This Week In Concord History
May 12, 2003: The Concord City Council continues its green-tinged track record when it approves a plan to conserve 28 acres of land near Walker State Forest. The decision comes two weeks after a lengthy debate over whether the city should encourage housing developments or preservation projects deadlocked the council and left a group of tree-loving neighbors wondering what to do next.May 12, 2002: Democratic gubernatorial candidates...
Open house for Camp Mowkawogan May 23
The Concord Family YMCA is hosting an open house for prospective campers to Camp Mowkawogan, the Y’s day camp in its new location at Camp Spaulding in Penacook. Parents and campers can come to the open house Saturday, May 23, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Camp Spaulding, located at 210 Bog Road in Penacook. Register by emailing Sonia Wilks at swilks@concordymca.org or visit the Y’s website, concordymca.org, to downlaod a full brochure and...
Bach’s Lunch to feature music school faculty
On May 14, three Concord Community Music School faculty members will present a concert of music by 20th-century composers whose work showcased the beauty of reed instruments in the latest Bach’s Lunch Series. Stefani Burk, Stephanie Ratté Jenkins and Maria Isaak will collaborate to perform music for oboe, clarinet and bassoon. The program will include the by turns contemplative and playful Suite pour Trio d’Anches by Polish-born...
Stuffed peppers, apple crisp highlight dinner
Grace Episcopal Church/Merrill Park, located at 30 Eastman St., is hosting its monthly supper Friday, May 15, from 5 to 6 p.m. Our May Friday supper features stuffed peppers, corn, rolls and apple crisp for dessert. So come, bring your family and friends and take the night off from cooking. There is no charge but donations are welcomed and support our Take-A-Tote Ministry which helps to feed Concord’s hungry school children. Contact...
Mother, Daughter and Friends banquet May 19
The Bow Mills United Methodist Women, 505 South St., Bow, will hold its annual Mother, Daughter and Friends banquet on May 19. Beginning at 6 p.m., the entertainment will feature The Electric Praise Band from Wesley UMC, followed by a tribute to Mothers, Daughters, Friends. Following the evening’s program, everyone will have the opportunity to enjoy a scrumptious dinner and dessert hosted by the United Methodist Men. Cost is $8, $4...
Wisdom potluck at Mill Brook Gallery Wednesday
Wednesday’s Wisdom Pot Luck will be held May 13 at 6 p.m. at Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden at 236 Hopkinton Road. All are welcome to listen to speakers Lisa Gray, Sarah Heimann and Ann Saunderson. The three artists from the North Country Studio Workshops will give a short talk and demonstration about their artwork. Wednesday’s Wisdom Pot Luck is sponsored by Kimball Jenkins Community Art School and Mill Brook Gallery...
Celebrate Preservation Month by sharing images
To help celebrate May as Preservation Month, the N.H. Division of Historical Resources is asking Granite Staters to share images of their favorite New Hampshire historical places online. “My New Hampshire” will include images of historic buildings and structures, residential neighborhoods, downtowns, historic or rural landscapes and archaeological sites. In addition to the images, photographers are asked to provide the photo’s...
Applications open for teacher business grants
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce announces that applications for this year’s Chamber Business Grants for Teachers are now being accepted. Through the Business Grants for Teachers program, the chamber gives grants to teachers who have developed innovative teaching programs in capital-area schools. Recipients must demonstrate to the committee that their projects fit a specific educational need, are unique to their respective...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts on his red, white and blue headband and ’80s basketball shorts and blares the Rocky theme before sitting down to write the city memo as fast as he possibly can. We could barey keep up!Santa is totally real!And he won a thingMichael Santa, code administrator for the city of Concord, was named the Conference Honoree at the Eastern States Building Officials Federation’s annual educational...
‘Mindful Grieving’ to be offered by Concord VNA
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a bereavement program “Mindful Grieving” Wednesdays, May 27, June 3 and June 10 at the Heights Community Center, 14 Canterbury Road in Concord. All sessions are from 5:30 to 7 p.m. These sessions teach mindfulness as a path that honors, transforms and helps to heal grief. They are open to anyone who is living with grief following the loss of a loved one. Pre-registration is...
Get to know your friendly Parks and Recreation staff
Time to learn about the fun-loving people behind the scenes of the Concord outdoors, um, scene
SPS fine arts faculty show off their talents with latest exhibit
Apparently the St. Paul’s School’s fine arts department does more than just teach art – they also create it. Want proof? Stop by the school’s Hargate Gallery before May 30 and see for yourself. Just make sure you do it when the gallery is actually open, ’cause if not, you won’t be able to see very much. Filling the gallery are paintings, ceramics, photography and drawings created by faculty members Colin Callahan, Brian Schroyer,...
Let us take you on a tour of Concord parks
Want to know what amenities you can find at some of the city’s biggest parks? We did too, so we found out
Ever wonder what parks and rec really does? Well, here’s the answer
Not every parks and recreation department is like the one in the recently ended show, Parks and Recreation. It sure would be nice, especially for our story-writing purposes, but it just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for a city to have a group of employees who don’t really put an emphasis on their jobs – nor really do them all that well. So if you walk into the Concord Parks and Recreation Department offices in the Heights...
Thanks to donation, kids can learn to swim for free
Let’s be honest here, the summer would be a little boring and really hot without taking a nice refreshing dip in one of the city’s pools. Could you imagine a life without making a giant splash courtesy of a classic cannonball or jumping off the ping board into the deep end to look for lost money? But before you can pe right in, you’ve got to know what you’re doing in the water. You can only wear those arm floaties for so long. You...
Parks and rec wants you to try something new, so you should do it
When you think of programs offered by a parks and recreation department, the more traditional ones like soccer, basketball and summer camps usually come to mind. The ones that get you outside and active. But we guess you can say Concord Parks and Recreation isn’t your typical department. Yes, it offers those things we mentioned above, because those bring in a lot of participants, but it also has a variety of programs that for one, you...
Our intrepid music man meets the Audi, and it’s love at first sight
A few weeks back, on a sunny but ice-cold Sunday afternoon, my son and I decided to take in a concert at the City Auditorium in Concord. Pat and the Hats and Dusty Gray were playing (for free!) and raising money for a local kitchen. Good guys. Having never heard of the venue (sad, since the Audi has been around since 1904) I figured on taking the ride north from Manchester and living it up a little on a Sunday instead of pacing the...
Havenwood residents made maple syrup, then poured it on pancakes
For the second consecutive year, residents at Havenwood Heritage Heights teamed up with Dean and Meg Wilber of Mapletree Farm to tap trees on campus and make their own maple syrup. And for the second consecutive year, yum. This year’s yield was almost twice as much sap – 68 gallons compared to 40 last year – which led to almost two gallons of syrup, most of which was poured on delicious pancakes at a breakfast celebrating the haul...
This Week In Concord History
May 5, 1944: An epidemic of German measles in Concord has driven the absentee list at city schools above 100.May 6, 2003: An elderly man whom California authorities called the Love Bandit is arrested in Concord after being on the run for four years. Officials says Richard Garcia, 71, preyed on widows over the age of 65, using his dancing skills to woo his way into their bank accounts. His preferred venues, officials said, were senior...
Kids took the ball and ran with it during flag football opening day
The NFL held its draft last weekend (maybe you noticed one of the 327 hours of coverage on ESPN), but that was only the second most exciting NFL-related event going on – behind the kickoff of the Concord Parks and Recreation Department’s brand new NFL Flag Football program! The kiddos got started at Merrill Park on Sunday morning and had a great time, with two age groups getting their first taste of springtime football. Who knows,...
We saw a snake, skunk and bat at the library and it wasn’t in a book
Usually living animals inside a library would be a cause for concern, but not when they’re supposed to be there like last Thursday when Critters ‘N Creatures made a school vacation appearance.
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell enrolls his city memo in swimming lessons so it can work on its beach body for the upcoming summer. It must be working, too, because check out the bod on this thing! When roads collideIntersection gets faceliftWork began yesterday on the new configuration of the Washington Street/Borough Road/River Road intersection, Aspell writes. If they followed our proposal, all three streets will now intersect...
State Council on the Arts seeking grant applications
The N.H. State Council on the Arts is now accepting Arts in Health Project Grant applications through May 22. Not-for-profit health care facilities, rehabilitation centers and centers serving needs of the elderly are encouraged to apply. At the same time, qualified artists interested in working at health care facilities through the State Arts Council’s programs are invited to apply to join the N.H. Arts in Health Artist Directory....
YMCA offering college student memberships
College students home on summer break can take advantage of the Concord Family YMCA’s membership offer for college students. Enjoy full access to the Y while home during the summer months. A three-month summer college membership runs from May 15 to Aug. 15 and costs $95. A four-month college membership costs $125 and runs either from May 1 to Sept. 1 or May 15 to Sept. 15. Stop by the Welcome Center or call 228-9622 to get the...
VNA child grief program set for May 16
Concord Regional VNA is offering a free grief program for children ages 5-18 and their families, “Helping Hands, Healing Hearts,” on Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Concord Boys & Girls Club, 55 Bradley St. in Concord. This program is for children and their families adjusting after the loss of a loved one. There will be activities for all ages; healing through music, movement and play; a commemorative “take home”...
Learn to create and use videos for marketing
Want to learn how to create and use video in marketing your nonprofit or small business? Interested in learning how to get your videos on social media platforms and on your website? Then you’ll want to attend ConcordTV’s popular workshop, “The Power of Video in Marketing your Organization on Social Media and Beyond.” Using video to tell your nonprofit or business story has become an important tool in marketing today. And small...
Presentation on healthier foods at Bow church
The Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, will present “Choosing Foods for a Healthier Planet and a Healthier You,” on Wednesday, May 6, at 6 p.m. The evening will begin with a plant-based foods potluck, followed with a presentation by Susan Duddy, registered dietician. Duddy’s presentation will include slides and research by Sharon Palmer, RDN, as well as discussion and goal setting. For further info, call...
Scholarship applications accepted till May 15
The Merrimack County Conservation District is accepting applications for the Grimes Memorial Scholarship. This year, a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Merrimack County resident who has been accepted into a two or four-year program of study in the field of agriculture, forestry, environmental science, horticulture, wetland science, environmental engineering, soil science, wildlife biology or other related natural resource...
Show of games Friday in NHTI auditorium
The NHTI Animation and Graphic Game Programming (AGGP) department is proud to announce that its annual Show of Games will take place May 8 at noon in the Concord Orthopaedics Auditorium (Grappone Hall 106). The Show of Games is a year-end event showcasing the work of NHTI’s AGGP students. This year’s show will include work from first year students ranging up to the senior team capstone projects, which include games using Unity and...
Spring Fling fair at East Congregational Saturday
A Spring Fling fair will be held at East Congregational Church on Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join us for great food, friendly folks and lots of fun! The fair will feature crafts, deli food, spring raffle baskets, Mothers Day gifts, plants, books, a bake and candy sale table, games and toys, a silent auction, and a raffle of a beautiful handmade queen size quilt. The East Church Cafe will be serving a light breakfast and...
