Missed Connections: Seeking a lil’ hispanic guy with tats, and a classy lady
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord saw us protesting in only our Market Basket apron is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best recent entries.Jewelers Workbench – m4m – 46 (Concord)You fixed my watches and put batteries in them. Damn you are really a cutie. Hope you see this and we could go have a coffee or something. You...
This Week In Concord History
Aug. 19, 1863: With the Union armies in need of more soldiers, Concord takes part in the draft. Of 924 names placed in a turning wheel, the city’s quota of 277 is drawn. The city will pay each man a bonus of $300.Aug. 19, 1875: Birth of H. Maitland Barnes, who will grow up to be choirmaster and organist at St. Paul’s Church in Concord. He will also start the custom of singing Christmas carols to prison inmates and hospital patients...
For Joe Ossoff, spending the summer in the N-Y-C was as easy as 1-2-3
When school gets out for summer break, most kids run fast and away, dreading the return to mind-numbing science and math classes. They go to the beach, seek gainful employment or spend time with their friends. You also probably wouldn’t be surprised to learn that they spend their time binge watching Netflix. But, you might be surprised to learn that some students actually stay in school. No, we don’t mean “I failed freshman biology”...
Mary Chagnon crosses ‘operate heavy machinery’ off her bucket list
Most people’s bucket list doesn’t include an actual bucket. Not so for Mary Chagnon, a resident at Havenwood Heritage Heights who at 86 years young jumped into an excavator and dumped a couple bucket loads of dirt on the ground Friday morning. Chagnon was playing bridge with a friend not too long ago when she overheard the construction taking place as part of the community’s expansion project, and it lit something of a fire under her....
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 19 Aug 2014
We’re going back to school and old school at the same time with this photo. Hopefully that doesn’t mean we have twice as much homework! Reader Earl Burroughs tells us this is Cogswell Kindergarten, which has since been replaced at the same location by the fire station at the corner of Broadway and West Street. We don’t know exactly how old the photo is, but it’s definitely older than the coffee stain in the corner.
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell paints his Hot Wheels yellow and black and cruises through the neighborhood asking kids if they want to get on his school bus. We lined up all the restraining orders he got, and they spell out a city memo!What, no my space?Get free stuff onlineConcord General Services is now on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+, Aspell writes. Unfortunately, the department is not on Tinder yet, as far as we...
You should be mindful of this Capital Area Wellness Coalition column
Those of us of a certain age grew up with the short story of Walter Mitty as eighth grade required reading. Do you remember? He was that hapless dreamer in James Thurber’s short story who spent most of his time escaping into fantasies of glory and adventure. Every now and then, something would snap him out of his mental travels, bringing him back to the there-and-then of his 1930s life. For those of you who never watched Father Knows...
Pedaling for Payson slated for Sept. 13
On Sept. 13, join cycling enthusiasts from around the state at the 9th annual Pedaling for Payson fundraising event to raise funds to support the Gene Gillis Fund at Concord Hospital Payson Center for Cancer Care. The fund supports Payson Center patients in need with any out-of-pocket expenses associated with their treatment in hopes of improving their quality of life and perhaps eliminating one of the many uncertainties they face....
Old Home Day Saturday in Pembroke/Allenstown
Pembroke and Allenstown Old Home Day is slated for Aug. 23, beginning at 9 a.m. with the Amoskeag Strummers in downtown Suncook. The parade starts in Allenstown at 10 a.m. and continues down Main Street to Broadway and Pleasant Streets, ending at Memorial Field in Pembroke. All day activities include a 9-hole mini golf course, kids games, arts and crafts area, raffles, hay rides, a bouncy house and slide, live entertainment on two...
Living fully with chronic illness program Aug. 27
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free presentation “Quality Counts – Living Fully With Chronic Illness” on Aug. 27 from 11 a.m. to noon at Concord Recreation Senior Program, 14 Canterbury Road. If you or someone you care for is living with chronic illness, you know the day to day realities of managing the disease and balancing your life can be challenging. Discover both physical and emotional approaches to...
YMCA to host 17th annual triathlon Sept. 7
Are you tough enough to Tri Clough? Join the Concord Family YMCA on Sept. 7 for the 17th annual Tough at Clough Triathlon. This family-friendly event will feature both an adult pision (swim .5-mile, bike 14 miles, run 3 miles), as well as a youth pision (swim 125 yards, bike 2 miles, run .5 mile). Welcoming to beginners and youth/junior triathletes, but still challenging enough to experienced triathletes, the course is a calm,...
Grant awarded for hospital arts program
Concord Hospital Therapeutic Arts and Activities Services (TAAS) has been awarded a grant of $3,765 for an innovative program entitled, “Using the Arts to Support Families During Cancer Treatment.” The grant was awarded by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. The funded project includes: Art With Heart, a monthly expressive art support group for children of cancer patients; Infuse It with Music, live therapeutic music provided...
Ready to Learn fair at Rundlett Middle School
Rundlett Middle School is hosting its Ready to Learn fair for students Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school. The fair will be on a first come first serve basis and will include free haircuts, backpacks, school supplies, immunizations, toiletries, snacks and gently used clothing, as well as information from saving people smiles and N.H. healthy families.
Small business and nonprofit workshops
Small businesses and nonprofits seem to be experiencing much of the same confusion and frustration in using social media to market their companies or organizations. How can such platforms be used to catch the attention of customers and supporters to get their message or products out to the public? What strategies can be used to build loyalty? One answer just might be the use of video. Imagine posting video clips on your website and on...
Spots open for Girls Inc. after school program
Enrollment for Girls Inc. Concord’s After School Program is now open. Girls Inc. is located at the Green Street Community Center at 39 Green St. and is open to girls ages 6 and up. Girls are picked up by buses every day after school and brought to the centers where they are free to engage in a variety of different classes, learn to take leadership roles, improve their health and fitness, further their education and have the...
CRVNA to offer Walk-In Wednesday on Aug. 27
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association offers Walk-In Wednesday Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at Concord Recreation Senior Program, 14 Canterbury Road. Walk-In Wednesday is held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the same time. Walk-In Wednesday is an opportunity to get your questions answered. A Concord Regional VNA team member is available to meet with people inpidually regarding their specific concerns. Whether it is...
Farm energy efficiency workshop at Carter Hill
Looking for ways to save energy on the farm? Interested in programs that may assist you in making your operation more energy efficient? Come see what farms in Merrimack County have done. Merrimack County Conservation District will sponsor four workshops in August showcasing farm energy efficiency practices. Energy auditors will be available to discuss their recommendations. Producers will be available to discuss the pros and cons of...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Mirror SightKristen Britain2014, 784 pagesFictionFinding a book that you really enjoy is wonderful, but finding a series is even better, as it allows you to see characters grow and follow their adventures through many plot twists and turns. The Green Rider fantasy series is one such series, and Mirror Sight is the fifth installment of this...
Safety first – Tue, 19 Aug 2014
Reader Larry Levinson isn’t actually almost 150 years old – he snapped this photo just last month during a Main Street event recreating an 1890 bicycle photo on Main Street. You wouldn’t know it from the background (although you might know it from the boy’s helmet). This young lad was climbing atop a penny farthing, with some help from “two enthusiastic veterans,” according to Levinson. To complete the era-bending mood of the day, the...
Celebrate construction by stopping in at McGowan Fine Art
Be Prepared To Stop: A Celebration of Construction with artists Melissa Anne Miller, Barbara Carr, Thomas Glover and John Bonner is currently on display at McGowan Fine Art through August.
Concord 250 mosaic panel No. 1 is officially finished, and isn’t it pretty?
On June 6, when Concord 250 kicked off the year-long celebration of Concord’s 250th anniversary with a Dancin’ in the Streets party, Mosaic 250 made its debut. Less than two months later and after eight days of events, the first of four mosaic panels is finally complete.During the three beautiful days of Concord’s 40th annual Market Days, community members finished the first panel, and some were even able to assist with grouting the...
We officially stepped outside of Concord, but not without parameters
Our love affair with Concord is no secret. If it were, though, it would be our second favorite secret, right between pop and victoria. Anyway, we have and will always work to find the funkiest and funnest stuff Concord has to offer, even if funnest is the kind of (non) word that will incite the Grammarnator. But there’s some pretty dope stuff going on just outside of Concord’s borders, and we have always thought our readers deserved...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 12 Aug 2014
Somehow, Instagram user @ boudreaujr got invited to the final rehearsal by the Greater Concord Robin Chorus before the group’s summer show finale, coming to a bird’s nest near you. We like to imagine they were belting out “Wrecking Ball” when this picture was taken. Got cool Instagram photos yourself? Of course you do. Just tag us with #concordinsider when you post them, and we’ll find ‘em.
This Week In Concord History
Aug. 12, 2003: Rain pours down on Penacook and Boscawen, filling storm drains and waterways beyond capacity. The storm carries away a 15-foot section of River Road, where a culvert leads into the Contoocook River.Aug. 12, 1976: Gov. Mel Thomson says he is spending just one full day every two weeks at the State House. He says he spends the other hours campaigning for re-election.Aug. 12, 1952: State officials announce that Concord will...
Disc golf is a good walk through the woods that is anything but spoiled
So I’m standing in the middle of the woods, unsure of what to do next. No, I’m not lost, thankfully, or being followed by a bear cub who thinks of me either as a father figure or a tasty snack, but rather faced with a difficult shot on the second hole at Top O’ the Hill Disc Golf in Canterbury. There are two trees in front of me, with just a little window to send the small disc flying through. If I want to go toward the chain linked...
Concord artist hopes to share her knowledge with young students
Robin Sanford Lamson wants to teach. She wants to help mold future artists, much like the way her mom did for her. Lamson may not be your typical teacher-in-training at the age of 58, but it’s her passion for art that drives her to work with others. It’s all about the foundation, like with any of the detailed paintings hanging in her Concord apartment, which is why Lamson would like to work with the younger age group, preferably in...
Our trip to Hopkinton’s Beech Hill Farm led to a shocking revelation
When the Food Snob heard we were doing a borders of Concord issue, he unplugged the Snobmobile (electric cars and green commuting is where it’s at, people) and raced to Insider headquarters with a list of all the food establishments he intended to visit in the next 24 hours. Once his physician got involved with all his blah blah blood pressure and blah blah no-human-can-eat-that-much-in-a-day talk, , we settled on starting small with...
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 12 Aug 2014
What better time than the borders issue to break out a classic Concord photo from Contoocook Park in Penacook? This photo of a family hanging out near the pavilion was apparently taken circa before chairs were invented. Bonus points to the guy with the sweet beard and hat for sitting just like he would have in a chair anyway. And more bonus points to reader Earl Burroughs for sending us the photo.
Our moon is always half full – Tue, 12 Aug 2014
Here’s photographic evidence that we occasionally let the ad staff out of their basement office for things like food and water. Like, cruises full of food and water. That’s Insider ad wizard Sherri Cote on the far right, with Jerry Cote, Madison Cote, Dot Desrosiers, Kaelyn Snair and Kassidy Snair, in Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas during a recent cruise. We hate to break it to you guys, but it looks like the boat may be leaving without...
Time to fire up the grill after a trip to the Wine’ing Butcher
The glass display case is what we would consider a meat lover’s paradise. We’re talking nine flavors of steak tips (the steakhouse marinade is the best seller), filet mignons and N.Y. strips. Add in the cowboy cut (bone-in ribeye), the delmonico (boneless ribeye) and the T-Bone, and the Wine’ing Butcher in Pembroke has got your steak desires covered. It’s also cut fresh every day – and to order – as well as in prepackaged form for...
