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EVERY WEEK IN OUR COMMUNITY
| Monday Evening:
Monday Nite Contra Dance
8:00 pm ~ Nelson Town Hall
Admission: $3.00
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Tuesday & Thursday:
Town Offices Open
9:00 am until Noon
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Sunday:
Nelson Congregational Church
Service at 9:30 am
Info 603-847-3280
Chapel By The Lake
Service at 10:00 am
Info 603-847-9900
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Olivia Rodham Memorial Library Monday 10:00 - 1:00
Tues, Wed, Thurs
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Story Hour: Tuesday
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Oct - May
Saturday 10:00 - 1:00
Free Internet Connection
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Knitters & Crocheters Club
meets every other Thursday, 10:00 am, at the Chapel By The Lake
next meeting: 12/15 |
| December
Meetings & Gatherings | |
December 1st:
* Knitters & Crocheters
10:00 am
Chapel By The Lake
* 1st Thursday Pot Luck
6:30 pm
Nelson Congregational Church
December 6th:
* First Tuesday Tea
10:00 am @ Beth William's
on Log Cabin Road
December 7th:
* 'The Next Step'
meeting at Nelson School
7:00 pm
December 8th:
* Meet with a representative from Senator Ayotte's office at 3:00 pm in the Library
December 9th:
* No School
Teacher Conferences
* Nowell Sing We Clear
8:00 pm
Dublin Community Church
December 10th:
* Annual Country Christmas
Bazaar
9:00 am until 1:00 pm
Chapel By The Lake
* 2nd Saturday Contra Dance
featuring Mary Wesley
(and very good friends)
8:00 pm Nelson Town Hall
December 14th:
* NELLs Luncheon
12:30 pm
December 15th:
* Moving In Step Board Mtg
All are invited
7:00 pm @ Dave Birchenough's home
December 17:
* Nelson Solstice Party
7:00 pm
Nelson Town Hall
December 18th:
* Annual Children's Pageant
Nelson Congregational Church
9:30 am
December 19th:
* Nelson School Holiday Community Sing-Along
1:30 pm until 2:30 pm
* Library Book Discussion Group
10:30 am ~ Library
December 31st:
* Pancake Breakfast!
8:00 - 11:00 am
Nelson Elementary School
Hosted by the K 1 2 class!
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Greetings!
This week's issue if FULL! There's so much to do, so many places to go, so many opportunities to gather with friends and neighbors! And there's still the baking, shopping, and wrapping to do. Busy! Busy! Busy!
With all the 'busy' of this month, please don't forget to take extra good care of your health.
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 | Weekly Community Quote | "Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not."
~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
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| Nelson School Open Discussion | THIS evening - at 7:00 pm at the school an Open Discuusion (follow up to the Nelson School Forums) will be held. We will be meeting at the Nelson School in the Multi-Purpose Room.
We'll discuss the current issues of PR, the Sullivan School, and any other questions or topics you may have concerning the future of Nelson Elementary School.
We look forward to hearing your input!
More info: Allison Aldrich
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| Thursday Afternoon @ Library
| A Message From Senator Kelly Ayotte
"New Hampshire residents who are looking for help dealing with the federal government shouldn't hesitate to contact me. I believe strongly that the citizens of our state deserve quality, efficient constituent services, and I will strive to deliver nothing less. A member of my staff will be visiting your town in the near future."
The representative from Sen. Ayotte's office will be at the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library tomorrow afternoon, (December 8th), from 3:00 pm until 4:00 pm. We hope you will be able to attend.
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| No School December 9th |  There will be no school on Friday, December 9th. The teachers will be meeting with the parents and guardians of our Nelson Elementary School students for Parent-Teacher conferences. If you have not scheduled your conference time with your child's teacher, please call the school at 847-3408.
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| Nowell Sing We Clear
|  The Monadnock Folklore Society presents "Nowell Sing We Clear" on Friday, December 9 at 8:00 PM at the Dublin Community Church. $15/$12(senior, youth & advance internet sales). Our sincere apologies for listing the date as December 3rd in last week's newsletter.
This will be the thirty-seventh touring season of "Nowell Sing We Clear" with its unusual songs, carols, stories, and customs. Drawn mostly from English-language folk traditions, the songs tell both a version of the events and characters involved in the Christmas story and detail the customs which make up the twelve magical days following the return of the light at the winter solstice. Many of these ancient customs are the basis of the today's holiday traditions, such as visiting and feasting, gift-giving, carol singing from door-to-door and the adorning of houses and churches with garlands of evergreen.
For more information or for ticket information, please visit the Monadnock Folklore Society. |
| Country Christmas Bazaar |  The Munsonville Ladies Group will hold its annual Country Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, December 10th, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.
New this year will be a silent auction, featuring 5 beautiful items. Also new this year will be a raffle for themed Christmas baskets.
The Tea & Dessert Table will be open at 9:00 am and the Light Lunch Table (featuring chili, vegetable soup, corn or clam chowder and a sandwich) will be open at 11:00 am.
This is the largest fund raiser for the Chapel By The Lake. Proceeds from this event help local families in time of crisis, purchase clothing for needy children, help fund educational trips for the students at Nelson and Stoddard Schools, support mission trips, and help to purchase heating oil for the church.
For more information please call Charlotte at 847-3212, or Marline at 446-7857.
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| 2nd Saturday Contra Dance, Dec 10
| The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Nelson Second Saturday Contra Dance on December 10th at the Nelson Town Hall, featuring Mary Wesley calling with Carey Bluhm, Max Nunnemaker and Gordon Peery.
Mary is one of the founding members of the Mad Robin Caller's Collective in Burlington, VT, a group is dedicated to supporting young callers as they learn the contra dance tradition. She is also an active board member of Young Tradition Vermont, a non-profit fostering youth involvement in traditional dance and music. Read more ...
 | | Frost and Fire with Mary Wesley - Burlington Contra - 9/9/2011 - Jambalaya Singing Square |
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| NELLs Luncheon, December 14th |  The NELLs folks will be celebrating the season on Wednesday, Dec. 14th, at 12:30 PM at Luca's Restaurant on Central Square in Keene.
Everyone is invited to join us.
Please make reservations by Tuesday, Dec. 13th.
Call Priscilla at 847-3264 or Bert at 847-9945.
Hope to see you there!
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| Funding Requests from Moving In Step
| If you are planning a project that will benefit the Nelson community, there may be funds available to help you get started. Moving in Step has a convenient downloadable application form available at the website.
Contact Richard Popovic 847-3192 or Dave Birchenough 827-3552 for more information.
"Moving in Step is a network of your friends and neighbors with all kinds of talents and skills who wish to help meet the needs of the Nelson and Munsonville communities." |
| 'Tis the Season! |  The Classifieds / Marketplace for Nelson and Munsonville is now open and excepting your local crafts and goods for sale to the public this holiday season.
We had such success last year with this project and we are hoping to do even better this year.
You don't have to be a 'business'. You can just be a hobbyist who has items to sell as gifts. Or perhaps you do a service and believe that someone may just purchase a home-made Gift Certificate from you to bestow upon a friend or family member.
Listing in the Marketplace is completely free and this message reaches over 200 subscribers. So - what are you waiting for?
Visit the Marketplace today |
| Moving In Step Board Meeting |  The next Board of Directors meeting of Moving In Step will take place on the evening of December 15th at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Dave Birchenough on Nubanusit Road.
All Board members are encouraged to attend, as well as each Committee Chair or the appointed representative.
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| Mayhem & Merriment - December 17
|  On Saturday, December 17 we'll hold our Annual Solstice Party starting at 7:00 PM.
The Monadnock Folklore Society brings this community event to the Nelson Town Hall each year, admission is $5, and treats are appreciated for the dessert potluck.
This year the evening will begin with a holiday concert featuring a selection of traditional and original seasonal music; as part of the concert 2011 Johnny Trombly Scholarship recipients will entertain us with their musicianship. The Folklore Society invites you to bring along your favorite holiday dessert and we'll supply the beverages for the intermission. After the concert the chairs and benches are cleared to make way for a traditional New England Contradance.
Unfortunately, or not, the dance is often interrupted by various groups of unsavory characters presenting their idea of seasonal entertainment. These diversions, sometimes involving costumed individuals making complete fools of themselves or performing ancient ritual dances to help us through this dark time of the year, are generally tolerated as once they are applauded and fed we can return to dancing the night away.
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| Children's Pageant on December 18th |  The Nelson Congregational Church invites you to enjoy the Children's Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 18th, at 9:30 am. The children have been working so hard on this endeavor under the guidance of Becky and Jane.
If you have not already done so, please deliver your gifts for the Giving Tree to the church on Sunday, December 18th, as well.
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| Nelson School Community Sing-A-Long |  The staff and students of Nelson School invite you to join in a Community Holiday Sing-A-Long on Monday, December 19th.
Let's gather together in the Multi-Purpose Room at 1:30 pm to sing some of our favorite holiday songs. Light refreshments will be served. This annual event is always looked forward to by the students! We hope you can be here with us.
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| Library Book Discussion Group |  On Monday morning, December 19th at 10:00 am, we will be discussing "The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush"by Howard Blum Books may be borrowed from the library. This is a narrative history set before, during and just after the rush. Blum traces the lives of three storied men - a prospector, a cowboy turned Pinkerton detective and a notorious conman - whose fates intersected in an armed confrontation over a stash of gold in 1898. That incident comes fairly late in the book and could even be viewed as somewhat anticlimactic, but getting there is so much fun that it hardly matters. The face-off between Blum's three principals in the harbor of Skagway, Alaska, is really just a pretext for spinning yarns about three remarkable American characters. The Library Book Discussion Group meets in the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library on the third Monday morning of each month at 10:00 am. |
| Pancake Breakfast Time! |  'Twas the morning 'fore New Year's
And all though the school
Came the aroma of Charlie's pancakes
Sure does make your mouth drool!
The flapjacks are stacked
In a glorious manner
Served by the amazing young students
Of the class of Ms. Benner.
On butter! On syrup!
Pour juice and hot tea!
Add breakfast meat and potatoes,
And 'cakes gluten-free!
So we hope you will come
To our breakfast this time
From 8 'till 11
We'll treat you just fine!
OK. So this part won't rhyme.
Just make plans to come to the next Pancake Breakfast at the Nelson Elementary School, Saturday morning, December 31st, from 8:00 am until 11:00 am. Each plate is just $7.00, and yes, there will be gluten-free options as well.
This pancake breakfast is being sponsored by and will benefit the K 1 2 class of Ms.Benner. See you there!
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| Mark Your Calendar Now |  Justin Patchin, Ph D, co-director of Cyberbullying Research Center and author of the book Bullying Beyond the School Yard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying and the book Cyberbullying Prevention and Response: Expert Perspectives, will be at Keene High School on January 5th and 6th. Mr. Patchin will speak to parents on thursday, January 5th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the KHS auditorium. He has spoken at the White House and the FBI Academy and has appeared on CNN, NPR, and in the New York Times. Mr. Patchin discusses issues related to teens' use and misuse of technology. He focuses on cyberbullying and educating teens and parents on cybersafety, particularly when using social networks. This presentation is free, and all parents in the SAU 29 district are encouraged to attend. For more information please contact, Kelly Budd, Keene High School Librarian. |
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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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