Thrifty Concord
Wow, when did our city become such a thrift hub? Here’s where you can find clothes on the cheap
The diary of a wild turkey chick
I am a wild turkey chick. I was born in June, and already my life has been full of adventures. While I was still in my eggshell, I could hear the soft clucking of my mother and I called back to her. That is when I knew it was my time to break out.In my first peek through the crack of my shell, I saw much commotion, as my siblings were also breaking out of their shells. I am one of 10 chicks.Our nest of twigs and leaves was on the...
Torch Club
Officially, Sonia Wilks is the Concord Boys and Girls Club teen center director and the Torch Club advisor. To the members of Torch Club, Wilks is the North East Region Torch Club advisor of the year, and shedoesn't plan on stopping there.Wilks recently received the North East Region Torch Club Advisor of The Year award after the Drop the Pounds Project, which consisted of an eight-week fitness program with the Torch Club and...
Feeling wired
Concord Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation's most wired small and rural hospitals, according to the results of the 2011 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. It is the 10th year that Concord Hospital has been recognized by the Most Wired program. The nation's Most Wired hospitals are making progress towards greater health information technology adoption,...
Citizen of the year
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its highest honor, the 2011 Citizen of the Year Award. The deadline for submitting nominations is Sept. 30. The award will be presented at the Chamber's 92nd annual dinner on Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center.Each year, the Citizen of the Year Committee selects an inpidual from the community who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and...
Friendly Kitchen 5K
The 5th annual Friendly Kitchen 5K road race and fitness walk takes place on Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. This event will include a children's fun run, music, refreshments, and an awesome raffle. The Friendly Kitchen really needs our help this year. Contact Perry Seagroves at 225-0645 or pseagroves@ccsnh.edu for more information.
Missed Connections
We at the Insider often scour the Craigslist missed connections section. What? Somebody must have noticed me mowing the lawn shirtless the other day. Here are the best recent submissions, or at least the ones we can print.Turned in your application(w4w)I never do this, but I can't help myself, you were too beautiful. You applied at my restaurant while I was working and I couldn't stop looking at you. You borrowed a pen and...
Taking a closer look at lettuce
Today, lettuce makes up 25 percent of America's fresh vegetable consumption, second only to the potato. The average American eats about 30 pounds of lettuce every year! Compared to cultures around the world, however, we're sadly lacking in imagination when it comes to culinary uses of this humble vegetable.Take a closer look at whole, fresh lettuce, available right now from local farms and maybe even your own garden....
You know, for kids!
The Kid's Exchange is hosting a great community event on Aug. 20 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pembroke Village School where local parents can buy and sell gently used children's items at bargain prices. We will be also collecting non-perishable food items for Reach 4 Hope (a nonprofit that helps the homeless and needy in the Concord area). Also, any items that are not sold will be donated to Reach 4 Hope, Families in Transition,...
City Briefly
Every week, City Manager Tom Aspell gets out his economy-sized tub of SPF 45, lays out in the sun and has a cabana boy spell out a city memo on his back in suntan lotion. Then he parades around to a sassy Carribean beat for our amusement. Fortunately, we were able to get him to stop dancing to Gloria Estefan for long enough that we could transcribe the memo, and here it is.breakdance-fightingEddy Gordo styleThe Concord Public Library...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 2, 1927 – Granite cutters from Concord join others from throughout New England in appealing for a five-day week with a $9-a-day wage. They currently work 5½ days a week at $8 per day.Aug. 2, 1830 – The Rev. Roger C. Hatch rides from Hopkinton to Concord to make the first deposit in the New Hampshire Savings Bank. The amount is $100. The bank's quarters at 214 North Main Street are now the offices of the...
Thrifty Concord
Wow, when did our city become such a thrift hub? Here’s where you can find clothes on the cheap
