The Insider's spring guide calendar
MarchMarch 11Ice Out Contest sponsored by Whitefield Lions Club“Ice Out” Contest on Lake Forest. Guess the correct date and time that the ice will thaw and the weight will go through the ice. Tickets will be sold until April 1. Submit your guess on the exact time and date the ice will go out; this date can be past April 1. Tickets can be purchased from any Whitefield Lions Club member or contact Don at 837-2600. Submit the correct...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell thinks it’s spring. But he’s wrong. Each week. It’s still winter. When will it stop being winter?Does a bridge make a sound?But there’s a hearingFinal design and permitting to replace the Sewalls Falls Bridge began in late 2013 and included the development of a bridge type, size and location study, Aspell writes. Eye color and favorite pizza topping were not included in the study.The study, developed...
Tim stretches his horizons – and some parts that are hard to stretch
I’ll admit, I walked into my first-ever yoga class on Wednesday a little bit nervous. Like most guys, I want to be good at everything – even the first time when I have no clue what I’m doing. For years, my wife has been trying to get me to attend a yoga class with her. I never really thought it was for me. But for a story, I’ll try just about anything. Just about. Luckily she’s not at all mad that I chose for it to happen this way....
Drastic career change leads Jim Readey to a life of empowerment
It’s not a career path you hear about all that often. Lawyer-turned-yoga teacher is about as natural as the Insiders opening a vineyard. Not exactly the transition you’d expect. But for Jim Readey, the owner of the Yoga Center on South Main Street for the last decade, it was the right one. Between Boston College Law School, a year clerkship with then New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice David Souter and jobs at firms in Manchester and...
Capturing scenes from everyday life to create works of art
Photographs by Concord’s William Whitman are on display in the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery at the Kimball-Jenkins School of Art through March 17.
Cate Blanchett loses the grammar awards
The Grammarnator has not written in a while, and people he meets around town are asking him about it. So it’s time to use a whopper of a public mistake to get back into it. At the Oscars last week, Cate Blanchett grabbed her second statuette from Daniel-Day Lewis and immediately said that receiving it from his hands exacerbates the honor. Sorry, Ms. Blanchett, but that Latinate word (from acer = sharp) means to make more violent,...
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Photographs by Concord’s William Whitman are on display in the Carolyn Jenkins Gallery at the Kimball-Jenkins School of Art through March 17.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 11 Mar 2014
This pictures comes to us from Instagram user @ motherofjade and is a wonderful illustration of how snow has allowed Concord’s downtown to stick around for so long this winter.
This Week In Concord History
March 11, 2000: After 15 months of negotiations, the Concord teachers’ union and school board have a tentative agreement on a new contract, the Monitor reports.March 11, 1734: Its right to self-government recognized seven years after the first white settlers arrive, Rumford in Essex County, Mass., convenes its first town meeting at 2 p.m. In time the town will be known as Concord, N.H.March 12, 2000: Bishop Guertin defeats Concord,...
You don’t mess with the Duckler – Tue, 11 Mar 2014
There was drama at the coffee pot at Monitor Manor last week. Those seeking a morning java fix were greeted by a message from ‘Monitor’ celeb Ray Duckler, or more accurately, about a dozen photocopied messages. The text? “Rules to live by: you make the coffee, you clean the pot – Duckler.” Sage advice, we say.
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 11 Mar 2014
Given the snow cover on the ground in this image, you might think we flew into the future and took this shot in late May of this year, but it’s actually from reader Earl Burroughs and shows the business office and Conover House at St. Paul’s School in 1887. Man, the 80s were so cool.
Quilters guild to host events this weekend
Capital Quilters Guild will meet at Havenwood, 33 Christian Ave., on Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. All quilters are welcome. Fran Towle will present a Trunk Show, “My Obsession Before Quilting, 30 years of cross-stitch.” Jean Kearney will present “Zentangle” during class on Saturday. There are spaces remaining for this class. To register call Fran at 622-0490 or Joyce at 798-5836. For guild information contact Jean at 223-9766. In case...
Benefit concert for diabetes foundation
Save the date for the 3rd annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Benefit Concert at Fun Intelligent Training on Saturday. Spend a night out enjoying live music, food from local restaurants, bid on silent auction items and help out a great cause. Fun Intelligent Training raised $4,000 for the JDRF the first year and $10,000 last year. This year’s goal is to surpass $25,000 in total donations since 2012. Live music will be...
Spring gala at Lilise set for first day of spring
Lilise Designer Resale at 113 Storrs St. is hosting a spring gala Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The extended forecast says the first day of spring will be this Saturday. And with the temperature anticipated to be 50 degrees, the timing for this spring event could not be better. There will be huge savings on winter garments, first dibs on all spring arrivals, wine, appetizers and the unveiling of expanded Lilise home décor. We...
Monthly stamp collectors meeting March 18
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held March 18 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Anyone interested in stamp collecting is invited to attend. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
John Forti to talk at garden club event
The Concord Garden Club hosts John Forti for a talk entitled “The Edible Landscape” at the McLane Center on Thursday, March 20 at 1 p.m. Forti is a nationally recognized lecturer, garden historian, ethno botanist and garden writer. His talk will focus on helping to explore how to eat locally and enjoy the fruits of your labors. He will talk about planting edible gardens and landscapes. This program offers meaningful ways to engage...
Saturday tea party at the Penacock library
There will be a tea party for children at the Penacook Branch Library on Saturday, from 10 to 11 a.m. Bring your favorite doll and dress up for this annual free event sponsored by the Friends of the P.B.L. group. For more info call 753-4441.
Concord Public Library Book of the week
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of DeathKaty Butler2013, 322 pagesNonfictionKaty Butler recounts the story of her father’s devastating stroke at 79 and the subsequent implantation of a pacemaker through his steady physical decline over the next six years to the point where his body was worn out, but his heart kept ticking thanks to that pacemaker which could last another five years. She tells of the physical toll...
Bears and chainsaws can both be scary, but not in this Penacook tree
Previously, the bear species we were most able to remain calm around were Berenstain and Teddy Graham. Well, add this tree-dwelling dude in Penacook to the list. We had to visit Google to verify that it was true bears can climb trees – it is – but we didn’t think they could grow out of them! Turns out they can’t. This is the handywork of Clayton George of Webster, who came to the rescue when a Penacook family had a tree branch hanging...
