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- Kennett High School Key Club Presents a Ski-Athon for Camp Sunshine at Cranmore Mountain Resort
- Emily stopped by today to talk all about the MWV Youth STEM Expo Take a listen and sign up to volunteer, mentor, sponsor, participate or donate!
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Box Office Recap – 04/26/2021
Moviegoing is on the rebound, with Demon Slayer being taken out by Mortal Kombat, which raked in $22.5M to Demon’s $19.5M over the weekend. This was the biggest B.O. weekend since mid-March, when COVID started shutting down theaters.
Godzilla vs. Kong came in third, with $4.2M in its fourth week out.
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Spring in NH Brings Blue Skies, Warmer Temperatures – and Wildfire Season
Gov. Sununu with Smokey Bear and N.H. Forest Protection personnel. Picture Courtesy of Governor Sununu’s Facebook Page
Governor Chris Sununu has proclaimed April 18-24 “Wildfire Awareness Week,” part of an effort to raise the level of public consciousness about the dangers of wildfire and its impact not only on New Hampshire’s forested landscape, but also the potential impact to homes, personal property and the state’s wide variety of recreational opportunities.
Unlike other parts of the country that experience their annual increase in wildfire activity in the summer and fall, spring is wildfire season in the northeastern portion of the United States, when dry grasses, leaves and pinecones, along with fallen twigs and branches, serve as potential fuel for a wildfire.
Limited precipitation received within the past week has not significantly improved the ongoing drought conditions in New Hampshire. More than 57 percent of the state is now experiencing moderate drought conditions and the remainder of the state is classified as abnormally dry.
The heightened concern for wildfires will continue until adequate precipitation is received allowing new leaves and green vegetation to emerge.
“As we transition from winter to spring, it’s important that everyone be aware that their change in activities may alter the causes of wildfires, but not the risk,” said Capt. Douglas Miner from the N.H. Forest Protection Bureau. “Being vigilant about what we are doing outdoors – whether disposing of ash from a woodstove, having that first cookout of the season or doing something else that involves combustion – and practicing strong wildfire prevention behavior can have an enormous impact on all of us.”
Ninety percent of wildfires in New Hampshire are caused by human behavior. While brush fires and campfires are common causes, other sources include improper disposal of smoking materials, overheated engines and sparks emitted from machinery.
“New Hampshire’s forests experienced a significant increase in visitors in 2020, and overall that’s great for our health and our economy,” said Patrick Hackley, director of the N.H. Division of Forests and Lands. “Unfortunately, not everyone understands how their actions might start a wildfire and cause damage to our landscape. This proclamation serves to highlight the importance of wildfire prevention awareness.”
The state’s Forest Protection Bureau, part of the N.H. Division of Forests and Lands, is responsible for protecting 4.5 million acres of both public and private New Hampshire forestlands from the threat of wildland fire and crimes against the forest resource. This is accomplished by forest rangers, fire patrolmen, fire tower personnel and support staff as well as the forest fire wardens and deputy wardens serving in each community.
From 2016-2020, New Hampshire experienced an average of 119 wildfires impacting 276 acres annually.
The N.H. Forest Protection Bureau is part of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ Division of Forests and Lands, which protects and promotes the value provided by trees, forests and natural communities. For more information about the Division of Forests and Lands and the work of its Forest Protection Bureau, visit nh.gov/nhdfl or call 603-271-2214.
Feel Good Story of the Week: Nursing Student Leaves Paintings Around Boston
Boston resident Jake Garcia has only been painting for five months, but his art is already becoming a collector’s item. Garcia is a nursing student at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services who recently discovered a love for painting. He’s started leaving several of his original paintings in spots around Boston, letting his Twitter followers know where they can look for his latest pieces. He hopes that he also inspires people to pick up their own paintbrushes.
For the full story click here.
SAU 9 & SAU 13 are Collecting Food to End 68 Hours of Hunger
Today on The Magic Morning Show, Gino was joined by Mandy McDonald of End 68 Hours of Hunger. She told us all about this MASSIVE School Food Drive that has been assembled by the faculty, staff, and students of SAU 9 and SAU 13. The school district’s have been collecting specific types of food for the cause and depending on where your student goes they can donate food as well. The Food Drive ends on Friday, April 23rd. Listen below for the interview and make sure to check out the school list!
A New Name for the North Conway Public Library
The North Conway Public Library has officially been renamed after Lyman Pope in recognition of his generous donation to the expansion project. Shown admiring the new signage is from left Lyman Pope, Sharon Wroblewski, Capital Campaign Chair, and Andrea Masters, Library Director.
NORTH CONWAY, NH – It’s been an exciting year for the North Conway Public Library. The expansion and renovation project, which doubled the size of the library and brought systems up to code, while adding much needed space for library services to meet community needs, was completed in 2020.
While the library is open, with limited hours due to COVID, the capital campaign is ongoing. “We have approximately $350,000 still to raise”, said Andrea Masters, Library Director. “We were so fortunate to receive funding from Lyman for the construction but rising costs during this phase of the project increased our budget needs significantly and we continue to seek grant funding, as well as community support to reach our goal.”
In 2018, the Board of Directors set a goal to renovate and expand the iconic North Conway Public Library after a very generous donation by Lyman Pope, a loyal patron of the library since the 1950’s. He said he saw the need for expansion there and was happy to be in a position to help that cause, as well as to support a library where dogs are welcome. “And this location is excellent. It’s right downtown and people have walking access to it,” Pope said.
“Lyman was instrumental in the development of plans for the expansion – a strong voice from the very beginning of planning through the construction phase” said Board President, Neill Osgood. “As with the early gifts from Mr. Whitaker and Dr. Schouler, one of the Valley’s own set the stage for the library’s future. We thank our friend, Mr. Lyman Pope, for his vision and courageous advances for the betterment of our community and future of our beloved library. We also thank our wonderful patrons and the many community members who have donated to our fund, as well.”
Known for his support of animal shelters, this is Pope’s first library donation and his first project here in his Mount Washington Valley home. The reasons are simple, he said. He cares about dogs that have been mistreated and he cares about libraries.
“Lyman loves books and libraries, and dogs”, said Andrea Masters, Library Director. “He is particularly fond of German shepherds, and as part of the building project, he commissioned a bronze statue of a shepherd that sits proudly by the new entrance in honor of war dogs that have served the American military during wartime.”
The library plans a grand opening celebration sometime in 2021 and looks forward to welcoming the community to the Pope Memorial Library, the newly renamed library announced by the board of directors at their annual meeting in March.
Mr. Pope donated $3 million to the building project and will donate $2 million to the endowment once the name change is officially recorded, all signage completed, and a new walkway built from Main Street to the new entrance of the building in the back.
“We are thrilled to name our library after Lyman Pope”, said Osgood. “His gift is all the more important as the library receives no funding from the town and relies on donations and grants. Lyman’s generosity and devotion to the library and its standing in our community will endure for years to come, as will our mission to enhance the quality of life of our patrons and community, as a whole.”
For more information on the library and its capital campaign please call 603-356-2961, visit northconwaylibrary.com, or stop by during library hours Tuesday and Thursday 10am – 2 pm and Friday 12 pm – 4 pm.
Local Author Mark Synnott Joins Roy Prescott to discuss “The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession and Death on Mount Everest”
White Birch Books and Local Author Mark Synnott are teaming up to do an “in-person” Author Event in celebration of Mark’s new book, The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession and Death on Mount Everest. The event will take place outside (weather permitting) at the bookstore tomorrow, Thursday, April 15th, starting at 4 p.m. All COVID protocols will be followed, including a mask requirement, to keep the event safe for all who attend, and the store itself will be closed during the event.
But just yesterday, our very own Roy Prescott was lucky enough to be able to sit down with Mark and talk all about the mystery and adventures in The Third Pole. Click below to listen.
Mark is also scheduled to do a Live Virtual Facebook event with National Geographic on Thursday, April 15th, at 1 p.m. That event is available to all to watch for FREE. For more information, check out nationalgeographic.com/events/backstage-live-mark-synnott. Following the virtual event, Mark will be at the bookstore to sign books in person!
More About The Third Pole:
The Third Pole is about a 100-year-old mystery, which is what lured Synnott up Everest during the spring of 2019, the season the came to be known as “the Year Everest Broke.” The mystery? On June 8, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine set out to stand on the roof of the world where no one else had stood before. They were last seen 800 feet shy of Everest’s summit still going strong for the top. Could they have succeeded? Irvine was believed to have carried a Kodak camera with him, but it, along with his body, has never been found. Could the film be found and show them on the summit before they disappeared, never to be seen again?
For more information about the event or to order a copy of The Third Pole, contact White Birch Books at 356-3200 or visit them online at www.whitebirchbooks.com. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held inside with strict protocols.
CASA NH is Looking for Volunteers to Speak Up for Abused Children in the Granite State – 04/06/2021
Feel Good Story of the Week: Girl Scout Shatters Record By Selling 32,484 Boxes of Cookies in One Season
Selling tens of thousands of Girl Scout cookies in just two months is an incredible feat and it’s only made more special when it’s done during a pandemic.
Eight-year-old Lilly Bumpus made it her mission to sell as many cookies as she could this season within the restrictions. She wasn’t able to go door-to-door or set up a table outside of a grocery store, but she could sell online and have a booth in the front yard of her San Bernardino, California, home.
Bumpus is a cancer survivor, and her troop is mostly made up of other kids who have either battled cancer, are still fighting it, or lost a loved one to the disease.
Her fellow Scouts showed up at her house to surprise Bumpus and share some good news: she sold 32,484 boxes of cookies, breaking the record for most boxes sold in a season.
About 5,000 of the boxes are being donated to pediatric cancer patients, homeless people, and soldiers serving overseas.
For the full story click here.
Ed Sheeran is the Magic Madness 2021 Champion!
March Madness wraps up tonight for the NCAA and this morning our own tournament did as well!
Welcome to Magic Madness 2021 – Where we will found out, ONCE AND FOR ALL… Who is the Mount Washington Valley’s FAVORITE Magic 104 Artist…
64 Artists kicked it off…
Only one remains… Ed Sheeran is our Magic Madness Champion 2021!
Feel free to click the bracket below to see how the entire tournament played out.
Thank you to all who voted via our Facebook Page!
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APRIL FOOLISHNESS with The White Mountain Independents!
It’s time to get FOOLISH!
Magic 104 and The White Mountain Independents have teamed up once again and are looking for you to hit the streets, have some fun, and WIN BIG!
From NOW through April 26th – Tune in to Gino and the Magic Morning Show each weekday for a set of daily clues to find out which White Mountain Independent Store is the STORE of the DAY… once you figure it out, make sure you head out to that store before the 26th and take an original ‘FOOLISH PICTURE’ or ‘SILLY SELFIE’ inside the store!
Then send it over to GINO@CONWAYMAGIC.COM . Each time you do this – you’ll receive one entry for the GRAND PRIZE. Now it’s only one entry – per store – per person…meaning the more stores you “Act a Fool” in and take photos the more chances you have to win!
And what is this GRAND PRIZE you might ask…
A WHITE MOUNTAIN INDEPENDENT GIFT PACKAGE WORTH OVER $1,000!
Check out this PRIZE LIST…
PRIZE LIST:
Bavarian Chocolate Haus – $50 gift certificate + box of chocolates.
The Christmas Loft – 17” Kurt Adler Santa w/ Gifts figurine.
Designed Gardens – A gift bag with a $25 dollar gift card and a botanically infused candle with long stem matches with art print.
Fields of Ambrosia – CBD Gift Box. Includes 2oz Muscle Balm, 1oz Maple Flavored Tincture and 2 Bath Bombs.
Four Your Paws Only – StarBark’s Dog Bowl & Place Mat set, a Farmhouse Style Dog Biscuit Canister, and a bag of Honest Kitchen Goat Milk & Blueberry cookies.
It’s My Girlfriend’s Consignment Boutique – INIS “voyager” gift set which includes travel size cologne, hand cream, body lotion and shower gel and a $20 gift certificate.
North Conway Olive Oil Co. – Paring #1 Gift Box: a collection that includes Garlic Infused Olive Oil, Sicilian Lemon Balsamic Vinegar, a dipping dish, basting brush, tapi bottle topper for the vinegar, and spout for the olive oil.
The Penguin Gallery – 1 bracelet and 2 necklaces: Rose gold Mantraband, Hand-blown glass jellyfish necklace, Hand-made wooden moose pendant /necklace.
Ragged Mountain Equipment – “Moose NH” and “Bear NH” Polartec 200 Fleece Throws.
RavenWood Curio Shoppe – A small, cool aggressive Moose Sculpture by R. Knolb, Yard Birds U.S.A.
The Rugged Mill – a Mary Meyer stuffed animal moose, a puppy Love T-shirt size Large, 4 Bear Coasters, and a “Ski Badge” puzzle.
Soyfire Candle Bath & Body – $50 gift certificate.
Spruce Hurricane – A Brighton, leather wrap bracelet with silver plated and enamel beads where you can add or remove the beads for different looks. It can also be worn as a bracelet or a necklace.
Valley Artisans & Vintage Market – Hannes Schneider Ski School sign (reproduction) made locally in Bartlett, Hobnail milk glass covered dish by Fenton, and a Maple candy moose.
Veno’s Specialty Foods & Meats – $50 Gift Card
White Birch Books – White Birch Books Tote bag, a White Birch Books sticker, the new Lisa Gardner novel, and a Book Club journal.
White Mountain Winery – 19oz Stem Wine glass that says “Dogs and Wine Best Therapy in Town”, a 4oz Cordial Stemless glass with the WMW logo, a T-shirt With the “Dogs and Wine” Logo, a Frappe Vino Slush mix, 2 Wine Magnets with various sayings, Miscellaneous Winery Swag (pen, magnets, stickers, opener), and a Gift Certificate for $25.00 to be used in the shop within 1 year.
1 Lucky Listener will WIN IT ALL!
The winning announcement will be made Monday, April 26th at 8:10am.
Until then listen to the Magic Morning Show each day for the “Store of the Day” and keep sending your foolish pics and remember the sillier the better!
A complete list of The White Mountain Independent Stores can be found at WHITEMOUNTAININDEPENDENTS.COM