Upton

Breakfast at the Ladies Aid was, as usual, very good. There were more than the usual specials and they all sounded good. Thank you Ladies for helping to make Father's Day special.

Saturday is the scheduled day for cleanup in Forest Lodge and the Winter House. The cleaners and their helpers will meet at 9 a.m. at the Upton House and will car pool from there to Carry Road. If you intend to go and help, please bring some cleaning supplies with you. Call Charlotte, 533-2061, if you would like some suggestions on what to bring.

The Historical Society will hold their monthly meeting Sunday, June 24, in the school building.

The Letter B Notch Riders are scheduled to meet Sunday, July 8, in the Upton House. They have permission to use the section of Cable Road that is not in Grafton Notch State Park. As part of getting the trail ready for public use, an approved crossing or a bridge will need to be built to cross Silver Stream. Anyone out there have four large, long utility poles they are willing to donate, or sell at a very low cost? Call or e-mail me with the details, if you do.

The Upton Planning Board will meet Friday, June 29. They will hold a workshop starting at 6 p.m. and starting at 7 they will review any building applications or other business presented by the public.

Thursday, June 28 is the day set for Upton Town Meeting. It will begin at 7 p.m.in the school building. Traditionally, the meetings have been held in March. It will be interesting to see how well June meetings will work for the town.

A young bull moose has spent some time in our field and on our lawn recently. He was within 30 feet of our kitchen window and was not bothered at all by us watching him. Penny and I also saw a newborn fawn in the same field {different day}. We could see the doe clearly, but could get only glimpses, because of the tall grass, of the fawn as its mother cleaned it. We watched it as it started to nurse and as it walked on wobbly legs and followed its mother out of sight. Penny and I were so caught up in watching that neither of us thought to grab a camera. The deer were probably too far away for either of our cameras to get a good picture anyway. But I wish one of us had thought to try.

Call 533-2010 or e-mail backstjoe@gmail.com with your news.