August Services At Lower Gilmanton First Baptist Church
The Lower Gilmanton First Baptist Church, the old white church on
top of the hill, on Province Road, Route 107, is following with
tradition by having a series of summer services. Again this year,
the services are being held on Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm.
August 5th will be Pastor Linda Bolton of Gilmanton with musician
Betty Derby.
August 19th will be Reverend Alfred Page of Loudon with musician
Reverend Henry Frost.
Please bring your favorite dessert which will be shared during
fellowship time following the services.
Gilmanton Old Home Day Church Service
The First Congregational Society in Gilmanton will hold their 114th
Old Home Day church service on Sunday, August 5, 2012, at 4:00 pm at
the Smith Meeting House. The Reverend Sidney Lovett will officiate
and we will have Harriet Coupal as our organist. Roy and Brenda
Buttrick will perform a duet as a special musical presentation.
Refreshments will be served after the service in the meeting room
downstairs and there is plenty of free parking. Please come and
bring your friends and family to this non-denominational service.
For 114 years the Smith Meeting House and the Gilmanton Old Home Day
Association have hosted Old Home Day activities. In 1899 then
New Hampshire Governor Frank W. Rollins declared the nations first
statewide “Old Home Week” in an effort to lure back native sons who
had traveled west after the Civil War. He asked the various
towns to establish a day of prayer and a week of celebration to
showcase all the wonderful traditions of our state.
The First Congregational Society was formed in 1774 and that year
built the oldest church in Gilmanton which became the Smith Meeting
House in honor of the first minister to serve there, Reverend Isaac
Smith. Today the Smith Meeting House, located on Meeting House Road
off Route 140 approximately 3.5 miles east of Route 107, is on
the National Register of Historic Places.
For questions contact George Roberts, 603-224-8982.
Town Of Gilmanton Hires A Police Chief
The Gilmanton Board of Selectmen wishes to announce the hiring of
Police Chief Joseph M. Collins. Chief Collins will begin in his
position as Gilmanton Police Department Chief by mid August. Chief
Collins brings with him nine years of experience as the current
Police Chief in the Town of Effingham. His career also includes five
years of experience with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections
and over seventeen years of experience in law enforcement in the
State of New Hampshire.
Chief Collins’ initial focus will be on the rural community policing
issues, public relations, departmental morale and professionalism
with a primary focus on service to the community.
The Board of Selectmen wish to thank members of the Hiring
Committee, Belknap County Sheriff Craig Wiggins, Sheriff’s
Department Sergeant William Robarge, Tilton Police Chief Robert
Cormier, Moultonborough Town Administrator Carter Terrenzini and
Superintendent of Schools John Fauci for their time and dedication
in interviewing the police chief candidates and bringing forward two
finalists for this position.
We enthusiastically welcome Police Chief Joseph Collins to the Town
of Gilmanton!
Kathy Salanitro of Ox-K Farm and Discovery Center will be
demonstrating with her oxen on August 11, 2012, at the 114th
Gilmanton Old Home Day held on the Smith Meeting House grounds in
Gilmanton. Kathy works with at-risk young children and teens,
teaching them that these oxen - each weighing 2,400 pounds and
standing 5’ 11” - are both gentle and smart. The Old Home Day
festivities will include a 20+ brass band and a bean hole bean
dinner, there will be many things for all the family to enjoy.
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