Fish out of water – Tue, 30 Apr 2013
This picture by Molly Mulkerron won the Merrimack County SPCA’s drawing contest in the 5-8 year-old-pision, despite her somewhat unrealistic expectations regarding teaching fish to do tricks.
Shhh! It’s a librarian at a cathedral – Tue, 30 Apr 2013
Concord Public Library librarian Ginny Babczak took the Insider with her to Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona. Send your travel photos with the Insider to news@theconcordinsider.com and we’ll print them here!
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 30 Apr 2013
Reader Earl Burroughs sent us this classic Concord photo of the original Odd Fellows Home on Pleasant Street. This building opened Dec. 24, 1886, and was around for almost 50 years before being replaced by the current building in 1932. Send us your classic Concord photos at news@theconcordinsider.com.
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 30 Apr 2013
This cool shot comes to us from Instagram user @wyo_not. Apparently, this pipe is located on an unmarked woods road off of West Parish Road. If you jump into it, you can skip to level 2, 3 or 4 (Note: do NOT try this at home unless you are playing Super Mario Brothers).
Book of the week: The Trivia Lover’s Guide to the World: Geography for the Lost and Found
The Trivia Lover’s Guide to the World: Geography for the Lost and FoundGary Fuller2012, 270 pagesNonfictionThe author has a PhD in geography, was a geography professor for 35 years, and was a winning contestant on Jeopardy! He posits that geographic ignorance is widespread, but that geographic intelligence is necessary for us to understand how the world is organized. Here you’ll find 150 geography-based trivia questions with...
The Insiders caption contest!
By now, we’re sure you’ve all seen these silly photos promoting Editor Ben Conant and Reporter Keith Testa’s daily Insiders column in the Monitor. Well, the ads are fun – but we think you could do better! To that end, we’re holding a caption contest for our readers. Email us at news@theconcordinsider.com with your caption submissions. We’ll print some of the best ones, and the winners will see their captions in the...
The Insiders caption contest!
By now, we’re sure you’ve all seen these silly photos promoting Editor Ben Conant and Reporter Keith Testa’s daily Insiders column in the Monitor. Well, the ads are fun – but we think you could do better! To that end, we’re holding a caption contest for our readers. Email us at <a href="mailto:news@theconcordinsider.com">news@theconcordinsider.com</a> with your caption submissions. We’ll print some of the best...
Bike refresher training
The Concord Police bike patrol unit will be conducting its annual police bike refresher training April 30 at 8 a.m. at the Concord Police Department. This is the annual tune-up for the officers assigned to the bike patrol unit before being deployed for the season.The department started its bike patrol unit in 1996 with five patrol officers. Since that time the unit has swelled to 12 officers. In the last 17 years, the unit has...
Bulletin Board: Ironheart Classic 5K
Join your friends and neighbors for the second annual New Hampshire Ironheart Classic 5K. The event is presented by Concord Pediatric Dentistry and will take place May 4 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Rollins Park. The cost is $25 in advance and $30 for day-of registration, and includes a free T-shirt. Following the race, there will be an awards ceremony and refreshments. The event is organized by Ironheart Jeremy Events, in partnership...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell goes online to research airline tickets for an exotic ex-pat location. Destination: Timbuktu. Number of passengers: 1. One way or roundtrip: One-way. Then, with a sniffle, he reconsiders: “Nyah, who’s going to bust my chops over there!” With a renewed love for Concord, he donates his frequent flier miles to the Friendly Kitchen in the city memo!Want a building?Make us an offer thenThe city, in...
Missed Connections: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sweatshirts and good-looking salads
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord is into Taylor Swift, smoothies and Gossip Girl like we are finding true love online. Here are some of the top unedited entries. For more missed connections, visit craiglist.org.A Helping Hand – m4w – 20I got home from work and realized that I couldn’t get you off of my mind! I know you will probably never see this, but it’s worth a try! I met...
The Enis Fly Trap is rolling your way – buckle up your chinstrap!
Name: Jess EnisPresident, Granite State Roller DerbyHow long have you been participating in roller derby?This is my third season playing. I will have beeen skating for three years in October. What made you get into into the sport?I needed an active sport outlet. I tried soccer and kickboxing; neither were exciting enough or fit in my schedule. One of my clients brought in the newspaper with an article about GSRD and I fell in love....
Girls Inc. Girl of the Month: Kara Laramee is back on our pages again!
We caught up with a recent “Girl of the Month” at Girls Inc., a fun after-school program that helps girls achieve their personal best through one-on-one attention, leadership development, enrichment programs, and a caring family environment. Each month, girls and staff choose a “Girl of the Month” who exemplifies their motto, “Strong. Smart. Bold.” This month’s winner is Kara Laramee (for the third time – at least!).How old are you?...
Bulletin Board: Merit Award applications
The Zonta Club of Concord announces the New American Merit Award is now available to young women who are refugees or asylees and are current high school seniors in the Concord area. Applicants must have a commitment to develop themselves as a leader or person; have been accepted to continue their education at a college or university; have demonstrated responsibility for their family and community; and have demonstrated leadership in...
This week in Concord history
April 30, 1697: In Penacook along the Merrimack River, Hannah Dustin and two other captives turn on the Indians who kidnapped them and killed Dustin’s newborn child in March. They catch all the Indians asleep, kill 10 of them and return home to Haverhill, Mass. For the 10 scalps they bring with them, they collect a bounty of 50 pounds.April 30, 1963: New Hampshire establishes the nation’s first modern state-run lottery.April 30, 1965:...
‘Continuing the Tradition’ at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen gallery is located at 49 S. Main St. ‘Continuing the Tradition’ runs through June 19. For more information, visit nhcrafts.org or call 224-3375.
‘Continuing the Tradition’ at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
Current exhibit showcases the works of the most recent artists to become members of the League. The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen gallery is located at 49 S. Main St. ‘Continuing the Tradition’ runs through June 19. For more information, visit nhcrafts.org or call 224-3375.
Adventure shopping
Since Ocean State Job Lots’ slogan is ‘Adventure Shopping,’ we headed down to find the most adventurous items in the store. It’s like a safari you take right here in Concord!
Monitor illustrator Charlotte Thibault lends her brush to the Friends auction
Chances are, anyone reading this has already seen plenty of Charlotte Thibault’s artwork – whether they know it or not! Thibault creates the illustrations, graphics and charts that you see in the Monitor almost every day to spruce up a story or clarify confusing information. But when she’s not helping you visually understand all the news that’s fit to print, Thibault turns her artistic inclinations toward brush and canvas.When asked...
Bulletin Board: ‘Flowing through conflict’
Award-winning photographer, filmmaker and writer Peter McBride will provide a multi-media presentation based on his acclaimed book The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict and award-winning film Chasing Water, which document Peter’s three years exploring the length of the Colorado River and its tributaries, source to sea. The presentation will be May 9 at 7 p.m. at the New Hampshire Audubon McLane Center and is free and open to...
Mary Ruedig’s watercolors are up for grabs at this year’s auction
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch in Mary Ruedig’s case to say the art bug was surgically implanted. The plot for the next James Bond movie this is not; rather, Ruedig was slated for surgery about 15 years ago and was worried how she would fill the six weeks she had to take off from work for recovery. So she picked up a paintbrush. And she hasn’t put it down. “I got started when I had to have surgery and take six weeks off and I was...
Bulletin Board: J.S. Bach in B Minor
New Hampshire Master Chorale will team with chamber singers from Plymouth State University in presenting J.S. Bach in B Minor as part of its 10th season May 4 at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 21 Centre St.The performance will be the first of the B Minor mass in New Hampshire in more than 10 years, according to Dan Perkins, music director of the Master Chorale and leader of the PSU chamber singers.“It’s considered one of the...
Friends Program Charity Auction takes place May 3
The Friends Program has been matching volunteers with community members in need since 1975. Over the past decade, its fundraising auction has been an annual tradition for the Who’s Who of Concord. This year will be no different. The 2013 auction will take place on May 3 at 6 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center. Can’t you just see yourself there? Well, you will be able to see yourself there once you feast your eyes on this year’s...
James Aponovich’s painting is the centerpiece of this year’s auction
Much of James Aponovich’s life was recently in boxes, as he and his wife moved to Peterborough from their long-time home in Hancock. But the renowned artist and New Hampshire native can remember a time when much of his life was in boxes because, well, boxes make pretty affordable dressers.Aponovich, who has headlined galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago and was named New Hampshire’s Artist Laureate in 2006, can recall the...
