EATON column by Nancy
E. Williams 8/31/10 447-5635
What a glorious day
for Eaton Fest, starting off with the 5K Eat N Run. There were
58 runners and 12 walkers, which is amazing since it was our
first time doing it. They ranged in age from 6 to 71. Way to
go! For the runners, Curtis Moors won at 18.09, age 29, Gorham,
NH; and Cathy Livingston at 22.28, age 44, Intervale, NH. For
the walkers, Ron Goodwin won at 36.46, age 41, Silver Lake; and
Robin Steward at 39.18, age 41 from Conway. Most of the runners/walkers
dove into the lake at the end. Great way to cool off. Many thanks
to the White Mountain Milers for their help, and also to Sgt.
McGinley who held up the traffic during the race.
The Pie Auction with Randy Cooper and Tom Lane carefully
watching the crowd for any hand or arm movement, raised a total
of $465. Fourth Place – Claudia Wilson’s Crumb 4 Berry
pie was won by Dean Williams. Third Place – Linda Sorensen’s
Raspberry Cream won by Peter Klose; Second Place – Barbara
Ginestet’s Blueberry Apricot Torte, won by Sandy Thoms,
and 1st Place – Anonymous’ Hair Pie won by Tom Lane
for his special birthday present. I cannot reveal the name of
our anonymous donor, but for a small fee…
The luncheon was absolutely delicious: pulled pork sandwiches,
cole slaw, corn on the cob, corn bread, and blond brownies, plus
all sorts of cold drinks. Great job, everyone who cooked and
served this delightful meal. Thanks to Julia for organizing the
scavenger hunt, to John Hartman for providing the music, and
thank you overall to the Eaton Village Preservation Society for
organizing this wonderful and fun day! The 50/50 raffle raised
$7200. First Place winners of $2700 were George and Helen Hill.
Second Place of $540 was won by Dana Cunningham, and Third Place
of $360 went to Bob and Nancy Malvesta. Congratulations to all
the winners and to everyone who bought tickets. This will help
pay off the septic system for the Eaton Village Store.
Mary Anne O’Mara made a limited edition of a photo and
story of the Little White Church for the LWC’s anniversary
party last year. She still has some and will be displaying them
at the Design Bungalow, as well as at the Halloween Town at King
Pine in October.
Peggy Wescott has donated a lot of work improving the LWC
website and has done a significant improvement. The look is much
better and it is better organized. She added a box on the home
page showing upcoming events a month ahead for quick reference.
She has agreed to update the info as it changes. Another very
important thing she did was to do some software magic to make
this website compatible to not only Firefox, but also Internet
Explorer, which is the major internet provider used by most people
still. Many thanks to Peggy for her generosity and expertise!
It is amazing to me that this is my last column for August.
Where did the time go? Kids will be heading back to school next
week, so please drive carefully and watch out for the little
ones walking to school. Kids, study hard and learn a lot, enjoy
your sports seasons, and have some fun as well. Best of luck
to my fellow Bartlett teachers…hope to see you this year.
I know by now you must have heard about the John Lennon Tribute
coming to Stone Mountain Arts Center on September 19th. This
project has been coming to fruition for a while now, with Tom
Dean (Devonsquare) and Rex Fowler (Aztec Two Step) working very
hard to complete the CD. Joining them on the CD is our own Alana
MacDonald from Devonsquare and their bass player Teg Glendon,
and Robbie Coffin. Devonsquare will be appearing on stage as
well at this musical event. There are tons of people going already,
so if you haven’t purchased your tickets, do it today. I
have heard the CD and it is awesome. As a matter of fact, after
the Eaton Fest a bunch of us went up to Rockhouse Mountain Farm
and listened to the five of them rehearse…what a blast!
