Heartthrob Trading Cards
Katie: I was thinking we could make cut-out valentines for the next issue . . . you know, something that says “I choo-choo-choose you.” Cassie: Isn't that from a Simpson's episode? Katie: I don't know. I only watch television shows for mature adults. Cassie: Why don't we do Valentine's Day trading cards? Katie: Yes! Heartthrob trading cards! And so, the concept of Insider trading cards was born....
Say “I love you” with a song and support the Concord Chorale!
For the first time, the Concord Chorale is pleased to offer singing valentines. Your valentine will be surprised by a serenading quartet in the location of your choice, office, home or restaurant, on Friday, Feb. 13 or Saturday, Feb. 14. You will have a choice of songs from which to select your perfect sentiment. For only $75, your valentine will receive one love song, be presented with a red rose and receive two tickets to the next...
Moose hunting: The adventure of a lifetime . . . ?
Lottery applications are now available for the adventure of a lifetime – hunting moose in New Hampshire. The N.H. Fish and Game Department's 2009 moose hunt lottery is open! The nonrefundable entry fee is $15 for New Hampshire residents and $25 for nonresidents. New Hampshire's moose hunt is nine days long, starting the third Saturday in October. This year's hunt runs Oct. 17 to 25. The odds of being selected in...
Concord TV: Pick of the week
The N.H. Center for Nonprofits released its first report providing a detailed account of the nonprofit sector on Jan. 29. Concord TV, in its continuing efforts to support local nonprofits in helping them get their message out on community television, was on hand to tape the event. See it on Channel 22 on Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. and Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. For more information on how a Concord nonprofit can utilize the TV studio as a marketing...
It's stamp time
Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m. All people interested in stamp collecting are invited to attend. For further information, call 228-1154. Dan Day
Yay for Comfort Inn!
The Comfort Inn has received a 2008 Platinum Hospitality Award from Choice Hotels International, Inc., a lodging franchisor. The Choice Preferred Platinum Award is one of the highest honors a Choice Hotels property can receive. Recipient properties meet the highest standards of customer service, housekeeping, and product quality. The Concord Comfort Inn earned this award because it met several key thresholds that are important to...
Help the Kimball-Jenkins School of Art
The School of Art at the Kimball-Jenkins Estate, 266 N. Main St., is a highly regarded provider of visual arts education. Helping the school fulfill its mission is a group of volunteers known as the “School of Art Advisory Team,” or SAAT. SAAT's purpose is to support the school of art by providing scholarships for talented and aspiring artists of all ages. To raise money for the scholarships, SAAT will hold a number...
Your dream date may be right under your nose
Imagine a first date where there's very little awkwardness, the location for dinner and the movie is completely at your discretion and there's no question that you'll get along splendidly with your date. In fact, even though it may be a first date, you already know this person quite well. I'm proposing that this Valentine's Day, your dream date is yourself. This can be in lieu of a date with another human...
Prints of the year
Nearly 80 new prints by 45 New Hampshire artists are featured in “Prints of the Year 2009” at Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White St. The exhibit is open daily, free of charge, through April 3. The public is welcome to attend a reception for the artists on Friday evening, Feb. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. Participating artists will bring portfolios of their work featuring additional prints for examination and purchase....
Ask the Tweens: Special Edition
Our friend and Tween reporter, Youlim Lee, will be moving back to Korea this Friday. The Tweens want to send her off with Insider-style “shout outs.” This will also help Insider readers remember the angst of losing a friend who is moving away. Hearts are breaking as they read! Clara Symmes Dear Youlim, Geez! I’ll miss you sooo much! I don’t know what to say except that I love you so much and I wish you wouldn’t have to move. Hopefully...
Basketball, basketball and more basketball!
The Sunrise Conference, made up of eight schools from four states, will hold its “Final Four Mens' and Womens' Basketball Tournament” at NHTI on Feb. 28 and March 1. There will be four games on Saturday, at 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. and two games on Sunday at 1 p.m. and 3 pm. Although we cannot put the teams in the brackets yet, the first and third game on Saturday will be the womens' semi-finals featuring the No....
Stimulus package for recycling recovery
We've all heard the bad news. Markets for recycled products are drying up. Companies that sell the items we recycle are faced with low demand and low prices for these goods. When the economy is in a downward spiral, the recycled products industry goes right down with it. What can we do to help stimulate demand for recyclables? We can buy products made with recycled materials. This is a logical next step for those who recycle....
A Rarity: Pro-Insider mail!
Dear Insiders, With intense interest, I perused last week’s “Happiness (or Lack Thereof)” issue. Well, to be frank, the available interest to be mustered was tampered by our 5-year-old’s rolling stream of inquisitions abut her self-created map detailing the drive to Disney World from Concord. (“THEN, which way would we turn Mummy, and WHAT is the name of that street?”) Perhaps equally distracting was the drone of “Dora Rescues the...
Concord Police Log
February 2 Punch in the stomach At about 8 a.m., Officer Steven Martel was sent to a Concord Gardens apartment for a reported domestic assault. Dispatch told him that a woman had gotten into a fight with her ex-boyfriend and he had punched her. When he arrived, he wrote, he found Donald W. Killian, 23, of Epsom, handcuffed, and his ex-girlfriend sitting on the stairs, hunched over in pain. “She was hard to understand due to her...
Calendar of Events: Feb. 10-17
Tuesday, Feb. 10 Toddler Tales, Concord Public Library, 45 Green St. Program is designed for 2- to 3½-year-olds and their caregivers. 225-8670, onconcord.com/library. 10 a.m. Criminal Justice Career Day, NHTI, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 271-6952, jrowe@ccsnh.edu. 11 a.m. Terrie Collins, Horseshoe Pond Place, 26 Commercial St., Suite 105. Preregistration required. Admission is by donation. 228-6956. 2 p.m. Wheelchair Basketball Benefit,...
When you didn't need a date to play
This past summer I spent a considerable amount of time golfing, although what I do may not actually be considered “golf” except in the broadest definition. I had contacted a friend to play golf with me, set up a tee time and had everything arranged. The night before we were supposed to go out and play golf, I received a phone call from him stating that he couldn't make it because he had to take his 11-year-old son on...
How to behave at an art reception
Opening receptions at an art gallery offer a great excuse to indulge in free wine and cheese, but apparently there's so much more than that – just ask my sister, Jessica Pappathan. Jess works as the assistant curator for the Alva deMars Megan Chapel Art Center at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, so she knows a thing or two about art. Not only that, she also knows the proper etiquette one should follow for just about any...
You can finally get rid of that dusty monitor
Goodwill Industries of Northern New England announced a new partnership with Dell. The program, ReConnect, offers New Hampshire residents a convenient and free way to recycle any brand of computer and parts. Consumers can drop off used computers at any Goodwill store in northern New England, including six retail stores throughout the state of New Hampshire. Goodwill's network of retail stores and donation centers creates natural...
City Briefly
Finally! Something exciting. Each week, City Manager Thomas Aspell dishes out all the city news we can take in this column. And we’re happy to announce that this week, we’re starting off with something . . . well, a bit more enticing than road work. What could that be, you ask? Why, RED SOX TICKETS!!! The Recreation Department has a limited number of tickets available the Red Sox vs. Mets on Sunday, May 24. Complete information is...
Missed connections, we heart you
Where else but Craigslist would we be entertained so thoroughly? Nowhere, that’s where. Here are our favorite recent Concord entries, in all their unedited glory: Did anyone notice me? I was sitting by myself at Dos Amigos Sunday afternoon, around 3/3:30. Tell me something about me. you made fun of how I pronounced your home state! Am wondering how you are doing? Friday night around 8pm Cumberland farms on Manchester Street in Conco...
Hankering for some mystery in your life? Well, hanker no more!
Join us at the Concord Public Library for a new book discussion series this spring, “Mysteries on Both Sides of the Pond.” This mystery series includes professional and amateur detectives from both sides of the Atlantic. Professor Suzanne Brown will lead the February and April programs, and Professor Don Sieker will lead the March discussion. The programs will all start at 7 p.m. and take place in the library auditorium....
Until we meet again next year, Race Fever
Tom Geno, president of the Concord Lions Club and Lori McIntosh, co-chairman of Race Fever, regretfully announce that the event has been cancelled for 2009 due to lack of sufficient sponsorship. Airgas and their associates have been great sponsors in the past. Airgas provided us the monetary support to put on this fundraiser for the past two years and without them, the event couldn't have been run. Airgas Northeast wanted to...
