Here’s all the day-of info for the Making Strides walk
Sunday, Oct. 16 Memorial Field 70 S. Fruit St. PARKING: The entire Governor Hugh Gallen State Office Park is available for your parking needs. Please enter the parkway off Pleasant Street or Clinton Street. Please avoid using Fruit Street. There will parking signs and attendants available to assist you. Shuttle buses will be available from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. to shuttle participants from the parking area to the field. ACCESSIBLE...
Mike Wagner: Men can get breast cancer, too
The color pink is synonymous with breast cancer awareness. Most people instinctively think of women when they think of breast cancer, but the disease knows no gender boundaries.Although rare – breast cancer is about 100 times less common among men than women, according to the American Cancer Society – an estimated 2,600 men will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2016, and about 440 will die of it. One of the problems, according to the ACS,...
Meet the Real Men Wear Pink team
It takes everyone to create a world free from the pain and suffering caused by breast cancer – both women and men alike. In an effort to create a unique platform to invite men to show support for this important cause, the American Cancer Society is engaging and empowering male community leaders in the fight against breast cancer through the Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Each Real Men Wear Pink candidate is charged with a fundraising...
Now a survivor, Lisa Ober continues to walk
In 1993, Lisa Ober participated in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Concord, walking to support her best friend’s mom, Linda, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Ober went off to college but continued to walk with Linda and her team from work. Through the years, Ober has walked on other teams in other cities wherever she was at the time.In 2014, as Ober’s 40th birthday approached, having her...
Concord walkers are doing a fine job raising money
Since 1993, more than 12 million walkers have raised more than $750 million in the first against breast cancer.And Concord’s walk is holding up its end of the bargain.Each year, nearly 300 events are held across the United States, bringing in more than $60 million.And of those almost 300 walks, Concord is the highest per capita Making Strides event in the United States! According to National Making Strides Against Breast Cancer per...
Go Try It: Help Concord add to its total
Typically, when we tell you to go out and try something, we’ve done it ourselves. We like to have an idea of what kind of situation we’re sending our readers into because without all of you guys, where would that leave us? But we feel pretty comfortable about the fact that while we’ve never participated in the Concord Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, it’s totally something that you should go try.In case you didn’t notice,...
Stories of hope are what drive team leaders
Amanda Robinson Team: The Breathe BabesWE ARE RALLYING ALONGSIDE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY BREAST CANCER TO FAN THE FLAME OF HOPE. I am leading a team who is passionate about joining our community to support those who are fighting, surviving, thriving, and honoring during the walk. Chelsea ParadoreAmerican Cancer SocietyCANCER STOLE MY FATHER FROM ME AND SINCE THAT MOMENT I HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO OBLITERATE CANCER. As...
Celine Boucher has been a volunteer from the start
The success of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks depends on volunteers and community engagement. The Concord walk, led by a team of volunteer directors and supported by American Cancer Society staff, is one the most successful breast cancer walks in the nation. Thanks to the passion and determination of volunteers like Celine Boucher, Concord has earned the distinction as the top per capita fundraising event in the U.S. for...
Survivors to be the stars of the show
At Concord’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, cancer survivors are our guests of honor. We understand that the experience of a cancer diagnosis and treatment is as unique as each individual – and likewise, a survivor’s experience at Making Strides reflects that uniqueness: participating just a little, a great deal or to whatever extent they are comfortable and the day is meaningful. What is a survivor? Cancer survivorship...
How does cancer change your life?
So you are cruising along in life – working, playing, always assuming there will be plenty of time to do the something you’ve been planning – or dreaming about for another day… after all there’s always tomorrow. But then out of the blue, when least expected and certainly not part of the plan – you hear the words “You Have Cancer.” These words have been described as shocking, numbing – in fact, monumentally frightening. Almost...
Remember to get a mammogram
Mammography is an effective procedure that can detect cancer in breast tissue years before physical symptoms develop. In recent years the technology utilized for mammography has improved vastly, leading to more definitive results.3D Breast Imaging (Tomosynthesis) provides a more detailed view of the entire breast and has been shown to improve breast cancer detection rates, especially for invasive cancers in patients with dense breast...
Join the fight against breast cancer
On Sunday, the Concord community will once again walk to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. We invite you to join us as we unite as the courageous, the determined, the innovative, the passionate, the empathetic and the caring. Who will you be? Together we can free the world from the pain and suffering of breast cancer and all cancers. Our Making Strides event in...
There’s support out there waiting to help
It takes a lot of resources to fight cancer – often more than any one person has. The American Cancer Society makes sure no one person has to do it alone. They partner with volunteers, organizations and health systems across the country to help with patients’ most pressing needs, including transportation, lodging and emotional support.The American Cancer Society has programs and services to help people with cancer and their loved ones...
The Discovery Center is about to show you how the universe began with a Hubble exhibit
Have you ever wanted to go back in time? Not like a few days or weeks, but millions of light years?If so, there’s only one way to do it – unless you know something very big that nobody else in the history of the universe has ever figured out – and that’s by checking out the New Views of the Universe exhibit at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center.The exhibit, which opened Saturday, is all about the Hubble telescope and how it allows...
Check out a Japanese-style play at the Audi
The Children’s Theatre Project, the youth division of the Community Players of Concord, has taken on quite the task: perform a centuries-old work of drama in the traditional Kabuki style in front of hundreds of people at a historic, prestigious venue in downtown Concord.If you’re thinking, “So what?,” you have no idea what a big deal this undertaking is.Kabuki is a classical Japanese dance-drama, notable for its very stylized motions...
Concord’s finest crushed tacos for charity
If you’re familiar with these pages, you’re probably quite familiar with a little something called the Taco Gigante.It’s the behemoth 2-pounder filled with seasoned chicken, taco beef, pork carnitas, bacon, lettuce, refried beans, Mexican rice, salsa fresca, cheese queso sauce, hacienda and picante sauces, crema and pickled jalapenos that Margaritas breaks out around this time of year, and yours truly famously failed to finish it in...
A slew of bookish events coming up
Special storytime Gibson’s Bookstore is hosting a special children’s storytime with author guest reader Jacqueline Davies as she presents Panda Pants. Stop by Gibson’s on Saturday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. for a panda story and a panda craft. With spot-on humor, a spare text and adorable panda bear characters, this is a fun and familiar exchange between a parent and child that fans of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog will easily relate to. I...
Lots happening on the arts scene
McGowan McGowan Fine Art is hosting an artist reception on Friday for its latest exhibit, ‘Hikes and Travels,’ featuring the art of Catherine Tuttle. The show will run through Nov. 11, and Friday’s opening will be from 5 to 7 p.m. ‘Hikes and Travels’ encompasses Tuttle’s travels of the last three years, and includes landscapes from Italy, Glacier National Park, Maine, and a return to her favorite subject matter, the White...
Cole Gardens wants you to make a wreath
Cole Gardens is hosting a pair of wreath building workshops this month. On Oct. 20 at 1 p.m., you can put together an autumn hues wreath. It’s designed to help replace the fallen foliage and help brighten up your front porch or entry way. Sounds fancy. On Oct. 27 at 1 p.m., you will build and design a harvest wonder wreath that has either your front door or inside your kitchen in mind. The cost for each workshop is $25. To register,...
Happy 10th Birthday CYPN
Can you believe that the Concord Young Professionals Network is 10 years old?It seemed like just yesterday when the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce initiative was just getting off the ground.But now, it’s the go to group for up and coming professionals in the Concord area.“Ten years ago, they wanted to find a way to incentivize young professionals to stay in the area,” said outgoing chair Elyssa Alfieri.And what better way to...
Arnie’s Almost Free Day to benefit local teenager
While the temperature is trending away from the fall-like weather we associate with grabbing an ice cream cone from one of the many local seasonal establishments, there’s no rule against eating one in the middle of fall. Especially when it’s for a good cause. Every year, for the last 20-plus, Tom Arnold, owner of Arnie’s Place, has hosted Almost Free Ice Cream Day. It always happens the Saturday after Arnie’s closes for the...
Check out these cool photos we found on Instagram
You don’t often see ballerinas doing their ballerina thing by Phenix Hall in downtown Concord, so when one pops up on Instagram, you have to take advantage. Thanks to Instagram user @Corey_Garland_Photography for putting this up and letting us run it. We love ballet!
Meet Concord’s Most Fascinating Individuals
Mary Stuart GileNominated by Chris Trider – (Featured between 11 AM and Noon)Mary Stuart Gile, a teacher, and state legislator since 1997 legislator, andvolunteer for several organizations such as, United Way and Child and Family Services,is also co-founder of the Children’s Place and Parent Education Center. She wasnominated by her son, Chris Trider, who says, “If you know Mary, no explanation isneeded. She is an amazing example of...
Here’s the Concord On Air lineup
ConcordTV’s 5th annual Concord On Air will be held Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. You can watch the telecast, which is dedicated to Van McLeod, on Concord cable channels 6, 17 and 22, and yourconcordtv.org. Here’s the schedule. 9 to 10 a.m. Hosts: Mayor Jim Bouley; ConcordTV Board Chair Michael O’Meara; Police Chief Bradley Osgood; City Councilor Rob Werner. Featuring: Concord 250; Concord Coalition to End Homelessness; Van...
And now, another riveting installment of Adventure Shopping
It was another brilliant day of Adventure Shopping at Ocean State Job Lot last week. As usual, we set out to find the most interesting and spectacularly weird stuff possible. Needless to say, it was an overwhelming success.
This Week in Concord History
Oct. 11, 1854: In a closed-door meeting at Concord’s Eagle Hotel, former New Hampshire congressman Edmund Burke leads a group of disenchanted Democrats who vote to repudiate President Franklin Pierce. Oct, 11, 1894: James M. Langley is born in Hyde Park, Mass. He will be the editor and publisher of the Monitor for four decades, beginning in 1923. He will be instrumental in the campaign to elect Dwight D. Eisenhower president in...
Bulletin Board
Stamp collectors to meet in Bow The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors will hold its monthly meeting at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Oct. 18 beginning at 1 p.m. All who are interested in stamp collecting are welcome to attend. Meet other collectors and learn more about the hobby, and varied interests in Philatelic resources and issues. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154. Dan Day Check...
Book of the Week: ‘The Fireman’
The FiremanJoe Hill2016, 768 pagesSetting: Post-apocalpytic New HampshireFiction No one knows how you contract the Dragonscale. One day, you’re fine, and the next the whorls of black and gold adorn your skin and you are at risk of setting yourself aflame. Nurse Harper Grayson is hoping to hold out against the spore long enough to have her baby, but the odds aren’t in her favor. When her husband tries to kill her, she flees to the...
