Help identify these barns
We recently received an e-mail from Liz Hengen who is looking for some help identifying farms in an old photo: “I recently came across the enclosed group of photos of Concord farms, taken in 1947 for the city’s Annual Report. I’m wondering whether your readers might be able to identify them. At this point, I can locate only two of them.” Those two are 174 Little Pond Road (top middle) and 102 Little Pond Road (bottom left). E-mail...
Helicopter of the week
Driving by the New Hampshire National Guard headquarters on Regional Drive, you may have noticed the aptly named “helicopter on a stick,” or so the folks at the Guard facility jokingly call it. It’s actually a real-deal helicopter, one of the Hueys that are best known for their use in the Vietnam War. “It was a lifeline during the Vietnam War,” writes Staff Sgt. Ginger Dempsey in an article for New Hampshire National Guard Magazine,...
February vacation calendar
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center 271-7827, starhop.com Catch a planetarium show at these special times all week long: – 11 a.m., “Our Place in Space”: Romp through space with Scarlet the Macaw, Indy the Elephant, Paula the Polar Bear and Crusty Crocodile. – Noon, “Family of the Sun”: Enjoy an aurora on Saturn, see the relative positions of planets in their orbits around our star, understand eclipses and more in this live...
Pet photo of the week
Readers, allow us to introduce to you Keechee. “She is a Pixie-Bob cat and she belonged to my brother, Jeff Dennett, before he passed away this October,” writes sender-inner Carrie Duval. “He flew her to Massachusetts from the breeder in California and she made a lot of friends at Logan Airport. She has adopted my other brother, John Dennett, and will now let him keep her company when she watches TV at night. She is very intelligent...
Where in Concord
We’re sure you’re familiar with the South End. You’ve probably even heard of Birdtown. But do you know about a couple of streets that take their names from the front of the alphabet? A Street and B Street are dead-end roads that originate on Gates Street, which is in between Loudon Road and Branch Turnpike. As if living on cute, quiet little roads with cool names wasn’t enough, the folks in this neighborhood are next door to the...
A dynamic duo for your senses: wine and jazz
If The Barley House’s wine and jazz nights were a sandwich filling, they would be peanut butter and jelly. The smooth sounds of jazz would be represented by creamy – not chunky – peanut butter and the sweet taste of wine would be the jelly. We’re not sure what kind of bread it would be on, but it would certainly be something more luxurious than white. What we’re getting at is that some things just go together and much like PB&J,...
Where The Insider goes, nobody knows!
Doug and Sharon Savoy of Bow spent their holiday in Singapore visiting family and posing with The Insider in front of the baby Merlion statue at Merlion Park. “I bet you never thought The Insider would make it half way around the world, but it did!” Sharon wrote. She added that if the couple posed next to the original, 28.22-foot Merlion, we wouldn't have been able to see The Insider. Let us know where you bring The...
An excuse to get out of the house
Trinity School of the Arts offers your family the opportunity to develop or discover interests in a wide variety of arts, crafts and practical skills. We serve students of all ages – from preschoolers to senior citizens. You may try a two-, three-, or six-week course. Classes usually meet once a week. Register for classes at least one week in advance. For more information, contact us at 410-4138, ext. 171, tsa@tbcnh.org or visit...
Digital oil paintings
Eddie Durrett's “Painted New England: Digital Brushes” exhibit will be on display from Feb. 17 through April 16 at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests' Conservation Center. Created from original photographs, these digital oil paintings capture the essence of scenic New Hampshire and New England as if oil paintings on board and canvas. The exhibit is open for viewing Monday-Friday from 9 a.m....
Book of the week
For more information about the Concord Public Library, visit concordpubliclibrary.net. Baking Cakes in Kigali Gaile Parkin 2009, 308 pages Fiction; Setting: Modern-day Kigali, Rwanda Angel Tungaraza is an unusual woman. She is from Tanzania and has her own cake-making business in Kigali, Rwanda. Angel makes beautiful cakes in all sorts of shapes with vibrant colors and decorations. The cakes are delicious, and some are filled with...
Keep kids and dogs happy
Kids and dogs living happily together is one of the sweetest sights to see, but there are a few things to remember when letting your child interact with the family dog – or any dog – safely. First, supervision is vital. Dogs have a tolerance level just like we do, and kids don't always recognize when they are pushing a dog too much or making them uncomfortable. Some dogs have a very high tolerance level; others do...
Operation: Military Kids
This fall, about 1,100 New Hampshire National Guard soldiers will be deployed to Kuwait. The troops will likely be assigned to manage U.S. bases, according to the Monitor. Additional duties include patrolling bases, checking vehicles and keeping convoys of soldiers and supplies safe as they travel between Kuwait and Iraq. The mission isn't set in stone, but the deployment is, which means many families will be spending a year...
Why you need to know Eric Reingold
If you haven’t been to one of the Concord Young Professionals Network’s events, now’s the time to go. Okay, maybe not this second but instead on Feb. 17. Because from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., CPYN is holding its monthly meeting at Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St. Not only will you get to eat, drink and be merry with other Concord-area young professionals, but you’ll maybe meet someone as awesome as our Young Professional of the Month,...
Police Log
Road rage John Doyle, 36, of Concord was arrested on Jan. 28 on charges of simple assault and resisting arrest. Officer Steven Martel was driving north on South Street at approximately 3:47 p.m. when he reported that he saw two men fighting in the middle of the street. The men were later identified as Doyle and Devin Baillie, 32, of Concord. Martel stopped his patrol car and asked the men to come over to talk to him. Martel wrote that...
Pick of the week
“Wings of Knowledge: Winant Park” will be on Concord TV's Channel 22 on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. and Feb. 21 at 10 p.m. Launched in 2001, NHTI's “Wings of Knowledge” is an annual series of cultural events, including speakers and films. The series supports and expands upon NHTI's variety of academic offerings and is another element in the school's expanding community college mission. This...
