“WHAT IS THAT?…A RIVER BOTANY WALK Saturday, October 4 (Rain date Sunday, October 5) 1 PM Location TBA Free Join the Little Nature Museum and outdoor survival expert Rudy Bouget as we walk along the river’s edge and explore how both Native Americans and the early settlers used plants in their daily live. www.AlongtheRiver.org, 746-6121 […]
Serves Merrimack County, including Andover
Mentor matching and community caring go hand in hand. With the Friends Youth Mentoring Program, volunteer mentors are matched with children, ages six to 18. With Franklin Savings Bank, community caring is exemplified regularly, especially through the Fund for Community Advancement. Each year, volunteer mentors devote over 13,000 hours to Merrimack County youth in mutually-rewarding, one-to-one […]
Everyone's invited on September 13
Colby-Sawyer College will host its ninth annual College-Community 5K Dash & Stroll, a non-competitive fun run and walk, on Saturday, Sept. 13. Community members of all ages are invited to participate free of charge. Registration will take place on the college’s Front Lawn (rain location: Wheeler Hall in Ware Student Center) beginning at 9.30 AM […]
Paul Bordeleau returns to Telephone Museum
Paul Bordeleau shares his World War II experiences as the telephone operator for Generals Bradley and Patton on Friday, September 26, at 7 PM at the New Hampshire Telephone Museum in Warner. Dessert and coffee will be served at 6:30 PM. Admission is free — donations are appreciated. Mr. Bordeleau was our first Phourth Phriday speaker […]
Part of national Museum Day Live!
The New Hampshire Telephone Museum will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, September 27, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s tenth annual Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Day Live! offers free admission to visitors presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket at a participating museum or cultural institution. Inclusive by design, the event […]
Stay active and give back ... what could be better?
LRGHealthcare Volunteer Services is searching for compassionate, caring, and reliable volunteers to become Patient Escorts. Do you enjoy walking? Do you like to stay active? Then this is the volunteer position for you! Typically, in a four-hour shift, a Patient Escort walks an average of five miles. Stay active and give back – what could be […]
Twelfth annual ride draws nearly 100 bikers
Sixteen-year breast cancer survivor Brenda Ganong recently hosted the 12th annual Brenda’s Ride with Friends: Fighting Cancer One Mile at a Time. The day was a huge success, raising $10,000 to benefit oncology patients at Lakes Region General Hospital. Brenda’s Ride started in 2003 with just 35 participants and has continued to grow over the […]
Programs and activities
Wednesday Oct 1st FOOT CLINIC West Lebanon Senior Center 10 Campbell St, Lebanon 10 AM – 2 PM Info: 603-448-4213 Cost: $25 Diabetic-Dr’s order required Mascoma Senior Center 1166 US Rt 4, Canaan, New Hampshire 9 AM – 12 PM Info: 603-523-4333 Cost: $25 Diabetic-Dr’s order required FREE BLOOD PRESSURE/GLUCOSE CLINIC/ASK A NURSE PROGRAM Rite […]
Poetry, fungi, Christmas, and much more
Poetry at the Fells: Explore the Fells with New Hampshire Poets Sunday, September 28, 2-4 PM (rain date, Sunday October 5) Journey through the Fells’ beautiful grounds and experience poetry like never before! Granite State poets published by New Hampshire publisher Hobblebush Books will read and discuss their work at various scenic spots around the […]
Nationwide effort will save kids’ lives
Free car seat inspections and education will be available to the community on Tuesday, September 16, from 10 AM to noon at Irwin Automotive Group, 59 Bisson Avenue, Laconia. The event is part of “Child Passenger Safety Week” and will include car seat inspections by Carolyn Muller of LRGHealthcare, who is a Certified Child Passenger Safety […]