Move over, Bristol – the real stars are in town
“Don't judge us on the first run,” Kaleena Guzman laughed.Guzman and her partner Steve Bessette hit Concord Dance Academy's open floor and got into their positions. “Ready?” instructor Jen Hamilton asked before hitting the play button.Ready or not, Ricky Martin's voice flooded the room.Guzman, office and events manager at Red River Theatres, and Bessette, president of NHTI's student senate, are...
Cooking shows and high school hockey
This week on ConcordTV: Lakes Region Community College Culinary Arts Public Access. Who doesn't love a cooking show? And even better, from a local chef! We're excited to be airing this brand new show on our channel. Watch chef Patrick Hall cook up something tantalizingly delicious each month for the culinary arts school at Lakes Region Community College. Tune in to Channel 22 on: Thursday at 5 p.m. Saturday at 7:30 a.m....
Saturday at the movies
Families are invited to join us to watch the most recent adventures of a magical nanny – who is definitely not Mary Poppins! Find out what it means to be brave and to pull together as a family. This movie is rated PG. It will be shown in the Concord Public Library Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 29. at 1 p.m. FREE ADMISSION! For more information call 225-8670. Administrative specialist
25th anniversary of Challenger shuttle
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will be honoring the 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger and the life of Christa McAuliffe on Friday, Jan. 28. A free reception for teachers and their families will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a public program on McAuliffe's life and legacy in the planetarium theatre. Special guest speaker Alan Ladwig, NASA deputy associate administrator for public outreach, will be...
Watch High School Hockey!
It's not too late to enjoy a few games games of the high school season. The Concord and Brady teams play their home games at Everett Arena on Loudon Road, and St. Paul's School teams play in the campus hockey rinks, off Sawmill Road.Concord High boys' home scheduleFeb. 2 (Wednesday), Hanover Marauders, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 9 (Saturday), Manchester Central Little Green, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 26 (Saturday), Bishop Brady Green Giants, 7:30...
Simple assault
On Jan. 8 about 9 p.m., Officer Joseph Pitta was dispatched to the Pitman building for a report of a fight. When he arrived, he found Ashley-Ann Mullen, 19, of Concord, outside the apartment. She told him, “You're here for me,” the report said. Mullen told Pitta she'd come to the apartments to confront her ex-boyfriend, who she just found out had cheated on her with one of her friends. Mullen said it wasn't...
The car belongs to Tom Cruise
On Jan. 8 about 1:30 a.m., Officers Laura Spaulding and Charles Wroblewski were called to Burger King on Loudon Road for a report of two suspicious males. The manager told the police the men were giving employees a hard time at the drive-up window and said they were parked in the rear of the business.Spaulding pulled around back and encountered Dustin Cheney, 30, of Weare, who was standing next to a red car, eating a breakfast...
Who was Doug Everett anyway?
Concord's first true hockey hero was Douglas Everett. One would be hard-pressed to cruise around Concord and not spy something named after Everett. The most notable, and most hockey-pertinent, is the Douglas N. Everett Ice Skating Arena. where the Concord High hockey teams play their home games.Everett was born on April 3, 1905 in Cambridge, Mass. His family moved to Concord shortly thereafter. Everett played his college hockey at...
Is anybody out there? Puh-leeeze?
Hey readers, remember last week when we wrote a story about David Kontak, the Concord resident who makes crazy music machines? Well, this week, we got a letter from Peter Bruce, who's looking for some like-minded musicians to get funky with. He's got a laundry list of instruments and a couple of albums under his belt. Anyone wanna jam?Dear Concord Insider,Someone help me puh-leeeze!I saw you recently did a large article about...
City Briefly
Baby, it's cold outside. Let Tom Aspell be your Snuggie and curl up in front of the fire with this week's city memo. This week is all about the treacherous white stuff falling from the sky, with a little love for Concord's historic houses thrown in for good measure.SNOW'S HIDDEN DANGERS Raising the roofWith all the recent heavy snowfall, some homes may be at risk for a roof collapse. Aspell advises citizens to hire a...
A new year, a new game
Facebook was bombarded by messages like “Happy New Year Germany!” and “It's 2011 in Germany now!” at exactly 6 p.m. here in Concord. All the German exchange students from all over the U.S. were online at this point; we all imagined hearing them partying and saw the fireworks in our mind's eye. And then it was over and we had to wait six more hours to welcome 2011, the year of our departure.For all...
Remember Tara Mounsey?
When we were just wee little Insiders, sitting on our papa's knee, we remember thinking Tara Mounsey, the Concord hockey all-star who first made her name by skating circles around her opponents – who just so happened to be a bunch of guys – was pretty awesome.Then she and her team went on to win a gold medal at the Nagano Olympics in Japan in 1998. That pretty much cemented our belief that she was the coolest person in...
The line-up
Sandy Brien (Havenwood-Heritage Height) and Tim Sink (Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce)Lynn Kilchenstein (NHTI) and Tom Raffio (Northeast Delta Dental)Amanda Grappone Osmer (Grappone Automotive Group) and Fred King (NHTI professor of business administration)Danielle Kronk (UNH School of Law) and Tom Aspell (Concord city manager)Kaleena Guzman (Red River Theatres) and Steve Bessette (student senate president at NHTI)Doris Ballard...
Free dental care for local children
The National Children's Dental Health Month will kick off on Feb 4, 2011, as dentists across New Hampshire offer children from low-income families free dental services including dental examinations, cleanings, fluoride treatments and sealants. This is part of the annual Give Kids A Smile campaign locally supported by the New Hampshire Dental Society and the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation. “It's heartbreaking to see...
So maybe we're getting a little husky. What of it?
Readers, you may remember all the delicious recipes we included in last week's mac & cheese issue. We're still full just thinking about it. Well, this week, Barbara Bonsignore of Concord sent us one more recipe to top it off, but this one has a twist: it's vegan. “Here's a recipe for 'Macaroni without the cheese,' a low-fat, zero-cholesterol (dish) made with nutritious butternut squash,”...
