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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: 09/13 |
| 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!
Ahhh .... October!
Welcome to a month of glorious colors, raw and windy days, geese heading southward and leaf-peepers heading northward!
We hope that you will be able to join us to kick off the month with a Dessert Pot Luck tomorrow evening. There are more details in the article below, but if you are new to the neighborhood we'd like you to know that these monthly Pot Lucks are THE place to come, mix and mingle, meet new friends, catch up with old friends, and talk about our wonderful community!
The students at Nelson School have settled in nicely to the rhythm of a new school year. Most will be beginning the NECAP tests soon. All are eagerly looking forward to being able to use their "Blizzard Bags" soon!
Ahhh .... yes!
Welcome October ... and don't forget about our Great Harvest Supper!
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 | Dessert Pot Luck on October 4th |  Come join us at the Old Library at the head of the Town Common on Thursday evening, October 4th, for a Dessert Pot Luck.
We'll begin with a mix and mingle at 7:00 pm. So, whip up a batch of your famous cookies. Bring your brownies. Or toss up an -end-of-the-season fruit salad.
See you there!
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| PTO Meets October 4th |  Parents, grandparents, family members, community members, are you ....
Interested in making a difference?
Your child/children benefit!
We pledge to honor your time constraints.
We have fun!
Meet nice people who share your concerns.
We're welcoming!
We're about parent/community involvement, not all fundraising!
We can match our tasks to your interests and abilities.
First PTO meeting
Thursday, October 4, 2012
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Nelson School multipurpose room
Questions: contact us! pjbirdsmith@gmail.com or 847-9533
Joy Birdsey or Nelson School 847-3408
For more about the Nelson School's PTO, follow this link
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| One Selectman's Report |  Dave Upton Hello Everyone, Well, there goes September. As the cooler weather descends upon us, we begin to think of wood piles and weather stripping and leaf raking. Your Select Board's thinking about Town Budget Development and Warrant Articles for 2013, and preparing our Town Report for 2012. We hope to have as much of this work as possible completed by the end of this year. We are scheduling our activities accordingly. Projects that we have initiated that may have an impact on our proposed budget include a study of the safety of our Granite Lake Boat Launch Ramp, continuation of our traffic volume and speed studies, and increased support for our Nelson Fire and Rescue Department. A subject of study that has the potential for saving us money is the possibility of having our Town employees, those who participate in our Health Insurance Program, become members of the SAU 29 Health Insurance Pool. The rates for purchasing health insurance from the SAU 29 member pool are presently lower than those for the municipal employees pool of which we are now members. The health insurance coverage that we offer to our employees would not change. Chief Rick Lothrop has reported to me that there are approximately 20 people taking the First Responder Training that he has organized for us. Nine of those 20 are preparing to serve on our Nelson Fire and Rescue Department. The first three sessions of the training have been completed and, to the best of my count, there are eleven sessions to go until exam day on December 1. The commitment of time and effort made by the folks who are participating in this training is considerable and certainly deserves our appreciation and support. I believe that the last coat of paint was applied in our Town Offices yesterday. We'd hoped to ...
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| Make a Hydrangea Wreath |  Dear Friends and Neighbors, On Sunday, Oct 7th at 11:00 AM there will be a hydrangea wreath demonstration at the Nelson Congregational Church Fellowship Hall. Bunny Mogilnicki, from Bunny's Bouquets in Rochester, MA will lead this fun and informative class. Each participant will complete a wreath. All materials (including hydrangeas) will be included. Cost is $20.00. If interested in attending, please call (847 9123) or email Sara Shepherd (saras.swims@gmail.com ) by Sep 29th. Thanks!!
Sara |
| Do You Like to Knit? Crochet? Join Us! |  Our Knitting and Crocheting Club meets at the Chapel By the Lake in Munsonville every other Thursday morning from 10:00 am until noon. Our next meet will be on October 11th.
Current members are working on a variety of projects: prayer shawls; hats, mittens, and scarves for homeless and needy children, helmet liners for our troops overseas, a sampler afghan and other personal projects.
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.
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| The Great Harvest Supper
|  The Great Harvest Supper will be held this year at the Nelson Congregational Church on October 13th, beginning at 5:00 pm.
On the menu this season will be home-made chicken pot pie, locally-grown squash, salad, warm and melty biscuits, spicy gingerbread, and a beverage.
The cost for this event is $9.00 for adults and $6.00 for children under 10. Family rates available. More info: Joy Birdsey
pjbirdsmith@gmail.com |
| Library Director of the Year Ceremony |
 | | Kris Finnegan, Library Director of the Year, Nelson, NH |
We are all so PROUD of you, Kris! |
| Library Book Discussion Group | At 10:30 am on October 15th in the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, we will be discussing "The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession" by Mark Obmascik
About the novel:
Every January 1, a quirky crowd storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year-a grand, expensive, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. For three men in particular, 1998 would become a grueling battle for a new North American birding record.
Copies of these books are available at the library. We hope you will join us in this monthly reading group. For more information, simply call the library at 847-3214.
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| Nelson Congregational Church |  We are getting ready to start our Adult Education Class again this fall. We usually meet at 6:30 on Wednesday evenings for a simple meal of soup and finger food and then watch a DVD about issues pertaining to our faith followed by a discussion. We'd love to have you join us!
For more information call Rev.Dawn Garrett-Larsen at the church office: 847-3280. |
| 2nd Saturday Contra Dance |  The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Nelson Second Saturday Contra Dance on October 13th, featuring Laura Winslow with Gift of the Marcii.
Laura Winslow is a member of the current generation of young contra dance callers who are learning the tradition of New England folk dance. Her mentors include Lisa Greenleaf and Bob Isaacs, both popular dance leaders in the Monadnock region.
Gift of the Marcii is a family band, consisting of two brothers and their mother. Andrew and Aaron Marcus are also members of the band "Giant Robot Dance" with another pair of brothers, the Van Norstrands. Peggy Marcus has provided dance rhythm piano for her sons for many years.
Dancing begins at 8:00 PM, with a short workshop beforehand. Beginners and singles are welcome and all dances are taught throughout the evening.
Admission is $8 or $6 for students and seniors.
The dance takes place in the historic Town Hall in Nelson, NH. 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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See you around town!
Candyce Fulford
on behalf of Moving In Step, a community project |
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