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Gilmanton NH News

September 12, 2012

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Lakes Region Retired Educators’ Meeting

 

The Lakes Region Retired Educators’ Association’s Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the Bob House Restaurant on Route 25 in Moultonborough, NH (3 miles beyond the lights in Center Harbor on the right). We will gather at 11:00 am for our meeting, followed by a Buffet Luncheon. Check-in begins at 10:30 am. The cost will be $15.00 which includes tax and tip. Your Phone Captain will be contacting you soon, as reservations are due by September 11th. You may also make a reservation by calling Diane Bolduc at 332-5586, Nancy Malone at 855-2294, or Evelyn Morse at 524-4062. Any retired educator who is not a member is welcome to attend.  Please call to make a reservation.

 

Our Program this month will be a talk by Christine Boucher from the NH Retirement System.  She will speak about recent legislation and its impact on our retirement.  She will have a time for questions and answers you may have concerning the legislation.  Any retired educator is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!

 



GCC Food Pantry And Thrift Shop News

It’s that time of year we look upon with mixed emotion. Summer is waning, the nights are chillier, the children have gone back to school. So let’s have a Sale to herald the changing season and lift our spirits! Beginning on Wednesday, September 5th and running through Saturday, September 22nd the GCC Thrift Shop will have 50% Off any item in the store with a Blue or Yellow barb. 

 

We are beginning to add in our fall and winter clothing in the shop, so there are lots of new and wonderful items for the entire family. Come in and check out the many brand names and wonderful new clothing and accessories in our shop and enjoy 50% Off Blue and Yellow barbs. 

 

The GCC Food Pantry Committee would like to thank everyone who donated to our Back to School Program. We were able to provide backpacks and school supplies to 31 children in Gilmanton. Once again you were very generous with your donations and the children, their parents and the committee thanks you very much.

 

If you have donations of food for the pantry, it can be brought into the Food Pantry during business hours or left in one of our collection boxes.  Boxes are located at the Gilmanton School, Academy Building and at the Year Round Library. We thank you for your continued support of the programs at the Food Pantry. If you wish to make a monetary donation you can mail it to GCC Food Pantry and Thrift Shop, PO Box 6, Gilmanton IW, NH  03837.

 

We are located on Route 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works, across from the Iron Works Market. We are open on Monday 1 pm - 5 pm, Wednesday 3 pm - 7 pm, and Saturday 10 am - 2 pm. Parking is located in the Gilmanton Community Church parking lot just west of the shop.

 


 

Lower Gilmanton First Baptist Church Society

 

The Lower Gilmanton First Baptist Church, the white church that overlooks Lower Gilmanton on Province Road, Route 107, has concluded its series of Sunday evening services. We want to graciously thank Reverend Christopher Stevens, Pastor Henry Frost, Pastor Linda Bolton, Reverend Alfred Page, and accompanists Pastor Henry Frost and Betty Derby for sharing with us their gifts of faith in words and music. 


Also thank you parishioners, for your contribution of refreshments and flowers throughout the summer. The four Sunday evening services were enjoyed by all.

 



First Congregational Society in Gilmanton Church Service

 

The September church service of the First Congregational Society in Gilmanton will be held on Sunday, September 16, 2012, at 4:00 pm at the Smith Meeting House. The Reverend Sidney Lovett of Holderness, New Hampshire, will officiate and we will have Harriet Coupal as our organist. 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.

 

Reverend Lovett, a former NH State Representative, has received the Granite State Award for Public Service and was nominated by President Reagan to the Inaugural Board of the United States Institute of Peace in 1985.  He was also instrumental in the creation of the Sid Lovett Fund for The Center For The Environment for the purpose of supporting the production of professional, high quality materials developed from student and faculty research at Plymouth State University.

 

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.



 

Bluegrass Concert In Gilmanton, NH

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The Parker Hill Road Band gets ready for the concert at the Old Town Hall.  Appearing left to right are Mike “Woody” Woods on banjo, Paul Amey on fiddle and mandolin, Chris Cate on bass and Tom Rappa on acoustic guitar.

A famous New Hampshire Bluegrass Band will be in concert on Saturday, October 6, 2012 starting at 7:00 pm and continuing until 9:30 pm or later. The band will perform at the Old Town Hall located in the Gilmanton Iron Works Village Route 140.

The Parker Hill Road Band is an acoustic Bluegrass Band that has been entertaining audiences since 1993. The band features Chris Cate on bass, Mike “Woody” Woods on banjo, Tom Rappa on guitar, and Paul Amey on fiddle and mandolin. Their repertoire ranges from traditional Bluegrass to modern tunes performed in the Bluegrass tradition. Four part vocal harmonies along with tight instrumental arrangements create a smooth sound that has been well received in a vast variety of venues to guarantee a lively and pleasant evening.


The Parker Hill Road Band has performed across the region at such varied occasions as the Eastern States Exposition (Big-E), New Hampshire’s two most famous Bluegrass festivals – the Pemi Valley and the Smith Meeting House Festival, as well as some down home gatherings such as the Warren Old Home Day Bluegrass Show and such charitable events as the Connecticut Valley Fair and a variety of other public concerts and private functions.


The Parker Hill Road Band appeared for twelve straight years at the Smith Meeting House Bluegrass Festival and was always gracious with their appearances and time. Their strong support to raise funds for the restoration of the Smith Meeting House buildings and grounds continues with this concert.


The proceeds from this concert will go to start the restoration and repair of the Smith Meeting House School. Your support by coming and listening to this wonderful band will help move the project forward.


Tickets for this family friendly event are $10.00 each and will be available at the door.  Refreshments will be available for purchase.  There is plenty of parking in the general area. 



Letter

The Gilmanton Old Home Day Committee wishes to thank all those who attended and volunteered their time to make our 114th a real success. It takes many hands to put this event together and we are sincerely grateful to all who participate. We offer extra thanks to stalwart fire keepers, John Provencal and Alan Witham who rigged up a system to keep the fires from drowning during the torrential downpours on Friday afternoon. Their Yankee ingenuity paid off. The bean hole beans were perfectly cooked and tasted fantastic!  Thanks guys!

It is important to acknowledge our sponsors. This year we had 75 individuals and area businesses who sponsored our event through the purchase of ads for our booklet. Their piece is vital to keeping OHD an annual event and for that we offer our sincere gratitude.


Another OHD behind us means the start of the next one. We hope you’ll join us for the 115th in 2013. On Thursday, September 20th at 7 pm we will have our wrap-up and planning meeting for OHD 2013. All meetings are held at Smith Meeting House and are open to the public, so please join us if you’d like to get involved.


With Sincere Thanks,

The Gilmanton Old Home Day Committee

 


 


 

 











 
 

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