The Walpolean

Last night I was tossing and turning and had these funny thoughts filtering through my head.  (When I look back on the topic, I would have to assume that I was hungry.)  I started thinking about what I have begun to privately refer to as “The Ice Cream Wars” here in Walpole.  Which do you prefer Pepsi or Coke?  Which is more tasty, Walpole Scoop Shop flavors or, the soon to open, Walpole Creamery? 

My problem, like that of many other Walpoleans, boils down to the fact that I like ice cream. That means that, by the end of the summer, we will all be suffering from the “Battle of the Bulge”! 

I ask you – are there lessons to be learned from history? – Lil

Steve Fortier, Executive Director, Meeting Waters YMCA asked me to share this information with you. – Lil

Over the past 49 summers, Meeting Waters YMCA has helped more than 12,000 area youth learn, grow and thrive in the summer months. This year marks the 50^th consecutive summer they’ll keep kids moving, learning, and exploring during the summer months when all too many children are experiencing summer learning loss and summer weight gain.

To give youth an adventurous, active and healthy summer, Meeting Waters YMCA is offering its camps for 5-15 year olds from throughout southeastern Vermont and southwestern NH. All camps are based at the regional Y’s 52-acre Lewis Day Camp facility, located on Route 5 in Springfield, just off I-91. The camp property is bordered by the Springfield Town Forest and the Black River, creating a unique natural setting for the programs. Bus service is provided to and from camp each day from Brattleboro, Putney, Westminster, Bellows Falls, Chester, Springfield, Walpole, North Walpole and Charlestown.

In addition, the regional Y’s camps participate in the federal Summer Food Program through a partnership with Springfield Family Center. All campers—regardless of town of residence or family income—qualify for a free healthy lunch each day.

Meeting Waters YMCA offers four different camp experiences. It’s Y Day Camp for 6-13 year-olds offers eight one-week and four two-week sessions. Y Day Camp features canoeing, archery, swim lessons, sports and adventure games, arts and crafts, nature and education. KinderCamp provides children entering kindergarten in the fall these same experiences as they transition from child care to school. Family Camp provides an opportunity for parents to join their children in enjoying various camp activities. And, the Y’s Leader-in-Training program provides a week of leadership development with youth leadership author and consultant Steve Fortier, followed by three weeks working alongside camp staff to practice the leadership, group management and facilitation skills they have honed during the week-long training.

“Meeting Waters YMCA’s camps provide a variety of opportunities to help ensure that youth are learning and being physically active in the summer, a time of exploration,” says Susan Fortier, Meeting Waters Y’s Program Director. “Campers also learn how to be responsible and resourceful, work in groups, solve problems and make decisions that will help them grow as individuals – all while having lots of fun.”

Registration for the upcoming camp season has begun. Meeting Waters YMCA encourages parents to give their kids the gift of camp. And, to ensure that all youth have the chance to experience camp, the regional Y offers financial assistance and accepts child care subsidy from both NH and VT.

Camp Open Houses will be held on Saturday, May 17^th from 10-noon; Monday, June 9^th from 5-7 and Thursday, June 19^th from 5-7.

For more information, visit http://www.meetingwatersymca.org or call the Y at their office nearest you—Brattleboro area: 246-1036; Springfield area: 885-8131; or BF and Fall Mountain area: 463-4769.

Meeting Waters YMCA is a charitable, social service organization founded in 1895. Its programs and services focus on youth development, healthy living, social responsibility and family strengthening throughout the the Fall Mountain, Bellows Falls, Springfield and Brattleboro regions.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Sponsored by Cubscout Pack 299

When : April 19th, 2014

Where : Walpole Historical Society Lawn

Time : starts promptly at 10:00 till all eggs are found

Ages : infant thru Grade 5

Prizes are bring donated this year from

Burdick’s Chocolates,Dari-Joy , and the Walpole Scoop Shop

Many years ago, the Walpole Lions Club started a Palm Sunday tradition of holding a Pancake Breakfast for the benefit of agencies they sponsored.  As the years went on and membership aged and waned they passed the torch to The Walpole Village School.  The school has continued the tradition, even utilizing the same secret pancake batter recipe.  it’s a great time to get out of the house and see friends and neighbors that you’ve been missing during those long winter months.  I understand that the Easter Bunny has also been invited.  

Doors open at 7:30 and they will continue serving until 11:00 at the Town Hall.  Donations will be accepted at the door.  Hope you will enjoy the pancakes and support the Walpole Village School. – Lil

I received this information via email and wanted to share. – Lil

TOWN OF WALPOLE

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

WALPOLE, NH 03608

MEETING DATE AND LOCATION:

Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 7:00 PM in the Walpole Town Hall Meeting Room.

AGENDA

Open Meeting:

1.      Roll Call – Designate Alternates;
2.      Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 11, 2014, and Workshop Session on March 25, 2014.

Public Hearings:

There were no Public Hearings scheduled for this meeting

Old Business:

1.      Excavation Tax and RSA 72-B – Proposed Draft For The Site Plan Review.

New Business:

1.      Hodgkins & Sons, Inc. – Lot Line Adjustment – Map #001, Lot #010.

Other Business:

Planning Commission:

1.      Workshop Session – Reminder:  There will be a Workshop Session on Tuesday, April

22, 2014, in the Walpole Town Hall Downstairs Office.

Adjourn Meeting:

• On April 10^th, FMRHS will host guest speaker Mrs. Rena Jacques. Rena helped with German resistance while living in Nazi Germany.
  
• Kimberley MacDonald (Graduated 2009) has been awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship for research in civil engineering towards a PhD.
  
• The robotics team was ranked 53^rd out of 163 teams and has been invited to the New England Championship at Boston University this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
  
• Quarter 3 report cards will be mailed home later this week.

Linda Smith asked that I alert you to the fact that their spring sale is coming right up. – Lil

Spring Rummage Sale

Good quality used spring and summer clothing, household items. Something for everyone.

1st Congregational Church, On the Common

Friday, April 25th 4:00 to 6:00 PM

and

Saturday, April 26th 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The ever-popular bag sale starts at noon on Saturday. Food sale is also on Saturday.

• Our seniors will be graduating Saturday, June 14 at 10:00am.
  
• In addition to athletics, our high school offers 18 different clubs for our students to be involved. Some of these clubs have taken students to foreign countries such as El Salvador, Spain, France, and Italy.
  
• With this year’s change to our advisory program: TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More), more students have been successful in their pursuit of academic excellence.
  
• FMRHS’s robotics club,The Robocats, competed in Hartford, CT this past weekend. Although the team came in 28^th out of 39 teams, our team scored 180 points more than our competition at UNH three weeks ago. The team has a combined record of 16 wins, 13 loses.

The program is THIS Thursday, which is 4/3, not 5/3 as the original post indicated.  Guess I was trying to get closer to summer by just ignoring the month of April.  Who can blame me? – Lil