■The United Church of Penacook Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for Penacook residents.
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
■The schools closing for the year means Concord Grange 322 and Concord Lions Club will hold the new dictionaries until September for the fourth graders who would have received them as third graders. New ones will be ordered next autumn for the new third graders. Please contact Grange Master Dick Patten at 496-2917 for information.
■The following churches on the East Side: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Immanuel Community, Grace Episcopal, East Congregational, Granite State Baptist and Concordia Lutheran Church are streaming their services online. Please go to the church websites for information on how to attend and send offertory envelopes to individual churches. In addition to streaming a service, Granite State Baptist Church’s Pastor Peter Chamberland will be holding a drive-in style worship service in the church parking lot at 10 a.m.
■I would like to wish a happy Ramadan to the citizens on the East Side who are observing this week.
■The Concord High School Class of 1970 50th reunion will be held Aug. 8 at Makris Seafood and Steak House, Route 106. The cost is $30 per person. Checks need to be mailed to Deborah McLane Carter, 55 Bramble Lane, Norwich, VT 05055. Please call John Hill at 225-3219 for information.
■Deepest sympathies are extended to Gary Blake and family for the loss of his wife, Pamela Madden Blake. Pam and her parents lived on the Concord Heights for over 65 years. Their home was located on Loudon Road where an auto parts store now sits.
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for its Leadership Greater Concord Class of 2021. This program fosters civic awareness in the community and participants are equipped with information they need in order to become more involved in activities that will enhance the region. Applications will be accepted through May 22. For more information, go to concordnhchamber.com or call 224-2508.
■The Concord Developmental Preschool at Beaver Meadow is still accepting applications for the fall. The program meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 11 a.m. for 3-year-old children and from 12:15 to3 p.m. for 4-year-old children. There is a monthly tuition based on income and students must turn 3 by Sept. 30, 2020, to participate. The program educates children with special needs alongside their typically developing peers. The program has a low student to staff ratio and a developmental approach to teaching skills to preschoolers such as developing fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, language and social skills for all the children in the classroom. If you are interested, register online at enroll2020.sau8.org. If you have any further questions, contact Sue Carignan at 225-0830.
■Five suggestions of things you can do while staying at home: 1) take a digital museum tour, 2) start prepping your garden, 3) complete a puzzle, the more pieces the better, 4) create an exercise regimen, 5) sleep. Get lots of it!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■Red River Theatres is continuing to grow their virtual cinema offerings! They’ve added The Booksellers, The Times of Bill Cunningham, Beyond the Visible, and Saint Frances. These are in addition to the films they’ve offered over the past few weeks. Every rental is streamed right into your home theater, with a percentage of the rental fee supporting Red River Theatres. Go to redrivertheatres.org .
■On Tuesday at 6 p.m., Sandell Morse joins Rebecca Rule in conversation to discuss Sandell’s new book, The Spiral Shell: A French Village Reveals Its Secrets of Jewish Resistance in World War II, one woman’s rediscovery of identity and faith, via Zoom. There are times in each of our lives when we make a journey that takes us beyond the physical place we’ve ventured in order to reveal a different, greater sense of ourselves and our place in history. For author Sandell Morse, what started out as a research project became an unexpected rediscovery of identity and faith. In her haunting memoir, The Spiral Shell, she uncovers long-silenced stories of bravery, and in turn finds deeper meaning and understanding of her own Jewish heritage. Zoom is free for audience members to use and requires no login or registration. A computer or smartphone and an internet connection are required to participate. There is no fee to attend this virtual event. This event will not be recorded and broadcast later. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com for the event link.
■Your act of kindness makes our community stronger! Thanks so much to Cole Gardens, Cobblestone Flowers and Gifts and D. McLeod Florist for enabling Acts of Kindness and a way for you to support the residents and staff of Concord’s long-term care facilities. They are offering discounted prices to support long-term care residents. For $45 you can send a flower to 30 residents (or planted blooms for outdoor displays)! Give them a call, order flowers and show your support today!
■New Hampshire Federal Credit Union is offering classes online. Visit nhfcu.org and select Center for Finance and Education. On Tuesday at 11 a.m., Preview of Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover and at 9 p.m., Homebuying 101. On Thursday, take Graduating to Life on Your Own at 11 a.m., or at 3:30 p.m., it’s Investing Basics..
■Kitty London, an indoor/outdoor cat used to woods and not the city, got out. Please go to NextDoor.com South End, if you see her. She is very friendly and loves to be held and doesn’t scratch or bite.
■Cate Simms, the South End Puzzlemeister, announces The South End Scramble solution and winners! The solution was: “from caring comes courage” (which is a translated Lao Tzu quote). She accepted any variation of those words. Winners (selected at random): 1. The Vega Family, 2. The O’Connor Family, 3. The Frey/Goble Family. Special prize to the Barry Family for being the first to figure out the scramble! Winners will receive gift cards to local businesses! Special thanks to the Connell Family for their prize contribution. Thanks so much for the wonderful positive response. She’s proud to be your neighbor!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com