January meeting explores Energy Medicine
The Andover Service Club (ASC) met on November 13 at the Masonic Hall in Potter Place. The agenda included business reports and sign-ups for the Thanksgiving Pie Sale and the Christmas luncheon, with refreshments following the special program for the month. Alison Buckwell was the guest speaker. Her topic for the meeting was Heirlooms and […]
Beacon needs computers that can run Windows 8.1
Don’t read this article before December 26! No peeking! Was Santa good to you this year? Do you have a computer that’s now redundant and taking up space? If it’s only about three or four years old, the Beacon would love to have it! Microsoft has decreed that we have to upgrade to Windows 8.1 […]
Holiday Craft Fair on December 7, Wilmot Express on December 8
Windows on Wilmot, a consortium of not-for-profit organizations in Wilmot, wants to invite everyone to all the wonderful events being offered. Starting with the WCA Holiday Crafts Fair December 7 and ending with the January 2, 2014 Wilmot Public Library benefit dinner at the Coach House Restaurant in New London, there is going to be […]
December program featured life in Victorian England
As a woman, imagine that you could not go out without a chaperone, preferably a married woman. You never could visit an unmarried man at his home or speak to him unless you had been introduced. No riding with a male in a vehicle unless it was a relative. There was no unseemly talk in […]
Can you help us find the right person?
The community’s great response to the Beacon’s fall canvassing campaign allows us to take a huge step toward ensuring that the Beacon will be sustainable into the future. The Board of Directors has directed me to hire a paid, permanent part-time Web and Print Production Specialist in order to reduce the number of hours I […]
Present: Larry Chase, Susan Chase, Gisela Darling, Steve Darling, Jeff Dickinson, Andy Prokosch, and Sophie Viandier. Guests: Colby-Sawyer College students 1. Energy Descent Plan: A group of Colby-Sawyer students (Olin, Nicki, Hannah, Garrett, Nate, and Ted) from the college’s Community Project class, which is encouraging the development of the Transition Initiative in the towns in the […]
Speaker on the 13th, Christmas Pageant on the 19th
The South Danbury Christian Church continues its Speaker Series on Friday, December 13, with a compelling talk on The Science of Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, or Future by Sue Houston of Danbury. “This isn’t about politics or policy matters,” explains Sue, a member of the science faculty at Proctor Academy. “This is about the science of […]
Accepting donations for Andover Food Pantry
Happy Holidays everybody! I’d like to thank Kenice Barton, Kendall Perkins, Joanna Seeley, Leslie Hackmann, Brianna Keniston, and our two youngest volunteers, Shelby Barton and Emily Hackmann, for hanging in there for the day of our Chili Cook-Off. We’d also like to thank those who made chili and donated items to help out with this fundraiser. This past […]
The MVHS chapter of the National Art Honor Society hosted its fall induction ceremony on October 10. Among the MVHS students inducted were three from Andover: Devynne Dlubac, Emily Lance, and Ben Yusko. Congratulations!
November 8 meeting ends 123-year-old organization
Andover’s Blackwater Grange #152 met on November 8 in a special meeting and voted to consolidate with the Blazing Star Grange #71 in Danbury. Because the Blackwater Grange had already purchased its dictionaries for the year, they were passed out to Andover, Hill, and New London elementary school students, as they have been for years. […]