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City tax burden up just 1.2% for 2011 LACONIA — City Manager Scott Myers last night reported that the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has set the 2011 property tax rate at $20.56 per $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of $0.75, or 3.8-percent. The tax commitment, or total amount to be raised by property taxes, rose by $443,950, or 1.2-percent, from $37,965,652 to $38,409,602 while see taX page 8
Who was in the Laconia Holiday Parade? The Galleria Salon and Day Spa’s float in the Laconia Holiday Parade on Saturday was filled with the Who’s from Whoville. Thousands lined the Main Street parade route to enjoy the celebration and the mild weather. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)
Grinch steals premium Christmas trees from local lot By Gail OBer
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LACONIA — City police are looking about for the Grinch who Stole Christmas trees from a local tree salesman. David Gouette of Maggie D’s Garden Center on Court Street said someone made off with about 19 of his best Christmas trees sometime between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
Gouette said he stopped by the outside gated area where he and his wife sell plants during the summer at 4:30 p.m. on their way to visit family. When he stopped back two hours later, he said someone had pushed down a portion of the fence toward the rear of his Christmas Tree stand. “Who ever took them knew what they wanted,” said Gou-
ette, explaining that all the stolen trees were from the pile of most expensive, highest quality trees. Gouette said that all of his trees come compressed in netting and, as they are sold, he removes the netting to allow the branches to drop. The stolen trees were some of the biggest and best Balsam firs and Frazier firs he had.
“The $50 trees, if you will,” he said. Gouette and police ask that anyone who was on Court Street Thanksgiving Day who may have seen some kind of truck in or around either Maggie D’s or Bob’s Lock and Key to please call the Laconia Police with the information. He said the trees would have see tRees page 4
Judge scolds police for involving Gilford selectmen in drug search By Gail OBer
when he granted them a search warrant. In a written ruling dated Nov. 19, Judge Jim Carroll ordered the affidavits supporting the search made during the October 18 raid at the Mardi Gras Cabaret North must be made public by Dec. 5. He said the time between his ruling and the disclosure is to allow Belknap County Attorney Melissa Guldbrandsen Fuel Oil OIL & PROPANE CO., INC. 10 day cash price* to either file an appeal of his Laconia 524-1421 subject to change ruling to the Belknap County
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Superior Court or place a motion before him to redact a “section which would put another citizen in harm’s way.” The motion to unseal was filed on behalf of the Mardi Gras Cabaret North — the company that leases the property and the individual licenses to operate from owner Will Drew. The Daily Sun joined in the petitioner’s motion in the form of a Right-To-Know request but Carroll did not consider it or see seaRCH page 4
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Ohio county takes 200-lb. 8-year-old away from his mother
CLEVELAND (AP) — The case of an 8-year-old third-grader weighing more than 200 pounds has renewed a debate on whether parents should lose custody if a child is severely obese. Roughly 2 million U.S. children are extremely obese — weighing significantly more than what’s considered healthy. A Cleveland Heights boy was taken from his family and was placed in foster care in October after county case workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control his weight. The boy, at his weight, is considered at risk for developing such diseases as diabetes and high blood pressure. Government growth charts say most boys his age weigh about 60 pounds. Cuyahoga County removed the boy because case workers considered the mother’s inability to get his weight down a form of medical neglect. The county’s Children and Family Services agency said Monday it stood by see 200-LB page 12
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Stocks soar after big shopping weekend, news from Europe NEW YORK (AP) — A weekend of strong holiday shopping in the U.S. and radical proposals for stanching Europe’s debt crisis sent stocks soaring Monday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index broke a seven-day losing streak and the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 291 points, its biggest gain in a month. Markets in Europe also surged as leaders there discussed previously unthinkable approaches for containing the region’s debt troubles, such as joint bond sales and much tighter fiscal controls. France’s CAC-40
jumped 5.5 percent. Indexes in Germany and Italy rose 4.6 percent. The battered euro rose against the dollar. European finance ministers discussed aggressive measures to stop the debt crisis from destroying the 17-nation currency union. In a sign of how desperate the situation has become, one proposal being discussed ahead of a financial summit Tuesday calls for having nations cede control over their budgets to a central European authority. Profligate borrowing and spending by Greece and other countries
helped trigger the two-year old crisis. Another plan calls for Europe’s most stable economies like Germany, France and Austria to jointly sell bonds to provide assistance to the region’s most indebted members. Retail stocks, meanwhile, spiked after initial reports showed a record number of shoppers hit the mall or bought gifts online during the holiday weekend. Macy’s Inc. rose 4.7 percent and Best Buy Co. rose 3.4 percent. Thanksgiving weekend is a makesee STOCKS page 14
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an explosive allegation, a Georgia woman said Monday she and Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain had a 13-year extramarital affair that lasted nearly until the former businessman announced his candidacy for the White House several months ago. “Here we go again. I didn’t do anything wrong,” Cain said in a pre-emptive denial that lumped a detailed claim of a consensual affair in with earlier allegations of
sexual harassment. But the woman, Ginger White, said in an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta that over the years, Cain bought her airplane tickets so she could join him in cities as farflung as Palm Springs, Calif., and Atlanta. “It was fun,” the 46-year-old White said. “It was something that took me away from my sort of hum drum life at the time. And it was exciting.” Although Cain flatly denied the affair,
his lawyer issued a public statement that included no such denial and suggested that the media — and the public — had no business snooping into the details of consensual conduct between adults. After the initial report and Cain’s denial, White told The Associated Press that Cain was not being truthful when he said there had been no affair. “That would be false,” White said. “What see CAIN page 13
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress and a Massachusetts liberal whose name as well and fingerprints are on last year’s sweeping bill regulating Wall Street, announced plans Monday to retire at the
end of his current term, his 16th in Congress. “There are other things I would like to do with my life,” the 71-year-old lawmaker said at a news conference. He added that his retirement plans were hastened by two
years by reapportionment, which moved 325,000 new constituents into his district. Frank’s career has traced an arc from early promise to near career-wrecking scandal to legislative triumph, accompasee FRANK page 15
Georgia woman alleges 13-year affair with Herman Cain
Liberal lion Barney Frank announces retirement from Congress
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LA protestors defy eviction Urban Meyer returns home to coach Ohio State efforts & go to court
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For now, Wall Street protesters camped out on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn still have their tent city after defying a deadline to pack up and clear out. “Still occupied,” read the sign of a protester up in a tree. Hours after emerging from a possible confrontation with police largely unscathed Monday, demonstrators turned to the federal courts to keep officers away. They are arguing that the City Council had passed a resolution in support of Occupy Los Angeles and that the city’s mayor and police did not have the authority to evict them. The chances that protesters will get an injunction appear slim, constitutional experts say. Until there is a decision, the tent city’s inhabitants are left to wonder if and when police will push them out — and if there will be the kind of violence that has engulfed evictions in other cities when they do. City officials said they will only move in on the camp when conditions are safest not just for protesters and officers but also the roughly 100 homeless people who had joined the encampment. “There is no concrete deadline,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said after hundreds of officers withdrew without moving in on the nearly 2-month-old camp. The effort should come “with as little drama as possible,” Beck told reporters.
Manchester woman tracks down stolen iPhone using app
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in Manchester, N.H., say a woman tracked down her stolen iPhone by using an app, leading to an arrest. The 30-year-old woman said her purse was stolen with her iPhone inside while shopping at a supermarket in Bedford on Sunday. Police said her fiancé tracked down that phone at the Walmart in Manchester using an app. He called police as the woman went to that Walmart, where she spotted a woman she had seen at the supermarket. She monitored the woman with a Walmart employee until a police officer arrived. The officer later arrested 37-year-old Loretta Costa of Manchester. The iPhone was inside the car, plus gift cards and a computer purchased with the woman’s credit card. Costa was charged with reckless conduct, receiving stolen property, and other charges.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Urban Meyer is back on familiar turf, fit and rarin’ to go as Ohio State’s new football coach. Without question, he’d like to add to the national titles and success he had at Florida — only this time with a better ending: No burnout. A match that seemed obvious for months was made Monday, when the Buckeyes hired Meyer to take over a glamour program struggling through a year of well-publicized NCAA violations. Meyer resigned as Gators coach after last season, citing health concerns and a desire to spend more time with his family. “A year ago in my mind I was convinced I was done coaching,” the 47-year-old said. He’s now convinced he can balance a healthy life and a high-pressure job. “I had a health scare a couple of years ago that
made me sit back, reflect,” Meyer said of heart and stress problems. “I didn’t feel right. But I feel fantastic now.” He did, though, yearn to be back on the sideline at the Horseshoe. “If not for the coaching position at Ohio State, I would not have coached this year,” said Meyer, who grew up in Ashtabula, Ohio, about 200 miles away from campus. Meyer will become one of the highest-paid coaches in college football, along with Alabama’s Nick Saban and Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops and Texas’ Mack Brown. He was given a six-year contract that pays $4 million annually, plus another $2.4 million total in “retention payments.” He also can qualify for supplemental bonuses. Interim coach Luke Fickell, who took over when see OHIO STATE page 11
Alleged heterosexuals settle suit against gay softball group
SEATTLE (AP) — A gay softball organization has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to three players who were disqualified from its 2008 Gay Softball World Series because of their perceived heterosexuality. And as part of the settlement announced Monday, their team will be awarded the second-place trophy it was denied at the time. The men — Stephen Apilado, Laron Charles and John Russ — filed the federal lawsuit against the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance last year, claiming they had been discriminated against
because they were bisexual, not gay. They had played for years on a San Franciscobased team called D2. Rumors had persisted that the team was stacked with straight ringers, and when they made it all the way to the finals of the 2008 tournament in the Seattle area, others filed a protest, accusing D2 of exceeding the limit of two heterosexual players per team. Tournament officials convened a protest committee and brought in five D2 members for questioning. In a conference room filled with about 25 people, see SOFTBALL page 10
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TREES from page one to have been loaded into at least a full-sized or a one-ton pickup or possible a box truck. Gouette said the thing that bothers him the most is that for years he and his family have owned local businesses and he hates to think that someone
would take advantage of a couple of local people who are just trying to earn an honest living. Laconia Police said they are investigating and asked anyone with any information to call the Laconia Police are 524-5252 or the Greater Laconia Crime Line at 524-1717.
SEARCH from page one the due process violations mentioned by Attorneys Mark Sisti and Matthew Lahey during oral arguments. His ruling indicated that there was not an administrative component to the affidavits in support of a search warrant and “the court does not authorize the participation of others in conduction of a search.” According to minutes of a non-public session held in the hours immediately preceding the raid, selectmen were briefed by various involved law enforcement agents including Gilford Police Chief Kevin Keenan, Belknap County Sheriff Craig Wiggin, the head of the New Hampshire Drug Task Force James Norris and Liquor Enforcement Officer Lt. Jim Wilson. In addition to the briefing, the minutes went on
to say that along with the selectmen, Code Enforcement Officer Dave Andrade and Health Officer Sheldon Morgan “inspected” the interior of the club during the raid. Citing verbatim a portion of the now public minutes from an October 18 non-public session that say selectmen “inspected the interior of the commercial building at 15 Kimball Road in the midst of the on-going law enforcement activity,” Carroll said the civilian participation “conducted under the auspices of this court’s grant of a search warrant is an affront to this court’s guardianship of citizens’ constitutional rights as well as an affront to the privacy rights of our citizens.” Seven people who are some how either associated see next page
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Parks & Recreation Commission proposing fee schedule for out-of-towners By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Kevin Dunleavy, director of Parks and Recreation, last night presented the City Council with the fee schedule for the use of city parks, concession stands and storage bays by non-residents. The fees have been recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Dunleavy explained that the proceeds, which he estimated at between $5,000 and $7,000 a year, would be applied to a revolving fund to maintain municipal parks and recreational facilities at the discretion of the commission. The council gave a first reading to a resolution establishing the revolving fund with Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4), who questioned the commission’s control of the fund, dissenting. The council scheduled a public hearing on the proposed fees at its next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, December 12. The commission proposes charging youth and adult programs and leagues $10 and $20 respectively for from preceding page or employed by the Mardi Gras were arrest that evening. Three dancers who were at a private party specifically arranged by N.H. Drug Task Force police officers were taken into custody charged with a variety of drug possession violations. In addition, four other individuals, including two men, one former dancer and one other dancer who was employed by the club at the time but was not working, were arrested in their homes in Holderness, Tilton, and Franklin by those respective police departments, presumably on arrest warrants issued in conjunction with the search warrant. Club management has contended that the law enforcement officials who conducted the raid — including Gilford Police and N.H. State Police SWAT Team — caused unnecessary damage to the interior of the building while executing their search. According to club management police were offered keys and combinations to safes and an outdoor beer cooler that were pried open instead and keys to a door that was locked were allegedly proffered, but police poked a hole in the wall instead. Management also said the police took the ATM, all the cash from the registers, the dollar bills from the dance floor and stiffed the business on a $131 bar tab. The Belknap County Special Operation Group was also present but, according to Sheriff Craig Wiggin, held a perimeter or defensive line around the property and never entered the club. WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT The Winnisquam Regional School District Budget Committee has two vacancies on the committee it seeks to fill from the towns of Tilton (1) and Northfield (1) until the next annual meeting of the school district. Those wishing to apply must be a resident of Northfield and/or Tilton for the respective seats and registered voters. Interested candidates should send a letter stating intentions by November 30, 2011 to: Chairperson Winnisquam Regional School District Budget Committee 433 West Main Street, Tilton, NH 03276
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each non-resident participant per season. Special events would be charged $100 for four hours or less and $240 for more than four hours, but would not be charged if all the participants are city residents. Likewise, a $200 charge would be levied on tournaments, but waived if the participants are residents. For-profit sports and day camps with non-resident participants would be charged $50 per day and their non-profit counterparts $20 per day while both would be surcharged $10 surcharge per session for each non-resident participant.
Non-profit organizations could picnic without charge but for-profit organizations based outside the city would be charged $100 a day. The fees for use of concession stands would be $50 for four hours or less, $100 for four hours or more and $240 for a season. Storage bays could be rented for $20 a month. NOTE: The City Council, on the the recommendation of city clerk Mary Reynolds, set the voting hours for New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation Presidential Primary on January 10 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Council approves several on-street parking bans By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The City Council last night unanimously agreed to restrict on-street parking on Blueberry Lane as well as on several streets in Lakeport on the recommendation of its Public Works Subcommittee. Parking will be prohibited on the south side of Blueberry Lane in front of Lakeshore Estates. Paul Moynihan, director of public works, explained that because the area is very flat, stormwater is prone to ponding. The area has been graded to alleviate the problem, he said, but the parking of vehicles causes ruts and with them the return of standing water. Susanne Peaslee, the site manager Lakeshore Estates, recommended and approved the proposal to forbid on-street parking. In Lakeport, parking will be prohibited on the east side of Belvedere Street from its intersection with North Street to the south and School Street to the north. Belvedere Street carries two-way traffic. The council recognized that the congregation of the Bible Speaks Church, located on the west side of Belvedere Street, relies on on-street parking. However,
the width of the street is not sufficient to accommodate parking on both sides without hindering the flow of traffic and passage of emergency vehicles. Appearing before the Public Works Committee, Pastor Robert Horn of the Bible Speaks Church did not object to the parking ban, but stressed the importance of thoroughly plowing the street to enable parishioners to park near the curb. One neighbor, Harvey Fournier, told the committee that during the recent snow storms parishioners parked on the sublawn, which was recently sodded and seeded. “Six days a week they’re great neighbors,” he said. “On Sundays, not so much.” With the opening of a municipal parking lot on Manchester Street, the council agreed to ease the congestion around Sanborn Park by forbidding onstreet parking in the vicinity. Parking will be prohibited on both sides of Mechanic Street between Clinton Street and Manchester Street and on both sides of Manchester Street between Mechanic Street and Willow Street. In addition, overnight parking will be banned in the municipal parking lot at the corner of Manchester Street and Willow Street.
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Thoughts about Veterans Day This past Veteran’s Day I marched with the Veterans for Peace, Inc. group in the Manchester parade. The parade organizers reluctantly allow us to march each year and put us in places in the parade away from “real” veterans despite that fact that many of our members served in combat in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. This year we were placed between the Cub Scouts and Brownies. However, to be fair, a few years ago when a police sergeant tried to eject us from the parade, one of the parade organizers had strong words with him about our right to march. The reason given for the attempted ejection was our sign that was deemed offensive. It said, “Veterans for Peace, Honor the Fallen”. This parade organizer later said that he would give up his life for our right to march even though he had no great fondness for us personally. Throughout this parade and others in the past, most people applauded as we went by. I heard one mother tell her children that Veterans for Peace were marching so that others would not have to go to war. Several WWII veterans – some in uniform and one with D-Day on his hat – waved, saluted and gave us thumbs up as we passed by them. These old timers knew what war was like and it was so gratifying to receive their affirmations. One year, one of our members, an Iraq combat veteran, was allowed to speak at the ceremony following the parade. He gave a very eloquent speech in honor of veterans and the importance of creating a more peaceful world. This was the last time any member of our group was allowed to speak. For some veterans and many people, peace is anathema. The fear may be based more on change than peace per se. Old habits die hard. If I were not marching in the parade, it would be highly unlikely for me to attend as a spectator because all these parades seem to glorify war more than honor veterans. The contingent of high school JROTC students is a regular event at these parades. It’s so sad to see young people indoctrinated by the military and set up for recruitment so that we can have plenty of cannon fodder for our future wars of choice. As former Defense Secretary Cohen once said, the JROTC program is the best recruitment tool that exists. Of course, the same schools that have these programs don’t have robust peace education programs or teach about peace heroes. These parades, along with pledges, oaths, anthems and salutes, underline our culture of war and its resistance to peace. As the intellectually bright and morally challenged, Newt Gingrich once said, it’s more important what you say than what you do. I know a retired professor
who escaped Nazi Germany when he was about 10 years old. When he first attended school in the U.S. and was forced to say the pledge allegiance, he thought he was back in Germany again. Many years later, a German high school youth said that only a fool would salute a flag in a democracy. Robert Jenson, a journalism professor from Texas, stated that patriotism is the single most morally bankrupt concept in human history? Parades seem to be more about patriotism and nationalism than about honoring veterans past and present. If we really honored veterans, we would have fewer parades and more homes, jobs and counseling for them, and they wouldn’t swell the prison populations or commit suicide in record numbers. These parades are about perpetuating the system whereby war is paid for by the lives of the poor and the money of the middle class. The rich get all the benefits of war without any losses or sacrifice. Even if wars are lost, the rich win. They certainly don’t send their children to help fight wars. There are only a few members of Congress who have children serving in the military. Those people who are against the draft know very well that if we had one, it would be a lot harder to start a war and that their children would have to put their lives on the line. Veterans Day began as a pledge to end all wars (http://www.truth-out. org/fahrenheit-111111/1321022729) . According to David Swanson, author of War Is A Crime, “Believe it or not, November 11th was not made a holiday in order to celebrate war, support troops, or cheer the 11th year of occupying Afghanistan. This day was made a holiday in order to celebrate an armistice that ended what was up until that point, in 1918, one of the worst things our species had thus far done to itself, namely World War I. World War I, then known simply as the world war or the great war, had been marketed as a war to end war. Celebrating its end was also understood as celebrating the end of all wars. A ten-year campaign was launched in 1918 that in 1928 created the Kellogg-Briand Pact, legally banning all wars. That treaty is still on the books, which is why war making is a criminal act and how Nazis came to be prosecuted for it.” Thus, we need to find ways to truly honor not only veterans who have saved the world from the likes of Hitler but also all those people, including human rights workers, who have been killed, tortured, harassed and discriminated against so that we could have safe work places, a 40 hour work week, paid vacations, a living wage, an end to child labor, the right to vote for see next page
LETTERS Did selectmen think we wouldn’t notice increase in trash cost? To the editor, Did you think we wouldn’t notice? Like most members of my Sanbornton community I found out about the new “Sanbornton Tags” when I went to Walgreen’s to purchase my ‘Sanbornton Recycles’ blue bags. Did you think we wouldn’t notice that you’ve increased our fees for tossing trash? The new “tags” still cost $1.25, but now we have to add the price of the 30-gallon trash bags every time we use the Transfer Station. Like everyone else who was in favor of single-stream recycling, I was looking at the example of Laconia. When they went to single-stream their recycling increased 37-percent and their “profits” from recycling were 12-percent ahead of projections. A win-win situation – good for the environment and good for the taxpayer — reducing our costs. If the new tags cost $1 (plus the usual cost of a trash bag — 25¢) we might have understood. But, not when the selectmen increase our costs without warning, without explanation. Another issue is the $700k surplus. Did you think we wouldn’t notice and ask where did that money come from? If it’s from good fiscal management – great! The selectmen have done a good job! Now return it to the taxpayer. If it’s unused funds from the bonds that were issued for the new town garage and the “Y” project – then the Selectmen need to use that money to pay towards those bonds. If the “surplus” is funds received from the state
towards the “Y” project, then it has to be applied to that bond – NOT to be reallocated elsewhere. Those bonds were to be issued for up to $1-million each and repaid as quickly as possible. That was the caveat when those bonds were passed at town meeting. One more issue of concern is the proposed new town office building. You are talking about constructing a building right in the midst of our historic buildings. We need to do this with lots of planning, lots of discussion, and lots of forethought. This new building first of all has to be well designed to blend seamlessly with the historic buildings or it’s going to be horrific mistake. This new building also needs to be designed to last this town for the next 50-100 years because we can’t afford any more and our children can’t afford anymore monumental increases in our tax rate for new buildings. We also have to carefully plan the design and expenses in refitting the old town office building into the police station. I urge the Board of Selectmen to slow down — request some money for all this careful planning first. With a 3.6-percent increase in our tax rate did you think we wouldn’t notice the rush to spend, spend, spend? Please — it’s time for all of us to take notice and be concerned about our tax rate, our beautiful cluster of historic buildings and our community. Patsy Wells Sanbornton
Change a 9 to a 0 & Hawaii zip code matches Danbury, Conn. To the editor, Well, Jack Stephenson has struck out wildly again, displaying a feverish, possibly neurologically disabling case of Obama Derangement Syndrome. The birther bunch has to be the most pathetic, ill-willed bunch I have encountered in recent times. They make religious fanatics look mildly neurotic. One of psycho-witch Orly Taitz’s arguments is that Obama’s Social Security number is a Connecticut number. It could be! The zip code for Danbury, Connecticut is 06814, while the zip code for the president’s house in Hawaii is 96814. With the exception of the first number, they are identical. Hmmmm. Remember, this is 1977 when the 15-year-old Barak Obama made out his Social
Security number application. Being a 15-year-old boy at the time, could the way he wrote his “9” look like a “0” to a clerk? Of course. And if he used a typewriter, could he have struck the key right next to the 9 instead of the 9? Of course. The fact that the last four numbers are identical speaks volumes against the psycho-babble of Harry Accornero and the rest of the birther sickos. We are talking about a 15-year-old boy making out an application. Have you ever scribbled your way through an application? Typed real bad? Me too! Applications are such a pain! James Veverka Tilton
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LETTERS Yes, I do feel more free now that America has taken action
What are people so afraid of? Sky didn’t fall with gay marriage
To the editor, I just wanted to clarify some things I have recently read in The Daily Sun. On Friday, I read the “Dark Side” article. It spoke of the United Nations that we are a part of. I’m not sure if most noticed, but the UN seems to fail in its peacekeeping missions. For example, Rwanda when 800,000 were slaughtered and in Bosnia as well. This is why our “Commander in Chief” President George W. Bush chose his actions against Iraq. As for the suffering in Iraq, if you went into Baghdad and asked if their life was better, I’m sure they would say yes. Saddam Hussein was responsible for the deaths of close to a million people during his reign. Riding around the country you will see satellite dishes on top of the areas poorest homes, which are actually mud huts. This is because during Baath Party rule, satellites were strictly forbidden and the use of one could be punishable by imprisonment or death. Now, parts of Iraq have modern Internet, running water, and electricity that is somewhat reliable. Although Iraq is not perfect by any means, many people are hopeful it will be someday. Many
To the editor, I opened the paper today (Nov. 25) and came across the article regarding N.H. bringing up the “Gay Marriage” issue again. Due to actions taken by the N.H. Legislature, recently Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals/clinics has been cut causing 3000+ people in our community to have to find new doctors for medical care. We have plenty of homeless people/families. Plenty of hungry people. We have people losing their homes. We have many unemployed people due to a lack of jobs. Now these are the issues that should be dealt with. But what has the N.H. Legislature chosen to deal with? The gay marriage issue which has already been debated, voted on and passed. Obviously the majority of the people in N.H. were okay with the passage of this bill and gay couples getting married. Maybe if someone could explain why this is so important I’d be able to under-
Iraqis are still in a civil war, which had to do with many civilian deaths in the country and still continues to this day. Iraq, along with Afghanistan was and is the battlefield for the “War on Terror.” Many fighters come from other countries to fight American soldiers. I would call people who want to kill American soldiers the enemy. As for Mr. Albushies letter a few days ago “Let’s Apologize for Sending Them”, please hold your apologies. Many soldiers, including myself, don’t expect a thank you or an apology. When you ask, “Do you feel more free now?” Yes, I do feel more free and America has taken action. I’m not sure if you have seen the news lately but terrorist are still trying to kill innocent American civilians. If you don’t think this is reason to “rally around the next immoral adventure”, I hope you are not picked for the selective service that will happen without the volunteer military and have to see first hand how badly some people want to kill Americans. And I’m sure “sacrificing the family dog” will not suffice for the terrorists. Daniel Ash Laconia
Laconia schools pleased to partner with LSB on Huot project To the editor, The Laconia School District is pleased to have the partnership and support of Laconia Savings Bank to finance the Huot Career and Technical Center-Laconia High School Master Plan Building Project. We approached Senior Vice President Dean Ingram at Laconia Savings Bank when issuing $6.5-million in QZAB’s (Qualified Zone Academy Bond) became a possibility. Created by the U.S. Congress, a QZAB is a relatively new financing instrument used to carry out public school renovations, repairs, and improvements. Bond interest is paid through tax credits, which enables schools to save up to 50-percent of the cost of construction projects. On September 12th of this year the Laconia City Council voted unanimously to approve the issuance of such bonds for the Huot-LHS project. It will be great for our city and region to have an updated Career and Technical Center. Our business and industry partners are excited for the economic impact this project will have
on our region. With Laconia Savings Bank helping our city bring interest free loans into this project, we have been able to increase our scope and diminish our projected costs. We have already demolished the houses on Dewey Street to make way for the beginning of the renovation project in the spring of 2012. The first $2.1-million in QZAB’s will be bonded next month and the remaining $4.4-million will be bonded on or before June 15, 2012. The amount of local, regional, and state support we have received from elected officials, the Department of Education, and our business and industry partners has been fantastic. As a facilities committee, we are committed to overseeing this project and making sure we continue our practice of completing projects on time and under budget. Joe Cormier, Chairperson Laconia School District Huot-LHS Master Plan Facilities Committee
from preceding page women, and the abolition of slavery and segregation. We need to include in our parades members of Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Doctors with Borders, Pax Christi International, the Peace Corps, Women in Black, Patriots for Peace, Combatants for Peace, War Resistors League and all the numerous groups who are struggling for peace and social justice in the world at great personal sacrifice. We also need to teach about peace heroes in our schools and about serving others within our communities
and around the world. The world is getting smaller and, if we don’t learn to get along better in it, there will be nothing worth protecting or honoring. The best way to honor veterans is to abolish war, and if we can prevent the states of the U.S. from waging war with each other, we can do it at the international level despite the greater difficulty. Once we develop the will, the means will easily follow. (Leo R. Sandy is professor of counselor education at Plymouth State University and a consulting school psychologist.)
stand. Gay couples got married. Nothing bad happened. The sky didn’t fall down. Okay, so some don’t agree. But obviously more did than didn’t because the bill passed and gay marriage is legal. What are people afraid of? So Tom marries Dave or Sally marries Ann. How does that affect other people? Why do people who oppose this think they have the right to tell other people who they can love, how they can live or who they can marry. The Declaration of Independence states we all have unalienable rights and among those are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Gay couples are getting married in pursuit of their happiness. What is so wrong with that? So, lets move on to more important matters and stop wasting time and resources arguing and debating an issue that has already been debated and is now a law. Nancy Parsons, Laconia
Belknap County Delegation Public Hearing – December 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM The Belknap County Delegation will convene at the County Complex, 34 County Drive, Laconia, NH in the Multi-purpose meeting room for the following purposes: • To hear an explanation of the Commissioners recommended budget • To hold a public hearing on the same (RSA 24:23) • Other business as necessary Belknap County Commissioner’s Recommended Budget Summary 2011 % 2012 Budget Change Admin Rec Expenditures: General Fund 20,936,443 10.37% 19,721,175 Nursing Home 11,222,325 -0.53% 11,339,277 Total Appropriation 32,158,768 6.31% 31,060,452 Revenue: General Fund 1,927,460 12.49% 1,811,524 Nursing Home 7,458,447 -4.50% 7,398,724 + transfer from General Fund 3,818,678 9.99% 3,940,553 Subtotal 13,204,585 -2.07% 13,150,801 Fund Balance Used 4,882,000 3,750,000 Total Revenue 18,086,585 13.62% 16,900,801 To be raised by taxes: 14,072,183 -1.82% 14,159,651
% Change -5.8% 1.0% -3.4% -6.0% -0.8% 3.2% -0.4% -23.2% -6.6% 0.6%
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Composer Ayn Inserto bringing 17-piece orchestra to N.H. Jazz Center Thursday By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — During the heyday of the big band era, some of the biggest names in the business would make stops in the Lakes Region. On Thursday, a 17-piece jazz orchestra will perform at the NH Jazz Center, located at Pitman’s Freight Room on New Salem Street. Jonathan Lorentz, founder of the center, said the composerled Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra will bring a style of music that reflects the decades that have passed since Count Basie and Duke Ellington played at the Winnipesaukee Gardens. “This really is the modern big band,” said Lorentz. Ayn Inserto was born in Singapore and immigrated to California when she was 14. As a classically-trained pianist, she had dabbled in writing her own pieces. It was as part of her high school’s drum and bugle corps that she first had her taste of composition for an ensemble. “My teacher said, if you want to give it a shot, go for it,” she recalled. “It was a blast.” Inserto wouldn’t be able to shake the composition bug thereafter. Still in high school, she helped “tweak” scores for her school’s band. Then, during her undergraduate years at California State University in Hayward, the school’s big band recorded several of her compositions. In 2001, Inserto received
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a master’s degree in jazz studies and composition from the New England Conservatory. She is currently an assistant professor of jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music. Her orchestra has recorded two albums of her compositions, “Clairvoyance” and, more recently, “Muse.” She said her performance on Thursday will feature selections from each recording, as well as one tune which hasn’t been recorded yet. Inserto’s compositions feature a split personality. The songs contain a melodic line which is easy to follow and appreciate for even the most casual listener, while underneath is a tapestry of harmonies and rhythms, esoteric elements to tickle the hard-core jazz fan’s ear. That outcome, she said, is intentional. “I try to be as appealing to as many people as possible, yet maintain that higher level of jazz.” When composing, she keeps in mind a question posed to her by mentor, Bob Brookmeyer: “If it doesn’t sound good, why did you write it?” Still, Inserto said she’s not in the business of writing pop tunes. “It is my music. I write stuff that is appealing to me, as well, I hope, to others.” Some of her favorite compliments to receive, she said, come from audience members who aren’t dedicated jazz enthusiasts and yet were appreciative of her work. For that reason, to expand the reach of her compositions beyond the usual jazz circles of Boston, she’s excited for the chance to play at the NH Jazz Center. “A new place is great, it means we’re spreading the music more,” she said. “You’ll have a fresh audience who has never heard your music before.” “It’s a very exciting opportunity... We’re really looking forward to coming up on Thursday.” The performance will begin at 8 p.m. Admission will cost $10 and, with all Jazz Center shows, attendance members should bring their own beverages. Lorentz said the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra will represent the most numerous act to play at Pitman’s Freight Room. The center started earlier this year as an experiment. Lorentz’s vision was to use his network of jazz performers in Boston and New York and see how many he could get to come to Laconia for Thursday evening performances. He’s been doubly rewarded: not only has he been able to keep his weekly shows booked, local music fans have also shown up in increasingly reliable numbers. During the early summer, Lorentz was encouraged to see stable attendance in the 50s and 60s. He worried that attendance would wane with the arrival of cold weather, however, just the opposite has occurred. A typical night for October and November was in the 80s, he reported, and the 168 people who showed up for the Delfeayo Marsalis show had him scrambling to find seating for everyone. The Jazz Center’s success, in Lorentz’s view, is due to several factors. Firstly, it’s a chance to see topquality jazz musicians at an affordable price. Secondly, he credited the owners of Pitman’s Freight Room in creating an environment that is comfortable and friendly. With many people returning week after week, he said, “There’s kind of a community developing around the club, you couldn’t wish for a better atmosphere.” He thinks the Jazz Center crowd will enjoy Inserto’s music. Lorentz does, noting that her albums have been on his shelf for years and continue to capture his imagination. “You get involved in them the way you would a good movie,” he said. “The non-jazz aficionado can sink their teeth into it right away... It’s soulful, but it’s also intelligent as well.” TAX from page one while the total assessed valuation shrank by $49,217,631, or 2.5-percent, from $1,919,274,832 to $1,870,052,201. Myers attributed a significant share of the increase in the tax rate to the decline in property values, explaining that the relatively small increase in the tax commitment would have a correspondingly slight impact on tax bills. The city portion of the tax rate increased $0.45 to $8.14, the local local school portion $0.21 to $8.41, the state school portion $0.06 to $2.55 and the county portion $0.03 to $1.46.
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Fourth Article of N.H. Constitution gives us right of conscience To the editor, Citizens of this state 227 years ago knew what was important to their lives. They realized governance was necessary; the opening article of NH’s Constitution establishes that amongst free people it is established by their consent. That certain natural rights are possessed by them, that is to say they are not rights given by the state (or can be taken by the state). The third article recognizes that some natural rights are surrendered in the establishment of the society but that if no equivalent is returned the surrender is voided. Which brings us to the fourth article. (Rights of Conscience Unalienable) which means to say that the society or government can give in return no equivalent; the right of conscience can’t and is never to be considered surrendered. Again, that is to say that no law(s) are valid which deny or strip even in some slight fraction the right of conscience. One recent expression of such an attempt is to make it a crime if a doctor denies medical procedures which
are contrary to his conscience. I for one believe it takes a very special individual to become a medical doctor, indeed such a person of conscience is able to perform because they are just such a person. But there is another violation of our right of conscience which has for some time been taken from us. Consider the fact that the courts command that all must serve on jury duty, with only a very few exceptions and if we seek to be excused for medical reasons we must present a doctors signed report to the validity of the malady. Consider that the very same court instructs one to sit in judgment of another and accepts that judgment as valid yet will not trust one’s word as to their medical ailment. It may be that one’s conscience is troubled to so judge another. Further one may not wish to, for whatever reason, why then would the court insist some callus or uncaring person to do so. Courts, created to protect such constitutional rights instead has stripped us of them. G.W. Brooks Meredith
‘A Farm for the Future’ can be viewed now on youtube.com To the editor, It’s the year 2020 — What’s on Your Plate? Where will your food come from? What kinds of farms will be in existence here in N.H. and elsewhere? How will the farms of the future function sustainably and profitably? That is the question one young woman in England asked herself, when she returned to the family farm to become a farmer herself. As she sought to answer this question, she educated herself about the future of fossil fuels, and some alternative approaches to farming that decrease the farmer’s reliance on these costly inputs. A film was made about Rebecca and her journey by the BBC called “A Farm for
the Future.” To watch the film on-line, visit youtube.com and search for “A Farm for the Future”. The Back to Farming at Laconia State School group is also planning a public showing of the film, sometime in late January. It is a thought-provoking film which offers some examples of farming approaches that could be utilized on the former State School property, should some of it be returned to agricultural use. Be forewarned, the English countryside is beautiful and it will make you want to go see some of these farms for yourself! Karen Barker Laconia
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The Laocnia Christmas Parade is not the place for politicians To the editor, This year’s Christmas parade was one of the best the city has ever had. Thanks to the organizers and all those involved. The shovel brigade was great. There was just one thing which I didn’t like about it.
Signs for politicians should not have been allowed in the parade. They spoiled the theme of the parade. A Christmas parade is not the place for them. Gordon D. King Laconia
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Gerald Knight (left), who taught world geography at Laconia High School for 28 years before retiring in 1996, accepts the congratulations of Mayor Mike Seymour on being named New Hampshire’s Retired Educator of the Year by the American Association of Retired People. For five years Knight chaired the Legislative Committee that represented more than 5,000 retired teachers before the state Legislature. A resident of Ward 4, Knight was introduced by City Councilor Brenda Baer (center). (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)
SOFTBALL from page 3 many of them strangers, the players were asked questions about their sexuality and private lives. The protest committee then voted on whether the men were gay. Two were determined to be gay, but the committee found Apilado, Charles and Russ to be straight. The organization said that at the time, the men never identified themselves as bisexual, were evasive or refused to answer questions about their sexuality. Minutes of the hearing say that Charles claimed to be gay but acknowledged being married to a woman, and Apilado initially said he was both gay and straight but then acknowledged being more attracted to women. The men said they weren’t given the option of stating outright that they were bisexual, even though the organization considered bisexual players to be gay for roster purposes. They and their team were disqualified. One observer at the hearing commented, “This is not a bisexual World Series. This is a gay World Series.” NAGAA said the settlement came after the organization won a series of motions limiting what claims the players could present at trial. The players initially asked the court to throw out the roster limit on straight players as discriminatory. But U.S. District Judge John Coughenour ruled that the organization had a constitutional right to limit the number of straight players as a means of promoting their message that openly gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals can thrive in competitive sports. The judge said the case could proceed to trial because questions
remained about the way the softball association applied its rule, including whether the questions asked at the hearing were unnecessarily intrusive. The trial was set for next month. “We have been vindicated by the judge’s First Amendment rulings,” said Roy Melani, NAGAAA’s commissioner. “This lawsuit threatened not only the purpose of our organization, but also its future. We fought hard to protect ourselves and our core identity and I am relieved this issue is finally behind us.” Since the lawsuit was filed, NAGAAA has added language to its rules clarifying that bisexual and transgender players are fully welcomed participants in its events. As part of the settlement, the organization said disqualifying D2 was not consistent with its goal of welcoming bisexual players. “NAGAAA regrets the impacts the 2008 protest hearing had on plaintiffs and their team,” the settlement reads. The National Center for Lesbian Rights, which represented the men, welcomed the changes but said they should go even further. The group still wants NAGAAA to delete its roster limits on straight players, on the grounds that it encompasses gay players who are in the closet or who choose not to put a label on their sexuality. Charles said he’s looking forward to playing more softball. “It means a lot to me that NAGAAA is going to recognize our second place finish in 2008,” Charles said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to play ball with my friends, teammates and community in NAGAAA’s tournaments.”
Design firm envisions entirely different look for downtown Laconia traffic patterns By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — In place of the downtown traffic pattern marked by a network of one-way streets that funnels most vehicles around the center of the city, a consulting firm has prepared an alternative plan that would direct vehicles every which way. City officials are inviting members of the public to comment on the plan, which is posted on the city website at www.city.laconia.nh.us under the Planning Department. Planning Director Shanna Saunders emphasized that no decisions have been made to introduce changes to the flow of downtown traffic. Last year the Planning Department contracted with the Ironwood Design Group, LLC of Exeter, an urban design firm, to develop architectural standards that could be incorporated into the municipal zoning ordinance. Planning Director Shanna Saunders said that because streetscapes, traffic and parking are “all tied together” with the development of architectural standards, the firm developed a conceptual plan for redirecting traffic flows and relocating parking spaces. In the meantime, the impending reconstruction of the Main Street bridge over the Winnipesaukee River raised the prospect of designing the span to accommodate two-way traffic on both Beacon Street East and Beacon Street West. Ironwood sub-contracted with TEC, Inc of Lawrence, Massachusetts to redesign the intersection of Beacon Street East/ Beacon Street West and Main Street, which lies entirely on the bridge, as well as assess the impact of its conceptual plan for the remainder of downtown. And Dubois and King, Inc. is designing and engineering the bridge to handle two-way traffic on Beacon Street East and Beacon Street West. “The only thing set in stone is that the bridge will be designed to accommodate two-way traffic,” Saunders said, repeating that any changes to the traffic pattern are a matter for public discussion. In designing the intersection at the Main Street bridge, TEC provides for two-way traffic on Beacon Street East, but would limit southbound traffic to a right-turn northbound on to Main Street and prohibit either turning left on to Main Street or proceeding through to Beacon Street West. Southbound traffic on Beacon Street West, on the other hand, OHIO STATE from page one Jim Tressel was forced out for breaking NCAA rules, will coach the Buckeyes (6-6) in their bowl game. Meyer will keep him on as an assistant but declined to say in what capacity. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said his first conversation with Meyer about the coaching job was by phone on Nov. 20. The two met face-to-face three days later. “There’s a right time for certain leaders,” he said. “This is the right time for Urban Meyer to lead this football team. ... He gets it.” Meyer spent six years at Florida, winning national titles in 2006 and 2008. He spent his year away from coaching working as an analyst for ESPN and watching his two daughters play volleyball for their college teams. Former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce gave Meyer his first college coaching job in 1986 and remained a close friend and confidant through the years. He said he had no concerns about Meyer’s health. “Well, if he’d had a heart attack and his heart was bad, I’d be worried about that,” the 80-year-old Bruce said.
would be able to turn either left or right on to Main Street as well as left on to proceed through to Beacon Street East. Main Street north of the intersection as far as Pleasant Street would remain one-way and the existing parking spaces would remain. Ironwood proposes radically changing traffic flows beyond the Main Street bridge. Going clockwise from the bridge, the entire length of Beacon Street West would be opened to two way traffic. At about nine o’clock, Water Street would be extended across Beacon Street West then carry one-way traffic to the intersection of Pleasant Street and Main Street. South of Pleasant Street, Main Street would remain one-way northbound, but would be opened to twoway traffic from Pleasant Street to Veteran’s Square. Pleasant Street would be divided in two. The lower half would become a parking lot, reached from either Water Street or Main Street. The upper half would carry two-way traffic to and from the parking lot as well as two other parking area, one at Laconia Savings Bank and another between Pleasant Street and Main Street. The intersection of Beacon Street West, Pleasant Street and Veteran’s Square would be reconfigured as a roundabout. On the east side of Main Street, beginning at the Main Street Bridge, Ironwood proposes limiting Beacon Street East to one-way traffic northbound from the bridge to “Mill Street,” the pedestrian walkway by the Soda Shoppe, which would become a one-way street linking Beacon Street East and Main Street. North of “Mill Street” Beacon Street East would carry two-way traffic through a roundabout at Hanover Street to Church Street. Hanover Street would remain open to two-way traffic and Canal Street restricted to one-way traffic. This conceptual plan will be complemented by assessment of traffic flows conducted by TEC at eight intersections — Main Street and Court Street/ Union Avenue, Main Street and Beacon Street East/Beacon Street West, Main Street and Pleasant Street, Beacon Street East and Church Street, Veteran’s Square, Pleasant Street and New Salem Street, Beacon Street West and Water Street. Paul Moynihan, director of public works, said that while the state will shoulder 80-percent of the cost of the Main Street bridge project, the cost of collateral improvements associated with redirecting the flow of downtown traffic would fall solely on the city.
“I’m not worried that he was stressed out over the game of football because he was thinking too much and not doing some things (exercising) that would have kept him straight. I think he got everything back under control by sitting out a year. I think he missed football. And he’s good at it.” Meyer met with the team on Monday before his news conference and said he was impressed with the players’ enthusiasm. Meyer takes over a program that is likely facing NCAA sanctions and was crippled by the forced resignation of Tressel. The Buckeyes completed their only season under Fickell with a 40-34 loss to Michigan on Saturday that snapped a seven-game winning streak against their rivals.
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It’s not enough to just encourage some children to eat healthier and exercise, he said, because there’s also “a big psychological component.” “When it comes to involving the authorities, I don’t think we have clear guidelines,” he said. “Starting the debate is a good thing. We need more guidance on how to react to the issue.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity tries to address the roles of nutrition and physical activity in improving public health and preventing and controlling chronic diseases. It says achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is part of an ongoing lifestyle that can be adopted. It offers resources to help people determine which foods are needed for a healthy diet and promotes regular physical activsee next page More than 40% of back and neck injuries are a result of a motor vehicle accident.
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A search of Belanger’s vehicle resulted in the seizure of several pieces of property, including jewelry and tools. The department is working to identify the owners of the property and if Belanger has had anything to do with the many break-ins which have been occurring in Alton over the past several months. Anyone with information which might be helpful to the investigation is asked to contact the department at 875-3752. — Adam Drapcho
from preceding page ity to reduce the risk for diseases and control weight. County workers were alerted to the boy’s weight early last year after his mother took him to a hospital for breathing problems. He was diagnosed with sleep apnea, which is characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep and can be weight-related, and he was given a breathing machine. Parents have lost custody of obese children a few times in the United States, and an opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association in July said putting children temporarily in foster care is in some cases more ethical than obesity surgery, which can involve removing part of the stomach. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston, said the point isn’t to blame parents but rather to act in children’s best interest and get them help their parents can’t provide.
Dr. Norman Fost, a medical ethicist at the University of Wisconsin’s Madison campus, said Monday that foster care wouldn’t cure the Ohio boy’s obesity but might help. “The goal is to make him less obese,” he said. Fost said the boy’s sleep apnea could be related to his weight and could be imminently dangerous. A target weight of 150 pounds might improve the apnea problem, he said. The boy’s mother said she has worked on the weight issue. “They are trying to make it seem like I am unfit, like I don’t love my child,” she told The Plain Dealer newspaper, which didn’t reveal her identity because the case could involve abuse. A public defender, Sam Amata, said Monday the custody removal would be challenged based on the contention that the boy is not in imminent danger. “We don’t feel there’s that kind of requisite danger,” he said.
CAIN from page 2 I said in the interview was true.” Cain’s candidacy was soaring in the polls until he was hit less than a month ago with accusations that he sexually harassed several women and groped one while he was a high-ranking official at the National Restaurant Association. He has since fallen back in the public opinion surveys, and been eclipsed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the race to emerge as the principal conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. At her apartment in Dunwoody, Ga., White declined to elaborate on her statements during a brief interview with the AP. “I can’t make any comment on this,” she said. “We’re trying to be slightly sensitive.” In its report, the television station said White had Cain’s name in her cell phone contacts, and when its reporter sent a text message to the number, he called right back. “He told us he knew ‘Ginger White’ but said these are more false allegations,” the station reported.
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to finalize arrangements for the event, Trefry finally turned down the invitation saying she was very busy and unlikely to be available for weeks. “Could it be that both Casey and Trefry were discouraged or perhaps instructed not to publicly debate Northern Pass issues even though both individuals appear in ads touting why they believe Northern Pass is somehow, good for our stat?” asked Alliance Executive Director Heather NcKean. “Has this debate over the Northern Pass entered a new phase – one in which PSNH is resorting to grossly misleading ads?” “It appears PSNH is so desperate to win the debate over the Northern Pass that it is sacrificing the good names and the reputations of people it has an economic hold over – people who have unwittingly been lured into appearing in its ads because their firms, or in the instance of Casey, his union, are reliant upon fees for services from PSNH and the Northern Pass. “The Alliance Against Northern Pass believes strongly that the real story behind the Northern Pass project is one that PSNH does not want told. It is a story of misrepresentations, half-truths and an abject failure on the part of our state’s largest public utility to face the public and tell it the honest and full truths about Northern Pass. The Alliance finds itself committed to alerting the public in the Granite State about what a truly unfair and inequitable deal is on the table for New Hampshire.” “Now that PSNH has apparently refused to debate the Northern Pass issues, the Alliance will instead have to chip away at PSNH’s obvious distortions of the truth about Northern Pass until the whole story is out in front of the state’s consumers, regulators and voters,” concluded McLean. “The Alliance won’t rest until all the facts are day-lighted.”
STOCKS from page 2 make-or-break time for many retailers. Black Friday is often the biggest retail sales day of the year. The Dow soared 291.23 points, or 2.6 percent, to 11,523.01. Alcoa Inc. jumped 5.7 percent, the most of the 30 stocks in the Dow. The Dow plunged 564 points last week on fear that Europe’s debt crisis was spreading to large countries like Spain, Italy and even Germany. The S&P 500 rose 33, or 2.9 percent, to 1,192.55. The gains came across industries and sectors; only six stocks in the index fell. The Nasdaq composite rose 85, or 3.5 percent, to 2,527.34. As the threat of an imminent meltdown in Europe ebbed, U.S. investors focused on a strong weekend of holiday shopping. A record 226 million shoppers visited stores and websites during the four-day holiday weekend starting on Thanksgiving Day, up from 212 million last year, according to early estimates by The National Retail Federation. They spent more, too: The average holiday shopper spent $398.62 over
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LACONIA — Barbara E. Geary, 96, of 435 Union Avenue, Laconia, died Friday, November 25, 2011. Barbara, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Hurley) Geary, was born on January 26, 1915, in Brockton, MA. She graduated from Brockton High School and then attended the Chandler Secretarial School in Boston. Barbara was employed by the S. Rogers Company in Boston and in 1942 began working at United Shoe Machinery Company in Boston. In 1948, Barbara moved to Washington, D.C. And began working for the U.S. Coast Guard in the Enlisted Personnel Division, where she remained until she was selected and assigned as Administrative Assistant to the Chief of the Office of Personnel in 1955, where she worked for 15 different Admirals over the years and received many awards, including the Commandants Award in 1979. Barbara retired from the Coast Guard in 1979 and continued living in and enjoying her retirement in Washington, DC until deciding in 2005 to move to New Hampshire to be closer to her family. Barbara was known for her sense of humor, always having a joke or a story to tell, and her sense of style, never owning a pair or jeans or sneakers in her life, always the lady. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother and his wife, John F. and M. Hazel Geary, and a
Raymond C. Bagley, 83 LACONIA — Raymond Charles Bagley, 83, of County Drive, died November 23, 2011 at Belknap County Home, Laconia. Born in Moultonborough on April 14, 1928, he was the son of Fred M. and Dorothy (Smith) Bagley. He graduated from Laconia High School, class of 1948 and he was named to the New Hampshire AllState Football Team 1947. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire and was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Raymond worked for many years for United Life Insurance Company in Concord, NH before retiring as executive Vice President of Resolute Insurance Company in Hartford, CT. Upon retiring he returned to New Hampshire, residing in North Conway, working at the Cranmore Mountain Resort and Heritage New Hampshire. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masonic Lodge and was a founding member of the Mountain Cats outdoor club. Raymond served in the United States Army
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nephew, John W. Geary. Family members include her niece and husband, Lynne and Richard Fournier of Belmont, two grand-nieces, Leisa (Fournier) D’Amour and her husband Gary of Belmont, Sheri Fournier of Meredith, a grand-nephew, Derek Fournier and his wife Sara of Dedham, MA, and four much-loved great grand nephews, Jeremy, Andrew, Easton and Colin, who gave her much joy in her later years. She will be missed greatly by her family and the many friends she made at the Taylor Community and beyond. Rest in Peace, beautiful lady. There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 11 AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish at Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia. Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 1 PM at the St. Michael Cemetery in Avon, Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Laconia Salvation Army, 177 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246 or the Disabled American Veterans of NH, PO Box 2051, Dover, NH 03821. 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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during the Korean War with the 24th Infantry Division, 21st Infantry Regiment. An avid skier, hiker, canoeist, fisherman and birdwatcher, His love for the New Hampshire outdoors was only surpassed by his love for his family. Raymond is survived by his wife of 60 years, Colleen A. (Hackett) Bagley, and two sons, Jon Bagley and wife Wendy of Meredith and Chuck Bagley and wife Joanne of Contoocook; a sister, Beverly Charest and husband Edward of Moultonborough and a brother, Alfred Bagley and wife Florrie, of Gilford, niece Stacy Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, niece Jodi Pendexter and husband John, Moultonborough, NH, and nephew, Erik Taylor and wife Wendy, of Moultonborough. Family service will be held at a later date. Donations in his memory can be made to the Belknap County Nursing Home, 30 County Drive, Laconia, NH 03246. The Mayhew Funeral Home and Crematorium, in Meredith and Plymouth, are assisting the family with the arrangements.
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Diane M. Nash, 68 GILFORD – Diane Marie Nash, 68, of Silver Street, died Monday, November 28, 2011 in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Diane was born in North Brookfield, Mass., the daughter of Emil and Yvonne (Provencher) Nykiel. Diane was a long-term resident of Gilford and Rattlesnake Island on Lake Winnipesaukee. She vacationed for many years in several parts of Florida. Her life was devoted to her husband, children and her grandchildren. Diane enjoyed birds and gardening. She was known as an excellent cook and hostess. Diane volunteered for 17 years for Collegiate Kids Care in Gilford. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Fred Nash of Gilford, two sons; Andrew Nash and his wife Paula of Pembroke and Kevin Nash and his wife Lori of Gilford, one daughter, Jennifer Nash-Boucher and her husband Matthew of Gilford, seven granddaughters; Emily, Amanda, Caitlyn, Zoey, Jacqueline, Madison and Lauryn, two step-grandchildren; Brendon and Alec, one brother, Francis Nykiel of Brookfield, Mass, three sisters; Carole Peluso of North Brookfield, Mass., Nancy Dedian of East Brookfield, Mass and Mary Lou Cassavant of Spencer, Mass. Calling hours will be held from 4 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, December 1, 2011 in the Carriage House at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11AM on Friday, December 2, 2011 at St. Andre Bessette Parish at Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery in Gilford, NH. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com .
Linda A. Romolo-Maki, 56
SUMMERFIELD, Florida – Linda Ann (Lafrance) Romolo-Maki, 56, died suddenly on Thursday, November 24, 2011 in Florida. She was born on November 3, 1955 and previously lived in Stoughton, Mass and Laconia before moving to Summerfield, Florida. She was loved by all and loved all. She was known as a person who didn’t need money to be happy, just her family and some good times. She will be missed. She is survived by her husband, Mark Maki of Summerfield, Fl., five sons; Ernest Grenon IV and his fiancé Brenda Smith, Dale Grenon and his partner Bryan Rivillas, Dana Grenon and his wife Nicole, Nicholas Grenon and his wife Jennifer, Clifford Grenon and his wife Heather, one daughter, Ashley Lafrance, grandchildren Conor, Brady, Patrick, Colby, Emilie, Aliyah and Adrianna. Memorial calling hours will be held from 5 PM to 8 PM on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH. A memorial service will follow at 8PM at the funeral home. 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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LACONIA — Mary K. Smith, 88, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2011. Mrs. Smith was born on June 10, 1923 in Manchester, N.H. to James and Margaret Keaveney. She retired after 17 years as a legal secretary with the Martin, Lord & Osmond Law Firm in Laconia, N.H. She also had been employed by the Lakes Region General Hospital in the business office, as a private secretary at Scott & Williams in Laconia and by the local area Girl Scout Council. After retiring in 1986, Mrs. Smith spent winters in Crescent Beach, Florida and enjoyed volunteering at Lakes Region General Hospital. She also supported the local Girl Scout organization with many years of volunteer hours. She enjoyed playing golf at the Lakeview and Pheasant Ridge Country Clubs and served as president of the Ladies Twilight League at Pheasant Ridge. Mrs. Smith is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Millard Smith; a daughter, Nancy Smith; a son, Kevin Smith, and his wife, Cindy; two grand-
children, Cheryl Smith and Janice Smith; a brother, James Keaveney; eleven nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents and by her brother, Thomas Keaveney. A calling hour will be held from 10:0011:00 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Wilkinson-Beane-SimoneauPaquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. A Memorial Service will follow the calling hour at 11:00AM also at the Funeral Home. Burial will be at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, N.H. at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Lakes Region General Hospital, 80 Highland Street, Laconia, NH 03246. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
PLYMOUTH – Catherine (Nan) Ann Lonergan, 72, of Pine Gate Road, Plymouth, passed away November 9, 2011, at Speare Memorial Hospital, in Plymouth.Born in Everett, Mass, on June 7, 1939, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Lonergan. She grew up in the Plymouth area, and graduated from Plymouth Schools. She had been a resident of Plymouth for most of her life. She worked part time, for many years, for various companies, including Barnes & Noble Book Store, PSC Book Store, Pease Public Library, and was a Special Education Teacher for the Rumney School
District. She was predeceased by her former husband, Richard (Dick) L. Tivey, son Joseph (Jay) Tivey. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen (Kitty) Tivey of Henderson, NV, two grandsons Jacob and Justin Tivey of New Hampton, NH, her brother, Robert Lonergan and wife Ann of Biddeford, Maine. A calling hour will be held at Mayhew Funeral Home, 12 Langdon St., Plymouth, on Sunday, from 1 pm to 2 pm, with a service at 2 pm. Deacon Michael Guy, of Holy Trinity parish, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth.
Catherine A. ‘Nan’ Lonergan, 72
Christmas Carol Play at Ashland Baptist Church ASHLAND — As part of Christmas Night in Ashland, the Hampstead Stage Company will present “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 2, in the Ashland Baptist Church. The play is based on Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story of the miser Ebeneezer Scrooge, who, through the visits of the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, learns the true meaning of Christmas. The Hampstead Stage Company is a non-profit organization, based in Barnstead, which presents classical literature through live theater with a focus on young audiences.
For 27 years the stage company has presented its shows in the 48 contiguous states to over 20 million audience members. Each play is performed by two professional actors who take multiple roles and also involve the audience. The play was so well received by those who saw it at last year’s Christmas Night, that the Community Council of Ashland decided to repeat the performance this year so that more people could see this charming drama. The performance is sponsored by the Community Council of Ashland and the Friends of the Ashland Town Library. Admission is free, although donations are always welcome.
Christmas programs at Laconia Community Center LACONIA — On Tuesday, December 6, Santa Claus will call children of the Laconia area to wish them happy holidays and ask what they would like for Christmas. Call Laconia Parks & Recreation at 524-5046 to fill out a registration form. Forms must be filled out no later than Monday, December 5. This program is free of charge. A Christmas Carol sing will be held on Wednesday, December 7. Those who would like to join in should meet at the Community Center at 7 p.m., Carolers will then proceed to the Taylor Home. Hot cocoa will be provided at this free event. Call Parks & Rec by
December 2 to sign up. On December 13 from 6-8 p,.m. a Hurray for the Holidays event will be held at which Christmas ornaments will be made while singing or listening to Christmas carols. The fee is $2 per person. Call 524-5046 Laconia by December 6 to register. A mother/child cookie decorating event will be held on December 15 from 6-8 p.m. at which famiies can decorate cookies and then take them home. Fee is $10 for a family of four and $2 for each additional person. Registration deadline is December 8.
Free movie ‘All Mine to Give’ at Alton Library Friday ALTON — “All Mine to Give”, a 1958 movie which tells the story of pioneer children fighting to build a new family after their parents die, will be featured Friday, December 2 at 7 p.m. in theAgnes Thompson Meeting Room at the Gilman Library. It is part of the library’s “A Night at the Oscars” which features movies that have won an Oscar or have been nominated to win an Oscar. The films are
shown on the first Friday of the month. Coming attractions include: Friday, January 6, “The Lost Weekend” and Friday, February 3 “Some Like it Hot.” While visiting the library, check out the display for Night at the Oscars and Family Movie Night. For more information stop by the circulation desk or call 875-2550.
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LACONIA — The highly anticipated annual “Homes For The Holidays” House Tour, presented by the Opechee Garden Club, will be held this year on Saturday, December 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, December 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ticket holders will have the opportunity to stroll through five festively decorated homes in Gilford and Laconia, in both lakeside and mountain settings. This self-guided tour offers a wonderful assortment of homes with a variety of themes: “Memories Made Here”, is a lakefront home built for family gatherings, built to take advantage of the land; “An Adirondack Escape”, is a truly traditional home – but with an unexpected Adirondack surprise; a “New England Christmas” is set in a rambling vintage 1755 Cape that has been expanded and ‘modernized’ in 1791,with wide floor boards, tin ceiling and other colonial era appointments; “A Shore Front Holiday” features a stunning lakefront home in the appealing Dockham Shore area; and “Good Things Come in Small Packages” highlights condo living at its best. Entertainment will range from a harpist to keyboard, and guitar to school choirs. Carmel Lancia, club president, says “The homes on the tour this year are wonderful, and we are very grateful for the generosity of the homeowners who make this type of event possible. We are grateful too
for the tremendous response from the public that has made our tours such a success.” Serving as headquarters once again for the Opechee Garden Club’s Holiday House tour is the 1823 Belknap Mill in Downtown Laconia. The Mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated in 1976 as the Official Meeting House of New Hampshire. This stately brick building, dressed in candlelight and greens, will again be home to its own “Trees For The Holidays” exhibit. Throughout the event, the garden club’s Greens Boutique will offer a variety of fresh greens such as wreaths, swags, a variety of arrangements, roping and centerpieces, along with a variety of bulbs and cyclamen for your holiday home. The raffle table will tempt visitors with items ranging from a child’s rocker to gift certificates—just in time for the holidays. Jean Vaillancourt, tour co-chair said, “We are fortunate to have members who rise to the occasion and share their time and talents to ensure a memorable event for those attending. The entire club is needed to make this holiday event a reality, working behind the scenes, with the homeowners, creating items for the Boutique or the club’s entry in the Mill’s tree display. Seeing smiles on visitors’ faces makes it all worthwhile.” Event co-chair, Sandy Gove, added “This event demonstrates true community spirit, from the moment the giant wreath is hoisted on the Belknap Mill courtesy of Belknap Landscape Company, to the sponsorship by Laconia Savings Bank and support by Kitchen Cravings and other area businesses, to participation by the Gilford school choir and other volunteers, creating a wonderful holiday event.” Proceeds benefit scholarships, grants and community betterment projects. Tickets may be purchased for $10 at the Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St., Laconia, the days of the events, as well as in advance at not only the Belknap Mill, but also the Gilford and Laconia libraries and Kitchen Cravings Restaurant. For more information call 524-8813 or 524-2555 or visit opecheegardenclub@yahoo.com.
SANBORNTON — Members of the the Sanbornton Congregational Church church are hosting a Breakfast, Book and Bake Sale in the Undercroft at the church on Saturday, December 3, running from 8 a.m. until noon. Church members are excited and pleased that their new pastor, Rev. Ruth Martz, wants to live in the church’s parsonage on Route 132. The building has been rented for seven years and needs work. Volunteers are working in three hour shifts to scrub, scour and paint the interior,
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PSU Contemporary Dance Ensemble presents Winter Concert Dec. 2-3 PLYMOUTH — Student, faculty and guest choreographers have collaborated to present two evenings of dance December 2-3 at Plymouth State University. Curtain time in Hanaway Theatre at the Silver Center is 7 p.m. both evenings. Amanda Whitworth, director of dance at Plymouth State University, directs the Contemporary Dance Ensemble. Students from across the campus have auditioned to work with faculty and guest artists in various dance genres such as ballet, modern, contemporary, world dance, tap and jazz. They have also submitted their own original choreographies for adjudication and acceptance into the concert. Student choreographers include MacKenzie Perra, a senior interdisci-
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Santa Land program in Gilford Dec. 2-3 GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department and Gilford Youth Center will be sponsoring the 3rd Annual Santa Land Program on Friday, December 2 from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, December 4 from 10 a.m. until noon in the Gilford Youth Center. This fun filled program offers area
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2011. There are 32 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 29, 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning. On this date: In 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, adviser to England’s King Henry VIII, died. In 1864, a Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre. In 1910, British explorer Robert F. Scott’s ship Terra Nova set sail from New Zealand, carrying Scott’s expedition on its ultimately futile — as well as fatal — race to reach the South Pole first. In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, radio operator Harold June and photographer Ashley McKinney made the first flight over the South Pole. In 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. In 1967, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced he was leaving the Johnson administration to become president of the World Bank. In 1981, actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, Calif., at age 43. In 1986, actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa, at age 82. In 1991, 17 people were killed in a 164-vehicle pileup during a dust storm on Interstate 5 near Coalinga, Calif. Actor Ralph Bellamy died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 87. One year ago: An Afghan border policeman killed six American servicemen during a training mission in a remote area near the Pakistani border. Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted for the first time that a computer worm had affected centrifuges in Iran’s uranium enrichment program. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Diane Ladd is 76. Composer-musician Chuck Mangione is 71. Country singer Jody Miller is 70. Comedian Garry Shandling is 62. Actor Jeff Fahey is 59. Movie director Joel Coen is 57. Actorcomedian-game show host Howie Mandel is 56. Actress Cathy Moriarty is 51. Actress Kim Delaney is 50. Actor Tom Sizemore is 50. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 49. Actor Don Cheadle is 47. Actor-producer Neill Barry is 46. Musician Wallis Buchanan is 46. Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 43. Rock musician Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) is 43. Actress Jennifer Elise Cox is 42. Actor Larry Joe Campbell is 41. Rock musician Frank Delgado (Deftones) is 41. Actress Paola Turbay is 41. Actress Gena Lee Nolin is 40. Actor Brian Baumgartner is 39. Actress Anna Faris is 35. Actor Julian Ovenden is 35. Actor Lucas Black is 29.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and sill levels welcome. We will teach. Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741. Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Winter reading program sing-up at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pre-schoolers through fourth graders are invited to sign-up. Learn to make delicious yeast rolls — orange or cinnamon, or both — at the Gilford Public Library. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up and bring a large bowl and a stick of butter.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Annual “Spalidays” open house hosted by the Inns & Spa at Mill Falls in Meredith. 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Church Landing. Over 4,000-square-feet of exhibit space. For reservations visit millfalls.com/cascade_spa/specials.htm. Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) Program Open House at Lakes Region Community College in Laconia. 2 to 3 p.m. and again from 6 to 7 p.m. Free Mom & Me Movie at Smitty’s Cinema in Tilton. “Finding Nemo” at 11:30 a.m. Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. each Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion, shared learning and confidentiality. For more information call the rectory at 2678174 or Ginny Timmons at 286-7066. Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Belmont. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting. 5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith. Free knitting and crochet lessons. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Baby Threads workshop at 668 Main Street in Laconia (same building as Village Bakery). 998-4012. Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work. Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks. Check out a computer expert at the Gilford Public Library. 9:15 to 11 a.m. First-come, first-served service for library cardholders only. 20-minute limit if people are waiting. Preschool Story Time at the Meredith Public Library. 10 to 11 a.m. Meet downstairs in the function room.
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GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department will be sponsoring a trip to the Kellerhaus in Laconia on Monday, December 5. Participants will meet in the Gilford Town Hall lobby at noon to carpool over to the Weirs. The cost for this program is $4.50 per person. Participants are asked to RSVP by Friday, December 2 by calling 527-4722.
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Streetcar will present ‘The Miracle Worker’ on LHS Stage Dec. 2-3-4 LACONIA — The Streetcar Company will present William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker’’ at Laconia High School on December 2-3-4. With two months of rehearsals behind them, cast and crew will spend the last few days before opening night fine tuning their roles and acclimating themselves to the newly constructed set. Director J Alward and assistant director Carolyn Desrosiers are quite pleased with the progress made by the cast, especially as a number of them have had little or no previous stage experience. One thing Streetcar tries to encourage is for new members to come and be a part of the live theater experience. While lead actress, Nerrishia Bodwell as Annie Sullivan has a number of shows under her belt with Nerrishia Bodwell as Annie Sullivan and Sophia Joyal as Helen Streetcar and other sur- Keller rehearse a scene from The Miracle Worker being presented rounding companies, this by The Streetcar Company December 2-4 at Laconia High School. is the first show Heidi (Courtesy photo) Erhard, as Kate Keller, has performed croft as Annie Sullivan and Patty Duke in since high school. “I feel very fortuas Helen Keller. Gibson’s adaptation nate to be a part of this presentation.” of Keller’s autobiography, “The Story said Erhard. “It’s been a really posiof My Life,” garnered rave reviews for tive experience; I feel I have joined a the production and lead to the Academy whole new family and I hope the audiAward winning movie also starring ence appreciates all the work everyBancroft and Duke in 1962. one has put into this production.” The struggle by Sullivan to teach a Sophia Joyal, a sixth grader at Lacodeaf and blind Keller to communicate nia Middle School, has been seen in a with the outside world is a powerful number of Streetcar productions and story of compassion and strength of shows a capacity beyond her years as character. Battling her own demons she portrays the deaf and blind Helen. as well as the frustrations presented New to Streetcar, but not to the stage, by the Keller family having coddled are Suzanne Banister as Aunt Ev Helen for so long, Sullivan’s progress and Eric L. March as Capt. Keller. is slow but eventually all parties grow Others performing in the production and adapt to the challenges in the end. are Braeden Alward as James, Dawn Show times are at 7 p.m. on Friday and Thompson as Viney, Doug Embree as Saturday, December 2-3 with a 1 p.m. Mr. Anagnos, Riley Alward as Percy, matinee on Sunday, December 4. TickSharleigh Thomson as Martha, Peter ets are available at Greenlaw’s Music in Ayer as Ezekiel, Johan Andersen as downtown Laconia, Danbury General the doctor, Rebekah Roy, Hannah Store, and at the junction of Routes 4 Watson, Alexa Dembiec, Cecilia and and 104, and will also be available at the Kayla Zarella as the blind girls, Alec door. Ticket prices are $10 each with an Thomson as Jimmy and Marcia Haven advanced sale price of $8 for four or more and Melissa Bigler as the crones. tickets purchased at the same time. All Based on Gibson’s 1957 teleplay, “The tickets will be $10 at the door. For more Miracle Worker” was first presented on information go to the company website at Broadway in 1959 starring Anne Banwww.streetcarcompany.com.
LifeQuest Church presenting ‘Christmas with a Capital C’ movie on Friday LACONIA — LifeQuest Church of Laconia is hosting a Movie Night on Friday evening December 2 at 7 p.m. The featured movie is “Christmas With A Capital C “. The story is about a big city lawyer who sues an Alaskan town for violating the separation between church and state and a mayor’s wife who demonstrates that God’s good will is for all. It
is approximately 90 minutes in length. A separate Christmas movie will be shown at the same time for children under the age of twelve. The public is invited to attend; there is no charge and there will be free popcorn. LifeQuest Church is located at 115 Court Street, across the street from the Cumberland Farms store. Call 524-6860 for more information.
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Brownie Troop 10608 donates to N.H. Humane Society Alternative Christmas Fair at Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday
MEREDITH — Trinity Episcopal Church will hold an Alternative Christmas Fair on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A departure from the typical holiday fair, this event encourages people to cut back on conventional gift giving and to purchase gifts that benefit local and international charities. Featured will be the Meredith Food Pantry, NH Humane Society, Community Caregivers, VNA, Episcopal Relief and Development and Nets for Life. In addition, there will be a bake sale with a cookie walk. Trinity artisans will also sell hand made crafts, such as wood carving, note cards, jewelry, pottery and baskets.
History of Gunstock program at Meredith Library December 7
On November 18, Laconia Brownie Troop 10608 paid a visit to the New Hampshire Humane Society headquarters on Meredith Center Road to drop off donated items and visit the cats. The learned how many animals were at the shelter — 200 cats and 40 dogs. (Courtesy photo)
Latest sequel to ‘The Cheerleader’ just published
SANDWICH — Ever since Ruth Doan MacDougall’s best seller “The Cheerleader” was first published in 1973, readers have wanted to know “What happened next?” to its heroine, Henrietta Snow, and the other characters. Over the years, MacDougall has answered this question with three sequels, and now a fourth has just been published, “A Born Maniac, or Puddles’s Progress.” MacDougall will be signing copies of this book at the Bayswater Book Company in Senters Marketplace in Center Harbor on Saturday, December 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In “A Born Maniac, or Puddles’s Progress,” MacDougall turns her attention to the third member of the group of best friends and tells the story from the point of view of Jean Pond, known as Puddles, who was born in Maine but spent most of her life in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Puddles is now widowed and working at two jobs in South Carolina, as a nurse and a cheerleading coach. Her settled life is suddenly shaken by the death of her mother. Con-
cern about her father galvanizes her, and their trip to New Hampshire and Maine to visit friends and relatives becomes her progress to adventure, an island, a castle, hard decisions, and rebirth. “Ann V. Norton, English professor at Saint Anselm College, who has written the forewords for “The Cheerleader” and its sequels, says that Puddles is “just as hilarious as when she chased Snowy around a 1950s Woolworth’s with giant underwear.” About that subtitle? MacDougall explains, “The previous sequel, told from the point of view of Bev, the second best friend, was called ‘‘The Husband Bench, or Bev’s Book’ so Puddles demanded a subtitle too.” A Laconia native, MacDougall has lived in Center Sandwich for 35 years with her husband, Don. She is the author of more than a dozen novels and also updates her father’s hiking books, “50 Hikes in the White Mountains” and “50 More Hikes in New Hampshire” on www.ruthdoanmacdougall.com, she writes about life in New Hampshire. She is the recipient of the New Hampshire Writers’ Project’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
LACONIA — SCORE Lakes Region and Meredith Village Savings Bank are offering a double header workshop covering On-line Networking and Social Media Marketing and Mobile Marketing on Wednesday, December 7. Attendees can expect to learn about growing a business network with the right people, the power of linked-in groups, how to and how not to use Facebook for business, and why Twitter is an amazing connector, search engine and wellspring of information. In addition thet will how to use mobile Internet and how to tie mobile marketing into all other marketing efforts. The presenters are: Chuck Sink of “ChuckSinkLink” who has over
25 years experience in publishing, sales, marketing and management. He led three printing companies to record growth and was vice president of Bit Hit Media where he doubled revenues. — Mike Dopiles, co-owner of the internet/marketing company “CyberSpace To Your Place”, has authored three books, is a local radio talk show host and co-developer of “Mobile Marketing CMS” a webbased tool that builds custom mobile websites in minutes The workshop will take place from 5-8 p.m. at One Mill Plaza in the Busiel Community Room next to the Laconia City Hall. For more details and to register, call SCORE Lakes Region at 524-0137 or visit www.scorelakesregion.org. A $25 tuition paid upon registration or $30 at the door is required.
SCORE workshop on social & mobile marketing Dec. 7
Business After Hours at Lamprey Realty on Thursday CENTER HARBOR — The Meredith Area Chamber of Commerce and Lamprey and Lamprey Realtors invites members of the local business community to a “Holiday Business After Hours” on Thursday, December 1 from 4:30 -6:30 p.m. The event will be held at the beautifully decorated
Victorian office of Lamprey and Lamprey Realtors located on Whittier Highway in Center Harbor and is being held in celebration of Lamprey and Lamprey Realtors 67 years of serving the Lakes Region. For more information contact the Meredith Area Chamber of Commerce at 279-6121.
MEREDITH — Local ski historian Carol Anderson will speak at the Meredith Public Library on Wednesday, December 7 at 6:30 p.m. Anderson will discuss the triumphs and defeats of four high-altitude jumps and the history of the snowy trails of the Gunstock Mountain Resort. Approaching its seventy-fifth anniversary, Gunstock has molded the careers of champion skiers and Olympians, including two-time silver medalist Penny Pitou, ski icon T. Gary Allen and the ski jumping sensation Torger Tokle. Anderson will be available to sign books after her talk. Books can be purchased at that time. Refreshments will be served.
District superintendent at LifeQuest Church Sunday
LACONIA — Rev. Thomas Flanders will be the special speaker at LifeQuest Church in Laconia on Sunday morning, December 4 at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Flanders is the District Superintendent for New England of The Christian and Missionary Alliance of which the local church is a part. He will be speaking at the Worship Service and participating in an informal meeting with the congregation following the worship time. Pastor Bob Smith and the congregation at LifeQuest invite any interested persons to join them on Sunday. For more information call 524-6860.
AIDS Day service at Unitarian Universalist Society
LACONIA — The Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia will hold a Candle Lighting Service of Remembrance and Vigil to commemorate World AIDS Day on Sunday, December 4 at 10 a.m. in its sanctuary at 172 Pleasant Street in Laconia. Since 1988, World AIDS Day has been dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS epidemic and to remembering those who have died from HIV/AIDS. Since 1981, more than 25 million people have died of HIV/AIDS. It is estimated that more than 33 million people worldwide are living with this disease. The theme for 2011 is “Getting to Zero.” The service will be led by UUSL minister, Rev. Kent McKusick. People of all faiths and no faith are welcome to attend. The service will include music, readings, meditation, and a time of candle lighting during which memories of family and friends may be shared. Parking is available behind the church in the Wilkinson-Beane parking lot. For additional information, contact Rev. McKusick at the church: 524-6488 or check-out the Beacon Newsletter at www.UUSL.org.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: I am taking a foreign language class at school. The first week, there was a new girl, “Molly.” No one talked to her except me. I made her laugh, and we had fun at lunch. She became my only friend in that class. Two weeks later, “Scarlett” arrived. At lunch the next day, Molly asked Scarlett to sit with us. They started talking about stuff I didn’t know anything about. Within days, they were cracking jokes and discussing a sleepover at Molly’s. I felt totally left out. I was Molly’s friend first, and then she just tossed me aside to make way for Scarlett. When Scarlett isn’t there, Molly and I talk just like before. But when Scarlett comes back, I’m invisible. I’m fed up. What should I do? -- Forgotten Friend Dear Friend: We know this hurts, but the truth is, you do not have a monopoly on Molly’s affections simply because you “discovered” her first. It is, however, rude for her to have discussions with Scarlett in your presence when you are excluded from participating, and you should tell her so. You sound like a friendly, welcoming person. Please use your social skills to make connections with others in your classes. Molly should not be the only fish in your swimming pool. Dear Annie: Each month, we have a family dinner at a different restaurant. I do not have much choice about which one, since I am gluten and lactose intolerant and also a vegetarian. At our last dinner (a steakhouse), I ordered a $10 salad. My brothers and sisters and their spouses and kids ordered appetizers, meals, drinks and desserts. When the bill came, they wanted to divide it by the number of persons, which meant roughly $100 per person. I objected, since all I ate was a salad. I was accused of being cheap, but I stood my ground and paid separately. Now some of them are angry, and I have not been invited out since. I am not as financially well off as the others, and $100
would have been a burden for me. Is there anything I can do to be included again? -- M. Dear M.: It sounds as if your siblings are the cheap ones, trying to get you to pay for their drinks and desserts. Talk to one of the siblings who isn’t angry with you and explain your position. While it is extremely unfair of them to take advantage of you this way, you still are a member of the family and would like to be included in these monthly excursions. Ask how to make things more equitable. (We recommend you ask for a separate check, or put drinks and dessert on a separate tab.) Dear Annie: I am writing in response to “In the Middle,” whose son is caring for his grandmother. There are federal and state funded programs supporting the Family Caregivers Act. The family caregiver must be credentialed through a home care registry to receive payment. Additionally, when the family caregiver needs a break, a replacement would be provided. Respite should also be considered to relieve the grandson, whether that means a home care agency to send a replacement or putting Grandma in an adult daycare for the day. In taking care of her, the grandson has gained valuable skills that he could then apply toward a career in home care. Many home care agencies offer free training to become a home health aide. The sisters should contact their local Office on Aging and have Mom’s situation evaluated. The ombudsman will then inform them of available services to assist them in keeping Mom at home, while eliminating the conflict in the family. And please tell the grandson to check out caring.com. This website offers great information for the family caregiver. -- Kathy Roberts, Medical Administrator, Advance HomeHealth Care Dear Kathy Roberts: Thank you for your informative and useful suggestions. We hope the grandson will follow through.
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, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.
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Animals
Autos
Autos
Child Care
LOST DOG: “Bud,” large yellow lab mix, missing since 10/21, from Northfield. Wearing Patriots collar and Halloween bandana. If you have him, please call. His family misses him. 387-9584.
1993 CHEVY Pickup Truck- WT 1500 4.3, no rust, runs, needs motor work. $600. 524-9011
1999 Mercury Grand Marquis-Like new condition. White with blue cloth interior. 87,000 original miles. Remote start & 6-CD player. New tires & battery. Best used car you will find. Must be seen. Books for $4,600. Negotiable. Laconia. Cell 387-7293
CHILD CARE openings @ licensed home. FT Mon.-Fri. age 2 & up. PT Mon., all ages. PT Fri. 2 & up. Food & preschool program provided. Contact Holly Hancock 393-8116.
RED Bone Coon Hound PuppiesPurebred, ready for December 17th. Reserve yours now. $200. 528-5057 ROTTWEILER Pups, AKC Champion Pedigree, tails, shots done, parents on premises, $700-800. 340-6219 Siberian Huskies- 4-6 month old pups. Price reduced. Shots. 856-7423 kryskasibes@gmail.com
Announcement WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting. 603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH.
1995 Toyota Camry LE Wagon: 4-Cylinder, automatic, moonroof, runs great, loaded, must sell, $1,450. 991-9969. 1995 Toyota Corolla LE: 1-owner, 116k, no rust, A/C, inspected, very clean, $2,750, 991-9969. 1996 Dodge Dakota ext cab 4x4, looks and runs good, $1000/or best responsible offer. 527-8620. 1996 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon: AWD, auto, fully inspected, no rust, immaculate, 155k, $2,950, 991-9969. 1997 Chrysler Sebring JXI Convertible: V6, auto, loaded, spotless, leather, inspected, $1,950. 991-9969 1998 Jeep Wrangler-6 cylinder, great condition. 69,000 miles, $5,500 or best offer. 455-6296 BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.
1999 Toyota Camry LE: 4-cylinder, automatic, 112k, new timing belt, fully serviced, inspected, $2,750. 991-9969. 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport- 138K, loaded, maroon, alloy wheels, clean, runs perfect. $3,200. 524-9011 2001 Chevrolet S-10 pickup extra cab. 2-wheel drive, 120K miles, tonneau cover, runs good! $1,495/BO. 603-848-0530
2006 Dodge Dakota SLT Only 61,000 miles. High output V-8, 4 Door, power everything, towing pkg., heated seats, bed cover, 4 new Yokohama tires. Very Clean. $14,500.
528-6570
For Rent ALTON- 3 bedroom home. Close to town & schools. $1,050/Month. 1st. Month + Security. 630-0675 APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better! 524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia. BELMONT: Sunny ground-level one bedroom, private road, deck, quiet country setting. Heat included $695/ month. 455-5848. CENTER Harbor House- One bedroom, year-round, propane central heat, tenant pays all utilities, tenant does all yard maintenance. No pets/Smoking. credit report required, verified income, references. $400/Month, security. Call between 5PM-8PM 603-253-6924.
CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.
CLEAN UPDATED studio and one bedroom in Tilton. Heat/Hot Water included. $620-640/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733
EXHAUST system taken off a 2011 Ford F-15O. OEM sticker still on it. Like new, $195. 603-930-5222
Franklin-Duplex/Condo- Large 4-bedroom 1-bath, deck, newly renovated, washer/dryer hook-up, 4-season porch, 2-car parking. Security & references required. No smoking/pets. $1,050/Mo. + utilities. 978-290-0801
TOP DOLLAR PAID for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week. P3 s Towing. 630-3606
WHEELCHAIR VAN 1998 Ford GL. Electric tailgate lift. Van is loaded. 4.3 Liter engine, automatic, power steering/brakes with ABS, A/C, stereo with tape player, front & back bucket seats. Reeses frame tongue hitch. Maroon. 84K Miles. Priced to sell,
GILFORD 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Condo. Gunstock in backyard. Fireplace, gas heat, W/D hookup, no dogs/smoking. 1 year lease, $975/month + security. 455-6269. Gilford- 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath house, on brook across from Gunstock. $995/Month + utilities. No
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GILMANTON- Gorgeous Lake view 3-bedroom 2-bath house. Washer/dryer hook-ups, full basement. $1,385/Month + utilities. 603-382-4492
LACONIA- STUNNING 2 bedroom 2nd floor. Totally redone: Hardwood floors, tin ceilings, new kitchen, dining room, living room, sun room, storage. Walk to downtown. $900/Month, includes heat, hot water & parking. 494-4346.
LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets. Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA 1+ bedroom apt. available immediately, includes Heat/ HW, washer/dryer. $800 monthly + security. 528-3840. LACONIA 2 Bedroom. $800/Month plus utilities, no pets. Security Deposit Required. 520-4353 Laconia Almost New Winnipesaukee Waterfront Luxury 2-Bedroom Condominium. Air, large deck. $1,200. No smoking. One-year lease. 603-293-9111 LACONIA FIRST FLOOR Large 3Bedroom 2-bath apartment. Storage, deck, parking, washer/dryer hookup, No pets/No smokers, security deposit and references required. $900/Month plus utilities. 875-2292 LACONIA Large 3 bedroom 1st floor apartment with sunroom & storage. $850/Month, includes heat/hot water. Near hospital and stores. Good rental history and credit report required. 603-707-1510 or 530-474-1050 LACONIA One bedroom, 2nd floor apartment. Private setting with front porch. Large living room with eat-in kitchen. $750/Month, includes heat. No smoking, security deposit required. 455-5253 LACONIA Province St. 4 bedroom apartment. Private parking, laundry, bright & clean, no pets. $1,000/Month + Utilities. 508-423-0479.
LACONIA Small 1 bedroom 2nd floor apartment near LRGH. No pets/smoking Heat/Hot Water Included $300/Bi-Weekly
Call David 524-9240
LACONIA South Down Shores 3-Bed, 3-Bath Townhouse with Garage $1,200 + Utilities
(603)455-9189 LACONIA, Clean, 1 Bedroom Apartment, First Floor, Small Porch, Walking Distance to Library, No Smoking, $695/Month, Includes heat. 524-2507 Laconia- 150 Messer St. 1 Bedroom, nice yard, parking & utilities included. No pets/No smoking. $700/Month. Call 630-3126 LACONIA- 3 bedroom house, across Street from Leavitt Park, close to school & beach. Efficient heat with new windows. Covered parking with lockable storage. Security & references required. Pet considered. $1,100. per month + utilities. 937-0157 LACONIA- 3 bedroom house. $1,000/Month + utilities. Pets considered, references & deposit. 524-9665 Laconia- Furnished 1 bedroom. Heat, electric, cable included. $200/Week. Must be gainfully employed. 556-9522 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent. Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. Free WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294 LACONIA-DUPLEX 2 bedroom 1 bath, washer/dryer hookups, garage. $900/month, heat included. References & security deposit. No pets or smokers. 524-7419 LACONIA: For Rent/Sale Lakefront townhouse, 2-decks, 2-car garage, 2-bedroom, 2-1/2 bath, tennis/pool. $1,295./Month. Owner financing available.
LACONIA: Large 3-Bedroom Duplex. Large yard, separate parking. Pets Ok. 1st month and security deposit. $950/mo. Call 630-3126. LACONIA: Be warm & cozy this winter. 2nd floor 2-bedroom apartment. Walk to all downtown amenities. Ample off-street parking, coin operated laundry, heat & hot water included. $180/Week. Security deposit required, no pets. (603)267-7949. LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Call for available apartments. 524-4428 LACONIA: Large 2-bedroom apartment. Second floor, parking. $800 + utilities, security/backgound check required. 603-781-6294. LACONIA: Large 4-bedroom apartment. Second floor, parking. $850 + utilities, security/backgound check required. 603-781-6294. LACONIA: Newer 3 bedroom 1.5 bath duplex on Valley St. Effecient natural gas heat. No pets. Sec dep and reference. $1,000 month plus utilities. Available 12/1. Call Mark 387-7349. LACONIA: Sunny, small 2-bedroom, 2nd floor no smoking/dogs. $200 per week. includes heat/hot water. 455-5569. LACONIA Winter Rental: 3 Bedroom, 2-Bath home washer/ dryer/dishwasher. Weirs Blvd., Laconia/Weirs. $800/month. + utilities. 393-0458. Lakeport- Freshly painted big 5-room, 2-bedroom apartment with lake view. Includes washer/ryer, hardwood floors, cabinet kitchen, 2 car parkeint, plowing and landscaping. Huge, bright and sunny master bedroom overlooking lake. $185/Week + 4-week security deposit. No utilities, no dogs, no smoking. Proper I.D., credit check and background check required. Showings on Friday only. Call Rob, 617-529-1838 Lakeport- Freshly painted, big 5-room, 2-bedroom apartment with lake view. Includes washer/dryer, hardwood floors, cabinet kitchen, 2 car parking, plowing and landscaping. Huge, bright and sunny master bedroom overlooking lake. $185/Week + 4-week security deposit. No utilities, no dogs, no smoking. Proper I.D., credit check and background check required. Showings on Friday only. Call Rob, 617-529-1838 MEREDITH 1-bedroom apartment. Main St., convenient to all. Private entrance and parking. $700/Month plus utilities. No Smoking/No pets. 279-6108 between 6 and 9 pm. MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. 16X22 ft. deck, Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic. Plowing, parking and dumpster included, Pets? $850/month 455-5660. MEREDITH Ultra-nice, bright & sunny Studio. Private country setting. Very convenient location, separate entrance. $775 includes all utiliites plus cable and high speed Internet. No Smoking. Available now. 279-4376 MEREDITH: 2-Bedroom House, 3/4 bath, washer/dryer hookup, oil FHW. $900/month. No pets. 279-8247, Jim. MOULTONBOROUGH- Spacious 1 Bedroom $775/month; Includes heat, hot water, electricity, on-site laundry. Security & references
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For Rent
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Furniture
NORTHFIELD: 1 room efficiency cottage with kitchenette & private bath, plus additional storage space & access to coin-op laundry. $140/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.
4 Tires, used one winter, Mastercraft 94T 215/60 R15, Glacier Grip II. Paid $425 new, asking $200. 737-2040.
REZNOR-UNIT heater, $150 Maytag LP Gas clothes dryer. $75 286-8020 after 5 pm
AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.
SHELTERLOGIC Portable Garage: 12x20x8 feet (new), heavy duty steel frame, all weather cover. $399. 603-520-1607. SMALL white refrigerator in working condition $300. Please call 832-3063 or 671-3765. Ask for Michelle.
SUPER Sale extended! 20% off instock furniture and mattresses! Log Cabin, Adirondack, Shaker, Country, Traditional. Uncle Lucian says, If We Ain t Got It, You Don t Need It! Cozy Cabin Rustics & Mattress Outlet 517 Whittier Hwy Moultonboro (Next To Windshield Dr and Goodhue Marina) Call Jason 603-662-9066 www.VISCODIRECT.COM or Email me for Current Specials! jayw100@yahoo.com
SONY Handycam w/touchscreen, case included, $150; White side-by-side refrigerator, 25cf, water and ice, very good condition, $350. Jeff, 832-8018.
26" Sanyo TV: Has a horizontal line through the center. If you know how to fix it, you can have it. You pick it up. 455-3686.
Used office furniture-Good Condition, desks, chairs, file cabinets, bookcases. Cash & Carry. 279-4650
FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.
NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, coin-op laundry & storage in basement, $215/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com. NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom trailer in small park with coin-op laundry on site, $225/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com. TILTON: Spacious 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available. Heat and hot water included. Please call Mary at Stewart Property Management (603)641-2163. EHO.
PREFERRED RENTALS Long term rental available in the towns of Moultonboro from $650/ mo, Meredith from $1000/mo, Laconia from $1000/mo, Gilford from $1150/mo, West Alton from $1600/mo. Winter rentals also available. Please visit our website at www.preferredrentals.com for a current list of inventory or call 603-253-7811.
BLACK motorcycle boots, men s size 12, $75/obo. Uphill Treadmill w/ instruction book, $75/obo. 552-5247. CARGO trailer (Carmate) 600 se ries, 6x12, single axle, excel cond., $2295. 524-8559 CHRISTMAS TREES & wreaths. Now open! Union Avenue across from Belknap Tire. Jim Waldron 279-8066 COIN Collection- Mostly silver. Serious collectors ONLY! Call 455-3372 Cuisinart Electric Pressure Cooker, $90. Kitchen Aid stand mixer, $175, Both never used. 524-9128 ELECTRIC Wheelchair: Never used, many extras, $1,500. 524-2877. FOR sale Cherry desk, Laundry sink w/faucet, Steel staging, construction heater, Inversion therapy table. Call Gary 279-7144 GREEN FIREWOOD: CUT not split $140, cut & split $185/cord. Seasoned firewood $250. 1/2 cords available. Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (All phases). 393-8416
MEREDITH: Room for Rent,. $125/Week, utilities included. Smoking OK. Contact 707-9794 Sanbornton- Two Furnished Lakehouse Winter Rentals- Panoramic lake/mountain views. 2 or 3 bedroom. 781-334-2488 UNFURNISHED 3+bedroom, 2.5 bath condo. Central A/C, Master on 1st floor. Washer/dryer hookup. Water view. $1,200/month plus utilities. Sharon 603-420-8254. WAREHOUSE/SPACE Up to 4,000 sq. ft. available with on-site office on busy Rte. 3 in Tilton. Seasonal or long term. Relocate your business or rent a spot for your toys. 603-387-6827
IN HOME YARD SALE- Wide variety of items from 2 homes. Furniture, household, Too many to list! All must go! Call 279-0641 evenings.
Help Wanted BUYING Gold, (scrap rings, jewelry, etc.) Silver, (coins, flatware, etc. )
Antiques & Unusual Items Call 279-3087 or Stop In at
Waukewan Antiques 55 Main St. Meredith
WOODSPLITTER: Electric/Hydraulic, 14”-20” lengths, great for small stuff/kindling. Like new, paid $400, sell $200. 293-8237.
Furniture
MILITARY Items: Ammo box full includes circa 1943 canteen, mess kit, rations, etc. 293-8237. Ottoman- 26X36 inches, excellent condition, with summer slip cover. $50. 293-7682 PARADIGM Home Audio/Theater: Full range tower speakers, model #Studio 100v.3, mint, 5-years old, $1,400. 496-8639. Pingpong Table $100. Air hockey $75, Auto-Start remote car starter with two remotes $110. 455-8601 PLAYBOY magazines approximately 75; from 70s and 80s. Make an offer. 524-1583.
AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set, Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style, Fabulous back & hip support, Factory sealed-new 10Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver
NEW mattresses ...always a great deal! Starting; King set complete $395, queen set $249. 603-524-1430.
OIL & PROPANE CO., INC.
SEASONAL TRUCK DRIVER For Rent-Vacation KEY West Time Share 2012Choice of 2-bedroom deluxe condo at Coconut Mallory Resort. Sat.-Sat. Between Jan.-Dec..2012. Sleeps 6. $2,100. Call for details. 603-264-4060 KEY West Time Share-3rd floor corner 2-bedroom condo at Galleon Resort. Sleeps 6. Available Jan. 21-Jan. 28, 2012. $2,800. Call for details. 603-264-4060
For Rent-Commercial LACONIA Prime Union Ave Loca tion. 2 room office suite, ground floor. All utilities. included, except phone. Rent Negotiable. 603-524-0753 WAREHOUSE/SPACE Up to 4,000 sq. ft. available with on-site office on busy Rte. 3 in Tilton. Seasonal or long term. Relocate your business or rent a spot for your toys. 603-387-6827
For Sale 2001 Dodge Durango SLT 4 x 4 7
Free
Fred Fuller Oil & Propane Co., Inc. has an immediate opening for a truck driver to make heating oil deliveries. Qualified candidates must have a valid CDL with applicable endorsements and meet all DOT requirements. Please contact:
Fred Fuller Oil & Propane Co., Inc. 64 Primrose Drive N. Laconia, NH 03246 603-524-1421
PARALEGAL Experienced in family law and general litigation. Responsibilities include interactions with clients, drafting of legal documents, legal research, assistance with trial preparations and related tasks. Pleasant working environment, competitive salary and benefit package. Forward resume to:
Joseph N. Adrignola, Administrator Martin, Lord & Osman, P.A. One Mill Plaza Laconia NH 03246
SECRETARY Wanted: Minimum 2 yrs. experience. Must be trained on QuickBooks. Answering Phone, Data Entry, Good Personality. Fast Learner, full-time 9-5 M-F. Pay commensurate with experience. Fax resume to 524-2109. Email job@totalsecuritynh.com. Total Security. Laconia, NH.
Positions Starting at $15/Hour For Storm Pay
BELKNAP LANDSCAPE COMPANY is hiring numerous temporary, on-call positions for its Snow Removal Division to include: Sanders (requires CDL - A or B License), Route Leaders & Shovelers. Prior experience in snow removal a plus. Must be dependable & flexible. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid drivers license & reliable transportation, able to lift heavy objects, able to work long shifts and able to get to work on time during snowstorms. All applicants will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen. Apply in Person to: Belknap Landscape Co., Inc., 25 Country Club Rd, Unit 302, Gilford, NH 03249. Phone: (603) 528-2798 Or via Fax: (603) 528-2799 email: rblackey@belknaplandscape.com
Help Wanted
Roommate Wanted
WINTER/ FALL RUSH
LACONIA 2-roomates wanted clean, quiet, sober environment. All inclusive, must see, will go fast. $110-130/week. 455-2014
Permanent and holiday season help. Start immediately. Due to fall/ holiday season our company is experiencing a massive product demand opening various positions in all departments and must be filled this week. No experience required. Must be at least 18. Positions available: Customer Service/ set up and display/ appointment setting/ sales and marketing. Call today for immediate interview (603)822-0219. Or text anytime (603)930-8450.
Motorcycles
LACONIA- Visually impaired man looking for someone to share house. Not a job, preferably female, friendship, honest, references. $500/Month. 387-6524 ONE person downtown Laconia, no smoking,, references required. $500/mo. 491-3535 leave message.
Services
Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz
(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.
Personals MATURE, semi-retired, wifeless male seeking non-smoking female companion to share in and enjoy life together. I enjoy quiet times as well as various activities: boating, ocean beaches, movies, TV, dining out (or in) & hot weather. Interested? Drop me a line telling me about you: J.A.C., Box 8, Winnisquam, NH 03289.
Recreation Vehicles CHINOOKA classic motorhome. 21’, timeless design. Sleeps 2. Garaged, nearly mint. 58,600 miles. Photos and info at: RVonline.com under “1991 Chinook”. $12,250. (603)367-8753.
Real Estate LAKEPORT- Sweet 2-bedroom 2-bath top floor suite for sale. Located near Park, Beach and Elm St. School in historic restored brick schoolhouse on Washington St. $95,000. 279-5787
PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs
Our Customers Don t get Soaked!
528-3531 Major credit cards accepted CALL Mike for fall clean-ups, scrapping, light hauling, snowblowing. Very reasonably priced. 603-455-0214
Roommate Wanted GTTA a PIG RMMTE? Rm 4 rnt, (143 sq ft.) w/w crptng, Ht/Ht. wtr/ Elec/ Plwng/ Trsh Rmal inc. Lmtd. Stge. Aval. W/D on prmse. 1 st/ Lst Upfrnt Sec dep. & pets neg. $130/week 603-279-7919
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Gilford Rotary to host Kathy Marx featured artist at Meredith crafts gallery MEREDITH — On display for the month of annual senior dinner 12/8 December at the Meredith Retail Gallery of the New GILFORD — The Gilford Rotary Club will host its Annual Reverend Ray Wixson Senior Dinner on Thursday, December 8 at the Gilford Community Church on Potter Hill Road. The dinner is a tradition started by the late Reverend Ray Wixson to honor senior residents who have done so much for the town of Gilford over the years. Doors open at 5:30 with dinner being served at 6:15. Entertainment will be provided by local talent and there’s a rumor that Santa himself may stop by. The Annual Senior Christmas Dinner, complete with turkey and all the fixings is offered free of charge to any senior citizen aged 62 or older who lives in Gilford. Due to the popularity of this event reservations are highly recommended and admission is open to senior citizens only. Transportation is available if needed. Call 524-6057.
Lakes Region Gymnastic Club holding bake sale
BELMONT — The Lakes Region Gymnastics Academy Booster Club will hold a fundraising bake sale on Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Belknap Mall. During this time the young ladies of the Lakes Region Gymnastics Academy Prep-Excel competitive gymnastics team will be performing an exhibition demonstration with other local organizations. Bake Sale proceeds go to the team expenses for meet fees and other associated costs for 38 local gymnasts ages 6-18.
Third annual Santa Land Friday & Saturday GILFORD — The Third Annual Santa Land will be held at the Gilford Youth Center at 5:30 p.m. on December 2-3. There will many interactive stations, including free games, arts and crafts, face painting and a story time, Children can interact with Santa’s elves and friends, including Rudolph and the Gingerbread Man. Children will also meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, and have their picture taken with them. Pictures will be emailed to families at no cost. To learn more about Santa Land, visit www.gilfordyouthcenter.com.
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Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts will be Kathy Marx’s paper mache creations. They range from skiing penguins and snowboarding rabbits, to a contemplative moose, or Santa busy in his workshop. Using heavy galvanized fence wire, a wide variety of recycled and “found” materials, and acrylic paint Kathy brings animals and joyful characters to life. She says the figures tend to look more delicate than they really are, but the use of fencing wire makes them relatively sturdy. Each piece is finished with several coats of protective varnish. “I started playing with paper mache in 2001 as a way to make something different as a gift. I’ve always enjoyed giving handmade pieces to family and friends. For many years I’d been painting - on old cupboard doors, on rocks, gourds, old shutter slats. I found paper mache especially fun, it was like creating little characters. I don’t always sit down with a clear idea, but my hands begin to twist the wire armature, a shape starts to form, and pretty soon I have a pig wearing a straw hat holding a big red apple, looking absolutely pleased with herself.” From cranky chickens to blue giraffes, Marx says she loves playing with color. Her sculptures and
characters are full of life and appeal to a wide variety of people. “I do a lot of custom work,” she says, “people’s pets, their favorite animal, or whatever silly thing they can come up with. I’ve even done a comic book superhero, and a yellow VW Bug.”
GILFORD — The Gilford Bicentennial Committee members will be selling T-shirts, calendars, and etched glass sun catchers, all with a Bicentennial theme, at the Middle High School Craft Fair on Saturday, December 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The quality white short-sleeved T-shirts feature a colorful design of major landmarks in Gilford Village and surrounding areas, such as Gunstock, by Joanna DeCesare. It can be worn and enjoyed during the Bicentennial year and for many years to come. The calendars feature Joanna DeCesare’s same design of Gilford Village on the front. Each month features old time pictures; they are on quality paper so that any page can be framed. Another unique feature is that many of the major Bicentennial events during the year have been listed and thus will be reminders of special events during the year. Herman Defragger has made sun catching etched ornaments special for the Bicentennial year. Starting in the spring, many homeowners and
business owners have supported the fund raising efforts by allowing multiple flags to be put on their property and then contributing to have a friend’s property “flagged”. Another way in which many members of our community have contributed is by donating items and gift certificates for the silent auction to raise funds for Bicentennial events. One of the gift certificates is for “Dinner for Four” prepared in your own home by Bill and Sally Bickford of Kitchen Cravings of Gilford. Other items include gift certificates to restaurants and ladies offering to make homemade pies. The Gilford Bicentennial Committee members have been making plans for Gilford’s yearlong celebration since the summer of 2010. They held a fundraising dinner and entertainment at the Gilford Community Church that was well attended by supportive residents. Funds have also been raised through the “flagging” of various homes and businesses in Gilford.
Kathy Marx’s work is on display at the Meredith Retail Gallery, located next to the Inn at Church Landing, in Meredith. (Courtesy photo)
Gilford Bicentennial Committee selling items at Middle High School Craft Fair on Saturday
Services
Services
Snowmobiles
STORE your car-boat-motorcycle before the snow in a clean and secure brick building. Low-prices. (603)524-1430
Small Jobs Are My Speciality
Home Care
Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HAN!S Hauling: Big and small clean ups. Your job ... name your price. Han, 527-8620.
JUSTICE of the Peace/Notary: We make housecalls, legal documents, weddings, etc. 293-8237.
MR. Junk. Attics, cellars, garages cleaned out. Free estimate. Insured. 455-6296 EMERGENCY OIL DELIVERY25 gallons Kerosene delivered $165. Call 603-707-1206
Snowmobiles TILE INSTALLATIONS
PROFESSIONAL painter seeking homeowners and landlords who are considering a paint renovation. Free estimates, and reasonable rates. 1-802-780-9040
Storage Space
HANDYMAN SERVICES
Buy your tile from the box stores but have me install it for much less. Mark (603)452-8181 or for pictures visit myspace.com/aptile.
SALES, SERVICE, performance parts. New & used parts, complete line of accessories for Snowmobiles & ATV s. Pre-owned sleds. Lake City Cat House, 283 White Oaks Rd., Laconia. Open 7 days a week. 524-5954.
Storage Space 1700 sq. ft space, residential/commerical storage, Belmont. Perfect for boat, auto or construction. Heat/ Electric available. $750/month. 718-5275.
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