Supervisors of the Checklist
The Supervisors of the Checklist will meet at the Town Hall on October 23, 2010 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM to make changes and additions to the checklist. This is the last day to accept voter registration applications.
NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS SHALL BE MADE TO THE CHECKLIST AFTER THIS SESSION, UNTIL ELECTION DAY – NOVEMBER 2, 2010.
Farmers' Market 2010
Another great farmers' market has come and gone. It's hard to believe how quickly we went from bedding plants, early lettuce and radishes to apples and winter squash available at the market. The vendors want to thank the residents of Lee for your wonderful support of the market. It makes all the vendor's work worthwhile to see the "regulars" stop by each week to talk and shop. It's also great to see new faces every week, many of whom become "regulars".
We're all ready looking forward to next spring when we start all over again. We want you to think of this as your Market, so if you have suggestions please let me know.
Dick Babcock
659-9329
Lee Public Library October News and Events
Harvest Pumpkin Workshop
Monday, October 4, 7-8 p.m.
Create a colorful pumpkin display for your dining room or hall table using fabric and Styrofoam balls. Workshop is limited to 10 people, ages 14 & up. Registration is required. Please call the library at 659-2626 or drop by for more information and to pick up a tools list.
After School Program
Tuesday, October 5 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 6-10
The after school program for ages 6-10 is held on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Children will be introduced to a variety of authors and award-winning books. A snack, games and a craft will also be included. Mast Way students may make arrangements with the transportation office to ride bus #24 directly to the library after school. Registration is required. If interested, please call 659-2626.
From Anonymous to Aponovich: New Hampshire History in Art
Wednesday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Public Safety Complex
Docents from the Currier Museum of Art will present an overview of New Hampshire-based artists and/or those who have some connection to the region. Their presentation will cover artists from colonial times through those of today. Included in the museum’s collection is an 1836 painting by artist Joseph H. Davis featuring Lee minister and schoolteacher Bartholomew Van Dame. This program is sponsored by the Lee Historical Society and the Library. Refreshments will be served.
5th And 6th Grade Book Club
Thursday, October 7 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
For 5th and 6th graders, this club meets the first Thursday of each month from 3-4 p.m. Participants will read and discuss a different book each month. And – pizza will be served, courtesy of Pizza Spinners! Students may make arrangements with the transportation office to take bus #84 directly to the library after school.
Dog Days at the Library
Thursday, October 14 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Read with a 4 footed friend! The Lee Public Library is participating again in the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) Program. Dedicated to improving~reading skills of children using~registered Pet Partner teams as literacy mentors, this program~is held the~second Thursday of each month from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Children in grades K-4 can read with Lee resident, Carla Corey and her cocker spaniel, Joy. If interested in having some reading fun, talk to a librarian and sign up!
Special Firemen Story Time
Friday, October 15 at 10:30 a.m.
Join us for stories and a visit from Lee firefighters and a real fire truck! All ages are welcome!
A Tea Party for Grownups
Saturday, October 16 at 1:00 p.m.
We had such a great response to our Teddy Bear Tea Party held this spring, by popular request we are offering an afternoon tea for the grownups! Rebecca Sanders will provide a brief history of the tea time tradition and will offer a sampling of some traditional tea refreshments. Space is limited and registration is required by calling the library at 659-2626.
Daytime Knitting Group
Third Monday afternoon of the month at 1:00 p.m.
Starting October 18
Join us at the library on the third Monday afternoon of each month at 1 p.m. for open knitting. All skill levels are welcome. There will be a short organizational meeting before we begin knitting. No need to register. Just show up and bring a project to work on. Please call the library and speak with Cheryl if you have any questions.
Book Discussion Group
Monday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m.
The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve
A photographer travels to Smuttynose Island, off the coast of New Hampshire, to research a legendary crime that took place a century earlier. As she immerses herself in the details of the case, a crime of passion that resulted in the death of two women, she finds her own emotional life in turmoil, subtly influenced by those past events.
The book discussion group usually meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday of the month, unless otherwise noted, and reads a variety of fiction and nonfiction books recommended by participants. Copies of discussion titles are available for loan at the circulation desk.
First Aid Certification
Wednesday, October 20 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The McGregor Institute of EMS (an affiliate of the Durham Ambulance Corps) and the library are sponsoring an American Heart Associate First Aid Certification Course on Wednesday, October 20 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The course teaches adult, child and infant first aid; participants will receive a 2-year certification card upon successful completion of the course. The program is free, but there is a $20 materials fee. To register, call Nate at the Durham Ambulance Corps at 862-3674 or register by email: cprregistration@mcgregorems.org.
Make It and Take It Craft
Saturday, October 23, 10 am – 2 pm
Drop by the library on Saturday, October 23 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and make a stained glass pumpkin to hang in the window! Suitable for ages 4 and up
National Friends of Libraries Week
October 17-23rd
In honor of National Friends of Libraries Week, the library trustees and staff would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the Friends of the Lee Public Library for all their help and support throughout the year. Through their ongoing fundraising efforts, the Friends provide funding for passes offering free or reduced admission to area museums, support for the summer reading and afterschool programs and other programs and services. Visit the Friends page on the library’s website: www.lee.lib.nh.us and take a look at all the good work they do. And
if you have not already joined the Friends, please consider doing so today!
ORCSD Board of Education is seeking volunteers
The ORCSD Board of Education is seeking volunteers to fill up to seven positions on the board’s Advisory Budget Committee. Listed below is the charge of the committee. The volunteers are asked to attend as many of the board’s budget session as they can. The dates 10/13/10, 10/27/10, 11/5/10, 11/10/10 and 12/8/10 are budget meeting attentively set. Other dates will be set in the near future. Please send an email or letter of interest and background information to the school board: orcsdsb@orcsd.org or 36 Coe Drive, Durham, NH 03824.
The volunteers will be selected at the Oct. 20th meeting. The members will have staggered terms up to three years in length.
Budget Advisory Committee Composition and Charge:
Purpose: The purpose of this committee is to become educated about the ORCSD budget and provide a budget recommendation to the School Board that meets the needs of the students and is fiscally responsible to taxpayers.
Charge:
1. May conduct an in-depth analysis on spending and best practices in specific areas such as technology, transportation, facilities maintenance/management, insurance etc. and make recommendations on cost savings.
2. May serve as a resource to the School Board on budget issues.
3. May recommend methods to improve financial reporting.
4. May recommend process to communicate the budget to the community.
Committee Composition:
• Minimum of five members and a maximum of seven members
Community members will be selected by the School Board, at least one each from Madbury, Lee and Durham respectively. Lists of possible interested candidates can be supplied by the selectmen or town councils of the three towns.
• Members should attend most budget deliberation meetings of the District and the School Board Meetings.
• Committee may meet as an entity on select occasions with the Superintendent and/or his designate to discuss expenditures in a specific section of the budget.
• A chair will be elected by the committee at the first meeting.
• All meetings are open to the public and will comply with current Right to Know Laws.
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