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Three local girls to receive 2012 young leadership awards BERLIN/GORHAM -- Three outstanding high school girls have been chosen as winners for this year’s Sylvia Evans Young Leadership Award, Coos County Family Health Services (CCFHS) announced recently. The 2012 winners are Kellee June Heinemann of the Berlin Bible Academy, Jaylan Parent-Ongel of Gorham High School, and Shannon O’Neil of Berlin High School. Kellee Heinemann, an honor roll student at Community Bible Academy, has volunteered at the Brown Afterschool Program, the Berlin Public Library, St. Vincent de Paul’s Thrift Store, the Animal Rescue Shelter, the Appalachian Trail Hikers, and many other local organizations that

benefit the community. “Kellee is a dedicated group leader in the Afterschool Program and has donated hundreds of hours of her time to the program,” said Melanie Smith, site director of the Brown Afterschool Program. “I have seen many examples of her talent and have long been impressed by her diligence and work ethic.” Kellee has been accepted in the United States Air Force for September, after placing in the top 10 percent on the entrance exam. Jaylan Parent-Ongel, the senior class president at Gorham Middle/High School, has “backed up all her campaign promises,” according to her guidance

director, Christine Lemoine, including creating a Facebook page for all the members of her class so if they don’t hear the announcements, they receive a message on Facebook. “She is a very talented multi-tasker, she has excellent organizational skills and great people skills,” said Lemoine. “She wants to make a difference in the world, and I believe she will.” Shannon O’Neil is an honors student taking Advanced Placement English and history, who has “an ability to see beyond the surface,” said Guy Stever, chairman of the Berlin High School English Department. She is a student council member see AWARDS page 6

Learning, not teaching, key to Milan Village School success BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

MILAN — It may seem like splitting hairs, but distinguishing between learning and teaching seems to be working for the students and staff at Milan Village School. Gains in standardized testing, recognition as one of the state’s outstanding schools and just a general climate of achievement are some of the benefits Milan Village is seeing as a result of a shift in focus from teaching to learning, said school principal Dave Backler.

“Since 2006 we’ve made up significant ground,” Backler explained. Milan has seen 60 points of gain in their mean score on the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) testing in the last five years, outpacing the state’s 20 point increase in average for math alone, Backler said. In 2006 Milan Village School had only 52 percent of the student body score as proficient in reading, while just 50 percent were proficient in math, according to the NECAP test results provided by the Department of Education. Since that time, scores

have climbed steadily and this year Milan scored 87 percent proficient in reading and 87 percent proficient in math (not counting the third grade, which was too small to be reported in publicly released documents). Backler said the math percentage is actually higher, 91 percent proficient according to his numbers. Backler credits hard work on the part of faculty and students for the turnaround as well as a change in the overall school philosophy. “We really worked hard a few years ago to change the culture of the see LEARNING page 6

The Unified Arts Team and the National Junior Honor Society at Berlin Junior High School sponsored a Cereal Box Drive this week. Students in grades six, seven and eight brought in boxes of cereal to be donated to the local food pantry. A total of 271 boxes of cereal were contributed to the initiative. Grade six had the highest participation with a total of 116. This is the fifth year the school has sponsored the event which has netted over 1500 boxes of cereal. The drive culminated with an assembly featuring an obstacle course centered around the theme. A lucky leprechaun was on hand to cheer on the event.

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WASHINGTON (NY Times) — A classified war simulation exercise held this month to assess the American military’s capabilities to respond to an Israeli attack on Iran forecast that the strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States and leave hundreds of Americans dead, according to American officials. The officials said the so-called war game was not designed as a rehearsal for American military

action — and they emphasized that the exercise’s results were not the only possible outcome of a real-world conflict. But the game has raised fears among top American planners that it may be impossible to preclude American involvement in any escalating confrontation with Iran, the officials said. In the debate among policymakers over the consequences of any possible Israeli attack, that reaction may give stronger voice to those within the White House,

Pentagon and intelligence community who have warned that a strike could prove perilous for the United States. When the exercise had concluded earlier this month, according to the officials, Gen. James N. Mattis, who commands all American forces in the Middle East, Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia, told aides that an Israeli first-strike would likely have dire consequences across the region and for United States forces there.

New details emerge of a Chinese leader’s removal

BEIJING (NY Times) — Communist Party leaders sacked Bo Xilai, the powerful party chief of metropolitan Chongqing, after being told that he had schemed to remove his police chief and impede a corruption investigation involving his family, according to a preliminary report on Bo’s actions circulated among government officials. A leaked version of the report provides the first detailed look at events that have unleashed a political earthquake in China’s leadership ranks as officials prepare for a transfer of power to a new generation of party leaders. And it states for the first

time that the Chongqing police chief who triggered that earthquake — Bo’s trusted aide, Wang Lijun — had sought political asylum when he fled to at a United States consulate to escape Bo’s wrath. The Communist Party Central Committee circulated the findings on Friday, one day after the announcement of Bo’s dismissal, and a transcript quickly was leaked online. Its contents were confirmed by a researcher at a ministry-level government institute and by a Chongqing official briefed by colleagues who were present when the report was read at a government meeting.

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BERLIN, NH -- Mrs. Cora A. Birt, 91, of Church St., Berlin, NH, passed away on Sunday March 18, 2012 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Berlin on August 23, 1920, the daughter of Joseph and Emma (Rheaume) Roberge, and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne, the AVH Auxiliary and Good Shepherd Parish. Cora loved to knit and belonged to a sewing circle with her friends. She was loving wife, mother and grandmother and loved all of her friends dearly. Members of the family include her husband, Joseph Birt of Berlin, NH; daughter, Nancy Pickford and husband Thomas of Berlin, NH; son, Charles Birt and wife Debra of Manchester, NH; grandchildren, Thomas Pickford, Katherine Lodge and husband George and Alyssa Birt; stepbrother, Arthur Fortier of Berlin, NH;

nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by siblings, Sylvio Roberge, Yvette Thibault and Paul Roberge. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday March 23, 2012 at 11 a.m. at St. Anne Church of Good ShepCora A. Birt herd Parish. Interment will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. The Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. To sign the on-line guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

ST. HYACINTHE, CANADA -Sister Irene Lefebvre (Ste-Aline) of the congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Hyacinthe passed away on march 18, 2012 at the age of 93. She was born in Berlin. N.H.. on November 26. 1918. She entered the Community on February 2, 1937 and made profession on August 3, 1939. She served in Lewiston at the Healy Asylum, at St. Peter’s Orphanage in Manchester, N.H., taking care of orphan girls and boys, and also in Scarboro at St. Louis Home for boys. Her last two missions in the states were in Portland, Maine, where she organized the laundry department, and was stationed from 1980 till 1989, then in Lewiston at the sister’s residence. In 1993, she was transferred to the mother house in St-Hyacinthe, Canada, where she continued

helping out in the sewing room. She retired in 2009. She was well liked by all who knew her. Surviving are a sister-in-law, Mrs Thérèse Lefebvre from Berlin N.H. and a few nieces and nephews. H e r funeral will take place at the mother house in Saint-HyaSister Irene Lefebvre cinthe on March 23, at 1:30 p.m., followed by her burial in the community’s cemetery.

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BERLIN -- Janet C. Ramsay, 80, formerly of High Street, passed away March 16, 2012, at St. Vincent de Paul Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Ramsay was born on May 8, 1931 in Berlin, NH, a daughter of Langford and Edith (Ells) Crowell. Janet was raised in Berlin and was a graduate of Berlin High School. She married Richard H. Ramsay, Jr., and together they lived in various locations during his 22 years in the service. They later returned to Berlin in 1968. Family members include five sons, Richard H. Ramsay, III, of Berlin, Thomas S. Ramsay and wife Carolyn J. of Windham, Me., William P. Ramsay of Manchester, John L. Ramsay and significant other Sheila Westfield of Center Conway, NH, and Charleston, SC, and Frank J. Ramsay and wife Kerry of Milford, Mass., three daughters, Elizabeth A. Domino of Berlin, Capt. Susan J. Ramsay (Salvation Army)

of NY and Ellen G. Ramsay and significant other Darrell Ireland of Burlington, NC; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; one brother, Langford Crowell of Connecticut, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband Richard,; two brothers, David Crowell and Robert Crowell and sister, Margaret Ellis. Callings hours will be held on Sat, March 24, 2012 from 2-4 p.m. at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin. A funeral service will be held in July at a date and time to be announced at the New City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that anyone who wishes may make a donation in her memory to either the Berlin Public Library or to the Alzheimer’s Community Respite Center 611 Sullivan St., Berlin, NH 03570. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net.

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Thank you for supporting me at the polls To the editor: First I would like to thank everyone who felt I was worth your trust and voted for me. I also want to thank those who bolstered my campaign by word of mouth, “It worked”; I won the seat by a mere two votes! This in my mind is nothing to brag about, “so you will never hear me doing so”! It is now my turn to work as hard as possible to do the impossible, “and that is to please one hundred percent of the people one hundred percent of the time”! Hopefully you all know the pure fact is, “ one can only hope to please the majority of the people most of the time”. Second I would like to thank the “Berlin Daily Sun” for the way you showed your professionalism when it came to the accurate printing of my campaign and rebuttal letter. I do apologize to you, and all else who might feel that I should have participated in your paper’s candidate survey. But the fact is I felt that I had already covered enough on myself in my campaign letter. For those of you that think I did not, I will say that I was brought up on a small-scale family farm, “ we boarded horses, raised our own swine, beef cows, chickens and turkeys”. We also had our summer gardens, and all this was to the scale that provided for five kids, plus selling enough to at least break

even. My dad showed my brothers and myself the joy and the worth of hunting and fishing. I still have all the values and the love of everything my parents had instilled upon me as a child and young adult. Since my health forced me to get out of my thirty plus year career in two thousand four I have been pretty quiet. I’ve been just enjoying my family life and doing the things I like to do. I work around our property and I work eight days a month at the VFW Post 2520 in Berlin as a spare steward. I am running for the position of commander at the post. So, “for those members who are reading this”, please keep me in mind and vote for me. I am also a director of the Millsfield Sportsman Club. I, “contrary to some peoples’ belief ”, do not want to see deforestation, and over popularization of our town. I strongly feel that our river, streams, ponds and forests are well worth saving for future generations. I want everyone’s grandchildren to be able to enjoy what our town of Dummer has to offer. I am already teaching my eight year old grandson what I have learned, and hopefully I’ll be around long enough to pass it all on to my two year old grandson. Again, thank all of you. Dennis Bachand Dummer

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Falling In and Out of War WHEN you’ve been wrong about something as important as war, as I have, you owe yourself some hard thinking about how to avoid repeating the mistake. And if that’s true for a mere kibitzing columnist, it’s immeasurably more true for those in a position to actually start a war. So here we are, finally, messily winding down the long war in Afghanistan and simultaneously being goaded toward new military ventures against the regimes in Syria and Iran. Being in the question-asking business, I’ve been pondering this: What are the right questions the president should ask — and we as his employers should ask — when deciding whether going to war is (a) justified and (b) worth it? Here are five, plus two caveats, and some thoughts about how all this applies to the wars before us. 1. HOW IS THIS OUR FIGHT? It ought to be the first question we ask. Sometimes the answer is obvious. There is a broad agreement that it was in America’s vital national interest in 2001 to go after the homicidal zealots behind the 9/11 attacks on America, and the Afghan regime that hosted them. Whatever you think of how the war was waged or how long it should continue, the going-in was, as the cops say, a righteous shoot. Often the American stake is not so clearcut. We may feel an obligation to defend an ally. (Some allies more than others.) We have been known to fight for our economic interests. We intervene in the name of American values, an elastic rubric that can mean anything from halting a genocide to, in George W. Bush’s expansive doctrine, promoting freedom. Senator John McCain, demanding American air strikes to help rebels topple the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad, adopts the Bush “freedom agenda” rationale: by halting suffering and helping overthrow tyranny, we earn some leverage with the victors, improving the odds that Syria will become less hostile to our interests. For a variety of robust dissents, look no further than the conservative Web site National Review Online. There you find the neocon view that intervention is not about fomenting a Syrian democracy; it is about striking at an Islamist, anti-American cabal centered on Iran. You also find the libertarian view that our national interest is best served by staying out of a situation we can only make worse. Nobody said these would be easy questions. 2. AT WHAT COST? Judged solely by Question No. 1, there is little difference between Libya, where we helped an inchoate mix of rebels overthrow a brutally oppressive regime, and Syria, where we have so far chosen not to help an inchoate mix of rebels overthrow an even more brutally oppressive regime. The critical difference: Syria is much harder. Libya had weak air defenses deployed along the coastline, easily accessible to Western bombers. Syria’s defenses are more lethal, more plentiful

and spread across inland population centers. “We’d have to carpet-bomb a path in and out, or risk American pilots being shot down by the regime and used as human shields,” said John Nagl, a retired Army counterinsurgency expert who teaches at the U.S. Naval Academy. “We’d be killing a lot more people.” Cost-benefit analysis may seem a coldblooded discipline — you can’t put a price on freedom, blah blah blah — but it is inseparable from the question of our national interests. After more than 10 years of war that have bled our treasury of at least $3 trillion, killed or disabled many thousands of our troops, and created the kind of multiplerotation stress that invites atrocities and desecrations, every incremental commitment has to be weighed against the cost to our economic security and our readiness to face the next real threat. Karl Eikenberry, who served in Afghanistan both as a military commander and as ambassador, put it this way: “If we do not in the future better align ends, ways and means, historians may find that in the aftermath of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the United States was compelled to contract its global posture similar to the British when they announced their ‘East of Suez’ policy in the late 1960s.” 3. OR WHAT? Policy makers should — and President Obama mostly has — put a premium on appraising alternatives to war. Most notably, the president has held off an Israeli air assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities by mobilizing tough sanctions on Iran’s oil and banking industries, and by all but declaring that if Iran gets too close to making nuclear weapons the U.S. will send in the bombs. The sanctions show some signs of working. The ultimate “or what” question about Iran is, if sanctions and threats fail, could we live with a nuclear Iran? Could we trust that like every other nuclear state Iran would be deterred from using its weapons by the certain knowledge that a counterstrike would turn Persia into a wasteland? It’s worth serious discussion, but while the idea of containment by deterrence is gaining ground in pundit-land, President Obama can’t touch it; to do so would undermine the whole effort to halt Iran’s program and, not incidentally, would be hazardous to his reelection. 4. AND WHO ELSE? In these optional wars, it is useful to have company — to enhance our moral authority, to amplify the intelligence, to share the cost, to spread the risk — and to second-guess us. In Libya, we had 17 other nations enforcing a blockade and no-fly zone, Arabs and Turks among them. “Leading from behind” may have been a mockable phrase, but it was a serviceable strategy. In Syria, no one is volunteering to join us yet. 5. THEN WHAT? This is the question Robert Gates made 4 see WAR page 5

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Kill the flow of money and you kill the beast To the editor: The date for the presentation of my petition concerning the Umbagog Wildlife Refuge and its takeover of Northern N.H. will be on March 24, at 11 a.m. in Senator Gallus’ office across from city hall in Berlin. The news of the acquisition of Big Island was in the “Union Leader” Thursday. Another million dollars of taxpayer money spent on Paul Casey’s empire. A month ago, we were told that acquisition of land in Errol was done. This latest acquisition is more non taxable land that Errol has lost. We are starting another petition to get our representatives and senators to come up here and listen to the residents of Errol, Upton, Cambridge, Wentworth Location, Magalloway, Coos County, and hear our concerns, and address things people have seen. They had their private tours with the unelected bureaucratic liars last year and it is time to hear the people who actually pay for this landgrab and the federal leeches who live off the taxpayers while simultaneously trying to destroy them. The residents of Coos County deserve to be heard and we will be trying to set up the meeting as soon as possible before Paul Casey totally destroys this area. He will not be invited as we do not believe a single thing that comes out of his mouth. It is time that the people we pay to serve and represent the common citizens of Northern New Hampshire take the time to listen to our concerns and opinions on this beast and the leeches that are destroying our economy, our culture, and our way of life. Just about every mile of road in Errol now has those signs which tell us, this land belongs to WAR from page 4

mantra at the Defense Department: What happens next? How does this play out? What are the second-order and third-order effects? One unintended (but foreseeable) consequence of invading Iraq was that it distracted our attention and energy from the far more important undertaking in Afghanistan. Now one possible consequence of rushing too fast for the exits in Afghanistan — tempting as that may be given the breakdown of Afghan-American trust — is the increased likelihood that a collapsing Afghanistan would spill into a wobbly Pakistan. In Pakistan there are both numerous nuclear weapons and an abundance of rogue fanatics who would not hesitate to use them. Syria, says Nagl, is another good place to think hard about collateral chaos: “The hard part is not toppling Assad, it’s what comes afterwards. Everybody raise your hands if you’re up for another occupation of an Islamic country.” My first caveat is public opinion, which no democracy can ignore. Fighting wars is not something you do by poll. Public opinion can be wrong. It lagged behind F.D.R. before World War II; it was riding along enthusiastically with President Bush when he invaded

the feds and Paul Casey. Almost all refuge business goes to the one business in Errol that refused to carry my petition. There is a price to pay for using your First Amendment rights about an unelected federal bureaucracy that has no real oversight. The day is coming when our state will finally see the damage this federal takeover is doing to our state and get the courage to fight them with injunctions and court action. Every politician jumped on the Northern Pass protest, but only a couple have paid attention to this issue that is destroying our tax base, our logging industry, and ultimately will destroy Coos County for everyone but kayakers and bird watchers. America is becoming what my grandfather and his family lived with when they left Poland and sought freedom. The day will come when all of we Americans will look back on what these socialistic federal leeches have done to our country and regret that we did not stop them in their tracks. They are not doing this for ecological reasons, this is all about power, and assuring Paul Casey’s rise in the ranks of the socialistic bureaucracy he serves so well. As it is now, our only hope to stop he and his brownshirts is to go after the money being shoveled into their troughs by our politicians. Kill the flow of money and you kill the beast. Ultimately, our government’s reckless spending spree will end with a total economic collapse. It would be ironic if it hit when some of those federal leeches retire and the checks don’t come. Be looking in the next few weeks for our petition. Robert Lord, Jr. Errol Iraq. But public opinion puts a thumb on the scale. The U.S. used force to stop a genocide in Bosnia, but did not in Rwanda or Darfur — one critical difference being that Americans (and American TV screens) were paying attention to the European slaughter, but not to the African atrocities. My second caveat is that asking the right questions only works if you are prepared to hear answers you might not like. Sometimes our leaders start with the answers and work backward, fixing the facts to the policy, as the head of Britain’s MI6 said of the Potemkin intelligence used to sell the invasion of Iraq. To pick just one example from the no-fact zone of Republican primary season, Rick Santorum, the most hawkish of the Republican candidates on Iran, keeps suggesting that Iran’s nuclear program is not under international inspection. It’s possible that Iran has hidden away some facility we don’t know about, but everything we know about — that is, everything we would bomb if we decided to attack — is monitored by international inspectors. If Iraq taught us nothing else, it should have taught us this: Before you deploy the troops, deploy the fact-checkers.

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LEARNING from page one

school,” he said. Now, the students understand that school is a resource that can be tapped daily. Broad efforts were also made to make the education the students received more relevant. “Relevance was key, so they knew when we raised the bar they wanted to come with us,” Backler said. By making the information meaningful and giving it real life applications, he explained, Milan was able to engage the students and create a climate where they wanted to learn and achieve. This was done through creating. In Milan students create products and learn in the process. “They know there’s going to be an authentic audience for their product,” Backler said. This allows the students to become engaged and involved in learning how to do the job well, while learning skills in subjects like biology, critical thinking, math, geography, meteorology and ecology, and others, in the process. Backler named just a few of the recent undertakings, which included a map of the Nansen Ski Trail made by the fifth grade, an iPad app (called a dichotomous key) that allows users to identify trees at Milan Hill State Park made by the sixth grade, and a winter severity index for use by NH Fish and Game’s statewide school survey created by the fourth grade. No one is too young for this type of learning and the school’s second graders even helped create the nature trails at Milan Hill State Park as part of their education. Sixth graders are also in process of creating a math help website for other students. In his opinion, kids have to see some relevance for what they’re learning and the tasks that have been undertaken in Milan have illustrated that need, he explained. The projects tie in the skills with the application and answer the age old question of “why do I need to learn this?”

“For me that’s how things stick,” Backler said. While its all well and good that Milan has undertaken these projects, it’s also important to note that there are fundamental tie-ins to state standards in each. Backler explained that the state’s Common Core Standards are the framework for any instruction and his staff has been able to build a “really interesting and creative curriculum” around those standards. In addition, there is an element of assessment where staff evaluates the effectiveness of any instruction as it progresses. Backler said the staff and faculty work toward reaching every child every day by engaging them in learning rather than focusing on teaching. “There’s a difference,” he said. They also try not to teach to the test, noting that the philosophy in Milan is that though the test is important, it’s not the “end all.” “What we can do beyond that is what’s important,” he said. Backler used a driver’s license as a comparison, noting you “have to take the test to go places.” Going places is exactly what Backler expects the Milan Village School students to do, although he noted that by creating learning that invests them in the community and utilizes technology he hopes to have the students create themselves in a way that allows them to be employable locally. “We really want to make sure when these kids leave Milan they’re going to be leaders,” Backler said. The school they attend is already leading many in New Hampshire. Named a 2010 School of Excellence, Milan frequently hosts a regular stream of school representatives from around the state looking for ideas on how to find similar success. Backler said the school averages one to two visits a month from school districts as far away as the Seacoast. He said he also gets calls asking him to come and give presentations and inquiries from schools who are struggling with their own standardized test scores looking to duplicate the turnaround Milan has been able to accomplish.

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and an active member of the National Honor Society. In addition to three athletic clubs including varsity field hockey, basketball and All-State track, she has participated in the Read Across America program, helped Elementary School students build gingerbread houses and is a prom committee member. “Shannon also finds the time to volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul Nursing Home,” said Health Educator Patricia M. Hood of Berlin High School. Since 1981 the Sylvia Evans Award has recognized volunteer contributions made by women in the community. The award has been given each year since 1981 and is named after Sylvia V. Forman Evans, who passed away on March 31, 2005 in Danville, Calif. The Young Leadership Award was created for a female student in high school or college who has demonstrated qualities of compassion, humanity, concern for the welfare of others through their activities and volunteer work. Last year’s winners were Alyssa Kinney of Berlin High School and Sarah Kinney of Gorham High School. Sylvia Evans lived in Berlin for 43 years and was an active volunteer for many organizations in the community. She chose Coos County Family Health Services to sponsor the awards made in her name. For more than 30 years CCFHS has annually served more than 16,000 people in 30 communities in Coos County and surrounding areas. The awards ceremony will be held Friday, April 13, at 7 p.m. at the White Mountains Community College. The ceremony is open to the public, but pre-registration is requested. For more information please call Volunteer Coordinator Katherine Baublis at (603) 752-3669 ext. 4026, or email kbaublis@ccfhs. org. To R.S.V.P. your attendance, please contact Linda Blanchette at 752-3669 ext. 4014 or email lblanchette@ccfhs.org.

NCES partnering with Hubbard Brook for teacher workshop

GORHAM -- Staff from the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation will present a workshop at North Country Education Services in Gorham on Tuesday, April 3, from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. on graphing and analyzing data collected over the winter months at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Woodstock, NH. The workshop will provide a refresher on how to graph spreadsheet data. More importantly, the session will provide teachers with real-world, placed-based datasets to work from with students including daily temperatures, snow depth,

and ice duration on Mirror Lake. Participants will learn the difference between descriptive, comparative and correlative data sets as well as which types of graphs are appropriate to make with which types of data. They will also practice interpreting the graphs and discuss when it’s appropriate to add trendlines. The deadline to register is Wednesday, March 21. More information can be found at www.ncedservices.org or by calling 800-268-5437 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Gorham 4th of July - ‘Celebrating Small Town Pride’ GORHAM -- The 4th of July Committee is announcing this year’s theme “Celebrating Small Town Pride”. The events will run Sat. June 30, through Wed., July 4. Sat. night, June 30, will feature a Beatles Tribute Band, sponsored by Berlin City Auto Group. The committee thanked the community for their support and attendance during the 4th of July week. They also thanked the business community for their continuous support by purchasing an ad in the program flyer. It is the committee’s primary way

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of raising funds to cover the expenses of the 4th of July festivities such as fireworks, parade expenses, nightly entertainment, daily festivities, etc. Even buying a small ad will go a long way. The committee urged businesses to return their response as soon as possible as we have a deadline to meet. All ads need to be in by April 5. The e-mail for the 4th July Committee is gorham4thjuly@yahoo. com or mail to; 4th July Committee, PO Box 165, Gorham, N.H 03581. You may also contact Nathan or Janet by phone 466-5399.

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BERLIN -- Antoinette Anna Thompson of Western Avenue passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin following a period of declining health. She was 78. Born on March 5, 1934 in Berlin, NH, she was the daughter of Nicodemo and Olivine (Morin) Ientile. Antoinette attended Berlin High School. On February 7, 1953, she married Royden Thompson of Gorham, NH. Together, they raised four children. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, arts and crafts.

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RANDOLPH, NH -- Mr. George A. Brackett, Jr., 87, of Baillargeon Rd., Randolph, NH, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday March 17, 2012 with his family at his side. He was born in Salem, Mass., on January 1, 1925, the son of George A. Brackett, Sr., and Letitia R. (Schnare) Brackett. He was raised in Salem, Mass., then moved to Topsfield, Mass., until 1974, when he retired to Randolph, NH. He attended Salem schools and graduated from Salem High School with the Class of 1942. In 1943, he enlisted in the US Navy and served his country until 1946. He had been employed by New England Telephone Co. and retired as the district plant manager in 1976 after 26 years of service. He also owned and operated Panorama Red Cedar Homes. George was a 60 year member of the Budleigh Masonic Lodge in Beverly, Mass., he had been a past president of the Gorham Rotary Club, was a former Randolph selectman, was a member of the White Mountain Post 2520 VFW and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who enjoyed spending time with his family. George also enjoyed bowling, golfing, fishing, gardening and camping at Dolly Copp campground in the White Mountains ever since he was a year old. He was also an active member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Salem,

Mass., where he was a vestryman, and his life reflected his love of the Lord and his family. Members of the family include his loving wife of 63 years, Berniece (Homan) Brackett of Randolph, NH; three daughters, Barbara Pake and husband Bryant of Randolph, NH, Carol Goulet and husband Roger of Gorham, NH and Beverly Leclerc and husband Richard of Beverly, Mass.; one son, Glenn Brackett and wife Shirley of Northwood, NH; 10 grandchildren, Bryant Pake, Daniel Pake, Jennifer Howard, Matthew Goulet, Katie Borror, Timothy Goulet, Zachary Brackett, Allison Brackett, Rebecca Brackett and Lauren Leclerc; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 22, 2012 at 11 a.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Berlin, NH. Interment will be in the New Randolph Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade St., Gorham, NH, on Wednesday afternoon and evening from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Anyone who wishes may make a donation in his memory to the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association or to AVH Home Health and Hospice, 59 Page Hill Rd., Berlin, NH, 03570. To sign the on-line guestbook, please visit www.bryantfuneralhome.net

Open house at The Salvation Army March 22 BERLIN -- The Salvation Army, located at 15 Cole Street in Berlin, is extending a warm welcome and invitation to the public to attend an open house on Thursday, March 22. The event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m.

with light refreshments provided. Come on in and learn what programs The Salvation Army has to offer for both adults and children. Join us and find out what The Salvation Army does in our community. Call 752-1644.

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The Local Works Farmers Market back for the summer 2012 BERLIN -- For the last two summers the Local Works Farmers Market and Outdoor Marketplace has operated weekly from its current location near the WREN office in Berlin. Serving the Coos County “Food Desert”, the Berlin Farmers’ Market is the fastest growing market in the state of New Hampshire, second in size only to Portsmouth. Under WREN’s umbrella, Local Works is able to offer a unique two-town market opportunity for vendors through the Berlin and Bethlehem markets. The idea for the market grew out of the feasibility study that WREN conducted in 2009 regarding a satellite WREN program in Berlin. “When we realized that there were no other farmers markets within 30 miles, we saw this as a really easy way to test the waters,” said Marilinne Cooper, WREN’s executive director. “The results have been great and we achieved two goals with one project, bringing a burst of lively economic development

energy to downtown and providing entrepreneurial opportunities and technical assistance to Berlin.” Laura Jamison, a Berlin resident, coordinates the local efforts. She is actively seeking farmers and vendors interested in participation in the 2012 market. Laura who has been part of Berlin Master Plan process says, “This is a exciting way to implement Berlin’s goals of downtown revitalization, economic development and sustainability.” She will be working with artisans, local community non-profits and vendors to create special weekly events like last years successful “Stone Soup” and scheduling live local musicians to make the market fun and inviting to the whole community. Anyone in interested in registering for the market or just learning more about it is welcome to attend a public meeting on Thursday, March 22, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Northland Dairy Bar. All farmers, crafters, artisans, local product vendors and WREN

members who register to participate in the Berlin Thursday evening market will automatically be able to be part of the Bethlehem Saturday morning market at no extra cost. Although the Bethlehem Market will open as usual on Memorial Day weekend, May 26, the opening date for the Local Works Berlin Farmers Market is set for Thursday, June 28, 3-7 p.m, and will run weekly through September 20. “This is the perfect venue for both emerging entrepreneurs and seasoned vendors,” said Cooper. “It’s a low-risk opportunity to try out products, market your services and grow your customer base in a lively, friendly atmosphere.” The WREN membership comes with perks like small business training, one on one computer tutorials and fun workshops for networking and skill building. For more information, contact Laura Jamison at lauralocalworks@gmail.com 603- 723-1004 or WREN at 603-869-9736 wren@wrencommunity.org

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Everything cannot be important to you at once, although it may feel that way as this new season opens before you. There’s a wonderful sense of urgency to your mood. You want to know, do and be “it all.” SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In some way, you’ll feel like a professional basketball player stepping up to the free-throw line. The pressure is on, but it’s also your chance to be a star and save the day. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your concern about social standing is well founded. Image is important, and so is reputation. You’ll be deciding how you want to be perceived in the new season and making fresh decisions. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll love the particular brand of distraction that seeks you out today. You may decide that it’s not a diversion at all, but rather a delightful bit of meaning that’s been purposefully put in your path. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A little plan might fall through, but the big picture is still intact. In some way, the pressure is off of you now. This is your chance to make a new deal. Above all, you have hope. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 20). Believing impossible things takes practice. You’re just the kind of dreamer who will practice often, and your belief will bring about miraculous results. Your harmonious personal life makes it possible for you to give quality attention to your work. You’ll excel and be promoted. Moves and renovations happen in May. Virgo and Cancer people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 50, 23, 41 and 39.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You have the sense that the world is full of promise and that you’re just the one to make good. It’s as though the sky was painted for you alone and the angels are awaiting your orders. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have a clear intention for the day and a stellar sense of direction to help you head toward it. You’re also willing to change your tactics or jump onto a different path whenever necessary. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re constantly learning and growing, and sometimes you just want to stop and take stock of where you are. Love helps you do this. Having someone to talk to and share special moments with will help you to realize your many blessings. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The imbalance in your life will be set right. You’re realizing more and more that just because things aren’t quite the way you want them to be doesn’t mean they are not perfect in the grand scheme. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Sometimes you talk off of the top of your head, and it doesn’t come out the way you want it to. People hear your heart, though, and it’s in the right place. So anything you say that’s a little off won’t count for much. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s much to gain from keeping up with loved ones. They may vent about topics that are irrelevant to you, and yet you can appreciate the fact that others have different priorities and interests. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re going into a new season, but you won’t forget your heritage. You’ll attract good fortune as you pay homage to the ghosts who have inspired the person you are today.

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––––––––––––––––– DAILY CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––– Saturday, March 24 Free Community Dinner: Come meet friends and neighbors. New Federal Prison Employees especially invited, so you can get to know folks from Berlin. Delicious free meal in a pleasant setting. Seatings at 5 and 6. Call 752-3504 for reservations or get free tickets at Gill’s Florist or Morin Shoe Store.Meal served at St. Barnabas Church, corner of Main and High Street, Berlin, just past the bowling alley. Sunday, March 25 Legendary Canadian Master Fiddler: 2 p.m. Richard Wood returns to St. Kieran Arts Center, 155 Emery St., Berlin, with popular singer-songwriter, Gordon Belcher on guitar and banjo. Tickets $12 for adults/ $6 for students. 752-1208.

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––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Tuesday In-Home Toenail Care: City of Berlin Home Health, located at city hall for over 70 years, offering toenail care in the home. Trimming and filing. Call for appointment 752-1272. Fee $18. Holiday Center Activities: 27 Green Square, Berlin. Toast and coffee 8-10 a.m.; cribbage tournament 1-4 p.m. FMI 1413. Local 75: Regular Monthly Meeting takes place on the third Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., V.F.W. on Upper Main Street, in Berlin. For member’s only. FMI Information, USW Local 75 Union Office at 752-2225. Senior Meals: Noon, Dummer Town Hall, second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve, Senior Meals: 8 to 9:30 a.m., first and third Tuesday of the month, Shelburne Town Hall. Suggested donation $3, under 60, $6. Call 752-2545 to reserve, Cholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday, Berlin Health Dept., city hall. By appointment only, Call 752-1272. All area residents welcome. Fee $15. AA Meeting: Women’s meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., St, Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin. Weight Watcher’s Meeting: Salvation Army, 5 p.m. meeting, 4:30 p.m. weigh-in. Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, MondayThursday Noon, Friday 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) AVH Diabetes Support and Information Meetings: First Tuesday of every month; 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.; Androscoggin Valley Hospital; open to the public; FMI, call the AVH Diabetes Education Department at 326-5631. Chess Club: welcomes all levels of players, to meet Tuesday, Family Resource building (across from high school) from 6 to 9 p.m. Lessons free. All questions, call Al French @915-0134. Berlin Area Head Start Accepting Applications: For children between the ages of 3-5 years old. This is an income eligible program. Call 752-5464 to schedule an appointment to enroll your child. Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10 am - 6 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30 pm. View On-line Catalog at https:// gorham.biblionix.com/ . FMI call 466-2525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jefferson Historical Society: Meets first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. May through October meetings held at the museum on Route 2, and November through April meetings are held at the Jefferson Elementary School on Route 115A. Everyone welcome. Social Night At Dupont-Holmes Post 82 American Legion: Every Tuesday, Gorham, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Food buffet $7 per person while food lasts! Menu varies each week. Free pool, darts, etc. Members and bonafide guests welcome. Gorham-Sabatis Lodge 73, F&AM: meets second Tuesday except January, February, and March (first Tuesday). For more information, call 466-5739 or 466-5960. Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Kieran House, 151 Emery St., from Berlin Kiwanis Club: meets at Northland Restaurant & Dairy Bar at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday. 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: Step Book/Discussion Meeting, .Tri-County (Step One), School St., Berlin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. White Mountain Ridge Runners Meeting: First Tuesday of every month, clubhouse on Route 110. American Legion Post No. 36 Monthly Meeting: First Tuesday of every month. Salvation Army Social Services: Food pantry, 9 a.m. to noon, 15 Cole St., Berlin. Computer Lab Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan Center, Berlin. 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Call to be scheduled (752-2545).

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For Rent by Abigail Van Buren

FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE IS NOT THE ONLY ROAD TO SUCCESS

DEAR ABBY: Do you think every American child should get a four-year college degree? I keep meeting students who have a real talent and passion for other jobs -- military, cosmetology or skilled trades, such as Internet technology and carpentry -- but whose parents are furious at the suggestion they might not graduate from a four-year college. It’s a little-known fact that there is actually a shortage of skilled tradespeople these days. IT jobs pay well and are constantly in demand. As my grandmother used to say, “Everyone needs a plumber when the toilet’s clogged.” It distresses me to see so many parents disregard their kids’ instincts about their skills and desired careers in favor of the “more schooling is always better” philosophy. Graduating from college has been part of what we envision as the “American dream,” but not every kid is going to be fulfilled after getting one of those degrees when the jobs that go with it don’t materialize. If a child wants to go into the military or become a skilled tradesperson, parents should at least consider what they’re suggesting. Because someone chooses a career path that isn’t what a parent hoped for doesn’t mean he or she can’t be successful. -- ANN ARBOR READER DEAR READER: I have had this discussion with many people over the years and I agree. While it is crucial that young people finish high school, not every child is intellectually inclined. Many have talents better-suited to the trades. A person with skill and drive can earn a good living as a plumber, electrician, tailor or in the food industry. Some brilliant and successful people started but didn’t finish college. Many of them are in the arts and technology fields. Economic realities being what they are today, parents should be flexible and sensitive to their children’s aspirations

on this subject. DEAR ABBY: For 20 years, my secret (to some, but not to others) involvement with a married man has kept me on an emotional roller coaster. We were both married at the time it began, and it was always understood that we would not leave our partners. However, since then my marriage has broken down. Conventional wisdom -- expressed by friends, family and your column repeatedly -- has it that I should end this hopeless affair, get out and meet other men. I have made numerous attempts, but have accepted that he’s the only man I feel comfortable being intimate with. I don’t want him to leave his marriage, from which he draws much respectability and desperately needed security. However, his obvious delight in our afternoon trysts does suggest that his so-called picture-perfect marriage doesn’t meet his emotional and sexual needs. And that’s what irks me! This couple presents a happy profile in our community. The urge to burst his hypocritical bubble is growing within me with every passing year. Would it be morally reprehensible for me to let his wife know that she has been made a fool of for the last 20 years? -- SEETHING IN CANADA DEAR SEETHING: Yes. Resist the urge. What makes you think his wife doesn’t know? Once more than two people know this kind of “secret,” word has a way of circulating. I see nothing positive to be gained by trying to hurt the wife. If your lover has to make a choice between the two of you, the person who will get the boot will be you. You knew this from the beginning. And you may find that it is not the wife who has been a fool for 20 years, but you.

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

Doonesbury Flashback

by Gary Trudeau

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. BERLIN 3rd floor, 4 room, 2 bdrm heated. Call 978-609-4010. BERLIN one bedroom apt. h/w, heat and elec. included. No pets $600/mo. (603)723-5703. BERLIN: 2 bedroom house, $575/mo., security, references, no smoking, no pets, FMI, 752-5968. BERLIN: 2 bedroom, 610 3rd. Ave. 2nd. floor, hardwood floors, $600/mo. heat, h/w included, w/garage, 781-953-7970. BERLIN: 2 bedrooms, utility room, fully furnished, heat, h/w, off street parking, enclosed porch. FMI (603)342-9995. BERLIN: Completely renovated 3 bedroom apartment. Call H&R Block, great landlord (603)752-2372. BERLIN: Nice 3 bedroom, 1st. floor, eat in kitchen, storage, lots of closet space, $600/mo. includes heat, first, last & references, 508-888-7869. BERLIN: Oversized 2 bedroom, $500, h/w, electric heat, parking, 326-3499. BERLIN: Riverside Drive, 1 bedroom, first floor, $550/mo, includes, heat, h/w; 2nds floor, $500/mo. includes heat, h/w, furnished, $700/mo. no smoking, dogs, 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).

$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

For Rent

DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed. Parents on premise $450 (603)539-1603.

YOUNG Parakeets $20 or 2 for $35 (603)752-3452.

$95/weekly- 3 rooms apartment (under owner’s residences), furnished/ utilities. (Private locked room, $65.) 603-348-5317.

BERLIN: 2 bedroom house, Wight Street, large yard, garage, full basement. Stove, fridge, w/d hookup, $700/mo. plus all utilities, no smoking, 723-7015.

DOES your dog have too much energy or just need exercise? Call Barb, at Barb’s dog walking service. 603-219-6459. Reasonable rates.

Low Cost Spay/ Neuter Cats & dogs Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.rozziemay.org 603-447-1373 SHIH Tzu puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed. $450. Parents on premise (603)539-1603. SMALL, 2 Shelty toy collies one male, $450; one female $500 ready; 4 Himalayan $250 vet check and healthy cert. (603)636-1349. YORKSHIRE Terriers, AKC, top quality, grand champion sired females in Milan, $1500, www.cloverhillyorkies.com, 978-918-2281.

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

Autos 2001 Saab 9.3 turbo, auto, 4 dr., super clean, fully loaded. $2900 603-252-1883. 2011 Chevy Silverado, 4X4, ext. cab, black ac/cd, cruise, new under 10k mi. must sell, $23,500/obo, 603-326-3114.

BUYING JUNK CARS and trucks. Paying in cash. Honest pricing. No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216. BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

BERLIN: 1st. floor, 2 bedroom, $675/mo. heat included, w/d hook-up; 2nd. floor, 1 bedroom, $475/mo. heat included; 3rd. floor, 2 bedroom, w/d hookup. $575/mo. includes heat. All include stove, fridge, no smokers/ dogs, call 723-7015.

GORHAM: 2 bedroom, Cascade Flats, 2nd. floor, off street parking, $625/mo. heat, h/w included, includes stove, fridge, no smokers, 723-7015. GORHAM: 2 bedrooms, heat, h/w, off street parking, newly renovated, no pets, 723-6310. HOUSE for RENT, 7 rooms, 3 bedroom, garage, 1-1/2 bath, $775/month, No utilities, 752-9838. MILAN: 2 bedroom mobile home, FMI 752-1871.

For Rent HOUSE for rent: 2 bedroom house, single car garage at 332 Grafton St., Berlin. Appliances furnished. Lawnmower and snow blower available. No pets, no smoking. Rent $700/mo. $700 security deposit. Tenant pays water, sewer, heat and utilities. Two references required. Call 466-9999 or 723-4166. 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.

IRON WORKERS/ WELDERS, ETC.

3 bed house in Berlin Mills area. Big yard, ample parking. $75 weekly per person 466-2878.

For Rent-Commercial GORHAM NH- 299 Main St. 1900sf includes upstairs living quarters. Great visibility. 466-3809.

For Sale 52” projection TV floor model on wheels, works fine, but picture is dim. $200/obo (603)466-3826. AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”. BOY’S 20” bike. Blue, excellent condition $35. Girl’s 20” bike. Light blue $25 (603)466-5739. HAD Accident can't ski! Soloman X-Scream 179 cm skis and bindings $75/BO; Volant Super S 180 cm, w/ Marker bindings, $50/BO; AB Lounger, $20 603-449-2140. JVC 27" color TV, w/matching stand, great color, $100, 752-5404. SAMSUNG Mesmerize Android smart phone for US Cellular w/ case. Works perfect, mint condition $90/obo. Dell Desk top one year old $300 (603)723-1243.

Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style. Fabulous back & hip support. Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver 603-305-9763.

Free HIGHEST cash price paid for your scrap box trailers, school busses, heavy equipment and cars. (207)393-7318.

BERLIN 1st floor apt. 3 bdrms + laundry room, large yard, nice neighborhood, $675/mo plus lease & security. Heat included. (207)571-4001.

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

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

EXPERIENCED LICENSED ELECTRICIAN Competitive wages, benefits, full time position, capable of running projects.

Ray's Electric in business over 54 years. Leading contractor in the area.

Call for appointment. 603-752-1370.

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Help Wanted

Home Improvements

Services

FORTIER HOME REPAIR

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING SOLUTIONS.

MALE Homecare provider. Will do housekeeping, cooking, stay overs if need be. Reasonale rates (603)482-3362.

Old & New- One call, We do it All! (603)752-1224.

Motorcycles BUY • SELL • T RADE www.motoworks.biz

IMMEDIATE OPENING

Structural Steel Fabricator Must perform lay out and welding Excellent pay & benefits Quinn Brothers of Essex, Inc. 978-768-6929 or email Stephanie@quinniron.com

Part-time dishwasher/ prep cook position.

Looking for dependable motivated team player. Nights and weekends a must Apply in person only. 4 Hillside Ave.

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

Real Estate GORHAM: 3 bedroom, $109,900; 2 family $119,900, owner financing, small down payment, 466-5933, 915-6216.

Highest quality craftsmanship. Fully Insured. Lowest prices guaranteed. FMI (603)730-2521. rockybranchbuilders@gmail.com HYPNOSIS for habit change, stress, regression. Michael Hathaway, DCH, certified hypnotherapist. Madison michaelhathaway.com (603)367-8851. CARPENTRY, handyman, property maintenance, no job too small. Call Dennis Bisson, 723-3393, free estimates. FREE Pick-up of computers, appliances and most electronics call or text 603-915-1666 or e-mail clrecyclingllc@yahoo.com.

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package! Please check our website for specific details on each position

Echocardiographer - Per Diem Primary Care Registration Clerk- Per Diem Primary Care Medical Assistant - Per Diem Obstetrics RN - Per Diem Respiratory Therapist - Full Time Medical Technologist - Per Diem 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

TECHPROS- COMPUTER SALES & SERVICE

18+ years experience! On-site computer repair, upgrades, wireless setup, virus removal, & more! (603)723-0918 www.TechProsNH.com

WET BASEMENTS, cracked or buckling walls, crawl space problems, backed by 40 years experience. Guaranteed 603-356-4759 rwnpropertyservices.com.

Wanted

HANDYMAN Special: 10% off hourly rate. Carpentry, painting, property maintenance, ect. Call Rick (603)915-0755.

IPOD FIX IT Not just iPods, but Digital Cameras, Smartphones, Game Systems LCD- TV"S. not listed? Just ask! 603-752-9838. LOCKSMITH. North Country Lock & Key, certified Locksmith. Ron Mulaire, Berlin, NH (603)915-1162. BOOKS wanted; Early AMC Guides; Journals, NH, White Mountains, nonfiction, others. Immediate cash paid. (603)348-7766.

BUYING JUNK CARS and trucks. Paying in cash. Highest prices! No gimmicks. Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216. LOOKING to rent Mobile storage unit in Gorham. Have an empty semi-trailer you can deliver? Call (603)986-3991.

Wanted To Buy ANTIQUES, individual pieces and complete estates. Call Ted and Wanda Lacasse, 752-3515.

BUYING JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS Paying in cash Highest Prices! No gimmicks Kelley’s Towing (603)723-9216. BUYING junk cars/ trucks, heavy farm mach., scrap iron. Call 636-1667 days, 636-1304 evenings. PAYING cash for your old video games and musical instruments call or text 915-0174. Nintendo, Sega, Xbox, Sony etc. VINTAGE Clothing pre 1970 & accessories hats jewelry lingerie etc. Potato Barn Antiques Northumberland 603-636-2611.

IMMEDIATE OPENING with Tri-County Cap

Workplace Success Community Job Specialist. Position entails developing temporary work experience program assignments and on-the-job training opportunities for TANF recipients at area non-profits, local governments and businesses. After placement, the Community Job Specialist monitors client progress and ensures a positive working relationship and regular communication with the host site/employer, the client, and the local NHEP Team. Position involves frequent (paid) travel throughout the North Country. Bachelor’s Degree in related field and minimum 2 years work experience in counseling, education, social services or human resources. An Associate’s degree with at least 4 years of appropriate experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.

Send resume to: TCCAP, PO Box 367, Berlin, NH 03570 Or e-mail in MS word or PDF to: resource@tccap.org by 3/24/12. E-mail for full job description. No calls please TCCAP is an equal opportunity employer.

DEADLINE for classifieds is noon 2 days prior to publication

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Gif tcates tifi Cer Custom Designing – Coverups Welcome

1 Exchange Street, Gorham • 466-2233 Tuesday-Saturday: Noon-5pm

The 2011-12 NCHL Champions were the Twin Maple Farms/Bud team. The squad won the best of three series defeating The Pub in the second and third games. The TMF roster includes; Brian Middleton, Greg Wedge, Josh Fortier, Joel Carrier, Norm Fortier, John Piet, Scott Blanchette, Chris Frenette, Marc Dorval, Travis L’Heureux, Ben Hall, Cody Martin, Rollie Poirier, David Vien, Bobby Rousseau, and Alan Martin. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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March 12th thru 24th Fish “Tales”.................................$7.95 Crock Of Homemade Chowder With A Side Of Golden Fried Fresh Haddock Nibblers

Ricotta Stuffed Shells..................7.95 Roast Beef Club...........................$8.95 BLT Double Crust Pizza Sandwich With Fries.....................................$7.99

Visit us at www.mrpizzanh.com

Hall goal in overtime nets TMF NCHL championship, 2-1 BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN--Twin Maple Farm’s Ben Hall scored with just one second remaining in the second overtime, lifting his team to an exciting 2-1 victory over the Pub in the third and deciding game of the NCHL championship best of three series.

Ingersoll Driving School Driver’s Ed Classes start March 27 at 6PM Cost $425

FMI and to sign up call 752-7150

The Pub took game one and the Farmers game two, setting up the third and final contest that took two overtimes to decide. Goal tending was the word for the entire series, as arguably the two best in the league were at their finest. The Pub’s Jeremy Roberge and TMF’s Brian see CHAMPIONSHIP page 15

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Berlin Lady Sabres to host open house/free skate

BERLIN -- On Sunday March 25, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. the Berlin Lady Sabres will be hosting an open house and free skate at the Notre Dame Arena for any girl interested in girls’ hockey in Berlin. Girls interested need only bring a pair of skates and an interest in learning about hockey. Must be accompanied by an adult. The Berlin Lady Sabres played the 2011-2012 season as one of seven 12-year-and-under girls teams registered in the New Hampshire Amateur Hockey League. The Berlin Lady Sabres played 12 (6 home and 6 travel) league games and finished with a record of 2-8-2 which consisted of two wins, 8 losses, and 2 ties. This record qualified them for the State CHAMPIONSHIP from page 14

Middleton turned back shot after shot, keeping the fans on the edge of their seats. The Pub netted their only goal of the evening at 2:33 of the first period. Derrick Gagne scored getting the helping marker from the stick of team mate Ryan Smith for the 1-0 lead. Neither team scored during the second period, with Roberge just slightly busier blocking all seven of the shots fired his way. Middleton had five blocks in the second period and put on a clinic for the remainder of the game. Things got all knotted up at 6:48 of the third period. #12 Cody Martin got the game tying goal from Hall to make it a 1-1 contest. That set the stage for

Championship Women’s tournament, which was held February 17, through 19, at the Rinks of Exeter. The 16-member roster of the 12-U Lady Sabres ranged from 8 to 12 year olds, and first year players to multiyear veterans. Members of the Berlin Lady Sabres 12-U roster included forwards: Rylie Binette, Amber RoyStewart, Molly Sloane, Rebecca Host, Becca Pouliot, Maria Frenette, Sophia Schoenbeck, Haley Hamilton, Mickailey Walsh; defense: Ella Roberge, Jillian Lefebvre, Katherine Host, Emma Schoenbeck, Jacquelyn Hallisey, Alyson Blanchette and goaltender: Lauren Frenette. For more information about this event, you can e-mail byhscheduler@yahoo.com or call Melissa Frenette 752-4272. the first overtime, which was five minutes in length. No scoring took place in the first OT. That set the stage for a shoot-out to decide the 2011-12 NCHL Champion. Both teams got together with league officials and it was decided to continue the sudden death format as opposed to going through with the shoot-out. The twelve minute overtime was nearing its end. The game winning goal by Hall came with just one second remaining in the second overtime to give TMF their NCHL title. Hall’s goal was set up by winger Dave Vien. Pub 1 0 0 0 0--1 TMF 0 0 1 0 1--2 Scoring: Pub- Gagne, TMF- Hall, Martin, Saves: TMF- Middleton 27, Pub- Roberge 26.

Got Sports News? Call 752-5858

– Our 91st Anniversary –

Bisson’s Sugar House 68 Cates Hill Road, Berlin

NOW OPEN! hours 12-5 weekdays 9-5 weekends

Join us Maple Weekend March 24th and 25th Tours and complementary maple sundaes www.bissonssugarhouse.com

Berlin Residents Anything removed from the solid waste stream is a savings to the residents of Berlin. Currently Berlin’s recycling rate is lower than other communities and it should not be. In a effort to improve our recycling efforts, our solid waste crew will be tagging and leaving questionable garbage bags that have recyclable materials in them. The City of Berlin offers curbside pickup for residential items consisting of the following; clean and dry magazines & newspapers, metal and aluminum cans, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, and glass. No cardboard or junk mail items are permitted, you may bring these items directly to the Recycling Center on Rte. 110. Recycling pickup will continue to be every other week usually on the same day as your garbage collection. Alternate dates for holiday week pickups, are shaded on the calendar and is usually advertised in the local paper. The colored (preferably blue) bin size should be no larger than 24”long by 16” wide by 16” high. You may also want to try using a 5 gallon plastic pail as additional sorting containers. If you want recycle decals for your containers they are available at Public Works Office at City Hall. Magazines and newspaper should be put in a paper bag or bundled up. Please do not use garbage cans or garbage bags as a recycle container. Please call us at 752-8551 with any questions.

Dos and Don’t of Recycling What Glass Magazines/ newspapers Plastics #1 and #2 only

Metal and Aluminum Cans

Food jars including: • home canning jars • beverage bottles • ceramics Clean newspapers and magazines, soft cover catalogs and books • Clear and green soda bottles with a #1 PETE symbol on or near the bottom • Containers which have narrow or wide mouths, screw-on or snap-on tops, seams downs the side, and #1 or #2 HDPE symbols • Food or beverage aluminum and tine or metal cans

How Remove caps and lids, rinse clean

Do Not Include • Broken Glass • Window Glass, Mirror Glass *These are accepted at Transfer Station on Jericho Road

• Junk mail or office paper Place in paper bag • Books or bundle up. • Cardboard Remove caps Drain and rinse

• Plastic bags or plastic wrap • Medicine bottles • Anti-freeze, or windshield washer bottles • Plastic toys

Drain and rinse Discard open end lid

• Cans with plastic or paper parts • Aerosol cans • Aluminum foil/trays • Other metals

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