The Walpolean

Please save the date and in the meantime work on those talents! Why?

It’s the Return of the Community Cabaret, hosted by the First Congregational Church of Walpole Saturday, May 18, 6:30 PM. We are signing up performers now!

Do you sing? Play an instrument? Perform magic tricks? Recite poetry? Perform skits? Something else? We want to hear from you! From silly to serious, your talents are welcome.

Please contact the church office at walpole.church@yahoo.com with your name and your performance idea. Thank you!

Marilyn Shriver

Co-Chair, Church Council

First Congregational Church of Walpole, UCC

Will be back on the air! Rehearsals begin on January 31 in the Helen Miller Theater at 6:30. Reaherasals will be on Wednesdays and the Follies on March 16th.

The Walpole Historical Society is presenting a concert at the Walpole Unitarian Church on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 3 pm featuring its 1790s Bellows-Alcott pianoforte. 

Sylvia Berry will play the pianoforte for the Musicians of the Old Post Road with Daniel Ryan (cello) and Suzanne Stumpf (flute), performing music from the era of the pianoforte’s construction in the 1790s. 

Tickets are $25 each for Walpole Historical Society members, $40 each for non-members. Your check should be mailed to the Walpole Historical Society, P.O. Box 292, Walpole, New Hampshire 03608. No concert tickets will be mailed, but you will receive confirmation of your purchase.  Tickets, if available, may also be purchased at the door for $40.

 On Saturday, January 20th, The Congregational Church of Walpole will be having their annual Peanut Butter and Jelly Drop Off Drive.  We will be at the church from 10-12:30 for drop offs.  We are also including school snacks in our drive.  
 All items collected will be delivered to the Fall Mountain Food Shelf.  

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

WALPOLE UNITARIAN CHURCH

5:00 p.m.

Our Community Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be held on December 24th at 5:00 p.m.at the church on the corner of Main Street and Union Streets.  This is a service of  Christmas carols and readings – both traditional and contemporary.  Come and enjoy an uplifting service of joy and love.

I have been working this weekend on your January 2024 issue of THE WALPOLE CLARION. There is still some space remaining, so if you have upcoming activities to share, and possibly a report on what has recently happened, send something along for consideration.

In negotiating with my printer, and their holiday schedule, I can still accept your inputs for possible inclusion in the next issue, BUT I would need to have submissions by mid to late afternoon WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20.

Space still for advertisements as well, and remember I always acknowledge your submissions by email to rayboas@comcast.net.

Thank you, RAY BOAS, Publisher

Dear Walpole community:

Thanks to so much generosity from so many people, the 2023 Walpole Community Giving Tree provided a brighter holiday season for almost 30 local families and almost 100 local children.  When parents arrived to pick up their gifts, their gratitude was overwhelming; we had so many thank yous, hugs, and even tears. We would like to thank The Congregational Church of Walpole, St. John’s Church, St. Peter’s Church, The Hungry Diner, Spencer’s Place, the Walpole Library, Mascoma Bank, and The Savings Bank of Walpole on Westminster Street for displaying tags and collecting gifts.  We would also like to thank the “Toys for Tots” program based at The Savings Bank of Walpole in the Shaw’s plaza for providing many extra toys so that parents could choose 2-3 more gifts for each of their children besides those that they requested. We thank everyone who sent in donations, as we personally purchased over $700 worth of gifts for tags that were not taken as well as for two new families who arrived late to the project but needed support.  Finally, we want to thank EVERYONE who selected tags and purchased gifts.  A special thanks also to the “Women of Walpole” who chose many tags and purchased many gifts.  This whole project is a perfect example of small town holiday spirit.  THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who helped in any way!

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and yours!  We hope that 2024 brings you peace, joy, and good health!

Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Jeanne Cloues and Marcia Weil

Giving Tree Project coordinators

WALPOLE UNITARIAN CHURCH

HOLIDAY FOOD SALE

December 9th between 9 and 11:30 a.m.

In Front of Walpole Post Office

       We will have our popular boxed holiday cookies ready for gift giving. There  will also be holiday breads and desserts,  along with savory items such as  quiches, casseroles, lasagnas, etc. These items will be ready to take home and serve, or kept in the freezer until later.  All of our offerings are homemade  and there are always unexpected surprises that arrive at our table the day of the sale!  Come early to get the best choices!  

Have you ever been in a theater production and everything goes wrong on the night of Dress Rehearsal? That’s the premise of this year’s Holiday Show for the Walpole Players, “Scrooged Up!”

Save these Dates and join us for our annual Dinner Theater Fundraising Event;  Friday, December 15th and Saturday, December 16th at 7pm in the Helen Miller Theater at the Walpole Town Hall.

As per Players tradition, ALL proceeds from this event will be divided between The Fall Mountain Food Shelf and Our Place Drop-In Center. Look for more info including where to buy tickets in the next Clarion, on our Facebook page (The Walpole Players) and on our website! (thewalpoleplayers.org)  

The Walpole Players