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New GOP majorities expected to expand N.H. deadly force law
Frigid night on the A train
Snow drifts strand 400 passengers in New York City subway cars — P. 2
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Meredith police detail events that led to tasering of 17-year-old By Gail OBer
owners told them believed Seth Dubois, 17, of # 8 Livingston Road was coming to their home to “burn it down” after fighting with their daughter. Dubois and his girlfriend had argued at Dubois mother’s home when Dubois allegedly threw a vacuum cleaner through her car windshield and slashed the left front tire with a knife. Dubois’s mother gave the woman a ride
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MEREDITH — A Christmas Day altercation landed a Livingston Park teenager in jail after allegedly he threw a vacuum cleaner through the windshield of his girlfriend’s car and then tried to put the responding police officer into a headlock. Police said they responded to Unit 30 off 388 Daniel Webster Highway after the
to her parent’ home and Police Officer William Goulet and Center Harbor Police Officer Donald Welch met her there to take her statement. When Dubois arrived at his girlfriend’s parents’ house and insisted he be allowed into the home, Welch and Goulet told him he wasn’t welcome and to leave. Dubois attempted to walk past Goulet see taseR page 13
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CONCORD (AP) — Four years ago, Gov. John Lynch blocked gun rights advocates’ effort to expand a person’s right to use deadly force in selfdefense without first attempting to retreat. The legislation will be back this coming year, and this time, Lynch may not be able to stop its passage. In his veto message blocking the 2006 gun bill, the Democratic Lynch said he wanted to avoid a law that “would authorize any shopper to instantly shoot and kill a thief who had grabbed or tugged at the shopper’s purse or briefcase, regardless of how many shoppers might be placed in harm’s way by such actions.” His opposition led to a compromise this year that softened the prohibition against drawing a gun on someone. The new law takes effect Saturday and allows citizens to show a weapon to warn away a potential attacker without facing prosecution. That law may not stand long, however, before being replaced see FORCe page 10
Sean and Simone Lord, the new owners of the Iron Works Market in Gilmanton Iron Works, have added freshly baked German-style goods to their offerings. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
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Co-owner’s German baking genes playing featured role in re-birth of Iron Works Market By adam drapchO THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILMANTON IRON WORKS — A half-year ago, Sean and Simone Lord took over the century and a decade old Iron Works Market. The two might have tied the proverbial knot in 1994 but only by purchasing the market have they been able to fully entwine together their lives.
This year has been an important step for the Lords, as they became business partners as well as spouses. It’s also a milestone for the store and its patrons, as the Lords think their dedication and personal touch will restore the business to the celebrated local market that it had been for most years since it was started in 1900. see IRON WORKs MaRKet page 12
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Florida remains an odd state in 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — This year, Floridians learned that burials at sea don’t work if the body doesn’t sink, giant snail mucus can make you sick and that an underwire bra can stop a lawyer from visiting her client in prison. Florida lived up to its reputation for being an odd state in 2010, with residents committing stupid crimes, making poor decisions and exhibiting general weirdness. There was the man pulled over in Manatee County who claimed the crack in his crack wasn’t his. Officers found bags of marijuana and crack cocaine stuffed between the man’s butt cheeks. He said the pot was his but “the white stuff is not mine.” A 32-year-old Pasco County man called 911 to complain his mother took his beer, while police in Deland said a man walked out of a bar and headbutted a street preacher who called him a sinner. A Pasco County man was charged with slashing his father with a knife during an argument over who would walk the dog. A man was walking his Jack Russell terrier in Tampa when an alligator snatched it. He pulled out his handgun and started shooting at the gator. It let go of the dog, but the pet wasn’t breathing until the man performed CPR and revived it.
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NYC nightmare: 400 spend frigid night on the A train NEW YORK (AP) — It took hours for Christopher Mullen to get off a plane from sunny Cancun and on to a half-empty subway car, his only way home. It would be another eight hours and more — a night spent huddled under a thin blanket on the frigid, grungy car — before he could get off the A train. His feet soaked to the bone, with no food, water and hardly any heat, Mullen and 400 others lived through a New York nightmare on an elevated subway track, one of hundreds of stories of hardship caused by the crushing snowstorm that dropped more than 2 feet of snow on the Northeast. By the time they got on the subway shortly before 1 a.m. Monday near Kennedy Airport, Mullen and his girlfriend were well into their ordeal battling the blizzard of December 2010.
Their flight landed two hours late. With snow whirling around the terminal, the airport train was down. There were no taxis. Wearing just a light spring jacket, Mullen stood in the snow and attempted to dig his car out from long-term parking. The only result: feet and legs that were soaking wet. When the couple — their diving gear and luggage in tow — boarded the A train more than six hours after clearing Customs, it seemed that they were finally on their way. But the subway got only one stop before it was forced to stop by snow drifts piled on the outside tracks and thick layers of ice on the electrified third rail. At first, it seemed the delay might be brief. A loudspeaker announcement said that a train up ahead was stuck on the track due to the weather and they were being held back. But the minutes stretched into hours.
The train was in the station, but in the dark of night with bus service down and car services shuttered, there was nowhere for passengers to go. Train operators kept the doors closed to keep out the cold, but the gusting winds rattled the windows and the chill of the storm seeped into the car, overpowering the faint stream of warm air coming from the subway car’s feeble heaters. It wasn’t quite cold enough for water in the car to freeze, but it felt nearly that bad. The 400 on Mullen’s train were unlucky, but they were not alone. The blizzard left thousands of travelers stranded, closing all three of the metropolitan area’s airports and blocking most other means of transportation. Buses sputtered to a halt in snow drifts. Taxi drivers abandoned their cabs in the middle of New York’s snowclogged streets. At least one other subway see A TRAIN page 8
(AP) — An East Coast blizzard that has forced nearly 7,000 flight cancelations will leave many travelers stranded through the end of the week. Runways reopened Monday evening at several major airports in the Northeast. But canceled flights into and out of Philadelphia, New York and Boston left hundreds of thousands of people scrambling for a way home. The storm and its aftermath could end up costing the airlines $100 million, one analyst predicted. The challenge for the airlines goes beyond weather. Flights are usually full
this time of year, making it difficult to rebook travelers affected by a cancellation. Seats are even more scarce than in past years because the airline industry has reduced the number of flights and grounded planes to save money and drive up prices. “This is a bad time for a blizzard to hit the East Coast,” said airline consultant Darryl Jenkins. He said it will be difficult for the airlines to accommodate all the stranded travelers in the New York area quickly enough, and some may abandon their travel plans.
The paralyzing storm in the Northeast comes a week after several inches of snow shut down London’s Heathrow Airport and left travelers sleeping on terminal floors. It took five days for Europe’s busiest hub airport to resume normal operations. By afternoon, major U.S. airlines had announced more than 3,100 canceled flights for Monday. Continental, whose hub in Newark, N.J., was shut down by the storm, scrubbed 800 flights and Delta dropped 700. US Airways canceled about 830 flights. see AIR TRAVEL page 7
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Fur is for animals Dr. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) once said that “The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a halo he may be . . . We need a boundless ethic which includes the animals as well.” Illegal and immoral forms of animal abuse include cock fighting and dog fighting while immoral but legal forms include bull fighting and the meat industry as a whole. Thankfully Britain ended fox hunting and there are rumblings in Spain against bull fighting. Another immoral but legal animal abuse institution is the fur industry that engages in extremely ghastly practices solely for the sake of human vanity. The wearing of fur is an act of cruelty itself because it enables the fur industry to continue its grisly business. This industry perpetuates some of the worst forms of cruelty to animals on earth. While attempting to be glamorous, people who wear fur look like they weigh 100 pounds more than they do, and even in our thin-conscious society, people are willing to look like walruses just so that they can flaunt their social status. Eighty five percent of the fur industry’s skins are from animals raised on so called “fur ranches.” Animals at these “ranches” are kept in tiny wire cages and are exposed to the elements 24 hours a day in order for their coats to thicken. These sentient creatures endure fear, stress, disease and parasites just so that some egocentric people can parade around pretending to be superior to others. Many of these animals go insane from having to live in such confinement . Some are even skinned alive after their short miserable lives are ended. If people treated their own pets the ways these animals are treated, they would be serving lengthy jail sentences. “An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States, reported in a 1998 Dateline NBC piece, revealed that dog and cat fur is a multimillion-dollar industry in Asia and found that coats and toys made with domestic dog fur are being sold in the U.S. ‘There are no federal laws preventing anyone from importing dog and cat fur into this country,” reported Dateline. ‘If the imported item costs less than $150, the importer doesn’t even have to reveal what it’s made of.’ Dateline footage shows a German shepherd, tail wagging and head stuck in a restraint, moments before he is skinned alive. A cat, crowded in a cage, watches and waits his turn, as one by one, his cagemates are choked, slung up, and hanged just inches away.(9) New legislation outlawed the import or sale of clothing containing dog or cat fur, but the fur still enters the country illegally since it is intentionally mislabeled and can only be detected by expensive DNA testing” ( http://
www.thenazareneway.com/vegetarian/inside_the_fur_industry.htm) Up to 70 million rabbits a year are killed for fur for clothing, as lures for fly fishing, and for trim on craft items. Minks require a large habitat, and being forced into small, wire cages causes them to self-mutilate and pace endlessly. Some animals even resort to cannibalizing each other. Many of these animals are fed meat byproducts that are not fit for humans to eat. Many animals don’t have access to water because it freezes in the winter. All kinds of parasites exist that produce diseases of all sorts. Their infections are not treated and some die a slow death from them. The summer provides little relief for these unwilling captives. Their deaths are as cruel as their lives as they are electrocuted through rods rammed up their anuses or are gassed by hot exhausts from truck engines. Neck snapping is also used. The killing is not always successful and the animals wake up as they are being skinned alive. There are no federal laws to protect these animals from their undeserved suffering because not enough people are speaking out against it. The fur industry is also destructive to the environment as it takes 20 times the energy to make one fur coat than it does to make one fake fur coat. The chemicals used to keep fur from deteriorating often contaminate ground water. Mink farms generate 62,000 tons of manure per year which also destroys water ecosystems. The good news is that the antifur movement is gaining ground. For example, supermodel Naomi Campbell, was once prevented from entering a famous New York club for wearing fur because the club owner was a moral person. Mink farms are down in the U.S. by 700 since 1988. This column is not an indictment against any one country. Several countries in the world are involved in this gruesome business with China being a major culprit. “More than half the fur in the U.S. comes from China, where millions of dogs and cats are bludgeoned, hanged, bled to death, and often skinned alive for their fur. Chinese fur is often deliberately mislabeled, so if you wear any fur, there’s no way of knowing for sure whose skin you’re in” (http:// www.thenazareneway.com/vegetarian/inside_the_fur_industry.htm). Animal rights are also not a conservative or liberal issue. Many animal rights advocates are conservatives. Former Republican Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire is an avid animal rights advocate. Respect for life itself is being tread on by the fur industry as well as everyone who buys its ill-gotten products. Our own humanity is diminished when we engage in such egregious behavior, and if animals see next page
LETTERS An innocent man who stands for integrity & truth need to be home To the editor, The hustle and bustle of Christmas has come to a close, providing me time to write this letter of appreciation on behalf of the Bird family and the Free Ward Bird Committee. The immediate and extended Bird family celebrated Christmas yesterday, December 26, together as we do every year. This year, we tried to keep our celebration status quo, one of Ward’s wishes before he left for prison. We used not only each other’s love and strength to honor his wish, but also used the positive energy coming to us through so much support of the community and beyond. The outpouring of support from local and regional businesses and the community at large humbles us. From displays of signs, wearing buttons and bands, writing letters to officials, standing in the cold at vigils, and supporting all Free Ward Bird events, it all helps our cause of bringing an innocent man home to his family as
soon as possible. This ordeal has been an education. I have learned much about our justice system, the media, and humanity. Some good, some not so good, but still an education; it has been enlightening. I am inspired by those who know there has been an injustice served and stand by a man who they may not even know I beseech you to continue to show your support through letters, buttons, bands, signs and participating in events. An innocent man, who stands for integrity and truth, needs to be back in his community sharing these values with the youth and all he meets. It is imperative, especially within the next few weeks, to let our public officials understand how we feel. Again, thank you for your continued support and demonstrating what America is all about, freedom, justice, and solid human values. Melissa J.B. Manville Ward Bird’ sister Center Harbor
Governor should order investigation into whole Ward Bird affair To the editor, It’s the day before Christmas as I write this and Mr. Ward Bird is still in prison, as far as I know. It is tragic and I feel for him and his family. Hopefully our great governor will cut through all the red tape and do something. This whole thing, unfolding in the reports in this paper, have left me quite puzzled. I do understand that those who have written letters describing the event and what was said done or not done were not there and so is regarded as hearsay, though these people believe what they are writing is accurate. God bless them for their loyalty and caring for a friend and neighbor. What really gets me is how the police could have made
any determination of the facts of the event. I wasn’t there and only Ward Bird and the woman were. Unless there are facts I am unaware of it sounds to me a case of she said, he said. I mean how many times have we read about a woman having been raped or clamming rape and the police and prosecutors not filing charges because it was a she said he said situation? Smells like something fishy to me. I would like to see the governor order an investigation into the whole episode and get to the bottom of it and make it public. Anyone want to bet on the chances of that happening? Indeed where is the NRA as Anna asked today? Steve Earle Hill
Lawmakers need to stay on task & stay away from abortion issues To the editor, We have enormous economic challenges facing our state, educational funding issues and problems so it is unbelievable that lawmakers wish to spend their time wanting to legislate family communication and a woman’s right to choose in our pro-choice state. We need time spent on creating jobs, not on a social agenda, getting
involved with a woman’s personal reproductive decisions,especially decisions that could put a woman’s health at risk. I urge lawmakers to stay on task for the benefit of ALL state’s residents, not use their position to push a personal or social agenda. Barbara Hughes Wolfeboro
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LETTERS If foreign governments start selling the U.S. debt they hold. . . To the editor, Concerns about the massive U.S. fiscal deficit and the monetary policies adopted by the U.S. Federal Reserve could prompt investors to flee from the U.S. dollar. Were that to happen the result would likely be that the U.S. dollar would undergo a large disorderly devaluation against world currencies. A loss of confidence in the U.S. economy would lead foreign investors to cease accumulating dollar assets. Foreign investors would stop funding the U.S.’s large deficit. Not only that,
a second season i was once, just a tree on a forested hill i grew tall and straight, my prickly limbs often heavy with new snow i minded not the cold burden of silvery crystals imbued within my wide, green branches i won’t shake them off — heavens no! for all too soon the warming rays of morning’s breaking sun convey their glimmer to sparkling diamonds, festooned among my modest attire and perhaps you’ll notice me or stop therein, to admire my temporal beauty, and take me home for a Christmastime and for a brief second season i’ll regain — for the festive nights and celebrated days the simple message i tell so well ... of life everlasting a second season — Leon R Albushies from preceding page can be treated this badly, it’s not a big leap to treat humans this way. Most serial killers begin with animal abuse. This industry represents the free market at its worst. Profits are the only consideration and the animals are deemed irrelevant except as vehicles for making money. To protect the pelts, the cruelest and cheapest methods of killing are used. Contrast this with Native American Indian values that show great respect for animals. What many people don’t realize is that this holocaust is controllable through the pocketbook. In other words, if no
they could be prompted to start selling their existing holdings. Were that to occur a vicious cycle would set in. Declines in the value of the dollar would elicit further selling. The dollar would overshoot to the downside. The value of the dollar would stabilize at a level which would swing the U.S. trade and deficit into surplus. This is worth discussing because there are 90 central banks that currently do not buy additional American debt. This is worth discussing because the misery visited upon the citizens of the United States will be equal to paying off the national debt and changing the trade deficit to a surplus all at one time. On a personal level it is the equivalent of going through a liquidation bankruptcy. It would be traumatic. Among those fleeing the dollar would be central banks. They would reduce their holdings of U.S. Treasuries. Traditionally, the U.S. dollar has been held globally as the risk-free asset. Central banks are sending us a message when they are no longer buying our debt. They will drive the point home when they sell our outstanding debt. If that happened, if foreign governments start selling their dollar denominated debt holdings, the U.S. government bond yields would spike upwards. The spike in bond yields would trigger a rise in interest rates across the economy. A rise in the cost of money would slow economic activity in the extreme. The Federal Reserve would be forced to raise policy rates in an attempt to shore up the dollar. Devaluation would push up imported inflation. Of particular note is that the price of fuel and other commodities would spike. Not only that but overall inflationary pressure would be kept in check by a large output gap. Globally, the financial system would be severely shaken. Banks would hoard capital because of fear of exposure to counterparty risk. Panic selling would lead to another lurch downward in asset markets. International economic activity would decline dramatically. Current thinking is that central banks are unlikely to sell their holdings of dollar assets en masse. The scale of central bank dollar foreignexchange reserves makes them a very powerful actor. In the case of China, a shift out of dollars would entail a move away from the renminbi’s dollar peg. Chinese policy makers see this see next page
one bought fur products, this bloody industry would cease to exist. Right now billions are dollars a year come from the horrific suffering of what some people call God’s creatures. I urge anyone with a sense of decency and a respect for life to boycott the fur industry, speak out against it, write letters and donate money to organizations that are working hard to shut down these concentration camps and killing grounds. (Leo R. Sandy is professor of counselor education at Plymouth State University and a consulting school psychologist.)
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To the editor, On November 18, Kathleen Merriam, Lee Harrington, Lynn Lessard Sperl, Melissa Bigler and Ruth O’Hara joined me at the Busiel Mill to organize a soap drive for Haiti — an effort we named “Wash Their Hands, Save Their Lives.” The impetus was simple enough. The people of Haiti had been hit with a cholera epidemic, triggered by a year of suffering resulting from a devastating earthquake and flood that destroyed a large part of the country’s infrastructure. There are many problems in this impoverished country and, after watching a “60 Minutes” episode and reading AP stories about how people were dying for the lack of simple hygiene, the idea was born to collect soap for the non-profit Clean The World (www.cleantheworld.org). No grassroots initiative succeeds without help, and there are many people and organizations to thank for their assistance in this effort, which collected over 6,000 bars of soap and $650 (to buy more soap). In addition to those who met that first night, our thanks go out to Peter Brunette, Melissa Bigler, Amey Garnett, Ginger Wells-Kay and Nancy Casella Morton for spending many hours at local stores collecting soap from shoppers. A special thank you to retailers Vista Foods of Laconia, E.M. Heath’s of Center Harbor and Shaw’s of Tilton for accommodating our collection efforts. A big thank you to: Debbie Frawley Drake for organizing soap collections at St. Josephs and Sacred Heart; Elaine Miller at Laconia Savings Bank – Gilford Village Branch for opening our checking account; Kris Snow for spreading the word to all Laconia city departments and Annie McKenzie for collecting in Wolfeboro. Erin Lovett-Sherman and Artsfest for embracing our drive during performances of Rick Morten’s Christmas Spectacular. The Inter-Lakes High School freshmen class, especially Hayley Roth, Spencer Perrault, John Findlay, Josh from preceding page as fundamental to China’s successful development strategy. But thoughts can change. Current thinking is that central banks generally would be more likely to engage in a coordinated intervention to support the dollar and preserve stability than to spark a run on it. They would do this regardless of the views of their governments on U.S. government’s influence exerted on the fiscal and monetary policy. Think about that for a minute. Economic thinking is that foreign governments will act in an economically rational manner. Can you say North Korea or Iran? Want to bet your future on the economically rational behavior of other countries? Really? A collapse in value of the world’s reserve currency, the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasuries, would cause mayhem on financial markets globally. Such
Lorden, Adam Tellier and teacher Laura Brusseau for managing an inschool soap drive and collecting at Heaths. Martha Kruse for collecting soap at Hopkinton Middle School and Ruth O’Hara who coordinated collections at Lakes Region General Hospital. Rose Pucci, owner of the Union Diner and Sunrise Cafe, for her donation of 1,000 bars of soap. Noah Cruz and his fifth grade classmates at Woodland Heights for collecting 200 bars of soap. Ray Carbone and Josh Judge for donating copies of their books for our on-line auction. The Common Man of Plymouth and Claremont for collecting recycled soap. The following businesses that hosted a collection box: All My Life Jewelers; Eldridge & Gillespie, CPA; Franklin Savings Bank; Laconia Savings Bank-Gilford Village Branch; Gunstock Inn & Conference Center; Lakes Region General Hospital & Franklin Regional Hospital; Martin, Lord & Osman, PA; Meredith Public Library; Patrick’s Pub & Eatery; St. James Episcopal Church; Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia; The City of Laconia; Briarcrest Estates; Curves of Laconia; Laconia Fire Department; Gilford Fire Department; Penny Pitou Travel; Patrick Wood Law Offices; NH Local Government Center and Wells Fargo Advisors. Finally, The Laconia Daily Sun for printing all of our press releases and letters, helping to spread the word. When writing letters of thank you, there is always the danger of forgetting someone and to those that I failed to list here, please accept my apology and sincere thanks. Last, but not least, our thanks go out to the people of the Lakes Region for putting a bar of soap into the hands of a Haitian. We now seek assistance in shipping the collected soap to Clean The World’s offices in Miami, FL for shipment to Haiti. If you can assist in any way, please contact me at kjsperl@ LakesRegionSpirit.com. Kevin Sperl Gilford fuel renewed fears about the stability of the global financial system. This would have a severely adverse impact on the world economy. Central banks holding dollar assets are unlikely to pull out en masse, which substantially reduces the chances of collapse. So why do you care about this? Well the answer is that the people we elected have created a situation that has placed us in a precarious financial situation. The last election was about electing people who would stop pandering, people who would stop playing political games and start leading. It is important to put the financial house in order. If we do not do so, if we do not do so soon, and if we do not do so in a manner that is in our own best interest, the markets will do it for us. The hand writing is on the wall. It is time to lead, follow or get out of the way. Just my honest opinion. Marc Abear
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LETTERS Its a slap in our face to have Old Glory manufactured in China To the editor, The good news is that some of the businesses sent overseas are coming back to the U.S.A. It seems we all want to pay lower prices so we all have junk goods from other countries. I know we are all sick of that. So if we want goods here in the U.S.A., expect to pay more. It is worth it to pay more then getting JUNK that we all get from other countries. You get what you pay for. If you pay cheap, cheap is what you get. Let me tell you that you can find things that are made in the U.S.A. You just have to read labels. A example is that Colgate toothpaste is made in Mexico. Crest is made in the U.S.A. Light bulbs such as an off brand everyday value was made in the U.S.A. The GE bulb was made in Mexico and higher in price. The everyday value brand was made in the U.S.A. Cleveland, Ohio. Throw out the myth that you can’t find anything made in the U.S.A. You can if you take the time to read labels. Bounce dryer sheets are made in Canada. Everyday value brand is less money and made in the U.S.A. It is the same as Bounce. But, you pay less.
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Legislators were elected to fix economy, not abortion rights To the editor, With so many economic challenges facing our state, it is imperative that the lawmakers focus on just that, not another side-bar to legislate family communication in another futile attempt to turn the clocks back and alter womens’ rights. We live in a pro-choice state, lets move on and get to work on the economy before more unnecessary suffering occurs. It is stunning to me that in this day and age in this country, there are still legislators out there more interested in archaic belief systems than fixing the most obvious problems. It is their
job to fix the economy — this is why you were elected. We are a country founded on equal rights for all. Why anyone in their position would consider doing anything to slow us down even further, punish young women and potentially cost taxpayers even more money by costly mandates that could endanger the lives of our young women is beyond me. I urge lawmakers to keep their focus where it will do the most good — on our economy. I sincerely hope they will do the right thing. Ms. Lynn Hughes Alton Bay
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focus on facts, not just beliefs, By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN and to recognize the difference between facts and beliefs. You LACONIA — A decade ago, as have got to understand the capacNew Hampshire Attorney Genity for human error,” he insisted. eral, Phil McLaughlin spoke McLaughlin recalled discussagainst a bill to abolish the ing the death penalty some years death penalty, which carried both later with his son Tim, a lieutenthe House and Senate before it ant in the Marine Corps who prowas vetoed by Governor Jeanne vided the American flag flown on Shaheen. Earlier this month, what remained of the statue of McLaughlin, who served on a Saddam Hussein in the center commission charged with reviewof Baghdad. “When he came ing the death penalty, joined those back we discussed many things, calling for its abolition by signincluding the death penalty,” ing the minority report as well as McLaughlin said. “Tim said that expressing his position in a perno government should ever kill sonal statement. its own citizens,” he continued, Interviewed last week at his explaining that he came to this Laconia law office, McLaughconclusion amid the “mayhem of lin said “it was a process, not an war,” where death is a matter of event” that led him to believe, as he wrote in his statement, “capital Laconia attorney and former N.H. Attorney sheer chance. punishment takes us a bridge too General Phil McLaughlin. For McLaughlin, the remark far in our quest for justice.” The process began in 1997, when McLaughpointed to what he had begun to perceive as the lin served as attorney general, with the rape and arbitrary application of the death penalty. murder of a six year old girl, the first of a half dozen McLaughlin’s view was more recently confirmed homicides in July and August of that year. The girl’s by the disparate sentencing of Michael Addison and mother identified James Buchanan as her killer. John Brooks. “I was completely taken aback,” he McLaughlin described the evidence as “damning.” said. Both men were charged with capital murder, He recalled that a prominent state senator “pounded but Addison, the African-American who shot and on my desk, demanding I seek the death penalty.” killed a Manchester police officer, was sentenced to While McLaughlin was confidently weighdeath, while Brooks. a white millionaire convicted ing a capital indictment, DNA tests revealed that of hiring three men to kidnap and kill someone he Buchanan was innocent. “I got it dead wrong,” he suspected of stealing from him, was sentenced to life said, then after a lengthy pause added “it was a rivwithout parole. eting experience, a stark reminder.” “This was an extraordinary abuse of the death In August, Jeremy Charron, an Epsom police offipenalty with respect to a black man,” McLaughlin cer was shot to death in a gravel pit when he stopped declared. “I could not see the justice in that. There is to check on an out-of-place car. Kevin Paul and no explanation anyone has given me that makes me Gordon Perry were indicted, and it was Perry who see the justice in that.” police, prosecutors and McLaughlin believed pulled McLaughlin was especially troubled that Attorthe trigger. Only three people had been present. ney General Kelly Ayotte, for whom he professed McLaughlin said that the crime warranted the respect, touted Addision’s conviction and sentencing death penalty, but prosecutors mishandled the case. in her campaign for the United States Senate. BeginThe court suppressed incriminating statements ning with her “first public statement,” he said that Perry made to the police. And, when Paul suggested Ayotte’s radio and television advertising, together to his cellmate that he did the killing, 100 days with e-mail correspondence with a political adviser passed before prosecutors shared the evidence with shortly after the shooting, “speak for themselves. Perry’s lawyer, prompting the court to a ruling that The case was used for political gain,” and “irrevoMcLaughlin concluded severely weakened the case cably undermined the case for the death penalty in against Perry. New Hampshire.” Both cases, McLaughlin wrote, “but for unforeseen Finally, McLaughlin said that serving on the comdevelopments, might have led to capital murder mission focused his attention on the death penalty trials, and perhaps to executions.” He said that his as never before. “I did not dwell on the death pensee next page experience moved him to “redoubling the efforts to
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CONCORD — After state agencies failed to prevent Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc. (FRM) from fleecing its clients of ten of millions of dollars, lawmakers have introduced a half dozen bills intended to make sure it does not happen again. Republican Peter Bragdon of Milford, the president of the Senate, is the lone returning GOP senator who served on the Joint Legislative Committee to Review the State’s Regulatory Oversight of FRM. All four of the Democratic senators on the committee, including its co-chairman Maggie Hassan of Exeter, and half the 10 Democratic representatives, among them co-chair Ed Butler of Hart’s Location, lost their seats in the November election. Bragdon has filed legislation with the innocuous title “relative to the authority of the Banking Department, Attorney General and Bureau of Securities Regulation.” Although Bragdon has acknowledged the bill addresses “the FRM matter,” he has withheld details, calling it “a work in progress.” In November, the committee released its final report, which included many recommendations for legislative action bearing on the authority and responsibilities of the three agencies as well as delineating relationships and fostering cooperation between them. Representatives Marshall and Mat-
thew Quandt of Exeter, David Bettencourt of Salem, the House Majority Leader, Ken Weyler of Kingston, chairman of the House Finance Committee and Senator Sharon Carson of Londonderry have called for another study of the FRM affair. At the same time Representative Marshall Quandt has taken the opportunity to propose convening a committee to study merging banking, insurance and securities regulation in a single department. Although frequently broached in the past, the notion has always encountered stiff opposition, especially from the insurance industry, and never gained significant traction among lawmakers. Representative Ken Gidge of Nashua, who is among five of the 10 Democrats on the committee to survive the election, has filed a bill addressing the regulation of securities. Much of the committee’s proceedings were consumed by controversy about whether the financial transactions conducted by FRM qualified as securities and fell within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Securities Regulation. These bills will find their way to the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee, chaired by Representative John Hunt of Rindge, who has spent most of his 12 terms in the House on the committee and is serving his third stint as its chairman. Hunt also sat on the Joint Legislative Committee on FRM.
FORCE from page one by the conservative-leaning, Republican House and Senate. Bills have been filed built on the Castle Doctrine, which says a person has no duty to retreat from intruders before using deadly force. The legislation also would expand citizens’ rights to use deadly force in public or anywhere they have a right to be — known as the Stand Your Ground principle. New Hampshire law allows the use of deadly force inside the home in defense against certain crimes such
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from preceding page alty for eight years after being Attorney General,” he said. As a member of the commission he listened to testimony from some 70 witnesses, read volumes of commentary and research on the issue and conferred with his colleagues. McLaughlin found that the most compelling reason to retain the death penalty was for “its symbolic importance to the police.” He said that the police regularly place themselves at risk to enforce the law and protect others. Since killing an officer in the line of duty qualifies as capital murder, he described the death penalty as a “shield” from the aggression to which officers are exposed. However, McLaughlin asked “what is the cost to society?” Likewise, he said that “what is good for society as a whole cannot be controlled by one group.” McLaughlin dismissed deterrence, which he suggested was the lynchpin of the majority’s argument in
favor of the death penalty, as “pure fiction.” He said that the commission was presented with numerous studies purporting to demonstrate that the death penalty served as a deterrent to violent crime, all of which were shown to be inconclusive. “You can’t point to any sustainable facts that it works,” he said. Although McLaughlin claims to harbor no moral opposition to the death penalty, he doubts its wisdom and particularly its necessity. Noting that that since 1739 only 24 people have been executed in New Hampshire — only three since 1900 and none since 1939 — he asked why, if it serves some significant public purpose, is it applied so infrequently? “I could not conclude there is anything necessary about it,” he said. “What compelling public good is served by the death penalty, which violates the conscience of so many, when life without parole does not appear to violate the conscience of any?”
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Missing Laconia woman located in sunny El Paso LACONIA — On December 17, local police began assisting in the search for a missing 51-year-old local woman believed to be in danger from the elements because she cannot feel the cold. Yesterday, Doreen McLaugh-
lin, was located in sunny El Paso and authorities there say she has not been injured in any way. Police say McLaughlin apparently traveled to Texas on her own.
2 surviving suspects plead not guilty to snowstorm jewelry heist that resulted in cop being shot dead WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — Two men pleaded not guilty Monday to charges they were involved in the shooting death of a veteran police officer who responded to an armed robbery at a department store jewelry counter. One suspect was also killed. Officer John Maguire was one of several officers who responded to 911 calls about a robbery at Kohl’s just before 9 p.m. Sunday in the midst of a snowstorm. Maguire was chasing two suspects on foot when the gunfire began. Maguire and 57-year-old Dominic Cinelli, whom police identified as the man who fired the fatal shot, were both struck. Maguire was taken to Lahey Clinic in Burlington, where he was pronounced dead. Cinelli of Woburn was pronounced dead at the scene. A visibly shaken Woburn police Chief Philip Mahoney told reporters from preceding page Sen. Jack Barnes, R-Raymond. “Why should I have to run away? It’s my house.” Barnes said he doesn’t care where he is, “If they attack me, I have a right to defend myself.” State Rep. Leo Pepino, a Manchester Republican sponsoring one of New Hampshire’s bills, said his measure also would protect citizens from being sued by their attackers if the use of force was deemed justified by law enforcement. Pepino notes that the weapons involved don’t have to be guns; they could be a knife or baseball bat, for example. More than two dozen states have passed either the Castle Doctrine, Stand Your Ground or both laws. Last month, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell vetoed a bill similar to Pepino’s proposal. Rendell criticized the bill as a dangerous solution to a nonexistent problem that would encourage a “shoot first, ask questions later” mentality. Ohio prosecutors say their state’s Castle Doctrine is increasingly being manipulated to help murder suspects avoid taking responsibility for their crimes. In one case, a man stole a dealer’s drugs, then shot and killed the dealer when he broke a window in the man’s car attempting to retrieve his goods. Defense attorneys argued
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Laconia Daily Sun There will be NO paper on Saturday, January 1st, New Year’s Day. The business office will be CLOSED Friday, December 31st. Real Estate pages will appear on Thursday, December 30th and Friday, December 31st. Church Services will appear on Friday, December 31st. Deadline for both is NOON Wednesday, December 29th. Deadline for Tuesday, January 4th is NOON on Thursday, December 30th.
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IRON WORKS MARKET from page one Simone and Sean began their lives on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean — he grew up in Maine, she was born in southern Germany. Simone had the misfortune of losing both parents by the time she was 10 years old and was adopted by a couple, an American serviceman stationed in Germany and a Polish woman, who had been friends with her parents. Sean found his way to Germany as an employee of the government, managing the U.S. Army-Air Force Exchange Service post in Schwabisch Hall. Simone’s adopted father managed the post’s theater, and when he took a leave due to medical reasons Simone stepped into the interim, meeting Sean in the process. As the two began to think about settling down, it became clear that they could afford a better lifestyle in Sean’s homeland, where real estate is dramatically less expensive. They immigrated ten years ago and found work in Concord, a home in Gilmanton and a daughter named Hannah who is now nine years old. When Simone became a mother, she discovered a trait from her biological parents that had until then layed dormant. She had a knack for baking and a fondness for traditional German treats. She discovered this talent after being turned off by the baked goods typical of American retail stores, which feature more chemicals than foods in their ingredient list and have sugar as their primary flavoring. As a response, Simone began baking at home. A few years ago, she received commercial certification for her home kitchen and started selling her home-made goods wholesale and at a local farmer’s market. Although she doesn’t have any memories of her biological parents baking, Simone said that she’s heard
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that her mother was an accomplished baker, and her biological siblings, which whom she’s been able to stay in touch, have realized similar abilities in the kitchen. “It’s in the bloodstream, I guess,” she said. After three years of selling her items wholesale, she and Sean decided to try to find a way to market her products direct to the customer. When the Iron Works Market came up for sale, they took their leap. It’s hard to imagine a better scenario for the Lords. In addition to his experience as a manager of the post exchange, Sean worked for Cumberland Farms and Hess Express convenience stores since returning to the United States. At the Iron Works Market, he’s able to employ his retail expertise and Simone has a venue to offer her baked treats to customers, many of whom are already hooked on her goods. Simone plans to keep in stock an assortment of her homemade goods and on Fridays and Saturdays, she will make a batch of breads, cakes and other items baked that morning and delivered at 1 p.m. They’ve had their work cut out for them in their first year of ownership. Sean doesn’t think too highly of the practices of the store’s most recent owners and said the building required a very thorough cleaning when they took it over, as well as $40,000 in renovations. They hope their customers will appreciate the results. Aside from the addition of Simone’s treats, the Lords are hoping to stick to the business plan that kept the store relevant in modern retail environment. With 4,800 square feet of floor space, the store offers what Sean called a “super-sized convenience store” with a small produce section, a deli and prepared foods such as subs, pizzas and soups. The Lords want their store to be the friendlier, closer and more convenient option to the supermarkets that are several miles away. “The key for us is to be different from other commercial stores. What makes us different from the next convenience store,” Simone asked, answering that it was their freshlymade foods served with familiar, local faces. “All summer long, people just thanked us for taking it over, customers were giving us hugs,” Sean said. “It’s a lot of hours, but it’s enjoyable.” Just Good! Food
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Forestview brings wreath to Inter-Lakes Senior center Tammy Griffin, activity director at Forestview Manor, hand crafted a festive wreath and donated it to the Inter-Lakes Senior Center. Griffin (right), who has created several wreaths with the assistance of the residents of Forestview Manor, presented the wreath to Senior Center Director Becky Carey (left). (Courtesy photo)
Bruins slip by Panthers in shootout
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored the only goal in the shootout to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Tim Thomas, who came in leading the NHL in goals-against average and save percentage, made 32 saves. He then stopped Mike Santorelli, Stephen Weiss and Evgeny Dadonov in the shootout. David Krejci had both regulation goals for Boston. Michael Ryder had two assists. David Booth and Mike Santorelli scored for the Panthers and Michael Frolik had two assists. Scott Clemmensen, making his seventh start of the season, stopped 40 shots for Florida. Boston won for the first time in four shootouts, while Florida dropped to 2-1. Boston trailed 2-1 entering the third period before Krejci tied it at 10:35 off a nifty pass from Wheeler.
Krejci took Wheeler’s pass while skating in front of Clemmensen and beat the goalie with a deke to his backhand. Santorelli broke a 1-1 tie at 15:51 of the second period. His goal was allowed after a video review to determine whether his tip of Frolik’s wrist shot from the point was caused by a high stick. Booth opened the scoring 1:02 into the second when he grabbed a loose puck in the Boston zone, spun around and beat Thomas with a wrist shot from the slot. Krejci tied it at 9:05 of the second period on a rebound off a slap shot from the point by defenseman Zdeno Chara. Notes: The game marked the beginning of a five-game road trip for Boston, which also will play at Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Buffalo and Toronto. ... Boston C Brad Marchand missed his third consecutive game because of a lower-body injury.
TASER from page one who ordered him to stop or he would be arrested. Dubois is reported to have resisted and again tried to push past both officers, beginning to struggle with with them as they attempted to handcuff him. He was allegedly able to get Goulet in a headlock when Goulet pushed him away and zapped him with a charge from a Taser X26. Only briefly stunned because of a poor connection, Dubois pulled the prongs and wires out and began running down Rte. 3. Goulet chased Dubois who stopped
and surrendered after he threatened to zap him again with the Taser. Dubois was charged with one count of criminal mischief, one count of resisting arrest and one count of simple assault. He was arraigned in Laconia District Court on Monday and ordered held on $5,000 cash-only bail. On Dec. 1, Dubois was convicted on one count of simple assault after punching his mother, grabbing her by the throat and throwing her off the porch. He was sentenced to 60 day in the Belknap County House of Corrections Jail but the sentence was suspended pending his good behavior.
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Arthur A. Tilton Ice Rink in Kayakers will paddle Winni River on New Years Day — This year marks the 30th anniversary watch paddlers coming down the frigid waters. Gilford open for the season of FRANKLIN kayakers paddling down the Winnipesaukee River on Choose Franklin is the main sponsor of First
GILFORD — The Arthur A. Tilton Ice Rink on Varney Point Road is now open for the season. The rink is open daily to the public at no charge. The skating schedule is as follows: Open Skating from dawn – 10 a.m.; Stick and Puck for ages 13 and under from 10 a.m. – noon; Open Skating from noon – 3:30 p.m.; and Stick and Puck for ages 14 and up from 3:30 p.m. – dusk. The rink is unattended and adult supervision is recommended. The ice rink is also available for rentals after normal operating hours. For more information, to inquire about rentals or to check on conditions, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 527-4722.
Wellness seminar on Jan. 4
GILFORD — Start off the New Year with new habits to get healthy & happy in 2011 at a Wellness Seminar presented by Wesley Woods beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 4. Carolyn Muller from LRGH will lead the discussion about Making Healthy Lifestyle Changes. All are invited. A light lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Stace at 528-2555.
Dog obedience classes start on Jan. 5
LACONIA — Registration is now open for the next dog obedience class scheduled to take place at the Laconia Community Center on Wednesday, January 5. Beginners will meet from 6 – 7 p.m. The Advanced class will follow from 7 – 8 p.m. The course will run through February 9. Cost is $65 for the six weeks. Dogs must have all of their shots before joining our class. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required. For questions and registration, call Jeanine Beckett at 524-8559.
New Years Day and Choose Franklin invites all businesses, organizations, and groups to join the festivities beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 1. Welcome the Merrimack Valley Paddlers and Friends of the Winnipesaukee River as they brave the class III and IV rapids. Novice and intermediate boaters will paddle the “Upper” Winnipesaukee from Route 140 to the Train Station in Northfield. Advanced boaters will paddle the “Lower” Winnipesaukee from Cross Mill Road in Northfield to downtown Franklin taking out at Trestle View Park. Spectators are encouraged to attend with best viewing at Trestle View Park, which will feature a heated tent with coffee, cocoa, chili, and “Hoppin’ John” provided by Choose Franklin, the Franklin Rotary Club, and Franklin Savings Bank. Walk, snowshoe, or crosscountry ski along the Winnipesaukee River trail to
Day Franklin and is seeking co-sponsors for the event. Last year Franklin Savings Bank provided refreshments for the tent set-up crew who were volunteers from the Webster Place Recovery Center. The Franklin Democratic Committee and Franklin Rotary delivered the hot food for the warming tent and the Franklin Fire Department, Franklin Recreation Center, Wilderness Trailer Sales and Scott Stanley Electric provided tables, heat and electricity for the event tent. For more information about this event, to reserve a table for your business or organization, to volunteer to help with the tent or refreshments, to be a sponsoring partner, or be involved in any way, call Delaney Carrier at Franklin Storage Company at 934-2789 or Sarah Stanley at Franklin Savings Bank at 934-8343.
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth State University is assisting New Hampshire communities in deciding whether or not energy from woody biomass is the right energy choice for them. The Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy, developed by a partnership led by the North Country Resource Conservation and Development Area, helps a community or group systematically work through an information gathering and decisionmaking process to assess whether a woody biomass energy project is an appropriate option. Woody biomass or woody organic material — a byproduct of forest management such as wood chips or pellets — is already used as an energy source in a number of locations throughout the Granite State. The Capitol and other downtown buildings in Concord are heated by biomass. New Hampshire also has seven wood-to-energy generating facilities producing
the equivalent of 6% of the state’s electrical needs. “In a state that is 84% forested, the opportunity to expand the use of NH’s local and renewable energy source is tremendous”, said U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who serves on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. “Communities can save money by heating with wood and keeping energy dollars in the local economy.” The Roadmap document is designed to provide a step-by-step process for communities to learn about, gather information about, and record data about existing and potential heating systems. The publication includes worksheets, which can be filled out electronically or with paper and pencil. Copies of the Roadmap are available at the North Country RC&D Web site at www.nhrcd.net and the PSU Center for Rural Partnerships at www.plymouth.edu/community-service/ae-cer.
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Lakes Region Italian Culture Club donates to All Brite food drive for Salvation Army At the annual Holiday Party of the NH Lakes Region Italian Cultural Club, members responded to the call for food donations to the Salvation Army Food Pantry by bringing a trunk-load of non-perishable food to the event. President Joe Adrignola then transported the donations to the All Brite Cleaning and Restoration station at Market Basket in Tilton where All Brite doubled the donations. All Brite has been stationed outside Market Basket each Saturday in December to double all donations. Pictured in photo (left to right) Vi and Joe Adrignola, Dan and Kristen from All Brite. (Courtesy photo)
Walmart cooperating with U.S. Product Safety Commission in recalling heaters CONCORD — Walmart is voluntarily recalling some electric heaters in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) because of reports of malfunction, resulting in overheating, smoking, burning, melting and fire. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is asking residents to check if they have the heaters identified and heed Walmarts request to return them to one of their stores for a refund. Walmart has received 21 reports of incidents, 11 of which involved property damage beyond the heater. Injuries were reported in four cases. The recall involves Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze, and Comfort Essential
1500-watt heaters. They are gray with a metal handle on the top. The model number is 1013, which can be found on the back panel. “This situation should be taken seriously because of the potential for injury, fire, and property damage,” said Dr. José Montero, director of Public Health at DHHS. “We are urging residents to check their electric heaters, contact the company, and stop using any recalled items immediately.” Walmart is asking customers with the heaters to return them to the store for a full refund. For additional information, call Walmart toll free at 1-800-925-6278 between 7 a.m. — 9 p.m. central time Monday — Friday, or visit www.walmart.com.
TILTON — Magic Blades Figure Skating Club will open its winter session of group skating lessons at the Tilton School Ice Arena from 6 — 7 p.m. on Monday, January 3. Beginner skaters will be accepted for group lessons while experienced club members will be preparing for the February show, “Hollywood Magic.” The weekly program consists of a half-hour group lesson, with a maximum of 10 students per coach, and a half-hour for free practice. Skaters receive a record book to track their progress and also receive patches as they advance through the skating levels. Skaters from the age of three through adult are welcome. Several families skate regularly with Magic Blades and enjoy learning and progressing together. Magic Blades Figure Skating Club
follows the United States Figure Skating “It’s Great to Skate!” Basic Skills skating program. The goals of the program are to provide a fun and safe skating experience for the beginner as well as the more advanced skater; to teach correct technique of the basic elements of skating; to develop a finer degree of coordination and balance; to promote physical fitness; and to have fun. MBFSC is a non-profit organization established in 1997 and is excited to be finishing their 15th season of ice skating lessons. Many athletes in the Lakes Region have learned perseverance, teamwork, and confidence as they have conquered skating skills with Magic Blades. For more information and registration contact Barbara Adams at 744-9872, 731-0027, or e-mail Magic. Blades@yahoo.com.
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Jack F. Boyd, 94 LACONIA — Jack F. Boyd, 94, died at his home at the Taylor Community on Monday, December 20, 2010. He was predeceased by his wife, Marion S. Boyd, who died in 2006. Jack was born on August 23, 1916 in Hartford, Conn., the son of Park and Minerva (Farley) Boyd. He was brought up in West Hartford and graduated from Kingswood School in 1935 and from Worcester Tech in 1939 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Upon graduation, he was employed as a tool designer by Colt Fire Arms Mfg. Co. in Hartford. During WWII, he headed up Colt’s Plant Engineering Dept. At the end of the war, he supervised the consolidation of their three plants and then served as Factory Manager during the transition from the manufacture of military arms to civilian production. He left Colt’s in 1947 and formed a highly successful industrial maintenance company which he later sold. Jack married Marion Sage of Hartford in 1948. They moved to Hollis, Maine where he joined the management staff of Saco Lowell Shops. He carried out several major assignments before being appointed Superintendent of their newly formed machine gun plant. He left Saco Lowell in 1952 when he purchased Nashua Brass Co. in Nashua, N.H. and moved to Hollis, N.H. He served as President and CEO of Nashua Brass until he retired in 1970. While living in Hollis, N.H., he became very active in municipal affairs. He served several years on the school board, the planning board and as Chairman of the budget committee. He was the owner’s representative in the construction of the first addition to the elementary school, the building of the former high school as well as the middle school. He served many years as a captain in the fire department and two years as the selectmen’s representative in overseeing the police department. On the state level, Jack was on several task forces studying several state functions and served two terms as a State Representative. Since 1963, the family had a summer home on Camp Island in Lake Winnipesaukee and in 1976,
they left Hollis and moved to a new home which he designed and built in Gilford, N.H. Jack was an avid hiker completing and becoming a member of the 4,000 Footer Club. He was also an avid skier and was very active in the National Ski Patrol for thirty-five years. He was patrol director at Indian Head Ski Area before serving as section chief in the New Hampshire Region. When he gave up active patrolling in 1986, he organized the Ski Patrol Alumni Division in New Hampshire. Jack belonged to Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Nashua Rotary Club and served on the executive board of the Daniel Webster Council of Boy Scouts. He belonged to several Masonic bodies, including the Shriners. He was always interested in wood and metal working, black smithing, hunting, fishing, canoeing and gardening and was a student of history. Jack and Marion travelled extensively and visited many parts of the world. Survivors include Barbara Boyd Coye and her husband, Bill of Portland, Maine; Richard Boyd of Aspen, Colorado; Douglas Boyd and his wife, Diane, of Hollis, N.H; and Mary Boyd Young and her husband, Gary, of Brookline, N.H.; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. There will be no calling hours. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Laconia Congregational Church, 69 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. Rev. Dr. Warren Bouton, Pastor of the Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Spring in the family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Gilford, N.H. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to The Sunshine Fund at the Taylor Home, 435 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. 03246. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
Barbara L. Maheux, 80 LACONIA — Barbara L. Maheux, 80, of 15 Irving Street, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Friday, December 24, 2010. Mrs. Maheux was born May 13, 1930 in Sugar Hill, N.H., the daughter of Edward and Gladys (Mansfield) Brooks. Mrs. Maheux was a lifelong resident of Laconia and was a 1948 graduate of Laconia High School. She had been employed at Lakes Region Radiologist for twenty-seven years, retiring in 1994. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church. Survivors include her husband of sixty years, Armand E. Maheux, of Laconia; three sons, Edward of Moultonboro, James of Weare and Roger of Lakeport; a daughter, Bonnie Isabelle, of Franklin; twelve
grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; three nephews and one niece. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by two sisters, Elaine Grant and Evelyn Owens, and by a brother, Herbert Arnold. There will be no calling hours. A Graveside Service will be held in the Spring at the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, date and time will be announced. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to a charity of your choice. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com. DISPOSAL OF CHRISTMAS TREES
ATTENTION GILFORD RESIDENTS The Gilford Budget Committee has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 6:30 p.m., at Gilford High School, to present their budget recommendations and to receive public input on the proposed 2011 Town and Gunstock Acres Village Water District Budgets, pursuant to RSA 32:5. All interested citizens are invited to attend. Gilford Municipal Budget Committee
In conjunction with regular solid waste pickups between January 3rd and January 14th, 2011, Laconia residents may place Christmas trees at curb for pickup by the Laconia Public Works Department. Laconia residents NOT on normal collection routes may dispose of their trees at the composting area at the Laconia Transfer Station on Meredith Center Road between the hours of 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM. Monday through Friday. PLEASE NOTE: Storms occurring during this period may delay pickup of trees by the Public Works Department.
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Catherine ‘Taffy’ McGuigan, 77 MEREDITH — Catherine “Taffy” McGuigan, 77, of Canal St, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, December 24, 2010. Daughter of Joseph and Irma Randall Shaw, Taffy was born at home in Concord, NH. She grew up on Endquest Street, Concord Heights and graduated from Concord High. She went on to Plymouth Teachers College graduating in 1955 with a degree in elementary education. Her first teaching job was in Warner NH, were she taught for two years before accepting a position for the Inter-Lakes School district. Starting at the Lang Street School and continuing for over 30 years as a primary grade teacher she enjoyed teaching in the Readiness, and Special Education areas. Her love for teaching continued after her retirement, as a she continued to substitute for many years. Taffy was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, a founder’s award recipient, and past state president. She was a charter member of the local Theta Chapter also serving as past president. Through this society she enjoyed volunteering with other members at the Belknap County Nursing Home. Taffy was a long time active member of the Lakes Region and the New Hampshire Retired Educators Association. She served as past president for the local group as well as past vice president and presi-
dent for the state organization. She was involved with the legislative committee of the state organization and attended many meetings and hearing on issues pertaining to retired educators. She was also an active member and past secretary of the Lakes Region Camera Club. She was member of the Meredith Historical Society. She was predeceased by her daughter, Lynn Ellen, who died in May of 2004. She leaves behind her husband of 52 years, Norman C. McGuigan, son’s Michael J. McGuigan, Norman T. McGuigan and wife Susan, all of Meredith, two grandchildren, Shelby Randall and Austin Brennan McGuigan, her brother Randall J. Shaw and his wife Judy of Pembroke, and many nieces and nephews and their families who had a very important part in her life. At her request there will be no calling hours. A graveside ceremony will be held on Tuesday December 28, 2010, at 11 am in the Oakland Cemetery, Meredith Center, Meredith NH, with a celebration of her life to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the Inter-Lakes Elementary School Health and Needy Fund, 21 Laker Lane, Meredith, NH or the Wamesit Engine Companies, DW Highway, Meredith, NH 03253. The Mayhew Funeral Homes, in Meredith and Plymouth, are in charge of the arrangements.
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Allan S. Vaughan, 73 BELMONT — Allan S. Vaughan, 73, of 34 Mountain View Terrace, died at the Lakes Region General, Laconia on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Mr. Vaughan was born June 6, 1937 in Lawrence, Mass., the son of Lincoln P. and Alice (Howes) Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan lived in Windham for fortytwo years before moving to Belmont eleven years ago. He had been employed at Sanders Associates in Nashua for twenty-five years. Mr. Vaughan was an avid reader, and an American history enthusiast, with a special interest in the civil war. He was a member of St. Matthew’s Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Andover, Mass. and had been a member of AA for twenty-five years. Survivors include his wife of forty-nine years, Myrna (Allen) Vaughan, of Belmont; a daughter, Mary Alice Vaughan, of Manchester; three brothers, Weston Vaughan of Georgetown, Mass., Arthur Vaughan of North Andover, Mass. and Robert Vaughan also of North Andover, Mass.; two sisters,
Cynthia White of Chester, N.H. and Susan Hall of Andover, Mass. and several nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Timothy Vaughan. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. followed by a Memorial Service at 4:00 PM also at the funeral home. Spring burial will be in the family lot at Cemetery on the Hill in Windham, N.H. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations, in memory of Timothy Vaughan, be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Daniel Webster Council, 571 Holt Avenue, Manchester, NH 03109. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
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ford Village Historic District and the formation of the Gilford Village Water District. Wayne Snow considered his community & country as family and did an exceptional job at anything that was asked of him. He was a tremendous man and will be sorely missed by the Town, Family & Friends. Wayne had the good fortune to take the Honor Flight to Washington DC to see and touch the WWII Memorial. This experience meant a lot to him and in Lieu of Flowers we ask that you make a donation in Wayne E. Snow’s memory to the Honor Flight New England, PO Box 16287 – Hooksett, NH 03106. We also ask that you all do “random acts of kindness” all year. There will be no calling hours. A Funeral Service will be held in the spring at the Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, N.H. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Gilford, N.H. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
Joan M. Laplante, 78
LACONIA — Joan Marilyn (Adams) Laplante, 78, of 144 Eastman Shore Road N., died peacefully in the arms of her loving husband, Ernest, at her home on Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Mrs. Laplante is survived by her beloved husband of fifty-eight years, Ernest J. Laplante, of Laconia; brothers-in-law, Leo J. McCaffrey, of Chelmsford, MA, Raymond J. Laplante and his wife, Rita, of Florida, Maurice J. Laplante and his wife, Jeanne, of Pepperell, MA. and Marcel J. Laplante of Chelmsford, MA; two nieces, Pamela Zupkosky and her husband, Larry, of Westford, MA, Sharon Ryan and her husband, Richard, of Chelmsford, MA and many other nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. A calling hour will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM in the Carriage House of the
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246. Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.
Marjorie A. Graves, 86
LACONIA — Marjorie A. (Dame) Graves, 86, of 218 Franklin St., Lakeport, died early Monday morning, December 27, 2010, at the Belknap County Nursing Home, Laconia. She was born January 5, 1924, in Laconia, the daughter of the late John C. and Martha S. (Perkins) Dame. She had attended Laconia High School and was a life long resident. Marjorie was a founding member of the Lakeside Swingers Square Dance Club, as well as a member of the Gunstock Travelers and the Belknap Snowmobilers. She also enjoyed camping, snowmobiling and spending time with her grandchildren. She was the wife of 61 years of the late Gilman H. Graves, who died in 2009, and is survived by daughters Barbara Bloom and her husband Mark of
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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2010. There are three days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 28, 1832, John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down because of differences with President Andrew Jackson. On this date: In 1694, Queen Mary II of England died after more than five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III. In 1846, Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union. In 1856, the 28th president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton, Va. In 1897, the play “Cyrano de Bergerac,” by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris. In 1908, a major earthquake followed by a tsunami devastated the Italian city of Messina, killing at least 70,000 people. In 1917, the New York Evening Mail published “A Neglected Anniversary,” a facetious, as well as fictitious, essay by H.L. Mencken recounting the history of bathtubs in America. In 1944, the musical “On the Town,” with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, opened on Broadway. In 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. In 1973, Alexander Solzhenitsyn published “Gulag Archipelago,” an expose (ekspoh-SAY’) of the Soviet prison system. In 1989, Alexander Dubcek (DOOB’chek), the former Czechoslovak Communist leader who was deposed in a Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion in 1968, was named president of the country’s parliament. One year ago: Al-Qaida in Yemen claimed responsibility for an attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner. A bomb blast killed at least 44 people in a Shiite procession in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi. Today’s Birthdays: Comic book creator Stan Lee is 88. Former United Auto Workers union president Owen Bieber is 81. Actor Martin Milner is 79. Actress Nichelle Nichols is 78. Actress Dame Maggie Smith is 76. Rock singer-musician Charles Neville is 72. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., is 66. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is 64. Rock singer-musician Edgar Winter is 64. Actor Denzel Washington is 56. Country singer Joe Diffie is 52. Country musician Mike McGuire (Shenandoah) is 52. Actor Chad McQueen is 50. Country singer-musician Marty Roe (Diamond Rio) is 50. Actor Malcolm Gets is 46. Actor Mauricio Mendoza is 41. Comedian Seth Meyers is 37. Actor Brendan Hines is 34. Rhythm-and-blues singer John Legend is 32. Actress Sienna Miller is 29. Actor Thomas Dekker is 23. Actress Mackenzie Rosman is 21. Pop singer David Archuleta (TV: “American Idol”) is 20.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS RESPECT Teen Clinic at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. Walk-in for teens only, 2 to 6 p.m. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing. Vacation week drop-in craft time at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the Children’s Room. We’ll supply the materials. Boy Scout Troop 143 meets at the Congregational Church of Laconia (across from Laconia Savings Bank). 6:30 each Tuesday. All boys 11-17 are welcome. For information call 527-1716. “Penguins on Parade” at the Goss Reading Room at 188 Elm Street in Lakeport (Laconia). Noon to 5 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday in December. Kirk Dougal’s collection of penguins includes brass, wood, ceramic, stuffed, great and small. Each young reader who visit the exhibit will receive a penguin gift, while supplies last. 524-7683. Moultonborough Toastmaster meeting. 6 p.m. at the town library. Everyone from surrounding towns also welcome to attend. Toastmasters develop speech practice that is self-paced and specific to an individuals needs. For more information call 476-5760.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 Dance at Laconia Middle School for kids in grades 6 through 8 from Belmont, Gilford, Gilmanton, Laconia and Meredith. 7 to 10 p.m. Hosted by the Laconia Youth Football Organization. Chaperoned event with DJ spinning tunes. $5 admission. Snacks and water will be available for purchase. Holiday movie for young adults at the Meredith Public Library. 2 p.m. For ages 10 and up. Bring a friend or two and have hot chocolate and cookies. Vacation week drop-in craft time at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the Children’s Room. We’ll supply the materials. Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing on walk-in basis from 4 to 6 p.m. only. Sliding fee scale. Cub Scout Pack 143 meets at the Congregational Church of Laconia (across from Laconia Savings Bank). 6:30 each Wednesday. All boys 6-10 are welcome. For information call 527-1716. 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.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 6459518. Vacation week drop-in craft time at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the Children’s Room. We’ll supply the materials. Family Matinee at the Gilford Public Library. 1 p.m. “Toy Story 3” (G). We’ll supply the popcorn. Knotty Knitters meeting at the Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m. to noon. All levels of experience welcome. Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 4 to 6 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/ HIV testing. Sliding fee scale.
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Dear Annie: Recently, my dear friend “Jill” learned that a long-lost high school friend has been incarcerated for nine years. Jill insists on contacting “Alan” and has encouraged our friends to do the same, even though we have not spoken to Alan in more than 13 years. I am scared of what might happen to Jill. The circumstances surrounding Alan’s incarceration are nothing short of horrifying. My husband and I feel there is no need to get in touch with him. I love Jill with all my heart and soul, but I am unsure of how to break the news to her that this is a Pandora’s box that should never be opened. Jill is a trusting soul who feels the need to help everyone. We don’t want to hurt her feelings, so how can we explain that we don’t want to write Alan? We need to protect our families. -- Wish To Tactfully Decline Dear Tactfully: Tell Jill plainly that you are not interested in contacting Alan. You also should inform her that although she obviously feels sorry for a former classmate, it would be irresponsible to correspond with him without checking out the situation more thoroughly. Prisoners have been known to take advantage of sympathetic friends and family members. She should contact the warden at the prison and ask for information and suggestions. Dear Annie: We have wonderful young neighbors we like very much. However, they continue to ask us to babysit their young children. We have raised our kids and enjoy our empty nest. We do not enjoy babysitting, although we are willing to do so for our own grandchildren on rare occasion. You would think they would get the hint since we have politely refused them more than 20 times. How do we graciously decline without hurting their feelings? -- The Older
Neighbors Dear Older: You graciously decline by saying, “Sorry, we can’t manage that.” And say it as many times as necessary. Either your neighbors are extraordinarily dense, or they are hoping to wear you down. Explaining that you don’t like to babysit will likely result in a harangue about how easy their children would be to care for. Still, you do not need to be frank if you are worried it would be rude. Simply continue to say no, politely and respectfully. Dear Annie: After reading so many letters about the family problems that ensue when splitting up belongings after a death, I thought I’d tell you what my siblings did. The nine of us met at our parents’ house. We picked the largest room in the house, put up nine pieces of paper on the walls and numbered them 1 through 9. We then went through each room of my parents’ home looking for items we wished to keep. We brought these things into the large room and placed them under each sheet of paper so that there were nine piles. If one pile looked skimpy, we would add to it on our next trip. Appliances and furniture too large to move were numbered where they stood. We then wrote the numbers 1 through 9 on pieces of paper and put them into a hat. Each person pulled a number that corresponded to a pile, and the things in that pile belonged to them. No one “rigged” a pile, because no one knew which number they would pick from the hat. When we were finished, if anyone wanted to swap, that was up to them. This system worked perfectly, and there was no fighting. Of course, it also helped that we are a close and loving family. -- Did it Right
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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NORTHFIELD: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement. $195/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.
BEAUTIFUL puppies, red mini poodles and pomapoos. Sire is champ background. Good price. Happy, healthy, home raised. 253-6373 CHIHUAHUA pups and 18 month old tiny female. FMI call (603)723-9973.
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Autos 1995 custom chevy van. Runs good. 350 motor needs doors. $500. Can drive it home. (603)466-5676. 2 1999 Dodge utility vans, low miles, run great $3,000 for both Call Scott. 786-9955. 2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroom condition under, 6,000 miles. Asking $13,500. Can be seen at 72 Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901 Linda or 387-2276 Garey Plow truck for yard use Runs good. $1,100. 630-0957
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01 Subaru Limited Outback Wagon. Loaded, heated seats, winter package, dual sun roof. Great condition, 127K, $6,000/obo. 630-1950 WE buy junk cars and trucks and all types of metals. Cash paid on the spot. Available every day. 998-7778
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Laconia 2 bedroom apartment. Heat included. Garage parking, no smokers/dogs, near downtown and hospital. Deposit, references.
LACONIA: 3 bedroom, 2nd floor. Separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement. $265/week including heat, electric & hot water.
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For Sale 2008 Dodge Caravan- Showroom condition under, 6,000 miles. Asking $13,500. Can be seen at 72 Stark St. Laconia. Call 630-9901 Linda or 387-2276 Garey 7 foot plush sofa, like new, chocolate microfiber, scotchguard, $200. 267-0977 7.5 ft. Plow set up complete, off of 1987 Chevy Truck. Truck is included. $500. 630-0957 BRAND new 18.5 cu. ft. Frigidaire refrigerator $350, 150,000 btu master heater K1 with thermostat $75, toolbox fits small pickup $40. Tonneau cover fits small pickup $75, chrome rollbar with lights $50. 286-3174 Complete Hensley Towing Hitch with operating manual. 10,000 lb. capacity, good condition. $325. 603-524-8860 Diesel fuel tank with electric pump. $300. 630-0957 DRY firewood, 80% Red Oak, $275/ cord, delivered within 20 mile radius of Moultonborough. 236-6749. DRY firewood, all hardwood, cut and split 16” to 18” last winter, $265/ cord, $150/ half cord. John Peverly 528-2803 no calls after 8 pm please. FISHER used plow 7 ft. Complete hydraulics, lights, push rods. Off 1989 Chevy pickup. You haul away. $700. 536-2489 GE Refrigerator White, 18.5 cubic inches, side by side, ice & water in door. 2-years old, like new. $300, will deliver. 603-393-8416 Hodgman Quality Hip Waders. Size 9 Cushion insoles, fully guaranteed. New in box, never worn. $25. 677-6528 NORDICTRACK Elliptical: $150. Call after 5pm. 524-2239.
ATTRACTIVE, SPACIOUS AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT IMMEDIATE OPENING LACONIA, NH 1BR Mechanic St School $575 Utilities not included No pets please A Beautiful Rustic Brick Building! Non Smoking Building. Section 8 Welcome Income Restrictions Apply Well Maintained Units Off Street Parking Credit, Criminal & Landlord References Required CONTACT RICK TODAY FOR MORE INFO!
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For Sale BED Orthopedic 10” thick pillowtop mattress & box, new in plastic cost $950, sell Queen $285, Full $260, King $395. 431-0999
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Furniture BEAUTIFUL, Queen Luxury Support Pillowtop Mattress Set. New in plastic. Cost $1095, Sell $249. Can deliver. 603-305-9763 MED-LIFT recliner, Brand new less than 6 mos. Cost $1600, sell for $800. 293-2026. Studio/ Platform Bed w/Mattress: T-$295, F-$350, Q-$400. Floor Sample Clearance on all Mattresses! Exceptional savings at Jeff s Discount Furniture & Bedding. Save Big! Route 3, Laconia, NH (across from Funspot), 603-366-4000.
Free T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. No TV’s Please call (603)986-5506.
Help Wanted ADVERTISING Sales for tourism publication, must have solid ad sales experience. Lakes Region, North Conway to Canadian Border. Commission only. Resume and references required. (603)356-7011.
GILMANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT GILMANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT CLERK One-Year Position Duties include preparation of the school district ballot, working at the voting polls on Election Day and serving as recording clerk at the Annual School District Meeting.
School District Stipend of $500.00. Please send letter of interest to: Michael Hatch, Chairman Gilmanton School Board c/o SAU #79 P.O. Box 309 Gilmanton, NH 03237
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The Belknap County Department of Corrections is seeking a Full Time RN to fill an opening in our facility. The RN will work under the general supervision of the Nurse Supervisor and County Corrections Physician. Work shifts may be variable and may include days, evenings, and weekends. The starting pay range is $20.50–$24.48 per hour DOQ, with a competitive benefits package. Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited program in Nursing; Bachelors preferred; minimum of 3 years of nursing experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience which demonstrates possession of the required knowledge skills and abilities. Must possess and maintain a current NH Registered Nurse (RN) certification / License; a valid NH Driver’s License and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. A County Application is required. Apply by downloading and completing our job application a http://www.belknapcounty.org. Completed applications must be sent to Human Resources at 34 County Drive, Laconia, NH, 03246 no later than 1/12/11. Please contact Norman O’Neil, Human Resources Director; Phone: (603) 527-5400; extension 505; email noneil@belknapcounty.org or visit our website for a copy of the job description and additional information. A criminal history, complete background investigation and pre-employment physical will be required of the successful applicant prior to beginning employment.
The Belknap County Sheriff’s Department, is seeking a highly motivated, experienced individual to work in a team environment to perform dispatching duties and other functions assigned by the Sheriff. Under the general supervision of the Communications Director, answers emergency and non-emergency calls for 10 area police departments and the Belknap County Sheriff’s Department. Dispatches appropriate personnel to the calls; relays vital information in a quick and effective manner to officers and other agencies in order to provide both public and officer safety. Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or equivalent with 1-3 years of customer service or dispatching experience required, Must obtain NH SPOTS Certification within six months of hire. Previous dispatching experience preferred. Starting Rate: $15.93 per hour DOQ, with shift differentials and a competitive benefits program. For further information and to view a full job description, visit: http://www.belknapcounty.org/pages/BelknapCounty_Human/Index Application: An application is required and may be picked up at the Human Resources Office, 34 County Drive, Laconia, NH, during normal business hours or one may be downloaded from the website. Resumes are encouraged, but will not serve as a replacement for the required application. Submit the complete application to: Norman C. O’Neil, Human Resources Director 34 County Drive, Laconia, NH, 03246 Position will remain open until the close of business on January 12, 2011.
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