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Settlers Green and Kiwanis Club of MWV Partner for #GivingTuesday
December 1, 2020 (North Conway, NH) – Settlers Green has partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Mount Washington Valley for a special campaign on #GivingTuesday. Today, December 1st, purchase a Settlers Green gift card in any amount, and Settlers Green will match it with a donation to the Kiwanis Club.
#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
“Kiwanis Club has always played a key part in supporting us with volunteers for the big bag giveaway during Bring A Friend each year, but since we eliminated the giveaway this year, we thought this would be a great way to support them and the community,” said Settlers Green Marketing Director Laura Lemieux. “We hope this will be the start of an annual tradition and plan to partner with different, local nonprofits and charities each year.”
The Settlers Green gift card can be purchased online at settlersgreen.com. All online gift card orders are mailed. You can also purchase a gift card at Customer Service from 9am-4pm today. Gift cards work at all retailers, services and restaurants at Settlers Green as well as select retailers and restaurants at Settlers Crossing. This is a one-day event and Settlers Green will match up to $2500 in gift cards sales as donation to the Kiwanis Club.
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust Celebrates Completion of the Lucy Brook Farm Conservation Easement
North Conway, N.H., Thursday, May 10, 2018: Lucy Brook Farm (Cheryl Senter for the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation) copyright cherylsenter.photoshelter.com
Conway, NH – The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust purchased a conservation easement on the Lucy Brook Farm earlier this month. Near the foot of Cathedral Ledge, this land includes over 3,000 feet of frontage along Lucy Brook and the Saco River. The farm also boasts a high-yield aquifer, important agricultural soils, and connectivity to other conserved lands. This corner of Conway was settled by the John Lucy family in the early 1800’s, and many of his descendants (including the Gaudettes) still live on and farm the land. This conservation easement will allow the farm to remain intact for future generations. We thank the Gaudette family for their vision, passion, and stewardship of the land.
“We offer our profound thanks to all the funders who made this project happen, as well as to the Gaudette family for their generosity and patience,” said the Land Trust’s President, Doug Burnell. “We first started talking with the Gaudettes more than four years ago about their conservation options and future vision for their land. The conservation of their iconic farm is finally a reality, and it is now protected as farmland for generations to come, in perpetuity.”
This project was made possible with support from The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Agricultural Conservation Easement Program; The New Hampshire Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund; The NH State Conservation Commission Moose Plate Grant; The Town of Conway; an anonymous family foundation; and several donors who are dedicated to sustainable agriculture. In addition, the Gaudette family was instrumental in getting the project accomplished, both through their patience and by taking a reduction in the sales price of the easement.
The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our motto is “Preserving Land for Community Benefit.” USVLT has completed 74 conservation projects since 2001, totaling over 12,800 acres throughout the towns of Hart’s Location, Bartlett, Jackson, Albany, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, and Madison in New Hampshire, and Brownfield, Denmark, and Fryeburg in Maine. Learn more about the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust by calling (603)662-0008 or visiting www.usvlt.org
Bernerhof Inn and American Legion Post 46 are Offering FREE Thanksgiving Meals to Those in Need
GLEN, NH — Nick Panno, owner and innkeeper of The Bernerhof Inn, announced the inn is once again offering a free Thanksgiving meal to go to anyone in need who seeks a hot turkey day feast. The meals will be offered for curbside pick up from 12pm – 2:30pm on Thurs., Nov. 26, 2020.
Nick bought the Inn in 2019 and brought the tradition to the Bernerhof starting last Thanksgiving when they fed over 100 people – from veterans to seniors to families. Panno stated, “Whether an individual is alone, homeless, visiting a loved one at the hospital or nursing home … no matter what the reason, everyone is welcome to pick up a hot meal.”
Thanksgiving dinner including roast turkey and all the fixings will be served. No reservations or advance orders are necessary. Due to COVID-19, this year’s free Thanksgiving meal is being offered to go, not at the Inn as was done in 2019.
For more information, contact Nick Panno at 603-383-4200. The Inn is located on Route 302 in Glen, NH.
CONWAY — As in years past, American Legion Post 46 in Conway Village has been busy this week, creating free turkey Thanksgiving dinners. The difference is that due to pandemic guidelines, there will not be a sit-down dinner at the post come Thursday — only delivered meals and curbside pickups, said Post 46 Sons of the American Legion Commander Rick Breton.
The meals — consisting of roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, butternut squash, glazed carrots, gravy, a roll and slice of pie — will be available at no charge on Nov. 26 from noon-4 p.m. for curbside pickup and takeout, at Post 46, Breton said — as long as supplies last.
“We’ll have the dinners ready until we run out of food,” said Breton on Tuesday as his team of Legion volunteers worked to prep the meals.
Post 46 is located at 47 Tasker Hill Road. People can order a turkey dinner by calling Post 46 at (603) 447-3927. For more information, follow American Legion Post 46 on Facebook.
White Mountain National Forest Service Now Offers Option to Purchase Christmas Tree Permit On-line
Campton, NH (Nov. 16, 2020) – White Mountain National Forest officials are welcoming the public to select and cut a Christmas tree on the White Mountain National Forest with the purchase of a $5.00 permit. For the first time, permits will now be available for purchase either on-line (an additional $2.50 service fee applies) or in-person at a WMNF office. In support of the Every Kid Outdoors Initiative, this year the Forest Service will provide all fourth and fifth grade students with a free Christmas tree voucher by registering here: https://everykidoutdoors.gov. Fourth and fifth graders who register must present a printed voucher to redeem an Every Kid Outdoors Pass and a Christmas tree permit.
Be prepared for winter — dress appropriately in warm clothing and make your day a safe one!
White Mountain National Forest Offices
Pemigewasset Ranger District — 71 White Mountain Drive – Campton, NH– 603-536-6100
Saco Ranger District — 33 Kancamagus Highway — Conway, NH — 603-447-5448
Androscoggin Ranger District — 300 Glen Rd. — Gorham, NH — 603-466-2713
North Conway Named #1 Ski Town in North America by USA TODAY’s 10BEST
North Conway, NH – North Conway has once again been named the #1 ski town in North America by USA TODAY’s 10Best.com. Competing against such well known ski towns as Aspen, Breckenridge and Jackson Hole, North Conway took top honors in the number one spot among those who voted in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards Travel Contest which took place over the past month. In addition, Jackson XC was included in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for the Best XC Ski Resort, coming in fifth out of the top ten XC ski centers in North America.
The number one ski town designation for North Conway has a legacy. Since 2016, North Conway has been nominated for the esteemed title of Best Ski Town by 10Best. For a number of years, they held the #1 spot until 2018 when they were named #2. This served to motivate the chamber to get out the vote, and with help from skiers and riders throughout the USA, North Conway regained it’s title as the #1 ski town this year.
“To be named the number one ski town in all of North America is a huge honor and feather in our cap, especially when we see the company we’re in among ski towns across North America” commented Janice Crawford, Executive Director of the Mt Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce. “Between the 13 ski resorts and XC Centers we offer, along with on-mountain recreation for non-skiers, snowmobiling, dog sledding, sleigh rides, ice skating, and all the backcountry recreation of the White Mountains, we believe we have earned the designation of not only best ski town but best winter town too. And with Jackson XC on the 10Best XC Ski Resort list, Mt Washington Valley is certainly the premier winter destination this year” added Crawford. “We simply ask skiers who come to visit our destination to wear masks and respect the new safety measures put in place at ski resorts and other businesses throughout town,” finished Crawford.
According to 10Best editors, “Someday, we’ll all be ready to pack our suitcases again and head out on our next adventures. In the meantime, we’ll keep supporting the places that inspire us. What makes a great ski town? Some would say it’s convenient access to the slopes, for others, maybe it’s the variety of restaurants, bars, shops and accommodations. Yet others might gravitate toward a small town vibe or historic atmosphere.” The editors followed up this observation with a message to us in North Conway. “Since this nomination was carefully made by an expert panel, and the public voted for this honor, you have earned some serious bragging rights!”
The top ten winners in the USA TODAY/10Best Reader’s Choice Awards for Best Ski Town are as follows:
10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The core of the site’s uniqueness is its team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields – and their cities – but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about so the content is constantly updated. 10Best.com averages 5 million visitors per month. It was acquired by USA TODAY in January of 2013.
North Conway sits in the center of Mt Washington Valley, NH surrounded by the 770,000 acre White Mountain National Forest. Beyond skiing and winter outdoor recreation, North Conway and the surrounding Mt Washington Valley offer 150 different lodging options, more than 200 tax-free outlets, shops, boutiques and stores, plus more than 75 restaurants for all tastes and budgets. There’s something for every winter traveler – both on the mountains and off. Travelers are asked to wear masks, observe social distancing and follow the guidelines of the businesses they visit this winter.
For more information, go to www.MtWashingtonValley.org for complete trip resources and planning tools. To learn more about visiting New Hampshire, go to www.VisitNH.gov.