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VERNAL POOL EXPLORATION EXCURSION
Sponsored by the Nelson Conservation Commission, Kathy Schillemat, NCC member and Speaking For Wildlife volunteer, will lead a Vernal Pool Exploration on the Old Road To Dublin (the first trail prepared by the Nelson Trails Committee), on Saturday, April 28th, at 9:00 am. We will meet in the Library.
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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: 04/19 |
| 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.
What's Happening in the Marketplace?
What makes our online Classifieds and Marketplace so unique? It's our friends and neighbors that make it stand out.
At the Marketplace you will find sections for all kinds of listings, such as:
Trade Talents & SkillsBarter Central. Right here! Trade something you know for something you need. Trade something you do or have for something you'd like to know or have done.
Goods Available / Goods Wanted
What do you need? What can you sell?
Services Available / Services Needed
List or enlist services like photography, web site building, knitting lessons, instruction on choosing the right iPhone or iPad, ride shares ...
You'll find it at the Marketplace
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Greetings!
Just a reminder that the Supervisors of the Checklist will be meeting at the Nelson Town Offices this afternoon from 3:30 pm until 5:30 pm to register new voters, make changes to the checklist (i.e. changes to party affiliations, address changes, etc.) and to work on 30-day letters.
You still have time to get those changes done. You are most welcome to drop in!
Most of this week will be rather quiet. However, Saturday is shaping up to be a very busy time here in the community! There's something going on almost all day long. Make sure you read below so that you won't miss something that just might interest you.
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 | Public Hearing / Town Buildings |  A public hearing is scheduled for this evening, Wednesday, April 11, in the Town Hall. This meeting be begin at 7:00 pm. We will be discussing the latest revisions to the floor plans for the renovation project. More info: David Upton |
| Walk to Honor Lorraine Howard | A walk around Granite Lake in honor of Lorraine Howard is being sponsored on Saturday, April 14th, by Grey Hound Rescue.
The walk begins at about 10:00 am from the Nelson School parking lot and will last until 2:00 pm.
No other information is available at this time.
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| Farmers' Market Vendor Info Meeting |  The Agricultural Commissions of Nelson and Harrisville are collaborating to bring you a local Farmers' Market this Summer.
For all interested vendors, there will be a public meeting on Saturday, April 14, from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Nelson Town Hall. Members from both Agricultural Commissions will be present to review the respective bylaws, distribute vendor applications, and answer questions.
(Interested potential customers may attend, too!)
For more information, call David Voymas at 847-3137 or Scott Oliver at 827-3973.
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| 2nd Saturday Contra Dance on the 14th |  The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Nelson Second Saturday Contra Dance on April 14th at 8:00 pm at the Nelson Town Hall, featuring Marguerite Durant calling with Brendan Carey Block and Eric McDonald. There is an admission charge of $8.00 or $6.00 for students and seniors.
Marguerite Durant is a dance caller and music educator living in Brattleboro, Vermont. A native of West Newbury, Massachusetts, Marguerite remembers Dudley Laufman leading dances at her elementary school, but it wasn't until a many years later ...
Read more >> photo courtesy of Monadnock Folklore Society |
| "Cleopatra ~ A Life" Book Group Discussion |  If you think two millennia of dusty research and hoary legend have told us all we need to know about this woman, you're in for a surprise. Stacy Schiff, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of three highly praised biographies, has dug through the earliest sources on Cleopatra, sorted through myth and misapprehension, tossed out the chaff of gossip, and delivered up a spirited life.
This is the novel that will be under discussion this month when the Library Book Group meets on Monday morning, April 16th, at 10:30 am.
Cleopatra ~ Her palace shimmered with gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Cleopatra, the wealthiest ruler of her time and one of the most powerful women in history, was a canny political strategist, a brilliant manager, a tough negotiator, and the most manipulative of lovers. Although her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
Point to ponder: Stacy Schiff writes, "It is not difficult to understand why Caesar became history, Cleopatra a legend". What are the differences between the two?
We hope you will come to the library and sign out a copy of this amazing book, read it, and then join us at the library on the 16th.
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| Italian Extravaganza!!! |  Come join us on Saturday evening, April 21st from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm in the Melville Fellowship Hall for our Italian Extravaganza!!! This annual fundraiser for Boy Scout troop 530 has become a Nelson tradition.
You will enjoy a wonderful dinner prepared by master chefs Charlie Lang, Ralph Walters and Lew Derby and help support your local Boy Scout troop.
Cost per plate: $10/Adult -- $8/under 12
You will really enjoy this buffet style Italian dinner including chicken parmesan, pasta and sauces, bread, meatballs, salad and vegetables, coffee, tea, juice, water and ice cream & cookie dessert.
More info: Earl Creasey (email: OBC@myfairpoint.net)
847-9673
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| News from Nelson School |  As we prepare for Spring Break, which is next week, we'd like to thank all of the family members who have attended our school activities this week. Our Young Authors Tea for the K-2 class were wonderful! And the Parents' Meeting for the Ferry Beach trip of the 5-6 class was delightful. We had a wonderful time building window boxes with Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Castor this week, too. Some of these creations will be offered at our school auction later this month. Our Library classes will finish out the week for us, and then we are free until April 23rd! Hopefully, the students will take a few moments out of their busy schedules to clean out their desks before Spring Break. On Monday, April 23rd at 6:45 the PTO will meet to put the finishing touches to the Auction. We hope that everyone in town will plan to attend this fun evening. Our last "Auction Club" meeting will be held after school today at which we will collect the donation paperwork that has come in this week and take photographs of some of the auction items so they can be seen on the auction website. In case you haven't guessed it, we are looking forward to Spring Break! As you drive around town next week, keep an sharp eye out for us, 'cause we will be outdoors a lot! |
| Granite Lake Association Meeting | There will be a meeting of the Granite Lake Association on Saturday, April 21st held at Chapel-By-The-Lake, with the time to be announced.
Call Bruce Wichland 603-847-9120 for more information
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| Spring Cleaning @ the Library |  Our library needs a thorough cleaning of the shelves; dusting, vacuuming, and a good scrubbing. We'll be throwing open the doors and windows and letting the sun shine in on Saturday, April 21st from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm.
Please contact Susan Hansel at either 847-9918 or susanhansel@gmail.com or Martha Collins at 847-3321 if you are able to lend a hand with this community project.
We are happy even if you only have an hour to give. If you are not sure about your schedule, you can just show up if you have time. Snacks will be available.
This is a Friends of the Library Project and all community members are welcome.
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| Now Is the Time ...
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If you are between the ages of 10 and 14, and love to play, The Game Of Village may be right up your alley.
In The Game of Village, you'll join other children to create, design and build a Village in miniature... complete with miniature characters (Peeps) to live in the Village.
Your Peep can be anyone or thing you like, such as a pirate queen, computer whiz, rock star or skateboarder. All Peeps are welcome in the Village.
The Game of Village will be played at the Village Field Farm, 836 Nelson Road, Nelson, New Hampshire 03457. The Town of Nelson voted to create three scholarships for the children of Nelson to enable them to attend. If you would like to apply for this scholarship, please Sign Up! Please send email to village2012@thegameofvillage.org or call Sarah Bollinger at (603) 876-4328 with any questions.
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| Auction Update! |  Please join us on Saturday, April 28th, for the Fifth Annual PTO auction at the Nelson Town Hall. As you know our community is fortunate to have many hard working members and gifted artists who donate their services and work.
This year the PTO is hosting a Children's Auction from 5:30-6:00 and is providing each child who attends the auction with $10.00 to spend. Now is the perfect time to do some spring cleaning of games, books, videos, toys, etc. that your children have outgrown that are still in very good condition. We hope these ideas will get you started.
Family items have begun to trickle in and with each and every new item displayed, excitement grows. Please remember to send yours in to us so that it can be cataloged, displayed, and included on the amazing auction website.
Download the Donation Form
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| "How Violins Are Made ~ a presentation" |  "How Violins are Made: A Marriage of Art and Science", a hands-on presentation with Hunt Smith will be held at the The Olivia Rodham Memorial Library in Nelson on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012, at 6:30 pm.
The method of making violins was largely complete before the end of the eighteenth century, and while there have been developments as a result of the machine and computer ages, the violin may well be one of the only direct links to the time of the Renaissance. Come spend some time with Hunt as he demonstrates the concepts, philosophies and tools used in this ancient art.
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| April "Do" ~ ings
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Farmers Market Vendor Informational Meeting
April 14th - 10:00 am
Nelson Town Hall
Walk Around Granite Lake to Honor Lorraine Howard
April 14th - 10:00 am
begin @ Nelson School
2nd Saturday Contra Dance
April 14th - 8:00 pm
Nelson Town Hall
Library Book Discussion Group
April 16th - 10:30 am
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library
"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Mystery Pot Luck
April 20th - TBA
Granite Lake Association Meeting
April 21st
Chapel By The Lake
Spring Cleaning @ the Library
April 21st - 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library
Italian Extravaganza!
April 21st - 5:30 pm
Henry Melville Fellowship Hall
"How Violins are Made: A Marriage of Art and Science"
April 25th - 6:30 pm
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library
Vernal Pool Exploration with Kathy Schillemat, NCC Member
April 28th - 9:00 am
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library
5th Annual Nelson School Auction
April 28th - 5:30 pm - Children's Auction | 6:00 pm Auction
Nelson Town Hall
More meetings and gatherings will be announced as soon as information becomes available.
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Candyce Fulford
on behalf of Moving In Step, a community project |
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