The Walpolean

“The Pastel Still Life, Packed and Packaged” with Robert Carsten
Saturday, March 18th

This workshop, sponsored by the Saxtons River Art Guild, will be held at the United Church in Bellows Falls, VT on Saturday, March 18th, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Robert Carsten will help us explore the exciting design elements of packaging combined with fruits or vegetables, fruit coming out of a horizontal paper bag, baskets, jars, cans, plastic wrap, and aluminum foil, all adding color, structure, and a contemporary flair to traditional still life forms. Robert Carsten is an award winning local artist and Master Pastelist. Find out more about him at www.robertcarsten.com.

The Saxtons River Art Guild is a non-profit celebrating its 40th year of promoting the arts. The group has membership throughout the Connecticut River Valley. For more information and to register, please contact Carolyn Berglund at 603-352-7398 or Carolyn MacDonald at 603-358-6804.

**NOTICE**

On Thurs., March 2, 2017

The Walpole Selectboard

will be holding a

 Public Hearing Regarding the Donation of Map 20, Lots 65 and 66

from the Estate of Nils Westberg (former site of Central Plating)

to the Town of Walpole

 at 6:00 pm

at the Walpole Town Hall

Selectboard Meeting to follow

Have questions?

Contact the Selectboard Office at 603-756-3672

or e-mail sdowning@walpolenh.us

for assistance.

Scottish Country Dance class

Wednesdays 7:30-9:00

Westminster Center School

Free, informal, great exercise for body,
mind, and spirit

Call Jessie Haas, (802)387-2601 or email kjh@sover.net before you come, to be sure we are dancing that evening. We occasionally cancel due to low numbers or school events.

WEDNESDAY

MARCH 1, 2017

6:30 PM

WALPOLE TOWN HALL

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.

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 3^rd from 3PM – 5PM for filing only.