How did I ever get so lucky? is a question that sums up Kaelea Monahan’s attitude about her work. She is a Community Health Worker with Dartmouth’s YourTime program, a new project that connects individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 with community resources. “With my counterpart in Sullivan County, Danielle Tenney, I help people gain access to basic needs like safe housing, transportation, and employment.”

She can’t really explain how she got here. Four years ago, she joined the team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock as part of the Food and Nutrition Services Department. She loved her work and found that it provided her with valuable, transferrable skills.… Read More

What brought you to Lebanon?
Husband’s job

What’s your favorite hang-out in Lebanon?
Lebanon High School Football Field

What’s your favorite food on the Thanksgiving table?
Butternut squash

Favorite way to spend a snowy day in Lebanon?
Sledding

What are you most looking forward to this winter?
After over ten years of working tax seasons, new job with no tax season.

What fictional place would you like to visit?
Narnia

What would be your first question after waking up from a 100-year sleep?
Have we found a cure for cancer yet?

What is the best way to start the day?
Good cup of coffee and reading my Bible

What charity do you donate your time or other resources to regularly?… Read More

What brought you to Lebanon?
My frame shop, The Gilded Edge

What’s your favorite hang-out in Lebanon?
Lebanon Diner

What’s your favorite food on the Thanksgiving table?
Green bean casserole

Favorite way to spend a snowy day in Lebanon?
On my couch with my cat and a good movie or
book

What skill would you like to master?
Gold leafing. Also Eglomisé which is reverse
painting and gilding on glass.

What would be your first question after waking up
from a 100-year sleep?
Is the coffee on?

What is your ideal way to spend a weekend in
Lebanon?
Fishing in one of the rivers, ponds or lakes.… Read More

What brought you to Lebanon?

Living in Toronto, even though I love city life, I found myself missing the great outdoors. My folks live within a few hours’ drive. The assistant director job opened up at LOH, and Lebanon looked like a small town, so I applied for the job, and have been here almost two years. I love it here, people are great.

What’s your favorite hang-out in Lebanon?

You are likely to find me, in no particular order, at the pub, on the rail trail, or anywhere within walking distance of the Green. And at the office of course.… Read More

With everyone living longer, healthier lives these days we often quote that old cliché that “age is just a number.” That bit of wisdom is quickly becoming a way of life for many seniors and George Beals Schaller provides a shining example.

Mr. Schaller is a German-born (Berlin, Germany) American mammalogist, biologist, conservationist, and author. His complete résumé runs about six pages long and is recognized by many as the world’s preeminent field biologist, studying wildlife throughout Africa, Asia and South America. He has published countless books and articles dealing with wildlife conservation, and is particularly recognized for his studies of the Mountain Gorilla.… Read More

I first heard about skijoring a few years ago. My friend Stevie’s dog Baxter is the kind of dog who loves to run and be out in the snow, and Stevie’s friend wanted to try skijoring. She asked if she could begin with Baxter. Now I never heard how it went – I don’t get to see my friend as often as I’d like – and the idea of skijoring slipped to the back of my mind for a while.

With winter its way; it’s always a fun time of year for outdoor activities with your dogs, and, while thinking about the different things people do, skijoring came to mind again.… Read More

A Lebanon Local Supports Families Through Adoption

They call it the Triad Group, and think of a three-legged stool. The evolving group consists of about a dozen people, all with some connection to one of the three facets of adoption, whether as birth parent, adoptive parent, or adoptee. Co-founder Judith Bush says support groups usually aim at one, or possibly two, of these facets. “I’ve always wanted a triad group, but I bet you could look and not find one in the whole country,” she says. Titia Ellis of South Pomfret was also enthusiastic about connecting the triad, and helped found the group.… Read More

Achieving the rank of Eagle Scout is a goal of many who enter the Boy Scouts, but one not easily attained. According to the National Eagle Scout Association, only about five percent of those in the Boy Scouts achieve the Eagle Scout designation. Along with amassing various merit badges to become an Eagle Scout, candidates must complete a service requirement to achieve that status.

Lebanon resident Justin Rogers recently was awarded the honor of becoming an Eagle Scout, and in achieving the honor, Justin helped students and teachers at the Mt. Lebanon Elementary School by performing his service work component at that school.… Read More

Former Lebanon History Teacher’s True Passion

Art Pease taught History for 36 years at Lebanon High School from 1971-2007 and now at the tender age of 70, he has entered the world of retirement. He has never shaken his passion for the events that make up our history, however, especially history related to Lebanon and its surrounding communities.

You might say that Art went full circle in his lifetime from teaching history to becoming a student of history. Researching tidbits of information of an historical event and sharing what he discovers with future generations has become an obsession. Art was born in Orford, N.H.… Read More

As the opioid epidemic sweeps the nation, New Hampshire has become a focal point in the national consciousness. Many regional organizations are working to identify new approaches that address not only substance misuse, but also health and wellness. While many of these organizations focus on treatment and recovery, some have focused more on prevention and addressing community and cultural needs. Lebanon Partners United for Safety and Health (PUSH) is one such initiative.

PUSH is a partnership of community members, students, parents, and stakeholders in Lebanon. The group focuses on education, communication, networking, leadership development, and providing practical resources to promote greater health and safety for youth and their families.… Read More