Monday, June 22, at Ragged Mountain
The Andover Lions Club will be celebrating its 60th anniversary on Monday, June 22, at its annual Installation of Officers meeting. The meeting will be held at the Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club and will include a social hour at 6 PM and dinner at 7 PM, with the meeting to follow. Former Lions […]
Teen Challenge on June 28
A total of $326 was collected for Samaritan’s Purse’s Give-a-Goat charity which gives cows, goats, sheep, chickens, etc. to third-world countries to help them provide for their own food. This month we are doing a “baby bottle collection” for the Care Net Pregnancy Center in Laconia. Bottles were passed out on Mother’s Day for people […]
School days, school days, Dear old Golden Rule days… It’s hard to forget them when they played such an important part of our lives. Life-long friends were made, fields of interest explored, and careers chosen. For many of us, those days were a long time ago, but patterns established there have shaped and guided our […]
Decatur Creek performs on June 19
It’s now, officially, the “Award-Winning Andover Community Coffeehouse,” thanks to the New Hampshire Magazine Editor’s Pick as the “2015 Best Open Mic Night” in the Granite State. And the featured performers for the free “third Friday” event on June 19 will be Decatur Creek, an acoustic trio from Antrim specializing in folk, Americana, and ballads, […]
Behind the scenes at Proctor; Camp Marlyn
The first two events in a continuing series of guided tours into area locations seldom visited by the public will be offered on two Saturday mornings in June. On Saturday, June 13, attendees will have an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at Proctor Academy. On Saturday, June 27, they’ll be able to take a […]
Spring Fling looks back at "The Good Old Days"
The New Hampshire Circle of Home and Family (NHCHF) state spring meeting was held recently at AE/MS. The theme was “The Good Old Days.” A get-acquainted game of “Who Am I ” had members questioning each other to find out what character they represented. There was a picture board of members from their earlier life, […]
Four scholarship winners to be announced soon
Now that spring has finally arrived, the flowers are blooming, the squirrels are running up and down the trees, the birds are nesting and feeding their young chicks, and the mosquitoes and black flies are annoying everyone. This is the time when the Andover Service Club (ASC) Flower Committee is busy planting, weeding, and beautifying […]
June 10 event includes panel, resources
In January, I had the opportunity to attend a showing of the documentary The Hungry Heart at the Red River Theater. The film is an intimate look at the world of prescription drug abuse through Vermont Pediatrician Fred Holmes’ experience with his patients. It was a very provocative film as well as overwhelmingly relevant in our […]
Saturday, May 2, in Danbury
The Danbury Winter Farmers Market will hold the final market of the season on Saturday, May 2, from 9 AM to 1 PM. We are all thinking ahead to warmer days and gardening, but there is still a lot left at the market of the last growing season. Vendors have honey, root crops, meats, and canned products, all gathered and […]
10 to 11 AM in the AE/MS gym
Starting on Saturday, May 2, the Andover Community Association will be sponsoring a Tai Chi class for adults at the Andover Elementary/Middle School. The program is from 10 to 11 AM in the gym. The four-week session is on-going through June. Future plans include a summer program outside. Tai Chi has been studied by the Harvard School […]