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remote hikes. There was an amazing sense 48 Peaks: Hiking NH’s 4000-Footers of comradery amidst the hiking commu- Two Dubliners scale ’s mightiest peaks. nity, especially in the White Mountains. There were hikes we knew would be dif- BY CATHY CARABELLO Atop Mt Pierce. ficult and we became more diligent in our research. We read trail reports, watched n September 2019, less than two videos, checked and re-checked summit Iand a half years from when we weather reports, and joined a couple of began, Andrea McGill-O’Rourke, my Facebook hiking groups that allowed us to neighbor, and I completed our quest to access up-to-date information from fellow hike the 48 highest mountains in New hikers and gain their support. We became Hampshire. more efficient at packing our backpacks Our hiking story really began three and learned, besides plenty of water, years earlier when Andrea and I first to always carry four important items: a set out on a number of local hikes, banana (the potassium helps relieve leg never imagining where they would cramps), chips (to replenish lost salt), vita- lead us. Here we were, two 50-some- min water or other source of electrolytes, thing women who, through a twist and Advil. of fate were brought together thanks, It was typical for us to leave Dublin at in part, to a painting (see Advocate, 5 am to begin the three-hour trek north March 2017, p. 7). in order to get an early start on the trail. Andrea was new to the area and to our range in elevation from Mount Tecumseh It was not uncommon for the round-trip neighborhood. Both of us were fairly new at just over 4,000 feet to Mt. Washington driving time to be longer than our hiking to our teaching jobs and, amidst a myriad at over 6,000 feet — the tallest peak in the time. We took turns with the driving and of other commonalities, we both happened Northeast. We quickly learned that shorter whoever wasn’t driving home would jour- to enjoy hiking. did not necessarily equate to easier; there nal the day’s experience. It was a great way After numerous local hikes and achiev- would be many other fac- to process and discuss impor- ing the challenge of summiting Mount tors to consider. tant takeaways for future hikes. Monadnock in winter, we were ready for With each hike, the life For many of the mountains, more. So, we headed north and snowshoed lessons were many and we it was more efficient to hike Mount Willard in . began to trust ourselves multiple peaks simultaneously. After what seemed to be an easy but and each other more. Early On those days, we would be steady climb through the woods, suddenly in our hiking journey, we Atop Bondcliff. in the woods for 10-12 hours; we found ourselves on a precipice with jaw often found ourselves in covering stretches of up to 20 dropping views of Mt. Washington and unanticipated situations, sometimes ter- miles in a day. the valley below. It was our first taste of rifying, that were largely unavoidable. We Despite the many physical and emo- being on top of the world — and we were were forced to face fears and we did so by tional challenges, there was no deterring us hooked. A spring hike up Mt. Pierce chal- mindfully putting one foot in front of the from our final goal. We found much solace lenged us yet again and we knew that day, other, concentrating only on the present. in the woods and every peak recharged our as we ate our PB&Js Atop Mt Willard. There were many instances souls. I suspect that we will always find on the summit, freez- when we were facing chal- our church in nature. ing rain pelting us, that lenging situations and a hiker Since completing the NH48, Andrea these mountains were would suddenly appear to and I are now working on completing the making us feel alive in offer a hand, take our poles, NE67, which includes the and a way that nothing else or simply cheer us on. We 4Ks. ever had. like to think of them as “Trail CATHY CARABELLO and her husband raised their Thus, our journey Angels.” We never felt alone in family here in Dublin. She has worked in child educa- began. The NH4Ks the woods, even on our most tion all her life, and used to run the Preschool.

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So, if you’re looking for something to chase the winter blues Dublin Public Library away, stop in the library. We hope to see you soon. Melting snow reveals an Altogether more familiar vista, as Zine Workshop at the Library Rain washes away the last of the freeze; e Friends of the Dublin Public Library are bringing back Cold days begin to lengthen slowly, then h Josh Dannin of the MAxT Makerspace/Sharing Arts to pres- Heat up – a blessed relief for my knees. Tent a Zine workshop at the Dublin Public Library on Saturday, — John Carter Brown (Jan 2014) March 28, from 10 am to noon. ven if you don’t need relief for your knees, you might agree The beauty of the zine (“zeen”) is that anyone can make one that March is a tough month to endure: snow, melt, snow, melt with a single sheet of paper. They have a rich history in the U.S. Eand teasing days of warmth. DPL has a fix. Come to the library and abroad, giving people a platform to voice and distribute their on all the Saturdays in March and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, ideas in the form of a small publication, a great format for self- sweets, or the usual cup of coffee, if you prefer. And oh yes, we expression and experimentation. can offer you tea as well. This workshop will introduce participants to producing a While you’re sipping or chatting, glance around. You might one-sheet zine that folds into multiple pages, and opens up into notice an item to check out. For instance: Robert Hillman’s The a poster. We’ll use a variety of drawing and collaging materi- Bookshop of the Broken Hearted; James Patterson’s Criss Cross; als, giving participants the opportunity to work in whatever way an Alex Cross mystery #27; or Adam Davidson’s The Passion speaks to them. Everyone will leave with a collection of zines! Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Cen- Josh Dannin (joshdannin.com), who runs Directangle Press tury, which explores new ways of making money; or the Downton (directanglepress.com), a letterpress and risograph studio in Abbey DVD of the 2019 movie. Goffstown, teaches printmaking, letterpress, and design at Saint Children, too, are eager for March to turn into a lamb. Our Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Book Buddies program for children in grade K-5 runs throughout If you wish to sign up for the Zine Workshop, go to monad- the school year on Tuesday afternoons from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. On nockartxtech.org/events or contact Kimberly Kersey Asbury at Wednesday mornings Story Time begins at 9:30 am. Families [email protected] with questions. bring pre-K kids to listen to stories, create a craft, and enjoy time with friends. A few of the books we’ll be reading this month are The Stars Are Waiting by Marjorie Dennis Murray, If the Dino- saurs Came Back by Bernard Most, Green Shamrocks by Eve Mary C. Weis 1934–2020 Bunting, and Red Sky at Night by Elly Mackay.

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A Preview of Dublin’s 2020 Town Meeting Warrant Articles Final sums and exact wording subject to changes at Town Meeting. 1. Selectman, Supervisor of the Checklist, Consolidated Communications [not to health and welfare services and whose Town Clerk / Tax Collector, Library come from taxation but from user fees]... programs have a public purpose. Trustee, Budget Committee, Cemetery 6. To raise $2,095,373 for general munici- 13. To raise $7,000 to support the mission Trustee, Planning Board, Trustee of pal operations, not including warrant of the Dublin Community Center. Trust Funds. articles etc. voted separately. 14. To raise $13,808 to be contributed [To see if the town will vote...] 7. To raise $62,985 to chip seal Town to various Expendable Trust Funds 2. To adopt Planning Board’s Amend- roads, and to withdraw same from the (Revaluation, Master Plan, Town Build- ment 1 for Dublin Zoning Ordinance Town’s unassigned fund balance. ings Repair). to require a conditional use permit for 8. To raise $5,000 to repair front access to 15. To raise $175 from the sale of cemetery transient housing...and amend Table of the Post Office, and to withdraw same lots to add to the Cemetery Trust Fund, Uses and Definitions accordingly? from the Town Buildings Maintenance with same to come from the unassigned 3. To adopt Planning Board’s Amendment Capital Reserve Fund. fund balance. 2 for Dublin Zoning Ordinance to pro- 9. To raise $201,000 to be contributed 16. To see if the Town will vote to appoint vide for a process to issue conditional to the Town Capital Reserve Funds, the Selectmen as agents to expend from use permits to implement innovative previously established: Heavy Highway various funds previously established. land use controls pursuant to NH state Equipment ($10,000), Police Cruiser 17. To see if the Town will vote to modify planning law? ($18,000), Fire Equipment ($30,000), the Veteran’s Tax Credit from $500 to 4. To adopt Planning Board’s Amend- Road Construction ($90,000), Bridge $750. ment 3 for Dublin Zoning Ordinance to Repair / Replacement ($15,000), Town 18. To see if the Town will vote to modify eliminate inconsistencies in the Town’s Buildings Maintenance ($38,000). for an optional tax credit for a Service wetland rules...regarding requests for 10. To raise $5,000 to add spray foam Connected Total Disability on residen- waivers from the 100-foot wetland buf- to basement walls at Library and tial property. fer requirement? to withdraw same from the Library 19. To hear the reports of Agents, Auditors, [Above 4 items to be voted on March 10 Major Repair and Maintenance Capital Committees, heretofore chosen, and to at Town Hall. The remainder below Reserve Fund. pass any vote relating thereto. to be determined at Town Meeting 11. To raise $3,600 to fund the operation March 14.] and publication of The Dublin Advocate The original of the above shortened draft 5. To raise $1,300,000 to provide Broad- newsletter. was submitted in full by the Dublin Board band and to issue a bond in said amount 12. To raise $7,372 to be contributed to of Selectmen: Dale Gabel, Chairman; ... through a 20-year agreement with [nine] agencies that provide advisory Walter Snitko, and Chris Raymond. Important Town Dates Dublin Women’s Club Friday, February 28: Third Broadband Informational, Dublin School, Recital Hall, 7 pm Pre-Town Meeting Forum Tuesday, March 3: Annual DWC Pre-Town Meeting, Town Hall, downstairs, 7 pm Tuesday, March 3 Saturday, March 7: Meet Dublin Town Candidates, DPL, upper level, 10 am (snow date: March 4) Tuesday, March 10: Vote on Town Warrant & School District, Town Hall, 8 am-7 pm 7 pm refreshments; 7:30 meeting Saturday, March 14: Town Meeting, DCS, 9 am (park at Yankee, take shuttle bus) Town Hall, downstairs

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Candidates for Town Offices Conservation Commission and You Selectman Budget Committee Join us on third Wednesdays at 7 pm at the Town Hall. Three Years (Vote for One) Three Years (Vote for Two) Carole Monroe Nancy E. Campbell BY JOHN MORRIS Allan “Jeff” Pinney Karen Eng Vanderbilt he Dublin Conservation Commission is tasked with “the (Write in) (Write in) (Write in) Tproper utilization and protection of the natural resources and Supervisor of the Checklist Planning Board for the protection of watershed resources of” Dublin. (NH RSA Six Years (Vote for One) Three Years (Vote for Two) 36-A). A tall order for sure! Sarah Sangermano Frederick MacMillan So, what does the Conservation Commission actually do? Much (Write in) Caleb W. Niemela of what we do is driven by the interests of the town and board Town Clerk / Tax Collector (Write in) (Write in) members. You have (hopefully) seen or read about our work on Three Years (Vote for One) Trustee of Trust Funds controlling invasive species (knotweed, loosestrife, milfoil). You Jeannine R. Dunne Three Years (Vote for One) may have applied for a permit from the Town or NH DES that we (Write in) Charles F. Champagne have commented on. Library Trustee (Write in) We have participated in assembling natural resource invento- Three Years (Vote for Two) Representative to the ries and open space plans. We monitor conservation easements Nancy Good Cayford ConVal School Board on numerous properties, and hold easements on a few more. We Suzan L. Gillette Two Years (Vote for One) (Write in) (Write in) connect with other groups and attend conservation classes. We try H. Alan Edelkind to share what we learn with you. Cemetery Trustee (Write in) Dublin relies heavily on volunteers to keep the town going. An Three Years (Vote for One) Loring Catlin, Jr. Meet the candidates, March 7, important part of living in a small town is participating and con- (Write in) 10 am at Dublin Public Library. tributing your time and ideas. Please join us on the third Wednesday of the month, at 7 pm, n keeping with the tagline of The Dublin Advocate, “to in Town Hall or contact John Morris at 563-7042/jamnh@myfair- Iencourage and strengthen our community,” our newsletter point.net if you are interested in joining, have suggestions or focuses on the dissemination of community information and questions. entertainment. The editor reserves the right to select and edit all JOHN MORRIS is Chairman of the Dublin Conservation Commission. Other mem- editorial and advertising. The views expressed in these issues are bers include Rusty Bastedo, Sue Bird, Katie Featherston, Thom Hulslander, Jay not necessarily those of The Dublin Advocate or its staff. –Ed. Schechter, and Wendy White.

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eration, and the opportunity to be heard at The Proposed Zoning Amendments the required hearing on the matter. Some notes about the zoning amendments proposed by the Planning Board. The full text of these proposed amend- BY BRUCE SIMPSON emergency exits and appropriate parking ments is on file with the Town Clerk if you wish to review them. he first amendment was prompted and access; and the ability of the exist- The proposed zoning changes will be on by the increasing popularity in NH ing septic system to handle the number of the ballot to be voted on at Town Hall on Tof AirBnB and similar online methods anticipated guests. Tuesday, March 10. to advertise and offer short-term rent- Applications for this type of business als. Our current ordinance allows for Bed activity would come before the Planning BRUCE SIMPSON is Chair of the Dublin Planning and Breakfast establishments by Special Board for a Conditional Use Permit, which Board. Other members include Steve Baldwin, Vice- is similar to a Special Exception but can be Chair; Walter Snitko, Selectmen’s Representative; Exception in most of the town, but requires Gregg Fletcher, Donna Garner, Allen Hearn, Caleb the operator to live on the premises. revoked if the property owner violates the Niemela; Suzan Macy, Alternate; Neil Sandford, Many short-term rentals advertised conditions of the permit. Secretary and Alternate. through venues like AirBnB do not have A related proposed amendment estab- an owner or operator living on the property lishes a procedure for granting conditional Town Clerk/Tax Collector being rented, and often the owner is in use permits, as our ordinance does not cur- Office Hours another city or state. Therefore, under the rently have one. It describes the informa- Adjusted for the week of March 9. current rules, this type of rental would not tion required for an application: Planning Monday, March 9 9 am to 5 pm only. qualify as an approved use and would not Board’s procedures, including public This is the last day to return absentee be allowed. notices and notices to abutters, the type ballots filed in person. The proposed amendment would allow of conditions that may be imposed by the Tuesday, March 10 this type of activity, but with some restric- Board, and a procedure for revocation. Closed for Town Election Day tions, based in part on issues that have A third amendment clarifies some vague Wednesday, March 11 10 am to 5 pm been addressed in other NH communi- and/or conflicting language regarding wet- Thursday, March 12 9 am to 4 pm ties. Among these issues are: nuisances lands, and outlines the procedure for the which can occur when a short-term rental Planning Board when considering waivers JEANNINE R. DUNNE (townclerk@townofdublin. becomes a ‘party house,’ adversely affect- to the 100’ wetland setback, making it clear org) is Certified Tax Collector and Certified Town Clerk. She can be reached at PO Box 62, Dublin, ing the people who live in the neighbor- that the Conservation Commission shall be NH 03444; 563-8859 or fax 563-9221. hood; life safety issues such as reasonable given advance notice of any waiver consid- NH Pioneer Chimney & Roofing Specialists ChimneyCHIMNEY CLEANINGCleaning, & Relining, REPAIRS We are now taking credit and Caps,debit cards Repairs through PayPal.and Roofing Antrim, NH • 603-588-3908 www.NHPioneer.com

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(CVTC), and Hundred Nights Shelter. Non-Profits Serving Dublin Residents At left is a summary of services ren- Cast your vote at Town Meeting March 14. dered to Dublin residents for 2019 and BY MAY CLARK AND LUCY SHONK Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), the agency funding attributed to Dublin residents. is past year, each of the nine agencies Southwestern Community Services (SCS), h We believe that the benefits to our Dub- listed here served many of our Dublin Monadnock Family Services (MFS), End lin residents far outweigh the investment Tresidents at associated total costs of 68 Hours of Hunger (providing meals on the town makes to these agencies. $288,837.00. weekends for food-insecure students), At Town Meeting, we will vote on the Home Healthcare, Hospice and Commu- MAY CLARK and LUCY SHONK are two Dublin Non-Profit Warrant Article 12, which will nity Services (HCS), The River Center – residents whose careers span decades of education administration and nonprofit management within amount to $7,372.00 for all the agencies: Family and Community Support, Com- the immediate region. Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), Court munity Volunteer Transportation Company COSTS REQUESTED Dublin Transfer Station AGENCY # DUBLIN CLIENTS ASSOCIATED 2020 he Dublin Transfer Station will be BBBS 9 children $13,500 $500 closed Saturday, March 14, until the CASA 20 children served by Jaffrey Court* $1,460 per child $500 Tconclusion of Town Meeting. SCS 207 units to 81 households $68,607 $685 In other news, the Recycling Center has added natural corks to the list of recyclable MFS 152 appts $8,130 $1,996 items accepted at the facility. You can End 68 Hours of Hunger provided 1,290 meals to 30 students $13,170 $500 place your corks along with your bottles on HCS 342 nursing appts, 216 PT appts, 23 $193,415 $1,690 the glass tray. If you are interested in the hours chronic care; 273 home health story behind this decision, visit recork.org. aide visits TOM KENNEDY is Superintendent, The River Center 25 residents 34 times $3,400 $500 Dublin Transfer Station. CVTC Volunteer drivers $180 (2019); $500 235 miles (2019); 571 miles (2018) $750 (2018) Don’t forget to Hundred Nights Shelter 64 visits $654 $500 license your dog! * Due to privacy issues, Dublin numbers are not separated from those served by the Jaffrey Court.

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demonstrate hands-on DCS News learning. Students love the BY NICOLE PEASE opportunity to choose what s I look back at Febru- center they will start with ary, it was quite busy! and with whom they will AStaff and students engaged work. While these engag- in a few midyear assess- ing opportunities require ments, in order to examine a lot of preparation from student growth so teachers staff, the learning that can adjust their instruc- takes place makes it very tional groups as needed. much worth the time! Despite the limited snow- The annual Movie Night fall, many of our students is scheduled to take place on continued to participate in March 20. It is such a treat to the Friday Winter Fun Days have families come together and attended the Ski/Snowboard Program dents and staff. DCS students truly care! to enjoy pizza at 5:30 and the at Crotched Mountain Ski and Ride coordi- We also celebrated the 100th day of school movie (with popcorn!) at 6 pm. Thanks to the nated by our wonderful PTO and sup- and Valentine’s Day! DCS PTO for making this happen as well as ported by many parent volunteers. Those The month ended with the Winter all they do for our students. who stayed at school enjoyed extra recess Break, ushering in March. We are looking Kindergarteners are wanted. If you and indoor fun with other students. forward to March in hopes of the onset of know of a child who will be 5 years old February also brought a focus on Acts of Spring and all the excitement that brings. before September 30, please have their par- Kindness. Students wrote notes on post-its DCS staff has been working to create ent contact our school. Please don’t forget that were spread around the building. We a school-wide study of Australia that will to vote on March 10 and come to Town also created a “Kindness Matters” bulletin last for the month. There will be many Meeting on March 14! We welcome visi- board and acts of kindness were posted different activities in classrooms to help tors to our wonderful school; please just there. The work our staff has put into students gain an appreciation of the land give a call first at 563-8332. focusing on kindness has increased the acts down under! This work will culminate NICOLE PEASE is Teaching Principal at Dublin Con- of caring students have shown toward stu- with a variety of centers for students to solidated School.

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last year’s figure. The impact of these cuts page so stop back more than once. The School Board Update significantly limits our ability to provide a other articles of interest are the “ConVal An informed public makes informed quality, safe, and forward-looking educa- Budget Overview” and “A School Budget decisions. tion to our students. Primer.” BY ALAN EDELKIND The School board has provided an If you are reading this the old-fashioned article that will explain the Default Budget way, you can access this Digest page by appy March! As winter winds down, and its impact. We urge you, the voting typing either one of the links below into we look forward to making impor- your browser. Also, on the ConVal School Htant decisions that will affect our pocket- public, to read this article. The link below will get you right to the District website, it appears at the top: books as well as our children’s education ConVal Budget Digest. and their futures. It is time to vote on the ConVal Budget Digest page, where you ConVal school warrant that contains the will see categories of information. Under https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/ 2020-2021 ConVal budget. While it is your the category Documents you will see an budget-2020-digest/ School Board’s responsibility to manage article titled “2020-2021 Default Budget.” schoolboard.convalsd.net/ and communicate the proposed budget, it Click on that document for all the informa- budget-2020-digest/ is your (the voters’) responsibility to agree tion you need about the Default Budget ALAN EDELKIND is Dublin’s School Board Represen- or disagree with our proposal. There is an impact. We are currently adding to that tative to the School Administrative Unit 1 (SAU1). entire process that is required to complete and present our proposed budget. The ublin Christian Acad- details of the process and details of how Demy (dublinchristian. the budget works are on the ConVal web- org) students enjoyed a site (see below for the website link). game of big ball volleyball One of the most important questions in the snow during the relating to the budget is: What if the school’s winter camp in budget is voted down? If that is the case, February. Photo courtesy we use what is called the Default Budget. Bethany Paquin, DCA This is the budget that is reflective of last Development Assistant, year’s budget amount, which simply means 563-8505 ext. 16. that significant cuts will have to be made in the proposed budget to come back to

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come prepared to do 3 songs or 15-minute March Events at the DubHub sets. Attendees may bring a snack to share and BYOB. Coffee and tea will be avail- are welcome any time. For information, Kate ODell Art Reception able. Sign up in advance by email at info@ contact instructor Ginnette Groom at hroughout March, the DubHub dublincommunitycenter.org, or at the door. [email protected] or 603-313-9828. Tfeatures the artwork of Kate ODell. Her medium of choice is watercolor on New Code Club Starts Again Mud Pond Forum he Community Forum will focus on Aquabord. The opening reception will ode Club starts its next session on Mud Pond: its history in connection be on Friday, March 6, from 5 to 7 pm. March 5, and runs through April 16, Twith late 19th century hydroelectric plants, Refreshments will be served. Cmeeting weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 20th century efforts to preserve it, and to 4:30 pm. The club is open to any Dublin Song Circle Meets Mud Pond’s current ecology. Artistic rep- students, grades 2 through 8, as long as resentations of Mud Pond will be displayed ong Circle will meet on Friday, March they can read. Please email your questions during the forum. Speakers will be Paul S6, starting at 7:30 pm. For information, to [email protected].­ email Bruce Simpson at Bruce_Simpson@ Tuller, Traceymay Kalvaitis, Betsey Har- msn.com. Admission is free, donations are Community Lunch ris, and Susan Peters. The forum will be welcome. BYOB and snacks. oin us for a delicious home-cooked meal held at the DubHub starting at 4:30 pm. on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, Dance Fit Mini-Session J12-1 pm. The menu this month is green eb Page is the guest instructor dur- pea soup with or without ham, rolls, salad, Ding a five-week Dance Fit with Deb. sweets, and drinks. A $3 donation is Come Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30. Snow welcome. Come enjoy Irish-flavored music make-up class will be held the follow- with Bruce Simpson and Volkert Volkersz, ing day (Tuesday). For information, call as well as conversation with neighbors over Deb Page at 731-9754 or Deb Giaimo at a tasty meal. 563-8648. Open Stage Qigong Ongoing pen Stage will be hosted by Bruce igong classes continue on Wednes- OSimpson on Friday, March 27, at 7 pm. Qdays, from noon to 1pm. New students Doors open at 6:30. Performers should Mud Pond, painting by Dan Thibeault

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Rotary Club News DHS: Potluck & Storytelling BY PEGG MONAHAN he Dublin Historical Society is holding its Annual Potluck n February 11, Roxbury resident TSupper on Friday, March 20, at 6 pm downstairs in the Dublin Jim Rousmaniere spoke about Community Church. The presentation will begin at 7 pm by Jenna Oinland waters to a meeting of the Carroll, Director of Education at the Cheshire Historical Society, Monadnock Rotary Club. His presen- who will lead the participants in a storytelling activity. tation was based partly on research that went into his non-fiction book, Black Fly Story Hour Returns published last year by Bauhan True stories told by local folks. Publishing of Peterborough, that n Friday, March 27, at 7:30 pm, defy cabin fever and come explores our changing ways around hear an exciting lineup of storytellers, including Paul Tuller, fresh water since the beginning Owho will appear at Black Fly for a second time. Other Dublin- of the water-powered industrial ers appearing for the first time include Tracey­may Kalvaitis and revolution in the 1800s. The book, Volkert Volkersz. Yankee Publishing President Jamie Trowbridge which focuses largely on for its reprises his role as emcee for the evening. The event is always distinctive topography, rainfall patterns, and development history, held in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre at ConVal High School. is titled Water Connections: What fresh water means to us, what Black Fly Story Hours, occurring biannually in we mean to water. October and March, support the initiative to build His presentation included several references to Dublin regard- Thornton Wilder Center for the Arts. This facility ing citizen action and local government initiatives around water, would serve residents and students of the ConVal including the eradication of the invasive weed milfoil in Dublin school district. Lake, the town’s experience with water power, and the 19th cen- Buy tickets at Toadstool Bookshop in Peterbor- tury discovery of a unique species of trout in the lake. ough after March 1, or online at www.Thornton- Rousmaniere, a longtime journalist who retired six years WilderCenterfortheArts.org. ago from the editorship of The Keene Sentinel, reported that he Tickets ($15) available by advance purchase continues to research and write about water, principally through a only! Snow date is Saturday, March 28. blog at https://www.waterconnections.net/blog. For more information, contact Martha Eichler at PEGG MONAHAN is President of Rotary. Good Digs [email protected]. 7.2014 7/29/14 8:41 PM Page 1

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MARCH 2020 The Dublin Advocate PAGE 11 Photo credit Cornell will produce one to two broods per season. The Winter Wren The eggs are small with reddish brown to BY TOM WARREN pale spots on one end of the egg. here are 63 species of wrens in the Historically, the Winter Wren has been world. Only the Winter Wren occurs depicted as a villain in Celtic and Christian Tbeyond the Americas. Highly adaptable, it legends for betraying Irish soldiers to their has moved from the Bering Strait to Sibe- Norse enemies and St. Stephen, the first ria and then to Eurasia and North Africa. Christian martyr. During St. Stephen’s Day One of the smallest wrens, the Win- festivals, the Wren’s bodies were carried ter Wren is found at ground level among on poles in processions. mosses and ferns in damp cool forests of The Irish custom of “going on the wren” fir, spruce, and hemlock as well as decidu- nests or it will nest inside of natural cavi- involves the use of an artificial or live wren ous forests. In these forests, they search ties. The female will choose which nest in a cage with children and adults going for food amid downed logs, moss, and root she prefers and then commence helping house to house to collect money for com- tangles. It would rarely be seen except for the male to finish building the inside of munity projects. its high-pitched song of tinkling calls and the nest, lining it with feathers and animal TOM WARREN is Dublin’s resident ornithologist and crystal notes. An observer might think hairs. During the breeding season when the leads nature walks and seasonal paddles. a mouse had appeared. It is an energetic male becomes a polygamist, the other nests small bird, bobbing its tail and moving will be useful. Dublin Women’s Club: quickly on the lower levels of forest matter. The nests are difficult to locate because In winter, it feeds on tiny insects such they are camouflaged so well — being Spring Fling as spiders, millipedes, ants, flies, and built from moss, twigs, rootlets, and lease join the Dublin Women’s Club for caterpillars. It also feeds on small aquatic grasses. Once a Cornell ornithologist spent a night of games, snacks, and conversa- organisms. Once I observed one for the hours attempting to locate one and, after Ption. Bring your favorite card game, dice entire winter under a small footbridge in several hours, gave up and rested on a game, puzzle, whatever you want to share. the forest. It was like a troll protecting its rotten stump. A few minutes later a wren We will gather at the Town Hall Thursday, territory. How they survive winter on their flew between his legs to feed a large fam- March 26, from 7 to 9 pm. Spouses are diet remains a mystery. ily of nestlings in the stump! A clutch can welcome, but no children, please. Light The male builds several dome-shaped include as many as nine eggs and the wren refreshments will be provided.

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