Sandwich News Column

By Stephanie Goddard
Brisk January winds make the low temps feel even colder here in Sandwich. Winter has truly arrived. We await the next arrival of snow so we can get out there and enjoy it. Meanwhile, there are plenty of activities to occupy our time – Farmers are planning their season; The restaurant and coffee shop feed and entertain us; A number of town and organization meetings are open for attendance; and the library has some fun activities for families and kids.

Here’s a few of the fun and interesting events coming up in the next couple weeks in and around Sandwich: (you can read more about them below!)

January 10 – Doug Hazard at Cornerhouse
January 11 – CSVW annual Meeting
January 11 – Train theme Story time at Library
January 12 – Artist Lecture
January 13 – Books Sandwiched In at Library
January 16 – After School Drop in at Library
January 16 – Home Energy Workshop
January 18 – Zentangle wellness art at Library
January 22 – Sandwich Business Group annual meeting
January 24 – International Dinner


Samuel H. Wentworth Library

Samuel H. Wentworth Library is located at 35 Main Street, PO Box 146 Center Sandwich, NH 03227 phone: (603) 284-6665; email: [email protected]. Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 12:00 – 5:30, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 – 5:00, and Saturday 10:00 – 12:30.
Upcoming events for kids and families at the Samuel H. Wentworth library in Sandwich:
~All Aboard the Library Train! 1/11/25 at 10:30 Join Ms. Kourtney for a special train themed story time: stories, snack, and Lego duplo train sets!
~Zentangle Saturday 1/18 at 10:30
Create designs by using repetitive patterns. Discover a way to bring focus, relaxation, and find inner peace through drawing.
~Thursdays After School Drop In 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30
Drop-in for youth and families: Fort building, Snap Circuits, Legos, Art, Games, AND SNACKS! Registration appreciated but not required - just drop in and join Ms. Kourtney for some creative fun! Or get help with homework or your own projects! Any Questions? Email: [email protected]


Winter Wellness Series for Youth and Families:

The Library is offering a wellness series over the next few Saturdays: (10:30 am at the Samuel Wentworth Library)
1/18/25 Zentangle Drawing 
2/8/25 Breathwork and meditation Learn simple breathing and meditation techniques to calm your mind and settle into your body
2/15/25 Yoga Game Interactive Game for children and families to improve balance, strength, endurance, and flexibility.
2/22/25 Bath Bombs They can help soothe sore muscles, relieve tension, and promote overall relaxation.


Books-Sandwiched-In

Attention all readers! Here's the line up of books for your winter reading. Thank you, book reviewers!
The Books Sandwiched In committee hopes you'll enjoy these books, and can join the discussions Mondays at noon in the library Community Room.
~January 13: Where You’ll Find Me by Ty Gagne, Reviewer Frances Strayer. Kate Matrosova was a highly skilled, world-class recreational climber. This compelling narrative details her last winter hike in the Presidentials in 2015, and the dangerous rescue attempt by state and local personnel. It’s a cautionary tale about perilous decision making and overly-ambitious goals. Ty Gagne is a certified wilderness first responder, and the author of The Last Traverse, another true story.


~January 27: Apeirogon by Colum McCann, Reviewer Lee Warren.
~February 10 All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley, Reviewers Cyd Clark and Jean Knox.
~February 24 The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride, Reviewer Mike Henriques.
~March 10 Our Moon, by Rebecca Boyle; Reviewer Adam Heard.
~March 24 James, by Percival Everett. Reviewer, Will Speers.
Books Sandwiched In is supported by The Friends of the S.H.Wentworth Library. The program meets Mondays at noon in the library Community Room and on Zoom.


Sandwich Home Industries Artist Lecture

Sandwich Home Industries is pleased to kick off its 2025 Winter Artist Lecture Series, Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Benz Center in Center Sandwich. Our first visiting artist is Mary Graham from Center Tuftonboro. Mary has been painting and drawing wild places since their earliest childhood, and she has lived for the past forty years in New Hampshire amid the mountains she loves.
Born and raised in New York City, she attended the Tisch School of the Arts and NYU and earned a living as a stage and customer designer and scenic artist for ballet, opera, regional theatre, and Broadway shows.
Mary’s paintings are primarily concerned with light and atmosphere, influenced by the aesthetics of the American tonalists and the mountains and rivers tradition of ancient Chinese poets.
A long attraction to Japanese woodblock prints led Mary to a workshop with Matt Brown of Lyme, NH. Matt is a juried League of New Hampshire Craftsman known for his woodblock prints of New Hampshire Scenes. Mary fell in love with the craftsmanship and handprinted qualities of this technique. Her prints complement her painting practice, drawing inspiration from the same subject matter yet demanding a unique perspective and approach.
May will share her story, history, and process and have examples of her paintings and woodblock prints to see and purchase. We hope you will join us for this interesting and informative lecture.


International Nights

 The Doris L. Benz Community Center is again hosting three International Nights this January, February & March.  We’ve got a marvelous travel lineup: a trip down under to New Zealand, then East to Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia, and finally a taste of Europe with Sicily.  Tickets include a 3-course dinner and the presentation.  The menu is inspired by the cuisine of the country.  As usual, it’s BYO.  Cost is $35/person. All events start at 5:30 pm with doors opening at 5 pm.  Details for tickets are below.

·      Friday, January 24, South Island, New Zealand
·      Friday, February 21, Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia
·      Friday, March 21, Sicily, Italy

To reserve your seat (s), send a check for $35.00 per person per dinner to: The Doris L. Benz Center, PO Box 52, Center Sandwich NH 03227; attn: Theresa Hanks.  Please include a contact email address or phone number.  To pay with cash, please contact Theresa at [email protected] or call 603-284-7211. Your reservation is not confirmed until paid for. The Benz is not equipped to process credit card payments.


Chapman Sanctuary and Visny Woods

The annual meeting of The Chapman Sanctuary and Visny Woods Board of Trustees and Members will be held January 11, at 9:00 am at the Benz Center, 18 Heard Road, Sandwich. This is a public meeting and the board hopes you will join them while they discuss some exciting ideas and projects for 2025. Meet the trustees and learn about plans for 2025 and beyond.
Chapman Sanctuary and Visny Woods is located at 740 Mt. Israel Road, Sandwich.


December Weather Recap

One of our weather watchers here in Sandwich, Rod W., reports: The average high temperature for the month was 31.5° and the low 19.3°.
This is 1° above normal. The warmest temperature was 45° on the 11th and 17th
of the month. The coldest was -3° on the 23rd.
Total snowfall was 20.5” which is 1.0” below normal. Total precipitation was
6.04” which is 1.64” above normal.
The highest wind gust observed was 33 mph on the 6th of the month.

Corner House Restaurant

Winter specials are back! Every week, we'll be dishing up something delicious made with fresh, local ingredients. Tuesday is the night for burger lovers!
Hours:
Tuesday through Thursday, 4 – 9
Friday and Saturday 4 – 10
Sunday 12 – 9
Friday evenings from 6 till 9, the Corner House hosts fantastic local musicians in the pub:
Friday January 10 – Doug Hazzard
Friday, January 17 – Steve Allain
22 Main Street, Sandwich, NH 03227, email: [email protected]
(603) 284-6219


Foothills Café and Curio
Winter Hours:
Sunday – 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Monday – 8:00 am-9:00 pm
Tuesday – 11:30 am -3:00 pm
Wednesday – 11:30 am-3:00 pm
Thursday – 8:00 am -9:00 pm
Friday – 8:00 am-9:00 pm
Saturday – 8:00 am -9:00 pm
Email [email protected].
The Foothills Café and Curio is located at 25 Main Street, Sandwich. 603-707-2424.


Music Jam

Hello, beginner to intermediate musicians. This is a reminder that we gather every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8pm at the Sandwich town hall for a free, fun-filled music jam. We play traditional, Celtic, oldtime, folk, and Americana tunes at a slow to moderate tempo. Bring your hobby out and start playing with others! It’s fun and inclusive. Right now, we have fiddles, penny whistle, flute, guitars, mandolin, acoustic bass, piano, concertina, and an autoharp!! Sheet music available. Plenty of parking, and an elevator lift if needed. Listeners are always welcome, Never an obligation to attend. It’s free! For more information, contact Christine Woodman at [email protected]


Friends and Fiber

If music isn’t your thing, maybe yarn is! Every Wednesday evening, 6:00 – 8:30 pm, Library Community Room: Friends and Fiber Group: All abilities and ages of fiber enthusiasts (and those wanting to learn or just visit) are welcome to attend. Come with your knitting, crocheting, spinning, felting, rug hooking, embroidery, sewing or other fiber arts-related or hand-held project to work on. There is no charge and the group is casual and welcoming. While there is no formal instruction, if you have a question about your project, there is usually someone in attendance who can provide assistance. Experience is that the group is likely to gather on the off weeks as well as everyone enjoys the company and sharing of ideas. Should you wish more information or if you have questions, please contact [email protected]. 


A Look Back

Sandwich Historical Society Director Jim Mykland has pulled together some interesting entries from the Sandwich Reporter (1883-1944). Grab a warm drink, settle down in your favorite reading spot and enjoy! For more, visit  https://www.sandwichhistorical.org/miscellany-and-mystery.html 
January 9, 1896:  
~Asahel Wallace, one of our large and successful farmers is quite ill, and now confined to his room. Last Sunday, ten of his eleven children visited him at the old homestead, and greatly delighted the father’s heart. That the father, mother and eleven children, the youngest fourteen years old, should all be living is something remarkable. (Wallace and his family lived in Cook’s Interval at the foot of Mount Israel. SHS ed.)
 ~Twenty-two below zero Monday morning.
 ~The recent cold snap was very trying to cellars, and unless we have some snow soon to protect the ground much grass will be winter killed.


Sandwich Business Group

The kickoff to the Sandwich Business Group’s 2025 business year begins with their Annual Meeting, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 @ the Foothills Cafe & Curio in Center Sandwich. Here are the details:
Date: Wed. 1/22/25
Time: 5:30 pm
Cost: $25 pp covers entrance to the event plus a yummy tapas menu (if you were there last year, you know how fabulous it was!). Bar and drinks are on your own (plus tx and tip)
Doors open at 5:30 pm so we can mix, mingle, and sip on something yummy; tasty bites come out at 6 pm, so save your appetite; and our business meeting follows with a welcome, review of 2024, and exciting and fun updates and plans for 2025, some already underway.
Space is limited, so please REGISTER NOW to save your spot! As always, our event is open to all current SBG members, prospective members, family and friends of the SBG. 


2 Basket Street Yoga

Led by Molly Powers Simmons, and located at 2 Basket Street, Center Sandwich.
Contact Molly at 617-461-9512, or visit the website at 2basketstreetyoga.com for more information or to sign up for classes.
Saturday 1/11 - 9 a.m.: 60 min - All Levels Flow with Molly - in studio and on Zoom
Monday 1/13 - 8 a.m.: 60 min - All Levels Flow with Molly - in studio and on Zoom
Wednesday 1/15- 9 a.m.: 60 min - All Levels Flow with Molly - in studio and on Zoom
Drop-in price: 15.00; 5-class pass - $65.00.
[email protected].


Dragonfly Yoga Barn

Upcoming news at Dragonfly Yoga Barn:
WEEKLY PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Weds: 8-9:15 am ~ Five Element Slow Flow (all levels)
Thurs: 5-6:15 pm ~ Vinyasa Flow (moderate)
Fri: 8-9:15 am ~ Yin Yoga (all levels, deep myofascial stretch)
Sat. 8-9:15 am ~ Five Element Flow
Sun. 5-6:15 pm ~ Yin Yoga 
Upcoming Retreats:
*Ayurveda India Retreat, Feb. 18 ~ Mar. 12, 2024: Healing & Wellness Retreat. 3 Weeks!
*Amorgos, Greece Yoga Retreat: May 16 ~ 23, 2025
Dragonfly is located at 280 Bennett Street, North Sandwich. Contact [email protected], or online at www.dragonflyyogabarn.com.


Eastman House Counseling and Yoga

Offered by Heather Cameron. Located at 909 Holderness Road, Center Sandwich. Yoga class is held on Fridays, from 9- 10 am, Mindful Slow Flow. Slow flow yoga is a gentle practice which combines deep breathing, stretching and relaxed postures to bring restorative energy and serenity to your body and mind.
Preregister via email, [email protected].


Your Neighbor’s Flowers

Spring Flower Share: For six lovely weeks, flower share members will receive a generous bouquet of freshly harvested flowers wrapped in recycled brown kraft paper featuring: Fancy daffodils, LOTS of lush tulips, Fragrant peonies, A rotating cast of other early spring favorites.
Why a Flower Share?
Megan of Your Neighbor’s Flowers writes: A flower share is like a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for flowers. When you join, you’re pre-purchasing a share of the blooms I grow during the season. This helps me plan ahead for planting and ensures I have the resources to grow a wide variety of flowers for the community. As a thank you for trusting in me, the flower share members will ALWAYS receive the very BEST flowers.
The Spring Flower share will begin around the week of May 12th, weather permitting, and continue through the week of June 16th. When you sign up choose between two convenient pick-up locations:
Farm Pick-Up: Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 PM, Center Harbor Pick-Up: Fridays, 12–4 PM at the charming Gusto Market 
Purchase Your Spring Flower Share Membership Here: https://www.yourneighborsflowers.com/product-page/spring-flower-share


Chestnut Meadow Farm

We still have storage onions, shallots and garlic for sale, so reach out to us if you need any. Chestnut Meadow farm is a small, family farm located at 146 Wentworth Hill Road in Sandwich. You can reach us at [email protected], or check out the website, www.chestnutmeadowfarm.com. We love knowing where our food comes from!


Mountain Breeze Farm

Mountain Breeze Farm specializes in fresh, local beef and pork, as well as maple syrup. They have a variety of cuts, such as pork loin roasts, small hams, breakfast sausage, bratwurst, bone-in chops, and spareribs; Also select beef steaks, ground beef, beef kielbasa, beef chorizo, and stew meat. Please inquire if you are looking for something not mentioned or would like a custom order. If you frequent the Plymouth area, you can order Mountain Breeze products through Local Foods Plymouth, an online farmer’s market. Place an order from Mountain Breeze and about 40 other local farmers and producers, Saturday through Wednesday, at localfoodsplymouth.org, and pick up in Plymouth on Thursday afternoon.
Contact Mountain Breeze at 603-677-2604 if you have any questions or to place an order. Mountain Breeze Farm is located at 327 Dale Road, Center Sandwich.


Something Wild Farm

Located at 430 North Sandwich Road. Pasture raised eggs, Maple Syrup, handmade candles, and more. Contact Richard at [email protected], and check out their website, somethingwildfarm.com.


Booty Family Farm

We are a certified organic farm located at 610 Mount Israel Road and have been in operation for over 40 years Stop by any time or call/text Steve at 860-227-0397. Thanks for supporting local, Steve Bartlett and the Booty Family Farm.


Waxing Moon Gardens

As the shift to longer days begins we can’t help but start to think about all the beautiful summer abundance from the garden. Daydreaming of what could be in the summer sun helps warm us by the fire while we plan for the year ahead. 
Last year it really felt like the gardens came into fruition. While there is still time before everything starts to come into full maturity we started to get drips of what will be. The asparagus gave us barely enough to share for a couple of farmers markets. In our hedgerows between garden plots the apple trees and rhubarb started to share their sunshine. The abundance of perennials is truly a gift of nature and we’re excited to begin enjoying their fruits. 
Our CSA is live on our website https://www.waxingmoongardens.com/onlinestore/csa-store. 
Waxing Moon Gardens is located at 222 Whiteface Intervale, North Sandwich.


Sandwich Creamery

2 Maple Ridge Road, Sandwich. Self-serve, locally made ice cream and cheese. As for some of the cheese you will be seeing next year, one has already made a brief appearance, but will now be seen with more consistency: the “Olde English” cheddar. What makes the Olde English so distinct is the fact that we have allowed for a rind to grow. This year we will be moving the Olde English into our older round molds and cloth binding them, closer to the traditional style of its making. This will allow for a richer, more consistent growth of the rind and better flavor. Open from 9 am until 9 pm daily.


Papa Beans Ice Cream

From Ashley of Papa Bean’s Ice Cream: We have taken the time to reflect on the past year, and we are filled with gratitude for the incredible support from our community. THANK YOU for promoting us, purchasing from the Sugarhouse and other locations, entrusting us with your events, providing us with valuable feedback, and simply being yourselves.
We invite you to reach out to book our mobile ice cream cart for events in 2025. 
Young Maple Ridge Sugarhouse proudly celebrated its 20th anniversary in business and a remarkable 25 years of Brad producing syrup, achieving a record-breaking output of 1,500 gallons. This syrup goes toward fulfilling orders for over 20 local wholesale customers, a restaurant in Montana that receives 5-gallon buckets, wedding favors, and local businesses at our Sugarhouse. To enhance efficiency in the production process, we are installing an expansion of our reverse osmosis machine for the upcoming season. 
Currently stocked in our freezer:
Ice Cream Pies, Ice Cream Cakes, Quarts - Sweet Cream (better than vanilla), Maple, Cookies & Cream, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Chocolate chip Cookie Dough, Mint Chip. Mint, Peppermint Candy 
Pints - Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, pumpkin gingersnap cookie, pumpkin, molasses ginger, cherry vanilla, black raspberry, rum raisin, cinnamon, mint chip, chocolate chip, peppermint candy, maple, and lemon ginger. 
1/2 pints – Honeyberry; Ice cream sandwiches; Lemon maple popsicles; 
Maple Products: Assortment of Plastic & Glass bottles of Maple syrup, Maple Bourbon Syrup, Maple Candy, and Maple Sugar. 
Located at 301 Wing Road, Sandwich. Open 7 days, 9 am – 9 pm.


Tamworth Community Food Center Welcomes You

If you or someone you know is in a position where access to food would be of help, please call the number provided. There are resources. The primary goal of the Tamworth Community Food Center is addressing hunger for those in need, serving the communities of Tamworth and Sandwich, NH. Our organization’s volunteers are trained and well-informed, knowing the value of awareness, action, and the effects of hunger. We are dedicated to providing fresh and nutritious food to people and families who may go without it. Our volunteers are devoted to understanding the significance and impact of community outreach. Donations from individuals, local organizations, businesses, and the towns provide stability and support, addressing the essentials of our citizens via sustainable solutions. It is our goal to tackle both short and long-term needs.
Wednesday, January 15 from 11-3.
Located at St Andrews Church, 678 Whittier Road, Tamworth, NH. General Questions: 603-960-4067.


Senior Meals

Join the fun at our Wednesday lunch here in Sandwich! Sandwich senior meals take place on Wednesdays at noon at the Benz Center, 18 Heard Road, Center Sandwich. Additionally, Moultonboro senior meals are held Monday through Thursday at the Moultonboro Community Center (formerly Old Lions Club) at 139 Old Route 109. All are welcome. Coffee will be ready at 11:30!
For those 60 years and older, meals are supported through local, state, and federal governments. Free will donations are most welcome.
The Moultonboro site chooses the menu and prepares it; food is delivered to Sandwich for serving.
In Sandwich, coffee is ready at 11:30. Desserts are usually set out by then; there is a good possibility one of our volunteers will arrive with a still-warm homemade sweet bread (banana and pumpkin come to mind). Fresh bouquets at each table. Tempting, isn't it?
P.S. The program is always in need of drivers to deliver meals to those in need. If you know someone who could benefit from home delivery in Sandwich, please call the Moultonboro site at 603-476-5110. Paperwork is a cinch to complete to get the ball rolling.


Sandwich Energy Committee hosts Pizza Night & NHSaves Energy Home Workshop. 
When: Thursday, January 16th 
6:00 pm: Refreshments: pizza, salad & beverage (donations appreciated)
6:30- 8:00pm: program (including Q&A)
Where: Benz Center, 18 Heard St, Sandwich.
The workshop is sponsored by NHSaves and coordinated statewide by the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI).
The NHSaves Button Up Workshop is a 1.5 hour presentation plus Q&A about how to improve the energy efficiency of your home. It is conducted by a certified energy auditor and covers basic building science principles as well as examples of whole house weatherization measures that will button up your home for the heating and cooling seasons.  It also covers details about the energy efficiency programs offered by NH utilities (for existing homes and new construction) that provide energy audits,weatherization measures such as air sealing and insulating and rebates on new technologies and products such as electric and gas appliances and high efficiency electric heating/cooling equipment.
NH residents wishing to use energy more efficiently, conserve energy and save money on their heating and cooling bills, will find the workshop presentation very helpful.
The workshop is free but a RSVP is requested if you would like to come at 6:00 for pizza dinner or will participate by zoom. Link will be sent. sandwichenergycommittee@gmail.com
NHSaves is a collaboration of New Hampshire’s electric and natural gas utilities (Eversource, Liberty Utilities, NH Electric Cooperative and Unitil). The utilities are working together to provide NH customers with information, incentives, and support designed to save energy, reduce costs, and protect the NH environment. 


Sandwich Transfer Station

New facility stickers will be available at the town hall around the second week of January, for 2025-2026. For now, 2023-2024 facility stickers are required for use of the Transfer Station. Stickers are available for purchase at Town Hall, by mail or by drop box. Transfer Station use is strictly prohibited for vehicles without stickers/passes (even for longtime residents!).
Sandwich Transfer Station hours are Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm. Please arrive at the Transfer Station at least 15 minutes before closing to allow for unloading and closure for the day. Kevin and John appreciate being able to close on time. Reminder: if you are recycling larger cardboard, please be sure it is cut to a maximum size of 4' x 4'. Larger pieces jam up our compactors!


Thin Film and Foam Recycling

Do you have Film Plastic (bubble and stretchy plastic wrap from gifts and household products and can't find a use for them? Don't throw in the trash or recycling bin! 
Place in the NEXTREX bin(s) at the transfer station in the shed!
And Styrofoam packaging???
Throw Styrofoam in the bin opposite the shed!
Items get sorted by volunteers; please use care to help us. 
They should be clean, dry and it's helpful to remove labels.


Photos for Town Report

Do you have pictures of Sandwich that you'd like to feature in the Town Report? Share your photos of Sandwich landscapes, wildlife, nature, people, events, etc. Your submission may be selected for the cover!
Submit your photos to [email protected] by January 16, 2025. 
Please include the name of the photographer, a brief description/location and name(s) of individuals pictured.


Police Building Replacement - Request for Proposals

The Town of Sandwich is seeking proposals for construction of a new police station. More details including the request for proposals, conceptual plans and materials specifications can be found at https://www.sandwichnh.org under the resources tab. Proposals are due no later than 3:00 PM, Tuesday January 21st.


Town to Update Master Plan

The Planning Board is embarking on updating the 2011 Master Pan and the whole town needs to be involved. A subcommittee is being formed to lead the work of engaging all citizens in participating with their view of Sandwich today and what they envision into the future. Committee members will take on various tasks: doing a survey, conducting interviews, seeking experts, researching data. Get to learn more about your town, talk to your neighbors, and contribute your skills to craft the blueprint for the town’s future.
A Master Plan is the foundation for the Zoning Ordinance and all regulations that govern the grown of a town the way its citizens want it to be. Contact the Planning Board at [email protected] or ask at the town office.


Town of Sandwich contact information
Alison Gage, Town Clerk/Tax Collector, [email protected]
Town Clerk’s office hours: Tues & Thurs 8:00am to 5:30pm
Courtney Delaney, Town Administrator, may be reached during regular office hours, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. e-mail: [email protected]
Kelly Cox, Administrative Assistant, may be reached during regular office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. e-mail: [email protected]
Website: sandwichnh.org
Town of Sandwich
8 Maple Street, PO Box 194
Sandwich, NH 03227
P: 603-284-7113


Community Church of Sandwich

The Baptist Meetinghouse steeple will be rebuilt in 2025! The trustees had hoped to share better news; however, the steeple had to be taken down this fall due to extensive rot in the support timbers and in the base of the steeple just above the bell. It was deemed a serious safety issue and immediate removal was recommended. The base of the steeple has been capped and secured for winter/spring to protect it from further damage. The problem had developed over a long period of time with no visible evidence of any deterioration in the support timbers until we started our preservation and restoration project on that section of the steeple this past spring. It was a blessing our contractor, Tony Hibbard (New England Church Restorations) made the discovery before serious damage occurred. Rest assured; our steeple will be restored to its former grace next year. We will continue to keep you posted on our progress. At present, the trustees are developing a fundraising plan for this unexpected development in our ongoing Bell Tower Preservation and Restoration Project.


Worship with the Community Church on Sundays at 10 at the Methodist Meetinghouse, Main Street. Contact us by Mail: PO Box 267, Sandwich, NH 03227, email [email protected], or call 603-284-6151


Harvest Church of the Lakes Region

Harvest Church invites you to visit at 80 Bean Road in Moultonborough, Sundays at 10:00 am for contemporary worship and Biblical teaching. We have several meetings during the week as well: a men’s Bible Study on Mondays in Sandwich, and a home church meeting on Thursdays in Sandwich. Call for details! Contact us at [email protected] or 603-476-7037.


In the Round

In the Round takes place Sundays at 8:45 – 10:30 am at the Benz Center, 18 Heard Road, Sandwich.
In the Round, a community discussion group for the past 25 years, meets weekly in Sandwich. The topic is always thought provoking and related to what people are thinking about these days. In the Round welcomes all points of view, reasonably and respectfully considered. Anyone who wishes to join in that spirit of dialog is invited. Various viewpoints are welcomed. Everyone is welcome.