February 3: Boscawen Conservation Committee Full Moon Hike in the Boscawen Town Forest. Meet at 6:45 at the end of Weir Road—hike starts at 7PM and last 1.5 to 2 hours

February 7: Health, Wellnes and Nutrition ~ sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Parent Outreach. 6:30 to 8:30 at the PES library. Babysitting is available when you register at 753-4981 or email: bmelanson@mv.k.12.nh.us

February 9/10/11: MVHS presents “Anything Goes” this play, presented by over 45 members of MVHS starts at 7:30PM nightly. Tickets can be obtained by calling 753-4311. $10 for adults. $7 for students/seniors and $5 for children 12 and under

February 10: The Fisherman and His Wife. Put on by PES at 6:30 in the gymnasium

February 11/12: Banks Chevrolet New England Sled Fest: Exit 17 ~ Crete Farm ~ follow the signs read all the details here Boscawen NH to Host SnoCross!

February 12: Winter Blowout Sale sponsored by the MVHS Key Club. New and old items range from donated by area merchants to handcrafted and antiques. Refreshments will be offered 9Am to 2PM. If you would like a table to sell your wares please email: mvkeyclub0@gmail.com

February 13: Penacook Homeland ~ The Merrimack River Indians hosted by David Stewert Smith and the Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee. 7:30 PM at Boscawen Town Hall (below the First Congregational Church). Free and open to the public w/refreshments. MUST RSVP by calling 796-2615 or go to www.merrimackriver.org

February 18: 2nd Annual Spaghetti Dinner. Benefits Salisbury Fire Explorers. 5PM to 7PM at the Salisbury Town Hall $8 for 12 to adult, $4 ages 4 to 11 under 4 $is free. Takeout Available

February 18: Boscawen Town Hall Bingo - Lunch at noon, Bingo at 1. $10 with the meal. Great prizes. This years raffle is a sewing machine donated by Bittersweet Fabric Shop.

March 10: Boscawen Town Hall Bingo - Lunch at noon, Bingo at 1. $10 with the meal. Great prizes. This years raffle is a sewing machine donated by Bittersweet Fabric Shop.

March 13: Boscawen Town Election

Boscawen Town Meeting ~ 7:30PM at the Boscawen Elementary School

March 13: Combined Middle/High School Choral Concert

March 20: Combined Middle/High School Band Concert

March 24: Public Spaghetti Supper. 4:30 to 7PM at the Webster Town Hall on Battle St (Rte 127) next to the library

March 31: Boscawen Town Hall Bingo - Lunch at noon, Bingo at 1. $10 with the meal. Great prizes. This years raffle is a sewing machine donated by Bittersweet Fabric Shop.

April 21: Final Boscawen Town Hall Bingo - Lunch at noon, Bingo at 1. $10 with the meal. Great prizes. Drawing for this years raffle a sewing machine donated by Bittersweet Fabric Shop.

UPCOMING EVENTS for the first part of 2012

From your friends at Boscawen AgComm

The seed catalogues are out for the New Year, so we can start thinking about Agricultural happenings again. This year we have ongoing Winter Farmers' Markets nearby in Tilton, Concord, and Contoocook. For the most up-to-date information about Winter Markets, check out: http://www.nh.gov/agric/publications/documents/WinterFM.pdf.  We are also starting again with the “First Monday” speaker series, so start marking up your brand new calendar.

The NH Farm & Forest Exposition, will be on Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4 at the Conference Center of NH at the Radisson Hotel, 800 Elm St. in Manchester. Admission price is $7 per person; age 15 and under admitted for free. Save $1 off the admission price by bringing 2 non-perishable food items which will be donated to the NH Food Bank.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS Sponsored by the Town of Boscawen Agricultural Commission

At the Town Municipal Complex, 4^th floor meeting room, 6:30 p.m. 116 North Main Street, Boscawen (Route 3 just north of Penacook) Please register in advance so we have enough handouts. agriculture03303@gmail.com, or 753-9188. So far, all workshops are free of charge. All speakers are UNH educators through the extension office, or Master Gardeners.

Monday, February 6^th Planning your Vegetable Garden, speaker TBA

Monday, March 5^th Back Yard Chickens, Speaker, Extension Educator Dot Perkins

Monday, April 2^nd, Companion Planting, speaker TBA

Monday, May 7^th, Perennials, speaker TBA

Monday, June 4^th, Healthy Soils, Speaker TBA (probably Amy Ouellette)

EXTRA TREATS: Watch for the date for a horse-drawn plowing match at the community garden.

On Monday, March 19^th, 6:30 p.m. The Agricultural Commission along with the Boscawen Public Library will present: Speaking for Wildlife, a brand new program offered through UNH, the USDA, and the County Extension offices in NH. The first program we will offer is New Hampshire's Wild History: 350 years of New Hampshire Wildlife. Takes participants on a virtual journey through New Hampshire's past, focusing on changes in the land and how wildlife populations have responded over time. Focus in on rare wildlife and habitats. For this talk contact: boscawenpl@gmail.com or leave a message at 753-8576, so we will have enough handouts.

On Saturday, March 31^st, Amy Ouellette, Educator at the Extension Service, will conduct an in-the-field Small Fruit Pruning Demonstration from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at Pustizzi Fruit Farm, 148 Corn Hill Road in Boscawen. If parking is not available at the Fruit Stand, Joe says to go to the house just beyond and park in his farm-yard, there is plenty of room. Dress for being outside for a couple of hours. Amy says this will be the best day to prune, just prior to the fruit breaking dormancy. Corn Hill Road runs west from Route 4 two streets beyond the Church intersection at the 3 & 4 split. For this demonstration, contact the extension office at 796-2151, or Joe at farmajoep@yahoo.com to register.

Saturday, May 11^th, Tim Fleury, Extension Forester, will take us on a Tree Identification Walk from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., somewhere in Boscawen on public land, destination and parking TBA.

If you want to receive information about future events, please email  agriculture03303@gmail.com so we can put you on our mailing list.