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GILFORD — Selectmen voted unanimously to extend the purchase and sales agreement between the town and senior housing development company Gilford Village Knolls until the end of next year. Should the agreement be executed, it allows the senior housing complex to purchase the Potter see GILFOrd page 8
Dana Ross, an employee of Concord-based Energy Improvements, cuts a piece of insulation destined for the exterior of the Laconia Athletic & Swim Club. In the background is Dana’s son Matthew, waiting to install the insulation. The club received a grant and low-interest loan package worth $500,000 to make improvements. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
Half a million in stimulus money lands in city to envelop fitness club in energy saving shield By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The Laconia Athletic and Swim Club is undergoing a significant weatherization project this winter, one which should save the business about $30,000 per year in heating fuel and electricity costs. The project is one funded and financed using federal tax dollars and is intended to fight unemployment, reduce energy consumption and illustrate to
lending institutions that similar projects are worthwhile. The Swim Club building was constructed to be a YMCA. One section of the building dates back to 1956; in 1980 an addition including the indoor pool was completed. Tom Oakley has owned the building for 20 years and for every one of those years has operated his business under the burden of an antique boiler coupled with a poorly-insulated building.
It costs Oakley about $100,000 per year in heat and electricity for his 25,000-squarefoot facility. “Needless to say, we’ve been spending a lot of money on energy for a long period of time,” Oakley said. He’d known that the “big, monster, old boiler” was inefficient and at times problematic but acquiring conventional financing for a modern replacement was not a possibility. Then, see ENErGy page 8
Gingrich remains popular in local Tea Party but Romney has support, too By roger Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
MOULTONBOROUGH — Less than two weeks away from the date of New Hampshire’s “first in the nation” Presidential Primary, House Fuel Oil OIL & PROPANE CO., INC. Speaker Newt Gingrich 10 day cash price* Laconia 524-1421 subject to change won a straw poll of Lakes
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Region Tea Party voters at the group’s regular monthly meeting held at the Moultonborough Library Wednesday night. Gingrich topped former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by taking 17 votes to Romney’s 12. Ron Paul was the only other candidate to garner any votes, polling three. It was the second straight month that
Gingrich has won the straw poll. Last month he picked up 16 while Ron Paul and Herman Cain each had five votes and Romney four. Cain had won the October poll but fell out of favor as reports of sexual harassment charges and an extramarital affair circulation. He has since suspended him campaign for the Republican nominasee tEa Party page 9
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Movie crowds dip to 16-year low as apathy lingers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has more tricks in its bag than ever with digital 3-D and other new film tools. Yet as the images on screen get bigger and better, movie crowds keep shrinking — down to a 16-year low as 2011’s film lineup fell well short of studios’ record expectations. Through New Year’s Eve on Saturday, projected domestic revenues for the year stand at $10.2 billion, down 3.5 percent from 2010’s, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com. Taking higher ticket prices into account, movie attendance is off even more, with an estimated 1.28 billion tickets sold, a 4.4 percent decline and the smallest movie audience since 1995, when admissions totaled 1.26 billion. Just what has put the movie business in the dumps is anyone’s guess — though safe bets include the tight economy, rising ticket prices, backlash against parades of sequels or remakes, and an almost-limitless inventory of portable and at-home gadgetry to occupy people’s time. see MOVIES page 10
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U.S. warns Iran against trying to close key oil passage TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The U.S. strongly warned Iran on Wednesday against closing a vital Persian Gulf waterway that carries one-sixth of the world’s oil supply, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz if Washington imposes sanctions targeting the country’s crude exports. The increasingly heated exchange raises new tensions in a standoff that has the potential to spark military reprisals and spike oil prices to levels that could batter
an already fragile global economy. Iran’s navy chief said Wednesday that it would be “very easy” for his country’s forces to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passage at the mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about 15 million barrels of oil pass daily. It was the second such warning by Iran in two days, reflecting Tehran’s concern that the West is about to impose new sanctions that could hit the country’s biggest source of revenue, oil. “Iran has comprehensive control over
the strategic waterway,” Adm. Habibollah Sayyari told state-run Press TV, as the country was in the midst of a 10-day military drill near the strategic waterway. The comments drew a quick response from the U.S. “This is not just an important issue for security and stability in the region, but is an economic lifeline for countries in the Gulf, to include Iran,” Pentagon press secretary George Little said. “Interference see HORMUZ page 13
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The father of a 9-year-old girl who was found bludgeoned and dismembered said Wednesday that he knew the man accused of killing his daughter and had no reason to distrust him. “I can’t talk about it because I’m still coping with it. It’s too hard to talk about,” Dawayne Maroney of Centerville, Iowa, said in a brief telephone interview with The Associated Press, adding that the gruesome slay-
ing has him overcome with grief. Maroney said he hadn’t recently talked with his daughter, Aliahna Lemmon, or her mother, because they frequently changed their phone number. Maroney said he knew the man accused of killing his daughter, 39-year-old Michael Plumadore, through his daughter’s mother, Tarah Souders. Maroney said he trusted Plumadore.
“I had no reason to suspect anything,” he said. Plumadore faces a preliminary charge of murder. He made a brief initial court appearance on Tuesday where he was ordered held without bond. He is due back in court Friday morning. According to a probable cause affidavit, Plumadore admitted to killing Aliahna in the early morning see FATHER page 15
NEW MARKET, Tenn. (AP) — A fire broke out inside a zinc mine in Tennessee on Wednesday, trapping three miners inside for about three hours before they were rescued, authorities said. Two other miners below ground were injured by smoke inhalation. The three miners were trapped by
smoke and needed respirators before they could leave the mine. A rescue team helped them out and they appeared unharmed, though they were taken to a hospital as a precaution, said Tim Wilder of the Jefferson County EMA. “They looked about as good as expected for being underground for three hours,” he said.
Wilder said the miners had been in contact with authorities by couldn’t leave because the smoke was so thick. “It’s the ending you hope for,” he said. Renata Roberts, a spokeswoman for Switzerland-based mine operator Nyrstar, said the three rescued miners were “in fine spirits.” see ZINC MINE page 7
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Middle class has aided in its own decline This was the Year of the Middle Class — as in, its falling incomes, loss of job security and anger. The global economic forces fueling the decline, such as foreign competition and computers, have been well reported. But what about cultural factors? Is the middle class going down partly because it stopped acting middle class? For those who remember the American middle’s golden era of 40 years ago — or see it reconstructed on TV dramas — the cultural losses are pretty shocking. The middle managers in “Mad Men” returned to orderly homes with tidy children, even as their personal lives spun into chaos. While comfortable, their houses were modest by today’s McMansion standards. That’s because they were living within their means. On “Pan Am,” the passengers in economy class are served hot meals on trays. The flight attendants (stewardesses then) deal with neatly dressed travelers in all classes. And while they have their problem passengers, they do not do daily battle against swinish slobs with money. Frugality used to be a central middle-class theme. What happened to it? We now read the stories of middle-class families in free fall because they lost a job and had no savings. Back in the mists of time, there was a rule about setting aside six months of salary to cover a possible job loss. Not only did the middle class stop saving, but it famously borrowed to maintain extravagant living beyond what its stagnating salaries could support. Middle-class Americans used to throw “mortgage burning parties,” when, after 30 years, they finally paid off their home loans. They understood as long as they had a mortgage, they were not full homeowners. But come the housing bubble of the last decade, middle-class people no longer viewed their rising home prices as mere whipped cream on a prudent savings plan. They saw a higher value as the main course to be quickly devoured by borrowing against it. Now Americans’ equity in their homes (the home’s value
minus mortgage) is half what it was in 2006. Many middle-class parents of the ‘50s and ‘60s well remembered the privations of the Great Depression. Thus, they raised their children to be survivors in an uncertain world, not as princes and princesses who can do no wrong. They understood the importance of education and manners. They regarded teachers as authorities to be respected. (Observe the strict supervision of the children in “Mad Men.”) Girls from the middle class — or from what once was — now scamper through the mall baring cleavage, and wearing thick eyeliner and outrageous heels. Their intellectual interests seem nil, and their apparent need to push their sexual availability on boys depresses the feminist soul. The public square was the meeting ground for all classes. But while the rich could always retreat to private splendor, the middle class needed its Main Streets for civic engagement. And it was the middle class that abandoned its downtown retailers for the big box discounter filling the shelves with the cheapest goods from Asia. The factories its members worked in closed. And the neighborhood store that sponsored the local baseball team vanished. Brands of detergent, scouring powder and other household staples were once a shared experience of all but the poorest classes. The consumer products giant Procter & Gamble is now coming out with a cheaper brand of soap for the middle class, The Wall Street Journal reports. On the high end, P&G is selling a fancy package of OlayPro-X skin care basics for about $60. Can the losses, economic and cultural, be reversed? Perhaps, but that would require a very different political and social conversation. We may have a theme for 2012. (A member of the Providence Journal editorial board, Froma Harrop writes a nationally syndicated column from that city. She has written for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.)
Congress fears Ron Paul because he will insist on honesty To the editor, Leo Sandy has hit a new HIGH in his column of Dec. 27 — for accuracy and a good subject, well presented. Absolutely right on! Now I really expect Leo will write letters strongly supporting Ron Paul for president, the only totally honest and fair candidate who meets Leo’s criteria. The media opposition to Ron Paul
IS that he is too good, and won’t support all the rot and waste and lies in Congress. Congress fears him because he will insist on honesty, something totally absent now! Ron Paul is clearly the candidate FOR the voters, the opposite of all others! Jack Stephenson Gilford
LETTERS If you don’t like Bike Week, just stay away from Weirs Beach To the editor, Reading newspaper reports of proposed changes for Bike Week had me both amused and distressed. Good thing we have a motorcyclist on the City Council to bring some “vision” to what Bike Week is all about. Bike Week is NOT the Sandwich Fair, nor July 4 family cookout at Weirs Beach, nor the in-water boat show, etc. Bike Week is not for everyone. If you do not want to see shapely girls in bikinis and pasties then DO NOT GO to the Weirs during Bike Week! Stay out of the beer tents if you don’t like the noise, the music or the clothing or lack there of. But who are YOU to tell them what they can or cannot wear because YOU do not like it? They are trying to make a living in the “Biker Community” and it seems like I saw a lot more people, men and women, enjoying the sights in these biker venues than people who were offended. I do not like rap music so I do not go to rap concerts, nor acid rock concerts or other events. If a citizen or visitor complains about seeing such obnoxious things then tell THEM to stay away and stop looking! Simple, isn’t it? As for the “smoke pits” and “dyno testers”, I can sympathize with the
neighbors about the un-godly noise and smells. They should be regulated and licensed or permitted or whatever you want to call the money making goal or desire to make them too costly for the vendors. The smoke pit at Rte #3 and Scenic Drive is great for visibility and attention getter but not ideal for motel guests across the street or at the restaurant on the other corner. Are there any others in the city? Radical Muslims want every one to worship as they do and if not then others should die. Seems like some Laconia Licensing Board members, Tech Review Committee members, and other Laconia Department heads are saying that Bike Week rules must comply with THEIR personal views and morals and if they don’t then they should be made illegal! Remember, If you don’t like It, then don’t go to the Weirs Beach area during Bike Week and you won’t be offended. There are plenty more people who enjoy the Bike Week atmosphere than who oppose it. Bike Week is the biggest event in the City of Laconia and the State of N.H. in terms of attendance and money generation so why would you want to impose ridiculous rules, ordinances or laws to destroy that? Jim Martel Gilford
Bank of America is just 1, but it’s a symptom of what’s to come To the editor, Last week, the nation’s largest bank, Bank of America, with the most depositors and the biggest hoard of assets dropped below $5 per share. Despite a rally later in the week, the stock’s plunge reflects a debt disease that’s both chronic and acute. The $5-per-share level is important because many funds and institutions can’t hold stocks that trade below that price. So in this case, the breach of $5 could set off a death spiral of selling. But it’s more than that. Bank of America is a bellwether for the U.S. banking sector. It has been falling virtually nonstop throughout 2011. It’s been falling despite zero percent short-term interest rates from the Fed and the Operation Twist program designed to suppress long-term rates. It’s been falling despite the massive
economic recovery in the U.S. It has been falling despite receiving the massive taxpayer-funded TARP aid in 2009 and another massive capital infusion just this summer from Warren Buffett. This tells us that the state of American banking and the American economy is being hollowed out from within. Both domestic and foreign banks are short of capital and earnings power, which will translate into more failures and more losses for owners of bank stocks and bonds. We should have known this was coming for some time. B of A is just one bank. But it’s a metaphor, a symptom and a cause of much more financial turmoil to come. Happy New Year. Marc Abear Meredith
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LETTERS Obama’s established unprecedented record of socialist failure To the editor, America can debate all it wants about Barack Obama’s social policies but there is little argument or defense concerning his economic results as he begins what we all can only hope is his 4th (and final) year in office. A New Years Eve COUNTDOWN of Barack Obama’s economic accomplishments thus far. 1. The LOWEST consumer confidence level in 30 years. 2. Thirty-four CONSECUTIVE months with unemployment above 8-percent. (By the end of Obama’s presidency it will be 46 out of 48) 3. Forty-six million people are now in poverty. The MOST ever recorded since they began keeping such records. 4. Americas credit rating was DOWN graded for the first time in American history and LIKELY to be AGAIN if he remains president. 5. The WORST JOBS RECORD of any president in more than a half century. 6. HIGHEST black unemployment in THREE DECADES. 7. Worst HOUSING CRISIS since the great depression, with home values STILL IN FREE FALL, down more than 35-percent on average. 8. We now have MORE people on food stamps than anytime in history. 9. Rate of ECONOMIC GROWTH under Obama just about the same as it was during the years of GREAT
DEPRESSION. 10. The SLOWEST recovery from ANY recession since WWII. Lastly. . . our budget deficit, federal spending and our national debt are now the HIGHEST as a percentage of GDP that they have been since the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Obama, did promise change. Job accomplished! We have plenty of pennies, dimes and quarters in our front pocket and $15-TRILLION in paper debt in our back one. Obama’s unprecedented record of socialist failure should scare the living crap out of EVERY AMERICAN given the bankruptcy apocalypse happening across liberalist Europe. YOU ARE WITNESSING AMERICAS FUTURE in the mirror if we remain on the Obama credit card spending spree in the name of CLASS WARFARE. I end by quoting very observant Mr. Henry Osmer of Hill, who recently wrote in this paper “ If brains were dynamite many people would not have enough to blow their nose”. There are still a couple of whack-O ,Obama loving, Kool Aid junkies left. The existence of such people in the light of such spectacular presidential failure proves the validity of Mr. Osmer’s quote beyond any debate. Tony Boutin Gilford
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of a jet model used by the public, the fix would pretty much be immediate, for the benefit of all. These utilities should prioritize the new engineering and physical plant construction, and bring on new, needed employment. Instead, with our health and environment at stake, we, the 99-percent must coddle the corporate 1-percent so they’re not feeling uncomfortably pressured. They have years to get this done, and more years if needed. It certainly is the kind of legislation where everybody at the top got their good deal. I am sure that utility donations to campaigns will not be interrupted for Republican and Democratic signers alike. Granny D had it so right, pointing out the close ties between legislators, legislation, and corporations. I do wish the new standards well, that they survive, that they get implemented. I thank watchdog environmental groups that have put heart and soul into this work. Lynn Rudmin Chong Sanbornton
Family of Barbara Bennett so grateful for all the kindness shown To the editor, The family of Barbara Bennett would like to thank the many friends and neighbors who showed us so much kindness and caring during this difficult time. Special thanks go to the Meredith/ Center Harbor Visiting Nurses Association for their constant and loving care of our mother and grandmother. We could not have made it through the last year without you. Thank you to The Meredith Police Department, Stewarts Ambulance crew, the emergency doctors and
nurses at the Lakes Region General Hospital and to Dr. Capron and his staff for their help and support to her and to all of us. Our appreciation and thanks extends to our friends and co-workers at the Meredith Village Savings Bank, EFI/Vutek, the Town of Meredith, Northern Lakes Veterinary Hospital and Plymouth High School, Meredith Fire Department, the Altrusa Community Service Club of Meredith and our many wonderful friends and neighbors in town. see next page
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Don’t delay enforcing Clean Air Act? Benefit would be immediate To the editor, As of Dec. 21, with thanks to our Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and our Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, and our District 2 Congressman, Republican Charlie Bass, we now have national limits on the amount of mercury and other toxic pollutants that power plants can emit into our air. Seventeen states earlier did adopt power plant mercury pollution limits, New Hampshire being the first in 2002. These new standards aim to prevent up to 17,000 premature deaths, 11,000 heart attacks, 120,000 asthma attacks, and 850,000 lost work days each year. By 2016, the new mercury standard could deliver economic benefits of $59-$140 billion per year, outweighing costs by 5 to 13 times. This is all in the plan. I question that this updated Clean Air Act provides utilities three years from now and up to one additional year, if necessary, to install control technologies. If we were observing a major bridge in disrepair or know that an airplane part was defective in all
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MOULTONBOROUGH — The Board of Selectmen will offer voters, who have several times refused to replace the traditional town meeting with the official ballot form (SB-2) of government, an opportunity to consider establishing a charter to define a different alternative. When the selectmen met earlier this month they unanimously endorsed the motion made by Betsey Patten to begin the process by placing an article to establish a charter commission on the 2012 warrant. State law governing the establishment of a town charter prescribes five basic forms of town government that may be considered: town council; town council with official ballot; representative town meeting; budgetary town meeting; and official ballot town meeting. Each form may operate differently from one town to another according to the provisions of their particular charters. (See related story below.) Patten, a state representative as well as a selectman who has served on the House Municipal and County Government Committee for nine terms, said yesterday that while as a legislator she voted in favor of allowing towns to adopt SB-2 ,”I’ve always fought against it in town. SB-2,” she explained, “is Concord’s cookie cutter for town government. I feel strongly that the charter process gives a lot more options for public participation.” Patten said that she will not seek re-election to the House in 2012, but, if voters choose to establish a charter commission, she will seek a seat on it. “Eighteen years is plenty,” she remarked. “I’ve enjoyed my time and paid my dues. The town of Moultonborough has afforded me that opportunity,” she continued, “and I would like to give back a discussion about how we want to
And just what is a town charter? BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
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govern ourselves. That is something I can give to the town.” In a letter to The Daily Sun, Paul Punturieri noted that Patten’s motion came “seemingly out of nowhere” and passed unanimously “with little discussion and no dissent,” accusing the selectmen of “back door tactics.” He said that he attended the meeting of the selectmen on December 15, but left when they completed their agenda. “How about giving us taxpayers and citizens a heads up before bringing up these major issues so that we can have an open discussion?” he asked, adding “it seems like the fix is in.” Patten declined to respond directly. However, she acknowledged that by ordering the warrant article to be put on the ballot, the board preempted a renewed effort to adopt SB-2 in 2012. State law (RSA 40:14-ix) provides that once the process to adopt official ballot voting by means of a charter has begun, no action to adopt SB-2 can be initiated until that process is exhausted. The same law stipulates that if petition is filed to place SB-2 on the ballot, no steps can be taken to adopt a charter can be taken until after the vote on SB-2. The timely action by the Moultonborough selectmen spared them the fate of their counterparts in Meredith. In 2008, after Meredith voters narrowly rejected SB-2 — which requires a 60-percent majority for passage — the selectmen pondered whether to include pursuing a charter among their goals for the year. However, Richard Juve, a champion of SB-2, got wind that they were planning to initiate the process, which would forestall another vote on SB-2, and promptly preempted their plans by filing a petition to put SB-2 on the ballot again in 2009. Although SB-2 failed again, the Meredith selectmen have not discussed a charter since.
MOULTONBOROUGH — The Constitution of New Hampshire does not grant municipalities home rule; that is, the authority to enact ordinances and perform functions that are not prohibited by the state Constitution, state statutes or common law. Constitutional amendments to grant municipalities home rule failed in 1974, 1984 and 2000. However, within specified limits, Part I, Article 39 of the Constitution, adopted in 1966, authorizes municipalities, with the approval of the voters, to adopt or amend their form of government. The article reads that “the legislature may by general law authorize cities and town to adopt or amend their charters or forms of government in any way which is not in conflict with general law.” A quarter of a century later the Legislature finally enacted a statute (RSA 49-D) to implement what it called these “home rule” powers. The legislation enacted in 1991 provided,
in the words of the preamble, “an outline of optional forms of government which may be adopted by any municipality.” The act noted that “while the pressures of growth, demand for services and complexity of governmental issues may compel citizens to consider alternative forms of governance of towns, which forms have the same or similar structural appearance and powers traditionally traditionally found in cities, that the preservation of a community’s unique sociological and cultural heritage and history as a town be encouraged by the provision of the optional forms of government described in this chapter.” In contrast to adopting SB-2, which requires only a 60-percent majority on a petitioned article, the process for restructuring town government requires only majority votes, but otherwise is lengthy and cumbersome. The adoption or revision of a town charter begins with a vote to establish a charter commission. It may be initiated either by an order of the selectsee CHARTER page
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Indictments handed down related to strip club drug bust Council wants city to be Scott Tripp, 39, of 65 Prospect St. in Franklin able to collect property tax was indicted for two counts of selling oxycodone to undercover officers at two separate places in Laconia — once on June 16 and once on June 17 — to an on utility poles & conduits undercover state narcotics agent on deals allegedly
LACONIA — A Belknap County grand jury has indicted four people for alleged violations of a variety state drug laws as a result of an undercover state drug task force investigation into activity at a Gilford strip club. Kyme Locke, 37, of 11 West St. in Concord is accused of selling cocaine on five separate occasions to undercover police officer between the beginning of July through September 20. Locke is also charge with one count of possession of cocaine which was alleged found either on her or under her control by police officers on October 18 — the night local police, members of the N.H. Drug Task Force, and two SWAT teams stormed the club. Locke was one of three dancers arrested at the Mardi Gras Cabaret North during the raid. Also indicted by the same grand jury was Jessica Sargent, 35, of 644 Central St. in Franklin for one count of selling oxycodone on July 19, for once count of conspiring to purchase and then resell an amount of marijuana to an under cover officer on July 6, one count of selling the marijuana to the undercover the same day, and a one count of selling oxycodone on July 15. Sargent was arrested the night of the Oct. 18 raid at her home in Franklin by Franklin Police on a warrant. Club management has said she was no longer employed by the Mardi Gras on the night of the raid, having allegedly been fired some weeks earlier.
arranged in connection to the Mardi Gras. He was also indicted for allegedly selling oxycodone on three separate occasions in June, July, and September to undercover narcotics agents while at the Mardi Gras. Tripp was also arrested in Franklin by Franklin Police on the night of the Oct. 18 raid on a warrant issued by the drug task force. A second man previously unidentified and not arrested the night of the raid is Kyle Ainsley, 22, of 66 Hill Road in Tilton. Ainsley is facing three separate counts of selling marijuana to an undercover narcotics agents allegedly at the Mardi Gras, two counts of selling oxycodone to undercover agents and once count of conspiracy to sell marijuana. He also faces two separate counts of taking a substantial step of accepting $200 and $130 respectively from an undercover agent to purchase oxycodone and one count of theft for just taking the undercover narcotic agents $330 and not making good on his end of the deal. — Gail Ober
ZINC MINE from page 2 “We are working with mine safety officials and others to make sure it’s safe to resume operations. We are undertaking a full investigation,” Roberts said. There were 54 miners underground at the time of the fire, according to Amy Louviere, a spokeswoman with the Mine Safety and Health Administration. It was not clear yet how the fire started on a drill rig about 800 feet below ground around 1:10 p.m. EST. The Young Mine is about 25 miles northeast of Knoxville.
According to MSHA records, Nyrstar has been operating the mine since 2006 and has had six operator injuries this year and seven operator injuries last year. Most were minor, according to descriptions of the incidents available on the MSHA website. In November, a truck bed hit a high voltage cable causing a power outage in part of the mine. The mine was evacuated until power was restored about two hours later. The mine had an average of about 99 miners working underground in the third quarter of 2011.
LACONIA — The City Council this week urged the five members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives who represent the city not to resurrect a bill that would restore the property tax exemption for telephone poles and conduits. The Senate passed Senate Bill 133 by a voice vote in March and later the same month it carried the House by just six votes. But, the House immediately voted to reconsider its action and tabled the bill. Ever since lobbyists representing the telecommunications industry have pressed the leadership of the House to take the bill off the table and bring it to a vote. The deadline for taking acting on all bills passed long ago, but because the 2011 legislative session has yet to officially close the bill could be resurrected by a two-thirds vote to suspend House rules. City Manager Scott Myers told the council that restoring the exemption would cost the city approximately $16,000 in property taxes paid by telecommunications companies, which would be born by other taxpayers if the exemption is restored. Fairpoint Communications recently told the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission that it paid more than $3-million in property taxes on its poles and conduits this year and that it intended to add a “municipal property tax surcharge” to its bills to recover its tax payments. Representative John Burt (R-Goffstown) has filed House Bill 1305 for the upcoming 2012 session that would restore exemption.
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ENERGY from page one one of the club’s members who had knowledge of the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority’s Enterprise Energy Fund told Oakley that he may be able to upgrade not just the boiler, but also the rest of the building around it. “That’s something, as a business owner, you’re not offered every day,” he said. Oakley applied, went through a five month-long review process and was approved for a package that included a $200,000 grant and about $300,000 in a low-interest loan. The funding is backed by federal dollars authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — State Energy Program, designed to keep American workers busy while reducing energy consumption. The application process included a thorough energy audit, performed by the Jordan Institute, which revealed to Oakley just how inefficient his building was. For example, the cinder block walls containing the pool had no insulation. Viewed in the winter through an infrared camera, Oakley said, the
walls glowed orange, indicating just how much heat was seeping through the walls. The energy auditors estimated that the wall had as much heat-retaining characteristics as a single pane of glass. Weatherization work began in October. The entire envelope of the building will receive a healthy layer of insulation and new vinyl siding. The “monster” of a natural gas boiler will be replaced with three smaller, highly efficient boilers. The heating, ventilation and air conditioning will be upgraded and there may be funding available for an array of solar collection tubes, which will further lower the cost of heating water. Oakley said a conservative estimate puts his annual energy savings at about $30,000, thanks to the project. That amount should at least equal his payments toward the $300,000 he borrowed from the Community Development Fund, a loan he has 15 years to pay off. While achieving a significant reduction in his energy costs is something Oakley is eager to do, he also points to other benefits of the program. “It
has more legs to it than just our business,” he said. The project will keep a team of contractors busy for about four months, boosting the local economy, and will greatly reduce the Swim Club’s impact on the environment. “From my personal standpoint, it has a lot of plusses to it.” Contractors at the athletic and swim club are working against a January 31 deadline. Should the work be completed in a timely fashion, the club will host a grand re-opening celebration in February. Asked about taking on a $300,000 loan, Oakley said, “To me, it was a no-brainer. It was a great opportunity, a win-win for everyone.” PRISON DEATH from page 3 Mark Sisti, who represented Ruggiero on appeal, said the decision eviscerates protections provided by the state’s wiretapping laws. He spoke to The Associated Press before corrections officials announced Ruggiero’s death. He did not immediately return calls for comment on whether she had learned of the decision before she went into medical distress. “It’s a severe blow to privacy rights and the privacy expectations of citizens in the state of New Hampshire who are involved in litigation in the court system,” Sisti said. He said litigants can simply go to a state that allows parties to record conversations with another without their knowledge in an effort to gain evidence against them. GILFORD from page one Hill Road land abutting Gilford Village Knolls Phases I and II for $110,000. In the selectmen’s meeting two weeks ago, Village Knolls Trustee Tony Ferruolo told selectmen that proposed Gilford Village Knolls Phase III had been rejected for 2012 funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), leaving his organization without the money to purchase the 3.19 acre lot. Forty-three Potter Hill Road was previously owned by the late Milo “Red” Bacon, who initially sold the land to the town in 2004 for a public library. One-hundred thousand came from a capital reserve fund established in 1999 and at least $40,000 came from private donations. Voters at town meeting agreed to purchase but rejected a plan to borrow $2.25-million to actually build the library. According to previous news accounts, a majority of voters supported the bond but the warrant article failed because it didn’t meet the two-thirds majority necessary to pass. A year later, Gilford voters, who by this point had adopted the Official Ballot Act and had become an “SB-2 community” rejected a $2.85-million plan to build the library by a nearly two-to-one margin. In late 2006, anonymous donors, later identified as the Persons family, offered to give $3 million to build a new library at 41 Potter Hill Road, which was the old Bacon homestead just up the hill. Mr. Bacon had died earlier that year and $400,000 went to his estate for the land purchase. By the summer of 2007, ground had been broken for the new Gilford Public Library and later that year the Friends of the Gilford Library — a separate nonprofit organization — asked the town for a $110,000 appropriation to help complete the $3.7-million project and agreed to condition the appropriation on the sale of the remaining parcel at 43 Potter Hill Road. In anticipation of the proceeds from the sale, the Friends group borrowed a like amount from Laconia Savings Bank. But nearly four years later the town is still the owner of record. Library Trustee Katherine Dormody told selectmen last evening that LSB had agreed to extend the loan for a year so the Friends had no reason to object to the extension of the purchase and sales agreement with Gilford Village Knolls. In 2008, selectmen voted to sell the lot to the Village Knolls for $150,000 but a few members of the Budget Committee began a petition that garnered 65 signatures to stop the proposed sale because they felt Gilford could not afford any more senior and/or low-income housing. At that point, Gilford Village knolls withdrew its offer. In December of 2008, Selectmen offered the prop-
Body of missing Barnstead man found just off Rte. 28 BARNSTEAD — Searchers found the body of a local man who had been missing for more than two weeks yesterday afternoon in a swampy area about 200 yards from Rte. 28. Sgt. Joseph McDowell said the body of Paul Barnet, 54, was located around 4:30 in the afternoon by an off-duty state trooper who was searching for Barnet and was accompanied by a member of Barnet’s family and a State Police K-9. He said the body was found in a marshy area on what is known as the Peacham Trail, a short dis-
tance from Peacham Road. McDowell said the body was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to make an official determination on the cause of death. Barnet, a former Rochester police officer, lived on Winwood Drive in Locke Lake Colony and had first been reported missing on December 13 by a family member. Family members said he had last been seen on Thursday, December 8 around 8:30 p.m. by a clerk at the Barnstead Country Store. — Roger Amsden
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LACONIA — In the fourth round of the city’s “Recycling Challenge” the tonnage of recycled materials collected at the curbside and remote locations decreased, but because the total amount of trash decreased even more, recycling as a share of all solid waste collected jumped 12-percent. The Recycling Challenge pits each of the five daily trash collection routes against one another in a contest to determine which can increase its percentage of recycled waste the most. During the fourth round recycled tonnage dropped from 29.75 tons to 27.76 tons. as three of the five routes — Monday, Wednesday and Thursday— posted decreases while recycling increased on Monday and Friday.
However, the recyclable materials collected on the five routes represented 15.7-percent of all solid waste compared to 14-percent in the prior two weeks. City Manager Scott Myers stressed that since the challenge began the percentage of recycled solid waste has risen from 12.1-percent to 15.7-percent, an increase of 30-percent. Every ton taken out of the waste stream and recycled reduces the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste, which is funded by property taxes, by more than $150 per ton. In announcing the challenge in October, City Manager Scott Myers said that the goal was to recycle 25-percent of all solid waste by March 1.
from preceding page erty for sale to anyone at $150,000 minimum but failed to get a single bid. In 2009, Selectmen again recommend selling the lot to Gilford Village Knolls for $150,000 but the dollar amount was reduced to $110,000 at Deliberative Session and the voters approved the sale at the reduced amount. In the interim, a declining economy and reduced availability of federal funding for low-income and elderly housing contributed to the Villages Knolls not being able to make the cut for limited money
still available. Ferruolo told selectmen last night that he would continue to look for funding for Phase III and said he wouldn’t stop until “there’s a drop-dead date when (the property) is not available.” In a telephone interview Tuesday night, Library Trustee Kate Hamel, who has been involved with the library and the Friends for years, said in her opinion, building Gilford Village Knolls Phase III would be ideal for both the immediate village area, the community and the library.
TEA PARTY from page one tion for president. Tea Party moderator Tim Carter of Meredith, who supported Gingrich, said that the Lakes Region Tea Party will host a visit by Gingrich to Meredith next Thursday night. Carter said that Gingrich has accepted the group’s invitation to attend one of their meetings and in light of the large crowd, including national media which are expected to attend, the event will most likely be held at a large gathering place like the Inn at Church Landing. He said that the Gingrich campaign is in charge of arrangements and that an announcement on the location is expected soon. Josh Bartlett of Moultonborough said that he voted for Gingrich because he thinks he is the most consistent conservative in the race while several Romney supporters said they want to see the Republican Party nominate the candidate with the best chance to defeat President Obama next November.
Discussion of the campaign also touched on the possibility of a run by a third party candidate which would draw votes away from a Republican challenger and give Obama an easy win. One woman pointed out that Ron Paul hasn’t said that he would accept defeat and might launch a third party candidacy. Another person noted that former Arizona Governor Gary Johnson had dropped out of the race and resigned from the Republican Party in order to make a presidential run as a Libertarian. Bartlett said that he wasn’t worried about the Johnson candidacy, maintaining that he would draw more votes from Obama than he would from the Republican candidate. The New Hampshire Primary will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
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GILFORD — Former Zoning Board member and town resident Mark Corry last night chastised Town Administrator Scott Dunn for what he said was an inappropriate comment made about a town resident who has consistently advocated for reducing the town budget. Corry said the letter, signed by Dunn who identified himself in the letter as the town administrator, ran in The Daily Sun on Saturday, and, according to Corry, was largely correct in its assessment of how the selectmen had reduced the budget and trimmed expenses in light of a sagging economy. Corry’s objection was to the ninth point of Dunn’s letter where he stated that no employee of the town of Gilford owned two houses on Governor’s Island assessed at $2.6-million. “I’m no fan of Barbara (Aichinger) but I think No. 9 was inappropriate,” Corry said, explaining later that he rarely agrees with Aichinger but says MOVIES from page 2 The year got off to a dismal start with what could be called an “Avatar” hangover, when revenues lagged far behind 2010 receipts that had been inflated by the huge success of James Cameron’s sci-fi sensation. A solid summer lineup helped studios catch up to 2010, but ticket sales flattened again in the fall and have remained sluggish right into what was expected to be a terrific holiday season. “There were a lot of high-profile movies that just ended up being a little less than were hoped for,” said Chris Aronson, head of distribution for 20th Century Fox, whose sequel “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” has been part of an underachieving lineup of family films for the holidays. “The fall was pretty
she has the same rights as any other citizen and/or resident to criticise and question the way the town spends tax revenues. Corry also pointed out that Dunn made similar statements at a selectman’s meeting earlier this year and he felt those were equally inappropriate. He also pointed out the selectman’s own Code of Ethics, which Selectman Gus Benavides said has since been amended to include only elected officials and not town employees, say a personal attack on a resident of the community is inappropriate. Corry challenged Benavides by telling him he printed the Code of Ethics just before he spoke at last night’s meeting and offered to give his newly printed copy to the board for review. “I believe Mr. Dunn owes Barbara an apology,” Corry finished. Aichinger was not at the meeting and has not communicated with The Daily Sun since Dunn’s letter was printed. Dunn was at the meeting but did not comment. dismal. There just weren’t any real breakaway, wide-appeal films.” Big franchises still are knocking it out of the park. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” the finale to J.K. Rowling’s fantasy epic, was the year’s biggest earner and the top-grossing film in the series at $381 million domestically and $1.3 billion worldwide. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” pulled in $352 million domestically and $1.1 billion worldwide, while “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1” has climbed to $271 million domestically and $650 million worldwide. Other franchises did well in 2011 but came up short of their predecessors on the domestic front, among them “Pirates of the Caribbean: On see next page
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CHARTER from page 6 men, as Moultonborough has done, or by a petition, endorsed by voters equal to at least 20-percent of the number of ballots cast at the last regular municipal election. The question must then be put to the voters at the next regular municipal election or, in municipalities with biennial elections, at the next state election. In 1995, when SB-2 was enacted, it was incorporated into this statute. Consequently, a charter that seeks to preserve some semblance of the traditional open town meeting is less an alternative than a companion to SB-2. The legislation prescribes five basic forms of town government: town council; town council with official ballot; representative town meeting; budgetary town meeting; and official ballot town meeting. Each form may operate differently from one town to another according to the provisions of their particular charters. The town council, which closely resembles a city form of government, like found in Laconia, serves as both the legislative and governing body and is empowered to address all matters that would otherwise be decided by a town meeting, except for those that the law or the charter require appear on the official ballot. The charter must provide for the appointment of a town manager. A town council may consist of an odd number of members up to a maximum of 15, elected at-large, by district or both to either coterminous or staggered terms. The charter may prescribe that voters, by referendum, approve amendments to the zoning ordinance and bond issues. Bedford, Derry and Durham are now governed by town councils. Alternatively, with the “official ballot town council,” the charter incorporates SB-2 and vests the town council with limited authority by prescribing that some or all of the matters otherwise addressed by town meeting, including both budgetary and non-budgetary questions, be reserved to voters and placed on the official ballot. Hooksett, Londonderry, Merrimack and Newmarket have chosen this form. With the representative form of town meeting, authority is vested in a group of representatives elected by districts within the town delineated by the charter as well as the selectmen, town clerk and chair of the Budget Committee, all of whom serve as members-at-large. Like the town council, the representatives exercise all the powers of the traditional town meeting, though the charter may provide for referenda on specific issues at special town meetings convened for the sole purpose of addressing those issues. The budgetary town meeting form retains the traditional open town meeting, but restricts its authority to the annual operating budget presented by the selectmen as well as any bond issues. However, the charter must provide for the introduction of peti-
tioned articles. The budgetary town meeting is a genuine alternative — even the antithesis —to SB-2 and, perhaps not surprisingly has yet to be adopted by any town. The official ballot town meeting form represents a compromise between the traditional town meeting and SB-2. The charter specifies which articles, both budgetary and non-budgetary, will be voted by the open town meeting and which by the official ballot. Salem, a town of nearly 30,000 people, opted for this form of government in 1997 and Peterborough, which with a population between 6,000 and 7,000 is comparable in size to Meredith, adopted this form of government in 2007. Peterborough’s charter prescribes a town meeting form of government with a Board of Selectmen of three and a town administrator, but includes a provision that the town meeting consists of three sessions, an initial open session followed by an election and official ballot session followed by a final open session. The first open session, held in March, may debate and amend the operating budget, cost items of collective bargaining agreements, and zoning and charter amendments, all of which appear on the official ballot. The selectmen are entitled to place articles on either the official ballot, in which case they may be debated and amended at the first session, or the warrant of the final open session. Petitioners submitting articles may request they be placed on the official ballot or warrant of the final open session, but the decision rests with the selectmen. The election and official ballot session is held on the second Tuesday in May and is conducted according to the statutes governing town elections. The final open session, scheduled by the selectmen between the second Tuesday and following Saturday in May, may consider, debate and amend any article not included on the official ballot, including articles to appropriate funds for any purpose. If voters reject the operating budget at the official ballot session, it must be adopted by the final open session. But, no other actions of the official ballot session can be reconsidered at the final open session. If voters approve the establishment of a charter commission, the selectmen must then order a special election not less than 56 days or more than 63 days later to chose its nine members, who are elected at-large and without partisan affiliation. The commission may adopt rules to govern its proceedings, but must hold a public meeting within 14 days of organizing itself. The commission must issue a preliminary report within 170 days and a final report within 231 days of its election. Amendments to the charter may be placed on the ballot either by the selectmen or by petitioners. Meanwhile, before it is put to the voters, the charter must be reviewed and approved by the Secretary of State, Attorney General and Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Administration. Once approved the proposed charter would be placed on the ballot of the next municipal election.
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GILFORD — Mr. Raymond A. Lessard, Sr., age 77, a resident of Gilford and a former longtime resident of Lowell and Nashua, NH, died on December 26, 2011, at his daughter’s home in Nashua, NH, with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Catherine M. (Smith) Lessard. Born in Lowell, MA on September 1, 1934, he was a son of the late Joseph H. and Marie Anne (Grenon) Lessard. He served in the Army National Guard as a medic during the Korean Era. Raymond had been the owner and operator of the former Alpine Ambulance and United Ambulance Companies for several years. He had also served as the ambulance commissioner for the State of New Hampshire in 1972. More recently, Raymond was affiliated with the Lakes Region Charter Company having enjoyed driving the Boston Bull Dogs Junior Hockey Team. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1 in Laconia, NH. Raymond enjoyed hanging out with his friends at “The Looney Bin” located at Weirs Beach, NH.
Surviving him are three sons and two daughters in law, Raymond A. Lessard, Jr. and his wife Celine of Nashua, NH, Paul R. Lessard and his wife Susan of Chelmsford, MA, and Dainel E. Lessard of Hudson, NH; a daughter and son in law, Roberta and Curt Guthro of Nashua, NH; five grandchildren, Stephanie Paulus and her husband Bryan, Shaun Lessard and his wife Jeanine, Christopher Lessard, Kimberly Marchand and her husband Steven, and Jake Damiani-Lessard; three great grandchildren, Taelyr Lessard, Loghan Marchand, Briahna Marchand; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille A. Azarowski and Mrs. Rita Lussier both of Lowell, MA; also many nieces and nephews. He was also the brother of the late Robert Lessard, Roland Lessard and Estelle Lapointe. Relatives and friends may call at the Roland W. Martin Funeral Home, 308 Pawtucket St., Lowell on Friday from 10 until 12 noon. Those wishing may make a memorial donation to the Community Health and Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main St., Laconia, NH 03246. For online condolences and directions, please visit www.martinfuneralhome.net.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK, of Meredith, County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire, a banking corporation having a place of business at 24 NH Route 25, Meredith, NH 03253, (sometimes referred to herein as the “Mortgagee”) present holder of a certain mortgage from PERL LAND TRUST, LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Hampshire with a principal place of business at 58 Butterfield Road, in the Town of Center Harbor, County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 861, Center Harbor, NH 03226 (sometimes referred to herein as the “Mortgagor”), to it, the said MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK, dated August 12, 2008, and recorded in the Grafton County Registry of Deeds at Volume 3542, Page 310, (hereinafter referred to as “Mortgage”) pursuant to and in execution of the statutory power of sale contained in said Mortgage and for a breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing said Mortgage and redemption rights of the Mortgagor, and any person claiming by, through or under them, the undersigned will sell the premises described in said Mortgage at Public Auction on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 2:00 PM, the place of sale being on the premises situate at 17-19 Main Street, Ashland, New Hampshire 03217, which premises are more particularly bounded and described as follows: Two certain tracts or parcels of land, together with the buildings thereon, situated in the Town of Ashland, County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, and more particularly bounded and described as follows: TRACT 1: Beginning on the westerly side of Main Street, so-called, at the northeast corner of land now or formerly of Thomas E. Carr; Thence westerly along land of said Thomas E. Carr, on a line midway between the buildings on premises herein described and the store building now or formerly of the said Thomas E. Carr, to Squam River at high water mark; Thence up said river at high water mark to the southeast corner of the bridge crossing said river near the gristmill now or formerly of J.E. Read & Son at the westerly side of Main Street; Thence southerly along the westerly side of said Main Street to the bound begun at. TRACT 2: Beginning on the westerly side of Main Street, so-called, at a point on line midway between the building formerly known as Carr’s Market and the building formerly known as the Shoe Shop; Thence running westerly following said midway line, to Squam River; Thence turning and running southerly along the easterly side of said river to land now or formerly of L.W. Packard & Company, Inc.; Thence turning and running easterly along said Packard land to the westerly side of Mill Street, so-called; Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly side of Mill Street to its intersection with Main Street and continuing northerly along the westerly side of Main Street to the point of beginning. The passway between the building formerly known as Carr’s Market and the building formerly known as the Shoe Shop (said passway running westerly from Main Street along the northerly side of the building in the parcel hereinbefore described) on which passway there is now located a stairway from Main Street serving both the within described premises and the adjoining premises to the north of the within described premises; and including all right, title and interest in and to said passway and stairs insofar as they may now be located on the premises hereinbefore described. MEANING AND INTENDING to describe and convey all and the same premises as described in and conveyed by the deed of DeStefano Family Holdings, LLC to Perl Land Trust, LLC dated July 26, 2007, recorded in the Grafton County Registry of Deeds at Volume 3431, Page 756. The within described premises are to be conveyed SUBJECT TO AND WITH THE BENEFIT OF all easements, rights-of-way, and restrictions of record, including but not limited to any state of facts which an accurate ground survey may reveal, and all federal, state, and local ordinances, regulations, statutes and rules, including but not limited to statutes, regulations, rules and ordinances pertaining to or relating to zoning, subdivision, landfill, buildings, water and sewerage. The mortgaged premises are also to be conveyed SUBJECT TO such tenancies and rights of possession, if any, as may exist, as have priority over the lien of the Mortgage being foreclosed. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to subordinate the lien of the Mortgage being foreclosed to any such tenancies or rights of possession. The mortgaged premises shall be sold SUBJECT TO all unpaid taxes and unpaid bills for municipal utilities, and all mortgages, attachments, liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever entitled to precedence over the Mortgage and/or Security Agreement. The original Mortgage Deed may be examined by any interested person at the office of MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK, 24 NH Route 25, Meredith, New Hampshire, by appointment. NOTICE: To the Mortgagor or any person claiming a lien on the mortgaged premises: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE. Failure to institute such petition and complete such service upon the Mortgagee, or its agent, conducting the sale prior to sale shall thereafter bar any action or right of action to the Mortgagor based on the validity of the foreclosure. The sales shall be held upon the mortgaged premises. The mortgaged premises shall be sold subject to all unpaid taxes, mortgages, rights and restrictions of record, and all other liens entitled to precedence over said Mortgage and Security Agreement, including, but not limited to, liens for hazardous waste by the United States of America, State of New Hampshire or any other political subdivision. The mortgaged premises shall also be sold subject to any state of facts which an accurate ground survey may reveal; and all federal, state, and local ordinances, regulations, statutes and rules, including but not limited to statutes, regulations, rules and ordinances pertaining to or relating to zoning, subdivision, waste disposal; land fill, buildings, water and sewage. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE AS FOLLOWS: Prior to the commencement of the sale, each bidder must qualify by paying as a deposit, in cash, certified or bank check, or other form satisfactory to the Mortgagee, the minimum deposit in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); said deposit shall be waived in the case of the purchase of same by the Mortgagee. The purchaser of the mortgaged premises shall be required to execute a memorandum of purchase and sale (the “Agreement”) at the time and place of the sale which shall require a deposit in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). A copy of the Agreement shall be available for inspection at the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in full by the purchaser by certified check or in other immediately available funds on or before the 30th day after the date of the sale, time being of the essence. If the purchaser fa ils to complete the purchase of the mortgaged premises in accordance with the preceding sentence, then the Mortgagee may retain the deposit in full as liquidated damages resulting from the purchaser’s failure to perform. Conveyance of the mortgaged premises shall be by foreclosure deed to be delivered to the purchaser upon the Mortgagee’s receipt of the balance of the purchase price. THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SOLD “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS”. The Mortgagee reserves the right to extend the time of closing of the sale to a date not more than sixty (60) days after the date of sale. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES: Except for warranties arising by operation of law, the conveyance of the mortgaged premises will be made by the Mortgagee and accepted by the purchaser without any other expressed or implied representations or warranties whatsoever, including but not limited to the following: A. No recitation of the acreage of the mortgaged premises, whether contained herein or in any advertisement, shall be deemed to be a warranty or representation with respect thereto but is included herein or thereon merely to aid in the identification of the mortgaged premises. B. Mortgagee makes and shall make no warranties or representations of any kind in connection with the mortgaged premises. In particular, without limiting the foregoing, Mortgagee makes and shall make no warranty or representation regarding the present or future use of the mortgaged premises, the present or future occupation of the mortgaged premises, the condition of the mortgaged premises, the acreage of the mortgaged premises, the leases, if any, of the mortgaged premises, rent rolls, title to the mortgaged premises, the description of the mortgaged remises, or any other matter. C. Purchaser shall expressly acknowledge that any warranty or representation other than those contained herein made by any auctioneer, or other person, are without authority. D. Purchaser shall acknowledge and represent that purchaser has duly inspected the mortgaged premises, the title thereto, the occupancy thereof, and all other matters in connection with the purchase of the mortgaged premises by itself and by various experts as is reasonable and prudent. E. For purchaser’s convenience and in lieu of all warranties of title, Mortgagee intends to obtain a title insurance policy binder to insure the purchaser’s title to the mortgaged premises with certain exceptions. Interested bidders may contact the undersigned for a copy of that binder and the exceptions thereto. The purchaser will be required to pay the title insurance premium due if that bidder wishes to obtain the insurance coverage therein provided. F. To the extent that the mortgaged premises and the conveyance hereunder includes appliances, fixtures or other personalty, then all such items shall be conveyed “as is” and “where is” MORTGAGEE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MORTGAGEE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING TITLE TO ANY SUCH FIXTURES OR OTHER PERSONALTY. G. From and after the conclusion of the auction, all risk of loss or damage to the mortgaged premises shall pass to, and be borne by, the successful bidder. The Mortgagee reserves the right to (1) cancel or continue the foreclosure sale(s) to such later date as the Mortgage may deem desirable; (2) bid on the mortgaged premises at the sales; (3) reject any and all bids for the mortgaged premises; and (4) amend or alter the terms of the sales stated in this notice by oral or written announcement made at any time before or during the sales, in which event such terms as amended or altered shall be binding on all bidders and interested persons. For further information regarding the sale, please contact Paul McInnis, Inc., Auctioneer, at 1-800-242-8354 (telephone); or via e-mail at info@paulmcinnis.com. Dated at Ashland, New Hampshire, this 22nd day of December, 2011. MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK By Its Attorney: John J. McCormack 62 Main Street - P. O. 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from preceding page prospect that the Obama administration will impose sanctions over its nuclear program that would severely hit its biggest revenue source. Iran is the world’s fourth-largest oil producer, pumping about 4 million barrels a day. Gulf Arab nations appeared ready to at least ease market tensions. A senior Saudi Arabian oil official told The Associated Press that Gulf Arab nations are ready to step in to offset any potential loss of exports from Iran. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the issue. Saudi Arabia, which has been producing about 10 million barrels per day, has an overall production capacity of over 12 million barrels per day and is widely seen as the only OPEC member with sufficient spare capacity to offset major shortages. What remains unclear is what routes the Gulf nations could take to move the oil to markets if Iran goes through with its threat. About 15 million barrels per day pass through the Hormuz Strait, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. There are some pipelines that could be tapped, but Gulf oil leaders, who met in Cairo on Dec. 24, declined to say whether they had discussed alternate routes or what they may be. The Saudi official’s comment, however, appeared to allay some concerns. The U.S. benchmark crude futures contract fell $1.98 by the close of trading Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, but still hovered just below $100 per barrel. U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner played down the Iranian threats as “rhetoric,” saying, “we’ve seen these kinds of comments before.” While the Obama administration has warned Iran that it would not tolerate attempts to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials do not see any indication that the situation will come to that.
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FATHER from page 2 hours of Dec. 22 by repeatedly striking her in the head with a brick. Court records do not show that Plumadore has an attorney yet, said Danielle Edenfield, Allen County prosecutor’s office chief investigator. The Associated Press asked the Allen County Sheriff’s Department to pass along a request to Plumadore seeking an interview. Also Wednesday, Allen County Coroner E. Jon Brandenberger said he won’t be able to determine the cause of death for Aliahna until further tests are completed, including microscopic findings and toxicology results. “All of which are integral parts of the autopsy and all of which play significant roles in the accurate determination of the cause of death,” he said. According to the probable cause affidavit, Plumadore told authorities he put the girl’s body inside trash bags and put it in a freezer in the trailer he lived in that formerly belonged to the girl’s grandfather, who died earlier this month. Plumadore told authorities that later that day and early on Dec. 23 he used a hack saw to dismember the girl’s body. Brandenberger said parts of the girl’s body were found in a trash container outside a convenience store — the same store where a surveillance camera video showed Plumadore went early Friday to buy a cigar. Plumadore told authorities he hid her head, hands and feet in the freezer at her grandfather’s trailer.
In Indiana, Aliahna’s family remained quiet a day after gruesome details of her death were revealed by authorities. Aliahna Lemmon’s step-grandfather, David Story, told The Associated Press that the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI told family members not to talk to anyone about her death. He says they didn’t give a reason. “They just said any questions needed to be directed through them,” Story said. FBI agent David Crawford said agents had told the family they would prefer it if they didn’t speak to the media. Sheriff’s department spokesman Cpl. Jeremy Tinkel said his department hadn’t ordered the family not to talk, saying it didn’t have the power to, but confirmed deputies had told the family they would prefer it if they didn’t talk to the media. “We’re not their attorney and we certainly can’t put a gag order on anybody. I think they were told it may be in the best interest of protecting the integrity of the case to limit what you say,” he said. Tinkel and Edenfield said they could not comment on a possible motive for the murder. “I can’t comment on a pending investigation,” Edenfield said. Maroney said he plans to attend the funeral, although he doesn’t yet know when it will be. The Daily Iowegian in Centreville ran a story that it was helping to raise money to help Maroney attend the funeral.
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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a certain mortgage deed given by TIMOTHY E. SCRIBNER, now deceased, to MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK, 24 NH Route 25, P.O. Box 177, Meredith, Belknap County, New Hampshire, 03253, dated December 30, 2004, and recorded on January 5, 2005 in the Belknap County Registry of Deeds at Book 2130, Page 0115, (the “Mortgage”) the holder of said mortgage, pursuant to and in execution of said powers, and for breach of conditions of said mortgage deed, (and the Note secured thereby of near or even date, and related documents) and for the purpose of foreclosing the same shall sell at PUBLIC AUCTION On January 6, 2012 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon, pursuant to N.H. R.S.A. 479:25, on the premises herein described being located at 211 Highland Street, Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire, being all and the same premises more particularly described in the Mortgage. TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold subject to (i) all unpaid taxes and liens, whether or not of record; (ii) mortgages, liens, attachments and all other encumbrances and rights, titles and interests of third persons which are entitled to precedence over the Mortgages; and (iii) any other matters affecting title of the Mortgagor to the premises disclosed herein. DEPOSITS: Prior to commencement of the auction, all registered bidders shall pay a deposit in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). At the conclusion of the auction of the premises, the highest bidder’s deposit, if such high bidder’s bid is accepted by the Bank, shall immediately be paid to the Bank and shall be held by the Bank subject to these Terms of Sale. All deposits required hereunder shall be made in cash or by check to the order of the Bank, which is acceptable to the Bank in its sole and absolute discretion. WARRANTIES AND CONVEYANCE: The Bank shall deliver a Mortgagee’s Foreclosure Deed of the Real Estate to the successful bidder accepted by the Bank within forty-five (45) days from the date of the foreclosure sale, upon receipt of the balance of the Purchase Price in cash or check acceptable to Bank. The Real estate will be conveyed with those warranties contained in the Mortgagee’s Foreclosure Deed, and no others. FEDERAL TAX LIEN: If the property to be sold is subject to a tax lien of the United States of America Internal Revenue Service, unless said lien is released after sale, the sale may be subject to the right of the United States of America to redeem the lands and premises on or before 120 days from the date of the sale. BREACH OF PURCHASE CONTRACT: If any successful bidder fails to complete the contract of sale resulting from the Bank’s acceptance of such successful bidder’s bid, such successful bidder’s deposit may, at the option of the Bank, be retained as full liquidated damages or may be held on account of the damages actually suffered by the Bank. If such deposit is not retained as full liquidated damages, the Bank shall have all of the privileges, remedies and rights available to the Bank at law or in equity due to such successful bidder’s breach of the contract of sale. Notice of the election made hereunder by the Bank shall be given to a defaulting successful bidder within 50 days after the date of the public auction. If the Bank fails to notify a defaulting successful bidder of which remedy the Bank has elected hereunder, the Bank shall be conclusively deemed to have elected to be holding the deposit on account of the damages actually suffered by the Bank. Upon any such default, Meredith Village Savings Bank shall have the right to sell the property to any back up bidder or itself. AMENDMENT OF TERMS OF SALE: The Bank reserves the right to amend or change the Terms of Sale set forth herein by announcement, written or oral, made prior to the commencement of the public auction. NOTICE TO THE MORTGAGOR, ANY GRANTEE OF THE MORTGAGOR AND ANY OTHER PERSON CLAIMING A LIEN OR OTHER ENCUMBRANCE ON THE PREMISES: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE. For further information respecting the aforementioned foreclosure sale, contact James R. St. Jean Auctioneers, 45 Exeter Rd., PO Box 400, Epping NH 03042, 603-734-4348. Dated this the 9th day of December, 2011. MEREDITH VILLAGE SAVINGS BANK By Its Attorneys Minkow & Mahoney Mullen, P.A. By: Peter J. Minkow, Esq. 4 Stevens Ave., Suite 3 P.O. Box 235 Meredith, NH 03253 (603) 279-6511 Publication Dates: December 15, 22 & 29, 2011.
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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll enjoy the contents of your own mind. Your imaginings will amuse you to no end. You might even prefer your own company today, and who could blame you? You’re good company indeed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Taking in manmade beauty will be one of the most invigorating things you could do today. Art stimulates your mind and life in ways you won’t be able to explain. It’s one of the wonderful excitements of living. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll be included in the activities that suit you best. If you’re not included in something, be glad; it’s not for you. Your fortunes will be augmented exactly where you are. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You appreciate your self-sufficient friends. Similarly, your friends appreciate your self-sufficiency. This is a good time to be independent financially and emotionally. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What’s happening around you might not be all that engaging, and you’ll have to make a greater effort to connect. How will you be able to talk about your day later if you didn’t really experience it in the first place? TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 29). You’ll pursue your passion long after the others have given up. You’ll spend time with people who possess a similar mental and physical toughness. In February, you’ll be rewarded for hanging in there. Life may feel out of balance through the spring, but you won’t mind because you’re so involved. Pisces and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 50, 22, 15, 9 and 30.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you’re feeling warm, everyone around you seems to cozy up to your inner fire. That’s how it will be most of the day and into the night, so expect company. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). In your mind, there will be no emotional difference between anticipating what you’ll do, actually doing it and remembering that you did it. So today you’ll get the same amount of joy from the past, present and future. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Friends surprise you with the kind of news that leaves you momentarily speechless while your brain searches for the right thing to say. It’s probably better not to say much. Being present and willing to listen will be enough. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You might feel a little touchy today, so it’s best to avoid sadness triggers like torch songs, depressing movies or reading material that could be classified as a “total downer.” Go for the laughs wherever you can find them. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As usual, you’ll find creative solutions to life’s little challenges. The difference today is that naive eyes are watching you and learning from your every move. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll partner with someone who can help you break into a new realm of business. Things may get off to a slow start, which will allow you to gracefully ease into the groove. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). As you search for solutions to the day’s strange conundrums, a loving partner provides just the grounding agent necessary for rousing bouts of belly laughter. Humor gets you through.
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2011. There are two days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1851, the first Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in the United States was founded in Boston. On this date: In 1170, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II. In 1808, the 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson, was born in Raleigh, N.C. In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state. In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. In 1911, Sun Yat-sen was elected provisional president of the Republic of China, which officially came into existence three days later on Jan. 1, 1912. In 1916, Grigory Rasputin, the so-called “Mad Monk” who’d wielded great influence with Czar Nicholas II, was killed by a group of Russian noblemen in St. Petersburg. In 1934, Japan formally renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.” In 1975, a bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 people. In 1986, former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan died at his home south of London at age 92. One year ago: The Obama administration expelled Venezuela’s ambassador to the United States, a day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he would not allow diplomat Larry Palmer to become the U.S. ambassador to his country. Suicide bombers succeeded in killing Iraqi police commander Lt. Col. Shamil al-Jabouri, who was renowned in the tense northern city of Mosul for his relentless pursuit of al-Qaida. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Inga Swenson is 79. Actress Mary Tyler Moore is 75. Actor Jon Voight is 73. Rock musician Ray Thomas is 70. Singer Marianne Faithfull is 65. Actor Ted Danson is 64. Actor Jon Polito is 61. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 60. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 52. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 52. Actor Michael Cudlitz is 47. Actor-comedian Mystro Clark is 45. Actor Jason Gould is 45. Movie director Andy Wachowski is 44. Actress Jennifer Ehle is 42. Actor Patrick Fischler is 42. Rock singer-musician Glen Phillips is 41. Actor Kevin Weisman is 41. Actor Jude Law is 39. Actor Mekhi Phifer is 37. Actor Shawn Hatosy is 36. Actress Katherine Moennig is 34. Actor Diego Luna is 32.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Saxaphonist Nick Goumas and his quartet entertains at the N.H. Jazz Center at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. $10. BYOB. Winter Farmer’s Market in at the Skate Escape on Court Street in Laconia. 3 to 6 p.m. Vendors offering local farm-raised meats, fresh-baked breads, organic tea, cofree, fudge, pastries, pies, cakes, fresh produce, jellies & jams, local wines, herbs, oils, plants, jewelry, wood workers, and fine art. Winter Solstice Celebration hosted by The Rey Center in Waterville Valley. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Corcoran’s Pond Beach. Hot cocoa and cider provided. Desserts are potluck. Suggested donation of $5 per person. For more information call 236-3308 or visit www.thereycenter.org. Vacation Week Camp at the Meredith Community Center. Early drop-off at 7:30 a.m. and late pick-up at 5:30 p.m. available. Call 279-8197. Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518. Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach. Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741. Wintertime Music and Movement time at the Meredith Public Library. 1 to 2 p.m. Shake, rattle and roll the cold way with music, songs and fun. In the fuction room downstairs. Time with Friends at the Meredith Public Library. 3 to 5 p.m. Meet your friends and play board games, paint, create chalk drawings, do sudoku/crossword puzzles or try stamping. Munchies served. Young adult program for ages 10 and up. Winter Nature Exploration of Animal Tracks hosted by The Rey Center in Waterville Valley. 10:30 a.m. to noon from the Curious George Cottage. Dress in warm layers. For more information call 236-3308 or visit www.thereycenter.org. Drop-In Craft Time at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For children Pre-K through Grade 4. Crafter’s Corner at the Gilford Public Library. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bring your needlework project.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 Vacation Week Camp at the Meredith Community Center. Early drop-off at 7:30 a.m. and late pick-up at 5:30 p.m. available. Call 279-8197. Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 6459518. 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. Tot Time at the Meredith Public Library. 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. Stories, songs and crafts for ages 1-3. Family Movie Night at the Gilman Library in Alton. “Cars 2” at 7 p.m. Popcorn and drinks and patrons are free to bring camp chairs or pillows. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. (G - 113 minutes). Drop-In Craft Time at the Gilford Public Library. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For children Pre-K through Grade 4. Knit Wits gathering at the Gilford Public Library. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. All knitters welcome.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: I have been with my husband, “Andrew,” for 10 years. During this time, I have witnessed the way he is treated by his stepmother. His father always defended his wife when she insulted or hurt Andrew, saying “she didn’t mean it that way.” Believe me, she always said exactly what she meant. This woman is emotionally abusive. She told Andrew from a young age that he couldn’t be her husband’s son because they look nothing alike. She claims he deserved her treatment because he was bratty as a child. Andrew says he was probably acting out because his biological mother left him, and he didn’t want to be close to another person who could break his heart. Last year, we decided to move closer to the family to help patch things up, but things did not go as planned. In fact, it got worse. Andrew finally had the guts to tell his stepmother how she has made him feel all these years. I also spoke my mind to defend my husband because someone needed to be on Andrew’s side for once. So we basically have been kicked out of the family. It says in the Bible to “honor thy mother and father,” but we are struggling with this. I believe in forgiveness, but does that mean we pretend like nothing happened? Why is Andrew being punished for expressing how he feels? -- Hurt and Confused in Wisconsin Dear Wisconsin: People don’t want to hear unpleasant truths about themselves, especially when they don’t much like you to begin with. While your approach seems justified, it doesn’t sound especially diplomatic, and this is why the response was so harsh. See if Andrew can get your in-laws to go with him for family counseling. He should say that he loves them and wants to repair this rift. Dear Annie: My out-of-work, depressed, alcoholic, diabetic
husband rarely leaves the house. He has no friends and no hobbies, but he is well informed and has an opinion on everything, so he subjects us to unending tirades. He spouts that he is qualified to do any job, and yet he won’t lift a finger to get one or take a class to improve his skills. He eats, sleeps, watches TV and reads the newspaper. He takes no interest in the children at all. We are deeply in debt due to his unemployment. I do not want to stay, but cannot afford to leave. Please help. -- Forlorn Dear Forlorn: If your husband refuses to help himself, you must do what is best for yourself and your children. Talk to your clergyperson. Ask your doctor for assistance. Contact Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) and the American Diabetes Association (diabetes.org). Are you working outside the home? Can you find a job, even part time, that will help support your family? Would your family be willing to help? Please look into ways to become more financially independent, while also seeking sources of emotional support. Dear Annie: I am in the same boat as the wife of “Chagrined in Chicago,” as are many women. I have absolutely no desire for sex whatsoever. It cannot be aroused by any means. What was once exciting is now uncomfortable and unwanted. I have tried various cures and have submitted in the name of keeping a happy marriage, but it is not working. I resent being pushed into trying harder. One of us is going to be “deprived.” Why should it be me? I cannot see a happy solution to the problem, but I am so tired of being given suggestions like “put on your sexiest nightie” or “watch an erotic movie together.” Nature has pulled the plug. Why isn’t there a pill to make a man less interested so we are on an even footing? -- Arizona Dear Arizona: We know a lot of women who would be quite interested in that pill.
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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Autos 2003 Dodge SLT Pickup: Clean Florida truck, no rust, 5-speed, nice interior, 121k highway miles. $3,995 firm. Call Phil, 393-7786. BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504. CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859. THIS WEEK S SPECIAL: 2003 Subaru Outback Limited Wagon AWD - Automatic, Leather, Moonroof, State Inspected, 20 Day Plate, Warranty. Giguere Auto Wholesalers, 524-4200. TOP DOLLAR PAID for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week. P3 s Towing. 630-3606
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For Rent LACONIA(2) 2 bedroom apartments. Heat included, newly renovated. 1 Unit $800/Month, other $850/Month. Available January 15th. 603-759-2895 ALTON Housemate- Private suite w/use of common rooms in quiet country setting. No drinking/No smoking. $450/Month includes utilities. 875-6875 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. AT Weirs Beach. Nice 2 Bedroom/ 1-Bath. Heat/HW incl Laundry hook-ups. $890/month. $500 security. 296-5314.
BELMONT: 2-bedroom duplex, washer/dryer hookups, $800/ month, 1st and $500 deposit, non-smoker. (603)455-7942. 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. CLEAN UPDATED studio and one bedroom in Tilton. Heat/Hot Water included. $600-630/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733. GILFORD 3 bedroom condo, $1300/monthly. Parking, garages available. Heated pool, tennis court. Close to shopping and lake. Boat slip available. Washer/Dryer hook up available. NO PETS. References & security required. 781-710-2208. GILFORD: 1 BEDROOM WITH AMAZING VIEWS, includes heat, hot water, electric, cable. Dead-end location, quiet, 3 miles to downtown. No smoking/pets, $165/week. Sec. plus first week. 455-8319
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South Down Shores 3-Bed, 3-Bath Townhouse with Garage $1,200 + Utilities
(603)455-9189 LACONIA- 3 bedroom house. $1,000/Month + utilities. Pets considered, references & deposit. 524-9665 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent. Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. Free WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294 LACONIA- Messer St. 3 Room 1 bedroom with sun porch. 2nd floor. $165/Week. Includes heat/electric. $500 security. 524-7793 Laconia- Private 1 bedroom with heat, hot water, garage. Easy walk to town. $750/Month. No pets. 603-455-0874 LACONIA- VERY nice 1-bedroom apartment in clean, quiet, secure downtown building. Recently renovated. $175/Week. includes, heat, hot water & electric. 524-3892 or 630-4771 LACONIA-DUPLEX 2 bedroom 1 bath, washer/dryer hookups, garage. $900/month, heat included. References & security deposit. No pets or smokers. 524-8886 LACONIA/LAKEPORT Condo: 2-bedroom, 2-bath. $900/Month, heat & hot water included. Call 603-235-6901. LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $235/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com. LACONIA: 3 Bedroom Apartment, $950/month, heat & hot water included. Parking provided. Washer/Dryer hookup available for stack unit. Section 8 approved. No dogs. References & security required. 603-387-2600.
3 Bedroom House yard, seasonal porch, storage, laundry on site, parking, close to downtown, $950 per month, pay own utilities.
2 Bedroom very nice, near hospital, parking, laundry on site, $190 per week, utilities included.
Efficiency Apartments from $130-$135 per week, utilities included.
References & Security Deposit required No Dogs For more information, please call 524-4428 FRANKLIN 5-bedroom home. $300/week plus utilities Washer-dryer hook-up. No pets. 520-1229 FRANKLIN: One bedroom 2nd floor quiet area great for single or couple. $500+Utilities Animals? 934-1252 FURNISHED bathroom. 603-366-4468
room with own $150/week.
GILFORD: 1-2 bedroom apartments from $175/Week includes heat & utilities. Pets considered. Security/References. 556-7098. LACONIA 2 BR Elm Street area, spacious, clean. first floor, porch, parking, washer/dryer hook ups. $825/mo. plus utilities References and deposit required. 603-318-5931 LACONIA Mountain VIew apts. $300 off 1st month!s rent. 2BR 1 bath, $700/mo. 2BR & 3BR townhouses, 1.5 bath and large decks. $775 & $850/mo. Quiet location with laundry and playgrounds. No Dogs. Office on site. 524-7185 LACONIA Province St. 4 bedroom apartment. Private parking, laundry, bright & clean, no pets.
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LACONIA: Huge, 8-room, 4-bedroom apartment. Heat/Hot Water included. Sunny, freshly painted, updated, hardwood floors, laundry room, new bathroom, sunroom. $1,250/Month 566-6815 LACONIA: Gail Avenue, 3rd floor, 1BR heat and h/w included, no pets, no smoking. $725. 524-5837. LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Call for available apartments. 524-4428 LACONIA: Large 3-bedroom apartment. First floor, parking. $850/mo + utilities, security/backgound check required. 603-781-6294. LACONIA: Quality, affordable, spacious two bedroom apartment for rent with heat and hot water included. Rent from $697 to $839 per month. Please call Julie at Stewart Property Mgt., (603)524-6673 EHO. LACONIA: Sunny, small 2-bedroom, 2nd floor no smoking/dogs. $200 per week. includes heat/hot water. 455-5569. MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. 16X22 ft. deck, Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic. Plowing, parking, dumpster & utilities included, $850/month. 455-5660 Meredith- 2 bedroom 1st floor, nice apartment. Walk to docks/village. Washer/dryer hookups, Non-smoking, unitlites not included. $750. 279-7887 or 781-862-0123
TILTON: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, $195/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234. 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 WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $150-$175 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.
WINTER RENTAL CEDAR LODGE Weirs Beach, Open Year Round ... Studios, 1-bedroom or 2-bedroom condos starting at $575 per month. Please call Wendy at 366-4316.
For Rent-Commercial OFFICE/RETAIL Space for Rent: 450 Sq.Ft. Great front building exposure! $850 per month. Everything included. Busy Route 3, 539 Laconia Road, Tilton. Call 630-2332.
SHARED OFFCES AVAILABLE IN GILFORD $425-500 per month Very nice and professional offices with shared common areas in Gilford Professional Park. Nice views, parking and well kept complex. Rent includes electricity, heat, cleaning service for common areas, central a/c and shared kitchen, as well as men and ladies' room. Contact Rob at 387-1226 and leave a message to arrange for a view. 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 2 Tires size 225/50R17. Great tread. Rockwell Delta drill press, gas leaf blower, used twice. All best offer. 366-4174 7 YARDS, PLUSH deep red velvet “old glory” 48-inches wide. Great for Santa suit. $70 524-8860 90-GALLON Marine Fish Tank: Includes light, skimmer, pumps, live rock and fish! $800. 968-7941 or 968-3540. AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”. BEDROOM-SOLID Cherrywood Sleigh bed. Dresser, mirror, chest, night stand. New! Cost $2,200 sell $895. 235-1773 FREE- BODY by Jake Ab Scissor. Good condition. 677-6528
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.
CUSTOM Glazed Kitchen Cabinets. Solid maple, never installed. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,595. 833-8278
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Insured Americans find preventive medical care in free, except when it’s not CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free. His insurance company told him it would be covered 100 percent, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation’s 1-year-old health law requires most insurance plans to cover all costs for preventive care including colon cancer screening. So Dunphy had the procedure in April. Then the bill arrived: $1,100. Dunphy, a 61-year-old Phoenix small business owner, angrily paid it out of his own pocket because of what some prevention advocates call a loophole. His doctor removed two noncancerous polyps during the colonoscopy. So while Dunphy was sedated, his preventive screening turned into a diagnostic procedure. That allowed his insurance company to bill him. Like many Americans, Dunphy has a high-deductible insurance plan. He hadn’t spent his deductible yet. So, on top of his $400 monthly premium, he had to pay the bill. “That’s bait and switch,” Dunphy said. “If it isn’t fraud, it’s immoral.” President Barack Obama’s health overhaul encourages prevention by requiring most insurance plans to pay for preventive care. On the plus side, more than 22 million Medicare patients and
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LAMB -RAISED locally. Hormone & antibiotic free. Vacuum packed, frozen. Custom cuts available. 528-5838 LOVELY Brown loveseat, opens into single bed. Bought for $1100 will sell cheap. Needs space. BO 528-0482 NEW Toshiba Computer, never used, paid $340, asking $200; New 3-ft. desk/table & swivel chair, $200. (603)677-7203. SOFA bed- twin size with new slip cover, Good mattress. Easy pull out. $75. 524-0121 VQ Actioncare Exercise & Rehabilitation Machine: New in box, improves cardio and balance, paid $279.65, will sell $175/best offer; (4) Nordic Frost winter tires, size 205/55R16, $200/best offer. 387-8943.
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many more Americans with private insurance have received one or more free covered preventive services this year. From cancer screenings to flu shots, many services no longer cost patients money. But there are confusing exceptions. As Dunphy found out, colonoscopies can go from free to pricey while the patient is under anesthesia. Breast cancer screenings can cause confusion too. In Florida, Tampa Bay-area small business owner Dawn Thomas, 50, went for a screening mammogram. But she was told by hospital staff that her mammogram would be a diagnostic test — not preventive screening — because a previous mammogram had found something suspicious. (It turned out to be nothing.) Knowing that would cost her $700, and knowing her doctor had ordered a screening mammogram, Thomas stood her ground. “Either I get a screening today or I’m putting my clothes back on and I’m leaving,” she remembers telling the hospital staff. It worked. Her mammogram was counted as preventive and she got it for free. “A lot of women ... are getting labeled with that diagnostic code and having to pay year after year for that,” Thomas said. “It’s a loophole so insurance companies don’t have to pay for it.”
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For parents with several children, costs can pile up with unexpected copays for kids needing shots. Even when copays are inexpensive, they can blemish a patient-doctor relationship. Robin Brassner of Jersey City, N.J., expected her doctor visit to be free. All she wanted was a flu shot. But the doctor charged her a $20 copay. “He said no one really comes in for just a flu shot. They inevitably mention another ailment, so he charges,” Brassner said. As a new patient, she didn’t want to start the relationship by complaining, but she left feeling irritated. “Next time, I’ll be a little more assertive about it,” she said. How confused are doctors? “Extremely,” said Cheryl Gregg Fahrenholz, an Ohio consultant who works with physicians. It’s common for doctors to deal with 200 different insurance plans. And some older plans are exempt. Should insurance now pay for aspirin? Aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke is one of the covered services for older patients. But it’s unclear whether insurers are supposed to pay only for doctors to tell older patients about aspirin — or whether they’re supposed to pay for the aspirin itself, said Dr. Jason Spangler, chief medical officer for the nonpartisan Partnership for Prevention.
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Real Estate FOR Sale By Owner: 2-Bedroom house, 1-1/4 bath. 180 Mechanic Street, Laconia. 524-8142.
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2002 Arctic Cat ZL 600 EFI w/trailer. 1,770 miles, $3,400 or BRO. Call 393-3635-Leave Message
WHIRLPOOL 21 Cu. Ft. White refrigerator, top freezer, only two years old, excellent condition. $350 GE Black Microwave, like new, comes with two tone wood cart w/storage. $350 Call 603-630-2157.
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.
WOODSTOVE excellent condition, Purchased at tractor supply store, 2 yrs old. Heats 1000-1200 sq.ft. and 2 cord hardwood all for $700. 603-520-4709.
Storage Space GILFORD garage for rent near Airport. One large lighted garage. $170 monthly. 781-710-2208.
Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style. Fabulous back & hip support. Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver 603-305-9763.
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Yard Sale INDOOR sale, moving. 25 Randlett Street, building #25 Unit 3. Dvd player, brand new blender, dishes and many miscellaneous items. 10 am - 3 pm Sat. 12/31 and 1/1.
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