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Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks Exhibition At New Hampshire Antique Co-Op
Now on view through May 31, 2020
Congregational Church Stays Connected
During the suspension of in-person activities in light of the Covid-19 situation, the Congregational Church of Amherst, UCC has a variety of ways for members and others to connect with church programs. This is especially important during April as Holy Week and Easter are on the horizon.
The most up-to-date information about church activities can be found on the church’s website (ccamherst.org) or by calling the church office at 673-3231. Sunday services are broadcast on FacebookLive and recorded for later on-line viewing. Services are followed by a Virtual Fellowship Hour. Links for these and other events can be found on the website.
The church’s Facebook page is another source of information, including updates and video messages from the pastors. Pastors Maureen Frescott and Kate Kennedy are available to provide pastoral care during this time, and the church welcomes community members to connect with this loving, serving, open and affirming community of faith.
Lorraine Alice Hamilton
AMHERST – Lorraine Alice Hamilton of Amherst, New Hampshire, Beach Haven, New Jersey and Rancho Mirage, California died June 14, 2020 from pancreatic cancer at her home in California. She was 73 years old and a participant in the trial of a new cancer drug at NYU Langone in New York City since April 2019. She hoped that results from the trial would improve care for other patients who develop this cancer. She was with her family when she died and was
Donald Richard Haaker
Donald Richard Haaker, 80, born June 2, 1940, son of Carl E Haaker and Jeanne LaRochelle Haaker of Fitchburg, MA, son, brother, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, peacefully passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, MA.
Don, as he was affectionately referred to by friends, and Dad or Grandpa by family, was a proud veteran, avid fisherman, former business owner, collector of “As Seen On TV” gadgets, and
Amherst Town Library
AMHERST TOWN LIBRARY
Amy Lapointe, Library Director
14 Main St., Amherst NH 03031
Phone 673-2288 Fax 672-6063
email: library@amherstlibrary.org
web http://www.amherstlibrary.org
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LIBRARY IS CLOSED DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC CRISIS
Virtual July Programs at the Amherst Town Library
Adventures in Vegetable Gardening
Tuesday, July 7th or Tuesday, July 14
from 3pm-4:30pm
Many people are planting vegetable gardens this year. By now most of the seeds and seedlings are tucked in and ready to grow. Now what? Do I fire up the grill and wait for the fruit to show up or do I have to keep an eye out for problems? What if something is eating my greens? What are those black spots on my tomatoes? How do I convince the groundhog to eat in my neighbor’s yard? These and other timely questions will be answered for you in this virtual gardening session. Topics will include pest and water management, fertilizer, harvesting and more.
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Virtual Program - Registration Required
Backyard Birds
Wednesday, July 8th from 7pm-8:30pm
Test your knowledge of the common and likely resident and migrant visitors to the backyards of New England. In this engaging and interactive presentation, learn identification tips for some challenging birds that live among us like ... Hairy vs. Downy Woodpecker and Purple vs. House Finch. Tips on feeding birds to attract the most diversity will also be provided.
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Virtual Program - Registration Required
Dandelion Wine: The Painting and Poetry of Summer
Thursday, July 16th from 11am-12:30pm
For those of us who live in a four-season climate, every turn in the cycle brings us a new framework for our senses. Light plays on our world with a new bright intensity or a muted subtlety, color explodes or fades, the patterns and rhythms of our days change, and things just sound and smell different as seasons settle in. After the excitement of spring, summer offers us warmth and a lazier pace to our days. Painters and poets have long given us their expressions of how summer feels and sounds to them, and this program will showcase some of their words and pictures to help us celebrate the season.
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Virtual Program - Registration Required
Summer Reading at The Library
YES---the annual Summer Reading Program WILL be happening at the library! We are planning our summer activities under the assumption that some number of social distancing restrictions will still be in effect. We know you will understand our need to avoid certain types of activities while we try to offer as many of our well-loved programs as possible, sometimes in slightly different ways.
We are in the process of working out the details, but here’s what we know right now---
• Our target date for beginning the program is Monday, June 15. Please visit our website (www.amherstlibrary.org) for updates and details as they become available.
• We will offer a reading program for our children that is as close as possible to the wonderful program they have come to expect. The “Summer Slide” doesn’t go away just because our social lives have changed, and we want to keep everyone reading this summer. There will be reading logs for tracking reading hours, prizes to be earned, weekly craft kits, find-the-picture scavenger hunts, virtual storytimes, and, yes, there will be a virtual PET SHOW!
• Our teens will have the opportunity to win gift cards to local business by submitting “Book Bucks”. We will offer some virtual craft programs, some challenges, and some opportunities for virtual get-togethers.
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We are planning to send out information through the schools, email newsletter and social media, and we’ll be updating our website as our plans are finalized. Although some things may not be possible this summer, and some things may be different, we think that Summer Reading is a great way to say, “We’re here, and we’re in this together---your library is here for you!”
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