The Laconia Daily Sun, November 13, 2012

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Sleep v. entertainment at Weirs at issue again tonight

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The Planning Board will return to the proposal

by Anthony Santagate to convert the top floor of the Tower Hill Tavern at Weirs Beach to a live music venue when it meets tonight at the Weirs Community Center at 6:30 p.m.

The proposal has aroused

controversy about the level of noise and the adequacy of parking. Tonight the board will consider Santagate’s request to find the public parking spaces at the boat docks sufficient to accommodate the proposed use of the building. Opponents of the project have suggested Santagate should be required to provide sufficient parking

by leasing spaces from nearby property owners as other businesses do.

Meanwhile, faced with conflicting reports from two sound engineers, the board continues to wrestle with the issue of noise raised by neighboring businesses, especially those offering overnight accommodation, and residents. Their concerns

prompted the board to require Santagate to fund a round of testing to determine if the noise leaving the building would be within acceptable limits.

In September Eric Reuter of Reuter Associates of Portsmouth told the board that he calculated the sound of a live band would reach 90 decibels see SLEEP page 11

GILFORD — Selectmen will review the four bids submitted for replacing the firehouse roof at their meeting on Wednesday.

Fire/Rescue Chief Steve Carrier has told selectmen that Buildings and Grounds manager Dee Chitty said there was nothing more public works crews can do to prevent ice damming and leaks into the building.

He told the selectmen that the Fire see ROOF page 9

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An accident that occurred on Union Avenue at about 1:20 p.m. yesterday afternoon left one vehicle resting on its roof but did not result in any injuries. Police reported that a Dodge Caravan, driven by Shelli Shumway of Laconia, was traveling south on Union Avenue and turned right into the Aroma Joe’s driveway. Matthew Cullen, also of Laconia, was driving a Volkswagen Jetta and following behind Shumway. As she turned, his vehicle veered to the right, onto the curb, and struck the minivan on its passenger side, then flipped onto its roof. Cullen was able to climb out of the car. The accident remains under investigation and police would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

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BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — Development of Mountain Lake Village, a residential subdivision planned to straddle the town line between Laconia and Belmont, is threatened by the failure of the two municipalities to reach an agreement for the Laconia Water Works to extend water service to the project.

Initially proposed by local attorney Phil

Brouillard, the principal of Mountain Lake Village, LLC, in 2004, the project has been granted five extensions since it was approved by the Laconia Planning Board in 2005 and the Belmont Planning Board a year later. In a memorandum to the City Council, Scott Myers said that the project is “ready to move forward,” but added that without a water agreement “this project will not proceed any further.”

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Negotiations have reached a stalemate over responsibility for the cost of maintaining the fire protection system, which consists of charges for the upkeep of hydrants, based on the number of hydrants, and pipelines, based on their diameter and length.

The Laconia Water Commission requires that since Belmont benefits from the installation of the fire protection system, it should see WATER page 11

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More U.S. women have driver’s licenses than men

WASHINGTON (AP) — Women have passed men on the nation’s roads. More women than men now have driver’s licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic implications.

If current trends continue, the gap will only widen. The share of teens and young adults of both sexes with driver’s licenses is declining, but the decline is greater for young men, according to a study by the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute. The study looked at gender trends in driver’s licenses between 1995 and 2010.

“The changing gender demographics will have major implications on the extent and nature of vehicle demand, energy consumption, and road safety,” predicted Michael Sivak, co-author of the study.

Women are more likely than men to purchase smaller, safer and more fuel-efficient cars; to drive less, and to have a see DRIVERS page 13

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Petraeus said shocked to hear of e-mails from mistress TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — CIA Director David Petraeus was shocked to learn last summer that his mistress was suspected of sending threatening emails warning another woman to stay away from him, former staff members and friends told The Associated Press Monday.

Petraeus told these associates his relationship with the second woman, Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, was platonic, though his biographer-turned-lover Paula Broadwell apparently saw her as a romantic rival.

Retired Gen. Petraeus also denied to these associates that he had given Broadwell any of the sensitive military information alleged to have been found on her computer, saying anything she had must have been provided by other commanders during reporting trips to Afghanistan.

The associates spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly discuss the matters, which could be part of an FBI investigation.

Petraeus, who led U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned his CIA post Friday, acknowledging his extramarital affair with Broadwell and expressing deep regret.

New details of the investigation that brought an end to his storied career emerged as President Barack Obama hunted for a new CIA director and members of Congress questioned why the months-long probe was kept quiet for so long.

Kelley, the Tampa woman, began receiving harassing emails in May, according to two federal law enforcement officials. They, too, spoke only on condition of anonymity

because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. The emails led Kelley to report the matter, eventually triggering the investigation that led Petraeus to resign as head of the intelligence agency.

FBI agents traced the alleged cyber harassment to Broadwell, the officials said, and discovered she was exchanging intimate messages with a private gmail account.

Further investigation revealed the account belonged to Petraeus under an alias.

Petraeus and Broadwell apparently used a trick, known to terrorists and teenagers alike, to conceal their email traffic, one of the law enforcement officials said.

Rather than transmitting emails to the other’s inbox, they composed at least some messages and instead of transmitting see PETRAEUS page 9

WASHINGTON (AP) — One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality — fewer dollars.

The election accelerated an already shifting political dynamic that next year will pair a second-term Democratic president searching for spending cuts with tea partyers and conservatives intent on preserving lower tax rates above all else, even if it means once unheard of reductions in defense.

President Barack Obama and Congress have just a few weeks to figure out how to

avert the automatic cuts to defense and domestic programs totaling $110 billion next year. Those reductions are part of the so-called fiscal cliff of expiring Bush-era tax cuts and the across-the-board cuts that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned would be devastating to the military.

All sides are trying to come up with a deficit-cutting plan of $1.2 trillion over 10 years. Any solution that might emerge from the high-stakes negotiations before the Jan. 2 deadline likely would include some reductions in the military budget, which has nearly doubled in the last decade to half a trillion dollars. That amount doesn’t

include the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Projected defense spending over the next 10 years was expected to grow to $640 billion.

In the parlance of Willie Sutton, who supposedly said he robbed banks because that’s where the money was, the military budget is where the dollars are for Washington negotiators.

“It is a big piggybank,” said former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson, a Republican who along with Democrat Erskine Bowles had recommended $4 trillion in budget cuts over a decade, including deep reductions in see DEFICIT page 4

Deficit cutters now have a fixed stare on the defense budget

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Hikers found in Sandwich SANDWICH (AP) — New Hampshire Fish and Game officers have rescued three lost teenage hikers who missed a trail turnoff and got lost.

The three were lost about 7 p.m. Sunday in the vicinity of Mount Doublehead, about two miles from a trailhead in Sandwich.

Officers said the hikers had intended to hike Mount Morgan and return on a trail, but missed a turn and were overcome by darkness.

They were able to locate the teens using GPS coordinates provided by 911. All were found unharmed on the Ridgepole trail at 9:40 p.m.

The hikers included 19-year-old Mathew Aronossky, 18-year-old John Nelson and 16-year-old Melissa Martin, all from Meredith.

Plymouth State to create suicide prevention board

PLYMOUTH (AP) — New Hampshire’s Plymouth State University is using a federal grant to boost its suicide prevention efforts.

The grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will be used to create a Suicide Prevention Advisory Board. The board will include both campus and community partners, and will focus on educating faculty, staff and students about how to help someone in need of support.

Campus officials say activities also will focus particularly on student groups that have been shown to be at increased risk of suicide, including gay, lesbian, bisexuals, and transgender students; veterans and military members; and students from rural backgrounds.

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Addison to have day-long hearing before Supreme Court

CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire’s only death-row inmate will have his day in court — all day — when the state Supreme Court hears arguments pertaining to his sentence.

Michael Addison was sentenced to death for gunning down 35-year-old Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006, when Briggs tried to arrest him on robbery charges.

The justices in Addison’s case will be deliberating the death penalty for the first time in more than 50 years — deciding, among other things, whether Addison’s sentence is just or was a product of passion or prejudice.

The justices will hear arguments in the case beginning Wednesday morning, holding four blocks of hearings, scheduled to end at 3 p.m.

Court observers say the daylong hearing on Addison’s conviction for killing a Manchester police officer and death sentence is unprecedented. A typical hearing before the justices lasts half an hour.

If his sentence is upheld and carried out, Addison — now 32 — would be the first convict executed in New Hampshire since 1939.

Former Chief Justice John Broderick, now dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, said the court, on occasion, has granted more time for arguments, citing the Claremont school funding cases as examples.

“But an entire day? I don’t know of another case where that’s happened,” Broderick told The Associated Press.

Attorneys for Addison have raised 22 issues, with everything from the constitutionality of New Hampshire’s death penalty statute to the political ambitions of former attorney general and now-U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, in their appeal.

Addison’s lawyers want the court to vacate his death sentence and order a new sentencing hearing. They stress that jurors determined Addison shot Briggs to evade arrest but rejected the state’s argument that he shot Briggs with the intention of killing him.

Before Addison’s case could reach this point, the Supreme Court first had to fashion the method it would use in weighing the fairness of his death penalty.

Addison’s lawyers argued his case should be compared to all other death penalty cases in this state and others, to test whether racial bias or other factors influenced his sentence. Addison is black; Briggs was white.

The only other New Hampshire capital case in decades to reach the penalty phase was that of John Brooks — a wealthy white man convicted of plotting and paying for the killing of a handyman he suspected of stealing from him. A jury spared him a death sentence in 2008 — the same year Addison was sentenced to die. see ADDISON page 11

TEL HAZEKA, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the neighbors since the Syrian uprising began nearly two years ago.

The confrontation fueled new fears that the Syrian civil war could drag Israel into the violence, a scenario with grave consequences for the region. The fighting has already spilled into Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.

“We are closely monitoring what is happening and will respond appropriately. We will not allow our borders to

be violated or our citizens to be fired upon,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday in a speech to foreign ambassadors.

While officials believe President Bashar Assad has no interest in picking a fight with Israel, they fear the embattled Syrian leader may try to draw Israel into the fighting in a bout of desperation. Israeli officials believe it is only a matter of time before Syrian rebels topple the longtime leader.

The conflict has already spilled over into several of see ISRAEL page 11

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Laconia Mayor Michael Seymour speaks at a Veterans Day ceremony in Veterans Square in Laconia Sunday. Standing with him are Wilkins-Smith Post 1 American Legion Commander Toby Knowlton, VFW Post 1670 Commander Glen Groleau and Wilkins-Smith Post 1 American Legion Chaplain Joe Couture. (Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

Mayor tells traditional gathering that vets should be remembered every day

By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — Mayor Michael Seymour told those attending a Veterans Day service in Veterans Square on Sunday that veterans ‘’are the reason we enjoy the freedoms we have and we should remember them every day.’’

He also urged members of the audience to show their appreciation for those who have served by showing gratitude on those days in which veterans are not being celebrated by ‘’walking up to them, shaking their hands and saying that you’re thankful for their service.’’

Brenda Pinard of the Wilkins-Smith Post 1 Auxiliary said that it should be remembered that veterans gave their all and many made the final sacrifice in order to bring security to the nation and that is important to see that their needs are met. ‘’Don’t let politics get in the way,’’ she said.

VFW Post 1670 Commander Glen Groleau said it was important to remember the sacrifices made by veterans and their families and to remember DEFICIT from page 2 defense, as part of a special presidential commission in December 2010.

“If you can’t get in there and start getting stuff out of there when you have a defense budget of $740 billion bucks — and the defense budget of every major country on earth, 17 of them, including Russia and China, is $540 billion combined. Who is joshing who,” said Simpson. “That’s madness, madness.”

One possible starting point is the recommendation of Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., who indicated earlier this year that he would be willing to accept additional defense cuts of $10 billion a year as part of any solution to avoid the across-the-board cuts.

“I think it’s got to be all one package, and defense has to participate.

Everything has to be on the table,” said former Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., a predecessor of Levin at the helm of Armed Services who also insisted that the rising cost of Social Security and Medicare needs to be addressed.

those who had fallen in service of the nation, including those most recently lost in the attack on the American embassy in Benghazi, Libya.

Wilkins-Smith Post 1 American Legion Commander Toby Knowlton said that during Hurricane Sandy reserves from as far away as California were called in to assist those who had lost their homes and in the rebuilding of coastal areas ravaged by the hurricane. ‘’Veterans were among those who were the first to respond’’ said Knowlton, who urged people to think of the high price being paid by the families of those who serve abroad in such places as Afghanistan.

He said that the nation should heed the advice of its first president, George Washington, and continue to honor those who have served the nation, noting that Washington had said that the willingness of future generations to serve would be how they perceived that veterans of earlier wars would be treated by their fellow countrymen.

Nunn pointed out that former Defense Secretary Bob Gates and retired Adm. Mike Mullen, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have said the greatest threat to national security is the nation’s fiscal crisis.

In past negotiations, Congress and the White House had considered changes in the military’s TRICARE health program, which costs more than $50 billion and has exploded into the biggest entitlement program for the Pentagon.

Working-age military retirees have only seen small increases in their premium costs as their friends in Congress have fought any changes.

The Pentagon budget already is facing a 10-year reduction of $487 billion in projected spending, the result of the budget agreement reached by Obama and Congress in August 2011.

Congressional Republicans argued for months that those cuts were harsh enough and the Pentagon couldn’t stand any more reductions.

The days of staunch defense hawks in Congress easily turning back efforts to see next page

Shaker Board seems impressed with report on progress at Huot Center

BY GAIL OBER

BELMONT — Three representatives from the Huot Regional Technical Education Center met with the Shaker Regional School District Board last week to appraise them on the progress and programming at the Laconia facility.

After a PowerPoint presentation largely centered on the construction of the 32,000-square-foot addition on the Laconia High School campus, Laconia school Superintendent Bob Champlin, Huot Director Scott Davis, and Laconia School Board Chair Joe Cormier fielded questions.

“The goals is to create a workforce that can step into the work force,” Cormier said.

This school year, 62 of the 430 students who take classes at the Huot Center are from Shaker Regional High School. All totaled, there are 230 students at the Huot from the other sending schools of Gilford, InterLakes, Winnisquam Regional and Franklin. In addition, some Belmont students attend the Winnisquam Agricultural Center in Tilton.

While Davis said that “every day is an adventure” as far as keeping the Huot open during renovations, he wanted the Shaker Board to know that all of its students have been flexible and cooperative during the construction project.

Two Belmont students, Riley Wood and Bobby Blais joined the Huot administrative team to talk about engineering and manufacturing classes they are taking as freshman.

The two told the board they are learning the safely regulations as well as the fact that “craftsmanship has to be very precise” with lots of numbers, measurements and mathematics, which brought smiles and nods from the members of the Shaker Board.

Davis explained the pre-engineering and manufacturing program is the first Huot offering that encompasses four years of high school. He said the students attend one semester at the Huot and one semester at their home high school — in this case Belmont.

Shaker Chair Preston Tuthill said he thought the new pre-engineering and manufacturing class was “great” but wanted to know how many of the Huot’s 12 programs were “nationally recognized” from organizations like the ASA, which certifies auto mechanics.

Champlin said that the automotive program graduates get a National Auto Technicians certificate that can be used towards getting ASA certified, that 15 of the nursing students who graduated last year are either working as LNA or attending college; and that those who are in the building trades earn their 10 hour OSHA card.

He said every discipline has what are called “non-negotiables” and meets nation standards of competencies.

He also said that in some of the construction trades the certifications earned at the Huot can be advantageous to getting accepted into apprentice programs.

Many members of the Shaker Board said they would like to tour the extension as soon as people can safely walk through it and again when it is complete.

from preceding page cut military spending are gone as war fatigue even has reached the fiercest guardians of military spending.

In September, Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Fla., chairman of the House Appro-

priations subcommittee that oversees defense spending, said the United States should withdraw its forces from Afghanistan. The current timetable calls for U.S. combat troops to be out by the end of 2014.

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Lilly Ledbetter Act is a job killer Management job levels and titles are not always what they appear to be. Behind the title are job description evaluations that determine the “weight” of the job. For example, a “supervisor” title may denote the first level of management. However, within that title there jobs that are substantially more difficult than others, some may require more education, or other skills and experience.

When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, many companies set up positions to “evaluate” jobs, and to fairly establish “levels” within supervisory and management titles. For example some companies asked each supervisor, or manager, to write their own job description, review it with their boss and their co-workers, and then submit it to the company’s job evaluators. Included in the job description would be a brief description of the job itself. In some cases, the supervisor might describe overseeing some administrative functions, while another might describe performing a highly technical, singular function, such as a computer programmer or some “subject matter expert” role, and still another might be a foreman of a machine shop operation, and so on. Following that brief description would be writeups about the scope and nature of their “supervisory responsibilities”, the job’s “span of control”, the “education and skills” needed, the job “expectations”, and other pertinent information.

The job evaluator would review all that information and weigh it against other jobs with similar titles. In many cases, there are multiple “levels” within a given title. For example, supervising people who are stocking store shelves, while important to the store’s function, would not carry the same weight as the person responsible for doing the software functions necessary to ensure that the stores computer system always had the proper pricing and accurate product bar code descriptions in the register scanning system.

The job of stocking the store would not require the same level of skills and education as the person responsible for the software, pricing, and scanning functions. And, while the floor stocking supervisor may have had a number of subordinate workers, the supervisor responsible for maintaining an accurately functioning register computer system, may not have any subordinates to manage. The evaluator would also determine the weight given to those, or similar functions in other companies. In fact, there are any number of outside resources that provide that type of comparative information.

From a company’s standpoint, it

means not only being fair, it means being competitive. To undervalue a job skill would mean that the best at that job skill would go to companies that gave it higher value and therefore higher pay.

Now, imagine if you will, working in a company and being paid what you thought was a competitive wage for the function you provided. Over coffee one day, a couple of people with the same job title of “supervisor” mentioned how much they made that month. You said nothing but were upset that those two supervisors made more than you.

Then, 20-30-40 years later, as you were about to retire, you decided it was time to file a complaint about wage discrimination, citing those long ago conversations. Your case went to court and you were denied on the basis that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had a statute of limitations clause that required a person file a claim within six months of discovering the alleged discrimination.

President Obama has been touting the fact that he signed the Lilly Ledbetter act. That act essentially allows a person to file a claim of discrimination, not within six months of the event as called for in the 1964 Civil Rights Act, but “within six months of their most recent paycheck”.

If you wonder why companies are tempted to move jobs off shore, think of the Lilly Ledbetter Act. In order to be protected from some potential future complaint by an employee decades later, the companies must maintain personnel records, job performance evaluations, information on job title evaluations, documentation on employee conversations, information on comparable jobs in each geography, and on and on and on, not just for the person who might decide to register a complaint, but for all those people who worked in all the jobs that might be in some way comparable. Imagine companies having a rolling fifty or sixty year personnel and payroll record retention systems. In addition, companies may be inclined to keep track of former and retired employees just in case they may be needed to participate in any complaint litigation . . . such as, did they recall saying what the litigant claims they said. A truly impossible task.

In my view, the Lilly Ledbetter Act ignores the day to day reality of what it takes to operate a business, and the burdens and costs the act places on companies. The act is designed to give lawyers a new marketing tool, and rather than providing a solution to a problem, it creates a problem for which there will be no solution. At some point, if there are any jobs left in this country, we can expect challenges to the act to be brought before the Supreme Court.

(Bob Meade is a resident of Laconia.)

LETTERS You’ll have a mess at Weirs Beach next summer, thanks to DOT To the editor, I am surprised that the City Council allowed the new rotary at Weirs Beach to be built after living with the one at 106 and Rte. 3 (in Meredith).

This rotary, if that is what it is — as they are supposed to have a minimum of four major roads to qualify, would be much more appropriate in a cemetery.

Is the state telling us something — they consider us all dead?

After two years, many cannot figure out the one I mentioned above and drivers come to a complete sudden stop, causing backups that were never there before, all day long. That makes it a environmental/safety hazard, as drivers stop abruptly when confused and surprised by what is a road block in the middle of a MAJOR north/south highway. Then all must waste fuel, at $4 per gallon to get going again. Large trucks, the LIFE blood of our com-

munity, just do not fit and the snow plows are a big problem. How about the cost of tires that go over the curbs constantly?

I did ask the DOT why they spent $700,000 at 106 and 3? Their answer was to slow all down to 15 MPH! It might it have been less expensive to install a caution light and post a speed of 15 MPH? I happen to live in between both road blocks and go in both directions every day — these things are beyond reason!

Someone in the DOT hates commerce?

You will have a mess at Weirs Beach this coming season, every day.

The bottom line less business, which means less JOBS? Thanks for letting me vent on this waste of money project.

Fred Taubert Meredith

Our archaic American electrical grid makes us very vulnerable To the editor, The continuing events from the October 29th hurricane showed the world, on the evening news, just how vulnerable we really are. In New York and New Jersey we have real shortages of food, water, heat and gasoline, solely due to the breakdown of our archaic electrical grid.

A single small nuclear event in our upper atmosphere here on the East Coast could cause an electromagnetic pulse. The American civilian panic this would create would be enormous, especially after watching the logistical problems this natural disaster just

caused. The Russians worked on The K Project using 300 kiloton high altitude nuclear explosions.

“After the election I’ll have more flexibility.” That is what President Obama said to Russian Prime Minister Medvedev on an open microphone.

They were discussing the U..S’s missile defense concession. The Russians need to know how strong America will be in retaliation if they ever tried to create such a situation here. I just hope President Obama isn’t giving away the farm.

Curt McGee Sanbornton

Race for county commissioner was learning experience for me To the editor, I would like to congratulate Ed Philpot on his re-election as Belknap County Commissioner. As someone who has never run for office before, it was a learning experience. I met a lot of people and developed new friendships. I would like to thank all the voters who supported me in Laconia, New Hampton and Sanbornton.

Thank you to my supporters that held signs at the polls, displayed signs on their lawn or wrote letters to the editor on my behalf. Special thanks to my wife, Wendy, my children, David and Maggie, and other family members for supporting me.

David DeVoy Sanbornton

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 — Page 7

LETTERS The game plan is now in place for us to lose our freedom

Obama has proven you can fool most of the people, most of the time

To the editor, In my opinion, when all is said and done, the comments and articles regarding political party winners and losers won’t really matter much.

Why? That’s because political party affiliation is becoming irrelevant. Our government will not be under the control of either major political party. As we will all come to understand, our Grand National Experiment, as created and developed in the late 1700s, is coming to a conclusion. This has been my contention, albeit I hoped not, for some time.

We are no longer a republic, as originally designed. We haven’t been for some time. We are not even a true democracy, at least as in our initially designed protocols. I suppose you could insist that we are, but in the reality of it all, we are not.

Those who believe that their party has won or lost are equally in error. A political entity that wasn’t even on the ballots was the actual winner. I know not what to call this entity or party.

Could it be socialist, Marxist, statist, progressive, or even communist? The name Democrat shall remain, at least for now, even though the party doesn’t even come close to the way it what was represented during the time of John F. Kennedy’s tenure. Whatever, it won’t reflect the principals or values of what this nation used to be. A sizable portion of our nation has just been fooled.

I used to believe that mentally capable adults no longer believed in Santa Claus. Oh, how wrong I was. I need to apologize to myself for such ignorance.

I have stood corrected. I have just come to realize that a large portion of our adult population still do believe in Santa Claus.

Now, let’s look at the reality of all this.

Our future does lie in dependency politics as well as forthright divisiveness and discrimination. Oh, I used a bad, politically incorrect term when I said

To the editor, An old adage states: “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all of the time”. President Obama came into office promising to unite the country. Instead, his policies have deeply divided the country and last Tuesday’s election results confirm that.

Barak Obama said that it was unpatriotic for George Bush to add $4 trillion to the deficit in eight years, and that he would cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Instead, Obama increased it almost $6 trillion in four years, which is greater than all previous presidents combined.

Pres. Obama said that unemployment would not go over 8 percent and would come down to around 5.4 percent if Congress passed the $800 billion stimulus package. Instead, the unemployment rate went up over 8 percent for well over three years and there are currently less people employed than the day he took office. Furthermore, he has pitted Americans against each other by denigrating success in business and attacking wealth creation.

Pres. Obama said that insurance rates would be decreased if his Affordable Care Act was passed and consistently refused to call the individual mandate a tax. Instead, insurance rates continue to rise dramatically. He also insisted that the debate would be on C-Span and the bill would be published for 72 hours for everyone to review. Instead, Congress on a party line vote with backroom deals to secure wavering votes, rammed the

discrimination. Discrimination is used for political purposes as it is directed at blacks, whites, Hispanics, Jews, the successful, or the rich, among some others.

Now, how could you better roll out divisiveness and discrimination than into the new dependency politics? Dependency politics does strongly have reference to entitlements and how to beat the system.

Ronald Reagan stated that we were only one generation away from losing our freedom. Well, the game plan is in place and we shall see his statement come to fruition in a pretty short time.

I sense that many of those who voted for Obama will also realize this, but too late. I cannot prevent myself from envisioning us becoming another Venezuela.

Most of you are familiar with “The Man Without a Country.” This may help you sense how I feel when I say that I am a man without a party. I am sensing, more and more, that Washington is devious and some might say corrupt. I am including all political parties. I must also include the media in this mix.

Personally, I have not watched a network news program (any channel) since the election. I have totally had it with the spinning, lies and deception they spew forth. Eventually I will watch, but not yet. I have been insulted enough by our politicians and media. Since Obama will be ruling, pretty much with impunity, I must assume the American Dream is dead.

In some respects I have just indicated why I believe Obama has become our dictator. I will suffer only to a limited extent, due to my senior age, but my children and their children will pay dearly. Again, as all is said and done, the upcoming recession (depression) will cause many who voted for this sequence of events to occur will really question what they did.

Dr. Norman A. Roswick Sanbornton

Obama will cause us harm enough in the long run; wait & see To the editor, Here on Saturday morning and knowing this letter will not be seen in print until some time next week I feel I’ve given the left plenty of time to spike the football and do their little end zone touchdown dance so here goes.

I see on Yahoo the story where the unions will be wanting, no demanding, their treats in reward for being the good campaign workers and money suppliers. Tony Boutin’s letter in the Saturday edition, today, says it all. Good for him, he always writes the best and most accurate letters. I see also, in the news, where more and more company’s are laying off full-time employees so they will not have to pay for ObamaCare. What a shock! Guess nobody could have seen that coming.

Oh yea, and how about primary care physicians starting to charge seniors up to $2,200 annually above what the government pays. They couldn’t do that before so how come now they can? Is this so, and what do readers think is the cause?

So the reps are now willing to meet

with Obama and work together to solve our problems but is Obama willing to negotiate in good faith or will it be the same old, his way or the highway? The president squeaked to the win so he can not claim a mandate thus if he will not bend some the same old gridlock will be the rule of the day in D.C. My sadistic streak would say reps should just vote present on everything and let the liberals destroy the economy and jobs, make the dollar near worthless by printing trillions of new bills and paying off the Chinese loans with worthless currency.

But no, good sense says that would be bad, even worse for Americans. Obama will cause us harm enough in the long run, wait and see. Besides no other nation would ever again trust us or give us loans in the future.

One week plus from the election and the national debt is still over $16 trillion, unemployment is still 7.9 percent and under employment is growing.

Mr. Obama, we are waiting for those fixes you promised four years ago.

Steve Earle Hill

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bill through without allowing review and comment. (As Nancy Pelosi said: “you have to pass the bill to know what’s in it”). Furthermore, ObamaCare was saved by the U.S. Supreme Court when the administration changed their tactics and argued on appeal that the bill was a tax (not to mention the 22 new taxes included in the bill).

Pres. Obama promised to have an open and transparent administration.

Instead his Attorney General continues to obfuscate a failed gun running tracking scheme known as “Fast and Furious”, in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed by one of the lost weapons. He fails to call the Fort Hood massacre a terrorist attack and most egregiously, misleads the public on the cause of the Benghazi Libya embassy attack in which four Americans including the U.S. Ambassador were killed. Insisting for over two weeks that the attack was a simultaneous reaction to an offensive film, credible evidence shows that the president and the administration knew almost immediately that the attack was by terrorists on the anniversary of 9/11. (He has yet to level with the American people on what he knew and when.)

There’s more, but you have to give credit where credit is due. President Obama, his caustic negative campaign and resulting re-election have successfully shown that you can fool most of the people, most of the time.

Richard R. Gerken Meredith

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LETTERS I do believe people of different parties can work to common purpose

Perhaps your anger over Obama has clouded ability to think clearly

To the editor, My campaign for State Representative of District 5 has been such a valuable experience. I have been most grateful for the opportunity to see my neighbors in Gilmanton and meet new folks in Alton.

I have spent many hours at the Transfer Station of both towns trying to meet as many people as I can. I believe it is important to reach out to the members of the community you want to represent — to hear their concerns. I have appreciated the inquiries about my positions and good wishes.

I knew this race would be a challenge. So few people knew me in Alton and I knew so little about the town... other than my favorite McDonalds at the Alton circle! I have enjoyed my time at the Transfer Station and have made new friends. I want to thank the gentlemen, Joe and Brian, who work at the Recycling Center for their kind-

To the editor, Ms. Dupere, my sister and I read your letter (Nov. 9) with great interest but, however, are somewhat confused.

We would like to know what freedoms you lost because President Obama got re-elected? You still retain your freedom to worship where you choose, go where you want, say what you want, the right to marry who you want, the right to vote as you choose, just to name a few. Those freedoms have not gone anywhere or been taken from you. There were no stipulations made to the freedoms guaranteed to every American, including you, under the U.S Constitution in this election. Perhaps you are not aware but there are many countries where individuals do not have any of these freedoms and would love to have them.

You complained about the fact some people receive food stamps. Well, I ask you. Are you one of those people who has no problem knowing people are going without food and hungry? Because the simple fact is that the highest percentage of people receiving food stamps are working families who just don’t make enough money to live on so they qualify for some assistance. Many of these families got this way due to the loss of a good paying job and are now working at lower paying jobs, or simply receiving unemployment benefits because they have yet to find a new job. If you were one of these people and had to apply

ness and who always made me feel welcome. I want to thank the voters of Alton who decided to take a chance with me despite the newness of our relationship.

To my hometown, thank you for your support and a very rewarding personal win. I am honored that you wanted me to represent you in Concord. I would have been proud to do so.

Congratulations to Dick Burchell and Stephen Holmes. It is an honor to serve. I do believe in the notion that people of different political parties can work together for a common purpose. I hope you will join your colleagues and do the work for all your constituents... that you will support inclusive legislation that promotes the well being of all residents of New Hampshire.

Please let us know the work you are doing on our behalf.

Deb Chase Gilmanton

I’m proud of the campaign we ran & thankful for all who made it possible To the editor, The final results of the election are in I will be serving as the Senator for District 2 for another two years.

A very sincere thanks to the voters for your faith in me — I will continue to work hard so that you will be confident your vote for me was a wise one.

This election was won because of the hard work of so many supporters, who kept a positive focus on the accomplishments of the last two years. I am so very proud of the campaign we ran

and immensely grateful to all those who made it possible.

I look forward to working with our new governor and Legislature in ensuring that we are doing the right things to keep our state fiscally sound while addressing some of the tough challenges we will face in this economy. Thank you again!

Jeanie Forrester N.H. State Senate, District 2 Meredith

Thank you Belmont & Laconia; I look forward to returning to Concord To the editor, I would like to thank the voters of Laconia and Belmont for their support and for their votes. I look forward to returning to Concord and working

for common sense solutions for the challenges facing our state and our communities.

Beth Arsenault Laconia

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You also took it upon yourself to attack Michelle Obama for saying she “was proud to be an American”. That we don’t understand at all. She is an American so why wouldn’t she make that statement. My sister, you, I, as well as any other American citizen would.

Also, we do not know how old you are but at some point, if not now, you will receive your Social Security retirement benefits and get Medicare.

I’m sure that at some point in your life you held a job and paid into this.

In case you have forgotten these are government programs that guarantee you money and medical insurance when you retire. These two programs are not handouts.

Seems your problem is simply that President Obama was re-elected and you found a need to complain because the election didn’t go the way you wanted. Perhaps your anger that he won over-shadowed your ability to think clearly about what you were writing. The United States of America is a democracy and in a democratic society the majority of the people elect the President. You obviously were in the minority. He is the president and as such deserves respect for the office he holds. The majority of American citizens voted him in.

Nancy Parsons Laconia

I’m happy to be part of Laconia School District team; thanks for vote To the editor, Thank you Ward 6 for allowing me to represent you for another term on the Laconia School Board.

I have been a part of some major improvements over the past 10 years.

Our school district is constantly looking at ways to improve the process of educating our kids, and by doing that we improve the chances of our kids being successful when they leave the Laconia School District. While the core components of education remain, literature, history, math and science, the delivery has changed over time with technology. Today’s kids have access to events and information as it happens. Our teachers do a great job of

using technology as a tool to enhance the learning environment. We have upgraded all of the elementary schools, we have a new Laconia Middle School and we are upgrading a much needed Laconia High School/Huot Center. This has all been done with inputs from a team of people that include City Council, city administrators, the School Board, and school administrators, teachers, parents and more.

I am happy to be a part of this team and I look forward to one more term on the Laconia School Board representing Ward 6.

Joe Cormier Laconia

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Armstrong cuts ties with Livestrong

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 — Page 9

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity to avoid further damage brought by doping charges and being stripped of his

seven Tour de France titles.

Armstrong resigned from the board of directors for Livestrong on Nov. 4.

He had resigned Oct. 17 as

ROOF from page one Department budget didn’t have any money and that’s why he was appealing to selectmen, who all agreed the roof needed to be replaced and hopefully before winter.

Administrator Scott Dunn said the roof replacement was scheduled for the 2014 capital improvement budget but agreed the project should not wait.

Four companies submitted bids on

the roof: Whitcher & Whitcher, Inc of Gilford - $33,300; Joe Santamaria Construction, LLC of Hebron - $34,900; The Aulson Company, of Georgetown, Mass - $48,945; and B.R. Jones Roofing Co. of Strathan, NH $67,680.

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— Gail Ober

PETRAEUS from page 2 them, left them in a draft folder or in an electronic “dropbox,” the official said. Then the other person could log onto the same account and read the draft emails there. This avoids creating an email trail that is easier to trace.

Broadwell had co-authored a biography titled “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus,” published in January. In the preface, she said she met Petraeus in the spring of 2006 while she was a graduate student at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and she ended up following him on multiple trips to Afghanistan as part of her research.

But the contents of the email exchanges between Petraeus and Broadwell suggested to FBI agents that their relationship was intimate.

The FBI concluded relatively quickly — by late summer at the latest — that no security breach had occurred, the two senior law enforcement officials said. But the FBI continued its investigation into whether Petraeus had any role in the harassing emails.

Petraeus, 60, told one former associate he began an affair with Broadwell, 40, a couple of months after he became the director of the CIA late last year.

They mutually agreed to end the affair four months ago, but they kept in contact because she was still writing a dissertation on his time commanding U.S. troops overseas, the associate said.

FBI agents contacted Petraeus, and he was told that sensitive, possibly classified documents related to Afghanistan were found on her computer. He assured investigators they did not come from him, and he mused Whether visiting during the holidays to his associates that they were probaor looking to ease the burden of bly given to her on her reporting trips taking care of a big home, a stop by to Afghanistan by commanders she 49 WESLEY WAY, GILFORD, NH our OPEN HOUSE, Sunday, November, visited in the field there. The FBI con(off Route 11A, behind the cluded there was no security breach.

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During a talk last month at the University of Denver, Broadwell raised eyebrows when she said the CIA had detained people at a secret facility in Benghazi, Libya, and the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate and CIA base there was an effort to free those prisoners.

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“Mr. Reed’s slogan is ‘we’ve got you back,’” said one young man who told the board he has learned leadership and organization skills and help him to gain social and people skills.

“It’s our chance to seize the day,” he said.

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“I’ve met a lot of awesome people and now I really enjoy school,” he said, adding he didn’t like to come to school when he first came to the city.

Reed told the board the Freedom Found now has 20 regular students and up to 40 have participated in Challenge Day — in which the group got together, along with many others in the country, and made a video. Some of the Challenge Days videos can bee seen on YouTube and was sponsored in part by the Oprah Winfrey Show and MTV. He said the club is working with Alan Robichaud of the Lakes Region United Way and through him is coordinating his efforts with Better Together.

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However, the board questioned his methodology and ordered a further round of testing, which Santagate said confirmed Reuter’s original findings.

Meanwhile, Frank Kuhn of Air & Noise Compliance of Plaistow, who was hired by Robert and Mike Ames, owners of the Half Moon Motel and Cottages, to review Reuter’s reports and conduct tests himself cast doubt on Reuter’s findings. He presumed that the ambient sound level outside the building in the evening would be between 40 and 45 decibels and

expected a live band would raise it to 110 decibels.

He stressed that neighbors are especially sensitive to sound after dark, when the ambient sound level is lowest.

The board agreed to refer the reports to a consultant, who would be asked to set some standard for audible noise with reference to specific places and times and measured by particular instruments.

Apart from addressing the specific noise issues surrounding the Tower Hill Tavern, the Planning Board anticipates rewriting the city noise ordinance in hopes of developing standards that can be applied to similar proposals in the future.

WATER from page one be responsible for the charges while the town insists both charges should be billed directly to the developer or ultimate owner of the property.

The Water Commission has asked the City Council to endorse its decision to end negotiations if Belmont refuses to accept its terms.

Water Commissioner Dick Breton explained that the commission has required a municipal guarantee to protect the Laconia Water Works against the risk that a private developer or landowner could default. The commission has negotiated agreements with Gilford on the same terms as those offered to Belmont.

The municipalities anticipated entering similar agreements bearing on the cost of the sewer system and road maintenance when the project was approved. Those agreements were to be negotiated once the water agreement was concluded.

Brouillard planned 77 house lots — 59 in Laconia and 18 in Belmont — on 103 acres — 36 in Laconia and 67 in Belmont. He described the project as “a family neighborhood” of three-bedroom, twobath homes of between 1,700 and 2,400-square-feet priced at about $249,000 for homebuyers of moderate income.

ADDISON from page 3 But the court ruled in October 2010 that it would compare his death sentence to cases nationwide in which a police officer was killed in the line of duty.

The court stressed, in its 41-page ruling, that comparison cases do not have to precisely mirror the details of Addison’s case.

“Ultimately, no two capital murder defendants are alike,” the ruling states. “Perfect symmetry and uniform consistency are not possible under a statutory scheme that requires juries to make individualized sentencing decisions based upon the unique circumstances of a case, given the nature of the crime and the character and background of the defendant.”

New Hampshire law requires the reversal of any death penalty imposed “under the influence of pas-

sion, prejudice or any other arbitrary factor.” That law dates to the 1970s, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972 — prompting states to redraft their capital punishment laws to include stricter standards and procedures.

The two men on New Hampshire’s death row in 1972 had their death sentences — handed down in 1959 — converted to life in prison.

Five lawyers from the Attorney General’s office will be representing the state Wednesday — matched by five representing Addison.

Addison will not be present. Inmates do not attend Supreme Court hearings.

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ISRAEL from page 3 Syria’s other neighbors — whether in direct violence or in the flood of refugees fleeing the bloodshed. More than 36,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, according to estimates by anti-Assad activists.

On Monday, a Syrian fighter jet bombed a rebelheld area hugging the border with Turkey three times, killing 15 to 20 people, according to a Turkish official. Separately, eight wounded Syrians died in Turkey, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

Potential Israeli involvement in Syria could be far more explosive. The bitter enemies both possess air forces, tanks and significant arsenals of missiles and other weapons.

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Israeli political scientist Dore Gold, an informal adviser to Netanyahu, said neither Israel nor Syria has any interest in escalating the fighting.

“I see no indication of Assad wanting to draw Israel in. But if violence comes from the Syrian army, or even forces operating in Syria that are affiliated with al-Qaida, Israel has to do what is necessary to make sure there’s no spillover into Israeli territory,” he said.

He described Israel’s reaction Monday as a “carefully calibrated response.”

“On the one hand, it shows Israel’s determination to protect its civilians, and at the same time, it indicates it doesn’t want to get drawn in,” he said.

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LACONIA — Some say it’s better to be lucky than to be good. Mark Lagueux has the benefit of both attributes, though, and he needed them both to be selected to represent New Hampshire and the United States at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, to be held January 29 through February 5 in the mountainous South Korean city of Pyeongchang.

Lagueux, 18 years old and a 12th grader at Laconia High School, will compete in the sport of alpine skiing. He earned the opportunity to represent his country by winning a gold medal in a Special Olympics competition held earlier this year at Waterville Valley. Through a lottery system, New Hampshire Special Olympics selects two of its athletes, drawing from among all those who won a gold medal, to participate in the World Winter Games. In this way — by being both excellent and fortunate — Lagueux was picked as a member of the U.S. Special Olympics team. He’ll be joined by New Hampshire’s other athlete, Laura Lemieux of Berlin, who will also compete in the alpine skiing events. Other events at the games will include cross-country skiing, figure skating, speed skating and snowboarding.

It was about three months ago that Lagueux heard that he was South Korea-bound. “It felt awesome,” he recalled. The feeling hasn’t worn out, either.

“Amazing, this is part of my lifetime right now.”

When he was a year and a half old, Lagueux was involved in an automotive accident. He suffered brain damage from the event, which today results in developmental disabilities and a palsied right hand. It hasn’t dimmed his smile or friendliness, though, nor his eagerness to try new things and meet new people.

At LHS, Lagueux has joined the integrated soccer and basketball sports teams. He was also a member of the Winnipesaukee Warriors, a Special Olympics team focused on summer events. Through that team, he was encouraged two years ago to join the Gunstock Special Olympics Team, where he found a team of volunteer coaches to help develop his skills and talents.

There, on the slopes of Gunstock, Lagueux earned the nickname “The Legend.”

In his view, his downill prowess is built on his ability to control his speed — dialing in as much velocity as he could handle without losing control. When racing, he said, he asks himself, “Do I need more speed or not?

I use my speed to keep me in the game.”

Darrin Hardy, one of his volunteer coaches, recalled that Lagueux had to be coaxed to go faster when he was a novice skier. Now, though, “The Legend” Legueux is compelled by the desire to see how fast he can go without leaving his skis. “It is a challenge,” NEW PROVIDERS

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he said about skiing, adding that he isn’t discouraged by his tumbles. “If I get up, I can try again.”

Whether it’s his mother, teammates or coaches, Lagueux has had the good fortune of supportive people around him. Now, about to embark on a great adventure, he has more support than ever. Last week, Piche’s Ski and Sports donated an assortment of equipment to the effort, including skis, poles, helmet and clothing, totalling about $1,600. Pat Bolduc, one of the store’s co-owners, said the donation was an “easy decision, glad to do it. He’s a great kid, he’s worked hard. This is a real big deal to do what he has in two years.”

To help pay for incidental expenses during his trip to the World Winter Games, his friends and family will be hosting a fund raising dinner and dance.

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Over the 15 years the study covered, the share of men ages 25 to 29 years old with driver’s licenses dropped 10.6 percent. The share of women of the same age with driver’s licenses declined by about half that amount, 4.7 percent.

Male drivers outnumbered women drivers from the moment the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908, the year the automobile became popular, and through most of the last century. In the 1950s, when only about half of adult women had driver’s licenses, jokes about women drivers were a staple of comedians.

But the gap gradually closed. By 1995, men with driver’s licenses slightly outnumbered women, 89.2 million to 87.4 million. By 2010, 105.7 million women had licenses, compared with 104.3 million men.

Likewise, in 1995 men with driver’s licenses outnumbered women in every age group except those over 70. By 2010, women outnumbered men among drivers ages 45 and older and between ages 25 and 29 years old. The share of older women who are also on hanging onto their driver’s licenses has also increased.

“I want to be in my own car for as long as possible. I want to be independent for as long as I can,” said Diane Spitaliere, 58, a retired government worker in Alexandria, Va. Male drivers under age 44 are still slightly more numerous than women of the same age, but that’s only because young men outnumber young women in the general population, the from preceding page be asked to donate $10 at the door.

Next month, Lagueux and other members of the U.S. Special Olympics Team will travel to Lake Placid, N.Y. for a training camp. Then, in January, he and the rest of the team will head to Pyeongchang, where more than 3,300 athletes from around the world will celebrate the spirit of competition and sportsmanship.

“Whatever I have — gold, silver, bronze medals — I will still have fun and support the teams when I get back,” Lagueux said, adding that he hopes to “enjoy life, have a good time and meet new friends in South Korea.”

study said. There now are 105 boys born each year for every 100 girls in the U.S. Women outnumber men later in life because they live longer — an average of 80 years for women, compared with about 75 years for men.

Rising Internet usage may be part of the reason for the decline in the share young drivers, especially young men, Sivak said. A previous study by the transportation institute published earlier this year found that countries that have higher Internet usage also have a lower licensure rate of teens and young adults.

“There is some suggestive evidence that Internet contact is reducing the need for personal contact,” he said.

Other researchers have theorized that digital media and technology may make driving less desirable and public transportation more convenient. Texting while driving is dangerous and illegal in most states, but there’s no risk to texting or working on a laptop while riding a bus or train. Some transit systems have been seeing significant increases in riders.

Another reason for the growing disinterest among young men in driving may be the erosion of the “car-fetish society,” travel behavior analyst Nancy McGuckin said. “Today’s young adults grew up in the back seat of cars stalled in congestion, hearing their folks swear at the endless traffic.

Nothing romantic about that!”

It is also “no longer cool, or even possible, to work on your own vehicle. The engines are so complex most people don’t even change their own oil,” she said. “Independence, freedom, being able to customize the car to reflect you — these are not part of young people’s association with vehicles.”

There also may be economic reasons for the shift, McGuckin’s research indicates. Employment of 16- to 24-year-olds as a share of all workers has declined.

At the same time, the rate of young men ages 18 to 34 years old living at home has been going up and is greater than the rate of young women living at home.

It may be that unemployment and underemployment have made auto insurance unaffordable for young men, said Alan Pisarski, author of the Transportation Research Board’s comprehensive “Commuting in America” reports on U.S. travel trends.

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Rondo leads Celtics to 101-95 win over Bulls Medicare Part D CHICAGO (AP) — Rajon Rondo extended his own pursuit of a record and helped the Boston Celtics reverse some recent history.

Rondo had 20 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 101-95 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. He stretched his streak of consecutive games with 10 or more assists to 31, the longest in the NBA since John Stockton had 37 straight from Feb. 27 to Nov. 29, 1989.

“We played pretty well offensively,” Rondo said.

“Besides the turnovers I had, we took pretty good care of the ball. We got out on the break, kept it simple offensively.”

Rondo, who leads the NBA with an average of 12.9 assists per game, took advantage of Bulls point guard Nate Robinson by getting all of his scoring in the first three quarters to help the Celtics build a 12-point lead while shooting 56 percent. “(Rondo) had an excellent game,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “He is starting to get comfortable with the players that are out there on the floor and what he can call with them there.”

Brandon Bass led four other Celtics in double figures with 16 points as Boston held off a furious late Chicago rally to snap a five-game losing streak at the United Center. Kevin Garnett had 15 points.

Luol Deng led the Bulls with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Joakim Noah added 17 points and 11 boards and led Chicago’s fourth quarter rally with nine points.

The Celtics became the first team to score 100 points against the Bulls since April 8 of last season, ending a streak that had reached 15 straight games.

“They scored 58 points in the first half,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. “You give up 33 (points in the first quarter) to a team like that, you’re giving

them confidence and they’re hard to slow down after that.”

The Bulls held Boston without a point for 5:15 of the fourth quarter, scoring 10 straight pull to 87-84.

Chicago had five straight possessions to close the gap further but couldn’t, and Jason Terry finally snapped the Celtics’ drought with a jumper with just under 5 minutes to play.

“They did make a good run at us,” said Paul Pierce, who was held to 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting. “We just have to run to the finish line in games. There were a few times when I thought we were up 12 to 14 and could have gone to 20 and didn’t.”

Rookie Marquis Teague replaced Robinson in the fourth and helped curb Rondo’s scoring. Noah outplayed Garnett during the Chicago spree, aggressively driving to the basket while Garnett missed three straight jumpers on the other end, including an air ball that landed out of bounds.

In the final minute, Deng made two free throws to cut the lead to three, but after a timeout Rondo passed to Garnett for an alley-oop dunk with 41.9 seconds to play.

“Actually we covered that play in the pregame,” Thibodeau said. “They’re good at it.”

After Taj Gibson missed two free throws, Rondo then passed to Bass for a dunk to seal the win and extend his assists streak. The Celtics shot just 35 percent in the fourth after their strong start.

“We thrive in situations where it’s a tight ballgame,” Boston’s Jason Terry said. “We’ve all been in that situation plenty of times--we know what to do.”

The Celtics used a 10-0 run over a 3:45 stretch of the second quarter to establish its biggest lead of the first half at 51-38. Boston led 58-46 at the break, getting 59.5 percent shooting.

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The Annual Election Period to change your Prescription Drug Plan (PD), Medicare Advantage Plan with Prescription Drugs (MAPD) or Medicare Advantage Plan without Prescription Drugs (MA) is now, October 15-December 7 for an effective date of January 1, 2013. If you are satisfied with your current plan and it is available again this year, then you do not have to do anything. Your agent’s goal is to help you make a decision that fits your needs.

There are a lot of plans to consider, but please beware! The lowest monthly premium plans are rarely the lowest cost when you are considering annual out of pocket cost. Your out of pocket costs include the plan premium, deductible, copays and coinsurance. To help determine your annual out of pocket costs you need to start with an accurate list of your regular medications including dosages and frequency. This list is available from your pharmacy and will include costs and correct spelling which really helps when trying to search pricing options. With an accurate list of medications you and your agent will be able to make some comparisons on the costs and which drugs are included in each company formulary. If you would like to do your own research you can compare plans at www.Medicare.gov.

Many plans that start January 1, 2013 include a $325 deductible. This effectively makes a lower premium plan actually cost $27 more per month before any of your prescriptions will be covered! A prescription drug plan with a higher monthly cost with no deductible may actually be a lower annual out of pocket cost.

Each year the Prescription Drug Coverage Stages change.

For 2013, the initial coverage stage includes your copayments or coinsurance payments and plan coverage to a total of $2,970. After the initial stage the Coverage Gap Stage begins. In this stage your responsibility is 47.5% for brand name drugs and 79% for generic drugs. Once the out of pocket costs reach $4,750, you enter the Catastrophic Coverage Stage. In the Catastrophic Stage, copays are approximately 5%. It is important that you understand the various coverage levels so that you can make decisions that will minimize your costs and protect your cash flow. Substituting generic drugs and even purchasing over the counter remedies whenever possible may help to keep you out of the dreaded coverage gap. This also helps to improve cash flow. If you are going to reach the coverage gap you need to know when and prepare for it! Imagine going along just paying copays each month and then one day without warning the very same prescriptions cost much more.

If you do not currently take prescription drugs good for you!

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If you need prescription drugs coverage midyear, you cannot add that coverage until the next year.

All the details or options cannot be considered in this brief article. Your best option is to discuss your particular needs with your agent and identify the plan that best fits your needs. Each year you should review with your agent any changes in your needs as well as any plan changes.

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Mildred L. Nickerson, 92 FRANKLIN — Mildred L. (Thomas) Nickerson, 92, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen following a period of failing health. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA, March 2, 1920, daughter of Jacob and Estella (Marsh) Thomas. She lived in Franklin for several years, moving there from Pompano Beach, FL where she had lived for over 20 years.

She leaves her son, Donald T. Hass and his wife Virginia who reside in New Hampton. Mildred also leaves four grandchildren, Bradley Haas of Sanbornton, Cynthia Bronson of Sanbornton, Deborah Freni of Franklin and Sharon Sorette of Concord, and seven great-

grandchildren.

According to her wishes, there are no calling hours planned.

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WEIRS BEACH — Evelyn W. (Geros) Boudreau, of 81 Tower Street, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia on Wednesday, November 7, 2012.

Evelyn was born in Suva, Fiji, the daughter of Emmanual and Winifred (Thomas) Geros. She had been a resident of Weirs Beach for forty years and had been employed at Aavid Engineering for twenty years. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.

Survivors include her five children, Michelle Hubbard of Snellville, Georgia, Adrienne Kreader of Grain Valley, Missouri, Linda Marcoux of Laconia, N.H., Aidan Michael Boudreau of Laconia and April Houle of Naples, Florida; six grandchildren, Barbara Banbury, David Moser, Nora Kreader, Amanda Kreader,

Patrick Campbell and Mackenzie Houle and one great grandchild. She was predeceased by her parents and her partner of 31 years, Walter H. Young.

There will be no calling hours.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 11 AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent De. Paul Society, PO Box 6123, Lakeport, NH 03247.

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MILTON — David Walton Shields of Evergreen Valley Rd., Milton, N.H. passed away peacefully on November 4, 2012.

David was married to Shirley F. (Gray) Shields, originally from Keene, NH for 65 yrs.

David and Shirley resided in Dover, N.H. for several years before moving to Milton, NH where he lived for twenty-two years.

Mr. Shields retired from Public Service of NH December 31, 1991. He had been with PSNH for 41 yrs. At his time of retirement, he was District Manager for the PSNH Rochester Division. He came to Rochester from PSNH’s Chocorua District where he served as District Manager.

Mr. Shields joined PSNH in 1950 as a lineman in Keene, N.H. He was appointed staff assistant in the Laconia District in November of 1959. He served as a line supervisor in Franklin and Electrical Superintendent in Laconia before being appointed District Manager in Chocorua in November, 1981.

Mr. Shields served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He also served in the 389th Anti-aircraft Reserve Unit for 14yrs. as a First Sergeant. He was a graduate of Keene High School and attended Air Force training schools as well as PSNH training schools.

Mr. Shields had been active in the North Conway Rotary, the Conway Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Ossipee Chamber of Commerce and The Conway Business Development Association.

Mr. Shields also had been active with the Dover/ Durham Rotary, the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and the Dover Chamber of Commerce. He was Chairman of the Dover Industrial Development Authority and help start the Dover Economic Development Committee. He had also been appointed

by Dover City Managers to serve as a member on a screening committee for Economic Director positions and other local officials.

He was also involved with the Franklin Veterans Memorial Ski Area, Franklin, N.H. along with being in the Franklin Kiwanis Club and other city organizations.

In his earlier years, he was on the Keene Police Force Dept., Keene, N.H. from 1947 to 1950.

After retirement, he worked part-time for the State of N.H. Dept. of Safety Marine Division, from 1992 to 1995, from patrolling waters to teaching safety classes.

Mr. Shields was an avid hiker for many years. He would hike 3 to 4 times a week.

He hiked in the White Mountains Region along with the Belknap Range. Many other peaks also had been conquered by him. He belonged to a local hiking club. He loved the outdoors and did many outdoor sports from fishing, fly tying, boating, hiking, skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, skating, hunting and in his younger years, baseball coach to his 2 boys.

Dad will be greatly missed by his family.

He is survived by two sons; Timothy David Shields and his fiancé Nancy Adams of Dover, N.H., Scott Michael Shields and his wife, Belinda, of Campton, N.H.; a daughter, Sundee (Shields) Dumais, and her husband, Russell, of Gilford, N.H.; five grandchildren, Kirstin Dickson and her husband Mark of Gilford, NH, Stephanee Dumais of Gilford, N.H., Heather (Shields) Fox and her husband Jason of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Jeremy Deroy of Rumney, of N. H. and Joshua Porter and his wife Ann-Louise of Winnisquam, N.H.; five great grandchildren; Carlie Carson, Evan Dickson & Lili Dumais-Griggs, all of Gilford, N.H., Livia Fox of St. Johnsbury, Vermont and Anthony Porter of Winnisquam, N.H.; a brother, Robert Shields and his wife, Janet, of Florida; a sister, Virginia (Shields) Aaron, of North Carolina and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Carl Gardner Shields and Alice Emeline Shields, and by a sister, Carlene Page.

There will be no calling hours.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

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.

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What do home buyers really want?

There are tons of articles, surveys, and opinions out there with regard to what today’s home buyer really wants when they go to look at a property. Considering that every buyer, just like every home, is unique it is amazing that certain attributes stick out but they do. And what buyers want changes over time. There has been a definite shift in what buyers are looking for even in past five years or so. A couple of changes that come to mind are that many buyers don’t care if there is a formal dining room in the home and they are looking for somewhat smaller residences rather than larger McMansions of just a few years ago. Things change based on social and economic conditions.

Socioeconomic factors influence the thought patterns and desires of buyers every day whether they are purchasing an appliance, car, new sofa, or a home.

Many of the items that make the top of the “must have” list for today’s home buyer are what you’d expect. A great location has always been, and always will be, one of the most important determining factors in buying a home. Buyers have always fell for remodeled kitchens and baths with new cabinetry, stainless appliances, and granite or tile counters. A great kitchen will sell a home faster than any other feature in my book.

A wonderful back yard for the kids or dog to romp in is always high on the list as well. And hubby always has felt it was necessary to have a “space” for himself. It used to be called a “den” but now it’s the “Man Cave.” Storage is also important and it seems like in New England a basement and a garage is an absolute must or a sale can be difficult.

Today’s buyers often want more modest size homes with bright, open floor plans and energy efficient features. The aging population dictates

a large first floor master bedroom suite as almost a requirement for any new construction. Buyers are looking for functionality rather than chopped up, haphazard floor plans. A great room that flows into the kitchen and dining area becomes the hub of everyday living and entertaining. A home office is also high on the list for the increasing number buyers that are lucky enough to work from home. Quality over quantity always sells.

Most of today’s buyers prefer to purchase a move-in-ready, low maintenance home. A higher priced home that needs little work could be a better deal than a distressed property given the all the unknowns that can crop up in a fixer upper or renovation. Antique homes which once seemed to attract many buyers because of their charm and history don’t have the appeal they once had probably due to the changing demographics more than anything else.

But the main thing that buyers want today is that they don’t want to overpay on the home they purchase. It is the most important aspect of their search and decision making process. They want to feel that they have bought a home that won’t be worth less tomorrow than it is today. Regardless of how nice the home is, how great the location, the view, the kitchen, or the Man Cave, it all comes down to whether or not the buyer sees true value in the home he is about to buy. That’s why the price put on a home is the most important decision a seller will make. Buyers really just want to know that they got a fair deal. It’s as simple as that...

Please feel free to visit www.lakesregionhome. com to learn more about the Lakes Region real estate market and comment on this article and others. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® at Roche Realty Group and can be reached at 603-677-8420.

‘Holidaze Made Easy’ event Saturday at Marian Center BRISTOL — Minot Sleeper Friends of the Library’s “Holidaze Made Easy” will be held starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 17 at the Marian Center on the corner of Route 3A and West Shore Road in Bristol.

There will be presentations by Missy of Renaissance Florals, Audrey of Cornucopia, Nikki on Creative Ideas and a special guest on “coping with it

all.” Come with friends or come and make new friends in an atmosphere of fun with fine china, a lovely luncheon, and program that is both informative and enjoyable.

Advance tickets only are available at the library and from Friends of the Library for $20. The proceeds go to fund the childrens’ programs at the Minot Sleeper Library.

MOULTONBOROUGH — The Lakes Region Chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire will feature a presentation titled “The Moose Man” on Thursday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Loon Center in Moultonborough.

Rick Libbey, now commonly known as the Moose Man, has been photographing moose from as close as four feet away for 25 years, using a camera on a

monopod in his kayak.

This is not easy. It takes patience, knowledge of animal behavior, and a special approach which he has developed during his many encounters with the animals. Making sure the moose see him before they smell him and reading their body language is only the beginning. Sometimes the Mooseman will spend an entire week earning an animal’s trust. see next page

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

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Artist Roger Gagne giving talk at Belknap Mill LACONIA — Some people are born artists. Such is the case with Gilford resident Roger Gagne.

Although he spent his professional working life as an engineer and executive, he “always found time— every day—to draw.”

The culmination of Gagne’s innate talent, discipline and skill comes together in the exhibit currently on view (through November 24) at the Historic Belknap Mill on Beacon Street in downtown Laconia. Titled “The Art of Roger Gagne”, the exhibit is just that: images he has created over the years, now on view in one location.

This Wednesday evening, November 14 at 7 p.m., Gagne will be the featured speaker at the mill’s “Lakes Region Talks” series. The informal talks take place once a month and offer Lakes Regioners with interesting personal stories or skills a forum to meet and share with others.

Roger will speak about a subject he loves: his art, from his early years to the Canterbury Shaker Village art he spent a great deal of time creating to his recent Trilogy series. A warm, friendly person as well as a skilled artist, Roger is known to put his audiences at ease and he encourages questions about art.

Following the talk, the audience is encouraged to take a look at the first floor exhibi featuring his work. Exhibit admission and the “Lakes Region Talk” are free and the public is invited.

The exhibit offers a wide range of Gagne’s work, with selections from his years spent capturing images at Canterbury Shaker Village to his new Trilogy series, which show typical images in unexpected trilogies.

The first-floor gallery at the Belknap Mill is filled with Gagne’s work; even his installation of the exhibit was done with an artist’s eye. “My son, who is also an artist, came down from his home in Burlington, Vermont, to help me install the show. We put a lot of thought into how each piece would flow into the next,” he explains.

When one enters the gallery, it all comes together beautifully with images in black-and-whit and color flowing seamlessly. The images are mostly placed at eye level, so visitors will have no trouble viewing each piece of art.

Visitors will see drawings of landscapes, people,

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Gagne has won many awards and is a member of the Laconia Art Association. His work in detailed pen and ink, pencil and watercolor capture the usual and unusual in landscapes and human subject matter. He has exhibited to great acclaim at Canterbury Shaker Village and elsewhere.

A retired executive of Freudenberg-NOK, Gagne now embraces the freedom to pursue “drawing every day”, as well as playing golf in the warmer months and skiing in the winter. His basement studio is orderly and yet filled with books, as well as a space where he mats all his finished art.

The 7 p.m. Lakes Region Talks takes place on the third floor (with elevator access) at the Historic Belknap Mill. Those with questions can call 5248813.

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Highlight what’s different about you.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Nov. 13, the 318th day of 2012. There are 48 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. On this date: In 1312, England’s King Edward III was born at Windsor Castle.

In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to a friend, Jean-Baptiste Leroy: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

In 1849, voters in California ratified the state’s original constitution.

In 1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Ill. In 1927, the Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between lower Manhattan and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.

In 1937, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, formed exclusively for radio broadcasting, made its debut.

In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to 18.

In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public city and state buses.

In 1969, speaking in Des Moines, Iowa, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew accused network television news departments of bias and distortion, and urged viewers to lodge complaints.

In 1971, the U.S. space probe Mariner 9 went into orbit around Mars.

In 1974, Karen Silkwood, a technician and union activist at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron plutonium plant near Crescent, Okla., died in a car crash while on her way to meet a reporter.

In 1985, some 23,000 residents of Armero, Colombia, died when a volcanic mudslide buried the city.

One year ago: President Barack Obama dove into a day of summit diplomacy in his home state of Hawaii as he gathered with leaders of 20 other nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. A day after Silvio Berlusconi reluctantly resigned as Italy’s premier, economist Mario Monti accepted the monumental task of trying to form a new government that could rescue Italy from financial ruin.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Madeleine Sherwood is 90. Journalist-author Peter Arnett is 78.

Producer-director Garry Marshall is 78. Actor Jimmy Hawkins is 71. Country singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard is 66. Actor Joe Mantegna is 65. Actress Sheila Frazier is 64. Actress Frances Conroy is 59. Musician Andrew Ranken (The Pogues) is 59. Actress Tracy Scoggins is 59.

Actor Chris Noth (nohth) is 58. Actress-comedian Whoopi Goldberg is 57. Actor Rex Linn is 56.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Mountain Climber Steve Arsenault presents a program about his experiences. 6:30 p.m. at the Wolfeboro Public Library. The program is free and open to the public.

For more information call 569-2428.

The Lakes Region Retired Educators’ Association’s Meeting featuring a program on a nationally known educational/inspirational humorist. 11 a.m. in the Woodside Building at the Taylor Community in Laconia. Check in at 10:30 p.m. followed by a lunch buffet. Cost is $14.50 including tax and tip. Make reservations by calling 5288028 or 528-1080.

‘It’s a Guy Thing’ men’s health event hosted by Speare Memorial Hospital. Registration and social hour begins at 5 p.m at Beiderman’s Deli & Pub in Plymouth. Presentations begin at 6 p.m. Hor d’oeuvres and a cash bar available.

Advanced registration requested by calling 238-6468 or emailing infor@spearehospital.com. This is a rescheduled date due to Hurricane Sandy.

Zonta Club of the Lakes Region holds its monthly meeting featuring a presentation by a Public Heath Nurse Coordinator for the Infection Disease Investigation Section for the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control for the state of NH. 6:30 p.m. at the Woodside Building on the Taylor Community Campus in Laconia. To reserve a spot email zontaLakesNH@yahoo.com. Or go to www.zonta.org for more information.

Gilford Public Library Happenings. Storytime (3-5 years) 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Babygarten (birth-18 months) 11:30 a.m. to noon. How Will You Pay for College?

6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Empty Bowls Banquet to benefit a local charity. 6-7 p.m. in the cafeteria at Laconia Middle School. Clay bowls made by 7th grade Integrated Arts students and soup and bread donated by Tavern 27. Clay bowls go home with whoever makes a reservation, donates and attends the event.

A reservation can be made by calling 524-4632 x2334 or emailing aeynon@laconiaschool.org.

Belmont Public Library Trustee meeting. 6:30 p.m.

Storytime at Belmont Public Library. 3:30 p.m.

Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.)

Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.

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.

Moultonborough Toastmaster meeting. 6 p.m. at the town library. Everyone from surrounding towns also welcome to attend. Toastmasters develop speech practice that is self-paced and specific to an individuals needs. For more information call 476-5760.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Annual College Counseling and Financial Aid Night at Sant Bani School. Dyment will be available from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. A guest speaker will address families beginning at 7 p.m. Open to the public and free of charge. For more informaiton email susan@santbani.org.

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

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Police issue warning on Blue Loon Transit Flex Route passes changing holiday season thefts

LACONIA — It’s that time of the year again and the holidays are fast approaching. It’s also that time of year when criminals are out looking for easy ways to steal from unsuspecting shoppers.

The Laconia Police Department would like to remind everyone to make sure to lock their car and keep valuables out of sight from people walking by.

Try placing your gifts in the trunk as opposed to the back seat. If trunk space is not available keep a blanket in the car and cover up those gifts.

It is also recommend that people hide all electronic cords for IPod, one, and GPS. Those cords are telling criminals that there is something they would like. Don’t give them the opportunity.

Construction Story Time at Minot Sleeper Library on Friday afternoon

BRISTOL —On Friday November 16 at 3 p.m. the Minot Sleeper library will sponsor a special construction story time. Jeff Downing from Conneston Construction will be at the library reading Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee. The reading will be held in the space where the new children’s library will be. As a special treat the children will also have an opportunity to have their pictures taken on an excavator.

CALENDAR from preceding page

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Belknap Mill Quilters Guild welcomes Sue Pelland of Upton, MA as guest speaker at the Conference Center at Lake Opechee. In “Appliques and Leaves Galore,”she will share her quilting journey as well as demonstrate her technique for cutting leaves, vines, ribbons and flowers for applique in creating beautiful borders. Members are asked to bring their ribbon-winning quilts to the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. following a social hour at 6:30. Nonmembers are welcome. There will be a $5. charge for nonmembers. More information on the guild and activities is available by visiting its webside BMQG.org.

Hall Memorial Library Story Time. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Scrabble 1 to 3 p.m. Arts and Crafts featuring Clay Coiled-Pots project beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threads of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607.

Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work.

Country Acoustic Picking Party at the Tilton Senior Center. Every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks.

Preschool story time at Belmont Public Library. 10:30 a.m.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Belmont. Call/ leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

Free knitting and crochet lessons. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Baby Threads workshop at 668 Main Street in Laconia (same building as Village Bakery). 998-4012.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 18 Veterans Square in Laconia.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting.

5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith.

Gilford Public Library Happenings. Check-Out-AnExpert! 10 a.m. to noon. Social Bridge 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Gobble, Gobble! It’s Turkey Time! (Preschool to Grade 4) 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

OSSIPEE — The Blue Loon Transit Flex Route operated by the Tri-County Community Action Program is making changes to its weekly and monthly rider passes.

Beverly Raymond, transportation director, said it was recommended that the passes be changed to 5-day or 30-day passes instead of weekly and monthly. ‘’Beginning immediately people can purchase a pass from one of the flex route drivers and never worry again about losing a day of riding if you do not need to ride every weekday. You can use 2 days one week, one day another week, and 2 days another week without the pass expiring,’’ says Raymond.

She said that 5-day passes cost $20 and 30-day passes cost $75. Daily passes are also available at $2 for a one way ride with unlimited boarding and disembarking along the route and $5 for an all day unlimited riding on all three routes.

Raymond urged people to visit its website for schedules and call the dispatchers for assistance to planning trips.

The Carroll County Transit “Blue Loon” Public

LACONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Route began operating in January of 2012 with new, 16-passenger, wheelchair accessible buses.

The Carroll County Transit system includes an all-day flex-route connector service that originates in Wolfeboro (Bus Route # 1), runs north along Route 28 to West Ossipee and continues north along Route 16, traveling to Conway, and North Conway (Bus Route # 2). The service is provided using two buses running in opposite directions (Bus Routes # 1 & 2). Additionally, a fixed-route connector operates twice a day between West Ossipee and Laconia (Route #3). Transfer between the bus routes takes place in West Ossipee.

The service is referred to as a “flex route” due to the fact that the buses travel on a designated route according to a published schedule that includes additional time to allow the buses to deviate to serve passengers within one quarter mile of the route.

The public flex route service, which operates 5 days per week, is complemented by a Door-to-Door service that began in December, 2010. The public route, used in conjunction with the Door-to-Door service, enables people to get to places outside of the Door-to-Door service areas within Carroll County.

Browsing 695 Main Street, Laconia • 524-4775

Visit our website for additional information. www.laconialibrary.org

This Weeks Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime

Tuesday, November 13th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for after school storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, November 14th @ 10:00 Thursday, November 15th @ 9:30 & 10:30 in the Selig Storytime Room.

LEGO® Club

Friday, November 16th @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Boys and girls ages 5-12 are welcome to join the club! We supply the LEGO blocks and they supply the imagination!

Adult: “Bob Fogg and NH Golden Age of Aviation”

Tuesday, November 13th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall The Laconia Public Library will host newly-published author Jane Rice, a Moultonborough resident who has researched the high-flying exploits of New Hampshire’s aviation pioneer, Robert S. “Bob” Fogg. Bob learned to fly in 1918 and started barnstorming in New Hampshire in 1920. He started the Concord airport and taught many future aviators to fly, but he is perhaps best known for hopping passengers at the Weirs and delivering the first airmail on Lake Winnipesaukee in a war-surplus Curtiss flying boat. Classic Waco biplanes, Travel Airs, the famous “Staggerwing” Beechcraft and a Sikorsky flying boat were among the aircraft that once carried Weirs visitors on scenic thrill rides over the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee, and many other lakes and ponds around the state. Jane’s grandfather, Thomas E.P. Rice, was another World War I aviator who flew with Fogg at the Weirs in the 1930s, but family history research into Mr. Rice’s story turned into the first book published on the aviation career of Bob Fogg, a piece of New Hampshire’s 20th-century history that has been overlooked by other historians. Jane’s book, entitled “Bob Fogg and New Hampshire’s Golden Age of Aviation: Flying Over Winnipesaukee and Beyond,” is in the collection of the Laconia Public Library and will also be available for sale and signing at the program. Hosted by Laconia Public Library and the Laconia Historical Society.

Future Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime

Tuesday, November 20th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for after school storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, November 21st @ 10:00 in the Selig Storytime Room. .

Check Out Our Displays!

As Seen on TV: People who have been on TV. Paula Deen, Shatner, Little House on the Prairie People, etc.

Libraries: Books about libraries and books and librarians.

Simple as that.

Happiness and Inspiration: The Happiness Project, books by the Dalai Lama, etc are here.

Across from the elevator: What’s Old is New Again-- books that are classics that have recently been replaced by new, spiffier looking copies.

In the Teen Room: Read and Relax—various Good Fiction Books to encourage teens to stop and smell the flowers.

Remember, if you’re looking for a particular book—it may be right in front of you!

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm • Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm For more information, call 524-4775.

We have wireless ... inside & out!!

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Workshop for realtors in Plymouth area 4th Annual ‘A-Ha!’ Social Business Thursday on energy efficient homes Summit being held November 16 PLYMOUTH — A workshop ‘’Energy Issues in Existing Homes — What Real Estate Professionals Need to Know’’ is scheduled for November 15 at the Common Man Inn 253 Main Street in Plymouth, from 9 a.m. - noon.

The workshop was recently approved by the NH Real Estate Commission for 2 credits. The inaugural workshop is hosted by the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) and Plymouth Better Buildings.

As an incentive to other regional real estate associations to get involved with the program the sponsors are offering onefree comp to the Nov. 15 workshop to each regional association in exchange for help in getting word out to members about this workshop, help following the workshop offering feedback on how it might be improved to better serve New Hampshire real estate professionals, and for considering to sponsor a workshop sometime after 11/15 and by the end of 2013.

Sustainable Energy Resource Group and Lakes Region Community College have worked with real estate professionals to make this workshop useful

and relevant for all New Hampshire’s licensees, including topics such as: • Why some homes use more energy than others • Finding and listing information on a home’s energy performance • Helping clients solve home energy problems • The cost-effectiveness of different energy improvements • Energy financing options and incentives for existing homes • Marketing a home’s energy performance Those interested in registering for the workshop can register online at: existinghomeenergyworkshop. eventbrite.com or by contacting Zak Brohinsky at PAREI at zak@plymouthenergy.org or 603-536-5030 ext 4.

Registration for this initial workshop is limited to 30.

If you would like to discuss scheduling a workshop in your region or have questions about the workshop, contact Andy Duncan of the Energy Training Program and Lakes Region Community College, 603-524-3207 Ext. 6629, aduncan@ccsnh.edu.

BELMONT — The next meeting of the Belknap County Republican Committee will be held Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m., at the Top of the Town Restaurant, 88 Ladd Hill Rd. in Belmont.

The committee will be discussing elec-

tion results, taking nominations for State Committee elections (which will be held at the December meeting), and discussing strategy for the future. The meeting will start at 6:30, however, those who wish to have dinner and/or socialize before the meeting, can arrive as early as 5 p.m.

Belknap County GOP meets Wednesday

Celebrations in the SUN

Let the entire community know about that important event in your family!

Special section each Saturday!

Anniversaries Engagements Weddings Births Graduations Military Honors

$10 ($15 with photo) includes publication on Saturday in The Laconia Daily Sun Community Page and on the web at laconiadailysun.com (birth announcements are free!)

Call us at 603-737-2010 or send an email to ads@laconiadailysun.com to find out how to get started!

Sponsorship provided by TLC Jewelry.

To become an advertising sponsor email ads@laconiadailysun.com or call 603.737.2020

MANCHESTER — The social networking and discovery revolution has transformed every aspect of the business process: sales, service and support; recruitment and R&D; collaborative partnerships, crossplatform promotions, customer experience, competitive intelligence, and crisis management. Social channels affect all of these key business functions – it’s not enough to think of these channels as “media” anymore.

They are lifelines to staying competitive, relevant, and viable.

That’s the message professionals, entrepreneurs, and brand champions throughout New Hampshire and around the world, are hearing from Epiphanies, Inc. of Gilford, which will host the 2012 “A-Ha!” Social Business Summit on Friday, November 16, from 9 a.m-5 p.m.

Produced in partnership with Southern New Hampshire University, this year’s theme is “Discover. Align.

EVOLVE.” The award-winning social media conference is open to national and global attendees for the first time via livestream and video on demand, as well as local live attendees at SNHU’s state-of-the-art Conference and Dining Center. For more details and to register, go to http://www.AhaSummit.com.

“This year’s speakers are tackling the most important social business topics of the coming year,” says Lani Voivod, co-owner of Epiphanies, Inc. “Mobile marketing, online branding, reputation management, Pinterest, social storytelling, and inbound marketing are all on tap.” Panel discussions will explore “The Future of

Digital Engagement,” and “Facebook Success Stories: Tales From the Social Trenches.”

Lani and Allen Voivod, co-owners of Epiphanies, Inc. and founders of the 4th Annual Summit, design and serve as emcees for the day-long event.

Speakers, panelists, and social TV hosts include business leaders, executives, managers, and directors from: Constant Contact; Dyn, Inc.; Epiphanies, Inc.; HubSpot; Human Business Works; Meltwater Group; Flock Marketing; Flyte New Media; Southern New Hampshire University; Stay Work Play; The Common Man; The Moore Center; and The Pulse Network.

Partners and sponsors include Southern New Hampshire University, Flock Marketing, The Pulse Network, Constant Contact, Epiphanies, Inc., the NH Division of Economic Development, New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR), New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), Dyn, Inc., Women Inspiring Women and Perk at Work.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Epiphanies, Inc. to bring this high level event to the New Hampshire business community, and to leaders, creators, and innovators worldwide,” said Steve Boucher, director of Marketing and Communications at SNHU. “Social media mastery is a necessity for business success and this Summit will provide the skills and new ideas that lead to increased sales and customer engagement.”

For the full agenda for the event and to learn more, go to http://www.

AhaSummit.com.

MEREDITH — The Meredith Congregational Church Women of First Congregational Church Meredith will once more be holding their annual Holiday Luncheon and Craft Fair on Saturday November 17. Crafts 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., lunch served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring chowder, sandwiches, desserts and beverage Shoppers will be sure to find many of their gift list items either in Gran-

nies Attic or in the wide variety of Christmas crafts, hand-knit items, decorations and baked goods. The money raised at this event goes towards school or camp scholarships, as well as donations for special needs within the church and community.

The First Congregational Church is located on Highland Street in Meredith. For more information call 2796271

FRANKLIN — All Together Now, the pre-eminent Beatles tribute band, will perform at the Franklin Opera House on Saturday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m.

All Together Now has performed the music of The Beatles for over twenty years, in a variety of venues all across New England and the Northeast..

But this is more than simply a tribute band; All Together Now presents a multi-media musical experience that will use the Opera House’s cyclorama to blend note-for-note live music and video into a dynamic sensory experience that will take people back to the days of Nehru jackets, jelly babies and

soup-bowl haircuts.

All Together Now appeared in Tilton this past August as part of the Savina Hartwell Concert Series on the Island Park to a huge crowd. They give a multi-media concert which covers the full range of Beatles music, from Twist and Shout to Let It Be, interspersed with some authentic 60’s TV commercials, giving the whole show even more of an “I am there” experience.

Tickets are $18 and are on sale now by calling Franklin Opera House, 934-1901 or visiting its website: franklinoperahouse.org. Senior and Child discounts will apply for this reserved seating show.

Holiday luncheon & crafts Saturday at First Congregational Church in Meredith

Beatles tribute band All Together Now at Franklin Opera House on Saturday

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, November 13, 2012— Page 25

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My cousin “Tyler,” who had a host of problems as a teenager, became a policeman at age 23. He was a jerk before he joined up, but now he’s become a bigger jerk.

Tyler is always bragging that he can fix parking tickets or give you a ticket just for annoying him. He talks back to people constantly, always trying to have the last word. It’s awful, and it makes family gatherings impossible. His mother is a champion grudge holder and is still angry with Tyler for things he did as a teen. His father is completely passive. Tyler’s wife is OK, although I don’t know what she sees in him.

His toddler son is very aggressive.

I’ve asked Tyler politely to behave more appropriately, but of course, he won’t listen. I’ve walked out of family dinners and made it clear why. I’ve even spoken to my family about it, but they refuse to avoid occasions just because of Tyler, even though after these gatherings my mother vents to me in the car.

I can’t take this anymore, and I now avoid Tyler at all costs.

I’m thinking of videotaping him and showing his superiors.

I would not trust this man to carry a gun, serve warrants or make arrests. I’m afraid he’s going to do something rash and someone will get hurt, and I’ll have to testify against him at his trial. If any police out there are reading this, I’d like to know what they think. -- No State Dear No State: Earning a badge would not change Tyler from a jerk into a responsible adult, but it does increase the fear levels. However, if he is simply bragging to his relatives and not actually doing anything, there’s not much recourse for you. Your parents get to handle Tyler however they choose, so please stop trying to dictate their actions. But if you dislike your cousin so much that you cannot bear to be in his presence, we agree that you should avoid these family gatherings whenever possible.

Dear Annie: I’m one of several people planning our upcoming high school reunion for the class of 1962. There are a few people who have never attended any of our reunions.

I know my classmates didn’t have the same high school experience I did. But for the life of me, the one excuse I can’t get my head around is, “I haven’t been a success.” Success means so many things and is different for every person. It makes me sad to think someone would stay away because of that.

Please tell those who feel they cannot attend reunions because they aren’t “successful”: We miss you and want to see you on this side of heaven. Time is short and very precious, and we want to spend some of it with you. -- Sad 50th HS Reunion Dear Reunion: You have made a heartfelt plea for people to attend such functions regardless of their personal insecurities.

It is not uncommon for attendees to judge themselves against others’ accomplishments, but by the time a 50th reunion rolls around, such fears are meaningless. We know that some people had such a terrible high school experience that they have no desire to relive it in any form, and they shouldn’t be pressured. But for the rest of you, please go.

Dear Annie: Dan Peek from Grandparents and Others on Watch, Inc. was right on target in advising “Older Sister” to contact authorities about her brother, the sex offender.

We live in a tight community. One woman was having sleepovers at her home while her father, a registered child sex offender, was living with her. She was unwilling to recognize the risk, so we contacted all the parents of the children. We could not endure knowing that she was supplying him with potential victims. -- Serious in the South About Protecting Kids

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

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

Animals

Autos

AUSTRALIAN shepherd male puppy. Black & white, heath certificates, first shots, started house training. $500. 286-4665 or 455-7463.

07 Versa 4 dr sedan, 47k miles, excellent cond, $8,800. 744-9329

DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed.

Parents on premise, $450 (603)539-1603.

LOVE bird with cage. Owner moved away. $150. 286-4665 or 455-7463.

Announcement THE Thrifty Yankee- New and Used Goods. Open Wed.-Sun. 10-5. 603-279-0607. Cash for your gold, silver and coins in any condition. Just 1/2 mile East of the ETC. Shop at 121 Rt. 25 Meredith.

Appliances MAGIC Chef Electric stove in good condition, $125. 671-3876

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

P3 s Towing. 630-3606 03 Chevy Tahoe: 185 Miles, needs a head gasket. $2,900 or BO. Call 603-532-7844 Plymouth

Autos

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia.

1997 BMW 528i ,6 cylinder, good condition, 2 snow tires included, 196K miles, $2500/BO. 603-398-5741.

1997 Ford Ranger 4-Cylinder standard. Runs good. $350.

527-1613 2004 Honda Odyssey, 117K Miles, Dark blue, Minor scratches, Just inspected, Drives great. $5,500. 603-279-8924 2004 Hyundai Elantra GLS 5 speed. Great on gas, good condition. 124K miles. Leather, CD, 4 snow tires. $2400 603-528-1566 2005 Subaru Forester 2.5 XS, AWD, 27K miles, Cayenne Red, Excellent condition, new tires, CD, heated seats, auto, remote starter/entry, car cover, $13,500, 603-528-3735.

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

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

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

Antique & Collectibles Auction Fri., Nov. 16 @6:00 PM Leavitt Park, 334 Elm St., Laconia, NH WW1 ephemera album, country, post cards, RR lanterns, art, glass, etc D. Cross lic. 2487 Laconia, NH tel 603-528-0247 Photos & listing on auctionzip.com ID 4217 * Buyer Premium * Catered *

For Rent

Child Care CHILDREN S Garden Childcare:

Year-round, reliable, clean, structured, pre-K environment, one acre yard, central location. 528-1857

Meredith Childcare Available oakknollchildcare.wordpress.com.

Amy (802) 760-7656

For Rent 1-BEDROOM, 1ST FLOOR

Clean ~ Newly Renovated Lakeport Convenience Heat & Hot Water Included Section 8 Approved $700/Month

Call 387-2600 LACONIA 1 bedroom apartment.

Includes heat/electric/hot water. $155/week, references and security required. Call Carol at 581-4199.

ALTONRent option to buy.

Unfurnished home, 6-years young 2-3 bedrooms, fully applianced w/washer/dryer, eat-in kitchen, jacuzzi garden tub. Garage, ceramic tile kitchen & bath, farmers porch. 1st & security, $1,185/Month.

Steve 401-241-4906 ALTON/GILFORD Line 2BR Cottage w/3-season Porch, $220-235/week +utilities; 3BR Apt. $240-260/week +utilities.

BELMONT 2 bedroom cozy Cape-style house, well insulated, fireplace, Non-smoker. $900/month. Security deposit $900 401-243-3237 BELMONT Renovated quiet Rte. 3, 1 & 2 bedroom. Include heat/hot water, starts at $700, no pets. 528-1991 BELMONT Rooms for rent in Large Victorian mansion overlooking Lake Winnisquam, $450/ month includes private bath, all utilities, cable and wireless Internet. Shared common areas, beach access and beautiful views.

Available immediately 527-8496 BELMONT- 2-bedroom town house-style. Quiet area, heat included. $850/mo. 3-bedroom house $1,000/month. All housing certificates accepted.

781-344-3749 BELMONT: 2 bedroom, 3rd floor, coin-op laundry and storage space in basement. $230/week including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

BELMONT: Perkins Place 2-bedroom townhouse style. $775/Month, only $99 security deposit, no application fee. Call 238-8034 FURNISHED Room with private bathroom. Heat, hot water & cable included. $150 per week.

603-366-4468.

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

455-6269.

GILFORD - 1 or 2-bedroom units available. Heat & electricity included. From $190/week. Pets

For Rent

For Rent

GILFORD : 1-Bedroom, 2nd floor, newly renovated heat included, non-smoking, washer/dryer hookup $800/month. 524-6789.

LACONIA- Opechee Gardens: 2-bedroom great move-in special. $750/Month, $200 security deposit, 2nd month free, no application feel. Call 238-8034

GILFORD: 3 bedroom 2 3/4 bath, 2 car garage, quiet street, hardwood floors throughout. $1,295/Month +utilities, security & references. 520-0976

LACONIA- Recently remodeled, 2-bedroom 2-bath on quiet dead-end street. $975/Month. All utilities included, Call 527-8363.

No pets.

LACONIA - 2 bedroom apartment available. Large yard, storage area, $875/Month, heat included.

845-8659

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

LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets.

Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA 1st floor 2-3 bedroom apartment on Pleasant St. Walk to town & beaches, recently repainted, carpeting, appliances, full bath. $1,000/Month includes heat & hot water. 524-3892 or 630-4771 LACONIA 2 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. $875/Month, includes heat, close to downtown.

998-0954 LACONIA Almost New Winnipesaukee Waterfront Luxury 2-Bedroom Condominium. W/D, air, large deck. $1,200. No smoking.

One-year lease. 603-293-9111 LACONIA Baldwin St .2-bedroom, great move-in special. $695/Month, $99 security deposit, no application fee. Call 238-8034 LACONIA FIRST FLOOR Large 3Bedroom 2-bath apartment.

Deck and parking, No pets/No smokers, security deposit, references and lease required. $900/Month plus utilities.

875-2292

LACONIA HEAT INCLUDED! Cozy 2-bedroom unit, coin-up Laundry, newly painted, quiet location. $800/Month. Security deposit required. 387-8664 LACONIA, Large 1-bedroom, $180/week. Includes parking, heat and hot water. No pets. References & security. 455-6662.

LACONIA- Beautiful, large 1 bedroom in one of Pleasant Street s finest Victorian homes. Walk to downtown & beaches, 2 porches, fireplace, lots of natural woodwork, washer/dryer. Heat/hot water included. $950/Month.

528-6885

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building with separate entrance. Recently renovated, $240/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: Studio apartment, $135/week, includes heat. References and security deposit.

524-9665.

LACONIA: sunny small 2-bedroom, 2nd floor non smoking property/dogs. $190/week. includes heat/hot water.

455-5569.

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

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

LACONIA: Clean 1 bedroom + 1 room, 2nd floor with heat, hot water & electric. $230/Week, security deposit and references.

No smoking/Pets. 603-366-1750 LACONIA: Dyer St. 2-bedroom townhouse style. Great move-in special, $775/Month, $200 security deposit, 2nd month free, no application fee. Call 238-8034 LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: Large 1 bedroom 2nd floor. heat & hot water included. $150/week. 832-1639 LACONIA: Large 3 & 4-bedroom apartments. Parking. $850/mo + utilities, security deposit required.

603-781-6294.

LACONIA: Messer Street, 3BR, $200/Week, heat included.

1BR, $165/Week, heat included. $600 security. 524-7793, 344-9913.

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For Rent

For Sale

For Sale

Help Wanted

LACONIA: Small 1 bedroom apt. near park & beach. $800/ month & sec deposit. Includes heat, hw, washer & dryer. Must be responsible, quiet Cats OK. 603-528-3840

1927 Crawford Electric Stove: Green & Cream. $500. 267-6292

SOFA, beige with floral pattern.

Flex Steel, excellent condition, $500. Computer desk $30.

527-8303

EXPERIENCED CNC MACHINIST

MEREDITH Room for Rent- Quiet, beautiful home. Laundry, kitchen, cable TV, porch. $125/Week.

603-689-8683

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

MEREDITH: 2BR, in-town apartment with parking. $700/month includes heat. No smoking. No pets. Security deposit. Call John, 387-8356.

ARIENS ST824 Snowblower.

8HP. $200. Call 524-9626

MEREDITH: 1-2 bedroom apartments and 2 and 3 bedroom mobile homes, $575-$750+ utilities, security deposit required, no dogs, 279-5846.

NEW Durham: Clean & quiet, 1BR, includes heat & utilities. $500/month. Call 603-978-6416.

4 Tires P225-65R17. Half worn, $120. 524-0955

BANQUET Stacked Chairs: 125 available, $15 each or best offer; Oversized livingroom armchairs, $25 each. Call Larry, 387-7427.

DELTA 10 inch radial arm saw.

1 1/2 HP, like new, $400.

387-4994 DINING Room Set. Cherry, table 40X80, 6 side chairs, buffet, solid wood, excellent condition. Original $2,300 selling $690/OBO. 286-4759 DYNEX 19” Flat screen TV $50/OBO. Polaroid 15 ” Flat screen TV $35/OBO. Both little used. Great kid gift! 528-5202 ELEGANT dining room table with 6 chairs and two leafs. Matching hutch, lots of beautiful detail.

Doesn!t fit my new home. $1,050.

455-3717 FIREWOOD -SANBORNTON. Heat Source Cord Wood.

Green and seasoned. Call 286-4946

NORTHFIELD-FRANKLIN: 2 & 3 bedroom mobile homes for rent $700-$750. + Utilities, security deposit required, no dogs, 279-5846.

NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom trailer in small park with coin-op laundry on site. $205/week, including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom, 1st floor, includes basement. $220/week including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com.

FIREWOOD- Green & Seasoned.

Full cords. Over 20 years in business. Tree Service also Available. Insured. 603-279-7354

ROOMMATE: SINGLE PERSON FOR FURNISHED ROOM $125/Week. Near Tilton & I-93. No drinking, no drugs. All utilities. t & smoking ok. 603-286-9628 LACONIA - 3 Bedroom apartment on Rte. 106. $1,100/Month, includes all utilities. Parking, garage, large yard. 528-2227 TILTON- Downstairs 1-bedroom, or upstairs larger unit. $630/Month, heat/hot water included. No dogs, 603-630-9772 or 916-214-7733.

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

WEIRS Beach: 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo. Pool rights, carport, upgraded kitchen, granite counters $900/Month. 603-470-6125 WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $160-$175 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

Home Improvements

TWO Toro Snowblowers- 2007 & 2000ish. Single stage, self propelled, 24-inch, both run great.

581-5909

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

Winnie the Pooh Lampshade, $10 (new). (2) Winnie the Pooh pillowcases and small fleece blanket, $5 (all). 455-3686.

Instruction

Furniture

PARENTS in Laconia: Does your child have trouble reading? My son did too and I resolved it. I may be able to help your child to read.

Give me a call. There's no cost, I'm not selling anything. Call or text Steve directly at 603-651-8952

AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style.

Fabulous back & hip support.

Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249.

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

DRIVER EDUCATION (Risk Reduction Curriculum). Gift of safety for Christmas! Classes start Nov. 14, Jan. 9th & Mar. 13th.

Adults by appointment. Granite State Auto School, Serving the Lakes Region since 1974.

524-7994

Town of Gilford Seasonal Truck Driver $13.50 per hour

GREEN FIREWOOD- Cut, not split $140/cord; Cut & split $185/cord. Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (all phases).

393-8416.

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

“NEVER pay another heating bill.”

Heatmor stainless steel outdoor wood and pellet furnaces. Financing available. Call Chuck at 493-4181 www.heatmor.com Nordic Track E7 SV front drive.

Never used, asking $400. Call Laurie. 603-581-8034 OAK Dining Room Table with two leafs.

Good condition, very sturdy. $125 934-4505 PIANOS: What greater gift to give a child than a piano?

Call 524-1430.

POOL Furniture: Telescope chairs, 6 @ $10. ea. Lounges, 4 @ $15. ea. Inground auto vac.

Kreepy Krauley $100. Homemade 4.5 ft. 1 5/8” stock, round table with 2 drop leaves & 3 curved benches $200. Hayward 200S sand filter, $50.

Call 603-934-2121 PRINTER: Kodak Easyshare Photo Printer 350. New. Asking $225 cash ($279 at store).

(603)726-0786.

1800 Sq. Ft. Building with 2 offices and garage/warehouse space. Conveniently located near Busy Corner. $700/month.

603-998-0954.

REX Commercial Blind Hemmer with table. Nice condition, $700.

267-6292

1800 DVD s and Video Games,

TWO original framed watercolors

by Leon Phinney; “Lobster Wharf” and “Boat Shop, York Maine”.

Both dated 1976. $300 each, both $500. 603-875-0363.

GENERATOR Portable 15KW Guardian Generator $1,100 Call 455-0885

LADDERS: Aluminum, several different sizes. Please call for info. 455-1533.

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

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980

Home Care ELDER CARE COMPANION SERVICES- If you need meal preparation, transportation, shopping, laundry, light housekeeping, respite and/or personal care, please contact Senior Home Care Companions of the Lakes Region.

Caregivers are 50 or older, screened, interviewed, experienced & qualified to provide home care services. SHCCLR is locally and independently owned. Look us up at www.shcclr.com or call 603-556-7817

Tires- Two Radial HT Tubeless M&S P205/65R115 92S. $40/each. Betty Boop mirror 30X22, Sandblasted. $100.

527-1149

FOUR P205 55/16 All Season Bridgestone tires 60% tread left. $100. 455-0404

For Rent-Commercial

For Sale

“THE Stag Hunt“ framed print by Cranach the Elder 1540, friend of Martin Luther, original in Cleveland Museum of Art. $300 603-875-0363.

wanted. Set-up experience required, programming experience preferred. 1st or 2nd shift available. Call Corbeil Enterprises at 603-744-2867 or apply in person at 12 Bristol Hill Rd, Bristol, NH.

Firewood: $100 per cord.

Seasoned, stored under cover.

You pickup, Center Harbor 253-3117

FREE LOW BOY PIANO W/BENCH,GOOD CONDITIONJETT III Ultra Power Wheelchair with oxygen carrier, like new. $1,500. 744-6107.

ROOM for rent in newly renovated home. Heat and utilities included. $475 month. 528-1168

STAIRLIFT 2 yrs. old, origi. $3500, asking $1500. Call 290-4849

Help Wanted

Living Room Set- Sofa, love seat, chair, 2 end tables, coffee table, $150 for all. 520-7681 NEW trailer load mattresses....a great deal! King set complete $395, queen set $249.

603-524-1430.

Help Wanted “DULLY”

Owner-operator. Laconia start: .90 per mile; 125 mile min; 2-3 days wk. for starters; newer diesels only. 207-754-1047

START YOUR AVON BUSINESS! Earn extra money for the Holiday s and beyond for initial investment of only $10. Free online training. Work from home!

Call 267-5430

VILLAGE Image Salon is currently looking to add an assistant to our team. Must be a licensed cosmetologist or attending hair school.

Professional look, great attitude and team player are a must. Drop resume off at 134 Main Street, Belmont, N.H. Deadline is 11/15 and no phone calls.

LAKEVIEW at the Meadows, a 16 bed Residential Treatment Facility located in Belmont, is currently seeking direct support staff, LNAs, and RNs for evenings and weekends to provide assistance and treatment for our clients and to ensure active participation and safety in all programs, groups, etc. Please email resumes to rmeserve@lakeview.ws or call 1-800-4-REHAB-1.

LACONIA ADULT EDUCATOIN WINTER SEMESTER 2013 SEEKING TALENTED PART-TIME ENRICHMENT INSTRUCTORS

Photography Compost Workshop Astronomy/Horoscopes Flower Arranging Jewelry Making Furniture Upholstery Self Defense Interior Decorating Feng Shui Garden Design & Landscaping Oil Painting FOREIGN LANGUAGES: German Italian French Italian COOKING: Chinese Vegetarian Thai Pasta Paradise Pizza & Calzones Pasta & Sauces Nutrition & Eating Healthy Classic French Desserts Sushi Making Soups & Chowders Chocolate Desserts COMPUTERS: CADD/SolidWorks Computer Access & Excel Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Computer Security

The Department of Public Works is accepting applications for a seasonal truck driver. Applicant must be eighteen (18) years of age or older, possess a valid CDL driver’s license and be capable of moderate lifting and outdoor working conditions. This is a seasonal F/T position 7:00-3:30 M-F. Applications are available at the Department of Public Works, 55 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, between the hours of 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, M - F. Applications will be taken until position is filled.

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Instruction

Services

Services

Services

Services

Services

GUITAR LESSONS

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

WEEKLY TRASH PICKUP

SEWING LESSONS

603-986-8149

$45/Month (6) 30-Gallon bags per week

For Beginners 2.5 hrs. $25; 5 hrs. $45. Great for gift certificates. Call Kathy at Passion for Fashion 393-5878.

WET BASEMENTS,

Traditional Japanese Bodywork Experience the relaxing and medically therapeutic traditional Japanese bodywork know as Shiatsu. Each treatment is performed fully clothed on a comfortable floor mat and takes about an hour. Sensei Russell Jones, a State Of NH licensed Asian Bodywork Therapist, schedules Shiatsu treatments at his office in Meredith by appointment only.

Gift certificates are available.

Please call 524-4780 for more information.

Lost MISSING Black Cat in area surrounding Hoyt, Saltmarsh Pond and Labonte Farm Roads in Gilford. Reward. 524-1790

Motorcycles 2007 Honda Scooter 49cc- No Motorcycle license required. 750 miles. Mint condition/must sell. $900. 387-9342

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CLEANING Ten Years Experience Reasonable Rates Free Estimates - Insured

Call Pauline 707-0726

Caggiano Tree Service and Marine Construction. Trusted for over 35 yeaers in the Lakes Region.

Call for your free estimate today.

603-253-9762. Fully Insured. Robert Caggiano, Arborist

MR. JUNK

PIPER ROOFING

Attics, cellars, garages cleaned out. Free estimate.

Insured.

455-6296

Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

NEW THRIFT SHOP In Town

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

Come check out our inventory!

Many Unique Items.

BUSINESS Telephone Systems Sales, Repairs Data & Voice Cabling. 20 Years in Business 524-2214

18 Pleasant Street Laconia, NH 603-470-7520 Open 7 Days

CALL Mike for yard cleanups, maintenance, scrapping, light hauling, very reasonably priced.

603-455-0214

CHAIR CANING

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

Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HARDWOOD Flooring- Dust Free Sanding. 25 years experience.

Excellent references. Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email: weilbuild@yahoo.com

Fire Safety and Health Inspector Part-Time The City of Laconia is seeking an individual for the position of Fire Safety and Health Inspector on a part time basis, approximately 8 hours per week. Position requires extensive knowledge of modern fire prevention principles, procedures, techniques and equipment and working knowledge of fire suppression techniques and equipment.

Working knowledge of New Hampshire health and building codes preferred. A minimum of five years experience in the field of fire suppression or prevention, health and housing standards is required.

Salary Range: $16.00 - $24.00 per hour City application form and position description may be obtained from the Finance Office, Laconia City Hall, 45 Beacon Street East, Laconia, New Hampshire 03246, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM or at www.city.laconia.nh.us under Personnel Department/Employment. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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SNOWPLOWING MEREDITH AREA Reliable & Insured

Michael Percy

677-2540 Professional Painting Affordable price. Interiors are my specialty. Michael Marcotte 455-6296 R&R Home Improvements. No job too big or small. Decks, additions, painting, plumbing, concrete. 998-5200.

Snowmobiles SKIDOO 583 red, rebuilt motor, $1500. 2002 Polaris 800 XC High-output twin, purple 1000 miles on rebuilt motor $2200. Skidoo 600 triple 2100 miles $1200.

Nice clean machine. 524-9011

INDOOR Winter Storage: Cars, bikes, small boats. Competitive rate, limited space. Route 106, Gilmanton, NH. 603-520-4701.

DICK THE HANDYMAN Available for small and odd jobs, also excavation work, small tree and stump removal and small roofs! Call for more details. Dick Maltais 603-267-7262 or 603-630-0121

393-5507

Storage Space

THRIFTYS

HANDYMAN SERVICES Seatweaving. Classes. Supplies.

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

Complete Bookkeeping & Small Business Accounting Services 10 Years Experience Reasonable Rates

707-0213

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

Roommate Wanted

Services

WINDOW CLEANING $10 PER WINDOW INSIDE & OUT NOW OFFERING HOUSE CLEANING 25 YRS. OF SERVICE!

SERVICE FIRST BOOKKEEPING, LLC

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

BELMONT Cozy Cape-style House To Share private roomSeek non-smoker. $450/month.

Security deposit $400.

401-243-3237

cracked or buckling walls, crawl space problems, backed by 40 years experience. Guaranteed 603-356-4759 basementauthoritiesnh.com.

Store your Car, Boat, Motorcycle, RV in a clean/dry place. Monthly rates. 524-1430 or 455-6518

Wanted BASS PLAYER for hard rock / classic rock band. Must be motivated, able to practice, have own transportation and play out every 2 weeks. Serious inquiries only.

Call Phil, 393-7786 or Shawn, 707-0808.

Wanted To Buy

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

ANTIQUE LUMBER, OLD metal roofing, rolling barn door hardware, hand forged fireplace items. 207-432-2073

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

LOOKING TO BUY DVD!s at a fair price. Call 603-470-7520.

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