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REMINDERS: Amherst Garden Club Morning Program – October 4, 2018

Ponemah Bog: Amherst’s Boreal Gem

Amherst’s Ponemah Bog is a popular spot for casual botanizing, but is it really even a bog?

At the daytime meeting of the Amherst Garden Club on T h u r s d a y, October 4, Pam Hunt, Ph.D., will explore the geology and ecology of the wide range of wetlands within the larger category of peatland - with a special focus on Ponemah.

The program will close with an overview of the Ponemah Bog Sanctuary, its history, and stewardship. Pam is presently the Avian Conservation Biologist with the NH Audubon Society.

The meeting will take place at 9:00 am at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 303 Route 101, Amherst. Following the business meeting and refreshments, the program will begin at 10:30. The public is welcome to attend with no fee.

Evening Program – October 4, 2018

Raptor Migration in NH: What the Numbers Tell Us

Join Phil for a talk about hawk watching in New Hampshire, raptor identification and species natural histories. He will discuss what we have learned from observing the fall migration spectacle at Pack Monadnock Mountain each Fall for the past 13 years, as well as share anecdotes from the observatory, ID techniques, and tips on timing for enjoying this annual event.

Phil Brown is a lifelong bird enthusiast and trained naturalist who has traveled extensively in search of birds and natural places, but equally enjoys exploring close to home. He is a frequent field trip leader and instructor for NH Audubon, where he manages wildlife sanctuaries across the state. Phil has led many birding and nature tours from New England to the tropics for groups including Merlin Wildlife Tours, NH Audubon, Holbrook Travel, Road Scholar, and the Hawk Migration Association of North America. He has consulted on bird-related research projects for The Nature Conservancy and several local land trusts. Phil now coordinates the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory for the Harris Center.

Amherst Village Closed to Vehicle Traffic for Halloween Festivities Along with this improved Village traffic safety plan, the Amherst Police Department would like to remind pedestriIn order to help ensure pedestrian safety in ans and drivers of the following trick-or-treating safety recthe Village during trick-or-treating hours, the ommendations: Board of Selectmen have authorized the closing of most Amherst Village roads between the PEDESTRIANS hours of 6:00-8:00 pm on October 31st. Hallow- • Incorporate reflective material into costumes and carry a flashlight or glow stick een festivities in the Village seem to draw an in• Put electronic devices away and pay attention to your creasingly large crowd each year which challengsurroundings es pedestrian safety. In response to community concerns, Police Chief Reams presented a traf- • Use sidewalks or paths, or walk to the far left and facing fic management plan to the Board of Selectmen traffic if neither are available which is very similar to the one used during the • Watch for cars that are turning or backing up 4th of July parade. In this case, the same village roads which are temporarily closed during the • Cross the street at designated crosswalks and lighted intersections 4th of July parade – with the exception of Boston Post Road – will be closed to through traffic on Halloween between the hours of 6:00-8:00 pm. DRIVERS In addition to their usual presence during this • Anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic event, the police department will have officers • Drive slowly and use extra caution when turning and assigned to pedestrian crosswalks along Boston backing Post Road to ensure the safety of trick-or-treat- • Turn your headlights on beginning at 6:00 pm ers as they cross from one side of the Village to the other. A crossing guard will also be located • Stay off of the phone and eliminate distractions inside your vehicle at the Wilkins School for those who take advantage of the ample parking available in the school • Children are excited and may behave unpredictably – assume that they do not see you! parking lot.

Submitted by Chief Mark Reams

Congregational Church Woman’s Association members display a few of the kinds of items that will be available at the October 5 & 6 Rummage Sale

Huge Rummage Sale on October 5th and 6th AMHERST – The Woman’s Association of the Congregational Church of Amherst will hold a fall Rummage Sale on Friday, October 5, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 6, from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

The church is located at 11 Church Street, Amherst.

This well-organized sale will feature clothing for men, women and children,

Halloween Candy Collection Amherst Girl Scout Junior Troop 20278 is collecting candy for distribution to the residents of Amherst Village for Halloween Trick or Treating. Please drop your candy donations to the decorated donation boxes at the Amherst Town Library, Moulton’s Market, or Homestead Grocery and Deli through October 28. Residents will be contacted by 10/15 and will receive the candy by 10/28.

jewelry, toys, games, puzzles, books, linens, small household items and holiday decorations, all at very reasonable prices. On Saturday morning, all remaining items will be available at $5.00 a bag!

Questions?

See the church website (ccamherst. org or contact the church office at 673-3231.

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The Garden Club’s Nov. 1st Meetings focus on Edible Arrangements and Holiday Decorations

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Letters.................................. 2, 3 Town News............................ 4 Library.................................. 5, 8 Old Home Day Photos............ 6 Arts & Entertainment............. 7 Obituaries............................. 10 Schools/Sports...................... 11 Mont Vernon......................... 12 Next Issue: November 2018

Historical Society of Amherst’s Old Home Day Well Attended at First Community Event The Common in Amherst Village was full of family fun activity with music, food, silent auction, vendor booths and an encampment by the HM10 Regiment from Lexington, Massachusetts. – Page 6

Church Raises Funds to Preserve Town’s Historic Meetinghouse

Seeks to raise $850,000 – Page 9

Town Administrator Jim O’Mara Honored at Selectmen’s Meeting Search is now underway to find his replacement.

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Letters & Opinions Support Shannon Chandley for the Former Republican State Please Support Peter Hansen of NH Senate Representatives Endorse Chandley Amherst for NH House To the editor: To the editor: for State Senate I am supporting Shannon Chandley for the NH Senate (District 11).

I would like to thank the voters of Amherst for your support of my canI also support Megan Murray, Dan Veilleux, Julie Radhakrishnan, and Lisa Nash for State Representatives.

Shannon Chandley has successfully worked with both Democrats and Republicans in her years as a state representative from Amherst. Personally, I know her to be a very caring, smart and is a very hard worker. She has contributed a great deal in leadership positions to various organizations in NH. I am sure that she will continue that effort in the Senate. Shannon states that she wants to reduce the tax burden on our towns, invest in job training, prioritize infrastructure investments, and promote policies that attract and retain young families. She sees a link between vibrant public schools and building a strong economy. She also sees the need to invest in technical training and community colleges. She wants quality affordable healthcare for all NH citizens. Shannon also wants those on the front lines of the opioid crisis to have the tools they need to be successful in their efforts.

Megan Murray, Dan Veilleux, Julie Radhakrishnan, and Lisa Nash are very well qualified to represent Amherst in the New Hampshire House.

These candidates share several core values which many of us also support.

1. They want to invest in better but affordable public education from kindergarten through higher education; 2. expand access to mental health, addiction services and continue the Medicare expansion program; 3. promote environmental stewardship; 4. protect voting rights; 5. encourage civil political discourse; 6. attract and retain young New Hampshire residents.

Just a few of the statements voiced by these candidates follow for your consideration: Dan Veilleux wants to collaborate with business leaders to develop a comprehensive economic plan. He is an experienced financial accountant and business manager with a degree in public administration from the University of Maine. He has worked as an accountant for the US Senate among other experiences. Lisa Nash wants to help New Hampshire small businesses. After all small business produces a large amount of real innovation.

She wants to protect our natural resources, reduce energy demand, and create jobs in clean energy fields.

Megan Murray is an activist in promoting the interests of Amherst.

Among many other endeavors, she supports legislation the will help keep Amherst and all towns in NH affordable by finding ways for the State to help municipalities grow and evolve.

Julie Radhakrishnan is focused on improving technology and education for Amherst citizens. She also will fight to improve health care options for citizens of all ages.

Please consider these outstanding candidates who all have the will and a great deal of energy to fight for Amherst citizens.

To the editor:

After a primary victory earning over 83% of the votes state representative Shannon Chandley formally announces the endorsement of two former Republican state representatives in her race for State Senate District 11.

The Honorable Paul Spiess who represented the district in the NH House from 2000-2004, says that “I believe that Shannon Chandley has three important qualifications that support her candidacy for the New Hampshire Senate. First, she is an experienced legislator having served three terms in the New Hampshire House. Second, she is close to her geographic base with many connections in the communities that she has represented. Finally, with the current makeup of the State Senate set at 17 men and 7 women, it’s time to balance the ledger and get more female representation in Concord.”

The Honorable Cynthia Dokmo represented the district in the NH House from 1994-2010, explains “A vote for Shannon Chandley is a voter for integrity, intelligence, and inclusiveness. In all the years that I have known Shannon, she has put people above politics, and I know that she will continue her hard work for our community in the State Senate.”

Shannon’s record of bipartisanship and problem solving approach to NH’s challenges make her the best choice for voters who want action from their elected representative. Shannon Chandley hopes to earn the vote of the residents of Amherst, Wilton, Merrimack, and Milford.

Submitted by Jeremy Levinson Campaign Manager Shannon Chandley for State Senate

Please Leave “Fido” at Home

Sincerely, Rep. Peter Hansen Amherst

To the editor:

One of the beautiful gems of Amherst is Meadowview Cemetery. It is a quiet place to walk, contemplate, and get to “know” some past Amherst residents. For example, did you know Dr. Robert V. Decareau, the Inventor of the microwave, was from Amherst? He is just one of many fascinating people one can learn about while visiting Meadowview Cemetery!

While the Cemetery Trustees love that people find peace and tranquility within our town cemeteries, it has come to our attention there are some who are walking their dogs within the confines. We respectfully request you leave “Fido” at home while enjoying the serene setting of all the cemeteries. It is our intent that Meadowview, Town Hall Burying Ground, Cricket Corner, Chestnut Hill, Pauper’s Cemetery, and in future, Forestview Cemetery will be a place of love, contemplation, and respect. Please help us in that endeavor by following the rules posted!

Thank you, Marie Grella, Cynthia Dokmo, and Lisa Eastland Amherst Cemetery Trustees

Sincerely, Patrick Eggleston Amherst

Book Sale Raised Over $5,000 to Benefit Amherst Town Library To the editor:

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Elections on Tuesday, November 6th, The Amherst Citizen will publish on Thursday, November 1st.

Deadline is the week prior, October 23rd.

didacy for State Representative. I hope your vote of confidence was an affirmation of the successes my colleagues and I produced in the House these past two years and I look forward to earning your vote in the General Election.

In the last two years we achieved many goals I hope to build on if re-elected. Particular areas of success include: Fiscal Responsibility: A two-year budget with no new taxes/fees, no down shifting, $85 million less than the Democrat plan passed ten years ago and an increased rainy day fund of $10 million.

Keeping NH Fully Employed: Legislation passed protecting NH employees of national franchises by defining them as NH employees, supported workforce retraining allowing access to employment in growth industries/ jobs and revised aviation registration laws to retain and attract aviation related jobs.

Education: The legislature allocated an additional $106 million for municipalities for education, infrastructure and special education. We raised and allocated funds from Keno receipts for full day kindergarten, provided grants for robotics competitions and required schools to notify parents of course content before course discussions on human sexuality education.

Health and Wellness: Within Health and Human Services, we increased the budget by 7% to $4.8 billion (yes, billion!), funded twenty additional child protective services employees and appropriated over $56 million for drug and alcohol addiction services.

In considering my candidacy, I would point to my ability to work across party lines to legislate for the benefit of all NH’s citizens. I challenge poor legislation and work to correct it, and advocate for Amherst’s best interests.

As a seventy-year resident of our town, a Navy veteran (Vietnam Era) and an experienced legislator, I am asking for your vote in the election November 6th. I would be honored to serve you for the next two years.

Thank you for your show of support at our annual Friends of the Amherst Town Library Book Sale. As a community, we banded together to raise $5,400, which will directly benefit our beloved library.

Thank you for the numerous services and donations from our volunteers who helped pull this massive effort off once again this year; Northeast Tree Removal and Stump Grinding, Newbanks, Souhegan High School Crew and Sophomore Advisory Groups, College Bound Movers, Moulton’s Market, Trader Joes, and our community volunteers. A special thank you to the heart and soul of the book sale, Vick and Nancy Bennison; for over 30 years the Bennisons have been sorting, storing and moving thousands of books annually to support the Amherst Town Library.

In the last three years alone the “Friends” provided over $25,000 in funding to support museum passes, Winter Concerts, new shelving and cabinets, the new café area, garden benches, audio visual equipment, the annual May Student Art Show and so much more. If you missed the book sale but would still like to become involved with the “Friends,” visit us on Facebook, Instagram, or here: amherstlibrary.org/about/friends-library.

We’re proud to be members of this amazing community.

AAUW Announces Winner of Patriotic Quilt Raffle To the editor:

The Southern NH Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is delighted to announce the winner of the Patriotic Quilt Raffle. Amherst Police Chief Mark Reams held the bowl of tickets and Officer Sarah Gacek drew the winner, Eloise Carleton. Approximately $1100 was raised. All proceeds will go toward a scholarship for a young woman interested in pursuing a career in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Math) after college. The recipient this year is expected to be a Souhegan High School senior.

The journey of the quilt is a reminder of Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree.” The quilt began with the Material Girls of Conway who gave their time and talent to make the quilt. Once completed, they gave it to the VA Hospital in Manchester. They in turn gave it to Tom Gouvalaris, a WWII veteran, who was the oldest resident of the hospital at the time. An immigrant, he was a member of the Greatest Generation serving in New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Saipan during the war. Upon his death, the quilt was passed to his daughter, branch member Ann Howe, who gave it to AAUW to raise funds for the scholarship fund. Dan Bellemore, owner of the Mont Vernon General Store, gave space to display the quilt and sold tickets at the store where the winning ticket was purchased by a friend of Eloise’s as a thank you gift. Eloise, who is President of the Mont Vernon Historical Society, is thrilled and will display it in the museum from time to time.

Others who gave space to sell tickets include Moulton’s Market in Amherst, Shaw’s Supermarket in Merrimack and Milford, Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast at the Amherst Fire Station, Mont Vernon Daland Memorial Library’s Summer Concert Series, the Town of Milford during the Labor Day Parade and to The Citizen for its excellent coverage.

A successful fundraiser. Many thanks to all who helped make it so.

Sincerely, Susan Hoover President AAUW Southern NH Branch

Sincerely, Friends of the Amherst Town Library Board Members

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Thanks to the Voters of State Senate District 11

John Powers Becomes Certified Score Mentor

To the editor:

John Powers of Amherst has been welcomed by the Merrimack Valley Chapter of SCORE as a member of the volunteer non-profit organization and a certified small business mentor.

SCORE, an arm of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is a national association with more than 13,000 volunteers. Its members provide no-cost business advice and counseling to existing small businesses and to those wishing to start new businesses.

Powers, a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, earned a B.S. in Economics from Canisius College, Buffalo, N.Y., and an M.B.A. in Management Information Systems and Accounting from New Hampshire College in Manchester. His 30+ year career in healthcare-related information systems included six years as CIO of New England Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and two decades as Vice President of Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where, as a vice president, he was responsible for the IT infrastructure of the large, academic medical center with annual revenues of more than $1 billion.

I write to thank the voters of state senate district 11! With last week’s primary election victory, we hit the ground running. I am tremendously grateful to the dozens of volunteers who worked tirelessly over the past weeks to earn this win. Your support and enthusiasm are invaluable! My very deepest appreciation to all who participated in this election. I thank my opponent in this race, Roger Tilton, for his willingness to serve, the town clerks, moderators and supervisors of the checklist for ensuring that our elections run fairly and smoothly, and the countless volunteers at the polls who make this democratic process vibrant.

I look forward to talking with voters over the next several weeks.

Again, many thanks, Shannon Chandley Amherst

Support Chandley to Represent the Families of District 11 To the editor:

As a mother of three and a small business owner, please join me in voting for Shannon Chandley for New Hampshire State Senate on November 6. I am proud to have known Shannon for 15 years. She is a caring, compassionate, intelligent woman who has demonstrated that she is willing to listen to all sides of the issues during her 3 terms as a State Representative.

Fair and honest, I admire Shannon for the way she reaches out to her constituents. She strives to listen closely to their questions and concerns, really examining the issues, and offering thoughtful insight and creative solutions. Shannon also strives to promote an atmosphere of openness.

She is a dynamic leader who welcomes collaboration in order to accomplish the things that will help our community the most.

Shannon has been a tireless advocate of the public as State Representative. In November, I will be voting for Shannon for New Hampshire State Senator because I am confident that she will continue to use her strong voice in representing the families of District 11.

Sincerely, Kelly Conway Amherst

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Moulton’s Manager Combines Management Skills and Culinary Know-How AMHERST – Brad ParÊ started in the restaurant business as a 16-yearold busboy, but it took him more than 25 years and jobs in banquet service, event sales, and management to realize what he really wanted to do was learn to cook.

Today, with a culinary degree and years of experience as an executive chef, he’s combining all that knowhow in his new job as general manager of Moulton’s Market.

As any local will tell you, Moulton’s is more than a grocery store. It’s been around for decades, and customers are second- and third-generation. On weekday mornings, you might find a small group meeting at a booth for coffee. Stop by any weekday at noon, and it’s hard not to notice the deli is a popular stop for anyone who wants a great sandwich or someone cruising the soup bar. Later in the afternoon, there’s more than one customer looking for a quick take-out dinner or browsing through the wine selection (which features plenty of local labels).

ParÊ understands that longtime customers are a loyal bunch. A Nashua resident, he recalls weekend motorcycle rides with his wife, and more than a few times, they sped past the Common, right by Moulton’s. As its new manager, he has made sure that

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Unger - McNamee Michael and Ellen Unger of Amherst are very happy to announce the engagement of their son Dr Christopher Michael Unger to Therese Ann McNamee, daughter of Raymond and Sharon McNamee of West Milford, NJ. Christopher is a 2008 graduate of Souhegan High School. He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience in 2012 and received his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Boston University in 2017. He is employed by Park Dental in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Therese graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Philosophy in 2012 and received her Master of Science in Conservation Medicine from Tufts University in 2014.

She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at The University of Minnesota.

The couple resides in St Paul, Minnesota and are planning a 2020 wedding.

Lions Club’s Community Beautification Project

“This market has been part of the community for a long time, and we want to keep it that way,â€? Brad ParĂŠ, General Manager

the deli and take-out menu remain pretty much the same, given that residents have their menu favorites.

Still, the chef in ParÊ can’t help but sprinkle a few new additions to the weekly specials menu. The Chicken Tikka Masala was a hit, he says, while the Prime Rib, now available Thursdays and Fridays, is a little slower to catch on.

He welcomes suggestions, so anyone with a great idea for a menu item or special can email him at brad@ moultonsmarket.com “We want to be the place our customers want it to be,â€? ParĂŠ explains with a smile. “This market has been part of the community for a long time, and we want to keep it that way.â€?

Ten Amherst Lions, with the help of two Amherst Garden Club members, completed stage one -- initial clean-up -- of a community beautification project Sept.15. Following the clean-up and trimming of brush from the derelict bridge where Boston Post Road leaves 122, the Lions will begin assessing concepts for a choir step of flower posts and/or planters for some or all of the bridge’s length (38 feet) and the addition of a town welcome sign, similar to the ones at the flower beds the Amherst Garden Club maintains around the town. The Lions invite construction ideas and designs; contact the club at amherstlionsclub@gmail.com for more details. The project is scheduled to be completed by Spring 2019. In the photo, Lions Marilyn Gibson, PHOTO BY DAVID MCBEE Ken Jones and Lions President Bob Gibson assess the clean-up requirements.

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AJWC Community Events Oct. 13 - Holiday Photo Shoot at Mike’s Auto Nov. 4 - Farm to Table Dinner at LaBelle Winery Nov. 23 - Trot Off Your Turkey 5K

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Holiday Family Photo Shoot:

Saturday, October 13th 10-12 Mike’s Auto – 107 Boston Post Rd. Amherst We think Mike’s is the perfect backdrop for your fun, nostalgic holiday photo!

No appointment needed – just show up with your kids and your smiles.

Your $20 donation to AJWC pays for a mini photo session by Amherst photographer Colette Harmon Photos will be perfect to use for your holiday cards!

Contact Nancy Wilkes nancywilkes@comcast.net

Farm to Table Dinner:

Join us at LaBelle Winery on Sunday, November 4th from 4:30p-7:30pm for a delicious three course dinner including a LaBelle wine pour/pairing. Ingredients for dinner have been donated from local farms,including Amherst Garden Center Farm to Market.

The event will also include a Live Auction & Wine Pull!

Invite some friends or take your date - this will really be a fun night before the holiday rush begins!

For tickets go to www.ajwcnh.org The proceeds from this event will go to our community improvement efforts helping local area charities, schools and those in need. We would like to thank LaBelle Winery, Amherst Garden Center and Farm to Market and the local farms, businesses and individuals for their generosity for this fundraiser.

Details can be found at https://www.ajwcnh.org/news-and-events

Join Newcomers and Meet Recent Arrivals and Long Time Residents Amherst Area Newcomers Club is a non-profit, social group for women of the Souhegan Valley. We are open to anyone, whether you are new to the area or have been here for years. Joining Newcomers is a way to meet other recent arrivals & long-time residents. You will have opportunities to participate in social, educational, & community activities.

Annual dues are $20. We have monthly general events for all members. Some of our interest groups are Bible study, Bunco, Book Groups, Charity, Crafts, Couples Group, Golf, Hiking, Movie Groups, Lunch Group, Poker, Mom/Grandma & child playgroup, & pub night. Most interest groups meet monthly. We have some groups that meet at night & others are daytime.

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Do you have a favorite old barn in town? How old do you suppose it is?

Dating an antique house in our town (using actual evidence rather than guesstimate) can be mighty tricky – the tricky part being the finding of evidence and expertise. Finding documentary evidence to date an old barn can be next to impossible. However, here is one example for which the exact year is known and the owner-builder is known.

The local newspaper ran the following item in 1886 about an Amherst farmer, located in the southeast part of town on the Souhegan River, whose “Duchain, Holstein and Jersey” cows supplied “patrons at Nashua” with daily milk: “Model Barn. Mr. Harrison Shattuck, who owns the “Fletcher Farm” at Cricket Corner, has completed his new barn, which is 40 x 80 feet with a cellar under the whole structure and is a model of convenience and economy of space. It has accommodations for 28 head of cattle and four horses. Attached ... is a milk house, fitted with ... running water and stove for heating purposes. … From the cupola can be had an extended view over pasturing and interval[e] lands of this and adjoining farms; the cupola also [functions] as an effective ventilator.” (Farmers’ Cabinet, 2 April 1886, p. 3, Local Intelligence section.)

S. Harrison Shattuck (18411918) of Methuen, Mass., & wife Judith Augusta nee Harris (1842-1918) had bought the 75acre farm with buildings at 377 Boston Post Road (plus 52 acres further north on westerly side of the road) in January 1881 for $4500 (deed 453:472). Their son drove a “team” (horse-drawn wagon) each morning to Nash-

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Doors On The Green The Amherst Makerspace will be renting undecorated doors and 10 x 10 spaces on the Amherst Green for Halloween-loving groups or individuals to participate in the great event that is Halloween in Amherst!

Halloween is always celebrated on October 31st.

You may rent a door and a space, or rent just the space and provide your own door. Decorate your door and space however you choose, in the spirit of this family-friendly holiday. All items other than the doors (if rented) must be provided by the participant and removed at the end of the night. Candy for Trick or Treaters is an expectation for this event. You can expect an average of 1000 visitors!

Doors will be available for pickup before the event if you wish to decorate your door prior to October 31st. Otherwise, rented doors will be set up and on the Amherst Green ready to decorate by 3pm on the 31st. Trick or Treating ends at 8pm, and all spaces need to be cleaned of everything but the rented doors, which will be picked up.

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Join us for the first ever..Toddler Trick or Treat! Our youngest Trick or Treaters are invited to the Green at 5pm at a special time just for them. The Green will have better light and be less crowded, making it ideal for the little ones!

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A 3 month family membership to the Amherst Makerspace will be awarded to the “Best Decorated Door.” Doors will be judged at5:45pm.

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ua with the milk. For some unknown reason, Shattuck attempted to sell the place just six months after building the new barn, advertising: “Farm for Sale. The “George W. Fletcher farm” in the Fletcher District, Amherst; 150 acres, new barn, keeps 30 cows and 2 horses, buildings in good repair. One of the best farms in town.” (Farmers’ Cabinet, 24 Sep. 1886.) However, he did not sell until May 1890 Barn (1886) at 377 Boston Post Road, front entrance (east gable end fac(same acreage, for $5K, deed ing house) and south side showing basement doors (1980s modification), 3 509:448). stories, built by farmer Harrison Shattuck to house 28 cows and 4 horses.

The next owner, Thomas S. Merrow (1861-1941) the dance which was to follow. built a shed – 60 feet long and 20 A phonograph ... furnished the Superior Dairy Farmers A promotional piece entitled feet wide – connecting his house music and soon the scene was with the barn. (Farmers’ Cabinet, a lively one.” (Milford Cabinet, “Our Dairy Farmers a Growing Wealthy” (p. 9 of an unknown 13 April 1899.)

Amherst section, 9 Oct. 1913, source) touted the opportunities page 5.) Are you wondering what for local dairy farmers, using the Corn Husking & Dancing in the “red ears” meant? The person farmer from this farm as its postthe Barn Here’s a lovely example of who got a red ear of corn could er boy: “You would travel far before the barn being used for an agri- claim a “forfeit” (a prize) of a kiss cultural-cum-social event ear- from the person of his/her choice. you found better or more prosly in the 20th century: “On Fri- It was a party game, going back perous dairy farmers anywhere day evening quite a company of to Colonial times, and a social- than among the river bottom young people attended the old ly regulated way of letting young farms of this section. Here dairyfashioned husking which oc- people get together a little bit, but ing is extensively practiced. It has curred at the farm of John Wool- not in a way that would get out brought prosperity to many of ey at Cricket Corner. These oc- of hand. (From eNotes online.) If our farmers and is unquestioncasions, once quite common, you google search, you can find a ably one of the most profitable are now exceeding rare, and to wood engraving by Winslow Ho- branches of the farming indusmany of the young people was mer, published in 1857, depicting try around Milford. The usual their first experience. About a very active scene called “Husk- dairy herd runs 12 to 40 head. ...

100 were present and, entering ing Party Finding the Red Ears;” Besides milk supplied to Milford into the husking with zest, the in collection of Boston Public Li- and other local markets, a large supply goes to Nashua and Bosbaskets were quickly filled and brary.

I wonder if the cows and horses ton. Locally, milk is bringing 14 drawn by pulleys overhead where the corn was spread out to dry, were in their stalls on the bottom cents a quart, retail. There will aluntil 300 baskets lay all golden level during the noisy activities ways be a good market for all the upon floor. There were plenty of above? Wooley owned 3 horses milk produced around Milford. red ears mixed through the corn- and 7 cows in 1912; by 1918 his Big cities like Manchester, which pile, which prevented the occa- taxable livestock had increased to is a great manufacturing cension from becoming dull at any 4 horses worth $400 and 8 cows ter, only a few miles from here, time. When this was finished the worth $520 altogether (Amherst and with a population of around company proceeded to the house tax records). He also raised pota- 80,000, and Boston and its subwhere a bountiful supper was toes. The Wooleys owned the 377 urbs, are wonderful markets that eliminate the probability of over served. During this time work- BPR farm for seven years. ers were busy clearing the barn Continued on page 10 u floor, getting it in readiness for

Amherst Recreation Programs and Events What: Halloween Doors on the Village Green Where: Village Green, Amherst NH (GPS address 2 Main Street) When: Tuesday, October 31st (set up at 3pm, clean up by 8:30pm) Fee: $25/$30NR for space with a door $15R/$20NR for space alone (you provide your own door) Proceeds go back to the Amherst Makerspace

The deadline to rent a door is Friday, October 27th. Questions?

Would you like to help? Wish to join the committee? Please email Marcel at marc@inbx.com oin

Crotched Mountain Ski/Ride Programs and Passes Tuesday Night Lights – Youth Season Passes for Sale

There is nothing like getting out of school and heading to the mountain for an afternoon/evening of skiing and snowboarding. Students will be picked up from Wilkins Elementary School or AMS and driven to Crotched Mountain Ski and Ride in Bennington NH. Students will have the opportunity to rent equipment, take a lesson and have some free skiing time before heading back to Wilkins School by 8:10pm.

Chaperones Needed: Parents are more than welcome to chaperone on this program. If you are not a snow sports kind of person, we can still use you in the lodge or at the bottom of the slopes. If you are a skier or snowboarder, we would love to have you join us on the mountain.

Who: Grades 1-8 When: Tuesdays, 1/15-2/12 Where: Crotched Mountain Ski and Ride Time: Students return to Wilkins School at 8:10pm Transportation: $55 (includes transportation to and from Crotched Mountain for 5 weeks.)

Crotched Mountain is offering youth season passes at a discounted rate!

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This is a great gift from a parent who doesn’t want to ski or schlep their kids over to Mount Snow. These passes are only for sale through ARD’s program. Total price: $349

Youth Explorer Season Pass-

Retail value of $599. Sign up using Amherst Parks and Rec code and save $200!

7 Mountains to choose from and no black outs dates! Total price: $399!! (visit site for discount code, prices valid until 11/15/18)

Youth Programs Tot Soccer

Our program is offered to 3-5 year olds who will be introduced to the basic building blocks of soccer including dribbling, passing and kicking skills through games and activities appropriate for their age group. Participants will learn the fundamentals of the game while having fun in an age-appropriate environment.

Wednesdays at 1pm

I Love Nature

Miss Nicole will be taking children outside to explore and learn about the natural world we live in.

Children will begin each class with a craft project and then learn at circle time. And please join us for our optional weekly hike that begins at 10:00am, directly after class.

Who: Children ages 3-6 When: Thursdays 9:00 AM- 9:45 AM

Basketball For Youth

Don’t miss out on the opportunity for skill development, team building, fun and exciting weekly games! Please note that the start date for practices & games, date of the last game and the game/practice locations are tentative and may change based on the number of teams we field, gym availability and the weather. Weather permitting, all games will be completed by February school vacation with the exception of all Travel Basketball.

Divisions will include: 1st & 2nd Grade Recreation Hoops 3rd & 4th Grade Recreation Hoops 3rd & 4th Grade Travel Basketball 5th & 6th Grade Recreation Hoops Travel 5th & 6th Grade Competitive Travel Basketball

Basketball Open Gym for Youth

Amherst Recreation will be opening up the AMS gym for some pre-season open gyms. This pro-

gram is open to boys/girls, and will be run by volunteer parents/coaches. Please bring a basketball and clean basketball sneakers. Please see grades/times below.

Who: Boys grades 5th/6th, Thursdays 6pm-8pm (Starts September 13th) Girls grades 5th-8th, Saturdays 3:30-5:30pm (Starts September 22nd) Where: AMS (Amherst Middle School) basketball courts When: See Times Below Fee: $20R; $25NR

Trip to The Strategy Zone

Amherst Recreation will be traveling to “The Strategy Zone” Outdoor Laser Tag Combat, on November 5th for a fun day out of school!

During this “No School day”, Amherst Recreation staff will transport participants to and from The Strategy Zone. All participants will be supervised by the Amherst Recreation Staff.

What is outdoor laser tag?

At the Strategy Zone, you will have the opportunity to be a part of a live combat simulation. Outdoor laser tag is a fun twist on indoor laser tag. It is similar to paintball, but without the actual paintball “wounds!” All simulations are organized using high-tech laser equipment. Participants will be outside for the entire program. Sound fun?

Come on down and give it a try!

Program Details Who: Boys and Girls grades 5 and up Where: Meet at the front of AMS parking lot at 9am, pick up at AMS at 4pm When: Monday, November 5th from 9am-4pm Fee: $40/$45 (includes roundtrip transportation and ticket to “The Strategy Zone”)

Safe Sitter

Why take a safe sitter course?

Safe Sitter® is a medically accurate, up-to-date babysitting course that teaches young teens life and safety skills. This course includes a copy of The Official Safe Sitter®Babysitter’s Handbook for each registered participant which they will bring along on all accepted babysitting jobs.

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Town News AMHERST TOWN LIBRARY Amy Lapointe, Library Director 14 Main St., Amherst NH Phone 673-2288 Fax 672-6063 email: library@amherstlibrary.org web http://www.amherstlibrary.org Summer Hours: Mon.-Thu. 9:30 - 8:30 Fri. 9:30 - 5:00; Sat. 9:30 - 12:30 Sun. CLOSED

Activities in the Children’s Room September and October 2017 STORYTIMES will begin right after Labor Day!

Family Storytime will be offered on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:00am from September 4 to Dec. 12. For preschoolers of all ages. No registration is required.

S.T.E.A.M. Storytime will be offered Wednesday afternoons at 3:30 from September 5 to Dec. 12. This is a story program especially for our primary school kids.

Come on over to the library on Wednesday afternoons for a healthy snack, some stories, and a project/craft that explores some of the principles of the world around us. The middle of the week is a great time to come and ‘check in’ at the library -- We love to see you! For ages 5-7, younger siblings are welcome to come along...

Little Listeners Lapsit Time is on break for the first two weeks of September. We’ll be starting up again on Thursday and Friday mornings at 10:30am from September 20 to December 14. For children age newborn to 30 months. No registration is required.

For storytime details, please go online to www.amherstlibrary.org and go to the Children’s Room page, call us at 673-2288, or come on down to the Children’s Room and get a copy of our Storytime Brochure.

New this year! Starting in September, we are hosting a HALLOWEEN COSTUME SWAP at the library.

It’s simple—just bring in your clean, gently used costumes to donate to the supply, and then choose a costume that’s new-to-you from the ones that others have donated. It’s a great way to recycle right here in our community! Donations will be accepted beginning Sep. 4.

Minecraft Club starts on Thursday, September 20! Join other Minecraft enthusiasts each week when we show off our skills by completing a challenge, then we’re free to work on any aspect of the game that we’re interested in. There are several computers available for use, but feel free to bring your own. This is not an instructional class, although we’re always learning from each other.

For kids ages 7 and up. Space is limited, so please register online.

Paws-for-Reading with Brook and Monica Our favorite therapy dog, Brook, and her handler Monica, will be here every other Monday from 3:30-4:30 to read with your child. If you haven’t tried it before, it’s lots of fun, and a great confidence-booster for beginning readers. Come in or call (673-2288) to make an appointment.

Coming up in October!!

We have lots of fun planned for October: *We will be kicking off a new program for kids ages 7 and up---TECH-TIME for Kids! One Friday afternoon per month, we’ll be inviting kids to come and explore our collection of S.T.E.M.-based activity kits: Snap-Circuits, Sphero, Ozmobots, and more. Oct. 26, Nov. 30, and Dec. 28 @ 3:30pm. No registration necessary. *AUTHOR VISIT/CARTOON WORKSHOP WITH MARK PARISI Tuesday, Oct. 16 @4:00pm.

In collaboration with Wilkins School, we are offering an after school extension workshop with author Mark Parisi, who will be speaking to all of the 3rd and 4th graders on Tuesday afternoon. Sign your child up for this small-group workshop, which will include an extra question-and-answer session and some drawing in-

struction from a great cartoonist. Register online at www.amherstlibrary.org. *Once again, we are celebrating all things Harry Potter for the month of October---come to the library to answer the Weekly Trivia Questions, compete for bragging rights at the All ages Harry Potter Trivia Contest on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 6:30pm and, of course, make sure to attend the 2nd Annual Harry Potter Festival—facepaint, crafts, food, contests, and fun! Saturday, Oct. 27 More details to come….! *Also, our Library Book Clubs start up again in October: Stories and Beyond is for children in grades 1 and 2. We’ll start off each session by listening to a wonderful story or two.

The second half of the program will be spent creating a craft/artwork that relates to the stories we’ve shared. Whether you love books, crafts or both, you’ll love Books and Beyond. We will meet on the first Monday of each month, and our first meeting is on Monday, October 1st at 6:30pm.

Families Read Together is for children in grades 3 and 4, with a parent. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month, and our first meeting is on Wednesday, October 10th at 6:30pm. We’ll start the year off discussing the books we read this summer, and read a book as a group for our second meeting in November.

The Great Stone Face Reviewers Club is for kids in grades 5 and 6. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, and our first meeting is Oct. 3 at 6:30pm.

Our club reads from a master list of the newest middle grade fiction and comes to meetings prepared to evaluate these books for possible inclusion on next year’s Great Stone Face List. We learn book review skills, to stand up in front of a group to give our opinions, and we always have a lot of fun!

New This Year—Let’s Get Graphic—a club for kids who love graphic novels. For kids in grades 7 and 8.

We’ll be choosing from classic superhero fiction, Japanese manga, and novels in graphic form—club members will read whichever books they like best, and try to convince other members to read what they’re reading!

Other possibilities: drawing tutorials, movie watching, video reviews for the library website…Let Miss Sarah know if you’re interested! Our first meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 6:30pm.

For book club details, please go online to www.amherstlibrary.org and go to the Children’s Room page, call us at 673-2288, or come on down to the Children’s Room and get a copy of our Book Club Brochure. Please register online for book clubs.

Also new in October: Hop into Reading with Buttercream and Julia! Monday afternoons at 3:30 Oct. 1 and Oct. 22. Sign up in the Children’s Room for a reading appointment with Buttercream, our library bunny, and her human, Julia. Julia is a Girl Scout working on her Silver Award, and hopes to encourage literacy by working with Buttercream to provide a ‘judgementfree-zone’ for emerging readers, and a welcoming audience for fluent readers who love to read aloud. Call 673-2288 ext 208 to make an appointment, or for further information.

Preschool Art at the Library Every month of the school year, a different preschool in Amherst will be displays the artwork that their students have created here at the library. Make sure to stop and take a look on your way down the stairs to the Children’s Room!

For the month of October, our contributing artists will be from Kids’ Inn. Of course, October is Halloween time, and we’ll have our huge collection of Halloween books available for borrowing.

Also, make sure to stop by for the:

No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 3:30pm –you bring a pumpkin or two, and we provide the ideas and materials. For all ages, no registration required.

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Patriotic Quilt Raffle Drawing

By Bruce B. Beckley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Interconnections come in so many ways and places. From the very intimate interactions of the 3 trillion cells in our bodies to the effects a Washington-precipitated tariff on world trade has on a North Country NH manufacturing company and the families it supports. Interconnections are an essential and unavoidable part of life in all its forms.

Connectivity is no stranger in the natural world either: the woodlot to the meadow and the meadow to the stream. What happens in one, affects the other. The song “No Man Is An Island” speaks equally to nature. Sure, there are islands, real physical islands, but even these are connected by what the ocean waters deposit on the shore and by the birds that visit to feed and breed.

There’s a natural cell or island, so to speak, in the two town area between Amherst and Merrimack, artificially segregated in name only into Grater Woods, Converse Woods and Pond Parish Town Forest. Like the cells in our bodies, this 1,500 acre tract has connections within and across its borders; good ones and some not-so-good ones.

A brief bit of history: Forests covered the land when the Red Men hunted here. Trees covered the boney soil overlying the ridge of glacially scoured granite. At the foot of the ridge ran the river, as it does today, bordered by a narrow flood plain. The natives found salmon in the river and space beside

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Program Details Who: Boys and Girls ages 11-15 (must be 11 by the start date of the program) What: Safe Sitter® Babysitter training course Where: PMEC- Moose Room When: Tuesday, November 6th Time: 9:30am - 3pm Fee: $75R; $85NR

--Course includes a participation manual, all necessary tests, and a graduation certificate after the course has been completed --A minimum of 5 participants is needed to run each course.

Pumpkin Fairy Home Creation

There’s magic in the air.... Fairy pumpkin magic! Join in the fun of transforming pumpkins into magical houses!

This once-a-year special event is not to be missed!! Ordinary pumpkins will be transformed into delightful glowing fairy houses. Items to decorate the inside and outside will be found in nature: twigs, acorns, milkweed pods and other items. Creators will take their masterpiece home in time for Halloween.

Bring Your Own Pumpkin, no larger than 12-14” round is ideal to carve and scoop out. Short, squat pumpkins work best. Keep it in the house the night before to warm up the inside so scooping it out is a more pleasant experience:) Work shirt or smock suggested.

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Left to right: Police Chief Mark Reams holding bowl of tickets sold for the AAUW Southern NH Branch patriotic quilt raffle, with Sarah Gacek, Ann Howe, Susan Hoover.

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Welcome to Frau Clark’s German Workshop! Frau Clark is a German speaking American Citizen born in Germany. She has previously taught German to children at Wilkins School and Amherst Middle School.

These before-school sessions will provide the basics for the begin-

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it for corn. Four footed critters occupied the woods as they do today.

White men pushed into the area: the Graters, Parkers, Fowlers. The forest was pushed back.

Stone walls were laid up to define new pastures and gardens. Barns and sawmills were raised by new owners. Next, as the westward movement accelerated and families moved on, the forest returned to the land it once had claimed as its own. And so it is as we have inherited it today.

The life of this contiguous area dubbed with three names, like a biological cell, is inseparable from the lives around it. On the plus side: the land is home to a wide diversity of plant and animal species, the land filters waters running on it into the river and smaller streams and recharges waters running beneath it. And, the land offers restorative powers for us humans who find in it space and beauty.

The features the area offers at the same time may place its land, water, and wildlife at risk: unguarded chemical usage, fracturing the natural space with commerce and impermeable surfaces, just too much loving of a good thing, a very good thing. All life on earth (including in Amherst) is interconnected physically and, for many, spiritually too, even in a town’s woodlot.

Amherst Recreation Programs and Events

Who: Ages 5-15 year old What: Fairy & Gnome House Building When: Sunday Oct 21st from 1-4:30 Where: PMEC Fee: $30R; $35N

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Woodlot Connectivity

NOTE: An adult (parent or guardian) must be present and ready to help with class A minimum of 10 participants is needed to run this class

Officer Sarah Gacek drew the winner. Ann Howe holding the quilt she donated. Her father, Tom Gouvalaris, retired staff sergeant, immigrant, and member of the Greatest Generation was given the quilt in 2007 while in respite care at the Manchester VA. At the time he was the oldest living veteran in the hospital. Southern NH Branch President Susan Hoover was pleased to announce over $1100 was raised for scholarships for young women intending to follow careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Math) after college graduation.

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ning student. Class time will include grammar, phonics, pronunciation and occasional worksheets.

Learning will incorporate common phrases, the German alphabet, games and FUN!!

Who: 1st-4th graders Where: Wilkins School, Classroom TBA When: 7:55- 8:25AM Thursdays

German Workshop

*Classes are held before school (7:55-8:25am) at Wilkins School. *A 2 hour delayed start to the school day will delay the start of class by the same amount of time.

(If school will start at 10:25, class will begin at 9:55)

Spanish Workshops

Welcome to Senora Rowley’s Spanish Extra Curricular Workshop!

These before-school sessions will provide basics for beginners and challenge the more advanced student.

Who: 1st-4th graders When: 7:55-8:25am Wed. 11/712/19 Where: Wilkins School, Classroom TBA

Learn to Play Ukulele

Has your child wanted to learn an instrument, but you aren’t sure you are ready to commit to the expense?

Robert Allwarden, the music specialist at Wilkins, is introducing a brand new program with Amherst Parks & Recreation: Learn to play the Ukulele!!

Who: 2nd-4th Graders* Where: After school at Wilkins When: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15

Creepy Crawly Science at PMEC

Halloween is much more than just candy! It is full of creepy science!

Bring your mad scientist lab coat or witch’s hat and learn how to bubble your cauldron, make a “ghost” hand, create your very own slime, hold a bubble, and create smoke rings out of ice and water. Anything is possible with a little science!

students When: Tuesday, October 30th Where: Peabody Mill Environment Center Ages 3-6: 9:30-10:30am Ages 6-12: 10:45-11:45am

Birthday Parties at PMEC

Create amazing birthday memories this year with a Birthday Party for your child age 3-12 at the Peabody Mill Environment Center!

We have many themes to choose from!

Adult Programs Scandinavian Gnome Making

A Gnome, Tomte or Tomtenisse is a creature from the Scandinavian folklore. He/she lives in the house or in the barn and secretly act as your guardian. If treated well they will protect you!

Please join Katarina Viebke for a magical and fun night of creating these lovable Gnomes. Katarina is a native of Sweden and has lived in Amherst for over 3 years. She is excited to share her talent for making adorable Gnomes.

The Gnomes are made of Swedish grey sheepskin, felt hat, and body from wood. Each person will make 2 gnomes, all materials are included in the price. These adorable creatures make fabulous gifts... just in time for the holidays!

A minimum of 6 is required to run this class Who: Adults When: Tue Oct 30th 6:30-8:00pm Where: PMEC, Lab Room Fee: $45.00 resident, $50.00-non resident

Hiking and Yoga in Nature

Get ready for a fun and active morning of hiking, yoga and meditation. Build strength, endurance, flexibility and balance while exploring nature and finding peace in the outdoors.

The class will consist of a 45 minute guided kike on the PMEC trails with some stops for meditation and asanas, leading back to the pond for a 45 minute outdoor guided practice.

Who: Preschool and Homeschool

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Amherst’s First Old Home Day

Musket Drill on the Common

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Commemorative Certificate

Food truck was a delicious favorite

AMHERST – The Historical Society thanks all who made Old Home Day such a success! This first-time event was filled with fun, music, games, vendors, food, and most of all good friends from throughout Amherst. Old Home Day couldn’t have happened without the help of our generous event sponsors; Amherst Garden Center, Moulton’s Market, Gilbane, McGuigan Financial, and SpeedPro Imaging!

Also thanks to many local groups who helped to make the day special including the Amherst Community Foundation, Junior Women’s Club, Amherst Lions, Amherst Garden Club, Congregational Church of Amherst, Amherst Town Library, Amherst Recreation, the Amherst Patriots Cheerleaders, Boy Scout Troop 613, the Amherst Town Band, and, of course, everyone who came out to spend part of their day attending on the village common.

Mark your calendars for next year’s Old Home Day on September 7, 2019! If you’d like to help make next year’s event bigger and better than ever, reach out to the committee historicalsociety@hsanh.org and join in on the fun of planning this great town gathering.

Fiddler, Christopher Dudley

HM 10 Re-enactors playing Bocce

Hungry diners ready for the community dinner

The Welden family of Amherst learn about uniforms and equipment

Amherst Lions Club and their popcorn machine

One of the many silent auction items to bid on

Muskets and head gear at rest

British soldier encampment

Pumpkin and gourd cairns

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Milford Area Players Present Death of a Salesman at the Amato Center Milford Area Players, winner of the 2013, 2011, and 2009 New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Production in Drama/Comedy for Community Theatre, is proud to present Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller at the Amato Center for

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Jason Crowell, Kevin Linkroum

the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon Street, Milford, NH, October 12 - 21.

Hailed as the quintessential American play, this classic Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama of a man’s desperate search for money and respect explodes with poignancy and relevance. Willy Loman desperately craves success for himself and his sons, but stark reality cannot live up to his dreams. The wall of delusions he has constructed quietly crumbles around him while a devastated and demoralized man searches in vain for a hidden path to greatness, losing the respect of his son Biff in the process.

Death of a Salesman is a masterpiece that everyone should see performed live.

The cast of Death of a Salesman includes Vick Bennison of Amherst; Deirdre Bridge of Derry; James Haupt of Hudson; Katie Collins, Sierra Jones, Elliot Owens, and Anja Parish of Manchester; Neal Blaiklock, Jason Crowell, and Kevin Linkroum of Merrimack; Devereaux Merchant of Milford; Len Deming of Nashua; and Zachary Peacock of Weare. The play is directed by Vicky Sandin of Nashua.

Death of a Salesman will be staged by the Milford Area Players for two weekends, October 12-21, with shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.

General admission tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (60+) and students. Advance tickets are available at Toadstool Bookshop and online at www.MilfordAreaPlayers.

Katie Collins, Len Deming

org. Tickets are also available at the door. The theater is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.

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Owners Sam and Jason Hackler of New Hampshire Antique Co-op

Anthony Thieme (1888-1954), Main Street, Rockport, oil on canvas

Cape Ann School & Rockport Art Tradition Exhibit MILFORD, NH – New Hampshire Antique Co-op is pleased to present The Cape Ann School & Rockport Art Tradition, a fine art exhibit and sale of paintings representative of this artistic genre.

A gallery walk, led by Jason Hackler, co-owner of New Hampshire Antique Co-op, will be held on Sunday, October 14, at 1 p.m. in the Upstairs Gallery at New Hampshire Antique Co-op. Hackler will present highlights of the exhibit and discuss featured Rockport artists of the era. Refreshments will be served. This event is held in conjunction with New Hampshire Antique Co-op’s 35th Anniversary Open House celebration weekend.

For more than a century, painters have been attracted to Cape Ann, located in the northeast coastal region of Massachusetts, as well as the small seaport towns that make up this area, including Rockport. This area presents a broad array of subject matter for artists including sailing ships, rugged beaches and waves crashing over rocks, as well as established woodlands, salt marshes and pasture.

Early painters of the Cape Ann School represented in this show include Anthony Thieme (1888-1954), a major figure in Rockport’s art history, known for his maritime and landscape works; Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972), a Cape Ann artist who wintered in Vermont, known for both his Cape Ann and New England winter paintings, Emile Gruppe (1896-1978), known for his portrayal of Gloucester’s harbor and village homes, as well as rural Vermont; and William Lester Stevens (1888-1969), Rockport’s first native-born artist.

The Cape Ann School & Rockport Art Tradition exhibit will be on view in the Upstairs Gallery at New Hampshire Antique Co-op from October 13, 2018 through January 31, 2019.

NH Antique Co-Op Celebrates 35th Anniversary MILFORD, NH - New Hampshire Antique Co-op invites you to its 35th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Open House on Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop in for cider and doughnuts, a gallery exhibit of Rockport & Cape Ann paintings, storewide savings, as well as a chance to win a $100 New Hampshire Antique Co-op gift card. All are welcome!

A highlight of the 35th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Open House is a celebratory champagne toast by owners Sam and Jason Hackler at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oc-

tober 14 in the front plaza at New Hampshire Antique Co-op. The toast by the Hacklers is in appreciation of all of the customers, dealers and staff members who have been an essential part of the shop’s growth throughout the past 35 years.

Immediately following the toast is a gallery walk with Jason Hackler in the Upstairs Gallery featuring the current exhibit, The Cape Ann School & Rockport Art Tradition.

Jason will present feature paintings in the exhibit and will pepper his talk with stories of bygone days at NHAC.

“Lazy Summer Morning” by Elizabeth Cramer

Elizabeth Craumer to Exhibit at the Jaffrey Civic Center

“Shining Through”, oil painting by Phil Bean

First Friday Welcomes Phil Bean MILFORD – On Friday October 5 at 6:30 p.m. Creative Ventures Gallery will host popular local artist Phil Bean who will demonstrate how he starts a new painting.

Viewers will watch as he develops mood, serenity and the atmospheric aspects of his painting. He quietly captures not only the scene and the season in his landscapes but also conveys that special touch that characterizes Phil Bean. Typically painting both in the studio from reference pictures as well as en plein air, he pushes intensity while maintaining a gentle subtlety, creating an appealing tension in his work.

A Signature member of the New England Watercolor Society and the Alaska Watercolor Society, Phil is best known for his oil paintings and his depiction through the use of color and light those New England scenes familiar to all of us. Using both brush and palette knife, his unique style captures the essence and the diversity of the local landscape.

Phil is a juried member of the New Hampshire Art Association and Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America, and his award-winning paintings have appeared in both national and regional exhibitions. During the month of October his work will hang in the gallery room at Creative Ventures and can be viewed during any hours during which the Gallery is open.

Light refreshments will be available.

First Friday events at Creative Ventures are offered on the first Friday of each month throughout the year, providing free-to-the-public opportunities to observe an art related demonstration or to join with other art lovers to listen to a speaker on technique or art history. Visit our website at www.creativeventuresfineart.com for additional information or call at 672-2500. Creative Ventures is located at 411 Nashua Street in Milford.

Milford artist, Elizabeth Craumer will exhibit her work, “Landscapes with a Difference” at the Civic Center beginning Oct. 19 through Nov. 16th in the Auditorium Gallery. An Opening Reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 26th at 5 pm. Free and open to the public. For Elizabeth, “art calls for simplifying nature’s complexities”, and as an artist she “strives to transfer that feeling of awe and wonder to the viewer”.

Elizabeth can be reached at betsy-

craumer@comcast.net. Her studio can be found at Creative Ventures Gallery at 411 Nashua Street in Milford, NH where viewers have the experience of visiting artists where they work daily. They also offer a variety of classes for those interested in learning. The Jaffrey Civic Center, is located at 40 Main Street, Jaffrey, New Hampshire, parking in rear. Admission is always free Informatio:, 532-6527, e-mail info@ jaffreyciviccenter.com.

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Refreshing your dining room may be nothing more complicated than simplifying your setting, breaking up your set, or just changing accents. Try it.

BEDFORD – As the try exchanging the matching armchairs with upholweather begins to change stered host chairs, or add and our entertaining goes a different piece of furnifrom the picnic table to the ture such as a buffet or dining table, we may be mirror in a painted finish looking at our dining room to give the room an unexand noticing that it could use pected pop of color. change; maybe it looks a little tired, outdated, or may3. Opposites attract: Trabe we don’t even notice it at ditional pieces can play beautifully with more all. With the holidays right modern accents, allowing around the corner, what can both the furniture and be done to make your dining Verlie Grotenhuis accessories to demand room look current, inviting, attention. The visual tenand approachable? I frequently run sion between old and new creates into this design dilemma and believe interest and keeps the room from it or not, a major overhaul may not be looking predictable. An easy way necessary. Many homes have good to refresh the formal dining room quality traditional dining furniture, is to replace the chandelier with a either inherited or purchased years more modern one, and add more ago, that is still in excellent condicontemporary artwork and boldly tion. Here are a few suggestions to scaled accessories. Swap out the help give new life to your traditional old silk flower centerpiece with a dining room. group of candlesticks, glassware, 1. Simplify the setting: Traditional dining rooms can tend to look overly formal or stuffy for today’s casual lifestyle, so relax the room by eliminating busy wallpapers, borders, and ornate window treatments.

Clearing the space of excessive patterns allows the beautiful lines and wood grain of traditional furniture to be noticed. Frame the windows with simple drapery panels extended beyond the windows to allow more light to enter the room, or use shutters to give the room a clean classic look. You might also consider changing the area rug to give the room a fresh foundation.

2. Break up “the set”: Dining furniture is often purchased in sets, but to give the dining room a new look,

or pottery gathered on a tray.

Grouping smaller items together gives them more impact than scattering them around the room, and the tray makes it easy to move the centerpiece when necessary.

Adopting one or more of these suggestions will breathe new life into your dining room, and may just inspire you to host this year’s holiday dinner.

Call me @ 472-5101 or email verlie.grotenhuis@ethanallen.com to schedule your personalized appointment – our design service is complimentary!

Ethan Allen in Bedford, NH – Locally owned and operated since 1970.

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Amherst Town Library Programs

Identity theft occurs every two seconds. Learn how to protect yourself.

Amherst Town Library – October 16

Hungrytown performers, Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall

Amherst Town Library – October 10

Hungrytown in Concert Cindy Ross will discuss her extraordinary story

Amherst Town Library – October 2

“The World Is Our Classroom” at Amherst Town Library At the Amherst Town Library Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 7:00pm a visit with author Cindy Ross “The World Is Our Classroom” -

How One Family Used Nature and Travel to Shape an Extraordinary Education.

AMHERST – Cindy’s story begins in the Rocky Mountain wilderness on a unique and extraordinary journey: two parents leading their young children 3,100 miles on the backs of llamas. This Canada-Mexico trek illustrated to Cindy and her husband what experiential education can do. Inspired by the experience, they went on to create a new way of supplementing their children’s education, focusing on two arenas for learning: the natural world and travel.

In this age of world connection, it is important to raise broad-minded and empathetic children who are knowledgeable about other cultures. To accomplish this goal, Cindy chose an unorthodox approach: she orchestrated learning opportunities for her children, Sierra and Bryce, in twelve countries.

The family traveled the world, moving about on foot and bicycle, living simply and intimately. But just as important, and more accessible for many parents, were the opportunities for learning closer to home.

These adventures brought intangible gifts: values—such as compassion, empathy, resilience, self-reliance, and gratitude, among others— not always fostered in a traditional curriculum but crucially

important to raising children.

By sharing her story, along with honest insights from her children about the importance of their unusual education, Cindy aims to empower parents to believe they can be their children’s best and most important educators. It is for parents who are seeking inspiration, who love a good story, and who are looking for an unorthodox way to raise the happiest, healthiest, and brightest children they can.

Whether you are a parent seeking inspiration for transforming your children’s educational life, or an armchair traveler who loves a good tale of adventure, you’ll be glad you came to hear Cindy discuss her book.

CINDY ROSS has written about raising children alternatively, via outdoor adventures and travel, for a variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Toronto Star, and Backpacker magazine. The author of six published books, she has lectured on the virtues of this educational approach and its effects on children’s creative minds and their thirst for learning for twenty-five years. Cindy lives in New Ringgold, Pennsylvania. Register to attend at www.amherstlibrary.org

the duo quit their boring desk jobs, moved to the green hills of Vermont, and decided to pursue a fulltime career as touring musicians.

They released their first CD, Hungrytown, in 2008; Any Forgotten Thing in 2011; and Further West in 2015. The couple continue to spend more than half of each year on the road, especially roads in North America, Europe and New Zealand.

Hungrytown’s music has received extensive radio airplay worldwide and has appeared on several television shows, including Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, IFC’s Portlandia and Netflix’s Lady Dynamite.

All adult programs offered at the Amherst Town Library are free and open to the public. However, registration is REQUIRED for each program due to space limitations. You can register for these events listed above by calling 673-2288 or visiting our website at www.amherstlibrary.org and selecting the “Community Services” tab, then click on drop down “Sign-Up for Programs.”

This year’s Boardman Concert features the Neave Trio

Amherst Town Library – November 4

Neave Trio to Perform at Amherst Town Library

Sandy Stott

Amherst Town Library – October 18

Search and Rescue in the White Mountains AMHERST – When he was two, Sandy Stott’s father carried him into the foothills of the Sierras in his backpack and he’s been going to the mountains ever since. Even in the disaffected stretch of his teen years, he knew that uphill was the direction of life, and that it felt good to climb. These years later that’s still true. Wherever he is, he hopes for a daily trail and some time on it.

Join Sandy Stott at the Amherst Town Library on Thursday, October 18 at 7:00PM. Using search and rescue incidents from his book ‘Critical Hours - Search and Rescue in the White Mountains’ and/ or from the Accidents column he writes for ‘Appalachia’, the journal of the AMC, Sandy Stott hopes to give people insights into the challenges and work of NH’s search and

AMHERST – After more than a decade of worldwide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson--otherwise known as the folk duo Hungrytown--have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting. Come to the Amherst Town Library on Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00PM to hear their gorgeous vocal harmonies.

Hungrytown’s introduction to folk music came when a close friend--who died young due to a tragic misdiagnosis--entrusted to them her collection of 1960s folk albums and her guitar (which has since been featured on all of their albums). Inspired by the grit and true-to-life experiences she heard in these traditional ballads, Rebecca Hall was inspired to write the lyrics that later became her first songs, aided by Ken Anderson’s flair for musical arrangement. Soon afterwards, Hall released two solo albums, Sings! (1999) and Sunday Afternoon (2002), both produced by Anderson. In the winter of 2003,

rescue professionals and volunteers.

In all seasons and often at night, these rescuers put down whatever they are doing, pick up the readypacks and head into the mountains to help those of us in trouble. And there seem to more of us bumping into difficulty each year. Who are those of us encountering trouble and who are these rescuers and what are their experiences?

All adult programs offered at the Amherst Town Library are free and open to the public. However, registration is REQUIRED for each program due to space limitations. You can register for these events listed above by calling 673-2288 or by visiting our website at www.amherstlibrary.org and selecting the “Community Services” tab, then click on drop down “Sign-Up for Programs.”

AMHERST – The Trustees of the Amherst Town Library welcome the public to this year’s Anna Boardman Concert Series on Sunday, November 4th at 5:00 p.m.

The Neave Trio with violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and Pianist Eri Nakamura will present a program of music including Trio in D major, Op.1 by Erich Korngold and Trio in G minor Op.110 by Robert Schumann.

“Neave” is a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant’, both of which WQXR claims applies to this trio’s music making. The Boston Musical Intelligencer included Neave in its “Best of 2014” and “Best of 2016” roundups, claiming “their unanimity, communication, variety of touch, and expressive sensibility rate first tier.”

Neave has performed and held residencies at concert series and festivals worldwide and has appeared frequently as soloists for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with orchestras across the country. In

the fall of 2017, the Trio joined the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College as an Alumni Artists, Faculty Ensemble-in-Residence.

Highlights of their 2018-19 season include a residency at the University of Virginia, and concerts at Chamber Music Corvallis, Valley Classical Concerts, Center for the Arts Music Series, Northeastern Illinois University’s Jewel Box Series, Rochester Institute of Technology’s Performing Artists Concert Series, and Leaf Peeper Concert Series, among others.

The concert is free and open to the public but reservations are required due to limited seating. All are welcome to stay after the concert to meet the musicians and enjoy refreshments provided by the Friends of the Library and the Trustees.

Reservations can be made by calling the library at 6732288 or visiting the library’s home page at www.amherstlibrary.org.

Identity Theft 101 at the Amherst Town Library AMHERST – Did you know that it is estimated that one incidence of identity fraud occurs every two seconds? Or that the Federal Trade Commission ranks it a top consumer complaints throughout the United States?

Come to the Amherst Town Library on Tuesday, October 16 at 1:00PM to learn what you need to know about identity theft: how it occurs, how to prevent it, and what to do if you become a victim. Presented by Citizens Bank.

All adult programs offered at the Amherst Town Library are free and open to the public. However, registration is REQUIRED for each program due to space limitations. You can register for these events listed above by calling 673-2288 or by visiting our website at www.amherstlibrary.org and selecting the “Community Services” tab, then click on drop down “Sign-Up for Programs.”

Amherst Town Library – October 23

Low Carb Recipes for Weight Loss and Vitality AMHERST – Are you trying to lose weight? Are you at risk of pre-diabetes and looking to cut carbs? Join Liz Barbour at the Amherst Town Library on Tuesday, October 23 6:30-8:30PM for a slide presentation and cooking demonstration.

Lowering your daily carbohydrates will not only help you lose weight, but a lower-carb diet can solve common health problems many of us suffer from. Learn how to successfully start a low-carb diet and see how easy it is to stick with it. Chef Liz Barbour will teach you how to fill your refrigerator and pantry with low-carb foods to help you stop cravings and satisfy your hunger so you eat less. Liz will demonstrate her favorite lowcarb recipes that you can recreate at home to help you love this healthy, delicious way of cooking and eating. And of course, she’ll share tasty samples with everyone!

Liz Barbour has been cooking professionally in the Boston area since 1992 and started The Creative Feast in 2004. Liz’s cooking demonstrations and recipes have been featured on New Hampshire Chronicle, Channel 9”s “Cook’s Corner,” and in various publications including New Hampshire Magazine. In 2017, Liz published her first cookbook, Beautifully De-

Example of a low carb dish

licious: Cooking with Herbs & Edible Flowers.

Because of the perennial popularity of Liz Barbour’s programs, this event is limited to Amherst Town Library cardholders. If you are eligible for a card and don’t have one, visit the library to sign-up.

All adult programs offered at the Amherst Town Library are free and open to the public. However, registration is REQUIRED for each program due to space limitations. You can register for these events listed above by calling 673-2288 or by visiting our website at www.amherstlibrary.org and selecting the “Community Services” tab, then click on drop down “Sign-Up for Programs.”

Be safe this winter and reduce risks operating a generator at home

Amherst Town Library – October 29

Portable Generator Safety Soon the squirrelpocalypse will be past and winter storms will be upon us. If you have a portable generator or you are thinking of buying or upgrading your generator, come to the Amherst Town Library on Monday, October 29 at 7:00PM for a program on Portable Generator Safety.

Amherst Fire and Rescue Chief, Matt Conley and Souhegan CERT Coordinator, Don Holden will teach you about the different types of generators including the new inverter generators, their appropriateness for your needs, options for wiring the generators to your house, and the safe placement and operation of generators. One of the risks of using any fuel burning engine is carbon

monoxide poisoning. This odorless gas kills thousands each year. You will learn how to reduce the risk of CO poisoning, how to detect and respond to CO poisoning as well as the resources available to you online and from your Fire Department.

All adult programs offered at the Amherst Town Library are free and open to the public. However, registration is REQUIRED for each program due to space limitations. You can register for these events listed above by calling 673-2288 or visiting our website at www.amherstlibrary.org and selecting the “Community Services” tab, then click on drop down “Sign-Up for Programs.”

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Civic Groups & Organizations October 23

AAUW Fall Branch Meeting at The Black Forest Cafe AMHERST – The Southern NH Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its Fall Branch Meeting at The Black Forest Cafe, 212 Route 101, Amherst on Tuesday, October 23, at 5:15 p.m. The evening will begin with a social time. Each person may order from the regular dinner menu with separate checks. President Susan Hoover will open the meeting at 6:15 p.m. The program will start about 6:45 p.m. Current members and anyone interested in learning more about the organization are invited to attend. If you would like to attend the dinner and meeting, or have questions about the organization, contact Susan Hoover at 603-213-6601; e-mail susnhoover@aol.com.

The program will focus on the development of the New Hampshire Women’s History Trail, and

the walking tour of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail that offers information about sites of Black historical interest in the city. Also included in the program will be the story of the first book written and published by an African American woman, Harriet Wilson (18251900). Her novel, “Our Nig, or Sketches From the Life of a Free Black”, considered autobiographical, was published anonymously in Boston in 1859. Though free she was treated very poorly while living and working as a servant for a family in Milford. There is a statue of Ms. Wilson in Bicentennial Park in Milford. Participants are encouraged to read the book beforehand. The evening will end at about 8 p.m. as the restaurant closes.

AAUW’s focus is equity and education for women and girls. Founded in 1881, AAUW advances eq-

uity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. The Southern New Hampshire Branch provides scholarships for young women who are pursuing college degrees with the intent to follow STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Math) careers after graduation. In addition, the branch also hosts a book discussion group and Meet and Eat social evenings. In early February 2019, for the seventh consecutive year, they will sponsor the annual Candidates Night giving the public a chance to meet and hear the positions of candidates running for offices on the Amherst ballot in March. AAUW is a non-partisan non-political organization that never endorses candidates or specific parties.

Seeking Artists to Exhibit in October “Crisp Fall Colors,” a Multi Artist Show

Interested in having an art show at the Amherst Town Library, contact Sharron April at FOLArtists@ gmail.com for more information. We are booking monthly exhibits for 2019. Solo, joint, and multi artist show opportunities. Looking for a wide variety of mediums and styles.

Also looking for October 2018, artists to participate in a multi artist show “Crisp Fall Colors”. Looking for works that embody that autumn feeling, can be any medium or style.

Amherst Garden Club AM Meeting – Nov. 4th

Amherst Garden Club Presents Designing Edible Arrangements Do you have an artistic flair and a love for great food? Join the Amherst Garden Club on Thursday, November 1 and indulge both passions by learning how to create edible centerpieces that will delight your guests.

Culinary historian, food designer, and former TV chef for Boston’s Good Day Show Lou Greenstein will show us how to create holiday-inspired edible centerpieces using carved vegetables and fruits.

Lou’s 42-year career in food service started in the test kitchen and classrooms at UMass, where he studied restaurant management.

He went on to direct food service at Southern New Hampshire University, was an area director for a national catering company, and has managed hotels, country clubs, and restaurants.

His media experience includes TV chef, author, and columnist.

Lou was a regular on Boston’s Good Day Show for 14 years, has written about food for The Boston Globe and Bon Appétit, and has authored two books, The Mystic Seaport Bakery Recipe Sampler and À La Carte:

Lou Greenstein

A Tour of Dining History.

Following the program, Lou’s edible creations will be raffled off!

The meeting will take place at 9:15 am at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 303 Route 101, Amherst.

Following the business meeting and refreshments, the program will begin at 10:30. The public is welcome to attend with no fee.

Amherst Garden Club PM Meeting – Nov. 4th

Holiday Decorations With Mary Salmon Long time Amherst Garden Club member, Mary Salmon will be the “Holiday Decorations” presenter for the November 1 evening meeting of the club.

The inspirations for her imaginative decorations come from nature and her presentation will help jump-start your own holiday decorating ideas!

Mary is a master gardener as well as an experienced floral arranger and has a passion for passing along her ideas and the process it takes from turning the ideas into inspiration and then moving from a concept to a fine holiday decoration!

The meeting will take place at 7:00 pm at Parkhurst Place, 11 Veterans Road, Amherst, NH. The public is welcome to attend with no fee.

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Garden Club October 4th

In addition, Phil volunteers his time through coordinating two Christmas Bird Counts for National Audubon, runs an annual Breeding Bird Survey route for the USGS, and sits on various state and regional bird and wildlife committees.

He is a winner of several birding competitions including NJ Audubon’s World Series of Birding, Mass Audubon’s Superbowl of Birding, and NH Audubon’s Birdathon.

Phil is a graduate of Rutgers University in Natural Resource Management and has completed Master’s work in Conservation Biology

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at Antioch University New England.

He resides in Hancock, NH with his wife and their two young children, where they tend a peach orchard and steward 22 beautiful acres.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 4 at 7:00 pm at Parkhurst Place, 11 Veterans Road, Amherst, NH. The public is welcome to attend with no fee.

Weather Note: If Amherst schools are cancelled due to weather, the club’s Daytime Meeting will also be cancelled. If schools are only delayed, the Daytime meeting will be held as scheduled.

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Saving Our One-Room Schoolhouses: What’s In It For Us? Monday, October 15, 7:30 PM at the Wigwam Museum AMHERST – New England’s oneroom schoolhouses have a cherished past and an uncertain future. Susan Fineman will outline the reasons why people fall in love with oneroom schoolhouses and work so hard to save them. From their humble beginnings to current efforts at costly preservation, there are compelling reasons for people’s preservation efforts.

All are welcome to this FREE event, and refreshments will be served, so please join us at the Historical Society’s Wigwam Museum on the corner of Middle and Cross Streets.

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Church Raises Funds to Preserve Town’s Historic Meetinghouse Project will update the building used by the church and the community AMHERST ”It’s so clear Major repairs, that we can’t renovations, and wait any longer remodeling of to address basic the Congregasafety and prestional Church of ervation issues Amherst UCC of our magnifare in the works! icent old meetThe church has inghouse,” says launched a CapDoug Topliffe, ital Campaign co-chair for to preserve the the capital iconic 224 yearcampaign to old building on fund the renthe town green. ovations. CoAs of September chair Susan 24, the church Holden agrees: has raised a sig“This building nificant sum tois priceless. It ward its $850,000 is incumbent goal and is now upon us, those seeking contriwho are livbutions from ing in Amherst the community 2nd Meetinghouse, Amherst and using this to help preserve building -- even and enhance one of the town’s most if it’s just to gaze upon while walktreasured historic buildings. ing the dog, at the Christmas Tree What is now the Congregation- Lighting or trick or treating on Halal Church of Amherst UCC has al- loween -- to ensure its future for ways been an essential part of the those who will come after us.” fabric of the community. CompletThe church’s mission statement ed one year before the start of the reflects its commitment and reAmerican Revolution, the building sponsibility to the town: “Grounded served as both the town church and in God’s Love, Serving Neighbors meetinghouse, and was the center Near and Far, Welcoming to All.” of life in the rural village. When Through this Capital Campaign, the separation of church and state neighbors near and far are ensurrequired the building be sold, the ing that the necessary repairs and Congregational Church purchased renovations will allow the historic it from the town in 1832. Under an meetinghouse to continue to serve unusual agreement, the town still all and welcome all. retains ownership of the bell, clock, For more information or quesand tower, and the town seal fea- tions about contributing to the tures the church steeple.

Capital Campaign, please contact The landmark meetinghouse re- Doug Topliffe (dtopliff@rcn.com, mains an integral part of the Am- 673-7346) or Susan Holden (bagherst landscape and community life nara-thornton@comcast.net, 566today. It continues to be the setting 2394). Donations may be made by for countless weddings, funerals, visiting http://www.ccamherst. memorial services, and meetings. It org/capcampaign/ and clicking on is the home of the Preschool in the the “donate” button, or by sending Village, hosts Boy and Girl Scout a check made payable to the Controops, Community Suppers, AA, gregational Church of Amherst, Breakfast with Santa, the Histor- 11 Church Street, Amherst, noting ical Society of Amherst, Amherst “Capital Campaign” on the memo Junior Women, Friends of the Li- line. The campaign is also accepting brary book sale, Amherst Library pledges that may be paid off over Children’s Summer Reading Cele- the next three years. For more inbration, Atherton Commons Board formation about the church, conof Directors, Let Go Your Summer tact andrea@ccamherst.org, call Mind (summer camp), Red Cross 673-3231, or visit www.ccamherst.

Blood Drives, choral and organ con- org. certs open to all, and many other community events.

Centuries-old buildings require constant vigilance and loving care.

Past congregations and community residents have always understood this and have done their part to keep the meetinghouse in good repair. However, the last major renovation was 20 years ago and there is now much to be done. Critical to the safety of the building, a new fire suppression system is currently being installed. The electrical system must be updated. The kitchen, used by countless outside groups as well as by the church members, is a center for hospitality and in need of major renovation. The old windows in the meetinghouse need repair and rebuilding.

Absentee Ballots

Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The polls will be open from 6AM to 8PM at Souhegan High School.

Absentee ballots are available to registered voters of the town.

NH law requires that you vote in person at the polls unless you declare one of the following absences: 1) You plan to be absent on election day from the town where you are domiciled.

2) You cannot appear in public because of observance of a religious commitment.

3) You are unable to vote due to a disability.

4) You cannot appear at any time during polling hours at the polling place because an employment obligation. For the purposes of this application, the term “employment” shall include the care of children and infirm adults, with or without compensation.

Any person who votes or attempts to vote using an absentee ballot who is not entitled to vote by absentee ballot shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. RSA 657:24

Absentee ballots may be requested in person at the town clerk’s office from 9AM to 3PM, Monday through Friday and Tuesday night from 4:30 to 6:30 and up to 5PM on Monday, Sept.10 , 2018.

They must be returned by 5PM on Election Day, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Absentee ballots may be requested by mail by submitting an application to our office.

Absentee ballots may be mailed to the Town Clerk’s office or delivered in person. If the voter cannot return the ballot, a family member may return the ballot but an Absentee Ballot Return Form (RSA 657:17) must be signed.

Absentee ballots cannot be returned to other departments in the Town Hall and will not be accepted by other department employees.

Applications can be found at www.amherstnh.gov and scanned and emailed to ndemers@amherstnh.gov, or mailed to: Town Clerk PO Box 960 Amherst NH 03031 Or picked up at the office during regular business hours.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Elections on Tuesday, November 6th, The Amherst Citizen will publish on Thursday, November 1st. Deadline is the week prior, October 23rd.

The Memory Tree 2018 AMHERST – The lighting of the Memory Tree is a 24 year-old tradition in our community sponsored by the Amherst Garden Club. The tree sits on the town common and is decorated with tiny white lights in remembrance of loved ones who have passed.

For a small donation, anyone may have a loved one recognized on the Memory Tree. The tree will be lit during the Amherst Tree Lighting Festival on December 7th and will remain lit into the New Year.

Names of the remembered are posted on a large sign beside the tree.

Each year money donated is used to fund a worthy community cause that aligns with the mission of the Amherst Garden Club. The club’s mission is to provide education, resources and networking opportu-

nities while promoting the love of gardening, civic landscaping and environmental responsibility. Last year, proceeds went to The Amherst Garden Shed Project and to the Master Gardener Free Seed Program that distributed seed packets to 175 schools and youth programs in NH. Donations are $10.00 for an individual or $25.00 for a family and may be sent to The Memory Tree/ Amherst Garden Club, P.O. Box 694, Amherst, NH 03031 and must be received by December 3th.

Thank you for your support of this tradition of remembering loved ones and supporting our community. Stop by, enjoy the beautiful tree and read the names of those remembered.

MEMORY TREE 2018 Print Donor’s Name Clearly:________________________________________ Donor’s email address:____________________________________________ Phone #_________________________________________________________ Name of person/s to be remembered:__________ Family - e.g. The John Smith Family - $25.00 (per family) The Family Individual Name – e.g. Smith, John - $10.00 (per Individual Name) Last Name_______________________ First Name______________________ Last Name_______________________ First Name______________________ Last Name_______________________ First Name______________________ Last Name_______________________ First Name______________________

Please make checks payable to: The Memory Tree/Amherst Garden Club PO Box 694, Amherst, NH 03031 Deadline: Please return by Monday, December 3, 2018. Thank you!

Need more info? Contact: Barb Dalrymple @345-7101 or Deb Curran @673-6339 or Andrea Maniglia @ 801-7532.

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Hollis Apple Festival is Everything Apples!

The Hollis Apple Festival and Town Band concert is Sunday, October 7th, 2-4 pm amid the colonial town buildings surrounding the Hollis town green, 2 Monument Sq. A time of celebration ushering in fall and the local apple harvest unfolds with everything apple!

Fifty-one years ago the Hollis Town Band baked and sold apple pie slices at their fall concerts as an additional attraction for attendees.

Joining forces years later, the Hollis Woman’s Club manages the Apple Festival food production and sale while the town musical group entertains. From a slice of pie and engaging music to apple crisps, pie, artisans, games and more the festival has blossomed into a full afternoon of fruit-filled fun.

The signature homemade apple crisps, pies, homemade Doc Davis ice cream and brass performance highlight the festivities but are only the beginning. Apples are everywhere. Upon arriving red informational apple signs greet you along with apple/strawberry apron clad woman’s club volunteers. In addition to coffee and water, hot and

cold apple cider is served. A sea of cadmium red visibly cloaks the band reminding us of the seasonal hues.

Leisurely stroll through the historic center lined with artisans and booths. You may find the perfect apple photograph, watercolor painting or pair of earrings. Children will enjoy the apple face painting (rainbows and footballs too), apple ring toss, apple putts, an Apple Festival pocket lady with an apron bulging with trinkets, robotics demonstrations and apple themed stories in the children’s library just a few steps away. Bring a chair or use those provided, relax and tap your foot to the lively concert.

To complete the day, stop by the adjacent apple orchards and pick a basket of your favorite variety to savor for the upcoming week. Everything is apples!

The Hollis Woman’s Club and Town Band cordially invite you to a day of autumn activities with old and new band favorites. Rain location is the Hollis Middle School, 25 Main St. For more information visit www.holliswomansclub.org.

G.I.R.L. Expo NH Offers Everything Exciting for Girls BEDFORD – Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains will host G.I.R.L. Expo New Hampshire: Everything Exciting for Girls at the NH Sportsplex in Bedford on Saturday, October 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The expo is open to the public and includes performances, handson exhibits, free workshops, giveaways, and more.

This year’s expo offers G.I.R.L.s (Go Getters, Innovators, Risk-Takers, Leaders)™ ages 5 to 18 plenty of opportunities to broaden their interests in the outdoors, STEM, healthy living and life skills through interactive activities, plus hands-on workshops for girls and their families.

This year’s expo features performances by Kristina Lachaga, Meredith Rojas of Selfie-Made and Digitours, Miss Teen New Hampshire, Subzero Ice Cream, the McGonagle School of Irish Dance, and the AmeriKids baton twirlers, plus the Girl Scout Pastry Chef Competition.

Among the hands-on activities and workshops are bread-baking with King Arthur Flour, FIRST robotics, Zumba and line dance, Canvas Roadshow painting, Under the Sea crafts, financial literacy with Citizens Bank, cooking demos with Hannaford, reading with the author of Mouse Scouts, Restaurant Olympics with the NH Lodging and Restaurant Association, archery,

Airsoft riflery, the mountain bike zone, underwater robots, pottery wheel demos, computer programming with Raspberry Pi (Comcast), and more! Over 100 exhibitors will give everyone a chance to connect with local businesses and organizations and learn more about programs and services in their communities.

“G.I.R.L. Expo is the perfect opportunity for girls and their families to connect with one another and explore the incredible opportunities that girls have through Girl Scouting,” said Patricia Mellor, CEO. “Girls will get the chance to try new things, challenge themselves in new ways, and discover ways to build their confidence while having fun.”

Tickets are available by calling (888) 474-9686, at the door, and online at http://bit.ly/gexpo2018. Lead sponsors are the NH Sportsplex, Catholic Medical Center, The Common Man Family of Restaurants, and Stonyfield Yogurt.

Through Girl Scouting, girls learn to face challenges head on, embrace failure as a learning opportunity, create lasting relationships, and find solutions to social issues—all while building the skills and courage they need to take the lead every day and empower themselves for life. To learn more about GSGWM and about becoming a Girl Scout visit www.girlscoutsgwm.org.

Everett John Merriman

Natalia Scott enjoys everything at the Hollis Apple Festival!

Nashua Historical Society

French-Canadian Genealogy Research

Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors beginning with the basics of French-Canadian genealogy research will be explored by Muriel Normand and Gerry Savard from the American-Canadian Genealogical Society at The Nashua Historical Society on Tuesday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. They will provide a brief overview of the research tools and techniques peculiar to French-Canadian research. As well as introduce you to the wealth of resources at the American-Canadian Genealogical Society that can help you trace your ancestry. The Nashua Historical Society is located at 5 Abbott Street, Nashua. For more information, please check our website http://nashuahistoricalsociety.org/

The June Caron Photograph Identification Day

The Nashua Historical Society is happy to be participating in Art Walk 2018 as Nashua celebrates local arts. This year we will be holding a June Caron Photo Identification Day for photographs she collected between 1967 and 1999 when she worked at Nashua Parks and Recreation Department a division of Public Works. We will be seeking the assistance of the Nashua public to identify people in the photos as well as the events such as planting ceremonies, playgrounds, playground equipment, etc.

In addition to the photographs, June Caron’s scrapbooks from that time will also be on display. In addition to the photo identification, the Abbot-Spalding House Museum and Speare Memorial Museum will be open for tours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 13 and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 14.

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er was farming about 80 acres but planned to add more. Walker’s 34 Registered Guernsey cows were pastured all summer on less than 12 acres of ladino.” (Milford Cabinet, 16 Oct. 1958, p. 1.) Just before he moved out of town, he was one of only eight dairy farmers remaining in Amherst. Mr. Walker served on the Amherst school board 1957 through July 1962 (4.5 years).

Silos

In the mid 20th century, there was a 40 x 16 foot tile silo during the tenure of dairy farmer Walker; he erected a second silo in 1958. They no longer exist. (An archaeological dig today would unearth silo tiles several yards west of the big barn.)

Barn Renovation Barn (1886) at 377 Boston Post Road, back entrance (west gable end) and back (north) side.

production. Therefore this district offers exceptional opportunities to those who wish to engage in dairying. An interesting story is connected with the 70 acre farm of S. F. Merrill. He began eight years ago with obligations in excess of $4,000.

Today he has cancelled every obligation, has money in the bank, has bought himself a larger farm with 80 acres in tillage; his first farm has doubled in value; he has a large herd of cattle and seems to be on the rapid road to wealth.”

Caption on photo of cows grazing says: “The Dairy is the Main Dependence of the Hillsboro County Farmers. … Mr. Merrill of Amherst … [has a] Herd of 30 Cattle ...”

Sumner F. Merrill (1889-1979) purchased 75 acre farm at 377 BPR in 1919. In 1930, when he was a founding member of the Hillsboro County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Merrill had 25 Holsteins.

He sold the Boston Post Road place in 1944, enlarged to include land on the other side of the river, on Stearns road.

James Ransom Walker (19201994), who owned and occupied the farm from 1949 to 1965, also distin-

Obituaries

For those who appreciate the contribution of old barns to the rural character of Amherst, a debt of gratitude is owed to George P. Bates (d. Feb. 2018 aged 86) of Weston, Mass., for the survival of this one.

Bates was owner or president of Tuckahoe Turf Farms at the time he bought this farm in 1981 and

used the fertile river bottom land to grow sod grass. The large barn was renovated and strengthened in early1980s – with a reproduced cupola – by Kokko Builders of Milford for Bates. The cow weathervane dates from that time. The dilapidated connecting shed between house and barn was torn down in 1981.

Although Bates never lived here, he owned until 1991.

Comments to Katrina: email to HistoricAmherstNH @juno.com

More about this farm:

See Newsletter of Historical Society of Amherst, N.H., Oct. 2011, “The Eber Lawrence – George W. Fletcher House and Farm at 377 Boston Post Road, bounded by Souhegan River, in Cricket Corner District” by Katrina Holman, p. 3-10. It should be of particular value to anyone interested in history of farming in Amherst as it covers the creation of this farm in 1765 through use as summer boarding house for city folk in the 1870s through its use as a leading dairy farm in 1920-1965 to use as turf farm in 1980s.

guished himself as a farmer. The Milford Cabinet on 4 May 1950 (p.

7) carried this bit of “Farm News” by the County Agent: “James Walker of Amherst has been awarded the ... trophy for being the outstanding young Guersey Breeder in New Hampshire. ... Contestants must be under 35 years of age and own and care for herds of Guensey cattle. Mr. Walker, who is 30 years of age, started farming in 1941, on the C. S. Henry farm in Hollis. A year ago last fall he purchased the Sumner Merrill farm in Amherst, then owned by Fred Willard. Mr. Walker now owns 45 head of purebred Guernsey cattle and raised all of them except one animal. He did advanced registry and dairy herd improvement association testing for four years. The highest record by any of his cows was 10,980 lbs. of milk and 489 lbs. of butterfat for ten months on twice a day milking.”

In the “Green Pastures” competition of the Hillsborough County Extension Service in 1958, Walker won first place out of 20 farms, due to high yielding alfalfa, turned into George W. Fletcher House (18th century), named for owner at time of 1858 ensilage, plus superior stands of la- map, at 377 Boston Post Road, Amherst, occupied as a farm on the Souhedino pasture. At that time, Walk- gan River since 1765.

Everett John er—and pushing Merriman of those around him Amherst, NH, to keep up. As a loving and bebrother he did evloved son, brotherything he could er, grandson, to support his sisnephew, friend ter to be her best and teammate, and as a teampassed away unmate he was alexpectedly on ways encouragJuly 16, 2018. He ing. is survived by his His physical sister, Anya, and presence will be his parents Lori deeply missed but Mix and Allen he leaves behind Merriman. beautiful remindEverett aters of the amaztended Amherst ing person he schools, The Derwas and all that Everett Merriman ryfield School he had achieved and the Green in just 15 short Mountain Valley years. His memoSchool in Waitsfield, VT. ry will continue to push us forward Everett was an intense lover of to live life fully. the outdoors and felt most at home A Memorial Service will be held in the mountains. He was an avid at noon on Saturday, October 6, skier, hiker and mountain biker. He 2018 in the main lodge at Crotched ski raced for Crotched Mountain Mountain Ski & Ride in Benningand GMVS. He completed New ton, NH. Hampshire’s 48 peaks above 4000 Memorial donations in Everfeet in 2017 with his father. Everett ett’s name can be made to the to was creative and artistic. Photog- the National Winter Activity Cenraphy and gardening were his out- ter (NWAC) to provide children lets. Always observant and seeking the opportunity to experience and to understand. Forever generating love skiing, online at the followideas and undertaking projects to ing link: http://winter4kids.org/ achieve them. Over the years he had loving-memory-everett-merriman/ developed a keen sense of humor Arrangements are in the care of that was witty and lighthearted. Smith & Heald Funeral Home, He’d become the master of the pun. 63 Elm Street, Milford. To share If it was worth doing, it was worth a memory or offer a condolence, doing as fully as possible. Push- please go to www.smith-heald.com ing to be better, stronger and fast-

Linda T. Cummings Linda T. CumNH. Her greatmings, 67, resiest love was for dent of Amherst, her family and NH, died on Sepspending time tember 14, 2018 with her grandat the Elliot Hoschildren whom pital, Manchesshe cherished. ter, NH. In addition to She was born her father, famin Worcester, ily members inMA on March 24, clude her hus1951, a daughter band of 45 years, of Joseph E. HeEdward S. Cumbert of Worcesmings III of Amter, MA and the herst; a daughter, late Viola (GlovKristine Cumer) Hebert. She mings of Amwas raised and herst; a son and educated in Updaughter-in-law, Linda Cummings ton, MA and Scott and Theregraduated from sa Cummings of Nipmuc Regional Mansfield, MA; High School, Class of 1969. two grandchildren, Connor and Linda made her home in Am- Makayla; and a sister and brotherherst for the past 31 years and had in-law, Sandra and James Larivee of formerly lived in Shrewsbury, MA. Auburn, MA. She attended The CongregationBurial will be in Meadowview al Church of Shrewsbury, MA and Cemetery, Amherst, at a later date.

Amherst, NH. Donations in her memory may be She had been employed as an of- made to Dartmouth-Hitchcock, fice manager for 27 years in the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, OfPhysical Therapy Clinic at Hamp- fice of Development, One Medical shire Hills, Milford.

Center Drive, HB 7070, Lebanon, She and her family shared an in- NH 03756-0001. To share a memterest in Model A Fords, sailing ory or offer a condolence, please go and were long time members of the to www.smith-heald.com Masabesic Yacht Club in Auburn,

Nancy Eleanor Yaufman Jones Beloved wife, strumental in mother, and creating and adgrandmother ministrating the died Septemfirst non-profber 18th. Nanit preschool for cy was born Nothe children of vember 1, 1930 the Belgrade in Brooklyn, New area. Nancy also York; the daughhelped to create ter of Warden the first MethJames Yaufman odist Church and Charlotte ElMemorial Gareanor Noakes. den in the state Nancy attended of Maine. NanFort Hamilton cy and Russell High School and returned to the graduated from A m herst/M i lWilkes Universiford, NH area in ty, Wilkes Barre, 2004.

Nancy Jones PA. While at colRuss preceded lege Nancy met Nancy in death J. Russell (Russ) on 4/24/09. She Jones and after graduating they is survived by her four children were married on February 3, 1951 and their spouses: Nanci and Wilin St. John’s Episcopal Church, Fort liam Butler of Amherst, NH; Steven Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York. and Joanne Jones of Livingston, NJ; Nancy and Russ moved to Green- Robert and Elizabeth Jones of Bevville, Ohio where she was a member erly, MA; and Richard Jones and of the Eastern Star. After moving Susan Bonde of South Windsor, back to New York and New Jersey, CT. She is further survived by her Nancy was a Girl Scout leader and grandchildren: Lindsay (Sasanka), PTA Chairman. In 1976 the fam- Courtney, Forrest, Olivia, Camerily moved to Amherst, NH where on, Alexandra, Matthew, and Leishe was Advertising Manager for a lani; and great grandchildren Elara national publishing firm and Pres- and Neve. Nancy is also survived ident of the Milford Amherst Pro- by her beloved sister and brotherfessional Woman’s Club. in-law, Lorraine & Clyde McBride In 1987 Nancy designed the cou- of Naples Florida, and her sisterple’s cherished lake home on Great in-law Alice Ann Winner of Bronx, Pond in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. New York.

During her Maine years, Nancy beA celebration of Nancy’s life will came a charter member of the Unit- be held in the spring at the Memoried Methodist Union Church where al Garden of the United Methodist she served seven years on the ad- Church of Belgrade Lakes, Maine. ministrative council. She was in-

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Mont Vernon Artisans to Participate in 13th Annual NH Open Doors – a New Hampshire Touring and Shopping Event November 3 & 4 MONT VERNON - The Mont Vernon Artisans are participating in the 13th NH Open Doors, a New Hampshire touring and shopping event that is happening on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4. During this weekend artists, craftspeople, farms, retail shops and other businesses throughout the state are opening their doors and featuring special activities for all ages, including craft demonstrations, food samplings, special sales, and more. Fall is a great time of year to tour New Hampshire’s scenic highways and country roads, and to shop (tax-free) for New Hampshire-made gifts.

We are located in the heart of historic Mont Vernon at both the Town Hall and next door at the Fire Station, 1 S. Main Street, Route 13, Mont Vernon, NH 03057. We are open daily from 10 to 4. Browse

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our work, enjoy light refreshments, and purchase a raffle ticket for one of two fabulous baskets of original artisan work, all proceeds benefit a local Mont Vernon charity. Visitors will meet 18 artists and artisans while shopping unique creations in fine silver and hand sculpted jewelry, woodworking, knife making, leather and textiles, pottery, stained glass, oils, acrylics, watercolors, paper, photography and more. You will find us at the Fire Station & Town Hall. Our artists and artisans include brand new artisans, and juried League members. Complete your shopping for the holiday season early!

Plan a tour using the Fall NH Open Doors interactive map

NH Open Doors is a self-guided event; visitors create their own driving routes and visit the participants

Amherst Recreation Programs and Events

Class will meet at the kiosk in the PMEC parking lot at 9am on Sundays!

Power Barre & Cardio Barre Coming in October...

Power Barre is a ballet inspired fitness class that strengthens and tones the entire body.

The hour class will be high intensity with low impact choreographed to fun music. NO dance experience is required and modifications can be made for all levels.

When: Tuesday mornings 9:3010:30 AM Cardio Barre is a unique, high energy/no impact exercise class that combines barre work and light weights with continual fat burning motion and cardio blasts. Central to the workout are toning and resistance exercises for the butt, legs, torso, core and arms to sculpt muscles and elongate the appearance of your body. It is a great combination of strength and cardio conditioning that allows you to get everything

you need in just an hour workout.

When: Thursday Mornings 10-11am

Tennis for Adults

Join us on the courts for adult tennis lessons! These lessons are for Beginner and/or Intermediate players. Please bring your own racquet and we will supply the tennis balls.

Who: Adults 18 and up Where: Davis Lane Tennis Courts When: Visit website

True Potential

TRUE POTENTIAL is a program designed specifically for women which encompasses nutrition, result-based workouts and mindfulness. The workout is a high intensity interval-based total body workout, which uses a cardio/strength/core format, ending with a moment of quiet reflection.

Three class times: 7:45-8:45am at PMEC on M/W/F 9:00-10:00am at PMEC on M/W/F 7:00-8:00pm at SHS on T/Th

and locations that interest them. To help visitors plan their self-guided tour, the NH Open Doors website -NHOpenDoors.com - has an interactive map that lists participants by region. Each listing describes what each participant will be offering, and a custom-designed Google map showing the location of each participant with detailed driving directions. The website also features recommended itineraries suggested by NH Open Doors participants that highlight different areas of the state. Because NH Open Doors participants are located allover the state, visitors have an opportunity to explore at least one part of the state that is new to them.

Passport Contest for Visitors

As an added incentive, visitors are encouraged to enter the NH Open Doors Passport for a chance

We offer three class options for Adult Yoga with long-time instructor, Leslie Formby. Make time for yourself with exercise and mediation and choose the one that works for your schedule!

Tuesdays at PMEC, 8am-9:15am Wednesdays at SHS, 6:30-7:45pm Thursdays at PMEC, 8am-9:15am

Full Moon Hikes

Come join us for a full moon hike led by a naturalist at PMEC! Fun activities along the trail for all ages.

Have you ever hiked in the woods at night without a flashlight? If you are willing, we will give it a try! You will be amazed how well you can see in the full moonlight without one.

Amherst Makerspace

What is The Amherst Makerspace?

Amherst Makerspace is a collaborative project with the Amherst Recreation Department and the Amherst Middle School. An entire

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to win great prizes. Passport forms can be downloaded from the NH Open Doors website. To enter the contest, you must visit five NH Open Doors locations and have the participant sign and date your passport form. Those who visit five locations during NH Open Doors will be automatically entered into a contest to win free gift certificates, gift baskets, fine craft, and more.

NH Open Doors managed by the League of NH Craftsmen and is sponsored in part by the state of New Hampshire. The League of NH Craftsmen (www.nhcrafts.org) is a non-profit arts organization that encourages, nurtures and promotes the creation, use and preservation of fine craft through the inspiration and education of artists and the broader community.

Miss Donna’s Pre-K class poses for a picture with Officer Sarah. Officer Sarah came to visit Kids Inn Early Learning Center last week to talk about her job as a police officer at the Amherst Police Department.

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wing at the Amherst Middle School, is open to the surrounding communities during non-school hours. We provide the ultimate workshop for paid members, to use State Of the Art tools, share knowledge, work on projects, network, and build things.

Our goal is to foster a highly collaborative learning environment that is excellent for individuals who learn best by doing and making, with like-minded people or self-directed.

Repair Cafe

The Amherst Makerspace is hosting people with skills, to help you repair a broken item that you may treasure or something you wish to save from the trash heap. We will have woodworkers, welders, electricians, computer techs and general handymen/women on hand to help you fix your item. Broken furniture, bicycles, toys, toaster, vacuum cleaners, lamps or electronics. If we can fix it...it ain’t broke.

When: Third Thursday of every month, from 6-9pm

Sports Shorts Sabers XC Teams Compete at Bobcat Invitational Arielle Zlotnick and Chloe Trudel finished 4th and 7th respectively to lead the Souhegan Girls Cross Country team to a 2nd place finish among the 21 teams competing at the Bobcat Invitational on Saturday! Arielle crossed the line in 19:28, and Chloe in 19:35, both excellent times for the challenging course over fields and trails in Madbury.

Phillips Exeter Academy earned first place honors, while Con-Val and host Oyster River finished 3rd and 4th in the team scoring. Adrianna Zlotnick, Jenny Ladd, and Sophie Unger finished within 10 seconds of each other, capturing 33rd, 36th, and 38th place. Molly Jennings and Emma Herrero also ran well for Souhegan, and were instrumental in the win, as they displaced the 5th runner from third place Con-Val.

Souhegan High School Robotics Team Needs Your Help!

“For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” (FIRST) was founded by entrepreneur & inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 to inspire students to pursue engineering and science careers.

“If we expect to remain the world leader, we must put more emphasis into mathematics and science at the high school level.” The FIRST robotics program enables high school students to work hand-inhand with professional engineers to solve a complex challenge. The program incorporates the excitement of a sporting competition to inspire high school students to seek careers in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences.

The Souhegan High School FIRST Robotics team is in urgent need of mechanical design, mechanical assembly, and software experienced mentors. The team is critically short of mechanical designers and “handy” volunteers to transform a FIRST provided kit of parts into a

Students in the News Bryant University Students from Amherst Named to Deans’ List

SMITHFIELD, RI - Bryant University is committed to the pursuit, recognition, and celebration of academic excellence. The University is pleased to recognize the students who have been named to the Spring 2018 Deans’ List. Congratulations!

Hannah Cochran, class of 2020 Mitchell Leahy, class of 2021 Mitchell Greany, class of 2021

Local Residents Graduate from Wentworth Institute of Technology

Souhegan Boys Cross Country 4th at Bobcat Invitational

The upstart Sabers, used pack running to capture 4th place in a competitive field of 21 teams at the Bobcat Invitational on Saturday. While not having a runner in the top ten, the Sabers packed their top 5 within a 43 second window to propel them to their best performance of the season. Winnacunnett was victorious with 62 points, followed by Oyster River (83), and Phillips Exeter Academy (92). Nathan Stine led the charge for Souhegan, placing 14th (17:22), followed by Thomas Headington (20th, 17:36), Carter Schade (30th, 17:56), Ethan McFee (31st, 17:57), and Girls Varsity Team with their runner up trophy (L to R): Mackenzie Hayden, Adrianna Mason Silk (32nd, 18:03). Bill Drake(62nd) and Andrew Zltonick, Sophie Unger, Jenny Ladd, Arielle Zltonick, Chloe Trudel, Emma Herrero, Molly Strauss (69th) rounded out the varsity 7 for the Sabers.

Jennings, and Marissa Romano Zltonick and Trudel Lead Saber Girls at Bobcat Invitational

competition robot. The software team uses the Java programming language to integrate a vast array of functions supplied by WPI. Team meetings begin on Wednesday, October 3rd. The robotics team meets once a week through the rest of 2018 to prepare students for the upcoming competition. The FIRST Robotics Competition challenge is released in January and changes every year. The team designs, assembles, and tests a competition robot in six weeks and competes in two district competitions in March in the New England area.

The Souhegan High School FIRST Robotics team was the 2014 Granite State District champion, 2015 Granite State District finalist, and 2018 UNH District finalist!

Interested individuals willing to support this noble activity are encouraged to contact Brian Walters (bfwalters@comcast.net or 4248360) for more information.

BOSTON - The following local student has graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass. Alexander Carlson of Amherst. The university held its summer commencement on August 19, 2018.

UMass Lowell Names Local Students to Dean’s List

LOWELL, Mass. - Local residents have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts

Lowell. Among those recognized for achieving academic distinction for the spring 2018 semester at UMass Lowell are: Stephen Flynn of Amherst, majoring in business administration Tyler Orr of Amherst., majoring in mathematics

To qualify for the dean’s list at UMass Lowell, a student must have completed no fewer than 12 graded credits for the semester and earned at least a 3.25 grade-point average with no grade lower than C and without any incompletes.

Local Residents Earn Second Academic Honors from Clark University

The following local students have been named to second honors on the Clark University Dean’s List.

This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Spring 2018 semester.

Emerson S. Addams, of Mont Vernon.

To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, of a maximum of 4.3 (all A+s).

Souhegan Boys Soccer Bring Home a Win Sabers v. Pelham HS – September 28

1 2 FT SHS 1 2 3 Pembroke 0 0 0

Goalkeepers SHS - Ethan Ramm 5 saves

PHS – Gregg Nichols 7 saves

Time Team Goal Assist 12min SHS Miles Drum unassisted 76min SHS Chris Weeden Mike Estabrook 78min SHS Mike Estabrook PK

SHS 1 wins - 8 losses - 0 draws Pelham 3 wins - 7 losses - 0 draws

Sabers get the W on great team effort top to bottom. A relatively open first half saw both teams with attacking space, but the Sabers certainly had most of the ball in the attacking half. Miles Drum open up the match in the 12th minute with a nice close range finish off a loose ball. The Pythons certainly picked up on their high pressure style in the 2nd half, pinning the Sabers deep into their own half for several minutes before a way out was discovered.

Then the attacks began to happen regularly, and chances seemed to come more naturally. In the

76th minute Chris Weeden latched on to a great ball from Mike Estabrook that cooled off the opponent.

And just 2 minutes on from that event, a long Connor Ross through found Weeden in deep, and he deftly served to his strike partner Estabrook. Estabrook held the ball very well, and was dragged down by a Python defender earning the PK. Estabrook iced the penalty in the bottom left corner to end the match. Ethan Ramm held the line well with a well-earned shutout.

Next Friday the Sabers host the local derby match v. Milford, 6PM kickoff.

Sabers v. Lebanon HS – September 25

1 2 FT SHS 0 1 0 Pembroke 1 5 6

Goalkeepers SHS - Ryan Lockitt 8 saves LHS – Jorgen Leuthauser 4 saves

Time Team Goal Assist 8min LHS Logan Falzarano 52min LHS Hunter Beinvenu 56min LHS Patrick Mason 58min LHS Patrick Mason 69min LHS Sam Twarog 72min SHS Miles Drum 74min LHS Patrick Mason SHS Lebanon

Unassisted unassisted unassisted Logan Falzarano unassisted unassisted unassisted

0 wins - 8 losses - 0 draws 5 wins - 3 losses - 0 draws

Rain dominated throughout the day, hampering both sides from playing well. The skipping ball was at times difficult to manage, but the visitors found the net rippling in the second half. Ryan Lockitt made 3 one on one saves in the first half, and another stunning one in the second as his net was pummeled

from close and far range.

Sabers managed to force the Lebanon keeper into 4 saves in the second half, but only 1 shot squeaked in after a well worked free kick just outside the box by Miles Drum.

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The Souhegan Crew Team took a break from their regular practice time to assist the Friends of the Library with their annual book sale.

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Mont Vernon Mont Vernon Historical Society News

Reception Recognizing Museum Curator Sandy Kent dy Kent.

New Museum Curator Mary Jo Marcely, who moved to town in 2014, has benefited from two years working as Sandy’s assistant. She comes to her new role with enthusiasm and a background well-suited for this adventure. Mary Jo is a retired elementary school teacher and was president and curator at a historical society on the sea coast for five years. She has had a very strong interest in history her whole life. She lives in a pre-revolutionary war home in Mont Vernon with her wife, Carol, and several rescue dogs.

Mary Jo is looking forward to her new role.

The museum will reopen on Spring Gala Day in May 2019

Museum Open Last Time This Year Saturday, October 13; 1-4 p.m.

The Mont Vernon Historical Society Museum will be open for the last time this year on Saturday, October 13 from 1-4 p.m. During this time there will be a reception to recognize and thank long time Museum Curator Sandy Kent who recently announced she is stepping down after 28 years as curator.

She will stay on as an assistant curator to help new curator, Mary Jo Marcely, with the transition. The reception will be held in the Meeting Room on the first floor of the Town Hall. The museum is located upstairs on the second floor. Please stop by to see Sandy and enjoy some light refreshments and visit the museum, too.

The idea of a museum was first proposed by Keith Pomeroy a selectman during the late 1980s. He suggested the empty second floor of the Town Hall be used for this purpose and the selectmen unanimously agreed. The members of the Mont Vernon Historical Society, active since 1975, accepted the challenge and nominated Sandy to take the lead as curator and she accepted. Members and townspeople donated a wide variety of items that related to the history of the town.

From there, Sandy decided on the layout of the museum, and asked for dividers to be constructed and was able to obtain a number of display cases from local businesses that were closing due to the economic down turn during this time. With

Winner of Patriotic Quilt Raffle (L to R): AAUW Southern NH Branch President Susan Hoover, Mont Vernon General Store Manager Dan Bellemore, and Eloise Carleton winner of the patriotic quilt raffle. The winning ticket was sold in the store. Money raised goes towards scholarships for young women who intend to follow careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Math) when graduating from college. The next recipient is expected to be a 2019 graduate from Souhegan High School.

Mont Vernon Historical Society News The museum will be open Saturday, October 13 (both Saturdays) from 1-4 p.m. It will then close for the season. There is no charge to visit though donations are accepted.

House Plaques

A personalized plaque may be ordered for your home or given as a gift. They are suitable for old homes and new. You choose the wording. There are two shapes and three sizes available with the prices ranging from $40-60. Order forms available at the Mont Vernon General Store, Daland Memorial Library, and Selectmen’s Office in the Town Hall. Payments need to accompany each order.

Money raised will be used for ongoing preservation projects.

Support the Historical Society

Retiring Museum Curator Sandy Kent with Curator Mary Jo Marcely who is stepping up after two years as an assistant curator.

the space organized, she oversaw the museum’s original setup and then opening in 1990.

From the first year, Sandy continued to organize the display of many exhibits, accepted and cataloged hundreds of artifacts, and arranged for the evaluation and conservation of an array of historical items. Sandy has organized programs with a connection to history that are always open to the public. She has always welcomed and been willing to train anyone interested in being a docent

in the museum. She also stayed on top of the opening, cleaning, and closing of the museum each season.

Sandy oversaw the publication of a number of historical society publications from a cookbook to a children’s coloring book. In addition she wrote and published the historical society newsletter for many years. Notes to members on monthly meetings and programs usually arrived first by mail then by e-mail from her. The town of Mont Vernon has a museum thanks to San-

Support the society and become a member. Annual dues per person are as follows: adults $20; 18 and younger $5; lifetime $200. Join when visiting the museum when open, or mail to the Mont Vernon Historical Society, PO Box 15, Mont Vernon, NH. Please include name(s), mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. Make checks payable to the Mont Vernon Historical Society.

Docent Training

Interested in learning more about the history of the town? Consider becoming a docent in the museum. Teens and adults welcome. On the job training! For more information contact Museum Curator Sandy Kent at slkent57@gmail.com.

Support the society and become a member. Annual dues per person are as follows: adults $20; 18 and younger $5; lifetime $200.

Join when visiting the museum when open, or mail to the Mont Vernon Historical Society, PO Box 15, Mont Vernon, NH. Please include name(s), mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. Make checks out to the Mont Vernon Historical Society.

Questions?

Questions?

Contact, President Eloise Carleton at eloise_carleton@comcast. net; Museum Curator Sandy Kent at slkent57@gmail.com; Program Director and Assistant Museum Curator Mary Jo Marcely at Hannahsgarden@hotmail.com.

Contact, President Eloise Carleton at eloisecarleton@comcast. net; Museum Curator Mary Jo Marcely at Hannahsgarden@hotmail.com; Assistant Museum Curator Sandy Kent at slkent57@gmail. com.

Mont Vernon Congregational Church, United Church of Christ 4 S. Main Street, Mont Vernon Pastor: Reverend Judith Bryant Telephone: 673-3500 Email: montvernonchurch@comcast.net Website: www.montvernonchurch.org

Daland Memorial Library News other children and caretakers. Session Dates: September 20, 27 October 4, 11, 18, 25. Registration required. Space is limited. Call 6737888 or stop in and register today!

Library Director: Bonnie Angulas Children’s Program Director: JoAnn Kitchel Email: dalandlibrary@comcast.net Hours: Tuesday 10-8 Wednesday 10-8 Thursday 10-8 Friday 2-6 Saturday 10-1 Sunday Closed Monday Closed

Storytime

After School Junior Book Clubs

Back to school, back to book clubs! Junior Book Clubs are back at the library just in time for the start of school. Miss JoAnn has picked amazing books and activities this year! Books are available to borrow at the library starting in September. Groups will meet on Wednesdays after school from 4-5pm for a snack, book discussion, and craft.

Meetings begin in October. Space is limited. Registration is required.

Call or stop in the library to sign up.

Questions? Call 673-7888.

Lapsit

Join Miss JoAnn on Thursdays at 11:00am for a 6 week session of Lapsit. Children ages 0-3 are encourage to come read stories, sing songs, and enjoy the company of

It’s time for stories! Preschool children ages 3-5 are invited to spend an hour with Miss Joann reading stories, singing songs. and making a craft on Thursday at 1:00pm. Session Dates: September 20, 27 October 4, 11, 18, 25 Registration required. Space is limited. Call 673-7888 or stop in and register today!

Which group are you in?

Eager Readers: 1st & 2nd Grade (1st Wed. of the month) Bonkers for Books: 3rd & 4th Grade (2nd Wed. of the month) Page Turners: 5th & 6th Grade (3rd Wed. of the month) In the Middles: 7th & 8th Grade (4th Wed. of the month) Eat Your Word: High school (1st Friday of the month)

Adult Craft Night: Decoupage Pumpkins

October 9th at 7:00pm. Each artist will be given two artificial pumpkins to cover in decorative papers.

The library will provide a variety of papers to choose from but you are welcome to bring your own special paper such as sheet music, vintage book pages, or scrapbook paper of your own color theme. Registration is required. Space is limited to 12.

Call 673-7888 to hold your spot.

Coffee & Books

Coffee & Books is back for the fall! Stop in on Tuesdays anytime from 10:00am-5:00pm for a FREE cup of coffee or tea while you looks for materials. Sit and stay awhile and enjoy a cookie too! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Cookbook Club

If you love cookbooks, cooking, eating, (and talking about cookbooks, cooking and eating), this is the group for you! The Cookbook Club will choose one cookbook a month to read and meet at on the 3rd Monday of every month for a potluck meal at the library. Members are asked to pick one recipe and make it for the group to taste.

Cookbooks available to borrow @ the library. Please be sure to let

Please join us for Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, for children aged 4 – 12 years, will begin on October 7. Our monthly Community Dinners are held on the third Thursday of each month from 5 – 6:30 p.m. There is no charge for this meal, although donations are welcome.

Our next monthly free Community Dinner at Mont Vernon Congregational Church, 4 South Main Street, Mont Vernon, will take place on Thursday, October 18 from 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner is open and free to all, donations happily accepted, but not required.

On the menu for October: Italian smorgasbord, Salad, Italian Bread, Coffee and Cider, plus Apple Desserts. Please join us. For more information, call 673-3500.

us know what your cooking:) New members always welcome! The October title is “Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics” by Ina Garten.

Group will meet in on Monday, Oct. 15th @ 6:00pm.

National Parks Series

Join us on Thursday, October 18th at 7pm for Part Two: Alaskan Parks with National Parks enthusiast Steve Farrar. Steve will share photos and his knowledge of the parks of this region from his extensive travel. Save the date for Part Three: Rocky Mountain Parks on Thursday, Nov. 15th at 7pm. Registration required. Space is limited.

Call the library at 673-7888 to reserve your seat.

Mont Vernon Village School 6th Grade Yard Sale Saturday, November 3rd 8am - 2pm Mont Vernon Village School 1 Kittredge Road

Halloween Candy Donations

It’s almost Halloween! Support the homes in the Mont Vernon Historic District that host Trick or Treating on Halloween by donating a bag or two of candy to the library!

The library will be collecting candy of all varieties from October 1st31st during open hours. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Cleaning out your basement, closet or garage?

All donations are tax deductible.

DONATION DROP OFF: Friday, November 2nd at MVVS 12:30pm-6:00pm For large item donations or additional information, please contact Meg York at megmarieyork@gmail.com

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