All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Chester Chatter: Putting our garden to bed
By Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC It was that time of year once again. My mother-in-law and I tended a very large vegetable garden and it was now time to put it to bed. The nights were cold, the days were sort of a bit chilly and frost was just around the corner. We […]
Henry Homeyer: planting bulbs for forcing indoors
By Henry Homeyer ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC I love the winter, but by March I am ready for spring. I usually have some snowdrops blooming in March on a south-facing hillside, but they are subtle, not bodacious blooms. So I plant lots of bulbs indoors in the fall and keep them cool until it is […]
Wreath-making workshops offered at St. Luke’s
Get ready for the holidays by decorating a pre-made evergreen wreath with specially collected greens, natural materials, bows, and other embellishments, plus all the wire, glue guns, and equipment necessary to make the decorating fun and successful. Open to the public, the workshops will take place on Nov. 18 through 20 in Willard Hall at […]
Creative writing workshop for teens to be held at Whiting Library
High school students with an interest in creative writing are invited to attend a Teen Writers Workshop at Whiting Library from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 at 117 Main St. in Chester. Whiting Library is hosting this writer’s workshop for youth in grades 9 through 12. Do you write for fun […]
Green Mountain Gardeners, Weston Community Association plant spring bulbs
Twenty volunteers from the Green Mountain Gardeners and the Weston Community Association planted 825 daffodil and narcissus bulbs in Cold Spring Park in Weston recently, looking forward to next spring when their beauty will delight residents and visitors alike. Organized by Maureen Page and Maureen Brandt of the garden club, the groups worked for two […]
Chester Chatter: Summer falls into autumn
By Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Under the full Hunter’s Moon and with the help of a soft breeze, the autumn leaves are coming down. In our neighborhood when I was growing up, folks could rake their leaves into the curb and town trucks would come to pick them up. Or you could burn […]
Henry Homeyer: Fall planting time is here
By Henry Homeyer ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Spring is all about planting, but many gardeners overlook fall planting. Now is the time to plant garlic and spring-blooming flowers planted as bulbs. For me, fall planting is a joy: the thought of bulbs nestled into the ground just awaiting spring fills me with hope. And if […]
Historic greenhouse could be used year-round, organization says
Chester Community Greenhouse & Gardens has been received notice by the designer at Winandy Greenhouse Co. of Indiana that the galvanized steel 1936 Lord & Burnham greenhouse in CCG&G’s possession is strong enough to be retrofitted with high-efficiency glazing, according to a press release dated Oct. 14. To read the letter, click here. All the […]
Chester Chatter: A pantry filled with goodness
By Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Have you ever eaten a butternut? If you have, you will know what I am talking about. (Not the squash, but the white walnut tree.) Down the back road from our old farm house was the lane that went up to our night pasture that was lined with […]
Henry Homeyer: Checking off your list of fall chores
By Henry Homeyer ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Those big yellow school buses have been lumbering along for well over a month now, so you know it is time to start getting your gardens ready for winter. This is a good time to work outside: the bugs are fewer and it’s not so cold that you’ll […]
Tri Mtn Lions donate bench to Pingree Dog Park
Londonderry Tri-Mtn Lions recently donated a Trex bench to Pingree Dog Park in Londonderry. Londonderry Parks Board member Steve Bergleitner, pictured above with his dog Stella, is happy to have a bench in the park. Also pictured are, from left, Parks Board member Elizabeth Labeau, Lion Pam Nichols, Lion Randee Keith, Parks Board member […]
Chester native traces story of Romaine Tenney Travis Van Alstyne animates the farmer's last year, last days
A 40-second clip of Travis Van Alstyne’s animation.By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC It’s been more than 57 years since Weathersfield farmer Romaine Tenney responded to the taking of his farm by the state of Vermont to build Interstate-91 by setting his barns and house on fire and nailing himself inside. Since […]
Chester Chatter: Taking in the foliage along the Mohawk Trail
By Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing When my sister Marie and I were young, around this time of year, our father would announce that it was time to head over to the Mohawk Trail. It was a family tradition. We pointed the car west to Bennington, where we always stopped to see Maude, who was […]
Henry Homeyer: Putting away veggies for winter
By Henry Homeyer ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Like any industrious squirrel, I am getting food stored and ready for winter. Even if your vegetable garden is depleted, you can buy things in bulk from your local farm stand now to save for winter. Each type of veggie has its own requirements. Some like a cool […]
Specker performs at last West River Farmers Market of season
Visit the West River Farmers Market for its final market of the 2021 season. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, the West River Farmers Market, located at Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry, will be hosting musician Ida Mae Specker, a solo artist playing and singing traditional old-time and Appalachia-style tunes. […]
Powerful ‘Mountaintop’ built on sterling performances
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Mountaintop – now running at Weston’s Walker Farm stage – is a fantasy that imagines the last night of Martin Luther King’s life set in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis during a thunderstorm. It is April 3, 1968. King has just delivered his […]
14th Warm Hands Warm Hearts giveaway set for Oct. 22 & 23 Gently used donations accepted for this free event
The 14th annual Warm Hands Warm Hearts clothing, coats and blanket drive will take place in Chester from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday Oct. 22 and Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Chester Baptist Church, 162 Main St. Come choose free winter coats, boots, sweaters, blankets etc. for yourself or someone you know who […]
Grace Cottage offers LGBTQ+ affirming care
TOWNSHEND Grace Cottage understands that it can be challenging in a rural area to access appropriate primary care that is specifically affirming of gender and sexuality. Grace Cottage’s Equity Committee has been considering these needs, and the Grace Cottage primary care clinic is now offering the following gender-affirming services: Affirming primary care for adults and […]
Left in Andover: Taking a break
By Susan Leader ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Susan is putting down the pen and taking a break for a while. Look for her return in the near future!
Chester Chatter: Celebrating our new Public Safety Building
By Ruthie Douglas ©2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Chester is a small town. But we are so lucky to have the public services that we have. We have our own police, ambulance and fire departments, and our own water and sewer in the downtown area. Last Sunday, we celebrated the brand new home for our police, […]
