The Messenger – June 15, 2018

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Bow High School graduates urged to know how to act

As Bow’s 165 graduates marched down the center a”isle, it marked the first time that the graduating class included Dunbarton students who had attended the school as freshmen. Class President John Rolla wondered what impact he would have after graduating and urged his classmates to “Leave an impact on the world.” Repeating advice his parents gave him, he charged them to “leave something better off than when…

H-D Graduates told to leave, see the world and return

Despite a threat to the occasion (See story on page 1), the Hillsboro-Deering Graduation was once again a splendid affair. In keeping with tradition Principal James O’Rourke introduced members of the class who are going on to the military who then stood in front of the class during…

Falling tree ravages Hillsborough house

Brian Blanchard and his granddaughter are lucky to be alive after a tree crashed down on his Hillsborough home late Tuesday. Blanchard and his 2-year-old granddaughter, Meadow, were in his home on Saw Mill Road when the tree fell. Meadow’s mother and father were in the next room when part of the tree came down. Blanchard rolled over with the child in his arms as he tried to…

Henniker Lions Club host annual 5K Eye Run/Walk

The Henniker Lions Club held their annual Eye Run on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Over 60 runners and walkers ranging in age from 8 – 79 years of age participated in the 5k/3.1 mile race. Funds raised by the event are returned to Henniker through a variety of Lions Club charitable initiatives within the community. Additionally, the race assists in supporting The Russell Durgin Memorial Scholarship Fund, named for the Henniker native who gave his life on…

Generals win Division II Championship

#2 John Stark 9, #8 Coe-Brown 4: John Stark freshman Izabella Nelson pitched the game of her life, holding Coe-Brown hitless through four innings and finished the job with a complete-game 9-4 victory over the Bears in Saturday’s Division II softball championship. Nelson allowed just…

Grizzlies drop tight championship game

#1 Portsmouth 7, #2 Goffstown 6: Top-seeded Portsmouth scored five runs in the first inning and went on to defeat second-seeded Goffstown, 7-6, in the Division II title game. After loading the bases with no one out in the bottom of the seventh, Portsmouth’s Jacob Grant bounced into a 6-2-3 double play. Just when it looked like…