ISSUE NO. 341 / February 22, 2023

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

“Is Winter really in the rear view?”  Photo credit: Charlotte Carlson

February weather has felt like we’ve been transported ahead of the calendar. In the past two weeks we’ve been hounded by winds that battered our homes at night, warming temperatures, and muddy roads that thaw and then freeze again. Trees were tapped and smoke is rising from Sugar houses a full month earlier than usual.  All the while, we know full well we can still be shaped by blizzards and ice storms before the first daffodils appear.

Dana Robinson at the Sunapee Coffeehouse February 24th.

"Dana Robinson is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from Cabot, Vermont who combines an openhearted singing style, with wry humor and astute observations about community and place.

Seven Days writes, “Dana is a master storyteller, spinning his yarns with the precise skill of an artisan loom weaver.” ​

Missing your favorite Boston Symphony concerts? 

BSO NOW programs are free for the 2022-23 season! Stream newly recorded video performances by the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and BSO musicians in chamber music, along with behind-the-scenes storytelling with conductors, composers, and musicians, plus much more.

Hello Sunapee Residents,

As springtime is getting near I am taking this opportunity to remind you of Sunapee Middle High School Service Club's annual blood drive. This year it will be held on March 8th from 1pm-6pm. Our goal is to get 47 donors by February 24th!  We have 24 donors at the moment. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. is in need of blood. There is no substitute for it. Donors provide the only supply of life-saving blood for those in need. We need all available and able donors to donate and make a difference!

If you have interest in donating please reach out to me and we can arrange a time for me to sign you up. Or you can Sign up here.

Thank you for your consideration,

Service Club

Sunapee Middle High School

March 14th is Balloting Day in Sunapee. New residents or newly of age, may register to vote at Town Hall! 

The Board of Selectmen welcomes hearing from you. You can reach them at:

Josh Trow -- jtrow@town.sunapee.nh.us

Carol Wallace -- cwallace@town.sunapee.nh.us

Fred Gallup -- fgallup@town.sunapee.nh.us

Sue Gottling -- sgottling@town.sunapee.nh.us

Jeremy Hathorn -- jhathorn@town.sunapee.nh.us

Please help keep the shelves well stocked at your local food Pantry.  

Donations to Sunapee’s Food Pantry may be left at Town Hall, Abbott Library or Safety Services Bldg.

A very special “Thank You” to the students and teachers at Sunapee Central Elementary School for their thoughtful Valentine gift bag of goodies delivered to Sunapee's senior residents… a well loved & much appreciated tradition! 

Announcing the new 2022 

Sunapee Conservation Commission

Natural Resources Inventory

• 23 full-color maps

• Illustrated report discussing: Surface water, groundwater, habitat, wildlife, forest, wetland, agriculture, historic, recreational, and climate change resilience resources.

• Conservation Action Plan All can be viewed at:

town.sunapee.nh.us/conservation-commission

The Conservation Commission’s Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) and Conservation Plan is a guide for future commission efforts focusing on priority areas that contain the most valuable conservation resources in our town. During 2022, we have worked to update the 2008 NRI with assistance from experts at the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission to map and understand our conservation resources. These maps are layered to create a co-occurrence map that makes it easy to see areas of highest conservation value, with darker areas containing more conservation resources. Seven key resources were used for this map: Wildlife, Surface water, Farm-Forest land, Water protections, Land-based protections, and Cultural-Recreation natural resources.

Our science-driven and consensus-based Conservation Plan establishes 4 priority zones: South Sunapee, Drinking Water Supply Areas, Red Water Creek to Mud Pond, and Northwest Sunapee. Four leading and three minor strategies were established to inform the Action Plan. Leading: Planning-Zoning Collaboration, Resilient Area Protection, Water-quality protection, invasives Management. Minor: Conserved Land Management, Recreation Advancement, and Farmland Protection. A 32-point Action Plan for the next ten years was developed.

He’s Back! Join the Barn audience on Saturday night February 25 for “meSSeS" with Josh Ballin.

In meSSeS, Janoah...anygoodjokes? juggles several tasks simultaneously:  performing & teaching! During this (optionally interactive) performance YOU learn to juggle as you watch. In moments between acts, Janoah  engagingly guides audience through the essentials: throwing, catching and messy-ing up!

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Precarious unicycle pathways, vibrating puppetry, jaw-dropping juggling, mesmerizing motions, meticulously prepared hot beverages … Janoah tosses together art forms to tell a tale of teaching, learning & labor, hilariously emerging from a haphazard pile of props.

And (of course!) what circus would be complete without popcorn & banana peels? Purchase Tickets

Curtains going up at Shaker Bridge Theater and at Northern Stage.

and… mark your calendars now for Sunapee Players “High School Musical, Jr.” on March 17th & 18th.

Meanwhile on the silver screen:

What were the names of the first 3 ski trails at Mt. Sunapee?

61% of participants were correct. Flying Goose, Chipmunk, and Hansen-Chase (named for the two engineers who laid out the ski area, Malcolm Chase and Fred Hansen). (Sunapee Historical Society)

Do you have an interesting Sunapee trivia question to post? Please email the question and answer to info@projectsunapee.org.

Undaunted by whatever Winter’s weather may bring… a paddling of ducks on a creek in New London.  Thanks to Peter Bloch for another great vimeo!  

Nonprofit, school and civic organizations may submit information re special events of general interest to: info@projectsunapee.org for inclusion in Wednesday morning “Happenings”, as space permits.