Car show on Sept. 11
Rev your engines, because the 25th annual Concord Kiwanis antique and classic car show is coming your way. The show will be held on Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at NHTI, the same place it has been held for the last quarter decade. How’s that for commitment? The first 250 show cars will receive commemorative gifts and goody bags. If you’re showing a car, admission is $12. Spectators get in for $2 and children are admitted free of...
Get loud with poetry
Teachers, principals, parents and students are invited to attend a free information session about the New Hampshire Poetry Out Loud 2011 program for high school students. The session will be held at the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, 2 ½ Beacon St., on Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. Representatives from schools of all sizes and from all corners of New Hampshire are invited to attend. Poetry Out Loud, sponsored by the New Hampshire State...
Police log
Conduct following an accident after joyride Anthony Stuker, 18, of Concord was charged with two counts of conduct after an accident and one count of taking a vehicle without owner consent. About 12:05 p.m. on Aug. 28, Officer Daniel Reilly was traveling west on School Street when several people by the side of the road motioned for him to stop. They told him that a green Saab traveling east had hit parked vehicles, smashing the cars’...
Gotta buck? You could be the owner of this house!
So you're in the market for a new home in Concord but want to avoid footing pesky mortgage payments? Consider buying the Lavery house on Pleasant Street. Dartmouth-Hitchcock is selling the 1850s-era farmhouse for a buck. Seriously, folks, it's being sold for $1. There is, of course, a catch: Whoever purchases the historic dwelling must be capable of relocating it from its current spot in front of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock...
This week in Concord history!
– Sept. 7, 1929 – Patrick Griffiths of 10½ Walker St. in Concord pedals to a stop in the State House plaza at 12:03 a.m. with a new endurance record for continuous bicycling. His time of 65 hours, 33 minutes breaks the record by 33 minutes. Motorists surrounding the State House plaza honk their horns in tribute to the new mark. – Sept. 8, 1820 – Abel Merrill, 73, dies in Concord. “He went to bed apparently well, and before...
Say hello to a longtime Concordian, Ron Blasdell
This month, Meet a Senior's Anita Hickey has a conversation with Ron Blasdell, who moved here from Springville, N.Y., with his family 30 years ago. Why did you move here? I accepted employment with a company in Bow. . . . It was not an easy decision leaving an area where you where born and raised but we felt Concord had much to offer us as a family. What was your first impression of Concord? Springville was a small farming...
Laugh without an accent and be funny in Farsi
Concord Reads is back and wants YOU to read Firoozeh Dumas's “Funny in Farsi” and “Laughing Without An Accent.” An initiative of the Concord Public Library Foundation and the Concord Public Library, Concord Reads encourages the community to pick up the same book (or books) and to get reading. Special programming pertaining to Dumas's works will be happening around town to get people talking not only...
Hello, butterfly!
Concord resident Loretta Poulin spotted a butterfly this summer. Send your photos to news@theconcordinsider.com.
It's a big birthday bash for Florence!
Presidential Oaks resident Florence Tolland and was honored last week at a party to celebrate her 106th birthday! Kids from the Presidential Oaks children center presented Florence with a large drawing of a birthday cake, each of the 106 candles finger-painted by the children. Florence has lived at the retirement home since 2002. She enjoys attending music programs, social events, and Wii bowling. “Florence is a striking figure...
The late, great
She was born Sarah Thompson and died Countess Sarah Rumford, an impressive title for a Concord girl! Thompson was the daughter of Benjamin Thompson, who fled to Europe in 1774 after he was suspected of sympathizing with the British. Benjamin Thompson lived an illustrious life, making scientific discoveries and socializing with the rich and famous. Among his most lasting inventions: an especially efficient fireplace. In Bavaria, he was...
Meet Charlie Cole. He's young and professional
Once a month, young business folk get together to eat, drink and network thanks to the Concord Young Professionals Network. The next CYPN meeting will be held on Sept. 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Vintner's Cellar Custom Winery, 133 Loudon Road. Admissions if free, but you must register at concordypn.org. Or if you can't wait until Sept. 15 to mingle, CYPN is hosting a Lunch and Learn at Orr & Reno, 1 Eagle Square, on...
Rebounding from a comedic bomb
NASCAR, hockey and open-mic comedy. The common thread? Spectators at all three arrive with a little bloodlust. As much as crowds love good comedy, there's a giddy anticipation when an audience senses that a comic is on the verge of crashing and burning. It's a question I've been asked before: What is it like when the jokes don't work? When the laughter is definitely at you, not with you? What is it like to bomb?...
Foooorrrrre!
It was a hot, sweltering August day. You know, the kind of day where you find yourself drenched in sweat just from standing outside; the kind of day where you should stay inside with the air conditioning on high. On days like this, it's not wise to try to learn how to golf. But that's what editor Amy Augustine and I did. We arrived at Beaver Meadow to meet with Ed Deshaies, a man of many golf hats. Deshaies, a Class A PGA...
