Remembering George Snyder
Fourteen family members will join scores of day campers as the Merrimack Valley YMCA honors the late Camp Otter Director George Snyder, formerly of Andover, on Saturday, July 26.
Snyder will be the first inductee into the camp's Hall of Fame. He served as camp director for 25 years.
The event will be held at the camp on Captain's Pond in Salem, N.H. Hundreds of past and present campers are expected for the event, which starts at 10 a.m. Induction ceremonies begin at 1 p.m.
— Judy Wakefield
One heck of a shot
Kelly Williamson of 41 Linwood St. made a hole-in-one at the Middleton Golf Course on July 1. It was made on hole No. 5 at 115 yards using a 7 iron. It was witnessed by Kathy Jones and Jo-Ann Moriarty, both of Wakefield, according to the golf course.
Good — and inexpensive — eats
Eating out just became even more enticing.
For two weeks, Sunday, July 27 to Saturday, Aug. 9, some fine dining establishments across the greater Merrimack Valley region will be taking part in the first Greater Merrimack Valley Restaurant Week. All participating restaurants will offer three-course prix fixe lunches for $20.08 and/or dinners for $33.08.
Participating restaurants in Andover include Cassis Bistro Francais on Park Street and the Andover Inn on Chapel Avenue, according to a spokeswoman.
The festivities began with a party at the Mission Oak Grill in Newburyport on Tuesday night hosted by special guest TV Diner's own Billy Costa. That event benefitted the Merrimack Valley Food Bank.
One race, 100 miles
Many Andover residents get up early for morning runs. Most are not running at 4 a.m. or running a total of 100 miles.
But that's exactly what Kevin Sullivan was doing last Saturday, July 19.
Sullivan, along with about 300 runners from the U.S., Canada and Europe, took part in the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run, an "ultra-marathon" that takes place through the Vermont countryside. The race starts and ends in West Windsor, Vt.
To picture a 100 mile race, it would be like running from Andover to just outside Springfield.
This was Sullivan's first 100-mile endurance run, but he has been running in marathons for years. Most of the miles he ran to train for the race were on not on streets or tracks, but on local trails such as through the bird sanctuary at Phillips Academy, he said.
For more on Sullivan and his race, which he completed in just over 16 hours and 15 minutes, see next week's Townsman.
— Sarah Hallowell
