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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 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
* Nelson Town Band Christmas Concert 4 pm
Nelson Town Hall
FREE!!
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!
Got your candlesticks ready? I hear there's ice in tonight's forecast!
A Note from Ms. Benner at the Nelson School:
The Nelson School is happily accepting candy donations between now and Friday, 12/16, for our all school gingerbread house making project the following week.
Here's a list of things we could use...
gumdrops, M&M's, Skittles, Necco Wafers, Hershey kisses, jelly fruit slices, lifesavers, mini candy canes, Dum-Dum lollipops, Starbursts, jelly beans, edible confetti and sprinkles, sandwich cookies, pirouette cookies, sugar cones, ice cream waffle BOWLS, wafer cookies, shredded coconut, vanilla wafer cookies, fruit stripe gum, colored gum, Tootsie Rolls, Smarties, sugar cubes, Andes mints, mini oreos, red hots, Chicklets, rock candy, any other funky candies you come across!
** Please feel free to pick up non-brand versions of any of these, as they're often cheaper.
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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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| Be A Nelson School Pen Pal |  The Second Annual Pen Pal Project will take place once again this year at the Nelson Elementary School. This comes as very exciting news to everyone who took the opportunity to participate last year. If you missed this great opportunity last year, be sure to let us know that you want to be a participant this year. We would love to have you sign up to be a book pal to one of our students. Please sign up with
Kim Keating at the Nelson School before December 16th to become a Pen Pal Participant. You may also call the school at 847-3408.
Last year we were treated to the classic The Secret Garden. It tied into our school theme of gardening. You may have noticed our beautiful flower beds in front of the school and bouquets of flowers distributed around town.
This year our Pen Pal theme is "Making the World a Better Place". We will be reading Anne of Green Gables together. This bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery was published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book. Montgomery found her inspiration for the book on an old piece of paper that she had written at a young age, describing a couple that were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. Montgomery also drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural Prince Edward Island. Montgomery used a photograph of Evelyn Nesbit, which she had clipped from New York's Metropolitan Magazine, and pasted the framed clipping on the wall of her bedroom, as the model for the face of Anne Shirley, the book's main character.
Since publication, Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies! This year our Pen Pal Project will begin on January 3rd, extending to mid-February. Community book pals will have the opportunity to exchange several letters about the book before meeting their students pals at our culminating extravaganza. Last year was such a success! Don't miss out this year to make a difference in the life of a Nelson School student.
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| 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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| '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 |
| 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 Town Band to Perform |  The Nelson Town Band will be offering a free Christmas concert for your enjoyment on Sunday afternoon, December 18th, at 4:00 pm.
We're happy to say that this is the 3rd Annual Concert for the folks of Nelson.
Rest assured. Cookies will be served.
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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, from 1:30 until 2:30 pm.
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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| 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." |
| 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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| The Greenhouse Project
|  Sheila Vara, Nelson School Principal Last year the Nelson School PTO and members of the Nelson School staff worked collaboratively to identify needs and/or long term projects at Nelson School. After considerable brainstorming and careful deliberation, the decision was made to work with the land which would include beautifying the school, planting a school garden, and the acquisition of a small green house. April's auction of 2011, generated $6,928.50 for the PTO and a portion of this money was allocated to the greenhouse project which we realized would be a multiple year endeavor.
In the winter of 2010, the staff generated a three to five year plan that began with the building, planting and maintenance of flower boxes to both beautify the school as well as to share with the community. Using grant money, the materials for this project were purchased and five flower boxes were constructed by Don Carlisle and his father Dale. In late spring, the staff of Nelson School researched plantings that would thrive in the established location, spent a staff meeting at the local nursery choosing plants, and the students planted them before heading off for summer vacation. The flower boxes required little maintenance over the summer, and when we returned in the fall, the flowers were cut and vases sent to the Town Offices. It is our intent that in years to come, flower vases will also be shared with the church, library, and community members.
During our second year, we will continue with our efforts to beautify the school and are hoping to plant day lilies on the perimeter of the chain link fence. This fall the town generously supplied us with daffodil bulbs which the children enjoyed planting. We have a composting program in place and will be using our rich humus to fortify our plantings in the spring of 2012. Our next step is to grow pumpkins on the hill and establish a small school garden from which the students will be able to pick lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and beans that will enhance the school lunch program.
Once each of these steps has been established and becomes sustainable, we look forward to the acquisition of a small greenhouse in which students will plant flats of flowers and vegetables to sell to the community for their spring garden needs. We know that each of these activities create real world learning opportunities for students in the areas of mathematics and science.
We envision working hand in hand with members of the community as this multi-year project evolves and we intend to bring in speakers and those with expertise to help guide us to make our dreams possible.
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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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