Cute birdies
Debbie LaValley, who’s is on a photo-snapping roll, sent us these pictures. “I was over my parents’ house in Penacook and there was a large flock of robins eating the rotting apples from the apple tree,” she wrote to us. It sort of reminds us of lunchtime here at The Insider office. Minus the rotting apples, of course . . . and all the feathers.
The Catch
The Catch By Archer Mayor 2008, 274 pages Setting: Contemporary New England Joe Gunther, head of the Vermont Bureau of Investigation, is called in to investigate the murder of Deputy Sheriff Brian Sleuter, which appears to have taken place during a routine traffic stop on a remote country road. The pair that Sleuter stopped have a drug history, and as Gunther and his team follow the meager leads provided by the police cruiser’s video...
Yes or no on pay-as-you-throw?
The Recyclinator is not shy. She is more than willing to stick her neck out and state her strong support for an issue. That issue is pay-as-you-throw, or “PAYT.” The surest and quickest path to an increased recycling rate for Concord is PAYT. This is not a new concept. There are 46 other communities in New Hampshire that already do this. Since implementing this program, these communities have reduced their waste by an...
Your letters
On behalf of the Holiday Food Basket Project, I would like to thank the many businesses and restaurants for their donations of bagels, coffee, donuts, paper goods, pizzas and other lunches to feed the volunteers during our weeklong project in December. They are: Constantly Pizza, White Mountain Coffee, Panera Bread, Wal- Mart, Friehofner Bakery Outlet, Red Blazer Restaurant, Hannafords, Alan's Restaurant, Quality Cash Market,...
Ask the Tweens: Old people
Jacob Bemis I think most people over 60 are grumpy because they think of their lives when they were younger and miss the good old days. But others think that it is fun because of the experiences with their grandchildren like me. From, The J-Man Kassi Hapenny I do not think all people over 60 are grumpy. I have met a lot of people over 60 and they are all nice and caring and sweet. Yes, some people of all ages are mean. There are some...
Calendar of Events: Jan 13-Jan. 20
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Architectural Design Review meeting, City Hall, 41 Green St. Meets in the second-floor conference room. onconcord.com. 8:30 a.m. Open House, The Children’s Place and Parent Education Center, 27 Burns Ave. From 9-11 a.m. Free. 224-9920, tcpnh.org. 9 a.m. Toddler Tales, Concord Public Library, 45 Green St. Program is designed for 2-to 3½-year-olds and their caregivers. 225-8670, onconcord.com/library. 10 a.m. Trek and...
Police Log
January 6 Falling Down At 8 p.m., Officers Craig Levesque and Tom Hughes were sent to Loudon Road for a report of a drunk man falling down in the street. According to Levesque's report, when he arrived he saw a black backpack on the sidewalk in front of 139 Loudon Road, but no one was around. “I then observed a male lying down on the sidewalk about 50 feet from the bag,” Levesque wrote. “I walked up to the male...
Stamps are for lovers
Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. All people interested in stamp collecting are invited to attend. For further information, contact 228-1154. Dan Day>/strong>
It's National Mentoring Month!
The Friends Program is pleased to be part of National Mentoring Month, a month-long national campaign dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of mentoring and recruiting more volunteer mentors. By being a positive role model, a mentor helps to motivate a child to learn and achieve. Research shows that mentoring decreases the likelihood that young people will engage in harmful behaviors, while improving the chances that they...
Did somebody say Thin Mints, Samoas and Do-si-dos?!?!?!
She may be the only 92-year-old to have her own Myspace page. She's a Capricorn from Savannah, Ga., and you know her well. She's the Girl Scout cookie, that American icon that comes around only once a year. Because we'd like her to linger longer, many of us put her on ice, stockpiling these decadent delights in the freezer to prolong the excitement. In 1917, Oklahoma Girl Scouts held a bake sale to raise money for a...
The co-op is looking for your ideas
The Concord Cooperative Market is exploring new ways of providing educational opportunities for youth, educators, families and adults on the topics of healthy eating, local and organic foods, environmental sustainability, gardening and cooperative principles. The co-op hopes to build on the success of the wellness educators series and on growing community interest in local foods. Several focus groups will be held in January and...
Watch Obama with the community
The Concord Monitor and the Capitol Center for the Arts will host a free communal viewing of the Obama Inauguration on the big screen in The Chubb Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. All are welcome, and may arrive at any time. No tickets are required. The actual inauguration is scheduled to occur shortly before noon. Red River Theatres will also host a luncheon and viewing to celebrate this historic event. Red River quickly sold...
City Briefly
Winter rules! If you play outside According to our benevolent City Manager, Thomas Aspell, here’s what you can do to avoid cabin fever: Cross-country skiing: Groomed trails are now available for use at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, Aspell says. The golf course staff has been busy grooming more than five kilometers of trails throughout the golf course for the public to enjoy. The terrain varies from flat traverses to some quick downhill...
Join the Concord Reads committee!
Concord Reads is back at it and trying to get the city of Concord reading, once again. Last year, Concord residents picked up Barbara Kingsolver's “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” and attended various events related to Kingsolver's book. I thought Concord Reads 2008 was so cool that I joined the 2009 committee, and guess what? You can, too! The planning process has already begun for Concord Reads 2009, but we're...
If you don't have plans for June yet . . .
Concord Relay For Life is in the process of looking for some great, passionate and dedicated people to form teams for our June 20-21 event. There will be food, fun, entertainment and, most of all, a way to fight back against cancer. There will also be wonderful ceremonies to honor those are fighting or have fought cancer and to remember those lost to cancer. Survivors are our special guests. We all know someone who has made the cancer...
Pembroke is now Marine protected . . . for 10 whole days!
Private Jonathan K. Beevers graduated Marine Corps boot camp on Jan. 9. The 12-week recruit training program included many classroom hours of learning everything military – from uniform requirements to first aid. Marines are held to a high moral and ethical standard. The Marine Corps values of honor, commitment and courage are the way Marines live. These values guide their every action. While at Parris Island, S.C., Marine...
Baby sign language
Friends of Forgotten Children will be holding weekly sign language classes for toddlers and babies at its center, 224 Bog Road, beginning Jan. 19. Class will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.am. every Tuesday. Signing classes are a great way to bond with your children, and help in their brain development from an early age. Help reduce tantrums and confusion by giving your child a new way to tell you what he or she needs. The cost per month...
In Manchester . . .
Pamela Tarbell, owner of the Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden in Concord, is showing her new series of paintings at The Lyceum Gallery at Derryfield School, 2108 River Road, Manchester, in her exhibit, “Lines.” A reception for the artist is held on Friday, Jan. 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The exhibit runs from Jan. 16 through Feb.16 during regular gallery hours (8 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays). For more information on...
At Kimball Jenkins . . .
This is your last chance to register for classes at the Kimball Jenkins School of Art! The school has many classes to choose from for kids, teens and adults, but we only had room to include a brief sampling. Visit kimballjenkins.com or call 225-3932 for a complete list of classes and to register. Masks, Puppets and More! Three Dimensions for Home Schoolers: Wednesdays, 1:30-3 p.m., Jan. 28 through March 18. For grades 3-6. $175 per...
Beer tasting results
Nothing like getting paid to drink good beer on a Tuesday afternoon. Ah, how I love my job. Kevin was so kind as to pour Katie and me samples of both the Imperial Blonde and Koncord Kombat Ale. Katie is not much of a beer drinker, but I like to consider myself one. I'm not a beer aficionado or anything, but I do turn my nose up at Keystone Light or Natural “Natty” Ice. Yuck. Here are my thoughts on both of the beers....
We’re going on a brewery tour!
Oh, so just because you're The Insider, you think you can go on brewery tours whenever you feel like it, huh? You think you're so cool, don't you? What, just because you can sample beer on the job? I could do that, too, if I wanted, but I have something called a REAL JOB. Yes, we can read your thoughts, faithful readers. And it's okay. We'd hate us, too, if we weren't already us . . . or something like...
