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BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

GORHAM — The annual July 4 festivities kicked off last night in Gorham and will continue throughout the weekend as the town hosts the largest Independence Day celebration in the state.

Things got started with a concert on the common, featuring Kid Dizzy, on Wednesday evening and the weekend promises plenty of entertainment with more live music, carnival rides and com-

munity events. The celebration culminates in the town’s annual parades on Monday, July 4 — a tradition organizers say has been traced back to around 1818.

One of the parade’s organizers, Janet Corrigan, said that there will be plenty of highlights this weekend and lots to see and do. Among the projected feature events are Monday’s parades — both the see 4TH page 10

BERLIN-GORHAM -- Former American Tissue CEO Mehdi Gabayzadeh has lost his bid to overturn his conviction in his 2006 fraud case. The U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit voted Monday to unanimously uphold Gabayzadeh’s conviction on eight charges including bank and securities fraud and conspiracy.

The 66-year old Gabayzadeh is serving a 15-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, N.J. Gabayzadeh was found guilty of swindling banks, financial institutions, and investors of millions of dollars while he

was chief executive officer of American Tissue Inc. When American Tissue went bankrupt in September 2001, more than 700 people in the Androscoggin Valley were thrown out of work with the closing of both the Berlin pulp mill and Gorham paper mill.

Gabayzadeh was convicted in April 2005, following a nine week trial in U.S. District Court on New York’s Long Island.

The jury deliberated eight days before returning guilty verdicts on all counts.

His sentencing was delayed until November 2006 because of health issues while he was incarcerated. see GABAYZADEH page 5

Art murals will replace broken windows at R&D building

BY JENNIFER ST. AMANT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN - Twelve students from the Plymouth State Art Department painted 24 4’x8’ murals that will replace the broken windows at the Research and Development building at Heritage Park in Berlin.

These students are Olivia Benish, Michelle Boudreau, Brittany Connors, Nicole Copple, Nathan Cote, Katie Cotnoir, Elizabeth Dalph, Meredith Gourley, Tara Krehbiel, Craig Maines, Kristin Sarette, and Sam Smart. The Plymouth State students have worked on these murals since January and were chosen to do the project through the connection Jim Wagner, housing and community development coordinator for Tri County Community Action, had with Thad Guldbrandsen, director of the Center for Rural Partnerships at Plymouth State. By mid- May, the

murals had been picked out by Wagner, who said, “The community will be surprised and pleased with the murals. The students have done a great job representing Berlin. The murals give the R&D building more appeal.”

The R&D building is owned by Tri-County Community Action, and is currently under construction in hope of creating a welcome center and exhibit.

As noted in the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources, the R&D building was developed in the early twentieth century

by Brown Co. This construction helped build the paper mill financially. This establishment was used to conduct experiments to create products such as Kream Krisp, the prerequisite of Crisco.

R&D also gave Berlin a chance to prosper and live to the city’s fullest see MURALS page 6

White Mountain Lumber employees recently helped bring in the art murals from Plymouth State University that will soon replace broken windows in R&D building at Northern Forest Heritage Park. Couture Construction of Berlin will later help install the murals into the windows (JENNIFER ST. AMANT PHOTO).

New Circuit Court model starts July 1; citizens won’t notice change

BY MELISSA GRIMA THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN — The court structure for local district, family and probate courts across the state changes tomorrow, but how does that affect the average citizen? According to Circuit Court Administrative Judge Edwin Kelley it won’t. “I don’t think the average citizen is going to see any overt change,” he said.

As of July 1, the state is creating 10 Circuit Courts — one in each county, most with multiple locations — to absorb the smaller court administrations and create district, family and probate divisions under the Circuit umbrella. In Coos, where the 1st Circuit

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Court is located, the locations will remain the same, but personnel changes have already been made.

The move by the state Judicial Branch, was designed to increase efficiency, Kelley said, and was implemented sooner than the original 10-year plan in order to address fiscal issues in the state. Part of the reorganization includes keeping all Coos locations for courts in Berlin, Colebrook and Lancaster intact, but streamlining administration across the state. “The goal of restructuring was to add efficiencies,” he said.

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A prime example of that, Kelley explained, is Coos’ own Judge David King, a probate judge who is also the new deputy administrative judge of the Circuit Court. King is certified to preside in district and family court as well as probate now. This allows law enforcement and those accused in Lancaster, for example, to not have to wait for a judge to be freed up from Berlin or Colebrook to address their case if King is in the courthouse dealing with probate or family matters. “That’s already an improvement,” Kelley pointed out.

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There are 160 million socalled set-top boxes in the United States, one for every two people, and that number is rising. Many homes now have one or more basic cable boxes as well as add-on DVRs, or digital video recorders, which use 40 percent more power than the set-top box. One highdefinition DVR and one highdefinition cable box use an average of 446 kilowatt hours a year, about 10 percent more than a 21-cubic-foot energy-efficient refrigerator, a recent study found.

These set-top boxes are energy hogs mostly because their drives, tuners and other components are generally running full tilt, or nearly so, 24 hours a day, even when not in active use. The recent study, by the Natural Resources Defense Council, concluded that the boxes consumed $3 billion in electricity per year in the United States — and that 66 percent of that power is wasted when no one is watching and shows are not being recorded.

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“Call me naïve,” he told reporters at a midday news conference in the East Room of the White House. “But my expectation is that leaders are going to lead.”

He accused the Republicans, who last week dropped out of negotiations on the budget, of avoiding tough decisions and said they were playing a dangerous game that could significantly affect the nation’s

Syria pulls armed forces back from some areas

BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — The Syrian military and the government’s security forces have largely withdrawn from one of the country’s largest cities as well as other areas, residents and activists said Wednesday, leaving territory to protesters whose demonstrations have grown larger and whose chants have taunted a leadership that once inspired deep fear.

The military’s move out of Hama, where a government crackdown a generation ago made its name synonymous with the brutality of the Assad family, has

surprised even some activists and diplomats. They differ over how to interpret the government’s decision there, asking whether the departure points to a government attempt to avoid casualties and another potentially explosive clash in a restive country, or to an exhausted repressive apparatus stretched too thin.

But residents in Hama, the fourth largest city in Syria, have celebrated the departure as a victory that came after one of the worst bouts of bloodshed there in the nearly four-month uprising.

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(NY Times) — Federal investigators said Wednesday that Massey Energy, the owner of the West Virginia mine where 29 people died in an explosion last year, misled government inspectors by keeping accounts of hazardous conditions out of official record books where inspectors would see them.

Kevin Stricklin, administrator for coal at the Mine Safety and Health Administration, described a dual accounting system practiced by Massey before the explosion, in which safety problems and efforts to fix them were recorded in an internal set of books, out of sight of state inspectors and off the official books that the law required them to keep.

That was the conclusion of a large team of federal investigators who spent a year sifting through documents, interviewing witnesses and examining evidence at the site of the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine.

Some of the findings echoed a report issued by an independent team of state investigators this month, which blamed Massey and its culture of impunity for the explosion.

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Stanley Cup won’t be coming to Conway after all CONWAY — Unfortunately, the Stanley Cup will not be coming to town after all.

John Whitesides Jr., the strength and conditioning coach for the Boston Bruins who grew up in North Conway, had hoped to bring the 34.5-pound trophy to the Mount Washington Valley when he got his turn with the NHL's greatest prize. Whitesides learned Monday he'll get the Cup Thursday afternoon and only has it for a short period of time, less than 12 hours.

He had planned to fly up to the area in a helicopter with the Cup, but his pilot friend is not available Thursday and given the short amount of time and other logistics it simply doesn't work out.

"I'm bummed," Whitesides said by phone Tuesday. "I was really hoping to come home with the Cup. The Bruins called me and said I know it's a little last minute but can we give you the cup on Thursday. I said I didn't care and didn't want to be the person holding or messing things up. To me, the Cup is really more for the players; for me to be included is great."

Whitesides said he's not certain exactly what time he picks up the Cup, but does know one of the four full-time people who guard the Cup will be with him for the day. With North Conway now out of the picture, Whitesides plans to stay close to his home in Bedford, Mass., but will make a pair of special visits to share the Cup. "I don't know how the schedule is going to go," he said. "I'm the first one on the staffing getting it so there's no blueprint to follow. I think things are still being ironed out and I'll wait to see what I have to do next. My plan right now is to stay local and take the Cup to Children's Hospital in Boston and then go to the Perkins School for the Blind. I don't have a real concrete schedule in terms of times. I know it has to be returned on Thursday night."

Children's Hospital has a special place in Whitesides' heart.

"Last year at this time," he said, "my infant son had an infected lymph node on his neck and ended up spending 10 days at Children's Hospital. The people there were absolutely wonderful. My wife and I said, 'Let's go back there on a more happy occasion.' We'll do that. It wasn't my original plan of attack, but I think it's a good Plan B." Whitesides plans to have a family gathering with the Cup and a small party that evening.

"It's hard because I'd like to share it with as many people as possible," he said. "My time with the Cup is more for everyone else than me at this minute."

Whitesides grew up skating in North Conway's Schouler Park and remembers many a raw evening on the local ice. Now 38, Whitesides reached the pinnacle of his hockey career when the Boston Bruins won their first Stanley Cup in 39 years.

Whitesides and his wife Virginia are the proud parents of twins, son John and daughter Jane, age 19 months. He has been Boston's strength and conditioning coach for the past 11 years. He

was on the ice seconds after the horn sounded in Game 7 in Vancouver celebrating with his team.

Whitesides is the son of John and the late Kitty Whitesides, formerly of North Conway, and has been involved in hockey for over two decades.

In his position as the team's strength and conditioning coach, according to the Boston Bruins website, Whitesides "is responsible for designing and implementing the strength, flexibility, conditioning and testing programs for all players within the Bruins’ system — the NHL team, their AHL affiliate team and prospects that have not yet turned pro. He also designed a website accessible only to current players by which they receive their off-season conditioning programs. In addition, he assists in player re-habilitation after both off- and on-ice injuries."

Whitesides was thrilled to learn his name will be engraved on the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is the only trophy in pro sport that bears the names of players, coaches, management and staff from the winning teams.

Prior to 1977 only players who had completed the Stanley Cup playoffs were eligible to have their names on the Cup. Today, players appearing in 41 regular-season games or one Stanley Cup final game for the championship team have their names engraved on the Cup. The NHL makes exceptions for players who do not meet the standard because of injury or other extenuating circumstances.

Besides eligible players, the names of coaches, management and staff of the winning team are also engraved on the Cup. It takes 13 years to fill a ring on the Stanley Cup. When a ring is full, an older ring is removed from near the top of the Cup and put on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Only one name has been added against the rules. When the Edmonton Oilers won their first championship in 1984, owner Peter Pocklington included his father's name — "Basil Pocklington" — among the names engraved. It was later scratched out with a series Xs. Whitesides will likely be spending his day with Mike Bolt, 42, a Toronto native, who is one of four “keepers of the cup” — who spends his life guarding, and traveling with, the Stanley Cup. "He's the guy with the white gloves and goes wherever the Cup goes," Whitesides said, laughing. "I'll probably get to know him pretty well in a day."

Featured in Time magazine last year, Bolt explained people can touch the Cup. You can even kiss it. But you can’t hoist it over your head unless you have actually won it.

And there are places the Cup can’t go any more, like to strip joints or casinos.

As part of the job, Bolt has to have the Stanley Cup within eyesight most of the time. And, yes, that means it stays in his room with him at night.

“I don’t actually curl up with it, but it actually sleeps in my room. It’s the best relationship I have had in 11 years," Bolt told Time.

John Whitesides Jr., formerly of North Conway, hoists the Stanley Cup last week after the Bruins won the Stanley Cup. Whitesides is the strength and conditioning coach for the Bruins. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Each member of the winning team will get one day with the Cup, during which time he can do with it what he likes (within reason). The Stanley Cup — which is basically just a 118-yearold punch bowl — has been thrown in rivers, filled with dog food, even perched on top of a mountain. And wherever it goes, Bolt goes with it. He's the NHL's one-man secret service.

Some Stanley Cup facts include: It travels in a foam fitted case.

The Stanley Cup can hold 14 cans of beer.

"We let players eat ice cream out of it," Bolt told Time. "They can use it to drink beer. We've let them take it fishing and put their bait in the bowl.

We've had players strap it to a harness on the back of their Harleys."

Bolt has four memorable experience with the Stanley Cup. "In 2000, Marty Brodeur took it to the movies, and his kids ate popcorn out of it. That one's not that interesting, but it was funny to watch everyone staring at it in the theater.

"When Chris Chelios got his day with the Cup, he threw one of the biggest star-studded parties I've ever seen. Tom Hanks and Sylvester Stal-

lone crashed the party just to see the Cup. When Tom Hanks saw the Stanley Cup, he was in awe. He was starstruck.

"Jay Feaster, an exec at the Tampa Bay Lightning, took it to NASA. He made a deal that he'd get a tour of the space shuttle if he brought the Stanley Cup. So he did. And I went with him. We got to go in the space shuttle.

I was on the launch pad. I was in the assembly hangar. I don't know if it's true, but they told me that the stuff I got to see and witness was stuff that only 1 percent of NASA employees ever see. So that was pretty cool.

"But maybe my favorite was when I went to Afghanistan and met with the troops. The U.S. soldiers were happy to see us, of course, but lots of men and women around the world like hockey.

The Czech, Dutch and English soldiers were thrilled to see us."

How often does the Cup get cleaned?

"It has to get pretty dirty," Bolt told Time. "When people drink or eat out of it, the thing gets washed right away. Maybe one to three times a day, depending on who has it and how dirty it gets. We wash it down with a garden hose sometimes."

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Clarifying several misrepresentations made by SAU 3 business administrator To the editor: AFSCME Council 93 Local 1444 wishes to clarify several misrepresentations made by SAU 3 Business Administrator, Bryan Lamirande, in the June 22, edition of the Berlin Daily Sun front page article “Berlin schools battle with unfair labor complaints.”

It was after the October 4, 2010 revelation that the school district was intending to eliminate the union custodial foreman position in order to create a salaried/management building and grounds director position that the union tried several times in futility to convince the administration to keep the foreman’s position in place with revisions to accommodate the districts operational needs. On Nov. 3, 2010 the custodial staff attended the school board meeting to publicly ask the board to “come to the table” to discuss any and all options to try to resolve the issue.

The union never was given the courtesy of a verbal or written response from the board concerning this issue.

On Dec, 15, 2010, the school board hired a salaried building and grounds director for $42,500.00 to start and on Dec. 17, 2010 the custodial foreman was officially notified that his position would be eliminated by Dec. 31, 2010. That is when Local 1444 filed a class action grievance against the school district. The main point of contention was the district wanted the new salaried director to perform bargaining unit work such as:

snowplowing, sanding, shoveling snow, delivering materials and working with tools used by custodians for cleaning and maintaining buildings which the working foreman normally performed in his job description.

The union never objected to the school district’s ability to hire a salaried director to supervise custodians as well as serve the district as an electrician and use the necessary tools needed to accomplish those tasks.

It was after Local 1444 and SAU 3 could not resolve the issue through the grievance procedure in the current collective bargaining agreement, the school board chairman, Nicole Plourde, stated that “it would be inappropriate to file for arbitration.” In the board’s response to the grievance: The union exercised its right under the CBA’s grievance procedure and files for arbitration to have a neutral third party resolve the issue. This is where the school district brought on their headaches and fiscal problems.

The district filed an unfair labor practice stating that the union’s request for arbitration was procedurally flawed and “inarbitratable.”

The school district hired a lawyer to deny the custodians due process rather than try to sit down and negotiate a resolution to the problem.

The other issue adding to the school districts growing tab of legal fees is choosing to fight the unfair labor see CLARIFYING page 6

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Hello fellow Berlinites. The summer months of 1901 proved to be very quiet for the city of Berlin and from graduation day in June to the Labor Day weekend, not many major events took place.

I will start with the first concerts that commenced on June 6. History has it that they were held in an area of Berlin still known then as Fiberville. The concerts during this summer took place on the lawn behind the St. Barnabas Church on Pleasant Street.

This area still exists today and I believe has one bench on it.

The famous Berlin Brass Band played for hundreds of people and they knew what songs were to come, as they were published the week before in the local paper. We had so much local talent back then and I don’t think there was too much noise coming down Pleasant Street to disturb the concert.

On Friday, June 7, 1901, commencement exercise for the BHS class of 1901 took place in the high school building on top of School Street. It was greatly attended and enjoyed by a large number of people.

This graduating class of 1901 had just three members, but what they lacked in numbers, they made up in hard work in preparation for their graduation implementation and essays.

The 1901 class motto was “Nil Sine Labore”, which means “nothing without work”. The three graduates, two of which were young ladies, were Miss Elizabeth Dooley and Corilla Carolyne Eggleston who took the Latin course. The only young man was Lafayette Chamberlin, who was a member of the classical course.

A full program, just as today, was had.

Doctor J. J. Cobb, who was the chairman of the school board, passed out the diplomas.

This year would be their 110th class reunion.

The Fourth of July 1901 did not produce any special celebration and many citizens visited

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other places, just as they do today. Things did happen and not all was quiet on the Berlin front over this holiday. Despite the rules of firing crackers in the city limits, numerous boys and girls began firing torpedoes and other sorts of fire works all over town.

The two favorite spots for noise seemed to be in the vicinity of Post Office Square and the corner of Main and Mason Streets. A huge fire was also lit up along the side of Mt. Forist and viewed by many residents of this city. I don’t think the people who live in the Upper Avenues today would be fond of a situation such as that.

Horse races were held at the trotting park, where between seven and eight hundred people gathered to watch. There were purses of $200 for some of the winners, which seemed like a lot of money in these days. I am still not quite sure about the location of this trotting park. Maybe a reader might know.

Mr. E. M. Cross, of Cross Machine fame, had just purchased a car or locomobile as it was known and drove it around the park at a good rate of speed. He was not timed, but the people viewing were thrilled to see it in see 1901 page

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Gabayzadeh challenged his conviction on various grounds including ineffective trial counsel, unfair evidentiary rulings and insufficient evidence to support the transportation of stolen property conviction. He also argued his sentence was unreasonable. The court rejected all the issues raised or ruled any mistakes made did not effect the outcome of the trial.

Gabayzadeh charged the U.S. District Court’s calculation of $193 million in losses was greater than the actual amount. The court responded that even if the district court’s cal1901 III from page one

action. It was probably smoother here than in Berlin’s streets. That was about the extent of this city’s celebration of Independence Day in 1901.

The International Paper Mill started work on a huge water tower and tank located near their No. 4 Mill.

It was situated in the middle of what we now call the Tondreau Peninsula and opposite the lower end of Main Street.

When constructed, this tower was 132 feet in height, with the tank capable of holding 50,000 gallons. This container and tower were used for the sprinkler system about the plant, doing away with the water which had been furnished by the water company in Berlin. The Chicago Bridge and Iron Company had charge of erecting this huge tower, which could be seen from many areas around town.

A hydraulic pump was used to force the water into the tank, from which pipes carried the water to all of the other parts of the mills. This new arrangement saved the company much money in the way of water rental in these days and delivered service just as good as they previously had.

Even though the advent of cars was just starting to arrive in the city of Berlin in 1901, the horse and buggy still ruled as the mode of transportation and people believed that this would be around for a long time.

With this, Mr. J.F. Bell started building a new carriage warehouse and livery stable on Mechanic Street during the month of August. It was actually across Pleasant Street from where today’s (2011) Gold House Pizza now stands. This building was one of the largest and most up-to-date establishments of its kind in Northern New Hampshire during this time.

A large force of men was used to erect this four story structure. It had plenty of room in all of its departments and each one was fitted with the modern conveniences of the day.

This new building also had a fine basement under its huge structure, which was partitioned off for various uses, including stalls for horses, stor-

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Before its demise, American Tissue was the nation’s fourthlargest maker of toilet tissue and other paper products. It employed 4,700 workers in 15 states.

age and many other things.

The first floor in the front contained a large space to hold carriages for livery purposes and also a place for washing of the same. It also had an office, with the rear being devoted to stalls for horses, all fitted up in the most approved style with patent feed boxes, etc. The second and third floors were storage rooms for new carriages and sleighs, of which were the finest lines ever shown in Berlin.

Part of the fourth floor was partitioned off for a paint shop which was run in connection with the storage of carriages. This building, which burned in later years only to be rebuilt, was a worthy acquisition to this part of Berlin back then.

Near the end of August, the Walter L. Main circus arrived in Berlin with its educated horses and ponies under the direction of Professor R. H. Dockrill. The grouping of 63 horses in one ring as an original act was particularly pleasing and bareback equestrians were the finest ever seen in this city.

Evidently, this circus produced the most superb of horse shows ever seen and were well known through out the whole country. My research on the internet showed that this circus had one of the best trained animal shows ever produced.

A sad end to the summer of 1901 took place when young Napoleon Cantin, an eight year old boy, fell down an elevator well from the third story of the A. N. Gilbert block on Main Street.

This accident took place on Sunday August 18 and the young lad received serious injuries from which he could not recover, passing away later that day. He resided in this block with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cantin.

As mentioned, except for the depressing fatality of this young boy, the summer of 1901 was for the most part uneventful, but still an integral part of the history of the fast growing city of Berlin.

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BERLIN, NH – The office of Student Affairs at White Mountains Community College recently announced that Ryan Wayne Poulin has been accepted in the Teacher Prep program for the academic year 2011.

Poulin is a 2011 graduate of Berlin

High School. He participated in hockey management, the baseball team and the varsity bowling team. Currently, Poulin is employed at Berlin City Auto Group in Berlin NH as a vehicle reconditioner. He is the son of Sandy and Jerry Landers of Berlin, NH.

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Coos’ second judge, Judge Paul Desjardins will likely not branch out into hearing probate cases, he said noting that Desjardins maintains a hearty probate practice. Kelley also pointed out that the county does have access to fill-in judges from Grafton and Carroll counties that are used fairly regularly.

According to a Judicial Branch press release outlining the changes, “the restructuring reduced the number of mid-level management positions from 118 to 51.” Those figures include the 51 clerks and registers statewide whose numbers were cut to 21, while roles and responsibilities were expanded for those who are left. In Coos County, Terri Peterson (Register of Probate) will hold the position of Circuit Court 1 clerk. Two Associate/Deputy Clerks were named as well, Martha Kennett will be responsible for Lancaster/ Berlin and Denise Valerino will be responsible for Colebrook/Probate.

The clerks will now be managers, Judge Kelley said, and not court processors, which they were under the old system.

As for Peterson’s elected position of Register of Probate, Kelley explained that new legislation redefined that office to remove the clerical duties.

Now, Registers of Probate are simply the keepers of archived records, which allows Peterson to work as Circuit Court Clerk as well as hold her office.

Locally, no layoffs were necessary after a number of long-time court employees opted for retirement instead. Despite the cutbacks, Kelley said that Coos is in good shape with some job vacancies in the courts and the system now in a position where those vacancies can be filled.

As for increasing efficiency in the system, Kelley said that he expects that the time frame for judicial orders to go out will be reduced, in fact he expects time frames for court cases to improve in general. Also, administrative duties that were duplicated between offices in the same building will be eliminated.

The new system, although it officially starts on July 1, has been up and running for about a month already, Kelley said, and things are going well so far. “The management piece has been very, very smooth,” he said. He said the planning phase was the most difficult part of the implementation, and although the original plan was for a 10-year phase in of these changes, “reality is, change as massive as this really needs to happen at once,” Kelley said.

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up the murals from Plymouth State.

Sonny Couture, the owner of Berlin Couture Construction, with his crew, will help install the murals in the windows. With everyone donating their time, Wagner said, “The murals should be up within the next several weeks.”

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school district while she still battles with cancer and the lawyer fees keep piling up to hear a case that is completely unnecessary and could have been easily resolved.

The irony with all of the disagreement between AFSCME Local 1444 and SAU3 Business Administrator, Bryan Lamirande, is that for many years he served as President of Local 1444 and later as the staff representative for AFSCME Council 93 representing the employees he is currently battling with. Over the years, Mr. Lamirande has negotiated the contracts currently in place and now is constantly disputing the meaning and intent of the very language both parties agreed to utilize as terms and conditions of employment. He is quoted saying “we’re trying to preserve jobs and save money,” but since his tenure began with the SAU3, Local 1444, has experienced the forced early retirement of its two senior custodians and the termination of three bus drivers.

It’s a known fact that for many many years, AFSCME Local 1444 has always had a mutually good working relationship with Berlin Public Schools Administration and Board of Education. So the union is led to ask: what has happened? For Local 1444, the answer is evident and is “more than disappointing - it’s angering!”

Mark Lavoie President Local 1444

potential. Many local people consider the building historic, and this industrial and cultural history of Berlin will be demonstrated through the murals.

Mark Kelley, co-owner of White Mountain Lumber, volunteered to pick

practice filed by Local 1444 when the school’s administration chose to force a bus driver who had applied for catastrophic sick bank leave to battle cancer to utilize her 10 vacation days first as a condition to approve the use of the sick leave. The current contract language has only two conditions needed to qualify for the use of catastrophic sick band and they are: 1) having been out sick for more than five consecutive days and two) having exhausted your sick leave. This bus driver met both of these conditions, but the superintendent insisted on using the 10 vacation days as well, so the local president pointed out that the employee might have the need for these vacation days for follow-up medical visits if treatment was successful and the cancer stricken employee might be able to return to work. The affected bus driver by contract must use the vacation days

by June 30 of the same school year or lose them. The union felt well within its right to uphold the current contract language and take this stand to help out our union sister who is so unfortunate to be stricken with cancer. In her comments on this issue, the school board chair, Nicole Plourde found this to be “especially distasteful.” Well, Local 1444 is also very disappointed with the fact that this particular bus driver recently received her termination notice of employment with the

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US Labor Department resolves OSHA citations against Black Mag LLC for Colebrook explosion that killed two Company and owner Craig Sanborn permanently barred from employing people to work with explosives

BOSTON – As part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Black Mag LLC, doing business as BMI and as Black Mag Industries, and Craig Sanborn, the company’s president, managing member and primary owner, have surrendered Black Mag LLC’s explosives manufacturing license and will permanently refrain from employing workers in any explosives-related business enterprise.

“What we seek in all cases is for the employer to eliminate hazardous conditions and take effective action to prevent their recurrence,” said Marthe Kent, New England regional administrator for the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “This resolution accomplishes those goals by ensuring that neither Black Mag LLC nor Mr. Sanborn will ever again place employees at risk in any kind of business that uses or makes explosives.”

OSHA cited Black Mag LLC in October 2010 for more than 50 willful, egregious and serious violations of safety standards in connection with a May 14, 2010, explosion at the company’s Colebrook, N.H., facility in which two employees died while manufacturing a gunpowder substitute. The employer contested the citations and fines to the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Black Mag LLC since has withdrawn its notice of contest and agreed to entry of an order that it violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The company has certified that the violations have been abated by termination of all production operations, which occurred when the 2010 explosion destroyed its facility and put it out of business. Because it was licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the company was required by OSHA

to execute ATF’s Notice of Discontinuance of Business, which the department has turned over to the ATF. Black Mag LLC and Sanborn also agreed to the entry of a summary enforcement order in the U.S. Court of Appeals. Violation of such an order would permit the department to initiate proceedings for contempt of court, in which potential sanctions could include incarceration to secure compliance.

In the resolution papers, Sanborn agrees that he will not conduct, establish, own or manage by himself, with or through others, any current or future business that is covered anywhere under OSHA’s explosives or process safety management standards if that business employs workers or independent contractors. Additionally, he will have no involvement in any enterprise that has employees if it is located within 1,000 yards of another business that is covered under OSHA’s explosives or process management safety standards.

“While nothing can ever bring Jesse Kennett or Don Kendall back to their loved ones, this resolution is designed to prevent future deaths or injuries,” said Michael Felsen, the Labor Department’s regional solicitor for New England. “It includes a provision that will allow the Labor Department to charge Mr. Sanborn with contempt in federal court if he violates the terms.”

The settlement agreement has been filed with the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and will become the Commission’s final order on July 21, 2011. After that, the department will file the papers for an enforcement order in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit against both Black Mag LLC and Sanborn.

The original OSHA inspection was conducted by the agency’s Concord Area Office.

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Gates will be available, by appointment only, on Thursday, July 7, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, July

21, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to meet with local entrepreneurs at the Business Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO), 177 Main Street, Berlin, New Hampshire. Call BEDCO at 752-3319 to schedule an appointment or for additional information on this program or business financing programs.

The Business Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO) is a private not-for-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that offers loans and assistance to businesses in the three northern counties of New Hampshire: Carroll, Coos, and Grafton.

Financing is available through various BEDCO programs independently or in conjunction with the banks and regional development corporations in the three northern counties.

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TUNE-UP SPECIAL With co-owner David Tat, Stephen Rich and Kim Mackenze have opened a motorcycle service shop, Knight Custom Cycle, with a formal address of 511 Goebel Street, but a shop entrance from Frog Pond Lane, a dirt road off E. Mason Street, behind the Big Apple that stands at the corner of E. Mason and Unity Streets. The shop offers service, parts, and accessories for motorcycles and looks forward to doing custom work “from the ground up.” (GAIL SCOTT PHOTO)

King Custom Cycle will help keep bikes on the road

BY GAIL SCOTT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN—A new motorcycle service shop—Knights Custom Cycle—offers service, parts, and accessories for motorcycles and looks forward to doing custom work “from the ground up,” according to Stephen Rich, co-owner with David Tat, both of Berlin.

With a physical address at 511 Goebel Street, the shop is actually entered from Frog Pond Lane, a dirt road off E. Mason Street, behind the Big Apple that stands at the corner of E. Mason and Unity Streets.

Rich, 40, is the active partner, with training as a Harley tech in 1995 on his resume, as well as three years as a cycle shop owner in Groveton before the mill closed, and years as a pipe fitter sharpening his skills as a machinist.

“It’s always been my dream to run my own shop,” he said in a recent interview. “I’m very good at what I do I’m very meticulous. I treat everyone’s bike like my own.”

For Rich, that says it all. He’s been riding, he said, since he was six on a mini bike.

“I love to ride,” he said. “It’s my passion.”

Helping in the shop, the office, and in general is Kim Mackenzie, who is also a Harley enthusiast and has been Rich’s good friend for going on seven years.

“He built a bike,” she said of Rich during the interview. “He bought a Harley frame and then you add on, you modify.”

The space the shop occupies is about 50- by 70-feet with a large open area for the work on cycles and a smaller, enclosed space for

the retail display shop where Rich and Mackenzie have the beginnings of a line of clothing and accessories for bikes.

Mackenzie has worked in a number of dealerships, including Rich’s Groveton shop, she said. When the economy went downhill, she returned to school at White Mountain Community College and earned an associates certificate in Human Services in 2009.

“I love to help people. I hoped to get into counseling, but the more we talked about (opening our own shop in Berlin), the more I thought, ‘Let’s give it a shot.’ It makes you want to get up in the morning. You can’t wait to get to work,” she said.

They and Tat worked up a business plan and chose a public name for the business, Knights Custom Cycle.

Their logo or coat-of-arms is a cycle engine on a shield with crossed wrenches. The logo, a sign painted

by Andre Belanger, is mounted by the Frog Pond Lane door to the shop where, if you look for it, you can see it from Unity Street, behind the Big Apple.

“We consider bikes royalty,” Mackenzie said.

She will be the service parts manager, among all the other hats she wears, while “Stephen is the bike doctor,” she said.

“To always go above and beyond to help the customer is the main goal,” Rich said.

Knight Custom Cycle (phone is 752-1866) is open Tuesday through Sunday with Tuesday through Saturday hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The shop is closed on Monday.

“We like to ride, too,” said Mackenzie.

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traditional parade and a kiddie parade — with the theme of “Celebrating Gorham’s 175th Anniversary.” Line up for the kiddie parade is at Ed Fenn School at 10 a.m., with the parade stepping off at 11 a.m. The main parade will start at 2 p.m., with participants lining up between Dublin and Potter Streets from 1-1:30 p.m.

Those attending the parade may be in for a treat, Corrigan said. As long as the weather holds out, the Gorham Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary is planning to display two, three-foot by four-foot cakes decorated to honor the town’s anniversary, on their float entry. Corrigan explained that the cakes will be similar in style to the ones the Auxiliary created 25 years ago for the 150th anniversary, but will be shaped differently and decorated to match the cover of this year’s parade brochure.

The cakes will be crafted from 18, 12-inch by 18-inch cakes and cannot be decorated until the morning of the parade, Corrigan said.

The mammoth pastries, if all goes well, will be transported down the parade route under tractor power, courtesy of tractor enthusiast Roger Cloutier. “We thought it would be neat to have it pulled by a tractor,” she said.

The midway at the town common will offer pay one price rides Thursday through Saturday, with $15 bracelets available from 5 to 10 p.m.

Horse-drawn wagon rides will also be available from noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday.

Friday night the focus will be on food as the Gorham Fire Department hosts a chili and chowder cookoff at the fire station from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Gorham EMS will host a dessert contest at the same time and place.

Concerts will be held every evening, starting at 6 p.m., and the streets of Gorham will take a trip back in time on Sunday with the Pat’s Auto Classic Car Show. Bobo T. Clown will be making appearances throughout the weekend and the always popular Duck Race will set sail at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, with the rubber water fowl traveling down the Androscoggin from McDonald’s to Mr. Pizza.

Also, on Sunday, the annual horseshoe tournament returns (the date was changed after the printing of the parade flyer). Corrigan said that organizers were not sure the tourney would go off, but volunteers stepped up and the event is on for July 3 at 9 a.m., at the corner of Railroad and Church Streets.

The entry fee is $5 per person and participants should bring their own partner. Prizes will be awarded and there will be a drawing among all the participants for a charcoal grill.

Of course, the nearly week long celebration will close with a 10 p.m. fireworks display accompanied by music on the radio at 98.1 FM. Corrigan said there is still time to enter last minute floats for theJuly 4 parade. Those who would like to participate can call 4665399 or pick up registration forms at Gorham Fire Department or Caron Building.

July 4, Celebration Schedule Thursday, June 30 5-10 p.m. Miller Amusements Carnival Midway — Bracelet day (pay one price $15) 6-9 p.m. Concert: Jon Sarty & the White Mountain Boys Friday, July 1 5-10 p.m. Miller Amusements Carnival Midway — Bracelet day (pay one price $15) 6-7:30 p.m. Chili/Chowder Cookoff (hosted by Gorham Fire Dept. at the fire station) 6-7:30 p.m. Dessert Contest (hosted

by Gorham EMS at the fire station) 6-10 p.m. Concert: Deja Vu Saturday, July 2 Noon-5 p.m. Miller Amusements Carnival Midway — Bracelet (pay one price $15) Noon-10 p.m. Miller Amusements Carnival Midway Noon-6 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon rides ($2 adult, $1 under 12) 6-7:15 p.m. Concert: Jay Gates as ROD STEWART 7:30-10 p.m. Concert: Dana Zagoreos as ELVIS PRESLEY Sunday, July 3 9 a.m. Horsehshoe Tournament (corner Railroad and Church Streets, $5 per person entry) 11 a.m. Pat’s Auto Classic Car Parade line-up (Ed Fenn School)

11:30 a.m. Pat’s Auto Classic Car Parade (Route 16 from Ed Fenn to Railroad Street) Noon-2:30 p.m. Pat’s Auto Classic Car Show with 50s and 60s music Noon-5 p.m. Miller Amusements Carnival Midway — Bracelet (pay one price $15) Noon-6 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon rides ($2 adult, $1 under 12) Noon-10 p.m. Miller Amusements Carnival Midway 6-10 p.m. Concert: Bill Adams and Denise Doucette & Friends Monday, July 4 9:30 a.m. Duck Race on the Androscoggin (hosted by Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce) 10 a.m. Kiddies Parade line up (Ed Fenn School) 11 .m. - 11 p.m. Miller Amusements Carnival Midway 11 a.m. Kiddie Parade (Route 16) 12:30 p.m. Run/Walk registration (at Moose Meadow Mini-Golf, line up at 1:30) 1 p.m. Parade line up (between Dublin Street and Potter Street) 1:55 p.m. 1-mile Run/Walk (starts at Moose Meadow Mini-Golf) 2 p.m. Parade (Route 16) 6-10 p.m. Concert: Straightaway 10 p.m. Musical Fireworks Display; Atlas Fireworks, Music on Magic 98.1

Sign up for waterfowl hunting weekend BERLIN — Women who are interested in learning how to hunt waterfowl can now sign up for a new Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) weekend workshop set for August 12-14, at Barry Conservation Camp in Berlin, N.H. The cost for the weekend is $175.

This event is for women who are interested in learning the basics of waterfowl hunting. No previous experience is necessary. All equipment will be provided. As part of the workshop, participants will learn about firearm safety, and there will be live firing opportunities with shotguns. The workshop covers waterfowl identification, waterfowl management, necessary equipment and a variety of hunting techniques. You’ll also get to plan and participate in a “mock” waterfowl hunt. Participants must be 18 years or older.

To register, visit http://www. nhbow.com and download the Beyond Becoming an OutdoorsWoman Waterfowl Weekend workshop brochure and mail-in registration form. For questions or to get a registration form by mail or email, call 603-271-3212 or email aquatic-ed@wildlife.nh.gov. Applications are accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis, by mail or in person at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, in Concord, N.H. 03301. BOW events fill up fast, so

sign up soon.

Registered participants will be sent a written confirmation and an information packet.

The goal of this course is to introduce participants to the skills necessary to hunt waterfowl and feel confident enough to try it on their own. Fifteen women will join BOW staff, N.H. Fish Game Department waterfowl biologists and seasoned waterfowl hunters from Ducks Unlimited, for this fun, handson, educational weekend. A hunting license is not required for this event.

The course fee of $175 includes lodging, instruction, program materials, use of demonstration equipment, Friday evening welcome/ check-in (does not include Friday dinner), all meals on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday.

Barry Conservation Camp is located on the grounds of the Berlin Fish Hatchery on York Pond Road, off Route 110 in West Milan, N.H., a remote location with beautiful scenery. You’ll stay in rustic, newlyrenovated cabins. Each cabin can sleep five people. Cabins are not heated. The camp has a modern dining hall and shared bathroom/ shower facilities.

B.O.W. is co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (http://www.wildnh.com) and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation (http://www.nhwf.org).

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Local students awarded Michalik accepted at the Saint Michael’s College University of Pittsburgh Book Award for Leadership COLCHESTER, VT -- The following local high school students were awarded the 2011 Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience: Abby Biron of Berlin, a student at Berlin High School of Berlin, a student at Berlin High School; Jacob Hallgren; Vyktoria Boyle of Groveton, a student at Groveton High School.

The award recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to leadership i volunteer service and academic achievement. Saint Michael’s, located in Burlington, Vermont, one of America’s top 10 college towns, was founded on the belief that serving others is part of its Catholic tradition, and through the award seeks to honor those who demonstrate the true spirit of volunteerism.

Award recipients, named at schools throughout the country, are high school juniors who are inductees of the National Honor Society or an

equivalent school-sponsored honors organization. They must demonstrate a commitment to service activities in high school or community organizations, taking leadership roles in these activities.

Winners were presented the book First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (HarperCollins 2000) by Loung Ung, a 1993 Saint Michael’s College graduate who has become a widely acclaimed author. In “First They Killed My Father,” Ung gives a powerful autobiographical account, from a child’s perspective, of surviving captivity during the genocidal Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. She reveals an indomitable spirit in the face of profound suffering, including the loss of both her parents and two of her siblings. Ung has written a riveting memoir about a family’s survival, and in turn, about the development of Ung’s on-going crusade for a landmine free world.

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BERLIN -- Graduating Berlin High School Senior, Jeremy Michalik has been accepted at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for admission into the class of 2015. Jeremy is planning on a career in health care and will be entering the University as a pre-med major.

At Berlin High Jeremy played on the Mountaineers Varsity Boys Basketball Team from his sophomore to senior year, was selected as a member of the Division III All State Team, Honorable Mention, and received the David “Max” Agrodnia Basketball Coach’s Award at the Senior Athletic Awards Banquet.

Well known by Mountaineer fans for his patented ‘3’ point shooting, Michalik netted a total of 81 ‘threes’ over his career, more than any other player in recent school history. In addition to basketball, Michalik spent four years on the school’s varsity tennis squad. He was the vice-president of the high school’s National Honor’s Society and graduates with a class rank of 15 out of 125 and is one of a number of graduating seniors to be listed as a New Hampshire Scholar.

Jeremy Michalik

He is the son of James and Sharon Michalik. He follows sister Kimberly (University of Michigan) and brother Jonathan (University of Memphis) into the collegiate world beyond high school.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Even the most dependable and balanced parts of your life are not entirely under your control -- something to admit, accept and possibly even enjoy now that the surprises are likely to please you greatly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll do quite a lot with your day, but is it enough? That’s the question that will stick with you even after you’ve closed your eyes to go to sleep, and your ambitions will fill your dreams.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You will master the art of being easygoing. You can be high maintenance when you think it’s appropriate. But for now, you’re content to master the art of being AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Relax. Recharging your brain is as important as any of the other activities you do to maintain your health and well-being. It’s as vital as brushing your teeth, eating nutritious food or taking a shower.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The one who puts you on the defensive has something to teach you, as well. It’s not so easy to find the lesson when you’re in the middle of the fight, but later you can look back and see it very clearly.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 30).

You’ll happily do more of what you’re best at this year. You’ll harmoniously co-exist with loved ones for the vast majority of the time. You’ll enjoy independent work in July and be a valuable part of a group effort in August. October brings a financial opportunity, and you’ll be able to help family with your new resources, too. Leo and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 1, 24, 35 and 17.

Get Fuzzy

ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are many different ways to handle a tricky situation, though your prior conditioning may bring only one to mind.

So go deeper. Ask “what else?” and let the brainstorming begin.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Telling someone who is frustrated to calm down is like telling a scared person to be brave -- a fine suggestion that’s likely to be met with big-time resistance. Let people move through their feelings while you move through yours.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The smallest situation to the biggest, now is the time to make a plan for how you want to resolve each one and write those plans down. Tomorrow’s moon will bring luck to all who do the preliminary work.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Someone will ask you a question that, in some subtle way, encourages you to commit to a position. Consider that it may not benefit you to take a position or even answer at all.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Though you may turn to the world of celebrity as a fun escape, be careful not to wish to have the lives of others. Your own world is more enjoyable in so many ways and is definitely better for you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Just as a loving parent will seek outside expertise to develop a child’s abilities or help a child get healthier, you may need some outside help to solve a current problem. Be your own loving parent.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When you accept information that supports your point of view and reject information that doesn’t, you are doing what is only natural and human. That doesn’t make it right, though. Try to have an open mind.

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TUNDRA

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ACROSS 1 Musical groups 6 Crusty wound covering 10 Pres. William Howard __ 14 Blazing 15 Winter forecast, perhaps 16 Donut’s center 17 Unser or Foyt 18 Woody Guthrie’s son 19 Architect Christopher __ 20 Idealists 22 Eases up 24 “Been there, __ that” 25 Repeat 26 __ matter; isn’t important 29 Beginning 30 __ insult to injury; do further damage 31 Barking marine mammals

33 37 39 41 42 44 46 47 49 51 54 55 56 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

Nourishes Journals Passenger Cough __; lozenge Build Steel or bronze “A friend in need __...”

“He is __!”; Easter phrase Lobster’s claw Ripened Peru’s capital Thrilled Reviewing financial books Polynesian carved image Border on Leg bone __ if; although Muscle quality Oust Declare untrue Dines Pupils’ tables

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 32 34

DOWN Poet At a distance Pleasant Fears greatly Homilies Be generous Hyundais and Hondas Feel sick Swells Foiled Largest artery Armada Uptight Go into Complaint Small map in a larger map Roy Rogers and __ Evans Reason to bathe Perimeter __ times; days of yore Shot carefully Singer Clapton

35 Medicinal amount 36 Ship’s pole 38 Careful examination 40 Quick 43 Spare in the trunk 45 Restricted 48 Put to sleep 50 Original inhabitant

51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 62

Doled out Breathing Stolen Harps of old Mother’s sister Wading bird Actor __ Nolte Pistols, slangily Crushing snake

Yesterday’s Answer

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––––––––––––––––– DAILY CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––– Thursday, June 30 Performance by Wayne From Maine: Berlin Public Library free kickoff of summer reading program, 10 a.m. at Berlin Recreation Dept., First St., Berlin. Games, raffles, door prizes, baked goods, and a fishpond.

Friday, July 1 Fourth Annual Chili and Chowder Cookoff: Gorham Fire Station in Gorham. Judging will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and will be done by any attendee who purchases a ballot for $4.

THURSDAY PRIME TIME 8:00 CBS 3 WCAX Big Bang

8:30 Rules

FOX 4 WPFO So You Think

JUNE 30, 2011

9:00

9:30

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

CSI: Crime Scene

The Mentalist Å

News

Letterman

Glee “Sexy” Å

News 13 on FOX (N)

Frasier

Jim

ABC 5 WMUR Wipeout “At Full Tilt”

Expedition Impossible Rookie Blue (N) Å

News

Nightline

NBC 6 WCSH Community 30 Rock

The Office Parks

Love Bites (N) Å

News

Wimbledon

National

George S

Comedy

CBC 7 CBMT Women’s Soccer CBC 9 CKSH Les Boys

Les Boys

Pénélope McQuade

Le Téléjournal (N)

Kiwis/hommes

PBS 10 WCBB Maine

There Is

Doc Martin Å

Pemaquid: Stewards

Charlie Rose (N) Å

PBS 11 WENH Rdside St

Windows

Massive Nature Å

Frontline (N) Å

Rebels and Redcoats

CBS 13 WGME Big Bang

Rules

CSI: Crime Scene

The Mentalist Å

News

IND 14 WTBS Movie: ›› “RV” (2006) Robin Williams.

Fam. Guy

Fam. Guy

Conan (N)

IND 16 WPME Without a Trace Å

Without a Trace Å

Curb

Buy Local Late Night Star Trek

Crossing

Life on the Rock

Rosary

Letterman

EWTN

1

The World Over

CNN

24

In the Arena (N)

Piers Morgan Tonight

Anderson Cooper 360 (N)

LIFE

30

Unsolved Mysteries

Unsolved Mysteries

Unsolved Mysteries

Defending Women of How I Met How I Met

Gruden QB Camp (N)

Baseball Tonight (N)

SportsCenter (N) Å

ESPN

31

SportsCenterU

Sunday, July 3 Bikers for Christ: weekly ride all Motorcyclist welcome.

(Weather Permitting) Meeting at Irving Circle K Gas station in Gorham N.H. @ 1:30pm Departing 2 p.m.

Famous All You Can Eat Breakfast: Hosted by Jefferson Fireman’s Association, 7 to 11 a.m. Adults $8, children 5-12 $4 Children under 4 free, IOOF Hall, Rt,. 2 across from town hall. Pancakes, eggs, ham, bacon, sasuage, home fries, home baked beans, and home made pastries.

ESPN2

32

The Complete Wimbledon (N)

Gruden QB Camp (N)

CSNE

33

World Poker Tour: Sea Ball Up Streetball

Sports

SportsNet Sports

SportsNet

NESN

34

MLB Baseball: Red Sox at Phillies

Daily

Dennis

Daily

OXY

39

Snapped Å

TVLND

42

All-Family All-Family Raymond

Raymond

Raymond

NICK

43

My Wife

My Wife

Lopez

Lopez

’70s Show ’70s Show The Nanny The Nanny

TOON

44

Regular

MAD

King of Hill King of Hill Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Fam. Guy

FAM

45

Movie: ››› “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993) Sally Field

DISN

46

Good Luck Shake It

Movie: ››‡ “Sky High” (2005)

USA

48

NCIS “Deception”

Burn Notice (N) Å

Suits (N) Å

TNT

49

Bones (In Stereo) Å

Bones (In Stereo) Å

Bones (In Stereo) Å

GAC

50

My Music Mix

Headline

SYFY

51

Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood

TLC

53

Police Women

Police Women

NY Ink (N) Å

HIST

54

Swamp People Å

Swamp People (N)

Ancient Aliens Å

Thursday, July 7 Susan Ferré: Internationally acclaimed master organist, St. Kieran Arts Center. 155 Emery St., Berlin, 7: p.m. Evening of storytelling and organ music interpreting her original work, “A Walled City of Gold”. $12 7521028.

Free Small Business Counseling: Stewart Gates of the NH Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) available to meet with entrepreneurs, by appointment only, for no cost business counseling, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Business Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO), 177 Main Street, Berlin, New Hampshire. Call 752-3319 for appointment.

DISC

55

Deadliest Catch Å

Swords: Life

Swords: Life

HGTV

56

First Place First Place Selling NY Selling NY House

A-P

58

Infested! Å

TRAV

59

Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man v. Food

NGC

60

Grand Canyon Skywalk Cruise Ship

SPIKE

61

Jail (N)

MTV

63

The Challenge: Rivals

MTV Special

VH1

64

“Ferris Bueller”

Celebrity Rehab, Drew Mob Wives Å

COM

67

South Park South Park Futurama

A&E

68

The First 48 Å

MSONMU ALTCEK

Fam. Guy

Georgia

The 700 Club (N) Å

Fish

Vampire

Vampire

Covert Affairs Å CSI: NY Å GAC Late Shift Police Women

Hunters

Infested! Å

Ancient Aliens Å Swords: Life House

Hunters

Infested! Å Man, Food Man, Food

Naked Science

iMPACT Wrestling (N) (In Stereo) Å

Grand Canyon Skywalk UFC Countdown

True Life (N) (In Stereo) True Life (N) (In Stereo) Futurama

The First 48 (N) Å

Futurama

“Ferris Bueller”

Ugly Amer Daily Show Colbert

First 48: Missing

The First 48 Å

71

Sex & City Sex & City E! Special “50 Super Epic TV Moments”

Chelsea

72

Movie: ›››‡ “A Few Good Men” (1992, Drama) Tom Cruise. Å

“A Few Good Men”

ALN

110 Movie: ››› “Unsettled Land” (1988, Drama) Kelly McGillis.

HBO

110 Movie: “Shrek Forever After” Å

SHOW

221 The Big C

TMC

231 Movie: ››› “My Best Friend’s Wedding” Å

ENC

248 Movie: ››› “Zombieland” (2009)

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

A: Yesterday’s

Snapped Three’s Company

105 Movie: ››‡ “The Blob” (1958)

Sign Up for the IAFLOFCI (OFFICIAL) Jumble Facebook fan club

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OAFRV

Melissa

Raymond

Conversat. Country Music Videos

Infested! Å

Jail (N)

Snapped Å

TCM

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

RGEIM

Snapped Å

AMC

E!

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

Snapped

NFL Yrbk. NFL Yrbk.

Daily

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: GRIEF CLOCK BLINKS LAZILY Answer: The bocce player was anxious to start the match so he could get this — THE BALL ROLLING

Weeds

Movie: ››‡ “The H-Man” (1958) Larry

The Ray Lucia Show

Treme (In Stereo) Å

The Big C Movie: “Trinidad” (2008) Å

Cathouse: Menage The Real L Word (iTV)

Movie: ›› “New York, I Love You”

Movie: ››‡ “The Crazies” (2010)

›‡ Spin

“Fast & Furious”

TWC - 23, CNN2 - 30, C-SPAN - 99, PAY-PER-VIEW - 59, 60, 61, 62

Argyle Sweater

The

by Scott Hilburn

E! News

“Magnetic Mon.”

––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Thursday Berlin LocalWorks Farmers’ Market: Mechanic Street, 3 p.m.-7.p.m. FMI:lauralocalworks@gmail. com or 723-1004.

TOPS NH 0057 Gorham: Meet every Thursday, 5:30 p.m., meeting room of the Gorham Public Library on Railroad Street, Gorham. FMI Call Carolyn at 348-1416.

Boy Scout Pack 207: meets every Thursday at 6:30 in the St. Michael’s School cafeteria.

Berlin-Gorham White Mountain Rotary Club: Meets every Thursday 730 to 830 a.m., Town & Country Inn Shelburne. FMI email info@whitemtnrotary.org Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, noon. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) Mt. Jefferson LDG. #103 I.O.O.F.: meets second and fourth Thursdays of month, 7 p.m., 701 Presidential Highway, Jefferson. FMI 1-802-892-6684 or 723-0766.

Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10am6pm, Saturdays: 10am-Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30pm. View On-line Catalog at https:// gorham.biblionix.com/. FMI call 466-2525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com.

AA Meeting: noon to 1 p.m., St. Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin.

Berlin Knights of Columbus: Third and Fourth Degree meets on second Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., St. Anne’s lower hall, Berlin. Dinner served at 5:30 p.m. for members and guests from September to May. Shelburne Library Schedule: Thursday - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

FUSION: Youth Group invites all youth grades 6-12, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Games, music, and a good message to get you pumped for the rest of the week!

Harvest Christian Fellowship, Willow St. in Berlin.

FMIVicky at 348-2354. facbook.com/fusion603 Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 12 to 1 p.m., Discussion Meeting, St. Barnabas Church, corner of High and Main St., Berlin. Step Book Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin.

Exercise Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, 4 to 5 p.m. (FMI 752-2545) Pre-School Reading, Arts, Crafts Program: Errol Public Library, 10:30 a.m. To register, call Ann Bragg at 483-7720 or go to the library from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Saturday.

F. O. E. Eagles 1464: Meets first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.

The Salvation Army Thrusday Afterschool Programs: 3 – 3:30, snack and homework help; 3:30 – 4 Timbrels; 4 – 4:30 Sacred Dance; 4:30 – 5 Singing Company; Dinner; and Boys Adventure Corps and Sunbeams. For more information please call 7521644.

Dummer Library Hours: 3 to 7 p.m. (FMI 4490995, E-mail: dpl@ncia.net) Berlin and Coos County Historic Society Moffett House Museum: Open five days, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Can also be opened by appointment. Call 752-4590. Available are historical documents, school yearbooks, Berlin/ Gorham directories, annual city reports, city and county reports, Brown Bulletins, old books, artifacts and more.

Serenity Steps: 567 Main Street. Berlin’s peer support center. Open Monday to Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 8 p.m. Offers a variety of support groups and activities to area’s mental health consumers. (FMI 752-8111) Friday AA Meeting: Discussion Meeting, 12 to 1 p.m., St. Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin. Discussion Meeting,, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., AVH. Weekly “Luck of the Draw” Cribbage Tournament. Gorham American Legion, 6 Androscoggin St., Gorham, $5pp: registration 5:15 to 5:45; play starts 6 p.m. Call Legion for more info 4662433.

Bingo: St. Anne Hall, 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by Theatre North.

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by Abigail Van Buren

GIFT IDEAS FOR LINGERIE SHOWER ARE NAUGHTY AS WELL AS NICE

DEAR READERS: On May 18, I printed a letter from a young woman who had been invited to a friend’s lingerie shower. “Bringing a Blender in Montana” was uncomfortable with the idea of purchasing intimate apparel for the brideto-be, so I suggested she bring a “high-necked flannel nightgown.” When I asked you readers to offer other gift suggestions, you responded with an avalanche of terrific responses.

Thanks to all for your clever suggestions. Read on: DEAR ABBY: One of the most unique bridal shower gifts I received was a set of pillowcases. Both cases had one side that read “YES” in big red letters. The reverse side of the bride’s case said, “Not tonight, I have a headache.” The other side of the groom’s case read, “I have the aspirin.” -- PILLOW TALK 26 YEARS LATER DEAR ABBY: “Bringing” could give her friend a set of cooking spices to “keep the spice in their marriage.” The card should read: “Let your fantasies go wild when you have the ‘thyme’!” -- SPICE GIRL IN STOCKTON, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: For my granddaughter’s lingerie shower, I gave her a generous check, a pair of men’s dress socks and a note saying the socks were to replace the ones she’d knock off him when he saw her in one of her beautiful nightgowns. It elicited many chuckles from the guests. -- STILL KNOCKIN’ HIS SOCKS OFF DEAR ABBY: I was given a gift basket, which included body lotion, bath salts, candles, chocolates and a romantic DVD. I enjoyed the gift basket more than the lingerie. -- JUDY IN RAWLINS, WYO. DEAR ABBY: We had a “useful utensil party” for my future sister-in-law. I gave her a nutcracker. -- DEBBIE IN ALBION, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: When I attended my granddaughter’s bridal

shower, I wrapped some fig leaves with her gift and joked about her wearing them in case her closet ran short. She responded with, “Gramma!” It surprised her, but it brought a lot of laughs. -- GRAMMA ON THE WEST COAST DEAR ABBY: Lovely camisoles or slips, special mesh bags for washing fine items, scented lingerie detergent or pretty new slippers are all acceptable and appreciated gifts for starting married life. -- DIANNE IN CARLISLE, PA. DEAR ABBY: As a gag gift, she could give them a bottle of aspirin and some good reading material ... -- BEEN THERE IN ILLINOIS DEAR ABBY: Four silk scarves, a leather whip and a can of whipped cream. This is all done in FUN! -- HAVING A GOOD TIME IN THE EAST DEAR ABBY: My dad said it didn’t matter what my sister wore on her wedding night. She could wear a burlap sack and her husband would be happy. One of my aunts took his idea and made a burlap sack “nightie,” complete with lace at the neckline and hem. My sister, who has a wonderful sense of humor, wore it on her wedding night. I’m sure it provided a good laugh and a fun way to end their wedding day. -- HER BIG SISTER DEAR ABBY: Packaged in a beautifully wrapped, fairly large box was one lace-and-ribbon bow with a note saying, “Wear only this on your wedding night.” -- WITH LOVE FROM GRANDMA DEAR ABBY: My in-laws were married in 1940. She was 17; he was 19. For her shower, my mother-in-law received a beautiful full-length nightgown with fur trim around the bottom added by the giver. The card read: “To keep your neck warm.” -- IRENE IN ELIDA, OHIO

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

For Rent

For Sale

BERLIN- 2 bedroom apartment, heat and hot water included.

HUD accepted, $525/mo.

802-388-6904.

2009 Wildfire Scooter 150cc, automatic $1200, 100 mpg 752-3640, 915-0474.

BERLIN: 3rd. floor, two bedroom, newly renovated, h/hw included, two car parking, $575/mo 723-7048.

BERLIN: East Side, 1 bedroom spacious studio apartment, 1st floor, newly renovated, off street parking, no smoking. $520/mo. Free internet, w/d hookup. Must see! Call 603-723-0918.

BERLIN: One bedroom, heat, hot water, included, off street parking, $500 references, security, 723-4473.

BERLIN: partly furnished, newly renovated, 3rd. floor, heat, h/w, parking, no pets, no smoking, references, 51 Norway Street, Berlin 752-3041.

BERLIN: Spacious 3/bedroom, 2/bath, 2nd floor, recently renovated, w/d hook-up. Includes heat, pets considered, no smoking, references required, $695 plus security, 603-986-5264.

COUNTRY homes, lodges, water fronthomes, apartments.

Package deals for construction workers, Jon Edwards, 723-4970.

EXTRA large 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms, hot water included., $500/mo. 331 Pleasant Street 603-234-9507 Bruce.

GORHAM House, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, Androscoggin Street, garage, shed, yard, $1000/month, no utilities, available, 7/26, ajt4him@yahoo.com, 315-651-5651.

GORHAM, NH Large 1 and 2 bedroom apts $650/mo +, furnished optional, heat/ hot water included. Security deposit, references. Short term available.

(800)944-2038.

GORHAM- New 2 bedroom, 2 baths, all appliances including washer/ dryer, heat included. no smoking/ pets 723-8854.

GORHAM: 13 Exchange St, (white bldg w/ black trim) 1 br, second floor, h/ hw, fridge and stove, no w/d hookup, no pets.

Sec. dep. needed. Call: 466-3378 (8am-4pm, M-F or leave a message).

GORHAM: 2 bedroom, off street parking, heat, hot water, electric, references and security, 723-6310.

$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

Autos

For Rent

Low Cost Spay/ Neuter

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

1 bedroom apt. heat & hot water, washer & dryer & fridge $525/mo. (603)723-9024.

BUYING junk cars and doing tows willing to travel.

603-348-3403.

2 bedroom heat & h/w, w/d hook-up, gar, 2nd floor, upper East Side $600/mo + deposit (603)752-1808.

Cats & dogs Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.rozziemay.org 603-447-1373 RABBITS assorted ages & colors. FMI (603)449-2227 $5/each

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

Autos 1941 2 door, Ford, $5000/firm.

752-3625.

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse 4cyl Auto 70,000 miles. Excellent shape good on gas. New summer tires also comes with an extra set of rims. Power windows, locks, sunroof, A/C, cruise control. $6900/obro.

(603)723-1779.

Boats 14 ft. boat & trailer, w/ 4 cycle motor 6h.p. Free utility trailer, 466-2444.

THREE excellent condition kayaks: 18' Eddy Line, Phoenix carbon lite, with drop down skeg, spray skirt, $850; 14' Dagger Charleston, with drop down skeg, $450; 12' Old Town Vapor, large cockpit, 250- 275 lb rating, $350, all w/s torage bulkheads and paddles, 466-9056, after 5 p.m.

For Rent 1 & 3 bedrooms, no pets, $500 & $675/mo. FMI & application, 603-752-3959, 603-998-3095.

2 great apts. available. Great Landlord. 3 bedroom, 1st and 2nd floor. Call H&R Block (603)752-2372.

APT. $100/weekly! Free utilities!

Secluded or: private locked rooms, owners residence/ facilities, $50. 603-348-3607.

For Rent Are you working in the area and need a room for a night, week or by the month? Stay at a DuBee Our Guest Bed and Breakfast in Milan. Fully furnished including paper goods, full use of kitchen, wireless internet, Direct TV, barbecue grill, and cleaning service. $35 per night or $125/week.

Owners have separate living quarters FMI call 603-449-2140 or 603-723-8722

BERLIN 3 bedroom, 1 bath updated home on large lot, non-smoker, no pets, off-street parking. $775 plus utilities. First, security (949)315-1931. Available 7/1.

BERLIN 2nd floor & 3rd floor, 4 room, 2 bedrooms, heated. Call (978)609-4010.

BERLIN 2 bedroom spacious apt. close to town, heat, hot water, garage, $550/mo. No pets.

(603)752-3372.

BERLIN Eastside, first floor, 1 bedroom apt. elec, heat, h/w, refrig, range incl. $600/mo.

(603)723-5703.

GORHAM: 3 bedroom, in town, 2nd. floor, $700/mo. heat, included, 466-5215.

GORHAM: Newly renovated 2 bedroom, all appliances, garage, references and security, 723-6310.

GREAT 2nd floor, 2 to 3 bedroom apt. Deck, off street parking, $550, includes heat. Security, references 508-274-5945.

For Rent-Vacation SUMMER lakeside cottage, South Pond, Stark NH, north of Berlin, small motor boat, sleeps to six, 3 day weekend, $300, 7 days $600, 603-466-5477.

AMAZING! Beautiful queen or full pillow top mattress set $249, king $399. See ad under “furniture”.

COLEMAN 15' Canoe seats 2 (green) $225; GPX Stereo system w/ speakers $50; stained glass swag lamp, pd $250, asking $50, 752-6120.

Craftsman electric push mower $55. (603)466-2427.

FIBER glass truck cap to fit Ford F150, $300/obo. Call Dave, 466-5103.

FLOOR length petty coat, worn under bridal gown, size small $50 (603)723-7555.

FULL size mattress set for $70, excellent condition, 603-752-2527.

FUTON makes into a bed and a Canadian rocker.

(603)728-8326, Shelburne.

GENTLY used air conditioner, 4 ton and handler, some venting and filters; Commercial solid birch shelving with hooks; ceiling tiles 2X4 5/8", approx 150 tiles. Call 930-9473.

HOT Tub Brand new 5-person, all options, led lighting, cover and warranty, cost $5900, sell $2500.

Can deliver 603-235-5218.

KENMORE electric stove, smooth top, self cleaning oven 30” $50 (603)449-6750.

KITCHEN cabinets, solid Maple glaze, dovetail drawers, never installed, cost $6000, sell $1600.

603-235-1695.

LG Tromm front load washer.

Like new $300 (603)723-4156.

POWERTEC leverage multi-system home gym, lat pulldown machine, 300lbs. plates, plate rack.

Like new $1200 (603)723-4156.

Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full Mattress Set. Luxury firm European pillow-top. New in plastic, costs $1,095, sell $249. Can deliver.

603-305-9763

Help Wanted BREAKFAST SERVERS The Wentworth, Jackson- Full time, year round. Hours are 6:30am-12pm. $6/hr plus tips.

Please call Ellie or Emma at 603-383-9700.

CLEANER Berlin & Gorham Area

Part-Time Nights after 5:30pm.

Commercial office cleaning experience a plus. Transportation & drivers license required. Must be able to pass security background. Joyce Janitorial (603)524-8533.

IMMEDIATE Openings for prep cooks, waitstaff and dishwashers, experience a must, apply in person, The Moonbeam Cafe, 19 Exchange Street, Gorham, NH.

Purchaser Purchaser position available to work 30 hours per week in a fast paced medical office environment.

Responsibilities include: Requisitioning medical & office supplies, maintaining stock, managing computerized inventory system & courier duties as requested.

Travel to all four sites and valid driver’s license required. Pro-rated benefits are available. Please submit resume by July 1, 2011 to: Human Resources Department Coos County Family Health Services 54 Willow Street, Berlin NH 03570 For more information contact HR@ccfhs.org An Equal Opportunity Employer

THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Thursday, June 30, 2011— Page 15

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Mobile Homes

Real Estate

Services

Services

Respiratory Therapist

RIVERSIDE Speedway is looking for responsible individuals to work in their main concession area every Saturday night and some Sundays during May-Oct. Previous experience in the food industry a plus. To apply contact Anne L'Heureux at annecloutiernh@hotmail.com or call 207-571-9554.

LOOKING for used home in great shape to put on my land in North Conway. Call 986-3991.

BERLIN 2 apartment building on Main St. w/ 8 rentals, 1 commercial w/ all codes. Asking $110,000. Call (603)636-9786.

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING SOLUTIONS.

TECHPROS- COMPUTER SALES & SERVICE

Needed P/T Flexible hours 2-3 days a week based out of our Gorham, NH location. CPAP knowledge is helpful, prior Respiratory Therapy experience and licensure required.

Semi-annual raises, educational incentives, vehicle reimbursement. Excellent starting salary.

Come join this exciting industry and a great team. Please forward a resume to: spushee@keenemedicalproducts. com or mail Keene Medical Products, Inc. PO Box 439, Lebanon, NH 03766 att: HR Director.

MOVE your home to our park in central North Conway. Walk to shopping, trails, restaurants. $300 per month, no dogs. Good credit. (603)986-3991.

BERLIN: 5-6 room, 1.5 baths, one floor, econ. living, exc. area, views, fenced yard, cellar, storage, parking, $49,900, 1-603-728-9184.

Services TRUCK Drivers. Minimum 3 yrs CDL qualified. Gorham location.

Call 603-466-2141, (603)447-5936.

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.

JOB POSTING City of Berlin PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Job Title: Laborer-Equipment Operator Rate of Pay: $17.86 per hour

Motorcycles 2003 Honda VTX 1800, 7k miles, 4k in extras, $7000/obro 603-752-3933.

BUY • SELL • T RADE www.motoworks.biz

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

$200 for your unwanted car or truck. Call Rich (603)978-9079.

APPLIANCE Repair: Washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwashers, best rates around. Steve 915-1390.

HYPNOSIS for habit change, stress, regression. Michael Hathaway, DCH, certified hypnotherapist. Madison 367-8851.

CARPENTRY, handyman, property maintenance, no job too small. Call Dennis Bisson, 723-3393, free estimates.

CERTIFIED LNA 10 years experi ene, looking for part or full time work, days, evenings, overnights, running errands. Kathy, (603)752-1958 (603)986-7920.

DEPENDABLE Lawn Service, Mowing, Trimming, General Clean-up. Great Rates. Call Jon at 348-1497.

DO you need help with house cleaning, yard work, errands, transportation? Call “Jill of All Trades” (603)348-3789.

Arctic Cat & Polaris experience required.

HANDYMAN: Property maintenance, carpentry, int./ ext. painting, sheet-rocking, etc. free estimates, call 915-0755.

in Errol, NH Is looking for a full time Service Technician.

Call 603-482-3370 or stop in.

CITY OF BERLIN New Hampshire WWTF Operator II

Interested employees should submit their qualifications to the NH Dept. of Employment Security by July 5th, 2011.

The City of Berlin is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Berlin is an Equal Opportunity Employer

A more detailed job description is available from the NH Dept. of Employment Security at; 151 Pleasant Street, Berlin, NH 03570 or City of Berlin’s website www.berlinnh.gov

BISSON’S Family Lawn Care: No jobs too small. Landscaping, mowing, etc. Free estimates.

Dennis (603)723-3393.

Bear Country Powersports

The City of Berlin, NH, will accept applications for the position of WWTF Operator II until July 5th, 2011. This position will report to the WWTF Superintendent and is responsible for the proper operation of all WWTF and satellite facility processes within the limits of the City's EPA Operating permit. Applicants must have a high school education or equivalent and a Grade I Wastewater License from NHDES and be prepared to advance to Grade II within two years. Candidates must have or obtain a Commercial Driver’s License – B (CDL-B) in the State of New Hampshire, within six months of hire. The starting rate of pay is $18.30/hour, and the position includes full City benefits. Interested applicants should submit a resume and letter of interest to the WWTF Superintendent at the Public Works Department, City Hall, 168 Main Street or at the WWTF, 10 Shelby Street, Berlin, NH 03570.

Brief Description of Duties: The purpose of this position is to provide routine work of unskilled, semi-skilled or skilled tasks, requiring the ability to do heavy physical labor efficiently. Possession of a valid NH Driver's License and Class B Commercial Driver’s License is required.

Highest quality craftsmanship.

Fully Insured. Lowest prices guaranteed. FMI (603)730-2521. rockybranchbuilders@gmail.com

MACHINE Shop, light machin ing, tooling, fixturing, prototypes, odd jobs and repairs, call Dick 723-9568.

16+ years experience! On-site computer repair, upgrades, wireless setup, virus removal, & more!

(603)723-0918 www.TechProsNH.com ZIMMER Lawn Care. Mowing/ spring clean-up, light landscaping. No job too small. Free estimates. 723-1252.

Wanted CLEAN fill wanted in West Milan, no stumps, brush, tires or trash. Lg. construction companies O.K. lots of room, call 449-2688 for details prior to dumping.

Wanted To Buy BUYING junk cars/ trucks, heavy equip- farm mach., scrap iron.

Call 636-1667 days, 636-1304 evenings.

Yard Sale 136 School Street, Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8-4 p.m. DVD's, VHS movies, tools and other items.

MOWER MEDIC

40 JASPER St. Berlin, Fri. Sat. Sun. weather permitting, lamps, TV, twin bed, screened panel gazebo, fabrics, games, players, stereo's, baby furniture, toys.

9-4.

repairing throwers, mowers, blowers, augers, tillers, trimmers, chainsaws, etc. Here, there, anywhere. 723-7103.

595 Howland Street, Fri. Sat., 9-3, something for everyone, homemade bread & donuts.

Northern Dreamscapes Mowing, de-thatching and aerating. Spring clean-ups and mulching. Lot sweeping. Professional and Insured. Call (603)723-6990.

RAFFI’S Painting and Pressure Cleaning. Residential, commercial, industrial, interior, exterior.

Pressure wash driveways, roofs, siding. Carpet cleaning, lead removal. Certified 29 years experience. Full insured, free estimates, references available.

603-915-0816, 603-723-2690.

832 Sixth Ave. household items, linens, toys, television, electric bass, collectibles, Friday/ Saturday, 9-2.

BERLIN: 2 bedroom, High Street, all hardwood floors, W&D hookup, heat, H/W, $625; 4 bedroom, 2nd. Ave. hardwood floors, W&D hook-up, heat, h/w; 2 bedroom, East side, w/d hook-up, heat, h/w, Cheshire street, $600; 2 bedroom, being renovated, call for info.

752-2607, 723-4161, Robert Reed.

BIG Yard Sale. Tons of baby stuff, women’s clothes, household items. Fri, Sat, Sun. 8am-1pm. Stonybrook, 14 Mt Carter Drive, Gorham, NH.

ARE YOU READY FOR A CHANGE? Enjoy the quality of life found in the Mt. Washington Valley while working in a progressive hospital that matches advanced medical technology with a compassionate approach to patient care.

Join our team and see what a difference you can make!

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer an excellent benefits package that includes health/dental, generous paid time off, matching savings plan, educational assistance and employee fitness program. We have the following openings:

• Medical Records Clerk- F/T and P/T. Min two yrs ofc exp. Familiarity with healthcare billing and diagnostic coding preferred. Computer literate.

• RN- Per Diem. Medical-Surgical Nurse, BLS/ACLS certified.

Day/Night, 12 hr shifts. Experience preferred.

• Office RN- P/T and Per Diem. Office experience preferred. BLS required. Willing to be a team player, NH License. Coumadin Therapy Certification or willingness to obtain.

• Collections- F/T. Initiate collection of accounts through written, verbal and personal contact with the patient or specified guarantor.

Recommend changes & procedures as necessary to the Director of Patient Financial Services or Billing Manager.

• Biller- Per Diem. Performs billing and collections function of accounts with balances due from insurance companies. High school Diploma or GED; prefer two years business college or specialized program. Two years office experience. One year hospital experience.

• Lab Aide- Per Diem. Excellent Phlebotomy Skills and Computer Skills required.

• Medical Assistant- .7 FTE and Per Diem. Certification as a Medical Assistant is required. Applicant must be computer literate and have strong reading, writing, communication and analytical skills. Every other wknd coverage.

• Registration Clerk- Full-time and Per Diem. Minimum two years office experience. Familiarity with healthcare billing and diagnostic coding preferred. Computer literate. Must be a team player.

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

GARAGE Sale: Sat. 8-12, Corner of Madison Memorial, toys, clothes, knick-knacks, wedding gown, bike, more!

GARAGE: 7/2, 7/3, 9-4 p.m. rain or shine, Bellevue Pl. Gorham.

GORAM: Elm Street, 7/2, 7/3, 9-4, dishwasher, tires, auto parts, books, clothes, dishes, etc.

GORHAM Common, 7/2,3,4. Oak and pine furniture, 2 sm. arm chairs, plants, old oil lamps, household, Eden Pure Heater, space heaters, 603-728-9184.

GORHAM, 17 Wilson, Sat. 7/2, 9-12, some free, table, chairs, cabinets, exercisecycle, long sofa, console TV 723-8960.

MULTI family, Sat. Sun. 7/2, 7/3, Corner of Route 16 & 26, Errol, NH.

YARD SALE Special

15 words or less for 3 days

$5.00

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Lorette’s CraftS hop

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50% Off Fun Fur, Boa, Cha Cha & Allure – Sharpening Services –

The hole-in-one prize for the SFA Classic Golf Tournament is a brand new Chevy Cruze donated by Berlin City Auto Group. Standing with the car is Berlin City General Sales Manager Bobby Hill, Coos County RSVP representative Kathy McKenna, and Berlin City Auto General Manager Chad Crane. (MELISSA GRIMA PHOTO).

Berlin City donates car for SFA Golf Classic

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Gift Shop Yard Sale to benefit local food banks Saturday, July 2nd (rain date Sun., July 3rd)

PICK & POP BALLOON SALE IN GIFT SHO P

•T-Shirts •Gifts •Lots of New Stuff

BERLIN — The regsitration deadline is drawing near for the SFA Classic Golf Tournament and one lucky golfer could win a new car. The SFA Classic will take place at the Androscoggin Valley Country Club in Gorham, on Saturday, July 9. A shotgun start is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Berlin City Auto Group has donated a 2011 Chevy Cruze as part of the tournament’s Hole-in-One package. The SFA Classic is a modified scramble tournament to benefit the Coos County Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP), a Tri-County CAP program.

RSVP lost its funding in the state budget and is now looking to make up some of the $17,000 shortfall. Playing in this event will help support the work of 400 volunteers who give their time to local nonprofit organizations meeting the basic needs of the community. Volunteers help at food pantries, schools, hospitals and nursing homes, maintain trails, visit frail and lonely citizens, transport people to doctor appointments, teach disaster preparedness, run blood drives, and help keep special events happening in the community.

Teams of four competing in the SFA Classic will vie for first place in both Net and Gross categories.

There are awards for specialty shots as well as the Hole-in-One and other prizes. The prize table will

include items and gift certificates donated by: Laconia Savings Bank, Colebrook Country Club, Colonial Fort Inn, Hair Zone, Middle Earth, J’s Corner Restaurant, Pete Lemieux, Gary Riff, Chris Adams Photography, Bob’s Variety, Berlin Bowling Center, WMUR, Avon, Cooper Cargill & Chant, Rumorz, Great Looks, McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, Thanksgivings, Inner Glimpse, Tea Birds, Bisson’s Sugar House, Midas, Rockingham Electric, Hall of Greetings, Sanel Auto, Scoggins, Mr. Pizza, Fagin’s Pub, Razor’s Edge, Rudy’s Market, Darlene O’Sullivan, Shaw’s, The Balsams Grand Resort and more.

Businesses sponsoring the tees and greens at the tournament include: Alpine Machine Company, Bertin Concrete & Construction, Bryant Funeral Homes, Caron Building Center, Coulombe Real Estate, Daniel Hebert, Inc., Dr. Richard Kay, Optometrist, Fraternal Order of Eagles, LaPerle’s IGA, Mary’s Pizza, Town & Country Motor Inn, ReMaxNorthern Edge Realty, Windshield World, John Beaudoin Auto Body and Mr. Auto.

Registration forms for the SFA Classic Golf Tournament can be picked up at RSVP, 30 Exchange Street, Berlin or from Gary Riff at Androscoggin Valley Country Club. For more information contact Kathy McKenna or Nancy Malone at 752-4103 or email rsvp@ncia.net.

Mariah Middleton accepted at WMCC MILAN, NH – The office of Student Affairs at White Mountains Community College recently announced that Mariah P Middleton has been accepted in the Teacher Prep program for the academic year 2011.

18 Holes of Golf with Cart $35

Junior Clinic 3 to 4 p.m.

June 30th.

4/weeks Call for details.

Androscoggin Valley Country Club 603-466-9468• avcc@ne.rr.com 2 Main St., P.O. Box 280, Gorham, NH 03581

Middleton is a 2011 graduate of Berlin High School. She participated in SADD, FCCLA – ECE, After-School program, manager of the basketball and softball team. She is the daughter of David and Sally Middleton of Milan, NH.

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Save on heat costs with new replacement windows. Call for free estimate

Mt. Washington Valley Windows • 586-4060

READY TO TRY A DEAL? Wondering if The Sun’s Daily Deal makes sense for your business?

Well, you’re not alone.

The Daily Deal is modeled after Groupon and LivingSocial, the hottest marketing companies in the country, but the concept is still new and many businesses don’t understand how these deals bring new customers.

The AVH Auxiliary received a very generous $1,000 Eagle Sponsorship from the Guardian Angel Credit Union for its 23rd Annual Golf Tournament. The best ball scramble was held on Friday, June 3, at the Androscoggin Valley Country Club in Gorham, grossing over $50,000 to help purchase a new state-of-the-art flat QUINTON Q-Stress Cardiac Stress Testing System for the AVH Cardiopulmonary Department.

Beth Isaacson, tournament chair, gratefully accepted the generous donation from (l-r) Daniel Blais, Guardian Angel Credit Union chairman of the board; and Gerald Dumoulin, president and CEO of the Guardian Angel Credit Union.

MIM’S EXCAVATING/TRUCKING •Site Work •Trucking •Septic Systems •General Excavating •Land Clearing •Concrete Slabs & Foundations

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Attention Berlin Residents There will be no Garbage or Blue Box (recycle) collection on Monday July 4th, 2011 because of the observance of July 4th holiday. All collections will be on Friday July 8th, 2011.

Happy Holidays

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Ask us about Vinyl Siding - no one beats us.

Farmstand Open with fresh veggies.

You won’t believe our prices.

Try our menu samples.

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It’s not witchcraft or even art, but if you’d like to learn more about deals and whether they fit your business, talk to your Sun sales representative Tee 326-6103, or call Joyce 733-5808 .

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Locksmith 603-915-1162 Ron Mulaire Berlin, NH Claude Raymond, 19 Jericho Rd., Berlin 603-752-1243 Fax 752-6523

Tucker’s Auto Electric

Ray Hathaway – 19 Jericho Road Phone 603-752-5401 • Fax 603-752-6523

We will be closed for vacation July 4th through the 8th reopening July 11th

Steph’s PawPals “Four Paws Above The Rest” Along with the small and medium dogs, I am now accepting larger dogs up to 75lbs.

I also do cats, everything but a bath.

Prices do vary.

FMI Call Steph 723-6192.

Normand Photography

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High School Senior Pictures Call for appointment 603-752-6100 or make an appt. online at Normand photography.com

Milan’s Nicole Ouellette scored the feature win on Sunday afternoon in the Caron Building Center Daredevil division. (ALAN PLUMMER PHOTO)

Mother Nature slowed the action at Riverside Speedway Sunday

GROVETON -- Rain forced Riverside Speedway to end their Sunday afternoon racing, keeping four racing divisions off the quarter mile high banked track for their feature races. Winners of the Griffin Family sponsored events that were able to be run in their entirety included Daredevil racers Nicole Ouellette and Tyler Austin, the Cyclone’s Dana Graham, Dwarf car driver Dennis O’Brien, and Street Stocker Jason Kenison.

It was North Country Special Olympian and Kids Pit tours sponsored by the Griffin Family. The groups were allowed out into the pit area prior to the start of racing and enjoyed tons of goodies furnished by the racers and their teams. A special visit from the Cookie Monster and numerous toys and bikes were handed out with the children being the biggest winners.

The North Country Special Olympians were

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also big winners. Riverside Speedway management donated $125 to the Olympians and then had to double that amount when Berlin resident Nick Griffin nailed a 100 yard golf shot hitting an 8’x16’ tarp, getting the speedway to double their donation to $250. The Griffin family matched the Speedway’s donation and $500 is on its way to the North Country Olympian athletes.

The racing continues to be some of the most competitive around. In the Sign Depot Daredevil rookie division, Nicole Ouellette made her move early and got to the front to take the feature win. Kyleigh Gilcris in her #2 finished second and the very steady Matt Kopp in his #16 Ford was third. The heat win went to Gilcris. The Caron Building Center veterans put on a whale of a show with East Calais Vermont’s Tyler Austin getting a feature win on the final see RIVERSIDE page 19

North Country Flea Market 603-466-1140 • 161 Main St., Gorham We Buy & Sell Most Anything Open Monday, July 4th from 10am to 5pm

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Steve, Cindy, and Nick Griffin, along with Riverside Speedway General manager Jean LeBlanc, hold up two checks made out to the North Country Special Olympians for $250 each. The speedway was donating $125 to the Olympians and then had to double the amount after Nick Griffin hit a 100 yard golf shot onto an 8’x16’ area on his third and final attempt in front of the Riverside crowd. The Griffins then revealed a matching donation to raise the final total to $500. (ALAN PLUMMER PHOTO)

RIVERSIDE from page 18

corner. Anthony Lacoss was second and Kristian Switser third. Lacoss captured the heat victory.

The Jiffy Mart Cyclones were out in force and the division known as the crunch bunch lived up to their reputation. The number 9 of Dana Graham final overcame his recent motor trouble, pulling away for his feature win. Cole Kilby finished in the runner-up position, with invader Jason Welch finishing third. Qualifying wins went to Graham and Chris Ouellette.

Dennis O’Brien over came his previous week’s equipment failures and drove his way into victory lane in the Twisted Tea Dwarf car feature. Rookie Dwarf car racer Aric Cole made a statement in his first race ever in a Dwarf car, powering his #27 into the runner-up position after starting last. Division point leader Dave Gyger raced home third. Heat checkers were carried

by O’Brien and Bobby Riley.

Jason Kenison grabbed the lead on the very first lap and never looked back, rolling to the feature victory in the Town & Country Motor Inn Street Stock race. Keni-

son was followed by Dean Switser and Jamie Swallow Jr. Tom Sokolis and Brett Rowell rounded out the top five. Kenison and Sokolis carried the checkered flag in the heat races.

Mother nature took hold of the speedway and stopped the remaining four feature events. The dates for the cancelled racing features will be made up by a press release from the speedway, some time this week.

The July fourth week is upon us and the Speedway has two big events in store. On Friday night July 1st it will be the second annual classic car show sponsored by Schurman Motors from 4-7 PM. There will be a test and tune session for the speedway regulars right after the Make-A-Wish fund raiser from 7-8.

On Saturday night it’s the annual “Fourth of July Spectacular” sponsored by R & R Fireworks and Mason Enterprises. The Late Models will be running a 100 lap $1000 to win feature. One of the North Country’s largest displays kicks off at 9:30 PM. For the latest news about the speedway, visit www.riversidespeedway.org

JACKSON’S GENERAL Rethinking the “Convenience Store” 101 MAIN STREET, GORHAM • 466-5050

Fresh From Libby’s Kitchen Making Weekends Easier

Nut Chicken Salad- free-bird Chicken, toasted walnuts, toasted pecans, celery, Randolph Maple Syrup, Hint of DijonVery French Baby Potato Salad -celery, red onion, mayo, dijon and garden chives Plus all of our regulars! roasted garlic and red pepper Hummus • Tapenade Salsa -our regular plus red jalapeno salsa • Guacamole Whipped Feta Spread with Roasted Red Peppers Pesto Cheese our version of herby peanuty DAN DAN Sauce great for salads, grilled chicken, beef Olive Goat cheese Spread with rosemary and garlic IN THE FREEZER Chili; Carrot-Ginger Soup; Thai Noodle and Vegetable; and Maple-Bacon Ice Cream Libby’s Crackers • Libby’s House Vinaigrette• Focaccia Bread SEE US AT THE BERLIN FARMERS MARKET

The Twin State Field Hockey game (VT v. NH) that was played on June 24th at Keene State College.

Berlin High School had two athletes on the team this year--Marissa Lemoine and Moriah Arsenault.

The game went into overtime with NH getting the winning goal into the 7v 7 overtime. NH has not won in the past couple of years. Both Berlin Athletes started and were key contributors for the game going into overtime. They played a tough game creating some exciting scoring chances and using their speed on the fast paced turf game. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Berlin Bowling Center league results BERLIN/GORHAM -- Saturday, April 24 Bumper League: The Beeez, Fireballz, Bowling Buddies, Transformers, Pin Knockers, high game- Austin Letarte 111, Destinye Merchant 97, most over average- Merchant +32, Katie Dube +25.

Kid’s League: Top teams: #1 PinzA-Flyin 30-12, #2 Marines 26.5-15.5, #3 The Swedes 24-18, high gameKyle Boisselle 183, high series- Boisselle 323, most over average- Sydney Hodgdon +74, most over average series- Hodgdon +83.

Wednesday, May 4 Senior League: Game 1 “No Tap

Winners”- Lorraine Martin and Don Springer 174, Game 2 “Predict Your Score”- Don Springer (within 3 pins), Game 3 “Splits, 9’s, X’s”- Roger Poulin and Jules Poulin- 209, Game 4 “Poker Bowling”- Jules Poulin, Lucky Ticket winner- Don Springer.

Sunday, May 8 Summer Sweepers League: Top 5#1 Dave Richards and Jeff Gosselin both at 4-0, #3 Beth Smith 3.5-.5, #4 Gary Pinette, Jeremy Hayes, Cari Gosselin, Mark Hood, Jerry Lunderville, all at 3-1, high game- Dave Richards 200, Gary Pinette 196, high series- Richards 552, Pinette 505.

4th of July Pool Sale 18’ x 52’ Pool Package Special

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Gosselin’s Hot Tubs/Spas/Pool s 122 Wight Street · Berlin, New Hampshire 03570 • 752-4209

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Child Advocacy Center holding wood/cash raffle LANCASTER -- Heating in Northern New Hampshire is expensive, and the Child Advocacy Center of Coos County (CAC-CC) wants to help! The CAC-CC is kicking off a wood raffle the weekend of July 4th through Labor Day weekend. Bob Chapman of Chapman Container Trailer of Gorham has generously donated three and a half cords of wood to the CAC-CC to raffle off.

However, if the winner of the raffle does not burn wood, Chapman will redeem the winning ticket for $600 cash! This raffle is a win-win for any person who buys a ticket for a chance to win a great prize. Everyone who lives in the North Country knows how expensive it is to heat our homes during the long winter months, and either prize from this raffle

can go towards those high heating bills.

The tickets are priced as, $5 each or three for $10. All proceeds of this raffle will stay within Coos County to benefit the mission of the CAC-CC. Tickets can be bought at the following locations in towns throughout Coos County: Mr. Pizza, Top Furniture, White Mt. Cafe and Sears of Gorham; Northland Dairy Bar, Berlin Mills Variety, Rudy’s Market, Fagin’s Pub and Caron Building Center in Berlin; Great North Woods One Stop in Errol; Gord’s Corner Store and the Milan Lunchonette in Milan; Lowes in Randolph; Munce’s Kwik Stop in Groveton; Top of the Hill Store in Dalton; Young’s Store in Pittsburg; Wilderness Restaurant in Colebrook and Scorpio’s Pizza in Lancaster.

The CAC-CC is a community partnership dedicated to the investigation, prosecution and treatment of child victims of crime. Built upon a nationally recognized model, the CAC-CC provides a coordinated approach to child abuse investigations, empowers families to protect their children and seeks justice from those who commit crimes against children. CAC-CC works closely with local law enforcement, child protection services, Coos County Attorney’s Office and state agencies to coordinate investigations of alleged abuse.

Through the work of the CAC-CC, allegations of physical and sexual abuse are more thoroughly investigated, trauma experienced by children

is reduced, parents are empowered to protect their children and children are connected to the support services they need. In addition, prosecution rates are increased by 40percent when the investigation is facilitated by a Child Advocacy Center.

The CAC-CC is a non-profit agency located in Lancaster, New Hampshire and serves all of Coos County.

The CAC-CC receives grant funding, but mainly relies on community donations and support to pursue our dedicated mission of eliminating child abuse by protecting children, supporting, healing, and promoting justice through education and cooperative partnerships in our communities.