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LACONIA – Eric Grant, the leader of a popular local country band, remains free on $20,000 personal recognizance bail after pleading innocent in Belknap County Superior Court yesterday to one charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault charge stemming from an incident that allegedly happened on December 21, 2006.

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Wanda Henrietta Blore, played by Emily Paronto, walks past Phillip Lombard (John Hammond) and Emily Caroline Brent (Zina LaBrie) during Laconia High School’s dress rehearsal for Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None....” Wednesday evening. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday. (Karen Bobotas/ for the Laconia Daily Sun) Today, Friday and Saturday, at 7 p.m.

LACONIA – The Lakes Region Community College’s culinary arts program will likely hold part of the program during the spring semester in the Huot Technical Center and Concord High School. The college was urgently seeking a new home for the culinary program after recently learning of structural issues that rendered its previous location, the Belmont Mill, no longer suitable.

Thomas Goulette, vice president of academic affairs, said the college has had offers from both secondary schools.

“The theory classes will come back to campus,” said Goulette.

He explained that the Culinary Art Program has components taught in a classroom setting and components that take place in a kitchen. He said the college will accommodate the classroom instruction portion of the program on the college’s campus.

“We will need both (the Huot Center and Concord High) for the number of classes and students,” Goulette said, noting there are 70 students enrolled from all over the state in the LRCC Culinary Arts Program.

“Don’t forget, (our programs) were going at the Belmont Mill from 8 a.m.

Mondays to 9:30 p.m. Fridays plus some Saturday classes,” he said.

The relocation of the LRCC Culinary Arts Program stems from the sudden closure of the fourth floor of the historic Belmont Mill after town officials learned there are some structural deficiencies on that floor that must be remedied before it can be used.

Goulette said that despite the great relationship LRCC had with the town see CULINARY page 7

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No one voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. When voters closed the doors to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, they also shut out everybody else.

For only the second time in four decades, baseball writers failed to give any player the 75 percent required for induction to Cooperstown, sending a powerful signal that stars of the Steroids Era will be held to a different standard.

All the awards and accomplishments collected over long careers

by Bonds, Clemens and Sosa could not offset suspicions those feats were boosted by performance-enhancing drugs.

Voters also denied entry Wednesday to fellow newcomers Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza and Curt Schilling, along with holdovers Jack Morris, Jeff Bagwell and Lee Smith.

Among the most honored players of their generation, these standouts won’t find their images among the 300 bronze plaques on see FAME page 7

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Iranians freed in major prisoner swap in Syria DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, held by Syrian authorities — a deal struck after rare negotiations involving regional powers Turkey, Qatar and Iran.

It was the first major prisoner swap since the uprising began against President

Bashar Assad nearly 22 months ago.

Iran is one of Assad’s main allies, and the Iranians, who were seized outside Damascus in August, were a major bargaining chip for factions trying to bring down his regime in the civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people.

The exchange also highlighted the plight of tens of thousands of detainees languish-

ing in Syrian prisons, many of whom were picked up at street protests and have not been heard of since.

The group of 48 Iranians arrived Wednesday at the Sheraton hotel in several vans escorted by Syrian security forces. Looking disheveled but healthy, they were greeted by Iran’s ambassador in Damassee SYRIA page 9

LOGANVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia mother who shot an intruder at her home has become a small part of the roaring gun control debate, with some firearms enthusiasts touting her as a textbook example of responsible gun ownership.

Melinda Herman grabbed a handgun and hid in a crawl space with her two children when a man broke in last week and approached the family at their home northeast of Atlanta, police said. Herman

called her husband on the phone, and with him reminding her of the lessons she recently learned at a shooting range, Herman opened fire, seriously wounding the burglary suspect.

The National Rifle Association tweeted a link to a news story about the shooting, and support poured in from others online, hailing Herman as a hero. The local sheriff said he was proud of the way she handled the situation.

“This lady decided that she wasn’t going to be a victim, and I think everyone else looks at this and hopes they have the courage to do what she done,” Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman said Wednesday.

Herman was working from home Friday when she saw a man walk up to the front door. She told police he rang the doorbell twice and then over and over again. He went back to his SUV, got something out see HERMAN page 8

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire mother wept openly in court as prosecutors played video of an alleged sexual encounter between her and her own 14-year-old daughter as a child sexual exploitation and pornography case got under way Wednesday with graphic testimony about sex acts the girl allegedly performed while her mother videotaped them.

Jury deliberations in the child exploitation trial of the Manchester lawyer could begin as early as Thursday in U.S. District Court in Concord. Her attorney has said he will call no witnesses.

U.S. Attorney John Kacavas told jurors the defendant acted not like a mother, but as the girl’s “pot pusher, her pornography producer and her predator.”

Two men testified they had sex with the defendant and with her daughter multiple times during separate encounters in 2012, one in Canada and the other at the attorney’s home. Both said the defendant recorded several of the sexual encounters on a smartphone.

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Pat Buchanan

America’s coming gun war Eight days after the massacre of 20 first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary, where each child was shot with a Bushmaster .223, The Nation’s Gun Show, the biggest east of the Mississippi, opened. “A line already snaked around the building shortly after the threeday event began at 3 p.m., and the parking lot was jammed” at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Va., wrote Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post: “With an AK-47 slung over one shoulder, Marco Hernandez offered one word when asked why he was in the overflow crowd at the gun show.”

“Obama,” he said. “I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the possible gun ban.”

And this is the story across America since Sandy Hook.

The weapon most in demand at Chantilly?

The AR-15 black rifle, a version of which was used to slaughter the innocents in Newtown. At Chantilly, their price doubled in hours to $1,800. Gun stores have sold out their inventory.

Yet for weeks after Sandy Hook, journalists and politicians from the president to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who were making the case for a new assault weapons ban, dominated the airwaves. Those calling for reinstatement of the ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004 had the national audience almost entirely to themselves.

The National Rifle Association was largely silent. Not until nine days after Newtown did the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre appear on “Meet the Press” to be subjected to hostile interrogation.

Yet, from the record gun sales in December, and 2012 — there were 16.8 million calls to the FBI for background checks for gun purchases last year — the elites have lost the argument with the audience that counts. They have failed to convince those who buy guns.

Just as East Berliners, before the Wall was built, voted with their feet, fleeing west, Americans are voting with their checkbooks, paying hundreds and thousands of dollars to buy the guns liberals loathe.

The reflexive response of the gun controllers is to blame this on that malevolent force, the gun lobby, at whose apex is the NRA. But those crowds coming to gun shows in droves and buying semiautomatics are not there because the NRA issued some order. Today, we Americans are a far more heavily armed people than half a century ago. Forty-seven percent of adult males own a firearm.

There are 270 million rifles, shotguns and pistols in private hands.

Are they for hunting? Not

according to the Financial Times.

“The number of hunters fell from 16.6 million in 1975 to 12.5 million in 2006, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.” That number will continue to shrink as America’s suburbs further encroach on rural areas, limiting hunting grounds and reducing game.

The FT notes that Freedom Group, owner of Bushmaster, has estimated that while “total sales of long guns to U.S. consumers rose at an annual rate of just 3 percent during 2007-2011, modern sporting rifles grew at an annual rate of 27 percent.” Last year, sporting rifle sales doubled.

The number of rifles like the AR-15 in private hands has probably tripled since the assault weapons ban expired. The NRA’s David Keene estimates the number now at above 3 million.

Who owns these weapons? Half are owned by veterans and cops.

Writes Keene: “Nearly 90 percent of those who own an AR-15 use it for recreational target shooting; 51 percent of AR owners are members of shooting clubs and visit the range regularly; the typical AR owner is not a crazed teenage psychopath, but a 35-plus-year-old, married and has some college education.”

These figures suggest that a successful effort to restrict the sale and transfer of “assault rifles” will, as did the Volstead Act and Prohibition, drive the market underground, create lawbreakers out of folks who are law-abiding and send the AR-15 price further skyward.

Many gun controllers not only do not understand what motivates those who disagree with them, they do not like them, reflexively calling them gun nuts, a reaction as foolish as it is arrogant and bigoted. For given the loosening of gun laws at the state level in recent years, the gun controllers no longer have the numbers to impose their will on the folks who have a love for, or feel a need for, guns.

To most Americans, an armed guard in a school is a good idea in our too-violent nation. Most Americans realize that when shooting breaks out in a gun-free zone — a school, movie theater, mall — the first call goes to 911 to get cops with Glocks and a SWAT team with black rifles there as soon as possible.

Most folks understand why air marshals on planes might have to be armed. Most folks know that the people running up the death toll in murder capitals like Chicago are not using AR-15s. And many Americans yet accept that in the last analysis it is a man’s duty to be the defender and protector of his wife and children.

Human nature will ultimately triumph over ideology.

LETTERS Voters didn’t elect me to be a rubber stamp for county commission To the editor, Saturday’s (January 5) edition of The Sun presented an article in which, once again, the Belknap County Commissioners mistakenly accuse the Republican caucus of an illegal meeting. I am a supporter of the Open Meeting Law and believe that if the BCC has any actual evidence of wrongdoing that they should present it to the Attorney General’s office. Otherwise, they would do well to articulate their spending priorities as well as they can. There are many concerns not only about the annual budget but also about the affordability and accountability of various county entities.

As a member of the Belknap delega-

tion, I can state categorically that I have lobbied no-one on the proposed county budget and that no-one has lobbied me. Not only is a party caucus legal it is also appropriate. Were it illegal, I do not believe that the venue would mitigate the illegality.

Were the statements from the Commission a ham-fisted attempt to bludgeon delegates into submitting to the budgetary will of the commissioners?

They would know the answer to that but it is my thought that I was elected by the voters of Gilmanton and Alton and am accountable to them. I was not elected to be a rubber stamp for the Commission.

Rep. Richard B. Burchell Belknap County District 5

Gun laws do nothing but expose our society to 10 times more crime To the editor, On December 5th, when the current Legislature took office, they made a set of promises when they were sworn in to their offices as legislators. Among those promises was the promise to comply with the Restrictions-OnGovernment as contained in the first 39 Articles in the New Hampshire Constitution (the first 39 Articles are listed as “Part First” — “Bill Of Rights”) Those 39 Articles, all of them, are our Bill of Rights, and in addition, they constitute 39 Restrictions-OnGovernment.

When they took their Oath of Office, all legislators made a promise that only by a two-thirds majority vote of the people could any of the 39 Restriction-On-Government be changed (Part II, Article 100) “Each Constitutional Amendment shall be submitted to the voters by written ballot at the next biennial November election and shall become a part of the Constitution only after approval by two-thirds of the qualified voters present and voting;”)

Yet when the Legislature voted to ban guns they broke this part of their Oath Of Office. (That only a super majority of a vote of the people could change any of the Articles in our Bill of Rights), Because one of the 39 limitations on the powers of Government (Article 2-a of our Bill of Rights) states “All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves,...”

Yet, when the Legislators voted to ban guns in the Statehouse, they broke this part of their Oath of Office.

Back in the desperately poverty stricken 1930s, there were about 270 men in the N.H. State Penitentiary.

Now with “lots” of gun laws, and a society that is still more prosperous than it was in the 1930s there are about 2,700 men in the N.H. State Penitentiary, so gun laws solve nothing and primarily result in our society being exposed to about 10 times more crime than we had in even the desperately poverty stricken 1930s.

Robert Kingsbury Laconia

Thanks to a stranger, wallet & gift cards were returned to me To the editor, My most sincere thanks to the person who found and returned my wallet to Hannafords on January 3.

The wallet contained some Social Security money and many Christmas

gift cards from family and friends.

I wish you a life with similar blessings.

Martha Compton Meredith

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To the editor, My oh my, L.J. Siden is having such a meltdown here in Tuesday’s edition.

Was it something I said? Good! Siden calls me several cruel names because I lumped him in with a few other leftist ideologies who have a rich history of making unsupported claims outright lies and plain old dirty name calling.

See readers, nothing changes. O’l L.J. justifies his most recent rant by saying he didn’t say a couple of the things which were said by others. Maybe not,

but he damn sure said some of the others I used in my examples of their collective left wing propaganda. Readers may remember back about four years age he and I were going back and forth with letters. It ended when I challenged him to provide clear examples of his unsupported claims.

Results, he stopped writing for about three years.

I’m still waiting there Siden.

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Global warming is real, increasing, man-made and dangerous To the editor, On Jan. 2, The Laconia Daily Sun published a letter from John Lukens, Ph.D., questioning the Department of Environmental Services’ intention to explore “how a changing climate can affect New Hampshire and our many natural-resource-based sectors.”

Dr. Lukens wrote, “. . . both NASA and East Anglia University’s CRU (Climate Research Unit in the UK) . . . recently published data that show that global warming slowed and then leveled off about 15 years ago. The planet has been gently cooling since then, while atmospheric CO2 levels have continued to increase. CO2 — and other GHGs [greenhouse gases] — therefore CANNOT be causally connected to global warming . . .”

It is important to note, even if global warming is natural — not caused by humans — we should not simply dismiss efforts to study, understand and eventually minimize the ecologic and economic consequences. New Hampshire — particularly the Lakes Region — is hugely dependent on its natural resources to attract visitors and their money.

However, climate change is neither natural nor benign. The consensus within the scientific community — including the two sources Dr. Lukens cites — is clear and straightforward.

Global warming is real, increasing, manmade and dangerous.

Observations — both physical (e.g., disappearing ice and spreading drought) and biological (e.g., mass extinctions and growth in beetle populations) — as well as the increasing frequency and size of weather phenomena reinforce study findings and are consistent with the predictions emanating from those findings.

Given the reluctance of scientists to speculate beyond their models, however, predictions over the years — as frightening as they have been — have consistently fallen short of the unfolding reality.

Dr. Lukens is somewhat correct in identifying 1998 as the hottest year on record. Reputable agencies such as the UK’s Meteorological Office and the Meteorological Agency of Japan agree with him. American sources, however, do not. Both NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rank 2010 as the world’s hottest year with 2005 second.

NOAA ranks 1998 third; NASA ranks it sixth.

On the other hand, his assertion the earth has been “gently cooling” since 1998 has little (if any) reputable support and does not survive scrutiny.

Nine of the 10 hottest years on record — that is, all except 1998 — occurred in this century. When all data are in for the most recent year, most observers expect 2012 will be the ninth hottest year on record globally and the hottest year ever in the United States.

Whether or not 1998 was hottest, examining why it was so hot for its time provides an insight into the complexity we are all trying to understand.

A convergence of factors made 1998 the hottest year of the 20th Century.

Unfortunately, as the 21st Century is demonstrating, the factors are common and convergence is not as rare as we would like. Moreover, as I try to explain below, contributing factors do not all have to be at their peak for the planet to set heat records.

Two of the factors that converged in 1998 were huge: sunspot activity and the El Niño, La Niña cycle. The continuing infusion of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere amplified the effects of the natural phenomena. (Please see below.)

The output of solar energy is not constant. It cycles from high output to low output over 11 years. We see the complete 22-year cycle on the sun’s surface as the waxing and waning of sunspots. In 1998, solar output was at its peak. In 2009, radiated energy from Old Man Sol was at its lowest.

There is much to consider in the preceding paragraph: — Both NASA and NOAA identify 2010 as the hottest year on record, yet 2010 was only the first year of 11 years of increasing heat output from the sun; — Last year was probably hottest year ever in the U.S., yet 2012 was only three years into the cycle; — The sun’s energy output will be increasing for another eight years; — The heat output from the sun will not get back to its low point until 2031; and — The sun will be putting out more energy than it did in 2012 for the next 16 years.

The other natural phenomenon, the El Niño, La Niña cycle, is not as predictable. On average, Pacific waters along the equator heat up (El Niño) and cool down (La Niña) every five years. Intervals as short as three years and as long as seven are common.

We have known of El Niño since anglers discovered it hundreds of years ago off the coast of Peru. El Niño means “little boy” and references the Christ child because the phenomenon see next page

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Police investigating hit-and-run that left behind broken utility pole LACONIA – Police have identified the owner of the car that struck a telephone pole and left the scene of the accident at the corner of Union Avenue and Messer Street at midnight on Tuesday night.

Sgt. Dennis Ashley said the license place from the car was found nearby and the owner of the car has been notified.

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from preceding page in years past began around Christmas.

Intense El Niño occurs about twice as often as potent La Niña. Because it affects weather on a planetary scale, the El Niño, La Niña cycle is arguably the most powerful phenomenon on Earth. When El Niño is at its peak, the Pacific is literally dumping heat into the atmosphere.

The winter of 1997-1998 saw one of the most powerful El Niños on record.

Similarly, in the run-up to the record heat of 2010, El Niño began in June 2009 and continued to build until February. Water temperatures remained above normal for months.

Sobering thought: Because oceanic heat has steadily increased since 1990, with each major El Niño, the Pacific will have more heat to dump.

It may be comforting to think natural circular events like solar energy output and the El Niño, La Niña phenomenon are the cause of global warming and climate change. Those who are prone to wage war on expertise often say it is all just natural cycles.

All we have to do is wait. Things will return to their preindustrial norms. If only it were so.

Overall, the amount of carbon dioxide we emit into the atmosphere increases as developed nations find more needs for energy and once-underdeveloped nations join the affluent in pursuit of

technological nirvana. With ice receding in the northern and southern extremes of our planet, we are now poised to compound the problem by allowing the vast amounts of carbon held secure by permafrost to escape.

Once in the atmosphere, the stuff stays put for a century (or more). Consequently, even if the nations of the world someday succeed in reducing overall carbon emissions, total contamination would still increase for decades.

As carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses accumulate, the heat interchange between Earth and its solar system becomes less efficient.

Radiated energy from the sun passes freely through the atmosphere, but the gas buildup hinders the planet’s ability to return heat to the void. That is, the gasses are acting exactly like the windows in a greenhouse or a car.

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By Mike Mortensen FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

MEREDITH — An Inter-Lakes School District educator who for more than 10 years has devoted herself to helping students who need extra support and assistance in their learning was honored with a special recognition by the School Board.

Deborah Dixon was presented a special gift by the board Tuesday evening. The board also voted to accept a $2,000 contribution from Hannaford Brothers which the supermarket chain made on behalf of Dixon, one of five New Hampshire Teacher of the Year finalists. The money will be used to purchase teaching supplies and equipment for Dixon’s classroom.

“How often do you get to be celebrated like that,” Superintendent Mary Ellen Ormond said of Dixon’s selection as one of five Teacher of the Year finalists.

“We are honored to have one of the best (teachers) in New Hampshire,” said School Board Chairman Richard Hanson.

Dixon has led Inter-Lakes Elementary School’s early intervention program for the past 13 years. She has been responsible for the creation of the school’s KinderPower program was well as numerous other programs designed to give students extra support and assistance in their learning. She works with parents, presenting workshops to inform them about ways to in enhance a child’s education early in life.

In her capacity she works with parents whose children face special learning challenges, whether because developmental disability, serious problems with their physical health, or other issues.

Elementary School Principal Dr. Steven Kelly noted how Dixon had helped him and his wife understand that their eldest son’s mental retardation was not to be seen as a barrier to his being able to learn or master skills. “(Dixon) told us, ‘He will learn to

Deborah Dixon is shown here as she is congratulated by the InterLakes School Board. In the background is board chair Richard Hanson. (Mike Mortensen/ for the Laconia Daily Sun)

read. He will learn to write.’ He learned at his own pace,” Kelly told the audience.

Dixon also serves as a resource to the school district, sharing her expertise in the area of teaching and learning by presenting workshops and providing in-service training for faculty and staff at all levels. School Board member Jack Carty recalled how Dixon had given the board a memorable presentation about her work.

“It was the most exhilarating presentation made in this room,” Carty said.

CULINARY from page one of Belmont and the mill, the program has outgrown the space and it is unlikely to return to the mill even after the fourth floor is fixed.

Laconia School Superintendent Bob Champlin said yesterday that Huot Director Scott Davis had been in discussions with Goulette about the LRCC program using the Huot facilities in the evening.

“Conceptually it makes sense,” Champlin said. Both Goulette and Champlin said the Huot and LRCC work together on “fast track” programs where high school students can earn college credit in some circumstances.

Champlin plans to discuss the LRCC proposal with the School Board as part of the agenda at next Tuesday’s meeting.

Meanwhile, said Goulette, LRCC is looking for a more permanent location for their program. Goulette said the downside of utilizing a traditional commercial kitchen is that most kitchens are designed for efficiency and aren’t big enough to accommodate “eight to 10 students standing around one stove.”

“Typically, a kitchen is smaller and tighter,” Goulette said.

He said the kitchen equipment from the Belmont Mill is being removed from the mill and will be stored on the campus at LRCC. Goulette said yesterday the financial agreements between LRCC, the Huot Center and Concord High School have not been finalized and he cannot speak to them until next week.

FAME from page 2 the oak walls in Cooperstown, where — at least for now — the doors appear to be bolted shut on anyone tainted by PEDs. “After what has been written and said over the last few years I’m not overly surprised,” Clemens said in a statement he posted on Twitter.

Bonds, Clemens and Sosa retired after the 2007 season. They were eligible for the Hall for the first time and have up to 14 more years on the writers’ ballot.

“Curt Schilling made a good point, everyone was guilty. Either you used PEDs, or you did nothing to stop their use,” Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt said in an email to The Associated Press after this year’s vote was announced. “This generation got rich.

Seems there was a price to pay.”

Biggio, 20th on the career list with 3,060 hits, appeared on 68.2 percent of the 569 ballots, the highest total but 39 votes shy. The three newcomers with the highest profiles failed to come close to even majority support, with Clemens at 37.6 percent, Bonds at 36.2 and Sosa at 12.5.

Other top vote-getters were Morris (67.7), Jeff Bagwell (59.6), Piazza (57.8), Tim Raines (52.2), Lee Smith (47.8) and Schilling (38.8).

“I’m kind of glad that nobody got in this year,” Hall of Famer Al Kaline said. “I feel honored to be in the Hall of Fame. And I would’ve felt a little uneasy sitting up there on the stage, listening to some of these new guys talk about how great they were. ... I don’t know how great some of these players up for election would’ve been without drugs. But to me, it’s cheating.”

At ceremonies in Cooperstown on July 28, the only inductees will be three men who died more than 70 years ago: Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, umpire Hank O’Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White.

They were chosen last month by the 16-member panel considering individuals from the era before integration in 1947.

“It is a dark day,” said Jose Canseco, the former AL MVP who was among the first players to admit using steroids. “I think the players should organize some type of lawsuit against major league baseball or the writers. It’s ridiculous. Most of these players really have no evidence against them. They’ve never tested positive or they’ve cleared themselves like Roger Clemens.”

It was the eighth time the BBWAA failed to elect any players. There were four fewer votes than last year and five members submitted blank ballots.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, January 10, 2013— Page 7

MORTGAGEEʼS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

By virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage Deed given by KHANH C. PHAM (the “Mortgagor”) to NORTHWAY BANK (the “Mortgagee”) dated July 23, 2008 and recorded in the Belknap County Registry of Deeds at Book 2508, Page 766, the undersigned holder of said Mortgage Deed, pursuant to and in execution of said powers, and for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage Deed (and the Note secured thereby of near or even date, and related documents), and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, shall sell at PUBLIC AUCTION On Friday, January 25, 2013, at 11:00 in the morning, pursuant to NH RSA 479:25, at the mortgaged premises located at 89 Union Avenue, City of Laconia, County of Belknap, State of New Hampshire, being all and the same premises more particularly described in the Mortgage Deed (the “Mortgaged Property”).

TERMS OF SALE AND DEPOSIT: The property will be sold to the highest bidder who complies with the terms of sale. To qualify, bidders must register and present to the Mortgagee or its agent the sum of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) by money order, bank check, or other form of payment acceptable to the Mortgagee or its agent prior to the commencement of the public auction. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in full by money order, bank check, or other form of payment acceptable to the Mortgagee upon tender of the Mortgagee’s Foreclosure Deed within forty five (45) days after the sale, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE. The successful bidder shall also execute a purchase and sale contract with Northway Bank immediately after close of bidding. If the successful bidder fails to complete the purchase of the Mortgaged Property within forty five days, the Mortgagee may, at its option, retain the deposit as liquidated damages. Deposits of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned at the conclusion of the public auction.

The premises will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” without any express or implied warranties of any kind, and subject to: (a) any condition which a title search would reveal, (b) all unpaid real estate taxes and liens therefore, whether or not of record, (c) any facts which an inspection or survey of the premises might show, (d) mortgages, tax or other liens, attachments and all other encumbrances and rights, title and interest of third persons of any and every nature whatsoever which are, or may be entitled to precedence over the Mortgage Deed, and (e) subject to any existing tenants, tenancies or persons in possession.

The Mortgagee reserves all rights, including, but not limited to, the right to bid at the sale, to continue, postpone or cancel the sale, to reject any and all bids, and to alter, amend or modify the terms, conditions or procedure for the proposed sale, either orally or in writing, before or at the time of the proposed sale, in which event such terms as altered, amended or modified shall be binding on all bidders and interested parties, and to convey the mortgaged property to the next highest bidder should any successful bidder default.

ORIGINAL MORTGAGE DEED: A copy of the Mortgage Deed may be examined by any interested person at the offices of Cooper Cargill Chant, P.A., 2935 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, New Hampshire, during normal business hours.

TO THE MORTGAGOR AND PERSONS HAVING A LIEN ON THE PREMISES OF RECORD: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE. Failure to institute such petition and complete service upon said Northway Bank, or its undersigned attorneys, prior to the sale shall thereafter bar any action or right of action of the mortgagor based on the validity of the foreclosure. Reference is made to the provisions of RSA 479:25 (II).

For further information respecting the aforementioned foreclosure sale, contact auctioneer Paul McInnis, Paul McInnis, Inc., One Juniper Road, North Hampton, NH (03862), 603-964-1301. Other terms to be announced at the sale.

Dated at North Conway, New Hampshire this 6th day of December, 2012.

NORTHWAY BANK By and through its attorneys, COOPER CARGILL CHANT, P.A. Rebecca J. Oleson 2935 White Mountain Highway North Conway, NH 03860 Phone: (603) 356-5439

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Ducks by the dozen: Couple finds effort to help songbirds has unexpected results

By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — Steve and Lynn Dionne of Saint Catherine Street in Lakeport started noticing something different at their bird feeders on New Year’s Day when a half dozen mallard ducks showed up for lunch, gobbling up the seeds which the birds had dislodged from the hanging feeders and were laying in the snow.

Mindful of the decline in the nesting species of birds in the state recorded by the New Hampshire Audubon Society in a report, which shows that 60 percent of the 186 species are declining and 30 percent are at serious to endangered levels, the Dionnes have been practicing supplemental feeding year-round.

“One of the points made in the report’s final analysis was the support of over-wintering species by means of supplemental feeding. It pointed out, if one puts out feeders it is important to keep them filled year-round. Lynn and I have made sure all feeders are filled every day. We have been rewarded since early fall with a half dozen new species to our song bird check list.’’ says Steve.

He said that the move has not been without its drawbacks, as they have had to trap and relocate 47 grey squirrels, six red squirrels and two skunks, all since July, as well as chase away a black bear in the fall.

He said that the a large flock of mourning doves, perhaps as many as 60, has also settled in the area as well but he had no qualms about that because they are ground feeders and leave the hanging feeders alone. ‘’Up until a couple of days ago things seemed to be fine. But starting New Year’s Day everything changed. Apparently the cold weather over the past couple of weeks has closed off much of the open lake water. This has pressed the over-wintering ducks to search for supplemental feed,’’ says Dionne.

HERMAN from page one and walked back toward the house, a police report said.

Herman took her 9-year-old son and daughter into an upstairs bedroom and locked the door. They went into bathroom and she locked that door, too. She got her handgun from a safe, the report said, and hid with her children. At some point, she called her husband, who kept her on the line and called 911 on another line.

As many as 60 ducks have shown up to feed at the bird feeders of Steve and Lynn Dionne on Saint Catherine Street in Lakeport. (Courtesy photo)

He said that every day since the mallards first discovered their bird feeders the size of the flock has grown to the point where on Monday of this week Lynn counted 60 mallards and black ducks at the feeder. ‘’Their routine has been to show up in a flock late in the morning or early in the afternoon,’’ he said.

Tuesday was an especially interesting day as a red tailed hawk dove down and pinned one of the ducks against the ground. ‘’Apparently the hawk didn’t realize how tough the duck was and there was quite a scuffle that my

wife witnessed, which attracted a dog who came running over, causing the hawk to fly away. But the dog went after the duck and my wife had to chase the dog away. We searched for the duck but couldn’t find it in the area so apparently it was able to fly away,’’ said Dionne.

He said that he and his wife were never expecting that they would attract ducks to their bird feeders, but, given that it is the most stressful time of the year for overwintering birds, they will most likely continue to keep their feeders full.

In a 10-minute 911 recording released by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Donnie Herman calmly explained what was happening to a dispatcher. His part of the conversation with his wife was also recorded.

“Is he in the house, Melinda? Are you sure? How do you know? You can hear him in the house?” Donnie Herman said.

His wife told him the intruder was coming closer.

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Selectmen agree to hold Gilford election at Youth Center Thomas elected By gAil oBeR

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GILFORD – Although it didn’t come to an official vote, selectmen last night agreed with Town Moderator Sandra McGonagle to change this year’s municipal election from the to the Gilford Youth Center on Potter Hill Road from the Gilford Middle School.

McGonagle said the primary reasons for recommending the change is that the middle school has to cancel its physical education classes on election day and there is considerable traffic congestion at the beginning and end of the school day.

She also noted that teachers must find alternative parking on election days.

“We have a really efficient operation but this year with only one election it’s a good time to try a change,” she said. Town meeting and election day is March 12.

When Selectman’s Chair Gus Benavides asked if her recommendation stemmed from the shootings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., she said the safety of the students remains paramount but that the change in venue is primarily an attempt to avoid disruption. from preceding page the way, he started shouting: “She shot him. She’s shootin’ him. She’s shootin’ him. She’s shootin’ him.

She’s shootin’ him.”

“OK,” the dispatcher responded.

“Shoot him again! Shoot him!” Donnie Herman yelled. He told the dispatcher he heard a lot of screaming, but he seems to get increasingly worried when he doesn’t hear anything from his wife.

Melinda Herman told police she started shooting the man when he opened the door to the crawl space. The man pleaded with her to stop, but she kept firing until she had emptied her rounds, she told police. She then fled to a neighbor’s house with her children.

The man drove away in his SUV. Police found the SUV on another subdivision street and discovered a man bleeding from his face and body in a nearby wooded area. Police identified the suspect as 32-yearold Paul Slater of Atlanta.

Chapman said the hospital asked him not to comment on Slater’s condition, but he said he is not certain Slater will survive. Authorities have a warrant but haven’t formally arrested Slater yet. They plan to charge him with burglary, possession of tools for the commission of a crime and aggravated assault, Walton County sheriff’s Capt. Greg Hall said.

Police Chief Kevin Keenan said he supported the change to the Gilford Youth Center for security reasons. He said there are 82 parking spaces at the youth center and his department would be on hand for parking and traffic issues if and when they arose.

He suggested poll workers park in the town hall parking lot and that people holding campaign signs also be told to park elsewhere.

“I like the idea of moving it away from the school,” he said.

He said as far as placing police at the polls, at this past year’s presidential elections he had officers other than the school resource officers at the polls, including himself and his two lieutenants to cut down on overtime.

Public Works Director Sheldon Morgan said the town would have to locate tarps to protect the floors of the Gilford Youth Center much in the same way they use tarps to protect the gymnasium floor at the middle school.

McGonagle said she would ask the school district administration if the town could borrow their tarps for the March election.

SYRIA from page 2 cus, Mohammad Riza Shibani, and several Iranian clerics who distributed a white flower to each of the men, some of whom broke down in tears.

“The conditions placed (by the captives) were difficult, but with much work ... we succeeded in securing this release,” Shibani told reporters. “I hope such tragedies will not be repeated.”

He said their release was a result of elaborate and “tough” negotiations, but did not elaborate. The Syrian government, which rarely gives details on security-related matters, had no official comment and it was not clear what prompted the exchange.

Rebels claimed the captives were linked to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, but Tehran has denied that, saying the men were pilgrims visiting Shiite religious sites in Syria.

But U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland described most of the Iranians as “members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,” calling it “just another example of how Iran continues to provide guidance, expertise, personnel, technical capabilities to the Syrian regime.”

The rebels had threatened to kill the captives unless the Assad regime halted military operations against the opposition.

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LACONIA — Long-time Belknap County legislator John Thomas of Belmont is the new chairman of the Belknap County Commission, taking over the reins from Ed Philpot of Laconia.

Thomas, who was elected to the commission in 2010, is a former chairman of the Belknap County Delegation, as is fellow Republican Steve Nedeau of Meredith, also elected in 2010, who nominated him for the position when commissioners met Wednesday morning.

Philpot, the lone Democrat on the three-member commission, was elected vice chairman of the commission. He was first elected in 2008 and was elected as chairman in 2010 and won re-election to another four-year term last November.

Commissioners hired Joia Hughes of Meredith as administrator of a Community Block Development Grant which the Belknap-Merrimack County Community Action Program has received for weatherization efforts in the area.

They also approved awarding of a contract for sewer line repair at the Belknap County Nursing Home to Bauen Corporation of Meredith, which submitted the only bid for the project. The bid was $16,106.

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During the bail hearing, Assistant Belknap County Prosecutor Carley Ahern argued that part of Grant’s bail conditions should include that he have no contact with any children under 16. He is charged with digitally penetrating a 10-year-old girl seven years ago.

McLaughlin argued that the no contact provision with all minors was “overly restrictive.”

She said Grant is in a band with 10 other musicians, most of whom have children, and none of them support the no contact order. She added that Grant’s sister is a licensed daycare provider who now takes care of her own and Grant’s children. McLaughlin said Grant’s sister’s husband is a Gilford Police Officer and he “doesn’t have a problem.”

She agreed that Grant should have no contact with the alleged victim.

McLaughlin argued further that Grant has no criminal background, that there have never been any other allegations made against him, and as part of his other bail conditions he will have significant oversight through the probation office.

Ahern pointed out that Grant did have a misdemeanor conviction for criminal mischief from 1988.

She also argued the alleged 2006 sexual assault

involved a family member and some of them may be concerned. Ahern also argued that when the alleged sexual assault happened it was in Grant’s television room and there were other adults in the room.

O’Neill ruled that with the exception of his and his sister’s children, Grant have only supervised contact with other minors.

Grant is also ordered not to possess any firearms, not to drink any alcohol or take any non-prescribed drugs.

Ahern said she had no concerns with him showing up for future court dates and had no problems with him leaving the state.

McLaughlin also asked O’Neill to seal or redact Grant’s telephone number and address from the file, saying her client is a reasonably well-known member of national music community. She said there has been “an extraordinary press reaction” to his indictment and members of the national music media have made attempts to contact him.

O’Neill told her to work it out with Ahern and he would likely agree to limit media access to Grant’s current address and phone number as it is included in court documents.

Aside from a sinle statement made to the Laconia Daily Sun last week, Grant and McLaughlin have declined to speak to the media about the allegations.

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Murphy touted the experience of GraniteGrok, noting that with “a small number of conservative writers,” the blog has attracted attention not only in the state but also across the country and been recognized by national organizations. “We know what our message is,” he said, adding that he would bring his experience with information technology, including the social media and blogosphere, to the party.

Noting his own background in information technology, Glassman spoke from a fact sheet listing his responsibilities and accomplishments as chairman, which was distributed to voters. “Skip brings a lot to the table,” he remarked, “including strong opinions” then asked “what is going to be done to bring the different groups in the party together?”

Glassman went on to emphasize the administrative role of the chairman in arranging meetings, choosing venues, and booking speakers, singling out the importance of the annual cruise aboard the MMS Mount Washington in the committee’s fundraising efforts. He said that the cruises raised $12,000 while other campaigns raised nearly as much with 80-percent of the $22,000 in the committee’s coffers was spent in support of local candidates in the 2012 election.

When the outcome of the election was announced, Glassman thanked Murphy for running and said he looked forward to working with him to address the issues he raised.

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When the floor was opened to nominations, Don Flanders reported that the nominating committee recommended Glassman, along with incumbents Bill Tobin of Sanbornton as vice-chair, Barbara Luther of Laconia as treasurer and Nancy Leroy of Laconia as secretary. Both Luther and Leroy were elected without opposition.

Then Jane Cormier of Alton, second by her husband Carlos Martinez, put Murphy’s name forward for chairman while Murphy nominated Kevin Leandro of Gilford for vice-chairman. Neither Tobin nor Leandro chose to speak to their candidacies.

Speaking to their candidacies, Murphy and Glassman veiled their ideological differences in a colloquy about their respective communication and managerial skills.

“I find it slightly ironic,” Murphy began, “that when I came here in 2006 I said the Republican Party has to change and I’m still saying the same thing tonight.” He said that candidates can no longer put an “R” next to their name, put up some lawn signs and place a few advertisements in the newspapers and expect to be elected. “The ground has changed,” he said, stressing the need to apply new technologies to identify likely Republican voters and deliver the party’s message. Acknowledging that Republicans fared better in Belknap County than elsewhere in

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The men first shipped the garlic to Norway by boat, where it entered the country duty-free since it was considered to be in transit, prosecutor Thomas Ahlstrand said Wednesday. They then drove large shipments of garlic across the Norwegian-Swedish border, avoiding customs checks and thus Swedish import duties.

Ahlstrand said the men avoided paying some €10 million ($13.1 million) in Swedish taxes with the scheme, which took place in 2009 and 2010. A lengthy police investigation led to the identification of the two Britons.

Ahlstrand initially said they smuggled in 1.2 tons of garlic, but later said the exact amount was unclear.

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Brady one post-season win away from record FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady was just a “kid” in his second pro season when he won his first playoff game.

Now a 13-year veteran, the New England Patriots star needs just one more victory to break a tie with Joe Montana for most in the postseason as a starting quarterback.

He’d love to get his 17th on Sunday against the Houston Texans, not to reach the milestone but to advance to the AFC championship game.

So when he was asked on Wednesday if he was aware of the historic significance, he answered: “With that question, I guess I’m aware of it.”

Football, Brady said, “is a team game. I’ve been fortunate to play here and have the opportunity.

There’s no place I’d rather be.”

He was there for the famous “Tuck Rule” game, a snowy 16-13 overtime win over the Oakland Raiders

in his playoff debut in 2002 when a ruling that he had lost a fumble was changed, upon replay, to an incomplete pass. The Patriots went on to kick the tying and winning field goals.

He was there for his third postseason win — and first Super Bowl title — two weeks later. Minutes after that 20-17 upset of the St. Louis Rams, he flashed a broad smile while standing with both hands on top of the cap he wore with the bill facing backwards.

“That was some kid back then,” Brady said. “You really don’t quite understand what has happened or what has been accomplished until you try so many times and you don’t get to accomplish those things.

It’s very hard to win that final game of the year.

We’ve had a chance and lost a few.”

Both were to the New York Giants — 17-14 in the 2007 season and 21-17 last season.

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Throughout his opening remarks, Kacavas repeatedly told the jury, “She should have been a mom” as he laid out the defendant’s alleged misdeeds. But as the day progressed, he repeatedly told the jury, “Let me show you another video.”

As jurors watched recordings of various sexual encounters, the defendant averted her eyes from the laptop screen in front of her and dropped her head into one hand.

The final video, prosecutors said, depicted the defendant having oral sex with her daughter. Before introducing it into evidence, prosecutors had the girl’s father — the defendant’s ex-husband — identify the voices captured on tape. He wept uncontrollably after identifying the voices as his daughter’s and his ex-wife’s and left the courtroom before the tape was played for the jury.

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“The issue is not whether (she) is morally depraved,” Moir said. He acknowledged that the allegations are “shocking, reprehensible and despicable.”

Kevin Watson, of Ontario, Canada, testified he spent Memorial Day weekend of 2012 with the mother and daughter in a motel room in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He said he met the girl online and that they had sexually-explicit Skype sessions before the rendezvous about three weeks after the girl’s 14th birthday.

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“The partying was out of control, the sex was out of control and she was charging high rent,” Ore said, when asked why he left.

The lawyer was a member of, and had advocated for, the Alliance Defending Freedom — an anti-gay Christian group.

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LACONIA — Dorothy N. Davis, 99, of 213 Belvidere Street, Lakeport died at the Belknap County Nursing Home on Saturday, January 5, 2013.

Mrs. Davis was born April 11, 1913 in Franklin, N.H., the daughter of William C. and Marie A. (Albrecht) Nelson.

Mrs. Davis was a lifetime communicant of Saint James Episcopal Church, Laconia, N.H., involving herself with the choir, women’s guild, worship committee, church building and fund raising committees and other numerous church activities.

She became a sister of the Eastern Star by joining the Mount Washington Chapter #13 of Laconia and remaining in the Order for fifty-five years and was star point Ruth. She was a current member of the Ellacoya Chapter #43 Order of the Eastern Star in Holderness (Meredith), N.H. Mrs. Davis worked as an inspector at Barberry Knitting Mills in Lakeport, N.H. where she established many lifelong friendships. She also worked in health services at the Laconia State School, the Belknap County Nursing Home and various other nursing homes and retired from the Taylor Home of Laconia in 1984 as a nurse’s aide at the age of 70.

She was the best wife and mother one could ever have. One that was loved by everyone she touched.

Her family includes her two sons, Ken Davis and his wife, Shelly, of Eaton, Colorado and Rusty Davis of Lakeport; four grandchildren, Josh Davis and his wife, Mae, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Ethan Davis and his wife,

Moriah, of Racine, Wisconsin, Benjamin Davis and Michele of Portland, Oregon and Bonnie Davis of Huntington Beach, California; six great grandchildren, Makenna and Andrew of Kentucky, Corban, Theodore, Alistair and Jubal of Wisconsin; a daughter-in-law, Pat Davis, of Bristol, N.H. and nieces and nephews from California, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and North Carolina. She was predeceased by her husband of forty years, Raymond R. Davis; a son, Bill Davis, of Laconia and second husband, Clyde J. Beaulieu, of Lakeport.

The Davis family would especially like to thank the nurses and nurses’ aides of the Belknap County Nursing Home and the Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice for their special and spiritual care that they gave our Mum, Nana and Great grandmother.

There will be no calling hours.

A Funeral Service will be held at Saint James Episcopal Church, 876 North Main Street, Laconia, N.H. on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 11:00AM. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Bayside Cemetery, Laconia, N.H. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, N.H. 03247.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

BELMONT — Richard H. Brown, 83, of Concord Street, Belmont, N.H. passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Richard was a Korean War Veteran. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, traveling and motorcycles. He was a lifelong member of the Sunset Mountain Fish and Game Club of Canterbury, N.H. and the N.R.A. He was a member of the Charter Oak Masons Lodge #58 of Ctr. Effingham, the Central NH Amateur Radio Club and the First Baptist Church of Belmont, N.H. Richard is survived by his wife of fiftyeight years, June E. Brown, of Belmont, N.H.; two children, Robert Brown and his wife, Cathy, of Belmont, N.H., Nancy Brown of Laconia, N.H.; his brother, Howard Brown, and his wife, Sarah, of Belmont, N.H.; four grandchildren, Jeremy Brown and Amy of Gilmanton, N.H., Jim Brown of Belmont,

N.H., Heather Brown of Belmont, N.H. and Atlanta Ross of Laconia, N.H. and many nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, January 13, 2013 from 1:00PM – 3:00PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St, Laconia, NH, using the Carriage House entrance.

A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 14, 2013 at 1:00PM at the First Baptist Church, 49 Church Hill, Belmont, N.H. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to Belmont Baptist Church, 49 Church Street, Belmont, NH 03220.

Spring Burial will be in South Road Cemetery, Belmont, NH. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.

For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

LACONIA — Jeramie Michael Johnson, “Whiskey”, 27, of Laconia passed away on the morning of Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Lakes Region General Hospital due to recent complications with asthma. He was born in Laconia on April 30, 1985.

Survivors include his wife and best friend, Sara Johnson, their infant son Alexander Johnson, five year old step-son Joseph, all of Laconia, his mother Kenna Drouin, of Gilmanton, his father, Jeff Lafoe of Winnisquam, his sister, Sandi Dallaire, and her husband, Jason, of Laconia, brothers, John Drouin, Adam Tusi, Matt Tusi, and James McNeil all of Laconia, his grandmothers, Sandra Vallaincourt, and Arlene Lafoe, of Laconia and Winnisquam, his grandfather, Roland Duquette, of Meredith, his mother-inlaw, Angela Marsh and brother-in-law, Michael Marsh both of Meredith, Jeramie had many aunts, uncles and cousins in the area and was also the proud uncle of many nieces and nephews, and his beloved dog Vixen.

Jeramie most enjoyed playing with the boys, teaching them new things and watching them grow, he was a true sports fan you could always be sure

up with his Dad on who is playing best, he was also an avid dart player, and enjoyed swimming with his friends in the summer. Jeramie greatly enjoyed playing video games with Joseph and watching him learn new things, he also very much enjoyed working out and dreamed of growing to be a body builder someday but most enjoyed spending time at home with his family.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 1:00PM – 3:00PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-SimoneauPaquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH using the Carriage House entrance.

A Funeral Service will follow also at the Funeral Home at 3:00PM. Contributions can be made to the Jeramie M. Johnson Family Fund c/o Bank of New Hampshire, 62 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH 03246.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremations Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2013. There are 355 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 10, 1863, the London Underground had its beginnings as the Metropolitan, the world’s first underground passenger railway, opened to the public with service between Paddington and Farringdon Street.

On this date: In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet, “Common Sense,” which argued for American independence from British rule.

In 1860, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Mass., collapsed and caught fire, killing up to 145 people, mostly female workers from Scotland and Ireland.

In 1861, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.

In 1870, John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil. In 1901, the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont, Texas, produced the Lucas Gusher, heralding the start of the Texas oil boom.

In 1920, the League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) went into effect.

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In 1962, an ice avalanche on Nevado Huascaran in Peru resulted in some 4,000 deaths.

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In 1984, the United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in more than a century.

One year ago: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary; Ron Paul finished second, with Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum trailing.

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The Ed Show Erin Burnett OutFront

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Admission open house for interested parents at Sant Bani School in Sanbornton. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Mystery Book Group at the Meredith Public Library.

10:30 a.m. to noon. Features the book A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny.

Make your own card class with Julie Dylingowski. 6 p.m. at the Hall Memorial Library in Northfield. $5 fee due on night of the class.

The Lakes Region Genealogy Interest Group monthly meeting at the Wolfeboro Public Library. Question and Answer session begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by a program entitled “Researching Our French-Canadian Ancestors” at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information call 630-8497.

Laconia Indoor Market. 3-6 p.m. at Skate Escape on Court Street in Laconia. Various farmers, food vendors, artisans, and independent sales representatives will be present. For a full list of vendors and specials go to http:// laconiaindoorwintermarket.weebly.com/index.html.

Daily Events at the Gilford Public Library. Toddler Time (18 mo – 3 yrs) 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Brown Bag Book Discussion 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Conversational French 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Crafter’s Corner 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Evening Book Discussion 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 6459518.

Plymouth Area Chess Club meets Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. at Starr King Fellowship, 101 Fairgrounds Road. Form more information call George at 536-1179.

American Legion Post #1 Bingo. Every Thursday night at 849 N. Main Street in Laconia. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Bingo starts at 6:30.

Knitting at Belmont Public Library. 6 p.m.

Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

Squam Speaker Series features musher Lidia DaleMesaros. 6 p.m. at the Squam Lakes Association Resource Center on Route 3 in Holderness. Dale-Mesaros is owner of Valley Snow Dogz in Campton.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 Film about Genetically Modified Organisms sponsored by Sustainable Sustenance. 6:30 p.m. at the Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center in Laconia.

A potluck dinner will follows the film at 7:30 p.m. Donations appreciated. RSVP by calling 528-8560 or email barkers@ alumni.unh.edu.

Belknap County Area Commitee on Aging hosts Associate State Director of AARP New Hampshire to discuss the upcoming legislative session and issues that will affect seniors. 10 a.m. in the Wesley Woods Community Room at the First United Methodist Church in Gilford. For more information call 528-2555 or email sdhendricks@wesleywoodsnh.org.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics.

No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

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“Seeking the truth and printing it” THE LACONIA DAILY SUN is published Tuesday through Saturday by Lakes Region News Club, Inc. Edward Engler, Mark Guerringue, Adam Hirshan, Founders Offices: 1127 Union Ave. #1, Laconia, NH 03246 Business Office 737-2020, Newsroom 737-2026, Fax: 527-0056 News E-mail: news@laconiadailysun.com CIRCULATION: 18,000 distributed FREE Tues. through Sat. in Laconia, Weirs Beach, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont, Moultonborough, Winnisquam, Sanbornton, Tilton, Gilmanton,

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Larry Frates presents anti-bullying program at Woodland Heights School

Larry Frates will be presenting his Anti-Bullying program “You Are the Magic!” at Woodland Heights School in Laconia on January 17, at 7 p.m. in the school gym. Pictured are (back left) Larry Frates, Dakota Johnican and Principal Dennis Dobe (middle row) Cassie Sousa, James Horan and Hannah Lowell (front) Rhea Ganchi.

(Courtesy photo)

Tickets still available for bus trip to see Feb. 1 Celtics game GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department still has two tickets left for their bus trip to watch the Boston Celtics play the Orlando Magic at the Garden on Friday, February 1.

Travel to and from the game will be provided aboard a Coach Company, Luxury Coach fully equipped with climate control, DVD Video System and Lavatory. The cost of this trip is $80 per participant and includes ticket to the game and travel aboard the coach bus. This trip is limited to 27 participants.

For more information, call the Gilford Parks and Recreation Department at 527-4722.

CALENDAR from preceding page

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 Tot Time at the Meredith Public Library. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Ages 0-3.

Daily happenings at the Hall Memorial Library in Northfield. Sit and knit 2-5 p.m. Clever Crafter adult craft time 4-5:30 p.m.

Gilford Public Library Happenings. Social Bridge 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Drop-In Storytime (Ages 3-5 yrs) 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Knit Wits, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Belmont The Board of Selectmen at their meeting January 7, 2012 voted to contract with Commeford, Neider & Perkins to begin the process of Data Verification, which will include measuring & listing every property, for the 2014 State mandated revaluation. Beginning immediately employees of Commeford, Neider & Perkins will be in town for 2013/2014, for this purpose.

John Ganong serving as ‘Celebrity Bartender’ Saturday at Weirs Beach Lobster Pound

LACONIA — The Celebrity Bartender Benefit is was no longer able to properly function on its own. being held at the Weirs Beach Lobster Pound on SatOn January 3, 2011, after much anxious waiting, urday, January 12 at 7 p.m.

Ganong received a phone call about his transplant.

Local businessman John Ganong will be serving The transplant, which took place at Tufts, was a sucpatrons at the bar, and in doing so will raise funds cess and he continues to feel better and better. Now for Tuft’s Medical Center. with a new heart and life ahead of him, Ganong is This January marks the two-year anniversary of happy to celebrate his good fortune with others.

John’s new life and heart. In March of 2003 Ganong The donations Ganong collects as the Lobster Pound’s was struck with congestive heart failure and was celebrity bartender will go to the Cardiac Transplant operated on at Catholic Medical Center in ManDivision at Tuft’s Medical Center. He encourages everychester. The open heart surgery consisted of various one to attend the benefit, as the proceeds can help save replacements, repairs, and the installation of a pacelives. He also wants to give a big thanks to all of his maker. friends, family, doctors, and nurses who have supported After the surgery, Ganong’s life returned to normal and helped him over the past 10 years. for the next six and a half years. It wasn’t until December of 2009 when things took a turn for the worst, as the left side of his heart was so weakened it began to collapsed.

Ganong was brought to Catholic Medical Center again, then later shipped by ambulance to Tuft’s Medical Center in Boston, Mass.

At Tuft’s a heart pump was installed to the left side of his heart. This Heart Mate pump was run by batteries and a computer, all on a vest, which he wore all hours of the day and night. At this point Ganong was John Ganong, shown with Richard Ray, owner of The Weirs Beach Lobster Pound, will be the celebrity told he needed a transbartender at the Lobster Pound on Saturday Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Tuft’s Medical Center Cardiac Transplant Division. (Courtesy photo) plant because his heart

Lakes Region Big Band plays Franklin Opera House

FRANKLIN — It will be a hot time at Franklin Opera House when the Lakes Region Big Band takes the stage on Saturday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m.

The Lakes Region Big Band is a group of fine individual musicians who, when they come together, produce an extraordinary, exciting brand of music for listening and dancing. There will be standards from the swing era of the 30’s and 40’s as well as a contemporary feel with newer arrangements of more up to date dance tunes.

The evening will feature an opportunity to meet and greet the Opera House staff, as well as a silent auction to benefit the ongoing mission of Franklin Opera House, to provide the best live entertainment in the Lakes Region.

Tickets for this great evening of entertainment are $40 per couple, which includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Tickets are available by calling 934-1901 Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or online at franklinoperahouse.org.

MEREDITH — The Meredith Public Library, 91 Main Street, will be offering several classes for adults in January.

There will be a Beginner’s Sewing Class on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m.-noon on on January 15, 22, and 29.

Call 279-4303 to register. There is a supply list which can be can picked up at the library or from www.meredithlibrary.org under the listing for the sewing class.

There is also a New Year’s Resolution Series on Tuesday nights at 6 p.m.

No need to register for the following events: — Decluttering 101 is on January 15. Time to get organized! Sue Hills, organization expert, will be

here to show you how to put your life back in order.

— The GAP Diet is on January 22. Can changing what you eat help many of your health issues and promote weight loss? Join Erin Fallon as she gives a presentation on Dr. Campbell’s book Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet.

— Creating and Maintaining a Personal Budget is January 29. Join Steven Aiken, Vice President of Investment Services at Meredith Village Savings Bank as he discusses ideas for creating a budget for you and your family and strategies for keeping on track.

Meredith library offers classes for adults in January

603-286-4845 1-800-332-2621 603-286-7950 FAX

TILTON TRAILER RENTAL Office & Storage Trailers 20’ and 40’ containers Rent • Lease • Buy Low Rates 512 West Main Street Tilton, NH 03276 tiltontrailer@myfairpoint.net

Meredith American Legion hosting Meat Bingo

MEREDITH — The American Legion Post 33 in Meredith, is hosting a Meat Bingo event on Saturday January 12, at 3 p.m. at the Post at 6 Plymouth Street.

The event is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion. All proceeds from this event will directly benefit the Makenzie Hartman Foundation. Makenzie is an 11 year old local girl diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma cancer. The public is invited to help in this important fundraiser. There is no smoking at this event.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, January 10, 2013— Page 17

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: Two years ago, I caught my husband having an emotional affair with a friend of ours. Even though we went through counseling and he told me he was no longer in contact with her, he lied. He continued to lie for almost a year, even during our counseling sessions. In one session, he tried to blame me for his actions, and after six months, he still refused to take any responsibility for the affair.

This whole thing has made me not trust him. I recently saw an email to an ex-girlfriend from high school. He said he wished he had been a better person, and that he would be looking for a woman like her.

He says they were just reminiscing about the past. I believe he is up to his old ways. I know he wouldn’t like it if the tables were turned. Am I wrong to be upset and ready to divorce him? -- Disappointed and Heartbroken Dear Disappointed: You aren’t wrong to be upset, but whether or not to divorce him is a more difficult choice. Men often don’t realize how hurtful an emotional affair can be.

They don’t understand that it is still a betrayal, and consequently, they don’t always do the necessary work to heal the marriage from what they justify as a harmless flirtation.

Right now, your husband cannot be trusted to be faithful or honest. He won’t change unless he recognizes and admits that his behavior is wrong. Please go back to your counselor on your own and discuss what you can live with, whether you believe your husband will grow up anytime soon, and what the best course of action is for you.

Dear Annie: I am part of a family business, and I work from an office in my home. I get dressed for work every day, the same as those who work outside the home. I am as important to our company as everyone else. If I’m not in my office, I miss phone calls from customers, vendors and employees who have to wait for me to get back to take care of

their needs.

I have siblings and an elderly mother who all live nearby.

Because they think I “don’t work,” I am the one called upon to take Mom to doctor appointments and run errands for her. In addition, I am asked by family and friends to care for children who are home sick or cannot get to their regular child care provider.

Taking time from my job puts me behind, and I often have to work evenings and weekends to catch up. These days, more and more people are working from home. Please tell others to be respectful. -- Work-at-Home USA Dear Work: Working from home often gives others the impression that you don’t actually work or that your time isn’t that important. And while it may give you more flexibility with your hours, it is still the same number of hours, which would require working evenings and weekends to make up time spent doing other things during the day.

It would help for you to set boundaries. If you can manage to do these favors without resentment, go right ahead. But if you don’t want to babysit little Johnny, say, “So sorry, but I’m working and can’t take care of him. You’ll have to make other arrangements.” If you say it enough times, they will get it.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Never the Better Offer,” whose mother skips family gatherings because she would rather stay home by the phone waiting for a better offer from a potential date.

If Mom does not have a cellphone, they should give her one as a gift and pay for a year’s service. Then Mom will no longer have an excuse for missing out with family and friends, because she will still get her calls and can easily arrange for a short-notice date. -- Mollie

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299 DOLLAR-A-DAY: Private Party ads only (For Sale, Lost, Autos, etc.), must run ten consecutive days, 15 words max. Additional words 10¢ each per day. does not apply to yard sales. REGULAR RATE: $2.50 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional bold, caps and 9pt type 10¢ per word per day. Centered words 10¢ (2 word minimum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once, and we do not offer refunds. DEADLINES: noon the business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa Mastercard and Discover credit cards and of course, cash. $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices at 527-9299 between 9 am & 5 pm, Monday through Friday; Stop by our office or send a check or money order with ad copy to The Laconia Daily Sun,1127 Union Ave, Laconia, NH 03246. You can email ads to ads@laconiadailysun.com, we will contact you for payment. OTHER RATES: For information about display ads or other advertising options, call 527-9299.

Animals

BOATS

FREE Parakeet: Young. To a good home only. Cage not included. 524-6653.

WANTED: Boat Slip on Winnipesaukee- 2013 season, for a 20ft.

Century Runabout. Mature couple, mostly weekday use.

Kevin or Karen 802-263-5700

ROTTWEILER pups AKC Champion Pedigree, parents on premises $500-$600. 603-340-6219

Appliances USED Frigidaire 20.6 Cubic Ft. refrigerator and electric stove. $150. each. 603-998-6176

Autos $_TOP dollar paid for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week.

P3 s Towing. 630-3606 1998 BUICK Riviera- 113K, Excellent condition, green, leather, all options. Salvage title, $2,500. $2,500 603-496-5619 1999 Dodge Ram 15004X4, 5.2L, good condition. $2,800/OBRO. Please call 738-7120 for more information.

2004 Buick LeSabre- 100K, automatic, 4-door, runs good. Not registered or inspected. $2,000.

524-5052 2009 Toyota Camry- 4 cylinder, automatic, 40K miles, excellent condition, loaded. $14,000/OBO. 290-2324 BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

NICE Ford Ranger short bed pick-up. 4 cylinder, 5-speed, 170K, inspected until May, rust free, book value $3,200 selling

Business Opportunities Need Extra Money? Start an Avon Business for $10. Call Debbie at 603-491-5359.

Or go to www.start.youravon.com and enter reference code: dblaisedell.

Child Care MEREDITH CHILDCARE AVAILABLE Experienced & professional provider. Amy (603) 303-2384

Employment Wanted COMPASSIONATE LNA/Care Giver. 30 years experience. Great references. Will travel, do overnight. 603-875-1232 or 344-9190 HARD WORKING experienced cleaning woman looking for more jobs. Regular or one-time cleaning. Hillarie, 998-2601

For Rent ALTON/GILFORD Townline: 2BR Cottage w/3-season porch, $235/week +utilities; 3BR Apt. $250/week +utilities. Cable/ Internet included. Dogs OK w/references.

Beach access.

(603)365-0799.

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 50 years in rentals. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at our new location, 142 Church St. (Behind CVS Pharmacy.)

BELMONT farmhouse 2 bedroom apartment. 2nd floor, large balcony, heat & electric included. No pets/No smoking. $760/Month.

For Rent BELMONT 2 bedroom apartment, heated, walking distance to the Belknap Mall. $195.00/wk, Four weeks security deposit, no pets. Call:

527-9221 FRANKLIN: 2 & 3 bedroom mobile homes for rent $700-$725. + Utilities, security deposit required, no dogs, 279-5846.

GILFORD 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Condo. Fireplace, gas heat, W/D hookup, no dogs/smoking. 1 year lease, $975/month + security.

455-6269.

Gilford 2nd floor Studio, $320/Bi-Weekly, + security deposit. Includes heat, electricity.

No smoking/No pets. 630-2393 GILFORD Farmhouse- 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood heat possible, animals ok, no smoking. $1,100/Month + utilities, references, security. 293-7038 GILFORD Upstairs Apartment$700/Month, no security deposit.

Heat included, electric not included. No pets. Ask for George 998-7750 GILFORD, Single male needs roommate(s). 2 bedrooms available. $100+ per week, share utilities. Pets considered. 556-7098.

GILFORD: 2-bedroom units avail able. Heat & electricity included.

From $240/week. Pets considered. 556-7098.

GILFORD: Currently available, semi-attached. 2 bedroom + exercise/utility room, one bathroom, and one car garage. W&D hookup, refrigerator and stove.

Large backyard. $850/Month + heating oil & electric. Owners pay water, sewer, trash and snow removal. No smoking on premises

For Rent GILMANTON 4-Corners, 1 bedroom in nice neighborhood.

Wireless internet included, parking, backyard.

Security deposit and lease req'd. No smoking or dogs. $750/month 630-2681.

LACONIA 3 BR, heat and hot water, plowed parking, private entrance, newly renovated, $235/WK.Security Deposit required. No pets. . 603-455-6115 LACONIA 1st floor 2-3 bedroom apartment on Pleasant St. Walk to town & beaches, recently repainted, carpeting, appliances, full bath. $1,000/Month includes heat & hot water. 524-3892 or 630-4771 LACONIA 2-bedroom 2nd floor on Province St. Clean, sunny, lead safe. Good neighborhood with private parking. Washer/dryer access, no pets, $800/Month + utilities. 508-423-0479 LACONIA2-ROOMMATES wanted to share personal home.

Clean, quiet, sober environment.

All inclusive, $110-$150/week.

455-2014 LACONIA 2/3 Bedroom 6 rooms, move-in ready, quiet neighbors, plenty of storage, garage, washer/dryer hook-up, $850/Month + 1 month security (Flexible payment terms available). Property maintenance rent reduction available.

603-528-1850 or 603-486-3966.

LACONIA 2BR, heat and hot water included, plowed parking, private entrance, newly renovated, no pets. $195/WK Security Deposit required. 603-455-6115 LACONIA Duplex Unit- 2 Bedroom unit with W/D hookups, storage and parking. $805/month plus utilities. Call 315-9492.

LACONIA Duplex Unit- 4 bedroom unit with W/D hookups, storage and parking. $1,150/month plus utilities. Call 315-9492.

LACONIA- Nice 1 bedroom. No pets/no smoking, $130/week plus

For Rent

For Rent

LACONIA HEAT INCLUDED!

MINUTES from Concord2-bedroom 1-bath completely renovated energy efficient apartment complex. $825, including hot water with free WiFi. Secured building access, onsite laundry and more. Military discount available. Convenient Rte 3 location in West Franklin!

Must See, Call today!

603-744-3551

Cozy 2-bedroom unit, coin-up Laundry, newly painted, quiet location. $800/Month. Security deposit required. 387-8664 LACONIA Large 3 bedroom 1st floor apartment. All rooms newly painted, new carpeting, newly tiled kitchen floor with washer/dryer. $1,100/Month + utilities. 1 month security deposit and lease required. Available now. Call 603-524-3759 and leave message for application.

NEW HAMPTON: Nice 1-bedroom apartment, sliders to private deck, 5 minutes from I-93. $620/month. + security., cat okay.

(603)217-0373.

LACONIA- 2 bedroom house near LRGH. Includes heat & hot water, washer/dryer, and snow removal. $1,000/Month. No pets/smoking.

524-5455 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145-160/week 603-781-6294 LACONIA- LARGE, bright 1st floor 1 bedroom on Pleasant St. Heat/Hot water included, on-site laundry, non-smoking.

603-617-9987 Laconia- Wingate Village, 103 Blueberry Lane. 2-Bedroom & 3-bedroom townhouses for rent. $825/$875. Washer/Dryer hookups, private yard, full basement, dishwasher & A/C, in convenient location. Heat & hot water included. Call us today at 603-524-4363. EHO, FHO. LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 1st floor.

Separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement. $230/week, including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com.

SHARE log home, own bedroom and bath, possibly sitting area all utilities included. Brand new construction. Small dog possible.

Call 603-707-1206 TILTON: Downstairs 1-bedroom. $620-640/Month. Heat and hot water included. No dogs, 603-630-9772 or 916-214-7733.

For Rent-Commercial

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $230/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: Very nice 1-bedroom apartment in clean, quiet, downtown building. Recently painted.

Nice kitchen and full bath. $175/week, includes heat, hot water & electricity. 524-3892 or 630-4771.

LACONIA: 1st Floor, Large 3BR, 2-bath apartment. Deck and parking. No pets, no smokers. Security deposit, references and lease required. $900/month plus utilities.

875-2292.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LAKEPORT: 5-room, 2-Bedroom.

Includes snow removal, washer/dryer, lake view. 2nd floor unfurnished. $180/Week. Leave message for Bob, 781-283-0783 MEREDITH: 1-2 bedroom apartments and 2 and 3 bedroom mobile homes, $575-$750+ utilities, security deposit required, no dogs, 279-5846.

NEWFOUND Lake Area, 3 BR, 3 B, 15 acres, fields and woods, 1835 ft on the river, mountain views. $1400/mo. 1 plus year lease, Roche Realty Group, ask for Chuck 603-279-7046 ext 342 anytime day or evening.

BELMONT: Route 106, 3-bay garage, 2-lifts, excellent location, great condition, plenty of parking. $2,000/month. (603)630-4198.

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For Sale

Furniture

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

4 Karastan Carpets- 10X14 Serapi $1,200, 4X6 Heriz, $250.

3X5 Multi-color Panel $125- 2X4 Rose Sarouk, $50. 603-528-9661 7-foot snowplow with lights & hydraulic lift. Made for a small truck. $400. 524-4445 8’ HD Blizzard snowplow. Brand new, in original pkg., fits 20082013 F-250 through F-550. $3000.

603-539-6902, 978-808-8315.

AMAZING! Beautiful Pillowtop Mattress Sets. Twin $199, Full or Queen $249, King $449. Call 603-305-9763 See “Furniture” AD. Antique Philco radio with 78 record player. works well, $250/OBO. 2008 Honda CRV, low miles $14,950. 744-6107 CHINA- Royal Doulton- Tiara pattern. 6 place settings, gravy boat, vegetable bowl & service platter. $200. 603-528-9661 ELECTRIC Wheelchair: Never used, many extras, $1,500.

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FISH TANK: 46 gallon bow front tank; light wood veneer stand; light, heater, pump and filter included: $250. Call 279-4764.

FLATBED trailer- 16ft. X 76in.

Double axle galvanized frame, carries four ATV s, needs 4 tires. $650. 875-0363 5500 Watt Honeywell Generator.

Electric/hand start. 220/120 outlets, on wheels. Runs good, $750. 677-2865 GOODYEAR Integrity P195/70R14. Four tires, used one season. Asking $250. 524-5187 IBANEZ Gio electric guitar, mint, $89, Peavey Special 130W amplifier, Scorpion, $129. Both $199 286-4012.

SALES

Free FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful items. Garages, vehicls, estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

Help Wanted COME JOIN THE BEAUTIFUL SMILES TEAM OF DR. THOMAS FINN, JR. In Laconia, N.H. Our general dental practice has an immediate opening for an experienced part-time dental assistant. CDA licensing perferred. Must possess excellent computer skills and be experienced with dental software.

Maturity, enthusiasm, organization, curiosity, confidence and self-motivation are skills we value.

If you are great with people, have a desire to help us provide excellent & healthy restorative & esthetic oral dental care to our patients, and are looking for your own dental home, please contact us now; We are eager to meet your! Please email your resume, references, education data and professional licensing info. to: beautifulsmilesNH@gmail.com

Moving sale- Twin beds, daybed, dressers, coffee tables, recliner, 1-year old Jodel woodstove. Call 603-986-3551

for sale! (603)356-5775, (603)548-8049.

Furniture Beautiful Queen or Full-sized Mattress/ Box-spring Set. LUXURY-FIRM European Pillow-Top Style. Fabulous Back, Hip and Leg Support, Hospitality A+ Rating! All New Factory Sealed with 10-YR Warranty.

Compare Cost $1095, SELL $249. Can Delivery and Set-up.

603-305-9763 COUCH with matching couch chair, great condition, $200.

524-6653 NEW trailer load mattresses....a great deal! King set complete $395, queen set $249.

LINCARE, a leading National respiratory company, is seeking a Healthcare Specialist. Responsibilities: Disease management programs, clinical evaluations, equipment set up and education.

Be the Dr. s eyes in the home setting. RN, LPN, RRT, CRT licensed as applicable. Great personalities with strong work ethic needed. Competitive salary, benefits and career paths.

Drug-free workplace. EOE. Please fax your resume to 603-267-8231 Attn: Carol, or call 603-267-7406

Belknap Landscape Company is looking for dependable people to shovel snow.

This is an On Call position; shifts could vary - day or night on heavy snow days. Job duties will include shoveling snow off roofs or clearing walkways at commercial & residential properties. Must be able to lift heavy objects, work long shifts & able to drive in snowstorms. Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid NH driver's license & reliable transportation. BLC is a drug free employer & conducts pre-employment drug screens.

If interested please apply in person to Rhonda Blackey at 25 Country Club Road, Unit #302, Gilford, NH.

TECHNICIAN WANTED Winnisquam Auto is growing.

Great opportunity for the right person. Must have tools and state inspection license. Great place to perfect your trade and work alongside a Grade A Technician. Must possess a good attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced shop. Looking for a journeyman or apprentice-type abilities.

Send resume to frontlinerdy@metrocast.net or call 603-524-7171.

NURSE NEEDED RN FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS Dialysis experience preferred, but not a must.

Senior nursing students may apply.

Please send resume to: Central NH Kidney Center 87 Spring Street, Laconia, NH 03246 or Call

Call: Laconia Adult Education HAIR CUTTER WANTED

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Home Improvements TOTAL FLOOR CARE, TOTAL HOME CARE Professional Floor sanding, refinishing. Repair: remodeling, painting, cleaning. 603-986-8235

Instruction GUITAR LESSONS

With Mike Stockbridge- Berklee, UMaine All styles, levels, and ages. www.mikestockbridge.com (603)733-9070.

Motorcycles

TWO MARINE TECHNICIAN OPENINGS Due to continued growth in our boat repair service business Channel Marine will be adding a new experienced Marine Technician to our service team (year-round) and also a winter seasonal position (Jan. thru March/April). Experience and/or certifications with Mercruiser and/or Yamaha a plus. Forward resume to: admin@channelmarine.com or call Kelly at 603-366-4801, X214.

NEEDED - ABE MATH AIDE. BEGINNING and INTERMEDIATE levels. Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Semester runs for 11 weeks. Must have Math teaching experience. Will be working with adult learners. Rewarding experience.

SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Eveningweekend deliveries welcome.

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980

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Full-time clerk, cashier, stocking.

Must be 21 years old. Nights and weekends a must. Apply in person. No phone calls please.

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We need 21 people ASAP. If you are looking for: Full time hours or more; permanent or temp positions; flexible schedule; nice bonuses for the new year; quick advancement; earning potential; $550 weekly; $1000 sign on bonus; call us immediately.

We need help in all departments. Start training this week.

No experience required.

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1950’s, Lester Spinet. Reconditioned and refinished 2004.

Matching bench $689 negotiable. Contact for photo, details (603)986-1475.

WALL TILES: Ceramic, Glazed, 74 sq. ft., American Olean, 6”x6”, Sandy Ridge (color), $40. Please call 455-3686.

Must have own tools, NH State Inspection License. AS certification, valid driver s license and clean driving record required.

Apply in person at Union Ave. Auto, 415 Union Ave. Laconia

Help Wanted

SHOVELERS WANTED $10-$15 PER HOUR

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Used 2 inch gasoline Homelite water pump. (pumps 83 gallons per minute) with hose and fire nozzle $150. 524-4445

FULL TIME AUTO TECHNICIAN

Fast growing, small publisher in North Conway needs experienced print & web ad sales person. Full/ part-time, territory from Lakes Region to Canadian Border. Make your own schedule for new and existing accounts. Salary plus commission. Equity position potential for the right person. Resume and references required.

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Help Wanted

Call 524-5712

Full time, must have barbering skills. 524-7978

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(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH. NICE !83 Honda V45 Magna750cc, water cooled shaft drive, book value $2,900 selling $1,275/OBO. 455-2430

Roommate Wanted WEIRS Beach Area: To share house, $500/month, everything included. Beach rights. 393-6793.

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CHAIR CANING Seatweaving. Classes. Supplies.

New England Porch Rockers, 10 Pleasant Street in downtown Laconia. Open every day at 10, closed Sunday. 603-393-6451.

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MATH TEACHER BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE We are currently accepting applications from qualified math candidates to cover for a leave of absence.

Instructional level Algebra II and below. Anticipated start date is April 15 through the end of the year. NH Department of Education certification or eligibility required. Please submit your letter of interest, employment application, copies of transcripts, certification information and three current reference letters to:

Linda Murphy, Personnel Manager Shaker Regional School District 58 School Street, Belmont NH 03220 Application Closing: 2/4/2013

carpentry, roofing, roof shoveling, sidewalks/driveways cleared.

Interior/exterior painting. Choose custom colors & stencils. Garage, Cellar, Barn clean outs. We offer reasonable rates and senior discounts. Call now and schedule your remodeling project. 552-5903

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Pemi River Corridor meets New year brings a surprise delivery at Speare in Plymouth on Jan. 15

PLYMOUTH — The Pemigewasset River Local Advisory Committee (PRLAC) invites the public to attend and participate in a meeting Tuesday, January 15 from 7-9 p.m. in Boyd Hall Room 001 on the campus of Plymouth State University to identify and discuss the present and anticipated problems impacting the Pemi River corridor.

PRLAC is in the process of updating the Pemigewasset River Corridor Management Plan (2001), the guidance document that directs the efforts of the group. The results of this evening’s discussions will help focus the development of recommendations.

PRLAC is a volunteer group comprised of local residents from many of the communities along the river and has been gathering information about the river corridor.

To access a copy of the current Plan and learn more about PRLAC and the update process visit www.lakesrpc.org/PRLAC/. Those who have further questions can please contact David Jeffers at Lakes Region Planning Commission 279-8171 djeffers@ lakesrpc.org or Tara Bamford at North Country Council 444-6303 tbamford@nccouncil.org.

Wesley Woods hosting program on COPD

GILFORD —Wesley Woods teams up with Bill York from Live Free Home Health Care to discuss COPD On January 15 at 12:15 p.m.

“COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a term used to describe a disease that interferes with normal breathing and gets worse over time.

COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Often people have both.

Participants will learn some helpful hints to deal with COPD and make everyday life a bit easier when dealing with COPD. All are welcome, and a light lunch will be served. RSVP to Stace at 603-5282555 or sdhendricks@wesleywoodsnh.org.

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Services PLOWING Commercial & Resi dential. Call 630-3511.

PROMOTIONS, heavy sales, marketing, personal courier. available for 30-60-90 day periods. Mr. Blackburn 515-6764 QUALITY Firewood: Seasoned, dry hardwood. Pine or green available. Call for details, competative prices. 393-1708.

DELETED YOUR PHOTOS? We can get them back! Call 524-4042.

CALL THE HUNGRY PAINTER: Painting, small tree work, dump runs, odd jobs, water damage/drywall repairs. 455-6296.

DICK THE HANDYMAN Available for small and odd jobs, also excavation work, small tree and stump removal and small roofs! Call for more details. Dick Maltais 603-267-7262 or 603-630-0121 HARDWOOD Flooring- Dust Free Sanding. 25 years experience.

Excellent references. Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email: weilbuild@yahoo.com INTERIOR Painting & Remodeling, cabinet replacements & repairs, flooring. Reasonable, experienced, insured. Dan 677-6763

Snowmobiles 03 Skidoo Grand Touring, V1000, 4 stroke, 2 up, fully equipped, like new, 1570 miles. $3500 OBO, 293-9183

Storage Space LACONIA: Storage sheds, South Main Street. 8 1/4 X 8 1/4 $30/month, 4 1/4 X 8 1/4 $15/month. 524-1234.

Home Care EXCEPTIONAL SENIOR HOME COMPANIONSHIP Care provided by mature & qualified caregivers. Starting at $17 per hour (some restrictions apply).

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PLYMOUTH — While there are plenty of books about what to expect during pregnancy, labor and delivery, Lilly Shae Nicole Hanson didn’t go by the book. She was born eight days ahead of her due date on January 1 at 3:29 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs., 5 oz., and 19.5 inches long.

Lilly made her debut just 45 minutes after her mom, Kimberly Phillips, came to the emergency room at Speare Memorial Hospital while in route from her home in Lancaster to a hospital further south.

Phillips explains, “Lilly wasn’t due until January 9, but I had a scheduled c-section for the third. However, my water broke at home. We were about halfway there and I knew I wouldn’t make it in time. My sister said the closest hospital was in Plymouth, so we came to Speare.”

“The whole experience has been more than you expect,” Phillips continues. “Everyone here at Speare has been fantastic . . . the people here are amazing.”

Lilly joins big brother Ty, age two.

Speare Memorial Hospital —a 24-hour, acute care, non-profit community hospital and health care provider serving Plymouth and the communities of central New Hampshire—is nationally ranked as a HealthStrongTM: Top 100 Critical Access Hospital. Visit online at www. spearehospital.com and join us on Facebook.

Kimberly Phillips holds her daughter Lilly Shae Nicole Hanson, who was the baby of the new year born at Speare Hospital in Plymouth. (Courtesy photo)

‘Dramatic Erratics’ program January 17 at Loon Center

MOULTONBOROUGH — The Lakes Region Chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire had scheduled a presentation titled: The Dramatic Erratics: A Glacial History of New Hampshire on Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Loon Center in Moultonborough, Some of the most dramatic glacial scenery in the country can be seen in New Hampshire. In this entertaining program Bob Quinn will share such iconic images as the classic U-shaped valley of Crawford Notch, plus spectacular boulders.

After a short overview of the ice ages, with aerial photos of existing ice fields, Quinn will delve into glacial evidence readily seen in NH, such as boulders, waterfalls, striations, plucking (cliffs and talus slopes), and bogs. Glaciers are also the reason there

are special landscapes like the Pitch Pine Barrens.

From the Karner Blue Butterfly to moose, from Whip-poor-wills to Eastern Towhees, the legacy of the last ice age lives on.

Quinn is a native of New Hampshire with a degree in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire.

He is the proprietor of a natural history services business, Merlin Enterprises, and has worked on contract for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the State of New Hampshire, the Society for the Protection of N. H. Forests, and the Audubon Society of New Hampshire.

The Loon Center is located on Lee’s Mill Road; follow the signs from Route 109 or from Route 25 near the Moultonborough Central School. Refreshments will be served.

Winter classes at Laconia Academy start January 14

LACONIA — Laconia Academy is the adult evening high school diploma program in the Lakes Region. “This program provides adults with a ‘second chance’ to earn a high school diploma,” says Mrs. Peggy Selig, Program Director.

Anyone interested in enrolling for the Winter Semester 2013 or learning more about the program is urged to call 524-5712 or stop into the Laconia Adult Education Office located in Room #108 at Laconia High School.

The Winter Semester 2013 classes start the week of January 14 – 18. The following courses will be offered: Timeless Truths!, Algebra I, Astronomy: Final Frontier, Math Concepts/Pre-Algebra, U.S. History, Chemistry & Lab, Life Improvement Project, Math Rocks!, Economics + Money + You!, Prose & Poetry and Human Biology & Lab. Laconia Academy also enables In-School Youth, enrolled in day high school programs, to take courses at night if they have failed classes during the day.

With the principal’s permission, any In-School Youth may enroll at Laconia Academy. This cooperation with local area high schools helps prevent In-School Youths from dropping out of high school or having to repeat their senior year.

Students attending Laconia Academy can earn high school diploma credits in several different ways. Credit is given for previous high school credits

earned and life experiences such as military service, work experience, apprenticeship training, correspondence courses, certificate programs and homemaking. Credits are earned by passing courses at Laconia Academy.

Laconia Academy is also approved for those eligible for V.A. benefits.

One vital piece of paper needed at the time of enrollment is a copy of one’s high school transcript from the last school attended. It is necessary in order to transfer those previously earned high school credits to one’s current record at Laconia Academy.

Laconia Savings Bank has established limited scholarship help for those students demonstrating financial need living in Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Plymouth, Bristol and Moultonborough. This scholarship help will enable students to return to school at night and complete their high school education.

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation through the Adult Success Program Grant (ASP) has also provided limited scholarship for these individuals who qualify in addition to limited scholarship assistance through the Pardoe Grant.

Over 1,179 Lakes Region area adults have earned their high school diploma through Laconia Academy.

Call 524-5712 to make an appointment or for more information.

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