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EVERY WEEK IN OUR COMMUNITY
| Monday Evening:
Monday Night 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 Hours 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: 05/23 |
| 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!
Tomorrow proves to be a busy, busy one in our community. Here's why:
We begin with the Knitters and Crocheters Club meeting at 10:00 am in the Chapel By The Lake. Don't be shy! If you like to crochet or knit, or even if you are just beginning to take up this hobby, you will want to meet with others. You can learn a new stitch or two, trade patterns, and show off your current project. Come and join us! The coffee is on!
After the Knitters and Crocheters Club meeting, you have time for lunch and a quick nap. It's off to the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Monadnock Community Market on Railroad Street in Keene at 3:30 pm. You can read the details below.
In the evening tomorrow, beginning at 6:00 pm, you will want to attend the Science Fair at the Nelson Elementary School. The students have been working for a couple of months on their projects and are eager to show them off to you starting at 6:00 pm. The Science Fair runs from 6:00 until 7:00, so you'll have just enough time to get to the next event ...
At 7:00 pm, you have a choice. You can attend Nelson, Then and Now presentation by Alan Rumrill at the Chapel By The Lake. Perhaps you have seen Alan around town recently snapping photos to use in this very special PowerPoint show. This is a free event.
Also at 7:00 pm the Nelson Selectmen will be holding a Hearing Prior to a Special Town Meeting. This hearing will be held at the Nelson Town Hall. If you are qualified to vote in Town affairs, you are encouraged to attend this Hearing in order to discuss the following Article:
"To see if the own will vote to allow the Board of Selectmen to become agents for the Town Buildings Capital Reserve Fund and as such allow them to make withdrawals from the Fund. It is further stipulated that any funds withdrawn by the Selectmen be used only for the purposes including renovations, preservation, and repair of the Town Buildings and for no other purpose. The need for any withdrawal must be posted by the agents prior to their regular meeting of the Select Board and a roll call vote of the majority of the Board will be required to authorize the withdrawal."
You are invited to bring your questions and concerns to this Hearing. See the article below for notification of the Special Town Meeting.
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 | Rental Needed for the 4th of July week | Bea and Rich McIntyre are hosting a 50th birthday celebration at their house the week of July 4th. Family members are willing to go for pop-ups, travel trailers, or small motor homes just to be close, but nothing firm yet. If anyone knows of other rentals around the lake that might be available that week, please let them know.
You can email them at <granitelake2008@gmail.com> |
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| Groundbreaking Ceremony: Monadnock Community Market
Everyone is Invited Thursday, May 24, 3:30 p.m.
(Rain Date: Friday, May 25, 3;30 p.m.)
Meet at the "Future Home of the Monadnock Community Market" Co-op Sign on Railroad Square, in Keene. If you have one, please wear your Co-op T-shirt
This afternoon rally and celebration will include a NEW group photo of the Co-op's Founding Member-Owners and Board of Directors. Come enjoy sample treats from local vendors. Bring a friend or co-worker who isn't yet a Member-Owner. Anyone who joins during the ceremony will receive a co-op t-shirt or bag!
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| 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' ~ Get Your Tickets Now!
|  Come see our performance of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' , portraying one of the core stories of the Old Testament.
It follows the adventures and misadventures of Joseph, Jacob's favorite son.
Tickets $10 adults, $25 for a family
Students and Seniors $7
Group (10 or more): $6 per ticket
This is to benefit the Nelson Congregational Church's Equal Access fund. Any additional donations will be gratefully accepted.
To order tickets please call 847-3280
Come dream with us on Saturday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm and then for our Matinee performance on Sunday afternoon, June 3rd, at 2:00 pm!
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| Special Town Meeting |  A Special Town Meeting will be held on the morning of June 2nd, at 10:00 am, in the Town Hall, to ask the voters of our community to authorize the Selectmen to become agents for the Building Capital Reserve fund. This would allow the Selectmen to cover the cost of the Health and Safety renovations on the Old Brick Schoolhouse (our Town Offices) ordered by the Department of Labor.
No money would be raised at the meeting. This money has already been raised and appropriated to the Town Buildings therefore the process would be a simple posting procedure.
The DRA suggests this is the only special fund to consider using to cover the project as it is already specifically for the Buildings.
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| Nelson School's Science Fair |  The annual Nelson School Science Fair will be held on Thursday, May 24th, at the Nelson Elementary School. Everyone is invited to come down and see some pretty amazing science projects. Take part in a Q and A with each of our scientists in grades 3 through 6.
The students in K-2 will view these Science Fair projects from 1:30-2:30 during the school day.
Parents, grandparents, older siblings, and the community is invited to attend from 6:00 until 7:00 pm. |
| Nelson ... Then And Now |  A PowerPoint presentation offered by Alan Rumrill, Director of the Historical Society of Cheshire County, will take place at the Chapel By The Lake Thursday evening, May 24th, at 7:00 pm. This is free and open to the public.
Come and enjoy an illustrated tour of the town, using historical photos of Nelson paired with images of the same scene today to tell ...
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| "Mothers, Fathers, and Going it Alone
- Two Voices" | |
Professional actors Warren Hammack and Pamela White are pleased to present a dramatic reading entitled "Mothers, Fathers, and Going it Alone - Two Voices" on Saturday, May 26th at 7:00 pm at the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough.
Each of the stories you will hear on May 26th are childhood favorites: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Peter Pan", as well as their personal stories from Warren and Pamela, have a lot in common. They each tell of journeys that grow us, and that extend who we are. They are stories of resilience, creativity, independence, and adventure. Join us! Admission to the event is Adult $15, Member $12, Child/student $5; all proceeds benefit the Museum. The Mariposa is wheelchair accessible. |
| Hot Dog & Bake Sale to Benefit Youth Group! |  Rev. Dawn Garrett-Larsen The Youth Group of the Nelson Congregational Church has met and firmed up plans to sell hot dogs, cold drinks and bake sale goodies on Sunday May 27 following the Church Service. They will have a table set up at 11:15 so that food can be sold before and during the Town Band concert held just before the Memorial Day Parade.
All proceeds from the food sale will go to support five of our local youth who will spend a week on the "Mission Service Bus" from NH to the National Youth Event in Purdue Indiana.
First, the Youth Group will be joining with other young people from New Hampshire and New England UCC Churches on a Mission Service Bus which will stop in Cleveland Ohio for two days of community work in places like local soup kitchens, refugee resettlement organizations and outreach to those who are homeless. The bus will then go from Cleveland to the National Youth Event of the UCC where thousands of youth from all over the country will gather for service, workshops, learning, worship and inspiration.
This National Youth Event takes place once every four years. It is a wonderful opportunity for our youth to be involved in service to the world as well as to connect with other youth around issues of living faithfully.
We hope you will visit our very first Hot Dog and Bake Sale during the Memorial Day celebration. Thank you for your continued support of our Youth Group. |
| Memorial Day Activities in Nelson |  Nelson residents of all ages are invited to participate in this year's Memorial Day Celebration. The activities begin on the Nelson Town Common at 10:30 am on Sunday, May 27th. The Boy Scouts and the Nelson Town Band will be on hand to lead the community in this solemn observance. A Bake Sale to benefit the Youth Group of Nelson Congregational Church will also take place.
After a short performance by the Nelson Town Band, Memorial Day paraders may line up behind the Scouts to march around the Town Common, stopping at each memorial to offer prayers. Then we will begin the short trek to ...
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| The Game of Village is still looking for ready and able Nelson kids to play this summer. We have three full scholarships available. Be the first family on your street to take advantage of this WONDERFUL opportunity!
Village gives kids an opportunity to try out the adult world and decision making on a small scale (1:24). It allows them to take big risks in a safe environment.
Our program this summer will begin on July 2nd and run through August 3rd at Village Field Farm (the MacKenzie's place). This is a daytime adventure from 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday.
For more information please call Sarah at 876-4328 or email village2012@thegameofvillge.org
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| In the Merry, Merry Month of May
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Knitters & Crocheters ClubMay 24th - 10:00 am Chapel By The Lake "Nelson Past & Present"May 24th - 7:00 pm A Power-Point presentation with Alan Rumrill Chapel By The Lake Science Fair ~ Nelson Elementary SchoolMay 24th - 6:00 - 7:00 pm Special Hearing on the proposed Warrant ArticleMay 24th - 7:00 pm Nelson Town Hall Memorial Day CelebrationMay 27th - 11:00 am Nelson Town Common Hot Dog & Bake SaleMay 27th - 11:15 am Nelson Town Common Memorial DayMay 28th No School June Will Be Bustin' Out All Over
Pancake Breakfast
June 2nd - 7:00 am
Chapel By The Lake
Special Town Meeting
June 2nd - 10:00 am
Nelson Town Hall
'Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'
June 2nd - 7:00 pm
Nelson Congregational Church
'Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' June 3rd - 2:00 pm Matinee Nelson Congregational Church Nelson School PTO MeetingJune 4th - 6:45 pm Nelson Elementary School First Tuesday TeaJune 5th - 10:00 am Sandy Ferguson's on Granite Lake Road First-of-the-Season Harrisville/Nelson Farmers' MarketJune 8th - 5:00 pm Harrisville Post Office parking lot 2nd Saturday Contra DanceJune 9th - 8:00 pm Nelson Town Hall 6th Grade GraduationJune 15th - 10:00 am Nelson Elementary School 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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