Household Hazardous Waste
Submitted
by B. McBride
Gilmanton
Residents
Take responsible action to protect your family's
health and the health of your community. You can reduce the risk of
toxic substances getting into our ground and surface waters.
Contamination of our environment is a very real threat through the
improper disposal of household hazardous wastes. Improper disposal
of these wastes in our Transfer Station compactor puts our attendant
haulers, and handlers at the Penacook Incinerator at risk. Most
treatment plants and our leachfields are incapable of processing the
chemicals in hazardous waste. The result is eventual contamination
of our groundwater upon which everyone is dependent. Think about
proper disposal of hazardous wastes every time you take a drink of
water, swim in our lakes, fish in our streams.
See you on 7/26, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to noon at
the Belmont Fire Station on Rte. 140 near Rte. 106. Gilmanton
residents can bring up to 10 gal./50 lbs. of the dangerous products
listed in the guides that are available at many locations in town or
visit www.lakesrpc.org
for more information.
Gilmanton Old Home Day Planning Meeting For
Our 110th Old Home Day
There will be a Gilmanton Old Home Day planning
meeting on Thursday, July 17th, 7:00 p.m. at the Smith Meetinghouse
on Meetinghouse Road, between Rts. 140 and 107.
If you are interested in being part of Old Home
Day on Saturday, August 16th, please contact Lori Baldwin at
435-7715
The MacDonald Family Singers
Meet the MacDonald family - Victor, Laurie and
their 8 home schooled children, ages 23-8 from Orange,
Massachusetts.
The styles of music presented in this concert
will be varied, including gospel bluegrass, a cappella, brass
ensembles and sacred classical.
The MacDonald Family Singers is a ministry; their
goal is to spread the Good News of the Gospel. They do accept
donations, but there are no fees for concerts and they do not charge
for CDs.
Friday, July 25th, 7:00 p.m. at
Gilmanton Community Church, Route 140, Gilmanton Iron Works Phone:
364-7891.
Dessert to follow. (Food contributions are most
welcome).
For more information contact: Judy at 267-6346
www.macdonaldfamilysingers.com ~
[email protected]
The MacDonald Family Singers
The MacDonald Family Singers, a volunteer
ministry, has been performing publicly for 12 years. This
homeschooling family - made up of ten members, with eight children
ranging in age from 8 to 23 started with just a vocal program. As
the children grew, instruments and more musical styles were added.
They generally bring 15-20 instruments to their concerts, including
a keyboard, banjo, guitar, mandolin, upright bass, trumpets,
trombone, tuba, and harmonica. Their repertoire includes original
Scripture melodies, yodeling, a cappella hymns, traditional, gospel
bluegrass, and sacred classical.
With the purchase of a bus in 2003, the MacDonald
family has had the opportunity to make several cross-country singing
tours per year. Their first album was completed in 2005 and is now
available for free download. They are currently working on a second
album.
The MacDonalds count it a privilege to share the
Gospel message of Jesus Christ wherever they go. Victor and Laurie,
the parents, became born-again Bible believers as youngsters and
committeed their lives to Christ at an early age. Music has always
been a part of their lives, and now their children share in giving
their musical talents to the Lord's work.
For additional information and to listen to
samples of their music, check out their website:
www.macdonaldfamilysingers.com. Questions about the concert can
be answered by calling the Gilmanton Community Church at: 365-7891.
The First Congregational Society In
Gilmanton
The First Congregational Society in Gilmanton,
also known as the Smith Meeting House, has begun their 2008 seasonal
church schedule. We welcome everyone to come and worship on July
20th at 4:00pm.
Mr. Carlos Martinez and his wife Jane
Connier are practicing in the balcony of the First
Congregational Church in Gilmanton, better known as the
Smith Meeting House, for the 4:00pm service on July 20,
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The Reverend Sidney Lovett is presiding as our
interim minister. Reverend Lovett is a resident of Holderness, New
Hampshire. Recently, Reverend Lovett was given the Granite State
Award for Public Service at the Plymouth State University
commencement. In 1985, he was nominated, by President Reagan, to the
Inaugural Board of the United States Institute of Peace. He is
currently serving his fifth term in the New Hampshire House of
Representatives.
There will be special musical selections and
familiar hymns.
Following the service, light refreshments are
served in the meeting room downstairs.
The following schedule is planned:
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July 20, 2008 - Sunday Church Service.
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August 10, 2008 - Old Home Day Church
Service.
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September 21,2008 - Sunday Church Service.
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October 19, 2008 - Our Annual Harvest
Service.
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November 23, 2008 - Our Annual Thanksgiving
Service.
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December 21, 2008 - Our Christmas Church
Service.
All services will start at 4:00 p.m. The church
will be open at 3:30 p.m. Please watch your local newspaper for our
services each month.
Directions:
From The North Or South:
1-93 to Exit 20, Follow Rte. 140E through Belmont
To intersection of Rtes. 107 & 140 in Gilmanton.
Stay on Rte. 140 approx. 3 miles to Smith Meeting
House Road on the right. Look for signs.
From The Seacoast:
Spaulding Tpke. To Alton, NH, Rte. 11 to Alton,
Take a left onto Rte. 140 approx. 10 miles to Smith Meeting House
Road, on the left. Look for signs.
Gilmanton In The 1890s, At Gilmanton
Historical Society
Long-time Gilmanton summer resident Pat Clarke
has compiled a program drawn from reports about the Town published
in the local newspapers of the 1890s. Excerpts by readers John
Dickey, Carolyn Dickey, Paula Gilman and Carolyn Baldwin, will be
illustrated with photographs from the period.
The program begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July
22nd at the Old Town Hall in Gilmanton Iron Works. The
program is preceded by a social hour and refreshments beginning at 7
p.m. (Note: The location has been changed because of the special
Town Meeting held that day at the Academy).
Gilmanton folk of the decade waited in vain for
the railroad to come to Town, and complained about the roads.
Farming continued, and for a few years a creamery organized by Dr.
Kitchen produced butter for market. Manufacturing produced the
Hussey plow, shoes, shingles and other wood products, and plenty of
cider. A hotel, The Mountain View, in Gilmanton Corners, failed, and
then burned. The Academy building burned on the eve of its centenary
celebration, and was rebuilt in 9 months. Entertainment and politics
played a role, and the infamous "Dr. Holmes" born as Herman Mudgett
in Gilmanton, brought unwelcome notoriety.
The program should be both entertaining and
informative. If you miss the July 22nd program, you will
have another opportunity. At the invitation of the Old Home Day
Committee, the program will be repeated on Saturday evening, August
16th, 7 p.m. at Smith Meeting House.
The Society's summer programs are scheduled on
the fourth Tuesday of each month, May through September. August
26th, Prof. R. Stuart Wallace examines the role of railroads in New
Hampshire History in a program entitled Annihilating Distance:
Railroads and the Development of Industrial New Hampshire.
September 23rd brings us a presentation by Colin Cabot on
the history and revival of Sanborn Mills Farm in Loudon, following
up on our field trip several years ago.
If you did not receive a flier describing the
Society and its programs, pick one up at the Town Office or call
President John Dickey at 267-6098. Information is posted on the
Society's web site,
www.historicalsocietiesnh.org/Gilmanton or follow
the link from the Town's website:
www.Gilmantonnh.org.
All are welcome at the summer series programs.
There is no charge, but donations are welcome to support the
Society's programs. The Society's publications are for sale at every
program, summer events, and at the office of the Town Clerk.
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