🌱 Region remembers Wayne Patenaude, who once ran a Hopkinton strawberry farm

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• Region remembers Wayne Patenaude, who once ran a Hopkinton strawberry farm

Also on today's calendar: Brockway Wee Explorers: Evergreens & Cones.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 31 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Death of Wayne Patenaude marks end of an era, but Pats Peak will stay in family's hands (concordmonitor.com) — Longtime Pats Peak leader Wayne Patenaude, who also ran Boulder Strawberry Farm in Hopkinton with his wife Sally, has died at 87. His passing marks the end of an era for the Henniker ski area, but the family will keep the resort under their ownership, with his son Rick already stepping in as president of the family trust.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkinton

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Wednesday December 17

• Campbell Girls JV Basketball @ Hopkinton
  Hopkinton Middle/High School, 297 Park Ave, Hopkinton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Brockway Wee Explorers: Evergreens & Cones
  Brockway Pond , 772 Farrington Corner Rd , Hopkinton
  10:00 am

Sunday December 28

• ContooCook Cider Co.
  Contoocook Cider Company , 656 Gould Hill Rd , Contoocook
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Traffic Operations Committee
  Concord, NH Calendar , 41 Green St 2nd Floor Conference Room , Concord
  9:00 am
• Gentle Chair Yoga for Balance and Aging Gracefully
  White Birch Center for Early Learning , 51 Hall Ave , Henniker
  10:45 am
• Ice Skating
  Concord, NH Calendar , 15 Loudon Road , Concord
  11:30 am
• Drop In Pickleball
  Gymnasium , 14 Canterbury Rd , Concord
  12:00 pm
• Middle School Drop In Basketball
  Green Street Community Center , 39 Green St , Concord
  4:00 pm
• Beginners Crochet Workshop ***PROGRAM FULL***
  Concord, NH Calendar , 45 Green Street , Concord
  6:00 pm
• Buildings and Facilities Advisory Committee
  Bow Municipal Building , 10 Grandview Road , Bow
  6:00 pm
• Beginners Crochet Workshop
  Concord, NH Calendar , 45 Green Street , Concord
  6:00 pm
• Board of Selectmen Budget Review Meeting
  Bow, NH Calendar , 10 Grandview Road , Bow
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bow

• Hometown Hero: In her brother's memory, 11-year-old Avah Fiske of Loudon raises awareness for mental health (concordmonitor.com)

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