Grace Episcopal Church pulls off a Pork Festival
Third annual event took place at Merrill Park last weekend
Hey, Concord – ready to golf for a good cause?
The Friends Youth Mentoring Program has 169 reasons for you to pick up your golf clubs Sept. 10.The program serves area children in need of assistance by connecting them with mentors in the community, and Sept. 10 marks the 15th annual golf tournament benefiting the program. The event will be held at the Concord Country Club, beginning at 8 a.m.Last year the program successfully paired 169 youngsters with mentors in the...
A cardinal battles against an imaginary opponent
My wife and I watched quite a bird battle from the window of our house one recent day. A female cardinal squabbled and scratched at her perceived opponent for half an hour. Her foe? Simply her reflection in the side mirror of our parked car.I described the cardinal's behavior to Rebecca Suomala, who for 24 years has been a biologist at the New Hampshire Audubon Society on Silk Farm Road. She explained that the cardinal was merely...
Eclectic group sings locally and worldwide
On most Monday nights, an eclectic mix of more than 80 professionals piles into the community room at the Concord Community Music School, representing just about every major trade in the city.During those few hours, though, the participants are recognized not for their vocation but rather their voice.So listen up, because the Concord Chorale has plenty to say.And sing.”I really do hope we're entering an age that will see the...
New clay exhibit
The Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden is proud to exhibit an acclaimed group of clay artists in a new exhibit, “It's All About Clay.” Twenty-three clay artists from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire are exhibiting a delightful variety of objects, running the gamut from functional to sculptural. Inpidually, these artists exhibit their fine craft throughout New England and beyond.There will be an opening...
September events
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and its Concord Young Professionals Network invite members and other young professionals to a pair of upcoming free events. CYPN is a professional and personal development initiative of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce that offers networking, community involvement and social opportunities. Every month, CYPN holds networking and enrichment events at various Concord venues where young...
Walk-in clinics
The Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association is holding a pair of walk-in clinics in September.The first is an affordable monthly walk-in immunization clinic for all ages, Sept. 18, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Immunization Clinics are at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Outreach Center, 21 Centre St. A fee of $10 is requested per person. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please bring an immunization record with you. For more...
Tai Chi class
Coming this September to the Concord YMCA will be Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance, Stability and Health.The class is a set of sensory-motor therapeutic exercises designed for older adults to enhance their balance and performance of daily functional activities. This is an evidence-based fall prevention program for older adults and is a 12-week program. Testing will be done at the beginning of the program and then again at the end so...
Volunteers wanted
The Little Nature Museum, located at Gould Hill Farm in Contoocook, is looking for additional volunteers for the balance of its 2012 season. Volunteers who help visitors in the museum must give approximately 12 hours of service before the museum closes at the end of October. No previous experience is required. A volunteer must be able to stand on his or her feet for long periods of time. Some knowledge of nature, science, or the...
In a funk about the Hunks
Looking for loveWhen you have a Hunks issue that has married men, and no actual hunks, it's very disappointing. As a single girl in town trying to figure out where to meet actual available men, this was a total letdown. My friends and I were looking at it together, and we all agreed. Sorry.”SINGLE GIRL”(Sorry we couldn't bring you love, “Single Girl.” Some of our Hunks may be spoken for, it's true,...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 21, 1851: Concord's downtown is ravaged by the worst fire in its history. The fire starts in the old “Mechanics Home” and spreads through old wooden buildings on the east side of Main Street from Park Street south and past the State House. Lost are the Eagle Coffee House, a drug store, the Merchants Exchange, the Prescott Piano Factory and a host of other stores, offices, sheds and houses. More than 1,000...
Missed Connections
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist's Missed Connections for any entries regarding hunky journalists the most interesting entries we can find. It's a good way to keep our finger on Concord's pulse – at least the pulse that's beating in the underbelly. Warning: This particular entry gets semi-salty, but it's nothing we wouldn't say in front of our mothers.Miracle in Salisbury GreenI just happened to...
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.The Snow ChildEowyn Ivey2012, 389 pagesFictionAs a young couple, Jack and Mabel dreamed of having many children. After years of childlessness, they are finally blessed, but the baby is stillborn. Devastated, Jack and Mabel leave Jack's family farm in Pennsylvania to homestead in the wilderness of Alaska.Author Eowyn Ivey is a native of Alaska....
New library hours
Effective Sept. 4, the Penacook Branch Library at 3 Merrimack St. will increase its hours of operation by opening on Friday afternoons.The branch library's hours will be:Monday: 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.Wednesday: 2:30 – 8:30 p.m.Friday: 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.Saturday: 9 a.m.- noon
New schools unveiled
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell calls us up and tells us he has an emergency. Turns out, he threw something extremely valuable away and he needs us to find it! We dig through the trash for hours before finding his bag and revealing his lost item: another city memo. We squeezed out the garbage juice for you.it's elementaryNew schools unveiledThe Concord School District will hold an open house and tours of the three new...
Vegetable larceny syndicate
The Concord Police Deparment gave us access to some recently unearthed logbooks from as far back as the early 1900s. We thought they were a fascinating look at the way things used to be in Concord, so we've pulled out some choice entries.May 20, 1903: Isriel Champagne for fast-driving on Main Street. Paid $11.88.June 17, 1903: Christopher Golden, Drunk, Merrimack Street. Age 34, Married, Irish. 30 days to farm for common...
Nik LeGrow: too cute to be a trash man?
Name: Nik LeGrowLaborer, BestwayHow long have you been a garbage man?About seven months.What's the weirdest thing you've ever found on your route?A small colony of barn mice.Is there anything you can't take that people often try to throw away?TVs and electronics are the most common.One man's trash is another man's treasure: ever keep anything that someone threw away?I found a pair of gloves once; that's the...
The trash issue
Ever wonder just what happens to your garbage after you kick it to the curb? So did we! Last week, we rode along with a Bestway truck to follow a bag of trash from curbside to – well, whatever the heck comes next!Come ride along with the Insider on our trashy odyssey. All we ask is that, when you’re done reading, don’t forget to recycle us! Or frame this issue and put it on the wall – your call.While we were on the journey, we also...
