Flea Market on the Village Green on August 30
The Andover Congregational Church (ACC) will be having a Vacation Bible School at the church during the week of August 11 through 15 from 9 AM to noon. Call Bonnie Wesley at 735-5486 for further information and to register. The ACC will be holding its Sunday, August 17, service at Highland Lake Beach followed by […]
Building leadership skills and collaboration
Once upon a time in a land far, far away … oh, wait. Wrong story. Here we go: Once upon the 25th of June, the Andover Avant-Garde 4-H Club performed an interactive children’s theater show at the Andover Library’s Preschool Story Hour, and they all lived happily ever after … once the rainbow-caped, candy-thieving Mr. […]
Irene Jewett and Gisela Darling, for outstanding service
Since 1958, when the Andover Service Club (ASC) was formed, there have been outstanding members who have spent many hours volunteering to serve the community. Ladies work at the ASC Thrift Shop; help with fundraising events, pie, and bake sales; make and serve election day lunches, etc. The finances raised by these activities help to […]
About 70 in attendance
We couldn’t have asked for a nicer day for the annual Andover High School all-class reunion on July 12 – sunny and warm, with blue skies. There were plenty of tented and shady areas to set up chairs at the Ordway Recreational Area in South Danbury. The Ordway boys were on hand to park cars, and […]
Present: Larry Chase, Steve Darling, Pecco Beaufays, Janet Moore, Vicky Mishcon, Andy Prokosch, Jeff Dickinson Larry, Susan, Vicky, and Steve reported on their May visit to Vital Communities in White River Junction, Vermont re: a residential solar group purchase project for Andover. Vital Communities is interested in having Andover participate in a project that might […]
Boat parade and ice cream social are annual highlights
After a very wintery winter, summer is finally here, and we can look forward to the warm, sunny weather ahead. It’s hard to believe ice-out on Highland Lake was just eight weeks ago, with the resident loons returning the very next day. Highland Lake had 141 days of ice coverage this winter, which compares to […]
$5 per week, plus 25 cents for food
“Mill Girls” was the last program for the New Hampshire Circle of Home and Family’s Halcyon Seekers before we take a summer break. I’m sure many folks remember when the textile mills in New Hampshire were up and running. A majority of people in the area worked in the mills. At one time, New Hampshire […]
Saturday, July 12, in South Danbury
This is the last notice before the Andover High School all-class reunion on Saturday, July 12. Our get-together will take place at them Ordway Recreational Area, Walker Brook Road, in South Danbury at 10 AM. Look for the blue and white balloons on Route 4 at the end of Walker Brook Road. In the morning, […]
Prepares for a new year at annual luncheon
On Wednesday, June 11, the ladies of the Andover Service Club (ASC) met at 74 Main (formerly the Millstone Restaurant) in New London for the annual June luncheon. The agenda included opening words by Margo Coolidge, committee reports, and bylaws updating. The Executive Board for fiscal year 2014-2015 was unanimously elected. They are: President, Mary […]
Start June 21 at Blazing Star Grange in Danbury
In the second year of its two-year program, your local Blazing Star Grange explores ways to build a stronger community and a healthier local economy. All programs are free and open to the public following the suppers. (You don’t have to attend the suppers to attend the presentations!) Beginning on Saturday, June 21, at 7 […]