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STRAFFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION NOTICE
The following offices are open for election on March 13,
2012, at the Annual Town Meeting:
School Board
Member..........................................................................................................3
Year Term
School Board
Member..........................................................................................................3
Year Term
Any Strafford Resident who is a registered voter may file to
be a candidate beginning January 25, 2012 through
February 3, 2012. Declarations of Candidacy will be
taken by the Town Clerk for the Strafford School District
Clerk during the Town Clerk’s regular business hours. In
addition, on Friday, February 3, 2012, the Town Clerk will
be available from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM for filing only.
Carrolle A. Popovich
Strafford School District Clerk |
TOWN OF STRAFFORD ELECTION NOTICE
The following offices are open for election on March 13,
2012, at the Annual Town Meeting:
Library
Trustee..................................................................3
Year Term
Road Agent
........................................................................1
Year Term
Selectman
...........................................................................3
Year Term
Trustee of the Trust
Funds..............................................3 Year
Term
Supervisor of the
Checklist.............................................6 Year
Term
Planning
Board..................................................................3
Year Term
Any Strafford Resident who is a registered voter may file to
be a candidate beginning January 25, 2012 through February
3, 2012. Declarations of Candidacy will be taken by the Town
Clerk at the Town Hall during the Clerk’s regular business
hours. In addition, on Friday, February 3, 2012, the Town
Clerk will be available from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM for filing
only.
Diane Waldron
Strafford Town Clerk |
PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 7,
2012, at 6:00 p.m. at the Strafford Town Hall for review of
the proposed budget and certain warrant articles to be voted
on at the March 17, 2012 Town Meeting. Storm date is
Thursday, February 9, 2012. |
 WINE
AND DINE YOUR VALENTINE
For their first event of the season, The Lakeside
Players will present a Valentine Dinner Show,
Impersonators of Romance — A Night to Remember (cast
pictured right), directed by Carol MacDonald. The
evening will feature many legends of radio, stage, and
television. See your favorite singers and performers come to
life for an evening filled with romance. The dates are
Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18, at 6 pm and Sunday,
February 19, at 1 pm. Reservations are required. Tickets are
$20 a person, BYOB. For further information, to make
reservations, and for menu choices, call 603-664-5557.
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ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
The Strafford Women’s Club is offering scholarships to
full-time, graduating high school seniors who are residents
of Strafford. Scholarship Application Forms will be
available after February 15 at Coe-Brown’s Guidance
Department or mailed upon request by calling Pamela Marks at
603-822-2563. Deadline for submission of applications is
April 30. |
DONATE YOUR SKATES
The Strafford School Wellness Committee is sponsoring a
town-wide skate swap. Just drop your used skates off at the
school (box near the gym) as soon as possible. As soon as we
have collected enough skates, we’ll host a skate swap night;
you’ll be able to come and pick out new-to-you skates for
the whole family! For more information, e-mail Elaine Grant:
eapplegrant@yahoo.com.
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COMMUNITY WELLNESS NIGHT
Join the Strafford School Wellness Committee on
Wednesday, February 1, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the school
cafeteria for some great tips on healthy eating, delicious
cooking and fun activities to keep the whole family healthy
and happy through the winter. Learn more about the new
federal school lunch guidelines and the progress the school
has already made meeting them. We’ll also discuss ways to
introduce short bursts of physical activity into the school
day for better academic performance. Childcare and
refreshments are provided. Bring your questions, ideas—and
your neighbors. |
GARDEN CLUB — DAY DIVISION
We are saddened by the loss of our dear friend and our
2011 Member of the Year, Lorraine Gaire, who died just
before Christmas. Lorraine was a great contributor to both
the day and evening divisions of our club as well as to our
Strafford community. A memorial service for her will be held
on March 17 at the Grange Hall. More details will be in the
March calendar.
We had a good turnout for the first of our
winter luncheons at the Cooper Hill Pub and hope for the
same at our February 8 luncheon at noon at Christopher’s in
Dover. We shall meet at the Grange Hall parking lot at 11:30
for carpooling.
This is a good time to peruse our
gardening books and magazines at Hill Library as well as to
order seeds from those incoming seed catalogs. Let’s start
thinking spring! |
EVENING GARDEN CLUB
For February, Heidi is conducting a workshop on
Springtime Floral Arrangements, with the focus of the
technique of flower arranging. This event is open to
everyone and will be held at the Grange Hall on Monday,
February 6, at 6:30pm. There will be a fee of $15, and we
ask that you bring your own container. (There will be
limited containers available if required.) We ask that you
RSVP to Heidi by Thursday, February 2. She can be reached at
heidimatthews6666@gmail.com, or phone her at
603-978-7872.
For March, Beverly is willing to do a workshop on Herbs.
Could it be cooking with Herbs, or maybe Herb spreads? Time
will tell. This event will be held on Monday evening, March
12, at the Grange Hall.
Many Thanks go out to Mr. Berry for a fun evening on the
Presentation of Bees and Beekeeping. Keep in mind he would
like to do a field trip to explore a beehive!! |
GOOD NEWS CLUB
Children in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited
to join us after school, on Mondays, from 3:30 – 5:00pm,
March12 through April 16, at the Strafford Elementary
School. We will have bible stories, songs, crafts, snack,
games, and more. There are no membership fees or
obligations. GNC is sponsored by New Hope of Northwood For
more information or to register, contact Terri Marsh at
556-0318 or
dthsmarsh@metrocast.net. |
SRS TRACK AND FIELD REGISTRATIONS
The SRS Track and Field Program is currently taking
registrations for the 2012 track season. The registration
form is available online at
www.straffordrec.org. ***Please return the registration
form with the program fee of $45.00(includes uniform and
meet fees) to SRS Track and Field, PO Box 261, Strafford, NH
03884 . The program will begin Monday, April 30, and will
run through the end of June.
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STRAFFORD SCHOOL BOARD
Please join us February 1 from 6–7 pm at the school for
a Parent Information Night being put on by the Wellness
Committee. There will be childcare, AND there will be
refreshments showcasing Wellness activities and changes
within Food Service at the school.
Debbie Hinrichsen reports that the Wellness Committee has
been working actively to develop plans and activities to
meet Federal Mandates the school will soon face regarding
Wellness pertinent to food service, physical activity,
education. Many plans are being worked on, while options for
various activities and sources for funding are being
explored. The committee has a Skate Swap planned. Please
check at the school for what is available.
MORE... |
CONSERVATION NOTES
On one of the coldest mornings of January, Carolyn Page,
Liz Evans, and Harmony Anderson from the Conservation
Commission and hardy hiker Shirley Brownell bundled up to
hike the trail on the Isinglass River Conservation Reserve (IRCR),
where the Trail Committee volunteers had made several
bridges across wetlands. This trail heads to the left from
Pig Lane about half way between Ricky Nelson road and the
river. It’s a good choice for a near-zero day with the woods
offering some protection from wind and walking the loop to
where it intersects the broad snowmobile trail and back to
your cars, taking less than an hour. The four impressive new
bridges make tricky stream crossings easy, and the group
appreciated them even more when they had to use the slippery
stepping stone method for the final stream crossing where
the trail gang will make the last bridge in the spring.
Proper trail blazing will also be completed in the spring,
but even now, the clearing done by the Trail Committee makes
the way apparent. MORE... |
NOTES FROM THE TOWN CLERK
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STRAFFORD TOWN DEMOCRATS
To update the Strafford community about dramatic events
happening at the state level, in January the committee was
honored to host N.H. House Minority Leader Representative
Teri Norelli. Her talk was straightforward and somber. “This
is a Legislature that truly intends to decimate public
education, strip away the rights of all workers, and ensure
that all consumer protections are stripped away. There has
never been such a threat to the real New Hampshire
advantage,” said Norelli. “This budget leaves thousands of
Granite Staters without services that they desperately need.
It has cut jobs by the thousands and literally traded the
well-being of New Hampshire citizens for profits for
cigarette companies and unscrupulous lenders.”
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LIBRARY LINES
Don’t forget that you can now check the The Hill Library
catalogue online. It is available to the public through the
Library Web site,
http://www.straflib.org/. Please note that you cannot
use the catalogue to reserve or request any item. Please
still call the Library for that purpose, 664-2800.
During February, Betti Williams will be having an Art
Exhibit on display at the Library. Come and see the talent
that is right here in Strafford!
All pre-school age children are welcome at the Story Times
to be held on February 2 and 16 at 2:00pm.
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BOW LAKE COMMUNITY CLUB
Now here we are; its February, shortest of the winter
months and a time for sweethearts. Spend a cold winter’s
night enjoying dinner and a show! The Lakeside Players
present Impersonators of Romance – A Night to Remember on
Friday, February 17, and Saturday, February18, at 6 pm, with
a matinee on Sunday, February 19, at 1 pm. All tickets are
$20. Call 603-664-5557 for reservations and entrée choice.
You can visit
http://thelakesideplayers.org/ for more information.
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STRAFFORD SWAMP STOMPERS
At the time of this writing we have FINALLY received
some snow!!! The equipment is ready to go and the groomers
are getting anxious to get out and smooth the trails. We
still need Mother Nature to come through just a bit more for
us. MORE... |
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRATION
Save the dates—don’t be late!! It’s time to register
your Strafford kids, ages 5 and up, interested in playing
recreational T-Ball, softball or baseball. For kids new to
the program, Strafford plays through the Barrington Youth
Association (BYA). For new players, please make sure to
bring your child’s birth certificate to registration to be
reviewed by league officials. For more information, see
BYA’s website at
www.byanh.org.
Fees for the 2012 season, if you sign up before March 10,
are: Instructional (ages 5-6) $50, Rookie (ages 7-10) $70,
Cal Ripken baseball and 12U softball (10-12) $80, and Babe
Ruth baseball and 16U softball (ages 13-16) $85.
Registration dates and locations: 2/16: Strafford School,
6:00pm-8:00pm; 2/18: Barrington Middle School,
9:00am-11:00am; 3/8: Barrington Middle School,
6:00pm-8:00pm; 3/10: Strafford School, 9:00am-11:00am.
Please register by March 10. We need to determine the number
of teams (based on registered kids) by mid-March, and late
sign-ups can result in overcrowded teams with less playing
time for each child. Fees will also increase for signups
after March 10th. Thanks for your cooperation! |
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