Author: Barbara Coles

Say "Deerfield Fair" and a lot of people think "Junior Gardner." His is the voice - with its distinctive Yankee accent - that you hear on the radio advertising for the now-140-year-old fair.

Wolfman of Clark's Trading Post grants us a rare interview.

Nine generations - that's how long Deborah Scranton's family has lived in New Hampshire, all in the tiny town of Goshen.

It's been called a small company with a big heart - the Manchester based DIRICO Motorcycles USA gives support to a number of organizations that company owner Stephen Talarico sees as needing a boost.

When Jesse Laflamme was in college he was considering a career in high finance, but he decided instead to return to the roost and join the family egg business. The fifth-generation farm was struggling at the time, nearly out of business, a victim of competition from very large caged egg farms in the region.

It started more than 30 years ago with a few ballet costumes - costumes that Mary Selvoski made for her daughters when they were taking lessons. In the years since then Mary's collection of costumes grew and grew - today there are more than 10,000 costumes of all sorts.

Joan Woodhead, president of the Concord-based Pierce Brigade, is dedicated to preserving the Franklin Pierce legacy.

Every four years Bill Gardner becomes the center of the political universe. As Secretary of State, he has the sole power to set the date of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary. And because by law the primary must be at least a week ahead of any similar contest, setting the date can be dicey.

Her name, Hope, surely fits her. Hope Zanes Butterworth is, and has been for years, a source of hope for many in the Concord area. She's devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to good causes, especially to The Friendly Kitchen, which serves meals to the hungry.