SUMMER 2015 North Hampton News Community Sponsored By: Friends of the Library, North Hampton Public Library, North Hampton School Board & the Town of North Hampton PASA: Programs for Active Senior Adults P ASA Senior Recreation Group meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the North Hampton Town Hall located at 231 Atlantic Ave. The meetings start at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch. Day trips and other events are scheduled throughout the year, usually one special event a month. Members will be notified, by e-mail or phone, of the cost and time of the events. Dues are $15.00 a year and membership is open to area seniors. Dues are paid at the Town Office located over the Police Station, accessed from the door at the rear of the building. For more information, please call Beverley at 964- 8388 or Caroline at 964-8870. T his winter and spring Troop 162 members enjoyed weekly troop meetings working on scout skills and merit badges (Astronomy, Dentistry, Dog Care, Geology, Medicine), spent a day indoor rock wall climbing, and participated in the District Freeze Out (camping in February) and Klondike Derby (outdoor competition utilizing scout skills), welcomed three new scouts, and assisted at the Knowles Field Clean Up Day. A Winter Court of Honor recognized scouts for their rank advancements, leadership positions, merit badges earned, and other achievements. Troop 162 hosted a 75th Anniversary Celebration to commemorate its history in North Hampton, and launched a new website. Excitement is building for summer camp, and other summer activities. For information, please visit ww.Troop162nh.org Boy Scout Troop 162
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SUMMER 2015
North Hampton
NewsCommunitySponsored By: Friends of the Library, North Hampton PublicLibrary, North Hampton School Board & the Town of North Hampton
PASA:Programs for Active Senior Adults
PASA Senior Recreation Group meets on the third
Tuesday of the month at the North Hampton Town Hall located at 231 Atlantic Ave. The meetings start at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch. Day trips and other events are scheduled throughout the year, usually one special event a month. Members will be notified, by e-mail or phone, of the cost and time of the events. Dues are $15.00 a year and membership is open to area seniors. Dues are paid at the Town Office located over the Police Station, accessed from the door at the rear of the building. For more information, please call Beverley at 964-8388 or Caroline at 964-8870.
This winter and spring Troop 162 members enjoyed
weekly troop meetings working on scout skills and merit badges (Astronomy, Dentistry, Dog Care, Geology, Medicine), spent a day indoor rock wall climbing, and participated in the District Freeze Out (camping in February) and Klondike Derby (outdoor competition utilizing scout skills), welcomed three new scouts, and assisted at the Knowles Field
Clean Up Day. A Winter Court of Honor recognized scouts for their rank advancements, leadership positions, merit badges earned, and other achievements. Troop 162 hosted a 75th Anniversary Celebration to commemorate its history in North Hampton, and launched a new website. Excitement is building for summer camp, and other summer activities. For information, please visit ww.Troop162nh.org
Boy Scout Troop 162
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Heritage Commission
The Heritage Commission has a new resource for visually
displaying the historic assets of our Town. We acquired the Assessor spreadsheet for all the properties in the town and the corresponding maps. This amounted to 43 pages of information and 23 maps. We decided to color code the maps to show the historical period of the structures from 1600 to 1974. In reality 1965 would have been the end date for potential historic structures, however, we wanted to extend the date to make the work viable for a longer period. As you can imagine this would be a huge task. Casey Maggiore volunteered to do the work. Thanks to her, we have the entire Town color coded for historic properties. Then the Rockingham Planning Commission took the 23 maps and created one large map of the entire Town of North Hampton color coded and provided two large copies. One of the large maps can be viewed in the Heritage Commission room in the Stone Building. It is under glass on the conference table. There is one issue that does need some research. Over the years the actual date of some of the structures has been altered and may not be accurate. We could use your help! The map is available at the town website www.northhampton-nh.gov . If you would like to check the accuracy of the date of your property scroll down to “Where do I go for...” and click on North Hampton Map of Historic Properties to view the map on line. Then you can enlarge the map to locate your property. If you do not know the map and lot number
for your property, you can go to Property Values. Click on enter online database, enter your address, check your map and lot number, book and page number and the year built. If you believe your house date is not accurate please tell the Heritage Commission.If you want to have some fun researching the date of your house you can go to www.nhdeeds.com , click on Rockingham County, Search County Records, and accept disclaimer. You can then enter the book and page number and it will take you to your deed. Depending on the age of your house you may have to continue searching back. You will need the most recent version of Java. This can be complicated! If there is enough interest, the Heritage Commission would be happy to hold a Deed Search Workshop at the Library. Just let us know if you are interested in a workshop and/or if there is an error with your date. Email [email protected].
~Donna Etela,Heritage Commission
Town Clerk/Tax Collector’s Office
Tax bills are out, if by any chance you did not receive yours please
contact our office at 964-6029. All dogs were due to be licensed by April 30, 2015. Pursuant to RSA 466:14, the town or city clerk shall annually, between June 1 and June 20, present to the local governing body a list of those owners that have failed to license or not renewed their dog pursuant to RSA 466:1. A $25.00 civil forfeiture is also assessed.
Many services are available through our on line services, property tax payments, vehicle renewals, dog licenses, vital record requests, beach and dump stickers.
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Town Boards, Commissions, Depart-ments, and North Hampton School. Short news items from non-profit
groups in town are welcomed and will be included on a space available basis.
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IN THIS ISSUEHistorical SocietyBoy Scout Troop 162 ............cover
PASA .....................................cover
Heritage Commission.................2
Recycling Center .........................2
Town Clerk/Tax Collector ..........2
Historical Society ........................3
Conservation Commission ........4
Trustees of the Library ...............5
From the Library Director .........6
Friends of the Library ................7
No Hampton Business Assoc. ....7
Youth Summer Reading ..............8
Teen Summer Reading ................9
Little Boars Head Garden .........10
Adult Summer Reading ............11
Youth Fun at the Library ..........11
Bandstand Concert Schedule ...12
The North Hampton Historical Society had a busy Spring. We
offered two free public programs at North Hampton Town Hall, Songs and Stories of World War II and Marelli’s Market: The First 100 Years. The latter presentation was given by the two North Hampton-raised granddaughters of the founders of this oldest continuously-run Hampton business, Karen Raynes and Marcia Hannon-Buber. For the first program and to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Curator’s Working Group prepared a small display of items from the Historical Society’s collections. It subsequently was moved to the stone building and supplemented with additional finds as the Group continues to survey and learn about the materials in the collections. Every Thursday afternoon as we work through the materials, we marvel at all Priscilla Leavitt accomplished during her 20 plus years as Curator. A World War II scrapbook put together by Dot Spear contains
photos, news clippings, letters and other information about all the North Hampton men and women who served in the armed forces. Vivian Brown joined the Navy in April 1943, was commissioned as an Ensign after Midshipman School at Smith College that summer and has several “firsts” during her Navy career. One of her uniforms, photos and other documents are on display. Ration books from another Brown and Civil Defense memorabilia give a sense of Home Front life. An Army jacket donated by Jane Moulton Olson, a long time Historical Society member, is one of the many donations she made over the years. Jane recently died and will be missed and long remembered. The Historical Society is seeking the WW II service flag that hung at the stone building, the original Library building, during the war. If you come across a flag that looks like the one in the photo, please let us know. The Historical Society begins its year in September. A membership brochure is available on the Historical Society’s webpage http://nhplib.org/historical-society/
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Conservation Commission Update
The Conservation Commission has several new spring and
summer initiatives underway. Highlighted below is a brief summary of these.
HIKING TRAIL MAPS We have completed hiking trail maps using GPS positioning showing the trails for several conservation parcels. The maps are available on the town web site and can be printed by home computers for directions on the trails. We continue to add to the list as more trails are mapped.
EASEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE We have a new sub-committee to review our conservation easements and deed restrictions for monitoring status of conservation parcels. The current inventory includes 121 parcels in Town and represent 16% of the Town’s total land area. In our first review, we found several parcels with no conservation restrictions and will be recording newly drafted protection provisions for deeds. The listing of parcels and their descriptions is being developed in a comprehensive spreadsheet data base for posting on the town web site. We are also developing procedures for monitoring of the parcels and for making information more accessible to residents.
LITTLE RIVER WATERSHED Following the completion of the Little River Watershed Management Plan several years ago, we are now implementing the plan. Last year, we were awarded a watershed implementation grant by the US EPA and NH DES Watershed 319
Grant Program, to install several surface water mitigation projects to reduce erosion and surface water contamination in the Little River. These projects typically include the use of stone and vegetative barriers of surface water; culverts, rain gardens, swales and berms in areas where surface water flow is high. A grant requirement is for grantee funding match. This requirement is being met by in-kind services from Town staff, volunteers and support by the Town Public Works department. We especially thank Director John Hubbard and his crew for their help.
We continue water quality sampling and testing of the Little River at benchmark sampling locations for which previous tests have shown highest contamination levels. In recent years, the overall water quality of the river has improved, primarily from renovation of nearby existing failing septic systems and surface water mitigation. However, following extreme rainfall conditions, the increased surface water flowing into the river elevates the contamination levels. Subsequently, on days after the rainfall, this contamination flows into the North Hampton Beach and in some cases, for swimmers’ safety, beach contamination advisories are posted there.
WINNICUT RIVER WATERSHED The Commission has been working with the Winnicut River Watershed Coalition, the NH Rivers Council, DES and several other organizations to develop a multi-town effort to apply for a Winnicut
River Watershed Management Plan grant from USEPA and the NH DES. The river’s health is deemed an impaired waterway by the DES. We are now in the pre-proposal phase and, if approved, will submit a comprehensive proposal in September to DES for a grant to develop the plan. We further hope to recommend to the DES that dredging of the river is needed to stimulate the river flow to reduce flooding, improve water quality and to improve public safety by reducing contamination.
SEACOAST CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS ROUNDTABLE Our Commission participates in a group of Conservation Commission Chairs to meet quarterly to discuss issues of common interest among Seacoast Commissions. In its meeting in March, it was apparent that most Seacoast commissions have similar concerns in accomplishing required goals. Of current concern is the conflicting methods being used for Wetlands delineations. Guidelines issued by the US Corps of Engineers in 2010 appear to conflict with the accepted standard method. We have reached out to the District Corps of Engineers to seek clarification and resolution of the conflicting approaches. Other issues which Roundtable members have discussed include lack of enforcement of wetlands regulations, conflicting wetlands maps, lack of funding for projects, unfavorable legislative initiatives, need for more public outreach and limited resources among commissions.
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CONSERVATION LAND STEWARDSHIPS We have made it a policy to seek third party land trust or Conservation District stewardship of conservation easements to oversee and monitor conservation parcels. Unfortunately some of these organizations have stated that the fees need to increase substantially to meet their costs for stewardships. Moreover, the Rockingham County Conservation District said that it will longer accept stewardship requests due to budget constraints. So, it appears that the Town, and ultimately the Commission, may be the only recourse for holding, enforcing and meeting easement
obligations. This is of concern, since it would likely be more difficult to comply with easement agreements. It also places increased constraints on the voluntary time demanded of the Conservation Commission members. As a result, the Commission may have no other alternative than to require up-front stewardship fees for new parcels being proposed for placement into conservation. In recent months, the Commission, as the Grantee of a parcel, was challenged on its enforcement of a conservation easement. Commission members spent many hours researching and deliberating the matter before concluding that the
easement was not violated. In this effort, we learned about difficulties in interpreting easement language, in legal precedent regarding neighbors’ concerns, on honoring the land owner’s rights set of forth in the easement agreement and of the rights and responsibilities of both easement Grantees and Grantors. We’ve been counseled numerous times by legal experts that the Town should not hold its own conservation easements, but it now appears that there is little choice. We would like to thank the residents of North Hampton for their continued strong support of our efforts.
~ Chris Ganotis, Chair
The North Hampton Public Library Trustees would
first like to sincerely thank the wonderful staff at NHPL for their continued dedication and service to townspeople and patrons of the library after a very difficult winter. For those who do not know, the library suffered significant structural and water damage to due the excessive snow and ice that accumulated on the roof in February. The staff at NHPL worked diligently to keep disruptions at a minimum during the long process of having the roof evaluated, carpets cleaned ceiling tiles and insulation repairs completed, and mold inspections completed. As of this writing, the Craig Room is still closed off to
the public until further notice. Unfortunately, there are a few events scheduled for the Craig Room that we have had to cancel. Please be sure to check our website event calendar for event updates. Again, we thank the dedicated staff for their patience during the process and town departments for their support in facilitating the necessary repair work.
The library staff have planned a number of wonderful summer of programs for the citizens of North Hampton. Summer reading for the youth will begin on June 18th with the theme of “Every Hero Has a Story” with five evening programs planned. Summer reading programs are also planned for students in
grades 7-12 and for adults. Heading to Boston to visit a museum? Please remember that the library has FREE museum passes that you can check out.
As citizens of North Hampton we are very lucky to have a staff like that of NHPL that puts so much effort into offering a wide variety of programs for people of all ages. Please be sure to check out all we have to offer the community! This is YOUR library!
~John Kollmorgen, ChairKelly Parrott, Susan Leonardi
NHPL Library Trustees
From Trustees of the Library
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From the Library Director
As library director, I would like to thank everyone for
their patience during the winter months when we had damage to the Craig Room and children’s area, limiting our space and ability to hold meetings. The entire staff at NHPL and I appreciate your ongoing support. As we move forward with our efforts for a new library, we appreciate your input and insight and look forward to working with you for a common cause, to bring the best library services and programs possible to our community. From the best-selling novels, to the latest books on current events or ancient history; from passes to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, to checking out the night sky through the library’s telescope, we offer the community a variety of entertainment and cultural experiences that wouldn’t be possible without your ongoing support. The library’s budget is only one-sixth of the entire town budget, and yet you get back far more than you give even if you only checked out a few books and movies on DVD in a 12 month time period, or attended a free program such as toddler story time, or read a magazine on your digital device. We offer databases for
genealogy and academic research, learning a language, or finding the next book to read. Your ongoing support and input is vital to our success! We also would like to thank the Friends of the Library for their support. Recently the Friends funded passes for the American Independence Museum in Exeter, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, The Seacoast Science Center, Fuller Gardens, the Transparent Languages database for learning a foreign language, and various programs and materials. When you join the Friends you are providing opportunities for wonderful experiences at these museums, and others, and for enhanced learning and entertainment. If you would like to join the Friends at their planning meetings, please contact us for more information at 964-6326 or email [email protected]. For a complete list of our museum passes and other library resources visit our web site at http://nhplib.org. The library is also looking for volunteers to use their talents and skills to benefit the community such as planning programs, hosting a book group or coordinating a guest speaker, planning an art exhibit,
teaching a class or workshop, assisting with marketing and publicity, writing book reviews, helping to maintain the library’s collection, spring cleaning, and much more. We are emphasizing living local this coming year through programs and other activities and will be reaching out to local businesses and those with talents and skills. Please contact us if you would like to help the library using your special skills and knowledge. The library is looking for a volunteer or volunteers who have a talent for film making to work with us in creating some entertaining and informational videos. We welcome responses from those in the 8th grade or older who have the interest and time to assist us in these ventures! Contact the Director, Susan Grant by emailing [email protected], with VOLUNTEER/FILMMAKING in the subject line or call 964-6326 for more information.
~Susan Grant, DirectorNorth Hampton Public Library
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Friends of theNorth HamptonPublic Library
North Hampton Business Association
Many thanks to all of our “Friends” – both new
and old for your generous support. North Hampton is an amazing community, so it is no surprise that we have seen a strong response to our 2015 Annual Membership drive. These generous donations continue to support items that enrich the Library’s offerings to our community, including but not limited to, programs, annual museum passes, and new technology such as:
•CoyoteProgram•SummerTeenReadingProgram•SummerAdultReadingProgram•MadScienceProgram•HometownHeroes Summer Program•AmericanIndependent Museum Passes•FullerGardensPasses•TransparentLanguageDatabase
We are always looking to welcome new members to our committee. We meet the 1st Tuesday of every other month. Our next scheduled meeting is August 4, 2015 at the North Hampton Library. Please consider attending, we will be planning fundraising activities for the Fall and Winter and would welcome new ideas.
~Submitted by Kathleen Kilgore, co-Chair
The North Hampton Business Association (NHBA) was off
to a busy start in January hosting the first Lunch and Learn of 2015 at Seacoast Harley Davidson. The presentation, “Our Town, Our Future”, was an overview of the municipal complex proposal by Library Trustee Kelly Parrott and Selectman Rick Stanton. New NHBA member Prost! was the venue for members and guests during a March mixer. The event featured tastings of owners Elyse and Chris Tynan’s favorite specialty beer and wines and a challenging quiz prepared by Nancy Beveridge, NHBA Board member from the Seacoast Sold Team -Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. “Doing Business in North Hampton” a forum sponsored by the NHBA was held on May 27. The forum brought together members of the business community with the Select board, Planning Board, and Economic Development Committee to discuss the future of business in our town. Discussion was opened by guest speaker Dennis Delay,
Economist, NH Center for Public Policy Research Studies with an overview of the economic and demographic status of North Hampton. The NHBA “Health and Wealth” Mixer will be hosted by four NHBA businesses, Citizens Bank, Center for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Disease, Nouveauderm Medspa, and Youngclaus and Co. This is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 5-7pm. The North Hampton Bandstand Concert “Mainesqueeze” will be sponsored by the NHBA on July 29, 5-7 pm. The band features a brilliant mix of rhythm & roots, Texas-swing, folk and country with 3-part harmonies, hot guitars and pedal steel. The NHBA 50/50 Raffle during the event will support youth sports in town through the North Hampton Youth Association. If you would like more information regarding the North Hampton Business Association and its events please see our website www.nhba-local.com and follow us on Facebook.
March NHBA mixer held at Prost. Our contest winners were: Left to Right,Jason Barker (Wayne’s Autobody), Nancy Beveridge(Seacoast Sold Team), Ashley Baron(Baron Art Studio), Joseph Mittica(Edward Jones)
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Youth Summer Reading Program
We weathered the winter at the library and had many successful programs including our Tuesday morning story times, our
two book discussion groups, art classes, Winterfest magic show and more. The summer reading theme for youth this year is “Every Hero Has a Story”. For more than 45 years the North Hampton Public Library has had summer reading programs for children. While I provide some summer reading suggestion lists to children and families as a starting point, a recent study in Rochester, NY showed that students who were allowed to choose their own summer reading saw lower levels of literacy loss over the summer months. (Erin T. Kelly, M.D., the study’s lead researcher, presented her findings at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting on April 25.) You will find much to choose from in our library collections for children and teens! This year our program begins on June 18 and runs for seven weeks until August 6. Please join us at your library to encourage reading and learning during the summer months. Educational and entertaining programs are planned for all ages, including a summer pen pal exchange between our library and the Makawao branch of the Hawaii Library system on Maui. For more information about the program, please stop by the library, call or email me at the library. Hope to see you soon at the library – Happy reading and warm wishes for a great summer! ~Lorreen Keating, Youth Services Librarian [email protected] or 964-6326
Thursday, June 18SUMMER READING STARTS!
Drop by the library from 9:30-8p.m. to sign up - freebies and fun for all!
Tuesday, June 23“LETTER WRITING LUAU”
Write a letter to a pen pal in Hawaii! Sessions at 4:30 and 6:30 . Drop in !
Ages PrK to age 13.
Thursday, June 25SUMMER BOOK CLUB STARTS!
We will be reading “The Honest Truth” by Dan Gemeinhart. Sign up
required, starting grade 4 and up.
Tuesday, June 30“MAD SCIENCE PRESENTS-
HEROES OF SCIENCE!”Educational entertainment, ages 4+. Sponsored by the Friends of NHPL
Tuesday, July 21“PUPPETREE OF VERMONT”
“THE UGLY DUCKLINGFAMILY PUPPET SHOW”
ages 4+. 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 23 “HOMETOWN HEROES”
ICE CREAM SOCIAL6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 28SQUAM LAKES NATURAL
SCIENCE CENTER“EARTH HEROES”
Live animals and information suggested for ages 5+and adults. 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 4 “THE HEROIC JOURNEY OF THE
MONARCH BUTTERFLY ”6:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 6“NORMAN NG MAGIC SHOW!”
6:30 p.m.
Youth Programs at the NHPL for Summer 2015
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North Hampton Public Library Teen Summer Reading 2015
WHO: Teens starting grades 7-12 in the Fall Pick up your Teen Read “UNMASK” bingo cardstarting Thursday, June 25
FOUR WEEKLY PRIZE DRAWINGS:July 9, 16, 23, 30 and Grand Prize Drawing
“UNMASK” - TEEN NIGHT PROGRAM Tuesday, July 14, from 6:30-8:00pm FOOD, BOOKS AND PRIZES!
COMIC BOOK FUN! Come dressed as your favorite superhero!
MUSICAL FUNIf you play the ukulele bring along your ukulele.There will be a few extra ones on hand to tryout this fun instrument! We will raffle off asoprano ukulele as one of the prizes! Come andbring a friend!
BRING A FRIENDLet us know if you are coming: email Lorreen at [email protected] Teen Summer Reading is sponsored by the Friends of the North Hampton Public Library
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Little Boars Head Garden Club
Did you see the ladies working in “The Seaside Garden”
May 11th cleaning up the garden , and May 19th planting? They are members of the Rye Beach/Little Boars Head Garden Club. The club has been planting and maintaining the gardens on either side of the fish houses down by North Hampton State Beach since 1916. It started in 1916 with a hand-written note: “You are invited to attend a meeting at the home of Mrs. George Allen on Friday, June 30th, 1916, to consider the formation of a local garden club.” The ladies gathered, and the Rye Beach-Little Boar’s Head Garden Club became a reality. There were eight members initially. Their mission statement encourages growth horticulturally and agriculturally; improvement of the neighborhood; and concludes saying the members should have plenty of frivolity and elasticity. Who wouldn’t want to belong to such
an organization! Today Sue Ingram is President of the group of 65 members. Their projects in this seaside community of North Hampton show that they have followed their mission over the past 99 years and succeeded well. I will say that I have no information on their “frivolity and elasticity”. Besides tending to the 2 seaside gardens, the club is responsible for raising some of the funds for the restoration of Celia Thaxter’s garden at the Isles of Shoals. In 1974 Helen Coorssen and Katherine Southworth, leaders of the club at that time and both still living in North Hampton, raised with the members’ efforts , $1500 toward the restoration. They presented Dr. John M.Kingsbury , a professor at Cornell University,and at that time seaside resident, the money at a luncheon held at Appledore. Dr. Kingsbury was the founder and first director of the Shoals Marine Laboratory established by Cornell University
at Appledore. He was determined to restore the garden doing much of the hard labor himself. The reconstruction of Celia Thaxter’s garden was completed in 1977. Our North Hampton, North, seaside garden, designed and maintained by this Little Boar’s Head Garden Club has had a different incarnation every year. The first number of years the north garden was usually a blast of color incorporating many, many brightly colored annuals. The south garden was full of wildflowers with rosa ragosa at either end. In the past 10 years the north garden has emerged each year with a different theme and incorporated more perennials. This year it will be a tricolor theme. Patty Flaherty, with her flair for garden design has been our creative director and stalwart planter and maintainer. Our members each work one week of the summer weeding, watering, and fertilizing besides doing the clean-ups and plantings. Margaret Schoenberger and Sara Coorrssen have been in charge of the south garden since the major storm 3 years ago wrecked the garden, and the surrounding area. Getting the south garden back into shape has been a huge job and requires more funds than the club has been able to raise. The club is embarking on a new campaign to raise money for the restoration of the south garden and is asking the community for donations. If you would like to donate please contact Sue Ingram or send your donation directly to:
RB/LBH Garden ClubP.O. Box 531Rye Beach, N.H. 03871
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Little Boars Head Garden Club Adult SummerReading at theNorth HamptonPublic Library
It’s that time of year again! Summer reading isn’t just for
the kids, the whole family can participate! Join us at NHPL for the Adult Summer Reading Program. This year’s theme is “Escape the Ordinary”! Sign up begins on Monday, June 22nd at the front desk. Just like previous
years, this is a fun and low pressure reading program. Keep track of what you are reading, write some book reviews and you will be entered in drawings to win prizes all summer long! We will also get together to celebrate at the end of summer with our annual Ice Cream
Social on August 25th 4:30pm! Any questions? Feel free to stop by or email Liz at the front desk, [email protected] or [email protected]
~Liz Herold,Adult Services Librarian
ABOVE: Celebrating youth libraries in North Hampton! Author Kevin Hawkes visited North Hampton on March 21, 2015. This program was sponsored by North Hampton Public Library, North Hampton School LMC and PAL.
TOP LEFT: Story Time kids celebrate Valentines Day TOP RIGHT: After school art with Phyllis Marsh BOTTOM RIGHT: Kindergarten kids enjoy some new books to celebrate their first library cards!
Youth Happenings at the Library
North Hampton Bandstand SUMMER CONCERT SCHEDULE 2015
WED, JUL 29 MAINESQUEEZE6:00-8:00 PM A vibrant mix of rhythm & roots, Texas-swing, folk and country with 3-part harmonies, hot guitars and pedal steel. Sponsored by: North Hampton Business Association
MON, AUG 3 THE GREATER HAMPTON COMMUNITY BAND7:00-8:00 PM Non-auditioned summer band for citizens of Hampton, playing concert band music. An excellent band to have back every year. No intermission/food available. Note day/time change.
WED, AUG 5 CLUB SODA BAND6:00-8:00 PM Popular, party rock’n roll/country favorites from the 1960’s through today, as well, as sentimental ballads. Rich vocal harmonies. A crowd pleaser! WED, AUG 12 THE REMINISANTS6:00-8:00 PM First time here on North Hampton but play many times at Hampton Beach Shell. A 6-piece band performing music from the 50’s thru the 80’s.
WED, AUG 19 TODO BIEN5:30-7:30 PM A root-rock group from NH Seacoast know for upbeat tunes with good vibes and lush harmonies. Note earlier time.
WED, AUG 26 THE OLD BASTARDS5:30-7:30 PM Classic fun time, Rock’n roll, “Come and Party with us”. Popular Seacoast Band, first time here.
WED, SEPT 2 LYNNE LYNCH & THE CLASSICS5:30-7:30 PM A trio specializing in musical Standards with a jazz flair from the 40’s to present-day classics.
MON, SEPT 7 BLUE NOTE BIG BANDLABOR DAY Performs authentic recreations of Swing era classics and contemporary Jazz 2:00-4:00 PM arrangements. Directed by Dennis Perriccio. The American Legion will provide the food you may purchase or bring your own picnic.
SAT, JUN 20 BAHA BROTHERS6:00-8:00 PM Summer time Jimmy Buffet Beqach Party Band. Put on your Hawaiian shirt, flip-flops and join the party!
WED, JUN 24 JUMBO CIRCUS PEANUTS6:00-8:00 PM New Orleans Style Funk, R&B, Swing & Soul. Bring the children and join in the fun! Sponsored by: Seacoast Memorials of Portsmouth WED, JUL 1 HOT TAMALE BRASS BAND6:00-8:00 PM They appeared in the movie “Fever Pitch” and are the official Dixieland band for Boston Redsox home games since 1999. Sponsored by: Lamprey Energy
WED, JUL 8 SWING ROCKET BAND6:00-8:00 PM A 5-piece family swing/jazz band from Bristol, NH. Three band members under the age of 21 year old! The band was featured on Chronicle in 2012.
WED, JUL 15 RICO BAR AND THE JUMP’N JIVE REVIEW6:00-8:00 PM Swing Party Band. They also perform Jazz, Rock, Latin and Ballroom. They do it all!!
WED, JUL 22 97 NORTH6:00-8:00 PM A classic rock cover band featuring music from the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eagles, Doobie Brothers, etc. Sponsored by: The Rotary Club of Hampton
