■I hope everyone is staying healthy and wearing a mask.
■East Congregational Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Immanuel Community Church and Concordia Lutheran Church are having worship services online. Check church websites for more information. Granite State Baptist Church will have a Sunday 10 a.m. outdoor worship service in the parking lot. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church will have outdoor Masses Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. in addition to online Mass. Bring your lawn chair and umbrella, or sit in your vehicle. Mass is held in the Rosary Garden.
■The Nevers’ Band is going to try and schedule a few outdoor concerts this summer.
■Happy birthday to Donald Patten, Dan Yvars and Shirley Howard!
■Deepest sympathies are extended to Brad Towne, Cobblestone Florist and family for the recent passing of Brad’s father, Howard Towne.
■Deepest sympathies are also extended to the family of the late Kenneth Tilton, Jr., who passed away in Cumberland, R.I. Ken and his family lived on Old Loudon Road in the Heights, where two small strip malls now sit. He attended Dame School from kindergarten through sixth grade and graduated from Concord High School in 1970. The O’Neill Funeral Home in Cumberland, R.I., is handling arrangements.
■I hope everyone has a safe and happy Fourth of July weekend.
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■All City of Concord offices are closed on Friday in observance of Independence Day. Friday is also a trash holiday. Trash and recycling collection will be postponed until Saturday.
■The Concord Public Library will have an online session Monday from 9-10 a.m. The library is offering children’s stories with actor and “Reading Rainbow” host LeVar Burton, who will host “LeVar Burton Reads.” For more information, check out levarburton.com.
■The Zonta Club of Concord is looking for gently used book donations to raise funds to help local womens’ projects. This year the proceeds from the sale of these books will go toward scholarships for local women to continue their education. Fiction and non-fiction novels, children’s books and historical books are needed, but not textbooks. You can drop off your donations at Hilltop Consignment by calling the store owner Sue at 856-0110 before dropping the books off. The books will be sold at the annual Market Days event. For more information, visit zontaclubofconcordnh.org or call club member Rebecca Barnwell at 615-445-0385.
■The Pope Memorial SPCA of Concord-Merrimack County is open during COVID-19 to anyone that needs assistance with pet food. It is available to the public on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 3-5 p.m. Please practice social distancing while at the shelter. For more information, visit popememorialspca.org.
■Hope you have a safe and happy Independence Day!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■Red River Theatres has five new films to stream onto your television or computer: “I Am Not Your Negro,” “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” “Whose Streets?” “Runner” and “Quarantine Cat Film Festival.” The first three films may be purchased individually or as a bundle. See full Virtual Cinema offerings at redrivertheatres.org. For more information visit redrivertheatres.org/virtual-cinema-faq.
■Did you know there is a baseball league for adults after supper? Come support the Concord Sunset League! Games this week are: Grappone at Noonan Paining (Monday at Memorial Field), Century 21 at Sanel (Monday at White Park), Noonan Painting at PSU (Tuesday at Memorial Field), Sanel at Iron Pigs (Tuesday at White Park), Century 21 at Iron Pigs (Wednesday at White Park), Grappone at PSU (Thursday at White Park). All games start at 6 p.m. and are free to watch. For more league information and updated schedules visit leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=concordsunset.
■There are changes in the South End! We say a fond farewell to Cimo’s and a big welcome to Flanagan’s South Ender, 250 South Street, 856-8020. Their hours are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday hours will start in July. Flanagan’s is your local stop for great food, craft beer and more! Come stop in and see the renovations and new menu.
■All city offices and the library will be closed on Friday. Friday is also a trash holiday. Trash and recycling collection will be postponed until Saturday.
■Street closure for the Concord Farmers Market is on Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Capitol Street between Green Street and North State Street.
■It must be Webinar Week! Check out these amazing opportunities to learn while at home! Upcoming webinars hosted by the New Hampshire Federal Credit Union are: “Cut the Cord: TV Without Cable or Satellite” on Tuesday at 11 a.m. (register.gotowebinar.com/register/9128815543458853389), “Get it Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won’t Have To” is on Tuesday at 4 p.m. (register.gotowebinar.com/register/7132995230859407117), “New Rules of Retirement and Annuities in a Post COVID-19 World” is Wednesday at 4 p.m. (register.gotowebinar.com/register/3229258361699605773), “Financial Basics” is on Thursday at 10 a.m. (register.gotowebinar.com/register/3250432756627341581), “101 Ways to Save Money” is on Thursday at 3 p.m. (register.gotowebinar.com/register/8912882455301662221), “Graduating to Life on Your Own” is July 7 at 10 a.m. (register.gotowebinar.com/register/155165687437938445) and “Save Early and Often” is on July 7 at 3 p.m. (register.gotowebinar.com/register/6639141887084163085).
■I’m going to be lost without fireworks for July 4th! Around 150 million hot dogs will be consumed and would stretch from D.C. to Los Angeles, more than five times. More beer is sold than any time of year (be careful driving!). Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted and James Monroe died on July 4, 1831. Calvin Coolidge, was born on July 4, 1872. Now you know! Happy Birthday, America! Still miss those fireworks!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com