Adventures in Learning Holds 15th Annual Meeting

Life-long learning program serves Kearsarge area

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Adventures in Learning (AIL) will hold its 15th annual meeting on Thursday, May 15, in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Student Center on the campus of Colby-Sawyer College. The event will be an opportunity for AIL members and guests to celebrate another outstanding year of providing lifelong learning programs for adults in the Kearsarge-Lake Sunapee […]

Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum, May 2014

Exhibits, classes, and a reception

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New Exhibit: Giona Sezoha G’dakinna: We Paint Our Land, from Thursday, May 1 through Sunday, July 13. Fine art in the Contemporary Art Gallery including paintings, drawings, pottery, and carved shell. Guest curator Liz Charlebois. Exhibit opening on Sunday, May 4 from 2 PM to 4 PM. Admission to the art gallery is free.  Exhibit Opening […]

Black Fly Open Golf Tournament on May 15

Sponsored by Lake Sunapee Region Chamber

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This year’s annual Black Fly Open Golf Tournament is slated to tee-off at 10 AM on Thursday, May 15 at the Country Club of New Hampshire in North Sutton. The famous Black Fly Open, sponsored by the Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce, offers not only plenty of golf excitement, it also includes great prizes […]

Living Well Workshops: Step Up to Better Health

May 7 through June 11 at Franklin Hospital

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Would you like to increase your energy and better manage your health? If you or someone you live with has an ongoing health concern such as chronic pain, diabetes, or arthritis and would like to learn how to better manage issues so that you can do the things you want to do, you can benefit […]

Kearsarge Regional Ecumenical Ministries Sees Assistance Needs Rise

$43,848 to 89 area households in 2013

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Kearsarge Regional Ecumenical Ministries (KREM) assisted 89 households on 118 occasions in 2013, providing $43,848 in support. Board members and area clergy reviewing 2013 activity at KREM’s annual meeting in March noted these levels of need continue to rise compared to previous years. Provision of heating fuels, the largest assistance category, nearly doubled from $10,233 […]

Franklin Animal Shelter 5K Fundraiser

May 25 in Franklin

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The Franklin Animal Shelter of Franklin is planning its first annual 5K Race/Walk. The race/walk will be held on Sunday, May 25 at 10 AM. The premier sponsor of the event is Eptam Plastics, headquartered in Northfield. The race/walk starts at the Paul Smith Elementary School in Franklin, 41 Daniel Webster Drive. Registration is $25 […]

Over $250,000 Donated to New Hampshire Food Bank

NHEC, Northway Bank lead the challenge

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Over $250,000 Donated to New Hampshire Food Bank

At a ceremony attended by New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan, officials from the New Hampshire Electric Co-op and Northway Bank capped one of the largest-ever fundraising campaigns for the New Hampshire Food Bank with the presentation of a check for $258,427. The NHEC and Northway Bank Food Bank Challenge was launched in September 2013 with […]

South Danbury Church Presents Ben Kilham

Author of "What Bears Have Taught Me" speaks on April 11

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The Speaker Series at the South Danbury Church continues its Friday night programming with a new season, optimistically dedicated to Spring. “Whatever the weather actually is,” says Kathy Neustadt, one of the series’ organizers, “we have some great evenings coming up, with interesting people and fascinating topics.” The talks begin at 6:30 PM, light refreshments […]

Clothesline Project Raises Awareness of Domestic Violence and Abuse

Exhibit visits Colby-Sawyer April 9 through 12

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Clothesline Project Raises Awareness of Domestic Violence and Abuse

Colby-Sawyer College will host the annual New Hampshire Clothesline Project for the 19th consecutive year. The Clothesline Project is a display of t-shirts with written messages and illustrations demonstrating the impact of sexual, domestic, and mental abuse. Created by survivors of violence and those close to them, the shirts represent the need to “break the […]