The August Advocate begins with a celebration of Dublin Community Day, with photos of the bike parade, free burgers and ice cream, art and craft fair, live hawk demonstration, and smiles all around!
DPL director Karen Madigan recaps summer programming and announces an upcoming ice cream social. In addition, the library now features “100 Books Before Kindergarten,” for parents to read to their preschoolers.
Dublin Consolidated School principal Nicole Pease reviews last school year’s concluding events, shares students’ academic gains, and welcomes the beginning of the school year on August 28. Meanwhile, Dublin Christian Academy hosts a 5K and Fun Run Stag Stampede before the new school year starts.
Lisa Foote writes about the local impact of new legislation that eliminates yearly vehicle inspections, and Energy Committee members Susan Peters and James Finnigan describe a Community Power rate increase beginning August 1.
History is front and center in this issue: Celeste Snitko writes about the Historical Society’s Summer Exhibition on local tourism at the turn of the last century, Rusty Bastedo describes national disunity at the time of the Civil War, and Tom Sileo concludes the story of Frank Spaulding’s Dublin farm boy upbringing. In addition, the Dublin Historical Society announces its annual meeting featuring speaker Felicity Pool, and Ruthie Gammons recalls the experiences that brought her and husband Phil to Dublin from Illinois.
Summer is all about nature, and Conservation Commission chair Jay Schechter presents an article on the importance of wetlands, written by Barbara Richter for a UNH webpage. Right here at Dublin Lake, swimming and sailing are happening at the Women’s Club beach, and Tom Warren chronicles the domestic life of a pair of bald eagles.
Regular activities at the Dublin Community Center are in full swing, along with such special ones as a garden-themed tea party to coincide with a floral art show, and a “Starlight Lounge” evening of jazz. Regional arts and culture opportunities include weekly lectures at the Amos Fortune Forum and Monadnock Lyceum, two comedies at the Peterborough Players, special music at the Dublin Community Church, an art exhibit at the Jaffrey Civic Center, and a lineup of classes at MAxT. August also brings Baha’I Sunday, the annual commemoration of the life of Abdu’l-Baha.
Finally, the Advocate marks the loss of four Dubliners: Susan Barker, Luette Bourne, Joan Edick St. George, and Rimas Kalvaitis.
Summer is also about arts and culture