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The September Advocate begins with a description of a long-standing Dublin event: the Dublin Community Church’s Gift of Thrift (formerly the rummage sale). The semi-annual sale now transcends used clothing and housewares. Through wide community participation, it offers direct recycling opportunities, as well as convivial company during the preparation and sale. Another Dublin tradition, the annual Gas Engine Meet, is also bigger and better than ever. Marking its 53rd year, the weekend includes parades, a flea market, and a working steam train.
The Dublin Public Library celebrated the end of summer programming with an ice cream social. Director Karen Madigan looks ahead to fall events and describes new acquisitions and how to request “talking” and large print books.
In town news, the Planning Board proposes changes to short-term rental regulations, the Transfer Station undergoes a “face lift,” while the fire station has a new solar array. Also, the Garden Club of Dublin beautifies the police station with a new perennial garden. Meanwhile, the town is seeking a cemetery superintendent.
School is back in session, and Dublin Consolidated School Principal Teacher Nicole Pease describes the excitement of the new year and the importance of establishing routines. Meanwhile, Dublin Christian Academy hosts visitors from China, and Dublin School makes changes to its Nordic Center and Sculpture Garden. Dublin’s School Board representative Bill Gurney discusses district goals for the current year, as well as the newly-implemented Bell-to-Bell Ban on cell phones in the schools. Jesse Marcum describes a recent scientific presentation by Gareth Armstrong, a senior at Franklin Pierce University.
The DubHub is alive with engaging music and art, as well as meditation, yoga, and a community circle. MAxT offers an array of interesting classes, both in Peterborough and at the Ceramic Center in Dublin. Jaffrey’s Park Theatre has movies and live music, and the Jaffrey Civic Center announces a poetry reading corresponding to the current gallery exhibit. In addition, the Jaffrey-Rindge MLK Committee welcomes new volunteers, and Music on Norway Pond seeks new Junior Mints (singers between the ages of 6-16).
In the natural world, Phil Brown of the Harris Center, describes a local project to conserve American Kestrels, and Conservation Commission member Geoffrey Griffiths updates his efforts to grow native plants and encourage pollinators.
The Dublin Historical Society announces a bell ringing ceremony to commemorate the signing of the Portsmouth Peach Treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War, and concludes its summer exhibit at the Schoolhouse Museum. Tom Sileo recounts the life of Mary Taylor Brush, an artist, aviator, and inventor who lived in Dublin around the turn of the 20th century. Zach Letourneau recalls how the late Augusta Petrone inspires him personally and professionally, and we include a reminiscence of her childhood by Augusta herself.
In addition to Augusta Petrone, the Advocate acknowledges with sadness the recent deaths of Margot Close and Gay Eaton.