The governor rides a bike
Gov. John Lynch (left) and Danielle Pacik speed down Farrington Corner Road in Hopkinton while celebrating National Bike and Walk To Work Day on May 15. The event was just one hightlight from Concord’s Green Commute Week. Yo, gov’nor – it takes a brave man to wear tie-dye, but kudos to you for pulling it off.
Camp food for the soul
For those of you who enjoy tents, black flies and Coleman stoves, have we got a story for you! In celebration of the fact that you can sleep outside without getting frostbite, we asked readers to submit their favorite camp fire recipes. Some avid campers replied right away, and we filled in with some of our own suggestions, culled from hours of intense internet searches. (And by “hours,” we mean “10 minutes.”)...
The Concord Contemporary Club selling away!
Susan Faretra of the Concord Contemporary Club (a member of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs) sent us this photo of the ladies selling T-shirts at this year's Kiwanis Fair. “In this picture, Mary Lou Kelly displays a sample, while Tina Smith and Judy McPhail attempt to make another sale,” she wrote. The club supports local programs such as the Red Cross, the SPCA, Friends of Forgotten Children and many...
Who needs some extra love? Nongame and endangered animals do
If you care about threatened wildlife and habitat in New Hampshire, make a difference this spring by contributing to the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program's 2009 annual fund campaign. Donations made by June 30 will help the program qualify for a critical funding grant of $50,000 from the state, as well as helping to meet the required state share of a federal matching grant. Nongame Program efforts to coordinate new...
Musicians and chefs invited to show off at the Strawberry Jamboree
The Strawberry Jamboree held at Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, on June 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature a “Strawberry Jam” from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., an open mic music jam led by TJ Wheeler and featuring Patrick “Hatrack” Gallagher. Bakers and chefs are invited to participate in the event's Strawberry Bake-Off, held from 1 to 4 p.m. In both professional and home-chef...
Swap museums!
For the month of June, members of the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center and the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vt., will be able to visit each other's facility for free. It is part of the new partner exchange program set up by the discovery center which allows its members to experience some of the best cultural institutions New England has to offer. Each month the Discovery Center partners with a museum or attraction to...
North Country is fly
Need an excuse to visit beautiful northern New Hampshire? Have you been thinking about learning how to fly fish? If so, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Let's Go Fishing Program and the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation have a perfect opportunity for you. “Fly Fishing: The North Country Experience” is a fly-fishing weekend offered June 6 and 7 at Coleman State Park in Stewartstown. This...
Pool season is here!
Pool passes are on sale starting June 2 for nonresidents of Concord and Penacook. The cost is $103, and the pass is valid for all seven pools all season long. Please stop by the Concord Recreation office, 1 White St., to obtain yours before the summer heat begins. Concord Recreation Department
All the cool kids wear C-Town spandex
To further prove her point that the best nickname for Concord is C-Town not Concun, Barb Higgins sent us this photo of a few spandex-clad athletes. Yes, the spandex say C-Town. From left to right: Gussie Rice, Kaleigh Greene, Mary Uboldi, Mary Bienefled, Catie Donlon, Jillian Lanney, Kira Gustafson, Kiara Luers, Moriah Brown, Alexis Richos, Jenn Conn and Monique Raymond. Okay Barb, you win. C-Town it is.
She likes us, she really likes us!
For our Insider's Guide to Concord we asked readers to send us what they liked about our beloved city. Wendy Woodman wrote us this awesome e-mail, but we weren't able to get it in last week's issue, so here it is now! Here are a few of the things that I like about Concord: It has a great small town feel. Everyone is so friendly. Generally, no matter where you go, you see someone you know. It's only an hour's...
Brown bag it and head to the Pierce Manse
The Political Library and the Pierce Brigade present a lunchtime performance by the Concord Community Music School String Quartet on May 28 at 12:30 p.m. at the Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane. This program is part of a year-long series focused on New Hampshire culture and history hosted at the Pierce Manse. Attendees are invited to bring a bag lunch and enjoy coffee and dessert after the lecture. This program is free. Under the...
Book of the week
What's better than delicious camp food, you ask? A good book! Luckily, the Concord Public Library has plenty of those, so stop by in between s'mores! For more information about the library visit onconcord.com/library. Heart and Soul Maeve Binchy 2009, 418 pages Setting: Present day Dublin Dr. Clara Casey is not happy about her new job, setting up and running a heart clinic in Dublin. She decides to give the job a year and...
This task force is on the move
In February, while the snowbanks were still taller than the children, the Beaver Meadow School Safe Routes to School Task Force began meeting weekly to develop a plan to increase the number of children, parents and staff who walk or bike to Beaver Meadow. Its aim is to improve the health of our people and planet one step at at time and the intention was to kick off the plan during Green Commute Week, which was May 11-15. The SRTS Task...
Get outside and do good on Saturday
With the weather being so nice lately, you may want to spend your Saturday outdoors. Luckily for you, the New Hampshire Association for the Blind's Blind Awareness Walk is held May 30, which means you can catch some rays, get some exercise and support a good cause for a mere $15. Check-in begins at 10 a.m. and the walk starts at 11 a.m. at the association's office located at 25 Walker St. and travels to the State House and...
Set this commenter straight
If there's one thing we love about our website, it's anonymous comments, especially mean ones. Okay – you got us – that's actually our least favorite part, which explains why this response to our Insider's Guide article on 10 things to do after 5 p.m. got us so riled up. The subject was “how awful.” I bet it was hard coming up with 10 semi-interesting things to do after 5 p.m. in Concord....
Ask the Elders: friendly(?) neighbors
Dear Elders, Do you find that neighbors are more, or less friendly than in past years? Do you find that others are willing to help folks out during emergencies, such as the power outages this year? Signed, Gary Casper Kranenburg Dear Gary, In recent news articles, I saw again and again that neighbors are the friendliest people we can imagine, helping out in time of need, be it an earthquake, a flood or a power outage. However, I have...
