ASC Thanksgiving Pie Sale Coming to Circle K

Service Club raises money for scholarships

By Margo Coolidge, Andover Service Club

It’s pie time! Delicious (and convenient) homemade pies will be for sale just in time for Thanksgiving on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 25 and 26, from 11 AM to 6 PM at the Circle K convenience store in Cilleyville. There will be an assortment available – first come, first served – for $9 apiece. Each pie is lovingly made by a member […]

Blazing Star Grange’s Winter Market Opens November 1

Breakfast and lunch at the Bistro

Press release

Saturday, November 1, marks the opening Winter Market day for Blazing Star Grange’s eighth season of bringing farmers, crafters, and local producers together with the local community that wishes live a buy-local life. To celebrate, a market bag toting Grange colors and market information will be gifted to each and every customer (while supplies last) […]

Andover Boy Scouts Planning Plenty of Adventures

Scuba, canoeing, winter camping ... and more!

By Doug Bent, Scoutmaster
Andover Boy Scouts Planning Plenty of Adventures

The start of the school year also brings the start of Boy Scouts for the 2014-15 year. Any boy who has finished the fifth grade or is 12 or older is welcome to join. Meetings are Monday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at the Annex (formerly the Hamp House) unless otherwise noted. The first meeting was held on […]

Andover Service Club Says Good-Bye to Joyce Egge

Pie sales coming up in November

By Mary Ofenloch, President, Andover Service Club
Andover Service Club Says Good-Bye to Joyce Egge

On Wednesday, September 10, the Andover Service Club (ASC) met at the Highland Lake Grange Hall for the opening session of its 56th year of service to the community. After welcoming returning members and a guest, the Executive Board presented longtime member Joyce Egge with a farewell gift as she and her husband, Bill, begin a […]

AF&G Annual BBQ Served Almost 200

Chinese auction goes smoothly

By Amanda Gross, AF&G volunteer

There’s nothing like a summer barbecue, especially one you don’t have to prepare yourself! The Andover Fish and Game Club (AF&G) was pleased to provide a delicious, inexpensive meal to almost 200 locals at its annual Famous Beef Barbecue on August 23. A Chinese Auction, as always, followed the meal. The auction went much more […]

Andover Congregational Hosts Courses, Speakers, and a Bake Sale

Church and Sunday School at 9:30 AM

By Sandy Miller, ACC

Work on the Andover Congregational Church (ACC) steeple continues under the direction of John Bourdon. He has a bird’s eye view of the village from way up there – scary to watch! The East Andover Village Preschool building was recently painted on the outside, and new duct work for the furnace is planned to be installed […]

Chosen People Ministries to Speak at Andover Congregational

"Fall Feasts of the Old Testament" is the topic

Press release

Mitch Forman, a representative of Chosen People Ministries, will be speaking at Andover Congregational Church on Sunday, October 12, during the 9:30 AM worship service. The program being presented is The Gospel in the Fall Feasts of the Old Testament. Chosen People Ministries is an over 100-year-old mission that was founded in 1894 by Leopold Cohn, a Hungarian […]

Andover Energy Group Minutes, September 11, 2014

Plans in motion for Solarize Kearsarge

Press release

Attending: Steve and Gisela Darling, Maria Glorioso, Andy Prokosch, Jeff Dickinson, Pecco Beaufays, Katrina Wells, and Janet Moore We agreed to table wind-energy and biomass consideration until we are all together in November. Should we move the entire group into Jeff’s NGO? We’ll talk in November. Jeff will e-mail Steve Condon of ReVision about the […]

Andover Food Pantry Needs Your Help

Eggs, groceries, cash – it all helps!

By Maria Glorioso, Andover Food Pantry

For all who frequent the Andover Food Pantry or the Town Hall, you may have noticed that the Pantry shelves seem to empty more quickly than usual. We at the Pantry are seeing an increased need for food and household items. Unfortunately, donations are becoming less frequent, making restocking the shelves more often a financially […]