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

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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

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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

pjbirdsmith@gmail.com

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

jarvela@yahoo.com

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:

info@foolsgoldpuzzles.com

Granite Lake Maple Products – Pure NH

Maple syrup by Nick Barrett, 66 Old

Towne Road, Nelson, NH, 03457.

847-3457 or email:

graitelakmaplproucts@yahoo.com

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

wildjimwilder@aol.com.

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:

huntandallison@gmail.com

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: CJLeake@MunsonvilleAudio.Com

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

Note: Grapevine ads are free to local

residents. Please inform us if you need to

change or delete an ad.

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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

We are looking for people who would

like to receive the link to the full color

online version of the Grapevine instead of

the paper copy in the mail. It will save on

paper and cost. If you are willing to do

this, please email

Dawn Garrett-Larson at

nelsonchurchucc@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support!

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NELSON DIRECTORY

———————————— Emergency (Mutual Aid) . . . . . . . . . 911 All fire, illness, and accident calls

Selectmen.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-0047 execadmin@nelsonnh.us

Old Brick Schoolhouse;

Alternating Wed., 2:00 & 6:00 p.m.

David Upton, Maury Collins,

Susan Hansel

Town Clerk/Tax Collector. . . . 847-9043

townclerk@townofnelson.com

taxcollector@townofnelson.com

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

execadmin@nelsonnh.us

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

planningboard@townofnelson.com

Old Brick Schoolhouse

2nd Thurs., 7 p.m.

Eric Sandberg, Chair . . . . . . . 847-9156

Zoning Board-Adjustment

zoningboard@townofnelson.com

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

police@townofnelson.com

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

eatonsstore@juno.com

State Senator, District 10:

Molly Kelly

molly.kelly@leg.state.nh.us

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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GRAPEVINE-2

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Grapevine-2 is a quarterly newsletter serv-

ing the Nelson/Munsonville community

and is sponsored by the Nelson Congrega-

tional Church. It is made possible mostly

by voluntary donations from readers, with

some supplementary assistance from the

church. Should donations exceed costs, the

surplus goes to the church. Contributions

of articles, ideas, photos, or art are always

welcome.

To contact the Grapevine-2,

call Mare-Anne Jarvela at 847-3244,

or email jarvela@yahoo.com,

or send regular mail to:

Grapevine-2

Mare-Anne Jarvela

26 Old Towne Rd.

Munsonville, NH 03457

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The Grapevine-2 is printed by our

friends at Keene State College in

Keene, NH.

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The Grapevine-2 Committee and

friends: Hope Lothrop, Kelly French,

Bert Wingerson, Susan Hansel, and

Elizabeth Williams

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Please visit our Town of Nelson

website at:

www.townofnelson.com

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.