. But the added bonus is that for each individual/homeowner who signs up to save from 5-15% on the delivery part of their bill, the town gets a commission from that homeowner's account. Seems like a win/win situation!
Maury will leave more information at the Nelson Library.
Please also call him at home (847-3321) if you have more questions.
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| SING FROM THE HEART |  Saturday, July 30, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Nelsonite Allison Aldrich, director of Animaterra Women's Chorus, will hold a summer singing workshop at Tam Lin, her beautiful home on Tolman Pond Road. This is a wonderful chance to spend a "singing spa day", finding ways to engage your whole self to become a freer, better singer. Incorporating yoga and other healthy mind and body approaches, you will spend the day finding how to live a healthier life through singing, and how to be a better singer through a healthy mind and body.
Open to women and men with all ranges of experience.
$50 includes a delicious, nutritious local lunch.
For more information and to register, contact
Allison Aldrich animaterra321@gmail.com Phone: 603-209-3304
Numbers are very limited, so please register soon! Thanks!
For more information, please go to www.animaterrasings.org
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| Weekly Community Quote | "We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community."
~ Dorothy Day |
| "Birds, Bats and Butterflies: Keeping Common Wildlife Common" |  A Speaking for Wildlife program
Steve Roberge, Cheshire County Forrester, will present a slide-illustrated program:
"Birds, Bats and Butterflies: Keeping Common Wildlife Common"
Learn cool animal facts and find out about how the diverse mix of habitats in our region support these species.
The program will be presented Thursday, Aug. 4th, at 7 PM in the Nelson Town Hall
Sponsored by the Nelson Conservation Commission
and made possible with Generous Support from the NH Charitable Foundation Davis Conservation Foundation
Owl photo provided by Steve Roberge |
| Old Home Week is Almost Here |  Nelson's Old Home Week will take place from Sunday, August 7th through Saturday, August 13th Volunteers are needed for the following: Town Common Clean-Up on Saturday, August 6th at 9:00 am Pie-bakers on Tuesday morning, August 9th beginning at 9:00am.
If folks can't assist with the pie making, a fresh pie can be delivered prior to the Ham 'n Bean Supper on Wednesday night, August 10th.
Donations of: Seven pounds of smaller beans; navy or others pickles For the Ham 'n Bean Supper on Wednesday evening. Contact Charlie Lang for a complete listing of items needed and when to deliver them. Donations of child-appropriate trinkets to be used as prizes at Monday, August 8th's Carnivalcopia. cbennerpersonal@gmail.com 357-2274 Nelson School Alumnae and friends are also asked to volunteer to run the stations at the carnival. cbennerpersonal@gmail.com 357-2274 |
| Reminders:
|  TODAY: "A Walk in the Woods of Nelson" a talk with Al Stoops
6:45 pm in the Nelson Town Hall
July 25th
The Monday Night Contra Dance
Every Monday evening at 8:00 pm
Nelson Town Hall
Admission: $3.00 July 26th Summer Reading Program 'travels' to Europe
4:00 p.m. in the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library July 26th Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music GALA 6:00 p.m. July 27th Town Offices open from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Selectmen's Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Did you know? You can highlight and copy this whole 'Reminders' section, paste it into a Word document, print it out and hang it on your 'fridge. Just one more way to keep up-to-date with what's up in Nelson! For real-time updates and conversation, come "Like" I Love Nelson NH on Facebook. |
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*** MISSING SOMETHING? ***
You can always check the Online Calendar.
Feel free to add your own events for approval.
Candyce Fulford
Email Committee Chair |
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