Ask the Elders: Workaholic husband
Dear Elders, My husband can never leave work at work. I can’t even have a conversation with him without it somehow ending back up at work talk. How can I get him to focus on what truly matters . . . me! – Neglected Roioli Schweiker Dear Neglected, Maybe it depends on how good a raconteur he is. My husband worked on many very interesting projects, and I really enjoyed hearing about them. Sometimes I might have even made helpful...
World of woodchucks
We received this e-mail and woodchuck photos from reader Nancy Berliner. Thanks for sharing the cuteness, Nancy! For several years I have watched this little community grow on the traffic greens at Exit 12 off Interstate 93. I have counted up to 11 woodchucks living there at one time. So, who in Concord hasn't noticed them? They have become my “Puxatawny Phil” sign of spring for Concord – as the snow melts and I...
Meet these VBS attendees and helpers
While visiting VBS one day last week, we chatted with some of the kids and helpers and asked a few questions about what they liked about VBS and how their summers were going. Bryan Woody , 9, Concord What’s your favorite thing about VBS? The games. What’s something fun you’ve done this summer? I’m going to camp in four days . . . and I went fishing. What’s the best movie you’ve seen lately? “Transformers 2.” What’s your favorite ice...
Book of the week
You may find this hard to believe, but the Concord Public Library has books. Actually, they have quite a lot of them. For more information on the library visit onconcord.com/library. Don’t Look Twice Andrew Gross 2009, 378 pages Setting: Contemporary Connecticut When the weather takes a turn toward triple digits and it is almost too hot to think, grab a book, head for the shade with some cold lemonade and settle down for a quick...
A golfing nut finds a home
Groucho Marx once said he didn't “care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.” I can relate to that. Take country clubs, for example. I've golfed with me. A lot. And if I were able to clone myself, I, too, would avoid golfing with me at all costs. Granted, there are many local country clubs that have membership drives and quotas to fill. I should know – I've tried many times to...
Something new outside my door
My car knows its way to the transfer station. However, the twice weekly trips down Old Turnpike Road are no longer on its agenda. This change is due to a new arrival in the parking lot of my apartment building – a bright green recycling bin as big as the trash dumpster next to it! In fact, these new containers have popped up as companions to each and every trash bin on the property. Hodges Development Corp., the owner of my...
Welcome to Wildwood Forest
The basement of the United Church of Penacook is looking decidedly different these days. The space has been transformed with pine trees, a camp fire and even a forest canopy to create the backdrop for “Wildwood Forest,” this year’s theme for the church’s Vacation Bible School program. For the uninitiated, Vacation Bible School, or VBS, is a week-long summer program offered by area churches nationwide. Kids are invited to spend their...
Recommendations and information for in- and out-of-towners
The Babe Ruth Softball World Series is coming to Concord, readers, and we’ve got the scoop on games, tickets and suggestions for out-of-towners. The series pits 10 teams in 30 games over eight days, Aug. 8-15, (got all that?) at Memorial Field on Fruit Street. In addition to eight regional teams from across the country, a team of all-stars from Concord and this year’s state champs from Berlin will compete. There are a few ways to...
Update from the Concord Green Team
The Concord Green Team is a group of teens doing groundswork around the city this summer. Each week, a team member tells us what the group has been up to. Here's the latest: Monday/Tuesday: The Green Team began the week working with Ron Kelmarzcyk, the city forester. We met on Portsmouth Street, where we constructed a bridge on the Merrill Park trail. We then put our bittersweet removal skills to use, eradicating the vine in the...
'The Legacy Builder'
Meyers Financial will offer a free financial seminar at The Common Man, 25 Water St., called, “The Legacy Builder,” on Aug. 11 and Aug. 13 at 4:15 p.m. Learn how to protect your life savings in this economy and how to guarantee an income that will last as long as you do. Bill Meyers will host this educational workshop, sharing strategies that are designed to work. Registration is required. Call 225-6235 for more...
And wanted to tell The Insider about it
Jim Taber, services coordinator at Granite State Independent Living, wrote a food review on the company's barbecue. Because we let our readers post whatever the heck they want on the Bulletin Board, we're printing it here to help Jim launch his career as a food reviewer. Let's start off with the main course. The burger was cooked to perfection, well done with a slight hint of pink, full flavored with a good consistency...
Nominate a super-duper volunteer
Do you know someone who spends endless hours volunteering his or her time to help others in need, someone who puts in more hours to volunteer than in a full-time careers, someone who promotes wellness in your community or works with youth organizations such as the Girl Scouts or the Big Buddies program? Perhaps you have a retired relative who still volunteers or you know a student who dedicates an incredible amount of time outside of...
After-school fun!
Attention working parents: Sign your kindergarten student up for our after-school care for the 2009-10 school year. We will pick your children up at their elementary school and bring them to the Concord Family YMCA for a fun-filled afternoon. We offer unique after-school opportunities of swimming, gym, rock wall climbing and library visits. We provide daily enrichment following the current kindergarten curriculum. The program runs...
Cute chippy
Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! (That's us squealing at all the cuteness displayed in this photo by Debbie LaValley.) Debbie wrote, “This little chipmunk lives under (or in) my porch and likes to fill his little cheeks with my bird seed. . . He is very cute, so he is free to enjoy my bird seed (he at least eats it off the ground and doesn't chew my feeder).”
City Briefly
Subcommittee meeting Save the date According to City Manager Tom Aspell’s super-cool and always exciting weekly memo, the Transportation Policy Advisory Committee is holding a neighborhood traffic subcommittee meeting on Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. in the city council chambers. And guess what else? You’re invited! For more information, contact Ron Grandmaison at 753-8680. It continues . . . Fisherville Road We know what you’re thinking – “Oh,...
