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Members of TEAM Jaffrey’s design committee spent Tuesday morning decorating downtown Jaffrey with beautiful handmade swags created by volunteers during their annual “swag-night” party.

Spotlight On - The Peterborough Community Theatre

December 2015

The Peterborough Com-munity Theatre is an independent theater owned by long-time Peter-borough resident Carol Nelson and happens to be the oldest movie theater in New Hampshire, celebrat-ing its 101st anniversary in September 2015.

Peterborough’s first and only movie theater opened September 26, 1914 as the Gem Theatre and was built by local residents Charles, War-ren, and Lester Nichols. The theater had a seating capacity of 500; admission was five cents for chil-dren, ten cents for adults, and balcony seats were fifteen cents. In the early years, both movies and stage productions were regularly featured at the Gem.

The theater has undergone a number of updates and renovations, including in 1945 when it nearly burnt to the ground. In 1977, when a stage was added, not surprisingly many artists from the Folkway also performed at the Peterborough Community Theatre, including Odetta, Tom Rush, Jonathan Edwards, and Merle and Doc Watson. For those of you not familiar with the Folkway, it was a legendary coffeehouse just down the street from the theater and was the stomping ground for many folk artists between 1975 and 1996.

In 1984, the building was reconfigured into a 95-seat theater with an appropriately named res-taurant next door called Hollywood Cafe.

In April of 2013, a Kickstarter campaign was launched to convert the theater from 35mm film to digital to keep it from being shuttered forever. In just 23 days, over $50,000 was raised, and the Peterborough Community Theatre converted to digital technology in May 2013.

Carol purchased the theater in September 2014 and has made numerous updates, including a new website and weekly newsletter, a new popcorn

machine, healthy conces-sion options, installation of a History Wall in the lobby, and most recently the addition of a DVS (Descriptive Video Service) system so that blind and visually impaired patrons can enjoy movies too. Peterborough Community Theatre is only the fourth theater in all of New Hampshire to offer this service. The theater also now accepts Google Wallet, Apple Pay, and the new EMV chip credit cards.

In addition to featuring newly released movies, the theater is often used for one-time film screen-ings and by community groups to hold special meetings. Earlier this year, the theater was proud to host the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival during its screening tour around the State.

This fall Peterborough Community Theatre part-nered with New Hampshire Public Television and Independent Lens to present a series of free documentaries that bring people together for community-driven conversations around films from the award-winning PBS series. The lineup includes a diverse selection of new documentaries Peterborough Community Theatre continued on pg. 13

Carol Nelson

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From the PresidentIt is the time of year to celebrate the holi-days. For many of us, this means visiting with

family, attending holiday par-ties, decorating, baking and holiday shopping. I hope every-one will think about our local businesses when buying gifts for your friends, colleagues and loved ones. For us at the Cham-ber, December is the time when we focus on one of the most wonderful initiatives – Santa’s House. Thanks to the tremen-dous hard work and dedication of the Santa’s House committee, our volunteers and our Execu-tive Assistant Becky, over 200 children in the area last year woke up on Christmas morn-ing with smiles instead of disappointment.

What warms my heart most about the Santa’s House proj-ect is the tremendous amount of support from our commu-nity. So many people have participated in taking tags and fulfilling the lists of gifts. We are very fortunate for all of the generosity. If you would like to take a tag this year and help a child in your neighbor-hood have a merrier Christmas, they will be available at the TD Bank and People’s United Bank in Jaffrey as well as the Jaffrey Chamber office. Remember that your purchases and dona-tions are tax-deductible. We are also looking for volunteers to help wrap presents on Decem-ber 18th. If you are interested in joining the wrapping party,

please contact the Chamber office for more information. Don’t forget to bring your scis-sors, and thank you!

On another topic, the Cham-ber has been reviewing our dues rates. It has been three years since the last rate adjustment. While the organization has been experiencing an overall increase in our costs, it is essential that we adjust our dues to keep pace with those expenses. As a result of the conversation within the Chamber leadership, we have made some fundamental changes to the tiers of member-ship, including a new category for seniors. Our seniors rep-resent an important part of the membership demographic, and we feel that creating an afford-able rate for them represents our mission and our values.

For our business and non-profit members, we are implement-ing a modest 10% rate increase effective the beginning of next year. I hope you all appreciate our commitment to exploring every opportunity to make sure we are operating as efficiently as possible and fostering an ongo-ing dialog of ways to generate income through fundraising to offset the dependence on mem-ber dues. Most importantly, we continue our commitment to giving all of our members the maximum value and ben-efits for their dues. As always, we value your comments and ideas to help us in that pursuit. Thank you all for your contin-ued support and have a safe and wonderful holiday season.

Max Mitchell

Mark your calendars now for one of the

biggest Holiday Craft Fairs in the Monadnock Region!

Over 50 crafters and vendors! Homemade Hot Lunch!

Brown Bag Raffle! Holiday Pet Photos!

Bake Sale! And more.

Sat., Dec. 5th 10am – 3pm

at Monadnock Humane Society 101 W.Swanzey Rd.,

Swanzey, NH

A holiday shopping experience!

For more info: monadnockhumanesociety.org

All to benefit the Homeless Animals

of our region!

The Swap Shop will be closed for the winter

beginning December 26 through Mid-March

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Member NewsAmerican Red Cross Transfers Medical Transportation Program to CVTCFor many years, the Ameri-can Red Cross has provided medical trans-portation in the Monadnock region for people who’ve needed help getting to doctors’ appoint-ments and treatments. As the Red Cross core mission is to focus on preparedness, response and recovery in disaster, a transportation partner in the community has been identified to continue this valuable service. Contoocook Valley Transpor-tation Company (CVTC) has been providing transportation in the region since 2009 and will absorb the client base of the cur-rent Red Cross transportation program.

This shift will take place over the course of the next several months to ensure that all clients and medical centers have time to understand how the change will work and to make prepara-tions for new processes.

Phase one of transfer - Eastern Monadnock Region – 1-1-16

The American Red Cross has been providing medical trans-portation to residents of the Monadnock region because there was a need that was not being met. With this shift, the Red Cross will continue to

support the program by making referrals to CVTC. Last year, the Red Cross assisted 440 people with 8000 medical rides.

CVTC, based in Peterborough, NH, operates a medical transportation program that serves the 13 towns in the eastern Monadnock region. The organization currently relies on 35 volunteers who use their own vehicles to provide this service. People interested in volunteering or who need assistance with medical transportation should contact CVTC at 1-877-428-2882 ext. 5.

Monadnock at Home Featured in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance MagazineMonadnock at Home’s Execu-tive Director Cindy Bowen was interviewed for a feature story on senior villages in the Novem-ber issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine. The article addresses the need for senior villages, how they function and how Monadnock at Home is able to succeed in a rural area. The author points out that becoming a member of a senior village can be a solution to the inevitable household and per-sonal challenges that arise for many of us as we grow older;

however, setting up and running a village in an urban setting is easier than a rural area.

When asked how Monadnock at Home succeeds in the rural Monadnock region, Bowen explains that by frequently rotating the location of social gatherings which bring mem-bers together, having a core group of volunteers in each of the ten towns and vetting pro-viders from the whole region, Monadnock at Home is able to quickly and effectively meet the needs of its members in a rural setting. Monadnock at Home is a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting area seniors to live and thrive in their own homes as they grow older.

Project Shakespeare Brings a Christmas Carol to Your CommunityProject Shakespeare will be bringing their annual holi-day production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens to communities throughout the Monadnock region. Adapted and directed by Deborah Shake-speare Thurber, this year’s production will feature 25 stu-dents (ages 7- 18) who embody their characters fully with a passion and energy fitting for Dickens’ entertaining tale that best defines the spirit of the holiday season! Project Shake-speare students Emma Tenters and Hannah Bernier will cho-reograph, and Katie Whitaker will serve as Stage Manager.

Patrick Sherlock will don Scrooge’s Victorian top hat in this year’s production.

Performances will be:

Thursday, December 10th at 7 pm at the United Church of Jaf-frey, 54 Main Street, Jaffrey

Friday, December 11th at 7 pm at the Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, 25 Main Street, Peterborough

Saturday, December 12th at 1 pm at the First Congrega-tional Church, 47 Main Street, Hancock

Saturday, December 12th at 7 pm at the First Congregational Church (Meeting House), 6 Pay-son Hill Road, Rindge

Friday, December 18th at 7 pm at the Milford United Method-ist Church, 327 No. River Road, Milford

Saturday, December 19th at 1 pm at the Greenfield Meeting House, Greenfield

Saturday, December 19th at 7 pm at the Monadnock Waldorf School, 98 So. Lincoln Street, Keene

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and students and will be sold ½ hour prior to curtain.

Proceeds from the performances will benefit Project Shake-speare’s theatre educational programs including PS’s 2016 trip to The Stratford Festival, Stratford, Canada – taking stu-dents to see world class theatre

Suzanne & Mike McCarthyCyndi Caron & Matthew McCarthy

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Member Newsproductions and participate in acting workshops.

A special holiday dinner and performance will be at the Monadnock Inn, 379 Main Street, Jaffrey Center, on Sun-day, December 13th and Sunday, December 20th. Seating at 5:30 pm with the performance begin-ning at 6 pm. The cost is $50 per person and does not include drinks or gratuity. For tickets, call 532-7800. Don’t miss out – call soon – last year both per-formances sold out!

For more information, visit projectshakespeare.org

MHS Thanks Community for Its Generosity and SupportWhat a wonderful night! What an awesome community!

Monadnock Humane Society (MHS) is enormously grateful

to each and every human who came to the Hair Ball to show their love for the animals of the Monadnock Region.

We thank the co-chairs of the event, Heather Shaver and Jen-nifer Thompson, and their outstanding committee for their wonderful organizational work. We thank the many friends, businesses and profession-als who gave so generously in sponsorships and gifts to be auc-tioned. And we thank all who bid on these gifts with open hearts and wallets. You raised tens of thousands of dollars to benefit the animals that enrich the lives of so many individuals and families in our area.

In this 140th anniversary year of MHS, the Hair Ball showed once again that our commu-nity understands animals

and humans to share life together in rich and profound ways. This great generosity to the animals will be returned by them in the countless ways they care for us. Thank you.Katherine ClarkeChair, MHS Board of Directors

Valvoline Instant Oil Change Raised Over $10,000 with October Sale of Pink Wiper BladesOn Novem-ber 1, Valvo-line Instant Oil Change ended its Pink Wiper fundrais-ing campaign. The promotion sold pink wiper blades, rais-ing over $10,000 for National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.® (NBCF). Finishing its 4th year, the campaign has earned $55,200 for the NBCF.

The campaign is working to build awareness for Breast Cancer. Each year it has seen a growth in recognition and impact. This year, customers lined up to get their pink wip-

ers during the campaign kickoff October 3rd.

Breast cancer does not stop in October. Valvoline Instant Oil Change will be selling pink blades throughout the year. For more information and a location list, visit www.ViocPINK.com, and follow the campaign with #PinkOilChange.

Valvoline, a brand of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), has been serving American motorists for more than 140 years. Valv-oline Instant Oil Change SM has approximately 900 locations throughout the United States, and is a leader in serving the quick-lube market.

Henley Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1989, is the larg-est Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchisee. They operate over 200 service centers across twelve states including: California,

Welcome, New MembersHope Fellowship Church

821 Turnpike Rd., New Ipswich603-532-4432 ~ www.hfcnh.org

Microcatheter ComponentsPO Box 456, Jaffrey

603-532-0345

Monadnock Center for History and Culture19 Grove St., Peterborough

603-924-3235 ~ www.monadnockcenter.org

Thank You for RenewingBentley Commons at Keene ~ Expert Pest Control, Inc.

Halvorson New Media ~ John & Lynda HuntLouise & Bernie Watson

Monadnock Center for Violence PreventionMonadnock Inn ~ Monadnock Sno-Moles

Rick and Lyn Lambert ~ River Street MarketRiverMill Condominium Association

Savron Graphics LLCShiva Catering & Event Planner

Sunflowers Cafe & CateringTerrapin Glassblowing Studio ~ The Melamine Cup

Thrifty Bear Boutique ~ Woodmore Family CampgroundPhone: 603-899-5552Fax: 603-899-2884

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Residential – Lake – Country PropertiesTwo Mountain Road – Rindge, NH 03461

Joanne Buck • Broker • Notary Public • Real Estate Consultant

Cell: 603-731-9555Home: 603-532-8442

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The Murphy Family with Sadie the Great Dane, with Emily Dawson and Kent Carbo.

Photo courtesy of Beth Pelton of Eight Cattails Imagery.

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Delaware, Florida, Michigan, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

Recognized as one of the lead-ing breast cancer organizations in the world, the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s (NBCF) mission is to help women now by providing help and inspiring hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detec-tion, education and support services. A recipient of Charity Navigator’s highest 4-star rating for eleven years, NBCF pro-vides women Help for Today…Hope for Tomorrow® through its National Mammography Pro-gram, Beyond The Shock®, Early Detection Plan, and breast can-cer research programs. For more information, please visit www.nbcf.org.

Let SUBWAY® Cater Your Holiday EventThis holiday season, the Jaffrey SUBWAY® has everything you need to make your next event a delicious success. Options include hunger-busting Giant Subs, piled-high sandwich plat-ters, convenient SUBWAY to GO!™ meals and cookie platters.

You can build your order just the way you and your guests like with your choice of freshly baked breads, veggies, toppings and more. Let SUBWAY® cater for you today! Call 603-532-8844 for ordering information or Subway.com to place an order.

Jaffrey-Rindge After School ProgramThe Jaffrey-Rindge Extended Day Program (JREDP) is in the

midst of completing its fifth year as an after school program in the Jaffrey-Rindge School Dis-trict. The program is funded with Federal money which is granted through the New Hampshire Department of Edu-cation. Authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the specific purposes of the law are to:

Provide opportunities for aca-demic enrichment, including tutorial services to help stu-dents, particularly those who attend low-performing schools, meet state and local student performance standards in core academic subjects like reading and mathematics.

Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities designed to rein-force and complement the regular academic program of participating students.

Offer families of students served by community learning centers, opportunities for literacy edu-cation and related educational development

The JREDP is a 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC), one of a com-munity of federally funded programs dedicated to providing academic and enrichment pro-gramming during out of school hours. Currently 24 programs receive 21st CCLC funding through the Department of Edu-cation, serving more than 10,500 students each year. The JREDP will reapply for continued 21st Century Community Learning Center funding this winter. If successful, the program will be able to continue for five more years in a second grant cycle.

The afternoon programs at Jaffrey Grade School, Jaffrey- Rindge Middle School and the Rindge Memorial School

Program at the Rindge Recre-ation Department start on the first day of school and support children every day after school throughout the school year. The Jaffrey Grade School and RMS/Rindge Recreation Department also run morning programs at the elementary level. This pro-gram’s ability to expand school hours allow parents and caregiv-ers the opportunity to work full time, thus increasing the eco-nomic security of the family. It also gives parents peace of mind, knowing that their child is getting homework help, partic-ipating in enrichment activities and learning life skills in a safe and supervised environment.

This year the program continues its partnerships with the Com-munity Service office at Franklin Pierce University, as well as beginning a new partnership with Keene State College. Frank-lin Pierce students have been volunteering at the elementary

level for the past four years as part of their Community Service outreach. Methods stu-dents from Keene State College are volunteering at the Jaf-frey-Rindge Middle School as part of their Methods Course requirement. All of these college students offer a friendly hand and academic and enrichment club support, as well as serving as role models for the students they support. Also participating in the program are Conant High School National Honor Society students and Interact students. These students provide some necessary one on one attention for individual students at the elementary level, but also offer insight and guidance to stu-dents at the middle school level by sharing stories about the high school educational experience.

In Jaffrey the JREDP is develop-ing new relationships as well as maintaining long-standing ones. This allows sharing of resources

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Slime Time at the Lights on After School EDP Family Night. Staff member Amanda Parsons and 6th Grade EDP student Sadie Ostergard show at-

tendees how to make their own slime.

6th Grade EDP student David Southwick learns about forced

perspective in photography. He and a friend worked with cameras to come up with photographs which would show others how you can

manipulate photographs to show a perspective that isn’t really there.

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and programming ideas. The community activities are one facet of JREDP’s commitment to the high-quality programming and their understanding of the link between community and school and the positive effects on participants. The activities also show the JREDP’s dedica-tion to helping enrich the Jaffrey and Rindge communities by partnering with them in order to help foster a community con-nection to students and their families.

These endeavors are represen-tative of JREDP’s commitment to providing high-quality after-school programming which has been shown to have positive effects on participants, including higher academic performance, lower instances of disciplinary action, less truancy and an over-all more positive attitude about the future.

JREDP welcomes commu-nity members as volunteers, enrichment activity leaders or as adult mentors. Feel free to contact Kathy Batchelder, Pro-gram Director, at k.batchelder@sau47.org if you would like to help enrich a student’s life after school.

Monadnock at Home Launches Inter-generational Program with ConVal Basketball TeamsMonadnock at Home launched a new inter-generational program for its members in cooperation

with the ConVal girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. Lead by Deb Riley, the girls’ varsity basketball coach, the student volunteers along with their coaches and assistant coaches rake leaves and complete a fall clean-up of a Monadnock at Home mem-ber’s yard. Three homes have been completed, with teams of students and coaches spend-ing almost four hours at each location. Additional member yards are planned for a future weekend.

“Connecting MaH members with the younger generation has been a goal for MaH,” says Cindy Bowen, Executive Direc-tor of Monadnock at Home. “We are so pleased to see it happen-ing in such a meaningful and heartfelt way. We are so thankful to the members of the ConVal

basketball teams.” The pro-gram will change as the seasonal demands change, evolving into snow shoveling and more.

Monadnock at Home is a local nonprofit dedicated to sup-porting area seniors to live and thrive in their own homes as they grow older. For more infor-mation about Monadnock at Home, call 603-371-0809 or email help@monadnockathome.org.

Fundraising Continues for New Shelter at Kitty RescueWe only have 50k to go to reach our goal of purchasing land for our new shelter before the end of the year! Can you help? Kitty Rescue and Adoption is a 501c3 non-profit, so all monetary donations are tax deductible.

Earlier in the year, KRA found out that our landlord intends to reclaim the space currently occupied by our shelter. He would like us to be out of our current facility by next July. The business plan now in place shows a timeline of the end of the year for us to be out, which has been approved by the cur-rent owner. This is a very tight timeframe to adhere to, so reaching all of our goals on time is crucial.

The first hurdle is to purchase land to build the shelter. We are more than halfway there but now have a big final push to hit our 125k mark by the end of the year. No donation is too small!

We are also in search of help with fundraising and some-one who can draw up blueprints so that we can present them to the planning board. If you are able to help with either of these, please contact the shelter at 603-532-9444 or info@kittyres-cueandadoption.org.

Kitty Rescue has been saving feral, stray and abandoned cats and kittens for over 13 years now. This year alone we have brought in over 136 cats/kittens and placed almost 160 into new loving homes!

Please like us on Facebook to stay up to date on all the hap-penings at the shelter, and read great stories of happy endings and the cats/kittens that we are saving.

Here’s just one of our recent res-cues that was featured on our Face-book page. A couple of Saturdays ago, we took in a poor little kitten named Mittens, who came to the shelter shaking, crying and malnour-ished. He was only 6 weeks old and left outside to fend for himself, filled with worms throughout his tiny little body.

At first it was thought that he had a brain trauma, since he was having a hard time stand-ing. So we rushed him off to the vet. After a thorough exam, we found out that he did not have any broken bones and no sign of a concussion. He was however extremely malnourished and in sad shape. We brought him back to the shelter where we fed

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Liam Baldwin, a member of the ConVal boy’s basketball team, helps Monadnock at Home member Margaret Carlson move wood, while his

teammates rake leaves at the Carlson’s home.

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Member Newshim slowly, de-wormed him, loved and petted him until he fell into a peaceful sleep. He is now progressing nicely, but still is not 100%. He has since been adopted by one of our volun-teers who absolutely loves him and is helping him with the pro-cess of healing and learning to live with some of his lingering disabilities.

This is just one of many sad tales that come along with rescue. In most cases Kitty Rescue is a cat’s last hope and the tales end hap-pily. These unfortunate cats and kittens have been left out on their own to fend for themselves until someone calls us and we step in to help. Most of the cats that are brought to the shel-ter are ‘street’ cats and come to us in tough shape, riddled with worms and fleas and malnour-ished. We provide medical care, food, shelter and, of course, lots of love!

If they are too traumatized to be adopted, they are able to live in our feral sanctuary until they are socialized. Some however will never be trusting of peo-ple again, and they find their forever home with us and our caring volunteers.

This is why it is so important that we raise the funds for our new shelter. Unfortunately, the sad reality is that the feral sanc-tuary will cease to exist as most rescues do not have the space to take in the 100+ cats that currently reside there, so they

wouldn’t be able to be relocated to another facility. Please help us help save the cats and kittens that others have forgot!

To help, please contact Kitty Rescue and Adoption at 603-532-9444, info@kittyres-cueandadoption.org or P.O. Box 468, Jaffrey NH 03452. If you would like to visit KRA, we are open Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-9 and Saturday mornings from 9-1.Thank you in advance for all of your sup-port. We couldn’t do what we do without your help!

There are no paid positions at KRA, so all of your donations go to the new building fund or the day-to-day care of our 140+ cat/kitten population.

Pictured above is Snooki she’s been waiting a long time for a family to adopt her. The only thing on her Christmas list this year is a loving home... oh, and maybe some treats!

100+ Women Who Care Contribution Benefits MDSMonadnock Developmental Services wishes to thank the 139 upstanding women who make up 100+ Women Who Care

Peterborough for their gen-erosity in helping adults with developmental disabilities with critical dental care.

At their quarterly gather-ing in late October, the group voted to designate this quar-ter’s contributions of $6,610 to help fund dental emergencies for the adults served by MDS, whose dental care is not covered by Medicaid. The situation is particularly challenging in east-ern Monadnock region towns, so these contributions will be immensely helpful in making sure those with developmen-tal disabilities get the care they need to avoid the pain as well as the nutritional and health issues associate with poor den-tal health.

We are truly fortunate to live in

the Monadnock region where people know how to band together to get things done and make life better for our most vulnerable citizens. Thank you, 100+ Women Who Care, for your good work in helping those in need who might otherwise have to go without.

Lake Sunapee Bank Recognized as “Outstanding”In our most recent examina-tion by regulatory agencies, Lake Sunapee Bank received an “Outstanding” rating for its per-formance under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). His-torically, less than ten percent of financial institutions in the U.S. earn the coveted “Outstand-ing” rating which is reserved for banks that most effectively meet

Photo from left to right: Mandy Sliver, Karen Peterson, 100+ Women Who Care Peterborough; Alan Greene, MDS Executive Director; Mary-

Anne Wisell, Director of Operations

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Member Newsthe credit needs of their local communities.

The Office of Controller of Currency (OCC) periodically evaluates thousands of banks across the country to determine how well their lending prac-tices contribute to the vibrancy of local communities. The OCC report for Lake Sunapee Bank states, “Lending activ-ity is excellent, given the strong market competition in the NH Non-MSA for all types of resi-dential loans and small loans to businesses.”

In addition, our community development performance dem-onstrated “the Bank provided a relatively high level of Com-munity Development” which assesses community lending, investments and contributions with a focus on serving low-to-moderate income populations within our marketplace.

“We are proud to receive the ‘Outstanding’ rating for the Community Reinvestment Act

(CRA),” states Stephen Theroux, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lake Sunapee Bank. “This rating recognizes the com-mitment of our staff and the Bank to the success and vitality of the communities we serve… a role and responsibility we take seriously.”

Lake Sunapee Bank Appoints New Training And Education ManagerLake Suna-pee Bank is pleased to announce that Judy Fol-som has been hired as Vice President, Training and Education Man-ager for the Bank. Ms. Folsom comes to Lake Sunapee Bank with thirty-two years of banking experience, having spent the last five years managing training at a regional bank in the New Eng-land Area.

Judy says, “I’m excited and

honored to be given this great opportunity. Lake Sunapee is a people-focused organization so I look foward to supporting employees through education.”

In addition to her valuable experience, Judy is also certified in Training and Development from the University of Southern Maine and is a Williams School of Banking Graduate. Ms. Folsom currently resides in Moultonborough, NH and has lived and worked in the New England area all of her life. News from theJaffrey Civic Center Our Annual Autumn Art Exhibit will run through December 19 so please stop by to check it out. The photogra-phy portion is in the first floor Auditorium Gallery and the mixed media portion is located in the second floor Cunning-ham Gallery. Since some of the artists’ works are for sale, there is an unusual opportunity to Christmas shop for a special gift. You won’t find this variety of tal-ent in any store!

Don’t miss our photogra-phy exhibit titled 5-A-Day by Amanda Bastoni. The exhibit is in the first floor Display Cases and runs through December 24. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 4 from 5-7 pm in the first floor Auditorium Gallery.

Amanda Bastoni is a Mac-Dowell fellow who lives in Peterborough, NH with her son and husband. Amanda has a BA in counseling psychol-ogy from Keene State and a MFA in creative writing from Antioch University. Her images and writings have appeared in various newspapers and liter-ary magazines including The Knot, Guideposts Magazine, The Oklahoma Review, Chick-enSoup for the Soul Horse Loversedition, and The Boston Globe.

For this exhibit, Amanda cre-ated a self-imposed challenge. She took five black and white photos a day for eight months using only the camera on her phone. What came out of that challenge was a renewed respect for seeing. “I remembered how to pay attention to light, and I remembered that the world isn’t black and white, but filled with shades of the most beau-tiful grays. Instead of my daily dose of fruits and vegetables I consumed my daily dose of art. The project changed me. So that now, when students tell me they can’t find anything interest-ing to take photos of, I showed them my 5-a-day project. I show them blurry photos of light on trees, shadows made my car headlights, the light made by venetian blinds on bathroom tiles, the silhouette of a cat, the inside of a lamp shade. I showed them what I learned - that good photography is not about what kind of camera you use or how beautiful your model is - good photography is about loving what you see. “

Holiday Cheer at The Jaffrey Civic Center, Saturday, Decem-ber 12 from 10-4pm. Come join us for some holiday cheer. We will have sweet and savory treats, hot cider and a few local vendors. Great opportunity to pick up some holiday cookies and other gifts. Don’t forget, we have some beautiful art for sale as well. Contact the Jaffrey Civic Center for more information.

Lego Drive Did you know that Lego is the most popular toy ever made? The problem is that it is not recyclable. Rather than storing it in your attic or sending it to the landfill, beginning in December, you can donate it to the Jaffrey Civic Center. We are collect-ing gently used Lego so that we can sort and prepare for redis-tribution. We will be looking for

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The Jaffrey Civic Center is located at 40 Main Street, Jaf-frey, New Hampshire, next to Library, parking in rear. Hours are Tues: 10-6, Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 10-2. Admission is always free. For more information, call 603-532-6527, e-mail us at info@jaffreyciviccenter.com, find our website, www.jaffreyciviccenter.com, or “Like” us on Facebook.

Monadnock Center Announces New Business Membership ProgramThe Monadnock Center for His-tory and Culture is pleased to announce a new business mem-bership program to complement its Monadnock Center 500 membership drive. The Monad-nock Center 500 drive seeks to increase the center’s member-ship to 500.

The new business membership program features three lev-els of membership providing area businesses with a num-ber of options to connect their businesses with the growing Monadnock Center audience. The Monadnock Center for His-tory and Culture is a community museum and education center offering a variety of exhibits, lec-tures, programs, concerts and other events that connect peo-ple with the region’s rich history and culture.

To kick off the new business

membership program, the Monadnock Center is offering a 50% discount for Gold level memberships.

A Basic Business Membership provides for recognition in the center’s quarterly newsletter, in the lobby, and on the center’s website, MonadnockCenter.org. Basic Business Members also enjoy free admission to the cen-ter’s museum and discounts on event tickets, merchandise, and rental of Bass Hall. Basic Busi-ness Membership annual dues are $100.

Silver Business Memberships include basic level benefits plus a 50% discount for rent-als of Bass Hall. Bass Hall is an elegant assembly hall ideally situated in downtown Peterbor-ough for business meetings or special occasions. Silver Busi-ness Membership dues are $250. Gold Business Members enjoy all basic member bene-fits and receive free rental of Bass Hall (two events per year, 50% discount for additional events). In addition, Gold mem-bers have custom benefits that might include a special museum tour, walking tour, or presen-tation. Gold membership dues are being offered at special half-price rate of $250 through December 31.

Business membership is just one way that the Monadnock Center partners with local busi-nesses. For more information about membership, sponsorship,

and other opportunities to con-nect your business with the center and its audience, con-tact Michelle Stahl, Executive Director, at (603) 924-3235 or director@MonadnockCenter.org.

Arts Alive! Announces Participation In The Arts & Economic Prosperity VThe Arts Mean Business. That is the message being deliv-ered today by Arts Alive!, announcing it has joined the Arts & Economic Prosperity® 5, a national study measur-ing the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture orga-nizations and their audiences. The research study is being con-ducted by Americans for the Arts, the nation’s nonprofit orga-nization advancing the arts and arts education. It is the fifth study over the past 20 years to measure the impact of arts spending on local jobs, income paid to local residents, and reve-nue generated to local and state governments.As one of nearly 300 study part-ners across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Arts Alive! will collect detailed financial data about our local nonprofit arts and culture organiza-tions such as our theater and dance companies, museums, festivals, and arts education organizations. Arts Alive! will also collect sur-veys from attendees at arts events using a short, anonymous questionnaire that asks

how much money they spent on items such as meals, parking and transportation, and retail shopping specifically as a result of attending the event. Previ-ous studies have shown that the average attendee spends $24.60 per person, per event, beyond the cost of admission. Arts are generating important revenue for local businesses and dem-onstrating how the arts drive revenue for other businesses in the community.

To announce and launch our participation in the study, Arts Alive! will be hosting a gather-ing at the Thorne Sagendorph Gallery on the campus of Keene State College on Thursday, December 10th at 8am-10am. There will be a panel talking about the uses of the study data and offering a Q&A session. John Hoffman, Beth Brown of MoCo Arts, Terry Williams of the Keene Sentinel, and the Southwest Regional Planning Commission will be on the panel. There will be opportuni-ties to sign up for participation to submit data or volunteer for the project team as well. Arts Alive! will also be ask-ing the event attendees to give some feedback on ways our organization can enhance the programming we are already doing to better serve nonprofit arts organizations. If you would like to attend the event please RSVP at www.monadnockart-salive.org/AEP5

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Upcoming Programs at The River CenterComputer Trainings

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January 13. 2 – 3:30 pm. Intro-duction to Computers

Safe Sitter Babysitting Train-ing @ the Jaffrey Recreation Department

January 18. 9 am – 4 pm

Safe Sitter® is a program for 11-14 year olds, where you will learn life-saving skills so you can be safe when home alone or watching younger children. Space is limited. Scholarships available.

Ongoing events:

Money Coaching

Mondays. 11am – 1pm

Learn creative ways to bud-get and save money. Meet one to one with one of our Money Coaching Specialists. Drop in or schedule an appointment. Flexi-ble appointments available. Free program

Employment Resource Center

Tuesdays – Wednesdays. 9 am – 2 pm

Schedule a one to one appoint-ment with our Employment Specialist for help with your job search. Free program

Job Seekers MeetUp

Tuesdays . 12 pm – 1 pm

Job Seekers gather in weekly dis-cussions designed to provide support, information, new ideas, and resources to those coping with unemployment or under-employment. This is an open group. No registration neces-sary. Free program

Parenting Groups

Tuesdays

Ages Tweens & Teens. Facil-itated by Bonnie Harris. No childcare available.

Wednesdays

Ages Birth to 6yrs. Facilitated by Wendy Hill. Childcare available.

Fridays

Jaffrey Parent Group. Facili-tated by Kelli Tourgee. Childcare available.

Farm to Table

Thursdays. 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Field trips & cooking fun with fresh local produce for parents and children. Free program; $5 donation encouraged.

To register: Call 924-6800 or email info@rivercenter.us. The River Center is located at 46

Concord St., Peterborough. www.rivercenter.us.

DECEMBER 2Annual Holiday TeaJaffrey LibraryOn Wednesday, December 2 from 2 to 4 pm, the Friends of the Library will host its annual Holiday Tea for all mem-bers, newcomers to Jaffrey, and patrons who use and support the public library. Before the holiday rush begins, take some time for tea, sandwiches, cook-ies, and convivial conversation at the Jaffrey Library. The Tea kicks off the annual membership drive and includes a brief annual meeting.

Storytelling for adults has become a highlight of the holi-day event. This year the Friends are delighted to present the acclaimed British storyteller Simon Brooks who has taught and performed at libraries, schools, festivals, camps, hospi-tals, and museums all over New England. With his bodhrán and stories, Simon combines the intensity of a solo performance with the intimacy of a face-to-face conversation. Simon has planned a special program for Jaffrey, titled “Love’s Labors and Loves Lost.”

“Sometimes the happy ever after takes hard work, some-times it comes naturally, and sadly, sometimes it is lost,” says Brooks. “In these tales, a

princess needs to get married but cannot choose to whom (or what!); Henry has to overcome a great test to marry his true love; a burly Scot falls in love with and marries one of the fay - one of the good people; and we will hear of a misunderstand-ing between a happy couple and how they reconcile.” He adds that “These old tales are as rel-evant today as ever, if not more so. As in the past, tales help us navigate our daily lives in a world that is still filled with mis-understanding and intolerance, as well as love and beauty.”

The Tea will be held in the first-floor Bean Reading Room and the Wetherell Room. The Friends will hold a brief meet-ing to review the year and elect the 2015 executive board. Annual dues for the Friends are $10, and forms are available at the circulation desk. For more information, go to www.jaffrey-publiclibrary.org.

DECEMBER 4Partner Latin Dance ClassQueViva Fitness, JaffreyJoin us at QueViva Fit-ness (82 Fitzgerald Dr., Jaffrey NH) for a night of Latin dancing fun on December 4 from 7 to 10 pm! Johnny Roche and Sheilla

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DECEMBER 5Christmas FestivalUnited Church of JaffreyPlease come to our Christmas Festival at the United Church of Jaffrey on Saturday, December 5, to help get into the holiday spirit. Feast your eyes on an exhibit of wonderful wood Santa carvings created by Ron Devens. Enjoy a leisurely luncheon with a special menu featuring either quiche or beef stew with many extras, while you listen to Ber-nie and Louise Watson play your favorite Christmas songs on the piano.

Then, take the time to walk the Cookie Walk, buy tasty goodies at the Bake Table, add to your home decorations with items from the Greens Table, buy a piece of jewelry for someone on your list, and take a chance on one or more of our Silent Auctions treasures. We are located in the Mildred Cutter Memorial Hall at 54 Main Street in Jaffrey. The hours of our Festival are 10 am – 1 pm. DECEMBER 5Holiday Craft FairMonadnock Humane Society, SwanzeyMonadnock Humane Soci-ety is holding its 9th annual craft fair – “Handcrafted for the

Holidays” – in the MHS Gui-nane Training Center at 101 West Swanzey Road in Swanzey from 100 am to 3 pm on Satur-day, December 5.

The “Handcrafted for the Hol-idays” Craft Fair has been a favorite event in the Monadnock Region for nearly a decade and promises something for every-one. More than 50 local crafters and gift vendors will present their wares and make for one-stop shopping for holiday gift giving. Offerings include hand-made chocolates, soaps, jewelry, textiles, birdhouses, one-of-a-kind artwork, doggie clothing, toys and accessories, and much more!

Come prepared to shop for that special gift (and support local artists and craftspeople) and then enjoy a delicious hot lunch at Alice’s Restaurant. Lunch includes a bowl of homemade vegetarian corn chowder or chili (with meat); bread, a yummy dessert and a drink, all for only $5. Satisfy your sweet tooth at the Holiday Bake Sale table with an assortment of good-ies for immediate indulgence, or take something home to share with family and friends or bring to a holiday party. Enter to win one of over 50 items that have been donated to our Brown Bag Raffle!

Holiday Pet Photos will also be available. Humans can partic-ipate, or just your pet(s). Our friendly photographers, sis-ter team Heather and Jennifer Samperisi, will take a beautiful keepsake photo. A $10 sug-gested donation includes a 4” x 6” glossy photo in a paper frame as well as access to an electronic downloadable version that you can use for your holiday cards or reprints, or imprint a gift item such as a coffee mug. (Please make sure dogs are leashed and cats, rabbits, and other small pets are secured in carriers.)

Also – this year there will be two drawings - an “Early Bird” drawing for a Samsung Galaxy tablet, and an “Afternoon Bird” drawing for an MP3 Player. When you come between 10 and 11:30 am, you will be entered to win the Galaxy Tablet. Come between 1 and 2:30 and you’ll be entered to win the MP3 Player. Just download the entry forms on our website or facebook page. No purchase necessary, one entry/ticket per person per drawing. You do not have to be present to win; however you need to deliver the ticket(s) in person during those timeframes on Dec. 5.

All proceeds from the Hand-crafted for the Holidays Craft Fair – including Holiday Pet Photos, Brown Bag Raffle, Hot Lunch at Alice’s Restaurant and the Holiday Bake Sale – will directly support the animals at MHS.

“The Handcrafted for the Hol-idays Craft Fair is a really enjoyable shopping experi-ence,” said Rebeccah Colburn, MHS event volunteer. “There is a true spirit of community, and you can tell everyone is happy to be there to help MHS and the work they do.” Carol Laugh-ner, Director of Marketing and Development for MHS, said that “MHS is so fortunate to have all of this support and good will from the community. And, we’re so glad that folks have an enjoy-able time while they are here. It’s

a great way to kick off the holi-day season!”

Admission is free, and there’s plenty of parking. Fun for the entire family – and while you’re here, you can check out our adoptable animals who are wait-ing for their forever families

For additional information on this event or any of Monadnock Humane Society’s programs and services, visit our website at www.monadnockhumane-society.org. MHS is dedicated to fostering a compassionate community by promoting and providing for the well-being of animals. MHS is in its 140th year of serving the Monadnock Region and its 44 cities and towns.

DECEMBER 12Currier & Ives Cookie TourNeed a little help getting in the Christmas spirit? Gather some friends and go on the self-guided 11th Annual Currier and Ives Cookie Tour on Sat-urday, December 12, from 11 am to 4 pm. On the tour you can stop at 16 different loca-tions throughout West Swanzey,

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Peterborough, Jaffrey, Rindge, Fitzwilliam, and Troy. Each stop will offer a cookie, refreshment, and the recipe for their treat.

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DECEMBER 12 Holiday CheerJaffrey Civic CenterStop by the Jaffrey Civic Cen-ter for some holiday cheer on Saturday, December 12th from 10-4pm. We will have sweet treats, hot cider and a few local vendors, Nelson’s Candies

from Wilton, and others. Bring the kids and they can deco-rate their own holiday cookie. Great opportunity to pick up some holiday cookies and other gifts. Don’t forget, we have some beautiful art for sale as well. Contact the Jaffrey Civic Center for more information

DECEMBER 17Jaffrey Friendly Meals Holiday SpecialVFW Post, Jaffrey The Jaffrey Friendly Meals for seniors (60+) will hold a spe-cial holiday meal on Thursday, December 17 at the VFW Post on Hathorn Road in Jaffrey. Lunch will be served at noon. On the menu will be ham with raisin sauce, scalloped potatoes, winter squash, and gingerbread with topping for dessert.

A Nurse Is In clinic, with a wellness nurse from Home Healthcare, Hospice and Com-munity Services (HCS), will be offered from 11am to 1pm to take blood pressures and answer

any health-related questions you may have.

The Friendly Meals is open to senior citizens (60+) from any area town. Reservations are needed by noon on December 16 and can be made by calling 352-2253. There is no charge for Friendly Meals, but donations are gratefully accepted. The Nurse Is In and Friendly Meals are programs of Home Health-care, Hospice and Community Services, a Monadnock United Way agency.

DECEMBER 24Christmas Eve ServiceFirst Church in Jaffrey First Church in Jaffrey will hold its traditional Christ-mas Eve worship service at 5 pm on Thursday, December 24. This annual event will fea-ture the reading of the Nativity

Story and carols. Gene Faxon, Minister of Music, will direct special choral and instrumen-tal music. The service will close with “Silent Night” sung by all in the candle-lit sanctuary. The regular worship service on Sun-day, December 20 at 10:30 will be led by the Reverends Diane and Luther Durgin and features Christmas music, prayers, and a short sermon.

All are welcome. First Church is located in Jaffrey Center, 2 miles west of downtown Jaf-frey on Route 124. The 1831 red brick church is adjacent to the historic Jaffrey Meetinghouse on the common. It is handicapped accessible, with ample parking.

DECEMBER 24Christmas Eve ServiceAdvent Lutheran Church, RindgeWe invite you to worship with us on Christmas Eve at 7 pm. The Sunday school children will sing. Advent Lutheran Church, 554 Rte. 202, Rindge, NH.

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November Joint Chambers BreakfastReynold’s Hall, Peterborough

November After HoursSunflower’s Restaurant & Catering

that explore issues from race to gun violence, from veterans’ issues to autism.

Peterborough Community The-atre was voted one of the top three movie theaters in the Monadnock Region in the Monadnock Shopper News “Best of Monadnock 2015 – Readers’ Choice Awards” and one of the Best Local Movie Theaters by the Keene Sentinel Readers’ Choice Awards 2015.

Just in time for the holidays, the theater is proud to offer two sets of note cards: a set of four note cards and envelopes of his-toric movie theater posters and a set of five note cards of the-ater advertisements that ran in the Peterborough Transcript in 1921.

Theater hours are: Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday – 2:30 pm and 7 pm; Thursday & Friday – 7 pm

Peterborough Community Theatre cont. from pg. 1

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Chamber BreakfastWednesday, December 9 - 7:30 - 9:00 am

Monadnock Bible Conference$10 pp - All proceeds will be donated by MBC to Santa’s House

~ Know Your Non-Profits ~Monadnock Community Hospital

and Contoocook Valley Transportation CompanyThis month we welcome Laura Gingras, Vice President of Philanthropy and Community Relations for Monadnock Community Hospital, and Ellen Avery,

Executive Director for CVTC, who will give us an update on the new and excit-ing things happening within their organizations.

In addition we welcome special guests Jacob Marley and his friends (a.k.a. Project Shakespeare)

for a little Christmas Entertainment!Please RSVP by Monday, Dec. 7

After HoursWednesday, December 16 - 5:30 - 7:00 pm

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