The Medicine Crow Woman, better known as “Auntie Crow,” displays a Native American lady’s fan of Abenaki origin. It is made with osprey feathers. Photo: Mary Ofenloch On Tuesday and Wednesday, November 20 and 21, from 11 AM to 7 PM, the Andover Service Club will be selling pies for Thanksgiving at the Circle K […]
Our October meeting opened with a welcome from our president, Mary Ofenloch. Opening words were given by Sandy Miller, who told a joke about nuns and read a poem about clotheslines. This resulted in several members reminiscing about when they were young and their families or themselves used clotheslines; some still do. Our president spoke […]
The Andover Lions Club had an extremely successful golf tournament on the 24th of September, with the team of Ken Currier, Dick Holden, Ralph Mahar, and Bernie Davis taking first place. We had 13 teams playing at the Country Club of New Hampshire. We held raffles and various contests and provided donuts, coffee, lunch, and […]
Please come join us at the Andover Knitting Club. We are starting back up on Monday, November 5. Whether you knit or crochet, are a beginner or an expert, we would love to have you join us on Mondays from 2:45 to 3:45 PM at Andover Elementary/Middle School. If you have a project that you […]
Energy Awareness Day in Andover: Spend Time, Save Money
Got a couple of free hours this Saturday? The time you spend could save you hundreds – maybe even thousands – of dollars in future energy costs. And you could help ease the nation’s dependency on fossil fuels at the same time. The event: Andover Energy Awareness Day. The time: 11 AM to 3 PM […]
Blackwater Grange #152 met on October 11 with Master Nowell presiding. Those present held an auction. Officers elected were: Clayton Nowell, Master; Florence Blay, Overseer; Marjorie Huntoon, Lecturer; Bernice Nowell, Lady Stewart; Margaret Jewell, Chaplain; Marcia McWethy, Treasurer; Bernice Nowell, Secretary; Marjorie Huntoon, Gatekeeper; Charlotte Clark, Cere; Eileen Brennan, Flora; Liz Kirby, Executive Committee, with […]
Since volunteering for the Andover Food Pantry, I have become increasingly concerned about the amount of food needed to stock the shelves and the limited funds we have to succeed in this endeavor. Even more alarming is that the people we serve will not have enough food to sustain them in these hard times. I […]
The Andover Congregational Church is planning to sponsor community suppers in the Highland Lake Grange Hall in East Andover on the third Saturday of each month (except for December.) The one in October was well attended, and people were asking if we intended to do this often. The next meal will be on Saturday, November […]
By Judy Perreault NHCHF After what seemed like a very short summer, the Halcyon Seekers resumed their monthly meeting schedule in September. We enjoyed a delicious lunch of dainty sandwiches, chips and pickles, and a decadent chocolate trifle. The view of Highland Lake from the Baker’s porch is superb. A lone heron drifted by against […]
By Bernice Nowell Blackwater Grange Blackwater Grange #152 met on September 13 with Master Clayton Nowell presiding. Seven members were present, with guests Deputy Neil MacDonald and his wife, Gale. The Grange voted to buy dictionaries for third graders of Andover, Kearsarge Regional, and Hill elementary schools. There were a total of 111 books to […]