CONWAY — As state and local sites gear up to start vaccinating people age 65 and over for COVID-19 this week, people are reporting a variety of experiences in registering
CONWAY â The Skimobile climbs up and down Mount Cranmore. An orchestra is playing at the Eastern Slope Inn. The Jack Frost and Carroll Reed shops vie to outdo each other in high ski fashion. And Miss Eastern Slope is set to be crowned at the Winter Carnival Ball on Saturday night at John H. Fuller Elementary.
Wait, what kind of time warp is this, anyway?
Itâs the best kind: Easily accessible. In these troubled pandemic times, traveling back to the more carefree era of the Sixties seems like a good cure for all of us, doesnât it?
And all you have to do is stop by the North Conway branch of the New England Ski Museum to immerse yourself in the pages of the Eastern Slope Signal, a winter tourism newspaper that thrived from 1963-75.
CONWAY â In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group has scheduled a Peace Walk for Monday, Jan. 18.
The walk, being sponsored by Being Peace Mount Washington Valley, will depart from the base of Eagles Way near Kennett High at noon and head north to North Conway Villageâs Schouler Park. It will take place along the sidewalk on Route 16. Participants will wear masks and be socially distanced to stay safe from COVID-19.
John Skelton, a member of the group, said the walk is to âhonor the legacy and messageâ of King, the civil rights leader who was slain on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn.
T he toast might be virtual, the hugs on hold, but the sentiment is universal: Letâs ring in the new year and drop kick 2020 into the rear view mirror.
Things definitely arenât typical this New Yearâs Eve. The First Night celebrations in the streets, the big dance parties, the packed concerts in music halls â most are paused as we head into 2021. And plans donât just change from day to day but hour to hour.
Still, there are bright spots â retooled shows, some splashes of color and online celebrations with fun, games and a sense of community.
â¢âState Sen. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) was named Majority Leader for 2021-22.
â¢âRep. Sherman âShermâ Packard (R-Londonderry) was chosen to serve as the next Speaker of New Hampshireâs House of Representatives. Packardâs selection came nine days after Speaker Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) died as a result of COVID-19.
â¢âWinter Storm Gail brought 3 feet of snow, which along with snowmaking, helped put down a good base for the start of the ski season.
â¢âMichael Kukuruza of Conway, a former store clerk who was convicted of stealing nearly $7,000 from Cumberland Farms, lost his appeal before the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
â¢âChristine Harris of Ossipee was arrested for trespassing on her own land after the town and a judge deemed it a public nuisance.