Concord Monitor back issues from March 2007:
Sports roundup
Mar 01, 2007 ... Men's hockey Alan's beat Windmill, 13-6, in Capital City Hockey League action.Tom Carroll scored six goals for Alan's, Steve Arndt added three,Kyle Poirier two and Bob Blood and Don Gartner one apiece. Ian Hamletand Mike Moran scored twice apiece for Windmill, while ...
A successful spaghetti supper; Allyson Vignola, Barnstead Elementary School
Mar 01, 2007 ... A successful spaghetti supper Thanks to a supportive community and the generosity of localbusinesses, the spaghetti supper at Barnstead Elementary School tobenefit the Williams Family fire fund was a huge success! A giant thank you to all who came in support, those who helped ...
Movie schedules
Mar 01, 2007 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm show times, call movietheaters. Concord Entertainment 192 Loudon Road, 224-3600 Abandoned (R) 12:15, 2:30, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Breach (PG-13) 12, 2:45, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Music and Lyrics (PG-13) 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, ...
Calendar of Events
Mar 01, 2007 ... today Concerts Gaelic Storm / Concord / Capitol Center for the Arts / 7:30 p.m. / $24.50-$29.50 /225-1111 or ccanh.com Prazak String Quartet / Plymouth State University, Silver Center / 7 p.m. / $12-$25 / 535-ARTS or silver.plymouth.edu UNH ...
We got the beat; Drumming circles aren't just for hippies anymore - they offer relaxation and fun to people from all walks of life
Mar 01, 2007; ... Drew Hoffman closed his eyes. Ben Bynum stared at the floor. AndCheryl Cizewski concentrated on Steve Allman's hands as he set thecircle's beat on his African djembe drum. The four of them playedtogether for nearly two hours one night last month at Canterbury'sold town hall, but most of ...
Orphans in paper and shadow; NEC show is open to interpretation
Mar 01, 2007; ... Orphans. That's the word Farid Haddad uses to describe the piecesin his "Selected Works on Paper 2001-2006" show at the New EnglandCollege Gallery in Henniker. It's not that Haddad - a Fulbright Scholar, recipient of two NewHampshire Individual Artist grants, and 29-year professor ...
Tournaments
Mar 01, 2007 ... Boys' basketball Class I first round, 7 p.m. No. 14 Monadnock (9-9) at No. 3 John Stark (14-4) Head to head: John Stark beat Monadnock, 77-71, in January, butlost to the Huskies in a holiday tournament. Notes: Although the Generals upended the Huskies in January, ...
Lawyer convicted of forging papers; Bosse could face up to 14 years in prison
Mar 01, 2007; ... A Hillsboro lawyer was convicted of two counts of forgeryyesterday and could face up to 14 years in prison, after he admittedsigning a landowner's name to real estate documents and submittingthem to a listing service. Leigh Bosse, 59, who waived his right to a jury trial, was ...
1919 to 2007
Mar 01, 2007 ... Audrey S. Weathers NEW LONDON - Audrey Strasenburgh Weathers died Sunday, Feb. 25,2007, at the Clough Center in New London. She is survived by Wade Weathers, her husband of 61 years; theirfive children, Wade Jr., Niel F., Audrey Wallace, Margaret andPrentice F.; ...
Lights out!; Failed breaker slows city's afternoon pace
Mar 01, 2007; ... For four friends from Rundlett Middle School, the power outagethat downed computer screens, closed restaurants during the lunchrush and congested intersections in the greater Concord area forabout 2 hours yesterday was no big deal. Emily Lavioe, 13, and her friends Rebekah Dean, ...
Revised roundabout is Concord's best bet
Mar 01, 2007; ... Revised roundabout is Concord's best bet The five-way intersection at Auburn, Centre and Liberty streets isnotoriously confusing, and 14 accidents occurred in it last year. Thecity's engineering department has outlined six options for dealingwith the problem. They range from doing ...
Let the dogs in, she pleads; Town employee takes her cause to public
Mar 01, 2007; ... A Pittsfield town employee wants to bring her dog into town hall,and she'll ask voters at town meeting to help. Nancy Bates hopes that residents, by passing a petitioned warrantarticle, will rescind a policy banning most animals from town hall. Bates, an assistant to the town ...
Break-in second for Democrats; Vice chairman says crimes not connected
Mar 01, 2007; ... The burglary over the weekend at the New Hampshire DemocraticParty's Concord headquarters came five weeks after a break-in at aDemocratic Party office in Manchester. The door to the Manchester Democratic Committee office was brokendown sometime over the weekend of Jan. 20 to 21, ...
The right qualities; Dennis Melchin, Salisbury
Mar 01, 2007 ... The right qualities The upcoming election for selectman is one of import and far-reaching effect. Like many other small towns in the region, Salisburyfaces the problems and difficulties associated with growth anddevelopment. We need leadership that has demonstrated capability ...
Senseless; Marilyn Durkee, Concord
Mar 01, 2007 ... Senseless State Rep. John Tholl's bill amounts to prohibition. Where willyou draw the line on enforcement? Will children be stopped leavingchurch after receiving communion wine? Will police raid a wedding where every participant is given aslurp of champagne in a small plastic ...
Loving mother and grandmother
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ceola A. Olsen HENNIKER - Ceola A. "CeCe" Olsen, 79, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007,at home. She was born Dec. 1, 1927, in Washburn, Maine, where she grew up.She moved to Connecticut, where she lived for several years beforemoving to Henniker in 1979. She worked at New England ...
'Hard is not hopeless'
Mar 01, 2007 ... The way ahead will not be easy. There will be difficult times inthe months to come. But hard is not hopeless, and we must remainsteadfast in our effort to help improve security for the Iraqipeople. I am confident that each of you will fight with skill andcourage, and that you will remain ...
Too much Arnie; Steve Reilly, Concord
Mar 01, 2007 ... Too much Arnie I've long followed your campaign coverage, but why does everyarticle I read feature prominent quotes from Arnie Arnesen? A womanwho's been fired from every station she's worked at, lost everycampaign she's ever run, and now hosts an unwatchable ...
One more example of our cultural divide; Bill Bunker, Barnstead
Mar 01, 2007 ... One more example of our cultural divide Sorry, Katy, parental concern is a little more than "Hoohaa" ("Uh,can you really say that?" Viewpoints, Feb. 25). Katy Burns is up to her eyeballs in moral relativism in her columnexcusing a children's author from using the word "scrotum" ...
Money pit; Hans Wendler, Epsom
Mar 01, 2007 ... Money pit Your article on the Epsom Meetinghouse was incorrect. While thebuilding has been moved, no money has been voted for its conversionto town offices. And I urge that none be so voted. Take a look at the building: high ceiling, un-insulated plankwalls, big ...
The hate of believers; Jeffrey Metzger, Loudon
Mar 01, 2007 ... The hate of believers When I read David Testerman's Feb. 26 letter, it occurred to methat there is no hate speech that can match good ole red-bloodedChristian hate speech. Maybe it is just religious belief in general,but the hate of believers sure is getting a lot of press these ...
Refreshing; Rev. Dr. Christopher Drew, Terryville, Conn.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Refreshing Sarah Earle's article on making the church available for thedisabled ("Making their faith more accessible," Monitor, Feb. 27) waswonderful and refreshing. As ...
Trust is everything; Francis Warman, Hopkinton
Mar 01, 2007 ... Trust is everything Sen. Clinton: Your fondness for "decking opponents" was misplacedin your campaign's swift and abrasive attack on Sen. Barack Obama forcomments made by one of his supporters, David Geffen. Mr. Geffen was raising a legitimate concern, shared by millions ...
Debunked; Neil Alexander, Grantham
Mar 01, 2007 ... Debunked I understand your fawning admiration for Al Gore and his movie,An Inconvenient Truth. However, if you did some journalisticresearch, you would have found out that the movie in question useddata that have been thoroughly debunked. Further, the main researcher used by ...
Too much money; Tim Jandebeur, Northwood
Mar 01, 2007 ... Too much money On Saturday we have a chance to send a much needed message to theschool board and SAU. The 2007-08 school budget for Northwood is$10,700,555, and that is $665,269 over last year's budget. It isabsolutely unnecessary and should be voted down and sent back. Put ...
Community forums set in Franklin-area towns
Mar 01, 2007 ... If you live in greater Franklin, the Caring Community Network ofthe Twin Rivers wants to know what you think. The group is working on a community needs assessment project,trying to figure out what issues most concern local residents: healthcare, the environment, the cost of living, ...
Clear mandate; Don Harty, Epsom
Mar 01, 2007 ... Clear mandate On March 13 Epsom voters will be faced with many choices as theygo to the polls. One of the most important is the contest for roadagent. Gordon Ellis is running to reclaim the job that heoverwhelmingly won in the previous two elections. I am supportingGordon for the ...
Good schools canbe less expensive; Marion L. Paxton, Hopkinton
Mar 01, 2007 ... Good schools canbe less expensive Why is any suggestion that we might be spending too much foreducation in Hopkinton seen as an attempt to undermine theeducational quality of the schools? Nearly 60 percent of the taxes collected last year went to theeducation of less than 20 ...
The real coercion; Adrienne Eaton, New Brunswick, N.J.
Mar 01, 2007 ... The real coercion I guess I should be flattered by George Will's praise of mystraight talk on the Employee Free Choice Act ("Big labor wants tokill secret ballot," Monitor, Feb. 27). Unfortunately, Will'sanalysis of that legislation is anything but straight or accurate. In ...
Laconia Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... -- Read Across America, Monday at 6 p.m. in the Selig storytimeroom. The program will include a celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday.Wear your ...
Hillsboro Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... Hillsboro-Deering School Board members and school administrators will be available to meet withvoters at the following locations to answer questions about theschool budget: --Saturday from 7 to 9 a.m., Corner Store; 9 to 11 a.m., Hillsborotansfer station; and 1 to 4 p.m., ...
Chichester Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Chichester Historical Society will present "A Diller, ADollar, A Ten O'Clock Scholar ....
Concord Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... -- "Look Good . . . Feel Better," Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon. -- "Finding Strength," March 10 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. -- "Managing Cancer Related Fatigue," March 13 from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. -- "Stress Control," March 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more ...
Bradford Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... -- Bridge lessons for adult intermediate and advanced players,Mondays beginning next week at 6:30 p.m. -- Ballroom ...
Early exit has Concord scratching its head; Exeter blows out Tide in tournament opener
Mar 01, 2007; ... Funny thing, momentum. It can be your best friend, but if you takeit for granted, it's as fleeting as a January thaw. For three weeks, Big Mo skated with the Concord High hockey team,a seventh player on the ice in a perpetual Crimson Tide power play.But come the playoffs and last ...
Ski resort owners plan bankruptcy; Ragged Mountain owners wanted injunction
Mar 01, 2007; ... Ragged Mountain's owners are expected to file for bankruptcy todayafter a judge denied an emergency motion to prevent the property frombeing auctioned off this afternoon. If the owners file before today's 1 p.m. auction, the auction willbe cancelled and the foreclosure ...
Gilford Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... -- "Read Across America' celebration, reading of The Cat in theHat, Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. -- Gilmanton artist Rebecca Ronstadt will introduce the firsthand-colored, limited edition of John James Audubon's ViviparousQuadrupeds (mammals) of North America, March 8 from 7 to ...
Biden gives plan to end 'national tragedy'; System would divide Iraq by ethnic groups
Mar 01, 2007; ... Presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden yesterday warned voters thatthe president has led the country into "a deep hole" at home andabroad because of his policy in Iraq. Biden outlined his own proposalfor ending the war, which would create a federal system of governmentdividing Iraq along ...
Executed to perfection; Concord goes inside to get first-round win
Mar 01, 2007; ... The formula for victory was obvious to Dick Pratt. His ConcordHigh girls' basketball team was taller and more skilled down low thanlast night's Class L tournament first-round opponent, Nashua South,so he'd simply instruct his team to pound the ball inside all gamelong. "And for ...
Sports registrations & tryouts & events
Mar 01, 2007 ... Players needed New England firebirds U14 softball team is looking for an additional catcher. The teamplays in 10 summer tournaments and is coached by Division I MaristUniversity players. Workouts for pitchers and catchers are given byBrakkettes star pitcher Megan Biddle and ...
The following students were named Good Citizens of the Month at the Gilmanton School:
Mar 01, 2007 ... Abigael Fillion, Brendan Bushnell, Cameron Chamberlain, KatharineDade, Julianna Coulstring, Beck McLean, Hannah Lurvey, JennaBaumeister, Cynthia Gagnon, Reese Henderson, Abigail Nielson, HannahBellissimo, Joseph Lempke, Noah Smith, Kim ...
Can't foot the bill for a New York trip to work with an African master drummer? No worries.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Timbre Drums of Andover is sponsoring a one-day workshop with theAmazones, Africa's first all-woman drumming troupe, at the BrokenGround School in Concord on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. The percussionists - women master drummers from Guinea - aremaking one stop in New Hampshire as ...
Campaign watch today
Mar 01, 2007 ... TODAY Mitt Romney ...
Scorsese scores
Mar 01, 2007 ... I just watched The Departed, and that was an amazing movie. I likethat it showed so much double-crossing. It had really good actionscenes, and the acting made it seem realistic - it didn't seem ...
NH on ebay
Mar 01, 2007 ... A DANCE CARD from the 1925 UNH Commencement Ball is for sale oneBay. The card, which has a hard cover, is unused. The ...
Movie Reviews
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Abandoned (R) - An adopted Russian woman returns to herhomeland after inheriting her birth parents' isolated farm, only tofind it haunted. With Jordanka Angelova, Kalin Arsov and ParaskevaDjukelova. (R for violence/gore, some disturbing images, nudity andlanguage. 95 ...
5 questions about skiing crash test dummies
Mar 01, 2007 ... TEN YEARS AGO, the Cannon Mountain race department decided thatcrash test dummies deserve better than to be stuck in cars all thetime. So they built their own dummies, put them on skis and racedthem down the mountain. The Crash Test Dummy Race was born. This year's festivities ...
Boscawen Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... MOONLIT HIKE: The Boscawen Conservation Commission will host itsannual moonlit cross country ski and snowshoe hike tomorrow from 7 to9 p.m ....
Sutton Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE AMERICAN RED CROSS will hold a blood drive March 8 from 10a.m. to 3 ...
Sanbornton Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... 'AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH,' Al Gore's film about global warming, willbe shown tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Sanbornton ...
Salisbury Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... INFORMATIONAL MEETING: A community-wide informational town meetingwill be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the town hall, 645 Old TurnpikeRoad ....
Loudon Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... MILDRED P. LAMPRON BOOK AWARD: The Parent-Teacher Association ofLoudon Elementary School will sponsor a book award to a Loudonresident for $750 in honor of Mildred P. Lampron. For requirements oran application, log on to loudonnh.org. The ...
Meredith Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE 2006 MEREDITH TOWN REPORT is available at meredithnh.org.Click on "Public ...
Hopkinton Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE HOPKINTON TOWN LIBRARY, 61 Houston Drive, will hold a Cat inthe Hat reading tomorrow at 2:36 p.m., to celebrate the 236 wordsused to write the book. For more information, call 746-3663. CANDY MAKING CLASS: The Hopkinton Recreation Department will offera candy making class for ...
Roving club working it out;
Mar 02, 2007; ... Exercise bikes, hand weights and a gossip-inducing coffeepot arestandard equipment for the men and women in the Fit for Life cardiorehab classes. But one thing has been decidedly less stable throughthe years: location. In the two decades since it was founded, the group has done ...
Movie reviews
Mar 02, 2007 ... The Abandoned (R) - An adopted Russian woman returns to herhomeland after inheriting her birth parents' isolated farm, only tofind it haunted. With Jordanka Angelova, Kalin Arsov and ParaskevaDjukelova. Directed by Nacho Cerd. (R for violence/gore, somedisturbing images, nudity and ...
Deerfield Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT needs lifeguards for the ...
Bow Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE FREESE BROTHERS BIG BAND will perform with students of BowHigh School ...
Weare Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE WEARE GARDEN CLUB will meet Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in thelower level of Weare Public Library. The event will ...
Warner Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE WARNER WOMAN'S CLUB will meet Monday in the downstairs meetingroom of the United Church of Warner. Rebecca Courser and GeorgePackard will discuss "Stories Left Out" of "This Morning Broke Clear:Warner in the Wake of the Civil War, 1960's through 1900." Lightrefreshments will be ...
Tilton Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... BOATING SAFETY COURSE: Channel Marine will hold a boating safetycourse Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 954 Laconia Road (Route 3).Registration is required, and seating is limited. The cost is $20 perperson. For more information, call 528-2252. THE NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ...
Henniker Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE FIBER STUDIO, 9 Foster Hill Road, will offer a beginningweaving class Saturday ...
Epsom Community News
Mar 01, 2007 ... MEET THE CANDIDATES EVENT: The Epsom Friends of the Library willhost a meet the candidates forum Sunday at ...
Calendar of Events
Mar 01, 2007 ... today Concerts Annalivia / Nelson Town Hall / By Monadnock Folklore Society / 8 p.m. / $8-$10 / 352-8616 or monadnockfolk.org Antje Duvekot / Londonderry / Tupelo Music Hall / 8 p.m. / $15 / 437-5100 ortupelohall.com Ken Bonfield / ...
Gaelic Storm is coming to the Capitol Center for the Arts tonight at 7:30.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gaelic Storm is coming to the Capitol Center for the Arts tonightat 7:30. The group is part Irish pub, part rock band, and the showfeatures rousing songs, Celtic ballads and humor. To celebrate theshow, The Draft bar across the street is hosting a pre-concert partywith free appetizers to ...