Take part in the CROP Hunger Walk
The Concord Area Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (CROP) Hunger Walk will be held on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. Please arrive at Wesley Methodist Church, 79 Clinton St., at 12:30 p.m. to register. Organized locally, the CROP Hunger Walk has set a goal to raise $50,000 to help stop hunger and poverty here in our community and around the world, through self-help initiatives. A portion of the money raised here will go to local food...
Scary bear meets Bob Poulin
Don't look behind you, but you're standing in front of a mighty ferocious-looking bear. Loretta Poulin got her husband Bob to pose with the beast at Mill Brook Gallery, 236 Hopkinton Road. Although the bear may not be real, Bob certainly is.
A neat nature shot by Jim Taber
Our friend at Granite State Independent Living, Jim Taber, sent us this photo. “Interesting play of light and shadow from the sun and trees and campfire smoke,” Jim wrote.
Dance the day away
A fundraiser line/couples dance will be held to benefit the Epsom Food Bank on Oct. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Circle 9 Ranch, 39 Windymere Road, Epsom. Admission is $10 plus a non-perishable food item. For more information, e-mail Connie Jackson at nhgrizzlies@comcast.net.
How to reduce the risks of the market
Meyers Financial will be offering a free financial seminar at Ichiban, 118 Manchester St., entitled, “How to Reduce the Risks of the Market,” on Oct. 15 and Oct. 20. Registration begins at 4:15 p.m. This is a special event for those seeking equity-like returns with bond-like risk. Bill Meyers will host this educational workshop, sharing strategies that are designed to work. There is no cost or obligation, but registration...
Ham and bean supper to benefit the blind
There will be a quilt for sale and a ham and bean supper on Oct. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. to benefit the New Hampshire Federation of the Blind. The event will be held at St. John's Church, 270 Stark Highway North, Dunbarton. There will be plenty of food, lots of singing and good fun for all ages! Admission is $6, $3 for children. For more information call 746-4798.
View art at the Franklin Pierce Law Center
The life and landscape of India are featured in photographs by Lawrence Elbroch and prints by Victoria Elbroch of Kittery, Maine, in an exhibit currently on view at Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White St. The exhibit is open daily to the public, free of charge, and will be on view through Oct. 31. “We went to India in January of 2007 and these prints and photographs give you an idea of the places we were privileged to see. I...
Alumni dinner a success
When the Insider asked me to cover the 10th annual Concord Boys and Girls Club alumni dinner, I jumped at the chance. “Special Correspondent Noelle Kjellman.” It had a nice ring to it. And it was my very first on-location assignment. My heels clacking on the sidewalk, I approached the entrance to the Boys and Girls Club. I swung open the door and asked two gentlemen if they could point out my contact person and organizer...
Barn kitty
Something good has happened as a result of all the construction going on Fisherville Road . . . this photo! “I have been traveling back home after work via Penacook Street because of the construction on Fisherville Road and pass the Jordan Farm. Almost every day, I see this barn cat sitting in the opening,” Debbie LaValley wrote. “On Friday, I passed and saw the cat in the barn staring up at a beautiful white horse....
No she didn’t!
We caught wind of a letter to the editor that appeared in the Monitor last week that was, shall we say, rather derogatory toward this gem of a weekly. Here’s the letter and our official response. Please update the TV Monitor with one page of all of the weekly sports. I think that this is much more important than the Insider, which I find a waste of paper. Sally Thomas Concord Dear Ms. Cranky Pants, You’re so right – we are a complete...
Pumpkins, gourds and corn . . . oh my!
The Bow Mills United Methodist Church's pumpkin patch will be back daily during October. Stop by 505 South St. in Bow to purchase your fall decorations, such as pumpkins, gourds and Indian corn. Proceeds benefit local, national and international hunger relief efforts. Hours are Monday though Friday from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. For more information, call 224-0884.
Book of the week
You say tomato, we say go to the library. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa Matthew Fort 2009, 324 pages Nonfiction British food writer Matthew Fort is fascinated by Sicily and takes a tour of the island on a Vespa he names Monica. He is returning after visiting with his brother in 1973, and this time he will take his time, going across the...
Gibson's is one happenin' bookstore
The following free events will be held at Gibson's Bookstore, 27 S. Main St., during October. For more information, call 224-0562 or visit gibsonsbookstore.com. Oct. 1 at 7 p.m: Meet Casey Sherman, author of “Bad Blood: Freedom and Death in the White Mountains.” Oct. 4 at 2 p.m: Former Vermont governor Howard Dean will discuss his new book on health care, “Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare...
The Zonta Club celebrates 50 years of good work
If there's one thing that's been made abundantly clear since I joined the Insider staff, it's that there are a lot of nice people in town. There are even organizations created precisely for these nice people, so they can do kind things in a group. One such group is the Zonta Club, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Zonta is made up of professional woman – members must work at least 50 percent of...
The Day of Caring was a big success!
The United Way of Merrimack County's employees and Day of Caring planning committee once again worked endlessly to make sure the 18th annual Day of Caring was a huge success. This year, more than 360 employees from local companies were assigned to complete community service projects at 37 area nonprofit agencies. Volunteers came out to lend an extra set of hands to help with projects such as packing food boxes for the elderly,...
Just say yes!
The YES (Youth Environmental Service) Team (formerly the Green Team) is looking for high school students who are interested in tackling environmental issues in our community. Students will identify local environmental challenges, find solutions and engage the community in projects for a positive change. The YES team is a partner with the Gulf of Maine Institute, an umbrella of youth groups working on environmental protection all...
A woolly weatherworm
The woolly bear caterpillar is a weather prophet in a fur coat. It is black except for a reddish-brown band across its middle. Legend has it that the wider the middle band, the less severe the forthcoming winter. A narrow band predicts a longer, colder and snowier winter to come. The myth seems to have originated in the distant past when weather forecasting was based on observing any hints from nature about the severity of the...
Planning ahead for a green Halloween
I recently read about a new type of house party gaining popularity with women. It draws on the old-fashioned swap meet for inspiration. Invitees come with clothing and fashion accessories they no longer want. The fun begins in checking out the collected treasure and then exchanging with one another. Everyone walks away with something different and interesting and no money has exchanged hands. I was thinking, why couldn't this...
Your questions answered
Readers send us interesting questions all the time. Sometimes it’s easy to find an answer; other times the question languishes in a folder, never to see the light of day (it doesn’t help that we can’t find said folder). Anyway, the question the Revelator is tackling today was one of the easy ones. Thank goodness. Here it is: There is a big pink ribbon tied around the tree of the old Milville School out on Pleasant St, just past St....
Ask the Elders: Role models
Dear Elders, Who were your role models growing up? – Curious Jan Stickler Dear Curious, I think I preceded role models. The phrase “role model” wasn’t coined until the late 1950s. My parents didn’t know they were supposed to be them and I didn’t know I was supposed to have them. There were some people whose attributes I admired – sports figures, writers, musicians – but I didn’t particularly try to emulate them. Can’t really say I had...
