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Some years ago, while checking into a room in a B & B in Virginia, I noted that it had the same wallpaper as a room in our home in Connecticut. I was stunned that my husband did not recognize it. The innkeeper, within earshot of our conversation, came to my husband’s aid with a […]

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By Craig McArt with Jean Ellis Some of Eastman’s Woodlands and Wildlife Committee members, acting out in Heath Forest or John’s Glen, may have on occasion been mistaken for Tarzan, but not likely for Jane. Yet Jane has had a presence here in Eastman. Maureen O’Sullivan, the beautiful Irish-born movie actress who starred in seven […]

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By Beth Truax For the past 10 years, the Grantham Garden Club (GGC) has celebrated summer by touring four or five club members’ gardens. The biennial tours provide a different educational experience for the visitors who are able to see plants and designs unique to each garden. Of particular interest is the way in which […]

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By Stephen Handley Jr. They may look like birdhouses or perhaps a realtor’s pamphlet box, but these DIY boxes hold something very intriguing—donated books. The little “houses” with two shelves of books and painted with artwork on the outside are part of the Little Free Library network and are usually found near a bench and […]

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ON THE FAST TRACK TO CHINA Eastman Living reported in the winter 2017 issue that Eastman Member Rob Morgan had worked during the summer of 2016 as a camp coach with the Canadian National Women’s Development Team. Now, Rob is taking his skills across the ocean to China, where he has been hired as associate […]

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By Shawn Phelps QUESTION: What do you get when you combine an environmentalist, an actor, a musician, a poet, a Disney fan, and a Girl Scout? ANSWER: Julianne Borger, an Eastman resident who is now a freshman studying Environmental Science at Smith College in Northampton, MA. Julianne was chosen as the recipient of the Eastman […]

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By Larry Larsen There is glory in the moonbeam that skates across the lake, Night its secret lover. Restless glitter that shines when nothing else does. The lake reaches for the dancing light but never holds it still. Woods and rocks are solemn and quiet, Watching the eternal romance between darkness and light. The light […]

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By Valerie Kehoe As I sat and listened to Chief Community Living Officer Leslie Moses describe Eastman’s Summer Youth Programs (SYP), a couple of recurring themes surfaced. The first embraced the idea of value, that is the value of relationships and the partnerships developed between the SYP and Eastman. The second was of “experiential learning”—the […]

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By Roger Woodworth When the opportunity arose to restore an old canoe, I couldn’t wait to start. What made the task even more enticing was the chance to do it while working with and teaching a group of young, eager workers. The canoe restoration was an additional undertaking that was initially viewed as a fill-in […]

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By Ellen Chandler You may recognize them by their strides and smiles even if you don’t know their names—the runners of Eastman. Many of this community’s runners hit the roads and trails daily, citing their appreciation for Eastman’s terrain and a general love of outdoor exercise as key draws for living here. Our running community […]

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By Larry Larsen Eastman resident Rae Tober’s 9-yearold grandson, Jake, has made a name for himself as a young competitive golfer on the national and international stage. With impressive results as a junior, he seems to be a lad with an amazing future in the world of golf. Rae recalled when Jake visited Eastman as […]

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Text and Map By Craig McArt Eastman was carved out of a woodland forest. In 1970, the community’s developer, the Controlled Environment Corporation (CEC), noted this primary goal for the community: “To develop the community so that the impact upon the natural environment would be minimized and the beauty of the surrounding landscape conserved and […]

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Eastman Living is honored to recognize the servicemen and servicewomen in our community. Three listed on the following pages are in active service: Michael Douglass, U.S. Army Reserve Nurse Corps; Captain Claudia C. Gelzer, U.S. Coast Guard; and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin G. Stitt, U.S. Navy. Several veterans submitted stories for this issue; here […]

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By Alex Weinman July 21st, 2002. Jeremy Brown, all 240 pounds of him, steps up to the plate. Jeremy is playing for the Sacramento River Cats, the minor league affiliate of the MLB’s Oakland Athletics. He waits for the pitch, and drives a fastball to deep center field. Jeremy makes his way down the first-base […]

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Hibernation finally ended after a late spring and Eastman residents got out and about and reported wildlife sightings. Arlene Brown has kept watch on a barred owl that has taken up residence part time in her backyard on Allen’s Drive. She believes it is the one released in Eastman by the Vermont Institute of Science’s […]

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Paddling on Eastman Lake is spectacular in the fall. The gentle waves and crisp breezes make it a different experience than in the spring and summer with their normally placid waters. The view of Mt. Sunapee in the distance over South Cove is a welcome site at any time of the year, but especially in […]

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By Bob Parker As Thanksgiving Day approached in 1972, three other naval advisors and I were the only four Americans on a Vietnamese naval base, but we decided to have a real American Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. American foods were not served on base; however, in the local village, ingredients for salads and […]

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