Wanted: Your camp fire recipes
Do you love s'mores? Can't get enough of sleeping in a tent? Excel at cooking over an open flame? The Insider needs your help. We're putting together an issue on camp food recipes and would love to include yours. The only criteria is that the recipe must be made over an open fire. Other than that, we'll take whatever you've got — from the classics (expert hot dog cooking strategies, anyone?) to your own...
Boldy go where some men have gone before
Across the nation, science fiction fans’ seven-year wait for a new Star Trek movie just came to an end as “Star Trek” opened across the nation. In Concord, the wait has ended May 8, when rare Star Trek items went on display at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive. A uniform worn by chief engineer Janice Rand, played by Grace Lee Whitney in “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” is on display, as well as chairs from the...
Barb Higgins has plenty of C-Town love
Finally, a conversation starter that has gotten you people going! Two weeks ago, we asked Concord if Manchester is Manch-Vegas, what does that make Concord? Last week, Jean Richards told us that she always knew our beloved city as C-town. We then jokingly suggested Concun (as in Cancun), but Barb Higgins, Concord High track and field coach and teacher, apparently wanted none of that: Well duh!!! I just read the letter from one of my...
Does your menu need a makeover?
A new show will be aired on Concord TV’s Channel 22 that will help people transform their personal menu to a healthier version. It is called “Menu Makeover” and is produced by Dr. Sam Sanzone. Ami Sarasvati, who developed the menu herself and has had great success with the program in her own life, hosts the show. Tune in this week at the following times: Tuesday at 9 a.m., Wednesday at 4 p.m., Thursday at 8 a.m. and Friday at 6 a.m....
Do you think you have what it takes to be a Concord leader?
Jim O’Brien, chairman of the Leadership Steering Committee, a program that fosters civic awareness in the community, is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for the 2010 program. The program’s steering committee seeks to identify inpiduals with distinctive leadership potential and enhance their knowledge of the area by exposing them to issues, opportunities and problems facing the greater Concord community. The...
What’s the deal with the duckies?
Okay everyone, gather round. Local resident, Paul Basham, has a nature lesson for you all. Hurray! In the photograph to the right, Edward Robinson, certified wildlife biologist of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, is seen putting up a wood duck nesting box along a pond in the Concord area. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Robinson has been with the department for 27 years and is a leader of the state Waterfowl...
Hurray for spring!
Debbie LaValley took this photo last month while riding along the bike path by NHTI. “The pussy willow bush was beginning to change from pussy willows to its next pre-leaf stage. I thought it looked neat. Spring is blossoming!” Debbie wrote.
Soccer squirrel
“Contrary to popular belief, it is not easy to teach a squirrel to play goalie!” Jim Taber wrote. Thanks for sending us this photo, Jim, but who are these people who claim it’s easy to teach a squirrel to play goalie? Perhaps you just have a better understanding of the animal kingdom than we do, but we always thought it was popular belief that bunnies make way better goalies with their big bunny feet. Like, duh.
It’s that time again!
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on May 19 at 1:30 p.m. All people interested in stamp collecting are invited to attend. For further information, call Dan Day at 228-1154. Merrimack County Stamp Collectors
Something new in the children’s room
If you’re looking for a great way to get some meaningful conversations going with your kids, please stop by the Concord Public Library’s children’s room and check out Skipping Stones Magazine. Purchased as part of a grant dedicated to expanding our multicultural materials, Skipping Stones is a magazine that reflects the world’s cultural and linguistic persity. The intent of the magazine, as stated on its content page, is to “explore...
Help one association while helping yours
Several local nonprofits have accepted the challenge from the New Hampshire Association for the Blind to participate in the sixth annual Blind Awareness Walk-A-Thon on May 30. While raising money for the direct services offered by the association, teams formed by St. Peter’s Church, Camp InterActions, Dog Guide Users of New Hampshire and National Federation of the Blind will also be raising money for their own nonprofits. The...
News from the Veterans Council
On May 16 at 8 a.m. the Concord Veterans Council will be replacing the flags on veterans’ graves in the city cemeteries. We will meet at the Blossom Hill Cemetery, 207 N. State St. On May 25 the council will hold its annual Memorial Day parade at 9 a.m. Staging will be done at the Burlington Coat Factory parking area, 50 Storrs St., at 8:15 a.m. In the event of rain the parade will be cancelled and a ceremony will be conducted in the...
Ask the Elders: Life at age 12
Dear Elders, Do you think it is easier being 12 years old today or 70 years ago? Signed, Roundsie Casper Kranenburg Dear Roundsie, Let’s see – a little arithmetic here . . . 12 years old 70 years ago makes me. . . . hmmm . . . 82 . . . now, dear Roundsie, look at my picture again . . . I know it can use a little makeup and some of the lines still show and it can use some Photoshop work, but my 82nd birthday is a few years off still....
Get your garden ready with local plant sales
Ready for some color in your garden? There are three plant sales coming up that will help you with just that. On May 16, Wesley United Church, 79 Clinton St., will hold a plant sale and May fair from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. In addition to the greenery, there will be a yard and craft sale, Heifer Project International live animals, a car wash from 9 a.m.-noon and brunch from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. ($6). For more information, visit conconcordwumc.org or...
Concord Police log
May 5 The fighter At around 11:44 pm., Officers Andrew Sargent and James Fallon were dispatched to the parking lot of an East Side Drive residence to investigate a report of domestic assault. According to Fallon’s report, the officers met with a man in the parking lot. He stated that his live-in ex-girlfriend, Julieann Mahoney, 41, of Concord, became abusive both verbally and physically. The man told Fallon that Mahoney was in the...
“Grease” is the word at Concord High School
Join Danny, Sandy and the rest of the Pink Ladies and T-Birds at Concord High School this weekend to enjoy the performing arts department’s presentation of “Grease.” For those not familiar with the popular musical comedy turned movie, here’s the deal. The musical takes place in the ’50s at Rydell High School and follows the love story between Danny and Sandy. Boy meets girl during the summer. Boy and girl fall in love but must say...
The ghost of transportation past and present
According to the lyrics, the trolley should have gone clang, clang, clang, and the bell should have gone ding, ding, ding. And my heartstrings should have zinged. That’s what should have happened when I rode the Capital Area Transit (CAT) trolley for the first time. There was a clang and a ding, but definitely no zing. This was my first time riding the trolley. Having seen it pass by and wondering about ridership and routes, I decided...
A friendly place to live
The following is a letter written to the Monitor by Sue-Lynn Bernardini, daughter of an emergency housing program client. The emergency housing program is one offering from The Friends Program. Dear Concord Monitor, Hi, I’m Sue-Lynn. I’m 9 years old. I’m writing to you, and I want to tell about our family shelter on 30 Thompson St. Well, we did get two bathrooms. They provide us with everything we need. And one part about it is I’m...
I can save you money!
That got your attention, didn’t it? It is true, though. If you attend a recycling education meeting on May 16, you will learn to recycle more and pay less to toss your trash. Pay-as-you-throw is coming to Concord on July 6. Starting then, you will need to purchase the city’s official purple bags for your trash. They will be available in two sizes at two prices. The larger bags hold 32 gallons (20 pounds) and are $2 each. The smaller...
Are you a dog owner?
April has come and gone and you know what that means: Dog owners who have not licensed their dogs are late. Of 5,300 dogs in the city, only 1,800 have been licensed to date. That’s 3,500 hundred dogs that are not yet licensed. You know who you are, and we need your help. Beginning June 1, a late fee of $1 per month per dog is assessed. In July, in accordance with RSA 466:13, we begin sending out civil forfeiture fines of $25 for each...
