Aspell reports that the recent warmer temperatures left the pond at White Park unskatable. While we don't remember breaking out the Bermuda shorts anytime recently, we're gonna take his word for it and wait for the okay to skate. Meanwhile, Aspell writes, crews have been flooding the rinks at White Park, Merrill Park and Rollins Park. So get those skates sharpened because it's almost time to slice the ice. christmas trees

Age: 37 Job: Producer, Word of Mouth, NHPR Single or taken: Taken. How did you become such a hunkette anyhow? Big hair, awesome boots, and careful camouflage of a not-so-hunky midsection. It is hard being such a hunkette? Devastatingly, especially as photo editing technology isn't quite keeping up with my touch-up needs. What advice do you have for aspiring hunkettes? Watch everything J-Woww does very carefully. And then do exactly that, minus the random rage. How long have you dreamed of being a hunkette? Ever since I saw my very awkward high school yearbook photo. When I look in the mirror…

Don't kick those dried-out old Christmas trees to the curb. Get rid of them at one of the city's approved disposal locations. Through Jan. 30, you can bring them to the transfer station at 77 Old Turnpike Road., Beaver Meadow Golf Course, or the White Farm on Clinton Street. Just don't forget to remove the lights first.

Age: Not since I started wearing sunscreen. Job: Director of public policy for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and Concord city councilor. Single or taken: Both or neither. How did you become such a hunkette anyhow? No one actually considers themselves a "hunkette," but no one argues with the Insider either. It is hard being such a hunkette? Not as hard as it is to answer these questions. What advice do you have for aspiring hunkettes? Perhaps next year, your friends will be kind enough to nominate you. If not, a friendly reminder wouldn't hurt. How long have you…

Attention all aspiring young roundballers: There are still some spots available in the Concord Recreation Department's youth basketball leagues. The leagues have already started, but boys and girls from 4 years old through high school can still register to play. Call the Concord Recreation Department Office at 225-8690 for more information.

Job: Executive director, Women's Fund of New Hampshire. Single or taken: Married 20 years, three kids, two dogs, messy house . . . ah, can you repeat the question? How did you become such a hunkette anyhow? You have to be born into it. Is it hard being such a hunkette? Not when you shop at Fabulous Looks Boutique on Main Street! What advice do you have for aspiring hunkettes? It's all about brains, exercise and inner peace. How long have you dreamed of being a hunkette? Since a woman my mother's age passed me in the Mount Washington road race. Any Hollywood hunkettes you look up to? Lily Tomlin. When…