EATON column by Nancy
E. Williams 9/2/25 447-5635
Welcome to my favorite
season - fall or autumn. I love the weather, the breezes, the
cool mornings and nights, the sunshine, the colored leaves, the
Fryeburg Fair, the special food flavors like pumpkin, the scarecrows,
the hay bales, the flowers, the buzz in the air, walks in the
woods, nearby hikes, just everything. I wish you all a fabulous
fall this year.
Going forward, the South
Eaton Meeting House will be having some fall events that you
should really write down and attend. First, Saturday, September
13 at 4 p.m., the SEMH is delighted to host Rebecca Rule, who
is a consummate New Hampshire storyteller who has graced our
Meeting House before providing lots of fun and laughter to uplift
our spirits. This time she will intersperse her storytelling
with NH trivia to challenge our knowledge of this wonderful state.
Mark your calendars
and be sure to join us for this lively event with Rebecca Rule.
The SEMH is located at the corner of Burnham and Towle Hill Roads
in South Eaton, NH. This event will be by donation that will
support the continued preservation of the South Eaton Meeting
House. We look forward to seeing you there.
Let’s jot down
more dates for the SEMH: Sunday, September 14 at 4 p.m., all
are welcome to attend the Fall Members’ Meeting and see
what we have been up to. We are always looking for new members.
On Sunday, October 5 at 4 p.m. you may attend the South Eaton
Meeting House Annual “Thanksgiving” Service led by
Rev. Mary Edes and music by Shana Aisenberg on our historic pump
organ. An annual event that is inspiring. Check out our website
southeatonmeetinghouse.org for more information.
I usually try to give
information in my column on where our senior Eaton graduates
are now going. Thanks to Kristy Foster and Mark Carbone, who
shared a quick blurb about their daughter Enna. Her parents just
dropped her off down in Williamsburg as she is now attending
the College of William & Mary. Enna graduated summa cum laude
from Fryeburg Academy in May this year. She was president of
the Honors Society and Captain of the indoor and outdoor track
team for five seasons. Now she is down in Williamsburg, Virginia,
to study history and philosophy at William & Mary. (I tried
to get hold of some of our senior graduates’ parents to
report on their son’s or daughter’s fall plans. Please
do send me your information. You can always drop it off at the
Post Office. Thanks!)
It seemed like the whole
town of Eaton attended the Eaton Fest, put on by the Eaton Village
Preservation Society on August 23rd at Camp Waukeela for Girls.
We could not have picked a nicer day, sunny with a breeze blowing
off our Crystal Lake, a sturdy tent to keep the air cool, and
The Simon Crawford Band belting out their wonderful tunes to
entertain us all throughout the meal and afterward. I truly love
this band of Simon Crawford, Jill Ohlsen, Damon Bolduc and Jon
Whitney and I know that we all enjoyed every song.
EVPS provided a wonderful
meal of pulled pork, corn on the cob, pasta salad, Cole slaw,
Carol Noonan’s SMAC cornbread, and Peter Dow’s brownies.
This Fest was indeed a Feast. The Silent Auction was filled with
extraordinary items to bid on, and the Pie Auction was fun to
watch. Congratulations to all the winners (I wish I had bid on
a few myself), and huge thanks to the EVPS Board for their organizational
skills and expertise to pull off this entire operation. It was
a huge success and an extremely fun afternoon. I had friends
come up from the Cape (Carolyn Oaks and Don Hunter) and from
Vermont (Kathy Powell, a former Rockhouse Mountain Farm guest
with her friend Les). As they say in show biz, BRAVO.
Many Eatonites attended
a lovely gathering honoring two artists, Marnie Cobbs from Eaton,
and Jay Rancourt from Madison. At least seventy people attended
this event, which was held in an old farmhouse way up off Gline’s
Hill Road. This charming building was the perfect venue for Marnie
and Jay to show off their super talented artwork. The paintings
were quite lovely, and both had made these little books where
you could actually turn the pages - just exquisite. Thanks to
everyone involved with this event.
Make sure to get your
tickets for the Alana MacDonald Band at the Farmstand in Chocorua
for Sunday, September 21st at 7 p.m.. You cannot miss this dynamic
show.
