Historical Society is working on alternative summer offerings
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Andover Historical Society’s board of directors has canceled its annual Old Time Fair, originally slated for Sunday, August 2, in Potter Place. A decision to close the Potter Place railroad station, Emons General Store, and Gordon-Lull House was made last month. However, there are alternative plans in the works. […]
Bill and Cinnamon are both ordained priests
Greetings from the Andover Community Church (Anglican). I thought some of you might like to know a little bit about our new co-pastors, Cinnamon and Bill Blomquist. Bill has been in the ministry since 1981 and became ordained after attending Fuller Theological Seminary in 1995. He has been involved in numerous churches from Denver to […]
Attended by every board member
Board: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, Tom Frantz, George Heaton, Craig Heim, Lindy Heim, Charles Martin, Myra Mayman, Chris Norris, Jack Shields, Peter Southworth, Nita Tomaszewski. Loyal Trail Supporters: Ricker Miller, Patrice Rasche, Steve Rasche In a sad sign of the times, the April Board Meeting of FNRT-MC had to be canceled, due to the need […]
Picnic area and “Secret Garden” remain open with guidelines
The Andover Historical Society’s museum facilities – Potter Place railroad station, Emons General Store, and Gordon-Lull House – will remain closed to the public until further notice in response to the continuing spread of COVID-19, according to Society president Gail Richards. The facilities had been originally scheduled to open on Saturday, May 23, and remain […]
Face-to-face Zoom meeting proves successful
At a computer-enabled face-to-face meeting powered by Zoom, nine new members of the Andover Community Hub board of directors joined existing members in the expanded board’s first meeting in April. With Zoom allowing all participants to see and hear one another (and also an occasional relative) on their home computers, board members laid plans for […]
Help available if you need errands run
The Andover Service Club, like everyone else, is experiencing an interruption in its regular routine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have had to cancel our monthly meetings until the crisis is past. Likewise, the Thrift and Gift Shop is also closed. During this trying time, when we are mostly confined to our homes, we […]
Andover Fish and Game sponsors annual event
The Andover Fish and Game Club’s Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby, which was held on Eagle Pond in Wilmot on February 29, went well. Fifty-four kids registered, and 42 fish were caught (18 pickerel, 23 perch, and 1 bass). The trophy winners were: Longest Pickerel, Ella Laroche, 20 1/2″ 2nd Longest Pickerel, Charlie Welch, 18 1/2″ […]
Our volunteers are busy with many trail projects
The month of March brings transition to the Trail. Hard-pack snow melts to mud. Snowmobiles cede to walkers. And eventually, buds start to appear. It is a hopeful time; a time to use the Trail and contemplate even-better times to come. In this moment of National anguish and transition, the Friends of the Northern Rail […]
Helpful resources include map, business directory, other
In these difficult times, as I worry about loved ones and miss the activities we took for granted just a few weeks ago, I am sustained by the strength of our community. I know that if my husband or I were to get sick, there are friends and neighbors who would drop off groceries on […]