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GRAPEVINE-2 News for Nelson and Munsonville
June 2014 Volume 31, No. 2 Spring Issue
2014 GRADUATING
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
K eene High School Seniors will
be taking their last finals as
high school students on June
13 and 16. Finals on Friday the 13th?
Can’t worry these students! KHS Grad-
uation will be conducted at 6 p.m. on
June 20th at Alumni Field, weather per-
mitting. Below are profiles of Nelson’s
10 high school graduates.
Joseph Max Cucchi
Max will be attending Keene State Col-
lege after graduation. He is going to
begin his college journey as an undecid-
ed major because he is interested in
many areas, currently teaching and ar-
chitecture are top on his mind. At KHS,
Max was active in the Spanish Club and
the Math Team. Math Team meets
monthly and also travels to other
schools in NH to compete. During
Max’s junior year, the team came in 3rd
overall . Unfortunately, KHS was not in
the running this year. Max will miss
many of the KHS staff members that he
has become close to.
His favorite memories of Nelson School
are from 4th grade when Ms. Mullen’s
class made animals out of chicken wire
and built a rain forest in the classroom.
Max’s current long term dream would
be to continue his education beyond his
bachelor’s degree if possible.
Ryan French
Ryan will attend Keene State College
this fall where he will be majoring in
Computer Science. His favorite classes
at KHS were the computer science clas-
ses offered by the Cheshire Career Cen-
ter. He received a Cheshire Career Cen-
ter Completion Certificate for complet-
ing more than two years of computer
classes. He has written apps for smart
phones and games for computers. The
part of high school that he will miss the
most is the friends that he has made
over the years. Ryan played soccer all
four years of high school, and then in
his senior year, joined the tennis team.
He plays Ultimate Frisbee at every op-
portunity and flag football when he can
get a team together.
Ryan’s best memories of his years at the
Nelson School are the field days at Otter
Brook, creating haunted houses in 5th
and 6th grade, climbing Pitcher Moun-
tain every year, and the 6th grade trip to
Boston when they went to see the Blue
Man Group and one of the Blue Men
placed a big blue smudge on Ryan’s
face.
Cody Allen Kendrick
Cody will be attending Southern New
Hampshire University majoring in mar-
keting. He will be living on campus in
Hooksett, NH. Cody chose SNU be-
cause he felt this school fit his needs
best. He thinks SNU has good opportu-
nities, particularly their partnerships
with companies and organizations like
Boston Celtics. He would love to
(continued on page 6)
SUMMER FORUMS WITH A TWIST By Sue Kingsbury
T he Olivia Rodham Memorial Library
kicks off the first of its four 2014
summer forums on July 10 this year.
The “twist” is that the forums will be held in
the Nelson church because the town hall is
out of reach, so to speak. It has been raised
and sits on blocks during its renovation. Each
Thursday night the forum begins at 6:45 with
entertainment by local musicians. The 7:00
main presentation is followed by punch,
cookies, and conversation .
Heading the very interesting and diverse
menu of presentations this summer is a talk
by Ethan Tolman on July 10 highlighting a
Nelson newsletter circulated during World
War II. The newsletter, published by Ethan’s
parents, served to inform service people of
events in their hometowns of Nelson, Harris-
ville, and Dublin. Of special interest are
(continued on page 3)
Starting with Old Home
Sunday on August 10
and ending with games,
festivities and a chicken
BBQ lunch on Saturday
the 16th.
Nelson Old Home Week
PAGE 2 GRAPEVINE-2 JUNE 2014
HARRISVILLE FARMERS MARKET
H arrisville will once again host
its summer farmers market
beginning Friday, June 20th.
The market will run from 5:30 to 7:00
every Friday evening concluding Labor
Day weekend. Located beside the Har-
risville General Store, the market will
feature fresh local goods and music.
Vendors from Harrisville, Nelson and
Hancock will be attending and will offer
produce, fruits, meats, flowers, prepared
foods, and crafts. “We're excited to
move back to our original location out-
side the Harrisville General Store. We
have a great group of returning vendors
and a few new additions to our line up,”
said committee chairman Steve Weber
of Town's End Farm.
-Harrisville Agricultural Commission
MONADNOCK
FOLKLORE
SOCIETY NEWS
Monday Contra Dance The Nelson, NH Monday Night Con-
tra Dance is moving to Keene for the
summer while the Nelson Town Hall
is being renovated.
Beginning Monday, June 9th, the
dance will be held at Heberton Hall
next to the Keene Public Library at
69 Winter Street. Admission is $3.00
and volunteer musicians and dance
callers will provide teaching and
entertainment as usual.
The Monday contra dance will return
to Nelson when the Town Hall reno-
vation is complete, anticipated for
mid-August in time for Old Home
Day.
Peterborough Contra Dance
On Saturday July 5th and August
2nd the Peterborough Contra Dance
will be held at the Peterborough
Community Center at 25 Elm Street
just off Route 101. The dance will
return to the Peterborough Town
House on Saturday, September 6th.
July 5th: Fiddler George Wilson and
guitarist Larry Unger with caller Lisa
Sieverts
August 2nd: The Sugar River Band
with caller Tod Whittemore
The dances begin at 8 p.m., with a
workshop available at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $10/$7 for students and
senior.
For more information call Lisa
Sievert at 762-0235.
MEMORIAL DAY
T he Nelson Memorial Day
Parade was held Sunday, May
25th. The event commenced at
11:30 AM with a concert by the Nelson
Town Band on the town common. Vet-
erans, Scouts and the Nelson School
children led the procession followed by
an antique car carrying town elders.
Three fire vehicles followed the car:
3Rescue 1, 3Engine 2, and 3Brush 1.
Next came the Nelson Police Cruiser,
and finally the County Sheriff. The
procession circled the town common,
pausing to place flowers at the monu-
ment in front of the church. All who
were able then marched up the hill to
the cemetery.
At the cemetery, children placed gera-
niums at the graves of soldiers and
Reverend Dawn Garrett-Larson gave a
speech on the story behind the Wash-
ington DC monument of the six men
raising the flag at Iwo-Jima. The town
band then played America the Beauti-
ful, the Star Spangled Banner and Taps.
After Taps, there was a 21 gun salute.
Much thanks to the veterans who sup-
ported Nelson’s event: Marcus Bean,
Andrew Ward, Ben Mullet, and Dennis
Dellagreca and also to the towns people
and spectators who made time to par-
take in this memorial event.
The flowers placed at the graves were
donated this year by the Future Farmers
of America at Keene High School. The
students manage the horticulture pro-
gram at the school, and they have
plants for sale every day during the
school year. We are very grateful for
their generosity to us this year.
All Town Yard Sale
When:
Saturday, July 19th Where:
All Over the Town of Nelson
How to be included:
$10 Reserves a spot on the
town map at your address and
YOUR sale items mentioned
in advertising!
$15 Reserves your spot on the
NCC lawn, with a table
(includes map and sales items)
Crafters and nonprofit
organizations welcome and
encouraged!!
Contact Joy Birdsey 847-9533
PAGE 3 GRAPEVINE-2 JUNE 2014
NELSON SCHOOL 6TH GRADE GRADUATES
By Reuben Duncan
Assistant Superintendent
N elson School has always
been known throughout the
region and even the state as
an innovative and creative school.
The school has taken another im-
portant step to enrich the education-
al experience for its students by
partnering with the Sullivan School
district. This larger population has
created a more robust, energetic
school environment.
Six sixth grade students will be
graduating on June 13, 2014. Five
of these graduating students are
from Sullivan, one is from Keene.
Each graduate was queried for his/her favorite part of Nelson School. Their answers
validated the learning environment we desire; Clayton Arlen answered, “The thing
that I like about this school is the teachers. When I need help, they are always there
to help me and my friends.” Madison Wilson, fellow graduate, echoed this sentiment,
“I love all of the teachers.” She added that the students at Nelson School are “really
nice kids.” Two other students indicated they couldn’t just pick one thing, because
they “love everything!”
These six students may be leaving the Nelson School in just a few weeks, but in prep-
aration for this event they have been involved in some serious training. Nelson School
knows the importance of preparing its students for the transition to Keene Middle
School. Fifth/sixth grade teacher, Amelia Whippie-Prior, developed the Middle
School Boot Camp three years ago. In preparation for the transition to Keene Middle
School, for two solid weeks, the students practice transitioning from one class to the
next class by going out to their lockers, unlocking locks, getting the books and sup-
plies they need for their next class, and getting back into their seats in the allotted
timeframe. This activity is certainly very different for the Nelson School students, but
they actually find it fun and exciting.
In addition to getting prepared for middle school, these students are busy completing
their role as the student leaders of the school. As the senior members of Nelson
School community, they led the first through fifth graders on a recent hiking trip up
Gap Mountain. They are putting the finishing touches on the school yearbook. They
will also help to insure a successful end to the school year by spending time with all
of their schoolmates (K-5) on two more end-of-the-year school-wide events: field day
at Otter Brook State Park and Old School Day.
Before they give their speeches and receive their diplomas at graduation on June 13,
they will spend time together on their class trip to Boston. The Nelson School teach-
ers are also planning to take the sixth graders on an evening out for ice cream. With
such a nurturing, caring, exciting environment, I have to agree with what the sixth
grade students said about the Nelson School, “I love everything!”
Graduating students are: Cayleigh Lillian Arlen, Clayton Richard Arlen, Walker Henry Birch, Corinne E. Hautanen, Cole Jacob Masterson, and Madison Ann Wilson
SUMMER FORUMS
(continued from page 1)
excerpts of letters service people sent to
the newsletter. Music by Max Nunne-
maker and Gordon Peery will be appro-
priate to the WWII era.
The next forum, on July 17, takes us to
Zimbabwe with Rhodesian native, out-
doorsman (and now Harrisville General
Store chef) Phil Gargan. As an avocation
away from his executive job with the
Tanganda Tea Company. Phil was a pro-
fessional river guide on the Zambezi
River for 17 years and brings us visuals
and tales of a world most of us will never
experience. Where else would you have
access to 800 species of birds? Music
related to African style and sound will be
provided by Paul Klemperer.
Karen Hersey, a Nelson native who
spends more time in Abu Dhabi than
here, will share with us on July 24 the
where, what, who, and why in her talk
“Abu Dhabi Inside Out”. Learn what
sheikdoms and the Arab Emirates have
to do with each other; the growth in 40
years from desert to skyscrapers, and the
void of culture created by such meteoric
change. Karen is a bright observer and
will add to our global knowledge and
awareness of Abu Dhabi’s role in the
Middle East, and why it is important for
us to understand. Music to be an-
nounced.
And on July 31, Allison and Hunt Smith
will wrap up the forum presentations
with their inimitable musical entertain-
ment. Their love of music, of each other,
and of connecting with the audience
shows through when they perform. One
never knows exactly what instruments
and songs to expect, but one can be sure
to have a good old time! Musical intro-
duction will be by Samuel, Sarah and
Rachel Foucher of Harrisville, students
of the Smiths.
The forums are free
and open to the public.
PAGE 4 GRAPEVINE-2 JUNE 2014
KULISH LEDGES TRAIL By Rick Church
T he Nelson Trail Group has just completed its fourth trail. Perhaps the group’s
most ambitious project to date, the Kulish Ledges Trail takes the hiker on a
moderate climb from the Old Stoddard Road to a ledge that runs along the
eastern shoulder of Osgood Hill, the second highest place in southwestern New
Hampshire. The trail is named for John Kulish, trapper-turned-naturalist and educator
at Boston University’s Sargeant Camp and at the Harris Center and author of Bobcats
Before Breakfast.
The ledges offer beautiful views of Spoonwood Pond and Lake Nubanusit, in the
foreground and Pack Monadnock and Temple Mountain on the horizon. Built in co-
operation with the Harris Center, the trail features a beautiful bridge over Bailey
Brook, an old stone dam, a rusted cast iron stove at the site of an old camp and some
of the best views in Nelson. In May lovely spring wildflowers grace the 1.5 mile trail
and ducks nest on the pond behind the dam. A recent hiker summed up his experience
in an email: “Since my retirement in 2013, I've hiked many local trails in our region,
and this new trail is outstanding among them. You and your colleagues have created
sturdy bridges, cleared logs, blow-downs, and brush with the result being a marvelous
hiking experience for those who will visit it in the future.”
To visit the trail, take Old Stoddard Road 2.9 miles east from Nelson village toward
Stoddard. The trailhead and parking area are on the right, (just past a house at #611
Old Stoddard Road on the left.) There is a yellow black fly marker on a tree near the
trailhead.
The Nelson Trail Group is working to make the
natural beauty of Nelson and some of its historic
places available to Nelson walkers and their fami-
lies. The first, The Old Road #1 to Dublin features
a tour of four historic cellar holes. The second, the
Bailey Brook Mill Trail features waterfalls and an
old saw mill site. The third, the Murdough Hill
Meander, treats the hiker to an old mill site, wet-
lands, beaver dams and abundant bird life.
Nelson Residents wishing to join the Nelson Trail
Group or to come on one of its sponsored hikes
should call Rick Church at 847-3206.
East Pinnacle View
Hobblebush
Great Meadow Paddle
The Nelson Trails Committee
has scheduled a Great Meadow
Paddle “Hike” for Saturday, July
19 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
from Nubanusit Lake Dam in
Nelson to Harrisville Pond.
The Great Meadow is a scenic
deep-water wetland and is a
conservation priority for both
Nelson and Harrisville. It is a
favorite paddle with just one
carry and with flow enhancement,
if necessary, by Nubanusit Lake
water release.
Meet at Dave Birchenough’s
house at 162 Nubanusit Road,
Nelson, just beyond the
Gatehouse dam at 1:30 p.m.
Bring your own canoe or
recreational kayak and legally
required PFD. Carpool back from
Harrisville by 3:30 p.m. If you
have not paddled this waterway,
you are in for a memorable
wilderness adventure.
NH Dairy Month
NH Commissioner of the Dept. of
Agriculture has declared June as Dairy
Month. To celebrate, the Granite State
Dairy Promotion's 2014 Ice Cream Trail
Map is out, inviting ice cream lovers to
"eat like a cow" and visit 43 local ice
cream stands from Pittsburg to Salem.
Map and information are available at
www.nhdairypromo.org.
Seen Any Wild Turkey Broods?
NH Fish and Game Department is asking
for the public's help in tracking wild
turkey broods this spring and summer.
If you observe groups of turkeys with
young between May 15 and August 31,
2014 report them to NH Fish and Game
at www.wildnh.com/turkeybroodsurvey.
PAGE 5 GRAPEVINE-2 JUNE 2014
SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY: FIZZ, BOOM, READ!
All programs are on Wednesdays at 4 p.m., except Mad
Science will be Wednesday August 13th at 6:30 p.m.
July 9th Sara Cornog and the Fizzy Rocket The Fizzy Rocket will use a 35mm film canister for a
body, an antacid tablet for fizz and different liquid
fuels to see which work best. (water, vinegar, lime
juice or lemon juice.) Build your rocket and then Fly Your
Fizzy Rocket!
July 16th with Val Van Meier, How to Make a Mini Flyable Hot Air Balloon
with Candles Have you ever wanted to make your own hot air balloon and watch it gracefully float
away into the night sky? It's easier than you might think!
July 23rd – Puppeteer Gary Robinson Meet Gary's puppet friends and join in the fun. You will be
part of the experience of creating a puppet extravaganza,
with great fizzes and booms.
July 30th – A Bubbly Bot Bash! with Jacqueline Roland This week we’ll be turning the library into our very own
bubble lab! Join us as we blow huge table bubbles and
experiment to see which solution makes the biggest bub-
bles. In addition to all the bubble-blowing fun, we’ll be
reading an exciting science story and creating juice box
robots!
August 6th with Nature Man, Al Stoops This year Al is returning with clues to an exciting treasure hunt. Come discover what
you can find in the nooks and crannies of Nelson.
August 13th – the BIG SHOW, Mad Science at 6:30 p.m. The land of Fire and Ice is filled with dazzling demonstrations using fire, bubbling
potions, and carbon dioxide gas frozen to 109°F below zero. This science show will
stimulate a child’s mind and spark their imaginations as they experience exciting,
educational, high-energy science magic! Come and see just how HOT & COOL. and
Funding for the Kids, Books, and the Arts event is provided by the Jack and Dorothy
Bryne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and is supported in part by a
grant from the NH State Council on The Arts as well as funds administered by the NH
State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Please contact the library in advance for the need for a sign language interpreter.
The library will have prizes for Summer Readers. Come get books
from your library!
BOOKS WANTED!
The Olivia Rodham Memorial
Library will have a Book Sale
on Old Home Day.
T he Friends of the Library
sponsor this sale and return
the proceeds to buy more
books for the library. Bring your
books to the library after July 1st.
(Please no magazines, encyclopedias,
textbooks, or smelly books.)
WOW! AWESOME! AMAZING!
These are a few of the words describ-
ing this past April’s 7th Annual Nel-
son School PTO Auction. Our volun-
teers were dynamite! Our donors were
numerous, original, thoughtful and the
best in the region! Our auctioneer is
bar none! Our bidders are fun, love to
win, and are very generous to our
school. Finally, the most important
reason we do this fundraiser – OUR
CHILDREN! To see the excitement, to
see them help as donors, as runners
and their families and friends and
neighbors coming out to support our
only fundraiser of the year. This
year’s event raised over $8,100! Thank
you all from the bottom of our hearts!
We appreciate each and every one of
you!
Until next year!
Joy Birdsey
Nelson School PTO Treasurer
PAGE 6 GRAPEVINE-2 JUNE 2014
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES (continued from page 1)
have an internship in the Celtics market-
ing program. Cody hopes to earn his
Bachelor’s degree in three years. His
favorite classes at KHS were physics
with Mr. Lybarger, film studies with Mr.
Craven, and public speaking with Mr.
VanDerKern. He played football for a
year and half, and was a member of the
Future Business Leaders of America.
Cody’s favorite memory of Nelson
School is becoming a celebrity by being
the Pizza Day Poster Boy. One day as he
ate a slice of pizza his face became cov-
ered in pizza sauce and someone took a
picture of his face. It became a poster
that is still hanging in the kitchen of the
Nelson School to this day. Cody also
attended the Monadnock Waldorf School
for several years. His long term grand
plan is to graduate from college and land
a major marketing job or become a radio
host.
Brett Lorette
Next year, Brett plans to take classes at
Keene State College as a part time stu-
dent studying Computer Networking and
Computer Programming. Brett is cur-
rently working at Applebee’s as a deep
fry cook. His favorite classes were Visu-
al Basic and App Programming with Mr.
Lagace and Computer Maintenance Re-
pair with Mr. Cunningham. Brett will
miss being close to his friends. At KHS,
he helped out with the Special Olympics
for two years and ran the Hall Mall
which is a shop at Keene High that sells
coffee, food, and merchandise such as
scarves and jewelry.
At Nelson School he remembers the soc-
cer and football games at recess and that
the teachers were friendly and fantastic.
“Nelson School was probably the great-
est thing that ever happened to me edu-
cation-wise.” Brett would like to be an
Indie (Independent) game developer in-
stead of working for a big game develop-
ment company. He also would like to do
research in alternative energy sources
particularly around transportation with
global and space aspects.
Noah Lorette
On August 22 Noah will report to Basic
Training in Lackland, Texas as he enlists
in the Air Force. He will start out as a
private; he has signed on to be an MP
and intends to gear his training toward
becoming a Spanish to English transla-
tor. Noah joined the Air Force because
he would like to travel, and he believes
the Air Force will open doors for him to
a career in law enforcement. Noah would
love to travel to Germany, Switzerland,
and also Spanish speaking countries like
Argentina. His long term hope is to be a
state police trooper or get into the CIA or
FBI as a national level security type po-
sition. At KHS Noah gained 9 music
credits through his years in Band, Jazz
Band and Beginning Guitar, all these
classes were taught by Mr. Anderson.
Noah played trombone in the big band
ensemble and guitar in the jazz band
ensemble. Noah worked on the KHS
yearbook this year as a photographer.
Noah went to Washington DC and met
President Obama this year because he
starred in Zach Gavin’s video Technolo-
gy Dreams. This was a KHS award win-
ning video that sent the director, Zach,
the teacher, Mr. VanDerKern, and Noah
to the White House for a Technology
Film Festival.
One of Noah’s favorite memories of his
time in Nelson School is when he and his
brother Brett came to school wearing ski
goggles, backward hats, and capes as
“Backyard Super Heroes.” Brett and
Noah were inspired to become superhe-
roes after rescuing a dog that fell through
the ice near their house. Other Nelson
School memories include Dibbles with
Ms. Dowley and the 6th grade trip to
Boston to see the Blue Man Group.
Erik Meyerrose
Erik will start this fall at River Valley
Community College to complete his gen-
eral education requirements and then
transfer to Keene State College where he
intends to major in dietetics/nutrition.
Erik has always been interested in food
and eating habits. The importance of the
influence of nutrition hit home when he
had his own immune system crash, and
during recovery learned about the effects
of diet. His favorite part of KHS was the
teachers. Erik attended Fall Mountain
High School for a short period, and com-
pared the KHS teachers to the Fall
Mountain teachers by explaining that the
KHS teachers want you to think on your
own. Teachers are open to students being
allowed to speak their mind. Erik is cur-
rently working at Romano’s Restaurant
on Main Street, where he is starting to
cook pizza and be a prep cook. Long
term, after his dietitian degree, he would
also like to get a degree in psychology
and have a combined psychology/
nutrition career. He would also like to
get involved with local farms to encour-
age people to buy local and eat local.
Jacqueline Roland
Jacqueline is graduating from being
home schooled. She has progressed
through four years of high school that a
traditional student would recognize;
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Sen-
ior and has accumulated more than
enough credits to declare herself graduat-
ed. This year she took a communications
course as a “dual enrolled” student, gain-
ing both high school and college credits
through Southern New Hampshire Uni-
versity. Next year Jacqueline plans to
attend SNU full time majoring in public
relations. She chose this program be-
cause she was looking for a communica-
tions program that had a practical curric-
ulum. She especially likes their incorpo-
ration of social media into their commu-
nications courses and the broad choices
of courses. She will start out satisfying
her general education requirements on
line, but likes that SNU has options for
online and hybrid classes, and has satel-
lite campuses. She will pick her classes
in July. Jacqueline’s favorite subjects are
writing and English. Her father is espe-
cially proud of her recent achievement of
writing a touching essay on flag and an-
them etiquette for which she was award-
ed a substantial scholarship from the Joe
Foss Institute. Her long term dream is to
be the outreach director for a non-profit
organization or a business that she could
get passionate about. A non-profit that
serves community groups would be par-
ticularly great. Jacqueline served as a
member of the Legislative Youth Advi-
sory Council, of which she was co-chair
this year. This council is a Statuary
Committee of the NH legislature that
advises the NH House and Senate on
issues related to youth. Jacqueline is a
member of the Nelson Agricultural
Commission and has participated in the
PAGE 7 GRAPEVINE-2 JUNE 2014
summer youth reading program at the
Nelson Library for many summers.
Dan Scanlan
Dan started his own landscaping compa-
ny, Long Pond Landscaping, a couple of
months ago. He will continue to work
and grow his business after graduation.
Dan would love to farm, but farming is a
tough way to make money right now. He
likes hands on learning, claiming he
prefers to be outside and is “not much
for sitting at a desk.” Dan received a
certificate for completing the two year
Automotive Program at the Cheshire
Career Center at KHS and also did 1 ½
years of the Horticulture program by
taking the Introduction to Horticulture
class and Horticulture 1. He will miss all
the people and friends he made at KHS
as they move on to other things. Dan
participated in the Wildlife Conservation
Club and was Captain of the Varsity
Bass Fishing team. The team did well
last year; they placed 6th out of 54 boats
(108 anglers) at the State Championship
Tournament. This year they did not do
quite as well. Fishing tournaments are
conducted at each school to determine
who will represent the school at the state
level. Only the top 12 anglers qualify for
the championship tournament. Dan’s
long term dream is to grow his landscap-
ing company to a decent size and make a
lot of money.
Dan was only at the Nelson School for
his 6th grade year, but he has fond mem-
ories of the 6th grade class trip going to
Boston to visit monuments and land-
marks and going to see the Blue Man
Group.
Wesley Shawver
Wesley is the son of Daniel and Kimber-
ly Shawver and the grandson of Grape-
vine From the Rock columnist Don Ben-
nett. Wesley graduated high school from
South Merrimack Christian Academy
after also attending high school at Hills-
boro Christian School. South Merrimack
Christian Academy is a K-12 school of
approximately 120 students located in
Merrimack NH. Wesley likes math and
computers and has an aptitude for learn-
ing new computer technologies. He re-
cently performed the part of the Squire
in the school’s highly regarded play
“Treasure Island” and enjoyed this theat-
rical experience very much. He prefers
living in the country versus the city.
He snowmobiles and in general likes
working with mechanical things. Wes-
ley plans to take a year off and work
before going to college; he will use
this time to determine where he wants
to go and what he wants to study.
Sonya Jaclyn Warner
Sonya will graduate from Keene High
School on June 20. We will continue
to track her down for a bio to be pub-
lished in a future edition.
Monday: Snacks and the huge “Nelson
Educators We Love You” sign at the
bottom of the Route 9 exit ramp
Tuesday: Breakfast goodies
Wednesday: Luncheon
Thursday: More snacks
Friday: Make your own
sundaes for the whole school
Throughout the week students wrote
thank you notes to the staff. The main
event of the week was the traditional,
formal Teacher Appreciation Lunch on
Wednesday. Lunch was catered by the
Pub Restaurant in Keene, and served at
three elegant tables set with fine linen,
china, silverware and flowers. A classy
spread for the classy team that teaches
our Nelson and Sullivan students. The
featured lunch time entertainment was
our 4th year violin students; they have
been playing since the inception of the
Apple Hill violin program at the Nelson
School.
Photo from left to right: Elizabeth Hull (5th
grade), Fallon Smith (5th grade) and Sarah
Hull (5th grade). They played selections in-
cluding A Hundred Pipers, Britches Full of
Stitches, Bonnie Tammie, Beautiful Skies,
Amazing Grace, and Appalachian Waltz.
Teacher Appreciation
Week
W e love our staff!! Teacher
appreciation week at the
Nelson School was May
19 through May 23.This event was
sponsored and organized by the PTO.
There was something special everyday.
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AED AND CPR TRAINING
O ver 20 people attended the
CPR and AED introductory
program that was conducted
on Wednesday May 14 at Nelson
School. This class was organized and
sponsored by the Nelson Fire and
Rescue Department and conducted by
Phyllis Manning of Marlborough who
is a certified EMT trainer. This was
not a certified class, it was a hands-on
practice of how to use the AED equip-
ment and how to perform new style
CPR with compressions only. No
kissing a stranger required to help save
a life! Each person had their own
dummy to practice on. Members of the
Nelson Fire and Rescue department
and the Winchester Rescue department
floated around to provide one-on-one
assistance. Light refreshments were
served and a good time was had by all.
As a reminder, there are four AEDs
located around town for public use.
AEDs are in prominently marked,
weather protected boxes located at the
Nelson School, at the Chapel by the
Lake, at the Olivia Rodham Library in
the village, and across from the Gate-
house at Nubanusit Lake.
If you missed this course and are inter-
ested in learning to use an AED, please
contact Nelson Rescue Squad member
Maureen Lord at 827-3986. If there is
enough interest another class will be
scheduled.
TOWN BUILDING PROJECTS ON TRACK By Susan Peery
C lerk of the Works, Russ Thom-
as, reported on the progress of
the two major town building
projects approved at Town Meeting –
the new foundation and general shor-
ing up of the Town Hall, and the com-
pletion of the Olivia Rodham Library’s
lower level:
“On Friday, May 30, Trevor MacLach-
lan of Keene Commercial Construction
hosted a walk-through of the complet-
ed library basement for the architect,
Paul Hemmerich, the Town Buildings
Committee, the Trustees of the library,
and the Selectmen. The library now
has a climate-controlled archives room
and storage room, as well as a spacious
meeting room complete with ADA
compliant bathroom. This portion of
our town buildings repair and renova-
tion is complete except for the new
ADA ramp entrance, which will be
installed in July.”
“The Town Hall has a new concrete
foundation under it, with drains both
inside and out, and should be lowered
soon. We expect completion of our
straightened and strengthened Town
Hall by August 1 so that it will be
available for all Old Home Day festivi-
ties. The lilacs are being cared for
nearby and will be restored to their
rightful place ASAP.”
Librarian Kris Finnegan added more
details about the beautiful new meet-
ing space:
“The meeting room will be available
for the groups that currently use the
library for regular meetings, as well
as other groups. The new meeting
room contains no valuable library
materials (no computers, art, or rare
books), so it can be devoted exclu-
sively to meetings as part of the li-
brary’s continued mission to provide
a place for the gathering and sharing
of information. The library endorses
the ALA (American Library Associa-
tion) Bill of Rights, which states that
meeting room facilities are made
available ‘on an equitable basis re-
gardless of the beliefs or affiliations
of individuals or groups requesting
them.’”
Town residents enthusiastically sup-
ported both building projects, and 118
people pledged their own funds to add
to the town support.
Here’s an update as of May 31:
Total number of pledges: 118
Total amount pledged: $86,013
(directed to Town Hall, $9,700;
directed to Library, $23,388)
Total number of paid pledges: 105
Total amount paid : $75,617
Total pledges due now: $6,871
Total pledges due in 2015: $3,225
Total pledges due in 2016: $300
If anyone wishes to add to these
funds, please call Dave Birchenough
(827-3552 ) or Sandy Mackenzie
(847-3404 or cell 381-0123).
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CHURCH NEWS
Nelson Congregational
Church
O n June 1 we celebrated
Children’s Sunday. The
Children’s Choir performed
some of the songs they sang
throughout the year. Many of the
children took part in leading por-
tions of the worship service. The
teachers were thanked and recog-
nized for helping teach Sunday
School.
We hope that you will join us for
Music Sunday on June 15 at 9:30
am. This year, Nelson Congrega-
tional Church, will present a musi-
cal adaptation of “God Got a Dog”,
by Cynthia Rylant and Maria
Frazee. This poetry anthology ex-
plores how we see God all around
us in many ways.
On Saturday June 21 through June
28 youth from Nelson, Marlborough
and Dublin will go on a Youth Mis-
sion Trip to Chavies, Kentucky.
They will be training and working
in groups to assist families in
the Appalachian region with
building and repairs to homes.
On Sunday, June 29 the youth
will talk about their experienc-
es so we hope you can join us
for worship at 9:30 a.m.
Bring your blankets and lawn
chairs on Sunday, July 6 at 3
p.m. for an Ice Cream Social
and Nelson Town Band Con-
cert on the front lawn of the
church. Ice cream is $5 a bowl
and just about any
topping choices
you can think of
will be available
along with home-
made butterscotch
and hot fudge
sauce.
Looking ahead to Old Home Week.
The week starts off with Old Home
Sunday, August 10 with worship on the
front lawn at 9:30 a.m. The Ham and
Bean Supper will be on Wednesday
August 13 and Monadnock Music will
play a concert in the sanctuary on
Thursday, August 14. The highlight of
Old Home week will be the famous
Nelson Church Chicken BBQ at noon
on Saturday, August 16. Watch for
your Old Home Week issue of the
Grapevine-2 for all the details about
these and all the fun events during Old
Home Week!
Chapel-By-The-Lake
J une 21: Yard Sale. We are seek-
ing donations of items for the sale.
Please call 446-7857. We would
appreciate it if you donate a large item
that you please take it back at the end
of the sale if it does not sell.
We are also planning on having another
Pancake Breakfast in June. Date at
this printing hasn’t been decided upon
so please watch for signs posted in
front of the chapel and at the exit ramp
of Route 9 on Granite Lake Rd and also
at the Stoddard
end of Granite
Lake Rd.
July 4: Chicken
BBQ. Please
place your orders
early so you
won’t be caught
short! Sides will
also be available
for sale for a full
dinner! You can
call 847-3231 or
446-7857 to place
your orders.
July 6: We will welcome our new
minister, Eric Seustel. Please also
take note of the new time for worship
services. Starting with our welcome to
Eric on the sixth, services will be held
at 11 a.m. until further notice.
Don’t forget to join us every other
Thursday at the Chapel for Knitting
Group from 10-12 a.m. The next
dates the group will meet are June 19
and July 10 and 24. The group isn’t
limited to just knitters. Crochet, and
sewing projects are all welcome.
Bring that project you started and get
working on it again as well as share in
some quality social time.
Old Home Day Issue
The next Grapevine-2 will
be published in late July
and is our Old Home Day
issue. We will be looking
for pictures, essays, and
fun stories that have to do
with past Nelson Old Home
Days.
Please email to
or call 847-3244.
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Local Services & Classifieds
——————————— FOR SALE
————————————— Custom Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles – From
your artwork, photos, prints, etc.
Call David Beffa-Negrini at Fool's Gold®,
827- 9825 or email:
Granite Lake Maple Products – Pure NH
Maple syrup by Nick Barrett, 66 Old
Towne Road, Nelson, NH, 03457.
847-3457 or email:
Nelson grown yarn, fleece and roving
from our flock of Romney sheep. Also
available are knitting kits and finished
products: scarves, hats, mittens, blankets,
etc. Call Susan Weaver 847-9763.
Hidden Birch Farm - Chevon (Goat Meat)
raised on our farm, choice of cuts; meat
chickens & Thanksgiving turkeys. Farm
fresh eggs; livestock fence installation.
96 Nubanusit Rd - Tiger & Gigi Batchel-
der. 827-2950 or email
www.hiddenbirchfarm.com
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PERSONAL SERVICES
———————————- Talented young woman will help you with
your childcare needs, office needs, clerical
needs, housecleaning needs, or other mis-
cellaneous projects. Call Gwyneth
Tolman 827-4194.
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OTHER ————————————————
Harrisville Children's Center - year-round
programs for children 6 weeks to 6 years
old. 827-3905
Writing Lessons -Will teach you, child or
adult, to write better than you do now.
Ph.D. Tufts, taught writing at Tufts and
Harvard Extension. Elizabeth Chapman
Hewitt. 847-3118 or 401-2666
For Rent – Granite Lake summer cottage.
Call Mable Bergeron 363-8086.
For Rent – Seasonal Cottage on
Granite Lake. Call 520- 5615 or
304-594-3539.
Art Lessons - for children and adults.
Watercolor, oil, composition, and
drawing. Summer/Fall. Beginner thru
advanced instruction. Marylise Reilly
Fajal, 847-3382 or 355-7337.
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BUILDING, ETC. ———————————————-
Ethan Tolman - Excavating, bulldozer,
truck, loader/tractor work. Field, drive-
ways, building, moving. Years of expe-
rience. 827-3414
New homes, decks, kitchens, and baths
- remodeling our specialty. Nubanusit
Building and Remodeling.
Ron Trudelle 827-3251
Excavation - Septic Systems, drive-
ways, site work, and foundations,
trucking, plowing and sanding. Phil
Hamilton 847-3288
Additions, renovations, remodeling,
barns. Steven Reilly 847-3382 or
355-7337
Residential Painters - Interior, exterior.
Experienced, reasonable, reliable.
Heidi Tompkins and Tal Gregory
847-0000
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HOME SERVICES ———————————————-
Rubbish removal - Granite Lake
Services. Ed Schillemat 847-3290
Gardening, pretty, manicured lawns,
spring and fall clean-up, brush &
chainsaw work. Owen Iselin 933-0680
SPComm Starpower - Home TV and
Satellite Systems, High Speed Internet
access, 2-way radio, sound reinforce-
ment, home theatre.
www.STARPOWER-satellite.tv or
Yard Work - Will do yard work for you.
Call Marcus Bean, 847-3042.
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MUSIC ———————————————-
Music Lessons - Allison Aldrich & Hunt
Smith - Voice, Fiddle, Guitar, Ukulele,
5 String Banjo, Mandolin, Recorder, Be-
ginning Piano, Accordion, Concertina,
Flute. A relaxed, friendly atmosphere
where you can learn to sing or play the
instrument you have always wanted to
master. Call 209-3304 or email:
www.huntandallison.net
Munsonville Audio
Location & Studio Recording / Sound
Reinforcement. Pro-grade mixing, high
resolution digital recording, microphones
& signal processing coupled to custom
monitor mixes and an extremely powerful
yet well mannered FOH sound system.
High quality recordings expertly mixed,
mastered & made ready for distribution.
Demo recordings a specialty. 499-2904
Web: www.MunsonvilleAudio.Com
Email: [email protected]
Music Lessons - Banjo, Bass, Electric
Guitar and Acoustic Guitar. Rock and
Roll, Bluegrass, Country Western, Folk.
All levels. Ages 12 to 112. Teaching
music for 20+ years. Jonathan Smith
827-3036
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change or delete an ad.
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like to receive the link to the full color
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NELSON DIRECTORY
———————————— Emergency (Mutual Aid) . . . . . . . . . 911 All fire, illness, and accident calls
Selectmen.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-0047 [email protected]
Old Brick Schoolhouse;
Alternating Wed., 2:00 & 6:00 p.m.
David Upton, Maury Collins,
Susan Hansel
Town Clerk/Tax Collector. . . . 847-9043
Old Brick Schoolhouse,
Tues., 9 a.m. - 12 noon & 4 p.m.- 7 p.m.
Thurs., 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Or by Appointment
Julia Lennon - Town Clerk
(Notary Public)
Karen Castelli - Deputy Town Clerk
Town Administrative Asst. . . . 847-0047
Tues., 9 a.m. - noon & 4 p.m.- 7 p.m.
Thurs., 9 a.m. - noon
Or by Appointment
Edie Drinkwater - Admin. Asst.
Financial Clerk: Anita Treloar
Planning Board
Old Brick Schoolhouse
2nd Thurs., 7 p.m.
Eric Sandberg, Chair . . . . . . . 847-9156
Zoning Board-Adjustment
Old Brick Schoolhouse
1st Tues., 7 p.m.
John Cucchi, Chair. . . . . . . . . 847-9001
Highway Department . . . . . . . . 847-9705
Town Barn
Mike Tarr, at Town Barn
Fire Chief
Call 911
Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355-2000
Richard C. Pratt, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . Chief
Building Sexton
Wayne Fulton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-0047
(Emergencies only, 209-4855)
Cemetery Board
Town Offices, 3rd Tues., 4:00 p.m.
Patricia Jones, Chair. . . . . . . . 847-9681
State Representatives, District 3:
Dan Eaton
State Senator, District 10:
Molly Kelly
Supervisors of the Checklist . . 847-3206
Betsey Church, Chair,
Carol Newcombe
Hope Lothrop
Olivia Rodham
Memorial Library . . . . . . . . . . 847-3214
Kris Finnegan, Librarian
HOURS
Monday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tues., Wed., Thurs. 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Library Trustees
Linda Cates, Chair
Nelson School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-3408
School Board - Nelson School
2nd Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
Kelly French, Jessica Walter, Margaret
Schillemat
Conservation Commission
Bud French, Chair. . . . . . . . 847-9995
Agricultural Commission
Nelson Library
1st Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
David Voymas, Chair . . . . . 847-3137
Old Home Day Committee
Nelson Library
2nd Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Kathy Blaudschun, Chair. . . 847-9082
Youth Groups:
Cub Scouts, Elaine Giacomo.847-9019
Boy Scouts, Rich Crowe . . . 827-3521
Civil Air Patrol, Marcus Bean
. . . .847-3042
NCC Teen Youths. . . . . . . . 847-3280
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and is sponsored by the Nelson Congrega-
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Please visit our Town of Nelson
website at:
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Huge Thanks and Congratulations
Elizabeth Williams has been the Editor
of the Grapevine for many years. Last
fall she announced her intent to retire,
warning the Grapevine committee that
the 2014 Town Meeting issue would be
her last. During this major transition we
all learned what a lot of work Elizabeth
had been doing all these years to pull
each issue together.
Mare-Anne Jarvela put this June issue
together with Elizabeth consulting in the
background, officially retired, but still
helping and advising.
Thanks Elizabeth for your many years
of service!
See and Hear the Nelson Town Band
Harrisville Old Home Days
July 4 @ 6:30 p.m.
Nelson Ice Cream Social
July 6 @ 3:00 p.m.
Swanzey: Potash Bowl
July 11 @ 8:30 p.m.
Stoddard Parade
July 12 @ 10:00 a.m.
Swanzey: Old Homestead
July 19 @ 6:30 p.m.
Marlborough: Frost Free
Library
July 29 @ 7:00 p.m.
Nelson Old Home Day
August 16 @ 12:00 p.m.
Apple Hill Summer Concerts
in Nelson Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
June 17 to August 19
For more information visit
www.applehill.org
SAVE THE DATE!
Friday night, August 15th,
after Capture the Flag
Join us for the Nelson
School PTO Mock Drive-In
Movie Night!
Where: Nelson School
Fun, Surprises, Food!
Wilton Old Home Days
Parade
August 23 @ 10:00 a.m.
Nelson Ice Cream
Social
August 31 @ 3:00 p.m.
For updates to the
schedule visit
nelsontownband.org.