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Gorham sixth graders Funding to open prison expected to pass this week go 21st century in Jan. BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN -- U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen said legislation that includes funding to open the federal prison in Berlin is expected to be passed by Congress and signed by President Obama this week. She said that will pave the way for hiring to begin this year. “Within the next couple of weeks we expect to be in the hiring process,” said Shaheen, in a telephone interview yesterday afternoon. Shaheen said she is confident funding to open the prison will pass this week because the package includes not only funding for the departments of Agriculture, Commerce,

Justice, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development but a continuing resolution that will allow the federal government to operate until Dec. 16. If the measure does not pass, the federal government will be forced to shut down on Nov. 18 when the current continuing resolution expires. “This is excellent news for the North Country and New Hampshire. The Berlin prison will provide a $40 million economic boost to a community that really needs it,” Shaheen said. Construction of the $276 million prison has been completed for a year and a warden and limited staff are on-site. But the facility has not opened because Congress failed to see FUNDING page 6

BY GAIL SCOTT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

RANDOLPH — Gorham Middle School sixth graders will have android tablet computers to work on in a pilot program starting this January, Gorham Middle High School Principal Keith Parent told the Gorham/ Randolph/Shelburne Cooperative School Board at their meeting in Randolph Tuesday. “In the last few years I’ve been curious about giving a class of kids a computer as their own for a few years to see the effect on learning, but the stars were never aligned,” Parent told the board. “We never had the grants to do what we wanted or a class the right size, but this past year (a grant came through) and combined with 28 in the sixth grade and Verizon’s leasing program, it seemed like the alignment was in place at last. We brought in the Verizon people to see what their program was like.” The upshot is that Parent and Information Technology Direc-

tor Rob Malloy discovered that the school could get New Hampshire pricing on 35 android tablets for the sixth grade to use, all financed by the grant. “We chose tablets over notebooks because the tablet gives the teachers some additional aps that are free with the Google backbone,” said Malloy. “(The students) don’t need to save (their work) on a pc. They can put it on the cloud. It’s a smaller portable, like an iPad, with a 3G network, and it’s not on our infrastructure. It goes right to the cloud and homework can be done on them. They’re small, simple and easy.” Teachers will get their tablets this week so they have time to get used to the technology. Verizon is expected to offer training on the devices. Parent said that on Monday he had observed the sixth graders in Milan who have netbooks. “It was very exciting. One computer, one kid,” he said. Evidently the class was learnsee 21ST CENTURY page 9

Police seek public’s help BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

John A. McDowell, M.D.

Dr. McDowell to retire from clinic practice BERLIN -- Coos County Family Health Services last week announced the retirement of Dr. John A. McDowell, one of the founding members of the family medical practice in Gorham, NH. CCFHS honored his commitment to rural medicine Saturday night, November 5, at the annual awards ceremony for employees at the Town and

Country Inn and Resort. Dr. McDowell will see patients until December 29, in the Gorham medical office. He will continue his position as care management director at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Dr. McDowell first arrived in 1974 as a commissioned officer in the National Health see MCDOWELL page 9

BERLIN – A little vigilance is all it may take to catch a robber. Although tips have been coming in from the public regarding the possible identity of the bank robber who struck in Berlin this week, police are asking for help from merchants as well. Det. Rich Plourde of the Berlin Police Department is asking local merchants to share information on any suspicious purchases. Plourde said cashiers and shopkeepers should make note of purchases that are paid for with $50 or $100 bills. The purchases could be large or small and could be made by either

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Novelist fights the tide by opening bookstore

NASHVILLE (NY Times) — After a beloved local bookstore closed here last December and another store was lost to the Borders bankruptcy, this city once known as the Athens of the South, rich in cultural tradition and home to Vanderbilt University, became nearly barren of bookstores. On Wednesday, Ann Patchett, the acclaimed author of “Bel Canto” and “Truth and Beauty,” will open Parnassus Books, an independent bookstore that is the product of six months of breakneck planning and a healthy infusion of cash from its owner. “I have no interest in retail; I have no interest in opening a bookstore,” Patchett said. “But I also have no interest in living in a city without a bookstore.” Patchett is well aware that brick-and-mortar bookstores are closing regularly under pressure from online sales and e-books. The American Booksellers Association, a trade group, currently has about 1,900 independent bookstores as members, down from about 2,400 in 2002. But she is aspiring to join a small band of bookstore owners who have found patches of old-fashioned success in recent years by being small and sleek, with personal service, intimate author events and a carefully chosen rotation of books.

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Federal law enforcement authorities on Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man suspected of shooting with a semiautomatic rifle at the White House on Friday night, as the Secret Service reported finding that at least one bullet had indeed struck the presidential residence. The Secret Service said that the suspect, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, was arrested at a hotel near Indiana, Pa., at about 12:35 p.m. by the Penn-

sylvania State Police, acting on information from Secret Service agents in Pittsburgh. “Ortega-Hernandez is currently in the custody of the Pennsylvania State Police,” the statement said. The man, previously referred to in a warrant as Oscar Ramiro Ortega, has a background of legal problems and is said to have a history of aberrant behavior. During an encounter earlier in the day on Friday with the police in nearby Arlington County, Va.,

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he said he was from Idaho Falls. The police there said he had been reported missing last month by his family. Gunfire had been heard in the vicinity of the White House and the National Mall shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday night, and the Secret Service said its officers had witnessed a car speeding away, westbound, on Constitution Avenue. A few minutes later, the car was found about seven blocks away, abandoned, with an assault-style semiautomatic rifle inside.

CANBERRA, Australia (NY Times) — President Obama and Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia announced plans on Wednesday for a sustained new American military presence in Australia, a deployment of 2,500 troops aimed at signaling that the United States intends to counterbalance a rising China. The agreement with Australia, though involving a relatively small number of troops, is nonetheless the first long-term expansion of the American military presence in the Pacific since the end of the Vietnam War. It comes despite budget cuts facing the Pentagon and a strong negative reaction from Chinese leaders, who have accused the United States of seeking to raise military tensions in the region. “With my visit to the region I am making it clear that the United States is stepping up its commitment to the entire Asia-Pacific region,” Obama said at a news conference with Gillard soon after his arrival here in Australia’s capital.

Judge bars eviction of Boston protesters, for now BOSTON (NY Times) — A judge granted a temporary order on Wednesday requiring the city to refrain from any police action to evict the Occupy Boston demonstrators from Dewey Square, where a small city of about 150 tents has functioned for a month and a half. Judge Frances A. McIntyre, citing the protesters’ right to free speech in her decision, said the city would need a court order in order to evict protesters, unless there are emergent circumstances like a fire, medical emergency or outbreak of violence. While police officers have raided protest sites in cities like New York, Oakland, Calif., and Portland, Ore., law enforcement in Boston has been relatively

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Planning board works on ordinance, Losier re-application GORHAM – The Gorham Planning Board met for two hours last Thursday, spending the bulk of that time work-shopping language changes to the zoning ordinance before briefly addressing a lot line adjustment application submitted by Joele Losier. The minor lot line adjustment in White Birch Acres had been previously sent back for revisions, and at this meeting, chairman Mike Waddell had announced that the reapplication was incomplete because it did not include a plan. Between the prior and current applications, Waddell said, the town had communicated with John Losier offering a list of conditions at the advice of the town’s attorney, upon which they would be willing to grant the lot line adjustment. Losier said he objected to all six conditions set forth and wanted to know how they added to the state requirements for a lot line adjustment. He passed out a document on the state’s guidelines for handling a lot line adjustment and noted that he didn’t see a connection between the town’s demands and simple lot line adjustment. Waddell said he was perplexed by Losier’s displeasure. “You are making this into a complete nightmare for all concerned,” he said. He told Losier that the solution didn’t take anything away from him and protects the town. Among the conditions were provisions that if the lot were made larger, no other aspects or permissions associated with the lot would change; a clarification that the lots involved would not suddenly be granted subdivision status, and a condition that a second larger lot would have to be listed on a subdivision plan before a building permit could be issued. Additional provisions dealt with railroad crossing access and road main-

tenance, Waddell said. The majority of the meeting was dedicated to working with North Country Council’s Tara Bamford on cleaning up contradictory and unclear language in the town’s zoning ordinance. Bamford’s work was grant funded Waddell said, and the clarifications could hopefully be packaged into a single warrant article for approval by the voters at town meeting in March. Much of the more than 90 minutes given to this task focused on the board’s input on definitions that Bamford found to be contradictory to other sections of the ordinance. Bamford asked about vague terms, like “temporary” as it pertained to length of stays at campgrounds. She and the board also identified the need to clarify definitions of boarding houses, bed and breakfasts, and hostels among other things. Commercial and residential projects for wind energy also needed to be delineated in the rules, she suggested. She also noted that per state law residential wind projects could not be prohibited. Bamford also recommended that since indoor and outdoor theaters were defined but not listed anywhere they should be listed as acceptable uses in the appropriate areas if the town wished to allow them. As the evening progressed, Bamford and the board addressed regulatory inconsistencies that now exist. She explained that the section regarding duplexes, under site plan review, needed attention. State law does not allow towns to require a site plan review for the construction of a duplex, she said, while noting the current ordinance is in contrast with that law. The planning board also asked Bamford to look at the inconsisten-

Roland E. Hamel, Sr.

cies between the zoning and subdivision regulations. She said that typically a Planning Board would approve a subdivision with a review of subdivision road maintenance plans if the road was built to the standards listed in the subdivision regulations. However, the zoning ordinance currently only allows development on town roads and implies that the Planning Board has some control over whether a town takes over a road. Only the voters at Town Meeting have the ability to take over a road and make it a town road she said. Planning Board member Earl McGillicuddy, asked for clarification. “So now we allow subdivision and if the road does not get accepted as a public road we don’t allow it to be a private road?” Bamford said that the planning board can mandate that new private

roads are built to a town standard and require a bond, escrow or other security and covenants. She also noted that the town was in no way obligated to take over a private road, in fact if the developer or residents of the road wanted it to remain private, they have that right. She did note that it was not uncommon, however, for the plans for maintenance of that road or a homeowner’s association charged with funding the maintenance to be included in the subdivision approval. Waddell announced at the session that due to the illness of code enforcement officer, Fire Chief Rick Eichler, the town had hired John Scarinza as code enforcement offi cer on a temporary basis. The Planning Board will meet again with Bamford to go over the zoning language revisions at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8.

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WESTFIELD, MASS. - One of Tom Brokaw’s “The Greatest Generation” passed away on November 14, 2011. Roland E. Hamel, Sr., was born February 15, 1918 in the small paper mill town of Berlin. Well-known locally as an accomplished golfer, Ron excelled in skiing and baseball in high school. After graduating, he played minor league baseball against such greats as Satchel Page while working for JC Penny. In July of 1941, he married his high school sweetheart Geraldine, a long term employee of the Westfield Gas and Electric, who predeceased him on September 9, 1999. After the US declared war in 1941, Roland joined the Army Air Corps and served in the China-Burma-India Theater. For his service, Ron was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign with two Bronze Stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. From March 1943 to April 1944 he flew 104 combat missions for 398 hours of flying time.

After returning from combat, Ron worked in management and sales for JC Penny, Colony Corp of Boston and The Clopay Corp. While he and Gerry raised a family, they moved from Berlin to Lewiston, Maine, to Levittown, Ill., to Pottstown, Penn. Ron and family settled in Westfield, Mass. in 1955. An avid golfer, a member of Tekoa Country Club, Ron won several championships over the years. He was the father of Patricia, Blue Bell, Penn., Roland, Jr., of Blackhawk, Colorado, David of Basalt, Colorado, three grandchildren and one great grandchild, he will be missed by all. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to The American Legion, 700 N Pennsylvania Ave., PO Box 1055f Indianapolis, Indiana, 46206 or the Activities Fund at Governors Center 66 Broad St. Westfield, Mass. or to the charity of your choice. There will be no calling hours and a private burial will be in Berlin. Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad St Westfield, Mass., is in charge of arrangements

Dr. Arthur Ruediger, John Morton and Jeffrey Derr emerge from the woods with a 15 foot Christmas tree for Berlin’s downtown jewel, Bickford Place.

Parade of Lights is coming, time to those register floats BERLIN -- The magic and enchantment of the holiday season is right around the corner with the 20th Annual Berlin Parade of Lights, presented by the Berlin Main Street Program, the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club. The parade will take place Friday, November 25, at 7 p.m. but the fun and entertainment for the entire family doesn’t end there. In addition, Theatre North will present “Live Mannequins in Downtown Berlin Mainstreet” in the windows of several businesses from 6 to 7:30 p.m. And to cap off the evening, there will be a spectacular fireworks display in the Tondreau parking lot. Organizers are looking for participants interested in entering in the

parade in the form of floats, walkers, entertainers, ATV’s, and musicians. Please contact the Berlin Main Street Program office to get a “Parade Entry Form” at 752-6246 or e-mail berlinmainstreetprogram@gmail.com. The award for the best float will be $250 cash. It’s the tradition of kicking off the most wonderful time of the year by joining the community in this glorious celebration on Main Street and organizers are hoping to get a wonderful response as they have in the past. The time and dedication that float builders and participants put into this event make it a wonderful evening for all to enjoy! Sorry, there is only one Santa Claus allowed and he is flying in first class from the North Pole, so no substitutions, please.

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Join in a testimonial to Peggy Qualls To the editor: Join us to give tribute to the life, laughs and loves of Peggy Qualls. On Saturday, November 26, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #82 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron #82 will be hosting a testimonial for Peggy Qualls at the Town & Country Motor Inn. The testimonial will begin at 3 p.m. Peggy has served our Veterans at Dupont-Holmes American Legion Post #82 for over thirty years of her life. She retired in September of this year and the American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion would like to honor her service and dedication that she has shown all members and guest that came to the post. She has been an inspiration to all Gorham residents as well, assisting with Gorham High School senior

class fundaisers, assisting with making sure the post was prepared for the Town of Gorham for voting purposes. She organized and prepared for numerous Christmas parties, weddings, baby showers and funerals for local citizens. Peggy began sending holiday boxes throughout the years to our worthy soldiers’ serving abroad who were and still are protecting our country. If you would like to attend the testimonial please contact Diane Bouthot at 4662623 or Linda Dupont at 723-3907 by Friday, November 18. If you would like to do a presentation just let us know. We do have to give a head count to the Town and Country Motor Inn. American Legion Auxiliary Unit #82 Sons /American Legion Squadron #82

WREN from a member’s point of view To the editor: After reading both of Mr Stanley’s rants against WREN I felt I must respond to his accusations, at least from a member’s point of view. I have been a member with WREN for the last two years. My first year was as an individual and my second year as a business. As a nature photographer I found WREN to be incredibly helpful in promoting my business. I have very limited dollars to spend towards promoting my business, WREN fulfills my needs at a great price and I

am proud to be a member of WREN. Being a male member, at no time have I ever found any member of WREN to be discriminatory against men. They go out of their way to help me if I need anything and are just as willing to promote me and my business as much as they do for any other member. I do not participate in the market because I really cannot afford the displays I need to show my photography work right, but I have been to it a few times. The see WREN page 8

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Once upon a Berlin Time

1906 VII

Hello fellow Berlinites. I would like to finish with the history of 1906 in Berlin. It seems like buildings were being constructed everyday and I am sure with housing coming into play that was the case in the “Paper City” 105 years ago. I have certainly failed to mention that with all the rail facilities locally and within the mill yards, accidents took their toll in this area also and they were very graphic and tragic. On Friday, November 16, 1906, Clarence Tenney, a resident of Gorham and brakeman for the Grand Trunk Railroad had a very serious accident which resulted in his death. This mishap took place while Tenney was working or the Berlin freight that ran between Berlin and Gorham. This train was just a few feet south of the Green Street underpass (hockey rink and soccer field today), when the misfortune took place. Mr. Tenney was making what was then known in railroad talk as a “fly-shunt”. As the cars were moving, he was between them, trying to separate them by pulling a pin. The pin seemed to be stuck, so he went over to the other side dislodged the pin and slipped on an icy part of the car. He then fell to the tracks as the train separated. At this point, the train ran over his left leg and right arm. Although injured and severely bruised about the face and body, he was able to get out from under the moving train. The twenty-nine year old man was then taken to the new St. Louis Hospital, where he arrived about fifteen minutes after the tragedy. Tenney was doing well and did not lose consciousness while there. A decision was made to amputate the leg and arm the next morning by Doctors Holt, Marcou and Lavallee. After the operations Mr. Tenney rallied very well and there was even great hope entertained for his complete

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recovery, except for the loss of his limbs. In the late afternoon of this same day, the injured man’s condition took a turn for the worse and in less than ten minutes, this young Gorham man lost his battle to live. He was survived by a wife and daughter. On Sunday, December 16, 1906, a miracle of sorts took place, when Michael Whalen survived being struck by a railroad engine. Whalen, who lived on the Jericho Road, had left his home to go downtown only a few moments before the accident occurred. He chose to take a short cut by walking on the Grand Trunk railroad tracks. Considered slightly deaf, it was supposed that he did not hear the approaching train. Instead of passing over him, as would naturally have taken place, Michael was thrown to the side, escaping with a crushed foot, a dislocated shoulder and a scalp wound. He also was taken to the just built St. Louis Hospital, where he was made as comfortable as possible and on the following day, a decision was made to amputate his foot just above the ankle. The fifty five year old man did survive to live another five years. Many railroad accidents also took place around the busy mills in those days. As well, see 1906 VII page 5

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Head Start to host open house, food drive BERLIN -- The Berlin Head Start program will be hosting an open house, community can drive and literacy program on November 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. at 610 Sullivan Street, all members of the Berlin Community are invited. The open house will have a story reading for children, a craft and a snack that goes along with the book. Everyone in attendance will also be able to see the four classrooms, the playground and meet current parents. Members of the community will be able to view current projects the children there have been working on. There will be two prize drawings during the event. For each canned good that is donated, you will receive an entry for the Community Prize Raffle. Parents with children ages 1906 VII from page 4

the climb between Gorham and Berlin caused many steam locomotive boilers to explode, causing many deaths and injuries. In December of 1906, the Catholic community of this city received news that they would have a new bishop. His name was Reverend George A. Guertin. This appointment was most gratifying to the Berlin worshippers, as this young man was delightfully known in this city. In fact, Father Guertin was here as a keynote speaker, when the cornerstone for St. Anne’s Church was put into place. Being of French Canadian decent made his support in Berlin almost 100 percent, as this city had hundreds of French speaking Catholics as citizens. A December paper told of new rules that had been established for the operators at Berlin’s telephone exchange. The customers claimed that these new rules resulted in a huge improvement in the service at the Berlin telephone office. Under the new order of things, the operators had to sit erect and at all times face the switchboards. They could not speak with their companions or even look out of a window, as this would distract them. Breaking these rules meant being disciplined and even loss of their jobs. Another rule of the office for these ladies was never to repeat a conversation that they had heard on line. Breaking this rule meant immediate dismissal. Believe it or not, these new regulations that were put into place in 1906, along with others that had been established previously, made things run a lot smoother for operators, subscribers, and the company. Making the headlines in both of Berlin’s weekly newspapers, the new Albert Theater was most definitely being put to use when the Berlin Opera Company, under the auspices of the local lodge of Elks presented a play called “The Mikado”. This comical opera by Gilbert and Sullivan took place on Monday and Tuesday evenings December 10, and 11, warming the hearts of many cold Berlin citizens. The cast included some of the most prominent and talented performers in the city of Berlin. The costumes were all Japanese and the audience could not believe the astonishing transformation that took place with the great make up and wigs that the local performers had.

three to five will be able to enter a special drawing for the Parents Prize Raffle. Parents are encouraged to bring a canned good to enter the Community Prize Raffle as well. Tri-County CAP’s Head Start Program is a comprehensive child development program for North Country families with young children. They are currently looking for children two and a half to five years old to fill out applications and join their program. Once the child turns three they are eligible to start. It is an income based program, and there is no cost for participants. To contact for an application meeting or more information on the open house, please call Head Start 603-752-7138 or call toll-free at 877888-3643. They could hardly recognize their own friends who were acting on stage. This oriental opera was greeted enthusiastically by the local folks, as they filled the house each evening, even with one of the nights having a major snowstorm. This play and I am sure many others must have looked awesome in the setting of the first Albert Theater, as Miss Helen Daley accompanied the whole s h o w with her g r e a t piano work. Wouldn’t t h e m e m bers of Theater North have a Rev. Guertin b l a s t performing in such a venue? Finally, everybody was back to work at the Burgess Mill. Shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 1906, the strike at this huge complex was declared settled. An announcement was made to the men at the union hall on Mechanic Street and an hour later, church bells were giving joyous sounds, announcing the happy termination of this dilemma. The men had been out of work for almost three weeks, leaving on November 19. The questions that caused the trouble were settled by representatives of the company and the union, with the results being satisfactory for both parties. Within two hours after the strike was declared off, men were going back to work as fast as possible and the different departments were put in order. One or more crews had been going to work each day since and within a few days, every part of the mill was operating with all the men being reemployed. These were the major highlights that made history in Berlin, 105 years ago. So much more was not mentioned. Questions or comments email poof@ ne.rr.com. Also, become a fan of “Once upon a Berlin Time” on Facebook and guess at the weekly mystery picture.

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BERLIN- Eleanor (Lynn) C. Morin, 93, passed away while under the compassionate care of Coos County Nursing Home staff on November 15, 2011. She was born March 31, 1918 in Claremont, NH, to the late Charles S. and Grace Richardson. She graduated from Claremont Stevens High School in 1936 and went on to get an teaching degree from Keene State Teachers College in 1939 and additionally received her BS Degree in Human Services from UNH in 1976. Lynn married Robert R. Morin (former owner of Morin Shoe Store) on May 7, 1944, at the Union Episcopal Church in West Claremont. Lynn’s teaching career started in a classic one room school house, covered several years as an English teacher, four years as a special needs teacher and culminated as teacher and head of the Home Economics Department in the Berlin School System from 1957 to 1976. She was a member of the D.A.R., a charter member of the Berlin Lionettes, a lay reader, Sunday School Teacher and enthusiastic music director and member of the St. Barnabas Choir. Eleanor was preceded by her husband of 65 years, Robert. R Morin of Berlin. She is survived by her son and his wife, David and Cindy, of Berlin, son Rich-

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ard of Colchester, Vt., daughter Carole Wiemer of Dover and eldest daughter Ronaele Morin of Claremont. She has four grandsons, Douglas Morin and wife Desarae, Nathan Morin, both of Berlin, Kristopher Wiemer and wife Flannery of Easthampton, Mass., Kurt Wiemer of Eliot, Me. She has five great-granddaughters, Violet and Maple Morin, Isabelle and Grace Wiemer and Devan Pratt. A Memorial service will be held at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at a time to be announced in the very near future. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be in the New Union Cemetery in West Claremont, NH. Those wishing to make a Memorial Contribution in Lynn’s name may do so to the local food pantry or St. Barnabas Church.

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allocate funds to operate the facility. With passage of the spending bill, Shaheen said the prison should be fully operational by the end of 2012. “I am very happy about the future of Berlin and there is definitely a positive feeling in our city now, and Senator Shaheen really helped create this headwind. We would not be here without her help on a number of Berlin and North Country projects — this being the biggest one of all,” said Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier. “ This year has been filled with positive movements forward for the City of Berlin and getting the federal prison activated after starting down this path ten years ago is well deserved for Berlin and the North Country. This would not have been possible without the hard work and support of Senator Shaheen and her colleagues who came before her who have all supported projects that benefit the people of northern New Hampshire,” said Berlin City Planner Pamela Laflamme. ‘That is great news. It’s great for the economy of the whole region,” said Gorham Town Manager Robin Frost. “That means a significant number of jobs will be opening up,” she added. The U.S. Senate on Nov. 1 passed the appropriations bill which included $6.6 billion in funding for the Bureau of Prisons and specifically prioritizes

funding for the Berlin prison and two others that are completed but awaiting funding to open. The Senate bill and an earlier House of Representatives version went to a joint conference committee to work out differences between the two bills. This week, the committee released its final bill with the $6.6 billion intact. “They were able to reach agreement very quickly,” Shaheen said. Within the next couple of days, the final spending bill with the continuing resolution will go before both the House and Senate and on to the President’s desk. Shaheen noted getting the federal prison built and operating has been a cooperative, bipartisan effort on local, regional, state, and federal levels. She said U.S. Senator Judd Gregg got the prison construction funded under then-President George Bush. Since she has been in the Senate, Shaheen said she has fought to get funding to open the prison. The medium security prison will employ up to 340 full-time staff and contribute $40 million annually to the local and regional economy. The Bureau of Prisons estimates 80 percent of the $40 million will be spent locally on goods, salaries, services and utilities. It will house approximately 1,152 medium security inmates and 128 minimum security inmates.

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farmer’s market you ran for a short while, but you most assuredly did not start the farmer’s market up here in modern times. Farmer’s markets have been a integral part of the North Country long before you darkened our doorsteps. Farmer’s markets have been a very proud tradition in NH for centuries and will continue to be so. I take great offense against what you said about WREN, the Farmer’s Market and the farmers participating in it. I believe you owe them all, plus all of us members an apology for saying false and un-substaintiated charges against them. What you are doing is insulting a fine organization, that has done a lot of great work for us small business owners in the North Country. Organizations just like WREN are what is sorely needed up here to help promote the businesses of the North Country. There are always two sides to a story. You have only presented your side. There are a lot of us around the city of Berlin who know you personally and try our best to not take you seriously. Yet, when you slam an organization such as WREN, when you insult the CEO and vendors, especially with the derogatory and self serving charges you have insulted them with? Well I, as a member must speak up and put you in your place. You are accusing this fine organization and it’s vendors of fraud and I think before you go doing this, you need to have absolute positive proof that will stand up in a court of law or you could possibly face a lawsuit for slander and libel. I am proud to be a member of WREN. So are a lot of others. Again, WREN has done a lot for our community and I would ask before you make these kinds of libelous and slanderous accusations against this organization, you think twice. People like myself will stand up for what we believe in and will not take such behavior directed towards people who help a lot of us in the North Country. Frank J. LaFerriere Berlin

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ing about trapping and writing on their netbooks, with much lively interaction among the students. “This is a whole educational opportunity opening up for the sixth graders,” said Parent. The school plans to have a parent education session some time in January. This will be a pilot program lasting until the end of June, Parent said, but the goal is to keep the tablets for the use of the class as it progresses through the middle school. It will run off the Verizon system. Already, Malloy has a list of aps to install on the tablets. He will be able to download the aps from a central location and install them in all the tablets at once and then lock the tablets down, he said. “The kids won’t be able to download aps,” Malloy said. For the time being, the tablets will be used only at school, but each student will be responsible for his or her student specific tablet for the rest of the year. What happens if a tablet disappears? No problem, said Malloy. “They are all GPS enabled, so if I’m missing one, I’ll find it.” In other tech business, the board held a public hearing on the need to withdraw $13,000 from the Technology Capital Reserve Fund “to upgrade, replace and expand” the GRS Cooperative District’s existing server infrastructure. Malloy said the machines are eight to twelve years old. “We are looking to expand the backups to incorporate all the schools’ services not being backed up. The primary computers are backed up but we want to expand that,” he said. Malloy said the computers presently have a 2.5 terrabyte capacity but with the upgrade will have 8 terrabyte total storage. The expenditure was approved by the board. And in other business, Tricia Walsh and Nicole Palmeiri, both first grade teachers at Ed Fenn, gave a presentation on the new “standards based” report cards that are being used in the first MCDOWELL from page one

Service Corps to honor his two-year contract with the corps for funding his last year of education at Yale University School of Medicine. He and his wife, Cathy, arrived in an area where there were no obstetricians, the only pediatrician had left, and the county had the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the state. He also had to brush up on his French to communicate with many of the elderly residents of the area. During his first several years in the practice, he was on call every other night and every other weekend. After a couple of years, Dr. McDowell and his partner converted the Gorham Medical National Health Service Center to a non-profit rural health clinic. It was the first of its kind in the New Hampshire North Country that had a community board of directors, which was a unique concept at the time. Innovative things were happening—two nurses were given on-the-job training to become physician assistants (they later took “real” training and became certified). Electronic records did not exist – when he requested medical records from other physicians for patients, he often received a 3 x 5 card with their payment history on it and

grade this year and will be in the second grade next year. The report cards give a much more detailed picture of a student’s progress, which is expected to be helpful for all involved. Principal Karen Cloutier said Walsh and Palmeiri have done outstanding work organizing the criteria on the cards which are expected to be expanded to succeeding grades. A committee to carry on the work started by the Community Forums is slowly being formed, to include representatives from each town involved and the two Superintendents. School Administrative Unit 3 and 20 Superintendents Corinne Cascadden and Paul Bousquet will be members as will, so far, Karin Dorval of Berlin, Jackie Quintal of Milan, and Ron Ouellette and Angela Brown of Randolph. Still to be named are representatives from Errol, Dummer, and Shelburne, but the committee is expected to be formed in time to begin deliberations, perhaps after the holidays. The board took a look at the new GMHS coaching policies which are in near final form. Winter nominations for GRS Coop “co-curricular activities” coaches were noted, including William Goodrich— Varsity Boys Basketball; Matt Marallo—JV Boys Basketball; Pete Girouard—Varsity Girls Basketball; Jean Leblanc—JV Girls Basketblal; Erika Kenley—MS Girls Basketball; Jared Lauze—MS Boys Basketball; Sherrill Tracy—Alpine Skiing; Moriah Penney—Spirit. Among other things, it was noted that Leblanc was offered the position of head Girls Basketball but chose to be the JV coach. Also, one student at GHMS has requested to participate in the Kennett cross country skiing program because GHMS no longer offers the sport due to economic cutbacks. Brenda Lamarque was approved as a pre-school special education teacher and Katherine Landry for a paraprofessional position at the Ed Fenn School—both positions required due to an unexpected influx of several new students, some of whom require special education attention. had to figure out from the office visit charge what kind of medical service was represented. The Gorham Medical Center became one of the first in the North Country to serve as a training site for medical students since Dr. McDowell felt that these students weren’t getting the exposure to rural health care that they should within the confines of medical school. Dr. McDowell brought the first doctor to the area who was board certified in internal medicine. Over the years, the practice grew from two physicians and six exam rooms to 20 providers, two sites, and many more examination rooms. Numerous physical plant renovations later, the organization joined with Coos County Family Health Services in 2004 to become one of the largest rural federally qualified health centers in New England. He’s a great storyteller, a talented trumpet player (plays with the Berlin Jazz Band), a wonderful example to younger physicians, and a persistent golfer. Anyone wishing to leave a tribute to John’s service in this community should send them to CCFHS Development Department, 54 Willow Street, Berlin, NH 03570.

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––––––––––––––––– DAILY CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––– Thursday, November 17 Berlin School Board Meeting: Berlin High School library, 6 p.m. “Backstage”: a somewhat murder/mystery, comedy, in two acts presented by Gorham Players, GMHS cafe, $5 for students and seniors, $8 for adults. Doors open at 6:30. Friday, November 18 “Backstage”: a somewhat murder/mystery, comedy, in two acts presented by Gorham Players, GMHS cafe, $5 for students and seniors, $8 for adults. Doors open at 6:30. Saturday, November 19 Harvest Soup Supper: 4 to 7 p.m., Dummer Town Hall, Hill Road, Dummer. Donation will be accepted. 19th Annual Arts and Craft Fair: Gorham Public Library, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raffle tickets are now available at the library at $1 each or 6 for $5. “Backstage”: a somewhat murder/mystery, comedy, in two acts presented by Gorham Players, GMHS cafe, $5 for students and seniors, $8 for adults. Doors open at 6:30. Holiday Sale: First Baptist Church, corner of High and School Streets, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas crafts and decorations. baked good (some gluten free) books. toys, plants dishes white elephant table and much more. Homecoming Dinner: 5 to 9 p.m., VFW Post 2520, Berlin. RSVP by Oct. 29, 440-2000 or 752-4276. Donation Turkey Dinner: Milan Methodist Church, 4:306:30 p.m. at the church. Take out is available. Call to make your reservations for delivery in the Milan, Dummer, West Milan area by calling 449-2026, please leave name and phone number by 12 noon Sat, Nov. 19. Someone will get back to you.

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––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Thursday Community Bible Church Free Meal: Doors open 4 p.m. for coffee and conversation, Dinner at 5 p.m., close up around 630. There is live music and complimentary Dunkin Donuts coffee for all. Anyone wishing to make a donation to this service can contact aprilmasiero@gmail.com Developmental Play-Group: FCESS, 9:30 to 11 a.m. every Thursday, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Contact person is Sheri Goyette at 603662-2331 or email sgoyette@northernhs.org. TOPS NH 0057 Gorham: Meet every Thursday, 5:30 p.m., meeting room of the Gorham Public Library on Railroad Street, Gorham. FMI Call Carolyn at 348-1416. Boy Scout Pack 207: meets every Thursday at 6:30 in the St. Michael’s School cafeteria. Berlin-Gorham White Mountain Rotary Club: Meets every Thursday 730 to 830 a.m., Town & Country Inn Shelburne. FMI email info@ whitemtnrotary.org Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, noon. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) Mt. Jefferson LDG. #103 I.O.O.F.: meets second and fourth Thursdays of month, 7 p.m., 701 Presidential Highway, Jefferson. FMI 1-802892-6684 or 723-0766. Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10am6pm, Saturdays: 10am-Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30pm. View On-line Catalog at https://gorham.biblionix.com/. FMI call 4662525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com. AA Meeting: noon to 1 p.m., St. Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin. Berlin Knights of Columbus: Third and Fourth Degree meets on second Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., St. Anne’s lower hall, Berlin. Dinner served at 5:30 p.m. for members and guests from September to May. Shelburne Library Schedule: Thursday 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. FUSION: Youth Group invites all youth grades 6-12, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Games, music, and a good message to get you pumped for the rest of the week! Harvest Christian Fellowship, Willow St. in Berlin. FMIVicky at 348-2354. facbook.com/ fusion603 Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous: 12 to 1 p.m., Discussion Meeting, St. Barnabas Church, corner of High and Main St., Berlin. Step Book Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin. Exercise Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, 4 to 5 p.m. (FMI 752-2545) Pre-School Reading, Arts, Crafts Program: Errol Public Library, 10:30 a.m. To register, call Ann Bragg at 483-7720 or go to the library from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Saturday. F. O. E. Eagles 1464: Meets first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. The Salvation Army Thursday Afterschool Programs: 3 – 3:30, snack and homework help; 3:30 – 4 Timbrels; 4 – 4:30 Sacred Dance; 4:30 – 5 Singing Company; Dinner; and Boys Adventure Corps and Sunbeams. For more information please call 752-1644. Dummer Library Hours: 3 to 7 p.m. (FMI 449-0995, E-mail: dpl@ncia.net) Berlin and Coos County Historic Society Moffett House Museum: Open five days, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Can also be opened by appointment. Call 752-4590. Available are historical documents, school yearbooks, Berlin/Gorham directories, annual city reports, city and county reports, Brown Bulletins, old books, artifacts and more. Serenity Steps Peer Support Center: 567 Main St. Berlin, Providing peer support services to local area residents challenged by emotional or mental difficulties. Open Monday through Wednesday 11-4; Thursday and Friday 11-7 p.m. FMI 752-8111.

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by Abigail Van Buren

NOT EVERY WOMAN IS WIRED TO BE A MOM, READERS AGREE

DEAR ABBY: It saddened me to read the letter from “Lacks the Mothering Gene” (Sept. 15). Seven months pregnant, she feels nothing for her baby, and her husband is furious with her for feeling as she does. You told her that she should discuss this with her obstetrician, and you were sure that once the baby arrived she would fall in love with her baby. Not always, Abby. There are, in fact, many situations where mothers DO NOT fall in love with their babies. I have led pregnancy and postpartum support groups for 20 years, and I would have advised “Lacks” to see someone who is professionally trained in working with women who are psychologically distressed during pregnancy. Sometimes there are multiple, complex reasons why women feel negatively toward their babies, and she needs a place where she can talk about such matters. I admire her, because in spite of her lack of feelings at this time, she’s still determined to be an excellent mother. I have every confidence that with the proper support, she can be. -- WILLIAM S. MEYER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DUKE UNIVERSITY DEAR MR. MEYER: Thank you for lending your expertise and sharing your sound advice. Responses to that letter included testimonies from women wanting “Lacks” to know she was not alone. My newspaper readers comment: DEAR ABBY: My mother found herself pregnant shortly after she and my father were married. She was not happy about it, and it caused a lot of conflict. She made my life unbearable. I think “Lacks” should rethink her options. It took years of therapy for me to realize I was not to blame for my parents’ fights or for everything that was wrong. Mother was a classic narcissist, and her toxic relationship with me didn’t end until after her death. Some women should not be mothers. If they can’t be, they should place the child for adoption. That way, the child will

have a chance to grow and thrive in a loving environment. -- R.P. IN CARMICHAEL, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: I struggled through my son’s infant-throughpreschool years and forced myself to give up my career to be a stay-at-home mom because I’d been told it was best for him. It was agonizing for me. I wondered if I was defective. However, now that my son is school-age, I have discovered I am actually a great mom and love spending time with him. What I lacked as a “baby mom,” I have more than made up for as a “kid mom.” As such, I have returned to the workforce and have no guilt over dropping off my second child -- a toddler -- at day care. “Lacks” will find her niche eventually, but she shouldn’t beat herself up while she’s looking. -- REBECCA IN FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. DEAR ABBY: I am a birth doula who assists couples through pregnancies and birth. I don’t find every client with a big belly on a pink cloud. I highly recommend a certified birth doula to help through the hard times. They can be found at www.DONA.org, the website for the international doula organization. Several doulas can be interviewed in order to find a good fit and one who understands the situation. -- BIRTH DOULA IN OREGON DEAR ABBY: I think what “Lacks” is feeling is common. Yet we are never supposed to talk about it. A woman who feels less than jubilant about the responsibilities of motherhood is viewed as unwomanly and selfish. Some women are just not fulfilled being mothers, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I resented motherhood until I began to focus on my children as the amazing people they are. Reluctant moms should get curious about their children, or get involved with a good neighborhood baby group or a parent coach. It helps to have someone to talk to when things get rough. -- NEW MOM IN WASHINGTON

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at: Dear Abby, c/o The Conway Daily Sun, PO Box 1940, North Conway, NH 03860

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by Gary Trudeau

For Rent

3 room apartment, $400. Utili ties included. Room owner’s residence- $50; Shihtsu puppy, all shots! 603-348-5317.

BERLIN: 3rd. floor, 4 rooms, heat, no pets, references, $750/mo. 752-7650. BERLIN: 5 rooms, 2nd. floor, heated, h/w, 752-3765.

Are you visiting/ working in the area or working on the Burgess PioPower Biomass Plant and need a room by the night, week or month? Stay at DuBee Our Guest B&B in Milan, eight miles north of project. Fully furnished, including paper goods, full use of kitchen, wireless internet, Direct TV, barbecue grill and cleaning service. $35/night, or $140/week. Owners have separate living quarters.

FMI call 603-449-2140 or 603-723-8722. BEAUTIFUL, one bedroom, big back, nice neighborhood, yard, frig, stove, heat, h/w, w/d, hook-up paking, no pets, sec. deposit, references, $525, 723-3856. BERLIN (2) 4 room 2 bedroom apartments heated. Call (978)609-4010. BERLIN 1st floor, 2 bedroom apt. heated. Call 978-609-4010. BERLIN 2 bdrm home 1 acre $650/mo. 3 bdrm home $650/mo 2 bdrm apt 1st floor, $600/mo heat included. No pets. 1 year lease. Call (603)714-5928. BERLIN Apartments: 1 bedroom $450 and $500/mo- 2 bedrooms. $575 and $625/mo W/D hook ups, parking. No smokers. 723-7015. BERLIN Houses 131 Jolbert: 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths. Garage, deck, yard. $775/mo No utilities. 252 Wight St: 2 Bedroom, 1 bath. Large yard, garage. $675/mo No Utilities. 723-7015. BERLIN large 1 bed 3rd floor apt. Refrigerator, stove, hot water, shed inc. Inexpensive monitor heat. $395/mo plus security. 717 2nd Ave. (207)571-4001. BERLIN large 2 bdrm apt. 2nd floor. Heat, hot water, appliances & shed inc. $595/mo plus security. 717 2nd Ave. 207-571-4001. BERLIN- Spacious 2 bedroom 1st floor of duplex w/ heat, hw, w/d hookups; yard & garage; stove & frig incl., no pets; $700 + sec dep. 560-3481. BERLIN: 1 bedroom, $450/mo. heat, h/w included, security, f.m.i. call 348-0016.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 752-5858 DOLLAR-A-DAY: Ad must run a minimum of 5 consecutive days. Ads over 15 words add 10¢ per word per day. REGULAR RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional caps 10¢ per word per day. Centered bold heading: 9 pt. caps 40¢ per line, per day (2 lines maximum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once. DEADLINES: noon two days prior the day of publication except for Monday’s paper when the deadline is Thursday, 11 a.m. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa and Mastercard credit cards and of course cash. There is a $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 752-5858; send a check or money order with ad copy to The Berlin Daily Sun, 164 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 or stop in at our offices on Main Street in Berlin. OTHER RATES: For information about the professional directory or classified display ads call 752-5858.

Animals

Antiques

BOXER puppies ready, 12/1/11, $500, 5 fawn females, 1 brindle females, one/fawn male, 603-348-1256, 207-357-6152.

ANTIQUES, glass, furniture, & collectibles of all kinds wanted by Bob Gauthier, 449-2542. Specializing in Estate and Business liquidation. Bonded.

COCKATIELS, price negotiable FMI call 752-2166.

DACHSHUNDS puppies 5 months, all shots, health and temperament guaranteed. $250. (603)539-1603.

HAVE to move, need home for cats, 3 are fixed, 2 are not, please help, 603-348-2372.

Low Cost Spay/ Neuter Cats & dogs Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.rozziemay.org 603-447-1373

Announcement

Autos 2005 Toyota Tacoma, pick-up w/cab, Red, 4cyl., 5 speed, 4WD, 46k miles, loaded, 4 new tires, excellent condition, $17,000, FMI 752-3619

FORGIVE someone today. Make God happy! GOT a problem? Pray the Rosary. THANKS life.

Mom, for choosing

Autos 1994 GMC Jimmy 4x4, 4dr, new tires, exhaust and more $1950 (603)466-2427. 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, 2 door, asking $1500/obo. Call (603)466-1136. Can see it at 500 Main St. Gorham, NH #21.

Junk Car Removal Best Local Prices ROY'S TOWING

348-3403.

BUYING JUNK CARS and trucks. Paying in cash. Honest pricing. No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216.

Autos BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

Child Care LOCAL Mom, w/ home daycare has opening for kids 1 & up, M-F, 7:30-5:30, Sat. 7:30-12:30, meals incl. 342-9120.

BERLIN: 1, 2, 4 bedroom apts., heat, h/w, wd hook-ups, first & security, HUD accepted, 752-2607, 723-4161. BERLIN: 2 bedroom house, plus utilities, $700, security, references, 603-817-4398. BERLIN: 2 bedroom, enclosed porch, heat, h/w, all applianced, security, first month, no pets, smokers, 342-9995. BERLIN: 2 bedroom, heat, h/w included, HUD accepted, $550/mo. 802-388-6904. BERLIN: 3 bedroom, heat, h/w, stove, refrigerator, w/d $725/mo. 723-2807.

BERLIN: one bedroom, first floor, $600/mo.; studio, first floor, $500/mo. includes electriciy, heat, h/w, 603-723-4724. BERLIN: Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2nd floor, recently renovated, w/d hook-up. 50% heat included, pets considered, no smoking, references required, $695. plus security, 603-986-5264. COMPLETELY renovated 3 bedroom & 1 bedroom apartments. Call H&R Block, great landlord (603)752-2372. COTTAGE: 3 bedroom, one bath, living room, dining room, kitchen, FMI $750/mo. call 723-2828, 752-6826. FIRST floor, 315 High Street, 4 rooms, w/d connection, enclosed porch, Mt. Washington view, shed, heat, h/w, $700/mo. senior discount 50+, 752-5633.

GORHAM HOUSE 3 bedroom, $795 completely remodeled, no utilities included, 84 Lancaster Road, 466-5933, 915-6216. GORHAM- 1 bedroom apt, new carpet, large closet, big yard, off street parking, utilities not included. $535/mo (603)986-5800. GORHAM- 2nd Floor 3 bedroom in Cascade Flats. $750/mo includes heat /HW, stove and fridge W/D connection. Also 2 Bedroom Bell St. 1st floor $650/ 2nd floor $625/mo includes heat, stove, fridge. W/D connection, storage. No smokers please 723-7015. GORHAM: 13 Exchange St, (white bldg w/ black trim) 2 br, first floor, fridge & stove, h/ hw, w/d hookup, w/ shed, parking spaces, no pets. Sec. dep. Call: 466-3378 (8am-4pm, M-F or leave a message). GORHAM: 2 bedroom, heat, h/w, newly renovated, off street parking, snow removal, 723-6310. GORHAM: 2 bedroom, partly furnished apt., 2nd floor. Parking, snow removal included. Heat & utilities not included. No pets, no smoking. Security deposit & reference required. (603)752-7096. HOUSE: Nay Pond, 2/3 bedroom home, 2 full bathrooms, open kitchen concept, all appliances, hot tub, jacuzzi, fireplace, huge sun room, boat dock and more, $2000/mo. call 723-2828 or 752-6826. MILAN: Mobile home trailer, 2 bedroom, own lot, FMI, 752-1871. NEWLY renovated apartments, hot water included, electric heat, HUD approved: 3 bedroom $650; Large 2 bedroom, $500; 2 bedroom $450; 2 studios $375/each, no dogs allowed, call Rich 326-3499. ONE Bedroom furnished, security deposit, background check, heat, h/w, electricity included, no pets/smokers, 752-7190.

GREAT Glen craft fair on Sat. Nov. 26th, 9am-3pm. 33 crafters, demonstrations, bake sale, raffle. Great Glen Trails outdoor center, Rt.16 Gorham, NH.

TWO OFFICES AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE IN BERLIN Spacious second-floor corner office in downtown Berlin. Known as the Sheridan Building, this classic revival structure built in 1905 and renovated in the 1980s and 1990s is located next to City Hall. Ceilings are high and windows are plentiful in this corner which includes one large room, one medium sized, and a private bathroom. $450 a month, and includes heat.

For Rent

Second floor, corner office, two rooms with shared bathroom. $350.

Crafts

3 apartment rooms: $100 weekly, utilities included. Separate rooms: $50. Pit-lab puppies read! (603)348-5317.

For a video tour go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcX8mKIu01Q For more information call Mark 603-356-3456.

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Berlin Youth Hockey Squirts take south by storm ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––SPORTS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MANCHESTER -- The Berlin Squirts travelled south to take on the Jr. Monarchs along with the Manchester Flames, in a double header Saturday. The first game was played in Hooksett against the top seeded Jr. Monarchs. The Monarchs out shot Berlin by 37 to 13. However, Hookset still could not take down the Sabers, utilizing the superb goaltending of Kurtis Grover and the Sabers defense of Austin Scarinza, Chet Johnston, Ricky Lambert, Tyler Rousseau and Trinity Gendron. The victory handed the Monarchs their first loss of the year. In the first period, Berlin struck first on an Austin Scarinza Tally. The goal was the fourth goal of the

season. The Monarchs responded with one of their own goals coming on a scramble play in front of Grover for the 1-1 score. Grover saw nine shots to Monarch’s three. In the second period, Berlin took advantage of a power play and made it a 2-1 game on Cameron Delisle’s counter. Hooksett peppered Berlin’s Grover with shots and the Monarchs finally got one passed to tie it at 2-2. Grover blocked 13 shots to the Monarch’s two. The third period was full of action. Grover was spectacular stopping 15 shots. However on a broken

For Sale

Free

4 tickets Pats vs. Cheifs, Mon day night Nov. 21. $100/each (603)548-8049.

WE have all types of ammo on special. Along with other gun accessories. Visit us at The North Country Gun Shop, 161 Main Street, Gorham, 466-1140.

T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.

Found

Help Wanted

AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”. Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets. Solid maple, never installed. May add/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 833-8278 ROSSIGNOL ski equipment- skis 76”, as well as poles & boots $75 (603)752-1324.

Steel Buildings Reduced Factory Inventory 30x36 – Reg. $15,850 Now $12,600. 36x58– Reg. $21,900 Now $18,800. Source# 1IB, 866-609-4321 VIDEO Poker Machine. Full size. Plays quarters. Great Xmas gift $395/obo. 723-6276, 752-6276.

Instruction

SET of keys at Ward 4 election day. Can be picked up at City Hall.

Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set, Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style, Fabulous back & hip support, Factory sealed-new 10Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package! Please check our website for specific details on each position. • Operating Room- RN- (2) Full-time, ACLS/PALS, previous OR experience preferred. Med Surg or critical care experience considered. • Surgical Services- Director- Full-time. Experienced RN to direct surgical services operations. OR and management experience required. A completed Application is required to apply for all positions Website: www.memorialhospitalnh.org. Contact: Human Resources, Memorial Hospital, an EOE PO Box 5001, No. Conway, NH 03860. Phone: (603)356-5461 • Fax: (603)356-9121

• Quality Control Supervisor • Machined Parts Inspectors Looking for some well rounded Machined Parts inspectors and a Quality Control Supervisor to come join our team producing top quality gun barrels. Full benefits after 90 days. Two weeks paid vacation after 1 year service. EOE

Apply in person to: Green Mountain Rifle Barrel Co. 153 West Main St., Conway

The Red Fox Bar & Grille

PART-TIME RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY POSITION: We are currently seeking an energetic, patient person to provide residential support to individuals in their apartments. Duties will include providing instruction and assistance with household tasks and participation in community activities. A flexible schedule is desirable. The rate of pay is $10.18 per hour with additional mileage reimbursement. The position is presently 24 hours per week. Minimum Requirements include: High School diploma or GED, valid driver’s license and proof of auto insurance, completion of driver’s and criminal background checks. Applicants may send in a resume or pick up an application at: Northern Human Services, Community Services Center, c/o Housing Coordinator, 69 Willard St., Berlin, NH 03570

HOMECARE PROVIDER OPENING

Interested in working from your home?

We are currently accepting applications from people interested in becoming a homecare provider for a woman who is interested in returning to the Berlin/Gorham area. This woman is a friendly, social person who will thrive in a caring and nurturing environment. She requires 24 hour supports including assistance with her personal care needs. Applicants who are caring, patient, kind, have a willingness to be a team member and who show a genuine connection with this woman are considered qualified for the position. This is a contracted position and payment will be negotiated. If you are interested, please contact Cindy Lapointe, Housing Coordinator at (603)752-1005. Applications are available at the: Northern Human Services, Community Services Center, 69 Willard St. Berlin, NH 03570 Please request returned applications be submitted to the Housing Coordinator. EOE

is now accepting applications for part time experienced, Servers. Must be able to work weekends. Apply in person between 10-3pm. Or send an email inquiry to: paul@redfoxbarandgrille.com Jackson, NH (603)383-4949.

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Services

FRENCH TUTORING

$75 Furnace Cleaning

Experience certified/ MA teacher seeks to tutor French. For rates and FMI (603)466-1138.

Special: Reliable, dependable for all your furnace needs. Repairs, cleaning and service. Call today for an appointment, 723-0729.

TECHPROS- COMPUTER SALES & SERVICE

Mobile Homes TWO homes to choose from in central North Conway park. New 2012 model Skyline, 14x72, two bedroom, 2 bath, workshop/ shed, gas heat, big lot $49,900. 1994 Astro, 14x56, two bedroom, 1 bath, washer dryer, new appliances, new furnace, new roof, new hot water heater $24,900. Both homes ready to be lived in! No dogs. Financing available, affordable living right in North Conway. Walk to shops, outlets, trails, river. Call 603-986-3991.

Motorcycles 2000 Harley Davidson, Ultra Classic, metallic green & black, new motor, many accessories, asking $7950 Paul 603-752-5519.

BUY • SELL • T RADE www.motoworks.biz

(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.

Real Estate COOK wanted. Apply in person at Eastern Depot on Unity Street.

up play by Berlin’s Ricky Lambert, Lambert got the puck to a well positioned Andrew Martel. Martel found the back of the Hookset goal for the 3-2 lead. There was two minutes left in the contest. Berlin was whistled for two penalties, enabling the home team a two man advantage. In desperation Hookset pulled their goalie for a 6 on 3 advantage. When the final buzzer rang, The Squirts had hung onto their huge 3-2 win. In a late afternoon game, Berlin doused the Flames from Manchester by a score of 5 to 3. The game opened with Berlin”s Delisle netting his

OPEN HOUSE

11-2pm, Sat. Nov. 19th 748 Main Street Milan Village Private well & septic, 9 rooms, 2 full baths, 466-5087 WE buy houses, any place, con dition, price, 978-870-6438, rsuccess@juno.com

HYPNOSIS for habit change, stress, regression. Michael Hathaway, DCH, certified hypnotherapist. Madison michaelhathaway.com (603)367-8851.

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING SOLUTIONS.

Highest quality craftsmanship. Fully Insured. Lowest prices guaranteed. FMI (603)730-2521. rockybranchbuilders@gmail.com CARPENTRY, handyman, property maintenance, no job too small. Call Dennis Bisson, 723-3393, free estimates. HANDYMAN Services, property maintenance, snow plowing, roof shoveling, ect. call Rick 915-0755. LAUNDRY service. Available 7 days wk 7am-7pm Same day service. Pick-up/ drop-off available 603-348-5442.

MOWER MEDIC Snowblower tune-up special $40 in shop, $45 on-site, $50 picked up (Berlin prices). (603)723-7103. ODD jobs, mowing and grounds maintenance, home repairs, painting, garage and attic cleanings, dump runs, roof shoveling and much more. Plowing Gorham and Shelburne only, no job to odd, 603-723-0013. PAINTING: Top quality, interior, exterior, reasonable rates, free estimates, references, Don Guerin, contractor, 915-6119. SNOWPLOWING reasonable rates, Berlin, Gorham, Milan, Dummer, Shelburne, 348-3403. SNOWPLOWING: Gorham, residential, only. Dependable, reliable, and affordable. Discounts for neighbors and referrals, 915-1012.

18+ years experience! On-site computer repair, upgrades, wireless setup, virus removal, & more! (603)723-0918 www.TechProsNH.com ZIMMER Snowplowing, driveways, also shoveling, walkways, decks, free estimates, call 723-1252.

Snowmobiles 1999 Ski Doo MXZ 670 HO 6635 miles, very well maintained, cover inc. $1500, 603-203-6584. NEED to sell your snowmobile or ATV? Appraisals and consignment sales, 466-5211.

Wanted SOMEONE to change some cas settes into CDs. Please call (603)752-3561.

Wanted To Buy $250 to $400 for your unwanted car or truck, call Rich, 978-9079. ANTIQUES, individual pieces and complete estates. Call Ted and Wanda Lacasse, 752-3515.

BUYING JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS Paying in cash Honest pricing No gimmicks Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216. BUYING silver, gold, JesStone Beads, 129 Main Street, Gorham, see us first for best price.

Yard Sale INDOOR MOVING SALE. Sat., Nov. 19th., 10am-1pm. 58 Village Rd., Shelburne. Prices reduced, still lots of items. Call for details (603)723-6235.

Network Specialist Full Time Position Woodlands Credit Union in Berlin, New Hampshire is seeking a highly qualified individual to become our Network Systems Specialist. The successful candidate will be goal oriented, personable, professional and passionate about exemplary member service. Minimum requirements include: 3-5 years network experience with at least 2 years working with MS Active Directory. Associate Degree, or equivalent formal training from a certified university or technical school. 2-3 years experience with WAN, LAN and voice communication systems. Experience in troubleshooting and repair of Computer hardware and peripheral equipment. Microsoft certifications a plus. Woodlands Credit Union is the industry leader in Northern New Hampshire with a strong commitment to member service. We offer employees a professional working environment, competitive structure and a benefits package that includes an employer matching 401k, paid vacation and more.

Applications available at Woodlands Credit Union. Return application or resume to any location or to:

Joe Rodgers, V.P.H.R. 730 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 rodgersj@woodlandscu.com Berlin, Gorham, Conway, Plymouth & Lebanon New Hampshire (603)752-5650 • www.woodlandscu.com Equal Opportunity Employer

Administrative Assistant 1/Secretary Receptionist

The Mental Health Center has two openings for full-time Administrative Assistant 1’s to provide front desk coverage in its outpatient clinic and at the Community Services Center. Position requires experience and comfort with computer programs for data entry as well as dependability, organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to interact with the public in a pleasant and mature manner. We are seeking a quick and enthusiastic learner who can work independently as well as function comfortably as a team member in a busy office environment. Previous experience with front desk work a plus. These are entry level positions ($10.55/hr). Both positions qualify for our full benefit package, including access to medical and dental insurance, flex plan, vacation (3 weeks first year) and sick leave. Submit a letter of interest and resume to: Eileen Theriault, Office Manager The Mental Health Center 3 Twelfth St., Berlin, NH 03570 ~Northern Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer~

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Berlin Squirts capitalize on 4-3 victory over Capitals BERLIN--Last Sunday the Concord Capitals traveled up to the Notre Dame Arena to face the Sabers in a late afternoon game. The Berlin offense was in high gear scoring four times in the first period. The first goal came from the stick of Andrew Martel, assisted by Broedy Gagnon. Berlin made it 2-0 on a goal from Austin Scarinza, assisted from Carter Richmond and Haley Hamilton. The third goal was scored by Tyler Rousseau with Gagnon and Cael Jewet earning the assists. The fourth goal went to Scarinza with Ricky Lambert and Trinity Gendron getting the assists. The period ended with BerSQUIRTS from page 13

7th of the season on a breakaway goal for the 1-0 lead. Teammate goal tender Grover stopped 11 shots in the Berlin cage. Matty Tremblay of Manchester faced three of his own. In the second period, Manchester got on a roll. They netted a quick goal at the opening minute to the period and then again with less than two minutes to play in to go on top 2-1. Berlin’s Grover had 13 saves to Manchester’s Tremblay at five blocks. The third period saw Berlin the Flame’s Tremblay with shots. Delisle tied the game at 2-2. Dominick

Join us for Thanksgiving Weekend November 24th–27th AMC Joe Dodge Lodge & Pinkham Notch Visitor Center Start a family tradition with AMC Pinkham Notch. Join us for Thanksgiving Dinner and spend the weekend! Enjoy a stress-free Thanksgiving Weekend getaway that will get your holiday season started off right! Your 3-night stay includes lodging at the AMC’s Joe Dodge Lodge as well as a terrific schedule featuring programs that offer something for everyone. Whether you opt for a guided hike with an AMC naturalist, enjoying the evening programs or socializing with other guests by our fireplace, a fun and relaxing weekend of activities awaits!

Thursday, November 24th Traditional Family Style Thanksgiving Dinner; reservations are recommended. Buffet served from 1-6pm DINNER MENU Artichoke and Tomato Bisque • Garden Salad • Pumpkin Candied Ginger Sweetbread & Homemade Rolls Herb Roasted Turkey and Gravy • Rosemary & Sage Stuffing • Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Fresh Cranberry Sauce • Orange & Ginger Glazed Rainbow Carrots • Pumkin Pie and Mock Cherry Pie Vegetarian Option: Acorn Squash stuffed with Quinoa & Candied Pecans Child Friendly Option: Baked Chicken Fingers with Honey Mustard Dip & Sweet Potato Fries – Executive Chef Paul Santos –

Friday, November 25th Traditional New England Style Dinner; reservations are recommended. Buffet served from 5:30-7:30pm Featured Program at 8:00pm: Fiddling With North Country Fiddler Patrick Ross - Patrick has been making music around the North Country ever since he received his first fiddle at age three and began playing at house parties. The 5th generation fiddler performs with other musicians around New England, teaches private lessons, and works in schools and community sites as part of the roster of the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire

Saturday, November 26th “Best Of” AMC’s International Dinner and Adventure Series, reservations recommended. Buffet served 5:30-7:30pm Featured Program at 8:00pm: Guatemala: Lowlands To Highlands With Jack Holmes - Jack Holmes, Traveling Photographer, has spent the past ten years traveling internationally. Always, there are at least two cameras capturing images of the place and it’s people. Jack maintains a studio gallery in Lowell, MA (Jack Holmes has presented for our International Dinner and Adventure Series in 2011 and will return in 2012.) Adults $22, Child $12, Discount for AMC Members Call AMC Reservations at 603-466-2727, or check out our website: www.outdoors.org, for more information on this special weekend package and to make reservations!

Black Moose Deli will be open Thursday-Sunday 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. AMC Staff and Volunteers will be offering family friendly programming throughout the weekend, including: •Early Morning & Afternoon Walks • Wild & Crafty for Kids • Natural History & Background Basics Table Talks All programs are free and open to the public.

lin’s Kurtis Grover making eight saves to Concord’s three. Berlin had a commanding lead, so the coaches tried the players at different positions. Concord scored two goals in the period ending the period with locals up 4-2. In the third period, the Berlin squirts stayed on the defense to hold onto their lead. The action was non-stop. The Capitals scored again late in the third period bringing them to within one goal. Unfortunately, it would be too little too late as the buzzer sounded giving the locals the win 4-3. Berlin’s Grover stopped a total of 23 shots to Concords 12. Paradis and Kurtis Grover getting the assists. Two minutes later Berlin’s Scarinza scored the go ahead goal. Broedy Gagnon and Andrew Martel were credited with the assist. Manchester answered back, pulling them back into a tie at 3-3. The time was running down when Berlin’s Delisle scored on a pass from Paradis making it 4-3. Manchester pulled net minder Matty Tremblay in favor of the extra skater. The plan did not work and Berlin’s Rousseau put the icing on the cake by getting the open netter ending the game 5 to 3 Berlin.

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Berlin women sentenced to Still time to check your 46 months for mail fraud Medicare part-D plans

CONCORD, NH--Joan R. Laplante, 66, of Berlin, has been sentenced to 46 months in prison. A former resident of Pembroke, NH, Laplante was found guilty of mail fraud at the conclusion of a five-day jury trial in U.S. District Court last February. According to a press release from the Department of Justice Laplante owned and operated JRL Business Resources, LLC, a business that collected money on account receivables it purchased at discounted prices from 1996 to 2002. Laplante’s business discontinued legitimate business activity, also known as “factoring,” in approximately Decem-

ber 2002. During the ensuing four-year period, however, Laplante obtained loans, totaling more than $2 million, from a number of people by falsely promising them that their loans would be used to “factor.” As a further inducement, Laplante promised to repay the loans at unusually high rates of interest, usually 12 to 18 percent, compounded annually. Instead, in Ponzi-like fashion, Laplante used the lenders’ money to repay loans that had been previously been made to her business. When the scheme was exposed, Laplante owed more than $880,000 to people who had loaned money to her business.

BERLIN -- The Coos County ServiceLink Aging & Disability Resource Center reminds everyone there is still time to check your Medicare part-D plans. This year the part-D enrollment period began earlier and will finish earlier. The enrollment period began Oct. 15, and will end Dec. 7. If you want to look at your part-D Medicare prescription plan to check if you can find another cheaper plan call the Coos County ServiceLink soon to schedule an appointment. If you have any questions call the Coos County Servicelink Aging & Disability

Resource Center. Our local number in Berlin is 603-752-6407 and our toll free number is 1-866-634-9412. We serve the entire county of Coos and can make home visits and office appointments as needed anywhere in the county. Our main office is located in the Berlin senior center on the east side 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, NH, 03570. Please call us if you would like to schedule an office appointment or home visit to answer any questions you may have regarding Medicare, or your Medicare prescription drug plans. Medicare Part-D enrollment ends this year on Dec. 7.