ISSUE NO. 325 / October 26, 2022

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

St. James Stone Chapel. Lake Ave. Burkehaven.

"Awash in Autumn colors”

We are just past the peak of fall colors, and there’s not a glimpse out a window nor a lungful of the crisp, clean air that doesn’t tease us with all the ways we can immerse ourselves in the glory of our spectacular, immense backyard. A quick walk around the neighborhood, pedaling through the trails on a mountain bike or a drive on country roads. Time to get out there now before the snow flies!

All Hallows Eve is upon us… beware the ghosts and goblins and things that go bump in the night!

Halloween and Candy Drive Reminder!

POSTED ON: OCTOBER 25, 2022 - 9:18AM

Halloween

This is a reminder that Sunapee's Halloween celebration will be on Monday, October 31, 2022 from 5:00pm until 7:00pm on Central Street! But what is Halloween without candy? Please help us support our Central Street homeowners by donating wrapped and/or packaged candy. All donations should be dropped off at the Sunapee Police Department or the Abbott Library by Saturday, October 29th so that candy can be delivered to Central Street homeowners at 3pm! Once again, Central Street will be closed on October 31st to all vehicular traffic to provide a safe location for Sunapee’s Trick or Treaters and their families to enjoy the Halloween tradition! 

Lt. E. Neill Cobb - Interim Chief of Police

Sunapee Police Department 603-763-5555

Every community has their special Halloween rituals.  In Sunapee, the place to be for “Trick-or-Treating” is on Central Street!

If the weather is chilly on Monday night, the Sunapee Methodist Church invites Halloween celebrants to come on in & warm up.

ps… Don’t miss the bevy of "Pumpkin People” displays… up and down Main Street in New London!

Hocus Pocus

Friday, October 28 at 7:00 pm

Get ready for the release of Hocus Pocus 2 by coming to see the original! Continuing our Friday Night Film Series with a Halloween classic.

Click here for Tickets

Tickets are $6 for all ages

NH Humanities Program: “Capital Crime of Witchcraft at Center Meeting House in Newbury

Center Meeting House of Newbury, 945 NH Route 103 - Newbury, NH

Date - 10/31/2022 at 7:00 pm

NH Humanities to Go presentation, presented by Margo Burns

On first impression, the witchcraft trials of the Colonial era may seem to have been nothing but a free-for-all, fraught with hysterics. Margo Burns explores an array of prosecutions in 17th-century New England, using facsimiles of primary source manuscripts, from first formal complaints to arrest warrants, indictments of formal charges to death warrants, and the reversals of attainder and rescinding of excommunications years after the fact; demonstrating how methodically and logically the Salem Court worked. This program focuses on the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and 1693, when 19 people were hanged and one crushed to death, but also examines a variety of other cases against women in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

Margo Burns is the 10th-generation great-granddaughter of Rebecca Nurse, who was hanged in Salem in 1692 on the charge of witchcraft. She is the project manager and an associate editor of Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt, published in 2009 by Cambridge University Press. This work is the definitive collection of transcriptions of the legal records of the episode.

FREE.

Hosted By: Center Meeting House of Newbury, NH

Contact Info: Joy Nowell, 603-938-6054 

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If curling up by the hearth with a good book is your choice for these cooler times … three good options.

This week's reviews include Paul Newman's "scathingly honest, vulnerable and inspiring" memoir, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man, based on interviews he did with a close friend from 1986 to 1991; Revenge of the Librarians by Eisner-winning cartoonist Tom Gauld, "a delightful series of inside jokes for the literary-minded"; and Anne of Greenville by Printz and Caldecott honoree Mariko Tamaki, in which beloved classic character Anne of Green Gables is "magnificently reconceived as a spirited modern teen."

For those needing a bit of inspiration, a challenge and reassurance on the parenting/caregiving front, here are a few books to boost your confidence and get you thinking.

--Jennifer M. Brown, senior editor, Shelf Awareness

Overall, we are a fair weather group.  50% prefer summer, for 35% fall is the best season, 10% voted for winter and 5% spring.  Perhaps Wendy says it best below...

I like every season except MUD season. That seems to change from year to year.  Each season brings a new element of surprise and splendor. How lucky we are to be living here to enjoy whatever comes our way. -Wendy Nolin

Project Sunapee supports the local economy.

THE LODGE BY SUNAPEE STAYS - Need overflow lodging for your Holiday guests? Send them to us!  

The Lodge by Sunapee Stays, formerly the Burkehaven Motel, has been lovingly renovated inside and out by local owners Patrick and Caitlin Clapp. The Adirondack-themed boutique hotel features eleven luxuriously appointed studio, one- or two- bedroom suites located close to the Harbor on Burkehaven Hill Road. THE LODGE features four season fun with a game room with contemporary and classic family games and movie room with large-screen TV. In the warmer months, enjoy the seasonal outdoor pool and shaded cabana with TV, BBQ & fire pit. Suites include vaulted ceilings with beautiful wood beams, locally purchased art work and furnishings, all new furniture, king bed, pullout sofa and semi-private patio with glorious mountain views. With mountain and lake adventures close by, THE LODGE is ready for your next getaway – whether it’s overnight, for the weekend or longer family vacation. The Lodge is also the perfect destination for family reunions or small business retreats.  

https://sunapeestays.com/rentals/the-lodge/

The Sunapee Food Pantry has recently updated their list of needed items. If you would like to donate Abbott Library has a drop box by the front door.

"It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”. Tho missing on broadcast TV in 2022, this family favorite tradition can be found Friday - Monday on Apple TV. FREE.  Learn More