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Handcrafts, jewelry, home décor and a raffle highlight this year’s Holiday Craft Fair at the Haverhill Council on Aging. The annual event has attracted 25 vendors, according to the council’s program coordinator, Paola Hussein. This year’s fair will be Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Haverhill Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St.
Museum educator and Salem witch trial expert Carol Majahad shares her research on Haverhill’s involvement in the 17th Century trials during a free lecture Thursday. Entitled “Accused of Sundry Acts of Witchcraft: The Haverhill Accused,” the talk takes place Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., at Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St., Haverhill. Majahad points out Haverhill’s part in the witchcraft mania that gripped New England and led to the Salem trials in 1692 is not well known. Her talk is based on research on six women from Haverhill who were accused unjustly and coerced into confessing.
Local artists are invited to submit works to be shown during the Holiday Market at this year’s Christmas Stroll. The Christmas Stroll and Holiday Market is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 5, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. The Holiday Market will be at the Garibaldi Club, 86 Washington St. The deadline to apply is Sat., Nov. 1.
Four Haverhill residents will be honored with Veterans Service Awards, one posthumously, for their service to their country and community at the Rotary Club of Haverhill’s 10th Annual Veterans Awards Breakfast sponsored by the. Mark Van Weelden, Christopher Manning, Tammy Dobrosielski and late Police Officer Katelyn M. Tully will be honored Thursday, Nov. 6, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at Haverhill Country Club, 58 Brickett Lane, Haverhill. Weelden was nominated by Haverhill YMCA Executive Director Tracy Fuller, who said Weelden has been involved in the Haverhill community for many years helping the Rotary Club of Haverhill, Haverhill Exchange Club, Haverhill Promise, Haverhill’s Brightside, YMCA and Team Haverhill. “When he heard some of our children didn’t have winter coats, he made a donation so that the children could pick out” a coat of their choosing, something many of the children had never done, Fuller said.
José F. Estrada, retired pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Methuen, will be honored with a Lifelong Learning Award by AgeSpan next month at its annual luncheon. Estrada, 89, is among five honorees and was chosen to represent Greater Haverhill. He was nominated by Lidia Rivera Garcia who wrote that he had a “great impact” on Lawrence during his more than 40-year ministry by serving the needy, building churches for the Spanish-speaking community and generally connecting with people. Despite his advanced age and chronic medical conditions, he continues to help at his old church and guide others in discovering their purpose in life, Garcia added. Also to be honored are Jacoba Olivero, 72, of Lawrence; Robert P. Kinsman, 76, of Billerica; Diane E. Klein, 78, of Newburyport; and John Hamilton, 80 of Salem, Mass.
Tickets for the popular Haverhill Council on Aging Thanksgiving lunch are now on sale, and Program Coordinator Paola Hussein expects they will sell out quickly. This year’s lunch, open to anyone 62 and older, will be Friday, Nov. 21, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Haverhill Citizens Center, 10 Welcome St., Haverhill. Tickets are $15. Entertainment will be provided by the Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group.
Christmas elves are working hard to get ready for the St. Luke the Evangelist Parish’s Holiday Craft Fair. The festive family-friendly event features 20 crafters, a silent auction, a country store, thrift shop, the famous St. Luke’s Cookie Heaven along with the Lollipop game popular with kids. Five raffles will be featured—a quilt raffle, themed baskets, penny sale, a wine raffle and the chance to win $1,000 cash.
Haverhill Police Department is again sponsoring its Annual Stuff-a-Cruiser Day Saturday to benefit local food pantries. Police officers will man cruisers Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at all Haverhill Market Basket Locations and accept donations. Market Basket store are located at 400 Lowell Ave., 2 Water St. and 285 Lincoln Ave.