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Friendly Fridays – Starting 9/25/15

EVENTS 08/29/2015 Leave a comment

 

First Congregational Church of Walpole
Invites Families to Friendly Fridays
Starting Sept. 25, 5:30 p.m.
 

Looking for a new way to have fun with your family? Ever wondered how to introduce your kids to the Christian faith? Are you interested in creating community with other families who are looking to do church in a new way? Then Friendly Fridays at First Congo are for you!

 
Rev. Craig Breismeister and his family invite Walpole area families of all kinds to join us on Friday, September 25 at 5:30 p.m. for an evening of games, food and fellowship in our newly-renovated social hall. 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 the drinks and dessert.
 
The First Congregational Church of Walpole is part of the United Church of Christ, which emphasizes extravagant welcome: “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey you are welcome here.” Worship is at 10:00 a.m. every Sunday with nursery care available and fellowship in coffee hour after the service. Church school runs during service through the school year.
 
For more information about Friendly Friday, please call or email the church: 756-4075, walpolechurch@yahoo.com

Girl Scout and Cub Scout Sign-ups – 9/90 & 9/10/15

EVENTS 08/28/2015 1 Comment
Girl Scout and Cubscout Sign up nights will be held on Sept 9th and 10th at the Walpole Elementary School in the cafeteria from 6 – 7:30. If you are unable to be there on either of those nights, please contact Debbie Pawelczyk at 445-5475 or e-mail mdjpawel@comcast.net.

Good News/Bad News from Friends of the Library

EVENTS 08/26/2015 Leave a comment

Friends of the Library on Wednesdays
I just received an email from Cheryl Hoffman and the Friends of the Library.  She indicated that the good news is they have received truckloads of books for their October Book Sale.  The bad news is they need more helping hands to get them sorted.  If you can give an hour a week or just help a few times, they are at the old R.N. Johnson building on Wednesday mornings from 9:00-10:00.  They would love to see us!

Labor Day Weekend Events at Distant HIll Gardens

EVENTS 08/24/2015 Leave a comment

Labor Day Weekend Events at Distant Hill Gardens
Making A Point

THE GEOLOGY OF WATER
Saturday, September 5
10 am to noon

David Howell, USGS research geologist emeritus and author of over 150 scientific articles and books on topics ranging from mountain building to the role of geology in viticulture, will deliver an in-depth educational talk about how geology controls our water, both locally and globally.

David will review the geologic origins of water, its global distribution, and the various properties of this important resource. He will also discuss how water plays a major role in plate tectonics: from the catalyst for volcanism; as a principle player in mountain building; and as the main agent in controlling the distribution of oil and gas resources.

This will be David’s third annual geology talk at Distant Hill Gardens, and his past talks were the most well attended of any events at Distant Hill. David has a way of making the science of geology easy to understand and incredibly interesting, even to the novice.

A one of a kind talk not to be missed!

NOTE: No registration is required for this talk, but you might want to come early for a good seat.

Suggested donation for this event: $5.00
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Edible Bear s Head Tooth Mushroom

Edible Bears’s Head Tooth mushroom (Hericium americanum).

MUSHROOM ID WORKSHOP AND TASTING
Sunday, September 6
3 pm to 6 pm

Edible mushroom expert Melany Kahn, and herbalist Justin Garner the owner of Sweet Flag Medicinals in Brattleboro, VT, will lead a walk through the woods of Distant Hill Gardens in search of edible and medicinal mushrooms. You will learn to identify many of the native fungi that can be safely consumed or used medicinally. As an added treat, after the walk we will be cooking up the edible mushrooms we collect for a tasting!

Space is limited for the Mushroom Workshop.
Registration is required. To save a spot:
Email Michael at distanthillgardens@gmail.com
or call 603-756-4179

There is a suggested donation of $10 for this special workshop
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Are You Just Interested in Exploring the Gardens?
Vermont to View

If the geology talk or mushroom workshop don’t interest you, feel free to explore the fifty-eight acres of Distant Hill Gardens on your own. It will be open to the public both Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6, 10am to 3pm, including the beautiful ornamental shrub gardens, the unique stone circle, the quaking cranberry bog boardwalk, dozens of whimsical metal sculptures, the new half-mile long nature trial, the nature play area called White Rock Woods, and more!
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For directions or more information go to www.distanthillgardens.org
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3rd Annual Amateur BBQ Pulled Pork Competition – 8/23/15

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It’s not too late.  Fran Imhoff says there is room for you to compete! – Lil

On Sunday, August 23, the third annual Amateur BBQ Pulled Pork Competition will be held at Alyson’s Orchard from 11AM – 3 PM.  This fun, summer event is sponsored by Alyson’s Orchard and The Pit Stop Smokehouse. There is no entry fee for participants, but you must supply 20 lbs. of pulled pork that has been cooked over wood or charcoal, for sampling.  Your sauce must be made using apples.

Call 603-756-9800 or email info@alysonsorchard.com for details if you would like to participate!  They are offering some amazing prizes for the winners of the People’s Choice Award.  First receives a weekend at Alyson’s Rochambeau Lodge for up to 18 people…a $1,500 value.

The public is welcome to sample the pulled pork and vote for the People’s Choice Award between 12 noon and 2PM.  There is no admission charge for this event, but anyone who wants to sample must bring either one non-perishable food item to donate, or make a small, cash contribution to benefit the Fall Mountain Food Shelf.   There will also be BBQ food for sale to the public from the Pit Stop Smokehouse, a Beer, Wine  & Soft Drink Tent to compliment the BBQ, a local Corn-on-Cob Tent, and ice cream from Carol’s Scoop Shop for dessert!

Other activities that day will include:  Alyson’s farm stand store will be open with fresh, local products as well as plums, peaches & blueberries — also PYO apples ; face painting;  free wagon rides through the orchard; children’s playground, lawn games for kids of all ages, and visit their new baby goats!  This is a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy a beautiful day at the Orchard.

The BBQ event will run from 11AM-3PM (tasting 12-2PM) and their farm store is open from 10AM – 6PM daily, for the season.  Don’t forget to bring home one of their delicious fruit pies or chicken pot pies for dinner!

Meeting Waters YMCA Celebrates 120 Years – 8/13/15

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Public Event Will Bring Guests Back to the 1890s

Beautifully-preserved, hand-written notes tell the story of the founding of Meeting Waters YMCA back in 1895. Several organizational meetings were held throughout 1894 and 1895 leading up to a vote among more than 100 founding members on September 2, 1895. That night, the Bellows Falls YMCA was born.

 

september 2 notes

 

Photo: The minutes from the September 2, 1895 meeting.

On Thursday, August 13th, hundreds of current Y leaders, volunteers, participants, and staff, along with others from the past, will gather at the regional Y’s Lewis Day Camp facility to celebrate the early years of the organization’s rich history. The event is free and open to the public. It begins at 7:00 pm.

“An organizing task force of volunteers and staff has planned a fun evening,” said Meeting Waters YMCA’s Executive Director, Steve Fortier.  “Participants will get to learn about our first couple of decades of impacts through interactive activities. We’re excited to celebrate this important milestone with volunteers, donors, staff members and program participants—all of whom have played important roles in sustaining and growing our organization over the years.”

Meeting Waters YMCA’s 52-acre Lewis Day Camp facility is located on Missing Link Road (Route 5) in Springfield, VT. It is just one-half mile off of Route 91 at Exit 7. For more information, contact the Y at your local phone number (Brattleboro area: 246-1036; Bellows Falls/Fall Mountain area: 802-463-4769; or Springfield area: 885-8131) or by emailing info@meetingwatersymca.org.

Meeting Waters YMCA is a charitable, social service organization serving the Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Springfield and Fall Mountain regions. It strengthens the foundations of community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Letter to You from Real to Reel

EVENTS 07/27/2015 1 Comment

real to reel

July 27th, 2015

To all our friends & customers:

On July 27th, 2015, after 30 years in business, Real to Reel, Inc. will be ending its video rental business, as well as closing Churchill’s Fine Cigars.

Starting on Thursday, July 30th, at 10am and throughout the month of August and into early September, we will be selling off our huge inventory of over 20,000 DVD movies as well as our inventory fine handmade cigars.

US Cellular has indicated to us their desire to continue to maintain a location here in Walpole.  We expect that a US Cellular agency will remain open in Walpole to serve our many US Cellular customers, but this will be done under new management.  Throughout August and into early September, Real to Reel’s US Cellular department will remain  open for business as usual.

Real to Reel leased it’s first storefront back in 1984 and opened for business in March of 1985.  At the time, we shared a building with a shoe store and Montgomery Wards.  Growth came so quickly that by 1987 we had to build our own 5000 sq/ft building just up the road, at what is now North Meadow Plaza.  At it’s peak, Real to Reel, Inc. had its main store in Walpole and six satellite video rental departments in general stores in various surrounding towns.

It has been an exciting and enjoyable thirty years bringing the best of Hollywood, the BBC, foreign cinema and documentaries to our friends and neighbors.  For many year we were also one of the regions largest exclusive Panasonic/Technics dealers.  We shared in the excitement of introducing VHS players, video cameras, CD Players and DVD players to the area and had the pleasure of representing Onkyo, Boston Acoustics, and Polk audio equipment. Real to Reel was also the first to bring cell phones to the area over 15 years ago.

Like so many businesses today, the digital age finally caught up with Real to Reel.  Real to Reel, Inc. is now the last standing video rental store in Cheshire County, our friends at Video Headquarters in Keene, having closed this July.

We’d like to thank the many people who supported our business over the years and also our current wonderful loyal staff and alumni. Gale and I are now looking forward to a relaxing retirement.

Thanks so much for your help in our success. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Our Best Regards to All,

Phil & Gale Davis,

Real to Reel, Inc.

Phil and Gale – know that, even with “the digital age”, you will be missed.  I’m sure I am not alone in wishing you well in your retirement! – Lil