More than 4,400 rides provide since 2010
The Kearsarge Area Council on Aging (COA) announces that it was selected as a winner of the 2013 STAR Award for Excellence by the Beverly Foundation and its nationwide committee of experts in aging and transportation. The award comes with a cash prize of $5,000 that will be used to promote and provide transportation services […]
September 15 event supports Making Strides
If the following were an answer on Jeopardy, what would the question be? “A great time was had by all, with six hours of non-stop, great New Hampshire-based music, and all for twenty bucks!” Alex, for $20, “What is PinkFest 2013?” That’s right! So what is PinkFest 2013, really? It’s a team fundraiser for Hope’s […]
Past meets future with power from the sun
On Sunday, July 21, nine members of the last class to graduate from Andover High School (AHS) enjoyed a champagne cruise on the M/S Mount Washington with spouses, friends, and special guest Max Boyd and his wife. Three members were unable to attend: Don Corliss, Carol Hill Gallagher, and Rufus Stacey. Sandra Harding toasted the […]
Harvest Moon Festival on September 21
The Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum has announced its fall exhibit and events: Exhibit: Reading Native Art, August 1 through October 31. See the many ways symbols and stories are incorporated into all types of art in the Contemporary Art Gallery. Harvest Moon Festival: Saturday, September 21, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Eastern Woodlands encampment, […]
Bikers and Non-Bikers Welcome
Shine up your motorcycle and join us for the 11th annual Brenda’s Ride with Friends: Fighting Cancer One Mile at a Time event on Saturday, August 17, hosted by the Weirs Beach Lobster Pound. The Ride will start at 10 AM sharp from the Weirs Beach Lobster Pound as hundreds of motorcycles depart together for […]
A big ol’ lap cat, but not a dog fan
This handsome fellow is Stormy, who has been at the Franklin Animal Shelter since April. He desperately wants to find his forever home. Stormy is a domestic, long-hair male. He is about six years old. He is neutered, litter-box trained, and current on all his vaccinations. Stormy is very affectionate and loves attention. He’s a […]
$10,000 goal, with 25% to Kearsarge pantry
Plans are underway for the Kearsarge area CROP Hunger Walk to be held on Sunday afternoon, September 22, at the Elkins beach on Pleasant Lake in New London. Church World Service began the CROP Hunger Walks following World War II, using the walk to symbolize the distances hungry people and refugees have to walk to […]
College/community event is free to all
Colby-Sawyer College will host its eighth annual College-Community 5K Dash and Stroll, a non-competitive fun run and walk, on Saturday, Sept. 14. Community members of all ages are encouraged to participate. Participation is free of charge. Registration will take place on the event day on the college’s Front Lawn (rain location: Thornton Living Room in […]
Service to the community is still the focus
This September, the Andover Service Club (ASC) begins its 55th year of service to the Andover community and neighboring towns. When most women were “stay-at-home” wives and/or mothers, a group of Andover ladies came together in 1958 to establish the Andover Service Club. Ladies were (and still are) encouraged to come together to enrich their […]