Community Spotlight

Haverhill Garden Club Opens Garden of the Month Submissions

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The Haverhill Garden Club has opened submissions for its August and September Gardens of the Month. All gardens are welcome, including ornamental and flower gardens, vegetable gardens, container gardens and small pocket gardens. Those awarded Garden of the Month will receive a certificate and promotion of their garden on the club’s Facebook and Instagram pages. They will also receive lawn signs announcing their award for the month in which they qualified. The winners of June and July’s Garden of the Month can also be viewed on the club’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

Community Spotlight

Learn the ‘Power of Forgiveness’ at Haverhill Public Library July 23

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Haverhill Public Library hosts Chantale C. Nyonka for her presentation “Take Back Your Power: The Transformative Power of Forgiveness,” Tuesday night. The presentation focuses on learning practical steps to release resentment and pain in order to forgive oneself and others. A native of Haverhill, Nyonka is a mindset transition coach and CEO of Path to Overcoming. She seeks to share her hard-learned lessons with others. Those interested must register in advance at haverhillpl.com.

Community Spotlight

Sailing into the Past: Boatmaking and Shipbuilding Craft Lesson at Buttonwoods Museum July 23

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As part of its summer events program, Buttonwoods Museum is hosting a boatmaking and shipbuilding craft class Tuesday. Families with kids in grades K-6 are invited to explore Haverhill’s first major industry. From original Native American canoes to large European colonial ships, youngsters will learn about the many different types of boats that were made in Haverhill and get the chance to craft their own. After the lesson, they may carve dugout canoes from wax and build model ships from wax paper and popsicle sticks. They’ll also test whether their boats can float before taking them home.

Education

Haverhill Book Buddies Reading Program Opens Registration

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Haverhill Book Buddies is celebrating the end of the 2023 to 2024 school year and opens registration for next year’s Book Buddy volunteers to the public. Associated with Haverhill Promise, Haverhill Book Buddies has supported literacy in third grade classrooms throughout Haverhill for the past three years. This year, 403 students across five elementary schools and 20 classrooms participated alongside 500 volunteers from Book Buddies and Letter Screeners. More than 1,000 new books were distributed and over 2,000 letters were exchanged between the students and volunteers. Book Buddies has once again opened its volunteer registration for those looking to participate as a Book Buddy in the 2024 to 2025 school year.

Community Spotlight

Haverhill Public Library Hosts Virtual Author Talk for ‘A Gentleman and a Thief’

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Haverhill Public Library presents Dean Jobb, the author of “A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue,” in a virtual author talk Monday night. Attendees can listen to the Canadian author discuss his work and the process of writing his newest book with Vanity Fair Senior Media Correspondent Joe Pompeo. The event is sponsored by Friends of the Ashland Public Library and in held partnership with multiple other public libraries throughout Massachusetts. The virtual talk takes place via Zoom Monday, July 22, from 7 to 8 p.m. Attendees must register in advance at zoom.us. For more information about the event and registration, visit the events page at haverhillpl.org.

Business Bulletin

Phoenix Fire Students Make 41,837 Kicks to Raise Money for School and Plaistow Food Pantry

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Plaistow’s Phoenix Fire Martial Arts and Self Defense students recently participated in a Kick-a-Thon, raising $4,268.15 to support their school and the Plaistow Food Pantry. The Kick-a-Thon was a month-long event in which students practice kicks for one minute straight each class with the primary goal of improving their skills. Students that wish to contribute to the fundraiser set a flat rate at which people can sponsor them for each of their kicks. All classes participated in the Kick-a-Thon, except for the adult Krav-Maga class due to a difference in how their discipline is practiced. However, studio owner and instructor Sarah-Beth Gosselin says many of the Krav-Maga students still donated.

Community Spotlight

Spanish Conversation Practice at the Public Library Today

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Haverhill Public Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Practice Today. Interested attendees are invited to come improve their conversational Spanish in a supportive and friendly environment. The session is free and open to the public. The session will be held today, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Milhendler Room of the Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St.

Community Spotlight

Haverhill Hound Rod and Gun Club Fishing Derby July 27

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Haverhill Hound Rod and Gun Club is holding an all-ages Fishing Derby on Chadwick Pond. Attendees can look forward to catching a variety of fish such as Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Black Crappie, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass and Yellow Perch. The prize for the heaviest fish is $250, second heaviest is $100 and the third $50. Other prizes will be awarded to the top three heaviest fish caught by kids. Those interested must bring their own kayak, rowboat or canoe, as gas engines are prohibited on the pond.