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Laconia woman 4th person charged for Manchester bank robbery LACONIA — City police acting on a warrant issued from the Manchester Police Department arrested a local woman in connection with the Queen City armed robbery of a branch of the Northeast Credit Union on December 19. Manchester Police Det. Sgt. Ryan Grant said Merry Beth Miner, 35, of 70 A Academy St. in Laconia faces one count see ROBBeRy page 12
‘Brutus’, a 12 year-old German shepherd, gets a pat from his owner Dan Briggs. In the background is what’s left of the family’s garage, which erupted in flames early on Sunday morning. The dog alerted its sleeping owners, leading to a quick response from firefighters, who were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the house. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
‘Brutus’ earns steak dinner for saving his Belmont family’s home with late night fire alert By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
BELMONT — A family here is coming to terms with the loss of a garage and its irreplaceable contents after a fire broke out early on Sunday. Damage to the house at 133 Middle Route was limited, though, thanks to
a response that was accelerated by “Brutus”, a 12 year-old German shepherd. The dog alerted his sleeping owners shortly after midnight to tell them that something wasn’t right. “He was really loud, crying,” said Tracy Briggs, who was
asleep with her husband Dan at about 12:45 a.m when the dog they’ve had since he was a puppy, woke her. It’s not unusual for him to need to go outside in the middle of the night but she said there was something more urgent about his crying this time. When
Briggs awoke, she said she could smell a fire and looked out the back window to see “smoke billowing from the garage.” She woke up Dan and called 9-1-1, then the two of them got “Brutus” and “Kawi”, a pit bull who was asleep on see BRutus page 10
Hickok to retire from Gilford BudCom; O’Brien wants to stay on selectboard By GAil oBer
Budget Committee Chair Richard Hickok will not. A representative of the Town Clerk Tax Collector’s Office said yesterday that O’Brien had filed his paperwork with her office. In a brief interview Friday evening, Hickok said he www.THScompletepropertycare.com would not run again. 888-827-5612 Plowing Hauling Two other seats open on the 603-470-6125 Sanding Disposal Budget Committee include Maintenance & Management Phyllis Corrigan and Vice-Chair
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GILFORD — Selectboard Chair John O’Brien will seek a second term in the upcoming town elections but long-time
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EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The chief of a police department roiled by a Latino abuse scandal announced his retirement Monday, ending a 14-year tenure marked by several episodes of friction with minorities in this shoreline Connecticut suburb. Leonard Gallo, chief of the East Haven Police Department, has been reproached by federal civil rights investigators for creating a hostile environment for witnesses, and his lawyer said he could face charges in the same probe that led to last week’s arrests of four officers. Gallo, 64, had been suspended as police chief in April 2010 after the FBI launched the criminal investigation, but he was reinstated to the post in November after his friend Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. took office. That decision has been called into question by officials including Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. “Knowing what we know now, and really in some senses knowing what we knew before ... one could reasonably question why he see TACO page 24
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Romney not letting up on Gingrich on eve of Florida vote MIAMI (AP) — Cheered by new polls, Mitt Romney is all but predicting victory in Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary. Newt Gingrich is looking past Florida to regroup, vowing he won’t stay buried long. “With a turnout like this, I’m beginning to feel we might win tomorrow,” an upbeat Romney told a crowd of several hundred at a stop in Dunedin on Monday as he and Gingrich zipped across the state making their final appeals. Gingrich, in turn, acknowledged that his
momentum had been checked but promised not to back down. He characterized Romney as an imposter, and his team started to plot a strategy for upcoming contests. “He can bury me for a very short amount of time with four or five or six times as much money,” Gingrich said in a television interview. “In the long run, the Republican Party is not going to nominate ... a liberal Republican.” GOP officials in Florida were antici-
pating a big turnout, more than 2 million voters, up from a record 1.9 million in the Republican primary in 2008. More than 605,000 Floridians had already voted as of Monday, either by visiting early voting stations or by mailing in absentee ballots, ahead of the total combined early vote in the GOP primary four years ago. In the span of a volatile week, the tables have turned in this potentially pivotal primary state. see ROMNEY page 13
Florida highway patrol defends pre-crash decision to reopen I-75 patrol spokesman Lt. Patrick Riordan said in a news conference. Yet after the highway reopened early Sunday morning, visibility along that section of Interstate 75 near Gainesville quickly began to deteriorate, Riordan said. The crashes began shortly after. “Factors changed quickly,” Riordan said. “Drivers have to recognize that the environment changes. They have to be prepared to make good judgments.”
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Conditions were clear enough when authorities decided to reopen a section of Interstate 75 where 10 people were later killed in two pileups amid thick smoke from a 62-acre brushfire and fog, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday. “We went through the area. We made an assessment. We came to the conclusion that the road was safe to travel and that is when we opened the road up,” highway
When asked about why the highway was reopened with the brushfire still burning, Riordan said: “I’m not going to play a whatif situation.” Gov. Rick Scott on Monday evening ordered an investigation into the highway patrol’s decision to reopen the highway. At least a dozen cars and six tractortrailers were involved, some vehicles burst into flames. Three bodies were so badly see I-75 CRASH page 12
25 European Union nations to sign treaty to prevent overspending The new treaty, known as the fiscal compact, was agreed at a summit of European leaders in Brussels on Monday. It includes strict debt brakes and makes it more difficult for deficit sinners to escape sanctions. The 17 countries in the eurozone hope the tighter rules will restore confidence in their
BRUSSELS (AP) — All European Union countries except Britain and the Czech Republic agreed Monday to sign a new treaty designed to stop overspending in the eurozone and put an end to the bloc’s crippling debt crisis, while EU leaders also pledged to stimulate growth and employment.
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N.H. man charged with Police say dad of missing Maine tot is hiding info causing his daughter’s plane crash death because he wasn’t qualified to pilot twin engine aircraft alone
BOSTON (AP) — A New Hampshire pilot who prosecutors said wasn’t qualified to fly without an instructor on board has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with a western Massachusetts plane crash that killed his 35-year-old daughter. Steven T. Fay, 57, of Hillsborough, N.H., caused Jessica L. Malin’s death through “wanton and reckless conduct” when the twin-engine Cessna he was piloting on approach to Orange Municipal Airport after dark on Jan., 1, 2011 clipped the tops of some trees and crashed upside-down, prosecutors said Monday. “Fay ... was neither licensed nor qualified to fly that twin-engine plane without an instructor on board” Assistant District Attorney Steve Gagne said. According to federal investigators, Fay was certified to fly only single-engine planes without an instructor. Fay’s lack of expertise, training and supervision on the Cessna flight violated Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations and “created a high degree of likelihood that substantial harm would result to another,” Gagne said. Fay also endangered people on the ground, Gagne said. Malin was married with two children and had worked as a certified nursing assistant, according to her obituary. A phone listing for her husband could not be found Monday. “I loved my daughter and I’ve been suffering from see PLANE CRASH page 9
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Unable to find any evidence missing toddler Ayla Reynolds was abducted, police on Monday pressed the three adults who were home with her on the night she disappeared to provide a full account of what happened. State and local detectives believe Justin DiPietro, the girl’s father, and two other adults know more than they’ve told investigators so far, said Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The notion that someone slipped into the small house and took Ayla without awakening anyone “doesn’t pass the straight-face test,” McCausland said. “We’ve followed every conceivable piece of evidence that would follow their version of events, and we have found not one piece of evidence that supports an abduction,” he told The Associated Press. Police confirmed Sunday night that Ayla’s blood was found in the partially finished basement that DiPietro used as his bedroom. Relatives reported on a familyrun website that they were told the blood was “more than a small cut would produce,” but police declined to say how much blood was discovered. DiPietro reported Ayla missing on Dec. 17, telling police he’d put his 20-month-old daughter to bed the night before and she wasn’t there the next morning. On the night Ayla was last seen, DiPietro was
in the home with his girlfriend, Courtney Roberts, and they slept with Roberts’ child in the basement, McCausland said. DiPietro’s sister was with her young child on the main level of the one-story home, and Ayla was in a bedroom by herself, also on the main level, McCausland said Monday. DiPietro’s mother was not home that night. McCausland said detectives weren’t singling out any of the three adults, but “we think they know more than they’re telling us,” he said. Justin DiPietro declined to comment Monday, brushing past an Associated Press reporter outside his house without addressing questions before going inside and emphatically closing the door. The AP couldn’t find phone numbers for his girlfriend or his sister. Ayla was placed in her father’s care while her mother, Trista Reynolds, was in a substance abuse rehabilitation program in Lewiston. When she disappeared, the blond, blue-eyed toddler was wearing green pajamas with the words “Daddy’s Princess” on the front. One of her arms was in a soft cast after being broken in what police said was an accident. In Portland, Ayla’s maternal grandfather, Ronald Reynolds, said he took the day off from work on Monday because he couldn’t concentrate after see MAINE TOT page 11
Vermont & N.H. North Country school districts talking about merger
CANAAN, Vt. (AP) — Two school districts in Vermont and New Hampshire along the Canadian border are studying the creation of a cross-border school district in the two states that would save money and increase opportunities for students. Representatives of Vermont’s Essex North Supervisory Union, based in Canaan, and New Hampshire’s School Administrative Unit 7, of Colebrook, have formed a steering committee to discuss a possible merger.
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Equality of outcome: the impossible dream It is becoming obvious that, in an effort to enhance their personal political prospects, some politicians are offering up the promise of equality of outcome as a way to divide the country. Some call it class warfare, but what it is, is a shell game that is dependent on the citizenry being uninformed. Without doubt, such politicians are counting on the electorate to be so poorly schooled in civics, that they can be swayed by political sweet talk and demagoguery; they would have you believe that everything would be better if those rich people weren’t rich. There is an Internet video entitled “Jaywalking”. It is a series of man-on-the-street interviews by late night host Jay Leno. The video is both hilarious and pathetic. (http://www.iviewtube.com/v/65379/ jay-leno-in-jaywalking-very-funny) What provided the laughs was the total lack of the most basic knowledge on the part of those being interviewed. For example, some were not aware of how many stars in our flag, or that Canada and Mexico border the United States, and so on. I cite this video because it can provide a contrast between the informed and the uninformed, the evidence that any desire for equality of outcome ignores the realities that exist. Those who choose to not pay attention are probably not candidates for successful careers. In the Declaration of Independence, the founders wrote these beautiful words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” One just needs to walk down the street to know that some people are tall, others shorter. Some are thin, others portly. In school, some are honor students while others just scrape by. Some are shy; others are the life of the party. How could it be that we’re all equal when the evidence proves otherwise? The answer lies
in what the founders wrote in the words “. . . that they are endowed by their Creator . . .”, which appears to say that the founders believed that in the eyes of God we are equal, and we will be measured by what we do with the talents we are given. We want people to have an equal opportunity to achieve their dreams, and we need to respect the jobs or careers they choose. After all, there’s a high probability a physician doesn’t repair his or her own furnace or automobile. And, the schoolteacher doesn’t remove his or her own gall bladder. We all choose to hire someone who has chosen one of those professions to do those things for us. Whatever the profession chosen, the individual making that choice probably knows what value is placed on that job. If knowing that the profession they desire does not offer the income desired, then the individual perhaps should choose a profession that is more likely to satisfy his or her financial needs. Whatever career choice an individual makes, it should be respected. My favorite example of why we need to respect the job each of us does, is to ask the question, “What is the most important job in the restaurant?” No matter how elegant the surroundings, or how warmly people are greeted by the host or hostess, or how well the wait staff performs, or how nourishing and tasty the meal prepared by the chef, or how economical the price, the chances are that you would get up and leave if the meals were served on unclean dishware and silverware. You see, the most important job in the restaurant is the job of dishwasher. If that job is not done well, the efforts of all the others become meaningless. Those who seek an equality of outcome often ignore the reality that people make their own choices. We should respect that right of choice . . . after all, the bottom line is that we’re all here to serve, and to be served by others. (Bob Meade is a resident of Laconia.)
— LETTERS — Obama trying to force Catholic institutions to provide abortion drugs To the editor, God bless the Catholic Church on standing up against the Obama administration. I only hope other Christian churches take their lead. Why is the government telling the Catholic Church what they have to do on their own campuses? Does this anti-American, anti-Christian president have no honor at all? When will the people of all faith speak out and let this president know once and for all this a nation under God? In case you missed it, here is what I am talking about. The church’s vocal
istration are centered upon a Health and Human Services Department requirement that employers must include contraception and abortioninducing drugs in health-care coverage. While this requirement doesn’t apply to houses of worship, it will force Catholic colleges, hospitals and other Christian groups to provide these drugs despite their faith-based opposition to them. I hope you will not stay silent and let your voices be heard. SHAME ON YOU MR. OBAMA, AND ON YOUR ADMINISTRATION. Rep. Harry Accornero
LETTERS We must only remove & transport oil where it is safe for environment To the editor, I have to respond to Steve Earle’s letter to The Sun on Jan. 21 in which he supports the creation of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to the refineries in the Gulf while bashing President Obama for not approving it. As everyone who lives in New Hampshire is aware of, there is a proposal for a power line to come in from Canada and cross our state to Massachusetts. To say there has been opposition would be an understatement, and the rights of power companies to take private land by eminent domain is a major issue. There is a good reason our motto here is Live Free or Die. Now lets assume that instead of electricity, it was an oil line going through your property, like it or not, and carrying the dirtiest oil in the world to the tune of nearly a million barrels a day. This is what the people out West would be dealing with. Does anyone possibly think that an oil line traversing over several thousand miles and eight states won’t be crossing hundreds of private lands? How can anyone condone allowing Big Oil to do that to landowners? Is it your belief that Big Oil should have the right to cross or take land by eminent domain across the entire United States to bring volatile tar sands oil to refineries in the Gulf? Do you honestly think that that oil, if it ever did come, would be designated only for the U.S.A, so our oil prices would drop? I haven’t even addressed the possible environmental impacts to aquifers, wildlife and landowners if there were a leak from the thousands of miles of unwatched, unguarded pipeline.
This proposal is a disaster through and through, and I salute President Obama’s stand to oppose this onslaught on the environment and the rights of so many citizens across our nation in order to further the interests and profits of subsidized Big Oil. We’ve all seen some of the disastrous results of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf and only a minor fraction of the millions of gallons of that oil spill were ever recovered. That spill was under relatively “good” conditions for a cleanup when compared to the underwater drilling being proposed in the Arctic seas by Shell where pack ice blankets the surface for eight months of the year, breaking up into treacherous ice flows afterwards, and where summer winds can reach gale force. Your Arctic Wildlife Refuge is only one of the areas in the path of a potential spill and the effects on the entire wildlife ecosystem would be absolutely disastrous. According to Commandant Admiral Robert Papp of the U.S. Coast Guard, in testimony to Congress, the federal government has “zero” capability to respond to a spill in the Arctic. Yes, we unfortunately need oil. But we must only remove and transport oil when it is safe for the ecology of the area/s, safe for the present natural resources, and safe for the people whose livelihood or lives are dependent upon or affected by those resources. None of the above proposals fit those criteria and I invite all who would agree, not to support any candidate whose stand rides roughshod over landowners and our precious environment. Everett McLaughlin Gilford
Eating at Fratello’s on Feb. 6 will help LHS band get to Disney World To the editor, Laconia Sachems Band Boosters is having a Fratello’s 50/50 dinner fundraiser on Monday, Feb. 6, from 4 to 9 p.m.. We are calling out to all band, chorus and color guard members — past, present and future — to come to Fratello’s on on that date. Tell your sever that you are there to support LHS Band Boosters and 50-percent
of your bill will go towards the Disney World trip in April. (Note: Your Fratello’s gift certificates will not be eligible to be used that night.) Please come and support your kids for this wonderful opportunity! Hope to see you all there! Sharon Pond LHS Band Boosters
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LETTERS Why doesn’t N.H. House leadership take stronger stand on Birthers? To the editor, Recently, N.H. Representative Harry Accornero (R-Laconia) and fellow “Birther” state legislators acted deplorably at a meeting of the N.H. Ballot Commission, calling the members “traitors” because they would not take President Obama off the primary ballot. Mr. Accornero even threatened the members and advised them to “wear a mask” in Laconia. This behavior was under investigation by law enforcement. What were the results of that investigation? Appropriately, Speaker O’Brien and other GOP House leaders have distanced themselves from the Birthers in their own party. But, do they really object to these antics and find them reprehensible? Or, are they only distancing themselves from this abhorrent behavior because Mr. Accornero’s diatribe “went viral” and embarrassed
his party’s leadership? There are decent Republicans in the House who operate in the same dimension of reality as the rest of us. Is it possible for those members to introduce a resolution of censure as the U.S. Senate did when Senator Joe McCarthy went “too far?” Perhaps these legislators could be censured for “conduct unbecoming a member of the New Hampshire General Court?” Unfortunately, these extremists have been at it a long time, accusing the president (and those who disagree with them) of “treason” and promoting long-discredited urban myths and conspiracy theories about the president’s birth certificate, citizenship, and even his religion. Why is the House GOP leadership only taking notice of this since it became embarrassing? E. Scott Cracraft Gilford
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‘Going Blind-Going Forward’ will be screened in Laconia on Feb. 4 To the editor, It’s time to come out of the dark about vision loss. I’m writing to alert you that “Going Blind-Going Forward”, a documentary film by Peabody-award winning producer/director Joseph Lovett is coming to Laconia this weekend. The film is a hopeful look at the world of vision loss and blindness. Did you know that 45 million people are blind and 269 million have some form of low vision? Yet, 80-percent of blindness is avoidable and therefore readily treatable and/or preventable. Aging populations and lifestyle changes mean that chronic blinding conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration are projected to rise exponentially. One problem is that without effective, major intervention, the number of blind people is
projected to increase to 76 million by 2020.2 Also, an estimated 70-percent of visually impaired people are not being referred to Low Vision Therapy and Rehabilitative training that can give them their lives back. This year the New Hampshire Association for the Blind will celebrate its 100th anniversary. In an effort to help people in our community understand what they can do, on Saturday, Feb. 4, the Taylor Community’s Woodside building is hosting a community screening of “Going Blind-Going Forward” at 1 p.m. This statewide outreach is generously supported by The Citizens Bank Foundation. We hope you can let your readership know about the film, which raises important questions about the sighted world’s perception of sight loss. Guy Woodland, Senior Vice President N.H. Association for the Blind
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SB-2 is a democratic way to get more people involved in deliberations To the editor, I write in support of the citizen’s petition for SB-2 in Gilmanton. In years past there seems to have been an effort to discredit the workability of SB-2 or to shunt it aside because either SB-2 or its proponents are anti-school. The fact is that SB-2 is a democratic way to get more people involved in the deliberations that go into forming the school budget and not a vehicle to deny the SAU any necessary expenditures. As with all areas of public life, there needs to be transparency, accountability and thrift which in no way should compromise the funding of a good education for our students. Senior citizens, second and third
shift workers, the handicapped and single parents are limited in their ability to attend a meeting in which votes are ushered through with too little discussion and understanding of the merits of a given proposal. SB-2 should promote understanding of school budgets and possibly unite those who feel that they have been denied access to the administration and the school board. Our military, who serve us all and may be away from their hometown, would still be able to follow events if they are posted on-line and if material is distributed in advance of a scheduled vote. Richard B Burchell Gilmanton Iron Works
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U.N should be useless, if you want fairness and freedom in the world To the editor, Again Leo shows no comprehension of facts (or more likely, he ignores facts). The war against the evils in Iraq WAS totally LEGAL, just not according to the world power against the USA, known as the U.N., Leo’s favorite for communist takeover. But he rants on and on
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LETTERS Dems, who pay little tax, have nerve to call those who do pay greedy To the editor, Hopefully for the next few months up till election day you will keep the ends of your pant legs tied tightly. Democrats and Obama will be trying to blow as much smoke and hot air up your “knickers’” as they possibly can. They have identified America as highly gullible and plan to capitalize on that fact. If if you believe a word they say mark your self in the “victim” column. Take the “whose the best job creator?” question: Mitt vs. Obama. Barack, the over-educated, under experienced, socialist, ideologue, community organizer who spent years doing nothing but trying to hogtie unsuspecting voters to the donkey mule train in Chicago — a city as politically corrupt as exits on earth. A place where unions say jump and politicians say how high. Or Romney a guy on the frontline of trying to grow companies and operate them efficiently to make them prosperous. Hiring, firing and trying to make something out of businesses in distress. Obama couldn’t even run a lemonade stand for a profit without a government subsidy. By a strong majority the public believes Romney to likely be a a far better job creator. They have it dead accurate. Take Romney’s 15-percent tax rate at the personal level. It seems Democrats conveniently forget 35-percent on all that income was paid at the corporate level before it gets to him creating an actual tax approaching 50-percent. If Democrats want to REPEAL the corporate income tax in America (the second highest rate in the world) then they would have a valid argument. Until then their Loony Toon logic is all political clap
trap, B.S. and hot smoke for your knickers. As for tax fairness in America, all I can say to Democrats is “get a real life and a real argument”. Demonizing the success and ingenuity of other Americans simply makes you look SMALL and appear as sore, losing whiners. If you can’t make it in America having to compete then SAY SO. I will personally buy you a ONE WAY ticket to Europe. You can experience how socialism works first hand. Try Greece to get the best feel for it. The top 10-percent of Americans ALREADY pay the income taxes for about 70-percent of the people and about 50-percent of Americans pay NOTHING. Many actually pay a NEGATIVE income tax; Uncle Sam Pays them to work through numerous employment credits. America has among the most progressive income tax rates on this planet. Watch out for donkey droppings, real squishy. No bare feet till 2013. This fair tax crap has gone far enough. And by the way who the hell made Democrats the final arbiter in America about what is fair taxation? Was there some death pronouncing these bungling, 8.5-percent unemployment, economic buffoons God? The party that pays little tax has the nerve to call those who pay most of it greedy. What a bunch of arrogant, self righteous, hypocrites. This country is on the DEMOCRATIC express train to economic equality. All POOR and all EQUAL. How nice. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT AMERICA? WAKE UP! Tony Boutin Gilford
Professor Sandy doesn’t have the power to convert his class to online To the editor, Leo Sandy may be “amused by writers who chide me for violating bad laws” but I’m reduced to guffaws at his latest letter’s attempts to not only re-write history but also declare what are enforceable laws and facts. For an education professor, he proves his need for his own remedial tutoring. While he does not care for the fact that the U.S. is yet still a sovereign nation, this remains a non-negotiable fact. I remind him that although we participate in the U.N. and some U.N. treaties, we have not as of yet ceded that sovereignty (a fact that must raise his one-world angst often). Thus, the U.S. does not need permission from the U.N. in advancing its own interests (which stray far, thankfully, from Dr. Leo’s). He wishes to ignore that the U.S. House- and Senate-approved U.S. Public law No: 107-243, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, which was all that was sufficient for – and by definition — legally authorizing U.S. actions and force against Iraq. I dryly note that Prof. Sandy’s simplistic and outlook phrase of “do not follow the rules for the common good” is insufficient to declare an illegal act (although that must pain him so). His trope of “troops and tanks amassed at one’s border”? That would
imply only Mexico and Canada – and remaining deliberately clueless to all other advanced forms of offensive weaponry that require no “massing” and totally ignores that the politicoreligious war with jihadic Islam recognizes no formal borders. With respect to the International Criminal Court, I believe that the real answer lies in the fact that the United States has never formally recognized that entity. Thus, any ruling by that entity is moot by definition – again, not a case of “might makes right” as Dr. Leo maintains. It would be the same as if the conservative Letters to The Laconia Daily Sun Writers’ Guild made a ruling that for every verifiable non-fact he used, he’d have to make a donation to their favorite charity – he’d be ‘scoffing’ at a “local law”, yes? Just as he seemingly scoffs at the rules at Plymouth State. His last letter stated that if someone continually brought a gun to his class that he’d “have no choice but to turn the class into an online class”. Well, I could and he can’t – I called Plymouth State and verified that your grandiose statement aside, you do not have the legal authority to do that. Leo, just because you say something is true doesn’t make it so. Skip Murphy Gilford
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LETTERS How can anyone believe city actions on Colonial purchase were vetted? To the editor, The biggest losers regarding purchase and sales agreement of the Colonial Theater are the property taxpayers. How can such a needless use or misuse use of $65,000.00 simply be ignored? On April 21, 2010 a CITY OF LACONIA – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE VOUCHER was authorized by the City Manager, Account # 1-202-0010000, Down payment on Colonial Theater $15,000. The record includes a hand-written notation that reads: “Will be Reimbursed by $15K, (Name redacted), Check.” The question is, where is the individual line item purpose documented in the budget or annual report; Colonial or Theater? (RSA 49-C:23, IV) On April 22, 2010, Check Number: 00044752, Invoice Number: PAYMENT OFFSET, Description: 4/21/2010 COLONIAL THEATER, Amount $15,000.00 was issued. How could money be taken prior to deposit? No revenue account number exists or an individual line item purpose found. On April 22, 2010, at 3:27.35 p.m., check #4593 was recorded for deposit, Receipt# 227,353 – City of Laconia Motor Vehicle Reg. (Name redacted). Description, (Name redacted), Remitter, (Name redacted). Clearly, the deposit is a day late. Unanticipated revenues cannot simply be encumbered by the City Manager without City Council appropriation. Moreover, the $15,000 of private money, a gift, grant or other, was comingled with STATE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION MONEY. How can any redacted check be deposited in an account whose funds are shared with the State of N.H.? However, $15,000was drawn from the General Fund. Then, on April 22, 2010, Laconia’s City Manager signed an agreement with property owners of the Colonial /609 Main Street, City of Laconia as BUYER; the purchase price, $1,400,000; Option Payment $15,000, Broker’s Commission $70,000, TOTAL COST Contract $1,470,000.00. This was done behind closed doors out of public view. No city manager has the powered to sign or bind the city to any financial agreement, without an explicit Resolution of the City Council to do so. (RSA 49-C:16) On April 22, 2010, CASH RECEIPTS
TRASMITTAL FORM, Item 1, Acct. Code 9200 Description (Name redacted) Check Amount $15,000.00 # 4593. That document list “City share of YSB balance”. Total Cash $0.00, Total Check $15,000. Three appointed city officers know the name of the depositor. No written document or law supports anonymity, much less redaction of source of revenue. On April 26, 2010, the first public announcement came from the City Manager “I have good news tonight”. On May 24, 2010, the City Council held a Public Hearing regarding the Colonial, absent the need for $50,000. On June 14, 2o1o, absent a public hearing regarding a new line item purpose or the intended source of funding, the Council transferred from Public Works, 01-401 Theater Dir. O/S $50,000. The $50,000.00 was anticipated to be reported under Administration Act # 01-401-304-0000 Theater Director. However, no such identifiable line item purpose is found in the budget or in the Annual Report. Moreover, the Feasibility Study cost property taxpayers $27,000. Were the actions by Laconia’s Officials, appointed and elected, less than truthful? Was the P & S Agreement signed under false pretenses, a representation of fact or circumstance, calculated to mislead not only the seller but the citizens of Laconia? The N.H. Supreme Court has stated that “an appropriation of public money for a private purpose is forbidden and legislation resulting in or leading to taxation for such a purpose is equally invalid.” As much as $65,000 from the General Fund was spent on promoting the sale of private property, knowing the city had neither direct need nor intent to own. (114 A.2d 514, 99 N. H. 530, and 88 N.H. 484) Based on the sequence of events, as they unfolded commencing on April 21, 2010 up to April 26, 2010, how can any reasonable person believe “that all activity involving the Colonial Theater has been totally vetted by the city officials in open forums on a number of occasions? Thomas A. Tardif Laconia
Protecting our lakes & ponds from milfoil is legitimate use of tax money To the editor, It was a pleasure to kayak around Lees Pond last summer and see almost no milfoil on the southern end of the pond. After 20 years of research, discussions of various treatments, contributions, marking milfoil, picking up floaters,and meetings, real progress has been made. We have to thank the late Jody Connor as well as Amy Smaglia of the New Hampshire DES for their expertise and help in mapping, identifying plants, obtaining grants, and monitoring water quality. Last summer no herbicides were used in Lees Pond. Bob Patterson used one of the Dash boats purchased in conjunction with Wolfboro and Tuftonboroto to pull milfoil from the pond. There is still one patch of mil-
that may need herbicide treatment, but after that, it can probably be controlled with annual pulling. The money to pay for treating the pond has come from the State of New Hampshire, the Town of Moultonborough,and the Lees Pond Association. We are very grateful to the citizens of Moultonborough who have been supporting our work since the summer of 2005. Please vote at Town Meeting to continue full funding so that the progress made on Lees Pond and Lake Winnipesaukee will continue. The lakes and ponds of New Hampshire give so much pleasure to so many people and increase the value of our homes. Certainly preserving these resources is a legitimate use of taxpayer money. Paula & Roland Young
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CONCORD — “It was a group effort,” said Senator Jeanie Forrester (R-Meredith) of the overwhelming vote by the New Hampshire Senate last week to uphold the constitutional prohibition against the taking of private property by closing a loophole in the eminent domain statute governing public utilities. Nevertheless, the 23 to 1 vote was a triumph for Forrester, a freshman senator, determined to forestall Northern Pass, the project pursued by Northeast Utilities, the parent of Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH), in partnership with NSTAR and Hydro-Quebec, to string 180 miles of power lines carrying hydro-electric power from Quebec through New Hampshire to the New England power pool. With 19 of the 31 towns in her district in the path of either or both the preferred or the alternate route of the transmission lines, Forrester led the effort in the Senate to deny the power of eminent domain to Northern Pass and its partners. In 2006, in the wake of a controversial taking in Connecticut, the state constitution was amended to forbid taking property by eminent domain to serve, directly or indirectly, a private purpose. Legislation enacted that same year revised various statutes to comply with the amendment — Article 12-a — but overlooked RSA 371.1, which entitles pubic utilities to petition the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for the power of eminent domain for numerous purposes, including building transmission lines. Last year, by an overwhelming majority of 317 to 51, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 648, which was intended to deny the power of eminent domain to developers of electric transmission lines. Forrester was the lone senator to sponsor the bill and one of 10 who dissented when, last June, the Senate chose to re-refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee for further study. In August, Forrester drafted an amendment to the House bill, explicitly prohibiting public utilities from petitioning for the power of eminent domain to construct a “participantfunded transmission facility,” a phrase fitted to Northern Pass, which would not be funded by New Hampshire ratepayers. Subsequently the Senate Judiciary Committee amended the bill, But, instead of further restricting the use of eminent domain, prescribed a process for exercising it. Among other things, the amendment required a public utility to offer a landowner twice the appraised value of the property and granted authority to petition to acquire the property by eminent domain only if the offer were refused. By mid-January, the issue divided the 19 Republican senators, with Forrester leading one camp and Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley of Wolfeboro the other. Arguing that while the Constitution denies eminent domain to private developers, Bradley said the Legislature should clarify when
public utilities can petition the PUC to use eminent domain to build transmission lines. With Senator Sharon Carson of Londonderry, he offered an amendment entitling public utilities to petition to take private property for constructing or operating transmission facilities only if the PUC found it “necessary for system reliability . . . provides a means of lowering electricity costs . . . and also provides environmental benefits in this state.” Together with Senate President Peter Bragdon of Milford, Forrester stiffened her original amendment to withhold eminent domain from “any private development, including but not limited to participant·funded projects.” Opponents of Northern Pass rallied round the Forrester-Bragdon amendment. fearing that Bradley’s language would allow Northern Pass and its corporate sponsors to qualify as a public utility then petition for the power of eminent domain. Their fears mounted when attorney Don Pfundstein, representing Northern Pass, told a House committee that the company did not intend to to use eminent domain, but if it did, the state would have to determine whether the project conferred a compelling public benefit. Insisting that Northern Pass is not a public utility, Bradley prepared another amendment, incorporating Article 12-a into statute with the rider “Therefore, no private development entity may petition the PUC for the use of eminent domain.” With his caucus split, Bragdon postponed the vote on HB-648 for a week, from January 18 to the 25th. In the interim, Forrester tightened her amendment further and added sponsors, including one of the five Senate Democrats, Amanda Merrill of Durham. When HB-648 came to the Senate floor, a session of frequent recesses and numerous amendments, began with the adoption of the original amendment recommended by the Judiciary Committee, revising the procedure for takings by eminent domain. Carson proposed an amendment eliminating the requirement that public utilities offer landowners double the value of their property, which carried by a voice vote. With that the eminent domain process was changed to afford greater protections for property owners, including prohibition against referring to eminent domain in negotiations, provision for relocation expenses to displaced residents and a requirement to grant the landowner a first option to repurchase the property if the project is not begun within five years. Next the Senate denied the power of eminent to Northern Pass and similar entities by adopting Forrester’s amendment by a vote of 16 to 8, as seven Republicans voted in the minority, indicating that she carried a dozen votes to Bradley’s seven in the GOP caucus. Finally, Senator Sylvia Larsen of Concord, the Senate Democratic leader, proposed a further amendment, backed by labor unions, establishing a commission to develop a framework for delineating state-owned rights-ofway where transmission lines could see next page
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LACONIA — A group of fourth and fifth graders who put together an undefeated season as members of the Laconia Chiefs U5 football team were presented with new jackets at an awards ceremony for the Laconia Youth Football and Cheering Association held Saturday afternoon at Laconia High School. “They never let up,’’ said head coach Dem Chaisson, whose team outscored its opponents by a lopsided margin of 248-13 over the course of a 10-0 season which culminated with a 34-6 win over Windham in November to capture the Division II state championship. ‘’You guys are the best. I hope you come back next year and do it all over again,’’ said Chaisson, noting that many of the players will be moving up to U6 team next year. He said after the ceremony that the major lesson of the season for the young players was that “if you want PLANE CRASH from page 2 her loss for a year now,” Fay said Monday. “I haven’t been able to work and I’m making it day by day.” Fay said he been a licensed pilot for 20 years but declined to discuss the crash further. “I don’t want to say anything because I haven’t found a lawyer yet and I don’t know what I’m up against,” Fay said. Fay told federal investigators that he became a pilot in 1989 and resumed flying about a year ago from preceding page be buried. It carried by a voice vote. Interestingly, Forrester anticipated Larsen’s amendment, filing a bill to convene a task force of officials from state agencies to study the feasibility of “energy infrastructure corridors” on existing public rights-of-way for underground utilities. You’re invited to a
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Fish & Game alerts fishermen to bobhouse break-ins CONCORD — After several incidents in which bobhouses were forcibly entered and gear stolen last week, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department officials are advising ice anglers to be aware that this activity is going on, to not leave items of value in their bobhouses, and to report suspicious activity to authorities. The bobhouse break-ins have not been restricted to a single locality — shanties on two different bodies of water have been targeted. Incidents occurred this week on 19 Mile Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee in Tuftonboro and on Loon Lake in Freedom. Both were areas where a vehicle could be driven out onto the ice. The perpetrators pried locks off the bobhouse doors to gain access. Power ice augers, heaters and tip-ups were among the items stolen. “The thefts are a serious legal violation and a
real breach of trust for people who for years have believed their property would be safe in a community space,” said Fish and Game Conservation Officer Alex Lopanshanski. “In several of the cases, the fishing gear had sentimental value because it had been passed down in the family for many years.” The N.H. Fish and Game Department is actively investigating the break-ins in conjunction with local police departments. Anyone who has information on the incidents, or who has witnessed suspicious activity, is being asked to contact N.H. Fish and Game Dispatch at 603-271-3361 or the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office at 603-539-2284. “In the meantime, please be sure to remove valuable gear from your bobhouse when you leave, and call if you see any suspicious activity,” said Lopanshanski.
BRUTUS from page one the other side of the house, out of the structure. While waiting for firefighters to arrive, Briggs said three of their neighbors helped drag a tractor away from the burning garage, which was connected to the main house by a covered breezeway. One of the tires on the tractor had begun to burn, she said, until her neighbors extinguished it. “We really appreciated their help... without them we wouldn’t have been able to get it away from the house.” Belmont firefighters called a second alarm upon arrival, seeing heavy smoke coming from the garage. A crew from Laconia arrived on Belmont’s heels and, with a deck gun knocking down the garage and firefighters working inside the house to protect that structure, the fire was brought under control by 1:30 a.m. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Fire crews were able to limit damage to the home to some smoke damage and burnt eaves. The garage and all of its contents were reduced to cinder, though.
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GILFORD from page one this year’s town warrant that include imposing a tax or spending cap on Gilford’s municipal government and School District, allowing the Budget Committee rather than the Board of Selectmen to determine the town’s default budget, changing voting day from March until May, and making all municipal employees with individual contracts not covered by bargaining units bring their contracts to town meeting for approval. The Board of Selectmen have unanimously chosen to not recommend the above warrant articles and
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appeared to have been drinking said Erickson. Erickson said the call came in as a smoke alarm and when the first firefighters arrived they called for a first alarm. He said Capt. Robert Landry and the crew first fire crew arrived assisted the man, whose clothing was burning as he stood in front of the building, while other firefighters extinguished the fire. The victim has second- and thirddegree burns nearly half of his body, said Erickson, and was taken to Lakes Region General Hospital when he was transferred to a different hospital for treatment. Although the sprinkler system didn’t completely extinguish the fire, Erickson credited it with containing it to one room in the apartment. He also credited Landry and the first responding team with saving the victim’s life. — Gail Ober
MAINE TOT from page 2 incessant news reports. He said that he tries to stay positive but that negative thoughts sometimes creep into his thinking. Every night, he said, he gazes at Ayla’s photo before going to bed. “I look at her and wonder why, why, why would anyone want to hurt that little girl?” he said, before angrily addressing Ayla’s father in Waterville. “He was supposed to protect her. He didn’t even do that.” In Waterville, residents seemed perplexed by the developments, which came after massive searches by game wardens, police, the FBI and divers. Searchers went so far as to drain some local streams as part of their search. The family-run website, www.aylareynolds.com, issued an appeal for anyone with information about Ayla to come forward.
“Even in light of this evidence we are more determined than ever to find out what has happened to Ayla and we still cling to the hope that she is alive and will be returned to us,” the website said. “We urge anyone that has information about Ayla to come forward now and unburden yourself of the truth.” Ronald Reynolds added a personal appeal, saying the family has been through too much and needs to know what happened. “Right now I feel so helpless,” the former Marine said. “Enough is enough. I’m tired of it. Someone ought to have enough guts to stand up to the plate and say where she is so we can have closure. If for some reason my little girl is not with us, then we need to bring her home.”
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ROBBERY from page one felony count of conspiracy to commit robbery. Miner is the fourth person arrested in the Lakes Region this month in connection with the armed robbery of the Wilson Street Branch of Northeast Credit Union. Grant said she refused bail and is being held in the Valley Street Jail. She will appear this morning Two additional Laconia residents, Mary Beth Miner in the 9th Circuit Court, Manches- and Scott Perrault are now being held by Manchester police in connection with a Dec. 19 bank robbery in ter Division. Miner is no stranger to local law that city. (Manchester Police photos) enforcement. She has previous convictions in both Laconia District of robbery and Johnson is charged with Court and Belknap County Superior one count of accomplice to robbery. Court for accomplice to forgery and Four days later, Laconia Police criminal liability for another. arrested Prince Sage, 27, at an apartIn a media statement issued yesterment on Dewey Street. He is the day, Tilton Police Chief Robert Cormier second man Manchester Police believe said Miner may be connected to the went into the Northeast Credit Union November 4 armed robbery of Kay Jewand was also picked up on a warrant elers at the Tanger Outlet center, where issued by Manchester. He is charged three masked men entered the store with one count of robbery. and forced customers and employees Police said New Hampshire doesn’t alike to floor at gun point while they have a separate charge for armed robbroke display cases with a hammer and bery, but if convicted of robbery where grabbed about $200,000 in jewelry. a weapon was shown or threatened, To date, Tilton Police have made one there are enhanced penalties. arrest in the Kay Jewelry Store heist. Both Tilton and Manchester Police Katie T. Falls, 28, of 20 True Road said their departments have been in Meredith was arrested last week working closely with each other and by Tilton and Meredith Police and the FBI on both the Kay Jewelry faces one count of criminal conduct of Store and Northeast Credit Union another. She is being held in Belknap robberies. County Jail on $50,000 cash only bail. Grant said yesterday that Williams, There have been three other arrests in Sage and Johnson could be facing fedconnection to the Northeast Credit Union eral charges if convicted of bank robarmed robbery in Laconia this month. bery. He also said there is an active Just after midnight on Dec. 22, warrant for Falls in connection to the Laconia and Manchester Police, with Northeast Credit Union robbery. assistance from the Belknap County Grant also said a sixth Laconia man, Special Operations Group, arrested Scott Perrault, 25, no address given, Walter Williams of Manchester and turned himself into Manchester Police Shyloe Johnson of Gilford while the on an outstanding warrant for accomtwo were staying at the Landmark plice to robbery also in connection to the Inn in downtown Laconia. Northeast Credit Union heist. Williams is charged with one count — Gail Ober
Correction: Bemont trash pick up hearing in Monday A story about a Belmont controversy over trash removal services provided to multi-family dwellings included an incorrect date reference to a public hearing that has been scheduled on
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I-75 CRASH from page one burned they haven’t been identified yet, he said. Riordan on Monday evening confirmed the names of four people who died in the crash: Pastor Jose Carmo Jr., Adriana Carmo, Leticia Carmo and Edson Carmo. Jose and Adriana Carmo were married and Leticia was their daughter, said Arao Amzaonas, senior pastor at their church, the Igreja Internacional da Restauracao, or International Church of the Restoration. The suburban Atlanta church, which caters to the local Brazilian community, on Monday evening gathered to mourn the deaths of their church members. Survivors said they couldn’t see more than a few feet ahead of them. When rescuers first arrived to the crashes, they could only listen for screams and moans because the poor visibility made it difficult to find victims in wreckage that was strewn for nearly a mile. About midnight Sunday, the highway patrol closed the section of I-75 for more than three hours after a pileup
happened when the highway became impassable from fog and smoke from the nearby brushfire. Troopers inspected the highway before a sergeant and lieutenant made the decision to reopen I-75 about 3:30 a.m., he said. Fifteen minutes later, the fatal pileups began on both the north and southbound sides of the highway. Riordan declined to release the two troopers’ names or provide details on their careers with the highway patrol. He said no troopers have been disciplined but the investigation into the crash continues. National Transportation Safety Board officials said Monday they are sending investigators to the scene. They also will assess whether the NTSB should formally join the probe, which is being led by the highway patrol. Scott late Monday ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate what happened before the accidents, including the FHP’s role. He said in a statement the state will also fully cooperate with any NTSB investigation.
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MEREDITH — Among the fewer than a dozen residents at a public hearing last night, only Carl Johnson challenged the 2012 budget recommended by the Selectboard, charging not that it spent too much but too little. Specifically, he was upset by what he called “incredulous’ cuts to Parks & Recreation Department programs. Town Manager Phil Warren introduced the budget by explaining that the board continued to pursue “fiscal restraint” by seeking to keep the total amount to be raised by property taxes as close as possible to the the $7.7-million raised in 2008, which has been its benchmark for the past four years. The proposed budget of $12,687,584 is $80,886, or just 0.64-percent, more than the prior year. It includes a one-percent wage adjustment and a step increase of 1.25-percent for both non-union and union employees. Town Meeting will be asked to approve an expenditure of $31,611 to fund the collective bargaining agreement reached with union employees at the Department of Public Works for 2011. With the collective bargaining agreement, total appropriations would be $12,719,195. Revenues from sources other than property taxes are projected at $4,466,944 and the board intends to supplement revenues with $725,000 drawn from the undesignated fund balance (rainy day fund). With funding for abatements and war credits, the total amount to be raised by property taxes is $7,829,501, which at the current assessed valuation of the town of $1,845,422,650, represents an increase of six cents per $1,000 of assessed value on the 2011 tax rate of $12.65. The board stressed that despite reduced appropriations for the Highway and Parks and Recreation departments, the budget will maintain the level and quality of municipal services. Johnson disagreed, telling the board that he found the cuts to the Parks and Recreation Department “incredulous.” The Community Center would close an hour earlier, at 8 p.m.. The Independence Day concert, street dance, Easter egg hunt, Hershey track program, family fun night, family fun fest, holiday open house and tree lighting, family skating
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party, and movies in the park would be eliminated altogether. “I smell a rat, if there is one to be smelled,” Johnson said, suggesting that “somewhere it was determined that recreation has to be a self-funding department. In particular, he took exception to the board’s assumption that service organizations and private individuals would offer to fund the programs and activities eliminated by the budget. Stressing that “the dollar cost of these activities cannot be very much,” particularly compared to the benefits they confer on the community, he told selectmen “figure what this is and put it back in the budget.” Selectman Miller Lovett said the budget process was the “most painful” in his tenure on the board and insisted that “the decision was not made lightly.” He conceded the board anticipated others would pay for some or all of what the budget eliminated, but denied that it expected the department to fund itself. “It’s just bad government,” Johnson replied, “expecting others to pick up the tab.” He warned that once the funding was cut, “it’s never coming back. You’re picking on this for the wrong reasons,” he added. “Pick on somebody else.” Both Selectmen Herb Vadney and Peter Brothers reminded Johnson that since the construction of the Community Center the budget of the Parks and Recreation Department has increased significantly and, less the revenue the department collects, amounts to approximately $500,000. “The core programs at the facility are being maintained,” Brothers said. Vadney called the cuts “a step towards freedom,” explaining that the programs and activities might benefit without the involvement of the town. “I don’t feel happy,” he remarked, “but I don’t feel particularly upset about it either.” Karen Sticht assured the selectmen that Altrusa has already taken responsibility for the 2012 Easter Egg Hunt.
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LACONIA — Barbara Ann Mullis,81, passed away peacefully, Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Laconia Rehabilitation Center-Genesis HealthCare after battling cancer. Barbara was born in Lynn, Mass., the only daughter of the late Evelyn C. (Morrill) and Harry Mullis, Jr. She is survived by many cousins from Arlington, Danvers and Salem, Massachusetts, California and Florida. Close friends who watched over her were, Fran Janosco of Clinton, Massachusetts, Donna L. Gentile and Glenda J. Smith, both of McMinnvile, Oregon and Lynne Morrill of Woburn, Massachusetts. She was a graduate of Lynn High School, Hickox Secretarial School and Bryant and Stratton. Barbara worked at Technology Instrument Corp., Arthur D. Little and Ledgemont Lab in Lexington, Massachusetts where she was secretary to the president of General Oceanology until she retired. She moved to Laconia, N.H. in 1970. She had a love for music and playing the organ. She enjoyed water skiing, roller skating, snowmobiling and flying an airplane at Lake Aircraft, Laconia Airport. Working part-time jobs at Wal-Mart and Weirs Beach Gift Shops, she was always making new friends. Barbara enjoyed her Tuesday morning coffee hour, meeting her friends at Hannaford. Bar-
bara loved her Boston Terriers who were great companions to her over the years. Barbara was the church organist for 20 years at St. Timothy’s Parish, Bristol, N.H. She enjoyed traveling and visiting many of her friends, with whom she worked and stayed in touch with for many years. Barbara was a parishioner and organist for St. Helena’s Catholic Church. Many thanks to the Doctors, Nurses and staff at the Laconia Rehabilitation Center, Genesis HealthCare, Hospice and the Eucharistic ministers who had cared for her. There are no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. Burial will be at a later date in the family lot in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts. Please omit flowers. Memorial Contributions may be made to Central N.H. VNA & Hospice, 780 N. Main Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
GILMANTON — Nancy J. (Stockwell) Lines, 67, of Rte 140 Gilmanton, died at the Concord Hospital on Thursday, January 26, 2012 with her loving family beside her. Nancy was born January 7, 1945 in Laconia, the daughter of Leonard and Ruth (Clifford) Stockwell . Nancy was a lifetime resident of Gilmanton and graduated from Laconia High School in 1963. She had been employed at O’Shea’s Department Store and was the owner of A Fitting Place in Meredith. Most recently, she had been employed at Oglethorpe in Meredith, NH. Nancy enjoyed vacationing with her husband to Florida, Hawaii and Mexico but most of all loved vacationing at the family cottage in New Brunswick. Nancy was a member of the Gilmanton Community Church. She was a member of the Gilmanton School Board, the Building Committee and a member and former president of the Parks and Recreation Department. She was a fifty-four year member of the American Legion Post 102 Auxiliary, serving as president for the past twenty years. She was as a past president and member of the 4th of July Association. Nancy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her
husband of forty-eight years, Glen Lines, of Gilmanton; a daughter, Ronda Connolly, and her husband, Tim, of Gilford; three granddaughters, Siobhan Kleckner and her husband, Jacob, of Gilford, Roxey Connolly and Ceara Connolly; one great granddaughter, Olive Kleckner; two brothers, Clifford Stockwell and his wife, Jeannette, and Leonard “JR” Stockwell and his wife, Karen, and a sister, Mary Richardson, and her husband, John “Kip” , all of Gilmanton and many nephews and nieces. In addition to her parents, Nancy was predeceased by a sister, Ena Price. There will be no calling hours or funeral service. A Graveside Service will be held in the Spring at the family lot in Smith Meeting House Cemetery, Gilmanton. The date and time will be announced. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Gilmanton Community Church or to the Gilmanton Community Church Food Pantry, PO Box 6, Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
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LACONIA — The NH Jazz Center will present trumpeter Trent Austin on February 2 at 8 p.m. at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. General admission $10 (doors open at 7:30). Venue is BYOB. Austin has led a varied career in music, performing jazz, classical, and contemporary music. He is an in-demand performer who has enjoyed associations with Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Joe Williams, Clark Terry, Jack Jones, Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, Peter Erskine, Arturo Sandoval, Hal Galper, Dick Oatts, Marvin Stamm, Red Holloway, Jesse Davis, Dick Johnson, Kenny Werner, Bob Wilber and the Artie Shaw Orchestra. In addition to his busy performance schedule,
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Lakes Region Chordsmen presenting ‘Singing Valentines’ Feb. 13-14
LACONIA — On Monday, February 13 and Tuesdsy, February 14 the Lakes Region Chordsmen will have two quartets delivering Singing Valentines to special sweethearts. The sound of harmony will ring out in offices, factories, restaurants, schools and homes throughout the Lakes Region. Wherever they appear, they’ll draw a crowd – and sometime a tear. The quartets will be dressed Lakes Region Chordsmen will be presenting Singing Valentines in their formal attire and through special arrangements on Feb. 13-14. (Courtesy photo) along with the Valentine love song, they will present a red silk Some of the favorite singers this year rose and digital photo which can be will be John Richardson, Niall Trimby, E-mailed. Cost $35. For a fun surprise Bob Burke, Bob Farnham, Paul Bradand exciting new way to send a Valenley, Art Lively and Ed Farmer tine message to your sweetheart, male Go on line to www.singingvalenor female, special client or customer, tines.com and find out how to send call Ed Farmer at 253-8523 to scheda singing valentine anywhere in the ule the event. country.
Open Lunch & Dinner 7 Days FREE APP. With Purchase of 2 Entrees. Mon.-Wed. Expires 2/18/12 528-4443 • Rt. 3, Belmont
Week-long book sale at Meredith Library starts February 4
MEREDITH — The Friends of the Meredith Library will host a weeklong book sale starting Saturday, February 4, at The Meredith Library during normal library hours. A preview for members will be held on Friday, February 3 from 2-4:30 p.m. One of several fundraising activities the Friends plan for 2012, the money raised during the sale will be used to support programs offered for both children and adults at Meredith Library. Past support includes paying for the Ancestry.com subscription, the library’s most popular data base, expanding the adult DVD collection, bringing in special performers, continuing the museum pass program and funding the Young Adult and adult summer reading programs as well as supplementing the children’s summer reading program. Those who become a member on any day of the sale will receive a library tote that they will be able to fill for free. Those who make monetary donation
to the library can stipulate how they want it spent. For example, one donor contributes annually towards the large print collection and another designates his donation be used toward purchasing books for the adult collection. Library Director Erin Apostolos says “During difficult financial times, the support of the Friends of the Meredith Library has been needed more than ever. Without them we would have no library sponsored activities for teens or adults. Our local genealogists would not have free access to Ancestry.com, there would be no beautiful library garden every spring, and we wouldn’t have passes to local museums. They have helped our library staff with their continuing education needs and have been the strongest advocates for the library in our community. I cannot thank them enough for all that they do for us.” For more information call 279-4303 or visit the web site: www.meredithlibrary.org.
LACONIA — Laconia Little League registration dates for the upcoming season will be Saturday, February 4 from 8 a.m. to noon and Saturday, February 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Laconia Community Center. The cost is $50 per player and $80 per family plus a refundable $25 concession fee per player. The concession
fee is refunded after completion of concession duty. People can register online at www. laconiall.org but must attend one of the above registration dates in person in order to pay and pick up your fundraising calendars. These will be the only days for registration. Any boy or girl league age 5 to 12 from Laconia, Belmont and Gilford is welcome to register and participate in one of the many divisions available, all the way from Tee Ball to the Majors. Scholarships are available for the registration fee upon request. The concession fee still applies.
Laconia Little League sets registration dates
from preceding page member; $12/non-member. For details about this event, upcoming programs, and membership go to www. nhnature.org or call 603-968-7194.
Gilford School District PUBLIC NOTICE FILING PERIOD FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES 1/25/12 – 2/3/12 The following school district offices are vacant: Office School Board Member School Board Member School District Moderator School District Clerk School District Treasurer
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Written declaration of candidacy must be filed with the Clerk prior to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2012 in order for the name of the candidate to appear on the ballot. Forms may be obtained from the Superintendent of School’s Office; 2 Belknap Mountain Rd., Gilford, NH 03249, telephone number 527-9215. Candidates must be a registered voter in the Town of Gilford. School District office hours for filing are 7:30 – 4:00 Monday – Friday * *Except for the last day of filing (2/3/12) in which the law requires the School District Office to be open until 5:00 p.m. Kimberly Varricchio School District Clerk
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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Have no fear of failure. If you can’t make something work now it just means that you were meant for a different kind of challenge. Besides, you do a stellar impression of a glorious phoenix rising up from the ashes. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You feel rich within. Your self-confidence is deep, and you know you have much to give. You’re almost ready to merge your assets and share your confidences with another person. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even when you feel you have enough to survive and be happy, you will keep working. You hate to feel idle, and it brings you personal satisfaction to excel beyond what is necessary. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The contrast between your laid-back style and the preferences of a tidy, logical and overly detailed person may be a source of friction. If you can find a compromise, what you accomplish together will be absolutely brilliant. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You will feel like you’ve been left in the dark on a certain topic and the unknown is daunting. But you’re too courageous to let that stop you. Shine your mental flashlight, start poking around and you’ll find your way. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 31). It will be as though you have the golden touch. It’s not important to you to win all of the time, but you’ll revel in the victory that comes in the next six weeks. You bring harmony to your family and other groups. There will be a happy change in April. Your work will be prominently featured in June. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 25, 1, 12 and 15.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). In order to know what’s best for you, you have to know yourself. You’ll learn the most about yourself through your conversations with the deeper thinkers in your midst. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Intimate encounters, life passages and joint enterprises unfold in the weeks to come. As you cherry pick your activities today, you’ll appreciate that much is available to you now that wasn’t before. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Go into long-term arrangements with great caution, especially when finances are on the line. You would be wise to look to the person behind the venture rather than at the venture itself. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Negotiations and compromises are the outward manifestations of inner security. You know how safe another person really feels by the way he or she sorts out the details of a deal. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may feel a strong pull toward positions of leadership and power. You like to be in control and may even feel that you need to be in charge or everything will not get done the detailed way you prefer. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will put aside your need to have everything unfold as it’s “supposed to,” and you’ll embrace the spirit of drama that colors this day. It will feel right to let your emotions lead you into a highly creative state of mind. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Get the contact info of anyone you find interesting. You’re likely to come into contact with a wide array of characters, most of whom you may not meet again unless you make the effort to do so.
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2012. There are 335 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 31, 1961, NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16½-minute suborbital flight. On this date: In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the “Gunpowder Plot” against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed. In 1797, composer Franz Schubert was born in Vienna. In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies. In 1917, during World War I, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. In 1929, revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his family were expelled from the Soviet Union. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began a successful invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japanese-held Marshall Islands. In 1945, Pvt. Eddie Slovik, 24, became the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb. In 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I. In 1971, astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon. In 1992, leaders of the U.N. Security Council’s member states held an unprecedented summit, after which they issued a declaration on collective security, arms control and nuclear non-proliferation. In 2000, an Alaska Airlines jet spiraled into the Pacific Ocean off Port Hueneme, Calif., killing all 88 people aboard. One year ago: A federal judge in Florida declared the Obama administration’s health care overhaul unconstitutional, siding with 26 states that argued people cannot be required to buy health insurance. Egypt’s military promised not to fire on peaceful protests and recognized “the legitimacy of the people’s demands.” Myanmar opened its first parliament in more than two decades, an event greeted with cautious optimism by opposition lawmakers despite the military’s tight management of the event. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Carol Channing is 91. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks is 81. Composer Philip Glass is 75. Actor Stuart Margolin is 72. Actress Jessica Walter is 71. Blues singer-musician Charlie Musselwhite is 68. Actor Glynn Turman is 66. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan is 65. Singer-musician Harry Wayne Casey is 61. Rock singer Johnny Rotten is 56. Actress Kelly Lynch is 53. Actor Anthony LaPaglia is 53. Singer-musician Lloyd Cole is 51. Rock musician Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) is 48. Rock musician Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) is 46. Actress Minnie Driver is 42. Actress Portia de Rossi is 39. Actorcomedian Bobby Moynihan is 35. Actress Kerry Washington is 35. Singer Justin Timberlake is 31.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Registration meeting for Laconia Lacrosse Club. 7 to 8 p.m. in the community room at the Laconia Police Station. For more information call Tony at 528-5449. Free presentation on “Getting Back on Your Feeet Again After Hospitalization”. 6 to 7 p.m. at Golden View Health Care Center in Meredith. Open to the public courtesy of Pemi Baker Community Health. Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and sill levels welcome. We will teach. Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741. Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Storytime at the Gilford Public Library. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Song, a story and a craft to take home for ages 3-5. Sign-up required. BabyGarten at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to noon. Songs, a story and movement to music for bhildren to 18 months. Sign-up required.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Free “Button Up NH” weatherization workshop at the Benz Community Center in Center Sandwich. 7 p.m. Hosted by the town energy committees in Center Harbor, Sandwich and Tamworth, plus the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative and Global Awareness Local Action of Wolfeboro. For more information call Carl and 284-7400. Knit or crochet for charity event in the Community Room at Meredith Village Savings Bank (379 South Main Street) in Laconia. Baby Threads volunteers will be making 9-inch squares to later be sewn together to make blankets. Yarn can be provided. More volunteers needed. For more information call 998-4012. Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St Joseph Church in Belmont. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting. 5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith. Free community meal of hot soup and bread at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street in downtown Tilton. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday. For more information call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org. Free knitting and crochet lessons. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Baby Threads workshop at 668 Main Street in Laconia (same building as Village Bakery). 998-4012. Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work. Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks. Check out a computer expert at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to noon. First-come, first-served help for library card holders only. 20-minute limit if others are waiting. Storytime at the Gilford Public Library. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Song, a story and a craft to take home for ages 3-5. Sign-up required. Gilford Write Now (writer’s group) meeting at the Public Library. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Writers of all levels of ability and experience welcome.
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LACONIA — The Laconia Endowment Educational Foundation’s program to help local four-yearolds prepare for kindergarten will host two 7-week sessions this year. The first session will run from February 6 through March 30 and the second from April 10 through May 31. Originally launched in 2004 at the Elm Street Elementary School, the LEEFlets program is now offered after hours in all three Laconia elementary schools. It is for pre-kindergarten age children of all ability levels. LEEFlets provides them with four hours per week of instruction and orientation to the school and classroom settings and introduces them to early experiences with reading, math, language and social development. The pre-kindergarten years have become widely recognized as a key period for developing learning and social skills, and LEEFlets helps ease the transition from home or day care to the school environment. “All the evidence is clear that children who learn early, also learn better,”says Judith Reever, Laconia resident and former chair of the N.H. State Board of Education. Parents and teachers alike have said that the LEEFlets experience has given children a valuable head start in being better prepared for all aspects of school life, giving them a strong foundation for success. Getting them used to class helps them transition to school, eases their anxieties, and helps them make connections with teachers and other children. Kindergarten teachers have noted that those with a LEEFlets background are better prepared to handle classroom life. LEEFlets is one of only a handful of such programs offered in New Hampshire, and demand is always heavy for the available spaces. If you want to give your child an important advantage in tranHappy New Year
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The LEEFlets program helps prepares Laconia pre-school age children of all ability levels for kindergarten. (Courtesy photo)
sitioning to classroom life, please contact Carmelle Gagne at Pleasant Street School: 524-2168, ext. 134 or cgagne@laconiaschools.org. The Laconia Endowment Educational Foundation: a charitable, non-profit organization, formed in 1999, to help secure quality education in the Laconia schools by providing financial and other assistance, not funded by tax dollars, for programs and materials that significantly increase student achievement.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: My mother-in-law, “Mary,” is a demanding, conceited, freeloading, depressed 60-year-old witch. She has made our lives miserable for the five years I’ve been married. Mary used to work as a nurse, owned her own home and paid her own bills. Shortly after we married, she quit her job, saying she was too depressed, and let her house go. She became an appendage to our sofa for two years. It affected our marriage so much that my husband finally asked her to leave. Not only did she call me every name in the book, but she proceeded to post fliers around town calling me a family wrecker. She then moved in with my parents for another two years. She still tells everyone that we threw her to the wolves and left her for dead. This woman is convinced that her depression started the year my husband was born. Her parents were extremely wealthy, and even though she left home at age 16, she still thinks the red carpet should be rolled out every time she shows up. She makes plans with friends and expects to borrow our car and our cash. Mom has doctors and therapists provided to her by the state, but she is getting worse and refuses to apply for disability. Now she is staying at our local rescue mission so she won’t “burden anyone,” but as awful as it sounds, knowing that she is still living is a burden. We want to start our own family, but the stress is overwhelming. How do we deal with her? -- Ready To Throw in the Towel Dear Ready: We were sympathetic until you said that “knowing she is still living is a burden.” We realize she is difficult, but Mary also sounds mentally ill. Healthy, well-adjusted people do not behave like this. Please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org) at 1-800-950-NAMI (1800-950-6264) and ask for help. Dear Annie: I was divorced 18 years ago. I do not have a
good relationship with my ex-wife, who left me for another man. Over the years, she has encouraged our children to dislike my current wife, to whom I have been married for 17 years and who helped raise my kids. Here’s the problem. For Christmas, my son gave us an album with photos of our new grandson. The album also contains many pictures of my ex-wife, but only one of my wife and me, and it’s the size of a postage stamp. Could they not have created an album without all the photos of their mother? (I think it’s even possible that my ex-wife put the album together.) Should I ignore this? Should I ask that they consider our feelings in the future? We don’t want to display an album with pictures of my ex. -- Insulted Parents Dear Insulted: This was insensitive of your son, but probably not ill intended, so try to forgive him. You can choose whether or not to display any gift, but please don’t complain about it. If there is a way to remove the photos of your ex-wife or to have the pictures re-set to exclude her, do so. Then ask your son for a picture of his family so you can display it in a prominent place in your home. If he mentions that you already have one in the album, you can tell him why you would prefer another. Dear Annie: My sons (now well into middle age) would never commit any of the cooking sins “California” describes, because I taught them better. They were using a microwave oven correctly by the time they were 10 years old, and a conventional oven and cooktop as soon as they were tall enough to safely reach the back burner. If “California” has children, I hope she is teaching them proper kitchen procedures while they still live with her. And she should insist that her husband sit in on the lessons. -- St. Maarten
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POMERANIAN Puppies: 2 males, 1 females, color sabel. $500.00 deposits accepted and payments accepted. To be paid by or before Feb 3, 2012. Parents on premises .524-6750 or 630-4104.
WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting. 603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH.
2002 F-250 4x4: Excellent condition, 84k miles, asking $7,950 with aluminum toolbox. 603-393-2733. Leave message.
CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.
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SHELTIE puppies available , 1 boy, 1 girl $300.00 health certificates. 1st shots 267-8729
Washer & Dryer- Fisher & Paykel. Energy star rated. 5 years used, 1 person. sold duo, $350. 603-851-2272
2003 Dodge Conversion Van 78,000 miles, long wheel base, full size, 7 passenger. Garaged. $11,900. 279-0055.
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DIVE TRIPS- Cozumel, $546, all inclusive plus air. Ongoing scuba classes at Central NH Divers 279-9099
1986 Ford Van- 16 passenger, 8 cylinders, rebuilt motor, new transmission, inspected, good tires. $1,550. 528-4535
LACONIA Indoor Winter Market seeking new vendors: Farmers, crafters, independent sales representatives. For more information, contact Penny , 455-7515.
1994 Firebird: Good condition, 120k miles, asking $2,000/obo. Runs good. 603-393-0939. Leave message.
LOOKING to start Alzheimer patient group to meet, to eat, to talk and to have some fun. Need a place to meet. Call Jordan at 603-968 4088.
2003 Dodge SLT Pickup: Clean Florida truck, no rust, 5-speed, nice interior, 121k highway miles. $3,995 firm. Call Phil, 393-7786. BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.
DOCKS for Rent: 2012 season, Lake Winnisquam Point. Parking, bathrooms, showers, launch on site. 603-524-2222.
Business Opportunities CURVES in Laconia for Sale: Call Brenda for more information, at 528-0808.
Employment Wanted FT/PT LNA/Caregiver services offered. Ill or need help with adult daily living, household chores, call 344-9190 great references.
1999 Chevy Cavalier, 4 dr, 4 cylinder, air, auto, CD, 94K mi., $2,495 obo. 934-2221. 1999 Ford Ranger. Many new parts, great on gas. $40 to fill it. $1,700. 603-832-8621
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For Rent 2 Br 2 Bath home, attached ga rage, full basement. Gilford. $1400/mo. References required. Security deposit and first month s rent. Call Dave 603-293-9320. APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better! 524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia. BELMONT 2 bedroom, 1500 sq. ft. Sunny clean quiet, full basement wash/dryer hookup, $1000/ mo. heat and hot water included. 603-859-4011 Belmont- 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath, Family room, office, 1-car garage. Country setting close to Rte. 106, newly painted interior. $1,000/Month + Utilities & security deposit. Call Andy at 393-8424 BELMONT: 2BR, heat included, $700 per month plus security de-
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EAST Tilton- Large 1 bedroom, includes washer/dryer, dishwasher, heat, electricity. No smoking/dogs. $750/Month. 998-6143.
LACONIA-DUPLEX 2 bedroom 1 bath, washer/dryer hookups, garage. $900/month, heat included. References & security deposit. No pets or smokers. 524-8886
GILFORD Imagine home ownership for less than monthly rental! 3 bedrooms, oversized garage/ workshop, need 10% down and owner will finance the rest, for pictures and more info 393-5756. GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $890/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662 Gilford- One-bedroom, second floor includes heat/HW, electricity. $740/Month. One month s rent & security required. 603-731-0340. GILFORD: 4-bedroom, 3-bath house, garage, decks, hot tub, walk-out basement, lake view, W/D. No smoking. Pet negotiable. $1,650/month +utilities. References, security deposit, one year lease. 603-455-6269. GILFORD: Fully furnished condo, master bedroom, livingroom, diningroom, kitchen, water view. Heat, hot water, electric, cable tv, internet included. Short term lease available. $850/month. (860)614-5866. GILMANTON Iron Works Village. One bedroom apartment, second floor. No pets/smoking, includes basic cable & utilities. References & security deposit required. $700/Month. 603-364-3434 LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets. Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA 1 Br, heat & electricity included. $750/mo. 603-781-6294. Laconia 3 bedroom condo- New carpets/paint, cheap heat (natural gas), $950/Month. 265-0624 LACONIA house, 3BR 2 bath. $1,100 a month. First month s rent and security deposit. 630-2614 LACONIA, 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Quiet, clean, sunny, Parking, hookups. $149/Weekly! with heat. 998-7337. LACONIA- 1 bedroom $160 per Week, includes heat & hot water. References & deposit. 524-9665 Laconia- 1+ bedroom duplex apartment, off street parking, walking distance to stores, no pets/smokers. Security deposit and references required. $800/Month, includes heat/hot water. For additional information, call 524-2575 between 5 and 8pm. Laconia2+ Bedrooms, washer/dryer hook-up. $225/Week includes heat and hot water. References/deposit required. No pets/No smoking. 528-6205 Laconia- 3 bedroom near park & Beach. Washer/dryer hook-up, off-street parking. $900/Month + utilities. 455-6983
LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $235/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com. LACONIA: Prime 2-bedroom apt. on Gale Avenue. Walk to town and beaches. Very large rooms. Beautiful hardwood floors, loads of closets. Private porch and garage. $1,000/month, includes heat and hot water. 524-3892 or 630-4771. LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Call for available apartments. 524-4428 LACONIA: Large 3-bedroom apartment. First floor, parking. $850/mo + utilities, security deposit required. 603-781-6294. LACONIA: Messer St., 3 Room, 1 bedroom with sunporch, 2nd floor. $165/Week. Includes heat/ electric. $500 security. 524-7793 LACONIA: Spacious one and two bedroom apartments for rent with heat and hot water included. Rent from $598 to $839 per month. Please call Julie at Stewart Property Mgt. (603) 524-6673 EHO. LACONIA: Sunny, small 2-bedroom, 2nd floor no smoking/dogs. $200 per week. includes heat/hot water. 455-5569. MEREDITH 1 bedroom apt. Open concept partially furnished, easy walk to downtown and public beach. $650/mo. Call 476-8405. MEREDITH Huge. clean 2-bedroom. Bright & Sunny. Walk to town. $800/ month + utilities. 520-6931 MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. 16X22 ft. deck, Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic. Plowing, parking, dumpster & utilities included, $850/month. 455-5660 MEREDITH spacious very private Merdith Neck 2 Br Apt., lots of storage space, on site parking, heat and hot water included. Non smoking. Inside cats only. $950/mo. Call Mike at 455-6336 MEREDITH- 2 bedroom duplex apartment, off street parking. Parade Rd., no smoking/Pets. References and security deposit required. $750/Month, heat included. 524-2575 MEREDITH: 1-bedroom apartment. Oil forced hot water, 1.5-bath, washer/dryer hook-up, nice yard. No smoking/pets. $750/Month 279-8247, Jim. NORTHFIELD: 3 bedroom trailer with additions and storage shed in small park with on-site laundromat, $235/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234. www.whitemtrentals.com.
Laconia- Clean, spacious 2 bedroom. Includes heat/hot water, washer/dryer hookups, no pets/smoking. $875/Month. 528-1829 Laconia- Great downtown Location. Rooms for rent. Share kitchen & bath. Utilities included. $107-$115/Week. 524-1884 Laconia- Lakeport Area, 4-room apartment. 2nd floor in quiet neighborhood. Off-Street parking, storage area in attic. No pets/smoking. $750/Month plus utilities. 603-293-0393 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent. Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145/week 603-781-6294 Laconia- Spacious 2 bedroom, hookups, garage, porch, no pets. $750/Month + utilities
TAMWORTH- Available immediately, 2 bedroom ground floor apartment. Convenient Rt16, 25. $765/mo plus security. Tenant pays heat, utilities. (603)323-7065.
WINTER RENTAL CEDAR LODGE Weirs Beach, Open Year Round ... Studios, 1-bedroom or 2-bedroom condos starting at $575 per month.
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For Rent
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COOK Healthy with a Black & Decker Food/ Rice cooker w/ instruction booklet, hardly used, $15, 723-4032.
NOMA Snow thrower. 10 HP27 inch wide, 6 speeds. 528-2730
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FOR Sale By Owner: 2-Bedroom house, 1-1/4 bath. 180 Mechanic Street, Laconia. 524-8142.
a Full Time Job !!! Salon Closed- 2 hydraulic black leather chairs, dryer leather chair, desk, 2 floormats, cast iron shampoo bowl wall station. (Towel cabinet, towel hamper, back bar inventory) cutting station, wall display case. All Good Condition. $400/Best offer. 603-851-2272
CUSTOM Glazed Kitchen Cabinets. Solid maple, never installed. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,595. 833-8278 TILTON 3 Br house for rent with garage and fenced in yard, washer & dryer, gas heat. $950/mo plus utilities. 603-286-4845. TILTONTWO CLEAN, UPDATED one bedrooms. Heat/Hot Water included, no dogs. $640-$660/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733. WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $175-$185 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.
ETHAN Allen dining room table, excellent condition with 2 table extensions, $125, 723-4032.
SOLID Maple Dining Table: (3' by 5') with 6 chairs. Excellent condition. $200. Call 528-2484.
FIREWOOD: Green. Cut, split and delivered (within 15 miles). $190/cord. (603)455-8419.
GOLD & SILVER WANTED
This Month Paying: $22 for $1 Face Value Silver Coins Spot + $2 OZ for Silver .999 279-3087 17 years @ 55 Main Meredith, NH
For Rent-Commercial
Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park 72 Primrose Drive •10,000 Sq, Ft. Warehouse / Manufacturing. $5,800 • 3,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space $2,800 • 3,340 Sq. Ft. Warehouse / Manufacturing - $1,800
FHA Heat/AC 3 Phase Power 72 Primrose Drive, Laconia
(603)476-8933 LACONIA Prime Location, 1200 sq. ft., with heated garage showroom/ office, $650/ month plus utilities, additional space available. 455-6662.
SHARED OFFCES AVAILABLE IN GILFORD $425-500 per month Very nice and professional offices with shared common areas in Gilford Professional Park. Nice views, parking and well kept complex. Rent includes electricity, heat, cleaning service for common areas, central a/c and shared kitchen, as well as men and ladies' room. Contact Rob at 387-1226 and leave a message to arrange for a view.
For Sale AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”. BEDROOM-SOLID Cherrywood Sleigh bed. Dresser, mirror, chest, night stand. New! Cost $2,200 sell $895. 235-1773 Black & Decker 10” Radial Arm Saw w/stand $200. Makita 10” Table Saw w/stand $200. Makita 10 ” miter/cut-off saw w/stand $175. Call Franklin, NH 603-934-2121 Brand New Elliptical Exercise Machine- Originally $350 from Dick s in Concord. $200. 934-9086 Case 220 Compact Tractor with 38” snow blower, 44“ snowplow & 40” 3-blade mower deck, weights & chains. $995/OBO. 455-0442 CLASSIC Wooden Motorola stereo phonic LP player with
Furniture
Apply in person to: Quality Insulation 1 Pease Rd. Meredith, NH
NEW mattresses ...always a great deal! Starting; King set complete $395, queen set $249. 603-524-1430.
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GREEN FIREWOOD- cut, not split $130/cord, cut & split $175/cord. Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (All phases). 393-8416.
FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.
HP Deskjet 5550 Color Inkjet Printer
T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.
Good condition, just put new ink cartridges in. $25. Brother fax machine. Brand new cartridge just put in. Needs cleaning, $15. Sharp 30” TV. Older Model, heavy. $20. New waffle iron $5, Body by Jake Ab Scissor, good condition, Free. 603-677-6528
Help Wanted SUMMER positions. Some April thru October. All departments. Contact Greg at Geneva Point Center. greg@genevapoint.org 630-3292.
NEW Screen for Toshiba Satellite M-305 Laptop computer. $75 firm. 603-677-6528
HELP WANTED
Graphic Prepress Position And Customer Services/Sales Positions Small printing/book binding company in Moultonborough has immediate opening for Graphic Prepress Position with a strong InDesign and Word background experience a must. We also have Customer service/Sales representative positions available. Applicants should have general office experience, including strong computer, phone and customer service skills. Telemarketing experience is a plus. Benefit package includes matching 401k, health, life and disability.
Please fax resumes to 603-253-8126 or email to Robin@elanpublish.com. No phone calls please. EOE
• Looking for insulation installers with experience or willing to learn. • Must have valid NH Drivers License with clean driving record. • We offer paid vacations, holidays, health insurance and 401K with match.
AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style. Fabulous back & hip support. Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver 603-305-9763.
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Building Products company looking to hire several people
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Dependable Male or Female LNA in private home. 20-40 hours per week. Some overnights & weekends. Send Resume to: Laconia Daily Sun BOX L 1127 Union Avenue, #1 Laconia, NH 03246
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LAKE LOT: Assume my mortgage: 30 percent under assessed value. 207-754-1047
Roommate Wanted 60+ Female wanted to share single family home with older male, with separate entrance and living quarters. No smoking/pets. Shared laundry room. lights, cable TV, heat & garage all included. Quiet Laconia neighborhood. $500/month. Call Bill at 524-1622
CLEANING Service from Jennifer Harwood. Over 17 years of experience. Great references, free estimates. 603.524.9407.
GILFORD/LACONIA Housemate wanted for beautiful home with private 2-room unit for rent now available in LACONIA/GILFORD. 8 minutes from college, hospital and downtown in quiet area. Rent includes all utilities, internet and cable. Completely furnished $500/month. Call 528-8030.
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Land BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE: Belmont, 3 acres, 100% dry, driveway roughed in to cleared house site, $54,900. Gilford, 1 1/4 acres, near Laconia line, 100% dry, level land, $79,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234.
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FLOORING & ROOFING And everything in between!
LADIES prescription progressive eyeglasses, thin brownish frames, sunglass attachment in hard brown case. Reward. 253-4334.
Roof Shoveling ~ Decks Hardwood Floors ~ Siding Additions & More! Free Estimates • 24 Hours JP Smith Contractors
Mobile Homes 1981 Single Wide, 14x70, 3-bed rooms: Needs rugs and some other work, set up in a park in Belmont. Park rent $390/month. $5,000 or B/R/O. Call 387-2333.
Motorcycles Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz
(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.
(603) 630-9811
PIANO TUNING- Goodwin Piano, experienced tuner/pianist. Call 603-366-1904
PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs
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528-3531 Major credit cards accepted
HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality
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‘Made in Pakistan’ film Bag sale at GCC Thrift Shop runs through Feb. 18 GILMANTON — The semi-annual Bag Sale at the the whole family. screened & discussed in Gilmanton Community Church Thrift Shop starts Donations of food items can be dropped off at the pantry during business hours or left in one of the collecthis week and runs through Saturday February 18. Plymouth on February 9 thing tion boxes located at the Gilmanton School, Iron Works Shoppers can fill a paper shopping bag with anyMarket, Year Round Library or the Academy Building. and everything offered in the thrift shop for $8
PLYMOUTH — Filmmaker Ayesha Khan will screen and discuss the insightful and surprising documentary film “Made in Pakistan” in Boyd Hall 001 at Plymouth State University at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 9. The 60-minute film conveys the daily experience of four young urbanites living in a country shrouded by misconceptions. The 60-minute documentary directed by Nasir Khan follows the lives of four young, middle-class Pakistanis during the state of emergency declared by Pervez Musharraf in 2007. Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York, “Made in Pakistan” provides a rare glimpse into life in Pakistan — a country where politics, fashion, religion, debate and tradition intermingle — and where a single definition of an Islamic State no longer holds true. The free screening, presented by the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire in partnership with Plymouth State, is part of “Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet,” a national pilot program designed to establish greater understanding between American and Muslim societies by showcasing the diversity of Islamic art and culture. Khan will be in New Hampshire for three days, February 9 to 11, and will participate in several public and school programs around the state. “Made in Pakistan” will also be shown at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 10, in the Great Hall at the White Mountain School, Bethlehem (by donation), and at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at Red River Theatres, Concord (admission $10). Both programs include a post-screening discussion with Ayesha Khan. Filmmakers and film buffs are also invited to an informal afternoon tea hosted by the NH Society of Female Film Artists from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at the law offices of Gallagher, Callahan, and Gartrell, PC, 214 North Main Street, Concord.
Services
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HERITAGE ENTERPRISES
Masonry Contractor. Chimney specialist, masonry repair, chimney cleaning, stainless steel liners. Stephen Peoples 1-(800)-330-9085, (603)253-4557/
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279-5755 630-8333 Cell
MR. Junk. Attics, cellars, garages cleaned out. Free estimate. Insured. 455-6296
LACONIA — The Laconia Human Relations Committee, in cooperation with the Laconia Public Library, is presenting a series of international films depicting different societal dynamics on the domestic and international front. The next film to be featured is Frozen River and will be shown Monday, February 6, at 6:30 pm at the Laconia Public Library. Frozen River is a film about a desperate mother living in New York who resorts to smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States as a means of making ends meet. The movie depicts difficulties faced by fractured American families, immigration, poverty and ethics.
Lovinia Ellsworth, film series coordinator, says, “As the movie tackles important and serious themes on poverty and immigration, the viewers will be challenged to critique how the characters make crucial decisions in the film.” This Laconia International Film Series is open to everyone. Informal discussion follows the film. Light snacks are provided. Participants can feel free to bring a comfortable folding chair or cushion. For more information, contact Carol Pierce at newdynam@aol.com or Lovinia Ellsworth at Lovinia.Ellsworth@yahoo.com.
‘Frozen River’ film will be shown at Laconia Library
LACONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Browsing 695 Main Street, Laconia • 524-4775
Visit our website for additional information. www.laconialibrary.org
This Weeks Activities
Children: Preschool Storytime
SAVE 30% ON PAINTING
Snowmobiles 2 snowmobiles w/ trailer for sale. 2004 Ski-doo 550 Legend GT two-up; excellent condition 1949 miles, $2700. 2004 Arctic Cat Z370; excellent condition, only 626 miles, $1500. Both have current 2012 registration. Triton 10’ trailer with salt shield. $800. $4800 as a package. Contact (603)723-0955.
Reduced! 2002 Arctic Cat ZL 600 EFI w/trailer. 1,770 miles, $2,999/ BRO. Call 393-3635-Leave Message
Future Activities
Children: Preschool Storytime
Wednesday, February 1st @ 10:00 Thursday, February 2nd @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room.
Wednesday, February 8th @ 10:00 Thursday, February 9th @ 9:30 & 10:30 Valentine’s Party! Bring a snack to share.
Tuesday, January 31st @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.
Tuesday, February 7th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.
Goss Reading Room Storytime
January – April at the Goss Reading Room 188 Elm St. Lakeport Getting Around Town on the Laconia Street Railway The Historical and Museum Society also has a display at Goss Reading Room about the history of Laconia Street Railway, our city’s first public transportation system.
PRIVATE 24/7 Personal Caregiver. Large, private room in my spacious home. 20+ years experience. Excellent references, affordable. Marion 568-7125 SAVE 30% on Interior Painting. Insured, references. Troy Turcotte Painting 455-9179.
Monetary donations can be mailed to GCC Food Pantry and Thrift Shop, PO Box 6, Gilmanton IW, NH 03837. The thrift shop and pantry are located on Rte. 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works, across from the Iron Works Market. Hours are Monday 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Wednesday 3–7 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Laconia Historical and Museum Society Exhibit January – April at the Laconia Public Library Perceptions & Celebrations of Laconia’s Native American History Re-imagining Captain Jack explores how past and present generations of Laconians have seen and celebrated the city’s Native American roots. It shows how new knowledge and inherent appreciation have steadily enlightened residents and made their celebrations more in line with the Native American cultures they seek to honor.
BLUE RIBBON PAINTING CO.
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or get two bags for $15. There is also a fantastic price on winter coats and jackets since they are too bulky to fit in a paper bag. All adult winter coats and jackets will be $3 and all kids winter coats and jackets will be $2. The shop still has lots of winter clothing and accessories for
Goss Reading Room Storytime Booktalks for Kids
Thursday, February 9th @ 3:30 for gr. 6-8; 5:00 for gr. 3-5.
Movies & More for Kids
Friday, February 10th @ 3:45 Laconia Rotary Hall “The Smurfs” PG Children under 10 must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver 14 or older. Admission is free.
Adults: Adult Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 7th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall “The Devil in the White City” by Eric Larson The true tale of the 1893 World’s Fair and the cunning serial killer, Dr. H.H. Holmes, (aka Herman Mudgett from Gilmanton) who used the fair to lure his victims to their death.
History of Gunstock with author Carol Anderson
Thursday, February 9th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall Anderson pays tribute to those who have worked, skied, or played a part of this iconic mountain in the Lakes Region. Carol will be available to sign books after her discussion. Admission is free.
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm • Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm For more information, call 524-4775. We have wireless ... inside & out!!
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Gronkowski misses Super Bowl practice
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski did not practice Monday because of his high left ankle sprain. Gronkowski suffered the sprain during the third quarter of the Patriots’ 23-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship in Foxborough, Mass. Gronkowski, who has not practiced since the injury, has 15 catches for 232 yards and three touchdowns this postseason. Coach Bill Belichick said on Sunday that Gronkowski would be day to day. Monday’s practice was New England’s first in Indianapolis, as the Patriots prepare for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the New York Giants.
Sweet, silly or sentimental, Love Lines are the perfect way to tell the people you care about exactly how you feel. To send a Love Line, simply fill out this entry form and submit it, along with payment, to the Laconia Daily Sun by Friday, February 10, 2012 at noon. All Love Lines will be published in full color in the newspaper on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. And can also be viewed online at www.laconiadailysun.com
(Don’t forget to tell us who your message is to, and who it is from!) You may also email your ad information to: ads@laconiadailysun.com Subject: Valentines Day Ad or fax to: 527-0056. Please include your phone number and first and last name in case we have a question about your ad.
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Dear Christine, Life with you couldn’t be any sweeter. With all my love Drake
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Joe, Happy First Valentine’s Together! I Love You! - Kim
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George & Nancy, We are so greatful for everything you’ve done for us. Thank you for being there when we needed you. Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, Pam & Rick
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Violet, We’ve had our ups and downs,but our friendship has stood the test of time. Thank you for always being there for us Bob & Mary
1x2 = $15
1x1.5 Color = $12.50 2x2 = $30
TACO from page 2 reinstated,” Malloy said. Maturo praised Gallo as a devoted public servant. “His decision to retire at this time is a selfless act, designed to assist in the healing process,” Maturo said. The four officers, who are all on paid administrative leave, are accused of waging a campaign against Latino residents that included beatings, false arrests and harassment of those who threatened to report misconduct. They were arrested Jan. 24 by the FBI and face charges including deprivation of rights and obstruction of justice; all of them have pleaded not guilty. Maturo is also facing heavy criticism for saying last week that he “might have tacos” as a way to do something for the Latino community in the wake of the arrests. He later apologized for the remark. Frederick Brow, chairman of the town’s police commission, said he believes Gallo should not be allowed to retire. The commission is preparing to vote Tuesday night on whether to recommend to the mayor that Gallo be fired. He estimated that in retirement, Gallo would receive a severance lump sum of $130,000 to $150,000, plus an annual pension of $27,000 to $28,000. Brow said Gallo should not be rewarded for his conduct. EUROPE from page 2 pean heads of government in Brussels. Although the new rules only apply to the 17 euro states, the currency union wants to get broad support from the other EU states, in hopes the accord will eventually be integrated into the main EU treaty. Britain had said in December it wouldn’t sign the new treaty. Reinfeldt said the Czech Republic didn’t sign because of parliamentary procedural problems. “I don’t want to stand in the way of what they think they should do,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said of the other countries. “But this is not an EU treaty because I vetoed that.” Leaders at the summit also promised to stimulate growth and create jobs across the region, an acknowledgment that their exclusive focus on austerity has had painful side effects. “Yes we need discipline, but we also need growth,” said Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm. The leaders pledged to offer more training for young people to ease their transition into the work force, to deploy unused development funds to create jobs, to reduce barriers to doing business across the EU’s 27 countries and ensure that small businesses have access to credit. However there was no offer of any new financial stimulus. “We must do more to get Europe out of the crisis,” the leaders said in a statement. Barroso said that there is still €82 billion ($107.5 billion) in development funds that have yet to be allocated that small and medium businesses can use for various purposes, including as guarantees to get funding from banks. He also said the Commission will dispatch action teams to the eight countries where youth unemployment is the highest and help fund apprenticeships and young startups.