Checking in with CYPN
The Concord Young Professionals Network, an initiative of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, gathers once a month for snacks and socializing. Last month’s meeting was held at the Courtyard Hotel, home of the Grappone Conference Center. We asked attendees what they like to do on the weekend. Here are their responses: I spend one day with my son and the other getting in a long run or bike ride, then take my wife out to one of...
Ode to Zack Morris
Oh, fair-haired hottie of morning TV, there was no other I loved so true. I watched you hunger for Miss Kapowski from the Bayside days up until Cal U. If we shared the halls, you’d give her the ax. and call me up on your oversized cell. We’d make plans to skip class for shakes at The Max. It’d all be alright, ‘cuz we’re saved by the bell. Alas, you no longer hang with Screech and Slater but are instead trying your hand at Mark-Paul....
Pop this into your Discman!
No matter what kind of music you were into, the ’90s had something for you. From Nirvana to Salt-N-Pepa, the artists of the ’90s weren’t afraid to go there. Music was such an integral part of the ’90s that it even inspired fashion trends (you can thank MC Hammer for “hammer pants” and grunge music for the flannel craze). To honor the decade the that brought us the “Achy Breaky Heart” and made us wonder what the heck “mmmbop” meant, we...
City in a coma? We think not
For those who complain that Concord doesn’t have a nightlife, I would like to suggest two things: 1. Stop complaining and 2. Visit the Capitol Center for the Arts’ Spotlight Café. The Spotlight Café, located in the Capitol Center’s Governor’s Hall, provides a more intimate setting than the center’s main theater to catch a performance. With acts ranging from local comedians to up-and-coming singer/songwriters, there’s truly something...
Best buds
Anita Hickey sent in this picture of her and her Australian Shepard, Missy. Anita and Missy have been walking the block around Wilson Avenue and Norwich, Conant and South streets almost every day for 11 years. According to Anita, many passersby comment on what a beautiful dog Missy is – one kind gentleman even gives her cookies!
Got a legacy to build? Then register today!
Meyers Financial will be offering a free financial seminar at The Common Man, 25 Water St., entitled, “The Legacy Builder,” on Sept. 15 and Sept. 17. Registration begins at 4:15 p. m. Learn how to protect your life savings in this economy and how to guarantee an income that will last as long as you do. Bill Meyers will host this educational workshop, sharing strategies that are designed to work. Registration is required by...
Play golf all day and possibly win a car
Join the Word of Life Christian Fellowship for its second annual golf tournament on Sept. 26 at the Loudon Country Club on Route 106 in Loudon. Registration and continental breakfast begins at 7 a.m. A shotgun start begins at 8. Prizes include a new car from Autoserve Concord, a $500 Visa gift card, a Nike Sumo driver, a Bose music system and more. The tournament costs $80 and includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, breakfast, lunch,...
Because family time should be more fun
Join us for an evening of activities, fun and food for the whole family during any Family Fun Friday at the Concord Family YMCA, 15 N. State St., from Sept. 25 to Oct. 16. Dinner will be served. Activities will include gym games and the climbing wall from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and pool activities from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The cost per family for each visit is $10 for members, $15 for program members and $18 for a guest family. For more...
and help Patrick Regan save lives
A recent report issued on the New Hampshire Food Bank's critical food shortage this summer sparked the initiative of 12-year-old Patrick Regan of Merrimack to create “Patrick's Super Food Bank Project.” The goal to collect food and help the food bank was brought to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center by Patrick's mother, Kathleen Regan, director of development at the center. “My son, Patrick, saw a...
Are you ready for the pick of the week?
Tune in to Concord's local cable Channel 22 this week to hear the executive director of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, Mary Ellen Jackson, talk about the mission of the organization and how it serves the nonprofit sector in the state. Joining her is Boyd Smith, executive director of the Newfound Lake Region Association, a nonprofit member of the center for nonprofits. It's all happening on “The Nonprofit...
Margaritas forks over dough to Easter Seals
The employees of Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, 1 Bicentennial Square, were pleased to present a check recently for $413 to Easter Seals New Hampshire to support programs and services for children, adults and seniors with disabilities and special needs. The money was raised through Margaritas' “Full Moon Madness” fundraising program. Every month, on the night of a full moon, Margaritas throws a party and donates 5...
Single stream slipping away?
I support construction of a single stream recycling facility in New Hampshire. The “New Hampshire Cooperative Recycling Facility” would be constructed off of Exit 17 on Interstate 93. It would serve members of the Concord Regional Solid Waste/Resource Recovery Cooperative. Concord is one of 27 municipalities in the co-op. The facility would also serve recycling facility associate members – municipalities not in the...
Free job seminar
Next Tuesday Free job seminar Everyone’s talking about city manager Tom Aspell’s weekly memo this week. And by everyone we mean us. T-Spell wanted to get the word out that the Concord Public Library will be hosting a free job seminar on Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the library auditorium. The seminar will be presented by Susan Henry, a certified career development adviser. Henry will cover the job market, resumes, cover letters, creating...
Community Players auction off a really cool quilt and more
Members of the Community Players of Concord (both theater-doers and theater-goers) will show off their other talents as the 82-year-old company holds its first auction of arts and crafts items and services made or provided by the membership. One highlight is a quilt depicting player productions dating back 40 years made by Kathy Hodges, who's both the players treasurer and the auction producer. There are 45 items and counting...
Flannel is here to stay
Our '80s issue was pretty awesome, so we decided to keep the fun going by giving you photos from the '90s. We found these gems in yearbooks at the Concord Public Library. Just so you know, we didn't mean to snub Merrimack Valley and Bishop Brady, but Concord High and NHTI were the only yearbooks at our disposal. No worries, though – we're definitely up for a '90s sequel.
Book of the week
The Concord Public Library is all that and a bag of chips! Visit concordpubliclibrary.net for more information about the library. I’m Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago Hape Kerkeling 2009, 258 pages Nonfiction The Camino de Santiago, an 800 km or so trek from the French-Spanish border to Santiago, is a traditional, 1,200-year-old journey for pilgrims. Thousands of Christians and other travelers make their...
