EATON column by Nancy
E. Williams 7/15/25 447-5635
You will need to be
careful this week (14th to the 18th) going through our town of
Eaton, as Rte. 153 will be closed to most traffic from the Eaton
Village Store to the four corners, our 4-way stop signs. If
you happen to live on that part of the road, you should be able
to get to your house, but you cannot cross the culvert they are
replacing. This means in my case, if I want to go to Conway,
I’ll need to go over Glines Hill Road, take a right in Madison
and come out on Rte. 16 near Colman’s. A bit of a trek,
I’d say. Now, if I’m going south on Rte. 153, I’m
fine. Hopefully it will be done by Friday, July 18, as it is
Camp Waukeela change-over weekend and the Inn at Crystal Lake
is full. (The culvert is between the two.) Try to be patient
and think of it as a puzzle. Good luck, everyone!
The South Eaton Meeting
House Luncheon and Fair will be Saturday, July 26th from 11:30
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This event started in 1976 for the Bicentennial.
Next year will be our 50th year of this tradition. This fund-raising
event supports the maintenance and upkeep of this historical
building in South Eaton, that is registered on the National Registry
of Historic Places. Please bring cash or checks as internet access
is limited. Along with delicious grilled meats is Pulled Pork
from Yankee Smokehouse, homemade salads and baked beans. Desserts
and baked goods are always delicious. Raffles of items from local
businesses, Silent Auction of some of Bob Lee’s beautiful
bird carvings, White Elephant items, and a Jewelry Table, rock
Painting for kids of all ages, and Cornhole for all. Come and
enjoy the beautiful scenery of South Eaton.
Let’s say you are
in super shape and you’re choosing to do the Mount Washington
Road Bicycle Hillclimb for Tin Mountain Conservation Center.
Oh yes, her name is Heather McKendry and she is going to do that
in One Gear, One Hill on August 16th, 2025. After a long break
from participating in the Hillclimb from 1997-2006, she began
working at Tin Mountain and thought, “I need to ride up
the mountain again and fundraise for this wonderful organization.”
(She will admit that perhaps this is not a sound decision, but
this special place inspires her.)
“This is TMCC’s
biggest fundraiser event of the year so let’s do it together.
I will commit to training and riding up the mountain on a single-speed,
and hope you will consider supporting my ride. You can donate
to me, any rider on Team Tin Mountain, or the Team itself. It
all goes to TMCC. Visit mwarbh.org, choose ‘fundraise’
from the drop down menu, scroll to ‘support other riders’
and you’ll see Tin Mountain (or me.) Mail a check, made
out and addressed to TMCC, Attn. Heather, 1245 Bald Hill Road,
Albany, NH 03818. Thanks for considering.” The deadline
to donate is August 6th.
At 4:00 p.m. on Sunday,
August 3, Sally Wituszynski and Marco Gilmore will present a
recital of pieces for viola and piano at The Little White Church,
2371 Eaton Rd, Eaton. The program will contain works by Vaughan-Williams,
Bruch, Schubert, Lovland, Chopin, and the premiere of a new piece
by Diane Baltazar. Sally and Margo have known each other for
over 40 years. Originally from Northport, Long Island, New York,
they attended high school together and found themselves also
enrolled in the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where
their musical collaboration truly began. Both during and after
college, they continued to play together for various occasions,
including student recitals, chamber music and graduation recitals.
They have a wonderful musical rapport and are delighted to be
playing together and sharing this with you. This should be a
fabulous concert.
I hope you all got to
see “My Fair Lady” at the M&D Playhouse in North
Conway. Every single thing was perfect and watching good friend,
Tim Ostendorf, become Henry Higgins right in front of my eyes
was magical. Way to go, Tim! Wow, what a fantastic job all the
actors did, the music and singing was marvelous, the dance routines
divine, and I compliment Director Ken Martin for coming out of
retirement from Hawaii, and all of his assistants, for putting
on the most delightful play for all of us to thoroughly enjoy!
BRAVO! ( Reaves drove 7 ladies in Tim’s van for the Inn
at Crystal Lake to and from the performance. What fun, Thank
You Reaves and Maggie.)
