New England Carpentry Contest Announcement
Hobbyists and professional carpenters are invited to participate in New England's first annual carpentry competition held in October at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center & Planetarium, 31 College Drive, Concord. The event is hosted by the nonprofit Troopers Guild of New Hampshire. All levels of experts are invited to participate. The judges will evaluate the participants according to their skills and experience in 11 categories. The fraternity offers free admission to high school students. In addition to the prize money, you will find a small lathe, tools and a high-quality saw.
Members can register on the guild website and purchase tickets at gnhw.org/register/.
In the words of Portsmouth resident and event chairman Elliot Sawicki: “The show provides an opportunity for carpenters to showcase and discuss their craft and for the community to see the best of wood design and construction. High quality from all over the region. .The objects in the showcases are mainly made of wood. For example, furniture, bowls and vases, lamps, boxes, carvings - everything is made by the master from the beginning to the proof.
Rochester Elks New Members #1393
ROCHESTER - Rochester Elks Lodge 1393 installed two new members, Robert Cannon and Adam Dorfman, at its regular meeting on Wednesday, June 28. Information: elks.org.
Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports for Portsmouth, Peace and New Castle
PORTSMOUTH - The City's Water Department is sending copies of its annual water quality report to customers in the water systems (including parts of New Castle) and Pease (port of Pease and part of Newington).
By 2022, both water systems meet all water quality standards set by the EPA and the state Department of Environmental Protection, the city said.
Copies of the reports are available at portsnh.co/DrinkingWaterQualityReports.
Info: portsnh.co/Water.
The Triple C stable rescues horses in need
South Berwick, Maine. Horses are Kathy Murphy's passion and she has made it her mission to rescue and care for as many horses in need as possible.
Murphy and his family own Triple C Stable at 3 McLean Drive in South Berwick, Maine. Like many stables, they offer boarding, riding lessons and summer camps, but Murphy's horse care is taken to a whole new level.
A portion of the proceeds from all Triple C services and events goes towards the care, nutrition and rehabilitation of rescued horses.
Info: TripleCStable.com or call 603-817-7870.
This article originally appeared in the Portsmouth Herald: Carpentry Competition, Elks New Members: Community News Update.
