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d. Quincy WHiTney sat., dec. 20, 11-1 p.m.“The Hidden History of New

Hampshire” Quincy has ferreted out the stories hidden in the cracks and

crevices of our Granite State. Moun-tain man becomes innkeeper. Bird

man to the White House. “American Inferno”. Old Man. You know them.

Now know more!————

MicHaelinedella Fera

sat., dec. 20, 2-4 p.m.The Hollis author will autograph her new book, “Women at the Table: 40 Intimate Profiles of Political Women of the Northeast”. Learn their side of the story in these short sketches fea-turing Betty Hall, Arne Arneson, and

Debora Pignatelli to name a few.————

Jack polidorosun., dec. 21, 11 a.m.

The good “Dr.” reads his heart-warming Xmas story, “The

Christmas Chiave”.————

Happy neW year!

spyoloGy parTyFor kids ages 10-14Fri., Jan. 2, 3-4 p.m.

Based on the hit book, learn what it takes to be the perfct secret agent!

Sign up required. Snacks and prizes.————

We host several different groups and events each

month. Visit our website for more info and a little extra...

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Holiday Hours Sunday, 12/21: 10-6

Mon, Tue, 12/22, 23: 9-9Wed., 12/24: 9-3

Thur., Closed 12/5Fri., 12/26: 10-9

Normal hours thereafter

New Year’s Eve: 9-5Thur., Closed 1/1

Normal hours thereafter

Mon-Sat 9-9, Sunday 11-5Lorden Plaza, Milford

673-173412 Depot Sq., Peterborough, 924-3543Colony Mill Marketplace, Keene, 352-8815

www.toadbooks.com

Your Life Tapestry...

... Gallery Portraits capturing Holiday Traditions.

Beautifully gift boxed with gold ribbon

In The Village at Salzburg Square292 Rt 101 Amherst NH 603 672 8780

www.galleryportraitstudios.com

You’ve got to see us now!

2 cols. x 8 in. = $80.00 larger box

32 Grove Street • Peterborough, NH924-6683 • www.jocoat.com

Daily10-6; Friday‘til 9; Sunday11-4

Gifts Better the World

1 cols. x 2.5”3X rate = $30.63

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Meals on Wheels Needs Holiday Gifts for Homebound Clients

MerriMack – St. Joseph com-munity Services, inc., the provider of Meals on Wheels and communi-ty Dining throughout Hillsborough county is looking for holiday gifts for its elderly and disabled home-bound clients.

Meals on Wheels needs your help by donating either financial contri-butions or a holiday gift appropri-ate for a homebound, frail or dis-abled person. Our goal is to be able to present a gift to each and every one of our clients in time for the holidays.

Some suggested holiday gift ideas include:

Personal size hand sanitizer, hand lotion, body lotion, shampoo, show-er gel, soaps, facial tissues, wash-cloths, socks, crackers, non-perish-able cheeses, cookies, chocolates, candies, tea, coffee, cocoa, cof-fee mug, puzzle books, blank note cards, stamps, playing cards. You may wish to buy anything listed above or you may substitute other appropriate gifts.

Meals on Wheels also welcomes the gift of meals in the form of fi-nancial contributions. One week of hot meals is $35.00, two weeks of hot meals is $70.00, and one month of meals is $152.00.

St. Joseph community Servic-es fosters independence and life enrichment for seniors and other qualified adults through nutrition, social engagement and commu-nity services. every weekday, we provide a hot nutritious meal and a safety check to an average of 1,550 frail, elders and disabled people throughout Hillsborough county. Please help us make a difference in an elder’s life.

For more information on the hol-iday gift program, corporate spon-sorship or in-kind donations please call: Paula J. Telage, Special events coordinator at 424-9967 or email ptelage@sjcsinc.org

Support Local: Give The Gift Of Art This Holiday Season

PeTerbOrOugH, NH – Sharon arts Downtown galleries, a non-profit arts organization, presents a special holiday exhibition: The gift of art, in their exhibition gallery in downtown Peterborough from December 5th, 2008 through Janu-ary 10th, 2009. a preview reception with the artists will begin the holi-day festivities on Friday, December 5th, from 5-7 p.m.

This exhibit presents a unique opportunity to affordably invest in original fine art - all of the high-quality pieces are priced under $500. The exhibit includes more than 100 new pieces of fine art and craft rep-resenting over fifty Sharon arts ju-ried artists and artisans, in a range of mediums from painting, pottery, woodwork, drawing and prints. Pa-trons who purchase art will be able to take it home that day, perfect for

gift giving during this holiday sea-son, and each purchase supports the local artist community and Sha-ron arts center.

Original artworks by distin-guished juried artists include: col-ored pencil drawings by gary ruus-ka and Nicole caulfield; oil paintings by Mary iselin, Vinoy Laughner, robert Seaman and David rusch; photographs by Jeffrey Newcomber, Fred Martin and Stephen ghelbach; acrylic paintings by rosemary con-roy and Tamara kartheiser; pottery by rooted in clay; and many more artists working with a variety of other mediums.

gallery hours are Tues-Thurs 10-6; Fri 10-7; Sat 10-6; Sun 11-4. closed Mondays. The gallery is lo-cated at 30 grove Street in Peter-borough.

Tree Lighting Goes On!

Holiday Toy Store Brimming with Spirit, DonationsBy Cliff Ann Wales

“We were concerned this year that we wouldn’t be able to meet the christmas needs of families in fi-nancial difficulty,” said co-chair of the Holiday Toy Store, beth kim-berly. “We have 100 more children this year on our list and we thought the economy would cut into dona-tions from businesses and individu-als. Yet, the contributions have been the most generous ever.”

kimberly said that in this the 21st year of the Toy Store, 616 children were registered and 238 families.

along with contributions, peo-ple have taken the time to write thoughtful notes.

This year volunteers were “com-ing out of the woodwork” to make certain that the toy store was a suc-cess. Wal-Mart was a huge con-tributor, making donations and set-

ting up collection boxes at the store. The amherst Police also set out col-lection boxes at the station. Two weeks before the Toy Store opened, 35 women from the amherst Junior Women’s club shopped for 100 chil-dren to make sure they would have something very special christmas morning. The First baptist church of amherst collects books to be dis-tributed to the children. Members of a 4H club arrived with cookies and juice to give to the registered families while waiting outside to shop.

kimberly explained that one fam-ily which was leaving town to stay with relatives out of state who had power, stopped at the Toy Store first to drop off toys.

“More people than ever have come by to volunteer in any way. We wish them all a Merry christ-mas. Our contributors and volun-

teers make this venture possible,” said kimberly.

beth kimberly and regina McLaurin are co-chairs of the Holi-day Toy Store. assisting them are Sandy comstock, school coordina-tor and Janet Silsby, chair, amherst Junior Women’s club.

The Holiday Toy Store operates as a special event only a few days in December that gives parents in fi-nancial need from Milford, brook-line, Mont Vernon and amherst, an opportunity to choose holiday gifts for their children, free of charge, from the specially set up Holiday Toy Store offering new, unwrapped toys for infants through teenagers, as well as new hats, mittens and gloves. it is supported by financial donations and toy contributions from individuals and businesses.

Evelyn and Julia Dowd with Santa Claus at the Amherst Tree Lighting.

Sandy Lafleur with the dulcimer and Richard Hart, narrator of an Amherst Christmas story told as part of the Historical Society’s Tree Lighting event.

Amherst Citizen photos

The annual amherst Tree Lighting Festival was an abbreviated event this year. although the village had elec-tric power, most other areas in town were without electricity. The resi-dents who did attend enjoyed pony rides by the First baptist church of amherst, Historical Society Story Telling, christmas concert at the congregational church, hot chest-nuts, cocoa and readings from the grandstand. Singing were amherst brownie and girls Scout troops and SHS a cappella group. The event was closed with everyone singing “god bless america” to remember our lo-cal citizens serving overseas during the holidays.a good time was had by all, even under difficult conditions.

Brownies from troop #20910 at the Tree Lighting Festival

Sandy Lafleur with Lizzie Benner.

SHS a cappella group performs at the tree lighting.