Presentation for parents at Rundlett
There will be a parent presentation on Thursday in the Rundlett Middle School library – Connecting with Your Kids: A Conversation about Drugs, Alcohol & Bullying.
Research suggests that one of the most important factors in healthy child development is a strong, open relationship with a parent. Join us for a conversation on the importance of keeping open lines of communication with your children even when it comes to sensitive topics like underage drinking, drug use and bullying.
Percy Hill from Up with Kindness, Damaris Lopez for the “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign and Aimee Tucker from Concord High School’s Student Assistance Program will present. Presenters will share prevention strategies on these topics and equip you with the tips and skills on how to discuss these sensitive issues.
The presentation begins at 7 p.m. and light refreshments will be served.
Sue Farrelly
Stop the bleed classes at NHTI
The top cause of preventable death in trauma is bleeding. Twenty percent of people who die from traumatic injuries could have survived with quick bleeding control.
Saturday is National Stop the Bleed Day, which brings bleeding control instructors and students together for a day of training, free of charge. The NHTI Paramedic Emergency Medicine program is sponsoring classes from 9 a.m. to noon. Classes start every 30 minutes. Drop-ins welcome; no reservations are required.
For questions, contact Paramedic Department Chairman Keith Wilding at kwilding@ccsnh.edu.
Doug Schwarz
Audubon seeking nomination forms
N.H. Audubon’s Board of Trustees seeks nominations for the Tudor Richards and Goodhue-Elkins awards.
The Tudor Richards Award is presented annually to the person who best exemplifies Richards’s love and knowledge of the outdoors and who has worked tirelessly and effectively on behalf of conservation in New Hampshire.
The Goodhue-Elkins Award is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the study of New Hampshire birds. The award is named for Charles Goodhue, one of the state’s great pioneer birders, and Kimball Elkins, the model of critical observation and insightful record-keeping.
Both awards are merit-based and affiliation with New Hampshire Audubon is not a requirement. For a list of past recipients and nomination forms, visit nhaudubon.org/about/annual-awards or contact Rebecca Suomala at 224-9909, ext. 309, or rsuomala@nhaudubon.org. Please be sure to include your mailing address on the nomination form. Deadline for nominations is April 10.
Craig Holmes
NHTI hosting multicultural day
Did you know that NHTI has students who come from over 90 countries? That is more than enough reason to celebrate and share the community’s rich diversity at the 18th annual Multicultural Day on April 3 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Wellness Center. Admission is free and the public is invited.
Members of the NHTI family have displays of their countries’ cultures through objects, clothing, art, photos and food. The event also includes dance, music and a fashion show with traditional clothing from around the world. The event is sponsored by the school’s Cultural Exchange Club, the Cross-Cultural & ESOL office, and the Student Senate.
For more information, contact Rosie Hughes-Smith in the Cross-Cultural & ESOL office at rhughessmith@ccsnh.edu or by calling 230-4055.
Doug Schwarz
Spending plan class at NHFCU
The N.H. Federal Credit Union Center for Finance & Education is hosting Build Your Savings & Spending Plan class on April 4 from 5 to 7:15 p.m.
Stop thinking about it as a budget … build a plan to get you what you want out of your life and your hard-earned wages. Building a spending plan you can work with is the first step. Come to this class for tips and lessons to help you build your spending plan and enhance your savings skills.
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. Class is open to the public.
Michele Perry
Open house at NHTI April 3
Explore NHTI at our spring open house on April 3, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center/Wellness Center Gym.
Learn about our 90-plus academic programs, tour our 240-acre campus and find out about campus life at NHTI. Meet current and former students, academic department heads and representatives from admissions and financial aid.
Contact the admissions office at 230-4011 or nhtiadm@ccsnh.edu for further information – or just come and join us. Open to all prospective students and their families. Can’t make the open house? We have “Drop-in Tuesdays” weekly from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Get a 15-minute overview of the college and bring your questions for admissions and financial aid representatives. Campus tours available for those who arrive by 5:15 p.m. No reservations required.
You can also schedule a tour at your convenience at nhti.edu/sign-campus-tour.
Doug Schwarz
Hospital offering stop the bleed
Stop the Bleed is a national campaign to teach the public proper bleeding control techniques, including how to use direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquets to help victims with uncontrolled bleeding before professionals arrive. Such frontline training and aid can be critically important and lifesaving.
Concord Hospital is pleased to offer two free bleeding control trainings on Saturday. One training is being held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Concord Hospital in the Robert Boucher Conference Room, (Floor 3), 250 Pleasant St. Participants should enter Concord Hospital’s main entrance, take elevator A to Floor 3, and proceed left to the conference room.
An additional training is being held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Concord Hospital Center for Health Promotion, 49 S. Main St., Suite 201.
Space is limited and registration is required. To register, call 227-7000, ext. 3221.
To arrange training at your business or workplace, email kharfor@crhc.org.
Learn more about the national Stop the Bleed awareness campaign at bleedingcontrol.org.
Jennifer Dearborn
Construction to resume on I-89
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has resumed the Bow-Hopkinton I-89 construction project. The project began late last fall with replacement of some sections of guardrail. The replacement of guardrail will continue as will other aspects of the project.
Overall, the project will replace some of the guardrail, some of the highway signs and overlay the highway with a new course of pavement on I-89 from the intersection of Route 3A to Exit 5.
The guardrail work will be completed during the daylight hours, with the majority of the remaining work to be completed during the overnight hours. The project is anticipated to be complete by July 13.
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