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.

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.

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 26^th – 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 26^th 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