Wonderfully painted stones, by “someone,” with thoughtful, uplifting and insightful sayings have been appearing around the Town of Walpole Common. Thank you “someone.” And, bless you for bringing smiles and hope into the world. With love, yours, RAY
and, here are four more placed around the Common. You can click on any image below to open the gallery for larger views. Be well.
• Walpole Town Offices will be closed to the public effective March 18, 2020, and will continue to be closed until further notice.
• Town personnel will be available by phone and/or email to answer questions or to set – up any necessary appointments.
• All Town board/committee/commission meetings and sponsored events, excluding the Selectboard, are suspended until further notice. There will be no public business discussed at Selectboard meetings; only Town business will be on the agenda.
• The Selectboard recommends and encourages all people to use the online options for registrations with the Town Clerk /Tax Collector ’s Office. If citizens cannot register online, contact the Town Clerk’s Office for assistance.
• The Selectboard Office and Town Clerk / Tax Collectors offices will be staffed for regularly scheduled hours. Phone first to determine if an in-person meeting is required.
• There will be no functions held at Town Hall until further notice. The Selectboard will review and update this directive as new NH State mandates are received.
• Town libraries are closed as of March 18, 2020.
• The Police Department’s lobby area will be closed for non-emergency business effective immediately March 18, 2020. The Police Department will continue to answer phone calls.
• The Recycling Center-Transfer Station will be open as regularly scheduled. The Highway Department will continue normal operations.
• Town parks and recreation areas are closed to the public until further notice.
Thank you for your cooperation – The Select Board
**NOTICE**
Weds, April 1, 2020 at 2 PM
The Walpole Selectboard will be hosting an Informational Meeting with the SAU 60 Superintendent and Business Manager Regarding current situation at district schools
Meeting being held online via Zoom & Streamed Live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FallsAreaCommunityTV/
In addition the meeting will be recorded and available on the FACT-TV website at https://www.fact8.com/e107_plugins/media_library/media_library.php?177.0
Questions to the FMRSD Administrators and Selectboard are to be submitted to sdowning@walpolenh.us by noon on 4/1/2020.
TOWN OF WALPOLE
HEALTH OFFICER
DEALING WITH THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) DISEASE FACT SHEET – UPDATE #2
THIS IS A DEADLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM
MARCH 23, 2020
THIS IS A NEW (NOVEL) VIRUS. NO HUMAN HAS ANY IMMUNITY TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS. IT INFECTS YOU BY ENTERING THROUGH YOUR MOUTH, YOUR EYES OR YOUR NOSE BY BRINGING IN THE VIRUS PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN EXTREMELY TINY WATER DROPLETS OR BY PHYSICAL CONTACT FROM YOUR HANDS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE AIRBORNE ROUTE IS THE MORE COMMON PATH OF INFECTION. NEW REPORTS SUGGEST THAT A LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL MAY BE AN EARLY SYMPPTOM THAT YOU HAVE THE COVID-19 VIRUS. STAY HOME AND SELF ISOLATE.
AN INFECTED PERSON CAN APPEAR HEALTHY FOR FIVE TO AS MANY AS TWELVE DAYS BEFORE EXHIBITING THE SYMPTOMS OF FEVER, COUGH AND FATIGUE WHICH MEANS YOU CAN INFECT OTHERS WITHOUT KNOWING IT. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MAY HAVE THE VIRUS STAY HOME. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE TESTED JUST SO YOU KNOW. WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TEST KITS. IF YOU HAVE NO MEDICAL PROVIDER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE CALL 603-354-5400 AND IN VERMONT CALL 802-863-7240.
OLDER PEOPLE ARE AT HIGHER RISK AS ARE MEN AND PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
THERE IS NO VACCINE OR DRUG SPECIFICALLY FOR COVID-19. THE LONGER YOU ARE WITH AN INFECTED PERSON THE HIGHER THE CHANCE YOU WILL BECOME INFECTED.
OUR MEDICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP AND COOPERATION. THEY ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED IF WE DON’T STAY HOME AND TRY TO STAY HEALTHY WHILE DOING OUR SMALL PART FOR THE GREATER GOOD. BE A COMPLIANT CITIZEN NOT A DEFIANT ONE.
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO
1. KEEP CALM AND STAY HOME. DON’T WEAR A MASK UNLESS YOU CAN’T KEEP YOUR HAND AWAY FROM YOUR FACE.
2. IF YOU ARE SICK, STAY HOME. STAY HYDRATED.
3. MAINTAIN A DISTANCE OF SIX FEET FROM OTHERS.
4. NO HANDSHAKING. WEAR GLOVES.
5. OPEN DOORS WITH YOUR CLOSED FIST, HIP, SLEEVE PULLED OVER YOUR HAND OR GLOVED HAND.
6. USE ONLY YOUR KNUCKLE TO TOUCH LIGHT SWITCHES, KEYPAD BUTTONS ETC.
7. LIFT THE GASOLINE DISPENSER HANDLE WITH A TOWEL OR GLOVE.
8. WASH YOUR HANDS, WASH YOUR HANDS, WASH YOUR HANDS. 20 SECONDS EACH TIME (SING THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG TWICE – THAT TAKES 20 SECONDS).
9. USE DISINFECTANT WIPES (IF AVAILABLE) WHEN OUT IN STORES.
10. HAVE SANITIZER (AT LEAST 60% ALCOHOL) AVAILABLE WITH YOU AND WHEN YOU GET HOME. HERE’S A RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE SANITIZER:
1 Cup (250 ml) isopropyl alcohol (91%)
1 tsp (5 ml) Glycerol OR Aloe Vera Gel OR Honey OR Olive oil
2 Tbsp (33 ml) water
Add the ingredients in the order listed to a clean container, mixing with a spoon until all the ingredients are dissolved.
CAUTION: IT’S FLAMMABLE!
11. COUGH INTO A TISSUE AND DISCARD TISSUE. THEN WASH YOUR HANDS. COUGH INTO YOUR ELBOW SLEEVE IF NO TISSUE IS AVAILABLE. IF YOU’RE COUGHING YOU SHOULD BE HOME.
12. HOPEFULLY YOU’VE STOCKED UP ON SUPPLIES. THEY’RE SCARCE.
13. HERE’S A RECIPE FOR A HOME DISINFECTANT:
4 tsp (20 ml) household liquid bleach
1 quart (960 ml) water
Add the bleach to the water and put the mixture in a spray bottle.
Use this for decontaminating surfaces, door handles, wiping on light switches, steering wheels, touch pads, railings, etc. Let it dry or wait
10 minutes to wipe up.
CHUCK SHAW
Viral? Spreading? Two words I do not want to use to tell you on-line readership of THE WALPOLE CLARION is up. The April issue is packed with information you need now before your hardcopy arrives in the mail. In addition, the Mill Pond shocker (see image below) is raising concerns, and the Selectboard’s response to the TP shortage is creative, commendable, but comfortable?
Visit THE WALPOLE CLARION Website, and then CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE THE APRIL 2020 ISSUE
Be safe – yours, RAY BOAS, Publisher
We finished a packed 24 pages early, and the files have been sent to the printer. BUT, there is so much information to share, my plan this past week has been to post the April issue on-line as soon as possible to get that information to you since the world now changes daily. In this issue there are closure announcements, and helpful State and COVID-19 information. Troublesome times, but since it is the April issue, there are some light-hearted pieces also, if you look hard enough.
Please share this post and issue with friends, neighbors, and out of town family and friends. And, I encourage all to sign up on the CLARION website to receive post updates. In addition, I encourage you to visit The Walpolean.org and sign up there also for emails with area information.
Thank you, stay home or keep a “social distance” and be well, yours, RAY BOAS, Publisher
Town Offices Closed to Public Due to COVID-19
In response to COVID-19 Federal and State declarations of emergency and to protect Town of Walpole citizens and personnel, the Selectboard has enacted the following interim measures:
• Walpole Town Offices closed to the public beginning March 18, 2020, and will reopen on April 6, 2020.
• Town personnel will be available by phone and/or email to answer questions or to set – up any necessary appointments.
• All Town board/committee/commission meetings and sponsored events, excluding the Selectboard, are suspended through April 4, 2020. There will be no public business discussed at Selectboard meetings; only Town business will be on the agenda.
• The Selectboard recommends and encourages all people to use the online options for registrations with the Town Clerk /Tax Collector ’s Office. If citizens cannot register online, contact the Town Clerk’s Office for assistance.
• The Selectboard Office and Town Clerk / Tax Collectors offices will be staffed for regularly scheduled hours. Phone first to determine if an in-person meeting is required.
• There will be no functions held at Town Hall until after April 5 , 2020. The Selectboard will review and update this directive as new NH State mandates are received.
• Town libraries were closed as of March 18.
• The Police Department’s lobby area was be closed for non-emergency business as of March 18. The Police Department will continue to answer phone calls.
The Recycling Center-Transfer Station will be open as regularly scheduled. The Highway Department will continue normal operations.
Watch the CLARION website and THE WALPOLEAN for updates.
OLD HOME DAYS Postponed Again Old Home Days again has sadly been postponed for another year. Originally scheduled for June 2020, the event was rolled to 2021 due to concerns with Covid. But, with safety concerns continuing, and insufficient planning time, the committee recently decided it would again be best to postpone this traditional event. Even trimming it down to a parade and fireworks would group too many people, and proper planning takes the better part of a year. – Ray Boas
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The Walpole Old Home Day Committee has made the difficult but prudent decision to POSTPONE the celebration until next year. June 24-27 2021 are the tentative new dates.
Use this additional 12 months to make some Main Street Memories, to plan a reunion, to groom your pet for the show, practice your talent, train for the 5K and think up an award winning parade entry.
Plan to celebrate madly with hand shakes, hugs and social closeness in June 2021.
Any questions or concerns? Please contact Kelley Hicks kell7604@gmail.com
I found this graphic, which should be a help in assessing your symptoms. For easier reading you may enlarge this graphic. The virus usually causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, but can be deadly for older people and those with underlying health conditions. Exercise Precautions and STAY WELL – yours, Ray Boas, Publisher, THE WALPOLE CLARION
The March 2020 issue of the CLARION is now on-line, for you to see. In the mail by the end of February, I have posted on-line a tad earlier than usual since there is much you must become familiar with as Town Meeting approaches. Candidate details are in the issue, and the complete Warrant Articles may be found by clicking this link:
You will read that the first tree in the community project, TREES – PLANTING AHEAD, is now planned to be dedicated just prior to the commencement of this year’s Old Home Days Parade. Do contact me if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to the trees project. And…
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