The Walpolean

Looks like a beautiful day for the Farmer’s Market from 4:00-6:00.  I noticed on Facebook that Great Brook Farm will be cooking burgers so dinner tonight could be as easy for you as it will be for me!  Walt Sayre will even be there to entertain you.

Tomorrow at 1:00 is the hearing on the report from the Hooper Study Committee.  They put in countless hours to research and prepare the report.  Seems like the least we can do is go and listen.

Thursday, the 22nd is the Parent Forum at FMRHS from 6:30-8:00.  Dr. Jane Bluestein will be speaking for parents and the community in general about “Using Boundaries to Build Responsibilty, Cooperation and Mutual Respect’ with our children.  There is no charge for this.

Hope to see a lot of people at all three events. – Lil

The Walpole Historical Society will sponsor another free Genealogy
Workshop on Saturday Saturday September 14, 2013 from 10-12 noon.
Jeanne & Peter Jeffries have pursued Genealogy for over 30 years and
welcome beginners as well as experienced persons. Hints regarding
research sources as well as stone walls will be shared. Call for
reservation at 603 756 2933. More information can be found on the
Walpole Historical Society web site: http://www.walpolehistory.org .

WALPOLE COMMUNITY CROP Hunger Walk to be held on Saturday, September 21, 2013.

Looking to make a difference in these trying times?  The WALPOLE COMMUNITY CROP Hunger Walk has set a goal of 50 Walkers and hopes to raise $5,000 to help stop hunger and poverty here in our community and around the world, through self-help initiatives.  A portion of the funds raised here in Walpole will go to the Fall Mountain Food Shelf.

Last year, 41 walkers raised more than $3,543 in our CROP Hunger Walk.  Help us break our record. Get a group of friends together and come join us.

Haiti is one part of the world where CROP Hunger Walks are making a big difference.  In the aftermath of the killer earthquake, Church World Service was there with much-needed emergency assistance.  With the recovery effort in full swing, CWS is helping families and communities to rebuild homes, food supplies and livelihoods.

CROP Hunger Walks also play a role in the U.S., helping communities ravaged by floods and tornadoes to recover.

For more information about the WALPOLE COMMUNITY CROP Hunger Walk, contact Jana Sellarole at 756-4380 or Ellie Shaw at 756-4866.

1. There is no half day for freshmen the day before school starts. On day 1, August 27th, there will be activities for freshmen to familiarize themselves with the high school and meet peers in each grade level.

Thomas H. Ronning, Principal

On August 21st the public is invited to a special Floral Design and Horticulture display at Alsyon’s Orchard.  Designs will be judged by the Monadnock Garden Club earlier in the day, but the public is invited from 1:00-2:30 PM.  There is no charge for this and guests can pick up some new ideas for making their own centerpieces and/or floral displays for the home.

Thanks for letting us know about this, Peggy Dion. – Lil

Peggy Dion asked me to remind the Women of Walpole that there is a meeting on Wednesday the 14th at 2:00.  She was hesitant to post the address since it is at a private home but she told me that group members would know where. – Lil

Regina Borden sent the agenda for the Tuesday meeting and wanted to be sure that I pointed out the change of location.  The floors in the Town Hall won’t be ready for Tuesday so the meeting will be at the church. – Lil

TOWN OF WALPOLE

PLANNING BOARD MEETING

PO Box 729

Walpole, NH 03608

AGENDA

MEETING DATE:  Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at 7:00 PM.

 **NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION:  First Congregational Church, Walpole, NH**

Open Meeting:

1.  Roll Call – Designate Alternates;
2. Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting on July 9, 2013.

Public Hearings:

Proposed Amendment to the Site Plan Review (Continued from July Meeting)

“Changes and Alterations in an Approved Site Plan”

Subdivision – One Lot Into Three Lots:  Richard S. Francis, III, Ramsay Hill, Tax Map #011, Lot #007-001, Rural Agricultural Zoning District.

Site Plan Review – Change in Use from Office to Multi-Family Residential: Bruce R. Carruthers, 28 Main Street, Tax Map #019, Lot #042, Commercial Zoning District

New Business:

Rice Mountain Estate:  Mr. Gerenser requested that this Public Hearing be tabled until the September meeting.

 Old Business:

1.  PB Alternate Members:  Clarify Terms of Office for Two Alternate PB Members.

Other Business:

Planning Board:

1.  Workshop Session:  There will be a Workshop Session on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall Downstairs Office.

Communications and Miscellaneous:

1.  Handouts, Announcements and Other.

Adjourn Meeting:

Just finished a wonderful Bar-B-Q chicken dinner sponsored by the Congregational Church.  The food was exceptional and the weather could not have been better.  Next comes the band concert sponsored by the Savings Bank of Walpole.  Couldn’t get much better still.  The weather explains why we live in New England and then dinner and concert explain why we choose to live in Walpole.  Thanks, everyone!

Wanted to remind you of a couple of important meetings that are being held this next week. – Lil

On Monday the 12th, at 6:30 in the FMRHS library the School Board will hold its meeting where Lorraine Landry will be participating in her first meeting as the Interim Superintendent for our distrrict.

On Tuesday the 13th, the Planning Board is holding Public Hearings on:

1:  the proposed change to the building on Main Street where Fitz Vogt & Associates has been renting.  if you read The Clarion there was an explanation on the front page.  If you need a refresher on the issue, you will find it in The Planning Board Minutes from last month, right here in The Walpolean.

2:  the proposal for a new resort hotel on Rice Mountain.  Again, the issue was explained in The Clarion as well as the minutes from the Planning Board meeting.

On Saturday the 17th, at 1:00 in the Middle School Gymnasium, the Selectboard is holding a hearing regarding the report from the Hooper Study Committee.  Here in The Walpolean, you will find more information in the “Notice of Public Hearing” that I posted on 7/31/13 or the summary entitled “Save the Date” that I posted on 7/29/13.

You can search for any of these posts either by doing a search for the title.  If I forgot any reminders that should have been included, please leave a comment so others can hear of it. – Lil

Janet Clough asked me to let everyone know that:

The floors are being sanded at the Town Hall.  They will be beautiful but, in the meantime the doors will be locked on Thursday, Friday and Monday.  The Selectboard meeting scheduled for Thursday at 6:00 will be held at the Hooper Mansion, NOT the Selectboard Office.  Offices will be closed all three days since the air quality will be less than pleasant.