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BITE FROM 3Achoice of new plants,” addsJoan.

Despite suffering thesame assault as the appletrees, the property’s veg-etable gardens recoverednicely from the storm.

“They got wiped out andflattened, but they cameright back. Two weeks laterthere were new leaves andflowers,” Charlie says.

Apple Annie is located at66 Rowell Road in Brent-wood. Although there willbe no “pick-your-own”apples this season the Prattswill still be offering a vari-ety of items including freshcider, apple pies, applecrisp, jams and jellies, farmfresh vegetables and fruits,apple butter, cider muffinsor cider syrup, a delectablereplacement for maplesyrup. Visitors are also wel-come to tour the beautifulsite at the orchard andchances are “Cider,” thePratt’s seven-year-old Gold-en Retriever, will be happyif the kids come along forthe ride.

HIT BY HAIL — Joan Pratt shows hail damage upon some ofthe apples that have already dropped from the trees at AppleAnnie. The apples, which have been falling since earlyAugust, were to begin dropping about this time of year.

— Atlantic News Photo by Scott E. Kinney

On Saturday, September 2, from 12-3 p.m., the HamptonHistorical Society will hold its fifth annual pig roast fundraiseron the grounds of the Tuck Museum on Park Avenue. Here,Doug Aykroyd is preparing one of the pit fires while DannShaw looks on. Besides delicious food, there will music, asilent auction, a raffle for airline tickets and an afternoon offun. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students ages 9-16;children age 8 and under eat free when accompanied by anadult. For more information and to purchase tickets call (603)926-2543. A limited amount of tickets may be available theday of the event.

— Atlantic News Courtesy Photo

ROASTING-READY

SPECIAL TO THE ATLANTIC NEWS

EXETER | Exeter FineCrafts has announced thatRay LaBranche of Newfieldsis their September Artist ofthe Month.

Ray describes hisstoneware pottery as func-tional; however, he clearlycombines art and craft in

making pottery which isbeautiful as well as useful. Ithas style and substance. Raypersonally forms, decorates,glazes, fires and signs eachpiece.

A master of many glazes,Ray has selected his soothingblue green glaze (inspired bythe colors of the water when

Pottery exhibit at Exeter Fine Crafts

boating) for the many variedpieces of this exhibit. Thegraceful shapes of Ray’swork reflect his two primaryinfluences: Oriental andSouthwestern Native Ameri-can pottery.

Ray was introduced towheel-thrown pottery as astudent at the University ofNew Hampshire where hestudied with the now world-renowned potters Edwin andMary Schieir. While Ed actu-ally taught the class, his wifeMary was in the next roommaking pot after pot.

Ray learned techniquefrom Ed and was inspired byMary’s Oriental style. Manyof Ray’s forms, especially hisgently flared vase, are alsoinspired by his travels to theSouthwest. In 1967 Ray estab-lished his pottery studio inNewfields, New Hampshireand has been potting andteaching pottery ever since.

Over the decades, Ray hastaught countless classes,encouraging and inspiringnew potters of all ages. Aretired art education teacher,Ray taught for 33 years andwas chairman of the artdepartments at Salem andWinnacunnet High Schools.Ray has been a state juriedmember of the League ofNew Hampshire Craftsmensince 1969 and is a member ofthe New Hampshire Potter’sGuild.

This September exhibitprovides a rare month-longopportunity to enjoy a largeselection of Ray’s pottery. Thepublic is invited to ExeterFine Crafts on Saturday, Sep-tember 9 between 12-3 p.m.when Ray will be speakabout his process and lifelongpassion for pottery. ExeterFine Crafts is located at 61Water Street in downtownExeter. Stop by Mondaythrough Saturday from 10a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or Sundayfrom 12-4 p.m. For additionalinformation call (603) 778-8282.

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BRENTWOOD | It hasbeen nearly two monthssince heavy thunderstormsbrought “larger than golfball-sized hail” to the Exeterregion.

And though much ofthe devastation hasbeen reversedthere are stillthose that arefeeling theeffects of thebrief, butdestruct ivestorm andwill continueto do so forsome time tocome.

Joan and CharliePratt, proprietors ofApple Annie orchard inBrentwood, have not evenbegun their season, but astorm long since past hasalready dictated their busi-ness’ future for the fall sea-son.

“We got badly hit byhail,” says Joan.

“The wind was just sofierce,” says Charlie inagreement.

The Pratt’s continue totell a story of how anonslaught of “saucer-shapedhail” sliced its way into the130 trees on the small farmand how the fruit that theybear was all but decimatedin a matter of a brief 20 min-utes. It was a natural event

unseen in the couple’s 22years of ownership of theproperty. When asked ifanything over that span oftime could compare theanswer is simple.

“Nothing like this. We’vehad frost,” says Joan.

“And bad pollination,”adds Charlie.

“And hail,” Joan says,“but, just pea-sized hail. Itjust made dents.”

As a result, when AppleAnnie opens on Sept. 13, itwill be without one of theorchard’s main attractions.

Summer storms take biteout of apple harvest

THIS BIG — Charlie Pratt describes the size of “saucer-shaped” hail that wreaked havoc on hisorchard on July 11.

— Atlantic News Photo by Scott E. Kinney

There will be no “pick-your-own” apples this season.

“It’s just too depressing,”says Joan as she overlooksone of the many trees whosefruit has suffered damage.

“We’re going to have todo a lot of sorting,” she

adds. “We’ll just keepour prices low. It

wont be normalbecause ‘pick-

your-own’ isthe bigthing.”

B e c a u s eof all thed a m a g ecaused, many

of the apples,which would

begin to droparound this time of

year, have hit theground early.

“I started picking updrops at the beginning ofAugust,” Joan says.

No school groups, a sta-ple of Apple Annie busi-ness, have signed up to visitthis year. The Pratts believethat is because the option topick-your-own apples willnot be there this year.

“It’s understandable,”says Joan.

Instead the Pratts plan to

gather up the good applesand place them in bins forcustomers to sort through.

But, despite the briefwoe, the Pratts said they’renot about to allow the stormto keep them down orthreaten the small farm’sbright future.

“When you have a disas-ter like this the first week

you’re like, ‘Ugh,’” saysJoan. “You’ve got to see yourway out of it.”

Visitors to Apple Anniethis coming fall season willnotice new plantings, as partof the continuing growth ofthe orchard. Between 80 and100 new dwarf trees will bejoining many of the morethan 70-year-old trees

already established at theorchard. Customers will beinvited in the choosing ofwhat types of apple trees toplant.

“We’re not fading away,”says Charlie.

“We’re going to try andinvolve our customers in the

OUCH — The damage tothe apples at AppleAnnie is evident at amere glance. More than130 trees suffered dam-age as a result of a freakJuly storm.

— Atlantic News Photoby Scott E. Kinney

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