Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Um, no, no you don’t. Thanks to Instagram user @donfperkins for the photo and to Cityside for making our stomachs rumble.
Charity game helps bring new assistive technology to NHTI
The annual Wheelchair Basketball Benefit for the Zech DeVits Memorial Equipment Fund at NHTI raises money to help provide assistive technology to students with disabilities. DeVits, who was born with gigantism and skeletal dysplasia and required a wheelchair from an early age, died in 2005 at 22 years old, just weeks before graduating from NHTI. As for the 12th annual game on Thursday, the NHTI All-Stars narrowly defeated the Capital...
Submissions sought for high school film festival
The New Hampshire Film and Television Office is now accepting submissions for the 2014 New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival. All submissions must be postmarked on or before March 31, or arrive at the Film and Television Office at 19 Pillsbury St. by 4 p.m. on that date. Created in 2007, the New Hampshire High School Short Film has become one of the marquee film festivals in the state, fostering interest in film making and...
Charity game helps bring new assistive technology to NHTI
The annual Wheelchair Basketball Benefit for the Zech DeVits Memorial Equipment Fund at NHTI raises money to help provide assistive technology to students with disabilities. DeVits, who was born with gigantism and skeletal dysplasia and required a wheelchair from an early age, died in 2005 at 22 years old, just weeks before graduating from NHTI. As for the 12th annual game on Thursday, the NHTI All-Stars narrowly defeated the Capital...
February school vacation camp at the YMCA
Join us for February School Vacation Camp. It’s a great way to spend the day or the entire week. Sign up today and have a blast with the Y. Come for the whole week or pick your days: Your schedule is up to you. Open to all school-age children in grades K-6. You don’t have to be a member of the Y or the Y’s KYDSTOP program to participate. Camp highlights include crafts, rock wall climbing, swimming, and field trips all designed to...
Sarah Hoidahl can finally cruise around in her sweet new wheels
Mother Nature and Sarah Hoidahl have always had something of a rocky relationship. That’s why Hoidahl, who had already waited three months for the opportunity to pick up her brand new car, courtesy of Ellen DeGeneres, could only shake her head when the forecast called for heavy snow on what was to be the day she finally got behind the wheel. “Whenever I go out anywhere, it snows,” Hoidahl said. Wednesday’s storm forced Hoidahl to...
February school vacation camp at the YMCA
Join us for February School Vacation Camp. It’s a great way to spend the day or the entire week. Sign up today and have a blast with the Y. Come for the whole week or pick your days: Your schedule is up to you. Open to all school-age children in grades K-6. You don’t have to be a member of the Y or the Y’s KYDSTOP program to participate. Camp highlights include crafts, rock wall climbing, swimming, and field trips all designed to...
This Week In Concord History
Feb. 11, 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints John G. Winant of Concord to succeed Joseph Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. Winant, a Republican, is a former governor and served earlier in FDR’s presidency as the first administrator of the Social Security Administration.Feb. 12, 2004: Concord High wins the Division I boys’ Nordic skiing state championship classic race, with a combined score of 766 to Keene’s 748....
Say goodbye to Liz Blanchard on Wednesday
On Wednesday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Penacook Branch Library will be having a drop-in open house to thank Liz Blanchard, Penacook’s retired city councilor, for her years of work and diligence in keeping the PBL open for the village all these years. Light refreshments will be served. Cards can be left at the branch for those unable to attend. In case of snow, the event will be held Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Romantic Valentine’s Day at the Listening Club
Join us on Friday at the Dreamsicle Studio Listening Club for a romantic evening of beautiful music, delicious desserts and drinks, and a special champagne toast from Vinx himself. Not only are we celebrating Valentine’s Day, but it is the one year anniversary of the Listening Club, and we are so excited to launch our second season with this special event. We have two uniquely talented and exquisite vocalists for the evening’s music....
Concord 2014: The Insider Winter Olympics
Sochi’s got nothing on Concord, except maybe weird toilets. In the spirit of the Winter games, we thought we’d hold the first Concord Insider Olympiad. Cue the trumpety music and somebody find me Bob Costas.Really, we were bored with the usual Winter Olympic fare. Seriously, how many triple salchows can you watch before your eyes glaze over. Booo-ring.What’s not boring? These awesome Olympic events we created and took part in.∎ Office...
Concord 2014
Sochi's got nothing on Concord, except maybe weird toilets. In the spirit of the Winter games, we thought we'd hold the first Concord Insider Olympiad. Cue the trumpety music and somebody find me Bob Costas.
Concord Public Library Book of the week
Eleanor & ParkRainbow Rowell2013, 328FictionIn the suburbs of Omaha in 1986, two misfit teenagers come together in a whirlwind romance that takes everyone by surprise. Eleanor, at 16, is living in a broken home with an abusive stepfather and four younger siblings, all of whom share a single room. At school, she suffers abuse because of her large frame and awkward taste in clothing. But everything changes when she meets Park. Park...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell relives the moment when he finally received the singing valentine he’d always wanted from the Insider staff. And really, can you blame him (see page 3 for details!)Tons of funWe set a record!In the month of December, the city of Concord set a new record high for most tons of recyclable materials collected at the curb, with 352 tons collected, Aspell writes. That’s enough cardboard boxes to keep kids...
The Audubon is turning 100 and you know what that means: Party!
Turning 100 is just one of those birthdays worth excessively celebrating. Let’s face it, hitting triple digits is quite an accomplishment. That’s why the N.H. Audubon is throwing a party, one of many events planned for 2014. On Saturday, the Audubon’s 100th Birthday Bash will be held at the McLane Center at 84 Silk Farm Road. And trust us, there will be plenty of cake to go around. “It’s a birthday party, so you have to have cake,”...
All the cute and cuddly kitties you could ever want in one place
It’s well known that here at the Insider, we like cats.We mean no offense to our other four-legged companions, who are equally liked, but this story isn’t about you. It’s about cats. And if you share our passion for felines, then clear your schedule for the weekend. Because quite honestly, there will be cats for days. Actually two to be exact, as the Himalayan Cat Fanciers Association takes over the Grappone Conference Center this...
The Concord Chorale helps us express our undying love to Tom Aspell
Spoiler alert: We love Tom Aspell. And we finally found the perfect way to show it – with a singing valentine from the Concord Chorale. They serenaded Tom for us in his office Friday morning. Sounds like fun, no? Well you can have the same experience – purchase a singing valentine for a loved one in your life and he or she will receive a special visit from the chorale. Pick the location of your choice on Feb. 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. or...
Wings of Knowledge continues next Tuesday
On Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Library Living Room, NHTI’s Wings of Knowledge lecture series presents, “What Do We Do With Rain? Stormwater Treatment Options” with Dr. Rob Roseen. This program, which is co-sponsored by NHTI’s Architectural Engineering Club, is free and open to the public. Roseen, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, is a senior water resources engineer with experience in the investigation, design, testing, and implementation of...
Maine author to read at Gibson’s next Thursday
Author Helen Peppe, a Maine native, will be at Gibson’s Bookstore on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.Pigs Can’t Swim: A Memoir, is an outrageous, hilarious, and touching memoir of childhood by the youngest of nine children in a hardscrabble, beyond-eccentric Maine family. Peppe will have a photographic presentation on perspective and memory, in addition to reading and signing her new book.
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Reader Earl Burroughs sent us this photo of a massive train station, which was built in 1885 and stood until the 1950s.
Snow much fun – Tue, 11 Feb 2014
What else is there to do when a foot of new snow falls, besides mutter profanities under your breath? Go sledding! This action was captured over at White Park by reader Larry Levinson. Thanks, Larry!
Board of Realtors donate to end homelessness
The Capital Area Board of REALTORS recently raised $8,248.17 at its annual charity auction for the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness. A check for that amount was presented by Jean Dineen, 2013 Capitol Region Board of REALTORS president, to the Rev. David Keller, co-chair of the coalition, at a gathering last month. The Coalition’s mission is to convene providers, key partners, and other stakeholders in the work to end homelessness...
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a little Love, Lust & Desire
The Love, Lust & Desire exhibit is on display at McGowan Fine Art through Valentine’s Day. More than 50 New England artists entered pieces priced at less than $300.
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a little Love, Lust & Desire
The Love, Lust & Desire exhibit is on display at McGowan Fine Art through Valentine’s Day. More than 50 New England artists entered pieces priced at less than $300.
For whatever reason, Keith keeps trying to paint things
It’s been said, apparently by that bagel guy Einstein, that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And yet, I inexplicably continue to agree to participate in situations that require me to paint things.The thing is, I don’t paint things. But twice in the last six months or so I have found myself at the Kimball-Jenkins School of Art, paint brush in hand and nervous sweat...
NHTI instructional lab changing the teaching and learning game
Two shades of green cover the walls of the NHTI Instructional Lab. The lighter color is more dominant, taking up most of the space, while the darker one is striped in varying widths from floor to ceiling. There are vertical purple lines as well, strategically placed around the room so if you look close enough, the three colors pair together to resemble trees. None of the lines are straight, and that’s by design. The goal was to...
