August 2024 Program List

Press release

New London — Thursday, August 1, 2024 Indoor Walking at Proctor Academy’s Field House, Andover, NH – 8:30–10 AM Enjoy year-round walking without worrying about the weather. Please walk in clean, dry footwear. You are encouraged to walk with a partner. Please visit the COA registration area in the field house to complete a waiver […]

August Programs and Events

At Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness

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Dinosaurs Return Opens daily, 9:30 AM to 5 PM (last trail admission at 3:30 PM). Holderness, NH — Visitors to Squam Lakes Natural Science Center will see life-size dinosaurs similar to the way they lived during prehistoric times, at Dinosaurs Return. The temporary exhibit features five life-size dinosaurs. The dinosaurs look, move, and sound like […]

Kearsarge Views Temporarily Restored at Eagle Pond Farm . . .

But approved subdivision threatens historic sense of place

By Mary Lyn Ray
Kearsarge Views Temporarily Restored at Eagle Pond Farm . . .

“Mountain’s real pretty today,” poet Donald Hall’s grandmother, Kate Wells, would say every morning, looking out the kitchen window. Or, “Can’t see the mountain too good today.” Her reports spoke not only of the surround of place that has informed life for generations at Eagle Pond Farm but also of the importance of Kearsarge in […]

North Wilmot Church Programs and Services

All events will be at the North Wilmot Church

Press release

Wilmot – The North Wilmot Union Meeting House Society (NWUMHS) will continue its summer schedule with a program, Sunday service, and the annual Community Hymn Sing. All events will be at the North Wilmot Church, 3 Breezy Hill Road, in North Wilmot. Refreshments will be served after each program. Irish Music at 4 PM, Sunday, […]

Judy Perreault Wins the Wooden Barn Quilt

Garden Club fundraiser to plant bulbs

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Judy Perreault Wins the Wooden Barn Quilt

Andover – The Andover Garden Club, a branch of The Hub, recently held a fundraiser to offset the cost of the bulbs the Garden Club plans to plant this fall. A barn quilt, made by the sister of Gail Parenteau, is gorgeous and garnered a lot of interest.  Lucky Judy Perreault bought a single ticket and […]

Free Classes for All at the Red Barn

Occurring Monday thru Friday

Press release

WILMOT – Looking for local fun and free activities? Join one of the many free classes at the Red Barn, 64 Village Road, Wilmot. On Tuesdays at 1 – 3:30 p.m., the WCA hosts Mah Jongg. Whether you are an experienced Mah Jongger or just want to learn, feel free to drop by and play. […]

New Hub-KNP Collaboration Launches in Andover

Press release

Andover – Readers of the Beacon may have seen that residents needing rides to some activities at The Andover Community Hub can now contact Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners (KNP) to request them. This is thanks to a new and evolving collaboration between The Hub and KNP. When someone calls or emails KNP, their request is broadcast […]

Cool Spots in Town Available to Residents

Places to hang out during heat waves

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Andover – Keeping one’s cool is increasingly important as New Hampshire is expected to face more extreme-heat days during the summer as the climate grows warmer.  When outside temperatures rise into the 90’s and above, it’s vital that people of all ages pay attention to taking it easy and keeping cool and hydrated. Andover is […]

Coffee with New AE/MS Principal

Tuesday, August 20 at 7 PM at the Hub

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Andover – Andover residents will have an opportunity to meet Kelly George, the new principal at Andover Elementary Middle School, at “Coffee with the Principal” at The Andover Community Hub on Tuesday, August 20 at 7 PM, as a part of The Hub’s “Coffee with the Chief” series.   This is an opportunity for Ms. George […]

This Summer It’s All About Others

Collecting monies for water project in Kenya

By Linda Wickstrom and Donna Thompson

Andover – On Father’s Day, June 16, a special “Mission Sunday” was held where the regular sermon was replaced with reports from our Mission Committee members on what we have been up to during the past year in fulfilling our Lord’s commands to love, give, and serve others as well as to go into all […]