GILFORD — Wesley Woods will host a fundraising barbeque on Sunday, May 19 from noon to 2 p.m. to benefit an Ecumenical Church Youth Mission Group which is  raising funds for a mission trip to the Navajo Reservation in Black Mesa, Arizona in June.
Twelve young missionaries from First United Methodist Church in Gilford, Laconia Congregational Church, Tilton – Northfield United Methodist Church and the Gilford Community Church will be making the trip in June, accompanied by five adults.
Sunday's menu will include all you can eat hamburgers, hotdogs, kielbasa, tossed salad, potato salad and desserts. Tickets are $8 per person. Tickets will be available from Joyce at the church office during weekday mornings, and at the barbeque. To make a donation call Chris at 603-528-2555.
To donate by mail: Make check out to First United Methodist Church with a note "Navajo Mission" in the memo line, and send it to First United Methodist Church, PO Box 7408, Gilford NH 03247-7408.

MEREDITH — The Friends of the Meredith Library will host a book sale at the Meredith Public Library on Friday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.
Members of the Friends of the Meredith Library are invited to preview the sale on Thursday, May 16 from 2:30-7 p.m.
Anyone wishing to purchase a new membership with the Friends will also be invited to the preview event and will receive an attractive canvas book bag which can be filled with books free of charge. Memberships may be updated on any day of the event but are required for entrance to the preview.
Book dealers may attend the preview for a $50 yearly membership. Scanners will be permitted only on Saturday.
The mission of the Friends of the Meredith Library is to promote library involvement in the community and community involvement in the library. Funds are raised to support the library's children and adult programs; provide passes to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Castle in the Clouds and various other museums; help fund guest speakers from the New
Hampshire Humanities Council, among other activities.
For more information, contact Beverly Heyduk at 279-1206 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

CONCORD —  The New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association presents the second annual New Hampshire Restaurant Week from May 17-24.
Restaurants will serve three-course prix fixe menus to foodies looking for sweet dining deals and tantalizing discoveries as they "try something new" at restaurants they've never dined at before or even their frequent favorites. The eight-day event features over 150 restaurants across the state, presenting lunch and/or dinner at three price points.
Participating properties in the Lakes Region include:
104 Diner, Boulders Motel & Cottages, Cactus Jack's, Camp, Canoe Restaurant & Tavern, Common Man Ashland, Common Man Inn & Restaurant Plymouth, Coppertoppe Inn, Corner House Inn, Foster's Boiler Room, Fratello's Italian Grille, Giuseppe's Showtime Pizzeria;
Hart's Turkey Farm, Homestead Restaurant, Italian Farmhouse, Lago, Lakehouse,  lake House at Ferry Point,Mill Falls at the Lake, "O" Steaks and Seafood, Onions Pub & Restaurant, Pasquaney Restaurant and Wild Hare Tavern at The Inn on Newfound Lake, Shibley's At The Pier, T-BONES, Tilt'n Diner, Tilton Inn, Traditions Restaurant & Pub at Purity Spring Resort, Wolfe's Tavern at the Wolfeboro Inn
"The Lakes Region is popular for more than the lakes, but also the great dining to be found there, too," said Mike Somers, president and CEO of the NHLRA. "Restaurant Week is the perfect time for people to go out and try restaurants in the Lakes Region they haven't had the chance to try yet. Natives and visitors will be impressed by what New Hampshire chefs are planning for the event."
Not only is the NHLRA encouraging residents and visitors to try a few different restaurants in their own neighborhoods, but Restaurant Week "foodie getaways" are geared toward dining fans looking to feast on three-course meals in other areas of the Granite State. Significant discounts on lodging can be found at 19 participating hotels around the state.
A mobile-friendly restaurant finder at RestaurantWeekNH.com makes it easy and fun for diners to find the eateries that best complement their appetites.
Restaurant Week NH is presented by The NH Liquor and Wine Outlets and Great New Hampshire Restaurants (T-BONES, Cactus Jack's and Copper Door). Supporting sponsors are Coca-Cola, Bombay Sapphire East Gin, Woodford Reserve, and Estancia Wines. Contributing sponsors are American Express, Sysco, PSNH, Smuttynose Brewing Company, and the Woodstock Station Inn & Brewery. The kick-off event sponsor is New Hampshire Motor Speedway.