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A dozen Coos contractors worked on wind farm BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

DUMMER – From a electrical contractor in Berlin to an equipment rental business in Gorham, a dozen contractors from Coos County worked on the construction of the Granite Reliable Power wind farm this year. Work on the largest wind farm in the state is wrapping up with all 33 wind turbines installed and in the process of being commissioned. Brookfi eld Renewable Power Director of Communications Julie Smith-Galvin said she expects the entire facility to be operating commercially by the end of this year. Smith-Galvin said there are about 35 people still employed doing limited work on site. There are also nine permanent site technicians in place to run the wind farm. Some final landscaping and stabilization work will be performed next spring. “The majority of the project will be complete and we’ll come back in the spring for tree planting and some additional restoration,” said Pip Decker, during a recent tour of the wind farm. Decker served as project manager, starting when Noble Environmental Power first proposed the wind farm and continuing when Brookfi eld Renewable Power became majority owner. Site clearing for the wind farm got underway in early February and construction started in mid-May. At the height of the construction, there were about 300 people employed on the project which is in Dummer and the unincorporated places of Millsfield, Dixville, Odell and Erving’s Location. Smith-Galvin said she is still working on getting a breakdown of local labor used on the project. But she said the general contractor on the project, RMT, Inc. of Madison, WI, said about 70 percent of the total work hours on

This picture, provided by Brookﬁeld Renewable Power, shows some of the Granite Reliable Power wind turbines.

the project were performed by 25 contractors from New England. Of that list, 12 of the contractors were from Coos County and another three were from Grafton County. From Coos County, the contractors hired for the project were AB Logging of Lancaster, Aerial Site Communications of Gorham, Coleman Concrete of Gorham, Great North Woods Container Service of Berlin, Hicks Logging of Jefferson, Isaacson Steel of Berlin, JML Trucking and Excavating of Errol, Kel-Log Inc. of Berlin, ProQuip Equipment Rental and Sales of Gorham, Ray’s Electric of Berlin, Route 12V of Berlin, and Shaw Com-

munications of Gorham. From Grafton County, the contractors were Horizons Engineering of Littleton, Lobdell Associates of Landoff, and Meadow Leasing of Littleton. The project also contracted with the Coos County Sheriff’s Department for security. The 33-turbines are arranged in four strings along Dixville Peak, Mt. Kelsey, Owlhead Mountain, and Fishbrook Ridge. From the base to the tip of the blades, each turbine is 410 feet high. The Danish company Vestas Operations Group, which will operate the wind farm for two years, manufactured the turbines. The 3-megawatt

turbines were transported in components through the region for much of the summer. Decker said the project required the construction of 11 miles of new gravel road and the upgrading of 19 miles of existing road. Along the way, he said over 200 new culverts and six new bridges were installed. The project used a combination of wooden poles and laminated poles, ranging from 40 to 60 feet high, to carry the transmission line from the turbines to the substation. Decker said the project was able to reduce the need for guide wires by utilizing the right of way see CONTRACTORS page 9

Gorham teachers, administration at impasse on contract BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

GORHAM — Contract talks between the GRS Cooperative School Board and GRS Teacher’s Association ended last week with no new contract and both sides agreeing to put off any resolution until next year. The school board announced on Thursday that they had reached an impasse with the union and neither side would be seeking alternative resolutions. “Both sides appreciate the efforts put forth by the other, but there were issues that they mutually could not overcome,” according to a press release

issued by the SAU 20 office. Both sides waived their right to mediation or fact-finding as potential resolutions. The teachers’ last contract was approved by voters in 2010 and is valid through the 2011-2012 school year. Because that contract was negotiated and approved prior to the repeal of the state’s evergreen law, which the legislature voted off the books in early March, it remains an evergreen contract. The evergreen law, passed in 2008, allowed public workers and teachers to work under the terms of the last negotiated contract until a subsequent contract was approved. Any negotiated step increases in wages

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A year of disappointment at the box office LOS ANGELES (NY TIMES) — With fi ve days left in 2011, ticket sales in North America are running about $500 million behind last year — despite higher prices — prompting a round of soul searching by studios trying to determine what went wrong and how best to proceed. Movies are a cyclical business and analysts say that 2010 benefi ted mightily from holdover sales for “Avatar,” which was released late in 2009 and became one of the most popular movies of all time. A decline of hundreds of millions of dollars is not catastrophic when weighed against the size of the industry. Over all, North American ticket revenue for 2011 is projected to be about $10.1 billion, according to Hollywood. com, which compiles boxoffice data. That is only a 4.5 percent falloff from 2010. But studio executives are alarmed by the downturn nonetheless, in part because the real picture is worse than the raw revenue numbers suggest. Revenue, for instance, has been propped up by a glut of 3-D fi lms, which cost $3 to $5 more per ticket. Studios made 40 pictures in 3-D in the last 12 months, up from 24 last year, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com, a movie database.

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New North Korean leader ascends to head of party SEOUL, South Korea (NY TIMES) — Kim Jongun, the newly anointed leader of North Korea, met on Monday with a private delegation of prominent South Koreans, his ﬁrst face-to-face encounter with any visitors from the estranged South since assuming the top spot a week ago when his father’s Dec. 17 death was abruptly announced. The meeting, scrutinized for any hint of Mr. Kim’s intentions toward South Korea, came as the ofﬁ cial North Korean media announced he had been appointed to the top post of the ruling party, another

step in what appeared to be a choreographed sequence of events meant to show that he was assuming all the key positions held by his father, Kim Jong-il, the longtime ruler of the isolated North. South Korea had said it would send no ofﬁ cial mourners to Kim Jong-il’s funeral, which angered North Korea as a sign of disrespect. But Kim Jongun’s meeting with the private delegation of mourners, which included the former ﬁ rst lady of South Korea and a top business woman, appeared to be cordial.

American firms see Europe woes as opportunities (NY TIMES) — As Europe struggles with its debt crisis, American businesses and fi nancial fi rms are swooping in amid the distress, making loans and snapping up assets owned by banks there — from the mortgage on a luxury hotel in Miami Beach to the tallest office building in Dublin. The sales are being spurred on because European banks are scrambling to raise capital and shrink their balance sheets, often under orders from regulators. European fi nancial institutions will unload up to $3 trillion in assets over the next 18 months, according to an estimate from Huw van Steenis, an analyst with Morgan Stanley. This month a team of three bankers from the London offi ce of the buyout giant Kohlberg Kravis

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Gifts, chocolate milk and tough questions for Romney during Conway stop BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — Mitt Romney fi elded tough questions while accepting gifts and endorsements during a town hall meeting with about 165 people at Kennett Middle School on Thursday. The event marked the second day for the former Massachusetts governor’s “Earn It” bus tour, which crisscrossed New Hampshire — from Keene to Lancaster — in advance of the Jan. 10 New Hampshire primary. Former New Hampshire governor John Sununu Sr. said the next president needs to have experience as a governor. Sununu says he’s “committed himself” to making sure Romney takes the White House. Then he told the audience members to each fi nd two people who they can convince to vote for Romney. “If you do that, I promise you President Obama will end up being a one-term president and you will have spent the evening with the next president of the United States,” said Sununu. Romney also received an endorsement from Carroll County Attorney Tom Dewhurst who called Romney “a man of action.” As for gifts, Al Risch gave Romney a Mount Washington-themed calendar, and former Kennett teacher Brian P. Wiggin presented Romney a bottle of chocolate milk, one of Romney’s favorite treats. Risch was a volunteer at the Salt Lake City Olympics, which Romney headed. “This is unbelievable, thank you,” said Romney about the gifts. The town hall meeting wasn’t all chocolate milk and calendars for Romney. He also had to contend with a number of questions covering diffi cult subjects. Conway resident Steve Steiner said the war on drugs was being ignored during this election cycle. About 11 years ago, Steiner lost a 19-year-old son to an Oxycontin overdose. Since then, Steiner started an organization called Dads And Mad Moms Against Drug Dealers (DAMMAD). “What I’m looking for is a president and a first lady to use the bully pulpit at the White House like the Reagans did,” said Steiner. Romney replied he wouldn’t legalize drugs but that the war on drugs isn’t

Mitt Romney speaking at Kennett Middle School in Conway. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

as effective as it could be. Romney said he would launch a national public relations campaign against drug abuse. “Our kids take (drugs) because they think it’s cool but I don’t think they’d think it’s cool if they knew people were dying as a result of that happening,” said Romney of the drug-fueled violence in Mexico and around the world. After the meeting, Steiner said he was glad Romney wouldn’t legalize drugs. However, Steiner said it remains to be seen if Romney will really make drug-abuse prevention a priority. One man said the unemployment rate is going down and wondered if that meant the county was heading in the right direction. All recessions eventually end, said Romney. But the problem with this recession is it has taken much longer for the jobs to return. The recovery has been so slow because of the uncertainty created by new regulations from the Obama Administration. “It was two summers ago vice president Biden said we’re in the recovery summer and that didn’t happen,” said Romney. Later, Romney predicted America will face severe economic woes if the $15 trillion national debt continues to increase. By next year, the debt will go up to $16 trillion, which is 80 or 90 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product.

Two hurt in Berlin house ﬁre Sunday night BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN — Two people were hospitalized as a result of a ﬁ re that destroyed a Glen Avenue house late Christmas Day. Berlin Fire Lt. Bill Maddalena said one of the occupants, Alan Alger, suffered severe smoke inhalation when he ran back into the burning building in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue a dog trapped inside. Maddalena said Alger, 46, was taken to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin and later transferred to a hospital in Burlington, Vt. A second person, whose name was not available, was also taken to AVH for smoke inhalation. Maddalena said a neighbor reported the ﬁ re at 456 Glen Avenue at 11:30

p.m. Christmas Day. He said when firefi ghters arrived at the scene, the first fl oor of the house was engulfed in flames and there was heavy smoke. Maddalena said all of the occupants had gotten out of the building but Alger attempted to go back in to rescue the dog. Maddalena said it was a stubborn fire because it was an older house with sawdust insulation and also appeared to be in the process of being remodeled. Ten firefighters responded to the scene and battled the fi re until just before 6 a.m. Monday. Once back at the station, Maddalena said fi refighters were still cleaning up equipment for another hour. City records show the property is owned by Vearlan and Elizabeth Knowlton.

“We’re now getting close to the Italy-type level and the Greece-type level,” said Romney. “We will have a catastrophe unlike anything we’ve ever known in this country unless we ﬁnally get control of our budget.” The Obama Administration has also interfered with the free market by giving some businesses advantages over others. As an example, Romney, a former venture capitalist, said Obama gave $500 million to a now-defunct company called Solyndra. “When government starts to play the role of choosing the winners and losers it scares everyone else away,” said Romney. “What the president did made it less likely solar will be commercialized, not more.” Jim Martel, of Sandwich, and his young son, Ben, wanted to know what Romney would do to bring back American manufacturing. “I think he answered it pretty well and I hope he gets more stuff made in America and gets the country out of debt,” said Ben Martel who would vote for Romney if he were old enough. The elder Martel, who is selfemployed as a long-distance truck driver, said he believes Romney has the skills to get the U.S. out of debt. Martel also believes Obama has created too many regulations. Martel made a reference to Ross Perot’s claim

Mexico would take American jobs if a then-proposed free trade agreement were signed. China is a bigger problem than Mexico in terms of outsourcing jobs, Romney said. Romney alleged China steals American intellectual property, hacks American computers and manipulates its currency to make its products cheaper. The cost of higher education was of prime concern for some, including Jackson grandfather Dr. Gerald Carrier and college student Kallie Durkit who goes to college in Ohio. Carrier said he was particularly troubled by the high debt loads on medical and dental school students. Romney replied young people will start questioning the value of college education by looking for schools that can provide quality education for a reasonable cost. For instance, there’s a school in Florida called Full Sail University, which caters to students studying media and entertainment industries. The school keeps costs down by holding classes 24 hours per day and not having summer breaks. Romney agreed medical school debts are overwhelming. Romney said even his own son is dealing with that problem. But Durkit questioned Romney’s believability. As a college student she didn’t believe for-profi t schools would really offer good education at a fair price. “Why should we mobilize for you as a candidate instead of Obama as we did in 2008?” she asked. Job creators are unenthusiastic about hiring more employees because of Obama’s policies, Romney replied. For-profit schools and jails wouldn’t necessarily cost more than state-run institutions because free enterprise encourages entrepreneurs to provide goods and services of the best quality for the lowest price. Government is inefficient, he said. “What I can promise you is this,” said Romney to Durkit. “When you get out of college if I’m president, you will have a job. If president Obama is reelected you will not be able to get a job.”

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Red Cross Blood Drive was a success To the editor: Thank you very much to everyone who donated blood as part of the December 15, American Red Cross Blood Drive at AVH. You helped us exceed our goal, bringing in more than 30 usable units! The next blood drive at the

hospital will be from 11 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday, March 26. To reserve your appointment, please call 326-5606 or 326-5607. Space is limited. Thanks again James Patry AVH Public Relations And Marketing Director

This paganism that has been instilled in our culture isn’t working, plain and simple To the editor: In this advent season and with Christmas coming I would like to ask what is our destination when we do not include Christ in our plans. Today’s modern greeting is not Merry Christmas it is happy holidays, as though Christ had nothing to do with it. The intelligentsia of this nation have decided, beginning some fifty years ago, that God does not meet up to its standards. He places unnecessary burdens, rules, and commandments on us. Certain people are offended and it would be in the best interests of this nation to separate ourselves from Him, while at the same time declaring ourselves to be a Christian nation. Who is God to set the rules? It would be much better if we ignored His silly rules and set our own rules. We have decided that in order not to offend anyone we must eliminate God from our culture. Our list of ways to advance our culture have been extraordinary. It has been thought that we must separate church and state in order for there not to be any prob-

lems. In 1963, we decided in order for our culture to flourish and in order not to offend anyone, God excluded, we mustn’t say The Lord’s Prayer in schools. Then in 1972, in order for society to advance without the interruption of unplanned for children showing up on the planet, while at the same time allowing our culture to promote promiscuity, it was decided we should make it possible for them to be eliminated. No God and no human being should stand in the way of progress should be this nation’s motto. I hate to rain on your happy holidays parade but the state of affairs in this nation, and the world, as a result have been catastrophic. It’s almost as if God is offended or it’s a bad idea that just doesn’t work. Well guess what? It’s not too hard to figure out that God isn’t blessing America even after Obama asked Him too. Maybe, Obama’s health care plan that includes the funding of abortion has something to do with it. So, we have a lot of forgiveness to see PAGANISM page 5

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Housebound For The Holidays Right now, you are probably asking yourself: What exactly is going on with Congress? What’s all this yelling about a tax increase? Also, are they shutting down the government again? Because I was really planning to spend my Christmas camping out in a national park. Good news! Congress did not shut down the government this month. It was sort of dancing around the idea, but the country has grown so inured to this kind of behavior that nobody paid any attention. Then our lawmakers moved on to a crisis over the payroll tax, unemployment compensation and Medicare. On which they totally dropped the ball. As things stand now, on Jan. 1, doctors who treat Medicare patients will get a huge cut in pay and the state unemployment compensation systems will be thrown into chaos. People who have been out of work for more than half a year will start falling out of the system in a near-random fashion. Some of those who have been unemployed for 25 weeks will lose their benefits before others who have been collecting for 70. Also, payroll taxes for Social Security will rise for everybody. That is really unfortunate, but the Medicare and unemployment compensation parts are worse. On Tuesday, the House majority defeated a bipartisan Senate plan to resolve the problem. They framed the issue as a fight between hard-working Republicans and lazy Democrats/senators who were afraid to give up their vacations in order to stay in Washington for more stimulating debates. “As a cardiothoracic surgeon, I often worked through the holidays!” said Representative Larry Bucshon of Indiana. Representative Charles Boustany Jr. of Louisiana, another doctor, regaled the members with the story of a Christmas Eve when “I was getting ready to sit down for dinner with my family when I got called to see an 85-year-old Cajun gentleman, with a very large family, who had a ruptured aneurysm, and he was in shock. I spent the entire night operating on this man.” “My three employees — Irv, Dirk and Larry — they’re all at work today!” said Representative Bill Huizenga, a Michigan Republican and the co-owner of Huizenga Gravel. It does seem a little unfair to bring Irv, Dirk and Larry into the fight, because they probably are not required to spend their free time raising donations for the next election season. This battle goes back to 2010, when President Obama made a deal to continue the dreaded Bush tax cuts in return for a year-

long payroll tax cut, which benefits lowerincome workers, and extended federal benefits for the unemployed. The House Republicans never loved the second part of the deal, and, in the spirit of the season, I will not suggest that this was because they only like tax cuts for rich people. Anyhow, earlier this month, the House did pass a bill extending the tax cut for another year. Perhaps coincidentally, it was also packed with things that the Senate Democrats were bound to hate, from freezing the pay of federal employees to doing something to environmental regulations of boilers that I could not possibly explain to you if I had a week. When the bill made its way to an unwelcoming Senate, a miracle occurred. Angels sang, a star rose in the east and the Democrats and Republicans worked out a compromise. This was, admittedly, an oldfashioned Congressional compromise that resembled the offspring of a wart hog and vampire bat. But it kept the status quo going for another two months. Happiness reigned! Most of the Republican senators voted for the bill, and everybody started packing for vacation. Alas, the compromise flamed the fiercest rancor and resentment that exists on Capitol Hill — the hatred of the House for the Senate. Really, no matter who’s in charge in Washington, the House hates the Senate. The House hated the Senate when James Monroe was in it. The Republican House members had a meeting. According to The Washington Post, a number of members begged to be allowed to fight to the death for their original plan in the manner of the movie “Braveheart.” The idea that people were demanding that their leaders act like Mel Gibson should give you an idea of how out of control things had gotten. So the House rejected the Senate compromise, while arguing that vacations are for sissies. “We are not afraid to vote!” cried Representative Allen West, a freshman Republican from Florida. West was having an action-packed day, fending off a resolution condemning him for saying “if Joseph Goebbels was around, he’d be very proud of the Democrat Party because they have an incredible propaganda machine.” People, did we not have an agreement that politicians were going to stop comparing each other to the Nazis? Really, sometimes it seems as though nothing can ever get done. Even if you’ll settle for a mutant wart hog-vampire bat.

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Thanks for making the B/G Scholarship Program a success To the editor: I would like to thank the team of people and businesses that helped to make the Miss Berlin-Gorham Scholarship Program held last month such a success. Without the committee members, sponsors and volunteers we would not have been able to offer $2,500 in scholarships to the winners including the new Miss Berlin-Gorham, Linda Montminy and the new Miss Berlin-Gorham’s Outstanding Teen, Elizabeth Thagorus. The Marines started the program by escorting the reigning Miss NH, Regan Hartley, Miss Berlin Gorham, Jennifer Clements, and Miss BerlinGorham’s Outstanding Teen, Hailey Bowie, to the stage for the National Anthem. Our sponsors AutoNorth PreOwned Superstore, Northway Bank, Yokohama Restaurant, Mr. Pizza, The Vac Shop, LaBottega Saladino, Clermont Trucking, Presidential Pest Control, Town & Country Motor Inn, Ed Reichert, Rob Bolash of Custom Builders, American Legion Auxiliary Unit #82, DBG Golf LLC, Betty Dee Fashions, Savoir Flare, Androscoggin Valley Country Club, Great Glen Trails, Mt. Washington Auto Road, Story Land, Berlin IGA Foodliner, Subway and Attitash Mountain made it possible to entertain over 100 people including Miss New Hampshire dignitaries, fi ve titleholders from around the state, including Miss NH’s Outstanding Teen, Lauren Percy. Our sincere thanks to Gorham House Florist for providing the beautiful bouquets for the award winners; to Tim Sappington and Theater North for donating the stage decorations, to Rob Bolash for building a colorful backdrop and to Scott Bowie and Paul Robitaille who captured the beautiful evening through video and photographs! Hair styling and make up were provided by Moriah Penney. Tyler Coulombe and Zane

Brown, under the leadership of Bruce Fike, controlled the stage lighting and sound. The first Miss Berlin-Gorham, Sarah Bixby-Ligsay returned to Gorham from Georgia to host the evening’s show. Eileen Kelley helped produce the event and then entertained the crowd with a duet with Luis Cardenas-Osorio. Max Sjostrom sang to the contestants as they entered the stage in eveningwear - you would have thought Justin Timberlake was on stage! The judges spent all day Saturday and the previous Thursday night with the Committee and the contestants to determine the winners; they were Jill Dubey, Kay Gruwell, Sharyl Graham, Pam Eichler, Liz Robinson, Kelly Guilmette, Kathy Baublis, and Karen Wheeler. Albert Morrisette, CPA, provided the auditing oversight for the evening. The committee greatly appreciates these volunteers giving of their valuable time in support of this program. We enjoyed visiting with Miss BerlinGorham, Jennifer Clements, as she discussed how the Miss NH scholarship program paid for her UNH education. The crowd thoroughly enjoyed the vocal performance of the talented Miss Berlin-Gorham’s Outstanding Teen 2011, Hailey Bowie. The committee members put in an invaluable amount of time: Denise Vallee, Sue Enman, Angela Brown, Brynna Kelley, and Jayne Bixby. Our contestants have already appeared at several events including the Androscoggin Valley Chamber Auction and the Parade of Lights. I am sure Linda and Elizabeth will both represent the area well throughout the year. Please join us in voting on-line for Regan Hartley, Miss NH before January 14 for the People’s Choice Award. Kathleen Kelley, Director Miss Berlin-Gorham Scholarship Program, Inc.

Society for the Protection of NH Forests undertaking a major effort to conserve 5,800 plus acres of land at the Balsams To the editor: The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is undertaking a major effort to conserve 5,800+ plus acres of land at the Balsams. It extinguishes a proposed right-of way that may otherwise be granted to Northern Pass. If $850,000 is donated by January 15, the Forest Society will purchase conservation restrictions on most of the undeveloped parts of the property. This project requires a substantial financial effort on the part of the Society, its friends, and others who care about this spectacular landscape. As of December 20vb $100,000. has been raised. I hope that everyone who has

an interest in the future of the North Country will join the effort. There are several ways to make a gift: On the web at - http://www.forestsociety.org/howyoucanhelp/special-projects.asp#sp35 By mail - Forest Society-Balsams Project, 54 Portsmouth Street Concord, NH 03301 Or make pledge – contact Susanne Kibler-Hacker at 603-224-9945 x 314 or skh@forestsociety.org. The progress report can be found at http://savethebalsamslandscape. blogspot.com/ Charlie Bond Jefferson

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do not acknowledge Me before man, I will not acknowledge you before my Father, who is in Heaven”? To put it plain and simple, this paganism that has been instilled in our culture isn’t working. Merry Christmas! H. Raymond Losier Berlin

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2011 Collegiate Athletes from Berlin and Gorham; where are they now? BY JONATHAN CHABOT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN/GORHAM -- The BerlinGorham area has seen a fair share of top-notch athletes excel through high school athletics, but where are they now? In 2011, there were fourteen Berlin and Gorham alumni’s playing a collegiate sport. Among this group were 2009 Berlin High graduate Kara Poirier and 2009 Gorham High graduate Riley Goodrich. Poirier was a high school standout: senior year she was voted Berlin High School Female Athlete of the Year, received the New Hampshire All Scholastic Award for senior athletes who play two sports and retain a B+ or higher, Second Team Class M AllState in field hockey, and was Class M Softball Player of the Year. After graduation, Poirier crossed state lines over to Bangor, Maine, where she landed at Husson University. The small, 2,800 student population, physical education and coaching courses made Husson the most enticing of her prospective schools. Along with Husson’s physical and academic attributes, the school provided Poirier with athletic opportunities. Before her freshman year of college, Poirier met with the school’s field hockey and softball coaches. The softball program was very com-

petitive which made her uncertain of her probabilities of making the team the following fall. “I felt that this was the type of program I would like to be a part of but wasn’t certain if I would make the team. The players were very skilled,” noted Poirier. With fi eld hockey, Husson had just hired a new coach who hadn’t seen very many recruits prior to Poirier’s meeting with her. She ended up making both of the school’s programs her freshman year and hasn’t looked back. For field hockey, she transitioned from a forward position into a mid-field spot and has seen success. In 2011, she netted 6 goals and notched 3 assists. For softball, she started her freshman Kara Poirier year with a closing role on the team, but wanted to work her way more into the batting line-up. “I really wanted to get into the batting line up, so I put in many hours in

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Edgar J. Marchand BERLIN, NH -- Mr. Edgar J. Marchand, 83, formerly of 20 Ramsey St., Berlin, NH, passed away on Friday December 23, 2011 at the Country Village Healthcare Center in Lancaster. He was born in Manchester, NH, on February 12, 1928 and was a lifelong resident of Berlin. Edgar was a US Army veteran. He had been employed by Brown Company and James River Corp. He was a member of the White Mountain Post #2520 VFW, the Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th Degree, holding his membership since 1967. He was a member of Good Shepherd Parish and helped with BINGO for the church and the K of C. Edgar was a cook at the Knights of Columbus and volunteered at Senior Meals and Service Link. Members of the family include his children, Priscilla Cloutier of Rocky Hill, Conn., Rose Marchand of Manchester, NH, Ronald Marchand of

Fayetteville, NC, and Denise Gagne of Gorham, Me.; grandchildren Christine Cloutier, Kathy and Brian Tucker, Kelly and Brian Cloutier, Jeremy Gagne, Brandon Gagne and Daniel and Dana Marchand; a great-grandchild, Olivia Cloutier. He was predeceased by his wife, Gloria Marchand, on February 17, 2011; sisters Alice Routhier, Elizabeth Marchand and brothers Ronaldo Morin, Adrien Morin and Robert Morin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 27, at 10 a.m. at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin, NH, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

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Berlin police log Monday, Dec. 19 1:25 a.m. A caller on Granite Street reported being assaulted in their bed. Police found no evidence of an attack. 12:54 p.m. Robert Howard, 25, of Berlin, was arrested on an electronic bench warrant. He was held in lieu of $546 cash bail. 3:35 p.m. A minor two vehicle accident was reported on Pleasant Street. No injuries were reported. 8:53 p.m. A caller on Glen Avenue reported that their tires had been slashed. Tuesday, Dec. 20 10:21 a.m. A caller on Hutchins Street reported that an explosion had shook the building. It turned out that there was blasting underway at the biomass plant. 2:34 p.m. A caller on York Street reported that a mother and son were yelling at each other on a street corner. 4:04 p.m. A caller on Cascade Street reported that they saw someone running on the railroad tracks. 5:36 p.m. A caller on Diana Street reported receiving harassing phone calls. 5:54 p.m. A caller on Verdun Street reported that their windshield had been broken. 6:31 p.m. Ruben Landeros, 18, of Berlin, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute, and default or breach of bail. He was held on $5,000 cash bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 14. 10:15 p.m. Chelsea Anderson, 19, of Gorham, was arrested and charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol. She was released on $750 per-

sonal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 22. 10:27 p.m. A caller on Burgess Street reported that it sounded like someone was in a vacant apartment. Police checked the building and found no one there. Wednesday, Dec. 21 8:27 a.m. A caller on State Street reported that an iPod had been stolen from a locker at the junior high. 11:31 a.m. A possible restraining order violation was reported by a caller on Fourth Avenue. 1:58 p.m. A caller on Maynesboro Street reported that their tires were slashed. 2:52 p.m. A caller on First Avenue reported a light on in a vacant house. Police checked and found nothing. 4:52 p.m. A minor two vehicle accident was reported on Diana Street. No injuries were reported. 5:39 p.m. One vehicle was towed as a result of a two-car accident on Riverside Drive. No injuries were reported. Thursday, Dec. 22 2:42 a.m. David Mulinski, 39, of Berlin, was arrested on an electronic bench warrant for simple assault. He was also charged with breach of bail, transporting alcohol and transporting drugs. He was released on $2,000 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 7. 2:42 a.m. Reginald Moser, 30, of Berlin, was arrested on a warrant for duty to report, for failing to register as a sex offender. He was also charged with breach of bail. Moser declined the services of a bail commissioner and was held for a Dec. 22 bail hearing.

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Goalie - 2011: 22 games started, 18 wins, 4 losses, 78 saves, 0.743 save percentage Cheyenne Lessard: Sophomore, Plymouth State University, majoring in Mathematics -Division III Tennis - 2011: 7 games won, 4 games loss Aisha Rai Thompson: Sophomore, Plymouth State University, majoring in Childhood Studies -Division III Field Hockey: #10 Defense - 2011: 22 games started, 1 goal, 1 assist Bronson Martin: Freshman, Roger Williams University -Track and Field Bryar King: Freshman, Rivier College -Division III Soccer: #17 Midfield/ Goalkeeper - 2011: 5 games as M, 9 games as GK, 4.23 goals against average, 146 saves, 0.789 save percentage Marisa Lemoine: Freshman, Keene State College, majoring in Psychology -Division III Field Hockey: #4 Forward. - 2011: 23 games played, 1 assist, 12 shots The rest of the collegiate athletes who have graduated from Gorham: Eric Jensen: Junior, Wheaton Col-

No injuries were reported. Friday, Dec. 16 5:48 p.m. Michel Rodrigue, 46, of Stewartstown, was issued a citation for speed. see GORHAM LOG page 9

lege -Baseball: #27 Infield - 2011: 34 games started, 57 hits, 0.407 batting average, 35 runs, 3 home runs Tony Brunell: Freshman, New England College, majoring in Secondary Education -Baseball: #11 Utility -2011: 2.2 innings pitched, 3 hits, 1 walk Hillary Oleson: Sophomore, Springfield College -Basketball: #22 Guard - 2011: 2 games played, 8 total points (mid-way through season) Nick Gralenski: Sophomore, Lyndon State College -Division III Lacrosse: #15 Midfield Sean Goodrich: Freshman, University of New England, majoring in Medical Biology -Division III Soccer: #9 Midfield - 2011: 4 games played, 1 shot Doug Willey: Freshman, Franklin Pierce University, majoring in Biology/Physical Therapy -Division II Baseball: #25 Relief Pitcher -2011 Fall, 2 innings pitched, 4 strikeouts, 0 hits, 0 walks (This is not a complete or ﬁ nalized list by any means. In advance, I apologize for any missed current, collegiate varsity athletes. Jonathan Chabot)

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as part of the corridor. Transmission wires along the ridgeline were buried. Six miles in on Dummer Pond Road is the operations/maintenance building and substation for the project. The full-time crew will work out of the maintenance building. Two SnowCats have been purchased and are on-site to allow the crew to do maintenance and preventative work during the winter. The 12-acre yard around the building and substation, which was used as a staging area for the turbines and equipment, will be restored next spring with plantings. Noting the project was constructed in less than a year, Decker said it was both a well-coordinated project and a big team effort. Despite the tight schedule, Decker

said safety was a top priority. At the time of the tour, he noted the project had gone 263 days without a lost time accident. Asked for a final project cost, SmithGalvin said it was within the industry average of between $2 million to $3 million a megawatt or $198 million to $297 million for the 99-megawatt wind farm. She said GRP has contracts for over 80 percent of the power that will be generated by the project – it has been previously announced that both Central Vermont Power Service and Green Mountain Power will purchase a majority of the power produced. Smith-Garvin said the reminder of the power will be sold into the New England Power Pool’s open market. Smith-Galvin had no comment on a New York Times newspaper article

that estimated the wind farm had received so many federal subsidies that they covered 48 to 80 percent of the price of the project, which the artiGORHAM LOG from page 8

6:39 p.m. Joby Londrie, 42, of West Monroe, La., was arrested and charged with operating after revocation or suspension. He was released on a summons to appear in court on Jan. 17. 11:08 p.m. Andrew Moser, 22, of Milan, was arrested and charged with simple assault, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct. He was released on $750 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 28. Saturday, Dec. 17 4:37 p.m. A Tennessee resident

cle placed at $229 million. In the future, Smith-Galvin said she expects to have more details on the local economic impacts of the project. reported that there were fraudulent charges on his credit card, charged at the Wal-Mart in Gorham. The matter is under investigation. 9:59 p.m. A caller reported a domestic dispute outside a home on Western Avenue. Sunday, Dec. 18 9:47 a.m. Lawrence Tucker, 58, of Ellsworth, Me., was issued a citation for speed. Monday, Dec. 19 7:25 a.m. A car backed into a tractor trailer unit behind Burger King. No injuries were reported and both vehicles sustained minor damage.

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by Abigail Van Buren

FAMILY OF SEX OFFENDER URGED TO ACT CAUTIOUSLY AT HOLIDAYS

DEAR ABBY: As a clinical psychologist, I believe your advice to “Protective Mom in the Midwest” (Oct. 26) was oversimplified. You told her she was right in not permitting her husband’s brother, a registered sex offender, to visit the family during the holidays. She didn’t want her 10-year-old daughter around him. You have made the common mistake of seeing everyone who carries the “registered sex offender” label as alike. They are no more alike than are people who drink too much. Some alcoholics get drunk, angry and violent, but most do not. Some sex offenders act like Ted Bundy, but most do not. Some are guilty only of having a younger girlfriend. Many do not directly injure anyone because they only download illegal sexual images. Some do not use force, threats or physical violence. I do not minimize what they do. They all have a mental illness and/or addiction and need intervention and treatment. Mom and her husband should talk to the brother about what he did and what kind of rehabilitation has occurred. They can then make a better decision about a visit and what safety measures might be appropriate. -- DR. WILLIAM S. IN MIAMI DEAR DR. S.: Your point about lumping all sex offenders together is well-stated. Another reader pointed out that something like urinating outdoors could result in this classification. However, most readers agree with me that the safety of the 10-year-old must be the primary concern. Their comments: DEAR ABBY: Stand your ground, “Protective Mom”! As a victim of abuse, I can tell you that the abuser is sick. She should not leave it up to her daughter to find out if the uncle could still be a predator. My stepfather’s abuse 30 years ago was never reported to the police. He supposedly got “counseling” and was “a changed man.” Well, he’s currently serving prison time for having molested his granddaughter a year and a half ago. --

KNOWS THE SCORE IN ANAHEIM, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: If Mom allows Jake in the house, local child protective authorities will consider it failure to protect the child, putting the girl at risk of being removed from the home. I am a former child protective worker who went to homes to inform parents of this. I also had to keep my own daughter away from my former in-laws because they allowed a sex offender to visit while she was there. It was difﬁ cult being the only one willing to stand up for her safety, but I will never regret knowing I did everything I could to keep my daughter safe. -- ANOTHER PROTECTIVE MOM IN NEW ENGLAND DEAR ABBY: All children should be educated as early as they can understand about issues of trust. Mom will have to watch her daughter every second Jake is around, but she shouldn’t deny her husband the right to have his family come for the holidays. Perhaps he could arrange for his brother to stay at a hotel. Mom can’t be with her child 24/7, so kids need to know how to handle adults who are dangerous. -- GLORIA IN CLEVELAND DEAR ABBY: I am a sex offender and have learned through therapy why I did what I did and how to not go around where “it” may happen again. Would Jake even accept an offer to stay over? If he’s like me, he’d say, “Thanks, but no thanks,” and not put himself in a situation where someone could cry rape or accuse him of unwanted fondling. -- MOVING ON DEAR ABBY: We have a registered sex offender living in our neighborhood. Despite the fact that I have young children, I am not concerned that he presents a threat. When he was 19, he had sex with a 17-year-old girl. He was tried and served his time, but he now gets to spend the rest of his life on “the list.” If he had been 40, or the girl 12, I’d be concerned. Without knowing the particulars of the crime, it seems rash to sentence Uncle Jake to family purgatory. -- ANDY IN LOUISIANA

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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Jensen ignites Huskies to win over Lumberjacks, 71-34 BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

GORHAM- Junior Sam Jensen knocked down 23 points and teammates Hunter Lambertson and Jake St. Hilare combined to add another 29 markers, lifting the Huskies to a decisive 71-34 victory over Linwood in a game played in Gorham Tuesday. The Huskies did not wait around and played both man to man and a 1-2-2 zone, confusing their guests. Gorham jumped out to an 18-4 first quarter lead. St. Hilare (outside) and Lambertson (fast break) both had six points to push Gorham to the front. Things didn’t change in the second quarter. By the quarter’s end Gorham extended their advantage to 34-15. Jensen got his swagger going, netting three hoops to pace the Gorham offense. Chris Coyne had seven points for the Lumberjacks in the first half. The Gorham offense got in great fl ow, because of their defense in the third quarter. The defense created steals and turnovers that lead to some easy break away lay-ups. The Huskies put up 28 points in the third quarter, to push the buldge to over thirty points. Jensen had thirteen mark-

ers in the quarter, including a pair of tri-fectors. Dylan Webster scored four points for Linwood. Both coaches emptied the benches for the final quarter of play. The Lumberjack’s Webster netted eight of his teams’ nine points, while sophomore Kyle Boisselle had two buckets for the home team. Linwood converted 15 shots from the fl oor and shot 3-6 from the foul line. Webster led the Lumberjacks with 12 points for the game. Gorham had 31 field goals and were 7-18 from the charity stripe. Jensen had the big night with Lambertson accumulating 16 and St. Hilare adding 13 for the Gorham boys. That completed the Gorham boys schedule prior to the holiday tournaments. GHS 18 16 28 09 71 LHS 04 11 10 09 34 Huskies (71)- Boisselle 2-0-4, Murphy, Lambertson 7-2-16, Gauthier 3-0-6, Jensen 10-1-23, St Hilare 6-1-13, Defosses 0-1-1, Blunden 0-1-1, Turgeon 2-0-4, Bisson 1-1-3. Lumberjacks (34)- Labrecque 1-0-2, Rich, Webster 5-2-12, Child 4-0-8, Coyne 3-0-7, Belanger 1-1-3, Antone 1-0-2.

Berlin girls fall to Gilford and Winnisquam BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

Gilford 57 Berlin 33 Gilford’s Sarah Veazy scored 16 points, leading the Golden Eagles to a 57-33 victory over the Lady Mountaineers in Berlin recently. The Eagles established leads of 16-8 after one quarter and by halftime, the visitors from the Lakes Region area led 29-18. “Gilford played a non-stop in your face defense, which caused us to turn the ball over 21 times in the first hal f,” said head coach Pete Peare. “Hard to beat or even compete with any team in division III, turning the ball over that much. Even all the turnovers we were still down only 11

at the half.” The Golden Eagles out scored Berlin in the second half 28-15 to win pulling away 57-33. Gilford’s Veazy scored ten of her game high sixteen points in the second half. Team mate Molly Dietrich chipped in with 15 markers. Berlin’s Erin Holt netted thirteen markers while Megan Hood and Liz Thagourus had six points each. BHS 08 10 07 08 33 GHS 16 13 18 10 57 Winnisquam 43 Berlin 24 The Winnisquam Bears defense limited Berlin to just eight first half points and went on to defeat the Lady see BERLIN page 15

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Drouin sizzles, Newfound ﬁzzles Mounties win 70-42 BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN-The Berlin boys’ basketball team out scored Newfound 43-18 in the second and third quarters and went on to defeat the Bears 70-42 in a boys’ Division III basketball game in Berlin Thursday. For the fi rst time in 2011, Berlin found themselves trailing after a quarter of play 15-10. However, to an observer of the fundamentals of basketball, it was quite obvious that it was going to be just a matter of time before Berlin would be in control. Numerous Mountaineer shots were just rolling in and out of the basket and lengthy fast break passes were just inches from connecting between team mates. The Bears were coming off an inspirational victory and tried to carry it over into the Berlin game. The pace was fast at the start and near quarter’s end the Bears were slowing down. In the fi rst quarter, Dimitri Giannos four points, Curtis Aresenault and Sam Aldrich had three points each for Berlin. Newfound’s Matt Haskell

was tough inside scoring eight markers. In the second quarter, Berlin pressured the Bear ball handlers and the Newfound offense stalled to just six points. Guard Eric Vose had two hoops for Newfound. However, Berlin began to fi nish off their plays. Arsenault scored eight points mostly on the interior, Aldrich four inside, and Jake Drouin a long three pointer that got the student body into a frenzy, gave the Mounties the lead for good by half time 25-21. “In the first half Newfound did a nice job of looking inside to the 6’5” Haskell,” said Berlin head coach Don Picard. “He presented problems for us with his length. Extending our pressure eventually made him a non-factor. Defensively we got after it after the first quarter. It was good to see how we would respond after being down after a quarter. It’s a veteran group of players and they are not going to panic. Aldrich and Arsenault did a good job defending O’Connor - he was averaging 20 points a game coming in and we held him to 6 points.” The third quarter was something

special to watch on the Mountaineers behalf. Mountie guard Jake Drouin heated up from long range and the Berlin fast break was performed to perfection by the Moutaineers with unselfish passing and always finding a teammate for an easier option. Drouin fi fteen points, Arsenault six, and Giannos three points, had the Thursday crowd on their feet on more than one occasion. Any thought of a Newfound upset on this night was completely erased from the faces of the Newfound players by the end of the third quarter. Shannon Tucker had five points in the third quarter for Newfound. The Bears trailed 53-33 heading into the final quarter. The depth of the Mountaineers was tested towards the end of the game. Berlin’s front court got into some foul trouble and the visiting Bears went into full court pressure. The strategy imploded on Newfound as they were outscored 17-9 in the fourth quarter. Giannos fi ve and Drouin six points paced the Berlin attack, completely dis-

mantling the Newfound press, to make it a 70-42 final. “Jake Drouin is one of the best shooting guards in our division,” stated Picard. “He does a great job of getting his feet set and squared to the basket, then has a quick release. In the second half he did an excellent job of moving to the open spots in their zone and knocked down shots. Jake also made a very athletic catch and finish off a long bounce pass from Curtis. We were able to extend our pressure against Newfound and created turnovers which led to several transition baskets. As the game wore on, our ball movement got better and we were able to get wide open looks at the basket. At one point in the 3rd quarter Bacon, Aldrich, and Arsenault were on the bench with 3 fouls each. Drouin and Giannos did a great job of controlling the ball and tempo at that point. Our bench did a good job of coming in and holding their own against the Newfound starters. Quinn, Dustin, and Travis played hard see DROUIN page 15

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Second Annual Nansen Milan Winter Festival is Jan. 22 MILAN -- The 2nd. Annual Nansen Milan Winter Festival is planned for Sunday, January 22, 2012. Cross country skiers from all over are invited to participate in a 14K race at the Milan Hill State Park. Race registration will begin at 9 a.m. ant the men’s race will be at 10 a.m., followed by the women’s at 11 a.m. A 5K local’s race has been added this year and that will be at 11:30. The children’s race will be at noon. Other activities at the festival will include sledding and outdoor games. Dog sledding will be offered by Faith Kimball and Sally Manikian on the yellow trail departing from the old parking lot. Parking and lunch will be at The Milan Village School with transportation provided to the park. There will also be a ski heritage display and ski movies provided by the Moffett House at the school. Luncheon will be from noon to 2 p.m., awards will be at 1 p.m. BERLIN from page 13

Mountaineers 43-24 in Tilton Tuesday. The home team Bears raced to a 26-8 half time lead. “We seem to spot teams big leads and its hard to come back from that,” said Berlin mentor Pete Peare. “”Winnisquam has a well balanced scoring attack.” The second half had equal play, with Winnisquam holdinng a one point scoring advantage over Berlin 17-16 to make the final score 43-24. MacKenzie Burdick scored a game high of fourteen points for Winniisquam. Bear player Rachel Willcutt netted six points. DROUIN from page 14

on the defensive end and are starting to get into the fl ow on the offensive end. We expect to get Brad Frenette back next week after missing a couple of games with a wrist injury.” For the game, Newfound was 18-46 from the fl oor and 6-17 from the foul line. Haskell had sixteen and Tucker eleven points for the Bears. The Mount-

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The Mountaineers had both Megan Hood and Hannah Bunnel scoring six points each.”We talked about playing with heart at half time and the girls really responded well and came out looking like a team and really took it to them,” stated Peare. “I’m hoping that this will show the girls that they can compete with these good teams if they play four full quarters”. The Berlin Girls will travel to Groveton and participate in the holiday tournament on Wednesday at 6 PM. BHS 02 06 08 08 24 WRHS 14 12 05 12 43 ies shot 50 percent from the floor at 26-52 and a nice 6-11 from behind the three point arc. Berlin shot 12-20 from the free throw line. Drouin netted 24 points, Arsenault 19 and Giannos 12 for Berlin. Berlin will head into the Groveton basketball holiday tournament at 5-0 and opens on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.

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