Walpole Old Home Days 2008
Schedule of Events
Note: $$ indicates that tickets need to be purchased. If no sign, participation is free.
Friday, June 20
Walpole Players You Can’t Take It With You – Doors open 7 pm, Curtain rises at 7:30 pm - Walpole Town Hall $$
Saturday, June 21
Walpole Players You Can’t Take It With You – Doors open 7 pm, Curtain rises at 7:30 pm - Walpole Town Hall $$
Sunday, June 22
Walpole Players You Can’t Take It With You – Doors open 1:30 pm,
Curtain rises at 2 pm - Walpole Town Hall $$
Wednesday, June 25
5:30 pm Block Party hosted by Connecticut River Bank, N.A. & the Leslie Hubbard Family - Connecticut River Bank Parking Lot with music by THE ILLUSION
Thursday, June 26
Walpole Players You Can’t Take It With You – Doors open 7 pm, Curtain rises at 7:30 – Walpole Town Hall $$
Friday, June 27
9 am – 8 pm Walpole Community Pool - Free to all
4 pm – 6 pm Strawberry Shortcake by Tom Murray to benefit
Walpole Youth Baseball - In front of Murray’s Restaurant $$
5 pm Talent show sponsored by the Savings Bank of Walpole - Walpole
Town Hall. Sign up with Trina Carmody at 756-3836 in advance, please. Awards to be given right after performance.
7 pm – 11 pm Dance in bank parking lot across from The Tavern. Music by Weathered Roads
7 pm – 11 pm American Legion food booth $$
9:30 pm Fireworks shot from North road over village
Saturday, June 28
7 am – 9 am Academy Breakfast for all who attended the Academy and spouses. Prizes for youngest, oldest, longest distance traveled – Tent on Historical Society Lawn
8:30 am 5K Race and Children’s Race (12 and under) Start/Finish at Walpole Town Hall - Prizes - Benefit of Fall Mountain running & skiing teams $$
8:30 am Power Walk with Paula Burdick - Prizes -Walpole Town Hall $$
9 am Pies for Grange Pie-Baking Contest to Town Hall for judging
9 am – 8 pm Walpole Community Pool - Free to all
9 am – 4 pm Common displays for Walpole non-profits…educational, fundraising and food
Walpole Historical Society Information
Walpole Recycling Action Program Information
Walpole Community Grange Pie Baking Contest\Pie & Coffee
Walpole Old Home Day Committee Water, Souvenirs, Totes & Info., Hamburgers, Fried dough
Walpole Village School Chicken-on-stick, Iced tea, Fruit cup
Walpole Parent Teacher Group Root Beer Floats
Walpole Conservation Committee Educational
Gary Speed Preserved Animal Display
Art Co-op Artisan Displays
Child Family Services Educational
Boy Scout Troop 299 Hot Dogs, Soda, Water
Pinnacleview 4-H Club Lemonade, Icees & Petting Zoo
Hubbard Farms Educational\Baby Chicks
Organic Valley Farms Educational\Give-a-ways
Hooper Institute Information
Life Fellowship Foursquare Church Information & Desserts
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Congregational Church Barbecue Tickets
Charles Phillips Play BUX Game
Monadnock Conservancy Information
Walpole Fire & EMS Ladies Aux. Popcorn, Cotton Candy,
Quilt Raffle
Walpole Fire Department Fire Safety Trailer
Hooper Hill Hoppers Raffle Tickets
The Pink Sox—Tiffany, Patty, Bake Sale, T-shirts & Face Painting
& Chris Neal
Kirsty Patch—David’s House Food--Subs, Sausage & Meatballs
TriVillage Energy Solar Cooking
Personal Ponies Info. on Companion Ponies
10 am - PARADE - Starts at Walpole School - First – third prizes for:
most original, funniest, best theme, best junior entry, best
neighborhood entry
11 am – 4 pm - Antique Vehicle Show - Historical Society lawn - Vote for your favorite car, truck and tractor!!
11 am – Grange Pie Baking Contest - Call Gwen Yardley 756-3677 to enter your pie! Prizes to be awarded. Walpole Town Hall
11 am – 12:30 pm Basketball 3-point Shootout – Savings Bank lot
11:30 am – Jim Collins will read about playing baseball in Walpole from his well-received book, The Last Best League - Walpole Town Library
12 noon - Pet Show – Behind Telephone Building
Children’s categories: 1. Largest pet 2. Smallest pet 3. Longest tail 4. Costume class 5. Shortest tail 6. Most unusual pet
7. Cutest pet 8. Judges choice award
Adult categories: 1. Oldest Pet 2. Costume Class 3. Owner/pet look-a-like 4. Most enthusiastic pet owner—Roxy Memorial Trophy 5. Judges choice award
12 noon – 3 pm Hayrides around town provided by R.N. Johnson’s
1 pm – 3 pm Open House at the Historical Society
1 pm – 3 pm Firefighters challenge (Age 6-12) Skating rink
1 pm Cemetery Tour provided by Walpole Players and friends. Starts in front of Walpole School
1 pm – 3 pm Children’s Woodsmen Contest - Divisions 7 years and under, 8 years – 12 years, 13 years – 18 years - Skating rink
(2person events: logroll, chunk throw, cross cut saw, surprise event
3 pm – Adult Woodsmen Contest - same events
MUSIC on the BANDSTAND during the day
The East Bay Jazz Ensemble
The “Panhandlers” Steel Band
7:00 pm Walpole Players You Can’t Take It With You - Doors open 7 pm – Walpole Town Hall $$
Sunday, June 29
7 am – 11 am Breakfast to benefit Walpole Historical Society – Tent on Historical Society Lawn $$
9 am – 8 pm Walpole Community Pool - Free to all
8:00 am St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Walpole
9:30 am St. Peter’s Catholic Church, North Walpole
10:00 am First Congregational Church, Walpole
10:00 am St. John’s Episcopal Church, Walpole
10:30 am Walpole Unitarian Church, Walpole
2 pm – 5 pm – Tea & Refreshments at Hastings House next to Unitarian Church $$
2 pm – 4 pm - Jazz concert in memory of Lou Andreoli at Walpole Unitarian Church, Music by Samirah Evans, accompanied by Jason Ennis, Armen Donelian, George Kaye
3 pm till sold out - Chicken Barbecue & a la carte supper items - First Congregational Church $$
5:30 pm - Band Concert with Bob Cunniff Orchestra – sponsored by the Boy Scouts of Walpole. Donation basket will be passed.
*** Presentation of parade awards and other drawings at intermission. ***
7:30 pm – Walpole Players You Can’t Take It With You - Doors open at 7 pm – Walpole Town Hall $$
