The Walpolean

THE BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS   

Sunday, October 6th from 3-4 PM

Walpole Town Common

Bring your pets for a group, then individual blessing, by the pastors of St. John’s (Father Fred Chisolm) and the Walpole UCC (Rev. Richard Malmberg).  Blessings for departed pets will also be offered.   This is a joyous annual event for folks and pets of all ages.

In thanks for the gift of our animal friends, we will be raising money for Heifer International (a global nonprofit that provides animals and agricultural training to promote sustainable development).  Treats for human children will be provided.  

Join the celebration!

Join the Power Committee in a Public Meeting September 11, at 6:00 pm at Walpole Town Hall.  NH Saves will present a workshop about improving the energy efficiency of your home.  Learn about saving electricity, energy audits and rebates for electric and gas appliances.  Refreshments will be served!

Great Decisions” 

(2 weeks from today)

“Sino-American Rivalry: A New Cold War?”

“Great Decisions” returns to the Walpole Town Library on Monday, September 16, at 6:00 p.m., with a discussion of U.S.- China rivalry and China’s rise as a trading partner, global power and threat to regional stability. 

Ambassador J. Stapleton (“Stape”) Roy will lead our public forum via Zoom. Ambassador Roy has immersed himself in the study of China throughout his career. A fluent Mandarin-speaker, he rose to become a three-time United States Ambassador, serving in Singapore, the People’s Republic of China, and Indonesia. In 1996, he was promoted to the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the U.S. Foreign Service. He is now Founding Director Emeritus and a Distinguished Scholar at the Kissinger Institute for Chinese-U.S. Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

China’s economic rise during the past two decades and the increasingly predatory role of the government in the economy has resulted in a rethinking of our economic engagement with China as perhaps a strategic blunder. Should China be viewed as a business opportunity or a national security threat? Or both? Will China invade Taiwan in 2027, as Xi Jinping openly threatens? Is Xi Jinping challenging the USA for global hegemony? There is always the danger that labeling this a “new Cold War” becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The relevant reading from the Foreign Policy Association is “Technology denial and Sino-American rivalry” by Jonathan Chanis, which is available by contacting Library Director Jane Malmberg at jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org 

For the Zoom link to the meeting, please send a request to Jane Malmberg: jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org and join via Zoom at 6:20 p.m. following the Master Class (which cannot be transmitted via Zoom.)

Sue Kibbe

Look what I found on the bulletin board at the library. If my calculations are correct, the next Potluck Luncheon is this next Monday, August 19th! – Lil

Please join me on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 467 Watkins Hill Road, Walpole from 12-4 PM.

Bring only your laughter, the memories we have made, and the love we share.

Marcia Galloway