Debbie LaValley sent us this cool photo last week. Here’s what she wrote: “I took it the morning of 3/10. It had snowed the night before and the fog had also frozen on the branches. This is a photo of a blue spruce branch outside our office building.” Way to make the most of the snow that refuses to melt, Debbie!

On Saturday, March 28, a benefit dinner for John and Patti Kirk will be held at Living Hope Community Church, 31 Summer St., Penacook. John Kirk, an employee of the Concord Monitor, is undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of tongue cancer and is unable to work. His wife, Patti, has not been able to find a job. The dinner is being put together by friends in hopes of providing much needed financial relief to the couple. Bakes beans, ham or hot dogs, brown bread and dessert will be served at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. The cost is $10, $5 children under age 12. Dessert is being donated by the Olive Garden. For…

The Zonta Club of Concord is accepting applications from undergraduates of New Hampshire attending a four-year business school for its $500 Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship. Priority will be given to applicants whose permanent legal residence is in Merrimack County. Applications and additional eligibility requirements are available online through the Zonta International website, zonta.org, under "Scholarships & Award Programs" found on the home page; or by contacting Janet Copestakes at 224-9692 or Janice Severance at 229-0211. The Zonta International Jane M. Klausman Women in…

The Concord Chorale and Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present "Celebrating Handel & Haydn," the second of three concerts in our 40th anniversary season. The program was conceived as a commemoration of the anniversary of the deaths of both composers, Georg Friedrich Handel in 1759 and Franz Josef Haydn in 1809. The concert opens with Handel's last major liturgical work, "Dettingen Te Deum," written in 1743 to celebrate the victory of the British and Austrian armies over the French at Dettingen in Bavaria. Relative to other baroque masses, Handel features the chorus in this varied piece that…

Is your toilet leaking? Does your living room need to be painted? Is your ‘Honey-do’ list long? If so, check out the Home Improvement Reference Center, available through the Concord Public Library. The Home Improvement Reference Center is a full-text database available for library patrons. It is designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files. Additionally, thousands of articles…

Some good people are wanted at Canterbury Shaker Village for the upcoming 2009 season to lend a helping hand. If you like gardening, crafts, working outside or helping with special events, we have these and other volunteer opportunities available. To learn more, contact Maisie Keith Daly, coordinator of events and volunteers, at 783-9077, ext. 284, or e-mail mkdaly@shakers.org. Canterbury Shaker Village