Ed. Note: Here is the schedule for Saturday's Old Home Days celebration. Congratulations to Co-Chairs Joan DeVault and Cindy Westover, pictured below, for all the work they've done, along with many others in town, to pull it all off!! CCB
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
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