Don’t forget to make your donation to the food shelf and get your raffle tickets. The drawing is “coming right up” (just like Christmas) on December 12, 2016. – Lil
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Holiday Giving – an Opportunity to Give and to Receive
While the Christmas Carol has been cancelled for this year, the need at the Fall Mountain Food Shelf and Our Place Drop In Center continues. Thanks to the Walpole Players there is still a way to continue our support. And, who knows? You just might be the lucky winner! – Lil
The Walpole Players are making it fun to give this holiday season.
We know that you will one again be donating to your favorite needy charity this year. But, if you give your contribution via the Walpole Players to the Fall Mountain Food Shelf or Our Place Drop In Center, the Walpole Players will enter your name in a drawing to win a $250 shopping spree – provided by an anonymous donor – at the many participating shops and restaurants in Walpole and Bellows Falls. Donations may be made (and entry forms filled out) at the locations listed below.
The winner’s entry will be picked at a fun event with entertainment and Christmas merriment at Joanie Joan’s Baked Goods Company on Saturday, December 12th at noon. You don’t have to be present to win. The winner will have until January 31, 2016, to shop until they drop (or until the $250 is gone, whichever comes first!)
So get a thrill out of giving this year. Donate before December 12th at one of the following locations: Joanie Joan’s Baked Goods Company, The Village Blooms, Galloway Real Estate and Costume Ladies. Help the Walpole Players continue their annual campaign of giving to those in our community in need. And, as Tiny Tim said, ‘God bless us everyone!’
Chuck Shaw sent this helpful outline of events that will be going on at the First Congregational Church in December. Lots to add to your busy December calendar. – Lil
Welcome! What a great month to celebrate! We offer something for everyone! We are an Open and Affirming church that has spiritual food for your soul and real food for your appetite.
First Congregational will be hosting Breakfast with Santa in the church fellowship hall on Saturday, December 5 from 8 – 10 AM. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee will be served. Santa will be here to listen to the children’s wishes for Christmas. Come with your children, grandchildren or special children. Enjoy the food, fellowship and holiday spirit that fills the air and join in the celebration of life, love and joy. Free will contributions will be received at the door.
We have a new Music Director, Karen Kitchen, starting December 6. Karen is an organ tuner by profession but her talents cover all the musical aspects of our church. December 6 is the second Sunday in Advent. Communion will be served as part of our regular service that starts at 10 AM. Then on Friday evening, December 11, from 5:30 – 7:30 is our monthly Friendly Friday event for children and families, young and old.
On Wednesday, December 9, at 7 PM the Women’s Fellowship will be hosting “Christmas by Candlelight”, an evening of music, fellowship and sharing Christmas memories. Dessert and beverages will be provided. There is a sign up list in the fellowship hall.
Sunday, December 13, at 10 AM is the regular service with the Annual Children’s Christmas Pageant and our Missions Committee Mitten Tree celebration during the service. Winter hats, gloves, mittens and scarves are collected to be packaged and sent to places as far away as Montana and as close as the Walpole School. If you wish to contribute winter items bring them by the church any Sunday morning before December 14. After the service buy some cookies during the Cookie Walk in fellowship hall. We have cookie tins for you to fill with a wonderful array of cookies made by our congregation. You pay by the pound.
Sunday, December 20, at 10 AM is the Annual Choir Cantata in the sanctuary. Come rest your soul and enjoy our music and our choir.
We offer two Christmas Eve services. At 4 PM, families of all kinds are welcome to join us for a child-friendly service. It will feature the Christmas story in scripture lessons, familiar Christmas hymns and a pageant featuring the children from our Sunday school. Then at 7 PM is our traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight service with hymns, readings and musical performances by our bell choir, adult choir and organist. Following the service is the live nativity on the common.
Farmers Market – 11/21/15
Don’t forget that there will be a Walpole Farmers Market ….. Saturday
Along with all of your shopping stops don’t forget to stop in on the Common from 9am – 2pm, some of our regulars, some vendors that we see at this time of the year. All of them bringing crafts, foods, or products that they made or grew themselves….
Sawyers Cheese, McGills Maple, Cannoli from the Farmers Table, Brookfield Farm Grassfed Beef and Lamb, Orchard Hill Breadworks, Babbling Brook Pottery, Cold River Farm, Kinson’s Christmas Greens, Hawksmeadow Farm (Penni’s Pantry) and Iris X Lotions and Potions to name just a few. Walpole will be busy and filled with so many wonderful places to shop for locally made products, come spend the day and enjoy the start of this totally busy holiday season….
Friendly Friday – 12/11/15
Rev. Craig and his family invite Walpole area families of all kinds to join us monthly for an evening of games, food and fellowship. Take a night off from cooking a full dinner and kick back with your kids and other families. Bring a favorite side dish or main dish to share. We’ll provide drinks and dessert.
On December 11, Rev. Craig will teach about Christmas and families will give the gift of service to our neighbors in need by making toiletry kits for the Fall Mountain Food Shelf. According to Mary Lou Huffling of the Food Shelf, her clients frequently request shampoo, soap and dental care items. In addition to the travel-size toiletries the church will provide, families coming to Friendly Friday are invited to bring regular-sized shampoo, soap and toothpaste to donate.
Additional Friendly Fridays will be on January 22 and February 26. For more information about Friendly Friday, please call or email the church: 756-4075, walpolechurch@yahoo.com. Or connect with us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/friendly-fridays.
13th Annual Walpole Artisans Tour -11/27-29/15
Come experience art in all its diversity during the 13th Annual Walpole Artisans Tour the weekend immediately following Thanksgiving: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5pm. There will be five convenient locations this year; four in Walpole, NH, and one in Bellows Falls, VT. The days and times will vary slightly by location this year, so be sure to get a map at the Walpole Artisans Cooperative Gallery located on 52 Main Street in downtown Walpole, across from Burdick’s Restaurant. The Artisans Cooperative is a gallery founded by local artists who view art as a joy to make and a gift to be shared. Here you will find art that catches your eye, feathers your nest, adorns your body, and warms your heart. Discover unique gifts, innovative wearables, beautiful home furnishings, pottery, handcrafted greetings, and much more.
The first location, The Walpole Town Hall, will include many of the Artisans (open Friday and Saturday only). The town hall is a beautiful, historic building with large open rooms, perfect for displaying the art and fine craft of the Walpole Artisans. Some of the Artisans will be demonstrating and all will be happy to discuss their work and share their process with you. You will find the fine wood craftsmanship of John Burrows, Wayne Cotton, and Jeff Lessels; hand-woven scarves, table runners, and more by Deb Dupell; paintings and greeting cards by David Howell; beautifully crafted jewelry by Jim and Andrea Lorette; fine photography as well as knitted and crocheted wearables by Judy Stalus; and fun and memorable metal sculptures by Bob Taylor. Additionally, found object artist Janette Schuster and mixed media artist Loribeth Robare will each display their art and jewelry, and they invite you to join them in making paper ornaments using vintage maps, book pages, and other ephemera. They will provide instructions and materials free of charge on Friday and Saturday at the Walpole Town Hall. Janette is also offering a free gift with every purchase of her found object art and jewelry during the art tour.
We are proud to announce the addition of two other tour locations, Maggie Suttles’ Antiques & Folk Art, and the Walpole Mountain View Winery. Maggie Suttles specializes in folk art and antiques, and her shop is conveniently located on the corner of North River Road and South Main Street in Walpole. The Walpole Mountain View Winery on Barnett Hill Road in Walpole, run by Virginia Carter, features stunning views of the surrounding area and products for sale, and will have wine tastings from 12 pm-5 pm throughout the weekend.
At the final location are Donna Lund and Chris Sherwin, exhibiting their work at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT—the location of the Sherwin Art Glass Studio/Gallery. Donna will have her original pastels and watercolor paintings on display, as well as prints and cards available. Chris will be serving refreshments and giving glassmaking demonstrations throughout the weekend, as well as having a selection of glass featuring seasonal themes for sale at his gallery.
For additional information, please visit the Walpole Artisans website (www.walpoleartisans.org) and Facebook page. Feel free to stop by the Walpole Artisans Cooperative, now open from Wednesday – Saturday, 10am-5pm, and Sunday, 11am-4pm, located at 52 Main Street, Walpole, NH, or call (603) 756-3020. Tour maps are available at the Cooperative and around the Greater Falls area. The Cooperative is looking for new Members and applications are being accepted.
Walpole at Home Planning Committee – 11/18/15
Thank you to Peggy Pschirrer for sharing this information. This would seem to be an important topic in need of further work. I was unaware of the efforts of the group and am intrigued. Hopefully you will be as well. – Lil
The Aging in Place/Walpole at Home will meet at the Town Hall on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 1:00 pm to continue our initial discussion begun in September when Sam Chauncey described the Village concept which has grown to be nation wide since its inception in 2002 in Beacon Hill.
Terry Holcombe and Marya Holcombe have done a considerable amount of research since we met in September and on our behalf have joined the Village Network so that we have access to a great deal of organizational material. In addition Terry has spoken with a Board member of the Monadnock at Home group. Tom Crouse and Terry are creating a business plan; Tara Sad has done some investigation of available services and we have some useful census data.
Our meeting November 18 will be an exploratory, facilitated discussion around such questions as:
1) Is there a need in the Walpole area for an organized village network which enables people to age in place at home and have access to services and other people?
2) Is there a wide range of services ready to be accessed?
3) Can a model be created that is inclusive and affordable?
4) How do we create a model that keeps people from being isolated?
5) Is it so true that “Walpole takes care of its own “that no help is needed to enable people to age in place? How long will that last? How extensive is that?
We hope that the result of this meeting/discussion will be individuals stepping up to form committees to begin working toward our own model of Walpole at Home.
Please invite anyone you think would like to attend to join us all that day .
Saxtons River Art Guild Trip to Bennington – 12/10/15
The Saxtons River Art Guild will be sponsoring a trip to Bennington, VT on Thursday, December 10th. The trip will include visits to Bennington Museum, The Bennington Center for the Arts and Vermont Confectionery.
The Bennington Museum offers rich and impressive collections that help to tell the story of Vermont whether it be through furniture, glass, pottery or fine Art. Recognized by Yankee Magazine as Best of New England 2015 Editors’ Choice and Best Museum Makeover by The Wall Street Journal in “Best: of 2014: ART” for one of the nine most memorable exhibitions of 2014 in North America. Find much more at www.benningtonmuseum.org
The Bennington Center for the Arts is home to seven fine art galleries and ever changing exhibits with a focus on representational and wildlife art. It houses the country’s only Museum of the Covered Bridge which includes drawing of bridges by Eric Sloane. More information is available at www.thebennington.org
We will take a break before heading home at the Vermont Confectionery for Vermont-made ice cream and handmade specialty chocolate novelties.
Cost of the bus only is $40 for Saxtons River Art Guild members and $50 for non-members. Admission for the Museums will be $12 and will be collected on the bus. Riders may pack a bag lunch or purchase a box lunch for $10. The bus will pick up passengers in Walpole, NH and Brattleboro, VT. Please Contact Greater Falls Travel at (802) 463-3919 for more information and to make reservations.
Walpole Shopping Day at the Historical Society – 10/21/15
The Holidays are coming and the Museum Gift Shop is ready. We have lots of ornaments, Christmas cards, candles and napkins for your home or gift giving.
We will be open from 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday November 21st.
We have books about Walpole, marbled earrings and bracelets. This year we have scented votive candles too. Vermont Stoneware coasters or trivets are perfect gifts for anyone on your list. The painted stem glasses from Dellamano Glassware are just beautiful. – And we even have coasters just for stemware glasses!!
Come and browse and enjoy light refreshments with us at the Museum Gift Shop. Plenty of parking up the hill behind the building or on the street right out front!!
Start your shopping at the Museum Gift Shop!!
Deadline Change for The Clarion
Ray Boas (owner and publisher of THE WALPOLE CLARION) asked that I remind everyone that the closing date for the December 2015 issue of THE WALPOLE CLARION is Thursday, the 19th of November, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Also, recently posted on the website – http://thewalpoleclarion.com – to help you are: “Article Submission Guidelines” and “Advertising Information and Rates.” You can get to those pages from the menu bar.
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