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Gafney Library
Artists of the Month
“American
Spring,” Mother & Baby Moose,” “Windy Trees,” “Evening Solitude (Lovell
Lake),” “River by the Golf Course,” “Sailing off Isle of Shoals,” “A Springtime
Bouquet” and “Chrysanthemum” are titles of photographs and visions of spring on
the walls of the Gafney Library for the month of May thanks to the Brookfield
Shooters.
The
Brookfield Shooters Photography Group was formed in February 2010 and is a
group of area photographers interested in meeting in an informal setting to
share photography skills. They hope to improve skills by adding to their
knowledge of cameras, learning how to trouble-shoot problems, and improving
printing and display of photographs. The group meets on the fourth Thursday of
most months from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Brookfield.
Exhibit coordinator Peter
Abate noted that the “Shooters have displayed at the library in the past during
the early development of the group but this display distinctly shows more of
the talent and progression of skills as a result of the group working together
as a team.”
Members
of the group participating in the Gafney May show are Peggy Brewster, Darlene
Bean, Gordon Clark, Tom Lavoie, Mikel O’Brien, Martha Pike, Norman Royle,
Cynthia Towle and John White.
Peggy Brewster of Middleton
is an independent, award winning photographer. She has worked in various
photographic careers and now concentrates on artistic photography and doing
expert photographic restoration. Her photographs strive to invoke dreams of
travel, exploration and viewing the
world with a different perspective to provoke discussion. Peggy can be reached
at brewstout@roadrunner.com.
Darlene Bean lives in East
Wakefield and Fort Meyers, Florida. She has been a serious amateur photographer
since her retirement eight years ago, and focuses her photographic efforts on
wildlife. Darlene takes photos outside almost every day and particularly enjoys
photographing the loons on Balch Lake from nesting to fledging.
Gordon Clark’s interest in
photography started in 1956, and he has taken photos all over the world since
then. He finds his true joy in catching the beauty of nature in its best light.
GED/Literacy Program
New
GED Test to start January 1, 2014 will be more difficult that the
current test. Stop in now at the Gafney Library GED/Literacy program
drop-in Center on Wednesdays 3-7:00 p.m. at the Greater Wakefield
Resource Center. Intake evaluation, study
materials, tutors, pretests and career counseling are all available
free of charge. Pregregistration is necessary for the formal GED test
on the third Thursday of each month. Increase your math skills, learn to write or read better, even if you just need to learn to balance a
checkbook, stop in for your all your literacy needs. Call the library at
522-3401 for more information or stop in during library open hours of
Tuesday/Thursday 1-7:30, Wed/Fri 10-12 and Saturday 9-2:00 p.m..
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Book Drive!
We are in need of more children's books for the Food Pantry book shelves.
Kim Proulx and her girls, Hunter and Kendall have agreed to do a book drive.
Please call Kim at 522-0089 or e-mail
proulx4@roadrunner.com if you have books to donate. Please forward this
message to anyone in your circle of friends who may have gently used
children's books that they would like to donate.
We encourage the Food Pantry children to take these books home so we need to have an infusion of books regularly.
Moose Hunting Lottery!
2013 NH Moose Hunt Lottery applications are available online at www.HuntNH.com. Deadline is May 31, 2013.
Quilting Classes, Free, Every Saturday from 10 - 12 AM
Free Quilting Class; Learn to quilt while making baby quilts for babies at Dartmouth Children's hospital.
For more information call - Kathy 343-3568, Sanbornville United Methodist Church 171 Meadow St., Route 109 Sanbornville, NH 03872
Seeking Volunteers
The North Bus provides essential transportation services to the residents of Wakefield and neighboring communities. The North Bus picks up rural residents at their homes and brings them to shopping centers and social services in Rochester.
You can help keep this service going strong by volunteering to drive the shuttle (no CDL required!) once or twice a month. COAST will train you to drive the 12-passenger shuttle.
If you are interested in volunteering, please call Jeff Donald at COAST at 743-5777 ext. 120 or email jdonald@coastbus.org
Coast Bus Lines -
The Community Rides
North Bus
Carroll County Transit
www.NHTrafficCams.com Offers traffic cameras as well as instant traffic eAlerts for NH residents.
Food Pantry Seeking Volunteers
Do any of you know someone (friend, neighbor, relative) who would be interested in volunteering hours for the food pantry for food pick up and trash removal?
The Food Pantry could use more volunteers with pick up trucks and strong backs to help with picking up of food at various locations, Ossipee, Tamworth and Dover. We also need a volunteer who would take on the responsibility of picking up the cardboard and trash at the pantry and bringing once a week to the transfer station. Please ask potential volunteers to call Janet Miller at 522-5058 and I would be happy to link that person with one of the above activities.
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