The Laconia Daily Sun, February 16, 2013

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DOC prefers Concord as sight for new womens’ prison CONCORD — Following Governor Maggie Hassan’s proposal to construct a prison for women in the coming biennium, Jeff Lyons, spokesman for the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, said yesterday that although no site has been chosen, the former Laconia State School property on North Main Street is “extremely low on the list of prospective sites.”

Hassan included $38-million to build a see PrIsON page 11

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Laconia woman is alleged victim of back-to-back domestic violence incidents, 1 involving her husband & the other involving her brother

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LACONIA — As if to underscore U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s stop in the city yesterday to encourage support for domestic violence prevention measures, a local man appeared in the 4th Circuit

Court, Laconia Division to face three charges of violating a restraining order in a domestic violence case.

Affidavits said Patrick McIntire, 25, of 41 A Garfield St. appeared yesterday morning for violating a protective order Thursday morning taken out

on him by his mother, who he allegedly assaulted the night before.

Lt. Rich Simmons said reports from officers said they responded to 41 A Garfield Street at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday to learn McIntire had pushed his mother and his

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Once, said Simmons, he even pushed her to the ground and officers said he was walking around the house in an aggressive manner.

McIntire’s sister and his girlfriend told police they tried see VICtIM page 8

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In Laconia, Shaheen asks support for Violence Against Women Act

By Gail OBer

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LACONIA — After a tour of the New Beginnings shelter here yesterday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen joined community members for a discussion about domestic violence and to encourage local support for the Violence Against Women Act that just passed by the U.S. Senate.

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Meteor explodes over Russia with force of 20 atomic bombs MOSCOW (AP) — With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city of 1 million.

While NASA estimated the meteor was only about the size of a bus and weighed an estimated 7,000 tons, the fireball it produced was dramatic. Video shot by startled residents of the city of Chelyabinsk showed its streaming contrails as it arced toward the horizon just after sunrise, looking like something from a world-ending science-fiction movie.

The largest recorded meteor strike in more than a century occurred hours before a 150-foot asteroid passed within about 17,000 miles (28,000 kilometers) of Earth. The European Space Agency said its

Citgo to pay $16M to settle MTBE lawsuit brought by NH

CONCORD (AP) — Citgo will pay the state of New Hampshire $16 million to settle a long-running lawsuit over groundwater contamination by the gasoline additive MTBE. Court documents filed Friday state the Attorney General’s office will be in charge of distributing the funds to monitor and remediate contaminated wells and public drinking supplies.

Citgo has 10 days to deliver the $16 million, after which the state has five days to file a motion to dismiss its case against Citgo.

The state filed suit against 26 petroleum companies a decade ago. By the time trial began Jan. 14, Citgo and ExxonMobil were the only remaining defendants. Shell Oil Co. and Sunoco Inc. agreed to pay the state a total of $35 million about a month before the trial started.

Two days into the trial, Citgo filed a request to be removed from the case, signaling settlement talks were underway. Superior Court Judge Peter Fauver granted the request and set Feb. 15 as the deadline for an agreement to be filed with the court.

Fauver has issued a gag order to all lawyers involved in the case. Senior Assistant Attorney General Mary Maloney said she would not comment on the settlement terms.

Attorneys’ fees and costs will be deducted from the see MTBE page 7

experts had determined there was no connection between the asteroid and the Russian meteor — just cosmic coincidence.

The meteor above western Siberia entered the Earth’s atmosphere about 9:20 a.m. local time (10:20 p.m. EST Thursday) at a hypersonic speed of at least 33,000 mph (54,000 kph) and shattered into pieces about 30-50 kilometers (18 to 32 miles) high, the Russian Academy of Sciences said. NASA estimated its speed at about 40,000 mph, said it exploded about 12 to 15 miles high, released 300 to 500 kilotons of energy and left a trail 300 miles long.

“There was panic. People had no idea what was happening,” said Sergey Hametov of Chelyabinsk, about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow in the Ural Mountains.

“We saw a big burst of light, then went outside to see

what it was and we heard a really loud, thundering sound,” he told The Associated Press by telephone.

The shock wave blew in an estimated 100,000 square meters (more than 1 million square feet) of glass, according to city officials, who said 3,000 buildings in Chelyabinsk were damaged. At a zinc factory, part of the roof collapsed.

The Interior Ministry said about 1,100 people sought medical care after the shock wave and 48 were hospitalized. Most of the injuries were caused by flying glass, officials said.

Scientists estimated the meteor unleashed a force 20 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb, although the space rock exploded at a much higher altitude. Amy Mainzer, a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said the atmosphere acted see METEOR page 10

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — In a courtroom, not an Olympic stadium, there was no click-clickclick of Oscar Pistorius’ prosthetic limbs. His only sound Friday was loud, uncontrollable sobs as prosecutors charged him with premeditated murder in the shooting death of his model girlfriend.

“Take it easy,” Chief Magistrate Desmond Nasir told the Olympic star-turned-murder-defendant as his father, Henke, and his brother, Carl, reached out to touch his shoulder to comfort him.

The 26-year-old Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who won world acclaim by competing in last summer’s London Olympics, did not speak or enter a plea. He held his head and wept as he heard the charge, which carries a life sentence.

A statement released later by his family and agent

said Pistorius disputed the murder charge “in the strongest terms.”

The track star’s arrest in the Valentine’s Day killing of 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp shocked South Africa, where Pistorius was a national hero dubbed the Blade Runner for his high-tech prosthetics and revered for overcoming his disability to compete in the London Games.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said he would pursue a charge of premeditated murder against Pistorius in the slaying of Steenkamp, a leggy blonde model with a law degree who had spoken out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women.

She was discovered in a pool of blood before dawn Thursday by police called to Pistorius’ upscale home see MURDER page 8

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner apparently killed himself as the cabin he was barricaded in caught fire following a shootout with officers, police revealed Friday while also confirming he spent most of his time on the run in a condominium just steps away from the command center set up to find him.

“The information that we have right now seems to indicate that the wound that took Christopher Dorner’s life was self-inflicted,” sheriff’s Cpt. Kevin

Lacy told reporters at a news conference.

Authorities initially were unsure whether Dorner killed himself, had been struck by a deputy’s bullet or had died in a fire that engulfed the cabin during the shootout, which included police sending tear gas canisters inside.

The search for Dorner began last week after authorities said he had launched a deadly revenge campaign against the Los Angeles Police Departsee DORNER page 10

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Republicans plagued by good news MEDFORD, Oregon — “Obama says he’s going to make middleclass jobs,” the breakfast room troubadour bellowed at the Holiday Inn Express to those who wanted to listen — and to those who didn’t.

“Did he make your job?” he went on, cornering a female employee. “Private companies make jobs.”

The commentary was not entirely wrong. Private enterprise creates the great majority of jobs in this country.

But the baritone assumes that entrepreneurs can easily grow good jobs in a world filled with smart young people working for less money.

Every successful rich country — Germany, for example — has a government actively building the right economic environment, including an educated workforce able to fill good jobs. It has low unemployment, high wages and a sturdy social safety net.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed “a FixIt-First program to put people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs, like the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country.” A modern country needs a modern infrastructure.

It helps the makers make more.

Here in the Northwest, the aging I-5 bridge over the Columbia River is a major worry for both Oregon and Washington state. It needs rebuilding — and, for that, a good chunk of federal money.

If in the course of rebuilding these bridges, thousands of jobs are made, that’s what we call a win-win situation.

That taxpayer dollars are involved is no reason to hate the program.

Public investment in energy technology is today’s moonshot. Not withstanding some bad bets, such as Solyndra, it multiplies privatesector jobs. It is partly why American manufacturers are selling cars again and why, as Obama noted, wind and solar energy has doubled.

Technology is why, as Obama also pointed out, Caterpillar, Ford, Intel and Apple are opening plants in the United States, rather than in China, Mexico and other lowerwage countries.

Robots are allowing us to compete.

Now Obama does play fast and loose with some numbers, according to the fact-checkers. While wind and solar energy production is way up, it still represents a very small piece of the energy mix — even the renewable energy mix (which includes hydropower and ethanol). But these technologies are still relatively new, and they’re way up from nothing.

Obama breaks the truth-meter when he claims that “we have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas.” If only. He was talking about his administration’s call for raising fuel economy standards by 2025 — a bold goal that carmakers may or may not be able to reach.

Suffice it to say, though, the 17 percent rise in fuel efficiency over the last four years is very, very impressive.

Most viewers weren’t dining with the fact-checkers, but even if they had, the news sounded pretty good.

Over half a million new jobs, more American cars sold, less foreign oil used, a housing market on the mend.

As Obama reminded everyone, “We have cleared away the rubble of crisis” created by you-know-who.

Sitting behind Obama, Republican House Speaker John Boehner stoically listened to the progress reports.

Next to him, Vice President Joe Biden seemed paralyzed in a grin.

Much of the Republican reaction was self-pity. Official responder Florida Sen. Marco Rubio offered a long list of fictional accusations.

Example: When Republicans say that “government can’t control the weather” (not quite true with global warming), “he accuses us of wanting dirty water and dirty air.”

Hey, it was a tough night for Republicans. Their big voices on the radio and in motel breakfast rooms have little recourse but to raise the volume.

(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.)

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LETTERS Meredith Dems sent out 2 e-mails, made no calls, for 2011 vote To the editor, Peter Miller is right: in Meredith, people of all political persuasions work together toward common goals on a regular basis. During political campaigns, of course, our political stripes come out and some of us get indelibly tagged with those colors. That is unfortunate because then, no matter the context in which we state something, an innuendo is made about the political subtext.

The Selectboard and School Board elections are not political events, even though attempts have been made to paint particular candidates with particular political colors. We are lucky in Meredith that individuals are willing to step forward and run for public office. Sometimes, however, the candidates are not so lucky as they become the object of unpleasant and personal pot shots.

I do find it perplexing, however, that Mr. Miller makes note that Democrats were actively involved in the prior School Board election, as there were obviously countless others of all political persuasions involved; Republicans, Libertarians, Independents, and Tea Party members. As chair of the Meredith-Center Harbor Democratic

Committee, I willingly acknowledge that we do endorse candidates who we feel are in line with our values and goals. If we do so, we alert our very small distribution list of self-identified members; individuals who have asked to be alerted to issues of mutual interest. As a committee, we sent two e-mails to our distribution list and that was the extent of our involvement; no phone calls. Certainly individuals who are known as Democrats may have acted on their own behalf just as individuals who are known to be members of the other parties did. I expect we all agree that every individual is free to support the candidates of their choice and the same standard should apply to all.

What should concern the voters in Meredith (and Center Harbor and Sandwich depending on the election) is the particular candidate’s qualification for the position sought, not the candidate’s political persuasion. It is my hope that voters will take the time to learn about all the candidates and determine who is best qualified for each office based on their own criteria before casting their vote on March 13.

Kate Miller Meredith

River Crew Art Program has turned out to be just wonderful To the editor, As a member of River Crew Art, I want to publish a heartfelt thank you to those who have supported the “crew”.

We want to say thank you to Elaine Morrison and Dick Smith for beginning River Crew Art, an art and photography program for the homeless. We appreciate the support and help given to us by community members.

We send a big thank you to the Cameron family for cooking us a wonderful Christmas dinner. “Baby Threads” downtown gave each of us a special Christmas present and we are grateful for their kindness and caring. The Downtown Deli has provided us with delicious breakfasts so very much appreciated. Christ Life Church has generously supported us with blankets and food. The Salvation Army Church and thrift store assist us all the time with crucial needs. We want to say thank you to the Congregational Church for its assistance in col-

lecting art and photography supplies.

They also gave us Christmas Fair space for selling our art and photography. Better Together helped us with our funding by allowing us to sell art and photography at their annual celebration dinner. Ann Saltmarsh of the Public Works Dept and public employees organized a clothing drive with much needed warm winter clothing.

We are thankful for all of the wonderful presents that were so thoughtful.

The River Crew Art Program has turned out to be such a wonderful program. We have learned to do crafts, art, photography, and cooking. The program is not just about creating.

We have learned to bond together as a family. We take care of each other.

The program has given us positive self esteem, one of the most important values a person can possess. We all work together.

Thank you to Dick and Elaine, see next page

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LETTERS Passage of HB-258 will prohibit taking of deer from baited areas To the editor, Good citizens of the State of New Hampshire and the sportsmen, if there are any left. There is a House bill that needs your support and it has to do with the issue of bait taking of deer. HB-258-FN prohibits the taking of deer from baited areas, Rep. Kidder, Merrimack-5, is the sponsor.

We used to have a proud tradition of when we pit intelligence against instinct; it was called hunting. What kind of culture have we become when we no longer have respect for our wildlife, allowing the placing of bait just to shoot down animals that have been habituated to bait sites? While at the same time we discourage our citizens from just plain feeding of the same for viewing and enjoyment? Bait sites are active from Sept. 1st through April 15th and year round for all the illegal sites. Let’s not be naive about the fact there are a lot of them; large tract land owners take notice. The opposition to this bill comes from the N.H. Wildlife Federation, which is confusing hunting as a right instead of privilege, and the from preceding page Melissa McCarthy, John and Sandra McGonagle, Kazuko Okubo, Kevin Dunleavy and Carmelita Mo and her dog “Lola” for their time. There are so many wonderful things to say about the program but I am at a loss of words to elaborate further.

Kerry A member of River Crew Art

guides who are charging people money to shoot deer at bait sites and without a paper trail to prove how many deer are being taken at said sites. Nobody knows what this number is; I.R.S. take notice.

We know that from 2005-2011, guides have accounted for 384 bear. If a guide charges $1,000 per bear that comes out to $384,000 and this a probably a low number. You can see the only interest the guides have in all of this fiscal. The tail that wags the dog. By the way none of this money goes back to the state or towns like as in a stump tax.

One more thing that landowners need to consider. If you allow someone to set up a bait site, two things happen.

One, the area of the site becomes the private game reserve of the permittee. Only the permit holder and those allowed by said holder are allowed to hunt that area, closing it to all freeranging hunters. Two, when the land owner signs the permit he enters into an agreement with the permit holder.

Tort laws are to protect land owners against a civil suit. Well, if someone is killed or injured at that site, someone is going to be responsible, aren’t they?

The Dept. of Fish & Game supports HB-258, as do I. The deer population is estimated at 85,000 with numerous seasons depending on how you hunt. In 2012, 870 bait permits were issued for deer.

In 2012, 1,337 bait permits were issued for bear with two or more bait sites per permit. The estimated bear herd is 4,600 animals. The bear take for 2012 was 906: 426 bait, 282 still/stalkers, 98 hound — including 100 non-hunting deaths. We

had a bill (SB-56) prohibiting the taking of bear from baited areas. Senator Forrester (Dist.-2) was the sponsor. The Dept. of Fish & Game did not support this bill.

Shame on the department that talks of fair chase.

This is where I become confused. I do not understand the importance of protecting the 85,000 deer herd and crapping all over the bear herd. FYI. From 2005 to 2011, 87 half-year-olds have been taken using all methods (guides, hounds, bait, still), 22 over bait, 34 still, 8 hounds, 23 non-hunting. Two hundred twenty-six have been taken of unknown age, 19 over bait, 26 still, 6 with hounds and 175 non-hunting. We can safely assume that the majority of unknown age were 0.5-year-old cubs that the tooth pull was deemed unnecessary. It takes a real slob to shoot down a 30-40 pound cub. And also, 2005 to 2011, 168 lactating females were taken, 65 over bait, 34 with hounds, 58 still hunted, 11 non-hunted.

There are towns in this state that the only way bears are taken is over bait.

Stewartstown is a prime example. From 2005 to 2011, out of the 75 bear taken, 74 were over bait, 9 were lactating, and 3 were cubs. Bethlehem, Bartlett, Camp-

ton, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dalton, Pittsburg, Sanbornton, Stark, Stratford, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, and Whitefield have all changed to taking bear over bait. You can bet that deer in those towns are also taken over bait. When someone tels you that we will lose a considerable amount of revenue from out of state sportsmen if we ban baiting, we already have because of it.

In 2011 we lost $40,994 in our of state license fees from the 2010 level.

Shutting sportsmen our of towns who prefer traditional hunting that can’t compete with all the bait sites, has already sent them packing.

Is this what we want to see happen in every town in the state? It’s happening right before our eyes. If HB-258 fails then it’s a shame on all of us.

The wildlife belongs to all of us.

We all need to take the time to call or e-mail our reps. and senators that HB-258-FN needs to pass.

When you communicate with your rep. and senator, ask them why Fish & Game wouldn’t support SB-56? Bet you don’t get an answer, Senator Forrester didn’t.

Eric Rottenecker Bristol

NH taxpayers no longer have to burn blind eye to govt. abuse To the editor, Taxpayers of Center Harbor and all other taxing districts in the State of New Hampshire have legal recourse against local government action — without having to prove “significant personal harm”. On January 1, 2013, HB-1510 went into effect, which

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LETTERS How did we eliminate small pox & polio? Through vaccinations!

To the editor, In his most recent letter entitled “Doctors playing games by labeling vaccinations as immunizations,” Russ Wiles makes some compelling and challenging charges against vaccinations and immunizations. I would like to address these questions. The answers require complex and detailed answers. Please bear with me as I try to answer.

First he states that vaccinations are not immunizations.

Three months ago I saw a 41 year old female who was applying to nursing school She needed proof of immunity to mumps, measles and rubella, so she could do her clinicals. Her last vaccinations for these disease were almost 30 years prior. I had some labs drawn and she had antibodies against all three diseases at a level which proved immunity. I have done this for

a fireman to show immunity t the Hep B virus for his work. Wow, that took all of 30 seconds to prove Russ wrong again. Maybe he can enlighten us on how she came to be immune, if not through vaccinations?

His second statement: “untold millions have died from over sensitivity to vaccinations”, is wrong again. Where is the proof of this Russ? He gets upset when I compare him to a child, however, like a child when he cannot argue with facts, he makes things up. That took all of five seconds again to prove Russ wrong.

He then repeats a statement regarding the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations: “there is no significant scientific agreement based upon disinterested clinical trials, that any vaccine is either safe or effective”. This is a nonsensical quote. First no one states that vaccines are 100 percent safe. We do know that the benefits

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While there are many uncertainties surrounding the change in law, one thing is for sure — government leaders will be subject to greater scrutiny and taxpayers can get the relief they deserve. Gone are the days of controversial decision-making blamed on a lack of resident involvement or for actions to be based on intergovernmental relations rather than the greater good of the people –at least we hope. The change in law forces government leaders to be more accountable to their constituents and govern in a more responsible risk-averse manner.

Unfortunately, the change in law can also be a recipe for government leaders to depend on attorneys for every decision they make — rather than rely on the sound judgment and common sense they were elected for.

Let’s just hope that residents take this fact and others into the voting booth this March at Town Meeting. Electing an official with a proven haphazard approach and controversial decisionmaking record will most likely have severe financial impacts on the town — and that is not in the best interest of any taxpayer.

Derek Kline Center Harbor

legal requirements for judicial review of local government action since “significant personal harm” needed to be proved. This left many taxpayers frustrated with the inability to intervene and challenge dictatorial local government administrations. Now, because RSA-491:22 has been amended, every taxpayer of a taxing district has broad authority to request judicial review.

Critics have argued that the change in law will have significant fiscal impacts on the court system, cities and towns, the attorney general and companies doing business with government. They have also argued that the law allows unlimited taxpayer lawsuits and that the implications are broad — where zoning board action, tax abatement rulings and other administrative decisions may be challenged. However, despite such concern and the uncertainty of its implications, the change in law brings an overarching benefit to the taxpayer, which arguably outweighs any of its costs, since taxpayers will no longer have to turn a blind eye in frustration of local government action — they can get relief — and minimize abuse of government.

far outweigh the risks. Secondly, it is impossible to prove a negative. We can eliminate a disease through mass vaccinations (look at small pox and polio), however, some nut ball can argue something else is responsible for the results. All it takes is a rational, intelligent thinking individual to review the studies and see the benefits. We can show study after study showing the decrease in life-threatening infections with vaccinations yet there are some who fail to acknowledge this. If Russ was not intellectually lazy he could go to PubMed and see numerous studies proving this point.

It seems Russ has become an honorary member of the TFHWS (tin foil hat wearing society). He cites a number of doctors as his sources for his beliefs. One of the doctors he mentions is Rima Laibow. She beliefs That the New World Order is planning to kill off 5.5 billion of the world’s population. This was supposed to have begun first on 2009 and then again last year. I guess that did not happen, but she will always accept your money at her website. She is a real credible

Cowardly inaction was caused by overriding fear of losing election To the editor, Hillary Clinton’s testimony to the Senate regarding the Benghazi terrorist attack on Sept 11, 2013, has been the subject of a number of apologist letters in this paper, most recently last Thursday. The verbatim quote: “With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. If it was because of a protest or if it was because guys out for a walk decided to go kill some Americans. What difference at this point does it make?”

The follow-on “... and do everything we can to prevent it ever happening again” line is only used when one is eager to downplay the past facts or is looking for a large jury award.

The facts are that four Americans are dead. Maybe two can be ascribed to Clinton’s and the administration’s summer refusal to bolster security as personally requested by the late ambassador and the regional security officer. The other two — Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods — died as a direct result of the president’s refusal to

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And about that courageous doctor who wrote the book that Russ took the title of his letter from. Russ fails to identify, a bit dishonestly, Dr. Tom Oshea as a chiropractor. Chiropractors do not believe in science, if they did they could not be chiropractors. The practice of chiropractic medicine is based on a theory, never proven, not on scientific evidence. Of course vaccinations are not part of this belief as scientific evidence is clearly on the side of vaccinations. Science drives public policy, thus we have mandatory vaccination programs to get into school, health professions and the military. It is interesting that most all of the doctors that Russ mentions have websites to try and sell you some unproven magical formula for your health.

Russ once offered me a ladder to climb down from my lofty perch. I would like to suggest that Russ use that ladder to attempt to climb up from the depths of his ignorance.

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authorize a military response as the attack continued, in particular a guided bomb/missile onto the mortar crew target as laser designated by former SEAL Doherty. All of this and their resultant deaths moments later as captured by real-time overhead camera footage, so don’t believe the “nobody told me” myths either.

This cowardly action by our pathetic leaders was because of the overriding fear of losing the impending election — a terrorist assault on the anniversary of the World Trade Center attack, clearly exposing the failure of the “Arab Spring” policies and the utter collapse of Obama’s “Al Qaida is done, I got Bin Laden” façade. Hoping for the best and relying upon the video riot meme to obscure the failures does not lend itself to using the overt military force. Most unfortunate. And aided and abetted by our leftist east coast–west coast media and our sleazy local party apologists, they pulled it off. Political advantage has always see next page

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, February 16, 2013 — Page 7

With boosting attendance the top priority, Muskrats expect to have left left field deck ready for opening day

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — In warmer climes the collegiate baseball season opened last week and in June many of its finest players will again be bringing their talents to Robbie Mills Field, home to the Laconia Muskrats, playing their fourth season in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL).

General Manager Noah Crane said yesterday that his highest priority will be to boost attendance. “Attendance has been increasing,” he said, “but we’re still not covering our costs. It’s frustrating,” he continued, “because everything I hear about what we’re doing, the quality of the baseball and the operation of the facility, is positive, but we’re still being outdrawn by our competitors with less exciting teams and less attractive facilities.”

Crane said that once weather permits, work will begin to complete the left-field deck atop the replica of Fenway Park’s famous “green monster.” The deck will house food and beverage concession, including the sale of beer, which the Parks and Recreation approved last year. Crane said he intends to contract with a local restaurant or caterer to offer a menu with “more than the usual ballpark fare,” which together with beer sales will draw a different demographic to the games.

At the same time, Crane said that he is working with Kevin Dunleavy, director of Parks and Recreation, to add seating behind home plate to provide an angle of vision preferred by many baseball fans.

This year the Muskrats will host the NECBL All-Star Game, complete MTBE from page 2 $16 million before it is distributed by the Attorney General’s Office, according to the court documents.

The state claims that the gasoline additive MTBE, methyl tertiary butyl ether, caused groundwater contamination in a state where 60 percent of the population relies on private wells for drinking water.

MTBE had been used in gasoline since the 1970s to replace lead, increase octane and reduce smogcausing emissions. While it was credited with cutting air pollution, it was found in the late 1990s to contaminate drinking water to a higher degree than non-treated gasoline when it seeps into groundwater. The state of New Hampshire banned its use in 2007, although most petroleum companies stopped using it a year earlier, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stopped requiring them to from preceding page been the guiding policy principal in this group.

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with a home run derby, on Sunday, July 21 at 5:30 p.m. In this its 20th season, the league has added three franchises — the Ocean State Waves from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, the Saratoga Brigade from Saratoga Springs, New York and the Plymouth Pilgrims from Plymouth, Massachusetts. “All the very best players in the league will be coming to Laconia,” Crane said. “Attendance that day should swell.”

Above all, Crane called the 2013 edition of the Muskrats “top to bottom the strongest roster we’ve fielded.”

The 28 players are drawn from 20 different states and 19 different colleges and universities. to field the most talented team in the short history of the franchise. In particular, Crane said he was especially pleased by the strength and depth of the pitching staff. “Last year too often our starters could not get through the second or third inning and as good as our hitters were, it was tough to get 10 or 11 runs,” he said.

“We’ll have a lot of solid hitter, but I expect our pitching to be the talk of the league.”

Crane said that again this he is looking for families to host players.

In return for providing a spare room, laundry facilities and occasional meals host families receive free admission not only to all home games at Robbie Mills Field but also to every venue in the NECBL as well as discounts on merchandise. Most of all Crane said that host families have the opportunity to help a young ballplayers take a step closer to their goal of playing professional baseball. For more information, go to the team’s website www. laconiamuskrats.com. use additives.

The lawsuit is the only one brought by a state to reach trial on the issue of MTBE groundwater contamination.

Other lawsuits have been brought by municipalities, water districts or individual well owners, and most filed in the past decade have ended in settlements. New York City in 2009 won a $105 million federal jury verdict against ExxonMobil for MTBE contamination of city wells; that verdict has been appealed.

Chief Clerk Bill McGraw said before the trial began that court officials had to improvise a special docketing system because of the sheer number of participants and documents involved.

More than 50,000 exhibits have been marked for identification, and there are upward of 100 lawyers on record in the case. The witness list numbers 230.

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He was charged Wednesday with two counts of simple assault and one count of obstructing the reporting of a crime — all misdemeanors — and released on personal recognizance bail. He returned the next day to his mother’s house and that’s when he was charged with the protective order violations.

The reason McIntire’s sister was staying with her mother at the time of the confrontation was she too was a victim of domestic violence. She told police she was “re-traumatized” by the altercation with her brother.

At 6:22 p.m. on Wednesday, said Simmons, McIntire’s mother had taken her daughter to Lakes Region General Hospital after she had allegedly been assaulted by her husband.

He said that hospital protocols require the police to be called when an assault victim comes to the emergency room.

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Otherwise, said city police, Laconia would have had to send a cruiser and an officer to Moultonborough to get him. Police said he is staying in Moultonborough with relatives and is charged with one count of simple assault.

McIntire was ordered held by Judge James Carroll Friday morning on $300 cash-only bail on the protective order violations and a officer from the Belknap County House of Corrections said he was still incarcerated as of 7 p.m. yesterday.

Laconia Prosecutor Jim Sawyer said the 12-hour domestic violence order is a key tool police used to find alleged abusers and hold them. He said the law is designed to stop abusers from returning to their victims and gives all police the right to detain an alleged abuser without a warrant for 12 hours after the complaint is made.

He explained that without that law, Moultonborough Police would not have been able to detain Bertram in a timely manner.

Sawyer said the law was enacted to stop domestic homicides that can occur within hours after a victim notifies police of an assault. He said in the

time it takes an officer to calm the situation, care for the victim, and prepare an arrest warrant and find a judge or justice of the peace who will sign it, the abuser can either be “zip codes away” or lying in wait to re-abuse.

He said the law is especially important in smaller communities that often have only one patrol officer on duty.

In Belmont, Lt. Richard Mann said he seen domestic abuse increase dramatically as the economy has worsened. Police logs from the past week show Belmont Police responded to 10 domestic violence-related incidents including one assault where a man — John Stebbins, 39, of 48 Orchard Hill Road — hit his girlfriend and was charged with two counts of simple assault. Police are also investigating one report of child abuse.

Mann said the 12-hour domestic violence law coupled with programs like New Beginnings are integral to reducing domestic violence.

“That law is absolutely critical to have,” he said, noting that abusers often flee the scene only to return later and re-abuse.

Police also said that domestic violence is often fueled by alcohol and/or drugs.

Simmons said police statements in the McIntire incident indicate that alcohol was involved and Mann said alcohol was involved in the Stebbins arrest.

in a gated community in the South African capital of Pretoria. Authorities said she had been shot four times, and a 9 mm pistol was recovered at the home.

Throngs of reporters, photographers and videographers filled the brick-walled Courtroom C in Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, where Pistorius appeared. Nasir’s first ruling focused on the press as he dismissed requests from the state broadcaster and a private television station to air the hearing live.

Nasir also ordered that no photographs be taken while court was in session. That left dozens of photographers kneeling less than a yard from the sobbing Pistorius to simply stare at a man many had photographed previously sprinting on his famous carbon-fiber blades.

Police said investigators had conducted an autopsy on Steenkamp’s body but the results would not be released.

Pistorius’ family left quickly after the hearing, without speaking to jour-

nalists. In a statement later Friday, the family and his London-based management agency questioned the criminal charge the athlete faces.

“The alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms,” the statement said, without elaborating. It added that Pistorius wanted to “send his deepest sympathies to the family of Reeva.”

“He would also like to express his thanks through us today for all the messages of support he has received — but as stated our thoughts and prayers today should be for Reeva and her family — regardless of the circumstances of this terrible, terrible tragedy,” the statement read.

Since news of the slaying, shock waves have rippled across South Africa, a nation of 50 million where nearly 50 people are killed each day, one of the world’s highest murder rates. U.N. statistics say the nation has the second highest rate of shooting deaths in the world, behind only Colombia.

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Downtown Deli moving across Main Street to Antique Center lunch counter

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LACONIA — Drew and Elisa Seneca purchased the Downtown Deli on Pleasant Street about five and a half years ago. The past few years have been lean for them, as the recent recession has robbed their customers of their lunch money. With little expectation that sales would return to heyday levels this year, the couple began looking for ways to re-shuffle their business to remain viable and in downtown Laconia.

The solution to their problem, they determined, was to relocate to the lunch counter at the nearby Laconia Antique Center, where owner Charlie St. Clair had been operating an ice cream counter.

As Elisa recalled, she and Drew were discussing their business options one day when St. Clair, a regular patron, was in the deli. “We were talking about selling it, closing it, whatever we could do,” she said.

Elisa jokingly suggested to St. Clair that the Senecas move into his expansive antique center on Main Street; St. Clair didn’t see the proposal as so humorous. “He thought it was a great idea,” said Elisa.

The Senecas will begin operating the lunch counter at the antique center as of April 1. They will be serving patrons from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. In addition to the homemade soups and sandwiches the deli has become known for, the Senecas will also offer the ice cream dishes — sundaes, frappes, ice cream floats — that St. Clair had been offering at the lunch counter. They will still offer catering and will also continue to serve locally-roasted Woodshed coffee, Drew emphasized.

“All of our customers are really excited about it,” Drew said about the move. It won’t be the first time that lunch has been served in the building that houses the antique center. The building was long the home of J.J. Newbury’s department store, then Bloom’s Variety, both of which operated a popular lunch counter. “We’re trying to make that cook again,” said Drew.

By trading a stand-alone shop to a lunch counter within a larger store, the Senecas will achieve what Drew called a “substantial savings” in the costs of running their business, while also gaining the opportunity to tempt the many shoppers that visit the antique center. Similarly, St. Clair said he’s expecting the lunch counter operation to draw more potential shoppers into his store.

He can count Laconia Fire Chief Ken Erickson as one of the Senecas’ regular customers who will now be taking his lunch in the antique center. “Best sandwiches in Laconia,” Erickson stated.

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Drew and Elisa Seneca hold the sign for the Downtown Deli behind the counter at the Laconia Antique Center. Sitting at the counter is Charlie St. Clair, owner of the antique store. As of April 1, the Senecas will operate a lunch and ice cream counter in the same spot. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

“I’m very happy to have them,” St. Clair said of his new tenants. Management of the ice cream counter had proven a challenge. Lately, the counter was only open on weekends. “It’s been hard for me, with staffing, to keep it open as much as I’d like to.”

For the Senecas, though, the best part of the

arrangement is that it gives them the chance to continue doing business where they want: Downtown Laconia. Elisa said, “It keeps us down here, we didn’t want to leave.”

Drew said, “We definitely did not want to leave downtown — we love it here.”

lence against women in the country.

Others focused their attention on Pistorius and his fascination with fast cars, cage fighting and firearms.

Those who knew Pistorius, including a former girlfriend, weighed in on social media.

Trish Taylor, mother of Pistorius’ ex-girlfriend, Samantha Taylor, wrote on Facebook: “I’m so glad Sammy is safe and out of the clutches of that man.”

But another ex-girlfriend, Jenna Edkins, took to Twitter to defend him.

“All I am saying is let him speak, let his side be heard without jumping to conclusions,” she tweeted, offering “love and support” to the Pistorius family.

“I have dated Oscar on and off for 5 YEARS, NOT ONCE has he EVER lifted a finger to me or made me fear for my life.”

At the defense request, the chief magistrate delayed a bail hearing until Tuesday for Pistorius, who was ordered held in a police holding cell, rather than transferred to a prison.

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Principal hopes Prescott Park will now be permanent home for I-L graduations LACONIA — Drew and Elisa Seneca purchased the Downtown Deli on Pleasant Street about five and a half years ago. The past few years have been lean for them, as the recent recession has robbed their customers of their lunch money. With little expectation that sales would return to heyday levels this year, the couple began looking for ways to re-shuffle their business to remain viable and in downtown Laconia. The solution to their problem, they determined, was to relocate to the lunch counter at the nearby Laconia Antique Center, where owner Charlie St. Clair had been operating an ice cream counter.

As Elisa recalled, she and Drew were discussing their business options one day when St. Clair, a regular patron, was in the deli. “We were talking about selling it, closing it, whatever we could do,” she said. Elisa jokingly suggested to St. Clair that the Senecas move into his expansive antique center on Main Street; St. Clair didn’t see the proposal as so humorous. “He thought it was a great idea,” said Elisa.

The Senecas will begin operating the lunch counter at the antique center as of April 1. They will be serving patrons from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

In addition to the homemade soups and sandwiches the deli has become known for, the Senecas will also offer the ice cream dishes — sundaes, frappes, ice cream floats — that St. Clair had been offering at the lunch counter. They will still offer catering and will also continue to serve locally-roasted Woodshed coffee, Drew

emphasized.

“All of our customers are really excited about it,” Drew said about the move. It won’t be the first time that lunch has been served in the building that houses the antique center. The building was long the home of J.J. Newbury’s department store, then Bloom’s Variety, both of which operated a popular lunch counter. “We’re trying to make that cook again,” said Drew.

By trading a stand-alone shop to a lunch counter within a larger store, the Senecas will achieve what Drew called a “substantial savings” in the costs of running their business, while also gaining the opportunity to tempt the many shoppers that visit the antique center. Similarly, St. Clair said he’s expecting the lunch counter operation to draw more potential shoppers into his store.

He can count Laconia Fire Chief Ken Erickson as one of the Senecas’ regular customers who will now be taking his lunch in the antique center.

“Best sandwiches in Laconia,” Erickson stated.

“I’m very happy to have them,” St. Clair said of his new tenants. Management of the ice cream counter had proven a challenge. Lately, the counter was only open on weekends. “It’s been hard for me, with staffing, to keep it open as much as I’d like to.”

For the Senecas, though, the best part of the arrangement is that it gives them the chance to continue doing business where they want: Downtown Laconia. Elisa said, “It keeps us down here, we didn’t want to leave.”

Drew said, “We definitely did not want to leave downtown — we love it here.”

DORNER from page 2 ment for his firing, warning in a manifesto posted on Facebook that he would bring “warfare” to LAPD officers and their families.

Within days he apparently killed four people, including two police officers.

He killed the daughter of a former Los Angeles Police Department captain and her fiance Feb. 3 and later a Riverside police officer he ambushed at a traffic light. He then disappeared into the San Bernardino National Forest four days later, leaving his burned-out truck with a broken axle near the mountain resort of Big Bear Lake. His fourth victim was a sheriff’s deputy killed in Tuesday’s shootout.

Until then, Dorner had managed to elude one of the largest manhunts in California history, one that employed heatseeking helicopters and bloodhounds.

Sheriff John McMahon said Friday that authorities now believe Dorner was hiding all that time in a condo within 100 yards of a command post they had set up for the manhunt.

Karen and Jim Reynolds found Dorner inside their vacant cabin-style condo Tuesday when they entered to clean it. The couple had left the door unlocked Thursday for a maintenance man, McMahon said, and that’s apparently how Dorner got in, locking the door behind him.

When authorities stopped at the condo during their door-to-door search of the Big Bear Lake area that Thurs-

day night, the door was locked and no one answered, McMahon said.

“Our deputy knocked on that door and did not get an answer, and in hindsight it’s probably a good thing that he did not answer based on his actions before and after that event,” the sheriff said of Dorner.

When the couple arrived Tuesday, Jim Reynolds said Dorner confronted them with a drawn gun, “jumped out and hollered ‘stay calm.’”

Dorner bound their arms and legs with plastic ties, gagged them with towels and covered their heads with pillowcases and fled in their purple Nissan, but Karen Reynolds soon got free and called 911.

“I really thought it could be the end,” she said afterward.

Law enforcement officers, who had gathered outside the cabin for daily for briefings, were stunned that Donner was watching from just across the street. One official later looking on Google Earth exclaimed that he’d parked right across the street from the Reynoldses’ condo each day.

Timothy Clemente, a retired FBI SWAT team leader who was part of the search for Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph, said searchers had to work methodically. When there’s a hot pursuit, they can run after a suspect into a building. But in a manhunt, the search has to slow down and police have to have a reason to enter a building.

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According to New Beginnings Director Kathy Keller, her agency helped 798 individuals in Belknap County in 2012 with 11,954 services that they needed to overcome victimization. She said 105 of the 798 were male and 26 were non-white.

Keller said 87 percent of those who were helped by New Beginnings transitioned out and have not gone back to their abuser.

Keller said recent state and federal spending cuts have affected the program and cost them two fulltime positions.

“Every area that generated funding is down,” she said referring to the weak economy. New Beginnings is helped by two AmeriCorps and Vista volunteers.

Saying that it “feels frightening” to see the funding decrease, Keller said New Beginnings was remaining optimistic that the funds will continue to come through federal, state and local governments as well as private donations and thousands of volunteer hours that local people continue to provide to keep the program moving forward.

PRISON from page one new women’s prison in the capital budget proposal she presented to the Legislature last week. “For too long our corrections system has woefully neglected women,” she told lawmakers. “It is time, we cannot delay this any longer.”

Lyons said that Commissioner William Wrenn would prefer to build the facility in Concord, where the state owns some 1,000 acres in the vicinity of the State Prison for men. He explained that with the two facilities in relative close proximity to one another there would be opportunities to minimize operating costs by sharing resources, services and personnel.

“We are pleased the governor has identified a women’s prison as a high priority,” Lyons said. “It has been the department’s number one priority for the past eight years.”

A new women’s prison would be the first such facility in the state. From 1881 to 1941 female inmates were housed in the south wing of the state prison. When their numbers grew and space become short, they were sent to the Women’s Reformatory in Rutland, Vermont, which closed in 1967, and then to the Massachusetts Correctional Facility in Framingham. Inmates brought suit and in 1987 a federal judge ordered the state to provide a prison for women.

The Laconia State School was among the first sites considered, but ultimately the state leased the vacated county jail in Goffstown as a “temporary” facility in 1989.

Instead, in 1990, despite resistance from Laconia, the state located a minimum security prison, the Lakes Region Facility, on the Laconia State School site. When that facility closed in June, 2009, a commission convened by the Legislature and chaired by then mayor, now City Councilor Matt Lahey to report on the future of the property, surveyed all state departments, including corrections, which responded that they had no use for the property.

Since 2011, the city has sought to acquire the site amid lingering concerns that it could again appear on a list of locations for a women’s prison.

Statewide, the N.H. Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence was able to provide shelter to 630 people but 721 were turned away for lack of space.

The police see domestic violence up close and personal. Adams said the city has about 17,000 permanent residents and his department typically responds to 300 to 500 domestic violence incidents annually.

City police have addressed domestic violence in two keys ways: by creating a Police Oriented Problem project that directs 12 members of his department — from captains to dispatchers and civilian staff — who continually address the issue and by adopting the Lethality Assessment Program.

The Lethality Assessment Program or LAP, said Adams, was developed in Baltimore, Maryland and sets out protocols for police to follow each time they respond to a domestic violence call. Its goal was to reduce the number of domestic-related homicides — something Adams said he has seen in Laconia about seven or eight times since he joined the force

19 years ago.

LAP forces an instant connection to a local advocacy group-typically New Horizons and the Child Advocacy Center to provide assistance not only to the victim but to the children who often witness domestic violence.

Shaheen said she was familiar with LAP and praised it for helping to “stop the cycle of violence.”

She said children who come from homes with domestic abuse are more likely than other to become victims of abuse or abusers themselves.

Shaheen closed by saying the VAWA bill passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support and that all of N.H. national delegation that includes U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (District 1) and U.S. Rep. Anne Kuster (District 2) all support the VAWA. “VAWA is a proven tool in supporting victims, social service providers and law enforcement officials, and today’s meetings underscore that the House cannot pass this critical, bipartisan legislation soon enough,” Shaheen said.

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METEOR from page 2 as a shield.

The shock wave may have shattered windows, but “the atmosphere absorbed the vast majority of that energy,” she said.

Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Vladimir Purgin said many of the injured were cut as they flocked to windows to see what caused the intense flash of light, which momentarily was brighter than the sun.

There was no immediate word on any deaths or anyone struck by space fragments.

President Vladimir Putin summoned the nation’s emergencies minister and ordered immediate repairs. “We need to think how to help the people and do it immediately,” he said.

Some meteorite fragments fell in a reservoir outside the town of Chebarkul, the regional Interior Ministry office said. The crash left an eight-meter (26-foot) crater in the ice.

Lessons had just started at Chelyabinsk schools when the meteor exploded, and officials said 258 children were among those injured. Amateur video showed a teacher speaking to her class as a powerful shock wave hit the room.

Yekaterina Melikhova, a high school student whose nose was bloody and whose upper lip was covered with a bandage, said she was in her geography class when a bright light flashed outside.

“After the flash, nothing happened for about three minutes. Then we rushed outdoors. ... The door was made of glass, a shock wave made it hit us,” she said.

Russian television ran video of athletes at a city sports arena who were showered by shards of glass

from huge windows. Some of them were still bleeding.

Other videos showed a long shard of glass slamming into the floor close to a factory worker and massive doors blown away by the shock wave.

Meteors typically cause sizeable sonic booms when they enter the atmosphere because they are traveling so much faster than the speed of sound.

Injuries on the scale reported Friday, however, are extraordinarily rare.

“I went to see what that flash in the sky was about,” recalled resident Marat Lobkovsky. “And then the window glass shattered, bouncing back on me. My beard was cut open, but not deep. They patched me up. It’s OK now.”

Another resident, Valya Kazakov, said some elderly women in his neighborhood started crying out that the world was ending.

The many broken windows exposed residents to the bitter cold as temperatures in the city were expected to plummet to minus 20 Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit) overnight. The regional governor put out a call for any workers who knew how to repair windows.

Russian-language hashtags for the meteorite quickly shot up into Twitter’s top trends.

“Jeez, I just woke up because my bed started shaking! The whole house is moving!” tweeted Alisa Malkova.

Social media was flooded with video from the many dashboard cameras that Russians mount in their cars, in case of pressure from corrupt traffic police or a dispute after an accident.

The dramatic event prompted an array of reactions from prominent Russians.

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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at an economic forum in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, said the meteor could be a symbol for the forum, showing that “not only the economy is vulnerable, but the whole planet.”

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a nationalist leader noted for his vehement statements, blamed the Americans.

“It’s not meteors falling. It’s the test of a new weapon by the Americans,” the RIA Novosti news agency quoted him as saying.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the incident showed the need for leading world powers to develop a system to intercept objects falling from space.

“At the moment, neither we nor the Americans have such technologies” to shoot down meteors or asteroids, he said, according to the Interfax news agency.

Meteoroids are small pieces of space debris — usually parts of comets or asteroids — that are on a collision course with the Earth. They become meteors when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Most meteors burn up in the atmosphere, but if they survive the frictional heating and strike the surface of the Earth they are called meteorites.

NASA said the Russian fireball was the largest reported since 1908, when a meteor hit Tunguska, Siberia, and flattened an estimated 80 million trees.

Chelyabinsk is about 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) west of Tunguska. The Tunguska blast, attributed to a comet or asteroid fragment, is generally estimated to have been about 10 megatons.

Scientists believe that a far larger meteorite strike on what today is Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. According to that theory, the impact would have thrown up vast amounts of dust that blanketed the sky for decades and altered the climate on Earth.

The object hailed from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, becoming a meteor as it streaked through the earth’s atmosphere, Bill Cooke, head of the Meteoroid Environments Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, said.

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Passenger of crippled cruise ship became comrades on the trip home MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — When their cruise ship lost power, passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph could have been selfish and looked out only for themselves and their loved ones.

Instead, they became comrades in a long, exhausting struggle to get home.

As ship conditions deteriorated after an engine fire, travelers formed Bible study groups, shared or traded precious supplies and even welcomed strangers into their private cabins. Long after they’ve returned to the everyday luxuries of hot showers and cold drinks, passengers said, they will remember the crew and the personal bonds formed during a cruel week at sea.

The tired tourists finally reached land Friday and gave a glimpse into the intensely uncomfortable journey they had endured.

Sandy Jackson, of Houston, was fortunate to have an upper-level room with a balcony and a breeze that kept the air in her cabin fresh. Rooms on the lower decks were too foul or stifling, so Jackson took in five people, including four strangers.

“We knew one, the others we’re very good friends with now,” Jackson said. “Everyone was very cordial in sharing supplies. What you had and they didn’t have, everyone shared as much as possible.”

Brandi Dorsett, of Sweeny, Texas,

said people were antsy and irritable at times, and there was tension. But it never got out of hand.

“People were bartering. Can I have your cereal for this? Can I have your drink for that?” she said. “We had one lady, she was begging for cigarettes for diapers. There were no diapers on the boat. There was no formula on the boat.”

The ship left Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 7 for a four-day jaunt to Cozumel, Mexico. The fire paralyzed the ship early Sunday, leaving it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico until tugboats towed the massive 14-story vessel to Mobile.

It arrived late Thursday to cheers and flashing cameras. Passengers had to wait several more hours to disembark.

“Sweet Home Alabama!” read one of the homemade signs passengers hung over the side.

Many of the more than 4,200 people aboard were bused to New Orleans to catch a flight home or to the ship’s home port in Galveston. And as if they hadn’t suffered enough, one of the buses broke down during the twohour ride to New Orleans. Passengers on a different bus reported losing their luggage.

But that was nothing compared to life on the crippled cruise liner. To pass the time, Joseph Alvarez said about 45 people gathered in a public room

on the lower deck for Bible study.

“It was awesome,” he said. “It lifted up our souls and gave us hope that we would get back.”

Because many passengers were sleeping on the outside deck, Dwayne Chapman of Lake Charles, La., used his pocket knife to cut decorative rope to make tents out of bed sheets. At first, other passengers told him they thought he was going to get in trouble, but later, everyone wanted to borrow his knife to do the same thing.

“I really think we’ve made some lifelong friends going through this ordeal,” Chapman’s wife, Kim, said.

When it was over, many passengers were just grateful for simple pleasures. After days of warm drinks, Cheryl McIntosh and her husband were glad to see coolers full of ice.

“The first thing we did was open up those Diet Cokes and we drank some,” McIntosh said.

Tugs pulled the ship away from the dock Friday, moving it down a waterway to a shipyard where it will be repaired. Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said the damage assessment was ongoing.

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The cleanup seemed daunting. Passengers described water-logged carpet, sewage seeping through the walls, overflowing toilets and a stench so bad people choked when they tried to endure it.

But by most accounts, the crew did as much as they could, using disinfectant and picking up plastic bags of feces after toilets stopped working.

David Glocker, of Jacksonville, Fla., praised the crew’s efforts to help passengers and recognized the conditions for them were worse than for most passengers because their quarters were on the lowest part of the ship.

“The conditions down there were horrible. They all had to wear masks,” he said. “They worked their butts off trying to get us food.”

Dorsett praised a voice over the ship’s public address system that she knew as “Jen.” “Jen was fabulous. I can remember her saying ‘Everything is brilliant!”

Dorsett said. “One day, she was just talking and she said, ‘I know, folks, it just really sucks.’ So she was even letting go. She would try to keep that happy spirit, but yet sometimes you could hear tension in her.”

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Expect the unexpected It seems like every day you hear about something unexpected happening. Like the unexpected rise in unemployment claims, or the unexpected drop in the nation’s gross domestic product, or that the Pope unexpectedly is going to step down.

Well, two out of three have pretty much become expected. But just to keep it rolling, unexpectedly there was only one waterfront home sold on Lake Winnipesaukee in January. I expect that kind of thing on Squam or Winnisquam (which also only had one sale,) but not on Winnipesaukee. This is not the way we should be starting off the New Year after finishing up 2012 with an unexpected 22 percent increase in waterfront sales over the prior year.

The only sale on Winnipesaukee in January was at 11 Craig Way in Tuftonboro near Melvin Village. This is kind of a neat property as it consists of a vintage 1935 main home and two cottages on a .41 acre lot with 95-feet of frontage, a beach, a 40-foot dock, and southwesterly sunset views.

There wasn’t a lot of info given on the MLS sheet but the pictures revealed that the charming main cottage has cathedral ceilings, a rustic knotty pine interior, a large brick fireplace, two first floor bedrooms plus two more in the loft, and a great deck.

The two three bedroom cottages seemed to be a little more modern but also are very appealing... at least from the pictures. We’ll get back to that in a moment. The listing agent noted that it was unknown if the cottages were year round or seasonal, but I would bet the lack of insulation and heating systems might limit the usage to the summer months. If you thought otherwise, you would be unexpectedly leaving for warmer places come November. This property was originally listed at $625,000 and was on the market for 215 days before finding a buyer at $535,000. The tax assessed value is listed at $761,800.

The only sale on Winnisquam was at 20 Winnicoash St. in Laconia. Look for a Winnebego in the yard. I don’t really expect one to be there, but I liked the near-alliteration. This home is a turn of the century, three bedroom, two bath New Englander with 1,624-square-feet of living space.

This charming older home has a newly remodeled kitchen, a formal dining room, hardwood floors, a new roof (so if it leaks, well that’s unexpected,) a one car garage, and a nice lawn leading down to 78-feet of frontage with sunset views and a new see next page

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Sen. Forrester participating in forum on the Affordable Care Act in Plymouth on Feb. 22 PLYMOUTH — Sen. Jeanie Forrester says that her office and the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce will take part in a health care insurance panel presentation on the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Friday, February 22 from 7:30-9 a.m. at The Common Man, 231 Main Street, Plymouth The event is geared towards the business community and is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and RSVPs are required. RSVP by February 18 to 271-2609 or jeanie.forrester@leg.state.nh.us A continental breakfast will be provided.

The presentation will include an overview of the Affordable Care Act, discuss tax implications, and review the New Hampshire Insurance Department’s role. There

will also be a question and answer opportunity.

This forum is sponsored by Community Guaranty Savings Bank and the Common Man and features a panel presentation by Bill Bald of Melcher & Prescott Inc., Eric Stinson of Stinson Associates, and Mike Wilkey of the Insurance Department.

Bill Bald is VP of Melcher & Prescott Insurance and is a Certified Risk Manager and Certified Insurance Counselor. Eric Stinson is co-managing director of Stinson Associates, and is a member of the NH Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mike Wilkey is the Life, Accident, and Health Director at the Insurance Department.

Ctr. Harbor Congregational Church offering scholarships CENTER HARBOR — The Center Harbor Congregational Church, UCC, will again offer scholarships to graduating high school seniors.

Last year, 5 local students were each awarded scholarships of $500 for pursuing higher education at colleges, universities and technical schools.

Applicants must be residents of Center Harbor, Meredith, Moultonborough or Sandwich.

Awards will determined by each student’s academic accomplishments, participation in community and school activities and a personal interview with the Church’s Scholarship Committee.

Applications may be obtained from area high school guidance counselors or at the Church Office at 52 Main Street in Center Harbor by calling 2537698 during church office hours (Tue, Wed, Thu 10 a.m.-2 p.m.).

from preceding page dock. This home was on the market for 210 days starting at $525,000, then was reduced down to $449,000, and sold for an even $400,000. The tax assessment was shown as $487,400.

There were no sales on Squam Lake in January which was kind of expected given the few sales we see up there.

There are some other things in real estate that are definitely not unexpected anymore: (a) low ball offers, (b) low appraisals, (c) appraisals being rejected due to totally unexpected issues in underwriting, and (d) buyers being vaporized by unseen forces. These examples have all gone from the realm of unexpected to almost always expected.

But there are still some unexpected things going on. Buyers often find the unexpected when they go to look at property. Like finding a badger in the basement or a home that is much nicer on the inside

than the outside (or vice versa.) Many times the pictures on the MLS don’t reflect how really nice or how disappointing a property might be. Real estate agents have an amazing knack for making homes look really nice in pictures. Consequently, you should go see a property in person before you rule it out. And remember, never judge a book by its cover.

For example, some buyers might have ruled out this home after they did a drive by. But a good REALTOR® would have encouraged them to go inside because he had seen it. See, you must always be prepared for the unexpected...

Please feel free to visit ww.lakesregionhome.com to learn more about the Lakes Region real estate market and comment on this article and others. Data was compiled as of 2/13/13 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® at Roche Realty Group and can be reached at 603-677-8420

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On March 9, 2012 I took my son, Jeff Davis to Springer Mountain, Georgia where he started a thru hike of the Appalachian trail. As we walked the first few yards, he bent over and picked up a small stone. It was dark gray with a white streak of granite across its middle. It resembled our home state of New Hampshire and a stylized version of the letter “J”. I carried it down the mountain and home to Florida.

In September I met him at the base of Mt Katahdin in Maine and walked the last day of his 2184 mile hike with him. At the end of his journey on top of that mountain I presented him with the stone we had picked up the first day. I had the stone etched on one side with the A/T symbol of the Appalachian Trail and the number 12 below it. It has a burnt silver cap at the top with a neck strap made of a black boot lace.

After finishing his trek, I dropped Jeff off in Lakeport. He rode his friend’s bike around Laconia visiting friends. The stone he was wearing must have come off and fell to the ground unnoticed.

Jeff is sick at heart over the loss of this piece. I am asking for your help. While it has no real value, its meaning to Jeff is priceless. If you have seen or heard of anyone finding such a stone please contact me at Sivad143@aol.com.

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Winni Playhouse announces summer season & celebrates 2012 achievements

Winnipesaukee Playhouse winners from the NH Theatre Awards were Charles Fray, Tonya Free and Neil Pankhurst. (Courtesy photo)

LACONIA — January was a very busy month for the staff and board of The Winnipesaukee Playhouse.

In between packing up nine years worth of theatre productions from their Weirs Beach venue, they also hosted a 2013 Season Announcement Party and Fundraiser and attended the annual NH Theatre Awards where the 2012 theatre season was honored to receive three awards, one for Best Supporting Actress in a Professional Play (Tonya Free for her side-splitting role in last summer’s Epic Proportions) and two for the Winni Players Community production of To Kill a Mockingbird (Best Sound Design for Charles Fray and Best Lighting Design for Neil Pankhurst).

On January 20, over 80 theatre supporters and fans gathered at O Steaks and Seafood for the Season Announcement Party and Fundraiser.

Organized by Trustee Richard Olson and volunteer

Maren Boothby, and thanks to the generous support of Magic Food Restaurant Group, the event raised over $9,000 for the Playhouse’s Capital Campaign which is ongoing while the new theatre in Meredith is under construction.

Twenty-eight local businesses contributed to that effort by supplying goods and gift certificate which were won through a unique balloon raffle.

Through a competitive game of charades, Playhouse staff revealed the titles of this summer’s professional season productions. Marketing Director, Lesley Pankhurst, says, “we are so excited about this summer’s season which we feels has just the right blend of everything we have become known for: highly theatrical productions coupled with top-notch acting and technical elements. Traditionally we have chosen the plays in the late Fall and then announced them at our annual party in January. This year we chose them way back in the Spring and have been biting our tongues not to spill the beans so that the announcement would be a big surprise! With such great productions, it’s been quite a challenge to keep our mouths shut.”

The season kicks off on June 19 through 29 with Michael Frayn’s theatrical farce, Noises Off. Called “the funniest farce ever written” by the New York Post, the play follows the on-and off-stage antics of an acting troupe as they stumble from bumbling dress rehearsal to disastrous closing night. Of course, everything that can go wrong does, as actors desperately try to hang on to their lines, their performances and the furniture (not to mention some slippery, scaly props!).

The second play of the season, from July 3 to 13, will be Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure by Steven Dietz. Winner of the 2007 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Play, this version of the Holmes saga finds the world’s greatest detective as he has seemingly reached the end of his remarkable career.

Then a case presents itself that is too tempting to

ignore. Dietz presents Holmes at the height of his powers—surrounded by all the elements that fans of his exploits have come to expect: danger, intrigue, wit, humor and surprise.

The third production, playing July 17–27, will be Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park. Simon’s longestrunning Broadway hit is a light-hearted romance between a straight-laced lawyer and an impetuous free spirit that begins where most romantic comedies end – with the marriage!

The fourth production will be The 39 Steps, a theatrical adaptation of Hitchcock’s thriller. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. It plays from July 31 to August 10.

The final production of the mainstage theatre season will be the Playhouse’s first professionally-produced musical. “Try to Remember” when The Fantasticks was not entrancing theatergoers around the world. A New York institution which opened in 1960 and is playing there still, it is a fable of “a boy, a girl, two fathers and a wall” and it will perform from August 14–24.

Not content to rest there, the Playhouse will make their inaugural season in Meredith the biggest ever by extending the season for one week more with a world premiere production. Executive Director Bryan Halperin’s original work, The Unicycle of Life, will round out the season over Labor Day weekend. The dramatic comedy, set backstage at a family-run circus, looks at life through the colorful lens of the Big Top. Summer season subscriptions are now available, providing theatregoers with great savings when they purchase tickets to the first five productions (plus a further savings on The Unicycle of Life). For more information about the summer season or the Playhouse’s very popular summer camp program, visit www.winniplayhouse.org or call 366-7377.

Launch event for White Mountain National Forest Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice hosting quarter is Feb. 21 at Plymouth State University PLYMOUTH — Members of the community are invited to the launch event for the quarter celebrating New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest which will be held at the Hanaway Theatre at Plymouth State University on Thursday, February 21, at 10:30 a.m.

It will be led by William Dauer, Forest Engineer for the White Mountain National Forest and will include brief presentations by Tom Wagner, Forest Supervisor for the White Mountain National Forest, Richard Peterson, Acting Director of the US Mint and Governor Maggie Hassan.

Following these presentations, volunteers from the National Forest Service will hand out quarters and coin holders to children under 18.

The new coin is the sixteenth quarter issued in the US Mint’s America the Beautiful series since it

began in 2010 as well as the first America the Beautiful quarter in 2013. It is the first and only coin in the series to display an image from the White Mountain National Forest.

Between 11 a.m. and noon Meredith Village Savings Bank employees will also be on hand to assist customers in exchanging currency for rolls of the White Mountain National Forest quarters. Coins must be purchased and/or exchanged by roll ($10 per roll) with a maximum of 10 rolls ($100) per attendee.

New Hampshire’s 750,852 acre White Mountain National Forest is known for its mountainous terrain, scenic drives, rivers, lakes and wildlife. To capture these traits, the reverse of the new coin, designed by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill, depicts Mount Chocorua, the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range, framed by birch trees and surrounded by lakes and forest.

CAP accepting applications for heat, electrical assistance LACONIA — The Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. would like to inform NH residents about two energy assistance programs that are accepting applications for heating and electric programs that may be helpful if their household is having a difficult time this winter.

The Fuel Assistance Program provides grants to eligible households to help pay for their heating expenses. This is a seasonal program that operates from September through April. Renters as well as homeowners are eligible for the program. The program also assists renters that pay for their heat indirectly through their rent.

The program determines eligibility by family size and gross household income. Benefits are provided in the form of a credit with their heating supply vendor.

Applicants are required to apply for assistance each heating season and will be required to bring household

income and composition documentation.

The Electric Assistance Program provides a discount on a household’s monthly electric bill. This program operates year round. Again, renters as well as homeowners are eligible.

The electric bill must be in the name of an adult household member. Eligibility is determined taking into account family size and gross income of the household. The level of discount is determined by the household income with the lowest income households receiving the largest discount amount. A household does need to recertify each year to remain eligible.

The agency’s outreach offices are listed below. An appointment is required to do an application.

— Concord 225-6880, Laconia 524-5512, Franklin 934-3444, Meredith 279-4096, Suncook 485-7824 Warner 456-2207.

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LACONIA — Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice is hosting a volunteer informational session on Thursday, February 21 at noon at Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street Laconia.

The session is intended to educate community members and interested parties regarding volunteer opportunities that exist within Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice. Current volunteers who work in bereavement and hospice services will be on hand to answer questions and hand out literature to those who may be interested.

Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice is looking for compassionate, responsible people to assist in all aspects of service jobs. Volunteers are wanted to visit with clients, do errands, sit vigil and do respite care for clients (and their families) that are on Hospice Care. For those who have recently lost an immediate family member it is recommended that they wait a year to volunteer for hospice, however other opportunities in the office are available.

For more information, contact Pamela Littlefield at 524-8444 x2348 or email plittlefield@centralvna. org Refreshments will be available.

School vacation winter bird banding program

HOLDERNESS — Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is holding a School Vacation Bird Banding program on Wednesday, February 20 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The event is for adults and children ages 6 and over to see wild birds up close. Participants will learn why and how birds are captured and banded at feeding stations at the Science Center. Adult must accompany children. Registration is requested in advance by emailing info@nhnature.org or calling 968-7194.

Cost is $7/member; $9/non-member.

For details about this event, upcoming programs, and membership go to www.nhnature.org or call 968-7194.

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Dorothy J. Woodhams, 85 GILMANTON — Dorothy J. Woodhams, 85, of 134 Guinea Ridge Road Gilmanton, N.H. died at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H. on Saturday February 9, 2013.

Dorothy was born on December 11, 1927 in E.Holden, Maine, the daughter of Emma Louise (Pottle) and Ralph Bennoch. She lived in Parsonsfield, Maine prior to moving to Gilmanton,N.H. seven years ago. Dorothy worked at the Wrentham State School for seventeen years, then held several other jobs in Massachusetts before retiring in 1988, and moving to Parsonsfield, Maine.

Dorothy was a spiritual member of the Methodist Church in Parsonsfield, Maine. She loved her family and was a devoted Mom. She enjoyed knitting, baking (especially her delicious raisin cookies and blueberry muffins) for her family and friends.

She loved caring for animals and walking her dogs, as well as gardening and blueberry picking. She is described as a caring, selfless person, who was quiet and giving and asked for nothing in return. She was also known for being a great neighbor, who always was willing to help others in their time of need. She was active with the food pantry in Parsonsfield, Maine and the local animal shelter as well as volunteering at the library.

Dorothy is survived by her husband of sixty years,

John G. Woodhams of Wrentham, Massachusetts, one son, Ralph Woodhams and his wife Linda of Plainville, Massachusetts, three daughters, Linda Kempton and her husband Arthur of Gilmanton, New Hampshire, Carol Feehan and her husband Greg of Bedford, New Hampshire, and Cathy McPherson and her husband Jim of Windham, Maine. She also leaves behind a sister Edna Hamor of Attleboro, Massachusetts, a brother Ralph Bennoch and his wife Marion of Ellsworth, Maine, and a very close friend who Dorothy loved as a daughter, Lisa Landry of Lakeport, New Hampshire.

She also leaves behind nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Dorothy was predeceased by her brother Wesley Bennoch, her sister Alice Bennoch and her grandson Jeffrey Woodhams.

There will be no calling hours. A spring burial will be held at the Springbrook Cemetery in Mansfield, Massachusetts. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to an animal shelter or humane society of one’s choice.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with arrangements. For more information and to view an on line memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com

Gladys W. Ackerman, 90 RUMNEY — Gladys Wilson Ackerman, 90 of Manchester, formerly of Rumney, passed away at the Courville Nursing Home, in Manchester, on Thursday, February 14, 2013.

Gladys was born on May 28, 1922 in New Haven, Ct., the daughter of William and Mabel (Shaw) Wilson. Raised in New Haven, she attended local schools. After high school she went on to attend and graduate from the Stone College.

After college Gladys went to work for the Equitable Insurance Company where she met her husband Wallace, they worked together happily for many years. She was an active member of the Rumney Planning Board, Russell School PTA, 4-H Club Leader, and member of the Plymouth Congregational Church. She loved reading, crafts, sewing and spending time with her cherished Christmas club group. Gladys was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all.

She is predeceased by husband of 53 years, Wallace G. Ackerman, in July 2001.

Gladys was the loving mother of Susan Doherty

and husband George, of Newbury, NH, Linda Pushee and husband David, of Amherst, NH, and Jeannie Gird and her husband William, of Newton, MA; she is also survived by three grandchildren, Kelley Lavin and husband Neil, Erin and Michael Doherty; and two nephews, Dennis and Bradley Akerman.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Mayhew Funeral Home (12 Langdon St.), Plymouth, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. A Funeral service will follow the calling hours at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 4 Post Office Square, Plymouth, at 12:00 noon. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment will be held in the spring at the Pleasant View Cemetery, in Rumney, and will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Pemi-Baker Home, Health & Hospice. www.pemibakercommunityhealth.org Mayhew Funeral Homes & Crematorium of Meredith and Plymouth are handling the arrangements.

For Gladys’s Book of Memories: www.mayhewfuneralhomes.com

Candidate’s night at Gilford High School Feb. 19 GILFORD — The Gilford High School Student Council is hosting a Candidate’s Night forum on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the GHS library, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Each candidate for town and School District office will be allowed four minutes to present his/her plat-

form, followed by a question and answer session.

Student Council president Dakota Clarke will moderate the evening along with student council member, Sarah Cook. Questions will be taken from the public until 8 p.m.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When you know you have a strong influence over a situation, you back off so as not to come off as intimidating or pushy.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 16).

When you are around those you want to impress, you become positively radiant. So stock your life with admirable individuals. They will inspire you to grow. As a complementary partner, you will enjoy the perks of teamwork in March and April. You’ll earn an award or a contract in May. Invest in training in June. Virgo and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 1, 24, 38 and 30.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People will do silly things to impress you. What does it mean? It’s a sign that you are powerfully attractive, though you probably have no idea what to do with all of the attention.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your pleasure and satisfaction are important, but they are not the most important factors now. Step back and consider the effect of your actions on the others around you.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2013. There are 318 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1968, the nation’s first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Ala., as the speaker of the Alabama House, Rankin Fite, placed a call from the mayor’s office in City Hall to a red telephone at the police station that was answered by U.S. Rep. Tom Bevill.

On this date: In 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful raid into Tripoli Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had fallen into the hands of pirates.

In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender Grant.”

In 1868, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in New York City.

In 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen’s recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archaeologist Howard Carter.

In 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II. In 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and a half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.

In 1961, the United States launched the Explorer 9 satellite.

In 1977, Janani Luwum, the Anglican archbishop of Uganda, and two other men were killed in what Ugandan authorities said was an automobile accident.

In 1987, John Demjanjuk (dem-YAHN’-yuk) went on trial in Jerusalem, accused of being “Ivan the Terrible,” a guard at the Treblinka Nazi concentration camp. (Demjanjuk was convicted, but the conviction ended up being overturned by the Israeli Supreme Court.)

In 1988, seven people were shot to death during an office rampage in Sunnyvale, Calif., by a man who was obsessed with a co-worker, who was wounded in the attack. (The gunman, Richard Farley, is under sentence of death.)

In 1998, a China Airlines Airbus A300-600R trying to land in fog near Taipei, Taiwan, crashed, killing all 196 people on board, plus six on the ground.

One year ago: A federal judge in Detroit ordered life in prison for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, packed Northwest jetliner with a bomb concealed in his underwear. Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter died in West Palm Beach, Fla., at age 57.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Jeremy Bulloch is 68. Actor William Katt is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer James Ingram is 61. Actor LeVar Burton is 56. Actress Lisa Loring is 55. International Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe is 54. Rock musician Andy Taylor is 52. Rock musician Dave Lombardo (Slayer) is 48. Actress Sarah Clarke is 42. Rock musician Taylor Hawkins (Foofighters) is 41. Olympic gold medal runner Cathy Freeman is 40. Singer Sam Salter is 38. Rapper Lupe Fiasco is 31. Pop-rock singer Ryan Follese (Hot Chelle (SHEHL) Rae) is 26. Actress Elizabeth Olsen is 24. Actor Mike Weinberg is 20.

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“Big River: The Advetures of Huckleberry Finn” on stage at the Inter-Lakes Community Theater in Meredith. A production of the Winni Players, the community theater wing of the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. 2 p.m. matinee and 7 p.m. For tickets call 366-7377 or visit www.winniplayhouse.org.

The Gilmanton Year Round Library’s Winter “Icebreaker” tradition featuring an evening of food, friends, and entertainment. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilmanton Academy (Town Office) building in Gilmanton Corners.

BYOB. Tickets are $15 per person or two for $25 when purchased in advance. For tickets call 267-1905.

Friends of the Meredith Library Cookie Walk rescheduled date. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Meredith Public Library.

Cookies sold for $5 a oo Third Annual Winter Fest at Prescott Farm in Laconia.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free for members, $3 for non-members, and $10 for fmailies with two or more kids. For more information call 366-5695 or email info@prescottfarm.org.

Free workshop for people who may be in the first stages of facing foreclosure or who are in mortgage default. 10 a.m. to noon at the Laconia Police Department Community Room. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Light refreshments served. Advanced registration required by calling 524-0747 or by emailing ddrake@laclt.org.

12th Annual Community Talent Night held at the Franklin Opera House. 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for children and can be purchased at the Opera House or online at www.franklinoperahouse. org. For more information call 934-1901.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the firstfloor conference room Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome.

Call 645-9518.

All compulsive eaters are welcome to attend the Overeaters Anonymous meeting held each Saturday morning from 11 to 12 at the Franklin Hospital.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia.

The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.

Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org.

Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. Refreshments. Scholarships available. For more information call the rectory at 267-8174 or Ginny Timmons at 286-7066.

Lakes Region Lyme Support Group meeting. Third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Laconia Middle School. For victims and support people of those with chronic Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Questions? Leave message for Nancy at 1-888-596-5698.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Hands Across the Table soup-a-thon fundraiser held at the St. James Espicople Church. 5 p.m. Donation of $8 per person benefits the Hands Across the Table organizion.

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

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My parents and brother live in another state. A few years ago, my brother went through a nasty divorce. He and my 11-year-old niece, “Jenny,” are still estranged from the ex-wife.

The issue is how my mother is reacting to the divorce. She was very shocked by the events leading up to their separation, and I think it has damaged her trust in people. She seems to be transferring this anxiety onto Jenny. Mom wants to protect Jenny from all disappointments in life, and together they have developed an “us against the world” mentality.

Annie, there are other family members who love Jenny and want to be part of a loving support system for her, and yet we feel shut out by the alliance with my mother. Jenny goes to her grandmother almost exclusively with all of her feelings, and I get the sense that Mom enjoys being so important to her.

I know that my mother loves Jenny immensely, but I’m not sure whether she is helping or hurting. What do you think?

-- Ambivalent in Alabama Dear Alabama: If your mother acts as Jenny’s confidante and works through the girl’s feelings of abandonment or grief over the divorce, she is helping. Jenny may find that her grandmother is easy to talk with and seems to understand her best, in which case, she is more likely to confide in her exclusively.

However, if Mom is deliberately keeping Jenny away from family members and encouraging her to blame her mother or father, mistrust others or behave secretively, she is doing harm. Your brother may be preoccupied with his own problems and grateful that his mother is taking charge. We recommend you try to connect with Jenny when you can (don’t push), and encourage her to speak to her school counselor as a backup.

Dear Annie: I’m 46 and have a handicapped license plate. I

can’t believe how many people have given me dirty looks for parking in handicapped spots. One guy even confronted me at the grocery, saying, “I hear they’re giving out some pretty hefty fines for that.”

I was issued the plate because I was born with a clubfoot.

I’ve had three reconstructive surgeries, acupuncture treatments and 14 cortisone injections. I take a non-steroidal antiinflammatory medication daily and Vicodin when I absolutely must. I have arthritis in my foot and ankle, and part of my Achilles tendon has calcified.

Please tell your readers that one doesn’t have to be in a wheelchair to warrant a handicapped plate. Believe me, I wish I didn’t need it. -- Pennsylvania Dear Pennsylvania: In their zeal to protect the rights of the handicapped, many well-intentioned folks mistakenly assume that unless they can see your disability, you must be faking. We often hear from people with emphysema telling us of the hostility they encounter when legitimately using handicapped parking spaces. Please, folks, when you see a car with a handicapped license plate, sign or decal, assume there is a good reason, even if you can’t see what it is. Be kind.

Dear Annie: I feel compelled to write after reading the letter from “Heartbroken in New York.” I, too, married a wonderful guy who was an alcoholic. When sober, he was kind, funny, intelligent and a good father.

After years of declining health, my husband made a reality of all of his doctors’ predictions. He wasted away, every organ and every inch of his body affected by cirrhosis and myriad complications, and he died a slow, painful death in his 60s.

The medical expenses were devastating. I was left an emotional and physical wreck, isolated and lonely. My “golden” years are not what I worked for all of my life. -- Heartbroken in Florida

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

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299 DOLLAR-A-DAY: Private Party ads only (For Sale, Lost, Autos, etc.), must run ten consecutive days, 15 words max. Additional words 10¢ each per day. does not apply to yard sales. REGULAR RATE: $2.50 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional bold, caps and 9pt type 10¢ per word per day. Centered words 10¢ (2 word minimum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once, and we do not offer refunds. DEADLINES: noon the business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa Mastercard and Discover credit cards and of course, cash. $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices at 527-9299 between 9 am & 5 pm, Monday through Friday; Stop by our office or send a check or money order with ad copy to The Laconia Daily Sun,1127 Union Ave, Laconia, NH 03246. You can email ads to ads@laconiadailysun.com, we will contact you for payment. OTHER RATES: For information about display ads or other advertising options, call 527-9299.

Adoption

Autos

BOATS

A happy, loving couple has tons of hugs, kisses & love to share with a newborn baby. Allowable expenses paid. Renee & Scott 1-888-437-9996.

1976 Chevy C-10 Longbed3-speed on column. Very good condition, $4,000. 603-524-1283

BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable Rates Call for Info. 366-4311

Animals DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed.

Parents on premise, $375-$450, (603)539-1603.

Rottweiler puppies for sale in Canterbury. One time litter being raised in-home. $800/per pup.

491-3526

Antiques CHAIR CANING Seatweaving. Classes. Supplies.

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

MANY size booth spaces available in new eclectic group shop opening in Downtown Laconia March 1st. Call 603-393-6451

Announcement IF YOU USED THE MIRENA IUD between 2001-present and suffered perforation or embedment in the uterus requiring surgical removal, or had a child born with birth defects you may be entitled to compensation. Call Johnson Law and speak with female staff members 1-800-535-5727.

MAKE EXTRA CASH by consigning your unwanted furniture and home decor items. Please call 524-1175 or stop in at Too Good To Be Threw, 84 Union Avenue, Laconia.

1992 Bravada, 63,000 miles, garaged, excellent condition One owner, $19,000. Nonnegotiable, 603-356-3934.

1994 Chrysler Concord, new tires and battery, awd, inspectable, 28 mpg. Good condition. $850.

677-2865 1998 BUICK Riviera- 113K, Excellent condition, green, leather, all options. Salvage title, $2,500. 603-496-5619 1999 Chevy Blazer 4WD- Runs fine needs muffler to pass inspection. $900. 748-6455 Leave Message 2000 Ford Taurus- 4-door, gray, 3.0 auto, 140K miles, runs good, inspected. $1,750/OBO. 630-3482 2001 Mercury Sable LS 4-Door Sedan. 3.0L V-6 Engine, 74,400K, Power driver seat, power windows, leather seats, cruise control, sun roof. $4,000. Sanbornton, NH. 603-731-2398 or 603-731-2322 2001 Nissan Altima GXE -4 Door Sedan. 5-Speed, 182K, A/C, All power, snow tires/all weather tires-good condition. Service records available. $3,000.

744-5644 2008 Ford Fusion $8600.603-528-2595

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2009 Toyota Avalon XLSExcellent condition, 29K, good tires, power everything. All service records. $19,500. 524-7685

Autos

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

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

$_TOP dollar paid for junk cars &

CASH paid for unwanted or junk

DOCKS FOR RENT 2013 season, Lake Winnisquam Point.

Parking, Bathrooms, Showers, Launch on Site. 603-524-2222.

KAYAK Wilderness Systems, 2002, 15.5 ft., yellow/ green, steering rudder, good condition, $599. 253-6163

OUTBOARD MOTORS www.outboardrepower.net Paddle King Paddle Boats, Custom Gheenoe Fishing Boats.

Off season pricing. 603-738-2296

For Rent BELMONT

• Large 1 bedroom, 1st floor apt. Heat, hot water, electric & extended basic inc. $225 per week.

• Large 1 bedroom 2nd floor apt. with small computer room. Heat, hot water included. $200 per week.

SECURITY REQUIRED No Pets

998-4728

For Rent

For Rent

LACONIA 1st floor 2-3 bedroom apartment on Pleasant St. Walk to town & beaches, recently repainted, carpeting, appliances, full bath. $1,000/Month includes heat & hot water. 524-3892 or 630-4771

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428

LACONIA Almost New Winnipesaukee Waterfront Luxury 2-Bedroom Condominium. W/D, air, large deck. $1,350. No smoking.

One-year lease. 603-293-9111 LACONIA first floor, big 4 room, 2 BR. $190/wk.Leave message with Bob. 781-283-0783 LACONIA: 1 bedroom subsidized apartment. Must be elderly or disabled. Preferece given to elderly applicants with extremely low income. ($14,800 or lower).

EHO. Please call Mary at Stewart Property Management 603-641-2163

Employment Wanted COMPASSIONATE LNA/Care Giver. 30 years experience. Great references. Will travel, do overnight. 603-875-1232 or 344-9190

For Rent APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 50 years in rentals. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at our new location, 142 Church St. (Behind CVS Pharmacy.)

3 BEDROOM Large yard, close to school, downtown. $1,600 month includes all utilities.

Great condition!

BELMONT 2 Bedrooms $700/month + utilities, washer/dryer hookup. LACONIA 2 Bedrooms starting at $800/month +utilities. 3 Bedrooms $1,000/month + utilities. Call GCE @ 267- 8023

GILFORD : 1 & 2 -bedroom units available. Heat & electricity included. From $190/week. Pets considered. 556-7098.

FURNISHED Room with private bathroom. Heat, hot water & cable included. $150 per week.

LACONIA 1 bedroom apartment.

Beach rights, Heat & lights, $175/Week + security & refer-

GILFORD

617-780-9312

MEREDITH Parade Rd., Large 1-bedroom apt., $750/month, heat included, no smoking/no pets.

524-2575 after 5p.m.

MINUTES from Concord2-bedroom 1-bath completely renovated energy efficient apartment complex. $795, including hot water w/free WiFi. Secured building access, onsite laundry and more. Military discount available. Convenient Rte 3 location in West Franklin!

Must See, Call today!

603-744-3551

LACONIA Waterfront- 2-Bedroom condo, quiet location, Clean/renovated, furnished-optional. No smoking/pets. $995/month.

603-630-4153.

LACONIA- 1 bedroom, utilities included. $170/Week, no pets.

603-781-6294 LACONIA- 1st floor, 2 bedroom.

Newly renovated, $750 +utilities.

Available March 1st.

603-455-9189 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145-160/week 603-781-6294 LACONIA- Quiet 2-bedroom first floor waterfront on Pickerel Pond.

Full kitchen, dining area & living room with woodstove, sliders to patio, use of beach and dock. $990/Month includes electric, cable & Internet. Available 4/1.

393-8996 LACONIA- Wingate Village, 103 Blueberry Lane. 2-Bedroom townhouses for rent. $825 Washer/ Dryer hookups, private yard, full basement, dishwasher & A/C, in convenient location. Heat & hot water included. Call us today at 603-524-4363. EHO, FHO. LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 1st floor.

Separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement. $230/week, including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $225/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

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

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

LACONIA: Weirs Beach, year-round, recently renovated 2-bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment.

Ideal setup for roommates. $700/month plus utilities. References required. (978)973-3618.

WANTED: Boat Dock/Slip on Winnipesaukee, 2013 season, for a 20ft. Century Runabout. Mature couple, mostly weekday use.

Kevin or Karen 802-263-5700

LIVE-IN Female Housekeeper: Free room, TV, washer/dryer. No smoking/drinking. No pets. Call Al at 290-2324.

NORTHFIELD: 3 Bedroom House close to downtown/park.

Security deposit/references. No pets/No smoking, available 2/18. $1,200/Month +utilities (603)455-8873.

NORTHFIELD: 2BR mobile home on own land, near Exit 19. Pets considered. $695 per month plus utilities. Call 286.4624.

TAMWORTH: Avail immediately 1 bedroom house, garage, garden, $800/mo plus security. Excludes heat & utilities.

(603)323-7065.

TILTON: Downstairs 1-bedroom. $600/Month. Heat and hot water included. No dogs, 603-630-9772 or 916-214-7733.

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $175-$225 per week. $500 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

For Rent-Commercial SOUTH Tamworth- 60’x30’ heated garage with toilet, large work room, 2 bays over head doors, showroom/ office. Great exposure on busy Rte. 25. Suitable for many uses. Available Immediately. Rent $1000/mo plus security. Call owner, 323-7065.

For Sale 30 gal. fish tank and stand (everything included) $60. 556-9276.

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For Sale

Furniture

2 Men’s extra large bib style snowpants. New, in plastic, bought $100 each. Asking $65 each. 603-393-3840 after 6 pm 4 Weather Master snow tires, 215/65R16, used lightly one winter $150. New $124 each.

250-8066 7-1/2 Ft. Curtis Snow Pro Poly Plow: New cutting edge, all the controls, $1,000. 707-9934.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

BIRD Cages: 1-Lg metal cage on wheels, $50; 1-Lg Parakeet cage, $20. 267-8970.

BROWN electric lift chair-recliner.

Perfect! Aeriens electric start snow blower. Perfect. $275 each.

528-2488

PHONE 393-7143 SHAPPELL S2000 Portable Ice Fishing Shelter. Excellent condition, will sell half price. $125.

Derby on the way. 267-6934 SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Eveningweekend deliveries welcome.

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980

FLOORING SALES CONWAY

LIKEABLE PEOPLE WANTED!

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package!

Please check out website for specific details on each position

Free FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful items. Garages, vehicls, estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

Help Wanted BRICKFRONT RESTAURANT

Now Hiring: Experienced Waitstaff Part-Time Positions Apply in Person 134 Church Street, Laconia (603)524-0399

Med Tech, Lab, Per Diem Lab Aide, Lab, Per Diem RN @ Merriman House PT 32 hrs and Per Diem RN - FT/PT/PD Emergency Department RN - ICU PT 24 hrs and Per Diem RN - Med Surg FT and Per Diem LNA @ Merriman House, Per Diem LPN or RN @ Merriman House, Per Diem Activity Assistant, Merriman House, Per Diem to Part-time A completed Application is required to apply for all positions Apply online at www.memorialhospitalnh.org Contact: Human Resources, Memorial Hospital, an EOE PO Box 5001, No. Conway, NH 03860.

Phone: (603)356-5461 • Fax: (603)356-9121

26 hardworking career minded men and women to start immediately in the Rochester area.

No experience necessary. Will train those selected. Must be neat in appearance and dependable. $1000 singing bonus. $550/wk to start. Unlimited earning potential. Weekly and monthly bonuses. Paid vacation packages. Excellent advancement potential. Management training from day one. Call for interview Monday & Tuesday only (603)822-0220 or text anytime (603)930-8450.

MONRO MUFFLER/BRAKE & SERVICE Automotive Technician

MARINA FORKLIFT OPERATOR Shep Brown’s Boat Basin, a Premier Full Service Marina, has a rare opening for a full time, year round forklift operator. MUST HAVE: Marina forklift experience, general boat mechanical skills, forklift maintenance experience and excellent organizational & time management skills. Valid Drivers License, NH Boating Certificate & DOT Medical Card are required. Must be able to work weekends.

Competitive pay plan, vacation & health benefits are available.

TOP Performer Hot Water Tank50 gallon, 2 years old, in great shape. $275. 603-387-0147 VINTAGE wrought iron table with glass top and 4 chairs. $425.

279-6515.

WOODSPLITTER: Craftman, heavyduty, 27-ton, used once, roadworthy, mint condition, $900.

707-9934.

Lost Lost men s Coach wallet.

REWARD! 603-581-4257

Full time, flooring sales experience preferred but will train right candidate, email resume sal@chicklumber.com

STEAM dryer- Gilford, GE Profile large capacity. Nearly new, $500/OBO. Will trade for electric range of equal value.

207-949-4993

WALL TILES: Ceramic, Glazed, 74 sq. ft., American Olean, 6”x6”, Sandy Ridge (color), $25; PRINTER: 3 in 1 Lexmark P4330, used one semester at college, needs ink. $15. BOOKSHELF: Orion, 4-shelf, black, new in box, 9.5”Lx24.75”Wx47.5”H, $15. Call 455-3686.

Due to continued growth in our boat repair service business Channel Marine will be adding a new experienced Marine Technician to our service team (year-round). Experience and/or certifications with Mercruiser and/or Yamaha a plus. Forward resume to: admin@channelmarine.com or call Kelly at 603-366-4801, X214.

We are currently accepting applications for a 1-1 Assistant at Belmont High School. Position available immediately - 5.5 hours per day. Please forward a letter of interest, application and three reference letters to:

DUTCHWEST Woodstove: Fits up to 18” pieces of wood, very good condition. Asking $600/b.o.

707-9934.

KITCHEN DESIGN SALES- CONWAY

Full time, kitchen sales & 20/20 design experience preferred, will consider other candidates, email resume valb@chicklumber.com

GILFORD HIGH SCHOOL Substitute for Library Assistant (Remainder of the 2012-2013 school year) Qualified candidates should submit an application to: Peter Sawyer, Gilford High School 88 Alvah Wilson Road, Gilford, NH 03249

HANDY MAN The Town of Gilmanton is accepting applications for a handyman to do odd jobs and repairs at the Academy Building at 503 Province Road.

The position would be a part-time position working one day per month for a salary of $25 per hour.

Liability insurance would be provided by the Town.

Applications can be picked up at the Selectmen’s Office at 503 Province Road.

Please submit your application or resume to the Selectmen’s office, PO Box 550 or fax to 267-6701 by noon on February 22, 2013 The Town reserves the right to reject any and all applications.

Please email your resume to service@shepbrowns.com or call Stephen Hinchey, Service Manager at 603-279-4573

Help Wanted TWO MARINE TECHNICIAN OPENINGS

1-1 ASSISTANT BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL

Tonyel Berry Director of Student Services, Shaker Regional School District 58 School St. Belmont NH 03220 Open until filled.

EOE

AMAZING! Beautiful Pillowtop Mattress Sets. Twin $199, Full or Queen $249, King $449. Call 603-305-9763 See “Furniture” AD.

INSIDE GARAGE SALE TO BENEFIT LOCAL NON-PROFIT SATURDAY, 2/16, 8-12 107 INDUSTIRAL PARK, UNIT 40, LACONIA Household, office furniture, chairs & more!

Help Wanted

AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-sized Mattress/ Box-spring Set. LUXURY-FIRM European Pillow-Top Style. Fabulous Back, Hip and Leg Support, Hospitality A+ Rating! All New Factory Sealed with 10-YR Warranty.

Compare Cost $1095, SELL $249. Can Delivery and Set-up.

603-305-9763

Base pay 20-45k Great benefits package available.

Full time & PT

603-387 0487 PRODUCT/MARKETING MANAGER Growing Fiber Optic Company in the Lakes Region is seeking a full time Product/Marketing Manager. Responsibilities to include inside sales support, all marketing related activities, technical support. Attention to detail and able to multi task.

Some travel is required.

Competitive salary. 10 years of experience is required in the marketing/ technical field. Please apply in person or submit a resume to Optical Design Manufacturing Inc, 143 Lake Street, Suite 1E, Laconia, NH 03246. No phone calls please

Mobile Homes $37,995 72X14 $58,995 52X28 $67,995 38X26 Cape $91,000 Ranch 1,650 sq. ft.

www.CM-H.com

Open Daily & Sun.

Camelot Homes Rt. 3 Tilton NH

Motorcycles 2003 HD Softail Standard. New tires, many extras, jack stand and cover included. $5000 firm.

603-393-7487 after 4 pm.

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

Recreation Vehicles 2009 Keystone Laredo 315RL 5th Wheel Camper. Double slide-out, very clean, many extras. $24,900.

491-9062

2012 ITASCA Sunova 33C Fully Loaded 3600 mi. $119,500 see RVTrader for details call 603-493-3222

Services

30% off now through February.

Interior Painting & odd jobs, repairs, Snow removal. Experienced, insured. Very reasonable, free estimates. Dan 677-6763

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P.O. cancellation marks minting of Meredith Altrusa Club awarding White Mts. National Forest quarter scholarships to non-traditional students CAMPTON — The Campton Post Office will be offering a special pictorial postmark to celebrate the U.S. Mint’s release of the White Mountains National Forest quarter.

Beginning at noon on Thursday, Feb. 21, Postmaster Kathryn Adams and her staff will be available at the post office to stamp letters and postcards with a unique The Campton Post Office will be offering a special pictorial postpostmark documenting the mark to celebrate the U.S. Mint’s release of the White Mountains occasion. Specially autho- National Forest quarter. (Courtesy photo) rized by the U.S. Postal Service, this special postmark is a wonderful 03223-9998. way to take home an inexpensive souve“We will be happy to cancel and return nir of the occasion. by mail any letters that our customers Customers can also request the spemail to us,” said Adams. “Customers cial postmark free-of-charge by mail may also bring in their own envelopes for 30 days after the event by sending to obtain a postmark that they can take a self-addressed, stamped envelope home as a keepsake.” containing the letter or envelope they For more information, customers wish to be cancelled to: Postmaster, may call Campton Postmaster Kath11 Southmayd Street, Campton, NH ryn Adams at 603 726-8952.

Services

Services

Services

DELETED YOUR PHOTOS? We can get them back! Call 524-4042.

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

HANDYMAN FOR SALE Travel time 293-0683

PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

$.50

per

mile.

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HARDWOOD FLOORING DUST FREE SANDING 25 years experience. Excellent references. Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email: weilbuild@yahoo.com

WET BASEMENTS,

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

Snowmobiles 3 Snowmachines & enclosed trailer. 99 Arctic Cat, 02 Polaris & 98 Polaris. All for $5,000/OBO. Call 387-9763

Storage Space LACONIA: 20' x 18' two car ga rage for rent, $195/month including electric, 524-1234.

NORTHFIELD: 10' X 10' storage shed for rent, $50/month, 524-1234.

Wanted To Buy

CALL Mike for snowblowing, roof shoveling, scrapping and light hauling. Very reasonably priced.

603-455-0214

I BUY CLEAN 603-470-7520.

DVD's.

Home Care HOME Companion/CaregiverErrands, appointments, light housekeeping. Friendly, trustworthy, excellent references.

630-2872

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER QUALITY Firewood: Seasoned, dry hardwood. Pine or green available. Call for details, competative prices. 603-630-4813.

DO YOU NEED FINANCIAL HELP with the spaying, altering of your dog or cat? 224-1361

WILL assist the elderly in their own home. Excellent training with outstanding references. Your loved one will be treated with respect and c are. Will prepare meals and do light housekeeping while providing companionship.

603-630-2018.

MEREDITH — The Meredith Altrusa Club will again award scholarship money geared to the “non-traditional” student twenty-three years of age and older, as of March 1, 2013, continuing their education.

Scholarships are intended for any of the following: — Individuals upgrading their job skills or acquiring skills for job entry.

(For example, but not limited to - LNA programs, re-certification programs, cosmetology programs.)

— Candidates enrolled for a minimum of three college credits at an accredited facility.

— Applicants living or working in one of the following towns: Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, New Hampton or Sandwich.

One of the scholarships given will be in memory of Professor Jeanette Ritzenthaler, Ed.D, founder of the Meredith Altrusa Club. Another

scholarship will be given in memory of Mrs. Marian Touhey, a long-time member, past Treasurer and co-chair of the Scholarship Committee. These scholarships are called, “The Jeanette Ritzenthaler Scholarship” and “The Marian Touhey Scholarship”.

The Altrusa Scholarship Committee will select candidates to interview. Applications may be picked-up at the following Public Libraries: Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor, New Hampton and Sandwich. Applications are also available at Plymouth State University and Lakes Region Community College. Applications may also be obtained electronically by visiting the Altrusa Website at www. altrusameredithnh.org/ or email request to shirleec@metrocast.net.

Deadline for receipt of applications is March 22. For further information contact chairperson, Shirley Currier at 279-8772 or co-chairperson, Lorraine Cahill at 476-5919.

MOULTONBOROUGH — The Lakes Region Chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire will present a program titled “The Moose Man” on Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Loon Center.

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

This is not easy. It takes patience, knowledge of animal behavior, and a special approach which he has developed during his many encounters with the

animals. Making sure the moose sees him before they smell him and reading their body language is only the beginning.

Sometimes the Mooseman will spend an entire week earning an animal’s trust.

The Moose Man’s photos have been on display at several New Hampshire galleries and the Loon Center, and many are online at his website: http:// www.moosemannaturephotos.com/ The Loon Center is located on Lee’s Mill Road; follow the signs from Route 109 or from Route 25 near the Moultonborough Central School. Refreshments will be served.

LACONIA — The Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation announces that applications are now available for the 2013-14 scholastic year.

Last year’s applicants should have

received an application in the mail (unless they are graduating in the spring of 2013). Applications are available through the guidance office see next page

Audubon Society presenting Moose Man program on February 21

Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation applications available for 2013-14 year

CALENDAR from page 19

SUNDAY, FEB. 17 Line Dancing at Starr King Fellowship Sundays from 4-5 p.m. $5 per person. For more information call George at 536-1179.

“Big River: The Advetures of Huckleberry Finn” on stage at the Inter-Lakes Community Theater in Meredith. A production of the Winni Players, the community theater wing of the Winnipesaukee Playhouse. 2 p.m. matinee. For tickets call 366-7377 or visit www.winniplayhouse.org.

MONDAY, FEB. 18 Memory Research discussion presented by Dr. Anglela Kilb of Plymouth State University. 11 a.m. in the Taylor Community Woodside Building in Laconia.

This is a rescheduled date from Feb. 8. To make a reservation 524-5600.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 35 Tower Street in Weirs Beach.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Tradi-

tions of OA. The program is held Monday nights at 7 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall, 18 Veterans Square, (for mapquest use 69 Pleasant St.), Laconia, NH 03246. Use back entrance.

Call/leave a message for Paula at 998-0562 for more information.

Hall Memorial Library Monday Bookies discussing “Chosen by a Horse”. 6 p.m. at the Green Ginger in Tilton.

Free one on one Internet and computer instruction every Monday at 10 a.m. at the Tilton Senior Center, 11 Grange Road, Tilton.

Adult Pick-up Basketball offered by Meredith Parks & Recreation Department held at the Meredith Community Center Monday nights from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. $1 per person - sign in and out at the front desk.

Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals.

For more information call Harvey Beetle at 528-3073.

Humane Society launches no-cost spay neuter fund LACONIA — The New Hampshire Humane Society announces the launch of a new Spay & Neuter Fund targeting those in the community most in need of help, thanks to the generosity of a private donor.

The so-called No Cost Spay & Neuter Fund will afford access to sterilization surgery for those feeling the most financial stress, specifically aimed at pet owners who are experiencing true hardship.

Services with a minimal $10 co-pay, per household, to cover administration of the fund, will include Spaying and Neutering companion cats and dogs, post operative pain medication, control of visually noted parasites such as fleas and ticks, and vaccinations.

While the donor who endowed the fund wishes to remain anonymous the intent was clear, “help those who really need it; they still have pets that are able to reproduce. Not having the resources to afford the surgery means a continuance of animal suffering with pet overpopulation”.

Staff Veterinarian, Dr. Brenda Stowe already runs the Humane Society’s in-house S.N.A.P (Spay Neuter Assistance Program) which has been in effect at the local shelter in Laconia for over four years. S.N.A.P is a low cost spay/neuter program that anyone wishing to access affordable sterilization surgery for their pet can apply to.

“The newer No Cost Fund aims to help those who cannot afford even this option” said Marylee Gorham NH Humane Society spokesperson. “Dr.

Stowe’s considerable surgical skills will allow us to reach an entirely different but nonetheless needy demographic”.

The fund is open to residents of the Granite State who currently receive one or more of the nine assistance programs offered by State of New Hampshire, including fuel assistance. With few restrictions, dogs must be under 50 pounds, those applying with supporting documentation will be set up with a surgery date to bring their animals to the animal welfare agency on Meredith Center Road, Laconia. Other than the $10 co-pay, cost of vaccines including the state mandated Rabies, treatment of observed parasites, and all important pain management post operatively, is absorbed by the fund.

New Hampshire Humane Society has long been a forward thinking agency in terms of community outreach initiatives. Pet Therapy, Internships, Pet Food Pantry and a vibrant volunteer service program have been mission accomplishments since the new building was unveiled in 2006.

As a private stand alone non profit charitable organization, NHHS relies on the support of individuals and businesses aligned with the Society’s basic tenets, speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. No animal is euthanized for time or space restrictions, rather all are assured care and comfort until adoption – no matter how long the wait might be.

LACONIA — LRGHealthcare recently released its annual Community Benefit Report, highlighting expenditures targeted specifically for the community at large. In fiscal year 2012, LRGHealthcare provided more than $35 million in community ben-

efit to the Lakes and Three Rivers Regions.

The report details activities and projects that support the hospital’s core mission of strengthening the community’s well-being. To report its community see next page

from preceding page of our local high schools, from our website: www.lrscholarship.org (under applicant section); by emailing scholarship@metrocast.net or calling 527-3533.

“Eligibility requirements are primarily established by donors,” explained Paulette Loughlin, president of LRSF. “The majority of LRSF awards are restricted and were established for residents of Belmont, Gilford and Laconia – or – graduates of Laconia High School, Belmont High School, or Gilford High School (including residents of Canterbury and Gilmanton covered under SAU district umbrellas). However, students should check the applicant section of the website for a list of twenty-six exceptions, including the Annalee Thorndike Art Competition and the John F. Mullen Essay Competition.

“Detailed requirements for these “exception” scholarships are provided on our website” said Loughlin, who also noted that “In addition to scholarship information, a list of all our donors is available in the donor section of

‘’Since we must compile, record, and rate nearly 350 applications within a very narrow timeframe, it is vital that applications are complete and submitted with the necessary documentation by the deadline. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at scholarship@metrocast. net or 527-3533 if you have any questions.” says Cormier.

LRGHealthcare provided $35M in community benefit

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, February 16, 2013— Page 23

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NH Music Festival brings Meredith Village Savings Bank contributes $3,006 renowned musicians to to local non-profits through Mitten Tree program Plymouth Area

PLYMOUTH — In February, celebrated musicians Adrian Anantawan, violinist, and Amy Yang, pianist, will share their music and passion with Plymoutharea students as part of the New Hampshire Music Festival’s Visiting Artist Program.

Anantawan and Yang will visit several area schools on Feb. 20 and 21, including Inter-Lakes Elementary School in Meredith, Moultonborough Academy, Russell Elementary School in Rumney, Wentworth Elementary School, Sandwich Central School and Plymouth State University.

To culminate their visit, Anantawan and Yang will present a Community Concert at the Smith Recital Hall at Plymouth State University’s Silver Center for the Arts on Thursday, Feb. 21 from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

Admission is free and open to the public thanks to generous donations from Plymouth State University and the New Hampshire Electric Co-Op. Born without a right hand, Anantawan is a gifted teacher and an inspiration to all students who meet him. A protégé of Itzhak Perlman, Anantawan has performed as a soloist with major orchestras in the United States, Canada, and Europe, for the Pope and the President of the United States, at Carnegie Hall, and was a featured performer in the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Yang is an experienced performer who has played in concert halls across the United States and in China, Poland, Turkey and Switzerland. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School and the Yale School of Music and has been hailed an “outstanding artist” by New York Concert Review. She is currently a faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

The New Hampshire Music Festival, now in its 61st season, welcomes Donato Cabrera, Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, as its sixth Music Director and Conductor. For more information visit www.nhmf.org or call 603-279-3300.

The “Mitten Tree” in the Alton office, one of many on display at MVSB during the holiday season. Community members donated over 1500 items.

(Courtesy photo)

MEREDITH — Meredith Village Savings Bank thanks the local community for its generous support with their annual “Mitten Tree” program.

Local residents donated 1,503 mittens, hats and scarves which were in turn distributed to those in need in our region. In addition, MVSB contributed a total of $3006 - $2 per item donated - to local non-profits.

Each of the Bank’s 11 offices accepted and proudly displayed handmade or purchased mittens, hats and scarves during the four weeks preceding Christmas. The donated items were given to local schools and nonprofits for distribution.

Non-profit organizations benefiting from the program this year fell into three different categories. Each

from preceding page benefits, not-for-profit, charitable trust LRGHealthcare uses both state and federal guidelines developed to capture and report community benefit expenses.

When compared to the state of New Hampshire overall, LRGHealthcare service areas have a higher proportion of individuals with household incomes at 200% of poverty or less. The region also has a higher proportion of individuals with Medicaid and Medicare coverage than the state average. The higher percentage of Medicare coverage is related to the higher proportion of elderly in the regions served compared with the state.

In community surveys and focus groups, Access to Care was the top health concern voiced by residents.

Using data collected, combined with the economic statistics of the region, LRGHealthcare responded by providing subsidy to programs and services, thus ensuring access to care. Combined with the $4 .5 mil-

person donating warm winter wearable selected the category for the associated $2 donation. As a result, $1108 went to local senior service organizations, $366 was allotted tolocal humane societies and $1532 as distributed to local food pantries.

Due to the continued need of our local food pantries, community members are asked to donate funds at their closest MVSB office. The MVSB Fund – has pledged to match up to $15,000 of the total funds collected between January 1 and February 15.

Meredith Village Savings Bank, founded in 1869, is an independent mutual savings bank with 11 offices serving individuals, families, businesses and municipalities in the Lakes Region and the Plymouth area.

lion in charity care LRGHealthcare provided, it totals over $20 million as contribution to access to care.

“Helping people access appropriate health care resources and education to preserve or improve their health is critical to our mission,” states Director of Education Services Sally Minkow. “We are committed to continuing our efforts to invest in the health and safety of our community.”

Two categories that are financially significant but not considered reportable as a community benefit are unreimbursed care for Medicare and bad debt.

In FY’12, LRGHealthcare had $15,638,800 in unreimbursed costs for care of Medicare patients, and $2,958,262 in uncollectable debt.

Through the Patient Advantage Program, LRGHealthcare leveled the playing field by giving all patients at least a median discount. Through the program, LRGHealthcare provided at cost, community benefit in the amount of $3,069,263.

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