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Peter Clarke played both the Ukrainian National Anthem and Taps at the end of his driveway on Page Road in Concord every night between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
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Beaver Meadow assistant principal Siza Mtimbiri greets returning student Noah Swanson, 6, before the ringing of the bell that marked the first day of school.
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OneofthecornerstonesofNew Englandfallweatherisitsiconic foliage.Amongthepremierplaces thesevegetationenthusiastsven turetoistheWarnerFallFoliage Festival.Thevolunteer-ledevent beganin1947asawaytogather peopletheseasonbeforewinter, wherethetownwouldseecount lesstouristswhocametorideits 1,200-footskitow.
“WhenyoumoveintoWarner thefirstorsecondcallyougetis not‘WelcometoWarner’but ‘WhatcanyoudoonColumbus Dayweekend?Whatareyou doing?’”saidRayMartin,now presidentoftheevent.“AndsoI gotinvolved.”
Whatstartedasawaytogetthe Bostonskibusmovingacouple monthsearlierblossomedintoa festivalthatregularlydrawsupto 10,000peopleoneachofitstwo weekenddays.Thisyear’sevent fallsonOct.8and9intheWarner TownSquare.
Thevolunteerneedhasbal loonedsince1947duetotheeverexpandingevent.Therearefair rides,chickenandlobsterbarbe ques,vendors,roadraces aone milerforthekidsonSundayaftera 5konSaturday andtwoparades.
And,ofcourse,youcan’tforget aboutthestaroftheevent. Sunday’sgrandparade nottobe confusedwithSaturday’schil dren’sparade isfilledwith around11or12leaf-themedfloats competingforprizes.
Puttingonwhatisthebiggestfo liageeventintheConcordareahas atremendousimpactoncommu nitydevelopmentintheregion. Throughdonationsalone,thefes tivalraisesanywherefrom$15,000 to$25,000inagivenyear.Thebest partforMartin?Itallstaysinthe townofalmost3,000.
“It’slikeaminiUnitedWay,” Martinplayfullyremarked.
EvenwhenCOVID-19brokeout inspring2020,thecity-widecon nectednesscouldnotbedamp ened.
“Twoyearsagowehadwhatwe callthevirtualone,”Martinre called.“Westillhadaroadrace, justdigitallytimed,fundraisers,
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raffletickets,sponsorships,dona tions.Thingslikethat,which raised$10,000forthefood pantry.”
Thesuccessofaremotecelebra tionhadtheteampoisedtomakea strongcomebackinfall2021,but theDeltavariantupendedthose plans.Withmeremonthsbeforeit wassettokickoff,aonceopti misticgroupcanceledtheevental togetherforthefirsttimeinits75yearhistory.
Butthisyear,theshowwillgo on.
“Well,it’stypicallythesame thingthatdoesn’tchangealot, thoughwedohavemusicnow.We havetheMainStreetBookends’ outdooramphitheaterthatwe bringinalotofmusicalacts startingFridaynightandthenall daySaturdayandSunday,”Martin said.
ThelayoutofdowntownWarner makesittheperfectsettingtoex pandtheeventinthisdirection. OnesideofMainStreetwillhave musicwhiletheotherholdsacraft fairforlocalvendors.Anddon’t worryifyourstomachstartsto grumble theWarnerFallFoliage Festivalwillprovideplentyofop tions.
Orchestratingthisagainsta Monet-likebackdrophasn’talways pannedoutwithanerraticNew Hampshireclimate,though.Butit isthoseexperiencesthatremind Martinwhyheisapartofthefes tivalinthefirstplace.
“Whenitsnowedwasprettyin teresting.Anothertimewehadall thetentssetupandonFridaynight abigstormcamethroughandblew themalldown.Sowehadtoput themallbackup,”hesaidcheerily. “Everybodypitchedinwiththat. Wewerediggingditchestogetthe wateroutofthere,anditreally broughteverybodybacktogether. Alljusttomakesurewecouldhave it.”
Forquestionsorotherinforma tion,visitWFFF.org.
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EachyearinOctober,thousands ofpink-cladwalkerspicktheirway throughConcordtoraiseawareness inthefightagainstbreastcancer. Buttheydomorethanjustraise awareness.Theyraisehundredsof thousandsofdollarsfortheAmer icanCancerSociety.
Thisyearisthe30thanniversary ofoneofthemostsuccessful MakingStridesAgainstBreast
Cancereventsinthecountry.This year,likelastyear,willinclude walkersfromacrossthestate,and likealways,itwillbekickedoffbya paradeofsurvivors.
“It’snotonlyraisingawareness thatbreastcancerexistsbutraising thefundstosupporttheresearch thatsomanyimportantpeopleare doing,”saidKathyRoberto,anurse andvolunteerwhoherselfwasdi agnosedwithbreastcancerin 2019.
CyndeyDodge,eventco-chairof MakingStrides,beganherinvolve mentover20yearsagoafterlosing hersistertobreastcancer.
WhenDodgebeganherinvolve ment,MakingStrideshadabout200 participants.Backwhenjusta couplehundredpeopleparticipated intheevent,Dodgewonderedif fewpeoplewereawareofthetoll thediseasetook.
“Maybebackthenwedidn’thave enoughawareness,”Dodgesaid.“I appreciatethehopethattoday bringsforeverybody,thatthey’re notalone.”
JointhewalkforMakingStrides ofNH2022onSunday,Oct.16.The walkwillstartandendatMemorial FieldinConcord.Learnmoreorget involvedatmak ingstrideswalk.org/newhampshire.
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Celebrate foliage in Warner on Oct. 8-9 Annual making Strides walk is Oct. 16 FLANAGAN’S SOUTHENDER 250 South St., Concord, NH • @flanagansouthender (603) 856-8020 Flanagan’s Southender is your local stop for great food, craft beer, and more. Come stop in and see our renovated location and new menu! www.flanagansouthender.com Follow us andInstagramon Facebook NE-391027 Monday - Friday 6:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm CLOSED ON SUNDAY
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