Czech Mix – Tue, 17 Dec 2013
Our groundbreaking Bearcat coverage has gone international, thanks to Debbie Varnell, seen here with her sisters, Marilyn Soboti and Kathryn Minkler, her father, Jesse Sobotik, and brother, Mark Sobotik, at Pustevny, an alpine resort in the Beskydy Mountains in the Czech Republic.
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 17 Dec 2013
This picture was taken sometime before they paved paradise and put up a parking lot, and sent to us by reader Earl Burroughs. That’s White Memorial Universalist Church, aptly named for its whiteness and universalness, which was replaced by a parking lot on the corner of North State and School Streets. Got a classic Concord photo everyone should see? Shoot it our way at...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 17 Dec 2013
This colorful shot of a bench outside of the YMCA came from Instagram user @unbelievabilly. It’s like sitting on a rainbow!
We’ve seen the light, and it’s rather festive
Sure, you’ve got tinsel hanging from the Christmas tree again this year. But that’s nothing compared to the all-out holiday light displays in a couple of Concord yards.
We’ve seen the light, and it’s rather festive
Some would say that Clark Griswold began the Christmas decoration phenomenon in the 1989 cinematic classic, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Griswold, played by Chevy Chase, spent hours upon hours in the freezing cold to line his home with twinkling lights and his yard with Santas and reindeer. While the process may have been far from perfect, when Griswold finally got it all in working order, the results were monumental. Of...
State ’cooks up an historical marker at NHTI
The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that a New Hampshire Historical Highway Marker has been installed on the campus of the N.H. Technical Institute in Concord to mark the location of an early Pennacook settlement. The marker reads: “The Pennacook – When Europeans settled in New England in the 1620s, the largest Native American tribal group in the future state of New Hampshire used the flat lands...
Tim gets schooled by the pros in the art of Lego gingerbread houses
So there I was, surrounded by a group of professionals.At first there was a reason to be intimidated. Everyone in that room had more experience. The only way I was going to stand out was if I did something wrong. It was almost as if I had been set up to fail.Outside of a few sessions with my nieces and nephews, the world of Legos had long since passed me by. While the professionals in the room were only in kindergarten through eighth...
Katheryne Sharp is an artistic Swiss Army Knife and former falconer
Her business card lists just three of her many skills. Painting, jewelry making and musical fusion are what Katheryne Sharp is best known for. She is lesser known for her leather tanning, beading and soap making, and fewer still may know she spent some time as a falconer. If you are not familiar with Sharp’s work, you might want to check it out. A collection of her oil paintings is hanging on the walls of Dos Amigos Burritos on North...
Alison Murphy talks crafts, art on roller skates and reality television
Name: Alison MurphyOccupation: Owner of Concord HandmadeThis is your third year opening in different spots downtown for the holidays. What have you learned from the first two years to make this year easier?The biggest thing I learned from the first year to the second year is that the location really, really matters. And that being closer to downtown and that walk-able downtown is probably the most important factor in setting up the...
Handy tips for reducing waste without reducing holiday enjoyment
We are in the midst of the holiday season. This is the time of year when we celebrate by eating more, having parties, and giving lots of gifts in wrapped packages with ribbons and bows. The problem with all of this is we increase our consumption of food and “stuff” during the holidays and we generate tons and tons of waste. The amount of waste generated between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day increases significantly – an increase of...
Co-op’s Jingle Bell Bash rings in the holidays in style
How much fun can you have inside a tent in a parking lot? Plenty, it turns out, when good food and drink abound.
Missed Connections: Scruffy snack buying adventures and a match made in Chuck Taylors
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord saw us shoveling in our long underwear is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best recent entries.girl at walgreens – m4w – 26 (concord)You work at the register. You are short and smell really nice. You have distinctive which I find beautiful. I was scruffy and buying snacks and soda and was...
This week in Concord history
Dec. 17, 2001: Concord mayor Bill Veroneau ends his 16-year council career on a high note, as the council approves the money for the completion of the southern leg of the Northwest Bypass. “My six years as a ward councilor and 10 years as mayor have always been exciting, never boring and continuously filled with action,” he says. “Tonight is an example.”Dec. 17, 1951: The temperature in Concord falls to 22 below zero, making this the...
Bulletin board: The lights come back on at the Endicott Hotel
The Endicott Hotel’s iconic neon sign once again lights up the corner of South Main and Pleasant Streets. The sign was re-lit after many years by Glen Schadlick of Ne-Op-Co Signs in Concord. Schadlick’s father worked on the sign more than 60 years ago, and the company has repaired the sign many times over the years. An article in the Concord Monitor, dated Jan. 18, 1986, details Ne-Op-Co’s ongoing work on the sign, and features...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell spends hours assembling an entire Nativity scene in his yard, which makes him so sleepy he decides to catch some quick Zs in the manger. He spends most of the night mumbling in his sleep, and what do you know – he’s reciting the city memo!Winter wonderbanIt might snow soonAs winter weather approaches, it may be necessary for the city to issue overnight parking bans in order to perform snow removal...
Bulletin board: December supper at Grace Episcopal Friday
The Grace Episcopal Church/Merrill Park at 30 Eastman St will hold its annual monthly supper on Friday at 5 p.m. The December supper features roast turkey with all the trimmings. So come, bring your family and friends and take the night off from cooking. There is no charge but donations are welcomed and support our Take-A-Tote Ministry, which helps to feed Concord’s hungry school children. For more information, contact Grace Episcopal...
Bulletin board: 8-week falls prevention program offered
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is offering an eight-week falls prevention program “A Matter of Balance” that gives older adults the self-confidence to reduce their fear of falling and improve their activity levels. The program takes place on Thursdays beginning Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at Florence Hodges Apartments, Community Room, 205 Loudon Road. There is no fee to attend this program and space is limited. To...
Concord Public Library book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog: Sniffing Out the Perfect Plot in ProvenceJamie Ivey2012, 285 pagesNon-fictionJamie Ivey and his wife, Tanya, move from London to Provence and after a while decide that it is time to put down roots there. The arrival of their first child prompts them to look for a plot of land to build a house on, and that’s when the...
Bulletin board: Grant writing workshop Jan. 8 at Kimball Jenkins
The N.H. State Council on the Arts is offering a grant writing workshop focusing on arts learning for youth on Jan. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Kimball Jenkins School of Art. The State Arts Council offers two distinct grants that focus on reaching young people and students: Arts in Residency grants support artist residencies in schools with students K-12; Youth Arts Projects grants fund projects for out of school arts...
Bulletin board: Hospital earns Guardian of Excellence award
Concord Hospital is proud to announce it has been named a 2013 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing facilities that consistently achieved the 95th percentile of performance in patient satisfaction for inpatient care. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a health-care industry symbol of achievement. Fewer than 5 percent of all Press...
