The Pilgrim's Progress – Tue, 13 Aug 2013
Insider reader (and sometime globetrotter) Susan Korjagin and friends completed a 500-mile walk across northern Spain on an ancient pilgrimage trail called the Camino de Santiago (also known as the Way of Saint James). We wonder: at which mile marker did “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers get stuck in their heads? Here are (left to right) Constance Manchester-Bonenfant, Korjagin and Claire Roberge with the Insider in front...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 13 Aug 2013
Instagram user @shortcakecreations hooked us up with this sweet pic. What a beauty! If you use Instagram on your smartphone, tag us in your cool Concord pics – we’re @concordinsider.
James Otey can teach you a thing or two about climbing
Name: James Otey, 24Climbing instructor, Evolution Rock + FitnessHow long have you been an instructor for? I’ve been doing it professionally for three years. I’ve been a climber for the last 12 years.How long have you been working at Evolution Rock + Fitness for? Since we opened in December, so I guess it would be eight months now.Is there any kind of formal training needed to be a rock climbing instructor? Or do you just need...
New local band Ordinary Soldiers is rocketing up the Concord ranks
Charlie Chamberlain has spent most of his life strumming a guitar and writing lyrics to songs. As a teen, he went to a specialized high school where he learned about jazz and music theory. As a college student, he studied music and started playing his own stuff. And as a young adult, he spent 200 days a year out on the road, traveling across the United States and Europe, playing with different acts out on tour. Music has always sort...
Your chance to share memories of lost loved ones for a good cause
You don’t have to wait until Christmas for a ceremony around a lighted tree this year – assuming you’ve taken yours down from last winter. And this one’s for a great cause (instead of a Claus). A yearly celebration in memory of lost loved ones will make its first appearance in Concord on Sept. 8, when the 3rd annual Memory Tree lighting ceremony will be held outside of the National Alliance on Mental Health building at 85 N. State St....
This week in Concord history
Aug. 13, 1852: The tallest flagpole in New Hampshire history is erected in the State House yard, put up to celebrate Franklin Pierce’s nomination by the Democrats to be president. It is 143 feet tall, higher than the State House dome. First flown is an emblem with pictures of Pierce and Sen. Rufus de Vane King of Alabama, his running mate.Aug. 13, 1975: Edward Bennett, the state’s economic development director, sues Union Leader...
Missed Connections: Pancake lovers, tongue gestures and honorable authority figures
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections section to see if anyone in Concord has been checking out our beautiful, perfectly-defined calves (no, they aren’t implants, but thank you so much for asking!) found true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best recent submissions.Handsome Authority Concord Park – w4m – 34 (concord)This is a huge long shot but I won’t know unless I try. I was...
Live every week like it’s Shark Week
As we’re sure you were made well aware by the aquatic enthusiasts in your life, last week was Shark Week. Far from simply a marketing campaign made up by the Discovery Channel, Shark Week is a way of life. Luckily for the Food Snob, New England Cupcakery got in on the action last week with its Shark Week cupcake. We treated it like a feeding frenzy! Seen here is the vanilla version, which we found quite delicious. This was a rare...
City briefly
Each week, city manager Tom Aspell snuggles into a sleeping bag in his backyard, only to get scared by nature sounds and race back inside, leaving a trail of footprints that spell out the city memo. Signage of the timesNo big stuff on the bridgeEffective Aug. 8, the Sewalls Falls Bridge maximum load capacity was reduced to “3 tons/passenger cars only,” Aspell writes. This doesn’t mean that if you don’t have a passenger you have to go...
‘Every kid deserves camp’
The day was only a few hours old when a horde of exuberant young girls climbed the winding wooded trail that leads to the dining hall at Concord’s Camp Spaulding on Wednesday morning, having been displaced from the arts and crafts building because of an unexpected power outage, the suspected result of a prank gone wrong by the boy campers during the previous night. Counselors hefted milk crates full of art supplies to the dining...
‘Every kid deserves camp’
The folks at Concord’s Camp Spaulding work to make that motto a reality.
The great Concord worm races of 2013
The Concord Public Library held worm races last week. Contestants chose a worm and placed them in the center of a circle. Whichever worm squirmed its way to the edge of the circle first won! There were plenty of intrepid worm whisperers on hand, with worms like Squirmy, Diapers and Cheeks. Competition was fierce; in the end, these two young fellows were victorious. Their prize? A trophy, a box of gummy worms and one slimy new...
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Silent VoicesAnn Cleeves2013, 314 pagesFictionHere’s a British mystery writer with a new protagonist, DI Vera Stanhope, who has many personal issues. She’s a lonely, single, overweight, unattractive, uncouth middle-aged woman who’s a crack detective inspector. When she stumbles upon a dead body in the sauna of the fitness club she’s recently...
Bulletin board: Visit Grace Episcopal for card and board games
P.E.O., Chapter B, will host an afternoon of card playing and board games Aug. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 30 Eastman St. Bring a deck of cards and friends for a card-game foursome or meet new people interested in playing a variety of choices. Dominoes, scrabble and other games will also be available and refreshments provided. Advance tickets are $4, or $5 at the door. Contact Lin Mikesell, 753-2413 or Marian Towle,...
Bulletin board: Concord VNA offers free rejuvenation program
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering a free presentation “Invigorate Your Spirit, Rejuvenate Your Body” on Sept. 9 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Penacook Community Center Senior Program, United Church of Penacook, 21 Merrimack St. in Penacook. Resolution in your life can happen at any time. Instead of focusing on lofty goals, it may be a good time to focus on gentle ways to take care of yourself and rejuvenate your...
Bulletin board: Human Services receives two community donations
The Human Services Department was the grateful recipient of two donations last week. First, the department received a very generous donation from the South Congregational Relief Society to purchase CAT bus tickets. This is such a benefit for many of the people we serve who rely on public transportation. The price of gas has risen rapidly and it is more difficult for people without their own means of transportation to get rides from...
Bulletin board: Help set a Guinness world record on Winnipesaukee
Concord paddling enthusiasts are invited to help make history on Sept. 7 at Weirs Beach’s Endicott Rock Park in Laconia. Lake Winnipesaukee is the site of the New Hampshire Lakes Association’s attempt to bring the Guinness World Record for the largest canoe and kayak raft on a single body of water to New Hampshire. It will take 2,000 boats to break the current record. The record attempt is part of LakeFest 2013: Hands Across the...
Bulletin board: NHTI art student captures award for sculpture
On June 7, NHTI Visual Arts major Bonnie Farren of Concord became the first visual artist to receive an award from the Plan New Hampshire Scholarship and Fellowship Program. She was recognized, along with fellow award recipients at a dinner held in their honor at the Susan McLane Audubon Center, co-hosted by the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Farren’s winning proposal is an earth works sculpture project...
Bulletin board: Submissions for SNOB film festival accepted now
The SNOB (Somewhat North Of Boston) Film Festival announces its call for entries in all categories, including kids, student, short, and feature length films. The 2013 committee is looking for local, national, and international films to exhibit during the upcoming 12th Annual SNOB Film Festival in November. The festival is scheduled for Nov. 7-10 at Red River Theatres. Submission period has begun. Film entry information is available at...
