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Gilmanton NH News

April 21, 2010

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The First Baptist Church on Route 107 in Lower Gilmanton is holding the Annual Meeting of the Church Society on Monday, April 26, 2010, at 7:30 PM at the Meeting House. If you are interested in helping to keep this landmark an active part of our community for the future, please attend this meeting.



 

Lower Gilmanton First Baptist Church Society Annual Meeting


The First Baptist Church, the white church that overlooks Lower Gilmanton from the brow of the hill on Route 107, is holding the Annual Meeting of the Church Society on Monday, April 26, 2010, at 7:30 PM at the meeting house.


The Church was founded in 1773 and the current building was built in 1842.  Over the years it has served the community with four Sunday evening services each summer and a community Christmas service, as well as for weddings and funerals.  If you are interested in helping to keep this landmark an active part of our community for the future, please attend the annual meeting.

 


 

Gilmanton Year-Round Library


The Gilmanton Year-Round Library is pleased to host an exhibit of Larry Frates paintings. This is the first time his oil paintings have been exhibited in the Lakes Region. These paintings demonstrate his love of color and texture which are combined in his pallet knife paintings of his hometown, Gilmanton, NH. The subjects include scenes from the Corners, the Iron Works, and Lower Gilmanton.


Mr. Frates has a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a Master’s degree in the Integrated Arts from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He also has many advanced study experiences. Presently, he is Professor of Fine Arts/Humanities at Southern NH University and Clinical Art Supervisor at the Graduate School, Plymouth University


Mr. Frates is the owner of the Riverside Gallery and Art School located at 24 Elm St. in Gilmanton Iron Works.  He has served as an art educator and director for the Laconia School District, Moultonborough School District, Gilford School District, Canterbury School, as well as foreign language teacher at the Gilmanton School. He is currently a member of the New Hampshire Department of Education Arts Advisory Council.  His exhibits include the Smithsonian in Washington DC, the Briggens Museum in Norway, the Central Bureau Gallery in London, and the IBEU Center in Brazil.


On Sunday, April 25 at 1 p.m., there will be a MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION at the Library. Mr. Frates will give a painting demonstration and briefly lecture on painting with a pallet knife.


The Gilmanton Year-Round Library is located at 1385 Route 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works across from the Gilmanton School. The Library is handicapped accessible. For further information, please call 364-2400.

 


 

Delight Mom With A Gift From The Gilmanton Year-Round Library


The Gilmanton Year-Round Library, in cooperation with D.S. Cole Growers, offers a variety of hanging flower baskets to brighten your Mother’s Day celebration while supporting the ongoing activities at the Library.


Baskets of petunias or New Guinea impatiens, in four color choices, are offered for $25 each. Fliers and order forms are available at the Library. For more information, or to receive a copy of the order form by e-mail, send your request the Library at [email protected] or call Alicha Kingsbury at 364-0472. Send your order, with a check made payable to Gilmanton Year-Round Library, PO Box 413,  Gilmanton, NH 03237.


Orders must be received by Friday, April 30 and will be available for pickup at the Library on Friday, May 7th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 8th, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

 


Obituaries


 

Frank Castro


Gilmanton - Frank Castro, 89, formerly of 34 Currier Hill Road, died at the Mountain Ridge Center, on Monday, April 12, 2010.


Mr. Castro was born December 14, 1920, in Boston, Mass., the son of Guiseppe and Maria (Spada) Castro.


He lived in Boston, Mass., for several years before moving to Gilmanton twenty-seven years ago.


Mr. Castro served in the U.S. Army Air  Corps. and had been employed as a supervisor for  the Department of Employment Security for the  City of Boston, Mass., for twenty-five years, retiring December 31, 1982. He was a janitor for the Gilmanton Community Church for twenty years.  He enjoyed his hobby of model building and was an animal lover and supporter of the S. P. C. A.


Survivors include his brothers and sister in the Boston, Mass., and Buffalo, N. Y., areas; several nieces and nephews, and his cat, “Lucky”, whom he rescued from being euthanized.


He was predeceased by his parents and by a brother.


A Graveside Service was held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at the N. H. State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, N.H.


Rev. Christopher Stevens, Pastor of the Gilmanton Community Church, officiated.


Memorial donations may be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, N.H. 03247.

 
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Laconia, N. H., was in charge of the arrangements.


For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

 


 


 

 











 
 

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