The CYA has again partnered with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and
will be joining the team for a game on Friday, June 6th.
This is open to CYA Families as well as your extended family and
friends. Tickets are just $12 each and we have great seats. See
you at the ballpark!
Chichester Grange will be holding its annual Memorial Day observance
on Friday, May 30, at 7 p.m. at the Town/Grange Hall. There will be
a brief ceremony in the parking lot near the memorial stone and the
flagpole which will be followed by a short program inside the
building. The traditional date for Memorial Day has been chosen so
as not to compete with celebrations on May 26 in surrounding towns.
Chichester’s Old Home Day will be held on August 15
and 16. The Fireworks and Band Concert will be on Friday Night this
year, along with the traditional scavenger hunt and putting the
beans into the ground. On Saturday there will be the traditional
parade and noon meal. This year’s theme is “Wide World of Sports,”
so dust off your winter Olympics memorabilia or hunt up your sports
uniforms and equipment and plan to decorate a float for the parade.
With a sports theme it seems logical that sports and games might be
used for activities at the park to entertain children and adults
after the parade and before and after the meal on Saturday. Is there
someone out there with equipment for games like croquet or bocci who
could set it up and supervise/instruct folks with an interest in how
to use it? If you have ideas or expertise, please contact Hannah
West at 798-5783 or e-mail
[email protected].
Beekeeping Is Third “Backyard Farming” Lecture Topic
Third of the “Backyard Farming” lecture series presented by the
Chichester Garden Club (CGC) and Chichester Agricultural Commission
(ChiAgCom) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 7pm at the
Grange Hall, 54 Main Street, Chichester, NH.
Ardent Beekeeper and Presenter Julie Eaton of Bow will talk about
Beginning Beekeeping and Saving the Honey Bees.
Having grown up in Chichester, we welcome the return of Beekeeper
Julie Eaton for this presentation. Four years ago, with others, she
and her husband helped form the Capital Area Beekeepers’ Assoc.
(CABA) and is currently its Treasurer and assists with CABA’s Bee
School program. Julie has been keeping Honey Bees for six years with
success in over-wintering, which can be difficult during NH’s long
cold winters. Eaton has caught several swarms and has started a NUC
hive from an overflowing hive. NUCs are smaller hives often used to
prevent swarming in a larger colony, by removing frames with
queen-cells from a larger colony and using them to provide the basis
for a new colony. The removal of queen cells and reduction in
population in the donor colony diminish the urge to swarm.
In a recent NH Magazine interview with Barbara Lawler, 9-year
beekeeper, president of NH Beekeepers Association and vice president
of CABA, she was asked about the most interesting aspect of bees.
Her reply: “Over their short lifetime (six weeks), they take on many
jobs — nurse, housekeeper, guard, forager, undertaker. They
communicate through movement, pheromones (scent) and sound. Their
ability to move from one role to another and communicate the needs
of the hive demonstrates a true collaborative effort. No room for
egos or drama or selfishness. We humans have a lot to learn from
bees.”
When asked about the declining number of honeybees, Lawler’s
response was “Do we like variety in what we eat? One out of every
three mouthfuls of our food are reliant on honeybees. Medicine — a
beehive is a virtual medicine chest. Products from the hive
including honey, pollen, Royal jelly and bee venom, to name but a
few, are increasingly being used in conjunction with traditional
medicine. Wound care centers across the country use honey for deep
cavity wounds, bee venom is used to treat a variety of maladies from
tumor reduction to arthritis, Royal jelly for menopausal symptom
relief. Unfortunately, many folks don’t seek out these more natural
measures until after exhausting traditional methods.”
Both the Chichester Garden Club and the Chichester Agricultural
Commission have goals to keep agriculture viable in New Hampshire
and to promote gardening and farming through education, they
partnered to create the 2014 “Backyard Farming” lecture series. This
year’s Spring program runs from March through June, with plans for a
Fall program.
Chichester Town Wide Yard Sale Saturday June 7th
Chichester Firefighters Association is once again sponsoring the
Chichester Town Wide Yard Sale on Saturday June 7th, 8am-2pm. There
are several ways you can participate: If you want to come to a
central location, spots will be available at the lower Town Hall
parking lot. If you are having a sale at your home or business you
may have your yard sale location and description placed on a Town of
Chichester map. There is no charge for either of the above, but a
donation to the Firefighters Assoc. thermal imaging camera fund
would be greatly appreciated. Lastly, if you have some items you
want to get rid of, but don’t want to have your own sale, the
Firefighters Association will accept donated items which we will
sell to add to the T.I.C. fund. Donation of items will be accepted
at the fire station the week of June 1-6. No clothing or upholstered
furniture please. You may leave items by the front door if no-one is
there.
Maps will be available for pickup at the fire station on Friday June
6th or at the Town Hall on Saturday the 7th. Once again, there is no
cost for any of this, but we are suggesting a donation to the
Firefighters Association Thermal Imager Fund.
For more info on Yard Sale specifics contact Paul Sanborn at
608-6252, or sign up at the fire station.
Out Of Your Attic Thrift Shop News
Submitted By Carol Hendee
Please note: the Attic will be closed Monday, May 26th, Memorial
Day, to honor all of our Veterans.
Tuesday through Saturday, we will have a special on caps and
baseball hats. Keep the sun off and bugs at bay.
Super special on baby items: onesies .25 each! Blankets .50; baby
toys .25; and board books for the little ones 2/.25!
We are on Rte. 28 in Chichester, near the Pittsfield line (don’t
forget to pickup your free area map!). Tues. & Thurs. 8-4; Wed.
11-4 & Sat. 10-4. 247-7191.
Chichester Town Library News
Tonight, May 21st, is the presentation on Rocket Mass Heaters by Ray
Dudley of the Permaculture Group, at the Chichester Central School
at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in a very efficient home heating
alternative will find this presentation to their liking.
The Library will be closed Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day. Our
thanks and remembrances to all those who have served this country
to ensure the freedoms we enjoy.
There’s only a short time to buy your chance(s) on the May raffle,
Campfire Cookery. All in all, it’s quite a bargain!
The Library has received a number of new books for children, as well
as for young and adult readers. Please come in to see the
selection! Short reviews of some of the books will appear in other
articles.
New Books At Chichester Town Library
The Library has received a number of new books that should interest
readers of all ages. Just a few of them are introduced here.
Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el and Tim Bowers is a children’s
book and is a great way to help a child who may have different
abilities, or who feels a bit different from others, appreciate
their differences. Although dragons are known for breathing fire,
Crispin does no such thing! His first attempts to breathe fire
resulted in breathing whipped cream! Further attempts result in
just as surprising results, and Crispin wonders if he’ll ever find
his inner fire. The story shows that sometimes it is the different
abilities that are needed in a crisis, not what some might expect.
Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, by Morgan Matson, is an ALA Top Ten Best
Book for Young Readers. Suffice it to say that the people you least
expected may turn out to be the ones you need the most—and that
sometimes you have to get lost in order to find your way home.
Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books, by Margaret Couch
Cogswell successfully attempts to make the books that hold the
stories as interesting as the stories themselves. This is a guide
for bookmaking that takes you through twenty-two traditional and
experimental projects. Conversational instructions and artist
features inspire you to find your own creative voice.
Chestnut Street, by Maeve Binchy is the result of this well-known
and beloved Irish author imagining a street in Dublin with many
characters coming and going. As these people took shape to the
author, she would write down her notes and put them in a drawer “for
the future.” The future has arrived!
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue is suspenseful, historical fiction based
in 1876 in the “gilded age” of San Francisco. The story focuses on
the unlikely friendship of two women, one who is murdered and the
other, a high-priced erotic dancer/prostitute, who tries to track
the killer while she searches for her stolen baby.
June 7 Is Free Fishing Day In New Hampshire
Take advantage of NH Free Fishing Day, coming Saturday, June 7. On
Free Fishing Day, you can fish anywhere in NHfreshwater or
saltwater-without a fishing license. Plan to get our and enjoy the
day fishing with your family and friends. Both state residents and
nonresidents may participate.
All other fishing regulations must be followed including season
dates and bag limits. One exception is that you need a fishing
license and a special permit for brood stock Atlantic salmon in the
Merrimack and lower Pemigewasset rivers.
Free Fishing Day is a great opportunity for established anglers to
take someone interested in testing the waters or for families
wishing to engage in an outdoor acitivity. They are sure to be
hooked after a fun day of fishing and hopefully become established
anglers themselves someday.
Free Fishing Day coincides with Hatchery Open House in NH, a nice
chance to visit one of NH six state operated trout hatcheries.
If you get hooked on Free Fishing Day, enjoy the fun year round by
buying your license at the Chichester Town Clerks Office.
Free Fishing Day kicks off the 2014 National Fishing and Boating
week, a nationwide observance encouraging families to have fun
together on the water. Chichester Town Clerk is a boat agent for the
State of NH and can license your boats, you do not need to be a
Chichester resident.
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