Basketball clinic by Concord coaches
Concord Parks and Recreation will be offering a coaching clinic hosted by Concord High School varsity basketball head coaches Dave Chase and Tim LaTorra on Nov. 1 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Participants will be led through a series of drills and practice routines that can be used throughout the season.
You must register by Oct. 30 by calling 225-8690.
John Dennett
Learn how lending decision are made
N.H. Federal Credit Union Center for Finance & Education (47 N Main St.) is hosting Lending Decisions and How They’re Made on Nov. 2 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Have you ever applied for a loan and anxiously awaited the decision? Have you ever wonder why you don’t get that great rate the dealer advertised when it comes time to sign on the dotted line?
This educational session provides you a behind-the-scenes look at the mysterious internal processes involved in “decisioning” a loan from the lender’s perspective. You will be provided with real life tools and gain knowledge so you can improve your chances for approval and the best rates.
There is a nominal fee to reserve your seat which will be refunded when you attend the class. Non-attendance will result in the forfeiture of your seat reservation fee. Registration is required. Register at nhfcu.org.
Michele Perry
Veterans info fair at NHTI on Nov. 7
NHTI will be hosting a veterans information resource fair for veterans, service members and their families on Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will be located in the Student Center Rotunda, and is free and open to the public. Student veterans, veterans, service members or family members who have questions regarding VA and community benefits/resources can receive assistance.
Participants currently include: Easter Seals Veteran Services, N.H. Office of Veteran Services, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Outreach, Harbor Homes, Liberty House, VFW, N.H. Employment Security, N.H. National Guard, VA Medical Center, and Northeast Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
At noon there will be a ceremony in Sweeney Auditorium to honor and celebrate veterans on campus, in the community and in the past. The keynote speaker will be John Berube, education services specialist for the Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine Army National Guards. Refreshments will follow in the Rotunda.
Both these events are sponsored by the NHTI Veterans Club.
For further information, contact Liz Pontacoloni at 271-6484 ext. 4279 or epontacoloni@ccsnh.edu.
Doug Schwarz
Western author at Gibson’s on Thursday
On Thursday, Robert Olmstead visits Gibson’s Bookstore to present his newest Western, Savage Country at 5:30 p.m.
In September 1873, Elizabeth Coughlin, a widow bankrupted by her husband’s folly and death, embarks on a buffalo hunt with her estranged and mysterious brother-in-law, Michael. With no money, no family, no job or security, she hopes to salvage something of her former life and the lives of the hired men and their families who depend on her. The buffalo hunt that her husband had planned, she now realizes, was his last hope for saving their land.
Elizabeth and Michael plunge south across the aptly named Deadline demarcating Indian Territory from their home state, Kansas. Nothing could have prepared them for the dangers: rattlesnakes, rabies, wildfire, lightning strikes, blue northers, flash floods, threats to life in many ways.
They’re on borrowed time: the Comanche are in winter quarters, and the cruel work of slaughtering the buffalo is unraveling their souls. They must get back alive.
This is a gripping narrative of that infamous hunt, which drove the buffalo population to near extinction – the story of a moment in our history in which mass destruction of an animal population was seen as the only route to economic solvency. But it’s also the intimate story of how that hunt changed Michael and Elizabeth forever.
Elisabeth Jewell
Rake those leaves to the curb soon
Concord’s annual fall leaf collection will begin on Monday, and continue through Dec. 8, as weather permits.
Concord and Penacook residents participating in the program must rake their leaves (un-bagged) to the curb for crews to collect. Residents should have leaves ready to the curb by the start of the program.
Concord General Services will have three crews collecting leaves throughout different areas of the city.
Once collection starts, our fall leaf collection map will become available.
Leaves are the only acceptable material that will be collected.
Visit concordnh.gov/leafcollection for more.
Angelina Zulkic
Take part in ancestor workshop
Creating Community – a place to gather over shared interests, education and resources, with a focus on arts, culture, diversity and inclusion – is pleased to announce some exciting upcoming events:
In the spirit of All Souls and Day of the Dead celebrations, you are invited to honor your ancestors by contributing to the Creating Community Ancestor Shrine. The growing interest in genealogy speaks to a need many of us feel for connection to our ancestors and of our desire to know and honor those who have gone before us. Several traditions hold that the days around Nov. 1 are the best time for ancestor celebrations, as this is the time of year when the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds is the thinnest.
There will be a drop-in workshop, How to Create Shrine Offerings, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop in for a tutorial on how to create offerings, milagros and messages for the shrine.
On Nov. 1 and 2, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., all are welcome to participate in Creating Community’s ancestor event by adding ancestor photos, mementos, offerings, messages and prayers to our shrine.
For more information, visit facebook.com/creatingcommunityconcordnh/ or email creatingcommunityconcordnh@gmail.com.
Jessica Livingston
