Tag: October 2024

• Two delicious ways to support your favorite library – chocolate and charcuterie

  The FOEPL (Friends of Elkins Public Library) Chocolate Raffle Basket will be on display in the library until Thursday, Nov. 7. Tickets will also be available at the Indoor Farmers’ Market at Canterbury Elementary School on Saturday, Nov. 9, where the drawing will take place. The cost is $5 for…

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  Fire safety, field trips and more at Canterbury Elementary

  Fire safety: All Canterbury Elementary School students will be visiting the Canterbury Fire Department in recognition of Fire Prevention Week on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Thank you as always to the FD for the fantastic presentation and hospitality. It is a great collaboration between the school and our local fire department! Field…

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  Shaker Village offers Ghostly Encounters

  While modern audiences view ghost stories as entertainment, the Shakers viewed the spiritual realm as vital to their communal life, which serves as backdrop to Canterbury Shaker Village’s Ghost Encounters on Thursday, Oct. 24, through Saturday, Oct. 26. “Ghost Encounters tours provide an opportunity for people to learn about spiritualism…

• At the Store

  Stuart comes in,checks his mail,gets a cup of coffee. Someone shouts“Hey Stuarthow you doing?” “Finest kind”says Stuart.“Finest kind.” ~ Dudley Laufman

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  Spiritual Spirits to rise in cemetery!

  Join the fun on a walk through the Center Cemetery as a series of six spirits rise from their graves to talk about their role in Canterbury’s spiritual history! You’ll meet two Shakers, an Osgoodite, a Freewill Baptist … and one unhappy couple! Thursday, Oct. 17, and Friday, Oct. 18,…

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  4H Cloverbuds, Rascals start their new year

  Our first meeting of the new Cloverbuds year was wonderful! The Cloverbuds played some get-to know you games to start off our year, and since the weather was beautiful we were able to have the whole meeting outside! The children played duck-duck-goose to practice each other’s names and to get…

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  Significant increase coming in school tax bill

  From Town Administrator Ken Folsom and the Board of Selectmen with input from the Shaker Regional School District: At the 2024 March Town Meeting there was discussion on the potential for a significant increase in the school part of the tax rate that will affect the December 2024 tax bill.…

• Please complete the survey on solid waste!

  The Canterbury Solid Waste Committee is seeking information from ALL town citizens regarding the future of waste disposal in the town.   The “cost” of disposal, also called “tipping fees,” continues to increase yearly, over 20% in just 3 years. The “recycling market” is continuing to challenge our methods of collecting and…

• The holidays can be hard, and the Loudon Food Pantry is here to help

  How we made a difference: In July enough food was given out to 289 individuals for them to prepare 5,029 meals. In August enough food was given out to 255 individuals for them to prepare 10,550 meals. In both months, about 50% of recipients were 60 and older, 20% were…

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  This month at the Shaker Village: a car show … and a stone wall workshop

  The Shaker Village Car Show returns on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 to 2. (Gates open for setup at 8:30.) With live music by the Bel Airs, food trucks, and a 50/50 raffle with the numbers called at 1 pm. Tickets are $5, or $25 for village admission too. Stone…