Keeping the community up to date on community topics
WALPOLE SCHOOL BUDGET FORUM
Presented by the Walpole School Site Based Committee and the Walpole Community Grange
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
→ How are the tax dollars allocated to support education?
→ What are our local school programs?
→ What is the proposed Teachers’ Contract?
→ What is the proposed Support Staff Contract?
HOW DOES THE BUDGET AFFECT YOU?
ARE YOU INFORMED ENOUGH TO VOTE ON MARCH 14, 2017?
Refreshments will be served.
Received word that it is Dr. Robert Goodby that is speaking, not Dr. Moody. Perhaps one of those infamous spellcheck changes? Topic, date, place and time remains the same- Lil
WHS Speaker Series “12,000 Years in the Granite State”
with Dr. Robert Goodby
The Walpole Historical Society’s Speaker Series continues on Friday, Feb.10th, 2017, at 7:00 PM at the Walpole Town Hall.
Anthropologist Dr. Robert Goodby will share with the audience how, by the end of the Ice Age, archeological evidence discovered in Keene proves that people have lived in our region for 12,000 years.
Dr. Goodby, who was the director of the Paleoindian Tenant Swamp excavations in Keene, has spent the last 30 years studying Native American archaeological sites in New England.
Dr. Goodby notes that, “The native Abenaki people played a central role in the history of the Monadnock region, defending it against English settlement and forcing the abandonment of Keene and other Monadnock area towns during the French and Indian Wars. Despite this, little is known about the Abenaki, and conventional histories often depict the first Europeans entering an untamed, uninhabited
wilderness, rather than the homeland of people who had been there for hundreds of generations.”
He will discuss how the real depth of native history was revealed when an archaeological study, prior to
construction of the new Keene Middle School, discovered traces of four structures dating to the end of the Ice Age. Undisturbed for 12,000 years, the site revealed information about the economy, gender roles, and household organization of the Granite State’s very first inhabitants, as well as evidence of social networks that extended for hundreds of miles across northern New England.
This is a free event, sponsored by the Walpole Historical Society and supported by the New Hampshire Humanities Council, and the public is invited to attend.
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There are also vacancies for School District Offices. Please note the one year position that is open in Walpole. I finished the year for Tim St.Pierre who was elected as a Write-in candidate last year, but I really and truly am retiring and am on my way to Florida right after the Deliberative Session on February 8th. It is very important that Walpole be represented if we are to keep our excellent schools. Please give it careful consideration because a one year term is an excellent opportunity to try it on for size! – Lil
FALL MOUNTAIN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT 60
PUBLIC NOTICE
Filing for School District Offices
The Fall Mountain Regional School District announces the filing for office of the Fall Mountain School Board:
Charlestown 1 Vacancy for 3 years
Langdon 1 Vacancy for 3 years
Walpole 1 Vacancy for 1 year (unexpired term)
Moderator 1 Vacancy for 1 year
Interested persons may file for open positions beginning Wednesday, January 25, 2017 with a deadline of Friday, February 3, 2017.
Please contact Misty Bushee, School Board Clerk at 603-835-0006 Ext. 112 Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Deliberative Session
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:30 PM in the Fall Mountain Regional High School Auditorium (Snow Date: Friday, February 10, 2017)
NOTICE TO WALPOLE RESIDENTS
(Walpole, North Walpole, Drewsville)
The following officers will be elected at the Town Meeting to be held March 14, 2017
1 Selectman 3 Year Term
1 Selectman 2 Year Term
1 Treasurer 3 Year Term
1 Trustee of Trust Finds 3 Year Term
1 Zoning Board of Adjustment 3 Year Term
1 Zoning Board of Adjustment 1 Year Term
2 Planning Board Members 3 Year Term
3 Library Trustees 3 Year Term
1 Cemetery Trustee 3 Year Term
The filing period for these offices is January 25 through February 3, 2017. Those interested may file at the Town Clerk’s Office during the following Office Hours:
Monday: 7AM – 4PM
Tuesday: 7AM – 7PM
Wednesday: 7AM – 8PM
Thursday: 7AM – 4PM
Per State Law, the Town Clerk’s Office will be open Friday, February 3rd from 3PM – 5PM for filing only.
The Walpole Historical Society’s Speaker Series continues on Friday, Feb. 10th, 2017, at 7:00 PM at the Walpole Town Hall.
Anthropologist Dr. Robert Moody will share with the audience how, by the end of the Ice Age, archeological evidence discovered in Keene proves that people have lived in our region for 12,000 years.
Dr. Moody, who was the director of the Paleoindian Tenant Swamp excavations in Keene, has spent the last 30 years studying Native American archaeological sites in New England. Dr. Moody notes that, “The native Abenaki people played a central role in the history of the Monadnock region, defending it against English settlement and forcing the abandonment of Keene and other Monadnock area towns during the French and Indian Wars. Despite this, little is known about the Abenaki, and conventional histories often depict the first Europeans entering an untamed, uninhabited wilderness, rather than the homeland of people who had been there for hundreds of generations.”
He will discuss how the real depth of native history was revealed when an archaeological study, prior to construction of the new Keene Middle School, discovered traces of four structures dating to the end of the Ice Age. Undisturbed for 12,000 years, the site revealed information about the economy, gender roles, and household organization of the Granite State’s very first inhabitants, as well as evidence of social networks that extended for hundreds of miles across northern New England.
This is a free event, sponsored by the Walpole Historical Society and supported by the New Hampshire Humanities Council, and the public is invited to attend.
“Mines of the Monadnock Region”
Friday, Jan.13, 2017 at 7:00 PM
From mica to feldspar and eventually the addition of beryl, the Monadnock Region has
had its share of world famous mines. Join Jim Pecora, the Southwestern New Hampshire Mines
and Mining Historian for a fascinating and informative look at over 200 years of mining history,
a history that is unfamiliar to most of those who live here.
Pecora’s “Show and Tell” multimedia presentation will open doors to a world full of hard work, often by crews of immigrants, who mined within some massive subterranean tunnels beneath our region.
For over a hundred years, mica was the money-making mineral in Monadnock. Learn about mica’s many ordinary and WWI and II top-secret uses. In addition, the audience will learn some amazing information about South Acworth’s famous Beryl Mountain and the world renowned Big Mine in Alstead.
Spend an evening learning something new and interesting about your region.
This Speaker Series “Mines of the Monadnock Region” is free, and the public is invited to attend on
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at 7:00 PM at the Walpole Town Hall.
Please help us spread the word that the BF 5K Winter Classic scheduled for Saturday morning has been postponed due to weather conditions that would risk participants’ health and safety. We will reschedule the event for the spring.
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