Pretty flowers for your enjoyment
We asked for “something pretty,” and Kim Nesbitt followed the directions well by sending us a picture of these bright and beautiful dahlias from her back yard. Send us your photos of something pretty (no, we won't pose in a photo for you) to news@theconcordinsider.com, so we can share them with our readers.
Cookies raised some extra dough
For the second year in a row, The Common Man restaurants teamed up with the Girl Scouts to create a dessert mixing a Girl Scout cookie with homemade ice cream from The Common Man. Lemon Chalet Swirl Ice Cream, made with the Girl Scouts' Lemon Chalet Creme cookie, vanilla ice cream and a lemon swirl, was on the menu for one month at 14 Common Man restaurants. One dollar from every dish ordered went to Girl Scouts of the Green and...
The Concord Family YMCA makes a splash!
The Concord Family YMCA Sailfish Swim team made first place in its pision at the Granite State Swimming Association's meet on Aug. 1 and 2. The meet was held at the Jenny Thompson Pool in Dover. Above: Logan Lamb, winner of the 50 fly and 50 free.
Book of the week
For more information about the super awesome library, visit onconcord.com/library. The Fourth Time is Murder: A Posadas County Mystery Steven Havill 2008, 311 pages Setting: Posadas County, N.M Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman investigates an accident scene where a truck has gone off the side of a steep hill in Posadas County, N.M. The young driver was thrown from the truck and died, but there are disturbing clues at the scene that...
Up for a challenge?
As part of a nationwide effort to get consumers to eat more locally grown food, the Concord Cooperative Market invites residents to take the Eat Local, America! Challenge. The benefits of eating local food range from supporting local farmers and the economy to helping to protect open space, reducing the amount of fossil fuel needed to transport food and improving health and nutrition. Best of all, local food tastes great! There are...
Team Insider/White/Destroyer vs. the Concord All-Star team
With the Babe Ruth Softball 16U World Series coming to town, host team Concord decided to scrimmage a few teams from around the area. This included a ragtag bunch from The Concord Insider. The Insider squad numbered only seven on the scheduled day of the game (July 29), and was thus thrown together with a National Guard team, which would have played Concord directly after the Insider's game. The combination Insider/Guard team was...
Taking the PATH less traveled
For many, the car is the ultimate vehicle of freedom. Depending on someone else to get us where we need to go is a giant pain. It involves making well-timed arrangements with people, working around schedules with kids and, most important, takes away from the personal space we find in our own little metallic bubble. However, it is this notion of mechanized isolation that drove the Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission to...
Found: a purple tree box
Reader Debbie LaValley wrote in last week to alert us to a strange presence in the trees at the Hannah Dustin park-and-ride in Boscawen. Here's what she had to say: Another person just mentioned the purple box type things that are in the trees near the Hannah Dustin park-and-ride. I haven't seen them, but did see one up north in a tree. They must be for some kind of bug research or something? It may make for an interesting...
Meet the softball dream team
A long time ago, Okay, last week . in a galaxy far, far away, That would be Manchester Street. a team of champions was born. We called ourselves “Team Insider,” or “The Destroyers” or “Team White,” depending on whom you were talking to. There were 15 of us, and we had dreams of making it big in the softball world. Dreams that met an untimely end when we played the Concord All-Stars team participating in the Babe Ruth Softball World...
Come and get it: Dinner on the lawn
Youth Venture is proud to present the first ever “Dinner on the Lawn: Get Social with Changemakers” Friday, Aug. 21, from 5-8 p.m. on the State House lawn. Gov. John Lynch will kick off the event with a commendation to Youth Venture for its efforts to inspire youth to create positive social change. Learn how young changemakers are making a difference in your community, while you eat local food, play games, listen to live...
Is anyone missing a monkey?
Lost and not yet found: A very cute little stuffed animal monkey lost his child at an Audi event around June 1. Right now the monkey is sitting on top of the coat rack in the entrance lobby, patiently waiting for his family. Reunion quickly arranged. E-mail info@concordcityauditorium.org to claim.
Name this photo
First we ask you for purple-box theories, now we want your two cents on a caption for this photo. We ask for a lot, don't we? No matter – it's all in good fun. We received this cute photo from Cathie Walker, who stars in the shot along with Tinker Foy. We thought it deserved a good caption, so we're turning to you, readers, for suggestions. If you remember playing with Cathie and Tinker, you're welcome to...
Our night out at national night out
Have you ever attended a going away party for crime? We have. On Aug. 4 from 5 to 9 p.m., the Concord Police Department's National Night Out and Safety Fair was held at Rollins Park. The free annual event promotes cooperation between the police and the community and included such awesomeness as $5 all-you-can-eat pizza courtesy of Domino's Pizza, free balloons for the kiddies blown up by Target employees, music by DJ Tim...
City Briefly
Love politics? State rep race If you’re always complaining about what goes on in the State House, or if you just like running in elections, City Manager Tom Aspell would like to remind you that the filing period for candidates interested in running for District 11 state representative (which includes Wards 4, 8, 9 and 10), must file between Aug. 17-Aug. 24. Here’s more information on the topic: “On Aug. 17-18, filings will be accepted...
Police Log
Aug. 5: The fight At approximately 5:30 p.m. officers Craig Levesque and Melissa Pfefferle were dispatched to a Gates Street residence for the report of a domestic disturbance. According to Levesque's report, as he was walking up to the residence, he could hear yelling. When he opened the door, he saw both Paul Phaneuf, 45, of Concord and a young man on the floor. Both were covered in blood. Levesque asked the man what happened....
Ask the Elders: Dividing chores
Dear Elders, How did/do you and your spouse or roommates split housework? Is there a fair way to handle it? – Tired of picking up socks Roioli Schweiker Dear Scattered Socks, In my house, people did what they were good at, most interested in or what just had to be done. I liked to cook, so I did the kitchen work and the usual shopping, though Bob went occasionally (he was interested in food). I washed whatever was in the laundry...
Watch some talent being put to good use!
The South Church Talents Project presents singer-songwriter Cosy Sheridan in concert with Kent Allyn on Aug. 20 at South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St., at 7:30 p.m. in the community hall. Tickets are $12 at the door. Sheridan has been called “one of the era's finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters.” The winner of The Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour Contest and the Kerrville Folk Festival's NewFolk...
