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The first annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event to raise money and awareness for domestic and sexual violence drew a hearty crowd despite steady drizzle Wednesday afternoon.
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The first annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event to raise money and awareness for domestic and sexual violence drew a hearty crowd despite steady drizzle Wednesday afternoon.
This week in Concord history
Oct. 7, 2003: Kathleen Gregg, wife of Sen. Judd Gregg, is kidnapped at knifepoint in her Virginia home, forced to withdraw money from a bank and released unharmed. Two men will be arrested the next day in northern New Jersey.Oct. 7, 2001: Concord native Tom Mailhot begins the Ward Evans Atlantic Challenge, a 2,900-nautical mile rowing race from the Canary Islands off Africa to Barbados in the Caribbean. Mailhot is a member of the only...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 07 Oct 2014
Instagram user @archporn described this photo as a “Romanesque spire with altostratus undulatus clouds.” We prefer the more traditional meteorological phrase “a Romanesque spire with super cute fluffy white clouds that kind of remind us of Col. Sanders’s mustache.” We’ve heard it both ways.
Kimball-Jenkins brings in small art for a rather large exhibit
Kimball-Jenkins is well known for bringing some pretty unique shows to its galleries. And this month is no different as members of the North Country Studio took over the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery. But with well over 50 pieces on display, it might not take up as much wall space as you might expect. You see, each piece in the exhibit is only 6 by 6, and we’re talking in inches here people. And you might be surprised to see exactly what...
Kimball-Jenkins brings in small art for a rather large exhibit
Kimball-Jenkins is well known for bringing some pretty unique shows to its galleries. And this month is no different as members of the North Country Studio took over the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery. But with well over 50 pieces on display, it might not take up as much wall space as you might expect. You see, each piece in the exhibit is only 6 by 6, and we’re talking in inches here people. And you might be surprised to see exactly what...
Scott Murray sure can grow a big pumpkin – 844 pounds kind of big
There are three things that Scott Murray believes you need to grow a giant pumpkin. “It’s a little bit of dumb luck, a little bit of a green thumb and a lot of free time,” Murray said. As the owner of Murray Farms Greenhouse in Penacook, Murray has no problem with the last two items on that list. It’s the first one that typically ends up being the deciding factor of whether your pumpkin grows big and strong or turns into a big pile of...
Sometimes our job is to eat all the awesome pumpkin stuff in Concord
This is merely a sampling of the pumpkin-flavored delights that await you in our great city. For instance, we didn’t hit any of the local restaurants that usually offer pumpkin desserts this time of year, simply because we wanted our pants to fit in the morning. But we still found these delightful treats. Go try ‘em!
Missed Connections: The rare eHarmony and Craigslist double dip
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord is digging our new frosted tips is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best recent entries.Steel yard with beautiful smile – m4w (concord nh)Seeing your smile and briefly chatting with you after scaling my truck put me in good spirits for the remainder of the day. I hope to find more scrap metal...
The Insider staff can’t bake, but thankfully we know people who can
PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIES1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened, plus extra for softening1 cup light brown sugar1 tsp vanilla extract1 extra large egg2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powder1 tsp baking soda1 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 tsp ground ginger1/4 tsp ground allspice or grated nutmeg1/4 tsp ground clovesPinch of salt1 cup canned or fresh pumpkin puree2 tbsp buttermilkPreheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 3-4 large baking sheets...
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 07 Oct 2014
It’s hard to imagine Concord High School without corridors connecting buildings and sprawling square footage and Insider staff members getting routinely lost on the inside, but that was the case when the high school was Parker School, built in the late 1800s (mostly because there were no Insider staff members then.) Best we can tell, you’re looking at the entire Parker “campus” here. Thanks to reader Earl Burroughs for sending the...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell tries to tweak his grandmother’s famous pumpkin pie recipe by putting more city memo in it. It just ends up tasting papery, though, so he has to throw the whole thing away. We transcribed the memo before he did.Square repairEagle Square gets faceliftBeginning this week, test digging and some brick removal will occur in Eagle Square in anticipation of the upcoming surface makeover, which will begin...
Everything you need to find the perfect pumpkin
Rob Larocque knows what you want when it comes to picking out the perfect pumpkin. “What people like to get is a big orange pumpkin with a big stem on it,” Larocque said last week in his 12-acre patch. “That’s what sells the pumpkin.” And it doesn’t matter if it’s for the annual jack-o-lantern carving competition in your neighborhood or to display on the front step of your house – odds are that is what you’ll end up buying. So when...
Soldier to share book at NHTI on Oct. 22
When Andrew O’Brien returned from Iraq in 2009, he suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition which eventually led to a suicide attempt. When he woke up in a hospital and realized his attempt had failed, he felt “a profound gratitude” and “a determination to do whatever he could to help other soldiers suffering the same way.”This led to the publication of O’Brien’s first book, Welcoming Your Soldier Home, a guide...
Everything you need to find the perfect pumpkin
There are plenty of pumpkins, big and small, grown right here in Concord. But choosing the right one can be a difficult task. Have no fear. That’s why the Insider’s here! Tim stopped by a couple of local farms to get the skinny, and he also got some great pumpkin shots.
VNA to hold grief program for children
Concord Regional VNA is offering a free grief program for children ages 5-18 and their families “Helping Hands, Healing Hearts” on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Concord Boys & Girls Club, 55 Bradley St. This program is for children and their families adjusting after the loss of a loved one. It includes activities for all ages, healing through music, movement and play, support and resources for the entire family....
Got an old bike just sitting around? Recycled Cycles wants to fix it
Look around the Recycled Cycles warehouse and you’ll find just about anything necessary to fix up a bike.And that’s a good thing, because it’s exactly what the space is used for. Hence the name of the Goodwill program.There are boxes of handlebar grips, ranging from standard white to hot pink. Tires and rims of all sizes line some shelves to go along with brakes and chains. Then there’s the massive amount of bikes just about...
Quilters guild to meet, hold class Oct. 10 & 11
The Capital Quilters Guild will meet at Havenwood, 33 Christian Ave., on Friday Oct. 10, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jo Diggs, a nationally known landscape quilt teacher, will present a trunk show on Friday and will teach a class on Saturday, Oct. 11. To register for the class, call Carole at 485-5336 or Joanne at 485-8381. For Guild information, contact Jean at 223-9766.
Association for the Blind receives support
The Lincoln Financial Foundation recently awarded $6,000 to the New Hampshire Association for the Blind for its vital peer support programs in Concord, Manchester and the Seacoast. Since 1996, the association has found that group peer support is the most effective strategy to help people who are losing their sight or have lost their sight. The overall goal of the program is “to advance the independence of persons who are blind and...
Bow Mills Church to sell pumpkins all month
For the month of October, the lawn at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, will be covered with 2,000 orange pumpkins. All proceeds will benefit missions including Friends of Forgotten Children, United Methodist Committee on Relief and area food banks. Stop by to select a pumpkin from a variety of shapes and sizes. For further information, contact Bow Mills UMC at 224-0884.
Granite 10 Road Race to be held on Oct. 19
On Sunday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m., NHTI will once again host the Granite 10 Road Race. Starting and ending at NHTI’s Grappone Hall, the Granite 10 is officially described as “a USATF Certified ten-mile road race along low traffic roads through pretty New Hampshire countryside during Fall Foliage season.” The race is open to the public, and the entry fee is $45. Proceeds benefit the Concord Boys & Girls Club, with a small portion also...
The Harlem Wizards are coming to Bow High
The Harlem Wizards return to the Bow High School gymnasium on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. for a benefit exhibition of their athleticism, tricks, fancy teamwork and ball-handling “wizardry” against the “Fighting Falcons”, an ad-hoc team of BHS staff members and town celebrities. This event is sponsored by Bow High School Senior Dan Smith as his senior project with all proceeds going to the Stephen Cmar Memorial Scholarship Fund....
‘Repeat Performance’ to be shown by film society
The NHTI Film Society proudly presents Repeat Performance (1947), Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Sweeney Auditorium.Admission is by donation (free with an NHTI student ID). For more information, contact Steve Ambra at 271-6484 ext. 4101 or sambra@ccsnh.edu.
Sign up for Wheel Fit with Spank Alley Sally
The Concord Family YMCA is teaming up with Spank Alley Skate and Board Shop to present WHEEL FIT!, a program for girls ages 8 to 12 who are interested in learning the basics of roller skating and roller derby. Registration is now open for the Fall II session. The program will run for seven weeks on Tuesdays, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the Big Gym at the YMCA beginning Oct. 21. Cost is $69 for Y Members and $89 for community members. Bring...
WorkReadyNH open house at NHTI Oct. 14
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 3 to 6 p.m., in Farnum Hall room 107, NHTI will hold an Open House for anyone interested in learning more about WorkReadyNH, a program which helps job seekers and career builders improve their skills. WorkReadyNH provides 60 hours of classroom instruction in “soft skills” identified by employers as key to workplace success. Participants also practice for and can earn the National Career Readiness Certificate,...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Who Invented the Bicycle Kick: Soccer’s Greatest Legends and LorePaul Simpson and Uli Hesse2014, 291 pagesNonfictionIf you are one of the growing legion of soccer-mad Americans who follows the sport passionately, Who Invented the Bicycle Kick will fill in any gaps in your soccer history. Simpson, who launched the magazine Four Four Two and currently...
Art Concord gallery tour set for Friday and Saturday
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce invites members of the community and visitors to its next Art Concord free gallery tour to get a taste of why the capital area is becoming the cultural arts hub of the state. Local art galleries and other art venues across the city will join forces to offer the Art Concord collaborative gallery tour Oct. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. and Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Galleries reserve the right to...
St. Paul’s and Grace Episcopal churches blessed the animals Saturday
Two local Episcopal Churches, St. Paul’s, Concord and Grace Episcopal, East Concord, held an animal blessing on the State House Lawn on Saturday, October 4, 2014 to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis.
