Candidates’ night in Bow Feb. 20
The third annual candidates’ night for those running for an elected office in the town of Bow will be held on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in the library’s lower level.
The library will be in contact with all registered candidates to obtain information for the candidate info packets, and to confirm participation on candidate’s night.
The snow date for the event is March 6 at the same time and same location.
For questions, contact Lori at 224-7113 or lori@bakerfreelib.org.
Town of Bow
NHTI Film Society to screen movie
The NHTI Film Society will screen (8 ½) on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sweeney Auditorium.
Federico Fellini’s masterpiece (8 ½) is more than the promise fulfilled of film as an independent art form, (8 ½) is a film unlike any other. Like life, what we as an audience bring to the film at different times in our lives allows us to understand better ourselves through a film that yields more and more every time we watch it.
Admission is by donation ($5 suggested); free with an NHTI student ID.
For more information, contact Steve Ambra at 271-6484, ext. 4101 or sambra@ccsnh.edu.
Steve Ambra
Stamp collectors to meet in Bow
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors will hold its monthly meeting at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Feb. 20, beginning at 1 p.m. We invite all who are interested in stamp collecting to attend, share their interest, buy, sell and trade.
Meet other collectors and learn more about their hobby and enjoy the fellowship of others with varied interests in Philatelic resources and issues. Gain new insight and knowledge, sharing news articles and stories about stamp collecting. Learn of the latest cutting edge information on stamp collecting.
For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
Dan Day
Get a Grip on Your Credit class Feb. 21
N.H. Federal Credit Union Center for Finance & Education is hosting Get A Grip on Your Credit & Improve Your Score on Feb. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Understand how your credit affects you and learn ways you can improve your credit score. You will learn how to read your credit report and gain control of your current debt load.
There is a nominal fee to reserve your seat which will be fully refunded when you attend the class. Non-attendance will result in the forfeiture of your seat reservation fee.
Class is open to the public.
For more, visit nhfcu.org.
Michele Perry
NHTI to host Wings of Knowledge
On Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in the library living room, NHTI presents the next event in its Wings of Knowledge lecture series for the 2017-18 academic year.
Kenneth Walsh of the N.H. State Fire Marshal’s Office will be speaking about New Hampshire building codes and regulations that impact emergency preparedness and response during a disaster. He will discuss how architectural or engineering designs may impact how a disaster response is approached, and use past events to demonstrate the challenges faced by emergency responders. This event is co-sponsored by the NHTI Architectural Engineering Club in celebration of National Engineers Week.
Walsh is currently a fire protection specialist with the N.H. State Fire Marshal’s Office. His 40 year career includes fire suppression, fire investigations, fire and building codes, and emergency responses to disasters.
The next Wings of Knowledge presentation will be on March 6 with Jeffrey Ryan, author of Appalachian Odyssey: A 28-Year Hike on America’s Trail.
Launched in 2001-02, Wings of Knowledge is an annual series of cultural events presented by the college. All events are free and open to the public. The series supports and expands upon NHTI’s wide variety of academic offerings, and is another element in the college’s expanding community college mission.
For further information, call 230-4028 or visit nhti.edu/wings.
Doug Schwarz
Nominations open for preservation
To honor outstanding work in its field, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is seeking nominations for its annual Preservation Achievement Awards.
The awards recognize individuals, organizations or businesses in the categories of restoration and stewardship, rehabilitation and adaptive use, compatible new construction, public policy, and educational and planning initiatives. The deadline for submissions is March 12.
Nomination materials are in the event section of nhpreservation.org, or can be secured by emailing project@nhpreservation.org. Individuals, organizations and businesses are invited to submit nominations. Applications are available for construction projects or education, planning or advocacy initiatives. The awards will be presented on May 8 at the Concord City Auditorium.
The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is the statewide membership organization dedicated to preserving historic buildings, communities and landscapes through leadership, education and advocacy. Current priorities include providing assistance to community leaders and promoting the use of easements, barn preservation and tax incentives.
For more, contact Jennifer Goodman at 224-2281 or jg@nhpreservation.org.
Jennifer Goodman
Take part in Ash Wednesday
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will observe Ash Wednesday throughout the day this Wednesday.
People of all faith backgrounds, as well as those seeking out faith for the first time, are welcome to join us.
Services include: Ecumenical Service with Imposition of Ashes at 7:30 a.m.; Service of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes at 12:10 p.m.; and Service of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes at 6 p.m.
Local clergy will also be offering “Ashes to Go” on Main Street during the day.
St. Paul’s will host a Sunday morning Lenten series entitled, “Seeking Jesus in the Gospel of John” at 9 a.m. starting Sunday and running for five weeks.
St. Paul’s will also participate in a Wednesday evening Lenten series at Grace Episcopal Church in East Concord starting Feb. 21 and running for five weeks. We will be exploring “A Prayer for Our Country” from the Book of Common Prayer. Soup and fellowship starts at 5:30 p.m. and formation activities and discussion starts at 6 pm.
AshleyJane Boots
Coloring contest at Eggstravaganza
ConcordTV is hosting the third annual Easter Eggstravaganza March 16-18 at the Bektash Shrine Center.
And while it’s still a little over a month away, ConcordTV is seeking submissions for the yearly coloring contest.
There are two age categories in the coloring contest: 4 to 6 years old, and 7 to 12. The coloring page (or additional copies) can be found and downloaded at yourconcordtv.org, or received via email by contacting doris@yourconcordtv.org.
Entries must be received no later than March 2 to be eligible, and either mailed to ConcordTV, 170 Warren St., Concord, NH 03301 or dropped off at The UPS Store (Attn. David), 75 S. Main St., Unit 7.
Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity in each of the two age categories. First and second place winners in each category will be contacted the week of March 12.
All entries will be on display during the Easter Eggstravanganza for public viewing.
For more, visit yourconcordtv.org/projects/easter-eggstravaganza.
Doris Ballard
Library foundation wants nominations
The Concord Public Library Foundation is soliciting nominations for the Elizabeth Yates Award, given annually to a resident of the greater Concord area who is actively engaged in inspiring young people to read. This award, presented at a ceremony in May, can be given to authors, illustrators, storytellers, teachers, librarians or others involved in encouraging reading.
The Elizabeth Yates Award honors Yates, a Concord resident and children’s author, who was a strong advocate of reading and who supported library programs in the Concord community during her lifetime. Yates received the first award named in her honor in 1994. The 2017 award winner, Jan Smith, is a retired elementary school teacher from the Concord School District and continuing literacy volunteer at the Christa McAuliffe School.
The winner of the award is given the opportunity to recommend $500 worth of books to add to the Children’s Room collection, each book bearing a bookplate with his/her name. In addition, his/her name is inscribed on the Elizabeth Yates Award plaque that hangs in the Children’s Room.
Visit concordlibraryfoundation.org to submit an online nomination or print out the nomination form. Nominations are ongoing and will close on March 31.
Caitlin Sackman
‘Frozen’ tea party at Kimball Jenkins
Kimball Jenkins will host a Frozen Tea Party in the mansion on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
There will be crafts, refreshments, hot cocoa and an optional sing-a-long to the Frozen soundtrack. Costumes are encouraged.
Cost is $10 per person and registration is required.
Visit kimballjenkins.com/ upcomingevents for more.
Insider staff
Legal breakfast series continues
Join the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce for breakfast on Feb. 20 during the latest Orr & Reno Legal Breakfast Series: Probate, Will & Trust Disputes: Family Conflict During Bereavement.
Featured speaker, attorney Jeremy Eggleton, will explore the legal parameters of will, trust and estate challenges and the stresses unplanned transitions can place on families.
Don’t miss this complimentary event – the presenter specializes in resolving conflicts with intense personal and financial stakes.
Coffee and continental breakfast are included. Members of the general public welcome.
The event runs from 8 to 9 a.m. at Orr & Reno, 45 S. Main St., fourth floor.
To RSVP, visit concordnhchamber.com.
Concord Chamber
Jazz sanctuary returns Sunday
Jazz Sanctuary-First Church/Third Sunday will explore the roots of survival, hope, resilience – and blues and jazz – among those who have suffered most greatly in our country from oppression when “African American Spirituals – The Jazz of Liberation” is presented on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Concord’s First Congregational Church (177 N. Main St. – corner of North Main and Washington streets).
Local minister and vocalist the Rev. Renee Rouse will be the conversational and musical guest joining Pastor Emilia Halstead and the WildVine Jazz Sanctuary House Band in this rocking celebration of the musical origins of America’s unique art form.
Jazz set begins at 1 p.m. and jazz worship experience follows at 1:30. There is no admission fee and all are welcome.
Tim Wildman
Vacation hours at Discovery Center
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day for February vacation, from this Saturday through Sunday, March 4. Visitors to the Discovery Center during the vacation weeks will be able to explore “True or False,” a special international exhibition on the scientific method, and to view Wildest Weather in the Solar System, the Discovery Center’s first planetarium show produced by National Geographic.
Wildest Weather in the Solar System takes viewers through powerful, visually stunning and dangerous weather phenomena occurring on the sun and our neighboring planets and moons, including Venus’ poisonous clouds, magnetic storms on the sun, liquid methane showers on Titan and anticyclones whirling at hundreds of miles per hour on Jupiter – all the while delivering the latest in scientific findings about these weather systems. Wildest Weather will join a line-up of planetarium shows during February vacation, including The Little Star that Could at 11 a.m., Wildest Weather in the Solar System at noon, Black Holes at 1 p.m., Tonight’s Sky at 2 p.m. and Ice Worlds at 3 p.m.
For more information, visit starhop.com.
Jeanne Gerulskis
Meetings to discuss I-93 expansion plan
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation will hold two public informational meetings to review and discuss the widening of I-93 from the I-93/I-89 interchange in Bow, northerly approximately four miles, to the I-93/I-393 interchange in Concord.
In addition to the I-93/I-89 interchange, the project will include interchange reconstruction/ reconfiguration at Exits 12, 13, 14 and 15 on I-93; Exit 1 on I-89; and Exit 1 on I-393.
The meetings will be held Wednesday in the Bow Memorial School Cafeteria, 20 Bow Center Road in Bow, and Thursday at the N.H. Department of Transportation, 7 Hazen Drive.
Each meeting will begin with an open house from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a formal presentation at 7 p.m. The material presented at each meeting will be essentially the same.
For more information and the most up to date news, visit i93bowconcord.com.
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