Sunapee Schools: News and Notes

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Sunapee News

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A team of  six Sunapee Central Elementary third and fifth graders competed in April at the Destination Imagination State Competition in Salem, N.H., and won the Spirit of Discovery and Imagination award for Sportsmanship, Spirit and Volunteerism.

The team also took fourth place overall for their community service project of building an owl house, a bat house and a song bird house for their Outdoor Classroom and for teaching the kindergartens about bird habitat.

Team members were Cameron Summerton (5th grade), Saylor Garland (3rd grade), Molly Reed (3rd grade), Jackson Scheele (3rd grade), Audrey Clayton (3rd grade), and Gabe Humphrey (3rd grade). Fifth grade teachers Danielle King and Lesley Scheele were the team leaders and SCES Principal Jodi Bergen was the team appraiser.

SMHS Art Show

Art teacher Gail Baade has announced the Annual Art Show at the middle high school will be held May 22 – 29 in the Student Commons.

SMHS Graduation

Graduation ceremonies for the high school class of 2013 will be held on Friday, June 7, at 6 p.m., at Memorial Field. In case of inclement weather, there will be alternate plans to hold the ceremonies on school grounds.

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Spring into Warner, Jump into the Arts

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Sunapee News

Warner, N.H. — The Warner group of the Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes spring with a family oriented arts festival in Warner on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Art, music, and crafts will fill the town.

Local artists will demonstrate and musicians and dancers will perform at venues along Main Street.

  • See performances by Click Horning at Main Street Bookends, Marek Bennett at BeezInk and Walking Bear Singers at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum tent at Sugar River Bank.
  • Watch dance demonstrations and workshops by the Kearsarge Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Town Hall.
  • Help create a group mural at BeezInk. (There will be lots for kids to do with crafts and activities throughout downtown.)
  • Look for barn and book sales at the Warner Historical Society, the Pillsbury Free Library and Main Street Bookends.

Rollins State Park will be open that day so plan to include a hike up Mt. Kearsarge in your days’ activities.

For more info, visit www.kearsargechamber.org or email: siw@kearsargechamber.org.

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Native American containers on exhibit in Warner NH

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Sunapee News
"Gourd Basket Full of Dream"

“Gourd Basket Full of Dream” by Judy Dow

A new exhibit of Native American containers is on display in the contemporary art gallery at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, N.H.

Bark, marsh-plant fiber, ash splint, gourd, cattails – these are  some of the materials that have been skillfully and artfully twined, woven, carved, folded, or sewn into the containers.

“Containers” will focus on connecting the works of art to the plants from which they have been made,  as shown in Judy Dow’s “Gourd Basket Full of Dreams” and Vera Longtoe Sheehan’s “Five-color Twined Bag.”

The exhibit also features works from artists Jeanne Kent, Liz Charlebois, Lina Longtoe, Jennifer Lee, and Julia Marden.

“Containers” will be on display through July 14.

For more information, including hours and admission, visit: www.indianmuseum.org.

Five-Color Twined Bag by Vera Longtoe Sheehan

Five-Color Twined Bag by Vera Longtoe Sheehan

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Sunapee Flash Bash showcases student photos

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Sunapee News

 

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Gail Finnie to perform at Sunapee Coffeehouse May 3

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Sunapee News
Gail Finnie is one of New England’s finest folk performers, playing Gail Finnie is one of New England’s finest folk performers, playing Appalachian dulcimer and guitar. Photo by Susan Wilson.

Gail Finnie, one of New England’s finest folk performers, playing Appalachian dulcimer and guitar, will be performing in Sunapee at the Community Coffeehouse on May 3. Photo by Susan Wilson.

The Sunapee Community Coffeehouse, held at the Methodist Church, Lower Main Street, Sunapee, has a full schedule of music this May. Time: Friday nights, 7 to 9 p.m. The emcee for the evening passes the hat for the musicians.

May 3 – Gail Finnie plays Appalachian dulcimer and guitar and teaches dulcimer, privately and in workshops at various festivals in the Northeast.  She has been performing as a solo artist for over 25 years in New England’s coffeehouses, clubs, festivals, concert halls, museums, and schools.

“…one of the best ballad singers I’ve ever heard!” ~ Boston Globe

May 10 – Ray Mason and his road-worn 1965 Silvertone guitar have been tirelessly touring since 1982. “Averaging over 140 shows a year, he’s like a teenager with thirty-plus years of experience,” says the release. Ray has opened shows for NRBQ, The Band, Marshall Crenshaw, Bill Morrissey, Graham Parker, They Might Be Giants, Nils Lofgren, Warren Zevon, Joan Osborne, Freed Johnston, Joan Jett, Blue Mountain and more.

May 17 – Derek Knott is a recording artist, singer-songwriter and acoustic performer. He has two studio albums and many released demos and videos to his credit. He’s also a guitarist, both electric and acoustic, as well as a bass player. He toured with multiple Grammy winner and world figure Joanne Shenandoah and has played in concert with artists as diverse as Iggy Pop, Rita Coolidge, and Brian Ray (Paul McCartney’s guitarist/bassist), before returning to his first love: acoustic guitar, writing and singing.

May 10 – Second Wind: “classy, sassy and always fun.” The popular local music duo of Terry Ray Gould and Suzi Hastings has a modern sound with classic roots. They play a range of music, classic folk/rock, easy listening, blues, country and modern pop.

May 31 – Open mic

We love our Open Mics, and the people it supports. The atmosphere can be magic. You get up to 15 minutes or three songs. We have all levels perform, from professionals to first timers, and all are welcome. Not only that, you’ll be amazed by the supportive atmosphere. In fact, that’s part of why we started the Coffeehouse. – Sunapee Community Coffeehouse

For more info, visit: www.SunapeeCoffeehouse.org

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Community clean up in Sunapee is May 4

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Sunapee News

 

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Take-Back Day collects old, unused prescription drugs

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Sunapee News

Take Back 2013On Saturday, April 27, the Sunapee Police Department and other police departments and community partners across the state will take part in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take-Back Day.

The program provides the public a free and safe disposal method for potentially dangerous prescription drugs that are expired, unused or unwanted.

This service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Collections will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations in Sullivan County:

  • Charlestown Police Department, 2 Claremont Road, Charlestown
  • Claremont Savings Bank, 145 Broad Street, Claremont
  • Grantham Police Department, 300 Route 10 South, Grantham
  • Sullivan County Complex, 14 Main Street, Newport
  • Sunapee Police Department, 9 Sargent Road, Sunapee
  • Washington Police Department, 5 Halfmoon Pond Road, Washington

The program has both a public safety and environmental protection focus.

Keeping drugs off the streets

“Many people are not aware that medicines that are no longer needed but remain in home cabinets are highly susceptible to misuse and abuse, including theft,” the Sunapee Police Department release said. “Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.”

A majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to studies.

“Drug overdoses have been rising in the state and nationally for more than a decade,” said Liz Hennig, coordinator of Communities United Regional Network for Sullivan County.

“More New Hampshire residents now die of overdose than car crashes. Most young people who get hooked on these drugs start by getting them from someone’s medicine cabinet. If we dispose of these medications safely, we help keep our young people free from addiction and drug abuse.”

Protecting the environment

Many people do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medicine, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash.

Studies show pharmaceutical residues in waterways and in wildlife.

Flushing unused prescription drugs down the toilet or sink drain or putting them in the trash is an unsafe option in many instances. Human medication and other chemicals have been measured in fish, and can result in behavioral changes and a reduction in male fish populations.

The drugs can also affect bacteria in ways that could change our entire ecosystem and spawn antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

Community take-back programs help keep these drugs out of water systems and the environment.

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Sunapee Green-Up Day is May 4, 2013

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Sunapee News

greenupday artSunapee Green-Up Day is Saturday, May 4, 2013.

Local families and individuals are invited to turn out from 8:30 a.m. to noon to clean up road-side litter. This is an annual event in Sunapee and includes a picnic at Sunapee Harbor for the volunteers.

To join the clean-up, complete the volunteer form available at the town office building and library and online at: www.sunapeegreenupday.com. The website also provides safety tips, road maps and neighborhood captains.

Participants will pick up bags at the May 4 check-in held at the Sunapee Safety Services Building, Sargent Road, from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. And if you would like to clean up your neighborhood before the 4th, call Rose Batts at 603-763-4920.

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Local Flash Bash seeks photos from Sunapee students

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Sunapee News

FlashBash Flyer 2013Sunapee, N.H. — Project Sunapee announces Flash Bash for Sunapee students: a photography show of places and faces in Sunapee.

All students in the Elementary and Middle High schools are invited to submit photos to the show, which will be on display to the public on Friday, May 10, from 5 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 11, from noon to 5 p.m., at the Harbor House Livery, Sunapee Harbor.

The deadline for entries is May 1, 2013.

Each entry can include two images; a committee will choose one to print for the show. For more information including a photo submission form, visit: www.ProjectSunapee.org

A local non-profit, Project Sunapee, in coordination with Meagan Reed’s Law and Government Class at Sunapee High School, is sponsoring the event.

Questions?  Email: sunapeeflashbash@gmail.com.

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Sunapee Coffeehouse: April 12 show cancelled due to weather

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Sunapee News

SCCoffeeHouseThe Sunapee Community Coffeehouse has cancelled tonight’s (April 12, 2013) performance by  singer/songwriters Annalise Emerick and Abbie Morin due to weather. Winter-like conditions, including sleet and freezing rain, blew into the Lake Sunapee region Friday.

This morning the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for this afternoon and evening for southern New Hampshire and Sullivan County. The alert included a travel advisory: “be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities… and use caution while driving.”

The next Coffeehouse event is open mic on Friday, April 19, from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Annalise Emerick and Abbie Morin to perform in Sunapee

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Sunapee News

SCCoffeeHouseSunapee, N.H. — Singer/songwriters Annalise Emerick and Abbie Morin will share the stage at the Sunapee Community Coffeehouse on Friday, April 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. The Coffeehouse meets at the Sunapee Methodist Church on Lower Main Street. There is no cover charge. The emcee will pass the hat for the musicians.

After leaving the streets of Nashville for Boston, Annalise Emerick hasn’t looked back, says the event release. It describes her songs as “familiar melodies, many borrowing from the folk legacy of American antiquity, [that] calm the soul like a childhood friend. Yet Annalise’s voice uniquely twists intricate melodies in fresh and exciting new ways.”

Abbie Morin is from Laconia, N.H. and has been a street performer in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and has played in venues around New Hampshire and Vermont.

“Abbie’s tunes range from quirky, to heartfelt and are all influenced by her university studies in poetry,” according to the Coffeehouse website.  “She has been performing her indie and folk inspired originals in front of crowds for over eight years.”

Al Peterson, Sunapee, is the scheduled emcee for the evening. Cathy Morse is the sponsor.

Open mic night

April’s open mic night at the Coffeehouse, which will close out the month’s schedule, will be on Friday, April 19 from 7  to 9 p.m.

“We love our open mics and the people it supports,” says Tom Daniels, a Coffeehouse volunteer.

Performers can get 15 minutes or three songs and it is open to all levels: first timers to professionals. Sign up is at 6:45 p.m., before the start of the show.

“Although it’s allowed, we don’t encourage singing with a prerecorded song on a machine, but do encourage you to find someone to accompany you. Live music is what we’re about. If you need some help or ideas let us know,” adds Daniels.

EJ Tretter will emcee open mic and the New Hampshire Storytelling Alliance is the sponsor.

For more information, including volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, go to: www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org.

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UK guitarist Phil Hare performs in Sunapee April 5

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Sunapee News

Sunapee, N.H. — Phil Hare hails from the United Kingdom and is widely regarded as one of the finest and most distinctive guitarists on the U.K. acoustic/folk music circuit.

Phil Hare performs in Sunapee on Friday, April 5, from 7 to 9 p.m, at the Community Coffeehouse at the Sunapee Methodist Church, Lower Main Street.

This is Hare‘s first visit to the U.S. He’s doing a coffeehouse tour.

Through the years, Hare has done many U.K. and European tours and has appeared on stage and in studio with some of the best acoustic acts including The Spinners, (the late) Jake Thackeray, Isla St Clair, Tom McConville, Phil Beer, Jacques Stotzem, Woody Mann and Clive Carroll.

The Village Voice describes Phil Hare as “one of the best guitar players on YouTube.”

Take a listen (via YouTube):

The Coffeehouse passes the hat for the musicians; there is no cover charge.

For more info and directions, visit: www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org.

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Conservation District extends annual plant sale

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Sunapee News

Sullivan County, N.H. — The 2013 Sullivan County Conservation District Plant Sale is underway and due to the high level of interest the deadline for orders is now April 4, a week later than previously advertised.

View the Plant Sale catalog and order form via the County website (Conservation District) : www.sullivancountynh.gov.

Plant pick up will be at Log Cabin Nursery in Claremont on May 4.

The plant sale is the Conservation District’s biggest fundraiser and supports their activities throughout the year, including educational workshops, environmental outreach to schools and communities, tours and programs.

The sale offers healthy and hardy plants at good prices. The selection includes: fruits (apples, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and peaches), perennial vegetables, (rhubarb, asparagus, horseradish and ostrich ferns – for grow-your-own “fiddleheads!”), hardwood and softwood trees, and wildlife plants.

Special and hard-to-find ornamentals are new this year. The offering lists six named varieties of lilacs (early-, mid- and late-blooming), an azalea, and two kinds of magnolia trees.

For more information contact SCCD District Manager Lionel Chute at 603-863-4297 or e-mail: conservationdistrict@sullivancountynh.gov.

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Capture the heat: Workshop on geothermal energy for the home

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sunapee News

Logo of the Geothermal Energy Association.Experts to describe ‘the magic of geothermal heating/cooling’ at free workshop in Andover, New Hampshire

Andover, N.H. — A workshop on residential geothermal energy systems, which capture the nearly constant 50-60-degree (f) temperature trapped below the earth’s surface and use it to heat and cool the home, will be offered by two local experts on Saturday, April 6, in Andover, New Hampshire. The program will be held at the Andover Town Hall meeting room, Main Street, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The workshop is open to the public at no charge and is the second in a series sponsored by the Andover Energy Group, a local organization of volunteers. The first, held in February and focusing on solar energy, attracted over 80 attendees.

Leading the workshop will be Dan Grace of Dunbarton, whose Capital Well Clean Water Center is described as “one of New Hampshire’s most experienced geothermal well installers,” and Bill Wenzel, head of a Merrimack heating and air-conditioning business that bears his name. Wenzel is a certified installer for the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association, a non-profit organization established to advance geothermal heat pump technology.

Experienced in team presentations, Grace and Wenzel will offer an illustrated “Geothermal 101” session describing “the magic that is geothermal heating and cooling,” and answering questions. Refreshments and handout materials will be available..

Advance registration is encouraged but not required. For more information and to register, e-mail Maria Glorioso at glorioso@tds.net or call 603-735-6128.

Established in 2011, the Andover Energy Group has offered several public workshops and an “energy awareness day” featuring guided tours of local homes using alternative energy sources. It also oversees local distribution of the Green Energy Times, a bi-monthly newspaper devoted to clean energy. A workshop on home weatherization and another on financing alternative-energy installations are tentatively planned for later in the spring.

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UVLT offers training for naturalists

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sunapee News

Green Leaf

The Upper Valley Land Trust and Hulbert Outdoor Center are sponsoring an Upper Valley Naturalist Training from April 23 to May 19, 2013.

The training is designed to be accessible for the beginning naturalist, but also of interest to more seasoned naturalists, particularly those looking for a way to share their knowledge with the larger community.

The Upper Valley Naturalist Training program is an in-depth introduction to the ecosystems and wildlife found in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire.

The training will include four evening classroom presentations and four weekend field sessions. Topics will be presented by local experts and include geology, plant communities, wetland ecology, birds, interpretive techniques and more.

Space is limited, so interested participants should register early. For more information and the training schedule, visit www.uvlt.org or call 603-643-6626

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