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Saturday, October 3, 200910 am to 8 pm

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n Live Musicn Pie Judgingn Monadnock Mill Walkn First Annual Hot Head

Competitionn Free Plane Ridesn Family Games & More Fun

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION TO THE VALLEY NEWS n THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009

FALLFESTIVAL!FALLFESTIVAL!

13th Annual

Saturday, October 2, 2010

n 5K Road Racen 1-Mile Kids Fun Runn Fall Festivaln Vendorsn Art Shown Classic Carsn Live Music

n Pie Judgingn Second Annual Hot Head

Competitionn Family Games & More

Funn Pumpkin Patch Kidzonen Frozen in Time

VALLEY NEWS n THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

AFTERHOURS!AFTERHOURS!

C L A R E M O N T

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— THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 — VALLEY NEWS

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ClaremontFall Festival

October 2nd, 2010… means family fun, excellent entertainment, and City wideadventures! The 13th annual Fall Festival is back and better than ever with a kid’szone being held at, and hosted by the First United Methodist Church on SullivanStreet! They will have pumpkin painting, food, and a pumpkin pie contest.

A classic car show will fill the North Street parking lot with 20 classic cars, an artwalk along downtown, free parking the parking garage with the shuttle bus runningfrom Main Street to the Claremont Savings Bank for additional parking is just thebeginning. The Chili Cook off and Apple Pie Contest and the end to the annual 5krace all in the fabulous Visitor’s Center Park along the Sugar River makes for agrand time for the whole community. Even one of our local theatre groups — TheOff-Board Street Players will be entertaining passersby with their living man-nequins located throughout the city wide venue. Make sure to stop and listen to theliving history being told by this established theatre group in period costumes. Thentake a stroll downtown and view our fresh air art Gallery long opera house squareand pleasant street.

High quality artisans and vendors will once again have booths filling the Visitor’sCenter Park along with the hottest Chili contest around! Eastern Propane and Oilwill again be there as our Major event sponsor with their Hot Head Contest and infobooth! The Flames will take center stage filling the day with great tunes to set themood. And if that is not enough the Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce willhave its 2011 Jeep Wrangler on display as part of its fall raffle, tickets will be soldfor the 2011 Jeep or $20,000 cash — Drawing to be held in Nov, 2010!

Once the sun sets the fun amps up with FALL FESTIVAL AFTER DARK! A freefamily movie under the stars on the First United Methodist Church’s lawn as wellas live music and fun at many of the restaurants downtown! Be a part of the YoungProfessionals -hosted Pub Crawl and win great prizes and merchandise from localdistributors!

But there’s MORE! On Monday, Oct 27th, Downtown Claremont will catch theChili fever with two more great reasons to come downtown. First is the “Find theChili Pepper” Balloon contest. In selected store fronts all over downtown there willbe Chili pepper balloons hidden. Find the Pepper Balloon, take a photo of it andpost it on our CLAREMONT FALL FESTIVAL Facebook page to be entered in thedrawing to win some great prizes! Second, merchants will be filling their windowswith Chili peppers galore! Count the peppers, then go to Reed Optical at 63 PleasantStreet with a canned food item and places your guess! The one that gets closet willwin a great gift bag fill with swag from Reed’s vendors and local merchants! Allcontest winners will be drawing on Oct 2nd at 3pm at the Visitor Center Park loca-tion!

Come to where the HOT is on Oct 2nd, Visitor’s Center Park and DowntownClaremont, NH!

EVENTS: 2010 FALL FESTIVALSATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:7:30 a.m. - 5K Road Race Registration Begins (Water Street, near

Common Man Restaurant) 9:00 a.m. - 1-Mile Kids Fun Run begins (Water Street, near Common

Man Restaurant)9:30 a.m. - 5K Road Race Begins (Water Street, near Common Man

Restaurant)10:00a.m. - Fall Festival/Chili Cook off begins!! (Visitor Center)

Vendors (Visitor’s Center Park)Classic Cars (North Street Parking lotArt Walk (Downtown)Count the Chili peppers (Downtown)Kids Zone (Sullivan Street)

10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Music provided by the Flames 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Chili Cook-Off Tasting and Balloting 11:00 a.m. - Pie Judging Begins 1:00 p.m. – Second Annual Hot Head Competition 3:00 p.m. - Presentation of the Chili Cook-Off Awards & Apple Pie

Auction - drawing for downtown prizes

FESTIVAL AFTER DARK - 7:30pm - Movie under the stars (Sullivan Street)7:30 -registration for Pub Crawl (Common Man Restaurant)8-10pm - Pub Crawl (1. Common Man, 2. Ramunto’s Brick oven

Pizza, 3. Silver Fern Bar and Grill)10:30pm drawing for grand prize of Pub crawl (Silver Fern)

To view our activities for more details and/or register, visit:www.claremontparks.com 542-7019

For vendor information or Downtown events please call theChamber at 543-1296 -

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VALLEY NEWS — THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 — PAGE 3

Claremont’s12th Annual

Saturday, October 3rdVisitor Center Park

Cook-OffCLAREMONT — The Claremont Parks andRecreation Department will be sponsoring its 12thAnnual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, October 3rd.This year’s event will take place in a new location:Visitor Center Park, sandwiched between NorthStreet and the newly-renovated mill district.

“It is one of our most popular fundraising specialevents,” said Scott Hausler, director of theClaremont Parks and Recreation Department. “Thisevent is considered a cook-off, with balloting andfirst to third places awarded. A few new award win-ning categories will be introduced this year. Thebest decorated booth in each category will againreceive awards as well. We appreciate how involvedthe contestants become, and we’re looking forwardto great participation again.

“This year, well gather at the new Visitor CenterPark on Saturday, October 3rd, from 10:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. The actual contest will begin at 11:00 a.m.We’re anticipating 30 entries and a tremendouscrowd of citizens and tourists sampling and votingfor their favorite entry.”

Once again, the voting will cover three separate

categories: Business, Individual and Organization. The 5K Road Race will lead the day’s fun for the

Parks and Recreation Department. All runnersreceive a complimentary ticket to the Cook-Off, andproceeds from the race benefit the development ofrunning programs and future Claremont Park andRec facilities. Race fee is $12 for preregistration(strongly encouraged) by September 30th; $20 onrace day. Registration will be from 7:30 to 8:45a.m., with the race beginning at 9:30 a.m., with theStart & Finish at Monadnock Park. Pre-registeronline at ClaremontParks.com or at the GoodwinCommunity Center.

This year, Parks and Rec is also sponsoring theFirst Annual Chili Cook-Off Kids Fun Run. This isa one-mile run for kids 12 and under. Run starts at9:00 a.m.; start and finish at Monadnock Park. Cost:$5. Pre-register online at ClaremontParks.com or atthe Goodwin Community Center.

The Chili Cook-Off is part of the Claremont FallFestival. Musical entertainment will be providedthroughout the day. “We have scheduled Smokin

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Saturday, October 2nd

Claremont’s13th Annual

What: Chili Cook Off and 5K Road RaceWhere: Visitor Center When: Saturday, October 2ndTime: Race Registration Begins 7:30 a.m. Chili

Cook Off 11:00 a.m.Who: All Interested

CLAREMONT, NH — Once again, the ClaremontParks and Recreation Department is pleased to besponsoring two of the largest events taking place onSaturday, October 2nd, at the 13th Annual FallFestival.

Area chili cooks are busy fine-tuning their bestdishes for entry in this year’s Chili Cook-Off, one ofthe Parks and Rec Department’s most popularfundraisers. Tasting and balloting will run from 11:00a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event is considered a “cook-off,” with balloting and 1st- 3rd places awarded ineach category. This year, the Cook-Off will have the

“People’s Choice Award,” voted on by this year’senthusiasts, and the “Judges Choice,” submitted by asecrete panel of chili tasters.

The best decorated booth in each category willagain receive awards.

If you haven’t signed up for the Cook-Off, there’sstill time!

Registrations will be accepted through Thursday,September 30th. Cooks may register for the categoryof their choice: Business, Individual or Organization.

The popular 5K Road Race will also be held againthis year, but in new location. At 7:30 a.m., 5K RoadRace registration begins on Water Street, near theCommon Man Restaurant. The action begins at 9:00a.m. with a .5-Mile Kids Fun Run, also on WaterStreet. At 9:30 a.m., the 5K Road Race begins in thesame location.

The first 100 registered runners will receive an offi-

Parks and Rec Once Again Sponsoring Chili Cook-Off,5k Road Race as Part of Fall Festival Fun

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cial race tee-shirt, and all runnersreceive a complimentary ticket tothe Cook-Off. For race registrationand a copy of the race map visitwww.claremontparks.com.

The early bird registration for the5K is $12 online, same day registra-tion is $20. Kid’s Fun Run is $5.

5K RACE SPONSORS ARE:Eastern Propane & OilRed RiverHannafordSchmidt Physical TherapyTown & Country RealtyNorth Country Smokehouse

5k RaceContiuned from page 3

Fall FestivalSponsors:

SERRANO SPONSORS:Red RiverHannaford

POBLANO SPONSORS:Century 21 Highview RealtyGranite State CollegeLake Sunapee BankLambert Auto Sales, Inc.People’s United Bank

PIMENTO SPONSORS:Chamber Member ServicesHubert’s Family OutfittersLaconia Savings Bank

Outdoor Movie: “Letters to God” at Methodist ChurchSYNOPSIS: Tyler Doherty (Tanner

Maguire) is an extraordinary eight-year-old boy. Surrounded by a lovingfamily and community, and armed withthe courage of his faith, he faces hisdaily battle against cancer with braveryand grace. To Tyler, God is a friend, ateacher and the ultimate pen pal —Tyler’s prayers take the form of letters,which he composes and mails on adaily basis.The letters find their wayinto the hands of Brady McDaniels(Jeffrey S.S. Johnson), a beleaguered

postman standing at a crossroads in hislife. At first, he is confused and con-flicted over what to do with the letters.Over time he begins to form a friend-ship with the Doherty family — gettingto know not just Tyler but his tough,tender yet overwhelmed mom (RobynLively), stalwart grandmother (MareeCheatham) and teen brother Ben(Michael Christopher Bolten) — whoare each trying to stand strong againstthe doubts that come with the chaoticturn their lives have taken.

Moved by Tyler’s courage, Bradyrealizes what he must do with the let-ters, a surprise decision that will trans-form his heart and uplift his newfoundfriends and community — in an exhil-arating act of testament to the conta-gious effect of one boy’s unwaveringfaith against the odds.

Inspired by a true story, Letters toGod is an intimate, moving and oftenfunny story about the galvanizingeffect one child’s belief can have on hisfamily, friends and community.

VALLEY NEWS — THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 – PAGE 5

The first ever Claremont Fall Festival Hot Head Contest will measure contes-tants’ forehead heat with an infrared thermographic camera after they have will-ingly eaten varying degrees of Hot Sauces. The brave soul who registers the“hottest” on the thermogram monitor will take home a nice prize and braggingrights. The competition will take place between the Chili tent and Easter Propane& Oil’s Event Trailer at Visitor Center Park.

This Contest is sponsored by:

Hot Head Contest

2010 Vendors ListBusiness/Organization Contact PersonKiwanis Club of Claremont Sue SchroeterRound To It Jewelry Larry SteinBo’s Sugar Shack Bodan Peters, Donna Mayo,

Rhona MorrisSuzette BedsonPhyllis MacWilliamsElizabeth LaBonteSandi LaCroix

Never Ending Creations Sharon PartridgeNH Employee Support of

the Guard &Reserves James GossClaremont Police Dept. Chief Alex ScottCUFSAP Liz Hennig, Cheryl FogwillHoly Resurrection Church Fr. Andrew TregubovClaremont Senior Center Bettie StarkArrowhead Recreation Club Chuck AllenSocial Media Person AmyTrinkets & Treasures Felicia LaBranche, Julie PeltierLaminates Afield Curtis CabanissRed River Computer Co. Kim VaccaEastern Propane Rudy PerronGifts From the Notch Sue BoisclairLake Sunapee Bank Brandy BlackintonThe Soap Mistress Adrienne MoormanThe Raspberry Patch Mary MitchellAvon Brenda SaundersMorse Hill Studios, LLC Gail McWilliams JellieValley News Kelly HalpinHannaford Supermarket Shawn QuelchHeart of Claremont Bob WeaverGranite State College Mary GaetzCentury 21 Highview Realty Roz CaplanThe Common Man Jenn Brockett, Helga SeibertLambert Auto Sales John Lambert, Ramon GreeneSullivan Cnty. Democrats Pat KinneE Ticker News of Claremont Phyllis MuzzerolPeople’s Bank Andrea LapinsThe Insurance Center Bob SammonIndependent Svs. Netwk. Stacey CantaraConnecticut Valley Home Care Elaine BusseySuzanne Kaegi Pottery Suzanne KaegiMonadnock Hand-Carved

Walking Sticks John ArnoldLife Fellowship FourSquare

Church Rachael MazzolaWhite Mountain Creamery Pamela RamosGreen Mtn. Childrens Ctr. Christie Loiselle

Mary Diana VakalisCasey Family Services Cal Workman, Kari AtkinsonSHS Class of 2011 Terry Hayward, Amanda AyotteEagle Times DonnaCanon Tire Center Dave Canon, Mary Callais

Frozen In TimeThe Off Broad Street Players and CMS Drama Club

will be appearing at Claremont’s Fall Festival onSaturday Oct. 2 as living mannequins.

They will be costumed ascharacters fromClaremont’s past and sta-tioned at various locationsthroughout the Festival.Visitors passing by may beable to catch the momentwhen each character comesalive to share a bit of localhistory, before returning toa silent and motionlessstate.

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The second ever Claremont Fall Festival Hot Head Contest will measure con-testants’ forehead heat with an infrared thermographic camera after they havewillingly eaten varying degrees of Hot Sauces. The brave soul who registersthe “hottest” on the thermogram monitor will take home a nice prize and brag-ging rights. The competition will take place between the Chili tent and EasternPropane & Oil’s Trailer at Visitor Center Park.


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The Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerceannounces the launch of a new fundraising campaign –A raffle for a 2011 Jeep Wrangler, from Lambert AutoSales, Inc, or $20,000 cash.

This promotion replaces the Chamber’s annual TVAuction, which has taken place on CCTV eachNovember.

“It was time to bring a different fundraising conceptto the Greater Claremont community”, said ShellyHudson, Executive Director of the Greater ClaremontChamber of Commerce. “Over the past few years, TVdaytime viewership on Saturdays has declined — andit has been challenging to both solicit items to auctionand to then auction those items at fair value. It increas-ingly became a disservice to the Chamber’s many val-

ued donors and supporters.”Raffle tickets cost $50 each, or 3 for $125. A limited

number of tickets will be sold — making the opportu-nity to win the Jeep or $20,000 cash extremely appeal-ing.

Tickets will be on sale from Saturday, September18th to Saturday, November 20th, 2010. The winnerwill be announced at a Gala Auction Dinner onNovember 20th, 2010.

Tickets are available at the Chamber offices, onlocation at the Fall Festival on October 2nd, or by con-tacting any Chamber Board of Directors member.

All net proceeds from the raffle will support theGreater Claremont Chamber of Commerce and itsmany community endeavors.

For more information, contact: Shelly Hudson,Executive Director, Greater Claremont Chamber ofCommerce, 603-543-1296, [email protected]

Fundraising Raffle Replaces TV Auction2011 Jeep Wrangler provided by:

Count the chili peppers in a store frontalong Opera House Square and PleasantStreet and bring a canned goods to ReedOptical to place a guess. Starts on Sept27th and ends on Oct 2nd at noon —

drawing to be held at 3pm Oct. 2nd at theVisitor’s Center Park.

Count the ChiliPeppers! The Art Walk

Artists and merchants cometogether to showcase area

artists in store front windowsalong Opera House Square andPleasant Street on Oct 2nd as

part of the Fall Festival. To starton Oct 1st (install) and end on

Oct 4th (break down).

Claremont’s First Pub Crawl —Join the Young Professionals of Sullivan County

n 7:30 registration starts at theCommon Man Restaurant (Meetin lobby of Restaurant)–Bracelets will be provided$10 pertickets

n $20 for teams up to 4(team outfitsare encouraged — any theme!Have fun with it!)

n Free snacks provided by hosts —Two drink limit.

n 8pm — Common ManRestaurant — Free snacks,Prizes and Claremont Trivia

n 9pm — Ramunto’s Brick OvenPizza — Live music, free snack,Prizes and Claremont Trivia

n 10pm — Silver Fern Grille andBar — live music, free snacks,prizes and Claremont Trivia

... for a Pub Crawl to three Chamber restaurants in historic downtown. Come and experi-ence Claremont after hours! All proceeds to support the Young Professionals of SullivanCounty and their programs as part of the statewide Stay Work Play initiative.


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Parks & Recreation Bus will run the 4-stop loop every 20 minutes.Stops at Visitor Center Parking lot (North St.), Parking Garage (Main St.), municipal Parking Lot (Broad St.) andClaremont Savings Bank Lot (Broad St.)

Visitor Center Parking Lot (North St.)Parking Garage (Main St.)municipal Parking Lot (Broad St.)Claremont Savings Bank Lot (Broad St.)

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Kids Zone

Art Walk

Count theChili Peppers

Movie under the stars

After Hours Schedule7:30pm - Movie under the stars(Sullivan Street)

7:30 -registration for Pub Crawl(Common Man Restaurant)

8-10pm - Pub Crawl 1. Common Man,

2. Ramunto’s Brick oven Pizza

3. Silver Fern Bar and Grill

10:30pm drawing for grand prizeof Pub crawl (Sliver Fern)$10 per person/$20 per team (up to 4)


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