EATON column by Nancy
E. Williams 10/29/24 447-5635
How are you liking the
windy days? I find the breeze invigorating and it makes me want
to run around and play in the leaves. How about you? Remember
when we were little kids jumping in the piles our dads used to
rake up for us? October has had so many amazingly warm days,
that I appreciate the coolness of fall moving in. I still love
all the colored leaves, even though they are pretty brown. How
lucky we all are to enjoy such a fabulous season every year.
Heres to AUTUMN.
Dont forget that
the South Eaton Meeting House Thanksgiving Service
will be held on Sunday, November 3, at 3:00 p.m. Come one and
come all! We have much to be thankful for this year. Our celebration
of the Meeting Houses 180th year, our Stewardship Award
from the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance and a very successful
Luncheon and Fair following the Freedom Old Home Week Parade.
We appreciate all the support from members and the community.
Rev. Mary Edes will officiate and Shana Aisenberg will play our
organ. All donations collected will benefit the Freedom Food
Pantry. We look forward to seeing you there. Happy Early Thanksgiving.
The Supervisors of the
Checklist for the Town of Eaton will be meeting at the Eaton
Town Hall on Tuesday, October 29, from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. to make
additions, updates and corrections to the Checklist of registered
voters. In case you havent noticed all sorts of political
ads in your mailboxes (really?), there is a big election coming
up on Tuesday, November 5. Make sure to vote between the hours
of 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Eaton Town Hall. Please bring
along some money to buy the goodies that we have always had from
the Wonderful Eaton Bakers. Read on.
The Eaton Community
Circle is a community-wide organization which began many years
ago as the Eaton Ladies Circle with the purpose of providing
support, both monetary and otherwise to the community. Each year
the ECC raises funds for a limited number (dependent upon available
funds) of qualified Eaton graduating seniors. Our fundraising
was severely limited during COVID. We would like to bring back
the election day bake sale tradition on election day this year,
but will need bakers to make it possible. Any help will be appreciated!
Please contact Jane Gray ( jklmgray@myfairpoint.net) or Jeanne
Hartman at 447-4821 or via email at stenclgrl@hotmail.com if
you can help. Our Eaton bakers are the best and we are looking
forward to lots of delicious food to buy.
You have an opportunity
to help shape the future of Eaton. The Eaton Planning Board is
working on a new Master Plan for Eaton, a document that guides
long range planning for the town. You will soon be receiving
a questionnaire asking for your input on topics ranging from
recreation to town services to existing and future zoning. Your
feedback will help determine how the town evolves over the next
decade. Please provide us with your thoughts on what changes
you would like to see in the town. Please return the questionnaire
to the Town Hall, in person or by mail. You can also scan it
or take a photo and email it to landuse@eatonnh.org. To be considered,
your questionnaire must be returned by November 18, 2024. How
about doing it today?
Does anyone else really
not like driving at night any more? I had to drive about an
hour a few days ago, and where I am of an advanced age, it was
difficult. Hey, I thought Id be good by Purity Spring until
I realized there were hundreds of cars - yes, it
was Halloween Town that night. I kept watching for the middle
line and that worked until Rte 153 around Eaton when there were
only some of those yellow strips left in the road. Please, State
of NH, put those lines in very soon, so I have something else
to look for in order to stay on the road. All the cars coming
my way, down and back were never-ending. OLD???