“I think this is a great tradition,” said Cora’s mom, Christa Robert. A wall of hay bales is set up in case the drivers need help stopping. Then they go flying down the hill on High Street and across Route 118, where a Canaan police officer stops traffic, to On the Common Lane, where the racers hit their brakes. Two participants, wearing helmets, climb in the cars and hold on, before a member of the Canaan Lions Club releases a lever. The soap box cars are perched on a ramp, held up by small metal barriers. “The breeze,” Cora said, is her favorite part. The 6-year-old from Grafton had won the race last year and, after getting in some practice runs at Mascoma Valley Regional High School, was looking forward to the race, an annual event during Canaan Old Home Days. PattersonĬANAAN - Cora Robert showed up at the Soap Box Derby ready to defend her title. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Perkins sells pillows, doll clothes and sweaters as a hobby. Send requests to Perkins, of White River Junction, reads a book behind his wife, Joyce's booth at Canaan, N.H., Old Home days on Saturday, Aug. He grew up in Canaan and returns annually to see family and old friends at the event. In 2019 he won the races and was runner-up in 2021. "I did this for 10 years and lost every year," but he has improved over the last few years, said Caraway. Rick Paulsen, of Canaan, left, and Keegan Caraway, of Troy, N.Y., right, watch as Caraway's belt-sander, The Tortoise, speeds toward a win over Dan Blackmore's Buck during the belt-sander races at Canaan, N.H., Old Home Days on Saturday, Aug. Golkin and his sander topped with a plastic toy truck, won the double elimination tournament. PattersonĪvery Golkin, 9, of Canaan and New York City, in red, and Alex Bosse, 11, of Grafton, in blue, run after Golkin's racing belt-sander, dubbed Big Blue Yellow, during the races sponsored by Canaan Hardware during Old Home Days on Saturday, Aug. Send requests to Valley News photographs - James M. "I love this because I get to see people that I know, or my parents knew," she said.(Valley News - James M. Dorr peruses old photos from the school during the annual alumni meeting. Seth had been a coach for the Gillette Robotics team for the past few years.Linda Dorr, a 1974 Mascoma graduate, drove from her home in Batavia, Ill., to visit her home town of Canaan, N.H., for Old Home Days. He also loved robotics, which he passed on to his sons, Seth Jr. Seth was an exceptional teacher who had a gift for helping people understand difficult concepts. Seth and Lori moved to Cody, Wyoming, to complete student teaching and for the past seven years they have resided in Gillette, where they made many friends. He supported his children in their interests, such as Hallie’s music, dancing, and performances. Seth was a wonderful, loving father who spent lots of time caring for his family and being with them. They are the parents of one daughter and three sons. While in Utah, Lori and Seth started their family and built a lovely life together. After their wedding, they moved to Provo, Utah, to attend BYU. They began dating in 2002, fell in love, and married on May 9, 2003, in the Billings, Montana Temple. Seth met his wife, Lori Ann Christler, in Las Vegas in 2000 through Lori’s sister, Amy, who is friends with his mother, Randy.
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