The Summer Reading Program ended Monday night and 283 books read
over the summer. If the Fizz, Boom, Read log was completed, it’s
not too late to bring it into the library in exchange for a round of
golf at Chuckster’s or an ice cream at Frekey’s.
School is now back in session. Please drive carefully, especially
near schools and school bus stops.
Chichester Grange will meet on Wednesday, September 3, at 7 p.m.
upstairs in the Grange Hall.
Thank-you to all who participated in the parade for Old Home Day on
August 16. The first place float was Great Meadows Campground, the
second was Live and Let Live Farm, and 3rd was ALS Awareness. For
antique cars the first place was Brett Brown’s ’55 Chevy; second was
Chuck Schey’s ’67 GTO; and third was Paul Sanborn’s Suncook Valley
Fire Truck ’23 REO.
Congratulations to the Scavenger Hunt winners on Friday night of Old
Home Day. The first place team was the Pillsbury Family (Carter,
Mason, Rebecca and James); the Purvis Family (Logan, Betsy and
Michael) was second; and the Valotto Family (Jim, Julia, Lee-Ann and
Mike) was third. There were eight teams competing, and everyone had
a great time. Julie Raposa organizes the Scavenger Hunt each year,
and she never seems to run out of new items to bring to our
attention.
The Grange Penny Sale on Saturday of Old Home Day
raised $54 for Heifer International. Thanks to everyone who
participated. There were a few unclaimed items. If you still have
your ticket somewhere and the last three numbers are 354, 363, 370,
374, or 375, please call Hannah West at 798-5783 or e-mail
[email protected] and make
arrangements to pick up your article. Unclaimed items will end up in
another Penny Sale sometime.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
If you need extra socks (boys & girls), we have them; some sneakers,
too; lunch bags; tell us what you need and we’ll see what we can do.
We have some folks asking for country music CDs, fun listening while
in the car.
Ladies sweaters have started to appear (don’t worry, summer is not
gone, just planning ahead.)
Thank you to Pittsfield HS for their donations, good old sweatshirts
and hoodies can always go another round.
The shop continues to do well, all because of your wonderful
donations and the work of our volunteers, quite the combo! We are 5
miles from the Epsom Circle, Chichester, just before the Pittsfield
line. Mon. 8-12; Tues. & Thurs. 8-4; Wed. 11-4 & Sat. 10-4.
Chichester Town Library News
Our condolences are extended to Carolee Davison, Library Trustee, on
the recent passing of her mother, long-time resident Tina Mobbs. To
permit staff and volunteers of the Library to attend services, the
Library was closed on Saturday, August 23rd and the Down Under Book
Sale was postponed until this Saturday, August 30th, from 8 a.m.-1
p.m. Donations in memory of Mrs. Mobbs are being
accepted. We thank everyone for their understanding and patience.
There have been great additions to the inventory of the Down Under
books, CDs, etc., since the last sale. The books of Danielle Steele
will be available at “steal” prices. Also, the authors Dan Grisham
and Sandra Browne will be featured. There will even be book
“groups” assembled for home decorators.
The kids are back in school and it’s time to return to that routine.
The Library is a great resource to help ensure kids succeed in
school. We are here for you and your family.
It is not too late for teens to express an interest
in the group being formed for them. Please reach out to the Library
staff at 798-5613 or at
[email protected] to let them know.
Also, a reminder for those interested in joining a book group: the
first meeting will be on Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00 p.m.
This meeting will serve as an organizational one. Stay tuned for
further information and let the Library staff know that you are
interested.
Parents or caregivers to preschoolers, ages two and up, should mark
their calendars for Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m., starting on
September 18th, for story hour. These times are devoted
to reading a story or two and some entertainment or craft.
It’s a great time for all!
Old Home Day 2014
Another Chichester Old Home Day is past, and it is time to thank
everyone for their participation and support. Let’s begin with a
hearty thanks to all the business and services with changeable signs
who helped to advertise the event. From the Concord border to
Carpenter Park the excitement built as different events were
displayed on the signs. Donna Chagnon organized this effort and it
really makes our Old Home Day special.
The Old Home Day schedule was a bit different this year with the
fireworks on Friday night. It seemed to work out well. There was a
good crowd to enjoy the fine display put on by Pyrotechnico. Many
thanks to the Fire Department for working with the Fireworks
personnel and seeing that the permits were in order. Thanks also to
the Police Department for helping with traffic control on Route 28
after the fireworks were over. Earlier in the evening there was the
Scavenger Hunt organized by Julie Raposa. There were eight teams
this year, and everyone had a good time exploring Chichester to
collect facts and artifacts. Craig Kendall and the North Woods
Playboys provided a band concert. Their western style music was
easy on the ears as everyone waited for the sky to grow dark. As
always, we offer a thousand thanks to the area businesses and
individuals whose donations pay for the fireworks and the band
concert, as well as rental items like the big tent, the
port-a-potties, and the extra tables and chairs.
On Saturday, there was the traditional parade and the noon meal as
well as vendors, exhibitors, and a fine variety of Children’s
Activities. Many thanks to the group of volunteers who organized
face painting and fairy houses, the wonderful shark and karate photo
opportunities, and the other things for young folks to do. It was
the best array of children’s activities we have had in a long, long
time.
Many thanks to all who participated in the parade and to Ann Davis
who organized it with the assistance of Carol Frekey-Harkness and
others. Thanks to the Chichester Police Department for arranging for
permits and providing traffic control. The parade has been a part of
Old Home Day since 1967 with ups and downs over the years, but
always with an enthusiastic audience.
Thanks to Kevin Belval of Chichester Grange who served as MC for the
Saturday events. Thanks to Pastor Joe of the Chichester United
Methodist Church for the invocation and to Sara Harkness for singing
the Star Spangled Banner during the opening ceremonies.
Linwood Marden and Philip Hitchcock organized and prepared a fine
noon meal of bean-hole beans, hot dogs, and corn-on-the-cob. The
Weathervane Restaurant donated cole slaw and The Chichester Country
Store provided dozens and dozens of delicious apple cider doughnuts.
Many thanks to those who helped husk corn, set up tables, serve
food, and otherwise make the noon meal a delicious and smoothly
functioning experience. As always, the Marden family is there with
the bean-hole beans that have been the center of Chichester’s Old
Home Day ever since it began. This year Linwood set up an
additional cinder block “stove” and boiled up the hot dogs and the
corn as well.
Thanks also to all the behind the scenes folks like Tim Baker who
cleaned up the debris left on the soccer fields by the fireworks, to
the Pinard Company for donating the big dumpster, and to the people
who left off and picked up all the recycling containers. Thanks to
Tractor Supply for the loan of two pop-up tents. Thanks to
Chichester Grange for oversight and insurance. A special thanks to
the Fire Department for being the go-to people for personal health
and safety concerns as well as fire safety and delicious French
fries. Finally, a very special thanks to Ann Davis and Philip
Hitchcock for organizing not only the visible events like the parade
and the food, but also the pick-up and clean-up; to Julie Raposa for
fund-raising letters; and to Carol Frekey-Harkness for keeping track
of the treasury and for providing pick-up and drop-off service at
the ice cream stand.
Obituaries
Christine Mobbs
Christine (Tina) Mobbs, 91, died Monday, August 18, 2014. She was
the widow of James O. Mobbs, who died in 2010. Jim and Tina were
married 70 years.
Tina worked at Page Belt in Concord during the war and then many
years later she worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Concord.
She was a 77 year member of the Chichester Grange #132. She was a
wonderful cook and baker. She was well known for her lemon meringue
pies making 8 of them for church suppers every 2 weeks. Her
favorite to make were whoopee pies which the grandchildren loved.
Family was so important to both Jim and Tina. Every Sunday for
lunch there is between 16 and 22 people at their home. Their
daughter Karen has continued the cooking when Tina was unable to do
it. Their other daughter Carolee does the cleanup. These Sundays
are making memories for the grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Tina was predeceased by her brother, Philip Glines; her sisters,
Shirley Chagnon and Arlene Lamper; and her great granddaughter,
Skye-Lyn Davison.
She is survived by her daughters, Carolee Davison and Karen Michael
both of Chichester, her brother in law, Clarence “Brud” Brown of
Connecticut; her grandchildren, Rick and Tracie Davison, Keith and
Aja Davison and Kelly and Jason Brudniak of Chichester, Ken and
Janna Michael of Epsom and Kendra and Jeremy Corson of Northwood.
Great grandchildren, Keith, Brooke, Jordan and Myles Davison, Calvin
and Owen Michael, Kayde Corson, and Ally and Cameron Brudniak; her
sisters-in-law, Migs Mobbs of Rochester and Arlene Glines of
Illinois; and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was held Saturday, August 23rd. at Pine Ground
Cemetery in Chichester. Pastor Joseph Pawlowski of Chichester
Methodist Church officiated the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chichester
Town Library, 161 Main Street, Chichester 03258. The Bennett Funeral
Home of Concord is in charge of the arrangements.
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