Let’s play a word association game. When we say “reader-submitted photos” what name comes to mind? Many of our most dedicated Insider readers probably thought “Debbie LaValley.” The rest of you should start reading the Insider more religiously. LaValley has been submitting photos for much of the Insider’s existence – nature shots being her forte. “I just love wildlife,”…

Mmm . . . cookie walk The annual Snowman Craft Fair will be held on Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Stop by to get a free holiday gift. Satisfy your sweet tooth with our cookie walk and bakery shop featuring homemade pies, candies, baked goods and more. Bid on our silent auction items and shop for crafts, gift baskets and jewelry. For more information, call 228-1154. - JOAN DAY/ BOW MILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH History and a potluck “A Century of Fire Lookouts in New Hampshire” will be held on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Rolfe Homestead,…

This postcard, sent to us by reader Loretta Poulin, shows White Park at the turn of the 19th century. For more reader-submitted photos, see the Bulletin Board.

New Hampshire students have the opportunity to participate in Letters about Literature, a reading promotion grant program that awards cash prizes and Target gift cards, and may also bring as much as $10,000 to their school or community library. A national writing contest for readers 9 yearsold or older in grades 4 through 12, Letters About Literature is sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target. In New Hampshire, the program is coordinated by the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library. To participate, students write a personal letter…

Katy Brown Solsky’s piece for the Insider (“A campaign to support local stores,” Oct. 26) extolling the virtues of buying at locally owned stores rather than chain stores is highly misleading. If the comparison is adjusted for the lower prices at the chain stores, the locally retained amount will be about the same. The Andersonville study Solsky cites was done by civic economics a group, which is in the business of conducting studies that seem to me to be designed to favor locally-owned businesses. The methodology they use almost certainly understates the local impact of chain stores. Since…

Audrey Wilson of Belmont poses with the Insider at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. This was during her trip to County Clare.