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Hudson Regular Meetings & Events


60 and Over Coffee Club, Rec. Center, 9 – 11 a.m., every Tuesday. Alvirne Booster Club, Alvirne Library, 7 p.m., first Wednesday.


Alvirne Drama Club, Alvirne Drama Club, Class Act parents support meetings, AHS Rm. 314, 7 p.m., second Tuesday. Alvirne Touchdown Club, Alvirne Library, 7 p.m., first Monday. American Legion Post 48 & Auxiliary, Legion hall, 7 p.m., first Monday.


Awana Club, New Life Christian Church, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday. (from Sept. 23–May 26) Open to children age 3 to grade 5. For info or to register: 598-9000. Beekeeping Association, Rec. Center, 7:30 p.m., first Saturday.


Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, BOS Meeting Room, 7 p.m., first, second, and fourth Tuesday.


Budget Committee, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m., third Thursday.


Greater Hudson Business Network, Valentino’s, 142 Lowell Road, Friday mornings, 8 a.m. For information, contact Mike Falzone at 320-8020. Cable Utility Committee, Town Hall, BOS Meeting Room, 7 p.m., third Tuesday. Conservation Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m., first Monday. Fleet Reserve Association, VFW Post, 7 p.m., third Thursday.


Free Movies, basement of the New Beginnings Child Care Center, Hudson, 6 p.m. Call Reverand David Bailey 895-9534 for more information. Friends of Alvirne Ice Hockey, Alvirne High School, 7 p.m., every other Tuesday. Friends of Alvirne Music, Alvirne Band Room, 7 p.m., first Thursday.


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Friends of Alvirne Swim Team, Alvirne Library, 6:30 p.m., second Thursday of the month.


Friends of the Library of Hudson, George H. & Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, 7 p.m., third Tuesday, every other month (except June – August) Friends of Hudson Natural Resources, Town Hall, 7 p.m., second Monday. GFWC Hudson Community Club, Checkers Restaurant, 7 p.m., first Wednesday.


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GFWC Hudson Junior Club, George H. & Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library, 7 p.m., second Wednesday.


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Hudson Area Moms Club, George H. & Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library, 10 a.m., Last Wednesday (except December) Hudson Boy Scout Troop 21, Wattannick Grange Hall, Thursdays, 7 p.m. Hudson Cub Scout Pack 21 & 791, Hills Garrison Cafeteria, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Hudson Boy Scout Troop 20, Hudson Community Center, Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Hudson Democrats, Rodgers Memorial Library, fourth Thursday, 7:15 p.m. Historical Society, Alvirne Hills House, 7 p.m., fourth Wedneday. Hudson Lions Club, Valentino’s Restaurant, 6:30 p.m., second and last Monday.


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Monday, May 30 The annual Memorial Day Exercises in the town of Litchfield are under the direction of the Litchfield Historical Society. A parade will step off from the middle school at 10 a.m. and march up the Charles Bancroft Highway to the Historical Society Building. Anyone wishing to march in the parade is asked to line up at the middle school at 9:30 a.m. In observance of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, a special exhibit of Civil War artifacts will be on display at the Litchfield Historical Society Building immediately following the services. The Campbell High School Band and Chorus will provide musical accompaniment to the service.


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Friday, June 3 The fourth annual Jeanie Barkley Memorial Blood Drive and Marrow Registry will be held from noon to 7 p.m. at the Hudson Community Center, 12 Lions Avenue, Hudson. Donation is easy…if you are healthy, at least 17 years old, weigh more than 110 pounds, and haven’t given blood in the past eight weeks, you can donate. With the start of summer, there is an urgent need for blood. Blood supplies are low and donations are down. The American Red Cross needs our help. To schedule an appointment for blood donation, call 1-800-RED-CROSS. We are hoping to collect 150 units of blood and add as many names to the National Marrow Donor Program registry.


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Saturday, June 4 The Alvirne High School Friends Of Music will sponsor the New Hampshire State Championship 9th Annual Chili Cookoff at 211 Derry Road, Hudson (across from Alvirne High School), from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is an admission fee, which includes the chili tasting. Come on out and sample some great chili for a great cause.


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Hudson Senior Council on Aging activities, Community Center, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., every Wednesday and Thursday. Hudson/Litchfield Rotary, Hudson SAU Building, 7:30 a.m., every Thursday. Hudson Republican Committee, Rodgers Memorial Library, 7 p.m., fourth Wednesday


Hudson United Soccer Club Board Meetings, Hudson Police Community Room, 7:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday.


Kiwanis, Kiwanis Hall, 7 p.m., first and third Monday. (If Monday is a holiday, call 883-0374.)


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Knights of Columbus, St. Kathryn Parish Hall, 7:30 p.m., first Wednesday. Library Trustees, Hills Memorial Library, 6 p.m., third Wednesday. Lions Club of Hudson Bingo, Kiwanis Hall, 4 p.m., second Saturday. Marine Corps League, VFW Hall, 7:30 p.m., last Tuesday. Movie Night, Hudson Community Center, 7 p.m., first Friday of the month (Oct. to May) Nashua-Hudson Toastmasters, Nashua Public Library, 6:30 p.m., first and third Wed.


Nottingham West Lions Club, Hudson Police Department Community Room, 7 p.m., first and third Tuesday. Open Space Subcommittee, Town Hall, 7 p.m., fourth Thursday. Planning Board, Town Hall, 7 p.m., first, second, and fourth Wednesday. Recreation Committee, Rec. Center, 6:30 p.m., second Thursday.


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Saturday, June 11 The American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive at St. Kathryn Parish, 4 Dracut Road, Hudson, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please give the gift of life by donating blood.


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Recycling Committee, Board of Selectmen Meeting Room (lower level of Town Hall), 7 p.m., fourth Monday School Board, Hills Memorial Library, 6:00 p.m., first and third Monday. Sewer Utility Committee, Town Hall, BOS Meeting Room, 5:30 p.m., second Thursday. Sons of the American Legion, Legion Hall, 8 p.m., first Monday.


TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly), First Baptist Church, Tuesdays, 3:45-4:15 p.m. for weigh in, and 4:15-5:00 p.m. for the meeting. Tot Playgroup, Rec Center, 9:30 a.m., every Thursday. Trustees of the Trust Fund, Town hall, 3:00 p.m. fourth Thursday. VFW & Auxiliary, VFW Post, 7 p.m., second Monday VFW Men’s Auxiliary, VFW Post, 7 p.m., first Monday Water Utility Committee, Town Hall, BOS Meeting Room, 5:00 p.m., third Wednesday Wattannick Grange, Grange Hall, 7:30 p.m., first and third Monday (889-5575) Zoning Board, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m., second and fourth Thursday


Litchfield Regular Meetings & Events


Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7:00 p.m., Mondays; second and fourth Monday (June – August)


Boy Scout Troop 11, Litchfield Community Church, 7:00 p.m., every Monday during the school year.


Campbell High Booster Club, Campbell High, 7:00 p.m., second Wednesday. Conservation Commission, Town Hall, 7:00 p.m., first Thursday. Fire Department meeting, Station House, 7:00 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday.


Friends of Aaron Cutler Memorial Library, Library, 7:00 p.m., third Monday. (except January & July)


Girl Scouts Adult Volunteers, Litchfield Service Unit, Litchfield Middle School, Art Room, 6:30 – 8 p.m., second Wednesday. Anyone interested is welcome. Hudson/Litchfield Rotary, Hudson SAU Building,7:30 a.m., every Thursday. Library Trustees, Library, 7:00 pm., second Monday.


Litchfield Area Garden Club, 7:00 p.m., third Wednesday/Thursday, email Jennifer-DuaneDionne@comcast.net or call 603-423-1081 for more information.


Litchfield Budget Committee, Campbell High, Media room, 7:00 p.m., fourth Thursday of the month. Litchfield Lions Club, Litchfield Middle School, 7:00 p.m., second Thursday.


Litchfield Republican Committee, 7:00 p.m., third Tuesday. For info, call 595-3545, or email NickDAlleva@myfairpoint.net.


Litchfield School Board, Campbell High School, 6:30 p.m., generally the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.


Litchfield Women’s Club, Litchfield Middle School, 7:00 p.m., second Tuesday. (July & August at member’s homes)


LMS After-School Advisory Group, Litchfield Middle School, 6:00 p.m., last Monday, every other month during school year (Sept, Nov, Jan, March, May) Planning Board, Town Hall, 7:00 p.m., first Tuesday. Recreation Commission, Talent Hall, 7:30 p.m., second and fourth Tuesday. Zoning Board, Town Hall, 7:00 p.m., second Wednesday.


by Bill Dawson, UNH Cooperative Extension Master Gardener The phrase “eat your vegetables” keeps ringing in my ears. In the


time when I grew up, choosing whether to eat the vegetables on your plate was not open for discussion. If you refused, you gave up some more desirable item on the menu as well. Today, children are allowed more flexibility in the consumption of vegetables and it has led to some problems relating to overweight. I still eat my vegetables, but now I grow my own. I have converted to raised beds for my vegetable planting. In


late April, I plant my first crop of peas and lettuce. One of my beds is a rather large, cold frame, so the lettuce that wintered over is transferred to an open bed to make room for the spring crop. The crop that survived the winter, although a little bitter, is supplementing the store-bought romaine and has been doing so for more than a month. Fresh thyme and oregano as well as chives are coming from the herb area of my beds. Although you can’t make a meal out of those three, they add flavor and color to main dishes. I have motivated my wife to create a small herb bed. She, of course, needs a little assistance from me, the expert. She started some peat pots of parsley, basil, and cilantro. Later, she will plant some dill and mustard in another spot because of their height. The second week in May, I put my tomatoes into big pots. I started the seeds in peat pots in late March and transplant them when they’re about five inches tall. I harden them off in a planting bed that I use as a greenhouse until it is time to sow beans and spinach there.


My greenhouse looks like a small Quonset hut. I create that effect by bending four eight-foot-long pieces of half-inch PVC pipe in a 180-degree arc, securing the ends with lag bolts inserted into the frame of the planting bed. I secure the apex of each piece of bent pipe to a piece of aluminum pipe with zip-ties. Finally, I drape a large sheet of 4-mil translucent plastic over the entire structure, securing it with zip- ties to the center pole pipe and allowing the sides to hang to the ground. The south-facing side of the plastic can be rolled to the supporting center pole so the temperature doesn’t go above 75 degrees during the sunny days. Total cost of that creation—about


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$10. It’s a poor man’s greenhouse. A couple of weeks ago, I prepped my strawberry bed. The weeds


always seem to get a running start, so I have to spend a day or so crawling around on the ground pulling them out one at a time. It does nothing for my dignity, but it is the most effective way because the alternative is bending from the waist. An hour of bending and I’d be ready for the emergency room and a shot of painkiller. Next week, it is potato-planting time. I will plant about five pounds in elongated hills. Usually, I plant some additional peas during the same week. Beans go in around Memorial Day. I plant climbers at the back of the bed so that they can be supported. In the front of the bed, I usually create double rows of green and yellow- wax bush beans. As soon as I’ve figured out what flowers have come up in the


flower garden, I usually sow some lettuce, spinach, and Swiss chard to fill in and keep the weeds down. I’ve found that if you don’t give weeds room to grow, you don’t have to pull quite so many. Not your average flower bed, I agree, but it’s my flower bed. I consider it just another cutting garden. I can cut a few zinnias and harvest some salad greens at the same time.


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Thursday, June 9 The Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, will offer a presentation of Vignettes of Life at 7 p.m., a new musical revue presenting glimpses of life through the rose-colored glasses of the musical theatre. The show has been presented at several area performance spaces, with the proceeds from ticket sales going to local charities. The cast of young adults in their late teens and 20s weave together show tunes both classic and new. There is no admission fee, but audience members are asked to consider bringing donations for the Hudson St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry. For more information about the show, go to vignettesoflife.org.


Saturday, June 11 Join us as we celebrate the Second Anniversary of the George H. and Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson. A brief ceremony and dedication of the newly donated bricks will begin at noon. Light refreshments will be served.


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Now through Wednesday, June 1 The Nottingham West Lions Club in Hudson will award continuing education scholarships to students who have completed one year of higher education. Applicants must be a resident of Hudson and a student, in good standing, at a college or vocational training program. Applications are available by contacting Jeri Maynard, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, at 883-8565 or by email at: Lionjeri@comcast.net. The deadline for the continuing education scholarships application is June 1.


Wednesday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 8 Campbell High School will be holding their Underclassman Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 1, at 7:45 a.m. in the gymnasium. The Senior Awards Night will be held on Wednesday, June 8, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Please contact Mrs. Ford at 546-0308 with any questions.


Monday, June 6 The Campbell High School Athletic Department in conjunction with the Athletic Booster Club announces the Tenth Annual Varsity Athletic Dinner and Awards Recognition night, which will be held at 6 p.m. in the Café. The evening will be the culminating event to celebrate the accomplishments of the varsity student athletes. Former School Board Member and avid Cougar sports fan Rich Lascelles will be our guest speaker.


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Saturday, June 11 Alvirne Boosters and TUFF present the second annual Heavy for Our Heroes Strongman Competition starting at 10 a.m. in the Alvirne parking lot (rain or shine), 200 Derry Road, Hudson. Come support Alvirne High School and our NH Military Troops and you will see insane feats of strength and enjoy great food and fun! Don’t miss the AHS student contest finals. Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to benefit the Alvirne Boosters and Chaplain’s Military Relief Fund. For more information, e-mail DuncanTUFF@gmail.com or call 557-5556. For advanced tickets, call AHS’ Athletic Director, Karen Bonney, at 595-1572.


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Monday, June 6 – Wednesday, June 8 The Litchfield Youth Soccer League (LYSL) will hold travel soccer tryouts for the 2011- 2012 season at Campbell High School, One Highlander Court, Litchfield. For children with birthdays falling on August 1, 2001 through July 31, 2004, registration will be from 5-5:30 p.m. and tryouts will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. For children with birthdays falling on August 1, 1996 through July 31, 2001, registration will be from 6-6:30 p.m. and tryouts will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. All players should register online at www.litchfieldyouthsoccer.com before attending tryouts.


Monday, June 13 Litchfield Lacrosse Association will hold its Annual General Meeting at 7 p.m. at Romano’s Pizza in Litchfield. We will be holding elections for all Board of Director positions. For further details about a position, e-mail lacrosse.litchfield@gmail. com. Residents from Litchfield and surrounding towns without an existing lacrosse program are welcome to run for positions. The meeting is open to the public. Interested parties must state their intentions by contacting lacrosse.litchfield@gmail.com by June 1.


Thursday, June 16 Registration for the upcoming Hudson Summer Tennis Program will be held on Thursday, June 16, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Hudson Recreation Center, 2 Oakwood Street. The lessons are in two-week sessions at a cost of $40 per session. No early registrations will be accepted.


Friday, June 24 Registration for the Fall Soccer Program will be held on Friday, June 24, from 3-8 p.m. at the Community Center, 12 Lion Avenue, Hudson, and will continue through July. Anyone registering after that will be charged a late fee.


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