In commemoration of Memorial Day, the May Advocate begins with tributes to three World War II veterans with ties to Dublin. Sterling Abram writes about his father-in-law Jerome Noble Jr., who endured a harrowing attack on the aircraft carrier on which he was serving, and Lucy Shonk recounts how her father Peter Shonk and her Uncle Bronson Shonk Jr. were inspired to become pilots by their father and by encounters with Charles Lindberg and Amelia Earhart.
The annual Memorial Day parade will be on Monday, May 26, starting at 11:15. Town Administrator Kate Fuller seeks volunteers to cook and serve refreshments after the parade.
Library Director Karen Madigan describes upcoming programs, including a book sale organized by the Friends of the Library, but sounds the alarm about an executive order eliminating the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which has dire implications for libraries in New Hampshire and across the country. She urges library patrons to contact their state and federal legislators.
The Select Board appoints Bill Gurney, longtime educator, to fill in as Dublin’s representative to the ConVal School Board. Meanwhile, Dublin Consolidated School students enjoy a multi-faceted One School, One Book program, and plans are underway for Summer Playground. K-12 students at Dublin Christian Academy participate in an initiative to provide bikes and baskets of supplies to recent refugees living in Manchester. On the graduate front, we celebrate the achievements of Wheaton College graduate Gabrielle Oja, and request news of high school graduates for the June issue. College bound students are reminded to submit their scholarship applications to the Dublin Community Foundation and the Trustees of the Trust Funds.
We note endeavors of three creative Dubliners: Volkert Volkersz releases a new CD for kids of all ages, and Edith Tuttle shows her paintings in Rockport, MA. Meanwhile, longtime publisher David Godine is the final speaker in the Stories to Share series in Jaffrey.
Speaking of creativity, the monthly art show at the DubHub features “Critters,” the animal kingdom depicted by five artists. There are also musical events, herb and yoga classes, knitting, card games, storytelling, ping pong, and a community circle experience – in addition to a Red Cross blood drive.
Spring is stirring – and so are the bears. New Dublin resident Tom Sileo describes his German Shepherd Bubs’ bear encounter, which, it turns out, has an historical precedent. Conservation Commission member Geoffrey Griffiths describes a successful grant application that allows him to install a pollinator habitat featuring native plants. New Hampshire Extension asks the public to report evidence of pest infestations.
Pastor Traceymay Kalvaitis describes a bell ringing ceremony to honor fallen firefighters at the Dublin Community Church. Also at the church is a community supper on May 27.
It must be spring because the Swap Shop at the Dublin Transfer Station is back open, and the Dublin Women’s Community Club seeks volunteers to open the beach in mid-June.
Finally, the Advocate marks Mother’s Day with a collection of moms’ memorable words – words of fun, frustration, and wisdom – and looks ahead to a similar sampling from dads in the June issue.
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