The Berlin Daily Sun, Tuesday, July 19, 2011

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011 VOL. 20 NO. 71

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Romney compares President Obama to Carter

BY BARBARA TETREAULT THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN -- Campaigning in Berlin Friday, Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said his background as a successful businessman would help him right the country’s economy if elected.

Romney called for reducing spending, cutting taxes, and streamlining regulations to help speed the nation’s recovery from the recession. He charged President Obama has made both the recession and the recovery worst.

Romney noted Friday was the 32th anniversary of former President Jimmy Carter’s famous ‘malaise’ speech in which Carter said Americans were facing a crisis of confi dence. Romney said the speech lead to the election of Ronald Reagan as president with a positive message who was not willing

to sit back and watch the decline of the country.

Romney compared Carter’s speech to Obama’s comment Thursday that Americans are under stress.

“If we are in stress it’s not due to the fault of any Americans, it’s due to the fault of Washington. In my opinion our president has failed us,” Romney said.

Never having worked in the private sector, Romney said he believes Obama does not know what it takes to get an economy going. Romney contrasted Obama’s lack of experience in the private sector with his 25 years in the business world.

“I’ve spent my life in the real world,” Romney said.

Executive Councilor Raymond Burton introduced Romney to a small roundtable of businesssee ROMNEY page 6

Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney held a roundtable with community and business leaders Friday at the Northland Restaurant and Dairy Bar. The former Massachusetts governor answers a question from Ralph Collins of Berlin while Pauline Griffin of Gorham listens. (BARBARA TETREAULT PHOTO)

WMNF announces Tuckerman Ravine Trail to close temporarily PINKHAM NOTCH -- The Tuckerman Ravine Trail, one of the most popular hiking trails in the White Mountains, is scheduled for a temporary closure this summer. On July 18, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) began a significant reconstruction project in the steep Headwall section of the trail. Hikers will be able to use the lower portion of the trail, from Pinkham Notch Visitor Center to Hermit Lake Shelter. From Hermit Lake the trail will be closed until the junction of the Alpine Garden Trail.

The trail will remain open from the Alpine Garden to the summit

of Mt. Washington.

An AMC Professional Trail Crew will work for four to five weeks restoring the trail to its original location, building rock steps, and fixing problems caused by erosion in persistently wet areas. The combination of extremely high use, steep terrain, and often challenging weather makes this trail reconstruction a high priority. Since challenging weather is a factor, the work must take place during the height of the summer hiking season. With an experienced crew on board this year AMC Trails Supervisor,

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Ready to Swim 103 Miles With the Sharks KEY WEST, Fla. — Any day now, Diana Nyad will set out to do something no athlete has ever done: swim all day and all night, then all day and all night, then all day again.

She will swim about 60 hours in the churning sea, 103 miles across the Straits of Florida from Cuba to Key West. Every hour and a half, she will stop to tread water for a few minutes as she swallows a liquid mixture of predigested protein and eats an occasional bit of banana or dollop of peanut butter. She will most likely hallucinate and endure the stings of countless jellyfi sh. Along the way, sea salt will swell her tongue to cartoonish proportions and rub her skin raw.

“She is up against the most outlandish, outrageous, unbelievable physical endurance activity of, certainly, my lifetime,” said Steven Munatones, a champion open-water swimmer who runs the organization Open Water Source and will serve as an independent observer during Ms. Nyad’s swim. “I can’t imagine being in the ocean for 60 hours. I can’t imagine doing anything for 60 hours. It is inconceivable. It simply is.”

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Violence persists in Afghanistan Cities Report as NATO force changes generals Surge in Graffiti KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. David H. Petraeus handed over command of the Afghan war on Monday, leaving behind a country racked by deep political instability whose fl edgling security forces are fi ghting a weakened but deadly insurgency that kills coalition troops and Afghan civilians and officials nearly every day.

His successor, Gen. John R. Allen, will confront those challenges — and many more — as he guides NATO-led forces through the handoff of security control to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 — a process that is still

in its earliest stages.

“There will be tough days ahead,” General Allen said in prepared remarks, which he delivered at a ceremony at the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force here, “and I have no illusions about the challenges we will face together.”

His fi rst day in command offered a grim snapshot of those diffi culties. Three NATO soldiers were killed on Monday by an improvised bomb in eastern Afghanistan, and another died in a separate incident in the south, NATO forces said in statements.

Politicians can’t agree on the debt?

Well, neither can the economists WASHINGTON — The politicians grappling over how to pay the nation’s debts have been contributing to the heat of summer with back-and-forth charges that their opponents are disregarding the laws of economics.

Such laws, unfortunately, do not exist. Economists agree that federal borrowing must be reduced, but they do not agree about the proper mix of tax increases and spending cuts.

Basic considerations, like the impact of higher taxes on saving and investment, remain the subjects of wide-ranging disagreements despite decades of intensive research.

The absence of a clear mainstream is one

underappreciated reason for the standoff between the Obama administration and Congressional Republicans over raising the federal debt limit before Aug. 2, when the Treasury Department says it will run out of borrowing authority.

Washington no longer suffers from a dearth of “one-handed” economists, as Harry S. Truman famously lamented. The problem now is that experts are lined up behind every political position, in part because the decisions are not purely economic. The value of defense or education or justice extends beyond dollars and cents.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Fresh blotches of graffi ti decorate the backs of street signs here near the ocean.

Tags have popped up on guardrails along the dirt trails near Griffi th Park across town. There are, almost daily, fresh splashes on walls in the San Fernando Valley, on downtown Los Angeles buildings and on billboards along the highways.

And Los Angeles does not appear to be alone in grappling with a recent upsurge in graffi ti, which is turning up in some unlikely places. A bumper crop of scrawls is blossoming in many modest-size communities across the country — in places like Florence, Ala.; Reserve, N.M.; Taylors, S.C.; and in larger cities like Nashville and Portland, Ore. — even as major cities like Chicago, Denver, New York and Seattle say vigilant antigraffiti campaigns have spared them thus far.

The upturn has prompted concern among city officials and renewed a debate about whether glorifying such displays — be it in museum exhibits, tattoos or television advertisements — contributes to urban blight and economic decay. But it is also stirring a debate about what is causing this recent surge and whether it might be an early indicator that anxiety and alienation are growing in some struggling urban areas in the face of stubborn unemployment and the lingering effects of the recession.

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Seven hurt in rollover accident

BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

HART'S LOCATION — A rollover accident Saturday evening had authorities calling for reinforcements to help transport the injured.

Siren after siren headed into Crawford Notch around 8 p.m. after a minivan full of young women went off the road. Seven people went to the hospital, including one patient who had to be flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital by helicopter. Specifi cs about the victims or their injuries have not been released.

All seven patients were females, Bartlett fi re chief Pat Roberts said, ranging from in their late teens to their mid-20s. “Some of them appeared to be ejected from the vehicle.”

Ambulances from Twin Mountain, North Conway and Conway bolstered

the initial response, according to a press release from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department. They were among the fi rst responders, along with BartlettJackson Ambulance, the Bartlett Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service. Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Advanced Response Team also responded.

The minivan was the only vehicle involved in the accident, Roberts said, which occurred about half a mile south of the Arethusa Falls parking lot.

The van was on the edge of the pavement on Route 302 when responders arrived.

Just what made the car go off the road is still a mystery.

"There was no apparent cause," department spokesman Lt. Michael Santuccio said on Monday, meaning no indications of excessive speed or alcohol.

Investigators are looking into whether driver inattention could be a factor.

Exercise tests wildfire evacuation plan

BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

FREEDOM — A large forest fi re on the Ossipee Pine Barrens would put many lives at risk. Offi cials have a plan for such a disaster but now they need to see if the plan will work by having a $31,900 “tabletop exercise.”

Fire chief Gene Doe asked selectmen for the money at Monday night’s selectmen’s meeting. The state of New Hampshire will reimburse Freedom with federal funds.

“They (the state) have already received the money from the federal government, so the state is in possession of the money,” said Doe. “Once they get our application... and is approved, that money will be set aside for the town of Freedom.”

Selectmen signed off on the paperwork Doe provided.

“It’s basically going to be the evacuation of the camps... to make sure people are going in the right direction so we don’t have people trying to get in and trying to get out on the same road,” said Doe. New Hampshire Department of Safety spokesman James Van Dongen explained by e-mail that a tabletop exercise is like role-playing.

Exercise controllers present scenarios and emergency offi cials demonstrate how they’d react. The reason it costs nearly $32,000 is participants will spend most of the day at the exercise. Their positions would have to be back-filled.

The plan for the evacuation of the Ossipee Pine Barrens was written last year. In recent weeks there have been several suspicious fi res in Ossipee Pine Barrens in nearby Madison. One of the recent fires could have taken off, said Doe. Big wildfires swept the region in the late 1940s and late 1950s.

An orderly evacuation could be complicated since a fi re can close Ossipee Lake Road, which runs around the northern end of the lake, said selectmen’s chair Scott Cunningham. The chairman asked who will attend the tabletop exercise.

Doe replied it would involve Sheriff’s Offi ce, State Police, and offi cials from Madison, Tamworth and Ossipee.

Representatives from the children’s camps would also attend. Doe added that offi cials wanted the camps to do a drill where they load children on buses. Doe said officials wanted to see how long that would take.

“They don’t really want to do that because they are afraid the kids are going to panic or a kid would get hurt while we’re trying to do this training exercise,” said Doe. But Van Dongen said there’s no reason to get the campers involved the the tabletop since it’s primarily for decision makers.

“This is a busy season for camps,” said Van Dongen. “I think they have other things to do with their kids.”

Otherwise, the camps have been supportive and they already have their own evacuation plans, said Doe. Now it’s a matter of making sure the plans can be coordinated.

The camps have agreed to run the drill with counselors instead of children. A big factor in dealing with a forest fire will be determining when to order the camps to evacuate. It could take up to an hour for buses to arrive at a camp. The local bus services are in Moultonborough and Fryeburg, Maine, he said.

“At that point, my thought and theory is for everyone to head to the lake,” said Doe. “If you are waiting a half hour to an hour for buses, (the lake) may be your only option.”

Marine Patrol has tried figuring out how many children they can fi t on a party boat in case of a big fi re. Party boats would shuttle campers to safety, said Doe. Cunningham replied, “That’s a little scary.” One of Cunningham’s homes was destroyed in one of the recent suspicious fires.

The tabletop exercise will help coordinate the response should a major fi re or any other large occur in that area, said Van Dongen. However, this plan has nothing to do with arson, per se. Wildfire is the most likely disaster in the pine barrens.

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Mitt Romney can run but he can’t hide To the editor: Friday’s front page of the Daily Sun had Mitt Romney visiting Berlin to campaign for president. Before we get excited about Romney let’s look at some historical facts about his past.

Mitt Romney is a draft evader. When he graduated from college in the 1960s before the draft lottery he used his substantial family wealth and political influence to secure a missionary position with the Mormon Church in France, living a Mormon Church playboy life style, thus avoiding Vietnam.

Mitt Romney’s is a tax evader. Before he entered politics he would take over companies in financial distress and get them out of difficulty. He did this moving a company’s headquarters overseas and the production to places like Mexico and China to avoid pay taxes and benefits. Romney’s is personally responsible for the elimination of thousands of good paying USA jobs. These tactics used by Romney and other have destroyed the middle class and have resulted in the financial difficulties the USA faces today.

Mitt Romney claims to be a life time member of the NRA. This is true Romney became a NRA member about 10 years

ago when he realized to get anywhere as a republican NRA support was vital. While Romney was governor of Massachusetts and a member of the NRA supporting the second amendment, he signed laws restricting gun ownership. He made a strong gun control law stronger.

Romney claim his first act when he is elected president would be to get President Obama’s health care law repealed. This is from a man who claimed when he signed the Massachusetts health law that it one of the finest laws he ever signed. Can we believe anything this man says?

Romney is a member of the 5 percent wealthy and corporate greed class who control 80 percent of the assets and wealth in the USA. Instead of spending some of the trillions of dollars this class has accumulated they sit on it and accumulate more. They refuse to help when help is in need. Mitt Romney shows allegiance only to the greedy and wealthy who support him. He is not a friend of the USA middle class and should be evaded like his life history shows.

Mitt might be able to run but he can’t hide from the facts.

Frank Borowski Gorham NH

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Who’s the blond?

Electrons, at least as far as their job in writing machines, are a touch and go business.

My first computer-assisted encounter came with what was sold as the “transportable” Kaypro 2, which was the polite way of saying that it could be carried, but, at 34 pounds, not very easily. This was followed by the Kaypro 10, which was the same shape, but heavier.

Still, though, personal computers were so rare that mine drew crowds in newsrooms all over North America and Europe. Computers weren’t very covenient, either, because the screens weren’t back lit, you had to position them so a light would reflect off the screen, which imposed unwelcome limits on the user’s idea of “portable.”

Several years later I jumped into the deep end of the pool with the lovely and lissome Zenith 181, which was a true laptop with a blue-tinted back-lit screen, the crisp keyboard touch of a harpsichord, and romance.

This last quality came when it developed a dizzy spell during a writing trip to Colorado, and when I finally got back to Jackson I met a long-time friend and the first thing she said was, “Who’s the blond?”

Things like that happened pretty often with her. She was in the latest generation of a family that had been friends of my family ever since our forebears got together around the turn of the last century when her forebears liked to spend the summers at my family’s summer place in Jackson. That doesn’t explain her most conspicuous quality, though.

For many years her unconscious mind seemed to be wired directly into the everyday events of my life. This had been going on for so long that I’d gotten more or less used to it, a sort of highly-specialized form of what today’s world would call infotainment. She was at the top of her game when I came back from a trip that included several visits to a computer shop in Denver, Colorado. This was an unusual place, because all the employees were young women and the one who’d been conselling me on the Zenith was the only blond.

My Jackson friend thought I was going to be in Scandinavia for a month, but conversations with her often took unexpected turns like that, so she explained that she’d had a dream that I was in Denver and I was staying in a place that was in the city, but also had a good view of the city, which seemed sort of strange to her. How can you have a good view of a place while you’re staying in the middle of it? Then she said that in her dream I got to know a very pleasant young woman, a rather tall blond. By this time I was getting dizzy.

The trip that was supposed to go to Scandinavia went to the American west instead, and in that high-mobility part of my life I usually went straight across from Jackson to Denver and stopped to catch my breath at the Denver 8 Motel, which was run by a woman who grew up just a few miles away from my home in Jackson, so we could trade local gossip from both places. The motel was on high ground and she always gave me a room on the top floor that had back windows looking out over the Cherry Creek basin to the skyscrapers of the capitol district in the city.

By the time I was settled on my first western trip with the Zenith 181, it seemed to be sliding into a state of declining health and I took it to a very unusual computer store that I’d found during a previous trip, a place that was run by several computer-savvy women,

and the one who always took my computer in hand was a tall blond.

As if that wasn’t enough, my New Hampshire friend said that in another dream she’d been driving on a road in California with high mountains on the driver’s side of the car. Her mother was with her in the dream and they both recognized me driving a car that passed them in the opposite direction and she was a little miffed because she was sure it was my car and I’d certainly recognized them and why hadn’t I stopped to say hello? Needless to say, I actually had gone on to California during my trip and I’d driven south on Route 395, the rather empty but very beautiful road that runs parallel in the west side of the Sierra Mountains. This meant that someone going in the opposite direction would have seen me on her left.

When I was home again I dropped the Zenith off at “Toolmaker,” the shop in Conway run by a fellow who’d made a desk-top computer for me. He began as an unfocussed hippy, then went into classical percussion music, then into high-fidelity bicycle work.

By that time he was getting more and more interested in computers and discovered that he had a certain aptitude for it. For instance, he wrote a program showing how to get every possible gear ratio out of every possible combination of all the bicycle chain sprockets he could find in the market. Then, for advanced bicycle specialists who couldn’t find quite the right sprocket ratios they wanted among the very large number available, he wrote another program that worked out the toothcount for custom-made sprockets.

By that time, he decided that he was in the wrong line of work, so he stopped working with bicycles and started writing custom computer programs.

One particularly elegant version was designed to link all the snow-making plants in our valley and keep them synchronized and adjusted for the fluctuations in the voltage of the power lines, humidity, temperature, and whatever variables the day might bring. In more modest surroundings, he wrote programs for personal computers and he set mine up for desk-top writing jobs, so he was happy to have the Zenith problem.

Taking it apart was no easy thing. Then he found that a stiff wire latching bale on the standard ski boot buckle exactly fitted the two holes on the hinge, so that was a start.

Getting into the screen was a bit more tricky, as there was no obvious way to take the lid of the computer apart. The secret turned out to be in little rubber feet that the computer sat on, if the rubber feet were pried up out of their sockets a repair man would find a screw behind each one, and those released the screen.

The primary connection from the screen turned out to be a bundle of wires running through a transparent plastic tube.

The wires could be tested and they were intact and the ribbon looked good, but the end connections could not be reached with a probe. So my friend kept going until he had the whole thing apart, he had every piece out of it and apart, and he tested as many of the circuits and components as he could find.

Then, to my considerable surprise, he got the whole thing back together.

It was so complex that he had made a video tape with soundtrack of himself taking see BLONDE page 5

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tion from the real life and death issues confronting a negative dead economy of deep depression engulfing some of us, while the rest just go shopping as the main form of exercise.

Oops! Flicking the remote control the other form! Sports-music-MTV-Reality shows-WWW-always did serve to keep us the masses hypnotized, blinded, soporifi c in somnambulism to the systemic governmental theft of our birth right legacies and entitlement heritages, i.e. Life - liberty and pursuits of happinesses (such as they are).

I think I will start a non-profit so I can set up in the park as a rolling tollbooth. As it is, should a person in need, let us say a mother who wants for milk for the baby in New Hampshire come to you on the same spot merely asking for small change she would be arrested and jailed for six months under panhandling laws!

Thankfully she can go to Mass and do so anywhere, anytime under free speech guarantees!

No snakes in the park? But what about the one that came from under the rotting unused gazebo yesterday and charged at me? Were exemptions written into the new law? I would only draw the line at talking snakes in those crab apple trees plus naked BLONDE from page 4

it apart. That way, he could play the tape backward to see how to put it together in case of future need. I’d always found that if you took something apart and put it together again, it usually worked better than it did before.

I was wrong, the screen still did strange things. So he took it out of its fi ttings in the lid of the case, gave it a 360 degree turn, and put it back in.

Then it worked perfectly.

This was followed by numerous other computers that had numerous other health problems. One had a screen that pulsed in unison with the varying strength of Jackson electricity, so I got a device that smoothed out the variations. Then last week my present favorite went into decline and I dusted off the most promising item in my museum of discarded favorites and it worked. That is, it hummed and the screen lit up, but only one of the two disk drives worked. I did notice, though, that it didn’t count key strokes as I always do for Conway

p.m. at the V.F.W., Main Street, in Berlin.

This meeting is for members only. women offering them only to male passersby!

Yet in Gorham Common on the 4th I called six cops on the NRA gun toting, sign-wearing family who got too near Elvis! But that is OK! As police politely for once explained: “A second amendment right can’t be superceded by local ordinances”. Hope you all feel safer now? Even Elvis was upset and included it in his routine. But the show went on, all others oblivious to what I saw as a potential Columbine, while others berated me for taking a stand fearlessly in the face of the family arms folded faces unflinching!

Lastly, if retailers and staff were friendlier here I might be inclined to patronize them. Some people avoid locally shopping due to “obnoxious, mean spirited, nasty, superior-acting” merchants or so I’ve heard myself from outsiders! This has been too long a strong hold of parochial and provincial strangle holds and attitudes based on feigned exaggerated sense of proprietary and propriety rights.

That is, what is property and based on property rights by those who fear outsiders which is xenophobia, which is biases based on belief centered only around family, village clan and yes, Nation.

George Stanley Berlin Daily Sun pieces or show where the right margin was, as as far as the electrons were concerned, a line could go on indefinitely.

Then I learned that in the intervening years I’d forgotten many of the details in its writing program and there wasn’t enough time to drive to Denver for a refresher course and get back before my deadline in this week’s Saturday edition of The Sun, so I bought two of those tablets with yellow lined paper in The Dollar Store.

I’d always wanted one, but never had a real need for it as long at the electrons were working and now they weren’t.

My television set is always on when I’m working on a piece for a publisher, and as I’ve been writing these words the TV program is about teaching chimpanzees to do tasks that children can do. I find this encouraging, it means that even without the blond in Denver I might still have a chance if I have the yellow lined pads.

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David Salisbury wants to take advantage of their expertise. “This is a good year for us to take on this project,” Salisbury said, referring to the numerous veterans working for the AMC trails program.

There will be numerous signs posted warning visitors of the trail closure. According to Jeff Lane, Trails, Backcountry, and Wilderness Supervisor for the Androscoggin District, this type of trail closure is very rare. “We have very real concerns for the safety of any visitors who might find themselves underneath the workers. Boulders falling from that ROMNEY from page one

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people at the Northland Restaurant and Dairy Bar. Burton said he is endorsing Romney in his bid to become the Republican nominee. Burton noted Romney was able to get elected governor as a Republican in the heavily Democratic state of Massachusetts.

While New Hampshire is doing better in the current economy than many states, Romney said he understands the North Country has not fared as well. He recalled touring Isaacson Structural Steel’s shop during his last campaign for president. Isaacson fi led for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this summer. Romney told Isaacson CFO Steve Griffin he was impressed not just with the business but the employees.

“I was impressed with how well informed and thoughtful they were and what tough questions they asked. That’s a good group of people,” Romney said.

The candidate was critical of the government’s failure to open the new federal prison completed last fall.

“Isn’t that the craziest thing in the world. To build a nearly $300 million prison and not have the funds to actually operate it,” he said.

Romney said he thinks rural area will see more entrepreneurial activity as today’s technology allows people to set up businesses in areas where they want to live and raise families.

Asked about the current deadlock in Congress over lifting the debt ceiling, Romney said President Obama could end it by agreeing to cut spending and supporting a balanced budget. He said a tax increase

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Closing the trail and keeping hikers away from the area will allow the crew to perform the work as efficiently as possible, according to Lane. “We hope to have the work completed and the trail reopened in mid-August.”

Information about trail options and conditions can be found at White Mountain National Forest Ranger Stations in Gorham Conway, or Campton, or from the AMC Visitor Center in Pinkham Notch. For White Mountain National Forest information visit: www.fs.fed.us/r9/white. is just not going to happen.

Romney was asked about extending the Bush era tax cuts on higher income Americans. He said if the tax cut is not extended, small business people and entrepreneurs will be hurt. He said the tax cut provides the resources to create additional jobs.

Several questioners noted the lack of civility in politics today and asked Romney how he would get the two parties to work together. Romney said he was able to find common ground working with Democrats in Massachusetts.

“I think the President of the United States has to sit down regularly with Democratic leadership and Republican leaders and sit down and review the challenges that we face and work together for the common good,” he said.

Romney also pledged he would not make personal attacks in his campaign. Instead, he said he will be forceful and outspoken on the issues.

Romney was praised for his work in getting a universal healthcare plan enacted in Massachusetts and urged to continue to work on health issues. Romney said what was crafted in Massachusetts worked there but said he is opposed to the healthcare reform law passed in Washington.

“I think each state should craft their own programs that deal with the needs of their own citizens...What works in one state is not necessarily going to work well in another. I am vehemently opposed to Obamacare because it forces the president’s single model onto the entire nation,” Romney said. After about 45 minutes of answering questions, Romney concluded his visit with a piece of the Northland’s famous raspberry pie.

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Nu-Utopians to present John Lennon tribute at St. Kieran Arts Center BERLIN -- -“Imagined” the critically acclaimed tour celebrating the Songs of John Lennon will be presented by the Nu-Utopians, a seven member folk/ rock band at St. Kieran Arts Center on Thursday, July 21, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and for $6 students.

In a labor of love, celebrated folk/rockers Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step and Tom Dean of Devonsquare have teamed up with Tom’s former band mate Alana MacDonald and a host of talented musicians to recapture the spirit of John Lennon’s legendary music.

The Nu-Utopians (formerly the John Lennon Song Project) is a unique and compelling seven-piece band that celebrates the genius and artistry of John Lennon, one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Created and led by Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step and Tom Dean of Devonsquare, the ensemble gives remarkably fresh treatments to Lennon’s best and least known Beatles and solo songs that often inspire a whole new appreciation for John’s music.

The band’s live show features entertaining storytelling, and like their CD Imagined, superb lead singing and three-part harmonies, plus a host of talented musicians on acoustic, electric and bass guitars, cello, violin, mandola, accordion, chromatic harmonica and light percussion. In a series of singles and mini-medleys, the band’s arrangements frequently involve weaving melody, lyric and song together in new and unexpected ways.

Rex Fowler and Tom Dean emerged as prominent folk/rock artists in the 1970s. Rex’s band, Aztec Two-Step, burst upon the scene with their selftitled debut album on Elektra Records in 1972. Tom Dean’s band Devonsquare

was signed by Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary Chairman of Atlantic Records, after hearing Dean’s “Walking On Ice” from their self-released album of the same name. Collectively, Rex and Tom have toured worldwide, been reviewed in Rolling Stone, performed on David Letterman and shared stages with such musical luminaries as Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and The Band.

When looking for a new name for this unique group touring project focuss“Celebrating the Songs of John Lennon” we went with The Nu-Utopians. It’s simple. It rolls off the tongue and it references Nutopia, the fictitious country that John and Yoko founded in 1973 as a symbolic refuge for themselves and like-minded people seeking world peace.

This program is sponsored by Woodlands Credit Union and is made possible with support of the NH State Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation/North Country’s Art Ventures Fund, an Anonymous Fund, Libby Family Fund, North Country Region Community Fund and the Stanton and Elizabeth Davis Fund.

The 2011 Summer Series includes the spectacular mini-series: August “Celtic Mondays”: The Spinney Brothers, August 1; De Temps Antan, August 8; Ashlin, August 15; JJ Chaisson’s PEI Kitchen Party, August 22 and The Tartan Terrors on August 29. Ticket are $15-20 and are available at the door.

Seats are discounted $2 for St. Kieran Season Members.

For a full schedule of events contact the Arts Center at 752-1028, 155 Emery Street or visit www.stkieranarts.org

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE COOS COUNTY PLANNING BOARD The Coos County Planning Board for the Unincorporated Places will hold a public hearing on the following subdivision applications on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 6:30 PM at The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in the Ballroom.

Dixville: Tillotson Corporation intends to subdivide its holdings as follows: A two-lot subdivision consisting of a 69.26 acre parcel known as Sanguinary Ridge that is a future wind generation site; and A three-lot subdivision consisting of a 5 acre residential parcel and a 187.6 acre parcel that is currently a wind generation site.

The public is urged to attend.

The Board will hold its regular planning board meeting following the public hearing.

Suzanne L. Collins – Clerk Coos County Planning Board

Friends of Randolph Library announce grant award RANDOLPH -- The Friends of the Randolph Public Library has received a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council to present Darby Field and the “First” Ascent of Mount Washington. “Darby Field” will be presented on Thursday, August 4, at 7 p.m. at the Randolph Town Hall.

Allen Koop, professor of European and American History at Dartmouth College, will be the presenter. For more than 200 years historians believed that Darby Field made the first climb up Mount Washington in 1642. However, in the last several decades, questions have emerged about his use of Native American guides, about the likelihood of prior ascents by Native Americans, about the route Field may have followed on the mountain, and about whether Field actually made the ascent as claimed. We will examine how historians reconstruct the

“truth” when given scant, vague, and even contradictory evidence. Dr. Koop has previously done presentations at the Randolph Library about Camp Stark and the White Mountain Huts.

This program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided following the presentation.

The New Hampshire Humanities Council nurtures the joy of learning and inspires community engagement by bringing life-enhancing ideas from the humanities to the people of New Hampshire. They connect people with ideas. Learn more about the Council and its work at www.nhhc.org.

Additional support is provided by the Friends of the Randolph Public Library.

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Holiday Center looking for yarn donations The Holiday Center’s yarn crafters are in need of yarn donations, in order to continue their efforts in making homemade items.

Every Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m., the knitting group works on hats and booties for the Aids Foundation, hats for the

Cancer Society and kitty blankets that are donated to the SPCA. If you are interested in donating yarn, or learning more about the knitting group or other activities that the Holiday Center offers, feel free to stop by 27 Green Square, Berlin, NH, or call 752-1413.

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Ozina Lapointe BERLIN -- Mrs. Ozina “Zine” Lapointe, a longtime resident of Cedar Street and the oldest resident of Berlin passed away early Sunday evening, July 17, 2011 at Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin where she had resided since 2004. She was 102 years old.

Born on April 7, 1909 in Ste. Anne Stuckley, PQ, she was the daughter of Octave and Roseanna (St. Pierre) Brien. She was married to Henry Dufresne who passed away in 1969 she later married Leo A. Lapointe who passed away in 1998.

She was employed at Granite State Rubber as a stitcher until her retirement in 1974.

She enjoyed knitting, playing cards with friends and spending time with family and friends. She traveled extensively around the world. When she reached the age of 100 years old she received the key to the city of Berlin.

In 2010 at the age of 101 she was the recipient of the Cane of Wisdom for being the oldest resident in the city of Berlin.

She was a member of Guardian Angel Church and St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish, the Ladies of St. Anne, Holiday Center, Golden Age Club and MESH. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband; two sons, infant Roland and Robert Dufresne, and a step-son, Richard Lapointe; two brothers:,Henry and Ovila Brien and three sisters.

Irene Murphy, Regina Landry and

Mary Blanchard.

She leaves a daughter:, Lena Devoid of Berlin, NH; her Godson,Ronald Devoid of Berlin, NH; three sisters, Alice Pomerleau of Texas, Beatrice Kelly of Tampa, Fla., and Doris Gagnon of Bellows Falls, Vt.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and four greatgreat grandchildren.

Calling hours will be held 6 to 9 Ozina ‘Zine’ Lapointe p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 72 High Street in Berlin (Using the School Street entrance).

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00am Thursday, July 21, at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Berlin. Rev. Kyle Stanton will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Anne Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Coos County Nursing Home Activity Fund, PO BOX 416, Berlin, NH 03570.

To post an online tribute go to fleurypatry.com.

Frances O’Neil GORHAM -- Mrs. Frances (Story) O’Neil of Marois Avenue passed away early Saturday Morning, July 16, 2011 at St. Vincent Nursing Home in Berlin. She was 84.

Born on April 23, 1927 in Berlin, NH, she was the only child to Eldon and Alice (Hussey Bombard) Story. She was raised in Berlin and attended Berlin schools. She was very proud of her family heritage, especially her grandfather Jack Story, who was a well known florist and horticulturist who kept the gardens for the Brown properties. On November 22, 1946 she married Gerald J. O’Neil. Together they raised six children. He passed away on Nov. 5, 1986.

She was a devoted homemaker and mother. She will be remembered as the best Mom any child could ever have and was a foster mother to many. While her kids were growing up, she and her husband kept the Sokokie Chiefs Drum & Bugle Corps going. The band members came to know her as “Mother or Ma”.

Over the years, she had various jobs. In earlier years, she worked at Al’s Steakhouse & the Costello Hotel as a waitress and at the Brown Company in the towel room.

For over 35 years, she was the sales district manager for Friendly Home Parties and for 17 years, she worked as the “Old Woman in the

Shoe” at Storyland. She delivered cars for Berlin City Motors until a few years ago. She enjoyed working with people and her motto was “I am so glad we met.”

She was a communicant of Holy Family Church in Gorham and was supervisor of the voting checklist in Gorham. Her pastimes included crafts, and traveling the area fairs with her crafts and toys she also loved yard sales. Besides her husband, a great-granddaughter, Alexandria Rich, died before her.

She leaves three sons, Gerald J. O’Neil, Jr., of Gorham, Gregory O’Neil and his wife Kelly of Gorham, and Jamison O’Neil and his wife Candy of Milan; three daughters, Barbara J. Labreque and her husband Danny of Berlin, Carol McMillan and her husband Dan of Manchester, NH, and Peggy Blais and her husband Ray of Berlin; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren who all knew her as “Grammy O”.

Calling hours will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 33 Exchange St, Gorham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, at Holy Family Church in Gorham. Burial will follow in Holy Family Cemetery. To view an online slideshow go to mem.com or to post an online tribute go to fleury-patry.com.

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Laurette S. Proulx MANCHESTER -- Laurette S. Proulx, 72, of Manchester, died July 12, 2011 at Catholic Medical Center.

She was born in Berlin, NH, March 26, 1939 to William and Bernadette (Frasier) Boucher. She had previously lived in Hartford, Conn., Concord and Loudon, NH, and had been a Manchester resident for many years.

She was a registered nurse having worked at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home for many years. She had previously worked at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn., Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, NH, and the NH State Hospital. She had also worked for the Visiting Nurse Association in Berlin and Laconia

and was a former director of Epsom Manor.

She leaves her husband, Robert Proulx of Manchester; two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Travis of Weare and Michelle Ann Lafountain of Plattsburg, NY; a step-daughter, Mara Elliott, of England; five grandchildren; four brothers, Raoul Boucher of Berlin, Paul Boucher of Clifton Forge, Virginia, Robert Boucher of Brockton, Mss., and Henri Boucher of Liegoff, SC; a sister, Louise Giguere of Gorham, NH; nieces and nephews.

There are no calling hours.

A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 am at St. Raphael Church, 103

Walker St., Manchester.

Burial will be private.

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Joyce E. Reisch GORHAM, NH -- Funeral services for Mrs. Joyce E. Reisch, 78, of 11 Corbin Ave., Gorham, NH, were held June 17, 2011 at Holy Family Church, following prayers at the Bryant Funeral Home.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Steve Lepine. The pall was placed by her grandchildren, the gifts were presented by her children

Laurie Legere and Russell Reisch and a eulogy was done by Brenda Lauze.

The pallbearers were Shayne Reisch, Brandon Reisch, Nathan Corrigan, Fred Corrigan, Wally Corrigan and John Lapierre.

Interment was in the Lary Cemetery where Father Mark Dollard read the committal prayers.

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The truth can be very uncomfortable to hear today, and it will provoke a visceral response.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

People are talking about you and saying just what you wanted them to say. But this should come as no surprise to you.

You’ve been working pretty diligently to form a certain public image, and now your work is paying off.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19 ).

Once a stressful situation passes or a problem is resolved, you will feel better than new. Indeed, you will (SET ITAL) be (END ITAL) better than new, having grown in strength and confi dence from the experience.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

What you physically can or cannot do might affect your plan and your thinking. But don’t let it affect your opinion of yourself. Placing emphasis on your inner strength will empower you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Avoid twisting yourself up into a knot to prove how fl exible and willing to please you are. Instead, walk tall. It’s better to err on the side of rigidity now. Maintain the structure that will let everyone know you mean business.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 19 ).

Your tenacity and stamina are marvelous attributes that you’ll apply to remarkable feats. Through the next five weeks, good fortune comes by way of community projects and sales. You’ll be shown affection and will enjoy a large number of friends and acquaintances.

An inheritance or unexpected bounty comes in February. Libra and Gemini people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 20, 14, 12 and 30

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HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19 ). Make contact. You have terrifi c social instincts. You’re likely to pull a quality new friend into your world just because you were the one who said “hi” when no one else did.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Osho, a great spiritual teacher of the 20th century, said that all artistic activity is on the way toward becoming religious.

Today your creativity will lead you to a sacred place in your own soul.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may have trouble relating to someone until you broaden your base of acceptable commonalities. You are of the same species on the same planet, and there is enough to agree on right there.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Being loved by another person is not nearly as fulfi lling as loving another person. You will be happily occupied in the activities that demonstrate your deep affection.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know that by engaging a passionate person who is already in a certain kind of mood, you are asking for trouble. However, as an excitement-seeking risk-taker, you may find it irresistible anyway.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Sure, there are aspects of your history that you tend to glamorize. And yet, it is your fi rm opinion that the future will hold ever-more amazing treasures.

Share your vision with fellow optimists.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You deserve to deal strictly with people of integrity. Therefore, the ones who tell you to buy what you don’t need have to go. Also, there’s no time to entertain those who wouldn’t do the same for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The one who said “truth does not blush”

by Chad Carpenter

Solution and tips at www.sudoku.com

TUNDRA

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 thru 9.

For Better or Worse

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ACROSS 1 __ Rogers and Dale Evans 4 Forest home 9 Ginger cookie 13 Creative thought 15 Wear away 16 Bull, in Spain 17 Feathery scarves 18 Money, slangily 19 Stir up 20 Poet, often 22 Dismantle 23 Freeway division 24 Apple computer 26 Kidnap 29 Batting one’s eyelashes 34 Felony 35 Holdup 36 Prefi x for fat or sense 37 His and __ 38 Flower holders 39 Jumble 40 Break a fast

41 Destined 42 Charley horse, for one 43 Roof window 45 Baseball’s __ Reese 46 Blunder 47 Seldom __; rare 48 Big smile 51 Ridiculousness 56 Shade of dark orange 57 Memos 58 Person, place or thing 60 Competent 61 Statement of religious beliefs 62 Festive event 63 “__ there, done that” 64 Neighbor of Saudi Arabia 65 Morning grass moisture

DOWN 1 Curved bone 2 Smell 3 Slangy affi rmative 4 Concrete ingredient 5 Went skyward 6 Cowboy’s shoe 7 Doing nothing 8 Close call 9 Clobbered 10 Midday 11 Extremely dry 12 Sport played on horseback 14 Places of refuge 21 Police spray 25 Colony insect 26 Pains 27 Shatter 28 Soiled 29 Hem in and attack 30 Was dishonest 31 Relative by marriage 32 Clamor

33 Misshapen folklore fellow 35 “Hell __ no fury like...”

38 Hobo’s crime 39 Slot 41 Evergreen tree 42 Kernel 44 Of a pre-Easter period

45 Human being 47 Napped leather 48 Snatch 49 Hillbilly 50 __ of Wight 52 Drill a hole 53 Flower stalk 54 Amphibian 55 Christmas 59 Slangy refusal

Friday’s Answer

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––––––––––––––––– DAILY CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––– Wednesday, July 20 Berlin Water Works Commission: Meeting 12 p.m., 55 Willow Street, Berlin. Public welcome. Handicap accessible.

The U.S. Forest Service and Climate Change: with Roger Simmons, 8 p.m. at the AMC’s Pinkham Notch Visitor Center. FMI, call the Androscoggin Ranger Station at (603) 4662713.

Thursday, July 21 Imagine: critically acclaimed tour celebrating the songs of John Lennon, presented by the Nu-Utopians, a seven member folk/rock band at St. Kieran Arts Center, 155 Emery St., Berlin, 7 p.m. Tickets $12 adults, $6 students. 752-1028.

Free Samll 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.

Saturday July 23 Book, Bake and Craft Sale: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Randolph Public Library, 130 Durand Road, Randolph, NH. One Hundred Years of Conservation: The Weeks Act and The White Mountain National Forest with Terry Fifield. 7 p.m. at the Dolly Copp Campground. FMI, call the Androscoggin Ranger Station at (603) 466-2713.

Sunday, July 24 Bikers for Christ Motorcycle Ride: Meeting at Irving Circle K in Gorham N.H., 2 p.m., leaving 2:30 p.m. (Weather Permitting).

All Bikers welcome, with nothing expected except a fun ride.

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––––––––––––––– ONGOING CALENDAR –––––––––––––– Tuesday Book Drive: Tex Mex Restaurant across from City Hall. Great selection of books, thousands to choose from. Mondays and Tuesday 12 to 3 p.m., Thursday from 12 to 5 p.m. during Month of July.

FMI Denise 752-1005.

Cholesterol Clinic: Monday through Friday, by appointment only, Berlin Health Dept. City Hall, Berlin. Call 752-1272 for appointment, All area residents welcome. Cost $10.

AA Meeting: Women’s meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., St, Barnabas Church, 2 High St., Berlin.

Weight Watcher’s Meeting: Salvation Army, 5 p.m. meeting, 4:30 p.m. weigh-in.

Senior Meals: Guardian Angel School, MondayThursday Noon, Friday 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Suggested donations for 60 and over $3; under 60 $6. All are welcome. (FMI 752-2545) The White Mt. Apple User Group: will not be meeting until September, check the website www. wmaug.com for the date and further information.

Developmental Play-group: For infant and toddlers offered by Family Centered Early Supports & Services (FCESS), 10: to 11 a.m., Berlin Recreation Center on the first and third Tuesdays each month. This group is free of charge. FMI Cassie Risch 603-447-4356 x3 or e-mail crisch@ northernhs.org.Gorham.

Chess Club: welcomes all levels of players, to meet Tuesday, Family Resource building (across from high school) from 6 to 9 p.m. Lessons free. All questions, call Al French @915-0134.

Berlin Area Head Start Accepting Applications: For children between the ages of 3-5 years old. This is an income eligible program. Call 7525464 to schedule an appointment to enroll your child.

Gorham Public Library: Open M-F: 10 am 6 pm, Saturdays: 10 am - Noon. Children’s Story Time: Fridays, 1:30 pm. View On-line Catalog at https://gorham.biblionix.com/ . FMI call 466-2525 or email gorhampubliclibrary@ne.rr.com Artisan Gift Shop: 961 Main St., Berlin. Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Jefferson Historical Society: Meets first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. May through October meetings held at the museum on Route 2, and November through April meetings are held at the Jefferson Elementary School on Route 115A. Everyone welcome.

Social Night At Dupont-Holmes Post 82 American Legion: Every Tuesday, Gorham, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Food buffet $7 per person while food lasts! Menu varies each week. Free pool, darts, etc.

Members and bonafide guests welcome.

Gorham-Sabatis Lodge 73, F&AM: meets second Tuesday except January, February, and March (fi rst Tuesday). For more information, call 466-5739 or 466-5960.

Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Kieran House, 151 Emery St., from 2-4 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, please call Nicole Plourde, NH Catholic Charities,752-1325 Berlin Kiwanis Club: meets at Sinibaldi’s Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

Milan Public Library: Monday, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday’s 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Step Book/Discussion Meeting, .Tri-County (Step One), School St., Berlin 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

White Mountain Ridge Runners Meeting: First Tuesday of every month, clubhouse on Route 110.

American Legion Post No. 36 Monthly Meeting: First Tuesday of every month.

Salvation Army Social Services: Food pantry, 9 a.m. to noon, 15 Cole St., Berlin.

Computer Lab Classes: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan Center, Berlin. 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Call to be scheduled (752-2545).

Craft Class: Berlin Senior Center, 610 Sullivan St., Berlin, 1 to 3 p.m. (FMI 752-2545) Upper Coos Cancer Support Group: For cancer victims and their families. 6 p.m., 109 Park St., Berlin. (FMI Eva Hawkins, 752-2693)

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by Abigail Van Buren

SOUTHERNERS RISE IN FORCE TO DEFEND THEIR ‘Y’ALLS’

DEAR ABBY: “Keeping It Real in Laguna Beach, Calif.”

(May 27), who is embarrassed by the dialects of his Southern relatives, should learn some Southern hospitality! Yes, we may say “Ma and Pa,” “y’all,” “yonder” and “I reckon,” but we would not laugh or be embarrassed if a California relative came to visit. We’d be overjoyed and welcoming.

“K.I.R.,” get off your high horse and get over yourself!

If you visited, we’d show you around town, take you to see friends and relatives, and smother you with affection. We’d have big family gatherings, sit on the front porch and drink lemonade. We would never ridicule your different accent.

Come spend some time with us “hicks.” We welcome everyone and are glad to have you. We’ll serve you white gravy and homemade buttermilk biscuits, pecan pie and sweet tea.

And when you leave, we’ll give you a big, air-constricting hug and some “sugar” (Southern slang for kisses) and say, “Y’all come back now, ya hear?” -- GEORGIA GIRL DEAR GEORGIA GIRL: To heck with “K.I.R.” -- invite me!

You’ll be pleased to know your fellow Southerners came out in force against “K.I.R.’s” uppity attitude. Read on: DEAR ABBY: “Keeping It Real” is living in a fantasy world -- a sad one at that. Our country is made up of all kinds of people. How can he not see the charm in a simple, down-home accent? Using different regional phrases or expressions doesn’t make a person stupid or uneducated -- a fact “K.I.R.” might understand if he were more educated himself.

I adore my Southern heritage. I love being able to tell the difference between the drawl of someone from the Carolinas versus the Cajun tones of folks from Louisiana. There’s richness to those voices. You can almost hear the history by listening to someone speak. I’d much rather hear about “Ma and Pa” than be repeatedly subjected to words like “dude” or “gnarly.”

All I can say to “K.I.R.” is -- bless your heart! -- PROUD BELLE IN ARKANSAS DEAR ABBY: Why would “K.I.R.” assume that because his Southern family doesn’t live in an “uneducated” area, their accents are “fake”? His generalizations show how little he knows about the rich and varied Southern culture. He should read Tennessee Williams, Eudora Welty or Truman Capote, or watch a documentary about the South. In other words, educate HIMSELF to keep from coming off as embarrassingly shallow in front of his relatives. -- SOUTHERN YANKEE IN TEXAS DEAR ABBY: The late Lewis Grizzard, an accomplished writer and comedian from Georgia, talked about the differences between Northerners and Southerners in his comedy show.

My favorite line about our twang was, “GOD talks like we do.”

-- KARLYLE IN KENTUCKY DEAR ABBY: I had lunch with the CEO of a major corporation. He is Harvard-educated with a doctorate from Berkeley.

When he ordered “smashed taters with gravy” no one thought HE was a hick. -- SMILING IN SEATTLE DEAR ABBY: I’m appalled by “K.I.R.’s” pretentious attitude. Anyone spending this much time worrying about the use of “Ma and Pa” clearly has too much time on his hands. He should spend it more constructively, examining why he’s so concerned with appearances. -- DAWN IN CONNECTICUT DEAR ABBY: I’m guessing the country folk are having fun with him. I have a master’s degree in English and can quote Milton and Yeats. But around snobs like this, I’d go all “Jed Clampett” so fast he’d think he’s been slogwalloped by a shecritter without no young-uns. -- BRIAN IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR ABBY: That fool can kiss my grits! -- KAYE IN VIRGINIA

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

by Gary Trudeau

For Rent

For Rent

BERLIN, NH- Northern Lights Housing- Free Heat & Hot Water 1 bedroom and studio units available. Northern Lights Housing is a housing develop ment for seniors (age 62 or older) and people living with disabilities.

Rent is 30% of inco me and includes all utilities. The property is centrally located close to downtown and offers on-site laundry facility, on -site maintenance staff, free parking and a beautiful community room. Call AHEAD Property Manage ment today for an application and for more information 603-444-1377.

Check out our other rental properties @ www.homesahead.org.

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ONE bedroom, beautiful, deck, heat, h/w, parking, no pets, sec. deposit, references, $550, 723-3856.

BERLIN: 1- 4 bedroom apts., $475- $750, includes heat, hot water, free moving truck, 723-3042.

BERLIN: 3rd. floor, 2 bedroo m, newly renovated, heat/hot water included, two car parking, $575/mo. 723-7048.

BERLIN: East Side, 1 bedroo m spacious studio apart ment, 1st floor, newly renovated, of f street parking, no s moking. $520/mo. Free internet, w/d hookup. Must see! Call 603-723-0918.

BERLIN: Spacious 3/bedroo m, 2/bath, 2nd floor, recently renovated, w/d hook-up. Includes heat, pets considered, no s moking, references required, $650. plus security, 603-986-5264.

EXTRA large 2 bedroo m, 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, 1+2 bedroom apartment, Heat & Hot water included, $550 per month, 978-726-6081.

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

(800)944-2038.

GORHAM: 1 bedroom apt. 1st fl., w/d hook-up, updated carpet, stove, dishwasher, fridge. Main St. $525/mo. (603)986-5800.

$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 lin es 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, NH03570 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

For Rent

FREE mice w/ cage, waterbottle, feed. Everything you need.

Please take them. 728-8122.

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

Low Cost Spay/ Neuter

BUYING junk cars and doing tows willing to travel.

603-348-3403.

APT. $100/weekly! Free utilities!

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

BERLIN house for rent, 3 bed room, one bath, water included, garage, nice area, $575/ mo, 401-529-5962.

Cats & dogs Rozzie May Ani mal Alliance www.rozziemay.org 603-447-1373 PUPPIES s mall mixed breed.

See website for more details: www.mainelypuppies.com (207)539-1520.

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

Autos

Boats 14 foot alu minum boat, galva nized trailer, 25 HP Mercury, electric motor, $2,200, 752-7944.

For Rent 2 bedroom apt., first floor, heat / hot water, all appliances, of f street parking. No pets. References, security. $575/ mo.

(603)752-4033.

1994 Dodge Mark III Conversion van, excellent condition, stored last four years, $2000 466-3404.

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

2003 Toyota Tundra, black, 2wd, manual trans, 214K, $2900, 752-1968.

AFFORDABLE 2&3 bedroom apartments, starting at $495/mo. 723-4970.

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 1-2 bedroom 3rd floo r apartment near Dairy Bar, all appliances including w/d, $550/mo includes heat and water, 723-8854.

BERLIN one bedroom, first floor, $600/mo.; studio first floor, $500/mo. electricity, h/w, heat included, 603-723-4724.

BERLIN, House 3 BR 510 Willard, newly updated, energy efficient, garage, corner lot/ backyard $800 + util, 1st month & sec, 752-5914.

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 bedroo m, being renovated, call for info.

752-2607, 723-4161, Robert Reed.

Berlin- 3rd floor 2 bedroo m, $480/mo., 2nd floor 2 bedroo m $525/mo., 1st floor, 1 bedroo m $475 heated. Call (978)609-4010.

GORHAM: 13 Exchange St, (white bldg w/ black tri m) 2 br, second floor, h/ hw, fridge and stove, w/d hookup, w/ shed, no pets. Sec. dep. Call: 466-3378 (8am-4pm, M-F or leave a message).

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

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

ONE bedroo ms, newly reno vated, starting at $475. security, references, 723-4473

ONE bedroo m, frig, stove, heat, h/w, parking, no pets, sec. deposit, references, $550/ mo.

752-1993.

SUNNY large furnished rooms, cable, wi-fi, parking, laundry, $65/wk. $250/mo.

Mike 326-3071, 728-8486.

For Sale AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.

BASKETRY, far m stand equipment, tag, flea. flowers, fruits, vegetables year round, crafts, lots! Call 603-348-3607.

EVERYTHING to do stained glass. Call for info. 449-3379.

HONDA 15hp, 4 stroke outboard motor, 2002 model. Very little use, mint condition. Errol, NH $1300. 752-2982, 482-3374.

LOCKNESS Gardens: 802 Fifth Avenue. Quality perennials only $4/each! Five varieties: Hosta, Astilbe, Daylilies, Foxglove, Lady's Mantle, Coral Bells, Hollyhocks, flag iris, Iris.

MAYTAG Neptune washer & dryer, front loader, $400; Behringer 400 watt DJ syste m, $1000; Milwaukee 1/2 inch hammer drill, never used, $125, 603-723-4165, Gorham.

POOL Rovert junior, above ground pool cleaning robot, new $279, asking $125, 752-5519.

POP-UP ca mper, good condition, $900 FMI 752-7525

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

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

Free T&B Appliance Re moval. Appliances & AC’s re moved free o f charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.

Help Wanted EXPERIENCED: housekeeper, p/t, excellent pay, Jefferson Notch Motel, Randolph, 466-3833.

FULL time: telemarketer. Hourly wage plus commission and bonuses. Starting August 1st. Part time: web designer, copywriter, video editor. Send resu me, salary requirements to BerlinHires@gmail.com.

Experienced Autobody Technician Must have own tools ASE certified preferred Apply in person or call 449-2025.

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.

THE BERLIN DAILY SUN, Tuesday, July 19, 2011— Page 15

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

PATROL OFFICER The Gorham Police Department is accepting applications consisting of a letter of intent and resume for a full-time Patrol Officer and to establish an enabling list. Competitive benefits package offered. Applicants must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent and will be required to pass a written test, physical agility test, psychological exam, and polygraph test. Letters of intent and resumes shall be submitted to the: Gorham Police Department 20 Park St., Gorham, NH 03581 Attention: Chief of Police (603) 466-2334 Application Deadline: July 29th, 2011 The Town of Gorham is an equal opportunity employer.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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Services

FULL-TIME LAUNDRY ATTENDANT

PT Personal Care Assistant needed to assist with activities and personal care for young student in the Berlin/ Gorham area. Looking for a calm, flexible, dependable and creative team player. 10 hrs/week. Experience working with individuals with seizures and developmental disabilities preferred.

Send resume plus three letters of reference to Mary Ellen Cade, Northern Human Services, 87 Washington St., Conway, NH 0 3 8 1 8 o r mecade@northernhs.org EOE Position requires valid driver’s license, proof of adequate auto insurance, and driver’s and criminal background checks.

(036).

LOST set of keys on Saturday, between Save-A-Lot and Walmart. Call 603-388-4292 or 603-538-6612.

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING SOLUTIONS.

INDIVIDUAL to maintain 4 sm lawns in Berlin and Dummer area. Must own equipment including digital camera. $25- $35 per lawn. 603-393-7580.

VETERINARY Technician Assis tant needed for busy 3 doctor practice in Gorham, NH. Position available immediately, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Applicant must be dependable, self-motivated and a team-player. Animal/ medical experience preferred. Please e-mail resume to: Attn. Megan

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.

LOOKING for experienced sales people for Verizon Wireless.

Drop off your resume to Wireless Zone, 410 Glen Avenue, Berlin, NH. Or e-mail your resume to:

or mail to: Attn. com Megan, North Country Animal Hospital, 2237 West Side Road, North Conway, NH 03860.

Please no phone calls or walk-ins.

Nordic Village Resort has a full-time laundry position available at our Gorham, NH laundry facility. Commercial laundry experience a must. Must be willing to work weekends and some evenings. Applications are being accepted in our office at Nordic Village, Route 16, Jackson, NH or email your resume to: sdoucet@nordicvillage.com.

IF you like fashion, if you lik e people and you have a flexible schedule Betty Dee's has the job for you. We offer good pay and good fun. Betty Dee's is looking for a part time sales associate. The job included sales, pressing and light cleaning.

Sewing ability a plus but not required. Apply in person at 87 Main St. Berlin.

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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.

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:

• Housekeeper- Full-time. Routine cleaning. Must be able to life 35lbs.

• RN- Full-time in Emergency Dept.

• Registration Clerk- Per Diem. must have computer skills.

• LNA- Per Diem. Experience and NH LNA license required.

• Diet Aide- Per Diem. Training will be provided.

• Registered Dietician- Per Diem. Appropriate credentials required.

• Office RN- Per Diem. Office exp. and BLS required.

• Physical Therapist- Per Diem. Previous in-patient exp. preferred.

• RN- Full-time. OR exp. preferred. ACLS & PALS 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.

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

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

LOCKNESS Painters: Top quality, affordable, interior/exterior painting, 26 years experience.

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

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

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School Administrative Unit #20 Part Time Berlin Housing Authority

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Housing Voucher Assistant This position is part time, 20 hours per week.

Resumes accepted until July 21, 2011.

Responsible for performing the activities associated with the Federal Leased Housing Program, ensuring that resident and property owner records, leases, and services are maintained and monitored according to agency policies and procedures. This includes intake, wait list management, eligibility determination, tenant and landlord briefing, rent determinations, voucher issuance, HQS inspections, leasing and annual re exams.

Will carry out Housing Authority policies. Interrelates with residents, property owners and the public in person/phone answer inquiries, responds to complaints, schedules appointments and provides general information relative to the leasing function.

Excellent oral, interpersonal and written communication skills as well as computer skills are required. Computer experience with Windows, word processing, Quickbooks, and Internet Explorer preferred. Must be able to work independently and as a team member in order to deliver a high quality of service to customers in a timely and efficient manner.

Housing experience, government or administrative experience preferred.

Please send cover letter and resume.

Please mark outside of envelope “Part time”.

No phone calls please. EOE, FHO

Mary-Jo Landry, Executive Director Berlin Housing Authority

10 Serenity Circle, Berlin NH 03570

Berlin Housing Authority Section 8 Coordinator Position FT Will be responsible for performing the activities inherent and associated with the Federal Leased Housing Program, ensuring that resident and property owner records, leases, and services are maintained and monitored according to agency policies and procedures.

This includes intake, waiting list management, eligibility determination, tenant and landlord briefing, rent determinations, voucher issuance, HQS inspections, leasing and annual reexaminations.

Will implement technical assistance programs and Housing Authority policies. Interrelates with residents, property owners and the public in person/phone answer inquiries, responds to complaints, schedules appointments and provides general information relative to the leasing function.

Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as excellent computer skills are required. Computer experience with Windows, word processing, Excel, Specialty Software and Internet Explorer preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills. Must be able to work independently and as a team member in order to deliver a high quality of service to customers in a timely and efficient manner.

Associate's Degree in Business or Social Services or equivalent administrative/governmental program experience requested. Must possess valid driver license and safe driving record.

We offer salary commensurate with experience, company funded benefits, pension plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Please send cover letter and resume to (No phone calls please):

Mary-Jo Landry, Executive Director Berlin Housing Authority

10 Serenity Circle, Berlin NH 03570 Mark outside of envelope “full time”.

Applications accepted until July 22, 2011. EOE FHO

HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHER (Maternity Leave Substitute) The Gorham High School is seeking a dynamic, New Hampshire certified Mathematics Teacher who is enthusiastic about working in a small, rural community which fosters high standards and a commitment to provide positive educational experiences for all students. The successful candidate must be able to teach pre-Algebra and Geometry. The position is for approximately 9 weeks beginning with the opening of school on August 29, 2011.

Please submit a letter of intent, current resume, certification, transcripts and three current letters of recommendation to: Mr. Paul Bousquet, Superintendent of Schools, SAU 20, 123 Main Street, Gorham, NH 03581 Phone # (603)466-3632 Review of applications will begin on August 5, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.

SAU #20 is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Jobs with the Appalachian Mountain Club

Environmental Educators: A Mountain Classroom program seeks educators for fall season (Aug. 26-Nov. 1). Qualifications include teaching experience, backcountry experience, bachelor's degree in education, ecology, or related field, and current WFA+ certification. Based in Gorham or Bretton Woods. To apply send a cover letter and resume to amcjob186@outdoors.org.

Lodge Crew – Available now: Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, Gorham-: 40 hours per week, kitchen and housekeeping duties, 5 days/week including weekends. Apply online or stop by the Visitor Center to fill out an application.

See job details for these and ALL fall jobs at www.outdoors.org/seasonal The AMC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace.

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Local girls participate in Make-A-Wish hockey game

BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN -- Berlin High School graduates, Trisha Falardeau and Cassie Martin, participated in the 14th annual NH-VT Make-A Wish Hockey Game on July 16, at the University of Vermont and skated away with a 5-1 victory.

This game which consist of graduating seniors from both NH and VT, showcased the best women hockey players in the two states, with some of the girls going on to play at Division I schools as well as the USA National team.

Playing a regular shift, as well as playing on two power play chances, the Berlin duo created numerous scoring chances as well as drawing two penalties. One of the two penalties resulted the game tying goal.

However, it was Vt., that struck first on a power play with just seven seconds left in the first period. Vermont’s Amanda Pelkey, who will be playing at UVM next year, went end to end flying past all NH defenders and went fi ve hole to give Vt., their only lead.

This goal, along with goalie Sarah

Till, were the only highlights for the Vt., team. NH was determined to reverse the previous three year winless streak (2 losses and 1 tie) .

New Hampshire got on the board with a second period power play goal at 2:05. Catherine Putney scored on an assist from Haley Dutille to make it 1-1. This power play was the result of Trisha Falardeau being hauled down in front of the net to prevent a scoring bid.

At 9:28 Anna DiPastina scored from Kate Banys to put the NH squad up for good 2-1. Falardeau and Martin had a great chance on a two on one in which Cassie’s wrist shot just missed the upper corner. The final NH goal in the period was Putney again on an assist from Brenna Boulanger. Late in the second period, Falardeau did let go of a booming slap shot from center ice that was just a little high and wide of the VT net to close out the period.

In the third period at 9:58, the Mountie duo got on the score sheet as Martin, who was playing an unfamiliar right wing position, kept the puck in the zone and fed Kate Leary behind the net. Leary then spotted Falardeau

Berlin High School graduates, Trisha Falardeau and Cassie Martin. (COURTESY PHOTO)

positioned in front of the goal. Her pass wasted little time getting to Falardeau and even less time as Trisha one time it into the Vt., net to give NH a three goal cushion. A nice touch since sister Stacey Falardeau played in the 2004 Make-A-Wish game. The final NH goal at 12:55 was on a partial break by DiPastina on an assist from Dutille.

“Playing wing for the first time took some getting use to but once the game started things fell into place,” Martin

said. “Trisha was slated to play center but after talking to the coaches, we all agreed that playing wing was what was best for the team.”

Berlin head coach Gary Boucher offered, “It was nice that these girls ended up playing together on the same line for the last time since they were paired up for most of their hockey career. Both represented Berlin well and should be extremely proud of their performances.”

Hot action burns up the track at Groveton’s Riverside Speedway GROVETON -- It was Dad’s 4By Tool & Supply favorite driver’s night at Groveton’s Riverside Speedway Saturday. Feature winners included Shawna Whitcomb, David Ofsuryk,, Dave Gyger, Nick Gilcris, Jason Wyman, Nick Pilotte, Matt Kopp and Kristian Switser.

The Sign Depot/Caron Building Center Daredevils went caution free in their feature event. St. Johnsbury Vermont’s Kristian Switser rolled into victory lane with the #1 of Anthony Lacoss second and the #05 of Tyler Austin third. The rookies saw Lancaster’s Matt Kopp rolling into victory lane. The #88 of Nicole Ouellette

was second and Ariel Switser finished third. Both Kristian Switser and Kopp were the qualifying race winners.

The Town & Country Motor Inn Street Stocks saw point leader Ben Belanger bring the fi eld to green. By lap 11, Nick Pilotte had taken control of the race and held off Belanger to take the win. Third place went to Dean Switser, with Tom Sokolis and Matt Schartner rounding out the top five. Belanger won the heat race.

The Jiffy Mart Cyclones had the largest fi eld of the evening, rolling seventeen racers to the start finish line. The #88 of Jason Wyman and the #32 of Chris Caron set a blister-

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Cody LeBlanc and Wyman carried the checkers in the qualifying races.

The Twisted Tea Dwarf Cars ran their feature without incident, allowing top point man Dave Gyger to increase his lead. Gyger easily outdistanced the field from his pole starting position. Newcomer, Aric Cole, was runner-up and Bobby Riley raced his #20 machine into third place. Gyger took the heat victory also.

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In the JA Corey/US Cellular Outlaw division, David Ofsuryk survived three late race restarts and held off the hard charging Sammy Gooden to capture the victory. Jourdan Davis #67, Mike Paquett #14, and the #57 of see RIVERSIDE page 17

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752-1717 Kevin Theberge, Mike Desilets, Sean Reardon and Dave LaChance, winners of the SFA Classic Golf Tournament, give back 60 percent of the cash prize put up by Bob Chapman, Chapman Scrap Metal and Recycling. Kathy McKenna, RSVP director, accepts their donation on be half of the Coos County RSVP Program, sponsored by Tri-County CAP. Inc. (Missing from the picture is Bob Chapman.)

RIVERSIDE from page 16

Chandler Davis rounded out the top five. Matt LeBlanc and rookie Aaron Smith won the heat races for the Outlaws.

In the Griffi n Family Angel division, Shawna Whitcomb snuck under Jenna Randall on lap eight and drove to victory for her first feature win of the season. The younger Randall took home runner-up honors and Tracie Nelson fi nished third. The heat win was also won by Whitcomb.

The fans spoke out as to who their favorite drivers were. They were Matt Carbone in the Budweiser Super Stocks, Dave Gyger in the Twisted Tea Dwarf cars, Matt LeBlanc in the JA Corey/US Cellular Out-

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There will be no racing at Riverside Speedway on the weekend July 23. The Speedway will be gearing up for Summerfest 2011 on Friday July 29, and Saturday July 30. Monster trucks, Late Models, Outlaw Sportsman, The Jake McDowell 100 for Street Stocks, Angels, Daredevils, Dwarf Cars and a 100 lap Cyclone Enduro, will all be on the cars for the two day weekend. For all of your latest news from Riverside Speedway, you can go to the web site at www.riversidespeedway.org

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Berlin Bowling Center league results

BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

BERLIN/GORHAM -- Saturday, May 14 Bumper League: Teams- The Beeez, Fireballz, Transformers, Pin Knockers, Bowling Buddies, high gamePaul Fortier 112, Elijah Gilcris 108, most over average Katie Dube +26, Kayla Torres +25.

Thursday, May 19 Summer League: Top teams- #1 The Pickled Dolphins and The Ballzy Bowlers both at 5-3, #3 Sharpshooters 4-4, high game- Jeff Gosselin 214, Buddy Riendeau 198, high seriesGosselin 587, Riendeau 530, most over average- Amber Rich & Beth Smith +59. most over average seriesRich +75, Smith +69.

Sunday, May 22 Sunday Sweepers League: #1 Gary Pinette, Dave Richards, Jeremy Hayes all at 9-3, #4 Dave Moore, Mitch Couture, Mark Hood, Jerry Lunderville, all at 7-5, high game- Gary Pinette 238, Bruce Bunnell 208, high seriesPinette 578, Jeff Gosselin 557, most over average- Bruce Bunnell +61, Gary Pinette & Marion Clancy +57, most over average series- Rich Duclos +94, Bruce Bunnell +85.

Tuesday, May 24 2-Person League: Top teams- #1 Blue Monster 7-1, #2 MPG 6-2, #3 Clean Sweep, Rubiks Cubes, Strikers, and CH Clan all at 4-4, high gameGary Pinette 200, Guy Labens 188, high series- Pinette 555, Labens 482, most over average- Kyle Newton and Labens +68, most over average seriesKyle Newton +126, Labens +122.

Wednesday, May 25 Senior League: Game #1 “No Tap

Winners”- Jules Poulin & AnnMarie Choquette 210, Game 2 “Predict Your Score”- Ann Marie Choquette, Game 3 “Splits, 9’s, X’s”- Roger Poulin & Ann Marie Choquette 211, Game 4 “Poker Bowling”- Jules Poulin, Lucky TicketJules Poulin.

Thursday, May 26 Summer League: Top teams- #1 The Pickled Dolphins 8-4, #2 Last Chance and Sharpshooters both at 7-5, high game- Rollie Baillargeon 192, Mike Chapman 189, high series- Jeff Gosselin 533, Chapman 507, most over average- Jerry Lunderville +43, Rollie Baillargeon +42, most over average series- Lunderville +74, Chuck Dodge and Luc Perreault +60.

Friday, May 27 Bumper League: Teams- Alley Gators, The Challengers, Team 4, The Pin Busters, high game- Katie Dube 98, Cassidy Parker 94.

Sunday, May 29 Sweepers League: Top players- #1 Gary Pinette, Dave Richards, and Jeremy Hayes all at 12-4, #4 Dave Moore and Jerry Lunderville 11-5, #6 Jeff Gosselin 10-6, high game- Gary Pinette 216, Jeff Gosselin 195, high series- Pinette 572, Gosselin 558, most over average- Lunderville +42, Pinette +31, most over average seriesLunderville +63, Mike Chapman +47.

Wednesday, June 1 Senior League: Game #1 “No Tap Winners”- Chuck Dodge & AnnMarie Choquette 165, Game 2 “Predict Your Score”- Lorraine Martin, Game 3 “Splits, 9’s, X’s”- Lorraine Flibotte and Ann Marie Choquette, Game 4 “Poker Bowling” AnnMarie Choquettefi ve 2s, lucky ticket winner- Norm Bouchard.

Summer Youth Soccer Program Results BERLIN -- Results from week one: Mites Division- Crew 7 Fire 0, Dynamo 0 Wizards 5

Junior Division- Revolution 4 Galaxy 3 Senior Division-Real Madrid 4 Chelsea 2

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North Country Men’s Basketball League game results

BY JEAN LEBLANC THE BERLIN DAILY SUN

NORTH COUNTRY -- (4-0) Mr. Pizza 90 vs. (1-3) Caron Building Center 48 Mr. Pizza dominated the game and stayed undefeated on the season with a balanced scoring attack. Zack Bacon and Zack Donaldson led the way with 22 and 21 respectively. Dimitri Giannos netted 24 points for Caron Building Center. Giannos’s effort was not enough for Carons’ to make up for their three missing starters.

(1-3) Tough Guys 68 vs. (0-4) Cross Machine 57 The Tough Guys and Cross Machine both came in to this game with matching 0-3 records and battled it out to get their first W of the summer. The Tough Guys finally had their entire roster and the combination of Sean Irving and Samuel Aldrich provided 18 points a piece enabling the Tough Guys to earn the victory. In the loss for Cross Machine, Tyler Burt stepped up his game with a season high 13 points.

(3-1) 78 Town and Country 78 vs (2-2)

8th Annual North Country One Pitch Softball Tournament seeking teams BERLIN -- Teams are wanted for the 8th Annual North Country One Pitch Softball Tournament to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of NH. This year’s slow-pitch, double elimination tourney will be held on Saturday, August 20, at Colonel Town Fields in Lancaster.

At least two women are required to be on the field/in the lineup at all times. All participants must be at least 18 years of age.

Register a team now, as space is limited!

Registration cost is $100 per team. Grilled food and raffle tickets will be available for purchase, and there will be free ice cream for all attendees.

If interested, please leave a message at (603) 466-1035.

Isaacson Steel 77 In the game of the night, the Town and Country edged out Isaacson Steel by one point in a triple overtime thriller. The game was a matchup of two of the leagues premier teams.

Town and Country made a 10 point comeback in the last three minutes of the game and set themselves up for the win in the last seconds of the third overtime. The game came down to a missed layup by Anthony Bathalon with 3 seconds left in the

game. Bathalon led all scorers with 42 points. However, Curtis Arsenault’s 26 points, Steve Arsenault’s 20 markers, and Justin Stroup’s big 11 point second half and clutch 3 pointer in the fi rst overtime, combined for just enough to outshine Bathalon and his Isaacson team.

(4-0) Morneau Travel 77 vs. (1-3) North Country Dental 70 After an ugly start for Morneau Travel, the Motelers rebounded for victory after trailing big at the half.

Jake Drouin was unstoppable in the first half with five three pointers and a total of 17 fi rst half points. Dan Enman’s 20 points in the game also helped North Country Dental jump to a big lead.

In the second half, Jesse Arsenault and Dylan Curry helped Morneau Travel lock down on defense and held North Country Dental to 29 points.

Don Picard’s 28 points led Morneau Travel to its fourth victory of the season.

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