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CONCORD — In what may have been an unprecedented legislative maneuver, when the 2013 session opened yesterday, the New Hampshire House of Representatives and Senate adopted a bill to loosen the Newfound Area School District from a fiscal straightjacket, which Governor John Lynch signed into law see FIASCO page 4

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Wednesday was cold day at work for those who labor outside, such as lift attendant Kyle Nelson checking in skiers and riders as they load the Panorama lift at Gunstock Mountain Resort. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

BELMONT – The Lakes Region Community College Culinary Arts Program and the Food For Thought Cafe will not continue operations at the historic Belmont Mill.

The reason, said Vice President of Academic Academic Affairs Thomas Goulette, is that there are structural problems with the fourth floor of the mill. He said he doesn’t know all of the details but said it has to do with the load capacity of the floor.

“We are scrambling to find another location,” Goulette said, adding classes begin January 22 and the program has about 70 students.

The structural problems with the fourth floor of the Belmont Mill were brought to the attention of the Belmont see CULINARY page 8

Lakes Region United Way announces merger

Granite United Way, which first formed in 2010, now serves 80% of New Hampshire

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The Board of Directors of the Lakes Region United Way announced this week that it has recently voted to merge with Granite United Way, becoming part of an organization whose footprint covers 80-percent of the state with six regional offices serving more than 200,000 residents of New Hampshire and Vermont.

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Terrill said that Mark Primeau, president and chief executive officer of Bank of New Hampshire who chairs the board of Lakes Region United Way, and three of his see UNITED WAY page 10

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Google exec chairman visiting North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Google’s executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea.

Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The sources, two people familiar with the group’s plans, asked not to be named because the visit had not been made public.

The trip would be the first by a top executive from U.S.-based Google, the world’s largest Internet search provider, to a country considered to have the most restrictive Internet policies on the planet.

North Korea is in the midst of what leader Kim Jong Un called a modernday “industrial revolution” in a New Year’s Day speech to the nation Monday. He is pushing science and technology as a path to economic develsee GOOGLE page 4

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“The Japanese scientists just found a 25,000-year-old mammoth in the ice in Siberia, and they’re about to clone it... You think the Japanese of all people would want nothing to do with prehistoric animals after what happened with Godzilla. ” —Greg Giraldo

NEW YORK (AP) — The “fiscal cliff” compromise, even with all its chaos, controversy and unresolved questions, was enough to ignite the stock market on Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year.

The Dow Jones industrial average careened more than 300 points higher, its biggest gain since December 2011. It’s now just 5 percent below its record high close reached in October 2007. The Russell 2000, an index that tracks smaller companies, shot up to 873.42, the highest close in its history.

The reverie multiplied across the globe, with stock indexes throughout Europe and Asia leaping higher. A leading British index, the FTSE 100, closed above 6,000 for the first time since July 2011, at 6,027.37.

In the U.S., the rally was extraordinarily broad. For every stock that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, roughly 10 rose. All 30 stocks that make up the Dow rose, as did 94 percent of the stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index.

U.S. government bond prices dipped sharply as investors pulled money out of safe-harbor investments. And the VIX, the “fear index” that measures investors’ expectations of future market volatility, plunged more than 18 percent to 14.68, the lowest close since October.

The very last week of each year and the first two days of the new year usually average out to a gain for U.S. stocks. But the size of this year’s gains made it stand out.

The Dow has risen on the first day of the trading year for each of the past four

years, from 2009 to 2012. The average gain was 171 points — sizable, but still much smaller than Wednesday’s leap of 308.41.

In the midst of the euphoria, many investors remained cautious. The deal that politicians hammered out merely postpones the country’s budget reckoning, they said, rather than averting it.

“Washington negotiations remind me of the Beach Boys song, ‘We’ll have fun, fun, fun ‘til her daddy takes the T-Bird away,’” Jack Ablin, chief investment officer of BMO Private Bank in Chicago, wrote in a note to clients.

“Nothing got solved,” added T. Doug Dale, chief investment officer for Security Ballew Wealth Management in Jackson, Miss. see DEAL page 4

MONROE, Conn. (AP) — On a tour Wednesday of his daughter’s new school, Vinny Alvarez took a moment to thank her third-grade teacher, who protected the class from a rampaging gunman by locking her classroom door and keeping the children in a corner.

Alvarez was one of many Sandy Hook Elementary School parents expressing gratitude to the teachers during an open house at their school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where their children are resuming classes Thursday for the first

time since the Dec. 14 shooting that left 20 students and six educators dead.

Alvarez said each student received a gift box with a toy inside and he expressed thanks to the teacher, Courtney Martin, who kept her door locked until it was safe to leave the building.

“Everybody there thanked her in their own way,” he said.

Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson announced that the Sandy Hook staff decided that the students’ new school, the former Chalk Hill Middle School

in Monroe, would be renamed Sandy Hook Elementary School.

“That’s who they are. They’re the Sandy Hook family,” Robinson said after a news conference at a park in Monroe a few miles from the school. She added that renaming the Chalk Hill school will allow staff and students to keep “their identity and a comfort level.”

The school where the shootings occurred remains closed and guarded by police.

Newtown officials haven’t decided yet on see NEWTOWN page 9

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Relatives of Colo. shooting victims Journalist from N.H. missing in Syria BEIRUT (AP) — An American jourother reporter’s family has requested reject offer to attend theater reopening nalist has been missing in Syria since that that reporter’s name not be made he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in Libya while covering that country’s civil war.

The family of James Foley, of Rochester, N.H., said he was kidnapped in northwest Syria by unknown gunmen on Thanksgiving day.

Foley, 39, has worked in a number of conflict zones around the Middle East, including Syria, Libya and Iraq.

He was contributing videos to Agence France-Press while in Syria.

Foley’s disappearance highlights the risks to reporters seeking to cover the civil war from inside Syria.

The Syrian government rarely gives visas to journalists and often limits the movements of those it allows in. This has prompted a number of reporters to sneak into the country with the rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. Some have been killed or wounded while others have disappeared.

Foley and another journalist were working in the northern province of Idlib when they were kidnapped near the village of Taftanaz on November 22. He had entered Syria a short time earlier.

Media outlets refrained from reporting on Foley’s kidnapping until his family released its statement. The

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Foley’s family said they have not heard from him since.

“We want Jim to come safely home, or at least we need to speak with him to know he’s OK,” said his father, John Foley, in the online statement. “Jim is an objective journalist and we appeal for the release of Jim unharmed.

To the people who have Jim, please contact us so we can work together toward his release.”

The Chairman of Agence FrancePress, Emmanuel Hoog, said in a statement that the news agency was doing all it could to get Foley released.

“James is a professional journalist who has remained totally neutral in this conflict,” Hoog said. “His captors, whoever they may be, must release him immediately.”

In April 2011, Foley and two other reporters were detained by government forces in Libya while covering that country’s civil war. They were released six weeks later. South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot during their capture and left to die in the desert.

“I’ll regret that day for the rest of my life. I’ll regret what happened to Anton,” Foley told The Associated Press at the time. “I will constantly analyze that.”

this trip is simply the idea of it,” said Cha, an analyst with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington. Kim Jong Un “clearly has a penchant for the modern accoutrements of life. If Google is the first small step in piercing the information bubble in Pyongyang, it could be a very interesting development.”

It was not immediately clear who Schmidt and Richardson expect to meet in North Korea, a country that does not have diplomatic relations with the United States. North Korea has almost no business with companies in the U.S.

DEAL from page 2 According to these and other market watchers, investors were celebrating Wednesday not because they love the budget deal that was cobbled together, but because they were grateful there was any deal at all.

“Most people think that no deal would have been worse than a bad deal,” said Mark Lehmann, president of JMP Securities in San Francisco.

The House passed the budget bill late Tuesday night, a contentious exercise because many Republicans had wanted a deal that did more to cut government spending. The Senate had already approved the bill.

The late-night haggling was a product of lawmakers wanting to avert a sweeping set of government spending cuts and tax increases that kicked in Tuesday, the start of the new year, because there was no budget deal ready. The scenario came to be known as the fiscal cliff, because of the threat it posed to the fragile U.S. economic recovery.

The bill that passed Tuesday night

ended the stalemate for now, but it leaves many questions unanswered.

The deal doesn’t include any significant deficit-cutting agreement, meaning the country still doesn’t have a long-term plan or even an agreement in principle on how to rein in spending. Big cuts to defense and domestic programs, which were slated to kick in with the new year, weren’t worked out but instead were just delayed for two months. And the U.S. is still bumping up against its borrowing limit, or “debt ceiling.”

“There’s definitely another drama coming down the road,” said Lehmann. “That’s the March cliff.”

The political bickering that’s almost certain to persist could have another unwelcome effect: influencing ratings agencies to cut the U.S. government’s credit score. That happened before, when Standard & Poor’s cut its rating on U.S. government debt in August 2011, and the stock market plunged.

Even so, Wednesday’s performance gave no hint of the dark clouds on the see next page

The issue highlighted a flaw in legislation authorizing towns and school districts to adopt tax caps, which limit the annual increase in the amount to be raised by property taxes.

For fiscal year 2013, the school district adopted a budget of $21.6-million, which was $2.4-million, or 9.7-percent less than budgeted in fiscal year 2012. The total amount to be raised by property taxes was $11.6-million, 13-percent less than the prior year.

However, the district spent $700,000 less than was appropriated and closed its fiscal year with a fund balance, or surplus, which according to law must be applied to against the amount to be raised by property taxes in the cur-

rent year. In other words, the district was authorized to raise $11.6-million in property taxes in fiscal year 2013, but will actually raise just $10.9-million.

Meanwhile, the district became the first in the state to adopt a property tax cap, which limits the annual increase in the amount to be raised by property taxes — not the budget — to two-percent. When the school district began preparing the budget for fiscal year 2014 it learned that the tax cap would apply to the $10.9-million actually raised by property taxes in fiscal year 2013, not the $11.6-million authorized, a difference of $700,000.

Furthermore, the district anticipates

that it will receive $185,000 less in state aid, increasing the 2014 shortfall to $885,000.

The bill, provides the tax cap shall apply to the amount raised by property taxes in fiscal year 2013 without discounting for “the lapsed balances,” or surplus, of $700,000. Senator David Boutin (R-Hooksett), who sponsored the original bill authorizing towns and school districts to adopt tax caps, has joined Representative Smith and Senator Forrester, in introducing similar legislation that would clarify the statute to prevent similar situations occurring in the future should other school districts enact tax caps.

DENVER (AP) — Relatives of those killed at a Colorado movie theater rejected an invitation Wednesday to attend its planned reopening, calling it a “disgusting offer” that came at a terrible time — right after the first Christmas without their loved ones.

The parents, grandparents, cousins and widow of nine of the 12 people killed in the July shooting said they were asked to attend an “evening of remembrance” followed by a movie when the Aurora theater reopens on Jan. 17. They released a letter sent to the theater’s owner, Cinemark, in which they criticized the Plano, Texasbased company for not previously reaching out to them to offer condolences and refusing to meet with them without lawyers.

“Our family members will never be on this earth with us again and a movie ticket and some token words from people who didn’t care enough to reach out to us, nor respond when we reached out to them to talk, is appalling,” the letter said.

Cinemark had no immediate comment.

The company announced last month that it would reopen the theater on Jan. 17 and invite people affected by the attack and other guests, a move that Aurora officials said has strong support in the community. Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to attend.

The Aurora Sentinel reported that plans filed with the city call for turning the theater into one of the company’s “extreme digital cinema” sites that feature massive screens. It’s not clear from the plans whether there will be a memorial to the victims.

The invitation was emailed to families by the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, which said the offer

was being sent on behalf of Cinemark.

It arrived two days after Christmas as Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, the mother and stepfather of Jessica Ghawi, one of the 12 people killed, were housesitting in Denver.

They had left their home in San Antonio, Texas, on the advice of their grief counselor to avoid being where they typically would have celebrated Christmas with Jessica. Sandy Phillips said they picked Denver on purpose because her daughter, a 24-year-old aspiring sportscaster, had been happy there.

The Phillipses said the invitation could be a public relations ploy to help show the public that some victims or their families are willing to attend the theater reopening.

“It was a killing field. It was a place of carnage and they’ve not once told us what their plans are for the theater other than that they’re reopening it,” said Sandy Phillips. She would like the theater where her daughter was killed to be demolished, though she acknowledged that it was unrealistic to expect Cinemark to give up the rest of the building.

The families of some victims have sued Cinemark. The father of the youngest person killed in the shooting, 6-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan, is among them. He didn’t sign the letter but the girl’s grandparents did. The Phillipses have not decided whether they will sue.

Also Wednesday, prosecutors and defense lawyers said they are ready for a crucial hearing next week in which prosecutors will outline their case against James Holmes, who is charged with killing 12 people and wounding 70 during the midnight showing of the Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” on July 20.

GOOGLE from page 2 opment for the impoverished country, aiming for computers in every school and digitized machinery in every factory.

However, giving citizens open access to the Internet has not been part of the North’s strategy. While some North Koreans can access a domestic Intranet service, very few have clearance to freely surf the World Wide Web. It’s highly unlikely Google will push to launch a business venture in North Korea, according to Victor Cha, a former senior Asia specialist in the administration of President George W. Bush.

“Perhaps the most intriguing part of FIASCO from page one on his last day in office.

Carrying both houses by voice votes, the emergency legislation, sponsored

by Representative Suzanne Smith (D-Hebron) and Senator Jeanie Forrester (R-Meredith), will spare the district, which reduced its budget by nearly ten-percent last year, from trimming another $700,000 from its 2014 budget. The bill applies solely to the Newfound Area School District budget for fiscal year 2014. It provides that tax cap shall apply to the amount raised by property taxes in fiscal year 2013 without discounting for “the lapsed balances,” or surplus, of $700,000.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrats pushed through a ban on carrying guns and other deadly weapons on New Hampshire’s House floor and in its ante-room and gallery on Wednesday — reversing course from two years ago when Republicans controlled the chamber.

The ban, approved 196-153, ends at the doors to the chamber, which mean lawmakers and the public can carry weapons elsewhere in the Statehouse complex.

As many as 10 other states allow the public to carry guns into their Statehouses, generally upon certain conditions such as obtaining a license, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Republicans lifted a ban on weapons in the Statehouse complex two years ago that is not likely to be overturned. Republicans control the Senate and it would take an agreement by both chambers to reinstate the ban. Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, said Wednesday he has not changed his opposition to a ban and would block its reinstatement.

House Speaker Terie Norelli and Democrats had been working on changing the House rule before the massacre in December of 20 children and six adults who were gunned down in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

Democrats, who took control of the House in November, argued that thousands of fourth graders come to the Statehouse every year to learn about their government. They said guns don’t belong in the Statehouse, which is serving as a classroom.

“The thought that some representative with a weapon would return fire to the gallery where we have fourth graders frightens me,” said state Rep. Gary Richardson, D-Hopkinton.

Statehouse security will provide lawmakers with an area to lock up their guns while in the chamber.

But state Rep. John Burt, R-Goffstown, objected to the ban and said he would ignore it. House rules forbid security from searching lawmakers.

“If we become a gun free zone, we are telling every

nut in the state we are a gun free zone,” he said. “I will not be a victim in this House, and I want all the crazy nuts out there in this state to understand that.”

Burt’s amendment to allow representatives to carry guns in the chamber if they had a permit failed 156-209.

State Rep. Frederick Rice, R-Hampton, said dangerous people could shoot lawmakers from the gallery.

“The blood of those people will be on the hands of every single person who votes to eliminate guns from this chamber,” he said.

The House also defeated an attempt to require armed security to be present in the gallery and on the floor when the House was in session.

A House rule banning weapons in the chamber had been in place for 40 years before Republicans repealed it in 2011 and adopted a rule barring members from displaying weapons.

The ban on weapons in the Statehouse complex had been in place more than 16 years until it was repealed in 2006. It was reinstated the following year and remained in place until Republicans lifted it in 2011. Republicans left intact a rule giving security guards the right to search the public for weapons. Anyone who does not want to be searched has the right to leave the building. Nothing in the joint rules allows security to confiscate weapons.

Also Wednesday, the House voted to eliminate two committees Republicans created. One was to hear public grievances. The other reviewed the constitutionality of bills.

Republicans argued the Legislature is constitutionally bound to hear the grievances, but Richardson said any representative can file legislation to address them. He said many of the grievances filed over the past two years were from people who wanted the Legislature to change the judicial outcome of their divorces.

The House and Senate also approved an emergency bill to address a problem with a tax cap adopted by the Newfound Area School District.

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The Dow enjoyed big gains throughout the day, up by more than 200 points within minutes of the opening bell. It swelled even bigger in the final half hour of trading, and closed up 2.4 percent to 13,412.55.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 jumped 36.23, or 2.5 percent, to 1,462.42. The Nasdaq rose 92.75, or 3.1

percent, to 3,112.26.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose sharply, to 1.84 percent from 1.75 percent. Prices for oil and key metals were up. The price of copper, which can be a gauge of how investors feel about manufacturing, rose 2.3 percent. The Dow Jones transportation index rose to its highest point since July 2011.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple after answering an online ad is fighting the state’s efforts to suddenly force him to pay child support for the now 3-yearold girl, arguing that he and the women signed an agreement waiving all of his parental rights.

The case hinges on the fact that no doctors were used for the artificial insemination. The state argues that because William Marotta didn’t work through a clinic or doctor, as required by state law, he can be held responsible for about $6,000 that the child’s biological mother received through public assistance — as well as future child support.

Angela de Rocha, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Children and Families, said that when a single mother seeks benefits for a child, it’s routine for the department to try to determine the child’s paternity and require the father to make support payments to lessen the potential cost to taxpayers.

Marotta, a 46-year-old Topeka resident, answered an online ad in 2009 from a local couple, Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner, who said they were seeking a sperm donor. After exchanging emails and meeting, the three signed an agreement relieving Marotta of any financial or paternal responsibility.

But instead of working with a doctor, Marotta agreed to drop off a container with his sperm at the couple’s home and the women successfully handled the artificial insemination themselves. Schreiner become pregnant with a girl.

Late last year, after she and Bauer broke up, Schreiner received public assistance from the state to help care for the girl.

The Kansas Department for Children and Families filed a court petition against Marotta in October, asking that he be required to reimburse the state for the benefits and make future child support payments. Marotta is asking that the case be dismissed, arguing that he’s not legally the child’s father, only a sperm donor.

A hearing is set for Tuesday.

Marotta told The Topeka-Capital Journal that he is “a little scared about where this is going to go, primarily for financial reasons.”

His attorney didn’t immediately return a phone message Wednesday from The Associated Press, and there was no listing for his home phone number in Topeka.

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Froma Harrop

The wrong Republicans “The damage may have already been done,” starts a Wall Street Journal news story about the fiscal cliff. This is damage a fix at this point can’t fix. That Washington couldn’t stop big automatic spending cuts and tax increases in an orderly manner marked another hit on the psyche of American business and consumers. Feeling captive to a bizarre political game is not pleasant, and yes, the damage can already be measured in dollars.

Consumer confidence has crumbled, as Republicans insist progress can’t be made except when wrestling Democrats on an outcropping over an abyss. The problem isn’t Republicans, exactly, but the wrong kind of Republicans — those who won’t let the good kind negotiate absent a terrifying threat to everyone’s well-being.

President Obama proposed deep spending cuts and retaining marginal tax rates for all but the top 2 percent, so where’s the problem in making a deal, unless you’re the problem?

The wrong Republicans forced a death match in 2011 over raising the debt ceiling. Before that remarkable spectacle, raising the country’s debt limit was a routine vote (defaulting on America’s debt having previously been unthinkable). A temporary agreement was reached — leading to the current cliffhanger — but not before consumer confidence cratered, and Standard & Poor’s lowered America’s credit rating. In a few weeks, another debt-ceiling vote is coming along, and the wrong Republicans want the matter back in play.

Traditional Republicans believed in paying the bills, and if they didn’t like the bill, would reduce it first. That was before the radical right came up with the free lunch of “starving the beast.” The magical thinking revolved around the idea that shrinking revenues would force cuts in spending. That theory failed in spectacular fashion during the George W. Bush years, not that the wrong Republicans seem to have noticed.

Put simply, good Republicans felt a double duty to put a lid on taxes but also keep deficits in check. The last Republican president to take that responsibility seriously was

George H.W. Bush. He made a foolish no-new-taxes pledge while running for office, but when deficits started piling up he showed the political courage and fiscal discipline to raise taxes.

For his efforts, the party base hounded him into losing re-election. Fortunately, he lost to Bill Clinton, who both benefited from policies the elder Bush had left him and oversaw another tax increase without a single Republican vote in the House.

In the following year, 1994, Republicans won majority control of the House. That gave them a tiny hook on which to hang credit for the budget surpluses Clinton bequeathed to his successor. Deficits shrunk under Clinton, they say, because House Republicans would not let him spend. Actually, Republicans didn’t officially take over the House until early 1995, by which time deficits had already fallen from $290 billion when Clinton took office in 1993 to $203 billion.

Some Republicans say their 1997 cut in capital-gains taxes brought about Clinton-era prosperity. (They don’t explain why the even lower capital-gains tax rates of the George W. years didn’t make us fat and happy.)

But do note that the lower capital-gains tax rate Republicans claim spurred investment under Clinton was 20 percent. This is the same number that the wrong Republicans insisted would mark the end of capitalism as we know it, but fortunately is part of the New Year’s Eve deal. (It is also lower than the 28 percent top effective tax on capital gains left

by Ronald Reagan.)

With the recent election showing a public weary of Republican dramatics — and polls finding folks fully prepared to blame the Grand Old Party for this latest round of damage — the party traditionalists should have strong self-interest in curbing the house wreckers. So should we all.

(A member of the Providence Journal editorial board, Froma Harrop writes a nationally syndicated column from that city. She has written for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.)

Gift will help Gilmanton Year-Round Library pay the utility bills To the editor, The Gilmanton Year-Round Library is pleased to announce that we have received a generous endowment in the amount of $25,000. The benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has specified that the money be used to cover the cost of utilities at the library.

We are grateful for this most recent gift and welcome all donations to the library.

Donations can be made in the form of endowment money, contributions to help with operating expenses, or to purchase books and media. Many thanks again to all of our gracious supporters.

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LETTERS

John Lennon said it best, ‘Before Elvis there was nothing’ To the editor, Jan. 8 is Elvis Presley’s 78th birthday. The media may produce a few back page tributes and ridicules, but 78 is not a big anniversary.

Social historians habitually skip over Presley’s generation. Its members were unborn or toddled through the Great Depression. They were too young for the Good War and too old to boom. Today, in their seventies and eighties, baby boomers simply drown them out.

Their legacy, however, is considerable. They gave us microprocessors, took us into space and led the civil rights movement. They gave the world rock and roll.

In the later, it was Elvis at the fore.

Contemporary hackneyed characterizations — swivel hips as musical parody or a caped fat man dying of excess — fail to capture the essence of Presley’s contribution to music. John Lennon said it best, “Before Elvis there was nothing.”

In 1953, the year before Elvis, the top three songs in America were the Song from Moulin Rouge by Percy Faith, Vaya Con Dios from Les Paul and Mary Ford and Patti Page’s Doggie in the Window. It was all soulless trite.

In ‘56, the year Presley burst onto the charts and into the American psyche, a third of the top 15 songs were his. In response, radio stations abandoned mellow and big band for rock in mass. Young musicians like Buddy Holly, John Lennon and Gram Parsons were inspired and imitating.

Elvis did not invent rock. The “inventor” was a mishmash of rhythm and blues musicians and composers. Elvis did not make the first rock record. That was Rocket 88 in 1951.

Ike Turner (later of Ike and Tina fame) wrote it. Saxophonist Jackie Brenston (later to front the Delta Cats) did the vocal with Turner’s band, the Kings of Rhythm. Most notably, Sam Phillips produced it.

Rock and roll was, at best, on a respirator in June 1954 when Phillips invited the teenaged Elvis Presley into his recording studio, Sun Records, to cut a single. Phillips was a 31-year-old white guy who knew as much about black music as anyone on the planet.

In addition to Rocket 88, he produced

more than a dozen blues artists. His credits included Howlin’ Wolf, Rufus Thomas and the Blues Boy — later to rename himself BB King.

Sam’s favorite line was, “If I can find a white singer who sounds black, I’ll make a million dollars.” He heard that sound in Presley, but for all his bravado, Phillips did not know what he knew until it hit him upside the head on a Monday night.

The June sessions were a bust.

Efforts to cover Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and Billy Eckstine fell short of the vision Sam Phillips had not quite formed.

Sam put Elvis in touch with Scotty Moore (lead guitar) and Bill Black (bass). Elvis played rhythm guitar.

They met for the first time on the Fourth of July at Scotty’s house. Their daylong session busted, and Scotty told Sam it was not working.

The musicians gathered with Sam in the Sun Records’ studio the next day (July 5) for another all-day session that went nowhere. Around 8:00 or 8:30 in the evening, Sam and the musicians were on break. “All of a sudden,” Scotty would later recall, “Elvis just started singing this song and acting the fool, and then Bill picked up his bass and he started acting the fool too, and I started playing with them. Sam . . . stuck his head out and said, ‘What are you doing?’

And we said, ‘We don’t know.’”

Sam Phillips knew. It was Big Boy Crudup’s That’s All Right. Sam loved it. He had devoted his professional life to this music. How this kid from the Memphis projects knew Phillips could only guess. But, here it was, new and fresh, rhythm and blues tinged with country. It was the moment of transition John Lennon knew.

Some would say it was the birth of rock and roll. In many ways it was.

Rhythm guitar kicked it off. The bass and Elvis’s high school ring set a backbeat. The lead guitar came out front.

Sam’s production techniques (slap back and echo) gave the recording a contemporary sparkle. If this was not rock being born, it was the model for decades and the moment a struggling art form came off its respirator.

The effect among Memphis teenagers and 20-some-things was instantasee next page

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LETTERS I’d like to hear your concerns regarding proposed weapons ban To the editor, As most folks may be aware, U.S. Senator Feinstein (of California) has prepared a new bill proposing a revised weapons ban that will be voted on soon. As a State Representative, I am interested to hear the concerns on the issue.

I would like to hear from you: e-mail me at tedwright4@yahoo.com at with your opinion. (I have reserved this e-mail address for your input.)

Please be sure to enter the follow-

ing in the subject box: 03JAN13 GUNCONTROL. This is an opinion poll and because I expect a lot of responses I will not be able to answer them all personally. This is an opportunity to participate in your government. Please look for a response in an upcoming issue of this paper.

Rep. Donald “Ted” Wright Carroll County District 8 (Brookfield-Effingham-Moultonborough-Ossipee-Sandwich-TuftonboroWakefield)

Any gun is merely a tool in the hands of a law-abiding citizen To the editor, President Obama and the anti-gun zealots either don’t know, don’t understand or don’t care about the context in which the Second Amendment to the Constitution was adopted.

The American Colonies had recently fought a successful armed insurrection against an oppressive British government. This revolt was made possible by the fact that the civilian population of these colonies was armed. The founding fathers were not concerned about hunting when they framed the second amendment. They were concerned about citizens maintaining the means to resist any overreaching and/or oppressive government, should that become necessary.

Obama and those of his ilk now choose to stand on the coffins of murdered children and advocate that we respond to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School by making it more

difficult for law-abiding people to defend themselves or others. Make no mistake; their ultimate goal is to disarm the civilian population and, to that end, they scoff at suggestions that could provide meaningful protections to the most vulnerable among us, i.e. armed personnel at schools.

Any gun in the hands of a law-abiding civilian is merely a tool and, like any other tool, just because a few may misuse it does not mean it has in any way lost its legitimate purposes.

One can only wonder how many lives would have been saved by the presence of one decent person at Sandy Hook Elementary who possessed a firearm and the skill to use it. People who are intent on mass murder usually go where they know they will find the greatest number of defenseless people (“killing zones”).

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from preceding page neous. Sam ran a one-sided demo to WHBQ radio the next night. The disc jockey, Dewey Phillips (no relation to Sam), played the record repeatedly to satisfy callers who kept phone lines lit all night.

Two weeks later (July 19), backed with a jumped-up version of Bill Monroe’s bluegrass classic Blue Moon of Kentucky, Sun Records put the first Presley recording into commercial distribution across the south. It became a regional hit. More importantly, it set the music industry a buzz. From L. A. to Chicago, from New Orleans to

New York, producers and artists took notice.

Over the next 18 months, with a mixture of blues, country and innovation, Elvis, Sam, Scotty and Bill — joined permanently by drummer D. J. Fontana in 1955 on Baby Let’s Play House — set the rock era in motion and laid the foundation for contemporary country music.

In January 1956, RCA Records bought Presley’s contract, recorded and released Heartbreak Hotel nationwide. The world changed.

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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

Laconia Muskrats hosting NECLB All-Star Game League also announces three new expansion teams for 2013 season

By RogeR Amsden

LACONIA — The Laconia Muskrats will host the New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game on Sunday, July 21, according to Noah Crane, general manager of the Muskrats, who are entering the fourth year of play in the NECBL. “This is an opportunity for us to show off our organization and our incredible field to all of New England”, said Crane. He said that he expects the All-Star game will bring fans from all over New England to the area to watch their favorites play and will be heavily scouted by major league teams.

He said that in addition to the game itself there will be a home run derby as well as other special events throughout the day.

Crane said that the league is expanding this year by adding three teams, the South Kingstown, RI, Waves; the Plymouth, MA Pilgrims and, in a historic move for the NECBL, the Saratoga Springs, NY, Brigade. Saratoga is the first NECBL team to not be located in New England. ‘’With 13 teams in the league we’re expanding our schedule to 44 games this year,’’ said Crane, who said that the addition of the three new teams shows that there is a great deal of demand for the high quality play that the league prides itself on.

Both the Pilgrims and Waves will join the Muskrats in the Eastern Division while the Brigade will play in the West. There have been numerous team relocations over the years but this is the first time since 2003 that the NECBL has added expansion franchises.

The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a wooden bat college summer league that fields teams in all six New England states. Partially funded by Major League Baseball, the NECBL started play in 1994 and has sent more than 85 alumni to the Major Leagues.

Crane said that the Muskrats 2013 season will start on Thursday, June 6 when the Muskrats host the Plymouth Pilgrims. ‘’We’ll play two at home against them and three in Plymouth and it will be the same with the Waves.

And we’ll have a home and home series with Saratoga,’’ says Crane.

He said this year will see the completion of the

second phase of the Muskrat Monster project. The Lakes Region Builders and Remodelers Association donated their time and services to complete phase one, which was the construction of the 17 foot tall by 88 feet long wall, a replica of Fenway Park’s Green Monster. The second part of that project is the completion of the viewing deck attached to the back of the wall. ‘’The Monster Deck will be the best and most exciting place to watch Muskrat games this season.’’ said Crane.

Another upgrade to Robbie Mills Field will be new bleacher seating behind home plate. The Muskrats plan to add 50 new seats to the area below the concession building.

Crane said the 2013 roster is complete and looks to challenge for an NECBL Championship. The Muskrats will continue their strong ties with Vanderbilt, South Carolina, East Carolina, Iona, Troy and Walters State as those six schools will send players to Laconia again this summer. This roster will have players from some schools new to Muskrat fans, such as Memphis, San Jose State, Charlotte, West Virginia, McNeese State, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Columbia and Lipscomb.

The Muskrats’ dugout will look much the same as both manager, Matt Alison, and pitching coach, Luke Demko, are returning. Also returning from the 2012 team are outfielder Joe Torres and pitchers Nevin Wilson and Nick Kevlin, who is from Conway.

Also new this year will be a new bounce house as well as a sand box which will be added to the Funspot Funzone. ‘’We’ll be adding more giveaways, free ticket nights, prizes, contests, on field games, and more at Robbie Mills Field. The Muskrats are committed to providing an unparalleled entertainment experience.’’ says Crane.

The Laconia Muskrats are a non profit organization, run by the Crane Family, that uses baseball to provide affordable family entertainment. ‘’Without the support of the City of Laconia, Lakes Region businesses and our fans, the Muskrats would not exist. The Muskrats are always in need of sponsors, host families, volunteers and fans,’’ says Crane, who urges those who want to become more involved to contact him at: noah@laconiamuskrats.com.

CULINARY from page one Board of Selectmen in early December. Culinary Arts teacher Patrick Hall and Goulette initially approached the board about replacing the fourthfloor carpet.

During that discussion, Hall mentioned there were some “dips” or “soft spots” in the dining area in addition to the frayed carpet. Not knowing the extent of the needed repairs, Goulette told selectmen LRCC had just signed a two-year agreement with the town and intended to remain in the mill.

Selectmen asked Steve Paquin, the town’s code enforcement officer, to do a preliminary inspection of

the fourth floor. He returned to the board two weeks later with the news that portions of the floor had rotted, apparently from water damage suffered in the 1992 fire that nearly destroyed the building.

Given permission to hire an engineer to give the town a better estimate on the repairs, Town Administrator Jeanne Beaudin said yesterday the town has temporarily stopped the engineering work and “circumstances beyond (the town’s) control warrant (the culinary program) vacate the fourth floor.”

Goulette confirmed yesterday the school was told to vacate the fourth floor. see next page

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Gilford police break up underage New Year’s party Are You Kidding Me? GILFORD – Responding to a noise complaint at Lily Pond Trailer Park on Liscomb Circle, police broke up an underage drinking party at 10:28 on New Year’s Eve. Lt. Kris Kelley said police arrested four people including a 15-year-old juvenile.

Steven Heitz, 17, of 7 Summer St. in Belmont and Ricky Davis, 17, of 35 Ballards Ridge Road in East Wakefield, were charged with unlawful possession of alcohol.

Connor Garfinkle, 17, of 47 Annis Drive #9 was

charged with possession of controlled drugs. Kelley said he had a pipe with marijuana residue in his possession.

All were released on personal recognizance bail.

Kelley said police also responded to a report of a fight outside the Gilford Cinemas at 8:35 p.m. He said responding officers said they didn’t find anyone there when they arrived but arrested Gage Pepin, 17, of 47 Annis Drive #9 for unlawful possession of alcohol.

— Gail Ober

LACONIA – For the first time in at least seven years, the first baby to be born in New Hampshire was born at Lakes Region General Hospital.

LRGH Spokeswoman Natalie Rudzinskyj said Connor Roger Garland was born at 12:14 a.m. on New Years Day. He came into the world at 8 pounds 13 ounces.

Parents are Elisia Civiello and Zachary Garland of Franklin. Rudzinskyj said mother and child are

doing well.

According to the Union Leader, the second baby born in New Hampshire followed Connor by 11 minutes and was born at Eliot Hospital in Manchester.

Other New Years Day babies were born at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua and Concord Hospital.

— Gail Ober

from preceding page The Mill was built in the early 1800s and was nearly destroyed in a blaze two decades ago. A 1995 restoration effort prevented the main portion of it from being destroyed and in 2011, the Belmont Mill was given a Preservation Award by the New England Chapter of the Victorian Society in America - one of four such awards ever given in New Hampshire.

Beaudin said there is a public hearing Monday night for residents to discuss with selectmen the possible addition of a warrant article on March’s town ballot that would allow the town to bond up to $500,000 for Belmont Mill repairs.

She said the Belmont Budget Committee would be discussing the proposed warrant article among other budget items on January 8 in a meeting at the Corner Meeting House that begins at 6:30 p.m.

Goulette said yesterday that despite the great relationship LRCC has had with the town of Belmont, it is not likely the Culinary Arts Program will return to the historic mill.

“I can’t emphasize enough what a good relation-

ship we’ve had with the town of Belmont,” said Goulette, who is himself a Belmont resident.

He said the program is growing rapidly and continually struggles with space. He also the said the new addition on the main campus of LRCC will not accommodate the culinary arts program.

Addressing the immediate concern of finding a place to operate the culinary arts program before January 22, Goulette said LRCC “has reached out to our public and private partners to come up with a solution.”

Along with a request in the state University System’s Capital Budget for space for the program, Goulette said he has also filed an inquiry with to the N.H. Department of Administrative Services to see if there is existing government-owned space for the program.

“We’re kind of in a mess right now, but we’re going to get out of it,” Goulette said.

“We’ll push hard for a solution,” he said, adding that taking care of the students is the school’s primary goal. “We’ll be somewhere, but I’m not sure where that will be.”

NEWTOWN from page 2 the building’s future.

The gunman, Adam Lanza, also killed his mother at the home they shared in Newtown before the school shootings, which ended when Lanza fatally shot himself as police arrived. Police haven’t released any details about a motive.

Numerous police officers on Wednesday guarded

the outside of the Monroe school, which is about 7 miles from the old school, and told reporters to stay away.

“I think right now it has to be the safest school in America,” Monroe police Lt. Keith White said.

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We live in the greatest Country known ever to mankind! We have the best and brightest minds in the world. The best hospitals, the best athletes and this Nation has generous and caring citizens; but we either can’t or won’t fix our economic woes because of party hatred for each other, and this all comes at the expense of the American people. I mean really; how did we get into this situation in the first place? What concerns me, and other folks I discuss this issue with, is when are we going to have to make tough choices? In other words, are we going to suck it up NOW or “Kick the Can” yet again?

Sacrifice This may be the perfect time to “Sacrifice” for the good of the Nation. I will “Sacrifice” if you will! What can any of us do to help make this issue go away? I am not sure all Americans feel this way, but I remember a time when we did. So my thoughts as of this writing are for our people to somehow work together and influence Congress and the President to stop “Kicking the Can” down the road and work in a bi-partisan manner and fix what needs to be fixed for the sake of our Country. We know that the entitlements are going to be modified / adjusted and there is no getting around this. My sense is that the Congress is going to need to adjust age / income for the Social Security piece. The Obama Care Health Insurance is so complicated I’m not so sure anyone truly knows how it will play-out.

In terms of our Military cuts in defense, God in his infinite wisdom only knows what that will mean to our “Force Structure”, but I can’t think this will play-out well with our enemies. Perhaps the President knows something we don’t! The American people strongly support many of his initiatives and now that the dye is cast, it will just have to play itself out.

My advice for your consideration friends / clients is to hunker down and make smart choices with your money. Sacrifice a little to perhaps have more in the long run. Additionally; consider less money in the market or work with your Advisor to protect your lifetime of savings. Your Accountant is another good source of information for you; so think strategically about getting the most from deductions and credits.

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BRISTOL — Cheyenne Weisberg, a 12-year-old student at Newfound Memorial Middle School, will celebrate her birthday this Saturday, but, by her own choice, won’t be getting any presents.

Instead of presents for herself, she’s asking that people donate to the New Hampshire Humane Society in Laconia, where she’s an active junior volunteer.

This Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Tapply Community Center, Cheyenne’s friends and relatives will be showing up at her birthday party and bringing along pet food and other items on the Humane Society’s ‘’wish list.’’

There will be a birthday cake and all who bring donations will be welcome to have a bite. ‘’The more the meower,’’ says Cheyenne, who is no stranger to reaching out to help others, having had her hair cut when she was 10 years old for the Locks of Love program, which provides young cancer victims who have lost their hair during chemotherapy with human hair wigs. ‘’Her hair is just now really coming back in,’’ says her mother, Tabitha, who says that when Cheyenne first brought up the idea of a birthday without gifts she wasn’t sure that she would follow through with the plan.

“I congratulated her on the nice thought and then let it go, thinking that as her birthday got closer and the realization of “no gifts” set in that she would change her mind. I should have known better after she shaved her head at age 10 to donate her hair to locks of love,’’ says Tabitha.

Cheyenne’s birthday has already taken place but she decided to have the party in January so it wouldn’t conflict with the holidays.

Tabitha said that her daughter got involved with the Humane Society through a family friend who volunteers there and is definitely her ‘’animal kid.’’

She says that Cheyenne looks ahead to a future in which she will study animal behavior and work either as a veterinarian or as a shelter volunteer.

UNITED WAY from page one fellow directors will join the board of Granite United Way. Primeau will serve on the executive committee of the organization. Meanwhile, the place of the board of Lakes Region United Way will be taken by an advisory committee.

The offices of Lakes Region United Way in Laconia, Plymouth and Tamworth will remain open and the seven members of the staff will join Granite United Way. As senior vice-president of community impact, Terrill will oversee the organization’s philanthropic strategy of allocating its funds to those agencies whose programming makes measurable contributions toward achieving designated goals. “A big chunk of my time has been consumed by governance and administration,” Terrill said. “The merger enables me to focus on community investing.”

Terrill emphasized that “funds raised locally will continue to be invested locally. Everything defaults

to zip codes,” he continued. “Decisions will remain local and there will be plenty of volunteer oversight.”

“While we could have remained a stand alone organization,” Primeau said in a prepared statement, “the Board of Directors felt we could have a greater impact in central New Hampshire and be an even better steward of our donors’ funds by merging.”

Terrill first broached the notion of merging at the annual celebration of Lakes Region United Way in 2010, shortly after Granite United Way came together. At the time, he said that Lakes Region United Way, with three full-time and one part-time employees, was a small organization with limited resources. Likewise, he noted that administration and fundraising took 15-percent of revenues and much of his time. While acknowledging a merger offered greater efficiencies, he cautioned that a see next page

from preceding page Dannel P. Malloy before the open house, White said.

Robinson said Chalk Hill School has been transformed into a “cheerful” place for the surviving students to resume normal school routines. She said mental health counselors continue to be available for anyone who needs them.

Donna Page, a retired Sandy Hook principal, will

lead the new school.

During the open house on Wednesday, Alvarez said his 8-year-old daughter also got to pick out a stuffed animal to take home from the school library.

“I’m not worried about her going back,” he said of his daughter Cynthia. “The fear kind of kicks back in a little bit, but we’re very excited for her and we got to see many, many kids today. The atmosphere was very cheerful.”

Several signs welcoming the Sandy Hook students to their new school were posted along the road leading to the school in a rural, mostly residential neighborhood. One said “Welcome Sandy Hook Elementary Kids,” while a similar sign added “You are in our prayers.”

Parents & Guardians of Newfound Area Students Superintendent Search Interested Parents or Guardians of students in the Newfound Area School District who can commit to attend all scheduled meetings and maintain a 100% confidential process for the purpose of screening applicants for the position of Superintendent of Schools and making recommendations to the School Board are invited to send letters of interest with complete contact details to: Vincent Paul Migliore-Chairman Newfound Area School Board 20 Main Street, Bristol, NH 03222 This advertisement, in addition to notices sent to Parents or Guardians with students under Board Policy KBFA is intended to supplement notification and fairly solicit two (2) participants to represent the “Parental” Category on the screening committee.

All confirmed qualified parents’ or guardians’ names received by the 3:00PM Deadline on January 14, 2013 shall participate in a lottery selection process at the School Board Meeting on January 14, 2013 where two (2) names will be drawn to participate. Finally, a 3rd and 4th name will be drawn as alternates to serve in the event that one or both of the first two names are unable to participate.

The screening committee is scheduled to meet ONE TIME to organize in late January prior to commencing its effort on Monday, February 4, 2013. It will complete its confidential work by submitting its recommended candidates to the School Board by the following Monday, February 11, 2013.

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Egypt panel implicates Mubarak, military in deaths during uprising

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian factfinding mission determined that Hosni Mubarak watched the uprising against him unfold through a live TV feed at his palace, despite his later denial that he knew the extent of the protests and crackdown against them, a member of the mission said Wednesday.

The mission’s findings increase pressure for a retrial of the 84-year old ousted president, who is already serving a life sentence for the deaths of 900 protesters. But its report could hold both political gains and dangers for his successor, Mohammed Morsi. A new prosecution of Mubarak would be popular, since many Egyptians were angered that he was convicted only for failing to stop the killing of protesters, rather than for ordering the crackdown.

But the report also implicates the military and security officials in protester deaths. Any move to prosecute them could spark a backlash from powerful generals and others who still hold positions under Morsi’s government.

Rights activists said they would watch carefully how aggressively Morsi pursues the evidence, detailed by a factfinding mission he commissioned.

“This report should be part of the democratic transformation of Egypt and restructuring of security agencies,” Ahmed Ragheb, a member of the commission and a rights lawyer, told The Associated Press. “At the end of the day, there will be no national reconciliation without revealing the truth, and ensuring accountability.”

Morsi, an Islamist from the Muslim Brotherhood, asked the commission to send the report to the chief prosecutor Talaat Abdullah to investigate new evidence, his office said Wednesday.

Morsi recently appointed Abdullah to replace a Mubarak holdover who many considered an obstacle to strongly prosecuting former regime officials. Some judges criticized the appointment as a political move to continue to wield leverage over the prosecutor post.

The case will be a test whether Abdullah will conduct a thorough process of holding officials responsible.

Some rights activists were already disappointed that Morsi didn’t empower the fact-finding commission itself to turn the investigations into prosecutions and avoid political influence.

The 700-page report on protester deaths the past two years was submitted Wednesday to Morsi by the commission, made up of judges, rights lawyers, and representatives from the Interior Ministry and the intelligence, as well as families of victims.

Morsi formed the commission soon after coming to office in June as Egypt’s first freely elected president after campaign promises to order retrials of former regime figures if new evidence was revealed.

The trial of Mubarak and other figures from his regime left the public deeply unconvinced justice was done.

The prosecution was limited in scope, focusing only on the first few days of the 18-day uprising and on two narrow corruption cases. Lawyers have since criticized the case as shoddy, based mainly on evidence collected by battered and widely hated police in the days following the uprising.

In the verdicts last summer, Mubarak and his two sons were acquitted on corruption charges. His former interior minister was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the crackdown, while six top security aides were acquitted for lack of evidence.

Mubarak was convicted to a life sentence of failing to prevent the deaths of protesters during the uprising, which ended with his fall on Feb. 11, 2011.

Many Egyptians believed he should have been held responsible for ordering the killings, in addition to widespread corruption, police abuse and political wrongdoing under his regime.

One key new finding by the commission was that Mubarak closely monitored the crackdown.

Ragheb said state TV had designated an encrypted satellite TV station that fed live material from cameras installed in and around Tahrir Square directly to Mubarak’s palace throughout clashes between protesters and security forces.

“Mubarak knew of all the crimes that took place directly. The images were carried to him live, and he didn’t even need security reports,” said Ragheb. “This entails a legal responsibility” in the violence against the protesters, including the infamous Camel Battle, where men on horses and camel and other Mubarak supporters stormed Tahrir.

from preceding page merger could put local control and character at risk. He said yesterday that the terms of the merger allayed his initial concerns. “This is a win-win for the Lakes Region and the state of New Hampshire,” he said.

Last year Lakes Region United Way merged with the Whole Village Family Resource Center in Plymouth, acquiring the organization’s headquarters on Highland Street, which houses a dozen non-profit groups, in the process. All business operations moved to Plymouth. While continuing with her community development and family support in eastern Grafton County at Whole Village, Joyce Palmer became Resource Development Director of Lakes Region United Way. Alan Robichaud, community development direc-

tor for Belknap County, moved to the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce building on South Main Street in Laconia, where he will share space with Karmen Gifford, executive director of the chamber and Carmen Lorentz, executive director of the Belknap County Economic Development Council. The move, Terrill said, recognized the close relationship between social progress and economic development.

Terrill said that the restructuring of the Lakes Region United Way will not be affected by the merger with Granite United Way. He said that the United Way’s offices at 95 Water Street in Laconia have been listed for sale, with the intention of investing the proceeds in other assets that will have a more significant impact on the community than housing personnel.

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Pemi Fish and Game Club offers biathlon program starting Jan. 12 HOLDERNESS — The Pemi Fish and Game Club’s biathlon program enjoys an enthusiastic following of participants who combine shooting with skiing, snowshoeing, running, walking, wheelchairing, and mountain biking as the season and abilities dictates. All biathlon events are held at the Pemi Fish and Game Club’s 200 yard range at 295 Beede Road in Holderness.

Persons of all ages and abilities are urged to give this sport a try. At nearly every shoot there are participants who not only have never done a biathlon before, but not even shot a rifle before.

Rifles are available (courtesy of an NRA Foundation grant, the club has six new Savage MII FVT target rifles and two Kimber M83 rifles). Rifles must be iron sighted bolt action .22’s and the ammo should be subsonic.

Club rifles use CCI Standard Velocity (it is subsonic) and for those who cannot bring your own ammo, the club can provide it.

The upcoming Winter Biathlon dates are Saturdays, January 12. February 9 and March 2. Nordic cross country skiing or snowshoeing are choices of locomotion.(Skate-ski offered if conditions/grooming is adequate.) Registration will be at the clubhouse starting

at 8:30 a.m. with relays for all classes starting at 11 a.m. and again at 1 p.m.

The match fee is $15 for one relay and $25 for both. There are divisions and classes geared to all ages and experiences/abilities. See the clubwebsite, www.pemi.org and click on biathlon in the home page menu. Printing out the registration and release forms and arriving with them filled out speeds up the registration process.

Assistance in registering, scoring, and match administration is always welcome. As always, any assistance in setting up Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning will be greatly appreciated. The Pemi club is grateful to the Squam Trail Busters Snowmobile Club for grooming the trails for winter biathlon events.

To access an interesting list of information and advice on biathlon and winter biathlon go to http://www. nscfairbanks.org/new/ and click on Downloads then on Biathlon Reference Library.

The schedule for the summer biathlon events will be up on the website mid-January. For additional info on winter and summer biathlon, check the club website, www.pemi.org, and click on Biathlon in the home page menu, or call biathlon chairman Fred Allen at 603-968-9944.

LACONIA — The monthly meeting of the Zonta Club of the Lakes Region on Tuesday, January 8, will focus on international service projects being conducted by Zonta International.

The local club’s fund raising activities support both local projects and charities as well as the international efforts of the organization. The meeting will be held at the Woodside Building at the Taylor Community on Union Avenue in Laconia at 6:30 p.m.

Guests are welcome to learn more about Zonta and the organization’s outreach to assist women around the world.

Club President Nadine Salley will show a video and describe the project now underway in Rwanda to eliminate new pediatric HIV infection and prevent and respond to survivors of domestic and gender based violence.

She will also describe the continuation of an obstetric fistula repair project in Liberia funded by the organization.

Additionally Zonta is supporting a mass media communication strategy in Bangladesh and Nigeria to raise awareness of violence against women and challenge current cultural norms

and attitudes that condone such violence. The organization is also initiating a “Safe Cities for Women” project to Honduras, utilizing successful strategies in practice in El Salvador and Guatemala since 2008. The organization is also funding a project in rural areas of Samoa to empower women to combat violence.

President Salley has attended numerous Zonta International conventions, including the most recent in Italy in June 2012 where she was the club delegate in proceedings which included the approval of the international projects outlined above. She served as Zonta International District 1 Governor in 2008-10. The district includes all Zonta clubs in Nova Scotia and five New England states.

Zonta International has committed a total of $ 3,162,000 to the funding of these programs during the 2012-14 period.

More information about the Zonta International organization can be found on the web at www.zonta.org and inquiries about the Zonta Club of the Lakes Region can be made to ZontaLakesNH@yahoo.com.

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OBITUARIES

Joseph P. Droukas, 64 NEW HAMPSHIRE — Joseph P. Droukas, 64, passed away December 29, 2012.

Born in the Bronx, NY, on July 22, 1948, he was the son of Sam and Anna (Michilli) Droukas. He graduated from Eastchester High School and spent several years at Belknap College.

Joe spent many years in the music industry, recording several albums and performing for many years at venues across the country. For the last 20 years, he was employed by Sierra International as a regional sales manager.

He will be remembered as a loving and devoted son, brother, father, grandfather and friend to so many.

He is survived by his daughter, Anarita Droukas; his mother, Anna; his long-time partner and companion, Cynthia Piscopo Howland; his two brothers, George and John Droukas; his stepson, Duke Laflamme; five nieces, Christina, Mary Ann, Jessica, Sara and Mckenzy; two nephews, John Patrick and John Christopher and his three grandchildren, Maddie, Jackson, and Harrison. He is also survived by his cousins who were like siblings to him. He was

predeceased by his father, Sam Droukas, and his nephew, George M. Droukas.

Calling hours will be held in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-BeaneSimoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St, Laconia, NH from 5 to 8pm on Friday, January 4, 2013.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 300 NH Route 25, Meredith, NH by the Very Rev. Dennis J. Audet, V.F., Pastor of the Church.

Family and friends are welcome to gather following the Mass from 11am to 2pm at Church Landing, 281 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, NH. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire, 814 Elm Street, Suite 300, Manchester, NH 03101.

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Beloved husband of Patricia A. (McKinnon) Flaherty. Loving father of Michael Flaherty and his wife Cheryl of Wareham, MA, Jean Flaherty of Dracut, MA and Timothy Flaherty and his wife Jasmine of Chelmsford, MA. Stepfather of Jessica MacKenzie and her husband Jason of Everett, MA and Shaun Berry and his wife Elizabeth of Salem, MA. Dear brother of John Flaherty and his wife Mary of South Boston, MA, Edward Flaherty of Maine, the late Dorothy, Harriet and Roy Flaherty.

Devoted grandfather to Joshua, Shane, Maya, Benjamin, Kayden, Taya and Jameson. Loving brother-

in-law to Charlotte, Nancy, MaryEllen, Barbara and Cathy all of Massachusetts.

Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

William was a retired employee of Digital, Compaq and Hewitt Packet Shipping & Receiving Specialist of hazard materials. William loved the great outdoors and spending quality time fishing with his children and grandchildren.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2013 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at Mayhew Funeral Home (Rtes. 3 & 104), Meredith.

Interment will be private.

Mayhew Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Meredith and Plymouth are handling the arrangements.

Marilyn Hill, 67 BELMONT — Marilyn Hill of 49 Cherry St. Belmont, New Hampshire passed away at Lakes Region General Hospital on December 27, 2012.

Born June 25, 1945 at Lakes Region General Hospital, daughter of Romeo and Gwendolyn Pelchat. She spent parts of her childhood in Laconia, NH and in Indiana.

Her family moved back to New Hampshire when she was a young teenager.

As an adult, she was the wife of Leo L. Hill who passed away in May of 2005.

One of Marilyn’s favorite pastimes was crochet.

She also loved camping and family gatherings.

She was predeceased by her mother, Gwendolyn

Pelchat. Her father, Romeo Pelchat, three sons; David Hobbs, Charles Hobbs and Lou Hobbs.

Her remaining family consists of her uncles; Charles Hilldreth of Laconia and Frank Hilldreth of FL. Her brother, Bill Pelchat of Belmont. Three daughters; Michelle Talbot of Gilford, Laura Chamberlin of Hibbing MN, and Heather Hill of Belmont. Two sons; Mike Connor of Chisholm, MN and Dan Hobbs of AL. Seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.

A service will be held at St. Josephs church in Belmont on Saturday, January 5th, 2013 at 10am.

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Alton Police Association honors Billy Tolios on his Police Academy graduation ALTON — The Alton Police Association presented Officer Billy Tolios with a plaque in recognition of his graduation from the 159th New Hampshire Police Academy on Friday, December 21.

Tolios has been with the Department since July of 2010 as a part-time officer, but he was hired to full-time status in May of 2012. Tolios came to the department with an associate’s degree in Business Management from NHTI. Tolios has started a full-time shift rotation as of the last week of December. ‘’The department is excited to have him back.

He’s an intelligent, friendly, and fair person who will be a big asset to the department. He graduated 5th in academics out of a graduating class of 54 new officers,’’ said Police Chief Ryan Heath.

Officer Billy Tolios of the Alton Police Department was presented with a plaque in recognition of his graduation from the 159th New Hampshire Police Academy. People in the photo are, left to right,front row: Sgt Todd MacDougall, Officer Billy Tolios, Chief Ryan Heath, Officer Tyler Glidden, and Sgt. Tim Sullivan. Back Row: Detective Jason Tremblay and Officer David Jones. (Courtesy photo)

Prescott Farm offering plenty of fun & affordable activities this winter LACONIA — Now that the snow has fallen it’s time to get outside and enjoy it. Prescott Farm is offering plenty of outdoor activities for the entire family this winter including Snowshoe Fitness, Full Moon Walks, sledding parties and Play Days.

Not only are these programs designed to get people outdoors and having fun during those cold winter months, they are also affordable!

Those that take part in the Snowshoe Fitness and Full Moon Snowshoe Walks are welcome to bring their own snowshoes or use the ones at the Center (snowshoe rentals are included in the program fee).

Also, for those who plan on taking part in the sledding parties, there are some sleds on-site that people can use for no additional fee.

Play Days are for little ones ages 5 and under and are a great opportunity for children to play and socialize. During Play Days the Program Room will be decked out with puzzles, books, puppets, games

and a new special self-led activity each week. People are welcome to bring snacks or lunch. Adults are required to supervise children (no drop offs).

Prescott Farm is a non-profit organization that offers environmental education for all ages throughout the year including WildQuest camps, public programs, field trips, and long-term partnerships with local elementary schools. The 160 acre historic family farm features woodland and field trails, a “green” building with geothermal and solar energy systems, historic barns, an old-fashioned maple sugaring operation (during the month of March), heritage gardens, and forested pond. Prescott Farm is open year round, seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is free to come and go for a hike or explore the “green” building.

Registration is required for all programs but Play Days. For more information call 603-366-5695 or visit the website at www.prescottfarm.org.

Snowshoe Fitness and Full Moon Snowshoe Walks are one of the many activities offered Prescott Farm. (Courtesy photo)

‘Joyeux Noel’ featured at International Film Series Enterprise Center offers LACONIA — The Laconia Human Relations Committee in cooperation with the Laconia Public Library presents: Joyeux Noel. This is another in the International Film Series to be shown on Monday, January 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Laconia Public Library.

This movie continues in a sense of the spirit of human connection found in the many holiday seasons of December and January.

The year is 1914, and as World War I continues to rage across the European countryside, three armies stuck on the front lines find themselves faced with theunthinkable in this 2005 Academy Award-nominated account of a true-life wartime event. When the war machines began rolling in the summer of 1914, the devastation that it waged upon German, Scottish, and French troops was palpable. As the winter winds began to blow, the soldiers sit huddled in their trenches awaiting Christmas packages from families.

The sounds of warfare are suddenly changed by a

string of events that could only happen on Christmas Eve. It is here that the fate of a French lieutenant, a Scottish priest, a German tenor, a Danish soprano and a Jewish German lieutenant’s lives were about to be changed forever. On Christmas Eve, the lonely souls of the front lines abandoned their arms to reach out to their enemies on the battlefield and greet them, not with anger and hostility, but with the simple, kindly gesture of a much appreciated bottle of wine or a treasured piece of chocolate.

Differences were put aside long enough to celebrate a sense of the spiritual and to wish their brothers a sincere “Merry Christmas.”

The Laconia International Film Series is open free to everyone. Informal discussion follows the film. Light snacks are provided. Feel free to bring a cushion for comfort in viewing the movie. For more information, contact Carol Pierce at newdynam@aol.com or Lovina Ellsworth at Lovinia.Ellsworth@yahoo.com.

Gay Men’s Chorus holding auditions in Manchester MANCHESTER — The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus will be holding auditions for its Spring 2013 15th anniversary concert series, “We Got That Swing!” on Tuesday, January 8, January 15, and January 22.

The auditions will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Brookside Congregational Church, 2013 Elm Street, Man-

chester, in the Manning House.

All gay and gay friendly men, age 18 years or older, are invited to join the chorus. The Spring anniversary concert will feature songs from the Swing and Big Band era. For further information, visit website: www.NHGMC.com.

workshop on business financing January 9

PLYMOUTH — Professor Craig Zamzow of Plymouth State University’s College of Business Administration and Small Business Institute offers a new way to look at money, “Finance for Non-Financial People” at the Pease Public Library in Plymouth on Wednesday, January 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Professor Zamzow will answer the question of why a balance sheet must balance, review the Business Value Cycle, and discuss two ways a company can increase its profits. A small business owner himself, he used these techniques to manage and grow his business.

Follow a budding entrepreneur, Jack, as he begins and grows his business. Professor Zamzow will walk people through the basic fundamentals of business finance.

Seating for this event is limited, Reserve a spot by contacting the Center office at 535-3222 or kim@ enterprisecenternh.com. There is a $25 fee per person for this event.

Zamzow has more than 30 years of experience in high-tech sales and marketing, including a position as sales training manager, and numerous director of marketing roles. He is an independent consultant see next page

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Al-Jazeera acquires Current TV from Al Gore Patti Page dies at age 85

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, boosting its reach nearly ninefold to about 40 million homes. With a focus on U.S. news, it plans to rebrand the left-leaning news network that cofounder Al Gore couldn’t make relevant.

The former vice president confirmed the sale Wednesday, saying in a statement that Al-Jazeera shares Current TV’s mission “to give voice to those who are not typically heard; to speak truth to power; to provide independent and diverse points of view; and to tell the stories that no one else is telling.”

The acquisition lifts Al-Jazeera’s reach beyond a few large U.S. metropolitan areas including New York and Washington, where about 4.7 million homes can now watch Al-Jazeera English.

Al-Jazeera, owned by the government of Qatar, plans to gradually transform Current into a new channel called Al-Jazeera America by adding five to 10 new U.S. bureaus beyond the five it has now and hiring more journalists.

Al-Jazeera spokesman Stan Collender said there are no rules against foreign ownership of a cable channel — unlike the strict rules limiting foreign ownership of free-to-air TV stations. He said the move is based on demand, adding that 40 percent of viewing traffic on Al-Jazeera English’s website is from the U.S. “This is a pure business decision based on recognized demand,” Collender said. “When people watch Al-Jazeera, they tend to like it a great deal.”

Al-Jazeera has long struggled to get carriage in

the U.S., and the deal suffered an immediate casualty as Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation’s secondlargest cable TV operator, announced it is dropping Current TV due to the deal.

“Our agreement with Current has been terminated and we will no longer be carrying the service.

We are removing the service as quickly as possible,” the company said in a statement.

Previous to Al-Jazeera’s purchase, Current TV was in 60 million homes.

In 2010, the network’s managing director, Tony Burman, blamed a “very aggressive hostility” from the Bush administration for reluctance among cable and satellite companies to show the network.

Even so, Al-Jazeera has garnered respect for its ability to build a serious news product in a short time. But there may be a culture clash at the network. Dave Marash, a former “Nightline” reporter who worked for Al-Jazeera in Washington, said he left the network in 2008 in part because he sensed an anti-American bias there.

Current, meanwhile, began as a groundbreaking effort to promote user-generated content. But it has settled into a more conventional format of political talk television with a liberal bent. Gore worked on-air as an analyst during its recent election night coverage.

Former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Cenk Uygur are currently its lead personalities. Current signed Keith Olbermann to be its top host in 2011 but his tenure lasted less than a year before it ended in bad blood on both sides.

BEIJING (AP) — A low-budget, domestically produced comedy has unexpectedly become the highestgrossing Chinese film to date.

Chinese state media say the wacky road movie “Lost in Thailand” has grossed more than 1 billion yuan ($160 million) since its Dec. 12 debut. The official Xinhua News Agency, citing an independent monitor of box office figures, said Wednesday that it also beat James Cameron’s “Titanic” in 3-D, the

most popular foreign film in 2012, in Chinese theaters.

Set in Thailand, the film tells the story of two businessmen who go searching for their boss in the north, and then link up with a tourist eager to explore the country. It is filled with slapstick humor and action scenes.

The previous record for a domestic film was 726 million yuan set by “Painted Skin 2.”

from preceding page and founded the Productivity Institute. Zamzow has also been vice president of sales and marketing for two companies, owner of four small businesses, and has been teaching at the college level for over ten years. Zamzow is the current director of Plymouth State University’s Small Business Institute.

As part of their ongoing commitment to business growth and development, the Enterprise Center at Plymouth brings educational seminars and professional skills training to Grafton County. Managed by

Plymouth State University, the ECP is an incubator in the community complete with services to assist business owners and entrepreneurs through one-on-one counseling, resource referrals, and hands-on learning.

For more information about programs or the ECP, you may contact the Center office at 535-3222 or email kim@EnterpriseCenterNH.com.

This program is sponsored by the NH Community Development Finance Authority, Plymouth State University, and the Grafton County Economic Development Council.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Unforgettable songs like “Tennessee Waltz” and “(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?” made Patti Page the bestselling female singer of the 1950s and a star who would spend much of the rest of her life traveling the world.

When unspecified health problems finally stopped her decades of touring, though, Page wrote a sad-but-resolute letter to her fans late last year about the change.

“Although I feel I still have the voice God gave me, physical impairments are preventing me from using that voice as I had for so many years,” Page wrote.

“It is only He who knows what the future holds.”

Page died on New Year’s Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to publicist Schatzi Hageman, ending one of pop music’s most diverse careers. She was 85 and just five weeks away from being honored at the Grammy Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy.

Page achieved several career milestones in American pop culture, but she’ll be remembered for indelible hits that crossed the artificial categorizations of music and remained atop the charts for months to reach a truly national audience.

“Tennessee Waltz” scored the rare achievement of reaching No. 1 on the pop, country and R&B charts simultaneously and was officially adopted as one of two official songs by the state of Tennessee. Its reach was so powerful, six other artists reached the charts the following year with covers.

Two other hits, “I Went To Your Wedding” and “Doggie in the Window,” which had a second life for decades as a children’s song, each spent more than two months at No. 1. Other hits included “Mockin’ Bird Hill,” ‘’Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte,” and “Allegheny Moon.” She teamed with George Jones on “You Never Looked That Good When You Were Mine.”

“I just loved singing with Patti and she hit notes I never dreamed of,” Jones said Wednesday in an email to The Associated Press. “We cut some songs together and it was a great time. She’ll be missed by lots of folks and everybody needs to know how great she was. Patti was a wonderful singer with a real special voice.”

So special, Page managed to maintain her career when most singers of her generation and their more innocent songs were shoved aside by the swinging hips of Elvis Presley. Page proved herself something of a match for the nascent rock ‘n’ roll crowd and its obsession with sex, continuing to place songs on the pop charts into the 1960s and the country charts into the ‘80s.

Page never kept track, but was told late in life that she’d recorded more than 1,000 songs. That’s not what she had in her mind growing up as young Clara Ann Fowler.

“I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing,” she said in a 1999 interview. “And things snowballed.”

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Things have changed in your industry.

There are more tools available to you now than ever before. You’ll spend your free time brushing up on the latest exciting advances.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Why worry? Answer: No reason. The chances of the worst-case scenario actually happening are practically zilch, and even if the worst did occur, you’d find a way to get through it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You may not be conscious of your search for more people like you, but the success of finding someone isn’t lost on you, either. It’s something you’ll talk about later: the day you met so-and-so.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

When change happens, it happens in an instant. The thing is, you never know which instant. So keep the faith and keep moving forward. You’re closer than you think.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be wide awake among people who are not living consciously. Should you wake up these sleepwalkers, too? The best way to do that is to stay aware. The ones who are supposed to notice will.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 3). Do you feel it? Some deep greatness is coming to the surface. You will do wonderful things this year. In the next six weeks, you’ll bounce between organization and action. New friends point the way to a successful business venture.

Love’s promises and domestic practicalities mesh beautifully in the spring.

Gemini and Scorpio people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 17, 11, 4, 37 and 28.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). There’s a challenge before you. It all boils down to a question. Will you do what others expect of you, or will you let yourself do the things you need to do in order to succeed?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You find a need, fill it and learn from the experience. If you can get your costs down and turn a profit, the whole process could be quite lucrative for you -possibly even the start of a new income stream.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). One hour a day may not seem like a lot, but over time it will be enough to write a novel, lose weight or complete another amazing feat that otherwise would rest solidly in the “not going to happen” category.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Though friends often do activities together, an activity companion is not the same thing as a friend. Knowing how people fit into your life and how you fit into theirs makes for smooth relations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). At many points in your life, you have been attracted to the wrong kinds of people.

They let you serve them and undervalued your contribution. They pulled rank on you when no rank was earned. That all changes this year.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you’re single and want to ask someone out on a date, just ask. This is your time. Better to make something happen, good or bad, than to wait around wondering whether anything ever could.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re social, and you love people. They do need to pull their own weight in a conversation, though; otherwise, things get tiresome. It’s even more tiresome if

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2013. There are 362 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease.

On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J. In 1861, more than two weeks before Georgia seceded from the Union, the state militia seized Fort Pulaski at the order of Gov. Joseph E. Brown.

The Delaware House and Senate voted to oppose secession from the Union.

In 1868, the Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of Japan’s emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns.

In 1911, the first postal savings banks were opened by the U.S. Post Office. (The banks were abolished in 1966.)

In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states had the right to ban closed shops.

In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation.

In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the United States was formally terminating diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.

In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.

In 1980, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of “Born Free,” was killed in northern Kenya by a former employee.

In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican’s diplomatic mission.

In 1993, President George H.W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed the START II missile-reduction treaty in Moscow. (However, the agreement ultimately fell apart.)

One year ago: The Iowa Republican Party held its caucuses; although Mitt Romney was originally considered the winner by an extremely narrow eight-vote margin, officials later said that Rick Santorum had in fact beaten Romney by 34 votes; however, the party refused to declare a winner, saying that eight precincts had never turned in certified results. In the Democratic caucuses, President Barack Obama ran unopposed.

Today’s Birthdays: Record producer Sir George Martin is 87. Actor Robert Loggia is 83.

Actor Dabney Coleman is 81. Hockey Hall-ofFamer Bobby Hull is 74. Singer-songwriter-producer Van Dyke Parks is 70. Musician Stephen Stills is 68. Rock musician John Paul Jones is 67. Actress Victoria Principal is 63. Actor-director Mel Gibson is 57. Actress Shannon Sturges is 45.

Jazz musician James Carter is 44. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 41. Actor Jason Marsden is 38. Actress Danica McKellar is 38. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez is 37. NFL quarterback Eli Manning is 32. Pop musician Mark Pontius is 28. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lloyd is 27.

Pop-rock musician Nash Overstreet (Hot Chelle (shel) Rae) is 27. Actor Alex D. Linz is 24.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Gilford Public Library daily happenings. Conversational French 3:30- 4 p.m. Crafter’s Corner 6-7:30 p.m.

Food for Friends free dinner at the Tapply Thompson Community Center in Bristol. 5-6 p.m. For more information call 744-2713.

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.

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.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 Oscar Night at the Movie at the Gilman Library in Alton. 7 p.m. Includes popcorn and drinks. Camp chairs and pillows welcome. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 8752550.

Pitman’s Freight Room presents the Arthur James Blues Band. 8 p.m. at the Freight Room in Laconia. Admission is $10. Doors open at 7:15. BYOB. Seminar entitled The Hiring Process-Hire Right the First Time hosted by the Director of the Professional Sales Program at PSU. 9-11 a.m. at the White Mountails Community College at the Littleton Learning Center in Plymouth. Fee of $25 per person. Seating is limited. To reserve at spot call or for more information call 535-3222.

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 6459518.

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

Gilford Public Library Daily happenings. Social bridge 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Knit wits 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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.

Sit and Knit at the Hall Memorial Library in Northfield.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the firstfloor conference room Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome.

Call 645-9518.

All compulsive eaters are welcome to attend the Overeaters Anonymous meeting held each Saturday morning from 11 to 12 at the Franklin Hospital.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I am a 22-year-old adoptee. My grandparents raised me from 6 months old and officially adopted me when I was 10. They have three sons -- my biological father and his two brothers. This is where the problem lies.

My “uncles” have never accepted that their parents are my parents. They never refer to me as their sister and frequently refer to my parents as my grandparents. Most of these things I ignore, but there is one thing I cannot. My parents are in their early 60s, and the subject of their death comes up often. Their sons have decided that when our parents die, I have no say in anything.

Annie, these are the only parents I’ve ever had. I am legally adopted, so I have a legal right as well as a given right. How do I calmly explain that they are my parents, too? -- Their Child Dear Their Child: You are not going to make your uncles treat you like a sibling. They see you as their brother’s child.

And although your parents are not that old, it is never too soon to prepare a will and other necessary legal documents.

Your parents’ wishes and the distribution of their assets are things they get to decide, and they should discuss it with a lawyer. They should also have a family meeting and make sure that ALL of their children are aware of how they want this to be handled.

Dear Annie: I recently attended a cocktail party at the home of a former colleague from our deaf program. The speaker was a campaign worker for one of the presidential candidates. The party hostess made arrangements in advance for a sign language interpreter.

When the speaker was done with his presentation, I waited for my turn to talk to him. As I got clearance, I was interrupted by three hearing female guests who showed no respect for a deaf guest while the conversation took place. I managed to

maintain a professional attitude by containing my emotions, but their rudeness took me by surprise. The speaker was fully aware of this, and his facial expression hinted to me that he was not pleased by this episode.

If I were to attend another such event and get the same treatment, what should I do? -- Deaf Professor Dear Deaf: This type of situation can occur whether a guest is deaf or not. People interrupt, block you from the conversation and behave rudely. An alert host would have interceded, and the speaker should have made every effort to be more inclusive. He allowed these women to hijack the conversation. You also could have enlisted the assistance of the interpreter. If you feel you were treated poorly solely because of your deafness, please discuss this with your host at the next such event.

Dear Annie: The letter from “Heartbroken Mother,” whose 36-year-old son is a drug addict, hit home. That son could’ve been me.

I’m glad you told her to take care of herself first. I would also like to mention that The Salvation Army offers a free, sixmonth-minimum in-patient adult rehabilitation program. It’s a tough, spiritually based 12-step program that includes a full day of hard work and counseling.

I have seen so many people who are hopeless and helpless renewed to strong, contributing members of the community.

When one shows up for intake, they have to test clean for drugs and alcohol. Maybe her son is not ready, but there may be thousands more who are reading this column. It is challenging but literally lifesaving. The rewards for those who take the walk and for the families who take it with them bring me to tears every time I witness the change and hope that come. -- Doug

For Rent

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- LARGE, bright 1st floor 1 bedroom on Pleasant St. Heat/Hot water included, on-site laundry, non-smoking.

603-617-9987

LACONIA APARTMENT Updated, 3 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath with deck area. Nice unit, $875/Month + Utilities.

630-2882 LACONIA 1-Bedroom Apartment.

Includes Heat, Hot Water, Electric.

Nice location., No pets/ No smoking. $650/month 603-630-4198.

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 LACONIA2-ROOMMATES wanted to share personal home.

Clean, quiet, sober environment.

All inclusive, $110-$150/week.

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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.

LACONIA 3 BR Apartment, car peting/Pergo floors, plenty of storage, very fuel efficient, porch and yard (yard work rent reductions available). NH Housing Qualified, $925/mo. plus one month!s security.

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

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299

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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

Autos

For Rent

BEAUTIFUL Puppies: Apricot and black. Pomapoo Teddy Bears .

Champ background. Good price.

Healthy, happy, home raised.

253-6373.

2009 Toyota Camry- 4 cylinder, automatic, 40K miles, excellent condition, loaded. $15,000/OBO. 290-2324

DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed. Parents on premise, $400 (603)539-1603.

Buying junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

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.)

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

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

Announcement THE THRIFTY YANKEE HUGE JANUARY SALE! Everything on sale, up to 50% off.

Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10-5.

603-279-0607. Route 25 Meredith NH across from Interlakes High School, plenty of parking. Cash for your Gold and Silver.

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

Business Opportunities HAIR SALON: Concord area.

Profitable, award-winning, great lease, equipment & staff. Call for details. 781-682-6209, ext. 208.

ROI Business Brokers.

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

617-780-9312

527-9221

GILFORD: Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo near Gunstock.

Enclosed porches, great views, no smoking, no dogs. $1,200 includes all utilities. 603-781-4255.

For Rent

FURNISHED Room with private bathroom. Heat, hot water & cable included. $150 per week.

603-366-4468.

GILFORD 2 - One bedrm, street level units available. 1 at $875/ month & 1 at $1000/ month. All utilities included, 1st & sec required. Sorry no pets or smoking.

Immediate occupancy. Mineral Spring Realty 603-293-0330 or Fred Nash Broker 603-387-4810.

LACONIA House to share- 2 room w/full bath, shared kitchen & washer/dryer, TV included.

Parade & Elm St. Separate entrance. $700/Month + 1/2 utilities. No security/References required. 303-746-0336 Leave Message 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.

LACONIA

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

340-6219 BRISTOL: 2BR apartment, newly renovated. $725/month, includes heat & hot water. 217-4141.

New Year Antique Auction

by Dave Cross Sat., Jan 5th at 10 AM Preview 8 AM Leavitt Park 334 Elm St, Laconia Severe storm date Sun, Jan 6 @ 10 AM

GILFORD 3 BEDROOM Large yard, close to school, downtown. $1,600 month includes all utilities.

Great condition, available soon.

GILFORD, Single male needs roommate(s). 2 bedrooms available. $100+ per week, share utilities. Pets considered. 556-7098.

RETIRING! Great part time busi ness for sale. $7200. Only 2 to 3 days per month.

Call 603-455-5813.

ALTON/GILFORD Line 2BR Cottage w/3-season Porch, $220-235/week +utilities; 3BR Apt. $240-260/week +utilities.

Beach access. 603-365-0799.

For Rent

Cozy 2-bedroom unit, coin-up Laundry, newly painted, quiet location. $800/Month. Security deposit required. 387-8664

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 and no pets. 524-1467

KEN BARRETT AUCTION Monday, Jan. 7 @ 6pm • Preview at 4pm Log on to: www.auctionzip.com ID#5134, for 250 photos

Featuring Lone Ranger holster set from the TV show, Native American items, Confederate reunion battle flag, great Victorian scrap album, country items, etc.

Early hooked rugs [11], massive amount of jewelry, gold, sterling, platinum diamond ring, coins,1500 wheat s, country primitives, artwork, 3 Bill Etheridge clown watercolors, Sevres 1805 Venus & Cupid plaque, Civil War document, 2 NRA flags, lots of pottery-glass-china, 5 RR lanterns, movie posters, postcards, old paper, early magazines, several Shaker items, WWII poster, Grueby tiles, black folk art doll, hand cut silhouettes, sterling YO-YO and much more!

D. Cross lic. 2487 NH phone 603-528-0247 Photos & listing at auctionzip.com ID 4217

Held At 274 Main St. Tilton, N.H. (same location - 23 years!)

603-286-2028 • kenbarrettauctions@netzero.net

Small 1-bedroom second floor apartment close to LRGH. $150/weeek, includes heat & hot water. Smoke free, no pets & security deposit required. Call 524-9240

LACONIA- 1 bedroom home. $850/Month + utilities. $850 deposit, available immediately.

Call 603-340-0936 No calls after 8pm please.

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

524-5455

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.

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: 3 bedroom close to downtown. $250/week or $1,083/month, heat, hot water & electric included. Security deposit & references required. Sorry, No Dogs. 524-4428 LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: Large 1 bedroom 2nd floor. heat & hot water included. $150/week. 832-1639 LAKEPORT: 3 bedroom near park. $240/wk or $1,040/month, heat, hot water & electric included. Security deposit & references required. Sorry, No Dogs.

524-4428 MEREDITH Ultra-nice Studio.

Private country setting. Very convenient location, separate entrance. $800 includes all utiliites plus cable and high speed Internet. No Smoking. 279-4376 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.

TILTON/LOCHMERE - Two bedroom duplex apartment. Garage & washer/dryer available. Just 3 miles from Exit 20. Ideal for couple/single parent. $750/month + utilities. No smoking/no pets.

Call 527-6283.

TILTON: Spacious 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available. Heat and hot water included. Please call Mary at Stewart Property Management (603)641-2163.

EHO.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia.

The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in

For Rent

Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.

Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org.

For Sale LOG Length Firewood: 7-8 cords, $900. Local delivery. 998-8626.

MAHOGANY Antique rocker, antique pie crust table, Call 267-1964 Barbara PATRIOTS playoff tickets for sale!

(603)356-5775, (603)548-8049.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Belknap Independent Business Alliance (BIBA) Director position available: 20 hours per month. Exciting opportunity to support local independent businesses and the community. Email your resume to info@bibanh.org

5 years experience, open & close shifts. Weekends & open availability a must. Friendly and outgoing, must be a people person. Apply in person, no phone calls. Ellacoya Country Store & Deli, 2667 Lakeshore Rd., Gilford.

PIANO

TILTON: Large room for rent downtown. $150/week includes all utilities. 603-286-4391.

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

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $165-$225 per week. $500 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

For Rent-Commercial

Help Wanted

Services

CASHIER & DELI

1950 s, Lester Spinet. Reconditioned and refinished 2004.

Matching bench $689 negotiable.

Contact for photo, details (603)986-1475.

STUDIO apt 15 minutes to Laconia, 20 minutes to Concord, all utlities included $675. 267-7129.

Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. Refreshments. Scholarships available. For more information call the

QUALITY Firewood: Seasoned, dry hardwood. Pine or green available.

Call for details.

393-1708.

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

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980

SHOVELERS WANTED $10-$15 PER HOUR 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.

WALL TILES: Ceramic, Glazed, 74 sq. ft., American Olean, 6”x6”, Sandy Ridge (color), $50. Please call 455-3686.

Home Improvements TOTAL FLOOR CARE, TOTAL HOME CARE

Furniture

Professional Floor sanding, refinishing. Repair: remodeling, painting, cleaning. 603-986-8235

AMAZING! 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

Instruction

COMPLETE CARE CLEANING SERVICE Reasonable rates, home and commercial. No job too big or small. Call for free estimate today.

603-717-6682 CUSTOM STONEWORK: Walls, patios, granite, ponds and waterfalls. Free Estimates, insured 998-5339.

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

DRIVER ED $50 OFF 1-9-13 Class when you mention this ad (Prepaid by 1-8-13) Limited Space Granite State Auto School Laconia, NH

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

603-524-1430.

524-7994

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

Help Wanted BARBER WANTED 524-7978 BELMONT: Route 106, 3-bay garage, 2-lifts, excellent location, great condition, plenty of parking. $2,000/month. (603)630-4198.

For Sale 1 Reddy kerosene Space Heater on wheels. 165,000 BTU, $150. 1 Reddy kerosene heater 10,000 BTU, $75. 677-2865 10-inch Bosch Contractor s table saw. Portable fold up stand. $399.

Like new. 603-387-7100 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. FOUR 215 55 R 16 General Altimax Arctic directional snow tires mounted on alloy rims. About half wear remaining. $199.

674-7302 GOODYEAR Integrity P195/70R14. Four tires, used one season. Asking $250. 524-5187 HD TV- Sceptre LCD 23", used as backup TV w/LG Blue Ray Player $100. 267-0977 Honda Snowblower- Track drive, 2-stage, 21 inches, runs great. $325. 393-7846 IBANEZ Gio electric guitar, mint, $89, Peavey Special 130W amplifier, Scorpion, $129. Both $199

Motorcycles

LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT ELM STREET SCHOOL is seeking a Long Term Substitute for a 4th grade classroom. Candidate must be certified in Elementary Education. Position will run from February to May.

BUY • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz Full-time clerk, cashier, stocking.

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

Meredith Case N! Keg.

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

Roommate Wanted

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

LACONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

Services

is seeking a part-time paraprofessional for our Middle School. Successful candidate will support students with special education needs.

27.5 hours per week

For any of the above openings please send Letter of Intent, Resume, Transcripts, Certification and three Letters of Reference to the respective contact person for each school.

Visit our website for information about Laconia Schools at: www.laconiaschools.org E.O.E

TREE WORK: Serving the Lakes Region, insured. 998-5339.

ADULT person to share house in Laconia. $130/week. includes everything. Pets okay. Female preferred. 603-524-1976

Contact: Kevin Michaud, Principal Elm Street School 478 Elm Street Laconia, NH 03246

Contact: Jen Sottak, Special Education Coordinator Laconia Middle School 150 McGrath Street Laconia, NH 03246

PLOWING Commercial & Resi dential. Call 630-3511.

SNOW PLOWING: Commercial, residential, Meredith & surrounding towns. Insured. 998-5339.

Snowmobiles

Get the Best Help Under the Sun! Starting at $2 per day Call 737.2020 or email

ads@laconiadailysun.com MARINE Technician opening; a busy Lake Winnipesaukee boat dealership is seeking an experienced technician to join our service team. Certifications with Mercruiser and or Yamaha a plus.

Forward resume to admin@channelmarine.com or call Kelly at

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

PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted HARDWOOD Flooring- Dust Free Sanding. 25 years experience.

Excellent references. Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email:

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.

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