The supervisors of the checklist will be meeting June 1st from 7 to 7:30 PM at the Town Hall.   This is the last chance for any registered voter to change the party affiliation before the September Primary Election. 
If you do not know how you are registered stop in and check. In a primary election you can only vote for the candidate representing the party for which you are registered.
Corrections and changes can also be made at this time, and new registrations will be accepted.

Jack Kimball, a candidate for Governor, will be at the Gay Kimball Library on the 9th of June from 6 till 7:30 PM.  Come hear him speak on the future of New Hampshire and what we need to do to keep the New Hampshire advantage over Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine.  Come with questions, or just to listen.

The MRHS Concert and Jazz bands will be performing at the 20th annual Chicken BBQ on Saturday June 5th, at 5 PM.  Come enjoy an evening of fine music and food while you support the members of the band.  The BBQ will take place at MRHS, and tickets may be purchased in advance, or at the door.  A chicken meal costs $9.00, a hotdog meal costs $6.00, and the entertainment is free.  Please call Ronnie Hoffman at 352-6575 x 170.

The Club members attended the Spring Convention held at the Best Western in Keene on May 14-16.  The theme for the Friday night banquet was to come in costume as an animal from Australia.  The International Convention will be held in Sidney, Australia from June 28-July 4th. 

Our own Club member Lion Lucille Decatur will be sworn in as the  District Governor for District 44N.  We wish her the best for the coming Lion year.

As the warm weather approaches and you start to think of summer vacations, remember Troy Old Home Days will be July 22-24 this year.  We have activities and entertainment planned for all ages, guaranteed not to stretch your budgets or make you travel too far.  Next meeting of the Old Home Day committee will be on Thursday, June 10, at Gay Kimball Library at 7 PM.  We should have our schedule all set and ready for review and available for editing.  Come check it out.

We have many activities planned.  From the ball game on Thursday night to the Gap Mt Lions Club BBQ and the free band concert (Nelson Town Band) and movie on Friday night to all the entertainment and activities on Saturday.  Everyone is sure to find an activity (or two) to make them smile.  As in the past, Saturday will be filled with different activities.  You can start your day off with a 5 km/3 mile road race (or walk).  Be one of the first 25 to register for $10 and become the proud owner of a genuine Troy Old Home Day 2010 t-shirt.

Please note: Historiette Group meetings are held at 7 PM on the first Wednesday of each month unless otherwise noted.  The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 2, at the Gay Kimball Library in Troy.  There will be no meeting in July.

Another productive month! Nancy O'Grady and Jane Silver brought good information with them.  Jane had historic photos and information of her family's life and times in Troy.  Gary Phelps and Fran Merlone, as usual, added some really good topics and conversation pieces.  Once again, Richard Lawrence provided us with valuable photos and verbal history on Troy.

In March, the Town voted to support the formation of a Sand Dam Commission to oversee re-development there, creation of a site plan, and funding of a new playground.  So there is a lot of work to be done in preparation for the changes envisioned.  The committee is beginning to gather public opinion on the projects in order to move forward.  We hope that a wide range of people from the community, including YOU, will participate in helping us to plan a park that will suit all of our needs.

Members of the committee include Committee Chair- Douglas Lyman, Vice Chair- Lisa Steadman, Secretary- Tricia Tucker, Grant Writer- Valerie Britton, Mikel Steadman, and Dennis Pratt.  Each commission member has volunteered and been assigned specific responsibilities and roles.  The members are utilizing their specific attributes and skill-sets to best assist the Commission in its primary goal, to make Sand Dam the best it can be.

We will publish our mission statement and progress in the next issue of the TROY TOWN NEWS, so stay tuned and thanks in advance for your participation!

One fine day in April, after the accumulated snows of winter had melted and the brooks were full and rushing, I was offered the rare opportunity to join an ambitious hike out in the deep woods with Bob & Judy Hall and two Descoteaux brothers, Tom and Richie, who grew up in Troy and still live nearby.  A particularly scenic local area was chosen, and we set out in Richie’s truck with 4-wheel drive that got us pretty far along an old Class 6 road to “Base Camp,” from where we set out on foot. 

With an early morning start we made good progress.  The deciduous trees, brush and ground cover hadn’t come out yet, so along the trail you could see pretty far in every direction, with excellent visibility.  It was inside that “sweet spot,” after much of the mud had dried sufficiently for good footing, and the May flies had not yet made their annual appearance. But a fairly new species seems to have invaded our formerly [more or less] pristine ecosystem: the dreaded “Beer Tree.”