Last swim lessons begin July 30
The last session of swim lessons with Concord Parks and Rec is July 30 to Aug. 9.
Thanks to Concord Housing + Redevelopment for its sponsorship, all youth in Concord/Penacook are able to take a free session of swim lessons. The registration deadline is July 25.
Register in person at the Concord Parks and Rec office (14 Canterbury Road).
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CPR and First Aid classes offered
Concord Hospital Center for Health Promotion is offering two American Heart Association Heartsaver courses designed for anyone with little or no medical training.
Heartsaver CPR AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches adult and child CPR and AED use, infant CPR, and how to relieve choking in adults, children and infants. Classes are available Aug. 17, 21 and 22 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Heartsaver First Aid is designed to meet OSHA regulations, and this course covers first aid basics, consisting of the most common life-threatening emergencies, how to recognize them, how to call for help and how to perform lifesaving skills. Classes are available Aug. 21 and 22 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Cost is $25 for Heartsaver CPR AED and/or First Aid. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants per class.
To register, call 230-7300 or visit concordhospital.org/classes & events.
Jennifer Dearborn
Learn how to buy a new car July 28
Join N.H. Federal Credit Union Center for Finance & Education on July 28 from 9 a.m. to noon for Car Buying 101.
Before you hit the dealership, gain beneficial insights into what happens at the dealership. You will leave better prepared to negotiate with confidence.
There is a nominal fee to reserve your seat, which will be fully refunded when you attend the class.
Class is open to the public and registration is required.
Michele Perry
Trio of author events at Gibson’s
Gibson’s Bookstore is going to be busy over the next week-plus with visiting authors.
Sandy Stott, the “Accidents” editor at the journal of the Appalachian Mountain Club, delivers both a history and a celebration of the search-and-rescue workers who save countless lives in the White Mountains – along with a plea for us not to take their steadfastness and bravery for granted, as she presents Critical Hours: Search and Rescue in the White Mountains on Thursday.
On July 24, Greg Ahlgren will present the Civil War research he carefully gathered for his newest novel, Olustee: America’s Unfinished Civil War Battle. It shares the story of African-American Union soldiers, wounded and defeated following the Battle of Olustee in February 1864, which included the N.H. 7th Volunteer Regiment and that unit, together with its commander, Col. Joseph Abbott, the former Concord lawyer and newspaper editor, feature prominently in the novel.
Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant – and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. Elizabeth Rush visits on July 25 to present Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, and discuss our future.
The author events begin at 5:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
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