Ticket to ride [Gallery]
S & W Sports held its 3rd annual Bike Swap last week – just in time for Green Commute Week (May 16-23). Check out Commute Green New Hampshire on Facebook at facebook.com/CommuteGreen.
Paul gets into the wild turkeys
Hi Paul,I was working in the woods last fall and heard a boisterous, loud commotion a short distance away. Upon investigating, I saw a flock of wild turkeys in a mad frenzy ganging up on another turkey. Feathers were flying, and there was noisy squawking until the harassed turkey trotted off when he had enough. What do you think was going on?- JohnHi John,There may be a variety of reasons to explain the wild behavior you saw. Turkeys...
Potluck supper
The Loudon Center Freewill Baptist Church is holding a potluck supper on May 21 at 6 p.m. The dinner will be held at the church, 433 Clough Hill Road in Loudon, and will be followed by a concert by the Moore Family Singers at 7 p.m.There is no charge for the supper, just bring your favorite dish/dessert, but a love offering will be taken for the Moore Family Singers during their concert.For more information, please call Pastor Frost...
Networking events
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and its Concord Young Professionals Network invite members and other young professionals to the following free networking events this spring:CYPN May Networking Event at NH Public Radio. May 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Networking, appetizers, cash bar, icebreaker and door prizes! NHPR, 2 Pillsbury St.CYPN Lunch & Learn: Legal Aspects of Going Green. May 24 from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring your lunch...
Open for the season
Concord Arts Market opens its 2011 season on June 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bicentennial Square in downtown Concord. The weekly, juried outdoor market promises a 16-week season of Saturday outdoor shopping in June/July and September/October and features artists from all over New Hampshire and the region. Admission is free, and all are welcome to enjoy the market's vibrant mix of artisan goods, fine art and live acoustic music....
Pick of the week
Join Gov. John Lynch and Chief Justice Linda Dalianis as they speak with a Concord High School class about law and the crafting of legislation. The discussions were held as part of Law Day, a day in which lawyers and legislators all across the country visit local schools to speak to students about the inner working of government. Watch from May 15-21 at 6 p.m. on Channel 6.
Video contest
The Concord Public Library Foundation is holding a contest for area students to create a short, public service video promoting the library's 2011 summer reading program “One World, Many Stories.” The summer reading program begins on June 27 and offers participants the opportunity to travel the world through music, crafts, games, and, of course, books! The summer reading program will run for 6 weeks.Students in grades...
Annual meeting
The public is invited to attend the Five Rivers Conservation Trust 2011 Annual Meeting on May 21 at 9 a.m. at the Carter Hill Orchard. Commissioner Lorraine Merrill is the keynote speaker. Lorraine is a dairy farmer and serves as commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture. Following the business meeting and Merrill's talk, guests can participate in a walking tour of the orchard. To register, please contact Jay...
The Great Story Experiment, part 3
All great things must come to an end. Today we bring you the exciting conclusion to the Great Story Experiment. Insider readers banded together and created a community story, and we think that's pretty cool!When we last left the Great Story Experiment, the Easter Bunny had just discovered that Mr. Sheep was the one responsible for stealing all of the Easter eggs – on the day before Easter! Want to know what happens next?...
This Week in Concord History
•May 17, 1943: A bill is introduced in the New Hampshire House to dump all conscientious objectors “on an island in the middle of the Pacific ocean.”May 17, 1851: For a second time, Concord voters refuse to turn their town into a city. The vote is 582 against and 139 in favor. Two years later, they will change their minds.May 17, 1861: Private Arthur Cline of Lyme, a member of the First New Hampshire Infantry Regiment,...
Radishes get a bad rap
A recent unscientific survey (okay, I only asked five people) told me that radishes rank as one of the most under-appreciated vegetables around. Possibly because the ones we’re accustomed to finding in the grocery store are often dry and hot – in an irritating, rather than a zesty kind of way – many people don’t give radishes a thought. What a shame. A fresh radish is juicy and sweet, with a unique pungent, sometimes peppery flavor....
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell slides on his cowboy boots, walks to the center of town at high noon, spurs a-janglin’, reaches for his holsters and fires off a city memo. Right between the eyes!it starts in our parks Fitness and fun The Parks and Recreation Department has begun an initiative called “It Starts in Our Parks,” Aspell writes. The program will allow people to take part in fitness classes at no cost while enjoying some...
Ticket to ride
S & W Sports held its 3rd annual Bike Swap last week – just in time for Green Commute Week (May 16-23). Check out Commute Green New Hampshire on Facebook at facebook.com/CommuteGreen.
