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The Concord Police Department and Girls Inc again teamed up: Fifteen girls from the Girls Inc program came to the PD on Tuesday and lent a helping hand. Eleven of the girls washed department vehicles and four of the girls stuffed envelopes. The girls were able to wash eleven department vehicles and stuffed 200 envelopes in 2 hours of work. The girls were treated to a pizza lunch and in turn treated the training class to an ice cream social. We will have our third car wash and ice cream social on Aug 14!

We didn't think it was possible, but we had more to write about golf than we had room for. Here's our glossary of terms for beginner golfers.
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We decided to include a glossary of terms for those of you that think you might want to try this golf thing out. Ed Deshaies gave us a copy of The Rules of Gulf, a pocket guide put out by the United States Golf Association (yes, there is such a thing). Deshaies warned us that the guide wasn't the most interesting read. We couldn't make it in more than two sentences before our eyes glazed over. One of us even passed out.

This week's Insider calendar features a painting by artist Ruth Riley, whose work is featured at Kimball-Jenkins through August 10. You can also see works by artist Peter Granucci in the carriage house. This painting is called "Peter the Bull." Below, Peter talks about the exhibit:

I started this series in 1974 with the idea of merging modern and traditional ideas and techniques of painting. It uses a hyper realistic method while creating an abstract over all idea with the depth of realism and the surface of abstract.

We heard from Mike Jette that schedules will be sent out to Merrimack-Valley high school students on Aug. 1. And so begins the downward descent of summer. Here’s wishing you a study hall after lunch.

Morgan Matthews, 13, submitted the essay below for the Harry Potter essay contest held by Gibson's Bookstore on Main Street.

The Analysis of Severus Snape

In the words of Remus Lupin in the sixth Harry Potter Book, “Dumbledore trusts Severus and that ought to be good enough for all of us.” We may not understand some of the things that Snape does or says, but in the end he is well-intentioned.

Thatcher, you've got some serious competition. Here's another essay, y Emma Kellenberg Callewaert, 11, of Concord & Evan Kirkland Grennon, 10, of Concord:

Is Professor Snape good, or is he evil? This is the question all readers of the Harry Potter books are asking. We have two different opinions, and we would like to share them with you through this two-part essay.

Part One: "Evil"

This essay, by Thatcher Eills, 12, of Concord, was one of the finalists in the Gibson's Bookstore Harry Potter essay competition. Thatcher, we like your style. In fact, if it weren't illegal for someone your age to work, we'd hire you!

Is Snape Truly Evil?

From Matt Stern:

Global warming is real and it's happening faster than anyone predicted. At the same time American jobs are being outsourced faster than anyone feared possible. But with renewable and energy efficient technologies we can cut carbon emissions while building healthy, sustainable communities and economies.

Kiah Walker recently won a Harry Potter essay contest, sponsored by Gibson's Bookstore on Main Street. Kiah waxed poetic on her feelings on Snape, the potions professor at Hogwarts School of Magic. Is he good, evil, or somewhere in between? Kiah examines the question in her essay below, for which she took home a limited edition copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

The Two Halves of the Half-Blood Prince

Green Mountain Pug Rescue is seeking a home for Rosie – a sweet little 6-year-old spayed female pug. Rosie would make a fine addition to any family – she is up-to-date on shots, gets along well with children and other animals, and is housebroken! Rosie's adoption fee is $350. To learn more about Rosie, visit www.greenmtnpugrescue.com or email Tammy Hall at [email protected] or call 802 425-3599.

GMPR is a non-profit, all volunteer, rescue group based in Vermont, and is dedicated to helping pugs in need in Vermont, New Hampshire and Upstate New York.