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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT........
The Lakeside Players will present one more performance of the delightful musical, Waiting on Trains. It will be a matinee at 2:00 on Sunday, September 19. If you want to be included in a dinner theatre package, call Chadbourn’s Restaurant at 942-5992 before September 12 to make reservations and choose the entrees for your party. The choices are: Baked Stuffed Chicken, Wild Mushroom Ravioli, and Roast Pork Loin. The $22 dinner-theatre package price includes an appetizer, beverage, and dessert but does not include a gratuity.

Tickets to see the show only (without dinner) are available at the door of the Bow Lake Grange Hall on a firstcome, first-served basis for $8 (children and seniors) and $10 (adults).

Either way, you’ll have a great time while supporting the Lakeside Players and the historic Bow Lake Grange!

STRAFFORD GARDEN CLUB, DAY DIVISION
What a summer this has been for gardeners, flowers flourishing early and vegetables producing bountifully. It is hard to realize that September is here already. The club has been active trying to keep up with the rapid growth in our gardens near the Grange Hall and the barrels of flowers around town. Because of Labor Day our September meeting will be on September 13 at 1:00 p.m. at the Grange. Our speaker from the Sticks and Stones Farm in Barnstead will talk to us about hydroponics. At this meeting we shall also vote for our Member of the Year and Citizen of the Year Awards. MORE....

EVENING GARDEN CLUB
Welcome back from a beautiful summer. We would like to start off our upcoming year with our first meeting on Monday, September 13th, 6:30 p.m., at the Hill Library. We look forward to sharing our gardening secrets, successes, and learning experiences. The weather this summer has been wonderful and we hope you have enjoyed your gardens and the gardens around town, thanks to the wonderful members of the Garden Club-Day Division. Looking forward to seeing new and old members at the meeting.

SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST
Supervisors of the Checklist will be sitting at the Town Office on Tuesday, September 7th, from 7-7:30 pm for additions and corrections to the checklist. No change of party will be accepted. You may register on September 14th Primary Day.
“THE ANNUAL STRAFFORD SCHOOL PTO CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR" IS BACK!!!
Saturday, December 4, 2010

The Strafford PTO Christmas Craft Fair is an annual event featuring both local and out-of-town crafters. We have expanded our event to over 60 vendors and would like to invite you to share your crafts with our town, and the hundreds who will visit for this annual event. If you are interested, registration forms are available at Isinglass Country Store or you may contact Michele Collins- 842-0020, or via email at macollins@metrocast.net for forms or any additional questions. ($25.00 per spot or $20.00 Seniors/60+) We hope to see you there!
STRAFFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SHS will meet on Tuesday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the Waldron Store. Program: “Inland Canal Voyaging in England” by Bill Marks.
STRAFFORD SWAMP STOMPERS
It’s difficult to think about snow when the weather is in the 80s and 90s, but that is just what the Swamp Stompers will be doing at our first meeting for the 2010- 2011 snowmobile season. Please plan to join us at Nippo Lake Golf Club on Thursday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m. We will be discussing the upcoming season and all the activities that are planned, in addition to any trail work that needs to be planned out. We always enjoy having new faces at the meetings to give new ideas and thoughts to the club. For some “Snow” related activities in the next few months, on September 12th, the Northwood Crank Pullers are having their water cross at Lake Shore Farm. The NHSA Grass Drags and Water Cross in Fremont is on October 8th, 9th & 10th. More activities are listed on our website. There will be more information available as the season gets into gear. MORE...
STRAFFORD TOWN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
The Strafford Town Democrats held a summer yard sale to benefit the campaign of Carol Shea-Porter, who is now running for her third term in Congress. Shea- Porter was the first woman to be elected to Congress from New Hampshire, and her energy, independence and determination to look out for “the rest of us” continue to be her hallmark. MORE...
CONSERVATION NOTES
Your flamingo flocking team and the members of the Save Evans Mountain Campaign committee thank all of you who have supported this feathered fundraiser with flocking orders. As of the August 15th Calendar deadline, profits from those orders have just reached $5000! September will be the last month the flamingos will be able to fly to the friend of your choice, so get your orders in soon. You can order online at www.bear-paw.orgMORE...
STRAFFORD RECREATIONAL SPORTS
Track and Field Program Announcing State and National Finalists
Strafford Track and Field had another fun and successful season. We competed in many USATF Meets in Milford and Amherst, as well as hosting our own Meet at Coe-Brown. 10 individuals recently competed at the Regional Hershey Track and Field Meet in Concord on July 7th and at the State Meet on July 9th. MORE....
BOW LAKE COMMUNITY CLUB
Summer is still going strong in Strafford, especially with the Bow Lake Community Club. On September 4th at 1:00 p.m., the DUCKS will go over the dam! If you haven’t purchased your duck, there is still time. Stop by Sheilah’s Deli & Market to get your lucky duck number. Our President, Sheilah Caron has been successful this summer to get the ducks floating; she is standing by with many more ducks to sell. Only $5.00 could win you $200.00, $100.00 or $50.00. Don’t miss out on your chance to get some cool cash to remember this fantastically hot summer. MORE....
THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS
Rally Day will be held on Sunday, Sept. 12, beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday School classes are available for ages 4 years old through adults. There will be games and refreshments. During the morning worship service (10 a.m.) that day, promotion certificates will be presented. Please come and be a part of this special event to “kick-off” the fall work.

Youth group meetings for the teens will also begin this fall. The teens meet for a Bible Study every Wednesday night at 7 p.m., while the adults also have a Bible Study at that time. All teens and adults are welcome.

For children ages 4 years old through 3rd grade, Children‘s Church is held in the Christian Ed. Building, during the sermon portion of the worship service every Sunday morning.

Also, a Mission Event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16th. More information is forthcoming. For more information on any of the above, please call Pastor Muzzey at 664-7750.
CUB SCOUT PACK 23 ROUND UP
Calling all boys in grades one though five to the Pack 23 2010/2011 Round Up! We are starting our new Cub Scout year and want to include you! Round up is on Thursday, September 16th, 6 p.m. at the Third Baptist Church Christian Center in Center Strafford. Our program emphasizes character development, citizenship and physical fitness, along with learning responsibility, camaraderie and companionship. We have weekly Den Meetings and Monthly Pack Meetings and a variety of events through the year. Last year the boys did an overnight at the Museum of Science in Boston, five days of camping at Camp Carpenter in Manchester and a week of Day Camp at the Rochester Fair Grounds. Come to our Pack Meeting, September 16th at 6 p.m. at the Christian Center and learn about our Fun and Exciting Program. If you have questions, please contact Trisha Baker, Pack 23 Committee Chair, at pack23@metrocast.net or call 664-9065.
STRAFFORD SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
The Month of August is over and gone, the Month of September has arrived. The past will now be memories; the present will be for planning, new adventures, dreaming new visions and whatever else you may think of. MORE...

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Congratulations to People’s Choice winner Valerie Rydell for her photo “Bleak Midwinter.” Library news and other winners are here.

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