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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
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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.
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.
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Greetings!
August is a month without holidays - but that doesn't mean that we aren't celebrating here in Nelson! August is the time for Old Home Week!!
But, before we celebrate our heritage during the week of August 12th through the 18th, let's see what else is in store ...
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Come One! Come All!
|  TO THE NEW PEEPSHIRE MINI FAIR
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
from 3:00 until 6:00 pm
@ Fairgrounds at Village Field Farm in Nelson, NH.
Parking will be in the town square and signs will guide you to the fairgrounds!!!
Featuring:
Miniature food, entertainment, exhibits and diversions all created by kids!
Come see an entire town in miniature!!
For details or directions call (603) 876-4328 or (603) 903-5610
The Mini-Fair is presented by the Game of Village Summer Program run by the Game of Village Inc., which is a NH
501(c)3 non profit organization.
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| Notices from the Town Officials | |
Selectmen's Notices, Meetings, Etc.
The Selectmen will meet this evening from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Nelson Town Offices, unless otherwise notified. To place yourself on the Selectmen's agenda, please call the offices at 847-0047.
* Selectmen:
Maury Collins, Dave Upton, Susan Hansel
* Administrative Secretary:
Edie Drinkwater [execadmin@nelsonnh.us]
NOTICE: The Town Offices will be closed in August from the 12th thru August 20th for renovations. For further information, contact Edie Drinkwater.
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Knitters & Crocheters Club
|  If you love to knit or crochet or would like to learn, this is the place for you. Our members have a combined experience of hundreds of years of knitting and crocheting. At every meeting tips and patterns are freely shared and the coffee pot is always on.
Call 847-3231 to confirm meetings dates and times. Our next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am tomorrow morning, August 2nd, at the Chapel By The Lake.
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News From our Facebook page
| Posted Monday, July 30th:
The VEGGIES in season are in at Charlie and Judi's on Murdough Hill. Stop by the garden stand at the driveway's end (usu. 10-6) or give us a call ahead. Toot your horn loud if you do not see us...we may be deep in the garden. If it is raining, we are set up on our porch (plenty of room to turn around in the drive!) Will pick to order- now how fresh is that? Flowers for your table or as a gift PTO also.
Also Maple Granola! Special requests considered!!
Coming soon! Special on Zucchini baseball bats!The corn will be ready in 3-4 weeks!
Thank you for supporting all you local farmers - EAT YOUR VIEW!
On Facebook as I LOVE NELSON NH |
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Summer Reading is FUN!
|  Kids of all ages are welcome to participate in our summer reading program at the Library the These programs are geared for children of kindergarten ages through elementary aged kids. Younger children are welcome, but we suggest that they bring a helper along with them. The Summer Reading Program begins at 4:00 pm at the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library.
Tuesday, August 7 - Return to Earth
Our outer space journey is coming to an end! This week we'll be returning to our home planet. Come celebrate our final adventure together and make a slime jar souvenir. During this program we'll also test a Hero Engine and listen to the book "Floating Home".
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Very Special Saturday Contra Dance
|  The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Nelson Second Saturday Contra Dance at the Nelson Town Hall on August 11th, featuring Dudley and Jacqueline Laufman for the Annual Old Home Week Contra Dance.
Dancing begins at 8:00 PM, with a short workshop beforehand. Beginners and singles are welcome and all dances are taught throughout the evening.
Special Admission is $2!!
For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
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Can You Lend a Hand?
|  VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!!!
There are several projects and events that take place both before and during our Nelson Old Home Days week, and you can be a big part of things by lending your hands to:
Roadside Clean-Up
Saturday, August 11, beginning at 8:30 am from the Town Common.
Contact Bert WIngerson
Ham 'n Bean Supper
Wednesday, August 15th
Donations of items accepted and volunteers needed and welcomed!
Love to bake? We are in need of 27 homemade pies for this event to be delivered to the church by the morning of the 15th.
Call or email Joy Birdsey Smith 847-9533 or to sign up.
25th Anniversary Nelson Congregational Church
Old Home Day Chicken BBQ
Saturday, August 18th, 2012 noon
Volunteers and donations welcome!
Have a memory about the BBQ from years past? Do you have any pictures to share? Give us a call at NCC 603-847-3280, or call or email Joy Birdsey Smith 847-9533 or to sign up.
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Old Home Week Schedule
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 ~ 9:30 am.
Old Home Week Church Service @ Nelson Congregational Church 9:30 a.m.
Nelson Old Home Sunday will be celebrated at the Nelson Congregational Church today!
People are invited to bring vases of flowers from their gardens to decorate the sanctuary.
Monday, August 13, 2012 ~ 10:30 am until noon.
Zentangle @ the Library!
Come do Zentangle with us ...
Zentangle is a way of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being. The Zentangle method is enjoyed across a wide range of skills, interests and ages
Monday, August 13, 2012 ~ 4:00 pm til 7:00 pm.
CarnivalCopia! ~ Nelson Elementary School
Admission is Free. Geared towards children ages 4 - 10, but all are welcome.
Monday, August 13, 2012 ~ 8:00 pm.
Contradance ~ Nelson Town Hall beginning at 8:00 pm.
Admission is $3.00
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Apple Hill Evening Concert @ The Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music featuring the Session V Faculty
All concerts are free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, the suggested donation is $25 or more.
Reserve online or call 603-847-3371 for more information.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Community Ham & Bean Supper
Seatings at 5:00 & 5:45 p.m. ~ Nelson Congregational Church
The cost is Adults $8.00 and Children under 10: $5.00.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 ~ 6:30 pm.
The Olivia Rodham Memorial Library in Nelson Presents
"The Science Works!" with The Cabinet of Scientific Curiosities
Stephen Lechner introduces his unusual "Cabinet of Curiosities" which, as he explains to the audience, mysteriously appeared on his doorstep one day with a note: "Please look after this cabinet, it is filled with all the dreams and inventions I have been working on since I was a baby." Steve proceeds to open the doors on the cabinet, each one revealing an object or experiment that imparts a science lesson. "Mysteries" in the box include such items as the Mysterious Bouncing Ball, the Laughing Cup, the Color¬Changing Mystery, the Magical Appearing Snow, the Dancing Monkeys, the Traveling Sand¬Bugs, the Anti¬Gravity Spray, and more.
(Funding for Kids, Books and the Arts was provided by the NH State Library, CHILIS, the Cogswell Benevolent Trust, the Bryne Foundation, the NH Library Association as well as a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, also, by the Nelson Public Library)
Friday, August 17, 2012 ~ 5:30 pm.
Come One Come All to Nelson Old Home Week's 'Any Age Capture the Flag Challenge'!
Call Maureen Lord for more information at 827-3646.
Friday, August 17, 2012 ~ 7:00 pm.
Library Old Home Day Book Sale Preview for Nelson/Munsonville residents only
7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. ~ Nelson Town Hall
OLD HOME DAY CELEBRATION
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Beginning at 9:00 a.m. ~ Nelson Town Common
Fun family-centered activities all day long, beginning at 9:00 am!
Possibly the last bastion of amateur excellence in American sports. Foot races, frog-jumping, tug-of-war, egg toss, and even more.
Races on the Town Common @ 9:00 am.
Bike race (helmets required) and Nelson Marathon. Please note that the races start at 9:00 a.m.
Book Sale @ Town Hall 9:00 am. - 1:00 pm.
Thousands of great (and once-great) books on every imaginable subject - priced to move!
Get there early for best the selection and to beat the dealers. Dollar-a-bag sale at 12 noon.
All proceeds benefit the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library.
25th Anniversary of the Old Home Day Chicken Barbecue Nelson Congregational Church grounds -
12 noon
Relax and listen to the music of the Nelson Town Band, and applaud as the awards are handed out to the day's event winners!
Barbecue: $9.00 for a half chicken, $6.00 for a quarter-chicken.
Old Home Day Speaker On the Church Lawn at 1:30 pm.
Waterball @ Mackenzie's Field at 2:30 pm.
Bring your A-game and a towel (or two or three)!
All the youth in town like this event. Most years it's girls against the boys!
Softball Game @ Eagle Field at 3:00 pm.
For those with energy left to give, here's a chance to test your skills with and against Nelson's formidable ball-playing talent. Bring a cooler, a glove, and pick a side.
The annual Nelson Old Home Day Celebration has always been a strong family tradition. We hope you enjoy the whole week of events planned for you and your family!
Volunteers are needed for these events.
Email Kathy Blaudschun to lend your support and your hands.
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Enjoy your week ahead!
If you have something you would like to submit to this newsletter just click on my name below.
Candyce Fulford
on behalf of Moving In Step, a community project |
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