Executive Director Message

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Ask Paula Social Media

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Ask A Muslim IRS Dates Extended

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Social Security Butler Renovations Mental Health First Aid

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ConVal VPAC Murder Mystery Dinner

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MCH Teams with Catholic Medical BIA Small Business

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Veteran Business Owner Mentorship Emerging Leader Train-

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Taste of Peterborough Shattuck Golf Impact Monadnock

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The Inevitable Garden Plowshare Farm Family Farm Day

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February Anniversaries BOB Awards

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Inside this issue:

The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizens, Business and Non-profit of the Year. All Awards will once again be an-nounced during the Annual Commu-nity Awards Gala which will be held March 17th, 2016 at the Shattuck Cathedral Ball-room. The selection process will be done by a com-mittee made up of past recipients and members from the entire region the Chamber of Com-merce represents. The Chamber feels this allows for an unbiased look into the lives of those nominated. This also means that more emphasis will be placed on the nominator’s recom-mendations of their candidate. To nominate a citizen, please stop by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce to pick up a nomination form or visit www.PeterboroughChamber.com to download one. Nominations will be accepted until noon on February 26th, 2016. If you have any ques-tions about the nomination process, please contact the Greater Peterbor-ough Chamber of Commerce at staff@peterboroughchamber.com or 603-924-7234. Nomination requirements or quali-fications: Not-for-Profit Business of the Year

• Any member who is a 501 (C) rec-

ognized organization serving the Greater Peterborough area and Mo-nadnock Region

• Must be in existence for more than 3 years

• Must be a member of the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce

• Organization must demon-strate effective fundraising and resource development.

• Shown exemplary support to the community while adher-ing to the not-for-profit's mis-sion.

Business of the Year

• Business with more than 3 years of activity in the Greater Peterborough area

• Must be a member of the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce

• Growth through revenue and crea-tion of jobs

• Innovative products and services

• Volunteerism of employee base

• Demonstrates economic support of the Greater Peterborough area busi-ness community

Citizen of the Year Woman & Man

• Citizen in the Greater Peterborough area involved in growing the commu-nity through their vision and leader-ship

• Demonstrated commitment to volun-tary service and dedication

• Displays high ethical and personal integrity

• Does not need to be a member of the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.

2016 Citizens, Business, and Non-Profit of the Year Nominations

Chamber Connection The Voice of the Contoocook Valley Business Community

February Edition 2016

Message from the Executive Director

Hello! As I reflect on the accomplishments and challenges of 2015, I am reminded of how fortunate we are to be a part of a Chamber that is active and progressive. One that is also rooted in values where we – as a commu-nity – are committed to ensuring our collective suc-cess! I look forward to 2016, and our first major event - the 2016 Community Awards Gala on March 17th. The Chamber’s CAG Committee is hard at work creating an event to surpass last year’s. The 2016 Gala will be a night of celebration and surprises. Following the Gala, our Chamber has again been in-vited to participate in the State of New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development’s Press events in Montreal and New York City. This will give us the opportunity to promote our communities to travel writers from all over the US and Canada. Last year’s press event in New York lead to USA Today naming Peterborough as the most picturesque town in New Hampshire. Please contact the Chamber of-fice if you have any questions, and stay tuned for up-dates to follow. Besides the daily tasks of networking with our com-munity influencers and planning for the future our office has been busy creating opportunities for our members to connecting them with State and Federal officials from Concord to Washington DC. The Cham-

ber takes our new moto “The Voice of the Contoocook Valley Business Com-munity” very seriously. Some highlights from last year: Bringing Erin Andrew Director of Inno-vation Clusters and Skills Initiatives, SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Devel-opment to Peterborough for an All Women’s Business Round Table, fol-lowed up with Commissioner Jeff Rose speaking at our 2015 Joint Breakfast Forum with Jaffrey and Rindge. Individual citizens and local non-profits play a very vital role in strengthening our community. During 2016 our Chamber will be working hard to identify new connec-tions for our local charities. Our concentration will be to help these groups promote their events and respond to individual requests for advice and planning collabora-tion. Our members play an active part in moving our organi-zation into the future and helping businesses large and small to succeed. Our success is based upon your input and your success is our main purpose. As a team we are unstoppable! Wishing everyone a prosperous 2016! Regards

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Business After Hours February 18 @ 5:30pm

Please join us for our February Business After Hours on Thursday, February 18th from 5:30 - 7:00pm, hosted by the Monadnock Country Club Preservation Committee.

Network by the fireplace in our Banquette Hall and enjoy handmade h'ordeuvres and appetizers provided by Café 532 & Deli. Socialize with your chamber friends as you listen to an eclectic mix of background music provided by Diane and Rick Ammons, of Rick & the Redhead. Door prizes include, golf lessons, 9 hole golf rounds, two tickets to our up-coming Hollywood Murder Mystery Dinner Theater and more! Enter for the door prizes with your business card. To register, go to www.peterboroughchamber.com, email rsvp@peterboroughchamber.com or call 924-7234.

Ask Paula

Here are four new ingredients to consider adding to your social me-dia marketing mix this month. 1. Plan, plan, plan: It’s the new

year. Pull out a paper calendar (Really. I mean it!) and scribble in your upcoming events. This is your first step in creating a Content Calendar. Use this cal-endar to plan what you are go-ing to say about these events on social media, when you are go-ing to say these things, and on which online properties you’re going to say them. Once done, add other content ideas to fill the gaps. Think in short-term and long-term messaging. Fill in as completely as possible now, then keep it by your side at all times, constantly adding new things as you plan for updating your Facebook and other posts.

2. Hootsuite.com: Do you use Hootsuite to schedule your so-cial media posts? Its dashboard is a true efficiency tool, and it’s free! You can post to your Face-book business page, your LinkedIn account, and your Twitter account all in one place

and well into the future, when-ever you have a free moment. In January, Hootsuite added an Instagram feature, making it possible to schedule your posts to this social media outlet, as well.

3. Facebook: If you have a Face-book business Page (and if not, why not?!), you cannot initiate a private message to a reader. But, you can now reply to a public comment from a reader with a private message. When you respond privately, the origi-nal comment will show “See re-sponse,” to alert the commenter, but also to show other viewers that you are responsive. This is good news! Facebook is rolling out this feature, so if you don’t see it yet, it may still be on its way to you.

4. Video: You should be creating videos to market your business or organization. When you do, keep them to less than 2 min-utes and post them to Face-book, but also store them on your YouTube channel. Keep in mind that, on Facebook, your

Q: Is there a form that needs to be posted this month about my workplace injuries or illnesses? A: Yes. The OSHA 300A form needs to be posted by 1/31/16. It is a summary of illnesses and accidents from calendar year 2015. You get this information from your OSHA 300 log. For most industries, even if you don't have anything to report, this form still needs to be posted where your employees can easily ready it. This educates them about your safety record. This form needs to stay posted at least through the end of April. My recommendation to my clients is to leave this 300A form up until it is replaced with the latest revision. The reason an employer does NOT post the OSHA 300 log is because the names of the injured employees should re-main confidential. If this requirement isn't familiar to you and you have more than one employee, you are wel-come to e-mail me with questions at paula@hrcompliance101.com Paula Mathews brings more than 30 years of experience to HR Compliance 101, including 14 years as a Human Resource Manager for a major corporate division with 260 employees.

Social Media Marketing with Chris Halvorson

videos will play automatically and silently, before a viewer clicks on them; therefore, keep the opening visuals eye-popping and consider a text overlay to explain it quickly. Your job is to intrigue viewers enough to watch the whole thing.

HNM news note: Go to Halvorson-NewMedia.com to register for social media workshops in the Monadnock region. Halvorson New Media: Social media strategies and training for busi-nesses and nonprofits, including the Social Media School of New Hampshire Chris will be starting a new class series in HalvorsonNewMedia.com chris@HalvorsonNewMedia.com

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Ask A Muslim Anything, With Robert Azzi

On Saturday, February 27th at 3:00pm, Exeter, NH resi-dent Robert Azzi presents an illustrated survey of Mus-lims and Islam in America from the dark days of slavery to the Ground Zero controversy to the San Bernadino ter-ror; from attempts to portray President Obama as Other, not just by being African American but by casting him, falsely, as Muslim to the current wave of anti-Muslim in-vective and violence currently being visited upon Muslims - particularly American Muslims. Azzi will then offer a personal commentary on being Muslim in America today followed by an open Q&A. Until recently there was little animus towards Muslims in America, so much so that, as recently as the 1930s, when the Supreme Court Building was built the figure of the Prophet Muhammad was included in a marble frieze of lawgivers that includes Moses, Solomon and Charle-magne. Both President Jefferson and President Adams had Qur'ans in their personal libraries to which they made reference, whether in the Treaty of Tripoli or in the de-fense of the Amistad mutineers. Presidents Washington, Jefferson and Adams, as well as patriots like Benjamin Franklin, espoused positive views of Muslims and Islam that sharply contrast with views often expressed by politi-

cians and pundits today. Follow-on event is on Sunday, February 28th at 12 noon at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 51 Concord St, Peterborough, NH. Rev. Jamie Hamilton will moderate a discussion between Robert Azzi and all who attend. No topic is off limits, offering an oppor-tunity for the Monadnock community to engage in conversation about identity, interfaith relations, international affairs and Islamaphobia. Arab American Muslim Robert Azzi, a photojournal-ist and columnist who has spent several decades working in and writing about the Middle East, often publishes in the Keene Sentinel, Concord Monitor and Portsmouth Herald. For more information, go to www.mariposamuseum.org or call 603-924-4555.

statements and file the information returns as soon as they are ready.

• Due to these extensions, some individual taxpayers may not receive a Form 1095-B or Form 1095-C by the time they are ready to file their 2015 tax re-turn.

• While the information on these forms may assist in preparing a return, they are not required.

• Like last year, taxpayers can prepare and file their returns using other information about their health insurance.

• Individuals do not have to wait for their Form 1095-B or 1095-C in order to file.

The IRS has not extended the due dates for Health Insurance Market-places to issue Form 1095-A. Indi-

On Dec. 28, the IRS extended the due dates for new health care infor-mation reporting forms in 2016. Insurers, self-insuring employers, other coverage providers, and appli-cable large employers now have ad-ditional time to provide health cov-erage information for 2015 to indi-vidual taxpayers and the IRS. The IRS is prepared to accept filings of the information returns beginning in January 2016. However, provid-ers and certain employers must now furnish individuals with either Form 1095-B or 1095-C by March 31, 2016. While the due dates for issu-ers filing these forms and the asso-ciated Form 1094 with the IRS are May 31, 2016 for paper filers and June 30, 2016 for electronic filers, employers and other coverage pro-viders are encouraged to furnish

viduals who enrolled for coverage through the Marketplace should receive Form 1095-A by February 1, 2016 and should wait to file their returns until the receive their Form 1095-A.

The IRS has posted a set of ques-tions and answers that introduce the new Forms 1095-B and 1095-C. The questions and answers explain who should expect to receive the forms, how they can be used, and how to file with or without the forms.

IRS Dates Extended

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businesses and Charity Re-ports on 11,000 charities, all available for free at bbb.org. The Council of Better Busi-ness Bureaus is the umbrella organization for 112 local,

independent BBBs across North America, as well as home to its na-tional programs on dispute resolu-tion, advertising review, and indus-try self-regulation. Follow Butler Restorations LLC at www.shorthillstudio.com www.facebook.com/ButlerRestorationsLLC

Butler Restorations LLC of Benning-ton, NH, has been awarded “Best of Customer Service” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodel-ing and design; and has been rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. The remodeling firm specializes in providing painstaking care for an-tique homes in south-central New Hampshire and was chosen by the more than 35 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, re-modeling and design industry pro-fessionals. The Best of Houzz is awarded annually in three catego-ries: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Customer Service honors are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional re-ceived in 2015. A “Best Of Houzz

Monadnock Family Services is running a class at 64 Main Street, Keene that runs on 2 consecu-tive Saturdays - Feb 20th and 27th, 4 hours each. Mental Health First Aid is the help offered to a person developing a mental health problem or experi-encing a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate treatment and support are received or until the crisis resolves. Learn the risk factors and warning signs of mental health concerns. Get in-formation on depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, and substance use. Practice a 5-step action plan to help someone developing a mental health concern or in crisis. Call Karen Coleman at 357-4400 or 283-1503 for details.

Butler Renovations

Social Security Cards

Most people seldom need to show their Social Security card. For those who need their card and can’t find it, it’s reassuring to know they can request a replacement through the mail or by visiting their local Social Security office.

However, some of our customers now have the additional option of requesting a replacement Social Se-curity card online. To take advan-tage of this new service option, you must:

• Have or create a my Social Se-curity account;

• Have a valid driver’s license is-

sued by the District of Colum-bia, Michigan, Nebraska, Wash-ington, or Wisconsin. (In some states, you may also be able to use a state-issued identification card. We plan to add more states in the future);

• Be age 18 or older and a United States citizen with a domestic U.S. mailing address (this in-cludes APO, FPO, and DPO ad-dresses); and

• Not be requesting a name change or any other changes to your card.

• IMPORTANT: You may not al-ways need to replace a lost or stolen card. For more informa-tion about replacing Social Se-curity cards — and help with deciding when to show your card — see our online publica-

tion Your Social Security Num-ber and Card

No matter where they live, our cus-tomers can also use their personal my Social Security account to:

• Keep track of their earnings and verify them every year; and

• Get an estimate of their future benefits if they are still working.

• If they currently receive bene-fits, they can:

• Get a letter with proof of their benefits;

• Change their address;

• Start or change direct deposit;

• Get a replacement Medicare card; and

• a replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S for tax season.

It’s free, fast, and secure!

February, 2016 Page 5

Mental Health First Aid Training

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The Contoocook Valley Visual and Performing Arts Center (ConVal VPAC), a registered NH nonprofit corporation, has announced the formation of its Board of Directors. Board members include Rob Eichler, President; Bob Ed-wards, Vice President; Liz Halper, Treasurer; Martha Eichler, Secretary; Brian Pickering; Carol Nelson; Dave DeWitt; Dick Sanders; Felicity Pool; Gloria Schultz; John Halper; Krystal Morin; Mary Lou O’Neil; and Sean Ryan. “Each of our Board members brings a unique and broad array of talent, enthusiasm, and leadership experience to this vitally important community-based project,” commented Rob Eichler, president of ConVal VPAC. “We’re thrilled to have the commitment of so many devoted members of our community coming together for the common good,” continued Eichler. ConVal VPAC is working to design and build a multi-purpose arts facility that will serve as a performing and tech-nical arts center and regional venue for events and exhibitions, located at ConVal Regional High School. The high school was built in 1970 with no performing arts facilities for music or theater. An auditorium had been planned for a space behind the school, but was cut for fiscal reasons. The centerpiece of the new facility will be a 500-seat auditorium, with a stage large enough to support theater, dance, and musical performances. It will also feature gallery space that will professionally showcase the work of students and guest artists. The building will occupy the open area where it was originally intended to be built, and will be designed with an effort to include energy-saving green technologies. The goal of ConVal VPAC is two-pronged: one, to serve the performance needs of ConVal Regional High School students. And two, and equally im-portant, to attract performers and artists from within and beyond the region, expanding the center’s utilization and enhancing our local economy. “According to Peterborough’s Master Plan, 33% of residents listed ‘culture and the arts' as one of their top-three reasons for living in Peterborough,” said Eichler. “We wholeheartedly agree with this belief and feel that construc-tion of the Contoocook Valley Visual and Performing Arts Center will serve as a centerpiece for a multitude of cul-tural and artistic opportunities in our community.” Funding of this project is sought through individual and corporate donations and grants. ConVal VPAC is a regis-tered NH nonprofit corporation, with application pending for federal 501 (c ) (3) status. Donations are currently tax-deductible through ConVal VPAC’s fiscal sponsor, Keene-based nonprofit, Arts Alive. Those wishing to donate to the project can do so by visiting this site: http://convalvpac.org/donate/.

The Contoocook Valley Visual and Performing Arts Center

A 1930’s Hollywood Murder Mystery Dinner

Monadnock Country Club is the place to be on Saturday, February 27th for an eve-ning of dining and theater. The Vermont Theater Company will be performing a 1930’s Hollywood film producer’s murder. In between dinner courses, clues will be revealed, accusations will be made, and fun will be had by all. There is plenty of room for audience participation. In fact, it is up to the guests to pay attention, ask questions, and help figure out who to “clap in irons”. Don’t miss this midwinter escape for dinner and theater by the fire in the 1930’s atmosphere of the historic Monadnock Country Club. Have more fun…dress for the period. Think about reserving a group table with your friends to be your co-detectives to help you solve this Hollywood murder. Dress for the period. (optional) The doors open at 6:00 PM- Dinner and Performance begins at 6:30 PM. The price is $49.00 pp which includes appetizers, one non-alcoholic beverage, dinner and performance. meal tax and meal tip included). Catered by Four Star Catering (menu on our website). For information call 924-7769. Purchase is required by February 22nd, as seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased at: Steeles, The Toadstool, Greater Peterborough Chamber of Com-merce, Thrifty Bear Consignment Boutique, Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce.

As the Eastern Monadnock region's local community hospital, MCH is committed to fulfilling its mission of improving the health and well-being of everyone we serve. As a member of an organization that is active and engaged within the community, I wanted to reach out to you personally regarding some exciting news about the hos-pital. Monadnock Community Hos-pital is pleased to announce that we are discussing a potential affiliation and have signed a non-binding let-ter of intent with Catholic Medical Center (CMC) located in Manches-ter, New Hampshire. As a small community hospital, an affiliation is key to our long-term success and ability to continue providing local access to the highest quality health-care services. After a year-long re-view, the MCH Board of Trustees, medical staff leaders and executive team determined that CMC is the best organization to support us in achieving our strategic goals and fulfilling our mission of improving the health and well-being of our community. Major transformative changes in the healthcare industry are underway,

driven by health care reform, de-creased reimbursements from Medi-care and Medicaid, an aging popula-tion, and a transition from a fee-for-service model to one based on the health of the entire population. MCH must be proactive and strategically posi-tion itself for continued success, regardless of industry and regula-tory changes. MCH and CMC have been working together for many years improving access to cardiology services, labo-ratory services, hospitalist services and vascular care. Through a stronger affiliation, we will achieve greater long-term organizational sustainability, support with infor-mation technology and population health management, access to ap-propriate specialty services and suf-ficient financial capital. MCH will remain a secular, non-religious, non-profit organization governed by our Board of Trustees. All gifts given to MCH will continue to benefit our hospital and patients. The next steps include negotiating a definitive agreement, conducting

mutual due diligence and receiving final approval by the hospitals’ Boards of Trustees and other neces-sary parties. In the coming months, there will be opportunities for the general public and other stake-holders to provide input. Both MCH and CMC will work diligently to complete this process within the next 12 months. MCH is proud to provide high qual-ity health care close to home. The recently renovated Emergency De-partment, Surgery Department, Birthing Suite and Oncology and Infusion Therapy Center reflect our ongoing commitment to meeting the ever-changing needs of this commu-nity. We are confident that this af-filiation will strengthen MCH and allow us to provide the same local high-quality care and services you have come to know, well into the future. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Cyndee McGuire at 924-4699 ext. 1115 or Laura Gingras at 924-4666 or laura.gingras@mchmail.org. Thank you for your continued com-mitment to excellence in community health care.

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BIA's eleventh annual Small Business Day is on Friday, February 12 at the Holiday Inn in Concord. Presented by Minuteman Health, it is an opportunity for small business owners and managers to meet peers from other small businesses across the state and learn about New Hampshire’s electrical energy crisis, financing options, contract-ing opportunities with the state, and health insurance options for employees. Small business owners and manag-ers receive valuable information to help your company grow and prosper. The cost to attend is $15 per person. Cancellations accepted up to one week prior to event. After that, substitu-tions are allowed. **Please note, pre registration will close at 12pm on Thursday, February 11th. Walk ins will be accepted but there will be a $10 surcharge and payment is required at the door.** For more information, please contact Lora McMahon at 603-224-5388 x101

Monadnock Hospital teaming up with Catholic Medical

BIA’s Small Business Day

The VBOA has programs running throughout New England and boasts the mentoring of a one million dollar electrical contractor business, and hundreds of very successful sole proprietors. For More Information, contact George Sterling at 924-7526 or

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A new Chapter will be starting up in Peterborough. Anyone interested in discovering what running your own business is like should sign up. Anyone with a business is in-vited to attend. This is an eighteen module program designed by successful business leaders that will give you the tools to consider the risk and benefit, define an action plan, set a sched-ule, and get motivation from busi-nesses owners and business minded peers. This program is sponsored by The Veterans Business Owners Associa-tion and is free to Anyone looking to sharpen their skills in all facets of business. You do not need to be a veteran to take this free Business Startup Course. The program has created more than 140 businesses, assisted in over $1,4 million in SBA Patriot Express Loans, and created a revolving loan fund. Members engage in business networking, develop healthy busi-ness relationships, counsel with business mentors, and participate in an active think tank for business startups and business growth.

The SBA's New Hampshire District Office will host the first Emerging Leaders class from April through October this year. The SBA is seek-ing a diverse group of 15 to 25 qualified business owners or chief executives from varied industries, including family-owned businesses going through a leadership transi-tion. The Emerging Leaders program is an intensive, seven month program that specifically focuses on the pro-fessional development of executives of existing businesses poised for growth in New Hampshire. While this program is offered at no finan-cial cost, each participant must in-vest the time and energy to attend all 13 class sessions and complete the program. Each member of the class will develop a 3 to 5 year growth action plan for their busi-ness. Applications being accepted online from now until March 11, 2016.

Emerging Leaders is for businesses that are:

• An established business (in ex-istence for at least 3 years)

• Annual gross revenues between $400,000 and $10 million

• Have at least one employee be-sides the CEO participant

• Time commitment of the busi-ness owner, or executive "decision-maker", to dedicate themselves to attend all 13 classes and develop a strategic growth plan (a 100+ hour com-mitment).

For additional information contact on the Emerging Leaders initiative contact Amy Bassett at the SBA New Hampshire District Office at 603-225-1400.

Veteran Business Owners Mentorship Program

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NH businesses, tax amnesty program

Uncollected business taxes in NH currently total $14.1 million. Now through February 15, 2016, businesses have a one-time opportunity to receive amnesty from all penalties and one-half in-terest on outstanding taxes. Com-plete details are available from the NH DRA. For details, go to: http://revenue.nh.gov/amnesty/

SBA Emerging Leaders Training

A film examining proven approaches to health, education, and family support that will help children reach their full potential. What steps can we take to ensure Monadnock Region children reach their full potential? The evening will include opening remarks from Senator Molly Kelly as well as a group of panelists discuss-ing their thoughts and listening to what you have to say. The film will be shown on Wednes-

day, February 17, at 6:00pm at Keene Middle School Auditorium, 167 Maple Ave., Keene. This event is FREE and open to the public! Raising New Hampshire: The Early Years is a co-production of NH Public Television and the Endow-ment for Health. This film exam-ines the importance of health, early learning, and family sup-port—all necessary components of a comprehensive early childhood system. Inspired by the national documentary series, The Raising of America, the New Hampshire pro-

gram provides the local angle on systemic gaps and innovative solu-tions that could, if we work to-gether and take action, create a better future for all New Hampshire children. This screening of Raising New Hampshire is made possible by Impact Monadnock in partnership with Monadnock United Way, En-dowment for Health, and Healthy Monadnock. For more information, contact Marj Droppa at 603-352-4209 or

"Taste of Peterborough"

February, 2016 Page 9

The Hope For Gus Foundation presents "Taste of Peterborough" Valentine's Dessert Tasting & Dance on Saturday, February 13 from 7:30 - 11:30pm at the Peterborough Community Center. Bring your friends for a fun night out and support a great cause! Come enjoy dessert sam-ples from many local restaurants and merchants. You get to vote for your favorite sweet treat! Dance to the music of Mama Love and the Motivators. Great raffle prizes too! BYOB, 2 complimentary glasses of wine per person. Tickets are $25, advance sale at Toadstool Bookstore, Steele's Stationers, by emailing info@hopeforgus.org, or pur-chased at the door. All proceeds go to fund medical research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Our mission is to raise research dollars and awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We are committed to funding research that will result in effective treatments in the near-term.

Our specific focus is on treatments that will preserve muscles in DMD boys while researchers continue to search for the cure to DMD.

If you are new to the game, looking to advance your game or need a few helpful tips to stay out of the rough this year, schedule a lesson with our PGA Professional. A little instruction will help you stay on the fairways this sea-son!

Get started this week with cutting edge technology, go to www.k-vest.com and learn more. Lessons indoors at The Shattuck Golf Club 30 minutes for $30 or four half hour lessons for $100. Email today to set up a lesson time that fits your schedule tborden@sterlinggolf.com Call Tom @ 603-682-4129 to schedule your lesson today!

Schedule a Golf Lesson

Impact Monadnock Presents “Raising New Hampshire”

land." Light and shadow illumi-

nate everything.

Garden design finds it deepest,

original sources of inspiration in

agricultural land. A garden's design,

then, emanates from and combines

these sources of inspiration "people,

architecture, land and light" and it

is enlivened by the unexpected.

This lecture gathers around photo-

graphs of fine European and Ameri-

can architecture, gardens and their

makers. It also includes lessons

learned from magnificent farms,

vineyards and cattle ranches across

Europe and America as far west as

Hawaii.

Gordon has been designing gardens

professionally from his home in

southern Vermont since 1985 with

particular emphasis on gardens in

the Northeast, as well as the East-

ern Shore of Maryland, though he

does work nationwide. He is also a

Gordon Hayward presents The In-

evitable Garden, a new lecture on

garden design on Monday, February

22nd at 7:00pm at the Monadnock

Center for History & Culture.

A garden with a soul, with clarity,

varied emotions and an unself-

conscious design, (and a feeling of

inevitability) comes out of the fusion

of three key elements as they pass

through the mind and emotions of

the designers:

1. The people who live in and care

for the garden and whose style

and life stories are embedded in

the design.

2. The style, layout, materials and

history of the interior as well as

exterior of the house and or

buildings associated with the

garden.

3. The land, its features, its his-

tory and its light. Architect Phil-

lip Johnson said, "There is no

not knowing the history of the

The Inevitable Garden: A Presentation by Gordon Hayward

nationally recognized garden writer

and lecturer. He wrote for Horticul-

ture Magazine for 25 years and lec-

tured with the magazine on nine

multi-city lecture tours across

America. He was a contributing edi-

tor at Fine Gardening Magazine for

six years and a contributing editor

at the newly revamped Organic

Gardening Magazine. He is the au-

thor of eleven books on garden de-

sign, two of which have won na-

tional awards. By Design, a collabo-

ration with atHome Magazine, is a

series of programs which explore

composition, form, and function as

it applies to many aspects of our

lives including homes, business

and commercial architecture, gar-

dens, furniture, community spaces,

and more.

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Plowshare Farm will be hosting a workshop with Michael Steinrueck on Friday's from 2:30 - 5:00pm, starting Feb-ruary 19th. "Creative Speed as Practical Anthroposophy" is a 4-part speech course will be held at Local Share on Main Street in Wilton. This course offers the opportunity for an in-depth exploration of Rudolf Steiner's art of the spoken word as a direct revelation of Anthroposophy, with a particular focus on the Philosophy of Freedom. Course fee is $100 (assistance is available if needed). For more information and to register, contact Kimberly Dorn at 603-547-2547.

Plowshare Farm hosts Michael Steinrueck

Join us for some winter fun on the farm on February 22nd from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Activities will include: supervised sledding, candle making, a campfire to make s’mores, pony grooming, arts and crafts. Guests can also go ice skating, feed the animals, use the indoor pool and hit the cross country skiing and snow shoe trails. A buffet lunch is included. Go to www.east-hill-farm.com or call 603-242-6495 for details.

Winter Family Farm Day at East Hill Farm

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February Anniversaries

The following businesses are celebrating February anniversaries with the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.

NH Business Review BOB Awards

Special thanks to the following people for bragging about Peterborough businesses: Kerry Close, Monadnock Strong Amy Harrington, 105 Hair Design Barbara A. Miller, Grant Writing Resource, Inc. Kathleen S. Nichols, Genesis Pheasant Wood Center