Kidz Night was full of excitement, bounce houses, clowns, balloon animals, fire trucks, and more! Much more!

Ciara Amarena gets out to a lead in the sack race. She will go on to win the race!

Here Killian Franklin (7) gets a tour of the fire truck with Londonderry firefighter Jeremy Mague!

The Neville girls have a new brother, Daniel, who has just been adopted and come home to Londonderry from China. Emma (9), Daniel (3), MaryCatherine (3), and Sarah (15), surround mother Liz Neville.

The Raza boys eat ice cream. Nate is 9, Eric is 5-3/4, and Justin is 3.

Kim Marcantonio and a bunch of happy kids enjoy an exciting activity.

Scooby Doo is having a great time with Miss Londonderry and Miss Teen Londoderry.

Newly crowned Miss Londonderry is Darcy Cain (22) of Manchester. She is a biology major at UNH and was very interested in the Mad Science demonstration on the bandstand. Melanie Konstant (14) of Manchester is Miss Teen Londonderry.

Beauty Shea Robinson and the mysterious Beast pose for the camera.

Mary Tetreau
Big Kid & Blog Princess

Many hungry seniors enjoyed the senior cookout on Wed night. Tom & Geri Cox enjoyed themselves as shown below.

Senior hotties with Ms. Londonderry (in pink) chat after a nostalgic ice cream.

Jenna belts out old standards with the Windham Swing Band.

A large crowd enjoyed the concert by the Windham Swing Band. Here some folks sing along.

Special guest Congressman Jeb Bradley also enjoyed meeting folks and greeting old friends at the cookout. Here he is with State Rep Bob Introne, Sharon Carson, and Man-About-Town Chet Ham.

The Lynch sisters – Courtney (9), Sarah (7), and Ashley (7) – with friend Simone Niles all enjoyed climbing on the cannon on Londonderry Town Common. Their parents brought them out to hear the concert by the Windham Swing Band.

Mary Tetreau and Al Baldasaro agree: it’s fun to be on the Old Home Day Committee!

Mary Tetreau
OHD Photographer

Kidz Night is on the Londonderry Town Common on Thursday Aug 14 from 5:30-8:30 PM. There will be bounce houses galore! Come for the clowns, food, games and activities. Climb into a fire engine! Get a wonderful back-to-school pencil from the Londonderry police officers. (The blog queen does this every year because she needs lots of pencils to write with!)

This fantastic event is designed for families with kids aged 10 and under.

Last year two thousand people (most of them kids) attended Kidz Night on Thursday at the Common.

Will and Sean were dazzled by the newly crowned Miss Londonderry, Elysha Greenberg. A friend asked, “Were you born Miss Londonderry?”

Clowns made amazing animal balloons for the young crowd!

Who will win the sack race?

A giant turtle tried to run free!

Surprise guest Shrek and Puss in Boots!

Sean enjoyed his seat on the cannon!

Alex was interested in the Science show at the bandstand.

Mary Tetreau
Big Kid

The Senior Cookout beings at 5 PM and ends at 6 PM on Wed Aug 13! Tickets are required; call Carole Connolly at 434-7568. Come on down to the Lions Pavilion for a great free feast!

The Windham Swing Band is sure to delight folks of all ages in a fantastic Concert on the Common. Yes, you heard me right, anyone of any age can attend this outstanding event! Look how much fun folks had in 2007!

The Lions grilled up delicious hamburgers, and served 165 seniors!

Carole Connolly did the hard work of coordinating the cookout, and Jim and Doris Finch were delighted to pose with her!

The concert by the Windham swing band was fantastic! A fun and musical evening under the stars!

Rain location: Londonderry High School cafeteria (both events)

Mary Tetreau
Blog Queen

Put on your dancing shoes for Friday August 15! Here, some Londonderry young folks enjoy the excitement of a rock concert before the fireworks display.

Young Sean and Alex got a chance to show some dance moves while they enjoyed the excitement!

Friday night the place to be is in front of Londonderry High School. The fireworks start at 8:30 PM. This year fireworks are provided by a company run by Londonderry folks.

The “Souled Out” band will once again rock the joint with their great music. Get there early to hear the band.

Don’t forget a chair or blanket to sit on.

Here are some photos of great fireworks! Thanks to Steve Young for taking these photos.

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Mary Tetreau
Fireworks Princess

Here are some photos of the great fireworks! Thousands enjoyed the fireworks by the high school on Friday night.

The “Souled Out” band rocked the joint with their great music.

The weather was ideal for watching fireworks.

Thanks to Steve Young for taking these photos.

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Mary Tetreau
Fireworks Princess

The enormous trophy is handed over from the firefighters to the police!

Police Chief Joe Ryan with new officer Bettencourt, an outstanding addition to the team.

Three boys enjoyed the game.

The Police Team celebrates with their new trophy! Look how big it is!

Here a policeman’s daughter helps out with the trophy!

Mom and kids are huge fans!

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Mary Tetreau
Softball Star

Two thousand people (most of them kids) attended Kidz Night on Thursday at the Common.

Will and Sean were dazzled by the newly crowned Miss Londonderry, Elysha Greenberg. A friend asked, “Were you born Miss Londonderry?”

Clowns made amazing animal balloons for the young crowd!

Who will win the sack race?

A giant turtle tried to run free!

Surprise guest Shrek and Puss in Boots!

Sean enjoyed his seat on the cannon!

Alex was interested in the Science show at the bandstand.

Mary Tetreau
Big Kid

If bounce houses are your thing, Kidz Night is the place to be!

Kidz Night is on Thursday, Aug 16 from 5:30 – 8:30 PM on the Common. It’s loads of fun for families with children 10 and under!

These girls are thrilled to meet Cinderella and Prince Charming.

The House of the Samurais, Londonderry Dance Academy, Wildlife Encounters, Mad Science Fire and Ice Show, and the Yo Yo People provide live entertainment throughout the festivities.

Police and firefighters add to the fun. You can climb into a fire truck! Make sure you get an official police pencil for back to school! The Blog Queen always gets a pencil to help her write her Old Home Day blog!

See you there!

Mary Tetreau
Blog Queen