You've outdone yourselves this year, readers! When we asked for submissions of fresh-baked pies, you delivered - 16 of them, to be exact!

In between trying the recipes from our pie contest, stop by the Concord Public Library to pick up a book. For more information about the library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net.

New Hampshire's first turnpike was not Interstate 93 or I-95; it was the Concord to Portsmouth Turnpike.

Dear Tweens, Do kids ever talk face-to-face or does everyone just text all the time?

Emily Hewey

My thanks to Dean Robinson Jr. and Nancy Kyle for their comments on my recent article about battery disposal. I am in the process of researching Best Buy and Staples.

This letter wasn't directed to The Revelator per se, but it seemed like the appropriate place for such a query:

Find yourself a drink with an umbrella in it and pull out your bathing suit, because it’s time for a beach party!

City takes a break
Offices closed on Veterans Day

Equinox Farms, 791 Jewett Road, Hopkinton, is hosting the "2009 Holiday Alpaca Showcase" in partnership with Someday Farm Alpacas.

Who cares if Halloween was two weeks ago, with Concord TV's "Saturday Fright Special," you can pretend it happens every weekend!

Merrimack County Stamp Collectors monthly meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Nov. 17 at 1:30 p.m.

South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St., will hold an auction on Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m.

A big thank you goes out to Concord Rotarians Betsy Baron and Paul and Diane Cantin along with Rotary Club of Concord's two Interact Clubs for their participation in this year's FunFest at the Merr

Now that the weather has gotten cooler we are again looking for knitters. Knits for Kids provides handknit sweaters to needy children in our country and all over the world.

The Bow Rotary Club Auction Gala will be held on Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bow Community Center, 1 Bow Center Road, Bow.

Fred's Fund a nonprofit organization for CHAD (Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock) is hosting a youth baseball pitching and hitting clinic on Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Center For Health Promotion at Concord Hospital is offering a CPR course on Nov. 19 at 5:45 p.m.

The Edward Jones Concord branch, 95 N. State St., is collecting new and clean coats for the needy during regular business hours through Dec. 2.