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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
Civic Groups
Calling All Red Sox Fans! Don’t Miss This Opportunity of a Lifetime!
AMHERST – The Amherst Lions Club is giving away, four (4) Field Box tickets for the Saturday, August 21st game against the Texas Rangers. Included with the 4 tickets will be $100 cash for parking and food. These tickets have a value of $1,640 or more but this package is really priceless since seats like these just aren’t ever made available. In short, this is the chance of a lifetime for one lucky winner and their family or friends to be on TV for every pitch!!!!!
These seats are directly behind home plate! They are literally the best seats at Fenway!!!! Imagine eating Fenway franks and singing “Sweet Caroline” during the 7th ending stretch! What about seeing Devers, Bogarts and Martinez batting.
You can enter the raffle below.
To order by mail, download the Order Form
We will email you your ticket numbers. The drawing is on 8/11 and you will be notified if you are the winner.
Ticket prices:
1 ticket for $10, 6 tickets for $50,
13 tickets for $100 and 67 tickets for $500.
The more you buy the better the discount.
The Amherst LIONS are so excited to have secured these Red Sox tickets for this year’s ticket raffle through the generosity of an anonymous and well-connected donor. Your purchase will help us help others!
Newcomers Welcomes New Members
The Souhegan Valley Women’s Social & Newcomers Club, aka Amherst Area Newcomers Club, is a non-profit, social group for women. We welcome new residents as well as those who have lived here for years. We offer monthly general events and over 21 interest groups. For more information, check out our website at NHNewcomers.com. You may contact us at nhnewcomers@gmail.com. Come join the fun!
53rd Annual Milford Rotary Pancake Breakfast
September 12 at Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club
The Milford Rotary Club invites you to help support our community at our annual Pancake Breakfast, on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club in Milford.
Your support could help us raise over $25,000 with this event . This money goes back into our community by helping valuable organization such as: Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club, SHARE, Bridges and many others.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.
What impact can one donation have? It can save a life. A child can be protected from polio
with as little as 60 cents. Our partners make your donation go even further. For every $1 Rotary commits to polio eradication, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $2.
What are the areas of the Foundation’s focus? Promoting Peace, Providing Clean Water, Saving Mothers and Children, Supporting Education, Growing Local Economies, and Fighting Disease. Even the United States has problems in all six areas of focus, the reason for Global Grants, assistance going in all directions to help promote a better world.
The Milford Rotary Club covers the towns of Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Lyndeborough and Wilton, NH. The club usually meets at the Livermore Community House on Union Street in Milford, NH for noontime lunch meetings on Wednesdays.
