Henniker Community Market moves outdoors for the season on Thursday June 6th. The market will be held every Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the Henniker Community Center Park, and will remain outdoors through Halloween. 

Products will include certified organic vegetables and fruit from a variety of local farms; local free range & grass fed meats; raw milk; a large selection of artisan breads and baked good from several local bakeries; raw honey; maple syrup; local wine; handmade soaps; woodworking; handmade tote bags; prepared foods; body care products; and more. 

The market hosts a fantastic selection of talented local musicians, and features live music every week. Make Henniker Community Market your weekly shopping destination! 

Like our Facebook page for updates and photos of our market: www.facebook.com/hennikercommunitymarket 

Gymnastics is Coming to the 

Henniker Community Center this Summer

Parent & Tot, Pre-school & Kindergarten Gymnastics, and Creative Movement classes for children ages 18 months to 5 years with Ms. Sheri from Tumbleweeds. We will use all the gymnastics equipment that the older children use but at a pre-school/toddler size!!

If interested please contact Nicole Adler at (603) 502-5856 or nikki_a@myself.com for more information.  Or check out the Henniker Community Center's Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/HennikerCommunityCenter 

Take a look at Tumbleweeds programs and information at www.tumbleweeds.biz 

There Are Still Summer Camp Openings

Looking for summer camps for your children? The Henniker Athletic Committee is excited to announce two Summer camps! Wicked Cool For Kids Lego Engineering Camp (for children entering grades 2nd-5th) will be held from 9am-4pm during the week of July 29th-August 2nd at the Henniker Community Center and WickedCoolFor Kids Lego Mindstorms Terraforming Camp (for children entering 4th grade and up) will be held from 9am - 4pm during the week of July 1st-5th (No camp July 4th) at the Henniker Community Center. Information is available on the Henniker Youth Athletics website. www.hennikerathletics.com    

Challenger Sports British Soccer camp

• sponsored by Henniker Athletic Committee for Youth
• July 22-26, 2013 at the Henniker Community School fields
• Sign up online before June 6th to receive free Jersey!
• Mini Soccer Ages 4-6 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
• Half Day Camp Ages 6-8 | 9:00 AM - 12 NOON
• Full Day Camp Ages 9-14 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Includes Free Ball and T-Shirt
• Register online @ www.challengersports.com 
• Questions?  Phone (603) 731-9653 or e-mail brooksjarrod@hotmail.com

Open Volunteer Positions

There are a number of open volunteer positions to be filled on the town's Athletic Committee for Youth.  Volunteer today to help our athletic committee continue to be successful in the programs offered to the children in our community.  We are looking to fill the following: Uniform Director, Fields and Maintenance Director, Equipment Director, Chairperson, and Vice Chairperson.  Please contact Robin at orats50@gmail.com if interested in more information.

The water main flushing/fire hydrant testing is complete for this year. This will become an annual event to keep the water system healthy and to make sure that fire hydrants remain in working order should the need for them arise. In the process we discovered a few hydrants with problems. We will be repairing or replacing them as soon as possible.

The water department will be working on Western Avenue from the Liberty Hill intersection westerly to the Old Hillsboro Road intersection. We anticipate the work to begin the first week in June. The work will include replacing a fire hydrant, moving a fire hydrant, replacing failed gate valves and adjusting gate boxes. If you live in that area look for a notice in your door as to when the water service will be interrupted so that we may perform the work needed.

The water department would like to remind their water users that as summer approaches be aware of your outside water usage. Everyone wants a green lawn and a bountiful vegetable garden or beautiful flowers, but you also have to be aware of wasting water. I have already seen some lawn sprinklers running in the rain. If you have an in ground lawn irrigation system you must have a rain sensor installed and working to prevent wasting water. With the onset of hot weather the water consumption goes from 160,000 gallons per day to 350,000 gallons per day. This increase is directly related to the filling of backyard pools and over-watering of lawns, flower gardens, etc. This increase doubles the cost of pumping and treating the water. 

Respectfully, 

Norman Bumford

Superintendent

Cogswell Spring Water Works

John Stark Regional High School

2013 Generals 

Summer Basketball Clinics

Basketball Clinic - for boys entering grades 6, 7, 8 & 9

July 1-3, 2013 (Mon-Wed)

Location: John Stark Gymnasium  |  Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Cost per participant - $75.00  (includes three days of Generals Basketball Camp and a John Stark Basketball T-Shirt)

Basketball Youth Clinic - for boys & girls entering grades 3-5

July 8-10, 2013 (Mon-Wed)

Location: John Stark Gymnasium  |  Time: 8:00am - 12:30pm

Cost per participant - $60.00 (includes three days of Generals Basketball Camp and a John Stark Basketball T-Shirt)

Award Winning Duo Kick Off 

Summer Concerts 

The Honey Dew Drops will kick-off the Henniker summer concert series on Tuesday, June 18th at 7pm.  Shows run every Tuesday night in the summer at the Angela Robinson Bandstand.

Henniker's Summer Concert Series returns on Tuesday, June 18th with The Honey Dew Drops, an acoustic duo from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville, Virginia. Writing and singing folk and old country music, The Honey Dewdrops entwine harmony singing with tight instrumentation, crafting songs that are simple and fine-tuned. Theirs are new compositions from the southern mountains that ring with originality.

Winners of the 2008 Prairie Home Companion Talent Contest and finalists in the 2009 Mountain Stage New Song Contest, they have shared the stage with many Folk and Americana greats such as Carolina Chocolate Drops, Anais Mitchell, Eddie from Ohio, Anne & Pete Sibley and Robin & Linda Williams.

On stage, the Honey Dewdrops focus on blending the sounds of instruments and voices by singing and playing into a single microphone. There is a quality to the way their voices blend that is familiar, yet the mixture is unique. Their music covers the ground between hand crafted folk songs, Appalachian fiddle tunes, and a cappella spirituals. In their own way, the duo fills a room with sound and feeling that lingers long after the show is over.

During the past four years of touring full-time and playing for audiences across America, The Honey Dewdrops' down-to-earth, real-life approach to music has touched audiences broadly and brought them to high profile stages such as A Prairie Home Companion and gained them Folk Radio notoriety with two #1 albums.

The Henniker Summer Music Series is sponsored by the Town of Henniker. All concerts are free (although donations to the Town of Henniker are welcome), begin at 7:00 PM and take place at the Angela Robinson Bandstand on the grounds of Community Park, 57 Main Street in Henniker, NH.  In case of rain, we will move indoors to the Community Center. Bring a chair, spread a blanket, have a picnic supper with the kids on the lawn and join your neighbors and friends in this community-building event that makes our town such a special place. 

 Complete 2013 Summer Concert Schedule

Saturday, June 1, 2013 - Men's Breakfast at 7:30 AM in the Parish Hall

Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 12th Annual Golf Tournament & Barbecue at 1:00 PM, at Angus Lea Golf Course in Hillsboro

Monday, June 10, 2013 - Senior Luncheon, noon - 1:00 PM in the Parish Hall. Call WBCC to RSVP: (603) 428-3077

Sunday, June 23, 2013 - Free Community Dinner at 5:00 PM in the Parish Hall

Congregational Church of Henniker

www.hennikerchurch.org

Lots for Kids to Do at Chili Fest 2013

Sunday, August 25, 12:30 - 4:30 PM at Pats Peak 

Returning for the third year to coordinate the Children's Midway at Chili Fest, are staff, parents and board members from Henniker's White Birch Community Center who will plan games, crafts, face painting and other fun activities for a wide age range of children and oversee the ever popular giant slide!  White Birch Community Center, selected by the NH Department of Health and Human Services as one of ten NH childcare centers with an "Exemplary Program for Strengthening Families" has been serving our community's children, families and elders for 30 years.

Joining White Birch will be employees of Michael's Craft Store in Concord who will be building and decorating foam sun visors with the children. And, very special guests Mascots Max and Fungo from the Manchester Monarchs and NH Fisher Cats will be greeting attendees throughout the afternoon and bringing along their slap shot and slow pitch games with lots of prizes and giveaways. This year's Kids' Midway promises to be lots of fun for all ages!

For more information on the Henniker Rotary Club's 11th Annual Chili Fest, scheduled for Sunday, August 25, 12:30 - 4:30 PM at Pats Peak, go to www.chilinewhampshire.org. And for the latest updates on all the activities being planned, friend us on Facebook.  We're still looking for chili makers, so download an application and submit your entry.  

Busy Boxes, Bags, and Bins -- Keeping Kids Busy

Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Henniker Community Center

Join us Saturday, June 22nd at 10AM at the Henniker Community Center for some tried and true ideas for what to put in your busy box, bag or bin.  Bring the kids and let them do a craft while you learn new ways to help them learn and entertain themselves.

Stay tuned for up-coming How-To's through the Henniker Community Center Facebook page: www.facebook.com/HennikerCommunityCenter 

If you have a talent or information that you would like to share with the community email Nicole Adler at nikki_a@myself.com (or call 603-428-6593) to be a presenter for an upcoming How-To.

White Birch Community Center is pleased to announce it will once again offer full day summer camp programming for children 5 to 12 years of age.  Beginning June 24, 2013, camp will operate out of Henniker Community School, with field trips planned every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Families may sign up for just a day or two, or may elect to attend all summer.  Visit places like Mel's Funway, Polar Caves, and Canobie Lake Park!  

Hours of operation are 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM and cost is $175.00 a week or $45.00 a day (NH State Child Care Scholarship is accepted).  This price does include all field trips!  For more information, visit the website at www.whitebirchcc.org or call Michael Freeman, Director of School Age Programs, at (603) 428-7860.

Chamber's Annual Meeting June 20th

 Henniker Chamber of Commerce...Bridging Business and Community

The Henniker Chamber of Commerce is hosting their Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 5:30pm at the Henniker Brewing Company with catering by the Country Spirit Restaurant. 
 
This event will wrap up the third year of the Henniker Chamber of Commerce incorporation by celebrating its accomplishments, the variety of events sponsored by the Chamber and to thank all of the members for their participation. Hors d'oeuvre will be served along with a cash bar. All Henniker Chamber of Commerce members are invited to attend. Please send an email to RSVP@hennikerchamber.org. 
 
In addition to networking, the three Board of Director positions up for a 2 year term position will be voted on during the meeting with a secret ballot for all of those nominated. Persons interested in joining the Board of Directors should present their eligibility in writing via email or mail to the current President Elect, Rick Hall, at PresidentElect@hennikerchamber.org or Henniker Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 885, Henniker, NH 03242 to be added to the ballot for the annual meeting. Names of nominees will be posted on the website prior to the annual meeting in June. Nominations by petition can be added within 10 days after posting of nominees with the signature of 15 qualified members of the Henniker Chamber of Commerce.
 
The Henniker Chamber of Commerce's mission is to . . . MORE

John Stark Regional High School Art Exhibit

thru June 14, 2014

at The New England College Gallery

The Gallery at New England College presents a sampling of work by thirty emerging artists from all grade levels, from all art classes at John Stark Regional High School May 31 to June 14, 2013.  This exhibit is being coordinated by John Stark and New England College alumna Devon Mozdierz and will include painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, sculpture, graphics and mixed media pieces.  Mozdierz, who now teaches and works in the Master of Fine Art program at the University of Idaho, is curating this exhibit.  This project is part of an internship she is completing under the guidance of New England College Gallery Director and Assistant Professor of Art Darryl Furtkamp.

Admission to the Gallery is free and gallery hours for this exhibit are Tuesday through Thursday 11 am to 5 pm, Friday 11 am to 4 pm and other times by appointment, thru June 14, 2013.  To schedule an appointment or for more information about this exhibit, please call Darryl Furtkamp, Director of the New England College Gallery at 603-428-2329. The Gallery is located on Main Street in Henniker, New Hampshire, adjacent to the College's Administration Building.  

Putting Your Business on the Digital Map

A workshop entitled "Putting Your Business on the Digital Map"  was presented by UNH Cooperative Extension's Geospatial Extension Specialist Shane Bradt, PhD  on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the Simon Center of New England College in Henniker NH.  This event was offered to the public as a collaborative effort between the town's Economic Development Committee, New England College and Chamber of Commerce.

The meeting was a great success and was the largest audience that Dr. Bradt had presented to.  Dr. Bradt explained the importance of getting your business listed accurately in a variety of online databases, and gave examples of resources needed to update and manage your listing on many of the most important sites. He also noted the explosion of smart phones, which are slowly replacing laptops as people's principle electronic device.  The presentation included tips on "Helping People Find You" and "Standing Out From Others".  Dr. Bradt emphasized the need for today's businesses to be "on the digital map", otherwise your business may not be found in today's digital age.

If you were unable to attend the presentation and would like to receive email updates on how to get your business on the Digital Map, please reach out to Shane Bradt at shane.bradt@unh.edu; or Shane Bradt, Ph.D., GISP, Geospatial Extension Specialist, Natural Resources Program Team,  UNH Cooperative Extension University of New Hampshire,  Nesmith Hall 213, Durham, NH 03824, phone: 603.862.4277

Henniker Community School News

Fundraiser Wrap-Up:  The fundraiser for the DC trip held in conjunction with Henniker Memorial Day festivities was very successful.  More than $1,200 was raised with the chicken bbq and dunk tank.  Special thanks go to Rick Hall from the Country Spirit who donated all of the chicken and potatoes for the bbq. Organizers would also like to thank Pete Davenport at the Harvester who donated the hotdogs for the fundraiser they held at Town Meeting.  Of course, many thanks to the willing "dunk" volunteers:  Henniker Police Chief Ryan Murdough and DARE Officer Mike Martin,  Principal McBride, and teachers Mr. Helfrich and Mr. Adamo.

Two Food Service Directors within SAU 24 attending USDA's Produce Safety University:

Two of the four food service directors nominated by the NH Department of Education to attend this year's USDA Produce Safety University in June are from different Districts within SAU 24.  Henniker Community School Food Service Director Marty Davis and John Stark Regional High School's Morgan Trahan were nominated to attend this weeklong session in Fredericksburg, VA.

June 5.  School Board Meeting. 6:15 in the Library.

June 7.  Activity Day Grades K-4. This year's Activity Day at the Henniker Community School has a few new activities thanks to some creative, willing parents and HCS staff.  Annual favorites students in Kindergarten through Grade 4 may participate in such as a tour of vehicles and presentations from Henniker Rescue & Police and soccer with teacher Matt Willey will be joined by break dancing with Mr. D. (paraprofessional Nate Desrochers) and tie-dying shirts with parents Joanna and Matt Puza.  Also new to Activity Day this year is the involvement of the Henniker Lions Club who is sponsoring a kite making activity with assistance from Henniker teacher Marti Capuco.

June 11.  PTA Meeting.  7 PM in the Library.

June 14 (rain date 6/17).  Henniker History Walk.  Third grade students walk to multiple  historical sites in town on this all day walk. Motorists please note, you may encounter large groups of students walking that day and crossing streets in various locations.

June 19. Last Day of Preschool.

June 20. 8th Grade Graduation, 6:30 PM in the Gym.

June 20.  Last day of school for PM Kindergarten and 8th Graders.

June 21.  Last day of school.  Noon dismissal

 See you for the first day of school next year, Wednesday, August 28, 2013!!