A Busy Week in Walpole: Jazz, Jungles, Woodsy Walks and Much More!
Town Notes by Chuck Bingaman, Town Correspondent
* Mid-month Thursday Night Jazz at the Restaurant at Burdick Chocolate continues Thursday evening, August 14, with Jesse Carr on vocals and tenor saxophone, Dave Wertman on bass, and Mark Applegate on guitar. Music from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. For reservations, phone 603-756-9058. 47 Main St,
Walpole, NH.
* Robert Watson reports that viewers in the Unitarian Church Media Center in Hastings House will be treated to “Jungles” Friday night at 7:00 p.m. from the BBC series Planet Earth. “It’ll be a spectacular evening with this amazing production shown in high definition big screen TV with surround sound,” according to Watson. "I hope we can share the experience together @ the MediaCenter."
The Unitarian Media Center presentation is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested as space in limited to 24. For information, call Robert Watson at 603/756-3711.
*Jeff Putnam will lead a Walpole Conservation Commission Walk Saturday morning, August 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Reservoir Town Forest. This 59-acre parcel with its small dam and pond once provided water to the Town of Walpole and now harbors many bird and animal species. There is access from a locked gate on Reservoir Road and a path that leads to a recreational north/south trail maintained by the local snow mobile club. Participants will gather at the bandstand on the Common at 8:45 a.m. Rain Date: August 23.
* Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 15, 16, and 17, six intrepid Walpole area women—calling themselves The Pink Sox—will trek 20-miles-per-day through suburban Boston to raise cancer research funds as part of the Breast Cancer 3-Day® to Benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Walpoleans (and sisters-in-law) Chris and Patti Neal, Chris’s daughters Melissa Neal and Tiffany Guiterrez, Diane Myers-Miller, along with Angela Warren of Hanover, have been training since spring for their marathon walks. Tiffany and Melissa, especially, need our support at this point to reach their fund-raising goals. You can reach Tiffany at 313-4442 or Melissa at 756-3176. Or you can pledge online at www.the3day.org.
* Alyson’s Opening Day 2008! Chosen by New Hampshire Magazine in 2008 as the “Best Agricultural Experience” in the state, Alyson’s Orchard in Walpole will open for the Pick-Your-Own season on Saturday, August 16 (with a rain date of Sunday, August 17).
From 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., visitors will be able to pick Paula Red apples and blueberries, and participate in a wide array of family fun.
There will be face painting and a 3-legged race for the kids, along with wagon rides in a special Fire Truck wagon pulled by a John Deere tractor. The first 100 kids who ride will receive a fire chief hat!
The farm stand will be open, offering apple pies, jams, local honey and maple syrup, cheese, chicken pies, gifts and more! Other seasonal fruits such as peaches and plums will be available at the farm stand, as well. From 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. there will be wine tasting featuring Alyson’s Heirloom Apple and Dry Apple wines, along with some new, award-winning selections from LaBelle Winery of Amherst, NH.
Cookout food, including free hot dogs, will also be featured along with local corn on the cob while you enjoy live music by “Chops” Polcari and friends.
Alyson’s is located on Route 12 in Walpole. For more information, call Alyson’s Orchard at 603-756-9800.
* Walpole School Principal Sam Jacobs reminds us that school starts Wednesday, August 27, and the class lists will be posted August 13. The Annual Fall Fair will be September 20, and the Camp Tacodah for 7th graders will be September 29-30. Parent-Teacher Conferences are set for October 13-14.
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