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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
Sports
AMS 1-2 Punch Knocks Out Competition as Eagles Fly to a Division II State Championship Win!
Londonderry HS- on Saturday October 23rd, the AMS Girls Cross Country Team charged out from the start and never looked back as Samantha Swanbon and Bridget Hill took 1st and 2nd places to lead the team to yet another championship trophy!
Samantha sprinted in finishing with a new Division II course record in 12:46. Bridget followed with her usual incredible performance in 13:00. On this day, the whole team showed up to close out their season with the best, most spirited effort yet at Dylan Walker 14:00, Olivia Faucher 14:26, Madelyn Mooney 14:33, Audrey Pyles 14:40, and Anora Swanson 15:06 sealed the win for AMS.
The Eagles showed their depth in the non-scoring girls team race with Avery Heroux taking 1st place (maybe the most improved runner in the squad) and Kaili Christman sprinted to a strong 6th place finish.
The boys team has a lot to be proud of as they closed out their season with another strong performance finishing 3rd (out of 14 teams) barely nudged out in a tight race with Hollis/Brookline and Oyster River. Led by Jonas Guarrera 2nd in 11:56, with Parker Schade 6th in 12:26 and backed up with great efforts by Joe Mayo 13:07, Jack Preston 13:16, Brady Donaghue 13:19, Andrew Schade 13:43 and Thatcher Daily 13:49.
Congratulations go out, once again, to AMS Athletic Director Jeff Wing, consistently working behind the scenes, organizing and supporting the program; shepherding the “super human” efforts of coaches Tivan Casavant and Michele Donoghue who every year bring value to every one of the 60-70 X-Country participants; making practices fun & teaching the athletes how the combination of hard work and strong team spirit is the winning formula leading to championship success. Soon, the AMS administration will have to budget for more display cases to house the continued flow of trophies; as most of the top runners return next year and beyond!
AMS Eagles X-Country Teams “Fly” to Victory… Again!
On Saturday October 16th at the Tri-County Cross County Championships held at the Nashua South/Mines Fall 2.1mile course…both the Girls and Boys teams swept to 1st place victories over a dozen teams in each race.
The Girls “A team” with superb performances by Samantha Swanbon 13:41, Bridget Hill 13:49, Dylan Walker 15:22, Olivia Faucher 15:37, Madelyn Mooney 15:40, Audrey Pyles 16:03 and Anora Swanson 16:25, easily outpaced the competition.
The Boys “A team” put up a strong fight at Tri-County as they moved past the competition in the late stages of the race. Jonas Guarrera continued his family tradition of out-performance in the big meets leading the team in 12:36, Parker Schade pulled out all the stops with a gutsy effort in 13:03, steady Joe Mayo followed in 13:38, Andrew Schade continued with another PR performance in 13:48, Thatcher Daily “kicked” nicely in 13:58, Jack Preston and Brady Donahue also had strong finishes in 14:04 and 14:15.
Not to be out done the ”JV” and grade 5 & 6 runners all performed at a high level with a “swarm” of red singlets well positioned in every race. Special recognition goes to 5th grader Bryn Siska who stormed to 1st place in the girls 5th & 6th grade Division I & II (combined) race with an outstanding time of 16:00!