FUELHerFIRE Auction Gala

6PM TO 9:30PM

Sky Meadow Country Club Nashua Nh

JOIN US FOR A FUN NIGHT OUT!

Held at the newly renovated Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua

Tickets include complimentary beverage, creative appetizers, delectable food stations, and live entertainment

Unique auction items in various price ranges

Online auction begins March 22, followed by Auction

Gala, Silent & Live Auction on April 6th.

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For tickets & auction go to www.bit.ly/fuelherfire23

2023 FIVE STAR be named? Who will Find out in a special section inside the October issue.

Wealth Managers

Sorry, Kerry (not Kelly)

I enjoy reading about new dining establishments in your magazine. I was particularly thrilled to read about a local restaurant in Nashua owned and operated by the Gleeson family. From my first visit last summer, I found the atmosphere to be warm and inviting. The decor evokes a memory of Irish ancestors. The drinks were prepared and served promptly. I look forward to a return trip for a special meal.

As your article unfolded there appears to be a inconsistency in the name of the owner, Kerry (not Kelly). Please note and address the correct name in the article.

Thank you for your coverage of New Hampshire businesses.

— Peggy Litz, Bristol

Editor’s note: Thanks for taking note of our renewed emphasis on the cuisine scene. We’ve been enjoying the abundant restaurant revival and renewal going on in our towns and cities and hope to continue sharing the excitement with our readers. We also hope to get names right (sheesh) and offer apologies to Kerry (and you) for the error.

Leaving NH for Mental Health

I am emailing you in regard to the state of mental health in New Hampshire. I have been traversing this road because of my daughter who is 14 years old. I have insurance, and yet I have had the most difficult time finding help for my daughter. I was finally told by a mental health professional that I needed to leave the state and go over the border to get help, which I have done. I want to raise awareness of this issue in order to improve things in this area for our state. Please let me know if you are interested in doing a story on this issue.

— Lisa Colburn, Weare

Editor’s note: We’re very interested in helping readers (and ourselves) to understand what’s going on in this critical and stigma-ridden area of health care so plans are in the works for a related feature in 2023. Our November 2022 issue Seniority department featured a profile of former N.H. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick who now travels extensively on his mission to dispel the stigma and to promote understanding and awareness of mental health. Broderick’s new book, “Backroads and Highways: My Journey to Discovery on Mental Health,” should be required reading.

Getting Ayup to Speed

Funny story, a librarian in [town withheld to prevent unneccessary embarrassment] was introducing me for a storytelling program. He read my bio aloud and said, “She writes the a-y-u-h column for New Hampshire Magazine.” I had to give him some quick instructions about how to say AYUH. Cracked me up. This isn’t the first time I’ve had fun with it. Other introducers have stumbled over how to say it. “Eye-uh,” “ah-yuh,” et ceteruh.

I tell them there are a variety of pronunciations with the emphasis on the first or second syllable, or as a one-syllable word — yuh with only the wisp of an “a” at the start.

It can mean yes, no, maybe, too bad, that’s good, tell me more, I’ve heard enough, you don’t say, really, I know it, I’m puzzled, too bad . . . and so forth, depending on context and tone.

It’s as much punctuation as word.

Some add a barely spoken “p” at the end. I do. Sort of: ayup.

It is the best of words and among the most versatile.

I looked it up in my book “Headin’ for the Rhubarb (a New Hampshire Dictionary, well kinda),” and realized my understanding of ayuh has evolved and become more nuanced since the book came out in 2010. We live, we grow, we learn.

In that book, I write:

AYUH: All-purpose positive (but mildly noncommittal) response

Some of us use it a lot, some not at all, some only when talking to people from away — who find the word, for some reason, entertaining.

The fella from away asks the native: “Do you know how to get to New Boston?”

“Ayuh.”

Note: AYUH can be pronounced many different ways, carrying just as many different meanings. It can express surprise, dismay, anger, affection, disapproval, approval, concern — and that’s just for starters. Use with caution.

AYUP: Combines AYUH and yup; a cheery affirmative

“Heard you won the Megabucks.”

“Ayup.”

— Rebecca Rule, Northwoods

Editor’s note: For those who might not know, Rebecca Rule is one of the foremost promoters and preservationists of New Hampshire’s native humor and dialect. Along with the aforementioned “Headin’ for the Rhubarb” she has written more books than you can point a stick at on topics ranging from town meeting (“Moved and Seconded”) to the fine art of storytelling (“Live Free and Eat Pie!”) and even contributed one horror story (“The Haze”) to the “Live Free or Undead” anthology. Check out her website, rebeccarule.com, for a complete list.

Cubicle Campaign

Editor’s note: Our “Cubicle Concerts” series has resumed in our new offices (see ad, page 8) and despite the minimal set design, at least one sharp-eyed reader noticed this bit of decor — a comical “campaign sign” promoting very non-political comedian Jimmy Dunn.

That reader happened to be Dunn himself ...

...and, for the record, we’re all big Jimmy Dunn fans here at New Hampshire Magazine.

Spot four newts like the one here hidden on ads in this issue, tell us where you found them and you might win a great gift from a local artisan or company.

To enter our drawing for Spot the Newt, visit spotthenewt.com and fill out the online form. Or, send answers plus your name and mailing address to: Spot the Newt c/o New Hampshire Magazine 250 Commercial St., Suite 4014, Manchester, NH 03101

You can also email them to newt@nhmagazine.com or fax them to (603) 624-1310.

Last month’s “Spot the Newt” winner is Mary Ann Marino of Fitzwilliam. Jan./Feb. issue newts were on pages 9, 25, 35, 95

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