The Goffstown Edge

What's New For July 18!

Berry Good Farm Is Now Open!  Call the Berry Hotline  497-8138 or visit our Berry Good Farm Page

 

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The Goffstown Historical Society is hosting an Open House on Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m until 2 p.m., and Sunday, July 20, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.  Eleanor Porritt and Barbara Perkins have created a fascinating exhibit on the development of downtown Goffstown village since the mid 1800s. 

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A benefit concert of harpsichord, pipe organ and flute will be held at St. Matthew’s on Sunday July 20 from 3 to 4:30 pm. The community is invited.  The classical concert is entitled, “A Summer Reverie: Music for Flute, Harpsichord and Pipe Organ.  Great tunes from Bach, Vivaldi, Teleman, Benda  and Mozart will fill the air and refresh the soul. Music will be provided by Maple Avenue Elementary School teacher (and Leader of the MAES Marching Recorder Band) Chris Gantner, and Aubrie Dion, who is renown throughout Manchester for her virtuoso flute.  For more information about this benefit, please visit From the Clergy Association

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Farmer's Market in New Boston, Celebrating their 6th Season!
At the Junction of Rte. 13 and Meetinghouse Hill Road
Open every Saturday July - October 9 am to noon

                   

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Basic Rose Care Seminar, Uncanoonuc Mountain Perennials  , 452 Mountain Road, Goffstown.  11 am - noon on July 19 and 20 Presented by the New Hampshire Rose Society.  For more information call 497-3975 or visit Uncanoonuc Mt. Perennials

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UpReach Therapeutic Riding Center Inc. will offer volunteer, horse handling and driving training classes in August, October and December at the riding facility, located at 153 Paige Hill Road in Goffstown.  For more information, visit Upreach Therapeutic Riding Center Page

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The GHS Music Department presents:

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

July 18-19  7:30 pm
Tickets: $10  general admission

Madcap musical set in ancient Rome, where a clever slave connives to win his freedom. Romance, irony, slap-stick, fakes, and follies.
"No royal curse, no Trojan horse, And a happy ending, of course! Goodness and badness, Panic is madness - This time it all turns out all right! Tragedy tomorrow, Comedy tonight!

The performance of "Forum" is not recommended for children

The Hieber Theatre is air-conditioned and concessions will be served -- we hope to see you at the show!

Local Jewelry Designer Diane Terragni at Dunbarton Library

On Tuesday, July 22 at 7pm, local artist Diane Terragni will drop by the Dunbarton library to share her jewelry expertise. Diane Terragni calls her jewelry design business Fun Fakes and Funky Findings because she “finds” unique and unusual  adornments for the jewelry in all sorts of places! Diane began her  jewelry making in earnest four years ago when she retired from a long career in trucking and warehousing. 

Her extended family travels the world extensively and are in the habit of purchasing embellishments for her during their travels. From bone and opal in New Zealand to old Greek coins in Athens, each of her pieces contain some element or focal point that is truly unique. These “findings” are now showing up on her hand painted wall hangings and on recycled jean jackets.

Diane’s sells her work at many professional development Conferences held through UNH, St. Anselm’s College and Southern NH University. She also participates in such Events as Art on the Hill in Kittery, Maine, Market Square Day in Portsmouth and Bow Street Art Festival in Portsmouth. Her jewelry is also sold in various shops throughout the are and hosts a three day event in her home each fall where over 20 vendors participate. 

The Dunbarton Library is indeed fortunate to host this unique art program.

Submitted by Andrea Douglas, director

Photo from the blog muchachaK and the Speakeasy Boutique

Speakeasy Boutique is a lovely little shop featuring many local artists.  You can find them at 88 N. Main St. Suite 303 in Concord.  229-2257

Rail Trail Work Day Saturday July 19

This is a reminder for the monthly Goffstown Rail Trail work day this Saturday, July 19.  We will be picking up and hauling away the brush cleared during the last couple of trail work days.  We have a few local landscapers volunteering their trucks to carry the cut brush.

Due to very limited parking at the work area, and the trucks moving in and out, we will park and meet at the front of the Shaw's Plaza parking lot, near the Subway shop, at 8:45am.  From there we will travel to the work site.

If you would like to help, but aren't up to the heavier work, we will need a couple of people to handle radios and coordinate trucks moving up and down the trail, and back out onto the road.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail.  Thanks for your support.

Lowell Von Ruden
Friends of the Goffstown Rail Trail
Goffstown Rail Trail

Around and About This Weekend

Fabulous Addy MacDonald dancing on the New Boston Common during the City of Roses concert.

Josh Fredette and Ruth Linehan, working on the GHS show "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum"  For more information, please visit A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Isabelle Poliquin on flute, Abigail Desrosiers on trumpet, with Kristen Whitney, Director of the Morning Program at the GHS Music Camp.

Sharon Archambault, in charge of inter-library loans and circulation, at the Goffstown Public Library, where everyone should rush to get a libary card this summer!

This picture was taken by the side of the road on the way to New Boston.  We live in a really magical place.

Sugar Hill Speedway Winners!

Repeat Winners the Story at Sugar Hill Speedway

Weare, NH- – The competition keeps getting stiffer in the weekly racing series at Sugar Hill Speedway. Even though this past Sunday produced a number of repeat winners, the finishes are getting closer in almost all divisions. Much of this is contributed to the strong sportsmanship amongst crews and competitors. It’s not unusual to see teams within the same division helping each other after an incident on the track, or with a set-up on a competitors kart to get them closer to battling for the win. For the winners on Sunday this past week, many know that the next win won’t come easy.

A perfect example of a driver that has won on a number of occasions this year but had the most pressure for the on-set Sunday was Dylan Payea in the Box Stock Heavy Oval division. Nate Parkhurst has steadily been gaining each week as a rookie on the oval (coming from a road course division). While Payea was setting the pace for the field en route to another victory, Parkhurst was keeping pace and was within striking distance at the checkers. Parkhurst also turned the fastest lap time in the feature event. Eric Williams continued to turn in solid finishes in third.

In the Jr. Sportsman Champ division presented by Amigos Mexican Cantina, there was a battle that raged on amongst Austin Brehio, Jonathan Lemay, and Jack Lithgow from the drop of the green flag. The trio diced it up on the track, changing the lead on a number of occasions and had the crowd on their feet as they came across for the checkers under a blanket. By less than a kart length, Brehio captured the win with Lithgow and Lemay finishing second and third, respectively.

The crowd saw a similar race in the Jr. Outlaw ‘A’ division. Josh Annis, TJ Jeski and Mike Murphy have shared wins in the division in 2008. But, the odds makers in Las Vegas wouldn't except a bet on who is going to win in this division. Always a crowd-pleaser, the show continued on Sunday with the trio quickly breaking away from the field but mixing it up for the lead. Annis grabbed another win, but not without some last lap excitement. Jeski nailed down second by inches over Murphy. The entire division went to post-race technical inspection. All competitors came through with flying colors and the feature results stood with Chris Lovering and Ryan Marvin rounding out the top five.

In the Eurasian Autoworks LTD Jr. Champ division, Brittney Burant has found the set-up to get around Sugar Hill Speedway. She won in top form for the second week in a row. Stephen Morsillo finished second with Ian Beliveau rounding out the top three.

For the second week in a row, the top two finishers in the Jr. Outlaw ‘B’ division were Douglas Lazelle and Katelyn Jeski. Chris Kenyon continued his winning ways in the Sr. Outlaw division. Josh Annis won an intense race in the Tiger Sprint ‘A’ division, just edging out Parker Mullins and Brad Zahensky. Jack Rogers won in a 3-wide finish in the Tiger Sprint ‘B’ division. He finished just ahead of Dylan Boutwell and Michael Keddy. Dylan Rock grabbed his second win in as many weeks in the Tiger Sprint ‘C’ division. Ashley Boutwell and Jake Fitzgerald rounded out the top three.

Racing action resumes at Sugar Hill Speedway on Sunday, July 20th. Gates open at 8:30AM. Practice is at 10:30AM. Heat races and features follow practice. Grandstand admission is just $5.00. Kids 12 and under are always free. For more information, please log on to Sugar Hill Speedway or call 603-529-2929.