Gotta Run — Seacoast Scene — 09/29/22

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Seacoast Half Marathon training group. Photo by KeriAnn Rugg.

Gotta Run

Races, Running gRoups and tips fRom the pRos

By Lily Hartman

It’s 70 degrees in November — an unusually warm day for mid fall in New England. Keri-Ann Rugg checks her watch. She’s three hours and 23 minutes and a little over 25 miles into the Man chester City Marathon 2020 race, and still has one mile to go. During her last mara thon, Rugg’s time was three hours and 41 minutes, and she needs to beat the time of 3 hours and 30 minutes to qualify for the Boston Marathon. At this point in this race, Rugg is starting to feel it — the air feels uncomfortably warm and the course becomes hilly — but she remembers what her coach said to her: that there will be a point when it gets hard, and you’re going to either hang on with your fingernails or call it and just run easy.

Three hours and 29 minutes in and 0.2 miles from the finish line, she starts to sprint with everything she’s got, and she crosses the finish line with a time of three hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds.

“[The Boston Marathon] is amazing, but that [Manchester City Marathon] race will always be the most memorable,” says Rugg, who ran the Boston Marathon for the first time this past year. “Your brain will tell you your body can’t do it, but your body can do it.”

Rugg is the cross-country coach at New

market Middle School and running coach with Mercuria Running, where she special izes in customized training plans, online and form coaching, and group training. She works with clients both locally and online in the Seacoast area, leads group runs with Runner’s Alley in Portsmouth on Thursday nights, and leads the current training pro gram for the Seacoast Half Marathon in Portsmouth happening this fall on Oct. 30.

The course of the marathon starts at Ports mouth High School and goes out toward the beach, along wooded roads in Rye, past the Atlantic Ocean, and through New Cas tle before heading back to Portsmouth.

“I think the attraction for this race is the course,” says Bruce Hurley, race director of the event, who’s been on the volunteer orga nizing committee for all 17 years. Proceeds from race registrations are donated to a nonprofit organization each year. This year the race is supporting PortsmouthNH400, the group organizing anniversary celebra tions for the three towns on the course, which are all turning 400 next year.

“Running in a race is a lot of fun because you’re surrounded by a lot of like-minded people all doing the same thing at the same time,” says Hurley.

According to NetDoctor, running improves your cardiovascular fitness, pro motes weight loss, improves your mood, is healthy for your bones, improves heart,

lung, and muscle capacity, and enables you to sustain exercise for longer. Along the seacoast, you can even reap the ben efits of beach running, which is a more challenging workout due to the add ed resistance from the sand, according to Healthline. It’s also a lot easier on the joints, improves your strength and bal ance, and the soft surface beneath your feet can even prevent injury.

Rugg says that to prevent common inju ries from running, runners should focus on proper form. She emphasizes thinking about “pushing off the ground with your glutes.” If runners have their feet land right underneath their hips, then it will help them get into their glutes, which will protect their shins and IT band.

For those who are new to the running realm, Rugg says to “start by thinking about moving your body.” This could be something like a 30-minute walk-run com bo or whatever you’re comfortable with. She recommends going for a jog and to time how long you can sustain your jog or run before needing to walk, as well as how long a recovery you need. You can use this run-walk ratio as a training principle before either increasing your run time or decreas ing your recovery time the following week, and so on.

“All of those little things that you are chipping away at are going to start resulting

in reward and you’re going to start noticing changes,” says Rugg.

It’s also important to have reliable running gear to make your run a bit more comfort able. Rugg says to wear a comfortable pair of running shoes and socks, breathable running clothes, as well as gloves, remov able layers, reflective gear and easy-to-see clothing for the colder months. Running vests are also a great addition to your run ning gear collection. That way you’ll have access to snacks, water and other essential items during your run.

In those moments when training becomes difficult, Rugg says to come back to your “why,” which is what drives you, personal ly, to run. With her Seacoast Half Marathon training group, Rugg incorporates mental drills each week into her group’s programs in order to help them form positive thoughts and create mantras for hard moments dur ing a run. These mantras can be as simple as “I can do this” or “I am strong.”

In addition to the Seacoast Half Mara thon, Rugg has clients who are registered for The Smuttynose Rockfest Half Mar athon & 5K happening Sunday, Oct. 2, in Hampton. There are several other races happening this fall along the Seacoast, such as the family-friendly Thirsty Goblin 5K on Oct. 29 in North Hampton. This is the first year that High5em, a company that produc es and creates endurance events, is hosting

Seacoast Half Marathon training group. Photo by Keri-Ann Rugg.

this race at North Hampton, according to Ashley Steeves, owner of the company and race director for the event.

Steeves says they’re expecting about 300 runners, with many wearing Hallow een costumes. At the event there will be costume contests, entertainment and free giveaways at the finish line for participants, such as beer from Throwback Brewery.

She recommends that participants get out at least a few times a week leading up to the event, even if it’s just for a walk or jog.

“[The race is] a flat, fast course, which is pretty appealing for a lot of runners or even beginners who are not wanting to do their first 5K climbing hills,” says Steeves, adding that the race encourages participants at all fitness levels to partici pate, including walkers.

According to Shape, just 30 minutes of walking per day has various health bene fits, such as better heart health, decreased stress and weight loss. Mayo Clinic reports that walking regularly can improve your immune system, better your energy and mood, and make your bones and mus cles more resilient. You can even take it up a notch by power walking, which is just walking at a faster pace that involves swinging your arms. Power walking can promote weight loss, decrease your chances of developing certain diseases, and enhance mindfulness.

To power walk with proper form, Healthline says that your head should be lifted, shoulders back, and eyes forward. Brace your core and swing each arm with the opposite leg. Your elbows should be at a 90-degree angle, and be mindful of keeping your arms within an appropriate range of motion, meaning don’t over swing them.

SIX03 Endurance, a running com munity in New Hampshire, welcomes all levels of runners to join their team.

Throughout the year, SIX03 Endurance organizes group runs and events, such as the upcoming Vulcan’s Fury Trail Race at Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham on Oct. 9. They have The Great Pumpkin Trail Relay in Lee on Oct. 30, where they throw an end-of-the-year party at the fin ish line. They also have weekly pub runs, where groups run a 3- to 5-mile loop and can grab a beer together after. On the sea coast, they offer various pub runs, such as at The Hammer Pub & Grille in Ports mouth and The Hayseed Restaurant/ Smuttynose Brewery in Hampton. Partic ipants can make plans through the SIX03 Long Run Group on Facebook to meet up for longer runs.

As reported by Runner’s World, trail run ning works various muscle groups and can minimize the pressure on isolated joints due to the fact that you’re constantly mov ing over unpredictable terrain. Verywell Fit explains how trail running can improve your mental health.

“I think getting outside, you kind of run through all the problems in your head and realize they’re not that big of a deal,” says Tom Hooper, co-founder of SIX03 Endur ance. “You have a lot of mental time out there that I really think is beneficial.”

Although running for the first time can seem intimidating, it doesn’t have to be. Rugg explains how running should be fun, and that you can start slow, such as with a light 15-minute jog or an easy walk-run. In order to see the best results, she says, the key is to run smarter, not necessarily more miles. Many of her clients find themselves amazed with their progress and how much joy they’ve found in the sport.

“It’s an addictive sport,” says Hooper. “You want to see how far you can go, how far your body will let you go.”

In addition to community races, events and running groups, there are various plac

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Runners from a previous Seacoast Half Marathon in Portsmouth. Photo by Todd Hanson.

es to run on your own time on the Seacoast. If you’re looking to get your feet wet with the sport, you can check out Stratham Hill Park in Stratham or Pawtuckaway State Park for a local trail run, Wallis Sands Beach in Rye for a beach run, or even Little Boar’s Head Scenic Walk in North Hamp ton and Rye for a scenic road run.

“There’s always going to be someone faster than you, but if you sort of set your own parameters based on what you can do and try to be competitive with your self, I find that to be very motivating,” says Hurley. “I’ve never regretted going for a run.”

Lily Hartman resides on the New Hampshire Seacoast and enjoys going for hikes, trail runs and beach runs through out the state.

Where to run

More upcoming races along the Seacoast can be found at runningintheusa.com/race/ list/nh.

Portsmouth Group at Runner’s Alley

104 Congress St., Portsmouth Hours: Every Thursday at 6 p.m.

Cost: Free to the public.

More info: Visit runnersalley.com/runclubs/portsmouth-group or call 430-1212.

SIX03 endurance

Serving the Seacoast Hours: Vary by event, race and group run. Cost: All events, races and group runs are free to the public. Memberships cost $60 annually. Members get discount codes to specific races, Trail Runner magazine, and more. They also receive exclusive gear and 15 percent off at Philbrick’s Sports and 10 percent off at Runner’s Alley.

More info: Visit six03endurance.com, email info@six03endurance.com or call 817-3672.

exeter Run Club

20 Portsmouth Ave., Suite 1 #188, Stratham Hours: On Sundays the club hosts a run at the Exeter Bandstand at 8 a.m. On Tues days and Wednesdays the club hosts a run at various locations at 6 p.m (more details are posted to their Facebook page). On Wednes days the club also hosts a World Famous Trail Run in Newmarket at 6:30 p.m.

Cost: Memberships cost $28 annually. All membership fees are donated to the commu nity. Members receive gear and accessories, as well as discounts at local stores and oth er businesses.

More info: Visit exeterrunclub.com, email runner@exeterrunclub.com or call 603-770-8195.

Seacoast Half Marathon in Portsmouth, NH

50 Andrew Jarvis Drive, Portsmouth

When: This race will take place on Oct. 30. Walkers start at 8 a.m. and runners start at

8:30 a.m. The virtual race will take place Oct. 22 to Oct. 30.

Cost: The Seacoast Half Marathon (in per son) is $80. Registration for this race will end on October 25th at 3:30 p.m. The Virtual Seacoast Half Marathon is $40, the Virtu al Seacoast Quarter Half Marathon is $35, and Virtual SHM 5K is $35. Registration for these races will end on Oct. 29 at 12:30 p.m.

More info: Visit seacoasthalfmarathon.com or email racedirectorshm@gmail.com.

the Smuttynose Rockfest Half Marathon

Downtown Hampton Beach

When: This race will take place on Oct. 2. 5K racers start at 8:40 a.m. at C Street. Half Marathon racers start at 8 a.m. in their designated pace corrals. The Virtual Half Marathon and Virtual 5K can be completed where and when you choose.

Cost: The Smuttynose Rockfest Half Mar athon is $109, the 5K race is $79, and the virtual half marathon and 5K are $79.

More info: Visit hamptonrockfest.com or email info@hamptonrockfest.com.

thirsty Goblin 5K

Throwback Brewery, 7 Hobbs Road, North Hampton

When: This race will take place on Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.

Cost: The 5K race is $35 (costs consistent ly increase for this race). The Kids Fun Run is $10. Registration for the kids race ends on Oct. 29.

More info: This race encourages all partici pants to wear Halloween costumes and race organizers are encouraging local businesses to get involved, such as by being sponsors or having their employees participate in the event. Visit runsignup.com/race/nh/north hampton/thirstygoblin5k, email info@ high5em.com, or call 978-594-7050.

Seacoast Half Marathon training group. Photo by KeriAnn Rugg.

Bird feeding fun

No matter where you live, in the Sea coast or elsewhere, bird watching at home can be a lot of fun, deeply interesting, and a daily delight. If you already have feed ers set up, you know what I mean. If you don’t have a feeder or two in easy sight, you can start anytime and attract birds just about anywhere — middle of a city, out in the country or in a suburban neighborhood.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says about 60 million Americans feed birds in a backyard or at a window, putting out more than a million tons of seed each year. With that much bird food entering the avian ecol ogy, some researchers, like those with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, are studying the effect on North American bird popu lations. Experts disagree about whether backyard bird feeding will significantly help (or even harm) bird populations. But feeding certainly can help individual birds in your neighborhood, says the Humane Society of the United States. “The gener al rule for feeding any wild animal is: do not feed when it might cause harm. With birds there are few situations in which we can imagine harm being caused, so we say, go ahead,” the Humane Society posted on its website, humanesociety.org.

Birds get the large majority of their food from natural habitat. At most, wild birds get about 20 percent of their diet from bird feeders, according to the Cornell Lab. If backyard bird feeders didn’t exist, the birds would get along pretty well dining on what nature provides, as they have throughout history, say the scientists.

“Backyard bird feeders are for us, not the

Cardinals are a favorite with backyard birdwatchers. Males are bright red all over, females (pictured) are muted reddish brown. Some cardinals migrate south in winter but others stay in the Seacoast year-round. Members of the finch family, cardinals are attracted to feeders full of black-oil seed, safflower seed, or mixed seedballs like the one shown here. Photo credit: Erin Wilson, courtesy of Public Broadcasting Service.

birds,” wrote conservationist Paul Baicich, co-author of Feeding Wild Birds in Ameri ca: Culture, Commerce and Conservation Bird feeders provide what the scientific community calls “supplemental nutrition.”

True, good supplemental nutrition can help maintain and improve bird health, according to a journal article appearing in Conservation Physiology. But a downside, the study shows, is that birds at feeders are at greater risk of disease. Overall, the experts conclude, if you use bird feeders, be sure to clean and disinfect them often — once a month is a good rule of thumb. Keep bird food dry. Throw away any that is wet, moldy or smells musty.

Regardless of the birds’ needs, for bird enthusiasts there’s at least one good reason to keep feeders filled. They’ll draw more birds to your yard when the feeding stations become part of birds’ routines. To attract the most you should know what particular birds prefer for feed and for feeder styles — trays and platforms, hoppers or “hous es,” window units, tubes, those designed for Nyjer (thistle) seed, and suet feeders. A comprehensive guide is available at feeder watch.org.

House sparrows are one of the most common birds at bird feeders. Females (pictured) are brownish over all with a grayish underbody. They’ll eat seeds, grains, insects, and food left out with the trash. If you find you have too many house sparrows eating up your feed, put out black-oil sunflower seeds. They attract many native birds, but house sparrows don’t eat them. Photo credit: Karthik Easvur, Wikimedia.

Curt Mackail has been an avid bird watcher over more than 50 years. When not looking for birds to add to his lifetime list, he plays the saxophone, teaches art for seniors and looks after his family’s three dogs.

Bird Brained with Curt Mackail

Rising star

Going to college and getting involved

Plymouth State University student Joshua Chandler of Laconia has been named Stay Work Play NH’s 2022 College Student of the Year.

Where are you in your college career, and what are you studying?

I’m a non-tradition al student. I’m going into my last year, which will be my fifth year, at Plymouth State University, as a dual degree major — a B.S. in cell and molecular biology and a B.A. in psychology. I started out studying exer cise science when I first got to Plymouth State. I real ized early on that I wanted to be a physical therapist, but then I decided that might not be for me. I liked the more hard-core basic sci ence things. My aspirations switched. They stayed medical, but I started leaning more toward [being an] M.D. or physician’s assis tant or something like that. I switched to molecular biology and decided on the phy sician’s assistant route. Then Covid hit, and I left for basic training with the Air Nation al Guard. My studies got delayed a little bit. Then I got deployed to Kuwait, and I wasn’t able to take any of those biology classes while I was gone, but I took a couple psychology classes and I realized that I could add a psy chology degree.

What was your experience in Kuwait like? I loved it out there. It was a great experi ence, and I learned a lot. The most impactful part for me was being able to help out and provide medical help for the Afghanistan evacuations. We had about 5,000 Afghani evacuees come to our base. I also received the Army Achievement Medal for my help with that.

How did you balance serving in the National Guard and deployment with your college academics and activities?

While I was in Kuwait I was a full-time stu dent. I was taking 15 credits’ worth of courses, as well as doing my National Guard Air Force upgrade training, getting all the different cer tifications. I’m a firefighter in the National Guard, so I was working 24-hour shifts. I’d go in the morning, pick up the truck, be on response if there was a fire or emergency, and then leave the next morning. Then I’d have the day off to use the gym, go shopping, get a haircut, relax, talk with my family. Coordi nating deadlines for school was interesting because there’s an eight-hour [time] differ ence. I was also a speaker for the Plymouth State student government, and we would have our Zoom meetings, which would be at 7 o’clock Eastern time, but for me it’d be 3

in the morning, so on those nights I would either have to stay up for those meetings or go to bed and set an alarm to wake up and attend those meetings.

What are your plans for after graduating?

My plan is to switch to the Army National Guard and attend P.A. [physician’s assistant] school through them. Then, once I’m done with that, my goal is to come back to New Hampshire and work as a P.A. … After graduating, I would love to stay connected with Plymouth State Universi ty and the alumni department to help mentor and guide students, whether they’re thinking of [going into] medical, military — whatev er they’re planning. I think being exposed to various backgrounds and doing a lot of research for my own plans means that I can be a good resource for students. Additional ly, I do research at Plymouth State through the IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, and they have a mentorship pro gram for alumni as well.

How do you practice self-care and keep from getting burnt out?

Sometimes I wonder how I don’t get burnt out. A lot of it is having a support system — my parents, family, friends, my girlfriend, co-workers, staff members and faculty at Plymouth State. Physical fitness, I think, is also important — setting aside a certain amount of time each day to either go on a walk or exercise or do yoga, just to make sure I’m staying healthy, and eating healthy. ‘Bal ance’ is the word that comes to mind.

What advice do you have for other young people looking to get more involved in their communities?

Look for opportunities. All of what I’ve done started from one simple thing: starting at student government as just a general member at first and then expanding on that, or going to talk with a professor about research and then getting involved with research at Dartmouth and now research for the military. It all starts with that first conversation, and then getting to a point where you’re looking for where you can get your foot in the door. The opportuni ties will follow. … Also, you don’t need to have a master plan. That’s something I strug gle with. I try to imagine everything going perfectly, and usually, it’s never the perfect situation that I imagined [that happens], but it always works out in the right ways, so just go with the flow. — Angie Sykeny

Joshua Chandler

all tires — no matter the quality — require balancing

Dear Car Talk:

A friend got new tires for her car but balked at the charge of $70 for tire balancing. How impor tant is it to get new tires balanced? Thanks, I enjoy your column. — Norman

By Ray Magliozzi

Did you ever stay at those roadside Motel 4-and-a-Half places in the old days? Did you ever put a quarter in the slot by the bed to make it vibrate? Did you like that? Because that’s how your car will ride with unbalanced tires.

The reason tires need to balanced is because no tire comes off its assembly line absolutely perfect. Good quality tires need less balanc ing than cheap tires, but they all need some. The problem is, as the speed of the tire rotation increases, those imperfections in weight distri bution get amplified throughout the car. And, even just a tiny bit of extra rubber in one spot will cause a major tooth-clattering vibration by the time you’re going 65 mph.

So, you offset or “balance” those imperfec tions by putting small weights on the wheel. There are several types of balancers in use these days. There are still some ancient ones, where the wheel is spun very slowly, and a bubble level indicates where the weights should get

hammered onto the steel wheel. The majority of balancers now are high speed, computerized balancers, that spin the wheel very fast and tell the mechanic exactly where and what weight to glue onto the inside of the wheel. And, the best machines are road-force balancers, which simulate the effect of the weight of the car on the wheel and tire. Those also can be useful for diagnosing hard to solve balancing issues.

If your friend’s mechanic had a high-speed or road-force balancing machine, $70 for four wheels is about the right price. The good news is that the machine will still be there when she goes back next week to complain about her ride.

Dear Car Talk, I recently was driving my delivery truck to the convention center in our fair city. I hopped out to speak with the gate guard and discovered that my truck was leaking bright green coolant all over the ground! The guards took the spill very seriously, and I saw them deploy a bag of absorbent material just before they kicked me out. I was flustered, but they had every right to do this; as we all know, antifreeze is toxic. After shelling out for a new radiator and refill ing my truck with fluids, I happened to read the label on a bottle of windshield washer fluid. The label said the bottle contained antifreeze, albe it in a smaller concentration than my coolant.

My question is ... if antifreeze is so toxic, then why does every vehicle built in the last 50-60 years have a button on the dashboard to spray the stuff everywhere? — Jared

Both fluids are toxic, but they use differ ent antifreeze chemicals. The ethylene glycol in your radiator is quite toxic if ingested. And, to make matters worse, it has a sweet taste and smell, making it particularly attractive to dogs and other animals. Fortunately, manufactur ers now add a bitterant to their ethylene glycol to make it taste bad, so that’s not as much of a concern as it once was. Still, the guys at the gate were doing their job by quickly mopping up the leak. Ethylene glycol is used in radia tors, because it’s not only an antifreeze, but also a coolant. It has properties that prevent freezing in cold weather but also resist boiling when the engine is running at its operating temperature, which is over 200 F.

The stuff they put in your windshield wash ing fluid doesn’t have to worry about boiling. It just has to keep the soapy water from freezing when the temperature drops. Because the needs of windshield washer fluid are simpler, they use a much cheaper antifreeze called methanol, also known as wood alcohol.

Methanol is also toxic. So why isn’t its con tainment (when it’s sprayed or spilled) taken as

seriously as antifreeze? Probably because meth anol poisoning tends to happen when a little kid sees a bottle of blue fluid that looks like Gato rade and take a slug. Or a desperate alcoholic drinks it intentionally.

As for the methanol that runs off our wind shields, the Environmental Protection Agency is not concerned enough about it to impose regu lations. Perhaps because it evaporates quickly, or because the concentrations in groundwater or food are not yet proven to be harmful to humans.

But, what can you do if all of this concerns you? So, first of all, store these products careful ly, far from the reach of kids or pets (not on the floor of the back seat). And, never transfer them to other containers that are not clearly labeled as toxic. If you’re willing to spend a little more, ask your mechanic if a propylene glycol-based antifreeze is available. Propylene glycol is not toxic to pets or people. And, there are at least a few ethanol-based windshield washer fluids that have been sold over the years.

In the European Union, there are limits on the amount of methanol allowed in washer flu id, mostly to deter intentional consumption. You can urge authorities to adopt those limits here, too. Other than that, clean up spills right away. And don’t put either one of these products in your evening martini.

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Just over a year after opening inside the Express Food Mart on North End Boule vard in Salisbury, Mass., Oceanside Sandwich Shop (27 Lafayette Road, Hampton Falls, 552-5812, find them on Facebook) has found a new home just over the state line in Hampton Falls. It was in July 2021 when Mike Owens of Salisbury, a regular customer at Express Food Mart, decided to open his own sandwich shop after inquiring about a vacant deli space inside the store. “After going there two to three days a week for years, I had said to the owner, ‘You should have food here,’ and she goes, ‘Do you know anybody that would be interested?’” Owens said. “And, I was kind of half kidding when I said that I would be. … She said, ‘Well, give it a shot,’ and so I did.” Born and raised in Haverhill, Mass., Owens recruited own er Steve Dimakis of Mark’s Deli on Railroad Square in the city, a longtime friend of his, to help him write his menu. Oceanside Sandwich Shop quickly became known for its made-to-order 10- and 20-inch cold subs, in addition to specialty items like house-made chowders, soups, meatballs, chicken Parm and more. By the following March, Owens had outgrown the small space and began looking for a new spot to relocate to. The Scene recently caught up with him just as he com pleted his second full week in Hampton Falls to talk about how business has been going thus far, as well as some of his picks for must-try recommendations when you visit the shop.

How long has Oceanside Sandwich Shop been around?

I opened in July 2021 [in Salisbury], and then in March I ended up looking for a new place. … So it was literally [from] July to March, and then I final ly opened up [in Hampton Falls] at the very beginning of September. … It was Sept. 3.

What is your favorite thing on your menu?

It’s kind of a toss-up between the meatball and the Italian subs. We go through a lot of both of those a day.

What is somet hing everyone should try?

The three, I would say in order, are prob ably the meatball, the Italian and the tuna subs.

What makes Oceanside Sandwich Shop unique?

Our large subs are 20 inches long, and we only use the best meats. … Our sauce and meatballs are homemade, and we also have a very unique recipe for the tuna. Plus, we’re unique because when you come in, it’s not commercial-looking with stainless steel all over the place, and people aren’t

just a number. … We greet everybody that comes through the door, and we get to learn everybody’s names.

What is your favorite thing about being on the Seacoast?

I just love the beach. It’s like a different world up here. It’s more laid back and slower-paced than a big city, which I like. … Being next to the ocean, you can’t ask for anything better.

What celebrity would you like to see order ing from your shop?

Maybe Joe Pesci. That would be kind of cool, having him coming in and ordering. I was

thinking about him just the other day in that movie Casino when they opened up the sub shop in [Las] Vegas.

What is an essential skill to running a restaurant?

Besides making the food and doing the recipes and all of that, it’s customer ser vice … and just knowing how to treat people. … I think it’s so important to just treat everybody as they walk in almost like you know them [like in] Cheers. That’s what we do.

— Matt Ingersoll

At OCeANSIde SANdWICH SHOP

Courtesy photos.

Quick and spicy pineapple jam

Happy fall! Not only is it the return of cooler weather, it is also the return of me wanting to spend time in the kitchen cook ing and baking. Yes, I do cook all year long, but once the temperatures drop, even just a little bit, I’m more excited to work with my oven and stove.

Today’s recipe is incredibly simple and makes a delicious accompaniment to a snack menu.

You may wonder why I didn’t just buy jam. I have two good reasons. First, when I make the jam I can control the amount of sugar in it, so it isn’t overly sweet. Sec ond, I can add additional flavors, such as a bit of spice.

Let’s look at the ingredients. I use light brown sugar, as I like its flavoring. You can use dark brown, but it will add more of a caramel note. For the onion, I think sweet onion really is the best, but in a pinch you could use yellow. I wouldn’t substitute red onion; it has too much bite. The pineap ple needs to be fresh, not canned. Canned pineapple has too much moisture. Finally, if you like heat, you definitely can double the amount of chili powder or add a little hot sauce to the final product.

Quick and spicy pineapple jam

Makes 24 ⅓ cup cider vinegar

¼ cup light brown sugar

2 Tablespoons finely minced sweet onion

1½ cups diced pineapple

½ teaspoon chili powder

Once the jam is ready, it makes a great addition to your snack time. You can serve it with some cheddar cheese or manchego and crackers. It makes an interesting dip for chicken tenders. It also could be a delicious topping for savory cheesecake. It definitely is a fun condiment to have on hand.

Michele Pesula Kuegler has been thinking about food her entire life. Since 2007 the New Hampshire native has been sharing these food thoughts and recipes at her blog, Think Tasty. Visit thinktasty.com to find more of her recipes.

Combine vinegar and sugar in a small sauce pan over medium heat.

Stir occasionally until sugar dissolves. Add onion and simmer for 3 minutes. Add pineapple and chili powder; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, stirring occasional ly for 40 minutes.

Allow to cool slightly Then transfer to a serving dish and refriger ate for at least an hour before serving.

Quick and spicy pineapple jam. Photo by Michele Pesula Kuelger.

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don’t Worry darling (R)

A sunny mid-20th-century suburb has a dark side, obviously, in Don’t Worry Darling.

Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack Cham bers (Harry Styles) are a blissful-seeming young couple living in a Palm Springs-like desert town full of beautiful mid-century ranches, palm trees and other blissful-seem ing couples, including Alice’s neighbor and best friend Bunny (Olivia Wilde, who also directed) and her husband Dean (Nick Kroll), that they regularly hang out with for cocktails and cigarettes. When Alice rushes to greet Jack at the door after his day work ing for the secretive Victory Project, he is delighted to see her and not just because she has a drink for him in her hand and a steak on the table.

But there is some fraying in the pas tel fabric of this company town. What is the Victory Project, the place the husbands leave for in a herd of Cadillacs driving into the desert every morning? Is it top-secret weaponry, as one wife speculates? And why is big boss Frank (Chris Pine) such a creepy cult leader about not just whatever they’re doing out there but the town itself? Alice starts to really consider these questions after her friend Margaret (Kiki Lane) cracks up after losing her young son out in the desert — much to the dismay of Jack, who seems to be on the cusp of big advancement.

Don’t Worry Darling is both better and worse than you probably think it is. You may have heard about this movie’s behind-thescenes drama (Vulture has a whole roundup if you want to spare yourself the Googling; the Olivia Wilde/Harry Styles stuff, the vari ous actor kerfuffles). All that and the intense coverage of it prepared me for a mess, which this movie isn’t. But, as a fan of Booksmart, Wilde’s first directorial outing, I was also hoping for something with that movie’s charm and cleverness, which this movie doesn’t have. So let go of all your expecta tions, is I guess what I’m saying.

Pugh does a good job of giving us both the around-the-edges wariness of living in a too-perfect paradise and the increasing anxiety of a person afraid that they’ve been caught in a really dangerous trap but can’t convince anyone else of that. She is high ly watchable even when the story doesn’t

exactly hold together or seems to be fluff ing up the demonstrations of dread because it doesn’t have a lot else to do. It’s clear early on that there’s going to be a “Thing” about this desert oasis. But the movie takes a while to reveal the Thing and then doesn’t do much beyond deliver that (kinda predict able) revelation. Even if you can just go with what’s happening and don’t ask questions about the mechanics (though I couldn’t help but nitpick the mechanics), the delivery of the Thing isn’t sleek enough to smooth out all the bumps, from “wait, what?” plot ele ments to the performances (Styles doesn’t give much until the movie’s final moments, Wilde feels a notch out of phase with the rest of the movie but Pine seems to be digging into his weirdo character with two spoons). Don’t Worry Darling feels like it’s stalling more than building tension and then hurries through what feels like the important bits, perhaps because it wants us to focus on the message and themes about this woman in a very stylish cage more than some precise ly constructed story. I feel like this movie would have been stronger if it could have delivered both. C+

Rated R for sexuality, violent content and language, according to the MPA on filmrat ings.com. Directed by Olivia Wilde with a screenplay by Katie Silberman, Don’t Wor ry Darling is two hours and two minutes long and is distributed in theaters by New Line Cinema.

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Kimball Jenkins, (266 N. Main St. in Concord, kimballjenkins.com) has named Gemma Soldati, a New Hampshire-based performance artist, as Artist in Residence for the next year, Sept. 2022 through August 2023. Soldati, whose work is clown inspired and developed in front of live audiences according to a press release, recently performed her The Adventures of Sleepyhead at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord and will perform the show a the Players Ring in Portsmouth Nov. 25 through Nov. 27 (see playersring.org). For more of Soldati’s work see gemmasoldati.com.

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Sawbelly Brewing

156 Epping Road, 583-5080

Sea Dog Brewery

9 Water St.

Shooter’s Pub

6 Columbus Ave., 772-3856

Swasey Parkway

316 Water St.

thursday, sept. 29

Exeter

Hampton Bernie’s Beach Bar 73 Ocean Blvd., 926-5050

Bogie’s 32 Depot Square, 601-2319

Community Oven 845 Lafayette Road 601-6311

CR’s The Restaurant

287 Exeter Road, 929-7972

Sea Dog: Farrington and Fioretti, 6 p.m.

Hampton

CR’s: Ross McGinnes, 6 p.m.

Smuttynose: 21st & 1st, 6:30 p.m.

Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m.

Portsmouth

Gas Light: Dapper Gents Duo, 7 p.m.

The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

friday, sept. 30

Exeter

Sea Dog: Dyer Holiday, 6 p.m.

Hampton

Bernie’s: live music, 8 p.m.

CR’s: Bob Tirelli, 6 p.m.

Comedy Venues

Hampton Beach Casino Ball room

169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach 929-4100, casinoballroom.com

McCue’s Comedy Club at the Roundabout Diner

580 Portsmouth Traffic Circle, Portsmouth mccuescomedyclub.com

The Music Hall

28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org

Rochester Opera House

31 Wakefield St., Rochester 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse. com

The Goat

20 L St., 601-6928

Hampton Beach Sea Shell Stage Events on southern stage

L Street Tavern 603 17 L St., 967-4777

Logan’s Run

816 Lafayette Road 926-4343

Smuttynose: Sum X 4, 6:30 p.m.

Wally’s: Back in Black AC/DC Tribute, 9 p.m.

Whym: Jae Mannion, 6:30 p.m.

Portsmouth

Gas Light: Jonny Friday, 2 p.m.; Bob Pratte, Band, 7 p.m.; Austin McCarthy, 9:30 p.m.

The Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m.

saturday, oct. 1

Exeter

Sea Dog: live music, 6 p.m.

Hampton

Bernie’s: live music, 8 p.m.

L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Smuttynose: Malcolm Salls, 1 p.m.; Dave Ayotte Band, 6:30 p.m.

Thirsty Moose Tap House 21 Congress St., Portsmouth 427-8645, thirstymoosetaphouse.

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• Jason Merrill Thirsty Moose Tap House, Thursday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.

• Nikki Glaser Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Fri day, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.

• Justin McKinney Rochester Opera House, Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

• Eddie B The Music Hall, Saturday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.

• Rodney Norman McCue’s Comedy Club, Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.

• Fortune Feimster Hampton

Sea Ketch

127 Ocean Blvd., 926-0324

Shane’s BBQ 61 High St., 601-7091

Smuttynose Brewing 105 Towle Farm Road

Wally’s Pub 144 Ashworth Ave. 926-6954

WHYM

853 Lafayette Road 601-2801

Wally’s: Wildside, 9 p.m. Whym: Clint Lapointe, 6:30 p.m.

Portsmouth

Gas Light Pub: Paul Warnick, 2 p.m.; Dis n Dat Band, 7 p.m.; Doug Thompson, 9:30 p.m.

sunday, oct. 2

Hampton

Bernie’s: live music, 7 p.m.

CR’s: Ben Broder Duo, 11 a.m.

L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Smuttynose: Sum X 4 Dou, 1 p.m.

Whym: KOHA, 1 p.m.

Portsmouth

Gas Light: Jonny Friday, 2 p.m.

North Hampton Locals Restaurant & Pub 215 Lafayette Road 379-2729

Portsmouth Clipper Tavern 75 Pleasant St., 501-0109

The Gas Light 64 Market St., 430-9122

Gibb’s Garage Bar 3612 Lafayette Road

The Goat 142 Congress St., 590-4628

monday, oct. 3

Hampton

L Street: Karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Portsmouth

Gas Light: Paul Warnick, 2 p.m; Dis N Dat Band, 7:30 p.m.

The Goat: musical bingo, 7 p.m.

Seabrook

Red’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.

tuesday, oct. 4

Hampton

The Goat: David Campbell, 7 p.m.

L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Shane’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.

Wally’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.

Concerts

Grill 28 Pease Golf Course, 766-6466

Herbert’s Restaurant 1500 Lafayette Road 431-5882

The Statey Bar & Grill 238 Deer St., 431-4357

Summer in the Streets Pleasant Street to Porter Street to Market Square

Thirsty Moose Taphouse 21 Congress St., 427-8645

Tuscan Kitchen

10 Ledgewood Drive 570-3600

Rye Atlantic Grill 5 Pioneer Road, 433-3000

Seabrook Chop Shop Pub 920 Lafayette Road 760-7706

Red’s Kitchen + Tavern

530 Lafayette Road 760-0030

Portsmouth

Gas Light: Chris Lester, 7:30 p.m.

The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

Seabrook

Backyard Burgers & Wings: music bingo with Jennifer Mitch ell, 7 p.m.

Red’s: country night, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, oct. 5

Hampton

Bogie’s: open mic, 7 p.m.

The Goat: Justin Jordan, 7 p.m.

L Street: Karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Portsmouth

Gas Light: Max Sullivan, 7:30 p.m.

The Goat: Alex Anthony, 9 p.m.

events

Beach Casino Ballroom, Sat urday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.

• Vir Das The Music Hall, Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m.

• Juston McKinney The Music Hall, Monday, Dec. 26 and Tuesday, Dec. 27, 7 p.m., and Wednesday, Dec. 28 and Thursday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m.

JAZZ cLUB AnniVersArY

For their one-year anniversary, Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club (135 Congress St., Portsmouth; 888603-JAZZ; jimmysoncongress.com) presents an evening with three-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Ron Carter on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets range from $10 to $85 plus fees.

Venues

3S Artspace

319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 766-3330, 3sarts.org

Hampton Beach Casino Ball room

169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach 929-4100, casinoballroom.com

Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club

135 Congress St., Portsmouth 888-603-5299, jimmysoncon gress.com

The Music Hall

28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org

The Music Hall Lounge

131 Congress St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org

Rochester Opera House

31 Wakefield St., Rochester 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse. com

Stone Church

5 Granite St., Newmarket 659-7700, stonechurchrocks. com

The Word Barn

66 Newfields Road, Exeter 244-0202, thewordbarn.com

• Doctor Gasp & the Eeks Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace

• The A-Beez Friday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Stone Church

• Sarah Blacker Friday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m., Music Hall Lounge

• The Silks/Jake Davis & the Whiskey Stones Friday, Sept. 30, 10 p.m., Stone Church

• Naughty Professor Saturday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Jimmy’s

• The Sonic Voyage Tour Satur day, Oct. 1, 8 p.m., Stone Church

• Langhorne Slim/Charlotte Rose Benjamin Sunday, Oct. 2, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace

• North Mississippi Allstars Wednesday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s

• Mary Gauthier Thursday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m., Word Barn

• Joel Ross Quintet Thursday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s

• Grace Kelly Friday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s

• The Uptown Boys Friday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House

• Jonathan Brooke Saturday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall Lounge

• Brooke Annibale Saturday, Oct. 8, 7 p.m., Word Barn

• Brett Dennen Tuesday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace

thursday, oct. 6

Exeter

Sea Dog: live music, 6 p.m.

Hampton

CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m.

Smuttynose: 21st & 1st, 6:30 p.m.

Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m.

Portsmouth

Gas Light: live music, 7 p.m.

The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

friday, oct. 7

Exeter

Sea Dog: live music, 6 p.m.

Hampton

Bernie’s: live music, 8 p.m.

CR’s: Rico Barr Duo, 6 p.m.

Wally’s: Rosie, 9 p.m.

• Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom

• Colbie Caillat Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall

• Jon McLaughlin Thursday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s

• Willy Porter & Tom Pirozzoli Friday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., Music Hall Lounge

• Ammonium Maze Ensemble Saturday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m., Stone Church

• Brett Dennen Tuesday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace

• Janis Ian Thursday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall

• Ellis Paul Friday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall Lounge

• We Were Promised Jetpacks Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace

• Acoustic Alchemy Sunday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s

• Michael Cleveland & Flame keeper Wednesday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s

• Mike Block Trio Thursday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m., Word Barn

• Mick Flannery Friday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m., Word Barn

• Sarah Shook & the Disarm ers Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace

• The Small Glories Saturday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Word Barn

• Sixfoxwhiskey Saturday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m., 3S Artspace

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All quotes are from James Herriot’s Yorkshire, by James Herriot, born Oct. 3, 1916.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) I have said a lot about my deep feeling for Swaledale and Wensleydale, and yet it is in Cover dale that I have spent my holidays. To be exact, in the tiny village of West Scrafton. Spend some time in a favorite dale.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) It is a con stant marvel to me that long ago, men just slapped flat stones one on top of the other on those dizzy gradients and left them to stand there in all weathers for hundreds of years. And it worked!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) On that first day at the Buttertubs I could hardly pull myself away, but when I did I found that there were more delights in store. More delights are in store!

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) When I first started to write at the advanced age of fifty, I thought it would stop at one book…. Who knows?

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) And what did we do in October in West Scraf ton? Well, you have only to walk out of the door and look up at the long, rocky comb on the crest of Roova Crag to feel you have found somewhere exciting. It’s right there.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) I love my fellow men, but there are times when it is wonderful to be utterly alone in a wide landscape. There are times.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) It was really to see those holes [in the ground] that I undertook the walk, but I soon found there were other rewards. There are oth er rewards.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) I love talk ing about food, especially when I have a sound roof over my head and the rain is pounding down a few feet away, and I drew the hospitable chap out on the sub ject. But at last even this splendid topic began to wear a little thin, and I ordered an orange apiece. Saved by an orange.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) But … there is always something to see on that unfenced track that climbs between grass and heather, over bridges and streams towards Leyburn. Just look.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) ‘Away from it all’ is an overworked phrase, but anybody who wants to know what it real ly means should try this walk. Maybe you just need to get away from some of it.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) The Bing hams made Leyburn something special for me …. My strongest memories were of their personal kindness: Frank’s soft-spo ken humorous welcome every time I went

up to Leyburn, Emmy’s friendly teasing and her wonderful cooking. Kindness is remembered.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) They talk a lot about pocket spring mattresses these days, but give me a good bed of heather, especially when the ripe blooms are push ing their fragrance into my face, the sun is bright and there is something like Reeth to fill the eye. Whatever’s comfy for you.

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Adele Hankey of Park River, North Dakota, was born on April 21, 1926. As such, she shared her birthday with Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away two weeks ago. But she shared more than the date, KFYR-TV reported. When Elizabeth was crowned in 1952, Hankey wrote her a let ter — and the queen responded by sending Hankey a birthday card. “I could have jumped out of my shoes,” Hankey said of the unexpected greeting. Over the past 70 years, the two have exchanged handwritten cards every year. Hankey said she’ll miss the regular communication: “Oh, absolute ly. You miss your pen pals.” — KFYR-TV, Sept. 15

news that sounds like a joke

Beyond Meat COO Doug Ramsey is in the soup after a recent incident at a Univer sity of Arkansas vs. Missouri State football game, the Associated Press reported. On Sept. 17, as fans jockeyed their cars out of the parking lot following the game, Ramsey, 53, became enraged when another car made contact with his SUV’s wheel. According to police, Ramsey left his car and “punched through the back windshield” of the other car; when the driver jumped out, Ramsey “pulled him in close and started punch ing his body,” then “bit the owner’s nose, ripping the flesh on the tip of the nose.” Ramsey was also heard threatening to kill

the other driver. He was charged with fel ony battery and making a terroristic threat. — Associated Press, Sept. 20

oh, there it is

One morning five years ago, Cincinnati resident Joey Lykins, then 30, woke up and realized his septum (nose) ring was miss ing. He searched through his bed but never located the small item, and eventually he gave up and got another one, the New York Post reported. “I thought maybe I’d swal lowed it,” he said. But a few weeks ago, Lykins, now 35, developed a violent cough and thought he was sick. An X-ray revealed otherwise: Lykins’ nose ring was lodged in his left lung: “The doctor ... said, ‘Does this look familiar?’ I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve been looking for that!’”

Lykins underwent a bronchoscopy, in which they retrieved the invader using a tube fed down his throat and into his lungs. The sur geon returned the ring to Lykins, who said he won’t be wearing it again: “I kept it as a souvenir.” — New York Post, Sept. 16

Government in action

Take note: In Alameda County, Cali fornia, you may no longer engage in wild cow milking, CBS News reported. As of Sept. 20, the event often seen at rodeos in the area is illegal. In case you’re not a rodeo fan, wild cow milking involves two

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people who try to corral a loose cow and then extract milk from her udders. The event is not sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. “[Animals] don’t get a chance to speak. Who speaks for them?” asked county supervisor Rich ard Valle, who introduced the ordinance. Another supervisor thought the state or fed eral government should regulate wild cow milking. — CBS News, Sept. 20

crime report

You’ve heard of Jack the Ripper and the Taco Bell Strangler (or not?). Now Gresham, Oregon, is dealing with its own serial criminal: the Gresham Lumberjack. Someone is cutting down trees along the Springwater Corridor Trail — to the tune of 750 trees since August 2021, KATUTV reported. But they’re not poaching firewood; the Lumberjack leaves the trees where they fall. The cutting seems to hap pen at night and with a hand saw (likely because it’s quieter). The city has installed cameras along the trail, and police have a person of interest, but in the meantime, they’re asking for the public’s help in nab bing the culprit. — KATU-TV, Sept. 22

Bright idea

Noise complaints are way down at a res taurant in Singapore after it implemented a “screaming children surcharge” of $10,

Yahoo! News reported. Angie’s Oyster Bar & Grill said that before the new policy was put in place, they were receiving com plaints on a weekly basis about children running around unattended or disturbing other tables. Now, parents are trying hard er to control their children and “99 percent” of patrons are respectful and understand ing. — Yahoo! News, Sept. 21

vintage weird

Our Weird readers are no doubt aware that the Harvard-Yale football game is a big deal a longstanding rivalry. In 1982, another prestigious university inserted itself into the game, Boston.com report ed, as part of another long tradition. On Nov. 20, 1982, a group of MIT students members of Delta Kappa Epsilon, but still known as the Sudbury Four hatched a brilliant prank. After five years of scheming and eight sneaky overnight visits to Har vard Stadium, the plan was in place: Bury a weather balloon beneath the turf, then blow it up using a vacuum cleaner motor during the game. Players stood around with hands on hips and watched as the 6-foot-diame ter globe inflated, marked prominently with “MIT,” and then exploded. Harvard went on to win, 45-7. — Boston.com

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