Tag: June 2024

• Elkins Public Library Speaker Series Presents:

  Thursday, June 13: Covered Bridges of NH, Covered Bridges Near Canterbury, Past and Present. 6 pm at the Town Hall. Join Kim Varney Chandler as she presents an overview of the historic covered bridges near Canterbury and shares information on others that have been lost to time. She will be…

• Canterbury Historical Society seeks to document town’s history in stone

  Join us on Monday, June 3, at 4 pm as the Canterbury Historical Society Board of Trustees conduct their monthly meeting in the Elkins Memorial building. You can listen to the committee reports and check out the latest artifacts on display. The society has established a committee chaired by Bill…

• Loudon Food Pantry puts food on 6,671 tables

  In April the Loudon Food Pantry gave out enough food to 302 individuals for them to prepare 6,671 meals. Of these people, 138 were aged 60 and older (46%), 68 were aged 18 or under (23%), and 96 were between those ages (32%).  The Food Pantry will be closed and…

• Congrats, BHS Class of ’24!

  A big shout out of congratulations and love to our Belmont High School 2024 graduates from Canterbury. We’re proud of you and wish you well in the next chapter of your life journey! Evan Christensen Claire Crockford Caroline Cress Nicholas Daigneault Hutch Haskins Jonathan Holmes Baidyn Lewis Emanuel Mahoney Cate…

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  Cloverbuds are heading to the Glines Farm

  In May, the Cloverbuds worked to prepare for the town Memorial Day Parade. The Cloverbuds made T-shirts with the 4H emblem, the four-leaf clover. The Cloverbuds also crafted flags and pinwheels to wave and carry during the parade. As a club, we talked about why we celebrate Memorial Day, and…

• Come help meet the Shaker Hand Pie demand!

  At last year’s close out meeting for the Canterbury Fair, the Bake Table people were informed: “We need more Shaker Hand Pies!”, so we’ve set two dates for learning and helping to make these well-loved treats. On Saturday, June 15, and Saturday, July 6, from 8 am to noon, Debbie…

• Summer hours: Strength & Stretch to begin at 8:30!

  On Monday, June 3, the Strength and Stretch classes will begin at 8:30 am – yes, that’s morning! – and run for exactly one hour, ending promptly at 9:30. Classes meet two days per week on Mondays and Thursdays in the Parish Hall. (Enter through the kitchen near Hackleboro Road.)…

• Congrats to CES’s graduating fifth-graders!

  Our fifth grade promotion night will be held on Wednesday, June 12, at 6 pm. Please join us in celebrating our wonderful scholars. For our planning purposes, please contact the school office to RSVP at 603-783-9944. This will be an indoor event. Congratulations to Haven Adams, Katie Beauchemin, Connor Burkowski,…

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  Honoring George Shannon – Canterbury Citizen and Revolutionary War Soldier

  Memorial Day is a day to reflect on the sacrifices of those who fought and died to safeguard the essential principles upon which our country was founded. George Shannon is not unlike tens of thousands of other citizen-soldiers who left their home to fight for those principles but did not…

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  Learn about WindowDressers winterization program on June 10

  Merrimack Valley WindowDressers is looking for people who would like to make their homes warmer this coming winter. Are you one of them? We are holding a Community Build event that will provide low-cost, custom-built window inserts that can be easily installed as interior storms. These lightweight, well-made inserts will…