Tuesday, February 10 at 5:30 pm the Albany School Board holds its meeting on its upcoming budget. Do make a point of attending. No one has signed up for the open seats for School Board Member (3 years) Moderator (1year), Treasurer (1 year), and Clerk (1 year). Please consider writing in your name or that of someone you know to fill in any one of this very important positions.The deadline for petition articles for the school district is Monday, February 9. On Wednesday, February 11 join the selectmen at their meeting at 4 pm for the town budget hearing. The snow date will be Thursday, February 12 at 4 pm.
Tin Mountain: Mountain Top Music Community Orchestra will be performing a Bill Staines piece as well as other folk-inspired music on Sunday, February 15 at 4 pm. Among the pieces included will be Liadove’s Six Russian Folksongs and Fletcher’s Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance. The centerpiece of the program will be Staines’ The Alaska Suite. There is no charge for admission though donations are accepted at the door. The community orchestra members are all area residents. New orchestra players may join rehearsals and performances on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 pm at Kennett Middle School.
Gibson Center: Call 356-3231 to sign up for the Indian Head Resort Overnight trip on February 13. It includes dinner, breakfast, room, tax, tip, entertainment and transportation from the Center. AARP Tax Aid is available at the Center for low income folks over 60 from February through early March. Call for your free half hour time: 356-3231. On February 10 there’s a Pot Luck Supper and Historical Society Program “Love on the Rocks”. Call the Center to sign up for the trip. Thursday and Friday, February 12 and 13 wear red and enjoy the Center’s Valentine’s Luncheon.
Library: On Monday at 6 pm AARP has a program on Developing Financial Skills. On Tuesday at 10:30 am it’s Story Time for 2 Year Olds. On Wednesday at 10:30 am it’s Story Time for Babies under 2. At 3:30 come for a discussion on The Science of Snow. On Thursday at 10:30 am it’s Story Time for Threes and Fours. At 2 pm there are sign up sessions for the Affordable Care Act.
UNH Extension: Extension Specialist, Claes Thelmarck (who happens to be an Albany resident), helped develop and deliver the SPIRALS program (Supporting and Promoting Indigenous and Rural Adolescents’ Learning of Science) in Conway. This program created by a team of UNH researchers was used by fifth and sixth grade students at an after school enrichment program at Pine Tree Elementary School. What the group discovered was that a popular local restaurant was selling its used cooking oil to an environmental firm that, in turn, refined it into biodiesel, and resold it to the Mount Washington Cog Railroad to power their trains. Claes says he’s so pleased with how the program went, he’s ready to expand it into the rest of the Conway school system. If you’re interested in preventing diseases as you plant your seeds, go to hhtps://extensionumass.edu/vegetable/news/hot-water-treatment-seeds for a comprehensive article on the subject. Nutrition Connections and the Wakefield Food Pantry are collaborating to offer a new six week class “Slow Cooker Meals Made Easy”. You get to prepare the meals in raw form then take it home to cook in the slow cooker you receive as a participant in the series. If you qualify for SNAP (food stamps) WIC, Medicaid, fuel assistance or other public assistance you are eligible to attend this program for FREE. For further information contact Joy Gagnon at 447-3834.
Remember that OLLI is holding their Spring Class Preview at noon on February 12 at the Tech Center. For more details call 513-1377.
Memorial Hospital and VNHCH are sponsoring the program, Better Choices, Better Health. This self-management program developed at Stanford University, helps folks and caretakers better manage their health problems and get control over their lives. For further information call Joan Lanoie at 356-5461 ext. 2291.
The Great Rotary Fishing Derby of 2015 is this weekend, February 7 and 8 in Meredith on Lake Winnipesaukee. Tickets can be purchased from shops in Meredith, Alton, Tilton and Wolfeboro.
Congratulations to Danielle Vizard on being one of the spotlighted students at MWV Career & Technical Center. Her instructor found her to be hardworking and positive in her chosen program-Hospitality. Danielle will be off to college in the fall.
Mary and Arthur Leavitt thought that the Fourth of July had arrived early to their home on Route 16 when last Friday they could see the electric wiring in their yard afire. They dialed 911 and the Conway Fire Department who arrived quickly to find the wire had burned itself out. But sparks were still flying and the fire department crew called PSNH. When they arrived they cut down most of the tree that was involved and repaired the wires. The electricity returned to the Leavitt home and life got back to normal. Thankfully nothing dire had occurred thanks to the fact that the problem was sighted early and the quick work of the fire department and PSNH.
Albany welcomes its newest resident, Murphy Rogers Scolaro, born on January 23 to Robin Kohrs and Matthew Scolaro. He joined his brother, Anthony in the family.
Another week, another snowstorm. It’s beautiful to watch come down, it’s lovely to see the trees sparkling, but it can be dangerous driving. Be careful but do enjoy your week.