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ANGELS WALK FOR WISHES
 The
second annual Angels Walk for Wishes will be held Saturday,
September 12, 2009 in Strafford. Registration begins at 9:30
a.m., and the walk begins at 11:00 a.m. This event is held
in memory of 5 precious babies who left us too soon, some
before we ever had the chance to say hello. Our losses have
inspired us to give back, to share our babies’ love, and to
allow them a voice. All proceeds from our event will benefit
the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Hampshire. The NH chapter
has brought hope, strength, and joy to almost 800 children
across our State. The magic of childhood comes from
believing that wishes do come true, so it is with great
pride that we bring you our Angels Walk for Wishes. Help our
angels to share the power of a wish®…
You can register online or fill out and
mail in our registration form. If you have been touched by a
pregnancy, stillbirth or neonatal loss, you can also
register the baby to be specially recognized at our event.
Donations and sponsors of every level are welcome and very
much appreciated. Additional information can be found by
visiting our website at
www.angelswalkforwishes.com or by calling 603.608.8612. |
STRAFFORD TOWN REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
The Strafford County Republican Committee’s next meeting
will be July 18 at 9 a.m. at the Gateway Restaurant in
Somersworth. Please contact the Republican Town Committee
Chair, Jim Forsythe (jimforsythe@metrocast.net,
822-2588) if interested. |
GEORGE N. CATE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Trustees of the George N. Cate Scholarship Fund are
pleased to announce that $18,750 in scholarships has been
made available for the 2009/10 academic year. The graduating
seniors receiving awards were Tylee Schraufnagel, Austin
Frizzell, Adriane Moreno, Melissa Laurion, Lucy Sutton,
Joshua Frase, Allison Box, Philip Shiere, Jason Robertson,
Morgan Hilow, Michelle Wegner, and Taryn Connor. Awards to
current undergraduates went to Dariel Bennett, Lauren Catano,
Kimberly Felber, Leah Graham, Rebecca Harnish, Alexander
Pape, Elizabeth Somers, and Hanna White. These individuals
join the group of over 200 current or former residents of
Strafford who have benefited from scholarships from this
fund. MORE... |
SCOUT REQUEST
Hello, my name is Mike Burns and I am looking for your
help! I am a Life Scout in Troop 23 and I am working on my
Eagle Scout. For my project I am building a “Good as New
Shed” for the Town that will stay in the transfer station.
Members of the community will be able to take items that are
still in good working condition that they no longer have a
use for. I am looking for donations to build the shed. I
will be holding road side trash pickups and I am looking for
people to pledge money per kitchen bag of trash collected or
for a dollar amount. If you have any questions or would like
to volunteer your time please feel free to call me at
(603)-509-7685 or e-mail
Michael@burnsclan.us.
Donations can be mailed to Janet LeTarte, the projects
treasurer, at: 91 Parshley Ln Strafford, NH 03884-6634.
Thanks for your support! |
JULY SHS TOUR
The annual Strafford Historical Society Road tour takes
place July 28th and will feature the Bow Lake Area. Starting
and ending place will be Waldron Store at 6 p.m. First stop
will be Dave Whitcher’s with his historic wooden boats. Next
will be the cottage on Water St. with the tower look-off
(you know the one). Last building stop will be the Huckins
Tavern. See you there.
The Strafford Historical Society is also happy to announce
that we will be opening new exhibits this summer at Austin
Hall. We will be hosting regular exhibit hours on summer
weekends, so please watch for signs. We look forward to
sharing our stories with you! |
TAXPAYERS COALITION
The Strafford Taxpayers Coalition
meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at
the home of Jean Chartrand-Ewen on Back Canaan Road. For
directions or more information about the group’s activities,
call 603-822-2588 or visit their Web site at
www.straffordtaxpayers.com. |
SWC RAFFLE 2009
The Strafford Women’s Club is offering tickets for
sale for its Raffle 2009 Scholarship Fundraiser—One Ticket
for $1 or Six tickets for $5. Tickets are available at our
Ice Cream Socials on July 8 and August 5 at the Bow Lake
Grange Hall or from Alice at 664-2690. A partial list of
prize donors includes Johnson’s Seafood and Steak
Restaurant, Little Lamb Quilt Shop, New Beginnings Farm
Stand, Fabric Garden Quilt Shop, Studley’s Florists,
Eclectic Florists, Chadbourn’s Restaurant, Blue Loon General
Store, Heritage True Value, Northwood House of Pizza &
Seafood, Isinglass Country Store, gift certificate to Market
Basket (from an anonymous donor), Northwood Diner, Blue
Oasis Sapalon, and more to come. There will be a separate
drawing for 18 holes of golf for two with cart from Nippo
Lake Golf Club. Drawings will be held following the August
Ice Cream Social. MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS! |
COMMUNITY KITCHEN AT THIRD
BAPTIST CHURCH
The Community Kitchen at Third Baptist Church in Center
Strafford (junction of Routes 126 and 202A) welcomes you to
a free homemade dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday.
Come and enjoy this fine meal brought to you by our
wonderful team of volunteers. |
NORTHWOOD FARMERS MARKET
The Northwood Farmers Market will be open this summer
from June 4 to October 1, 2009, every Thursday afternoon
from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the parking lot on the corner of Rts.
4 and 202/9 in Northwood. The Northwood Area Farmers Market
Association was founded in 2008 to bring fresh, locally
produced and grown food and value added products from local
businesses to the community. We hope to help local
businesses market their products and promote sustainable
agriculture and economic growth. You can keep up with our
news at
http://northwoodfarmersmarket.blogspot.com/. For more
information or if you are a producer interested in joining
us, please contact us by calling Meg at 942-8313 or emailing
us at
northwoodfarmersmarket@yahoo.com. |
SAVE THE DATE
The Strafford Recreational Sports Annual Golf Fundraiser
will be held Saturday, October 3, at the Nippo Lake Golf
Club in Barrington. SRS is a non-profit organization which
offers a variety of recreational activities for the youth of
Strafford. SRS operates on registrations & fundraisers. This
is our biggest fundraiser of the year, so your participation
would be most appreciated. For the latest on our programs,
please visit us at
www.straffordrec.org. Thanks! |
BOW LAKE CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE
Another year has passed; and, once
again, it’s time to think about Bow Lake’s Christmas in July
Boat Parade. This year’s parade is going to be on Sunday,
July 5, with a rain date of Tuesday, July 7. Once again
there are no fees, no registrations and no commitments—just
decorate and join in. Lead boats will start from Kooaukee
Island (Bow Lake Estates) Sunday, July 5, 2009, at 8:30 p.m.
and go clockwise around the lake (please note change of
direction). Rain date will be Tuesday, July 7, 2009, same
time and place. Just meet us there between 8:00 p.m. and
8:30 p.m. or fall in line as we pass. Participants are
requested to wear Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs). For
additional information, please call or e-mail Tom Brophy at
664-5396 or
ftbrophy@hotmail.com. We hope this will be a successful
fourth annual Bow Lake Christmas in July Boat Parade. |
STRAFFORD TOWN
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
The June meeting consisted of an update regarding the
state budget and the budget process. We are fortunate to
have three state representatives in our committee (Jim Cyr,
Bob Perry and Dennis Vachon) to keep us up to date. For the
second year in a row, Jack Lagasse drove his vintage El
Camino in the Memorial Day Parade. The El Camino held three
veterans (four including the driver), and they enjoyed the
warm welcome received from the crowd. Committee members
marched in the parade and handed out American flags and
candy. Plans are underway for a fundraising event for the
Carol Shea-Porter for Congress campaign (details to follow)
and a Halloween event for the town committee at the Grange
Hall. For more information go to
www.strafforddems.org. The next meeting will include
elections for two officer positions that are being vacated.
Please join us at the Hill Library at 7 pm on July 7. |
PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT
New Hope Church is sponsoring
Parents’ Night out; free for children ages 5 - 12. We are
encouraging parents to enjoy an evening together while we
care for your children. This will be offered every Wednesday
evening from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Strafford Police
Station from July 8 to August 26. The Children’s evening
will include games, crafts, snacks, songs, Bible stories,
entertainment, AND LOTS OF FUN. To pre-register or for more
information, contact Ted and Elaine White at
ted@newhopenorthwood.com or 664-5025; or contact Terri
Marsh at
dthsmarsh@metrocast.net or 664-4044. |
WOMEN'S CLUB NEWS
Summertime is all dressed out in its latest style from
its fragrant rose to its flowers growing wild. We hear the
crickets and the droning of the bee and now and then the
noisy twittering of the wren. The lazy hazy days are upon
us; it IS July, full of varied activity.
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STRAFFORD ISSUES NEW PERMIT RATES
The Town of Strafford Selectmen and Building Department
announce that effective July 1, 2009, the following new
rates shall apply to all permits: The new minimum
residential permit will be increased from $30 to $50 applied
toward the previous square-foot rates of $.20/square foot
for finished spaces, and $.10/square foot for unfinished
spaces including barns, pools, sheds and basements. All
septic drawings will also require the minimum $50 review
fee. In addition to this, there will now be separate permit
fees for Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing; each one
carrying a cost of $50 for the first 1500 square feet, and
$10 for each additional 500 square feet.
Remember, permits are required for all new homes, additions,
remodeling, renovations, demolition, sheds 100 SF or larger,
swimming pools, decks and docks. If you question whether you
need one for your project, don’t hesitate to call the Town
Office or one of the inspectors on their cell phones; Dave
Copeland @ 942-8303 and Drew Carter @ 969-3552.
A complete breakdown of requirements and fees is available
at the Town Office during normal business hours. |
CROWN POINT BAPTIST
CHURCH
On Sunday, July 5, the former Pastor, Dwight Meader,
will conduct the Morning Worship and deliver the sermon at
9:00 a.m. in the absence of Pastor George Moore. During the
Independence Day weekend, the pastor will be at the Mount
Washington Hotel and Conference Center in a character
performance of George Washington. The Hotel, under new
ownership, greatly enlarged and associated with Disney
World, is changing from a program centered on fireworks
events to one featuring historical character performers.
On Sunday, July 12, the pastor will begin a series of
messages based on the psalms. Anyone wishing to learn more
on a favorite psalm may inform the pastor in person or by
calling 603-560-5344.
The traditional Old Home Sunday will again be held on the
second Sunday of next month,, August 9, at 10:30 a.m. The
sermon will be delivered by Elder Benjamin Randall
(impersonated by George Moore), the founder of the First
Free Will Church at New Durham, NH, and preaching on “Free
Will and the Bible.” Note will be made of his having been
ordained in the Crown Point Church here and of his
persuading its members to become the Second Free Will
Baptist Church. A social time with food and drinks will
follow the service. All are welcome to come and share in
this unusual experience. |
CONSERVATION NOTES
Summer weekends fill up fast, so here’s an early “heads
up” about an outing for family fun on Saturday, August 15th.
Bear-Paw Regional Greenways and the Strafford School
District, will sponsor a morning of pond ecology
investigations for kids and adults at the Hill Pond on the
School District conservation property off Johnsonboro Road
from 9 to 11 am. Bear-Paw naturalists will have sampling
gear and will lead discovery activities about wildlife in
and around the pond. Parking will be at the big orange gate
just under a mile down Johnsonboro Road—no need for
four-wheel drive up to that point. Bring the whole family
and be prepared to get wet! The program is free, but please
register at info@bear-paw.org so the naturalists can bring
materials for all. After the program, you’ll find the pond
an excellent place for beginners to practice canoe or kayak
skills on peaceful flatwater. And if you happened to bring a
picnic lunch, there are trails to explore around the entire
pond with many good places to spread a picnic blanket along
the way.
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CHRISTMAS IN
STRAFFORD
If you’ve never participated as a crafter/artisan in
Christmas in Strafford, 2009 is the year to do it! 2009
is the 20th anniversary of Christmas in Strafford.
Christmas in Strafford is an enormously popular and very
well attended craft fair, where you, as a Strafford
resident, open up your home/studio/workshop and sell your
hand made crafts. You can extend an invitation to your
talented friends and relatives to join you in your home. The
cost to participate is minimal, and if you participate in
your home, and have other crafters at your location, your
cost gets even lower! There are also a few spaces still
available at the Bow Lake Grange Hall for crafters. The fee
for an 8’x10’ space is $40.00, and table rentals are $10
each. Christmas in Strafford donates proceeds from crafter
space rentals and tables to the Bow Lake Community Club for
the Bow Lake Grange Hall. All craftspeople participating in
Christmas in Strafford must create their own work. Plans are
now underway to celebrate our 20th year, which will involve
and embrace the Strafford community. To celebrate, we’ll be
doing a “Christmas in Strafford Stop Hop,” a unique and fun
filled adventure. Over the past years, Christmas in
Strafford crafters/artisans have raised and donated several
thousand dollars, which were given back to the community in
many different ways, to assist Strafford families and
seniors who needed help during the holiday season. Lots of
great prizes can be won by simply purchasing a ticket and
participating in the “Christmas in Strafford 2009 Stop Hop.”
All proceeds from the “Stop Hop” will be donated to our
continued effort towards our charitable contributions
endeavor. If you’d like to participate and/or want more
information, please contact Carrolle Popovich at
603-664-5609 or
cap78mgb@metrocast.net no later than September 1,
2009. |
BOB EVANS REGATTA
July 5th Bob Evans Sailboat Race #1
July 18 Bob Evans Sailboat Race #2 SATURDAY, TRIANGLES
July26 Bob Evans Sailboat Race #3
August 2nd Bob Evans Sailboat Race #4
August 9th Bob Evans Sailboat Race #5
August 15th Bob Evans Sailboat Race #6 SATURDAY TRIANGLES
August 30th Bob Evans Sailboat Race #7
September 5th Bob Evans Sailboat Race #8 SATURDAY TRIANGLES
September 19th Bow Lake Ed Hinds Memorial Lightning Regatta,
Bow Lake |
LIBRARY LINES
Thank you, Ralph Wegner, for developing and maintaining
our original Web site. While we are involved in the
development of a new Web site, Ralph continues to help the
library with computer security. Thank you, Mike Richard, for
the winter snow removal, mowing, trimming, and large-scale
cleanup efforts. Thank you, Altheia Weeks, for the gardening
work over the last few years. A nice continuity of bloom is
the result. Because of Altheia and Mike the library looks
good!
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THE BOW LAKE
COMMUNITY CLUB FOR THE BOW LAKE GRANGE HALL
Unlike last year’s dramatic, record-breaking
arrival, the summer of ’09 is off to an unimpressive,
exceptionally lack-luster start with weather one would
expect in late April! No matter, the dull weather won’t dull
our spirits or our enthusiasm for the line up of summer
events yet to come at the Bow Lake Grange Hall!
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STRAFFORD GARDEN CLUB
July offers two very special events for the Garden Club.
The first will be on July 13 when our annual tea will be
held in the garden of member Glenna Nutter, 620 Sanborn Hill
Road, in Epsom. Please bring party fare and a folding chair
if you have one. We shall meet at the Grange Hall parking
lot at 12:30 PM for carpooling. MORE... |
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