I was cynically amused by your feature on tattoos in Tuesday’s Insider. Glad for you that you didn’t interveiw me. First off, I got six tattoos. Started when I was 15 years old (I’m 51 now) and I regret every one of them.

The first annual Friendly Kitchen 5K will be held this Friday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. The certified course starts and finishes at Northeast Delta Dental, One Delta Drive in Concord, NH. The cost is $15 ($10 if you pre-register.) This event benefits The Friendly Kitchen, a soup kitchen that feeds the hungry. Our President, Hope Butterworth, will be the official starter. For more information, contact 223-1537 or [email protected].

If so, we've got a project for you: Hold a reunion, will you?
We just heard from Mary-Jean Fellows, who saw our story on the class of '67 reunion. "I have never heard of a reunion for the class of 1963!" she wrote. "Maybe they haven't ever had one. Maybe you could find out for me?"
For you, Mary-Jean, there's no question we wouldn't ask.
So whaddya say, readers? Shall we hunt down the class of 1963 and throw them a reunion, or do you want to have Mary-Jean's unhappy face on your conscience??

(Interested? Contact us: [email protected].)

The Children's Place and Parent Education Center, 27 Burns Ave., will offer two free classes this fall. To sign-up for either program, call 224-9920.
Building Blocks Program: Sept. 10 through Nov. 12. Ten week sessions on Monday nights from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Concord-Merrimack SPCA will hold its first "Crafts for Critters" fair in November, and it's looking for local craftspeople to participate. The cost is $25 for a 8-foot by 8-foot space, including a table. Items do not have to be pet-related but must be handmade. For more information and to reserve a space, call 753-9801.
FYI: The fair is maxed-out on knitters, so save those scarves for next year.
The fair will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 274 Pleasant St., on Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Ever wondered about getting an MBA? Join Craig Zamzow, coordinator of Plymouth State's Master of Business Administration program for an open house to be held on Wed., Sept. 5, from 5-7:30 p.m. at the College of Graduate Studies, 2 Pillsbury St.
Advisers will be available to answer questions about the graduate program, which includes the MBA in general management and six certificate concentration areas.

WKXL 1450 AM carries a variety of sports throughout the school year for Bishop Brady, Bow, Concord, Hopkinton, Merrimack Valley, Pembroke Academy and Trinity Christian, totaling more than 120 games.
Our live game coverage includes up to the minute scoreboard updates of all capital area games that are in progress. Visit WKXL1450.com for the broadcast schedule and hear games live at WKXL 1450 AM and WKXL1450.com.
Jim Finney

Remember Don Eckhardt? A few months ago, we forgot to credit him for a photo of Chance Anderson that we printed in the Insider. We were going to run a correction, but when we discovered that he had a PhD in geophysics and worked for NASA, we decided to interview him instead.
Last week, Don got in touch with us about a statue recently installed at the Elkins Public Library in Canterbury.

On Sept. 7, 8 and 9, some of the region's most talented outdoor painters will bring their paint boxes and easels to the Concord area to participate in the fifth annual World Wide Paint Out.
NHPleinAir Artists invites all plein air artists from the region to join them on location from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on any or all of the three days:
Friday, Sept. 7 - Contoocook Village; Saturday, Sept. 8 - Dimond Hill Farm; and Sunday, Sept. 9 - Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden

Ever wondered what's on your local television station? Well, now you know. Put that TiVo to work.

"The Yoga Show" with Karen
Host Karen Kenney is back with her popular "The Yoga Show." Watch, enjoy, and participate in an hour of relaxing yoga! Start the day off right Friday, Sept. 7, through Sunday, Sept. 9, at 9 a.m.

John Edwards Rally in Concord
Watch excerpts from the Aug. 25 John Edwards Rally at White Park. Produced by Penacook resident Cynthia Ouellette. Catch the program Monday, Sept. 3, through Thursday, Sept. 6, at 5 a.m. or 5 p.m.