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MEREDITH — With the retirement of Miller Lovett at least one new member the Board of Selectmen will be elected in March. Nate Torr is running for re-election but he will be joined on the ballot by at least two others, Lou Kahn and Jane Greemore. The two candidates with the highest vote totals will claim the two seats available. Lovett, the current chairman of the board, has chosen not to seek see MEREDITH page 11
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Benavides going for Alton board asking voters to approve $18.7 a 3rd term in Gilford million school building/renovation project BY MICHAEL KITCH
GILFORD — Two-term Selectman Gus Benavides has signed up to run for a third. As of Wednesday morning, he has no opponent. Benavides was first elected to the board in 2006, promising to bring transparency to local government as well a promising to keep the size of local government to a minimum while maintaining services at effective levels. He said yesterday that should he be reelected, his goal is to be the voice of reason and to make decisions based on facts and not emotions. He said he wants to continue to make sure the coal tar is completely removed from lower Liberty Hill and to continue to create “budgets that provided for the town and its employees.” see GILFORD page 11
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ALTON — After a false start a year ago, the School Board will again ask voters to raise and appropriate $18,665,536 to fund the renovation, reconstruction and expansion of Alton Central School when they go to the polls on Tuesday, March 12. Jeff St. Cyr, who chairs the board, said that the project is the result of years of discussion and planning aimed at addressing safety concerns and space needs at the school, parts of which date from the 1950s. “The school has been built in pieces with the last major renovation completed in the 1980s,” he said. “It is time for a major renovation.” St. Cyr said that the project appeared
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Vermont neighbors say man charged in Littleton hotel stabbing has temper
WEST DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) — Some residents of the small Vermont hometown of a man charged with stabbing a 70-year-old woman to death at a New Hampshire hotel said Wednesday that the suspect was known for having a short fuse. Prosecutors say 37-year-old Rodney Hill, of West Danville, repeatedly stabbed the woman Monday night in the lobby of the Hampton Inn in Littleton in what officials call a random attack. Catherine Houghton, of Novato, Calif., died at a hospital shortly after the attack. She was a 1960 graduate of the White Mountain School in nearby Bethlehem and a member of the school’s board of trustees. School officials said she was in town for board meetings Sunday and Monday and remained an extra see STABBING page 8
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U.S. economy shifted into reverse again in 4th Q 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank unexpectedly late last year, a reminder of the biggest threat it faces in 2013: sharp government spending cuts and prolonged political budget fights. A plunge in defense spending helped push the economy into negative territory for the first time since mid-2009. The contraction in the October-December quarter came in at an annual rate of 0.1 percent, according to a government estimate released Wednesday.
The likelihood of another recession appears remote. The economy is forecast to grow around 2 percent this year as strength in areas like housing and auto sales could partly offset government cutbacks. Investors appear unfazed, too: The stock market has surged more than 6 percent this year and is nearing an all-time high. But economists warn that further spending cuts would weaken a still-precarious recovery. “One way or the other, government is
going to be a constraint on growth,” said James Marple, senior economist at TD Bank. Deep spending cuts in defense and domestic programs are set to kick in March 1. Most of the federal government could shut down March 27 if Congress doesn’t extend a temporary measure authorizing funding. And the nation’s borrowing limit must be raised by May 18 or the government could default on its debts. see ECONOMY page 9
WASHINGTON (AP) — Severely wounded and still recovering, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords begged lawmakers at an emotional hearing Wednesday to act quickly to curb firearms because “Americans are counting on you.” Not everyone agreed, underscoring the national political divide over gun control. Giffords’ 80-word plea was the day’s most riveting moment, delivered in a hushed, halting voice two years after the Arizona
Democrat suffered head wounds in a Tucson shooting spree that killed six people. The session also came two months after 20 firstgraders and six women were slain by a gunman who invaded Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. At the same hearing, a top official of the National Rifle Association rejected Democratic proposals to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and said requiring background checks for
all gun purchases would be ineffective because the Obama administration isn’t doing enough to enforce the law as it is. Even if stronger background checks did identify a criminal, “as long as you let him go, you’re not keeping him from getting a gun and you’re not preventing him from getting to the next crime scene,” said Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s executive vice president. He said poor enforcement is “a see GUNS page 10
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Israeli jets bomb military research center in Syria, near Lebanon border BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s air force launched a rare airstrike on a military site inside Syria, the Syrian government and U.S. and regional security officials said Wednesday, adding a potentially flammable new element to regional tensions already heightened by Syria’s civil war.
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Real love not limited to opposite-sex couples The briefs opposing gay marriage in the two cases currently under consideration in the Supreme Court are strange to say the least. Unlike past battles, the briefs do not argue that homosexuality is immoral. Major step forward. Sex is fine. Marriage is the problem. Why? In short, because gay partnerships do not produce unwanted pregnancies. Limiting marriage to oppositesex couples is justified because it “reflect(s) a unique social difficulty with opposite-sex couples that is not present with same-sex couples — namely, the undeniable and distinct tendency of opposite-sex relationships to produce unplanned and unintended pregnancies. . . Unintended children produced by opposite-sex relationships and raised out of wedlock would pose a burden on society.” You read that right. Limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples prevents out-of-wedlock births. “It is plainly reasonable for California to maintain a unique institution (marriage) to address the unique challenges posed by the unique procreative potential of sexual relationships between men and women.” Since same-sex couples “don’t present a threat of irresponsible procreation,” they don’t need to get married. Respectfully, this makes absolutely no sense. For one thing, heterosexual marriage does not prevent children from being raised by unwed mothers. If only. For another, the fact that gay couples do not have unintended pregnancies is hardly a reason they should not be allowed to marry. If only those who could have children were allowed to marry, there would be no reason to allow any woman over a certain age to marry. And yet we do. Of course we do. My two favorite stories in last Sunday’s New York Times Style Section, which reports on weddings and relationships (I am not the only one who calls it the ladies’ sports page), report on late-life marriages. In one, there is a beautiful picture above the wedding announcement of a 97-year-old bride (she is keeping her name) and her 86-year-old
groom, a widow and a widower who met five years ago. The other is a first-person account by Eve Pell, who married when she was 71 and her husband-to-be was 81, titled “The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap.” They met when he was 77, because they belonged to the same running club, and she devised a plan with a mutual friend to invite him to a screening at the friend’s home. Very “seventh grade,” she wrote. “We had nothing to do but love each other and be happy. ... We followed our hearts and gambled, and for a few years, we had a bit of heaven on earth.” Neither of these marriages, like so many others, was necessary to serve the state’s interest in promoting two-parent families. They were based, pure and simple, on what Pell calls “one of the most precious blessings available to human beings — real love.” Nearly half a century ago, the Supreme Court held that this blessing should not be limited to couples of the same race, as it had been in Virginia. In 2013, it is time for the Supreme Court to hold that it should not be limited to opposite-sex couples, any more than real love is. This court does not want to be remembered as the court that decided the Dred Scott decision of its time: a case that held that a slave could not sue in federal court for his freedom, a case that is regarded in retrospect as one of the lowest moments in the history of the Supreme Court. I think the Chief Justice John Roberts knows that. I think Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the landmark opinion in Lawrence v. Texas striking down Texas’ sodomy laws, knows that. I think the opponents of gay marriage are fighting a battle they will not win, and the weaknesses in the briefs filed by these distinguished lawyers reflect that. (Susan Estrich is a professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center. A best-selling author, lawyer and politician, as well as a teacher, she first gained national prominence as national campaign manager for Dukakis for President in 1988.)
Folks at Hillside Medical were both professional & very skilled To the editor, This letter is long overdue, but none the less heart felt. A few months ago I ruptured my distal tendon in my right forearm while working in my backyard and had to have surgery to repair it. The medical team at Hillside Medical Center in Gilford performed the needed work and had me on the road to recovery without a hitch. Upon my follow up a few weeks later it was decided that I did not need physi-
orders to do some basic exercises to strengthen the damaged area. With instructions being followed to the letter, it is now four months later and my arm is approaching 100 percent. Dr Clingman and his team were both professional and very skilled in helping me in my time of need. To the fantastic group of people that make up this wonderful organization, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Daniel Downing
LETTERS I took office to represent all of the people in Laconia’s Ward 4 To the editor, I usually avoid reacting to another writer’s thoughts on a subject I have taken a position. Back and forth arguments in the paper rarely change anyone’s mind. We all have opinions and not all will be the same. That is the way it is supposed to be. I wrote my letter on recycling just to put out there where I stand on the subject and to explain some of the details to the public. It was not written as an elderly person for the elderly people, except that they do represent a huge percentage of our population and the numbers are growing each day. An article in the The Senior Citizens League reported that the seniors have lost 34 percent of their buying power since 2000. I also am not speaking JUST for Ward 4. This is a matter for the whole city. I also speak for the average working person, earning just enough to get by, and they too represent a good percentage of our population. Like the seniors their buying power has also diminished due to high costs.
I have worked tirelessly for the residents of Ward 4 to restore Wyatt Park for the benefit of our children and their parents. Then, there is indeed a poor segment of our population, many of them young people. A point to make is that our school system receives a greater amount from the state than a lot of cities and towns because Laconia has 70 percent of its students eligible for free lunch based on family income. Finally, I don’t claim that mandatory recycling is the panacea to our problem. It is just another alternative and we are also considering the PAYT proposal and perhaps there will be other solutions. In the end, the more information we have will help me and others to decide which path to take. At this time I do not favor the charges in PAYT. I took office eight years ago to represent ALL of Ward 4, and ALL of Laconia regardless of age, gender, politics, or financial worth. Councilor Brenda Baer Ward 4 - Laconia
Ridiculous to think facilitated meetings create useful data To the editor, At 53 years old, I really didn’t want to waste the opportunity for a quiet evening at home but that is exactly what the WRSD school board had me do last Tuesday night. I attended the facilitated meeting on all-day kindergarten. Learned nothing additional, heard no new information, was surprised (not really) that only one school board member attended, but here is the shocker: A report is supposed to be compiled (by the outside group N.H. LISTENS) containing all the information discussed at the six tables. A report that is supposed to reflect community feelings about a yes or no question. . . should we have all-day kindergarten? It matters not, that the community answered that same question by
secret ballot just last March. And the school board killed it for this district meeting 24 hours prior. Regardless, it’s ridiculous to think these facilitated meetings create any useful data. What is said at one table, is not discussed at another. Several attendees weren’t even members of the WRSD community! It was open to the public. Please let your school board hear from you. . . school district meeting reflects exactly how we feel. We don’t need or want outsiders writing reports on what they simply “heard” and have those reports lead to policy making. We need a list of real priorities to vote on or the district will continue to wallow. Greg Hill Northfield
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LETTERS NRA does great disservice to majority of responsible gun owners To the editor, Honorable Senators and Representatives: Our Second Amendment rights are dear to me. I have owned long guns (sporting) and handguns since my teenage years and have held a pistol/revolver license for 41 years. I served with a line company with the 1st Marines in Vietnam for over 19 months. I have taught my children and their peers the proper handling of sporting weapons and handguns and the responsibilities that accompany their use and ownership. There is no one solution to curbing the escalating gun violence we are experiencing. Multiple initiatives need to be implemented and supported by proponents of gun safety and the 2nd Amendment. The .22 caliber AR-15 is, for all intents and purposes, the M-16 of my youth. Minus the full automatic sear mechanism, which I seldom used because of its lack of accuracy, this is the primary assault weapon Marines used to kill people. Semi-automatic is deadlier then full automatic. It is insanity to believe that assault weapons and large capacity magazines have a practical use in civilian society. Assault weapons are not sport weapons; they are specifically manufactured and designed for killing people. It requires intense initial training and continued periodic instruction by professionals to develop the military man into a competent assault weapon practitioner. Why would we want an
army of untrained, unorganized civilians armed with assault weapons? Today there are far too many thoughtless, dangerous people who can legally purchase weapons. Nancy Lanza is the quintessential example of that type of irresponsible, though legal, assault weapon owner. Not necessarily a triggerman, she certainly was the enabler who provided the means for a tragedy and one who shares equal, if not more of the guilt for her sons’ murderous rampage. He would not have had that military assault rifle had it not been for her. Thorough background checks need to be required for the purchase of all firearms by any individual. Interagency information sharing and transparency is a must. Current laws are ineffective and flawed. Close the loopholes that currently exist! Vigorously prosecute and punish those buyers, sellers and callous gun owners who violate the laws. Reasonable and more restrictive requirements would have a positive impact on me, on other sporting and defense minded gun owners and on the general citizenry. For years our citizens have been the principal suppliers of weapons to the Mexican drug cartels. Lax law enforcement tools allow some Americans to become wealthier at the expense of others who become victims. Please, get serious about gun safety. Intransigent organizations, such as the NRA and Gun Owners of America, are little more then political action committees that lobby extensively
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N.H. is a vet friendly place but we really do need a state ID To the editor, Everyday, the state of New Hampshire costs veterans thousands of dollars. I am not referring to taxes but to various discounts, preferences and other benefits offered to bona fide veterans by many businesses and organizations. Many businesses and organizations offer discounts and other benefits but require a photo ID. Simple, to get one, just go to a Veteran’s Administration (VA) office and present your DD-214 (Discharge Papers) and get an ID. Wrong. Veterans do not qualify for a veteran ID unless they meet certain criteria. If a veteran qualifies for VA health care (WW2, Korea, Vietnam, etc), retired from the military or disabled by their service, they will qualify for a veteran ID. My point is that thousands of veterans do not have a photo ID proving they are veterans. I served in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1964 and do not qualify for a veteran ‘s ID from the VA. Most people state “show your DD-214”. Most businesses and organizations want a bona fide veteran ID; not a copy of the DD-214’s. For several years, I have tried to
get a veteran photo ID. I have worked with various congressmen and their offices. There are several bills in Congress that have died in committees. What is the answer? Veterans need the state of New Hampshire or towns to solve the problem. Several months ago, I started working with local politicians on the issue of photo IDs for veterans. I was told the HB-1629 was passed and signed by the governor and was effective August of2012. However, if you read the law, the DMV has to July 2014 to implement the law. My analysis shows that programming changes may be needed to the driver’s license and/or to produce an ID for those that do not drive. A figure of $13,000 is part of the “rumor mill”. Where does New Hampshire stand on this issue compared to the other states? — Thirty states produce drivers licenses with a veteran designation; — Eleven states including New Hampshire have pending legislation; — Ten are doing nothing. New Hampshire is among the most veteran-friendly states in the union. Many communities, businesses and see next page
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To the editor, A physician’s assistant named Pasquali claims that, to even have a discussion about flu shot safety and efficacy, is equivalent to correcting a child about his beliefs in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the tooth fairy. An MD named Donald E. Carey said in reference to immunizations, “Since 1868 (Darwin), there should be no need for superstitions of any kind”. Perhaps others more cerebral than me can ascertain just what Dr. Carey meant regarding Darwin. Shockingly, a cruel irony comes to mind. When one recalls Darwin, the “survival of the fittest” and “better adapted to immediate and local environment” comes to mind. With volumes of real evidence readily available, the truth is that flu shots in particular and vaccinations in general have caused the death of untold millions who had compromised immune systems. Tragically, they were not the fittest and perished due in no small part to those compromised immune systems and forced vaccinations that were neither effective or safe. Vaccinations that had precious little scientific proof which would allow for the government’s invasion into the sanctity of an individuals’ body. Seems those poor souls could not adapt to their new “toxic waste dump” of an internal environment. Human guinea pigs discarded for the “greater good”. Courageous doctors who have been diligent in their pursuit of the truth will tell you that the mainstream medical profession is playing a deceitful game of semantics by labeling vaccinations as “immunizations”. One such doctor, Tim O’Shea has a thorough and exhaustively researched book of the same name, “Vaccination Is Not Immunization”. For concerned parents and everyone else who cares about protecting their bodies and their children’s bodies’ innate ability to heal itself, and is not afraid to take an honest and unbiased look into this vital issue, this book is a must read. That the mainstream medical profession perpetuates the vaccination myth to protect it’s long held false narrative at the expense of people’s quality of life is an unconscionable and wholly unethical cover-up in my opinion. I believe it is dictatorial and blatantly irresponsible to label folks as superstitious, ignorant, arrogant, stupid and just plain wrong for even questioning which toxic substances should be injected directly into their bloodstream. Especially when the results are sometimes deadly. According to voluminous research by the dedicated folks at www.healthfrom preceding page organizations demonstrate their appreciation by offering various discounts, preferences and other benefits to bona fide veterans. Providing veterans with a state photo ID will help them enjoy the full range of personal, business and social benefits. We will be able to proudly show that we are veterans. In my opinion, it is unacceptable that the DMV needs two years to implement this law. Jim Mayotte Sanbornton
freedomusa.org, “there is no significant scientific agreement, based upon disinterested clinical trials, that any vaccine is either safe or effective”. There is a mountain of evidence that contradicts pro-vaccine mythology. One such example is noted here, “Geier DA, King PG, Geier MR. Influenza Vaccine: Review of the effectiveness of the U.S. immunization program and policy considerations. J American Physicians and Surgeons 2006 fall: 11(3): 69-74, which has clearly shown that the flu vaccine has no effect. Also, please check out Dr. Rima E. Laibow, MD’s essay, at www. healthfreedomusa.org/docs/syringe of Death.pdf which purports that “vaccination is a medical fraud and has been since it’s inception”. I do understand how caring and well intentioned health care professionals get caught up in this web of deceit and lies. The incestuous relationship that has been engendered between our government and the powerful pharmaceutical lobby has indoctrinated hardworking doctors and nurses with the notion that flu shots are a near panacea for wintertime influenza outbreaks. Vaccine health claims are all just smoke and mirrors according to Russell Blaylock, MD. He goes on to say that flu shots weaken the body’s natural immunity. For many years the (CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and vaccine makers have been telling us that 36,000 people die from the flu every year. The real truth as uncovered by Dr. Blaylock and dozens of other health care practitioners, is that the majority of Americans die from complications due to weakened immune systems, rather than from the flu itself. This includes a great many of the elderly who have been severely impaired by chronic diseases such as heart disease, emphysema, COPD, malignant diseases and autoimmune diseases, plus bacterial pneumonia and nutritional deficiencies. I am baffled by “modern medicine’s” dismissal of the use of a myriad number of nutritional/alternative therapies that can be amazingly helpful adjuncts to the safety and effectiveness of medical practices and can prevent disease from occurring in the first place. How is it that health care practitioners can be so enamored with the pill and the shot while mostly ignoring safe and natural therapies? I sought out several professional practitioners for answers including but not limited to, Dr. Blaylock, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, Dr. Joseph Mercola, Dr. Carolyn Dean, Dr. Rashid Buttar, Dr. Gary Null, Dr. David Williams, Dr. Julian Whitaker, Dr. William Campbell Douglass ll, Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, Dr. Ronald Hoffman and so many others who have taken the time to do all the arduous and painstaking research that is available. It appears to boil down to this: pharmaceutical companies, over the past several decades, have virtually taken control of medical education and the influence of mainstream private practice through a very clever, well executed and ubiquitous plan of action. First, they fund a large portion of medical research. Next, they donate tens of millions of dollars to medical training centers. And lastly, they transfer a rather sizable expenditure of their see next page
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LETTERS Beware if you’re going to renew your N.H. driver’s license online To the editor, When the State of New Hampshire removed their DMV office out of the Belknap Mall, we thought we would have to go to Concord to renew our driver’s licenses. However, the state has established an online method of renewing our driver’s license, so I tried it. It was not easy, and there were several items that didn’t seem right to me, but for an additional $25 fee (on top of the $50 for the license), I didn’t have to drive to Concord. Fair enough. Until I got my bill and discovered the
fee goes to Great Britain, and every month thereafter, we are charged $10 for their services. It was not difficult to back out of that arrangement, but the very idea that our great state of New Hampshire has to hire a company in Great Britain to handle driver’s license renewals boggles my mind. This letter is a warning to all who may want to use the online renewal process. Peggy Graham Sanbornton
from preceding page wealth into advertising in medical journals and popular consumer publications. Dr. Blaylock reports that this has had the effect of convincing the public and medical practitioners that alternative methods of medical care are not only useless, but also dangerous. Well, at least we can now understand why PA Pasquali and Dr. Carey seem to have no compunction whatsoever in treating those who dare demand to be fully informed about vaccinations before giving their consent, as naive and contrarian simpletons. That has been clearly in evidence by the callous and capricious way I have been treated by Mirno Pasquali in this paper. Bernadine Healy, MD, former head director, National Institute of Health (NIH) asserts, “No one should be threatened by the pursuit of this knowledge. Vaccine policy should be the subject of frank and honest debate, with no tolerance for bullying. There are no sides — only people concerned for the well being of our children”. Indeed, and for all of society as well. Please check out Barbara Loe Fisher at the National Vaccine Information
Ctr. — www.nvic.org for tools to protect your rights to informed consent to vaccination. For the past 60 plus years, this country has been dealing with an insidious return of the government use of utilitarianism, which like eugenics was discredited at the Doctors’ Trial in Nuremberg in 1946. The outcome gave birth to the ethical principle of informed consent. From that point forward, patients of US medical care were supposedly afforded iron glad protection from abuses of power stemming from the invocation of the “greater good”. A utilitarian argument that has been used to commit civil and human rights abuses on many levels. Have we reached that nadir of medical practice and government overreach with the current proliferation of improperly tested, potentially toxic inoculations and mandates to vaccinate this nation from every conceivable malady known to man? I’ve been told that the Hippocratic Oath of “First, do no harm”, is not required in most medical schools. Seems to me it ought to be. What say you? Russ Wiles Tilton
Franklin firefighters roll pick-up on icy Rte. 140 in Belmont; no serious injuries BY GAIL OBER
BELMONT — Two Franklin Firefighter trainees escaped serious injury Tuesday at 11 p.m. when the truck they were driving skidded on black ice on Route 140 and rolled over on to its roof. Franklin Deputy Fire Chief Robert Goodearl II said yesterday that the Belmont Fire Department had to extract both men from the truck. He said both were wearing seat belts and the driver was suspended from the ceiling for about one-half hour while the passenger was partially ejected. He said both were taken by ambulance to Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia for treatment of what ended up being minor injuries and later released. Belmont Fire Department said Laconia sent an ambulance.
“Belmont did a great job of stabilizing the truck and getting them out safely,” Goodearl said. Franklin Fire Chief Kevin LaChapelle, who went to the scene when he was notified, said yesterday that “our department was blessed with a positive outcome last night.” “As I stood on the scene in observance I was extremely impressed with the Belmont Fire Department,” he continued. Goodearl said the two were returning from a weekly training class held in Strafford. He said the pickup is a total loss. Crp. Steve Akerstrom of the Belmont Police said yesterday many area roads were “very bad” Tuesday night from the freezing rain and the police department responded to a few accidents, though most of them were minor.
ISRAEL from page 2 just over its northern border. The regional security officials said Israel had been planning in recent days to hit a Syrian shipment of weapons bound for Hezbollah, which is neighboring Lebanon’s most powerful military force and committed to Israel’s destruction. They said the shipment included sophisticated Russian-made SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles whose acquisition by Hezbollah would be “game-changing” by allowing it to blunt Israel’s air power. The strike may have halted that transfer. The Israeli military and a Hezbollah spokesman both declined to comment, and Syria denied the existence of any such shipment. U.S. officials confirmed the strike, saying it hit a convoy of trucks, but gave no further information. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. The strike follows decades of enmity
between Israel and allies Syria and Hezbollah, which consider the Jewish state their mortal enemy. The situation has been further complicated by the civil war raging in Syria between the forces of President Bashar Assad and hundreds of rebel brigades seeking his ouster. The war has sapped Assad’s power and threatens to deprive Hezbollah of a key supporter, in addition to its land corridor to Iran. The two countries provide Hezbollah with the bulk of its funding and arms. Many in Israel worry that has Assad’s regime loses power, it could strike back by transferring chemical or advanced weapons to Hezbollah. Israel and Hezbollah fought an inconclusive 34-day war in 2006 that left 1,200 Lebanese and 160 Israelis dead. While the border has been largely quiet since, the struggle has taken other forms. Hezbollah has accused Israel of assassinating a top commander, and Israel has blamed Hezbollah for attacks on Jewish sites abroad.
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Betty Abbott seeks return to Gilmanton Selectboard
In the soup in Gilford Lt. Jim Leach controls traffic on Morrill Street in Gilford yesterday around 3 p.m. while a truck that lost control and missed the turn is towed. Police said the driver was uninjured and the accident was likely caused by some icing on the curve. Chief Kevin Keenan said from the scene that DPW trucks were on the way to treat the road. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Gail Ober)
STABBING from page 2 day to rehearse with the school’s a cappella choir. What motivated the attack on Houghton is unknown. Prosecutors say Hill and Houghton were strangers who happened to be registered at the same hotel Monday night. Jeff Downs, owner of Joe’s Pond Country Store, said Wednesday that Hill was a frequent customer of the store and its small cafe counter and that it didn’t take much to set him off. Downs said Hill was in early Sunday — the day before Houghton was killed — and was making such a ruckus that Downs came downstairs from his office to see what was going on. He said waitress Evelyn Daly told him, “Oh, it’s just Rodney going off.”
But Downs said that same waitress was so distraught Wednesday that she had to go home. Downs said she told him before leaving, “It could have happened to any of us.” Downs said Hill was often very loud and opinionated, but he never felt threatened by him. But Downs also said he was always happy to see him leave. Katharine Pastula, who also works at the country store, said Hill had been in the store Saturday, two days before the stabbing, and was always friendly to her. Hill did welding on equipment at her family’s farm and they were shocked to learn of the charges against him, she said. Hill graduated from Danville High School in 1993 and lives with his wife, Amy, and three children. Amy Hill has not returned a message seeking comment. The driveway at the end of the family’s home is posted with a “No Trespassing” sign. Hill was arraigned on two second-degree murder charges Tuesday and is being held without bond. He is due back in court Feb. 5 for an evidentiary hearing.
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GILMANTON — Former Selectman Elizabeth “Betty” Abbott has filed to run again for a three-year term. The seat is currently held by Rachel Hatch who, as of Wednesday morning, has not signed up to try for another term. According to the Town Clerk-Tax Collector Office, the two incumbents on the Budget Committee, Steven Bedard and Lynn Page, have both signed up for re-election. As of yesterday, there were no candidates for a 1-year term for Library Trustee and the 1-year position for Town Treasurer. Thomas Scribner is running again for the 3-year seat on the Board of Library Trustees and Robert Burdett is running again for the position of Trustee of the Trust Funds. On the Gilmanton School side, Kristyn Fishcev and Robert Carpenter have signed up for the two 3-year openings on the School Board and incumbent Malcolm McLoud has signed up for the one 2-year term. School District Moderator Mark Sisti is running for re-election. Candidates interested in running for local elections have until Friday at 5 p.m. to sign up at the Town Clerk-Tax Collector Office. — Gail Ober
Public defender Martha Hornick, who represented Hill during his brief court appearance, didn’t immediately return calls seeking comment. Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said Wednesday that Houghton’s autopsy has been completed, but results wouldn’t be released until Thursday. Houghton’s is the first killing since 1999 in Littleton — a community of 4,000 just west of the White Mountains National Forest in northwest New Hampshire, near the Vermont border. Houghton held master’s and doctoral degrees from Stanford University, had served in the Peace Corps in Nepal and worked as an international officer for Bank of America before joining the global business arm of the commerce department — often working under the auspices of the U.S. Foreign Service at embassies worldwide. “Every indication I’ve been given is, frankly, that this is a random, senseless attack,” said Timothy Breen, head of the White Mountain School.
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Jack Carty won’t seek re-election to the Inter-Lakes School Board BY ADAM DRAPCHO
MEREDITH — Jack Carty, veteran member of the Inter-Lakes School Board, will not run for a fourth consecutive term as a representative of Meredith. His term expires in March. One of the seats representing Center Harbor is also up for re-election this year. Mark Billings has registered to run for the seat being vacated by Carty. Sally Whalen, the incumbent board member from Center Harbor, has registered to run for re-election. Both seats are for three-year terms. Other residents of Center Harbor or Meredith who wish to register their candidacy with the Inter-Lakes School District office have until the close of business on Friday to do so. Carty traced his interest in education back to his 20-year service in the U.S. Navy. Education, he said, “was part of the fiber of the Navy. We were always training, always learning, because we were in the real world.” He first served on the Inter-Lakes School Board in the mid-1980s as an appointee to fulfill a partial term. He won re-election to a full term, serving about four and a half years during that decade, all in the role of the atlarge representative. Carty’s recent tenure, representing Meredith, began nine years ago. Yesterday, he said that serving three full terms was enough. “I’ve been at it for nine years now. If you do it right, it takes a tremendous amount of dedication and time. In my mind, if you’re going to do it, you jump in and get all wet... It’s time for other people to step up and do it.” Asked about the possibility of being succeeded by Billings, Carty said, “Mark is a very smart guy and he’s very dedicated to his community.” Carty also thought it would be beneficial for the district to have someone like Billings, who comes from a business career, as a balance to the retired educators on the board. “I think that somebody that comes from the community at large, from the business
community, it brings a great deal of opportunity for the school system.” Looking back on his school board career, Carty said he was pleased to see Inter-Lakes graduates become recruited and accepted by prestigious post-graduate institutions. For those looking to transition from school to employment, Carty co-founded, with Sen. Jeannie Forrester, the Career Partnership Program. Another accomplishment he had a hand in was the construction of the state-of-the art athletic field at the high school. During his tenure, he enjoyed seeing Steve Kelley named the state’s Principal of the Year, the Inter-Lakes Elementary School as the 2009 School of Excellence, and this year, teacher Deborah Dixon recognized as one of the best teachers in the state. Beyond administrators, schools and teachers, though, Carty said, “The bottom line is kids. Are we getting there? Are we motivating and educating and challenging the kids? Because life is not going to be easy for them.” Looking forward, Carty expected his successor to have to wrestle with the perennial challenge of budget construction as well as increasing federal regulation, and to figure out what the right staffing levels are for a school district that has seen slow but steady declining enrollment. “We have to be very vigilant about employee bloat,” he said. He also hoped to see the school district become lighter on its feet. “The education system has to be more nimble in addressing how the world is — they tend to get locked into things and change comes slow.” Late-breaking world events, such as the revolutions of the Arab Spring, he said, are shaping the world graduates will enter although the lessons may not yet be incorporated into curriculum. “The world is not going to sit and wait while we study traditional, older stuff.” Carty said he considered himself “lucky” to have had so many years on the Inter-Lakes School Board. “I consider it a privilege to serve the community,” he said.
ECONOMY from page 2 A sputtering economy could weaken President Barack Obama’s hand in dealing with Congress and complicate his efforts to push forward on other domestic priorities, such as immigration reform and gun control. The Commerce Department said the economy shrank last quarter mainly because companies restocked at a slower rate and the government slashed defense spending. Exports also fell. Economists say some of those factors could prove temporary. Still, the slowdown from the 3.1 percent annual growth rate in the July-September quarter was unexpectedly sharp. For all of 2012, the economy expanded 2.2 percent, better than 2011’s growth of 1.8 percent. The Federal Reserve referred to the fourth-quarter slowdown Wednesday in a statement after a policy meeting. The U.S. economy appears to have “paused in recent months,” the Fed said, mainly because of temporary factors. The cen-
tral bank said growth would likely resume this year. But it reaffirmed its commitment to stimulating the economy by keeping borrowing costs low for the foreseeable future. Looming government cutbacks may already have hindered the economy: Concern over the year-end fiscal cliff could be one reason businesses slowed their restocking. And defense spending may have fallen as agencies prepared for automatic spending cuts. Congress managed to avert the fiscal cliff but only postponed the start of automatic spending cuts until March 1. The drag from the government comes as private-sector growth is picking up. Consumers and businesses spent more in the OctoberDecember quarter compared with the July-September quarter. Consumer spending, which drives about 70 percent of the economy, added 1.5 percentage points to growth last quarter. Business investment and home construction contributed, too.
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Condodemetraky running for selectman in Belmont; Pike is ‘likely’ candidate
Kevin Skarupa, meteorologist for WMUR-TV, visited the Laconia Elders Friendship Club on Wednesday at Leavitt Park, where he led a presentation about weather events that changed the landscape of New Hampshire. His talk included windstorms, hurricanes, blizzards, ice storms and tornadoes, including a twister that developed on May 5, 1929, and traveled down Main Street in Berlin. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
BELMONT — George Condodemetraky has signed up to run for a 3-year term as selectman. The seat is currently held by Jon Pike who said yesterday that he would likely seek a third term but would wait until Friday, the deadline, to make his decision. In other races, three incumbent members of the Budget Committee — Chair Ron Mitchell, and members Ken Ellis and Albert Ackerstrom have signed up for new three year terms. Town Clerk-Tax Collector Cynthia DeRoy said there is one 1-year term without a candidate for the Budget Committee. Planning Board incumbent Ward Peterson is seeking re-election but DeRoy said there is still one 3-year seat without a candidate. Zoning Board incumbent Marshall Ford has signed up to run for both the 3-year and the 2-year seat. John Froumy has also signed up for the 2-year seat. DeRoy said there are no candidates yet for the 3-year seat for Cemetery Trustee, for the 3-year seat for Library Trustee, and the 6-year seat for Supervisor of the Checklist. DeRoy has also signed up for re-election as Town Clerk-Tax Collector. The filing period ends Friday at 5 p.m. — Gail Ober
GUNS from page one national disgrace.” Giffords, who retired from Congress last year, focused during her brief appearance on the carnage from armed assailants. “Too many children are dying,” she said at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “Too many children. We must do something. It will be hard, but the time is now.” Guiding her in and remaining to testify was Mark Kelly, the retired astronaut who is Giffords’ husband. The couple, who both owns guns, has formed a political action committee called Americans for Responsible Solutions that backs lawmakers who support gun restrictions. “We’re simply two reasonable Americans who realize we have a problem with gun violence and we need Congress to act,” Kelly said. Wednesday’s session played out in a hearing room
After the hearing, Giffords and Kelly met privately with Obama at the White House. At the Capitol, senators’ remarks during the hearing illustrated the gulf between the two parties. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined others in lauding Giffords but expressed little interest in curbing firearms. “Unfortunately in Washington, emotion I think often leads to bad policies,” said Cruz, a freshman elected with strong tea-party backing. He said gun control efforts too often “restrain the liberties of lawabiding citizens,” not criminals. Republicans blamed the nation’s gun troubles on a list of maladies including a lack of civility, violent video games and insufficient attention to people with mental problems. Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, top Republican on the panel, said that while he welcomed the renewed focus on guns, “The deaths in Newtown should not be used to put forward any gun control proposal that’s been floating around for years.”
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City joins others asking for state help with funding water-related projects
LACONIA — The City Council this week joined with a number of other municipalities across the state in urging Governor Maggie Hassan to restore funding for the State Aid Grant (SAG) program, which assists cities and towns in financing wastewater and drinking water projects as well as landfill closures. Administered by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, the program defrays between 20-percent and 30-percent of the principal and interest payments on borrowings to finance these projects. In October 2008, the Legislature suspended appropriations for the program, which has gone without funding for the past four fiscal years. Some 124 eligible projects, including 100 wastewater projects worth $46-million, 17 drinking water projects worth
$7.5-million and seven landfill closures worth $800,000. As a member of the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program, Laconia bears 40-percent of the cost of its capital projects and has received no assistance in servicing the debt on its $1,080,000 share of a $2.7-million wastewater project. The council unanimously resolved to urge its representatives and state senator to restore the funding and, in a separate letter to the governor, asked her to include the necessary appropriation in the budget she will present to the Legislature next month. Myers said that the appropriation would be more secure as part of the governor’s budget than if it had to be added to the budget in the course of the process. — Michael Kitch
MEREDITH from page one re-election but to retire after serving seven years. He was first elected to a one-year term in 2006, when the board expanded from three to five members, and subsequently re-elected to consecutive three-year terms in 2007 and 2010. “Seven years is enough,” Lovett said yesterday. “I threw out the best ideas I could,” he said, alluding to several memoranda he submitted to the board addressing long-term budget strategies and management of fund balance. “I’ve learned a lot,” he remarked, noting “I think we have a good board that listens well.” Lovett is a retired college professor (management) and minister (United Methodist Church and United Church of Christ). Nate Torr, a retired science teacher at Inter-Lakes High School, was elected to the board in 2010. He represented the selectmen on the Waukewan Watershed Advisory Committee and throughout his first term consistently championed the controversial public health regulation to tighten regulation of septic systems around the lake that the board adopted in December. Jane Greemore, whose husband Bob represents Meredith and Gilford in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, said that she only began to consider seeking a seat on the Selectboard when she was approached by “some concerned citizens.” She said that after giving it some thought and speaking with close friends “I decided I might as well jump into the fray instead of just complaining about things that bother me.” Greemore said that she is troubled
by Granite State Future, the longrange planning initiative funded by the federal government and administered by the Lakes Region Planning Commission, which she fears will erode private property rights and local control. She also seeks “to keep spending to a minimum” and shares her husband’s commitment to “fiscal responsibility.” An active member of the Wicwas Grange and the Calvary Bible Church, Greemore partners with her husband in Bob’s Sharp-All, where she said “our heart and soul is.” A longtime member of the Planning Board and former Town Moderator who currently serves as chairman of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Committee and a Trustee of the Trust Funds,, Kahn is making his first bid for selectman. “I am concerned that the progress we have made in this town should continue,” he said, stressing the importance of prudent capital investment in infrastructure and equipment,. “You can stop capital spending and hold your breath,” he remarked, “but eventually you’ll turn blue.” Kahn, who spent three decades as a corporate attorney in New York, has rented and owned property in town since 1969 and considers Meredith home. He lives atop what he calls “the steepest hill in town” amid two town forests where he tends an apple orchard and keeps a pair of horses. “This is paradise for me,” he declared. “The town has been on a really good path for some years and I want to keep it that way.” The filing period closes at the end of business on Friday. — Michael Kitch
GILFORD from page one “I love to serve and want to pass the idea of service on to my children,” he said. So far, the list of people seeking other offices is short, with the exception of a race between two heavy trucking experts John “Jack” Lyman and Philip “Pat” LaBonte for the Board of Fire Engineers. With only two days to go until the final sign up time of Friday, February 1 at 5 p.m. there are no candidates for the three openings on the Budget Committee.
The three-year term held by LaBonte expires this year as does the seats held by David Horvath Sr. and Dale Dormody. Dormody said yesterday that he is not inclined to seek an additional term, however he said he’ll be keeping his eye on the sign up list on Friday to make his final decision. In the Gilford School District, incumbents Rae Mello-Andrews and Karen Thurston are both seeking reelection. Also running is Allan see next page
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Hill man pleads guilty to murder & kidnapping in New York WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to murder in New York. The Westchester County district attorney said Wednesday that Charles Blanchard of Hill, N.H., also has pleaded guilty to kidnapping. He could get up to 25 years to life in prison when he’s sentenced on March 27.
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dispute last month over a speed bump. The standoff along a red dirt road began on Tuesday afternoon, after a gunman boarded a stopped school bus filled with children in the town of Midland City, population 2,300. Sheriff Wally Olson said the man shot the bus driver when he refused to hand over a 6-year-old child. The gunman then took the boy away. “As far as we know there is no relation at all. He just wanted a child for a hostage situation,” said Michael Senn, a pastor who helped comfort the traumatized children after the attack. The bus driver, Charles Albert Poland Jr., 66, was hailed by locals as a hero who gave his life to protect 21 students. The boy’s classmates, their parents and other members of this small Bible Belt community gathered in several churches and held a candlelight vigil in the town square Wednesday evening.
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Douglas M. Moulton, 49 GILFORD — Douglas M. Moulton, 49, of 36 Labonte Farm Road, died at home on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from a massive heart attack. Douglas was born October 2, 1963 in Laconia, the son of Ronald and Beverly (Francoeur) Moulton. Douglas was a lifelong resident of Gilford. He graduated from Gilford High School and also graduated from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Sciences. He had been employed at Home Depot in Tilton for eight years. He was a kind and wonderful son and brother. He will be deeply missed. Douglas loved golf, reading and computers. Survivors include his parents of Gilford; two brothers, Stephen Moulton of Gilford and Dennis
Moulton and his wife Dr. Maureen Gallagher of Portsmouth and his beloved cats. A calling hour will be held on Friday, February 1, 2013 from 11:00 AM-Noon in the Carriage House of the WilkinsonBeane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Funeral Service will follow the calling hour at Noon also at the Funeral Home. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
Alice Gagnon, 80 GILFORD — Alice Gagnon, 80, of 187 Morrill Street, died Monday, January 28, 2013 in her home. Mrs. Gagnon was born March 18, 1932 in Laconia, the daughter of the late Alfred and Dora (Camire) Dufault. She was a lifelong resident of Laconia and had been employed at Laconia Shoe Co. for thirty-two years. Mrs. Gagnon was a communicant of St. Andre Bessette Parish and was a former member of the Ladies’ Guild. She enjoyed crafts, reading, camping and taking care of the family pet “Princess”. Survivors include two daughters, Susan Gagnon, of Lancaster and Sandra Cole and her husband, Garry, of Emerson, Georgia; one grandchild, Joseph A. Boissoneault, of Gilford; one great grandchild, Emily Boissoneault, of Belmont; three sisters, Arline Bean of Waterloo, New York, Nancy Dubreuil of Belmont and Shirley Arel of Laconia and many nieces and nephews. In addi-
tion to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Adrian “Dick” Gagnon, and by two brothers, Armand Dufault and Wilfred Dufault. Calling hours will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 2:00-4:00PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-BeaneSimoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Graveside Service will be held in the spring in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Garfield Street, Laconia, N.H. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Central New Hampshire 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 the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
Sen. Forrester hosting forum on the Affordable Care Act next Friday in Meredith MEREDITH — Sen. Jeanie Forrester will hold a forum on the Affordable Care Act on Friday, Feb. 8 from 7:30-9 a.m. at Church Landing in Meredith. The presentation will include an overview of the Affordable Care Act, discuss tax implications, and review the New Hampshire Insurance Department’s role. There will also be a question and answer opportunity. The forum is being sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire and features a panel presentation by Bill Bald of Melcher & Prescott Inc., Eric Stinson of Stinson Associates, and Mike Wilkey of the Insur-
ance Department. Bill Bald is VP of Melcher & Prescott Insurance and is a Certified Risk Manager and Certified Insurance Counselor. Eric Stinson is co-managing director of Stinson Associates, and is a member of the NH Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mike Wilkey is the Life, Accident, and Health Director at the Insurance Department. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and RSVPs are required. Coffee service will be provided.
Environmental fund accepting applications for grants MOULTONBOROUGH — The Miller Environmental Education Fund (MEEF) is now accepting applications for grant funding for 2013. These grants are meant to support interested applicants who will have direct contact with Moultonborough children through environmental projects and learning experiences. Projects that qualify may include: construction of nature trails, wild life monitoring, water quality monitoring or climate change awareness, outdoor classroom activities and supplies, funds can be used to support operations for projects of this type (transportation, supplies, etc.) Projects previously funded by MEEF have included: A nature garden of native species at MCS,
a songbird study including purchase of binoculars for use by all students, a presentation and workshops presented to children and families by a naturalist encouraging their observations in nature. MEEF was developed in 2007 out of a profound appreciation for the service and dedication of Michele Miller, former Principal of Moultonborough Central School and the 2006 NH Environmental Educator of the Year award recipient. Because this fund was so recently established, grants this year will be available in amounts up to $2,000. Those who have any questions or would like to receive an application can call Frances Strayer, Project Manager, at 476-5535, or e-mail fstrayer@sau45.org. Electronic applications must be received on or before March 20.
Women Artists GROWL at Karl Drerup Gallery
PLYMOUTH — “GROWL” is an exhibition of artwork by 33 women artists addressing questions of women’s wild strength will open with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5 at the Karl Drerup Art Gallery in the Draper and Maynard Building on the Plymouth State University campus. The show runs through March 15 and is sponsored by the New Hampshire chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art, which invited WCA members from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Maine, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to participate in the exhibition. The Women’s Caucus for Art is a national organization unique for its multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural membership of artists, art historians, students, educators, gallery and museum professionals, and others involved in the arts. WCA’s New Hampshire Chapter promotes advancement of women in the visual arts, professional networking, educational programs, and exhibition opportunities. Saisha Grayson, assistant curator for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, is the juror for the show and will speak at the reception. GROWL coincides with the campus-wide celebration of Women’s History Month. “The Karl Drerup Art Gallery is proud and delighted to present this exhibition,” said Terry Downs, director of the Drerup Gallery. “GROWL is an opportunity for these artists to demonstrate their most progressive work in the visual arts. The exhibit displays women’s issues in a variety of forms, techniques and styles at the most assertive level.” He added that the show is an opportunity for students of the university and the larger community to witness and be inspired by the vision of these fine artists. Plymouth artist Marcia Santore, representing the WCA/NH exhibitions committee, worked with Grayson, Downs and the gallery staff to organize the show. “When the idea came to me for this show, I’d been thinking about the pressures on women, even today, to conform to certain expectations of restraint that we feel from the larger society,” Santore said. “I’d also been thinking about primal feelings, times in our lives when we really respond to a situation as the animals we are. I was very excited to see the response to the idea from WCA members and to see the very different ways they addressed the topic.” The Karl Drerup Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. –4 p.m.; Wednesday until 8 p.m. and Saturday, 1–4 p.m. The gallery is closed Sundays and PSU holidays. Gallery information is online at Plymouth.edu/gallery. Contact the gallery by email at kdag.art@plymouth.edu, or by telephone at (603) 535-2614.
Friends of the Meredith Library holding book sale and cookie walk MEREDITH — The Friends of the Meredith Library are holding a Book Sale and Cookie Walk on Friday, February 8 and Saturday February 9 at the Meredith Library. The Book Sale will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. New joining members of the Friends will receive a lovely canvas bag, which can be filled for free with the books chosen. People who choose to become members before Friday, February 8, will be invited to the Members Preview on Thursday, February 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. The Cookie Walk will be held from noon on Friday to 5 p.m. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, delicious homemade cookies will be on sale for $5.00 a pound. All proceeds from both events benefit children and adult programs at the Library. For more information or to volunteer, contact Beverly Heyduk at 279-1206 or bheyduk@metrocast.net.
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PSU visiting artist series hosting Julee Holcombe on February 6 PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth State University Department of Art Visiting Artist Series will present a discussion with Julee Holcombe from 4–5 p.m. Wednesday, February 6. The program will be held in Room 314 at the Draper and Maynard Building on North Main Street in Plymouth. Holcombe’s photographs encompass the interpretations of courtly paintings, religious parables and modern street sensibility as she incorporates historical references within a Utopian vision. Her art investi- Babylon Revisited. (Courtesy photo) gates contemporary cultures as she mentality to explore a fantastical side reconstructs and collages interior of our everyday lives.” and exterior environments from an She has exhibited in New England amalgam of different original photoand in London, England. Currently, graphs, ultimately composing landHolcombe is associate professor of art scapes and portraits that mirror the and art history at the University of classical traditions of painting. Her New Hampshire. use of symbolic and familiar reference The visiting artist initiative points within art, philosophy, religion expands the Department of Art tradiand the invention of history results in tion of bring fine artists and graphic a new and intriguing artistic experidesigners to PSU during the academic ence. year, and for extended summer workshops at both the graduate and underHolcombe says, “My photographs are both documentary, fictional and graduate level. autobiographical, and reflect the Information about this event is available from Professor Jason Swift, world in which we live today. My images move beyond the modern jaswift2@plymouth.edu.
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‘Mad City Chickens’ documentary showing at Laconia Library on Feb. 6 LACONIA — The Lakes Region Food Network will hold a repeat showing of “Mad City Chickens”, on Wednesday, February 6 at 6:30 p.m. The documentary film about urban chicken keeping examines the increased interest in self-sufficiency and local food production which is causing the backyard chickens to make a comeback all across the nation. Laconia is currently working
on including a chicken ordinance as it reviews and revises its zoning ordinances. The showing will be at Laconia Public Library, in the Martha Prescott Auditorium. Come at 6 p.m. for a simple chicken soup dinner. There is no charge to attend. To RSVP for dinner, or for more information, contact Karen at 528-8560 or Karen. barker@lrfn.org.
HOLDERNESS — The Squam Lakes Association (SLA) quam Speaker Series continues with ‘’Snow Rangers and Avalanche Awareness’’ on Thursday, February, 7 at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Justin Preisendorfer, a Holderness resident and former Snow Ranger in Tuckerman’s Ravine, will present his experiences working with the United States Forest Service. Justin spent over nine years as an Avalanche Forecaster and Search and Rescue Leader on Mt. Washington, which is the oldest avalanche forecasting center in the country. Justin is currently a Recreation Specialist with the Pemigewasset Ranger District. According to the U.S. Forest Service’s Mount Washington Avalanche website, each year an average of 25
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NH Jazz presents Jonathan Lorentz Trio at Blackstones on February 8
LACONIA — BlackMarsalis, Harry Allen, stones, located at the Bruce Gertz, John LockMargate Resort, 76 Lake wood and Yoron Israel. St, Laconia, will host the He holds a PhD in Jazz Jonathan Lorentz Trio on Studies from New York Friday February 8 at 8 University and works as p.m. General admission is an arranger, transcriber $15. and engraver for Jazzlines Lakes Region saxophonPublications. Lorentz is ist Jonathan Lorentz plays the founder and director with a sound that is warm of “NH Jazz Presents” in tone and rich in melodic and was recently elected complexity. He is a daring to the board of directors of and creative improviser Jonathan Lorentz (Courtesy the Seacoast Jazz Society. photo) who blends modern jazz He will perform in with blues, rock, and the avant-garde. Laconia with bassist John Hunter His recent album Borderlands (his and drummer Tim Gilmore. first for the UK’s Métier Jazz label) The jazz series at Blackstones is coorwas released to critical acclaim, and dinated by NH Jazz Presents, a comis receiving airplay on radio stations pany that produces a four day jazz tour throughout the world. Fanfare Magato venues in Brandon, Laconia, Nashua zine’s Lynn René Bayley remarked that and Portsmouth. The tour is sponsored “Jonathan Lorentz has really got it: a by the Margate Resort, the Landmark great style, an explorative mind, and a Inn, Patrick’s Pub, David Salzberg, the concept that goes beyond the usual fare Saffron Bistro, Dave Kobrenski BBM you hear from jazz sax trios.” Designs, Wayne Sanborn Note-able Lorentz is celebrated for having a Sound, the Seacoast Jazz Society, the “real big sound on tenor” (by jazz legend Press Room, Studio 99, Brandon Music, Dave Liebman), and has performed and the Brandon Inn. with Bob Gullotti, Hezekiah Walker, For information call (603) 556-9079 Ken Peplowski, Mike Dillon, Delfeayo or visit www.NHJazz.com
Mexican-themed vegan cooking class, dinner, & free film at Pines Feb. 7
NORTHFIELD — A Mexicanthemed vegan cooking class and dinner will be held at the Pines Community Center on Thursday, February 7 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. There will also be a screening of the documentary, Forks Over Knives (90 min) at 5:45 p.m., which is free and open to the public. The menu includes: Nachos “Cheese” Dip with Organic Chips, Chili “Sin Carne” (without meat); Organic Corn Bread; Organic Kale, Avocado, & Red Pepper Salad with Cilantro-Lime Dressing; Mexican Chocolate Cookies, and Cinnamon Tea. “I also made some vegan tangerine ‘ice cream’ that I may be bringing for the class to taste-test, and if I have time, I’m dying to try a new recipe for vegan pomegranate cheese cake,” added Louisa Dell’Amico, cooking class instructor. “Chili is a nice ‘stick-to-your-ribs’ kind of dish that’s great for the cold weather. Normally, I would substitute ground beef with bulgar (a whole grain wheat) soaked in boiling tomato juice to make the chili thicker and more filling. But one of the registrants for this class is gluten-free, which put me in a bit of a quandary. I thought about
using one of those meatless ‘ground beef’ or ‘ground crumbles’ found in local supermarkets, but in all the brands I checked, the main ingredient is isolated soy protein. Instead, I’m going to marinate organic soy tempeh (a whole, soybean product that is a great source of protein and fiber) in a BBQ sauce and use that to add satiety to the chili.’’ says D’Amico. She says that Chicago Sun Times movie critic Roger Ebert wrote in his review of the documentary, “Forks Over Knives” that, ‘The bottom line: I am convinced this message is true. A plant-based whole foods diet is healthy. Animal protein is not necessary, or should be used sparingly as Asians did, as a flavoring and not a main course. ..The facts are in.’’ Fee for Cooking Class & Dinner: $30. Please send two checks for Class Fee: $15 (payable to PCC) & Lab Fee: $15 (payable to Louisa Dell’Amico) and mail both to PCC, PO Box 262, Tilton, NH 03276. PCC is located at 61 Summer St, Northfield. Young adults 13 -18 years: $15 ($10 to Louisa Dell’Amico/$5 to PCC) Children 12 and under are free. For more info, contact Louisa at 729-0248 or louisa@metrocast.net
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The talk will begin at 7 p.m. at the SLA’s Resource Center, 534 Route 3, Holderness. All programs in this series are free and open to the public. For more information call 968-7336 or visit www.squamlakes.org.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE By virtue of the power of sale provisions contained in a certain mortgage from CHARLES E. SEARLE and KATHLEEN M. SEARLE to SHARON FISCHER, dated August 12, 2005, recorded in the Belknap County Registry of Deeds in Book 2209, Page 125, amended by Mortgage Modification Agreement recorded in Book 2598, Page 472, and further amended by Second Mortgage Modification Agreement dated June 14, 2010, recorded in Book 2646, Page 397, and assigned to DENNIS WHITCHER, TRUSTEE OF THE SHARON FISCHER CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST, a New Hampshire Trust established by Trust Declaration dated May 11, 2011, by assignment dated May 11, 2011, recorded in Book 2706, Page 342, for breach of the conditions of the mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing said mortgage, the Mortgagee will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION on 21 February 2013, at 2:00 PM at the property located at 543 Shore Drive, Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire. A copy of the original Promissory Note and Mortgage may be examined by any interested person at the Patrick Wood Law Office, PLLC, 555 Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM during the business week. To the Mortgagors, Charles E. Searle and Kathleen M. Searle, or any other person claiming a lien or encumbrance against the Mortgaged Premises: You are hereby notified that you have a right to petition the Superior Court for the county in which the Mortgaged Premises are situated, with service upon the Mortgagee, and upon such bond as the court may require, to enjoin the scheduled foreclosure sale. Failure to institute such petition and complete such service upon the Mortgagee conducting the sale prior to sale shall thereafter bar any action or right of action of the Mortgagor based on the validity of the foreclosure. Terms of sale: To qualify to bid, bidders other than the Mortgagee must place $5,000.00 on deposit with the Mortgagee’s attorney, by certified check payable without endorsement to Patrick Wood Law Office, PLLC, Trust Account, or other form of payment acceptable to the Mortgagee prior to the commencement of the foreclosure sale. The deposits placed by unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to those bidders at the conclusion of the sale. Mortgagee reserves the right to enter into back-up agreement(s) with unsuccessful bidders in the event the successful bidder does not complete the purchase of the property. A successful bidder will be required to execute a memorandum of foreclosure sale at the time and place of sale, and if the successful bidder shall refuse to sign the memorandum, that bidder’s deposit shall be retained by the Mortgagee. A copy of the memorandum shall be available for inspection prior to commencement of the foreclosure sale. The successful bidder shall be required to tender an additional deposit which, when added to the initial deposit, shall hereafter be referred to collectively as the “Deposit,” within ten (10) business days, time being of the essence, of the conclusion of the auction, so that the total Deposit amount held on behalf of the Mortgagee shall be equal to ten percent (10%) of the successful bid. The failure of the successful bidder to tender such additional deposit shall be a breach of the bidder’s obligations under the memorandum and will entitle the Mortgagee to all of its rights and remedies thereunder. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in full by the successful bidder in cash, wire transfer, or certified check on or before 3:00 p.m. on March 28, 2013. If the successful bidder fails to complete the purchase of the Mortgaged Premises on or before 3:00 p.m. on March 28, 2013, then the Mortgagee reserves the right to exercise all of its remedies as set forth in the memorandum, including without limitation, the right to retain the Deposit, in full, as reasonable liquidated damages, or, to proceed to sell the Mortgaged Premises to the next highest bidder. If the Deposit is retained for any reason, it shall become the property of the Mortgagee and shall not be required to be applied to the mortgage debt. Conveyance of the Mortgaged Premises shall be by Foreclosure Deed. The Foreclosure Deed shall be delivered to the successful bidder upon Mortgagee’s receipt of the balance of the purchase price. Liens and Encumbrances: The Mortgaged Premises shall be sold and conveyed subject to any and all unpaid taxes, mortgages, liens and other encumbrances entitled to precedence over the mortgage. Exclusion of Warranties: Except for warranties arising by operation of law, the conveyance of the Mortgaged Premises will be made by the Mortgagee and accepted by the successful bidder without any other express or implied representations or warranties whatsoever, including, without limitation, representations or warranties relating to title, possession or tenancies, condition of the Mortgaged Premises, construction or fitness for habitation, compliance with applicable state or local building or sanitary codes, recitation of acreage or hazardous waste at the Mortgaged Premises, or any implied or express warranties of any kind, including any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose, the Mortgaged Premises being sold “AS IS” and “WHERE IS,” and shall be conveyed subject to the restrictive covenants and easements as are set forth in the deed from Paul L. Normandin, Executor of the Estate of Julie Upham, dated January 12, 2004, recorded in the Belknap County Registry of Deeds in Book 1993, Page 66. Reservation of rights: The Mortgagee reserves the right to (1) cancel or continue the foreclosure sale to such subsequent date or dates as the Mortgagee may deem necessary or desirable; (2) bid on, assign its bid if it is the successful bidder, and/or purchase the Mortgaged Premises at the foreclosure sale; (3) reject any and all bids for the Mortgaged Premises, the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Premises being offered with reserve; (4) waive reading of this notice or any portion thereof at the foreclosure sale; and (5) amend or alter the terms of sale as stated in this notice by oral or written announcement made at any time before or during the foreclosure sale, and such changes or amendments shall be binding on all bidders. For further information regarding the Mortgaged Premises, contact the undersigned. Dennis Whitcher, Trustee of the Sharon Fischer Charitable Remainder Unitrust by its Attorney, Patrick Wood Law Office, PLLC 555 Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246-3449 603.524.1446 By: Patrick H. Wood, NHBA #2785 Publication: January 31, February 7, February 14
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Meredith Library Happenings. Brown Bag Book Group featuring The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly. Noon to 1 p.m. Feel free to bring a lunch. Dessert and beverages will be provided. For the Love of Paws youth Read-a-Thon to support NH’s Humane Society. 4-5 p.m. Sign ups can be found in the Childrens Room. Lakes Region Chambers of Commerce Business After Hours hosted by Hampton Inn & Suites in Tilton. 4-6 p.m. Cocktails and appetizers provided. For more information or to RSVP call 524-5531 or visit www.lakesregionchamber.org. Pitman’s Freight Room presents The Paul Bourgelais Jazz Quartet. 8 p.m. at the Freight Room in Laconia. Admission is $10 per person. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. BYOB. For more information call 527-0043 or visit www. pitmansfreightroom.com. Laconia Indoor Market. 3-6 p.m. at Skate Escape on Court Street in Laconia. Various farmers, food vendors, artisans, and independent sales representatives will be present. For a full list of vendors and specials go to http:// laconiaindoorwintermarket.weebly.com/index.html. Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518. Gilford Public Library daily events. Toddler Time (18 mo – 3 yrs), 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Conversational French, 3:30 to 4 p.m. Crafter’s Corner, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Valentine Craft with Janet Rain, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Plymouth Area Chess Club meets Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. at Starr King Fellowship, 101 Fairgrounds Road. Form more information call George at 536-1179. American Legion Post #1 Bingo. Every Thursday night at 849 N. Main Street in Laconia. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:30. Knitting at Belmont Public Library. 6 p.m. Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach. Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Blood Driver conducted by the American Red Cross. 1-6 p.m. at the Congregational Church in Center Harbor. For more information go to redcrossblood.org or call the 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767. “Souper Bowl” soup tasting event held at the Moultonborough Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pitman’s Freight Room presents The Rackey Thomas Blues Band. 8 p.m. at the Freight Room in Laconia. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Admission is $10. BYOB. For more information visit pitmansfreightroom.com or call 527-0043. Oscar Night at the Movies held at the Gilman Library in Alton. 7 p.m. Includes popcorn and drinks. Camp chairs and pillows encouraged for comfort. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 875-2550. Color Sketches of Ilulissat photography exhibit opens at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. 5-7 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information call 524-8813. VFW Post 1670 hosts a meat bingo to support a local member who lost everything in a fire. 6:30 p.m. Pot luck dinner and 50/50 raffle. Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.
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Pemi-Valley Habitat finalist for Clarence Jordan Award for Hedstrom Way Project
A coalition of local hiking groups has published a new map of the Belknap Mountain Range. (Courtesy photo)
New Belknap Mountain Range trail map available
GILFORD — A coalition of Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS), the Belknap Range Conservation Coalition (BRCC) and others have just published a new trail map of the Belknap Mountain Range. This new map uses modern map-making technology including a Geographic Information Systems (ESRIArcGIS) application and hand-held Global Positioning System (GPS) to update maps of the majority of trails in the Belknap Range, including hiking and snowmobile trails as well as Class VI roads, abandoned logging roads and unmaintained footpaths. Many hikers are familiar with the first comprehensive trail map of the Belknap Range completed by Dave Roberts over a decade ago. This new map is dedicated to his efforts and adds trail names and blaze colors to the trails which are displayed on an
updated shaded-relief topographic map. Weldon Bosworth of Gilford developed this map over the last year and a half with the assistance of several local hikers who helped map and verify GPS tracks for these trails. Those contributing to the GPS and trail verification effort included Steve Zimmer, Rick Andrews, Hal & Peggy Graham, Don Watson, Bob Knoll, Dan Tinkham, Nanci Mitchell, Everett Ricker, Alan Sherwood, Don Hughes, Steve Schor and Mike Ware. The new 11” X 17” map will be made available free of charge to local libraries who may charge a nominal fee for reproduction of this map. The Gilford Public Library will hold a “Winter Hiking in the Belknaps” seminar on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. to present the map and discuss winter hiking and safety.
USAF band of Liberty’s New England Winds woodwind quartet presenting free concert PLYMOUTH — The Silver Series at Plymouth State University will present The New England Winds woodwind quartet in concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 6 in the Smith Recital Hall at the Silver Center for the Arts. The New England Winds, an ensemble of the U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty, has been recognized by audiences throughout the Northeast for passionate and refined performances. Concertgoers have been treated to a broad repertoire with music from the Baroque era to newly commissioned works. Performing at events from small stage recitals to the International Double Reed Convention, the New England Winds’ versatility and ability to interact with listeners on an intimate level has left their
audiences with memories of compelling and expressive music making. The Plymouth audience will get a special treat as local musician, Staff Sergeant Mickey Ireland, is clarinetist for the group. Also performing will be Airman First Class Kate Tennyson on oboe, Senior Airman Rachel Maclary on flute and Technical Sergeant Christopher Stahl on bassoon. Every member of the quartet is a dedicated chamber player and military musician with years of study on his or her instrument. The program will include music of Strauss, Debussy, Albeniz, Sousa, Alyssa Morris and more. Free tickets are available at the Silver Center Box Office, (603) 535-2787 or (800) 779-3869.
Laconia Lacrosse Club holding sign-up meetings
LACONIA — Laconia Lacrosse Club will be holding informational and sign-up meetings for the upcoming spring season. The first meeting will be held on Tues. Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in the community room at the Laconia Police Dept. A second meeting will be held in Meredith on Wed, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Room A in the Meredith Community Center. Laconia Lacrosse continues to hold open gym for anyone interested in trying the sport out. Girls gym
time is on Sunday nights at 6 p.m. at the Laconia Middle School. Boys open gym is on Sunday nights at 5 p.m. and is at Laconia High School. Laconia Lacrosse has both boys and girls teams for U-9, U-11, U-13 and U-15 teams. There are still openings on all team levels. The season runs from mid- March to early June. For additional information, contact Tony Pederzani at 528-5449.
BRISTOL — Pemi-Valley Habitat for Humanity has been selected as one of four finalists for the Habitat for Humanity International Clarence E. Jordan Award. Two award recipients are recognized for creativity and innovation in their affiliate operations. The award honors the legacy of Clarence Jordan, the founder of Koinonia Farm, a religious community in southwest Georgia, where the idea for Habitat for Humanity was born. Award recipients are selected by affiliate voting. Pemi-Valley Habitat was selected as a finalist for its Hedstrom Way project in Bristol. Currently, there are more than 1,500 Habitat affiliates in the U.S. The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority purchased property on Route 3A in Bristol six years ago with the purpose of having Pemi-Valley Habitat build a home on the land. However, the costs for the site-work made the project unaffordable. After formulating plans for a four home sub-division, Pemi-Valley Habitat applied for and became the first N.H. Habitat affiliate to receive a Community Development Block Grant, which is being used to complete the site work and the land purchase. Pemi-Valley Habitat’s match for the $266,000 grant is the construction of the four homes. Four families have been selected to received these Habitat homes. The site work was finished in November and the first of the four homes is nearing completion. This project is named in memory of the Reverend Douglas Hedstrom, former pastor of the Bristol United Church of Christ, who was also a very dedicated Habitat supporter and volunteer. Hedstrom passed away suddenly on June 19, 2010 while construction of the Mastin home in Rumney was nearing completion. Rev. Hedstrom was a regular volunteer at the build site. Pemi-Valley Habitat is in the process of raising the money to construct the four homes, its match for the CDBG grant. “We are asking the community for its support during our ongoing annual campaign,” said Executive Director Brian McCarthy. “We have been presented with a tremendous opportunity to help four deserving families realize the dream of home ownership. We are also very humbled to be a finalist for the prestigious Clarence E. Jordan Award for this project.” Pemi-Valley Habitat for Humanity has built 26 homes for needy and deserving families in the Plymouth area. The 26th home for the Mason family on Glove Street in Ashland was completed in February, 2012. Those who would like to help, can visit www. pemivalleyhabitat.org or call 603-536-1333. CALENDAR from preceding page
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Gilford Public Library daily events. Social Bridge, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Drop-In Storytime (Ages 3-5 yrs), 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Knit Wits, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741. Sit and Knit at the Hall Memorial Library in Northfield. 2-5 p.m. Mount Meredith 24ft. high indoor climbing wall open to the public at the Meredith Community Center. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Open to all ages. Admission is $3 for children under 10 and $5 per adult. Family rate is $10 per visit. Equipment provided. For more information call 279-8197.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: With the recent events that have occurred across the country involving mass killings, this has prompted me to ask a question. What do you do if you know someone you think could end up in the news involved in a mass killing? What do you do with those gut feelings? I know someone who has prompted me and others to think, “This guy is a ticking time bomb.” This particular person is still a child, but one who displays many signs of being severely troubled. His parents don’t seem concerned, but many of us on the outside of this family dynamic think this child has serious issues and could potentially end up committing a horrible crime. So what do I do? The child has never been in trouble. He has difficulty in public situations and prefers to be by himself. He shows a great interest in knives and guns, has very few friends, and has been moved from multiple schools because “he didn’t fit in.” Does this make him a potential risk? And if so, what do I do? You hear interviews with neighbors and friends who say, “He was a quiet kid. I never thought he would do something like this.” Well, I wouldn’t be able to say that. -- K. Dear K.: The problem with stopping such behavior in advance is that there is no way to reliably predict who will commit such a crime. Signs can include depression, anger, drug or alcohol abuse, lack of empathy and hurting others. The angry kid who likes to torture dogs and pull the wings off of butterflies is more likely to harm a human being than the child who is socially awkward, but it still doesn’t predict mass murder. And easy access to guns can create an opportunity for tragedy that would otherwise defuse in a less disastrous way. If you are in regular contact with this child, the best thing you can do is help him develop empathy for others and learn impulse control. We also hope you can be his friend.
Dear Annie: My husband and I communicate with our grandchildren regularly by phone, text and email. We have one adult grandchild who lives in another state. Through the years, we have helped her emotionally, as well as financially. But she never returns our calls or emails. We send gifts and never hear from her. We simply want to know how she’s doing and be a part of her life. When I complain to her mother, she makes excuses and says her daughter is too busy. She also says grandparents aren’t as important to young people these days. I find these excuses difficult to swallow, especially when I hear other grandparents talk about their grandkids. Are we expecting too much? -- Disappointed Grandparents Dear Disappointed: It is absolutely not true that grandparents are less important to this generation. But young adults have been known to take their family members for granted. Please continue to stay in touch regardless of the lack of response. We think she’ll come around eventually. However, there is no excuse for not acknowledging a gift. If it happens again, tell your granddaughter that her silence indicates she isn’t interested in receiving any more presents. Feel free to stop sending them. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “RH,” whose dog, “Buster,” died and he wants an identical dog with the same name. I am a veterinarian and have seen many people experience a profound grief for the loss of their beloved pet. Many veterinary schools offer free pet loss hotlines. I also recommend he write an obituary for “Buster,” describing his wonderful life, and share it with those friends and family who will understand. When he is ready, he can honor Buster’s memory by forming a relationship with a new dog who has a different name. -- Massachusetts
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NORTHFIELD: 2BR mobile home on own land, near Exit 19. Pets considered. $695 per month plus utilities. Call 286.4624. SANBORNTON: Efficiency apartment, close to Route 3. Clean, bright, newly painted. Heat & electric included. No smoking/ pets. $700/month. Security deposit and references required. 520-0859. TILTON, charming Victorian car riage house weekly or monthly rentals. $200/wk $800/mo, cable, Wi-Fi, microwave, coffee maker and refrigerator. Call or text 603-998-7881 or 603-455-5350 or email: info@blackswaninn.net TILTON: Large room for rent downtown. $150/week includes all utilities. 603-286-4391. TILTON: Downstairs 1-bedroom. $630/Month. Heat and hot water included. No dogs, 603-630-9772 or 916-214-7733. WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $175-$225 per week. $500 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.
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For Sale GREEN floral sofa, like new, barely used! $200. Black tray coffee table, excellent condition $100. 293-8116
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LICENCED Cosmetologist wanted for small residential salon. Must have 3+ years experience & some clientele. 527-8980. MACHINE OPERATOR/MAINTENANCE BACK-UP POSITION We currently have an opening for a dye machine operator/back-up maintenance person. This position requires an individual with an extensive mechanical background and the ability to complete projects independently, as well as in a team environment. Machine operation and Fork Lift experience is a plus. This is a great opportunity for the right person to join a very stable and successful manufacturing facility. This position is first shift and full time. Starting pay is negotiable and will depend on experience. Benefits are available after 90 days of service. Please stop by and fill out an application @: Amatex Corporation, 45 Primrose Dr., Laconia, N.H. 03246 or Call Dawnn@ 603-524-2552.
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Bank of New Hampshire announces new Director of Marketing
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LACONIA — Bank of New Hampshire announces that Vickie L. Routhier has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Director of Marketing & Public Relations. Routhier joined Bank of New Hampshire in May of 2010 with over 15 years of Marketing
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High School - Head Boys Track and Field High School - JV Softball Middle School - Softball If interested please send letter of interest to: Dave Pinkham, Athletic Director Gilford High School 88 Alvah Wilson Road, Gilford, NH 03249 or email dpinkham@gilford.k12.nh.us For more information call 524-7146 x 251 PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs
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PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Affordable price. Interiors are my specialty. Michael Marcotte 455-6296 QUALITY Firewood: Seasoned, dry hardwood. Pine or green available. Call for details, competative prices. 393-1708.
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Laconia Airport manager elected president of Granite State Airport Management Association
GILFORD – Laconia Municipal Airport Manager Diane CooperTerrill was recently elected president of the Granite State Airport Management Association (GSAMA), becoming the first woman to serve in that office. A long-time member of GSAMA, she has previously served as both Diane Cooper-Terrill (Courtesy secretary and treasurer photo) of that organization. GSAMA is an organization of aviation professionals committed to increasing awareness of the importance of aviation and to supporting economic development for the State of New Hampshire. GSAMA serves New Hampshire’s aviation needs by enhancing access to the National Airspace System, promoting a support network for all airports in the state, and promoting legislation in support of aviation interests. Terrill brings to the organization a tremendous amount of energy, knowledge, and talent. Her aviation management career began at the Laconia Airport in 1990 when she was hired to work with then-Airport Manager Don Sibson as a part-time administrative assistant and bookkeeper. In 1996, she moved into the newly-created position of assistant airport manager under Airport Manager Judd Raymond. Three years later when she was named Laconia Airport manager, she became the only woman airport manager in the state. She had a clear vision of the potential of the airport as an economic supporter of the region and developing this potential became her focus. Two months later the airport reentered the FAA grant program after a 10-year hiatus, and a surge of unprecedented corporate aviation development at the Laconia Airport began. Over $15.5 million in airport infrastructure improvements were completed through the end of 2012, all done under the constant guidance of Terrill. She was recognized in 2007 by the Federal Aviation Administration for her “bold and courageous actions”. Those actions resulted in the airport receiving the largest single grant ever awarded to a general aviation airport in New Hampshire. The grant totaled $8 million. She has become well-known for promoting opportunities to educate the public on the importance and significance of aviation in the state as well as fully supporting programs for young aviation enthusiasts. As president of GSAMA Terrill plans to move forward with the mission of the organization, making it even more of a conduit for not only all the aviation-related businesses and organizations located throughout the state but for the general public as well. A lifelong resident of New Hampshire, she moved to the Lakes Region in 1984 and currently resides in Laconia with her husband.
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