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Join the Effingham Historical Society (EHS) at its main building located at 1014 Province Lake Road (Route 153) in Center Effingham on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 pm for a presentation by the Pontine Theatre entitled, Familiar Fields: The Power of Community in the Works of Sarah Orne Jewett. Staged by Co-Artistic Directors Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers, this program, which is based on the life and work of the 19th-century New England author, explores issues of community as reflected in her stories and the ways her regional portraits speak about essential New England character, universal experiences of geographic and cultural isolation, and how community shapes and defines individual identity. Also featured will be excerpts from the company’s original productions, The Country of the Pointed Firs and Dunnet Landing Stories, as well as contextual remarks and audience discussion. Since 1977, Pontine Theatre has been an active participant in the development of actor-based theatre, creating work that is engaging, innovative and original. Pontine’s work is founded on the concept that the actor should function as a creative (rather than interpretive) artist, and that the name actor dictates action (movement) as a primary tool. CoArtistic Directors, M. Marguerite Mathews and Gregory Gathers, have produced over fifty original works. Creating and performing these works, Pontine has introduced their unique form of theatre to audiences throughout
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Historic Tales of Murder and Mayhem in Ossipee By Barbara Neville Wilson
The road to Archers Pond is in itself foreboding as you dip into the valley, but you don’t even have to turn onto the road to catch a haunt: cemeteries flank both sides of the road leading to it. heard a woman’s voice and solid footsteps where none should be heard,” he says. He has no explanation, has never heard a history, but he is adamant. What he hears is real. The Mountain area is rich in stories.
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overnight bag he had taken to Boston. These and other items of circumstantial evidence, such as an overvalued insurance policy Small had taken out on the cottage, and other fires and insurance settlements in Small’s past, led to one of the most publicized trials in Carroll County history. In the end, Frank Small was convicted and hanged for the murder of his wife. Eighty-five years later, Janice Petrie researched the tale, sifting myth from fact, and wrote Perfection to a Fault. But what led to her interest in the longforgotten murder? Tales told around her family table about a hot summer night in 1955 when her parents, her brother and she, just a baby, spent a harrowing night of disquiet, auguring chills, and nightmares. Where were they? At an Ossipee Lake cottage that had been built on the very foundation of the cottage where Florence Small had lived her last hours. Ossipee Mountain and Connor Pond Dan Blake’s family has lived on Mountain Road for generations. Tales are passed from one generation to another, but Dan has experienced plenty of hauntings first hand. He built his family a brand new home where only forest had stood before, “yet we’ve
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The innocence of summer warmth is fleeting, and suddenly bright fall afternoons slide into long, crisp nights. The owl’s hoot warns of suspicious shadows and leaves crackle underfoot…or is that a footstep echoing from behind? A recent Facebook meme asked “Do you believe in ghosts?” Dan Blake, a lifelong resident of Ossipee, responded, “What isn’t haunted in these mountains?” As in any other small town, Ossipee folklore is full of unexplained occurrences and tales of crime. Which tales are true? Which are just good yarns told around the campfire? Where are the seeds of truth? Center Ossipee Perhaps the most infamous of all Ossipee hauntings stemmed from a wellplanned but less well-executed murder at an Ossipee Lake cottage 99 years ago. On that fateful night in 1916, insurance salesman Frederick Small, on business in Boston, received a phone call about events at his home in Ossipee. Janice Petrie imagined what might have been reported in her book Perfection to a Fault: A Small Murder in Ossipee, NH. “About 10:00 tonight…the fire horn blew, and as soon as I stepped outside, I saw where the fire was at. The flames and sparks from the blaze lighted up the whole Center village. It was [your] place, out at the lake. You should have seen it…! Soon as everybody in town looked out their windows, they cranked up their cars and headed out to the lake….But ya know, t’wasn’t like any house fire I’ve ever seen. There was a column of smoke, but the flames and sparks were launched way up over the burning cottage lighting up the whole damn sky as if it were daytime.” The next day the burned and mutilated body of Small’s wife Florence was found in the rubble of the cottage, and unusual valuables and a near-complete house inventory were found in Small’s
Some report being chased at night by a horse, wagon and ghostly wagoneer as they head out Ossipee Mountain Road toward Connor Pond. Frank Fisher, unofficial genealogist for the town of Ossipee and local history buff, has added many items to the Ossipee Public Library’s collection of books and newspaper clippings about local history. He reports that Connor Pond has also been host to two recorded Bigfoot sightings. The first record was made in 1898 by folks on Bayle Mountain on the New Hampshire side of the pond. They saw a dog gallop onto the pond’s thin ice and break through. They watched a large hairy creature lumber to the hole, pick up the dog and rescue it. About 70 years later, a young man was hiking and was surprised to find a stone dwelling deep in the woods. He peered in the window hole and reported seeing a Sasquatch inside. He returned later with a companion and could not
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• Murder Continued on page 4 the place to prove his claim. Archers Pond & Polly’s Crossing Although the Haunted Places page on nhtourguide.com reports nine separate rumors of mayhem at Archers Pond and Polly’s Crossing, Frank Fisher was reluctant to give credence to many. He did admit hearing of unusual lights and sounds at Archers Pond and related a story of young love cut short. In the 1800s, a teenage couple was forbidden to see each other. Under cover of nightfall, they would meet at Archers Pond. One night, the girl’s father followed her, became angry at their disobedience and shot them dead. It is said they still meet together at Archers Pond, their love unstopped by bullets. As for Polly’s Crossing, according to Fisher, its name comes not from an untimely death on the railroad tracks, but from a farmwoman who lived by the crossing. She was so disturbed by the noise of the trains, she would grease the tracks to reduce the noise. However, a “Farmer’s Children Who Had No Shoes” story does have truth, according to Fisher, and like many Ossipee legends, it seems to have roots in
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store. (The store may have been where the Water Village Grange Hall, i.e., GALA headquarters, now stands.) Roberts drew his gun and fired. Unfortunately for Mr. Nutter, Roberts was not as good a shot as he boasted. Nutter was killed. Interestingly, the incident was declared an accident and Roberts never suffered legal consequences. Perhaps the lack of charges is due to law enforcement’s reluctance to enter Water Village? The tale of Adam Roberts brings to mind a homemade platitude: Some people never get enough of their chosen intoxicant. If these mysterious tales leave you wanting more, you can learn more about murder and mayhem in Ossipee by going to the Ossipee Public Library, where you’ll often find Frank Fisher in the local reading room. He loves to tell stories and hear yours. You may also want to get a recording of a detailed presentation titled Murder and Mayhem that he did a few years ago. You can purchase a copy through a fundraiser for the Ossipee Historical Society, or borrow a copy from the Ossipee Public Library.
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Water Village was way off the beaten track in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Once snow came, it was essentially cut off from civilization until spring thaw. With that in mind, the local storekeeper brought in supplies enough in autumn to last the winter—or at least as many supplies as his budget would bear. Being clever, along about February, the storekeeper used plenty of water to “stretch” the last of the liquor that had been bought in the fall. Water Village’s preoccupation with liquor apparently led to at least one death: Fisher reports a man named “Adam [Roberts] and friends were on a drinking spree one night. One man was so drunk that he could not walk. Adam and the others put him on a sleigh to bring him home. He fell off, {and} they found him the next morning froze to death. It was blamed on Adam Roberts.” Records indicate Roberts was responsible for another, earlier death. Apparently proud of expertise developed at militia training, he made a bet that he could shoot a pipe right out of the mouth of a Mr. Nutter who was sitting on the piazza of John Beacham’s
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October Artists at the Gafney Library Watercolorist Jean Coughlin and acrylic artist James Michael Bramlett are exhibiting work at the Gafney Library in Sanbornville during the month of October with a theme Landscapes in our Mind. The two artists explore their imaginations on paper using simple techniques and quick impressions to create the landscape of their thoughts. Jean has been painting with watercolors since she was a young child. As a professional photographer and printer of photographic art, she has turned to paint brushes and a blank piece of paper for free expression. Inspired by the painting style of her late partner Michael Beaudoin, she picked up paintbrushes and began to respond to the landscape with abstraction and color in a way that is more informed by photography and light than by realism and structure. James Michael also began to respond to the art in the late Beaudoin’s studio after moving to North Berwick in 2013. Jean and James now live together and host a group of local artists at Blackbird Studio & Gallery in North Berwick, Maine. Jean’s art materials and the large body of artwork that surrounded him in her home became irresistible to James. He began trying his hand with acrylic and gouache in the summer months of 2013. It was James’ work that encouraged Jean to pick up her brushes after a long break from painting. Jean observed that James had his own individual approach to color and form. His little paintings were warm and appealing and people have found his work interesting and unique. There is a sense of balance and color that blends modern and abstract form in a primitive style. He explains that he “sometimes
feels my landscapes are visions from another planet.” Jean likes to paint pears. She says, “It’s my go-to motif when I don’t know what to do, I just start painting pears. It’s like when a piano player warms up with scales - I warm up with pears. I like to paint fruit; the form is universally pleasing. My paintings always seem to take on personalities, even in the little village scenes I have been painting of late - the building facades turn into faces with expressive personalities. I’m kind of stuck on the classical vision of a New England or a European village that springs up wherever there is a river, a church, and a bridge to cross from one side to the other. These three elements seem to be where humans converge and create what we all think of as a place to call home.” Jean and James exhibited with the Seacoast Moderns in 2014. James is a member of Blackbird Studio, the Berwick Art Association and Kittery Art Association. Jean is a juried member of the New Hampshire Art Association, as well as the KAA, and BAA. She is owner of Blackbird Studio & Gallery on Route 9 in North Berwick and an expert at photographic printing and photography techniques. A reception with the artists will be held in the library on Saturday October 24 from 10 am to noon in conjunction with the fall open house at Garvin Gallery Five across the street from the library, which takes place from 11 am to 4 pm. The exhibit may be viewed during library open hours of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 7 pm and Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 12:30 pm. Call the library at 522-3401 with any questions.
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A Good Adventure By Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Artwork by Susann Foster Brown As any good day trip adventurer knows, it’s not about the destination but rather the “get in the car, drive and see where it will take you” mindset that leads to the best discoveries. I’ve found my own version of buried treasures with this attitude – from retro diners to old car shops to second-hand businesses and so much more. Thus, when I decided to head out on an October Saturday morning “for a drive” I wasn’t too concerned where I would end up. Heading toward Alton, I had in mind to do some landscape drawing, a hobby I don’t get to indulge in too often. I drove Route 11 to Alton and then on to the Farmington area, looking casually for yard sales (there were none on this fall day) and scenic places to sketch. I decided to drive into Farmington’s downtown area because sometimes there are great yard sales in the town and indeed, on this day, I was lured to a big yard sale on the Main Street. As I parked near the sale, I saw a woman I recognized. “It’s Lorraine!” I said to myself. “I haven’t seen her in years!” Let me back up a bit to explain that Lorraine is Lorraine Meyer, the former owner of the Brush Factory, a unique
antiques store in Farmington. I met her years ago when I was a freelance writer, allowed free reign to find interesting story subject material. I happened upon Lorraine’s shop and instantly fell in love with her story and the huge old factory building full of every kind of antique item imaginable. As a lover of antiques and auctions and yard sales, I often think I enjoy collecting more because of the history and stories that go with the items I find. I suspect it might be partly true of Lorraine too, because if you ask a few questions, it does not take her long to start recalling collecting stories from her years in the business. On this day, Lorraine was holding
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I had read that the artist has a studio in the area. I took the chance and stopped at her studio/home at 1362 White Mountain Highway (in Milton). Susann met me at the door of her rustic studio/shop and welcomed me inside. I apologized for just showing up and she laughed, “I am open by chance or appointment, so you are in luck today!” In a large, well-lit room I wasn’t sure where to look first, because each and every wall space was covered in Susann’s beautiful artwork, which is mostly etchings, but with a limited number of pen and ink works as well. Fiber seems to also be a love of Susann’s and her colorful quilts, sock dolls, and other fiber items were showcased in the studio as well. According to printed information Susann had available in the shop, the 1800s farmhouse called Cellarbrook Farm houses her printmaking studio. She uses traditional 16th century techniques, which involve drawing on a metal plate and then etching it in acid to create the etching plates for printing on 100 percent rag paper. Susann also prints directly on fabric to obtain images for her one-of-a-kind art pillows. “I am a League of NH Craftsman juried printmaker,” Susann explained. “I do fiber stitchery as well.” She added that she started the studio/ shop about 15 years ago and that she has been creating things since she was old enough to pick up a crayon! “My mother was very encouraging and took me to museums when we lived near New York City,” Susann recalled. “She was a skilled needle worker and did beautiful embroidery.” From such creative beginnings, Susann went on to Syracuse University where she obtained a BFA. Born in Concord, New Hampshire, Susann married and raised two children in New York State, before she and her husband moved to Milton, seeking a quieter, less suburban life. These days Susann works in the
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High School teacher Bill Viau performs in the 2014 Shakespearian Idol contest. Photo by Duane Dale
Shakespearian Idol is Back! • Day Tripping Continued from page 6 studio seven days a week and clearly sees her work as a lifestyle versus a job. She would probably laugh and agree that artists do not retire, but rather spend their entire lives creating, because it is a part of who they are and it cannot be fit into a 9 to 5 schedule. Susann will be holding studio open house events in November and it will be a chance to browse the shop and perhaps get a jump on holiday shopping. Studio Open House dates includes Nov. 7 and 8, 14 and 15, November 21 and Nov. 27-29. The shop will be open on those dates from 9 am to 4 pm. Visit www. cellarbrookfarm.com or call 652-4306 for information. To reach the shop, take Exit 18 off the Spaulding Turnpike (Rt. 16) and travel one mile south on Rt.
125. Turn left into the drive opposite the Jones Forest (just north of the NH Farm Museum). When in the area, plan time to stop at the NH Farm Museum, just down the street from Susann’s shop. This time of year, each weekend offers tours of the farmhouse, and other activities just right for families. Call 652-7840 or visit www.farmmuseum.org for a schedule. As I headed home, I mulled over that sentiment that a good day trip is not about the destination but rather the fun of exploring what I find along the way. Indeed, that sentiment would hold true for two unique women: Lorraine Meyer, an antiques expert who clearly has embraced a lifestyle rich with experiences and Susann Foster Brown, a woman who tends to her creativity every day of her life.
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Step out with Advice To The Players (ATTP), New Hampshire’s awardwinning Shakespeare company, for the Granite State’s latest talent competition of Shakespearian Idle. On Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 pm, the fun and entertaining competition comes to the Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth. The show is hosted by Advice To The Players and is a not-to-be-missed benefit gala. Guests are invited to join a live panel of judges including Genevieve Aichele, Ken Martin, and Paul Mrocza – all stars of the NH theatre scene – to cast your vote for the night’s best act of Shakespeare-and-song. Ever see Romeo and Juliet break into “Bad Romance” on the balcony? Ever wish King Lear would let loose with “Stormy Weather?” Who knows what creative combinations you’ll see at the one-night benefit gala? Native New Hampshire theatre veterans and newbies alike – perhaps even your
neighbors – will take to the stage to bring Shakespeare into the modern day! Cheer on the brave contestants as they battle for the title of Shakespearian Idol, led by Master of Ceremonies George Cleveland. Join the fun, cast your votes, and enjoy some refreshments, all while supporting award-winning Shakespeare performances and education programs – only at Advice To The Players’ fourth annual Shakespearian Idol. For ticket information, or to participate as a contestant (it’s not too late!) email:shakespearianidol@ advicetotheplayers.org (Advice To The Players strives to bring William Shakespeare’s richly passionate plays to life and introduce new generations to live theater and to Shakespeare’s brilliantly rendered portraits of humanity. www. advicetotheplayers.org.)
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upon request, and he can also replicate spindles for stair railings or chairs. (While on his web site, I couldn’t help but notice the beautiful wooden tops he makes. A simple children’s toy becomes something more when it’s made of solid maple and painted with artist brush markers. Consequently, all of Bill’s products are food safe or child safe.) Bill’s favorite part of the business is meeting people. He loves experiencing a customer’s excitement when they see an ordered item for the first time. The satisfaction of a happy customer is what’s most important to him. Bill guarantees his work 100 percent, and he offers repairs on all products if they’re accidentally broken. Wood can be fickle, with humidity, moisture, and changes in temperature affecting it, sometimes cracking it. “Wood is constant movement,” Bill says. “It can change its make up while you’re working on it.” Bill never forgets that he’s in business with Mother Nature, and sometimes she decides how a piece will turn out. “Mother Nature gets credit for the beauty of a piece,” Bill says, “I’m the one who knows when to stop.” Aardvark Woodworking is a member of New Hampshire Made, and the Chambers of Commerce in both Ossipee and Conway. The Mount Washington Valley Arts Association (of which he’s also a member) recently gave one of Bill’s bowls a “Best in Class” craftsmanship award. Bill Crone has a packed schedule every year, doing event demonstrations and selling his merchandise at many craft fairs. Upcoming shows in the area include Freedom’s Ring in the Holidays fair and the Kingswood High School craft fair in Wolfeboro, both in late November. This is a banner year for Bill in a big way, because on November 7 and 8 he will be opening a studio in his home at 30 Hampshire Road in Freedom. There will be a New Hampshire Open Doors ribbon-cutting event, with representatives from the League of NH Craftsmen and NH Made Products in attendance. Everyone is welcome to stop by to celebrate Aardvark Woodworking’s grand opening. Going forward, studio hours will be on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm. To find out more about Aardvark Woodworking, and to see photos of some of his beautiful pieces, visit www. aardvarkwoodworking.com. If you have further questions, call 539-5792. Bill offers a 10 percent discount to veterans, active service personnel, and their immediate families.
Bill Crone, the owner of Aardvark Woodworking in Freedom, has been practicing his craft for 17 years. He uses the word “practicing” because he feels he is still learning and improving his skills with every piece he creates. It’s one of the things he enjoys about woodworking. Like any artist, he’s constantly honing his craft, experimenting and changing things up to see what looks good, what works and what doesn’t. Years ago, when Bill and his wife Diane became homeowners, Bill started making furniture, building a hutch, end tables, and other pieces for the house. He also learned a lot about woodworking through remodeling projects. Eventually, he expanded his craft into other areas, creating gift items such as pens and jewelry boxes for friends and family. “The more I made, the better I got,” says Bill. “I got lots of compliments, and people wanted to place orders for more.” It was two years ago, at age 60, that Bill decided to make the leap and turn his hobby into a business. I asked him how he came up with the name “Aardvark” and it’s a clever story. When Bill was young, his father owned an automotive repair service (and at the time, Bill thought he would follow in his father’s footsteps). The name of the company was Rojo, and because of that, his Dad’s business was always listed in the back of the phone book. When Bill started his own business, he wanted to be listed as early as possible in the phone book, so he took out a dictionary, flipped it open to “A,” and there it was: Aardvark - the perfect name for his business. Smart thinking! Most of Bill’s products are created by “wood turning.” He uses a machine called a lathe, which turns the wood while he works on it—like a pottery wheel, but sideways. His pieces are made with cherry and maple wood, red oak, and black walnut when he can get it. Bill tries to source his wood as locally as possible, working with foresters to get logs, and then doing his own milling. (Although he uses some exotic wood for special items.) Bill makes all kinds of beautiful products; customers can choose from an array of handmade bowls, cups, and vases, lovely pen and pencil sets, handcrafted checkers and chess game sets, bottle stoppers, wooden necklaces, wood-handled kitchen utensils, and two kinds of jewelry boxes, a traditional one as well as a band saw version made in one solid piece without any mechanical fasteners. Bill still builds some furniture pieces
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A Trip To Crawford Notch By Thomas P. Caldwell Anyone who has driven along Route 16 will come away with a great understanding of New Hampshire, since the road covers a 150-mile section of the Granite State, connecting the White Mountains to the ocean. From almost any point on the highway, one can take a side trip to find fascinating geological formations, an abundance of attractions for residents and tourists alike, and plenty to do, from swimming to hiking. The northern end of Route 16 connects with the state of Maine and offers boating, camping, and fishing opportunities on Lake Umbagog and the Magalloway River. The southern end opens out onto the Atlantic Ocean and the state’s 13 miles of coastline. Midway along that route, Route 16 intersects with Route 302 to skirt two sides of Mount Washington, which boasts the world’s worst weather, but also some majestic views and great natural sights. Heading west on Route 302 will take the traveler to two ski resorts — Attitash Mountain Resort and Bretton Woods — and a view of the Mount Washington Hotel, which is one of the most-photographed scenes in the state, at least since the fall of the Old Man of the Mountain. Not as famous is the area between the two ski areas, Crawford Notch State Park. However, the park, which lies in Hart’s Location, is considered
a hidden gem that boasts the fabulous Frankenstein Cliff with its 2,500-foot sheer rock face that is popular for rockclimbing, and two tall waterfalls, Ripley and Arethusa. While the cliff is not named for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein monster, as one might assume — especially with her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, having written a poem about the Greek nymph, Arethusa — it is intimidating. (The cliff was named for a German immigrant landscape painter, Godfrey Frankenstein, who used the White Mountains as the subjects for many of his paintings.) A five-mile loop trail from Route 302 will take a hiker over the cliff and to Arethusa Falls; or one could take a more direct, 1.3-mile trail straight to the falls, and skip the cliff. Taking the Frankenstein route, however, offers a close-up view of the Frankenstein Trestle, a railroad bridge that rises 80 feet off the ground as it curves around the mountain and traverses a 520-foot chasm.The original trestle, built of wrought iron in 1875, was replaced by steel in 1893. The Conway Scenic Railroad passes over the trestle several times a day in season. Arethusa Falls is part of Bemis Brook, cascading over 140 feet of granite before it continues its journey down the hill. Instead of forming a
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Oct. 16, Familiar Fields: The Power of Community in the Works of Sarah Orne Jewett with Pontine Theatre, 7 pm, Effingham Historical Society program, 1014 Province Lake Rd., Efffingham, free, public welcome, info: 539-4071.
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Oct. 16-18, Annual Camping & RV Show, 10/16: 5-7 pm; 10/17: 9 am-5 pm; 10/18: 9 am-noon, free, public welcome, view the latest in RVs/campers, Danforth Bay Camping and RV Resort, 196 Shawtown Rd., Ossipee, www.danforthbay.com. Oct. 16-18 & 23-25, Pumpkin Patch Express, select your own pumpkin, Conway Scenic Railroad, (800) 232-5251 / info@ConwayScenic.com Oct. 17, The Big Pumpkin Party, NH Farm Museum, Milton, 10 am-3 pm, 6527840, www.farmmuseum.org. Oct. 17, Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein, 7 pm, The Village Players, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. Movie on the big screen. Call 569-9656. www.village-players.com. Oct. 17, Friends monthly book sale, Chick Room, Madison Library, 9 am-noon, NH Rt. 113, Madison, 367-8545.
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Oct. 17-18, Leaf Peeper’s Craft Fair, North Conway Community Center, 2628 White Mountain Highway, North Conway. Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 10 am-4 pm. Rain or Shine. Call 528-4014. www.joycescraftshows.com. Oct. 18, Autumn Express, benefit for children’s charities, hosted by Kiwanis Club of Mt. Washington Valley, Conway Scenic Railroad, (800) 232-5251 / |info@ConwayScenic.com. Oct. 18, Fantastic Fungi presentation with Dr. Rick Van de Poll, 10 am-1 pm, Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Bald Hill Rd., Albany, info: 447-6991.
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Oct. 18, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, walk to fight breast cancer, 2892 White Mt. Highway, Whiteaker Woods Home Site, registration: 9 am, opening ceremony 10 am, walk to follow, info: 763-4432; e-mail: North ConwayNHStrides@Cancer.org, www.makingstrideswalk.org/northconwaynh Oct. 19, Free Banjo Clinic, 6 pm, N. Conway Music Center, 1976 White Mt. Highway, N. Conway, 356-3562. Oct. 19, The Key to Calm, author talk with Monica Nicoll, PhD, 6:30 pm, calming and mindfulness, Conway Public Library, Conway, 447-5552. Oct. 20, A Few Glimpses of India, 6 pm, Effingham Public Library, Town House Rd., Effingham, 539-1537. Oct. 20, Only in America, History and Health Care in America, 7:30 pm, free, open to public, NH Humanities Council program with Alan Koop, Remick County Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth, 323-7591. Oct. 21, Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines a Region, talk by Edie Clark, 7 pm, Freedom Historical Society, takes place at Freedom Town Hall, 539-3665. Oct. 23-24 & Oct. 30-31, Murder Mystery Dinner Train, Conway Scenic Railroad, (800) 232-5251 / |info@ConwayScenic.com
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Oct. 24, Charles Jones classical pianist concert, 7:30 pm, Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy 205 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, tickets: www.wfriendsofmusic.org. Oct. 24, Ed Gerhard guitar concert, 7 pm, Wakefield Opera House, Sanbornville, tickets: www.wakefieldoperahouse.org. Oct. 24, Garvin Gallery Five Open House exhibit, 11 am-4 pm, across from Town Hall, downtown Sanbornville, free, public welcome, www.facebook.com/ GarvinGalleryFive. Oct. 24, Halloween Town, Purity Spring Resort, trick-or-treat themed events, E. Madison, info: halloweentownnh.thelaurafoundation.org Oct. 24, Open House, art exhibit at Gafney Library, Sanbornville, free, public welcome, 10 am-noon, 522-3401. Oct. 24, Rochester Recreation Halloween Party, noon-2 pm, free, Rochester Recreation Dept., arts and crafts, face painting, all welcome, 332-4120. Oct. 24, Shakesperian Idol, presented by Advice To The Players, 7 pm, takes place at Barnstormers Theater, Tamworth, tickets/info: shakespearianidol@advicetotheplayers.org
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Oct. 28, Spirit of Place: Native Lands and Cultures of American Southwest, Cook Memorial Library, Tamworth, 7 pm, 323-8510. Oct. 29, One Book, One Valley, NH Humanities program, visit with author Lilly King, 7 pm, Kennett High School, N. Conway. Oct. 30, Fall Movies at the Ballpark, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, bring blanket or chair to enjoy movie under the stars at dusk, free admission, www.wakefieldrec.com. Oct. 30, Family Fall Festival and Halloween Party, Bretton Woods, 3:30-4:30 pm Trunk or Treat Event; 5-7:30 pm: Kids Costume Party; 7:30-8 pm: Pumpkin Lighting, 278-8989, www.brettonwoods.com/wickedwoods. Oct. 30 & 31, Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, Castle in the Clouds, Moultonboro. Secret from Cell Block 7 with Get-A-Clue Productions. Tickets: $55 p/p; reservation a must: 476-5414, www.castleintheclouds.org. Nov. 2, Stand Up for Your Write, empowerment writing workshop and discussion for teen girls, with local writer D. J. Kramer, 6 pm, Conway Public Library, Conway, 447-5552/email: tnarducci@conwaypubliclibrary.org. Nov. 4, Campfire Cooking, instructors Tim Smith and Tom Belluscio, 20 Pork Hill Rd., Ossipee, Global Awareness Local Action, info: 539-6460. Nov. 5, Composing a Further Life, an examination of wisdom and aging in our culture by anthropologist Mary Catherine Beteson, including stories of how her mother, Margaret Mead, influenced her approach to getting older. Salyards Center for the Arts, Conway, 7 pm, sponsored by Conway Public Library, Conway, 447-5552. Nov. 8, Concordia Consort concert, 7 pm, Wakefield Opera House, Sanbornville, tickets: www.wakefieldoperahouse.org. Nov. 12, Campfire Cooking: Dutch Oven, Reflector Oven & Pot Suspension with Tim Smith, 5:30-8:30 pm, The Barn at Moody Mountain Farm, 100 Pork Hill Road, Wolfeboro. Call 539-6460. www.galacommunity.org. Nov. 12, Roosevelt Funeral Train, info. On President’s funeral train, Friends of Madison Library, presentation by UNH Speakers Bureau Carl Lindblade, open to public, 7 pm, 367-8545.
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Nov. 21, Amit Peled and Stefan Petrov concert, Wolfeboro Friends of Music, 7:30 pm, Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, 205 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, tickets: www.wfriendsofmusic.org. Nov. 21, An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving, NH Farm Museum, Milton, 10 am-3 pm, 652-7840, www.farmmuseum.org. Nov. 21, Children’s Winter Craft Faire, White Mt. Waldorf School, Albany, all are welcome, food, lunch, hands-on crafts for kids, local vendors/artisans selling their wares, choral performances, puppet shows, nature walk, visit King Winter in Crystal Cave, 447-3168, www.whitemountainwaldorf.org. Nov. 21, Friends Monthly Book Sale, Madison Library, 9 am, 367-8545. Nov. 24, Kingswood Craft Fair, Kingswood High School, S. Main St., Wolfeboro, large variety of handcrafted items in time for holiday shopping, info: 5692055. Nov. 29, Effingham Elementary School Craft Fair, info: 539-6032.
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Benz Center Senior Meals, Sandwich, each Wednesday at noon. Well-balanced and delicious meal. Ages 60 and older are targeted, small donation requested, 284-7211, www.benzcommunitycenter.webs.com. Book Sale, first Sat. of each month, Cook Memorial Library, Tamworth, 10 amnoon, 323-8510. Chair Yoga, Tuesdays at 8 am, Greater Wakefield Resource Center, 254 Main St., Union, www.greaterwakefieldresourcecenter.webs.com. Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel Music Jam, Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Tuftonboro Old White Church, across from Tuftonboro General Store and Post Office, Route 109A, Tuftonboro. Musicians and listeners welcome. Free. Call 569-3861. Effingham Historical Society program, third Fri. of each month, 7 pm, refreshments to follow, open to public, free, more info: 539-4071, effinghamhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Featured Artist Exhibit through October, Freedom Public Library, 38 Old Portland Rd., Freedom, 539-5176, paintings of animals by Gay Freeborn. Knit and Crochet Group, meets Wednesdays 2-3 pm, Effingham Library info: 539-1537. Masonic Breakfast, First Sunday of each month, 7-11:30 am, 35 Trotting Track Road, Wolfeboro. Fresh fruit, omelets made to order, scrambled eggs, hash browns, cereal etc. Model Yacht Sailing on Back Bay, Bridge Falls Path, Wolfeboro. Weather permitting, Back Bay Skippers race Solings 1-3 pm Tuesday and US 12’s 1-3 pm Thursday. New participants or visitors are always welcome. www.nhbm.org. Ossipee Knit/Crochet meets at the Ossipee Public Library on the second and fourth Friday of each month, 1:30-3 pm. Ossipee Quilters meet at the Ossipee Public Library on the second and fourth Thurs. of each month, noon-4 pm. Movie Night, Rochester Public Library, Wednesdays at 6 pm, 65 S. Main St., Rochester, public welcome, www.rpl.lib.nh.us, 332-1428. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth Village. Activities and tours, exhibits, workshops, Capt. Enoch Remick House and farm stand. Call 323-7591 or 800-686-6117, www.remickmuseum.org. Sunday Restorative Class, 11 am, starting Yoga 4 Life Cardio, Circuit & Studio, www.yoga4lifenh.com. Tamworth Farmer’s Market, Saturdays 9 am-1 pm, through Oct. 24, Unitarian Church parking lot, Tamworth, 323-2392.
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• Crawford Notch Continued from page 9 deep pool, as many other falls do, the water at Arethusa Falls scatters among a series of boulders at the bottom before resuming its flow. The transformation from brook to waterfall to brook is in keeping with the Arethusa myth. In Greek mythology, the nymph fled from her home beneath the sea and came up as a fresh water fountain. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem seems to evoke the White Mountains where the falls flow: Arethusa arose From her couch of snows In the Acroceraunian mountains,--From cloud and from crag, With many a jag, Shepherding her bright fountains. She leapt down the rocks, With her rainbow locks Streaming among the streams;--Her steps paved with green The downward ravine Which slopes to the western gleams; And gliding and springing She went, ever singing, In murmurs as soft as sleep; The Earth seemed to love her, And Heaven smiled above her, As she lingered towards the deep. For those who enjoy waterfalls, there also is the nearby Ripley Falls. Although not as tall, Ripley Falls tumbles 100 feet over a rock wall that is on a 60-degree angle, so instead of a sheer drop, the water cascades over the rocks like a giant water slide. To fully appreciate Crawford Notch, one might want to camp out at the Dry River Campground, one of the pet-
friendly, state-owned and -operated campgrounds. Although the campsites lack electricity and water hookups, the campground has a building with showers, flush toilets, and washing machines, with modern privies scattered among the sites. Those camping there might want to check out the trail that connects the campground with the Willey House, a quiet, easy hike alongside the Saco River. The Willey House commemorates the tragedy that occurred in August 1826 when a rockslide killed the entire Samuel Willey family. As historians have reconstructed the story, the Willeys, who feared a flood would carry off their house, which sat in the valley, had built a shelter on higher ground. When the rockslide occurred, they apparently fled their home and tried to make it to the shelter, but did not succeed in escaping the stone and rubble coming down the valley. The home they feared would be swept away was untouched because a rock ledge on the hillside above it had split the rockslide into two streams that flowed around the house. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story The Ambitious Quest was based on the Willey legend and appeared in his “Twice Told Tales” in 1837. There is much more to see in the 5,775-acre Crawford Notch State Park, and in the other places along Route 302. Sometimes, a side trip can lead to a whole new range of experiences, and Crawford Notch has provided such experiences to generations of travelers through New Hampshire.
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Pet Food Pantry Receives Large Donation On Friday, Oct. 9, Rozzie May Animal Alliance (RMAA), a Conwaybased nonprofit, will distribute more than 1,000 pounds of dog and cat food to area food pantries as part of their Keeping Families Together pet food drive. The food delivery is part of a larger donation being made to the New Hampshire Humane Society (NHHS) in Laconia; the Society is generously sharing their gift with RMAA. “We are happy to share our abundance, if we can. Animals are hungry, no matter where they may reside in the state,” explains Marylee Gorham-Waterman, NHHS executive director. “A collaboration with partners will be for the benefit of all.” RMAA’s Keeping Families Together program is designed to help pet owners experiencing sudden financial hardship, with the goal of keeping companion animals out of shelters. The kibble is distributed through local food pantries to ensure it reaches pet owners with demonstrated need. “Pet owners want to do right by their animals. Unexpected financial hardship can force them to surrender their beloved pets. It’s important to keep these animals at home and out of our already strained animal shelters,” comments Meaghan Woodsome, Program Director at RMAA. “We are very grateful to
the New Hampshire Humane Society for their tremendous generosity, and to their retail benefactor for donating this urgently needed food.” Since the nonprofit’s founding in 2007, RMAA has distributed more than 30,000 pounds and an additional 4,400 cans of pet food to food pantries in Conway, North Conway, Bartlett/Jackson, Tamworth, Madison and Freedom. (Rozzie May Animal Alliance is a Conway, NH-based nonprofit dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation by offering low-cost spay/neuter services at their West Main Street clinic and throughout New Hampshire and Western Maine with their mobile surgery suite. More than 1,000 companion animals a year are altered by RMAA’s veterinary technicians and state-licensed veterinarians. RMAA also offers low-cost rabies and distemper vaccination clinics and administers the Keeping Families Together pet food drive. The pet food is distributed to local food pantries for pet owners with demonstrated need. Founded in 2007, RMAA’s ongoing efforts improve communities and the lives of animals throughout the region. For more information, contact Meaghan Woodsome, Program Director at 273-7243 or visit www.rozziemay.org.)
Sweet 16 Crossword Across 1. A-list 6. Coaster 10. Advil target 14. First compartment of cow’s stomach 15. Apteryx australis 16. Forte 17. Formerly Leningrad (2 wds) 20. “For shame!” 21. Cold and wet 22. Church’s tall, ornamental tower 23. Died down 26. Clavell’s “___-Pan” 27. Eucharistic plate 29. Back 31. All alternative 35. Each 37. Resorts with therapeutic baths 39. Fraternity letters 40. Employees hired to stop pilferage (2 wds) 43. Dusk, to Donne 44. Litigant 45. Kind of chop 46. About (2 wds) 48. Hoof sound 50. Claw 51. Marienbad, for one 53. Dweller on the Red Sea 55. Dung 59. Engine speed, for short 60. Center of a ball? 63. Behavior modification using unpleasant stimuli (2 wds)
66. Caesar’s farewell 67. Container for nitroglycerin 68. Observant one 69. Comrade in arms 70. Elizabeth ___, English suffragist 71. Like some jackets
41. Moray, e.g. 42. Persia, now 47. Fish hawk 49. Cheerfully 52. ___ de deux 54. Dash abbr. 55. Spanish sparkling wine 56. Elliptical
Down 1. At one time, at one time 2. Hilo feast 3. Copies derived from an original 4. Big ___ Conference 5. Fills with wonder 6. Shish kabob pin 7. On, as a lamp 8. Female sheep 9. Unpaved racecourse (2 wds) 10. Even though 11. Masterstroke 12. Throw with great force 13. Halftime lead, e.g. 18. Congratulations, of a sort 19. Caribbean, e.g. 24. “Cold one” 25. Demolish 27. Leisurely walk 28. More fitting 30. “Tarzan” extra 32. Nullify 33. Because of (2 wds) 34. Big Bertha’s birthplace 36. Instructive 38. Declaration
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57. Healthy 58. Make dirty 61. Fencing swaord 62. Admiral ___, polar explorer 64. “China Beach” setting 65. Brouhaha
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Remick Museum Presents Only in America: History and Health Care in the US
GRAMMY Award-winning Guitarist Ed Gerhard Will Perform at Wakefield Opera House
The Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm in Tamworth has received a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council to present Only in America: History and Health Care in the United States. The speaker will be Allen Koop, Visiting Assistant History Professor and Senior Lecturer at Dartmouth. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7 pm in the Hearth Room of the museum. Selected for his knowledge as it relates to the backstory of the Museum, Mr. Koop will describe how the troubled, promising and unique American health care system has been shaped by developments in medicine, social forces, economic trends, party politics and historical surprises. The lecture moves rapidly from Colonial times through the era of sectarian medicine, the accomplishments of modern medicine and the health care tensions of the 21st century. The event is presented in conjunction with the yearlong Tamworth 250th Celebration. The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served and historic country
The Wakefield Opera House Performing Arts Community presents GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist Ed Gerhard, on Saturday, Oct. 24 at The Wakefield Opera House, 2 High St., Sanbornville, NH. Showtime is 7 pm. Ed Gerhard returns to the Wakefield Opera House, celebrating the release of his new “Ed Gerhard Signature Model” built by Breedlove Guitars. He has spent the summer touring in China, Japan and Canada, successfully introducing this innovative and gorgeous guitar. Gerhard will debut his new guitar at the Opera House while performing new material as well as concert favorites. Gerhard combines rare compositional depth with inspired virtuosity. Fans of guitar music won’t want to miss this opportunity to see and hear one of the country’s finest players. From Tokyo to Rome and venues across the United States, Ed Gerhard’s music has touched concert audiences all over the world. Gerhard captivates audiences with a combination of virtuosity, generosity and humor. Known for his gorgeous tone and compositional depth, Gerhard can move a listener with a single note.
medicine samplings will be available. The New Hampshire Humanities Council nurtures the joy of learning and inspires community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire, connecting people with ideas. Learn more about the Council and its work at www.nhhc.org. The Museum is located at 58 Cleveland Hill Road in Tamworth Village. Please call 323-7591 for more information or to speak with Dawne Gilpatrick, or review the calendar of events at www. remickmuseum.org. (The Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm is an agricultural museum and a working farm, located in the heart of Tamworth Village and is part of the Experience New Hampshire Heritage Trail: The Portsmouth to Plymouth Museum Trail. The mission of the Remick Museum is to educate a broad and diverse public to the value and significance of the medical practice and agricultural way of life of the country doctor and to preserve and interpret the Remick property and collections for the benefit of the public.)
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His CD Luna is featured in Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s 20th anniversary list of the “240 Essential Albums.” “This soulful album of original compositions rich in melody, chordal complexity and stylistic variety proves why Gerhard is considered to have the most exquisite acoustic guitar tone on the planet,” says Acoustic Guitar Magazine. His music is featured in the Ken Burns documentary Mark Twain and The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The show will be held in the Wakefield Opera House, second floor of the Wakefield Town Hall, 2 High Street in Sanbornville. Tickets are available for online purchase at http://wakefieldoperahouse. org/tickets.html. Tickets are also available in Sanbornville from Ed Morrison at 522-0126, Angie Casperonis at the Wakefield Town Hall Tax Office and Lovell Lake Food Center and in East Wakefield at Sharper Image and Woodman’s Corner Barber Shop. For more information about this and other upcoming concerts, visit http:// wakefieldoperahouse.org/. The website also provides accessibility information and directions to the Opera House.
Fall Benefit Concert at Union Congo Church The Union Congregational Church at 80 Main Street in the village of Union will host an annual benefit concert on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 4 to 6 pm. A variety of musical styles and talent will provide the special entertainment for the afternoon. Refreshments will be offered following the performances. There is no charge for the concert, but free-will donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit the projects
of the Women’s Fellowship and the restoration of the Reunion GrangeHotchkiss Commons, across the street from the church. The church is conveniently located on Route 125, just off of Route 16 in Wakefield. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this great array of talent and the social time afterwards. For more information and directions, call Betty at 473-2727.
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Conservation Groups Expand Popular Recreation Area After a successful fundraising campaign, the Society for the Protection of NH Forests (Forest Society), in collaboration with Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG), has added a 150-acre property to its 2,325acre Moose Mountains Reservation in Middleton and Brookfield. The addition provides snowmobilers, horseback riders, hunters and other outdoors enthusiasts more guaranteed access to open, undeveloped land and miles of trails on connected conservation areas while protecting working forest and wildlife habitat. The recently purchased property, located along New Portsmouth Road in Middleton, consists mostly of working forest that is part of the headwaters of the Salmon Falls River, noted by the U.S. Forest Service as one of the most threatened in the country. “Protecting water quality, wildlife habitat and working forests that give us local wood products is important for all of us, but the personal benefit of this project that most people in the region might notice most is the beautiful, unbroken forest landscape along the Moose Mountain ridge that is visible from all around Lake Winnipesaukee,” said Jane Difley, the Forest Society’s president/forester. Project grants came from the NH Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP), the Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation, the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership, and private individuals. “This project could not have hap-
The Moose Mountains as seen from a clearing on the 150-acre addition, accessed from New Portsmouth Road (near its intersection with Ridge Road) in Middleton. Photo courtesy Forest Society. pened without the help of the LCHIP committee and our other funders who saw an opportunity to enlarge this wonderful block of conserved land that so many people have worked for so many years to protect,” Difley said. The Moose Mountains Reservation, which now spans 2,475 acres, abuts the state’s Ellis Hatch Jr. Wildlife Man-
agement Area as well as tracts of Middleton Town Forest land. The area is a high priority for local conservation efforts of the Moose Mountains Regional Greenways, which partnered with the Forest Society on the project. MMRG
founding member Cynthia Wyatt noted that “the addition of this property fills in a strategic puzzle piece of MMRG’s regional vision to build and connect contiguous greenways of conservation land.” “This area is a priority for us because it is a large and relatively unfragmented habitat that supports a host of far-ranging species, including black bear and moose, and it also provides outstanding recreation activities,” added Keith Fletcher, MMRG director of land conservation. “It is our pleasure to work again in partnership with the Forest Society to add land to the Moose Mountains Reservation, one of our region’s great conservation projects.” (Founded in 1901, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is the state’s oldest and largest non-profit land conservation organization. Supported by 10,000 families and businesses, the Forest Society’s mission is to perpetuate the state’s forests by promoting land conservation and sustainable forestry. The organization owns 53,000 conserved acres of land in New Hampshire and holds conservation easements on another 130,000 acres.)
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