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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: 02/23 |
| Upcoming
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February 15th:
* NELLs Luncheon
12:30 pm
Cherry Garden Chinese Restaurant
* Keene Food Service
Informational Session
6:30 pm - KHS Auditorium
February 16th:
* Nelson School Board
Meeting @ 4:00 pm
Multi-Purpose Room
Nelson Elementary School
Public is invited
February 17th:
* Nelson School students perform 'The Emperor's New Clothes' on stage of the KHS Auditorium- 6:30 pm
February 18th:
* Pancake & Waffle Breakfast
7:00 am til 11:00 am
Chapel By The Lake
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| Does Your Project Need Funding?
If you are planning a community project that you believe will benefit the Nelson and Munsonville 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. |
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Greetings!
Today's Quote: "A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human beings. You, the people, must give it this soul."
~ Pope John Paul II
All week long the students of Nelson Elementary School have been pouring their hearts and souls into this year's stage production. You can read more about it below, and we hope you can come and watch the fruits of their labors on Friday.
Also in this issue we have included the names of the candidates and the offices for which they have filed. There are some really involved community members on the ballot this year. Kudos and good luck to each and every one.
Have a wonderful week everyone.
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 | NELLs Luncheon Today
| There is a change in the NELLs date this month because our First Tuesday Tea fell on February 7th -- the day before the NELLs would usually meet. So we will all gather today for lunch. What a treat!
 The NELLs Luncheon is today, Wednesday, February 15th, at 12:30 pm at the Cherry Garden Chinese Restaurant where we have gone several times before -- good food and easy parking! We'll choose from an extensive lunch menu of Chicken Broccoli, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Beef Broccoli, Lomein, Ginger Shrimp and Scallop, just to name a few ... and all dishes are under $10.00! No wonder it's one of our favorite luncheon retreats.
If you'd like to be on the email list for the monthly NELLs Luncheon, simply email Bert Wingerson.
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| 'Barefoot Through the Music' |  Terry Landis has gladly given us permission to embed the following link within this email today. It's Carol Raynsford's complete Western Highway song, streaming from SoundCloud. Carol is lead vocal on this one song from Terry Landis' Barefoot Through the Music album.
This is the track featuring Carol's beautiful, clear voice:
http://soundcloud.com/user2802107/terry-landis-western-highway-5
The Terry Landis' Barefoot Through the Music album and its individual songs are available for electronic download on iTunes here:
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| Keene Food Service Informational Session |  Keene Food Services is pleased to announce that they will be holding an Informational Session on Wednesday, February 15th, in the Keene High School Auditorium at 6:30 pm.
The National School Lunch Program has been the focus of much media attention in the past few years. We invite you to come and see how all school food service programs are not created equal and learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Food Service Program for SAU 29. The new regulations for Nutritional Standards in the National School Lunch Program that were just released by the USDA will be presented!
Other topics that will be included are:
National School Lunch Program - Facts and Myths
What are the program requirements?
What is offered?
An independent film - "Lunch Line" to be shown
Free and Reduced Meal benefits
Come and get the truth about school meals. The event is open to the public and we hope to see parents, staff, students, and the community members there.
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| Nelson School Board Meeting |  Did you know that you are always invited to attend a meeting of the Nelson School Board at any time? Our next meeting is tomorrow, February 16th, beginning at 4:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room of the school.
Among other Agenda items, we will be discussing preparations for the upcoming Annual School District Meeting, which will be held on March 9th at 7:00 pm in the Nelson Town Hall. We encourage you to join us at tomorrow's meeting.
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| Children's Stage Adventures and
Nelson Elementary School present
"The Emperor's New Clothes"
|  "Set in the frontier town of Royal City, this year's Nelson School's culmination of the week-long residency with Children's Stage Adventure's adaptation of "The Emperor's New Clothes", is a new musical telling of the popular tale by Hans Christian Anderson, joined with the spirit of the American West.
While on a world tour, the clothes-collecting Emperor of Snobsylvania and his entourage stop for a visit in the railroad town of Royal City. The citizens of Royal City are star struck by the presence of real honest to goodness royalty and the Emperor is positively enchanted by the wardrobe of the American Cowboy. A pair of no-good carpetbaggers takes advantage of everyone by posing as tailors to swindle the Emperor, selling him non-existent clothes. The town is giddy: caught up in the glamor of the royal visit and the antics of the swindlers.
Ultimately everyone learns the lessons of standing up against peer pressure and using reason with good judgment to see the truth."
~ Children's Stage Adventures
We hope you will come to the Keene High School Auditorium on Friday, February 17th at 6:30 pm to enjoy this wonderful production which involves each student of the Nelson Elementary School. The admission is completely free.
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| Pancake & Waffle Breakfast |  The Chapel by the Lake in beautiful downtown Munsonville is sponsoring a community Pancake & Waffle Breakfast this Saturday, February 18th, from 7:00 am until 11:00 am.
Breakfast also includes a sausage patty, fruit, juice, coffee, and real maple syrup.
$6.00 per person
$3.00 for ages 4 through 10
FREE for age 3 and and under
All proceeds benefit the Chapel by the Lake and it's programs. For more information you can contact Diane Halter at 847-9581.
Please come and enjoy the breakfast and the fellowship!
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| Who's On the Ballot? |  Town Meeting Day is fast approaching. This year, Town Meeting will be Tuesday, March 13, 2012 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The Polls will open at 11:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. to allow registered voters in the community to cast their votes for the following offices and officers:
Selectman, 3-year term (choose one)
Margaret Schillemat
David Upton
Selectman, 2-year term (choose one)
Duane Schillemat
Maury Collins
John Cucchi
Town Moderator, 2-year term, (choose one)
Richard Church
Winston O. French
Trustee of the Library, 3-year term, (choose one)
Thomas Tolman
Trustee of the Library, 1-year term, (choose one)
Linda Cates
Emergency Management Officer, 1-year term, (choose one)
Richard Lothrop
Town Treasurer, 1-year term, (choose one)
John Shea
Planning Board, 3-year term, (choose two)
Eric C. Sandberg
Trustee of Trust Funds, 3-year term, (choose one)
Thomas B. Newcombe
Cemetery Board, 3-year term, (choose one)
Winston (Marty) French
Road Equipment Committee, 3-year term, (choose one)
Zoning Board of Adjustment, 3-year term, (choose two)
Supervisor of the Checklist, 6-year term, (choose one)
Hope Lothrop
Town Auditor, 1-year term, (choose one)
Terry Mednick
Nelson School Board, 3-year term, (choose one)
Jessica Walker
Maureen Lord
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| In The Marketplace | It's that time again. It's time to do a bit of 'spring cleaning' at the Marketplace.
If you are a lister at the Marketplace and need your item removed, please send an email to the Admin to help clean things up.
If you haven't visited the Marketplace lately - check it out! Interesting stuff, there!
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| Book Discussion Group @ the Library |  The Library Book Discussion Group will meet Monday morning at 10:30 on February 27th. We will be discussing the book "Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht.
Book Synopsis: In a Balkan country mending from years of conflict, Natalia, a young doctor, arrives on a mission of mercy at an orphanage by the sea. By the time she and her lifelong friend Zóra begin to inoculate the children there, she feels age-old superstitions and secrets gathering everywhere around her. Secrets her outwardly cheerful hosts have chosen not to tell her. Secrets involving the strange family digging for something in the surrounding vineyards. Secrets hidden in the landscape itself.
Books may be taken on loan from the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library to be read in preparation for this discussion. We hope you will be able to join us for this monthly event. |
| Opportunity for Farm and Food Businesses | Cheshire County NH is looking to find businesses and organizations that focus on food, farming, or forestry that would be interested in starting or expanding to South West NH. The County is in the preliminary stages of determining if there is interest in the proposed Cheshire County Commons Farm and Food Hub.
- If you have any interest in the development of this property that will benefit the farm and food economy of the region please let us know.
- If you would like to be considered for future notifications on the property's development please email us a paragraph stating your interest and what opportunities you could see for your organization or business.
We are looking to create a list of businesses and organizations that would have the potential to relocate or start in this facility.
More Information and Description of Property
There is no commitment, we just want to hear from you. Please find information on the facility and property attached and below. For any questions please don't hesitate to contact the Cheshire County Conservation District 603.756.2988 ext.116. Please share this with any business or organization that you think would have the interest.
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Candyce Fulford
on behalf of Moving In Step, a community project |
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