MEREDITH — The Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, will be hosting a lecture on''Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State Dog the Chinook'' on Tuesday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public. The lecture traces the history of the Chinook breed from its origins in Wonalancet at the Arthuir Walden kennel.
The breed's originator, Great Chinook, had a storied history of winning races starting with the first international dog sled race. Great Chinook won a race up Mount Washington, appeared at numerous winter carnivals and demonstrations, and mysteriously disappeared on his 12th birthday near the South Pole.
The story continues with Walden's own dramatic death in a disastrous fire while saving the life of his wife, Kate Sleeper Walden. The Chinook breed was continued with a heroic rescue and the work of dedicated breeders in New Hampshire and Maine and has seen a renaissance in recent years. The program includes information on the tradition of handcrafted sleds made of ash and sinew. Unique to this program is a visit and an equipment demonstration with the presenter's Chinook.
Bob Cottrell is the Curator of the Henney History Room at the Conway Public Library, a board member at the Conway Historical Society, President ex-officio of the Tamworth Historical Society and serves as an independent history and museum consultant.
He has a master's degree from the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture in Delaware. He has worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art, the Crowley Museum and Nature Center in Sarasota, Florida, the St. Petersburg Historical Museum, the Conner Prairie Museum in Indiana and at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. In 1996 he became the founding Director of the Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm in Tamworth.
The  event is sponsored by the NH Humanities Council and the Friends of the Meredith Library. No registration necessary, but for more information call 279-4303.

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Chinook (Courtesy photo)

LACONIA — A free energy healing "Understand Reiki" demonstration will be offered on Monday, March from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Laconia High School.
Call the Laconia Adult Education Office at 524-5712 to register.
Reiki healing is one of the most ancient methods known to man. In its simplest terms, Reiki is a natural, gentle, non-invasive healing method.
It is used to heal physical, emotional and spiritual issues that many people are coping with. It allows the body to re-establish its own natural balance by restoring order to the body, clears energy blockages
and detoxifies.
The instructor, Carol Wallace, is a certified Reiki Master Teacher and has a private practice in Alton Bay. She has extensive experience providing one-on-one client counseling, using the Reiki healing process and teaching all levels of Reiki.
Reiki Level I training will be held for one week starting Monday, March 11 and 13 from 6-8:30 p.m. Reiki Level II training will be held for one week starting Monday, March 18 and 20 from 6-8:30 p.m. Call the Laconia Adult Education Office at 524-5712 for tuition information and to register.

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department will be sponsoring a Senior Moment-um program on Monday, February 18.
Participants will meet at the Community Church, Fellowship Hall at 9 a.m. for "Coffee and a Modern Classic" and will be watching the love story, "The Notebook" in honor of Valentine's Day.
The movie and coffee are free of charge. Breakfast will be available for anyone interested at $2 per person which includes chocolate chip pancakes, sausage and fruit.
Those interested in breakfast must RSVP by Friday, February 15 at 527-4722.