This week is supposed to be a chilly one. To help warm your hearts and souls, we’ve compiled the highlights from City Manager Tom Aspell’s weekly memo.
Donate to ice skate
“The City of Concord would like to thank everyone who has donated to help the recreation department move closer to its goal of raising $4,500 for weekend ice maintenance to support the outdoor ice skating areas,” Tom wrote.
According to Tom, $1,125 has been raised of Dec. 2.
That’s lovely and all, but the recreation department still needs more moola. If you’d like to donate, call Recreation Director David Gill at 225-8690 or visit concordnh.gov/recreation.
It’s hibernation time at the Beav
Time to put your clubs away because on Sunday the Beaver Meadow Golf Course closed for the season. To celebrate the golf course’s hibernation, the Beaver Meadow Bar and Grille hosted an end-of-the-year party, at which more than 80 pounds of non-perishable food items for the city’s Human Services food pantry was collected, Tom wrote.
Although the course will be closed until spring, the bar and grill is still available to host winter parties and meetings. For more information, call 225-7033.
Return your books!
We’re not trying to lecture you or anything. It’s just that this summer the Concord Public Library was awarded a grant from the Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust. In case you were wondering what the library has been doing with the dough, here’s an update:
According to the memo, a portion of this year’s grant was earmarked to replace one of the book return units in front of the library. The new book return unit has arrived and is already in use. So, visit the library and return some books, why dont’cha?
The remainder of the grant will be used to purchase printed materials, DVDs, music CDs and spoken word recordings.
Retirement is sweet
Deputy Fire Chief Tim McGinley retired from the Concord Fire Department on Nov. 30 after 21 years of service.
“Chief McGinley was appointed to the department in August of 1989 and served as a fire fighter, paramedic, fire lieutenant, fire marshal, deputy fire chief and acting fire chief,” Tom wrote. “He was named fire fighter of the year in 1994. Chief McGinley was responsible for assuring that there was funding to keep fire fighters’ protective clothing up to date and was a vocal advocate for fire prevention and fire fighter safety.”
Sounds like McGinley has earned some time off. Happy retirement!
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