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By Bill Zeilman The recipient of the Recreation Volunteer of the Year Award for 2011, Craig McArt, has been a dedicated Eastman volunteer for many years. It is obvious that Craig loves the outdoors. He is the chairperson of the Woodlands and Wildlife Committee and, as such, he has spent numerous hours improving and maintaining [...]

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“What you see is what you get,” an expression sometimes used to describe an individual who is without guile, seems quite complimentary. But “what you see is not what you get” just may be the way to describe this magazine. For example, when you pulled the latest edition of Eastman Living out of your mailbox, [...]

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  In the summer issue of Eastman Living we will be launching a new feature, a special section devoted to your writing, artwork and photography. To get us started, think about this: WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIVING OR VACATIONING AT EASTMAN THAT YOU REALLY LIKE AND/OR WHAT IS IT THAT IS NOT SO PLEASING?  For [...]

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By Aaron Brooke Jenkyn Spring is my favorite time of year in Eastman: the birds are chirping, the wildflowers are blooming around the lake and the ground has thawed enough to plant peas and other cold crops in my garden. The critters, human and all, have come out from their winter dens to feel the [...]

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By Victoria Hall Smith Like a good many Eastman residents, Bill Martin fell in love with wild New Hampshire while at Dartmouth and eventually retired here, drawn by small town living and the opportunity to live with nature, not just visit with it on vacations and weekends. “When I drove here with my parents the [...]

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By Shawn Phelps It was a bright, crisp, fall morning in 2004 when a gray SUV turned into the Eastman entrance, carrying precious cargo. I was sitting anxiously on the front step of our home as the van eased to a stop in our driveway. The driver’s door swung open and out popped Eric Loory, [...]

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  By Elaine Lascher By now most members of the community are aware of Eastman’s effort to develop a new, 8-10-year strategic plan with a focus on our future sustainability. Sustainability can mean different things to different people. At Eastman we are taking an approach to community planning that recognizes that society, the economy and [...]

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Writing poetry in form can be demanding but extremely helpful to the poet. Being forced into following some rules often forces the poet to get right to the heart of the matter. The following poem, a pantoum, has a unique form: an interlocking series of quatrains (four-line stanzas) with lines two and four of each [...]

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Article and Photos By Craig McArt Stone walls course throughout Eastman, many crossing residents’ properties. Eastman’s property grid overlays former farmsteads whose fields and pastures were lined with stones heaved up by the frost and, with backbreaking effort, stacked to form walls. Some of the walls marked boundaries, others enclosed livestock, and still others bordered [...]

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Story and Photos By Richard Sachs Stone arch, a wall that looks a bit like a dragon, two five-foot tall stone figures: Where did those come from? Seemingly overnight, a front yard nearby was dominated by rock constructions, a little bit Stonehenge, a little bit Frankenstein. It seems that they are the creations of Jack [...]

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By Leslie Moses • Photos Courtesy of Eastman Recreation It is the 10th Anniversary of the Eastman Splash, Mash & Dash Sprint Triathlon and Kids’ Race. It is amazing to see how much this event has grown over the years and how many triathletes it has created or inspired within our community and local area. [...]

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Cyndy Adamic and Suzanne Goldman will return as Peppermint Patty’s concessionaires for the third season. To round out the South Cove experience, Cyndy and Suzanne will combine their creative ideas to develop additional items for their original menu. Back by popular demand will be their signature lobster picnics overlooking Eastman Lake on Tuesday and Thursday [...]

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By Jackie Underhill   What are PAHs? Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH s) is the scientific name for coal tar and other similar substances. Coal tar is a black, viscous waste product derived from the distillation of coal during the production of steel. Driveway sealants, vehicle emissions, crude oil and power plants are all sources of [...]

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By Milt Weinstein By the time you read this column, a pair of loons has probably settled on Eastman Lake. This could be the fourth year in a row that two chicks will have fledged from  Eastman Lake — for the first time in recorded Eastman history! Fortunately for the parents, and unlike humans, they [...]

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By Sharon Parker   Most everyone has read about nearby lake associations that are fighting invasive flora, like Eurasian and Variable Milfoil, at a great expense of money and time. Here at Eastman we are fortunate that our lake remains clean of these invasives. This could be good luck, but most likely it is due to the sharp eyes of [...]

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By Peter Hope Because of the lack of snow at Eastman this past winter, we were unable to enjoy our usual Snowshoe Hike Program. In order to walk in the woods, traction devices, such as stabilicers or MICRO spikes were much better options. But an early spring just might allow extended three-season hiking! Of course, please stay off all trails until they are completely dry. [...]

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By Kristina Burgard A key aspect of the on-going Grantham Wetlands Inventory, coordinated by the Grantham Conservation Commission, is assessing our wetlands based on a set of threshold criteria (such as a one-acre minimum) and then using questions in the well-established Revised NH Method to scientifically evaluate and compare the functional values of each identified [...]

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