Submit An Article
HEY! Come catch up on Facebook!
I Love Nelson, NH
Special sale in the Marketplace!
Winnie's Gold on sale NOW!
EVERY WEEK IN OUR COMMUNITY
| Monday Evening:
Monday Night Contra Dance
8:00 pm ~ Nelson Town Hall
Admission: $3.00
********
Tuesday & Thursday:
Town Offices Open
9:00 am until Noon
*********
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
*********
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
| **********
Knitters & Crocheters Club
meets every other Thursday, 10:00 am, at the Chapel By The Lake
next meeting: 08/16 |
| 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.
|
|
|
|
Greetings!
Did you happen to notice the glorious daybreak this morning? Just before 6 am the sky to the east was a brilliant orange all the while the rain was gently pattering against the leaves of the trees. It was beautiful! Such a symphony of sound and color. Fantastic!
|
 |
Tonight ...
|  Let's all meet at the Henry Melville Fellowship Hall for our traditional Nelson Ham 'n Bean Supper. The cooks and bakers have been preparing for days to be able to serve to you the freshest pies, the most mouth-watering home-baked beans, and the most sumptuous and savory ham. Is your mouth watering yet?
Our traditional Ham 'n Bean Supper will be holding two servings at 5:00 & 5:45 pm at the Nelson Congregational Church in the Henry Melville Fellowship Hall. The traditional menu includes:
Ham, baked beans, rolls, coleslaw, and delicious homemade pies.
Adults - $8.00 a plate; children under 10 - $5.00 a plate.
 And Then ...
at 6:30 pm in the Nelson Town Hall,
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)
|
| Notices from the Town Officials | |
Selectmen's Notices, Meetings, Etc.
NOTICE: The Town Offices will be closed in August from the 12th thru August 20th for renovations. For further information, contact Edie Drinkwater.
The Nelson Volunteer Fire Department is in need of rescue personnel. We have put together a certified First Responder course that will be held in town and will start in September. You can click here to see the complete course program, which runs through December 1.
Thursday Classes 6-9:30PM, Saturday Classes 8-4PM
If you are interested in receiving this training, please contact Rick Lothrop, 603-847- 9045 for more information, or to sign up.
The location for this course is still yet to be determined.
|
|
One Slight Change to the Program ...
|  Family Movie Night on the Nelson Town Common @ Dusk (8:00?) will take place Thursday evening, not Friday evening as previously published.
Join your friends for a movie on the Common. Bring your own lawn chairs and snacks (and bug spray).
Rain Location: Safety building |
|
And then ...
| THURSDAY
Old Home Days Hike
Come meet us in the village at 5:30 pm and we'll carpool to the Sawmill Trail for an Old Home Days Hike. This is a moderate hike with views of two local waterfalls.
Approximate time frame: 6 to 7:30 to hike the trail.
Those who wish to can meet us at the trail head on Old Stoddard Road, just after Peter Reichel's house. Look for the small clearing on the right, with a mailbox (for trail guides) and a yellow sign with the Nelson Trail Committee blackfly logo. The trail is a loop.
There are no black flies this time of year, but bug spray is recommended for those pesky deerflies!
Need more info? Email Kathy Schillemat
First Ever 'AG' Night
Nelson Agricultural Commission will host the First Annual "Ag Night" during Old Home Week on Thursday, August 16th at 6:00 pm at the Ball field.
They will present several short demonstrations on various agricultural topics, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
As part of Old Home Week, the theme of these presentations is "Agriculture by Hand and Foot". Each demonstration will feature hand tools only - no gasoline motors needed!
Topics will include scything, log sawing, gardening, and animals. Come see what else is in store!
The Agricultural Commission is pleased to give this presentation, for the first time, as part of our Old Home Week celebrations, and we anticipate many more and better to come at future Old Home Weeks.
Please join us at the Nelson Ball Field on August 16.
FRIDAY
Capture The Flag
Nelson Ball Fields 5:30 pm.
Fun and laughs for all! Any age is welcome to play.
Call Maureen Lord for more information 827-3646.
Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale Preview
Nelson Town Hall ~ 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Come browse at your leisure before the crowds on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library. This preview is for Nelson / Munsonville residents only.
No dealers.
Old Home Day
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Old Home Day Games on the Town Common beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Possibly the last bastion of amateur excellence in American sports. Foot races, frog-jumping, tug of war, egg toss, and more.
Races
Town Common 9:00 a.m.
Bike race (helmets required) and the Great Nelson Marathon. Please note that the races start at 9:00 a.m.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Town Hall 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thousands of great (and once-great) books on every
imaginable subject - priced to move! Get there early for best
selection and to beat the dealers. Dollar a bag sale at 12 noon.
All proceeds benefit Olivia Rodham Library.
Make A Craft
In the Library from 9:00 a.m. til 1:00 p.m.
The library will be open with a craft table for children to make
and take. Come in and relax, read, use a computer and cool
off.
 25th Annual Old Home Day Chicken Barbecue and the
Nelson Town Band Concert
Nelson Congregational Church Lawn beginning at NOON.
One of the summer's best barbecues, accompanied by the Nelson Town Band - and a chance to visit with friends and
neighbors. Capped by awards for the day's game contestants and a very brief rundown of the business side of Old Home Day.
Barbecue: $9.00 for a half chicken, $5.00 for a quarter
chicken.
The Old Home Day Association Meeting follows at 1:15 p.m.
Old Home Day Speaker on the Church Lawn @ 1:30 p.m.
Laurie Bryan, the Executive Director of the Harris Center
Her topic will be 'Landscape Dynamics in the Monadnock'.
Waterball in Mackenzie's Field @ 2:30 p.m.
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!
Chairs
Remember to bring your own lawn chairs to Old Home Day.
You'll be much more comfortable while eating lunch and
watching the festivities.
Softball Game @ Eagle Field 3:00 p.m.
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.
Nelson Folk Concert @ Nelson Town Hall 7:00 p.m.
Join your friends for an evening of wonderful music played
by your talented Nelson neighbors or folks strong Nelson
Connections, organized by Geoff Williams. Always an
enjoyable and varied show.
|
| Library Book Discussion Group / August |  We will be discussing "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain on Monday morning, August 20th at 10:30 am. Come join us at the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library for an entertaining discussion of this deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal. "The Paris Wife" captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.
Books are available at the library. You can contact the staff at the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library (847-3214) for more information about this program and many others.
|
| Musical Connections From New England ...
... to Texas
| Join us on August 23rd at 7:00 pm in the Nelson Town Hall for the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library's presentation of "Musical Connections From New England to Texas" with Paul Klemperer.
Paul will talk about growing up in New England and his summers in Nelson, how they shaped his musical influences, and the many connections he discovered when he moved to Texas.
He will speak on his experiences with contradance music, American folk music, jazz, blues, and regional musics of the southwest, including Texas swing, Cajun music, Dixieland and brass band music. Examples will be played on clarinet and saxophone and some recordings of bands he works with in Texas. Paul has been playing and teaching professionally for over 30 years.
Bands that Paul performs or has performed with include Marcia Ball, Doyle Bramhall, Malford Milligan, PK Sax, Manteca Beat, The Klemperer Group, My Exotic Other, Mark Rubin's Rubinchik Yiddish Ensemble, James Hinkle Band, The Jazz Pharaohs, The Jitterbug Vipers, Golden Arm Trio, Austin Jazz Band, Alpine Express, La Strada and many more.
For more information call the library at 847-3214 or email: library@townofnelson.com
|
|
Enjoy your week ahead!
If you have something you would like to submit to this newsletter just click on my name below.
See you around town!
Candyce Fulford
on behalf of Moving In Step, a community project |
|
|
