Story Hour at the Gilmanton Iron Works Library will be held on
Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m. during the summer months and features a story,
craft/activity and light snack, and children of all ages are welcome. The
GIW library is located at 10 Elm Street in Gilmanton Iron Works (across from
the Post Office.) Please join us!
There is a new beekeeping
club being formed in the area. If you are currently a beekeeper and would
like to improve your beekeeping skills or if you have thought about taking
up this very interesting hobby, please join us. There will be meeting on
Friday, July 23rd, at 7 p.m. at the Conant School in Concord to get things
organized. Please contact Deb and Randy Harris at 798-5475 in Chichester for
more information.
Gilmanton Old Home Day
At the recent meeting of the Gilmanton Old Home Day Association a
discussion was held on the popularity of tractor shows and parades. It
was decided to revive the activity and the responsibility was given to an
individual to revive that activity.
It has been
decided that the tractor show will be in the field below the church grounds
and the tractors will parade at the same time as the antique automobiles,
starting at 1:00 p.m., which is after the Ham and Bean Hole bean dinners
have been served. The chairman has advised the committee that all tractors
manufactured before 1985, used or restored tractors are invited to
participate. Ample parking for trucks and trailers in the field, no entry
fees. Provide information about the tractor’s manufacture date and any
features to mention. Unusual prizes will be rewarded in several categories
which will not be announced until the completion of the parade.
For more
information contact 267-8151. Ask for Enoch.
Gilmanton 1920 to 1940 At Historical Society July 27
Gilmanton Iron Works in the 1930s. Gilmanton Historical Society presents
Gilmanton 1920-1940 on Tuesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m. at the Old Town Hall in
Gilmanton Iron works.
On July 27th the Gilmanton Historical Society continues its Gilmanton
History series, with Gilmanton History 1920 to 1940, readings drawn
from newspaper reports of the time and illustrated with photos of the
period. The presentation features events and times that some Gilmanton
residents still remember – the depression, the hurricane of 1938 and the
arrival of electricity in Town. The presentation includes photographs
contributed by Gilmanton residents as well as some from the Society’s museum
collection.
The
Gilmanton
Historical
Society’s
summer
programs are
presented on
the fourth
Tuesday of
each month
from May
through
September.
The public
is welcome
and there is
no charge.
August 24th
features a program by Glen Knoblock on the History of the Brewer’s Art in
New
Hampshire.
The final
program of
the summer
in
September,
Documentary
Photographs
of the
1930s,
complements
the
Gilmanton
History
program with
a slide
presentation
by Martin
Fox
featuring
photographs
taken during
the Great
Depression
for the Farm
Security
Administration.
The Gilmanton Historical Society offers a number of publications on the
history of the Town. They are available at all Society programs, at the Town
Clerk’s Office, and at the Brick House in Gilmanton Corners. The Society’s
Museum, in the Academy Building, is open by appointment. Call curators
Jeanine Moorhead 267-8870 or George Carpenter 267-8907.
For more information about the summer series, pick up a copy of the flier at
the Academy or call President John Dickey at 267-6098.
Former Gilmanton Resident Earns MS Degree
Katelyn Hendryx, former resident of Gilmanton Iron Works and a 2003 graduate
of Gilford High School, recently earned a Master’s in Science Degree from
the Union Graduate College in Schenectady, NY. Ms. Hendryx earned the degree
in Engineering and Management Systems while working full-time as a Civil
Design Engineer with WSP SELLS, Albany, NY. Katelyn has been employed with
WSP SELLS since earning her BS in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University
in 2007.
Gilmanton 4th Of July Roundup
What a glorious celebratory weekend of
weather and fun. The Gilmanton 4th of July Association (G4JA) couldn’t have
ordered better weather.
Jack Fanning (parade manager/line-up) and Glen
Lines (support crew) had everyone lined up and ready to go by 10 a.m. on
High Street. The parade was packed with organizations, equipment and the
ever popular local livestock.
Laine Rosato sang our National Anthem when
the color guard stopped in front of the Academy and new this year, Roy
Buttrick provided an amazing sound system with microphone for music and
announcements. Thank you Roy...where have you been the last 25 years? Our
Parade Judges this year, Mike Fanning and Lee Anderson, decided the
following Plaque Awards. Funniest: Forestry Truck, Most Original: John Deere
w/ Fish Tank, Most Beautiful:¹62 Vette, Best of Show-Antique Car: 1931
Packer, Judges Choice: John Deere w/ Baby.
Kids Bikes Ribbons:1st
Place-Tandem Bike, 2nd Place-Cowboy Hat, 3rd Place-Flag on back. If you
recognize yourself or a friend in this list of winners, congratulations! If
you contact Kristie at
[email protected] or call 267-6434 she will gladly apply actual names
to the winner’s descriptions on the web site (www.gilmanton4th.org).
The Gilmanton Youth Organization (GYO) once again prepared and
served great fare at the parade and the fireworks. Funds raised at their
food booth(s) go directly toward youth sports in town and the athletic
fields they are trying to complete. There were also many vendor tables to
peruse with sweets, antiques, crafts and toys.
Thank you to Justin
Leavitt, Gilmanton’s Recycling Master, for reserving and then setting
up/tearing down the RecycleMobile at both venues. Gilmanton’s recycling
efforts are improving all the time and the proof was in the barrels!
The
Fireworks, launched from the new lower parking lot location, were beautiful.
The gate was busier than ever this year and Betty McClary energetically
collected many fireworks donations. Many unique displays, with of course the
heavy boomers, filled the sky. Thanks to Wendell and American Thunder for
another amazing evening.
The G4JA would like to once again thank our
small but fierce group of volunteers. Jack Fanning (parade manager), Lee
Anderson (judge), Mike Fanning (judge), Glen Lines (support crew), Roy
Buttrick (sound), Steve Owens (paperwork, mover of stuff, etc., etc.),
Kristie Owens (PR/advertising/face painting, etc.), Betty McClary (fireworks
gate donations), Lanie Rosato (anthem singer), Candy and Mickey Daigle (web
help and Fryolater/pavillion power technician) Sandy and Don Guarino
(Bands/music and garbage barrel transport), Justin Leavitt (recycling), Jay
Reed (parking signs), Carolyn and John Dickey (premium sales), Kristie
Owens, Ben Barr (LED Truck), Carolyn Lemoine (sign mover), GYO/Phil and
Danielle Eisenmann (GYO-food, cleanup and trash), Fire Department (safety
and parking cars), and Police Department (safety and traffic).
Lastly,
thank you to our community of donors and the Town of Gilmanton!
With your
donations (whether a little or a lot) our small town with our large spirit
of celebration thrives.
For 4th of July updates and year-round
opportunities to donate, go to
www.gilmanton4th.org.
Obituaries
Rhonda (Austin) Young
Gilmanton - Rhonda (Austin) Young, 47, of
Gilmanton, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, after a long illness.
Born
Nov. 22, 1962, in Franklin, Rhonda was a prominent member of the New
Hampshire and Massachusetts Bead Society. She was the owner of Creative
Connections Art Glass. Rhonda was a teacher and maker of art glass beads,
jewelry and fused glass art. She was also a strong advocate for the mentally
and physically handicapped.
Rhonda loved life and taking long rides in
Shawn’s 55 Oldsmobile, and most important to her were family and friends.
She was predeceased by her father, Leland Austin, and one brother, Barry
Austin.
Rhonda leaves a loving husband of 26 years, Shawn Young; her
mother, Faith Austin; a sister, Vikki Austin; mother and father-in-law,
Robert and Nancy Young; two sisters-in-law, Sherry and Sheila; a
brother-in-law, Shane; nine nieces, Shayna, Brittany, Mariah, Stephanie,
Cari, Shevy, Megan, Jessica and Hillary; two nephews, Bobby and Jared; two
great-nephews, Sean and Mason; and one great-niece Dakota, all loved very
much by Auntie Rhonda. She also leaves many aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends.
A celebration of life was held Wednesday, July 14, 2010,
in the Church Street Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home,
Concord.
Memorial donations may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Attn: Contribution Services, 10 Brookline Place, West, sixth floor,
Brookline, Mass. 02445.
For more information, go to
www.bennettfuneral.com.
