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Stand-off with armed driver ends quietly in Meredith

Dog found: Corey Lorden 41, of 20 True Road, Unit drunken driver. Donnelly identified the B M K 36, Meredith was taken to Lakes Region driver as Lorden, then saw him reach for — A local man driving General Hospital by Stewart’s Ambulance the revolver, at which point he drove off. after a cold a MEREDITH pickup truck and armed with a .357 Service for evaluation following the inciOfficer Joseph Marcello of the Belmont revolver, led officers on a chase through dent. According to police, criminal charges Police, who was off duty, observed the inciweek on Meredith Center and along Livingston will be brought against him. dent and followed the pickup truck.

Road yesterday before he was cornered at The chain of events began at 4:49 p.m.

Officer Philip McLaughlin of the Merthe entrance to the Currier Trailer Park when Officer Bob Donnelly of the Meredith edith Police was also in the area and soon the lake, where he surrendered after a stand-off Police stopped a Ford F-150 on Corliss Hill spotted Lorden driving east on Livingston lasting nearly an hour.

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CENTER HARBOR — A man and his dog who became separated during the Great Rotary Ice Fishing Derby were reunited on Sunday after Max, a mostlylab mixed breed just a year-and-a-half old, spent the week in the snow, ice and wind.

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Dick Mitchell is shown here in the building he and his wife own on New Salem Street in Laconia. The structure was initially built by the Pitman Hosiery Company in 1890 and has served several purposes since then. The Mitchells are guiding the building into its next use, as a function and performance space. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

LACONIA — The Pitman Hosiery Company built the structure at 94 New Salem Street in 1890 as a freight house. The company has since gone away but the building remains, having served several uses since then and is prepared to begin its seventh life this spring.

After the Pitman Company was through with it, the 5,000 square-foot, triangular-shaped, single story building was utilized as a storage and restoration facility for the Chertok Furniture business.

An appliance company used it as a warehouse, then a plumbing supply company took a turn with the storage facility.

When Connie and Dick Mitchell of Goffstown bought the building 22 years ago as an investment, the plumbing company was still leasing the space. When they vacated, the Mitchells see PItMaN page 11

Decree from Bishop McCormack allows for sale of church

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LACONIA - According to a decree presented to parishioners of St. Andre Bessette Parish, the Bishop of Manchester has determined Our Lady of the Lakes Parish may no longer be used for divine worship.

The decree, included in the church bul-

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letins distributed to churchgoers over the weekend, paves the way for the sale of the property that includes the Lakeport facility, consisting of the church, the school-turnedgymnasium, and residential properties formerly housing priests and nuns.

In his edict, Bishop John McCormack said St. Andre Bessette Parish is unable

to financially or gainfully use the property and the remaining facilities - St. Joseph Church, Sacred Heart Church, and St. Helene’ Mission Church “suitably fit to accommodate the needs of the people of the Lakeport community and St. Andre Bessette Parish.” see OuR Lady page 10

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CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge on Monday to bar prosecutors from playing any FBI wiretap recordings to jurors at his upcoming retrial, arguing that the evidence at the very heart of the government’s case is unreliable.

The motion argues that Judge James Zagel should throw out the hundreds of recordings of Blagojevich — made in the days before his Dec. 9, 2008, arrest — because many contain gaps where vital context needed to understand the taped conversations may be missing. The 54-year-old Blagojevich faces an April 20 retrial on 23 charges, including that he tried to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat.

Monday’s motion cites the best-known secret recording of Blagojevich in which he is heard saying about the seat: “I’ve got this thing and it’s (bleepin’) golden. ... I’m just not giving it up for (bleepin’) nothing.”

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Key Libyan diplomats disown Gadhafi’s regime UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Key Libyan diplomats disowned Moammar Gadhafi’s regime on Monday and the country’s deputy U.N. ambassador called on the longtime ruler to step down because of its bloody crackdown on protesters.

The Libyan ambassador to the United States also said he could no longer support Gadhafi, the ambassador to India planned to resign, and the ambassador to Bangladesh quit to protest the killing of family members by government troops. Almost all Libyan diplomats at the United Nations backed deputy ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi’s pleas to Gadhafi to end his 40-year rule and to the international community to

intervene.

The U.N. spokesperson’s office said late Monday that the Security Council had scheduled consultations on the situation in Libya for Tuesday morning. Earlier, Dabbashi had called for an urgent meeting of the Security Council to take action to stop the bloodshed.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hopes that “the Security Council will take this matter on an urgent basis,” according to a transcript of his remarks at a Los Angeles news conference released by the U.N. spokesperson’s office.

Ban said it was up to the Security Council to decide whether to call for some sort of

“no-fly zone” over Libya to protect protesters from attacks by Libyan aircraft.

As diplomatic support for Gadhafi began to crumble, Dabbashi warned that if he doesn’t leave, “the Libyan people will get rid of him.”

Gadhafi’s security forces unleashed the most deadly crackdown of any Arab country against the wave of protests sweeping the region, with reports Monday that demonstrators were being fired at from helicopters and warplanes. After seven days of protests and deadly clashes in Libya’s eastern cities, the eruption of turmoil in the capital, Tripoli, sharply escalated the see LIBYA page 12

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s already-bruised city of Christchurch on Tuesday, collapsing buildings, burying vehicles under debris and sending rescuers scrambling to help trapped people amid reports of multiple deaths.

The 6.3-magnitude quake struck the country’s second-largest city on a busy weekday afternoon, in contrast to a major quake that damaged Christchurch last September but caused no deaths when it struck before dawn on a weekend. Police said there were reports of multiple fatalities from the latest temblor, while Prime Minister John Key told Parliament details of the deaths still were too shaky to confirm.

Witnesses said the quake destroyed the iconic stone Christchurch Cathedral, its spire toppled into a central city square, and police said there was a report of two buses crushed under falling buildings.

Live video footage showed sections of buildings collapsed into the streets, strewn with bricks and shattered concrete. Sidewalks and roads were cracked and split, and thousands of dazed, screaming and crying residents wandered through the streets as sirens blared.

Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker declared a state of emergency and ordered people to evacuate the city center.

“Make no mistake — this is going to be a very black day for this shaken city,” he said

when asked about possible deaths.

The airport was closed and Christchurch Hospital was evacuated. Power and telephone lines were knocked out, and pipes burst, flooding the streets with water. Some cars apparently parked on the street were buried under rubble.

Some people were stuck in office towers and firefighters climbed ladders to pluck people trapped on roofs to safety.

“The details we have are extremely sketchy,” the prime minister told Parliament. “The worrying fear, of course, is that this earthquake has taken place at a time when people were going about their business — it is a very populated time, with see next page

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Arrested US official is Neither side budging in Wisconsin union fight actually CIA contractor

The Associated Press has learned that an American jailed in Pakistan after the fatal shooting of two armed men was secretly working for the CIA. The arrest last month of 36-year-old Raymond Allen Davis has caused an international diplomatic crisis. The U.S. has repeatedly asserted that Davis had diplomatic immunity and should have been released immediately.

But former and current U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk publicly about the incident, told the AP that Davis had been working as a CIA security contractor for the U.S. consulate in Lahore.

Davis, a former Special Forces soldier who left the military in 2003, shot the men in what he described as an attempted armed robbery in the eastern city of Lahore.

House Bill seeks to repeal kindergarten requirement

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s House Is scheduled to vote this week whether to repeal a law requiring public schools to offer kindergarten.

The House Education Committee is recommending keeping the requirement, but a minority on the committee is fighting to repeal the law. State Rep. J.R. Hoell, a Dunbarton Republican, argues the bill isn’t about eliminating kindergarten but about giving local voters the control over whether to offer programs.

Gov. John Lynch signed a law in 2007 that included kindergarten in the state’s definition of an adequate education. He submitted a letter to the committee opposing the repeal bill.

All New Hampshire communities began offering public kindergarten in the fall of 2009.

The House votes on the bill Wednesday. from preceding page people at work, children at school. Sadly, I cannot rule out that there have been fatalities.

“But we are aware of significant damage to buildings that had people in them at the time,” he said.

Key said people were being told to get out of the city for their safety.

New Zealand police said in a statement that there were reports of multiple fatalities in the city, including a report that two buses had been crushed by falling buildings. The police statement said there were other reports of fires burning.

Gary Moore said he and 19 other colleagues were trapped in their twelfth floor office after the stairwell collapsed in the quake. He did not know if people on other floors were trapped.

“We watched the cathedral collapse out our window while we were holding onto the walls,” Moore said. “Every aftershock sends us rushing under the desks. It’s very unnerving but we can clearly see there are other priorities out the window. There has been a lot of damage and I guess people are attending to that before they come and get us.”

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No resolution appeared imminent Monday to the stalemate over union rights in Wisconsin, leaving Senate Republicans resigned to forge ahead with less-controversial business such as tax breaks for dairy farmers and commending the Green Bay Packers on winning the Super Bowl.

As the standoff entered its second week, none of the major players offered any signs of backing down in a high-stakes game of political chicken that has riveted the nation and led to ongoing public protests that drew a high of 68,000 people on Saturday.

Thousands more braved cold winds and temperatures in the 20s to march again on Monday, waving signs that said “Stop the attack on Wisconsin families” and “solidarity.”

The 14 Senate Democrats who skipped town Thursday to indefinitely delay a vote on Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping most collective bargaining rights from nearly all public employees remained missing in action for a fifth day.

Walker refused to back down and again called on the Democrats to return and vote on the bill “For those 14 Senate Democrats, you’ve had your time,” he said. “It’s time for them to come back and participate in democracy.”

The Democrats have been far from in hiding.

They’ve done numerous television interviews and two of them even participated, via telephone from an undisclosed location, in a brief meeting to schedule the Senate’s session on Tuesday.

“You have shut down the people’s government, and that is not acceptable,” Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said to them during the meeting.

Both the Senate and Assembly planned to be in session on Tuesday to take up the bill, but at least one of the missing Democrats needed to show up for a vote to be taken in the Senate. Assembly Democrats planned to offer dozens of amendments that could push a vote into Wednesday or later.

Although Tuesday’s list of items, including the resolution honoring the Packers, is largely bipartisan, Fitzgerald hinted that he might try to push some more controversial ones later, even if the Democrats aren’t back. Among the possibilities is a vote on the question of whether voters should be required to show identification at the polls.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller said Democrats were waiting for Walker to compro-

mise.

“It’s right in front of the governor,” Miller said. “He just needs to pick it up and allow us to move on. ...

This is a no-brainer.”

Under one deal, the unions said they would accept paying more for benefits as Walker wants but still retain their collective bargaining rights. Another compromise offered by Republican Sen. Dale Schultz would remove collective bargaining rights just for two years.

Walker has repeatedly rejected both offers, saying local governments and school districts can’t be hamstrung by the often lengthy collective bargaining process and need to have more flexibility to deal with up to $1 billion in cuts he will propose in his budget next week and into the future.

As he spoke under heavy guard at a late afternoon news conference inside his conference room, thousands of protesters could be heard through the doors blowing whistles, banging on drums and chanting “Scott Walker has got to go!”

“This guy is power drunk and we’re here to sober him up,” said Bert Zipperer, 54, a counselor at a Madison middle school who was among the protesters. “He wants to do it unilaterally without any compromise. He wants to be a national conservative hero and he thinks he can get away with this.”

The emergency plan Walker wants the Legislature to pass would address this year’s $137 million shortfall and start dealing with the $3.6 billion hole expected by mid-2013. The benefits concessions would amount to $30 million this year, but the largest savings Walker proposed comes from refinancing debt to save $165 million.

That portion must be done by Friday for bonds to be refinanced in time to realize the savings by June 30, the end of this fiscal year.

Walker said not passing the bill by Friday would make even deeper cuts necessary and possibly result in laying off 1,500 workers over the next four months.

Thousands of those affected and their supporters marched on the Capitol for a seventh straight day.

Hundreds of them have been sleeping in the rotunda every night and several districts have had to close after so many teachers called in sick. The Madison School District was closed Wednesday through Monday but was expected to reopen Tuesday.

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The psychology of male batterers At least a third of New Hampshire women have been the victim of a physical assault by an intimate partner and nearly one in four men in New Hampshire reported being physically assaulted by an intimate partner.

It is estimated that a woman is beaten every nine seconds in the U.S. There are several possible explanations of this. One is that the United States is an individualistic, capitalistic society that places high value on competition over cooperation and that this translates into parenting boys to be rough, tough, independent and self-centered. Another explanation is the lengthy history of male privilege in our society. It wasn’t until 1962 that the courts actually gave women the right to bring suit against their husbands for assault. Prior to 1981 there was no law in New Hampshire against spousal rape . With some exceptions, the majority of batterers are males – 95-percent — according to The Bureau of Justice Statistics. One more explanation behind the epidemic of domestic violence may be that society refuses to hold batterers accountable for their actions. This means that many people refuse to listen to or talk about domestic violence so it remains a family secret.

Many people blame victims for the abuse, which makes it hard for them to come forward. Additionally, our legal system does not hand down comparable consequences for batterer’s actions, and batterers do not end up serving jail time as a result.

All children have strong dependency needs when they are very young, and these needs must be met for real independence and interdependence to develop. What happens to many boys is that they are expected to be independent prematurely. We also tell them not to be sissies, not to cry and not to be tied to their mothers’ apron strings. We want them to stand up for themselves and be the bearers of strength and self-confidence. Boys are dressed in blue and not encouraged to play with dolls. They get trucks, GI Joes, BB guns and other such things for presents. They get little encouragement to be gentle, caring and compassionate. They are often threatened with rejection if they show any signs of not being manly. The problem with all of this is that boys learn to hide their dependency needs and their fears of rejection by assuming a tough outward exterior and an exaggerated sense of autonomy.

Thus, inside they can be frightened little children hiding behind a façade of calmness, coolness and

strength.

Similarly, rigid gender roles can contribute towards men’s abuse and attitudes towards women.

As these boys grow up and seek female companions, what they most want is another mother who will comfort and soothe them and never, ever leave them. These men may become very controlling, power assertive and abusive because they are fearful that if they let up in any way, they will be abandoned. When their female partners resist being controlled and threaten to leave them, this causes extreme panic and worry that they will be left all alone, helpless , afraid and vulnerable.

Abusers want to be sure their victim feels powerless, so that they can further control their victim.

In most cases victims suffer the abuse in order to avoid more of it.

One tactic of the abuser is to turn on the charm, buy roses and promise his partner that he will never assault her again if she takes him back. These attempts at remorse and apologies are not genuine but instead are ways to keep the victim lured back into the relationship and to maintain control. This works about seven times because the partner he has chosen often has low self-esteem making her believe that she either got what she deserved or that she can’t make it in life without her abusive partner. Each time she takes him back, he becomes worse than he was before until her life and the lives of her children are in serious jeopardy.

Related to this is the fact that many pregnant women are killed by their male partners presumably because the baby, once born, will take attention away from the needy batterer . However, abusers also use children in the abuse to further control their victim.

Women in this situation face the unhappy dilemma of being killed if they stay or if they leave but leaving is always the better choice. This is why it is imperative to have shelters where victims of abuse and their children can go to be safe and to develop the self-esteem and courage to break off the marriage or relationship. Restraining orders may sometimes help but since abuse is about power and control, these orders offer little protection.

Many men who use violence against their partners have been victims of abuse themselves.

Because of this, they also believe that all males do this. It is not uncommon for many parents to laugh and say it’s cute or encourage their male children to use violence against a sibling, pet, peer or see next page

For my 66th birthday I gave myself a cleaner world to live in To the editor, This letter may be printed on the 22nd, my 66th birthday! What have I learned in those years? One lesson came to the fore today, Saturday the 19th. For a week I’ve noticed a forlorn black trash bag lying on the side of Brook Road in Sanbornton. I looked south and saw it when I’m at our mailbox/newspaper tube. I kept thinking someone who lives nearest it will pick it up. Yesterday I noticed it’s starting to break, and three trash pieces had now traveled into the road.

I decided this a.m. to pick it up myself.

I stopped my car on the way home from my Plymouth Common Peace Vigil. “Be the change you want to see,” came into my thoughts as I retrieved

the McDonald’s bag, some napkins, a cigarette box from the road. I took the bag home. I found so many plastic soda and water bottles in it, that my container filled, for recycling at the Transfer Station. I thought, too, of, “If you want something done, do it yourself.” Mother often said that.

I thought of, “If not me, who? If not now, when?” also good for activism and action. I guess I could modify what Granny D often said, and she said this about democracy, where I’m filling in environment: “Environment is not something we have; it’s something we do.” A little awkward, perhaps, but the idea is there.

Lynn Rudmin Chong Sanbornton

While milfoil lays dormant this winter, its assailants hatch a plan To the editor, I’ve been involved in the battle against an invasive species of milfoil in our lakes region for several years, both in the water, and in the boardroom. It’s gratifying that more and more people are being educated about the challenges being faced. If you haven’t heard, I’d like to further enlighten you about the work of the Moultonborough - Tuftonboro - Wolfeboro Milfoil Joint Board, of which I’ve been a member since September, 2010.

Our goal is to work together as a 3-town entity to attack this weed as effectively as possible by planning together, sharing information, and purchasing equipment to enable divers to extract milfoil from the bottom of the lake bed. We received a grant from N. H. Lakes Association towards the purchase of D.A.S.H. (Diver Assisted Suction Harvestor) equipment. With this grant and funds from the three towns, we’ve purchased two pontoon boats and are having them retrofitted with the equipment that will allow the specially trained

divers to breathe supplied air from a hose connected to the boat’s compressor, hand pull milfoil by its roots, and, by suction through a second, larger hose, send it up to onboard catching baskets for later land disposal.

The N.H. Lakes Association will be managing the operation of these units, and is in the process of hiring divers and tenders to operate them — starting this summer.

We are very excited to have come this far working with three different towns. We will need many volunteers to help make this program a success.

You can start by attending the second of two Moultonborough information meetings to be held on February 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Moultonborough library, featuring Amy Smagula, from NH DES, and Andrea LaMoreaux from NH Lakes Assoc. They will be discussing ways to volunteer as “weed watchers” and “lake hosts”. Whether you live on the water or not, we can use your help!

Karin Nelson Moultonborough

Can Congress make us buy broccoli? Supreme Court to decide soon To the editor, Can Congress Make Us Buy Broccoli?

Answering that question will be couched in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court when it decides the scope of the Commerce Clause and its impact on the new government health care plan. As we know, much of the discussion concerning the ACA (Affordable Care Act) or more commonly called Obama Health Care, centers on the constitutionality of the said act. To have a clear understanding of why most of the discussion centers on the Commerce Clause one need only to read the latest U.S. District Court ruling by a Florida District Court Judge, who determined that forcing Americans to purchase health insurance, whether or not they want it, is unconstitutional.(Wall St. Journal 2/02/11). In his holding, Judge Roger Vinson ruled in part: “there are too many provisions dependent (directly and indirectly) on the individual mandate-to purchase insurance- for the entire Health Care Act to succeed”.

The Obama administration and its lawyers argue; “the Commerce Clause

broad latitude in how economic activity is conducted between states and therefore since insurance is commerce, Congress has authority to regulate the insurance industry, and can require individuals to purchase insurance”.

(NEJM 1/20/11) I would argue Congress has no real authority in penalizing individuals for not purchasing health insurance.

Consider the following: if the federal government can require all individuals to purchase insurance under the premises it will keep the premiums affordable, could they stretch the requirement to buy a gym membership or a bicycle on the theory that using these products will reduce health services and therefore will reduce insurance costs?

Or, as Judge Vinson asked the government Lawyers in hearing the oral arguments: “If they decide that everyone needs to eat broccoli, can Congress require everyone to buy broccoli”? Our Constitution was structured on “limited federal power” not something that gives government unlimited power that will eviscerate our individual liberty.

More on this later.

George Hurt

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LETTERS Everyone who votes in New Hampshire should be a legal resident To the editor, There is a danger most New Hampshire citizens do not realize! Don’t be fooled by what some Democrats are saying. We Republicans do not want to disenfranchise students or any military personnel from voting! We feel just the opposite. We encourage people to vote. The difference being, we want the voting process to be enacted legally. We think that a person who is given the right to vote in our state, for our state and local candidates, should be a legal resident of New Hampshire.

Doesn’t that make sense? If they are not a legal resident of New Hampshire, they should vote in their home state or by absentee ballot. That is the purpose of absentee ballots.

In the 2008 election, over 1,000 students from Plymouth State University registered to vote at the polls. This would be encouraging, if all these students were legal New Hampshire residents. Not so, the fact is that almost half of these students were from out of state! They were residents of MA, CT, RI, ME, VT, NY, NJ, and elsewhere.

They have no legal, vested interest in New Hampshire.

They are not legal residents, for if they were, they would be required to have a New Hampshire driver’s license and register their car here, like all residents. Being a legal resident would also make them eligible to apply for instate college tuition! I am sure if they had the intent to live in our state, these would be the first

things they would do, considering the money they could save on their auto registration, insurance costs and college tuition! Why is it that they have the legal right to vote?

The ramifications of this unjust law were that many of our candidates lost their bid for election by only a few hundred votes. Add the votes of all the non-resident students who attend a school or college throughout New Hampshire and we are now in the thousands!

We witnessed just how serious this unfair election process has turned out to be. In the 2008 election, our Grafton County Treasurer, who handles millions of dollars, lost her position to a twenty-year-old student from Montana, who was attending Dartmouth College. If it were not for the college vote, she would not have been elected! She had no knowledge of the county affairs. She refused to attend the meetings and she literally lost our county thousands of dollars in the first few months. This is a direct consequence of this student voting law and how it is not taken seriously!

We must ask why these Democrats want the vote of out of state residents.

One can only surmise! The Democrats have also made sure it is extremely easy for them to register. During the last election, The Democratic National Committee actually hired two busses to transport students to and from the polls. They also are not see next page

from preceding page toy. Adult behavior starts somewhere and early childhood is the place. Some boys are never told the word “no” and when they go through childhood without any limits, they become enraged at any attempt to restrain their behavior. Similarly, when boys are taught these rigid gender roles, they learn to think and behave in certain ways and carry such beliefs and behaviors into adult relationships.

In some cases, violent men also have a mental disorder such as a personality disorder but since they don’t see it as a problem, they are not likely to seek help preferring instead to blame those who angered them – “she made me do it” or “she was asking for it”. However, most batterers go undetected and therefore are able to fool others into believing that nothing is wrong. Many batterers have a different face in the community and come off as charming, nice, well-adjusted individuals and pillars of the community. Typical batters are only abusive to their partner. Hence the name “domestic” violence, meaning it happens inside the home, or conversely, the relationship Thus, when the abuser claims he will change his ways if his partner takes him back, having a disorder that is highly resistant to change suggests otherwise.

It may take decades or centuries for us to raise more boys to be kind, gentle, caring and compassionate. In the meantime, men, women and children victims of abuse need to find places of safety. One of those places is Voices Against Violence in Plymouth. Serving lower Grafton County,

it has a staff of highly dedicated and professional people who have helped hundreds of men, women and children since its existence. Its mission is to “break the cycle of violence by providing comprehensive services for all victims and survivors and by creating social change through education and action.” This agency has a “24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, support groups, DCYF advocacy, police accompaniment, and court advocacy program.” It also does prevention work in area schools with students of all ages.

This past year Voices reached an additional 2,269 individuals through their education and outreach programs. Among those programs were workshops for students and faculty at local schools on topics such as bullying prevention, healthy relationships and boundaries, how to help a friend in an abusive situation, and teen dating violence. The demand for its services has increased substantially. In 2010, Voices provided services to 641 people.

In January alone of this year, it served 120 victims. The number of people served in the last several years has doubled, but with almost no increase in the number of staff - less than 5 full-time people. The agency also has a dedicated core of volunteers, donors, and Board members who offer assistance. For those who would like to volunteer or donate money, the contact number in Plymouth is 603-536-5999.

The hotline number is 603-536-1659.

(Note: I thank Lisa Farmer, Executive Director of VAV, and professor Robin DeRosa of Plymouth State University for their input into this column).

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LETTERS CH Police station naysayers should participate instead of bully

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SANBORNTON PLANNING BOARD Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM Meeting Room of the Sanbornton Town Office, 573 Sanborn Road, Sanbornton NH FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SANBORNTON ZONING ORDINANCE AS PER NH RSA 675:3 and 675:7 Amendment #1 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #1 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend the provisions of the Forest Conservation Zoning District in Article 7, Section A.(4) of the Sanbornton Zoning Ordinance by DELETING all existing wording in this section and substituting the following wording: “Single family dwellings of any form or method of construction shall be permitted in this District.”

Amendment #2 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #2 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend the wording of Article 2 (Districts) by DELETING “Drawing No. SP71001” and substituting the following wording: “the official zoning district map of the Town of Sanbornton entitled Zoning Map, Sanbornton, NH, 2011”.

Amendment #3 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #3 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend the specific sections of the following articles of the Zoning Ordinance (Article 5, Section B; Article 6, Section A(5); Article 7, Section B; Article 9, Section E) by DELETING the written description of the zoning district boundaries and substituting the following wording: “The boundaries of this zoning district are as described in graphic form on the official zoning district map of the Town of Sanbornton entitled Zoning Map, Sanbornton NH, 2011”.

Amendment #4 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #4 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend Article 8 (Recreational District) of the Sanbornton Zoning Ordinance by adding the following new section: “B. Description of the Recreational District: The boundaries of this zoning district are as described in graphic form on the official zoning district map of the Town of Sanbornton entitled Zoning Map, Sanbornton NH, 2011.”

Amendment #5 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #5 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend Article 10 (Commercial District) of the Sanbornton Zoning Ordinance by DELETING all existing wording in Section G and substituting the following wording: “The boundaries of this zoning district are as described in graphic form on the official zoning district map of the Town of Sanbornton entitled Zoning Map, Sanbornton NH, 2011.”

Amendment #6 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #6 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend Article 4 (General Provisions) of the Sanbornton Zoning Ordinance by adding the following new section: “Z: Compliance with all other pertinent local, state and/ or federal regulations must be attained before issuance of any certificate of zoning compliance or building permit.”

Amendment #7 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #7 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend Article 3 (Definitions) of the Sanbornton Zoning Ordinance by changing the definition of the word “Building” by adding the words shown in Bold Italic in the amended definition shown as follows: 8. Building means any roofed structure which is temporarily or permanently placed on or attached to the ground including all integral parts thereof, intended for use and occupation as a habitation, or for the purpose of assembly, business, manufacture, storage, or shelter of persons, animals, or chattels.

Amendment #8 Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #8 as proposed by the Planning Board to amend Article 3 (Definitions) of the Sanbornton Zoning Ordinance by changing the definition of the word “Structure” by adding the words shown in Bold Italic in the amended definition shown as follows: 49. Structure means anything constructed or erected which is temporarily or permanently placed on or attached to the ground (on, above or below the ground). Structures include (but are not limited to) buildings, docks, docking facilities, swimming pools, cell phone towers, communication towers, transmission towers, wind or solar energy generation towers or facilities, water storage/ fuel storage/feed storage facilities and garden/ storage sheds. Structures shall not include minor installations which do not have a roof such as (but not limited to) flagpoles, yard lights, recreational apparatus, fences, free-standing walls and retaining walls.

The following municipal or public services are not considered structures: underground or overhead gas, electrical, sewer, water transmission or distribution lines and facilities, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, and similar equipment and accessories used in connection therewith.

The exact wording of the proposed amendments is available for inspection at the Selectmen’s Office and the Town Clerk’s Office in the Sanbornton Administrative Office Building during its published working hours.

Voters and interested persons are encouraged to come in during office hours and review the proposed zoning amendments prior to the Public Hearing.

At the Public Hearing, the Planning Board may announce the date of a future Public Hearing as per the requirements of NH RSA 675:3 and 675:7.

To the editor, One very frustrating and disappointing factor in the issues surrounding the proposed Center Harbor police facility is that those people who are against the proposed facility waited so long to protest. Any of these people could have joined the building committee years ago and shared their ideas, and we would now be well on our way to having a proposal that we could all live with.

I was not always in favor of the proposed facility, but we now have a plan that I can agree to. I am growing increasingly annoyed with the often negative input, the outright distortions and the bullying by many of the naysayers.

Yes, these are difficult financial

times, but we are talking about a $15 to $30 a year tax for every $100,000 a property is assessed (see Police Station Bond proposals dated February, 2011). This small amount will provide a needed police facility to serve all citizens of our town.

Perhaps we towns people will learn something from this process and in the future more will volunteer their time to problem solve. We do not need winners and losers, but a process that works, more or less, for all of us. This is democracy in action, and it can be messy, but we each get a vote and we will all deal with the outcome on March 8th.

Karin Karagozian Center Harbor

SB-2 would empower the majority, not the minority, of voters To the editor, If you do not attend Town Meetings you are in the majority. 96-97-percent of registered Moultonborough voters, for whatever reason, don’t attend town meetings. This has allowed a very small minority of motivated voters, to control the way our town is run. Misinformation on SB-2 abounds and proponents of SB-2 are vilified.

Rumors that out of state residents can vote with an SB-2 form of government are not true. Only registered voters who are residents of Moultonborough have voting privileges.

SB-2 makes voting very easy for the 96-97-percent who don’t attend Town Meeting. Instead of sitting for hours at a Town Meeting, you vote at the polls. SB-2 also allows absentee ballots, for those that are away, unable to sit for long periods of time, sick, serving our military, or working.

SB-2 has a “town meeting” called a Deliberative Session which is run in the same manner as the present Town Meeting. Recently, HB-77 was passed which removed a major objection by opponents. This bill stops the ability of small groups of people from altering the intent of Warrant Articles at

the Deliberative Session. Opponents, of SB-2 still contend that the dollar amount can be changed but so can the dollar amount on Warrant Articles at Town Meeting. Opponents of SB-2 contend that the Deliberative Sessions are not well attended. That may be true but more importantly, with SB-2, voter turn out at the polls is 40-60-percent. More voters participate and more voters exercise their right, unlike Town Meeting where the number of voters is rarely more than 4-percent.

SB-2’s Deliberative Session is held approximately 30 days before ballot day. During the Deliberative Session, Warrant Articles can be amended, but their intent can not be changed.

After the Deliberative Sessions, no more changes can be made to the articles. There’s a 30 day “cooling off” period prior to Ballot Day. Voters have the opportunity, during that time, to review the warrant articles. Voters can take this time to fully understand and feel comfortable with each article.

On Ballot Day, voters go to the polls unhindered, without intimidation, in privacy and at their convenience. see next page

from preceding page required to show any official form of ID; they can simply sign an affidavit that states their name and what dorm or apartment they are living in, while they are attending school. They are not even required to put their date of birth on the affidavit, as they once were. The Democrats have also taken it upon themselves to amend this law!

One cannot help but wonder, is this because many freshman college students are still only seventeen years of age during the November election?

Why is the right to vote so trivial to those who endorse these tactics? Why do they enforce the law that requires legal New Hampshire citizens to show an official ID, with proof of age and citizenship, but not the non-resident?

I am not putting any blame on the students; they have nothing to do with this farce. I hope this letter will enlighten them to fact that their votes are sought after for the sole purpose of swaying our elections! I only hope they use their conscience to guide them in

question their party leaders as to why their vote is so desperately wanted in our state. Why wouldn’t they be encouraged to vote in their home state where they are legal residents?

The blame for this deceptive and dishonest bill is solely the fault of the House Democrats who have amended it many times since its origin. In doing so, they have jeopardized the constitutional right of every New Hampshire citizen to a fair and honest election!

Why not just give our New Hampshire vote to anyone who is here during our election cycle? I am sure there are many New Hampshire residents, from both parties, who are astonished to learn that this is occurring in all college towns throughout New Hampshire. I hope they will use their sense of honesty and fairness and support the house republicans to end this travesty of justice. This is no trivial matter! Do the majority of New Hampshire citizens realize that our election process is a “FREE FOR ALL? Linda Dupere

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 — Page 7

LETTERS 45/30 boat speed limit law has been a commonsense solution To the editor, I am writing as a taxpayer and property owner of Gilford who has enjoyed and boated on Lake Winnipesaukee for years. The current 45/30 boat speed limits on Winnipesaukee are appropriate and deserve our NH legislators’ support.

I urge our legislators to oppose SB-27. It is unnecessary. Indeed because current speed limits are working so well, it is legislation masquerading as a solution in search of a problem.

The current 45/30 law prevents a small number of boaters from traveling on the lake at interstate highway speeds. Current law does an excellent job of preserving the rights and safety of the vast majority of boaters, sailors, anglers, kayakers and others who use Winnipesaukee for recreation and commerce.

Prior to enactment of the speed limits Winnipesaukee had become a boating wild west show characterized by reckless speeding that threatened lake safety. During this period my family experienced first hand the fear that comes when paddling across waters where boats scream past at interstate highway speeds.

Boats traveling in excess of 45 mph are incapable of seeing slower boats in time to avoid collision. The fact Winnipesaukee did not experience a greater number of more deadly accidents prior to establishment of the speed limits has much to do with luck and, the preventive action taken by family boaters, kayakers and others to hug the shoreline and avoid areas of the lake where speeding was common-

place — or to stop boating on the lake.

The enactment of the 45/30 speed limit has been a success. My family and I can now boat in areas like the Broads and other open water sectors of Winnipesaukee without the fear that a boat crushing at 50, 60, 70 mph or more will fail to see a downed skier, kayaker or anchored fishing boat in time to avoid catastrophic injury.

Winnipesaukee is a precious public resource...it is not a racetrack. Boaters are no more entitled to speed on our waterways than automobile owners are to speed on our highways....and it’s for the same reason...safety...the public’s safety.

My advice is simple. There is truth in the political admonition “if it isn’t broke don’t fix it.” The current 45/30 speed limits are a commonsense solution that allows everyone to enjoy the Lake in safety.

Please remember that before the limits laws of the past two years, there was a speed problem on the lake but it was not that swimmers, sailors, kayakers or family boaters traveled too slowly.

Please urge our NH legislators to support and respect the current 45/30 law with no change. It has restored an important measure of safety and accessibility to Lake Winnipesaukee.

Please urge them to oppose SB-27 and other efforts to increase allowable boat speed on Winnipesaukee or to make it harder for our Marine Patrol officers to enforce the law against those few who would speed on this most precious public waterway.

Ripley Forbes Birch Island Gilford

from preceding page There’s no drama, no pressure and no one need know how you voted.

With Town Meeting, you need to be present to have your vote count.

Warrant articles are discussed and amended if necessary, and dollar amounts are very often changed.

Votes are usually taken by voice or hand count, and intimation is a factor.

Town and school meetings are held on the same day. Last years meeting was over six hours. What’s disheartening, is by the end of Town Meeting, when time comes to approve the town budget, attendance is very low, with less than 3-percent of registered voters in attendance. Thus major deci-

sions are made by a small minority of voters.

Recently, I had a conversation with a gentleman, who worked in government for most of his career. We were discussing SB-2, and I mentioned how surprised I was by the vehement opposition from the selectmen, school board and town moderator. He replied, “He who controls the meeting, controls the vote.”

Don’t let anyone control your vote.

On Tuesday March 8th, you have the opportunity to have your voice heard and your vote counted. Go to the polls and vote yes for SB-2.

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CONCORD — Several Republican state representatives want to create a volunteer “permanent state defense force,” separate from the New Hampshire National Guard, to assist with disaster relief and “defend the state against invasion.”

Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Daniel Itse of Fremont and three other Republicans would require Gov. John Lynch to establish a state guard comprising an undetermined number of volunteers who sign up for one-year stints. It would have an “inactive reserve” made up of all able-bodied adult state residents, with exemptions for conscientious objectors, state and federal officials, and others. The inactive guard reserve could train and volunteer for duty when needed but wouldn’t be compelled to serve, Itse said. A hearing will be held on the bill Thursday morning.

Twenty-three states, including Vermont and Massachusetts, have state guards. Unlike the National Guard, state guards cannot be called up by the federal government for service overseas or at home.

“We have a very thin, I guess you’d say, National Guard . . . the majority of whom are not here with us right now,” said Itse, who introduced similar legislation in 2007 and 2009 without success.

Of the roughly 2,800 people serving in the state Army and Air National Guards, about 750 are currently deployed, according to 1st Sgt. Mike Daigle, a Guard spokesman.

Itse said other state guards “play substantial roles in their disaster response” and added, “I simply believe it would be prudent for us to have it, in this day and age.”

But Will Hopkins, executive director of New Hampshire Peace Action, described the proposal as costly and unnecessary. Hopkins, a former Guardsman, will testify against the bill Thursday and yesterday said it would create “a rag-tag bunch of folks” to little purpose.

“I’m also concerned about further militarizing our state government,” Hopkins said. “It’s pretty uncalled for. We don’t have a lot of threats here in New Hampshire.”

Hopkins said a volunteer force to assist with disaster relief would be one thing, but a state guard would have a different mission and ethos.

“For folks who’ve come in claiming to be fiscally responsible, to set up a halfmillion-dollar defense force that is unnecessary seems to be a departure from their values,” Hopkins said.

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sees the National Guard and would supervise the state guard, says at least five new administrative employees would need to be hired to handle the new force. That would cost the state more than $475,000 in the next fiscal year, a number that would increase in subsequent years, according to a fiscal note attached to the bill.

The bill as proposed doesn’t authorize any money for the state guard.

Itse noted that the fiscal note for the bill he submitted in 2009 said three new positions would be needed, at a first-year cost of nearly $159,000, and the Adjutant General’s Department’s note on his 2007 bill simply said “additional resources” would be necessary.

“I’m not qualified to give a real opinion, but the nature of their variability makes them suspect,” Itse said of the numbers.

State guards were authorized by Congress in 1940 and the mostly part-time volunteer outfits largely disbanded following World War II, but the groups saw a revival amid the tension of the Cold War, according to a 2005 report by the Department of Defense.

Governors in all 50 states are authorized to create such forces, according to the Pentagon, but only 23 plus Puerto Rico have standing forces.

Legislation dating from 1941 authorizes the governor of New Hampshire to “whenever any part of the New Hampshire national guard is in the active service of the United States . . . organize and maintain within this state . . . such military forces as he may deem necessary to defend this state” from riots, insurrections, invasions and other disasters.

Itse’s bill would, if it became law, require Lynch to create such a force “to coordinate the resources of the state and interface between the state and the national guard in time of emergency or natural disasters and to defend the state against invasion.”

“Once you have a disaster, it’s too late to establish it,” Itse said yesterday. “One of the things that such an organization relies upon is command structure, and unless that command structure is established beforehand, for a two-week-long disaster you don’t create a state defense force. You create a state defense force and it manages its portion in responding to a two-week disaster.”

The legislation doesn’t specify how many volunteers would be accepted.

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LACONIA - Realtors from the local Coldwell Banker raised $6,700 for local housing-based charities from their second annual Charity Poker Run last summer.

The money will be split equally between the Laconia Area Community Land Trust, Salvation Army’s Carey House and New Beginnings Crisis Center.

According to Realtor Manager Mike Keeler, the local company wanted to do something that was housing related and fun, coming up with the idea of a motorcycle poker run two years ago.

A poker run is where participants pay an Representatives from Coldwell Banker give three area charities the proceeds from the recent year’s entry fee and motor to Putting Families First Charity Poker Run. Mike Keeler and Shawn Bailey of Coldwell Banker, Susan five or seven different Lunt of the Salvation Army, Laurie from New Beginnings Crisis Center, and Nancy McCurry of the Lacocheckpoints, collecting nia Area Community Land Trust. (Courtesy photo) playing cards along the way. The person with the best poker hand wins a to grow.” prize.

According to Nancy McCurry of the Laconia Area Calling their program, Charity Begins at Home, Community Land Trust the three housing charities the first run in summer of 2009 raised about $1,200 that often deal with families in transition got in on but, according to Keeler, the organization of the the planning process after the first year and she event improved and a goal of $4,000 was set for last said she hopes the event gets bigger and bigger. summer’s event.

Coldwell Banker also has a charity fund where “Motorcycles just kept coming and coming,” he individual agents donate a percentage of their comsaid, noting about 20 bikes came the first year but missions and the company matches them. All told, last year there were around 75. “We are continuing see next page from preceding page tion this session to allow for the recall of U.S. senators and exempt New Hampshire-made firearms from federal regulation if they remain in the state.

Itse said he thinks his state guard legislation has a substantial chance of becoming law, given Republican majorities in both chambers at the State House.

“Last time it went down pretty much on party lines, so other than the financial issue, it’s very high,” he said.

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Daigle, the Guard spokesman, said he had no information about the legislation.

The legislation is sponsored by Itse, Rep. David Welch of Kingston, Rep. Robert Kingsbury of Laconia and Rep. Al Baldasaro of Londonderry. All are Republicans.

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MEREDITH — A year after launching a fundraising effort to construct a theater on the 14-acres that formerly housed Annalee Dolls, Inc, the Winnipesaukee Playhouse is just shy of halfway toward its goal of $2.5-million.

The theater is the centerpiece of what Bryan Halperin, executive director of the Playhouse, envisions as a performing arts complex unique to the state, which will offer professional, community and youth theater as well as educational programs and other entertainment in a campus setting throughout the year.

At the same time, Halperin said that the theater, designed to seat between 180 and 250, will ensure the financial health of the Playhouse. Since 2004 the Playhouse has operated in rented space in the Alpenrose Plaza at The Weirs, staging its productions in an auditorium with seating for 84. Halperin explained that proceeds from ticket sales defray little more than 60-percent of operating costs. “While our costs are rising, our income is capped,” he said.

“We’ve sold out performances and turned people away. That is a big problem.”

The Playhouse is undertaking the development of the complex in three stages — installing the infrastructure, building the main theater and adding a small theater — at aggregate cost of $4-million, of which the main theater represents $2.5-million.

The first phase has been completed with funding from family members. “We’ve invested $1-million in infrastructure,” Halperin said. “Water and sewer, drainage, landscaping, paving and exterior lighting. We’ve built housing for staff and an outdoor amphitheater.” He said that the principals and their families chose to make the initial investment in infrastructure, which in any case was unlikely to appeal to prospective benefactors, to demonstrate their commitment to the success of the project.

The next phase is the construction of the main theater, which will enable the Playhouse to leave The Weirs for Meredith. Two patrons have pledged to match other funding dollar for dollar up to $1-million. Meanwhile, the Playhouse sought and received support from the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA). Halperin said the Playhouse has sold $500,000 worth of tax credits to eight firms, including Laconia Savings Bank, Boothby Therapy Services, Hampshire Hospitality Holdings, Common Man Family of Restaufrom preceding page he said the charitable arm of the company gave about $25,000 to area agencies last year.

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In August of 2010, McCormack gave his final sermon at the Our Lady of the Lakes Church and the Cross , the Tabernacle, the blessed sacrament and other holy relics and items were removed.

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Meanwhile, during the year 158 individual donors have contributed about $55,000 while a small grant and benefit gala have raised another $11,000, which along with the CDFA funds have been matched to bring the total to $1.17-million.

Halperin said that operating income is insufficient to fully meet operating costs, let alone contribute to the capital fund. This year he projects ticket sales will generate approximately $122,000 towards the annual operating budget of $194,000. Last year, 106 sponsors and donors contributed $10,000 toward balancing the books and the Playhouse closed the year with a modest operating loss.

Although far from discouraged, Halperin admitted to surprise at the level of individual donations, which represent less than five-percent of the funds raised to date. He said that the audience for the Playhouse has grown and now numbers more than 300 subscribers purchasing season tickets. “We’re selling a third of our tickets before the season opens,Halperin said. “But it hasn’t translated to our capital campaign. We’re not even halfway there,” he continued, “and we’ve already begun looking beyond the local community to private foundations and other sources of grants. Our challenge is where will the next million come from,” he said.

After the Playhouse opened six years ago it quickly earned a reputation across the state for the quality of its professional and community productions. Halperin said that “we regularly compete with the Peterborough Players for the best production and best professional theater and our community theater takes honors at the annual New Hampshire Theater Awards.”

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TILTON — A Laconia man struck by a car on Route 3 late Friday afternoon was conscious, alert and speaking at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center yesterday.

Randy Johnson, 26, was walking westward near the Shailmar Resort when he was hit by a car driven

by Susan McBey, 61, of Tilton shortly before 5 p.m.

Bob Cormier, Tilton Police Chief, who has been speaking with Johnson’s parents since the accident, said that while Johnson’s condition has improved, he suffered fractures to his left arm, left pelvis, right leg and skull and will require a number of extensive surgeries.

According to Cormier, Johnson had taken a room

at the Rodeway Inn and was walking to the Quick Mart when the accident occurred. Cormier said that there is no evidence that alcohol use by either Johnson or McBey contributed to the accident. He said that he was awaiting the report by the Belknap County Accident Reconstruction Team, but noted that there are no sidewalks along the road, leaving pedestrians scant space to walk between the fog line and snow banks. Moreover, Johnson was walking with the traffic, unable to see vehicles approaching from behind him, on a hilly stretch of roadway.

Cormier said that he does not anticipate filing any charges in connection with the accident.

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PITMAN from page one offered the space as boat storage and when Dick retired from his career as with the telephone company 16 years ago they started an antique store there.

Now that Dick and Connie are looking to bow out of the antiques trade, they’re ready to usher the building into a new use, one which could be the most glamorous existence yet for a building that was created as a humble freight house.

This spring, the Mitchells are unveiling the building as “Pitman’s Freight House,” a space available for functions, auctions and events such as comedy or music performances.

“I think it will be a great use of the building,” said Dick Mitchell. The building has changed significantly since the Mitchells bought it. They’ve installed three bathrooms, a heating system, a residential kitchen and new windows. The building has been re-wired, the roof and exterior walls have been replaced. Dick said the only original remaining elements are the interior posts and beams and the raf-

ters and roof boards.

As a lover of live music, especially jazz and blues, Dick also installed a pentagonal dance floor. The space is furnished in the style of antiques There aren’t any musical acts booked yet, but Dick said the building has great acoustics, a fact revealed through the many pianos that he and Connie sold as antiques. Dick noted there aren’t many places in downtown to see live music.

With a space suitable for a caterer’s station, Dick said the space could be used for parties. For example, they’ve already booked one wedding there, in April.

“I think it’s got a lot of potential,” Dick said. He’s not sure if the space will be used mostly for functions, auctions or music, saying, “We’re going to let it go where it wants to go... It’ll morph into the next thing, it will take its own shape.”

from preceding page used for divine worship and is “permanently regulated to profane, but not sordid, use.”

According to Canon 1222 that governs the sale of property owned by the Roman Catholic Church, the phrase “profane, but not sordid” means the property must be used in such a way that assures the “good of souls suffers no detriment thereby.”

This includes the denunciation of the Catholic Church and the Catholic Faith, the desecration of Catholic objects of devotion or worship or even any disrespectful or casual treatment of such objects...”

The Diocese reserves the right to destroy the buildings rather than see them so used.

Canon 1222 also says the Catholic Church recognizes its relationship with other Christian ministries should be fostered and can sell the property for other Christian uses provided these groups “do not give offenses to Catholic belief and practice and do not attempt to proselytize Catholics.”

MEREDITH from page one Road, followed at a distance by Marcello. For about a half-a-mile McLaughlin sought to stop Lorden, who finally parked near the entrance to the trailer park, just west of the Parade Road intersection.

Refusing to leave his vehicle, Lorden shouted threats at the officers and spoke of taking his own life. Shortly before 6 p.m. the stand-off ended as Lorden, unarmed, stepped from his truck. Police found the loaded revolver on the floor of the truck.

Livingston Road was blocked between Meredith Center and Parade Road.

Trooper Gregg Delucca of the New Hampshire State Police, together with officers from New Hampton, Laconia, Center Harbor and the Belknap County Sheriff’s Department assisted Meredith Police.

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Missell was ice fishing on the Saturday afternoon of the derby weekend when a friend stopped at his bob house and suggested they take a ride on his snowmobile. Left in the bob house, Max, a one-man dog, escaped to find his master.

Missell searched until dark on Saturday and all day Sunday then returned on Monday with 300 fliers. “I posted them them everywhere and people offered to pass them around,” he said.

Soon people began reporting they had seen Max. Missell’s father and mother took up the search during the week, but kept finding themselves in one place when someone sighted Max in another. On Saturday they extended their search toward Moultonborough and Meredith, even trudging across the windswept lake after a belonging to someone else.

All to no avail.

Then Missell called his parents from work to tell them a friend had spotted Max on Half Mile Island, but when they met the friend he told them the dog had run to the Center Harbor Inn. There, beneath a deck between the inn and an empty summer home, they found signs that a dog had been spending nights. “There were footprints everywhere and traces of food,” Missell said.

Soon afterward a woman reported that she tried to lure Max into her car, but he bolted into the woods off Bean Road, where he was sighted several times before dark on Saturday. Then Missell’s parents left food behind the inn and in the bob house before breaking off their search for the night.

Missell arrived Sunday morning and discovered the food had been eaten. Then, for the first time in more than a week, he saw Max, who was wandering near Half Mile Island. In full winter gear, Merrill took up the chase, only to be easily outrun. He returned to his car and while patrolling Route 25 caught up to Max once again. Although Max began to run, a familiar command stopped him in his tracks.

“Once he recognized me he was whimpering and jumping all over and carrying on,” Missell said. “He’d lost a lot weight and has some cuts and scrapes, but he’s fine. We’re both happy to be back together.”

LIBYA from page 2 challenge to Gadhafi.

Ban expressed outrage late Monday at the reported aerial attacks and said the “violence against demonstrators must immediately stop.”

“I have seen very disturbing and shocking scenes, where Libyan authorities have been firing at demonstrators from warplanes and helicopters,” Ban told reporters in Los Angeles. “This is unacceptable.

This must stop immediately. This is a serious violation of international humanitarian law.”

Ban said he had spoken to Gadhafi earlier Monday to urge him to end the violence and respect the human rights of demonstrators.

Libya’s ambassador in Washington, Ali Adjali, told BBC World that the reports of firing from warplanes spurred his decision not to support the government any more.

“To me it is a very sad moment seeing Libyans killing other Libyans,” he said. “I’m not supporting the government killing its people. ... I’m (not) resigning Moammar Gadhafi’s government, but I am with the people. I am representing the people in the street, the people who’ve been killed, the people who’ve been destroyed. Their life is in danger.”

Dabbashi, the deputy U.N. ambassador, also said he and the U.N. diplomats were not resigning because they served the people of Libya and not the regime.

“This is in fact a declaration of war against the Libyan people,” he told reporters, surrounded by a dozen Libyan diplomats. “The regime of Gadhafi has already started the genocide against the Libyan people.”

Libya’s U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Shalgham was not present at Dabbashi’s press conference. He

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Congo colonel convicted of crimes against humanity after historic rape trial

BARAKA, Congo (AP) — One by one, the rape survivors relived their attacks for a panel of judges: A newly married bride flung her torn, bloodied clothing onto the courtroom floor. A mother of six dropped to her knees, raised her arms to heaven and cried out for peace.

Nearly 50 women poured out their stories in a wave of anguish that ended Monday with the conviction of an army colonel for crimes against humanity — a landmark verdict in this Central African country where thousands are believed to be raped each year by soldiers and militia groups who often go unpunished.

It was the first time a commanding officer had been tried in such an attack.

Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Lt. Col. Mutuare Daniel Kibibi, who was accused of ordering his troops on New Year’s Day to attack the village of Fizi, a sprawling community 20 miles (35 kilometers) south of Baraka on an escarpment of mountains covered in banana trees.

Military prosecutor Col. Laurent Mutata Luaba said the men “behaved like wild beasts,” terrorizing defenseless civilians they had orders to protect.

Doctors later treated 62 women for rape. One woman testified that Kibibi himself raped her for 40 minutes.

Kibibi and the 10 of his men who stood trial with him were the only ones identified after the rampage.

As the defendants were being led away in handcuffs, hundreds of people jeered at them, booed and shook their fists. Some shouted, “Kibibi! You thought you could get away with this! Now you are going to jail!” and “You must pay for your crimes!”

Kibibi, 46, who is married with eight children, was convicted of four counts of crimes against humanity but will serve no more than 20 years in prison.

Kibibi denies all the charges and says the testimony by his bodyguards was part of a plot to denigrate him. Defense attorney Alfred Maisha described his client as a “valiant hero” who had served in the army since 1984 and had risked his life many times in the defense of the country.

Maisha said many of the troops under Kibibi’s command were poorly trained and included former members of rebel and militia groups.

Witnesses said the soldiers descended in a fury upon the village, where residents had stoned a soldier to death who had been involved in an altercation with a local shop owner.

The soldiers smashed down doors and went houseto-house, pillaging, beating and raping for an entire night, from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day, witfrom preceding page told the U.N. correspondent for the pan-Arab newspaper, Al-Hayat, that all diplomats at Libya’s mission supported Dabbashi “excluding me.” Shalgham said he was in touch with the Gadhafi government and was trying “to persuade them to stop these acts.”

Libya’s ambassador to Bangladesh, A.H. Elimam, resigned to protest the killing of family members by government soldiers in Libya, said a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said Elimam informed the foreign ministry about his resignation late Monday.

In New Delhi, an Indian diplomatic official told the AP that the Libyan ambassador to India intends to resign. However, as of Tuesday morning the ambassador, Ali al-Essawi, had not officially met with the foreign ministry to turn in his credentials.

Earlier, al-Essawi told the BBC he was resigning because of “massive violence against Libyan civilians.” Abdel-Moneim al-Houni, who resigned Sunday as Libya’s ambassador to the Arab League in Cairo, demanded that Gadhafi and his commanders and aides be put on trial for “the mass killings in Libya.”

“Gadhafi’s regime is now in the trash of history because he betrayed his nation and his people,” alHouni said in a statement.

A Libyan diplomat in China, Hussein el-Sadek elMesrati, told Al-Jazeera, “I resigned from representing the government of Mussolini and Hitler.”

nesses said.

Three of Kibibi’s officers received the same sentences, and five others got lesser sentences. One man was acquitted and another will be tried in juvenile court.

But even as the men were sent away, women feared that some attackers had escaped justice.

“Most of the rapists are still right here in our village,” one woman said as she nursed her baby. “If we go to the river for water, we get raped. If we go to the fields for food, we get raped. If we go to the market to sell our goods, we get raped.

“Our lives are filled with danger,” she said. “There is no peace.”

Rape has long been used as a brutal weapon of war in eastern Congo, which suffered back-to-back civil wars starting in the late 1990s. The eastern portion of the country is still brutalized by armed groups.

At least 8,300 rapes were reported in 2009 alone,

and aid workers say the true toll is much higher.

The victims have included a month-old baby boy and elderly women. Even the biggest U.N. peacekeeping force in the world of 18,000 troops has been unable to end the violence.

During the trial, aid groups said new reports of rapes were emerging, this time women believed to have been attacked by Rwandan Hutu rebels.

Monday’s verdict came only after prosecutors and lawyers were ferried to this remote corner of eastern Congo, which is accessible from the provincial capital only by helicopter or a nearly nine-hour road journey.

The mobile court was paid for by George Soros’ Open Society Initiative and aided by several other agencies, including the American Bar Association, Lawyers Without Borders and the U.N. Mission to Congo.

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There, tens of thousands of farmers fled their homes this month in a middle-of-the-night panic on rumors that a nearby chemical plant with a bad safety record would explode. The chaos ensued despite appeals from officials that the rumors were unfounded. It left four people dead when a motorized threewheel vehicle jammed with 20 people veered into a river.

China may have successfully squelched a mysterious call for protests Sunday, but people’s trust that the government will look after their interests runs shallow.

“The current regime structure is very fragile. It’s not right for revolution at the moment, but that doesn’t mean mass political upheaval can’t take place in the future,” said Minxin Pei, a China politics expert at Claremont McKenna College in California.

In the latest test, China’s authoritarian government seems to have dispatched the threat of public protests with great efficiency. In response to an Internet appeal of unknown origin for simultaneous protests in 13 cities Sunday, police detained known activists, disconnected some cell-phone text messaging services and blocked online searches for the phrase “Jasmine Revolution” — the name of both the protest call and the wave of Middle East democracy protests that started in Tunisia.

As a result, only a handful of people protested in Beijing and Shanghai, though hundreds of onlookers made it difficult to discern sympathizers from rubberneckers. On Monday, many activists remained in detention or unreachable, state media mainly ignored the protests, and Internet connections to news sites and search engines were sporadic, usually a sign of heavy government monitoring.

Tens of thousands of large-scale though local protests take place every year over corruption, seizures of land for development and other acts of government misfeasance. Food safety scandals over milk laced with industrial chemicals and rice contaminated with heavy metals have shaken the confidence of middle class consumers.

Still few China watchers believe a revolution is at hand, following the mass demonstrations that swept the autocratic rulers of Tunisia and Egypt aside and are now violently engulfing Libya and roiling Algeria, Bahrain and Yemen. Conditions in China aren’t quite as desperate.

China is the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with economists predicting another year of better than 9 percent

growth for 2011. While unemployment is surely higher than the nearly 5 percent urban joblessness rate, factory wages and conditions are improving for many.

University graduates — a crucial group in Egypt’s uprising — are finding jobs in China, though they are poorly paid.

The military, at least at the leadership level, is not showing fissures in support for Communist Party rule, and the police state has suppressed any opposition leaders or organizations from emerging.

“If you look at Chinese people, their lives are improving. There’s no way they are going to put their lives on the line,” said Jing Huang of the National University of Singapore.

Yet as adept as the Chinese leadership has become in learning from the mistakes of other authoritarian regimes and keeping the economy humming, it has steadfastly refused to open up the political system. That insistence on “maintaining stability,” in the government’s phrase, is now seen by many in China as exacerbating social problems: rampant government corruption, glaring gaps between the haves and havenots and withering public trust.

“History will prove that stability cannot be placed above all else and that quite possibly will destroy all else. This ossified mentality that stability overrides all else will nip in the bud all our efforts to bring health to Chinese society,” said often outspoken Tsinghua University sociologist Sun Liping in a commentary last week on the Renmin Wang website.

Rather than social upheaval, Sun’s diagnosis is that Chinese society is speeding toward extinction, crushed by government power that ruthlessly protects vested interests.

One of those who wanted to take part in Sunday’s protests, lawyer Liu Shihui, posted a message on Twitter — “I have a date with the Jasmine Revolution group” — but never made it. At the doorway to his home in the southern city of Guangzhou, five men stopped him, hooded him and beat him with sticks of bamboo.

“It was cruel,” he said by telephone from a hospital Monday as he received treatment for cuts and possible fractures on his legs. “They didn’t say a word. They just started beating.”

It isn’t just activists who suffer. An analysis of the stampede in the coastal town of Xiangshui found that locals had good reason to be worried about the chemical plant’s safety. After a 2007 explosion killed eight people, the local government prevented reporters from investigating the accident, said the analysis posted on a web site run by the national prosecutor’s ministry.

The government has become so adept at silencing critics and suppressing protests, starting with the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in 1989, that scholars worry that it is becoming a wellworn tool. When that happens, police states can tire, and Claremont McKenna’s Pei said, regimes that look very stable sometimes collapse, like the communist bloc in Europe in 1989, Indonesia a decade later and seemingly Egypt this year.

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Legendary local aviator Bob Fogg subject of program

by NH Aviation Museum at Laconia Public Library

LACONIA — Local aviator Bob Fogg will be the subject of a presentation by NH Aviation Museum’s Capt. Charles Gerhan at the Public Library at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 28.

Gerhan will talk about Fogg’s flying adventures, including mail flights to Vermont during the 1927 flood, the “Bremen” and “Viking” trips to Newfoundland in 1928 and 1931, and the “under the bridge” flight the legendary aviator took in the 1930s with Eleanor Roosevelt.

Gerhan will also bring a model of Fogg’s “New Hampshire” WACO 10, based in Concord, in which he made the first passenger-carrying landing in 1927 in Manchester, and flew from the lakes on floats.

A retired U.S. Naval officer, Gerhan flew maritime antisubmarine aircraft with squadrons based

in Maine and Florida, served aboard the aircraft carrier Essex, chaired the Department, and taught aero engineering at the Naval Academy. He managed aircraft and electronics acquisition at the Navy Department in Washington, D.C. and Lakehurst, NJ, and commanded the Naval Avionics Center, an industrial facility in Indianapolis, IN. After retiring from the Navy in 1983, Gerhan became a lawyer and practiced law with the McLane firm and with NH Legal Assistance for 15 years. He is currently fully retired and a volunteer at the NH Aviation Museum.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 527-1278 or visit lhmslpl@ metrocast.net.

LACONIA — The Laconia Youth Football and Cheer Association (LYFCA) will host a Middle School dance from 6 — 9 p.m. on Saturday February 26.

Kids grades 6 — 8 from Belmont, Gilmanton,

Laconia, Meredith, and Gilford are invited to join in the fun. The evening will include a DJ, as well as snacks and water available for purchase.

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This Weeks Activities Lakes Region Community College Nursing student Phyllis Shoemaker (right) and LRCC Nursing Professor Debbie Brady (left) are scheduled to travel with a Global Builders Team to Leogane, Haiti and assist in the construction of affordable housing there. Shoemaker and Brady are pictured in the College’s foyer area. (Courtesy photo)

LACONIA — Representatives from the Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) Nursing program will join a Global Builders Team travelling to Leogane, Haiti to assist in the construction of affordable housing there.

“Leogane was the epicenter of the devastating earthquake in 2010 that left hundreds of thousands homeless in Haiti,” said LRCC first-year Nursing student Phylis Shoemaker, who is excited about the Haitian trip having helped ship supplies to the country with humanitarians Ray and Loretta Seabeck for some time. “The trip fulfills a personal dream to serve the people of Haiti.”

Lakes Region Sled Dog Club’s Russ Armstrong guest presenter at Goss Reading Room Thursday, February 24 LACONIA — Russ Armstrong, vice-president of the Lakes Region Sled Dog Club, will be the guest of the Friends of the Goss Reading Room at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 24.

With the abundance of snow making the trails ideal and Keith Bryar reclaiming first place, Armstrong should be eager to boast of the successful 82nd Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby.

He will also discuss the longtime popularity of sled dog racing in the Lakes Region.

For more information or to arrange a ride to the program, call 524-7683.

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Children: Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, February 23rd @ 10:00 Thursday, February 24th @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room. For more information, call 524-4775 x13.

Wednesday, March 2nd @ 10:00 Thursday, March 3rd @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room. For more information, call 524-4775 x13.

Tuesday, February 22nd @ 1:00, come to Goss at 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Tuesday, March 1st @ 1:00, come to Goss at 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Goss Reading Room Storytime

Adult: Growing Veggies for Food and Fun in the Home Garden

Wednesday, February 23rd @ 6:15 Laconia Rotary Hall Bill Lord, Belknap County Cooperative Extension Fruit Specialist will discuss garden preparation, fertilization, varieties, pest control, mulching and season extension, and secession cropping. To register, please call 603-527-5475.

Runaway wives: When Colonial Marriages Failed

Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM Marcia Schmidt Blaine, Professor of History at UNH When 18th century wives tired of the marriage contract, they could run, but they could not hide. Husbands chased them down via newspaper ads, effectively removing their sources of credit and income. In the vocabulary of the war between the sexes, one reads of surprisingly enduring economic and social barriers to runaway wives. Sponsored by the Laconia Public Library and a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. For more information, call 524-4775 x11.

Goss Reading Room Storytime Teen: YU-GI-OH!

Monday, February 28th @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Teens in grades 6-12 meet to play this popular game.

For more information, call 524-4775.

Adult: Laconia Senior Center Book Discussion

Monday, February 28th @ 12:30 17 Church St. Join Debbie from the Library for a discussion of Jodi Picoult’s “Vanishing Acts”. For more information, call 524-4775.

We’re looking for a few good Legos…

The Library is seeking donations of gently used Legos of all shapes and sizes to be used in future children’s programs. Donations may be dropped off at the circulation desk during Library hours.

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

We have wireless ... inside & out!!

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Virginia H. White, 101

LACONIA — Virginia H. White, 101, of 30 County Drive and formerly of 34 Gilbert Street, died at the Belknap County Nursing Home, on Saturday, February 19, 2011.

Virginia was born December 9, 1909 in Campton, NH the daughter of William and Myrtie (Moulton) Allen.

Virginia lived in Laconia for most of her life. She was employed as a L.P.N. by the Sturdy Hospital in Attleboro, Mass. She also worked for the Laconia State School & Training Center for over twenty years. She worked as a nurse until the age of 85.

On December 9, 2009 when Virginia turned 100, she was given a Certificate by the Mayor-Elect Mike Seymour proclaiming that day as “Virginia White Day”.

She celebrated her 100th birthday with a temporary tattoo. Virginia believed “To take one day at a time and you make the best of it you can”.

Survivors include a son, Sidney C. Campbell, of Hemet, Calif.; a daughter, Louise H. Wright, of Laconia; a daughter in law, Erma Campbell of Laconia;

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many grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great-grandchildren; half brother, Leroy Bragg, of Claremont, NH; half sister, Viola Hooker, of Lebanon, NH. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a son, William “Bill” E. Campbell in 2001, a half brother, Lendell Bragg, a half sister, Vangie Godnizer and two grandchildren.

Family calling hours will be held at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH 03246.

Graveside services will be held in the Spring at the family lot in Union Cemetery, Academy St., Laconia, NH. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH, 03110.

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

Gilbert S. Center, 90

LACONIA — Gilbert S. Center, 90, a longtime resident of Laconia, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Havenwood-Heritage Heights in Concord, NH. Gil was born in Colebrook, NH, the only child of Gilbert Sayward Center and Camilla Brigham. He received a bachelor’s degree in History and Government from Bates College in 1943. After serving in the U. S. Navy from 1943-1945, Gil began a long public school teaching career, first in Huntington, MA and then in Laconia, NH. He earned a master’s degree in History from the University of New Hampshire.

Additional studies included a Coe Fellowship at the Institute of American History at Stanford University and the NDEA Institute on 20th Century U.S. History at Purdue University. After leaving Laconia High School after 25 years, he became the Executive Director of the New Hampshire American Revolution Bicentennial Commission from 19721977. His final career was as Director of the New Hampshire State House Visitor Center in Concord until his retirement in 1988.

He was the loving husband of Marjorie Cahall Center who he met at Bates College and with whom he celebrated 67 years of marriage this past November.

An avid historian, Gil served on the New Hampshire Historical Records Advisory Board, as a trustee of the US Constitution Council of the Thirteen Original States, as the public member of the program grant committee of the Bicentennial Council of the Thirteen Original States, and a member of the New Hampshire Civil War Centennial Commission.

A resident of Laconia for 61 years Gil was highly regarded as a prominent area historian. He was the author of the weekly column, “Our Yesterdays,” in the Laconia Evening Citizen from 1965-1990. Gil was a life member of the Belknap Mill Society working many years on the preservation of the mill and its program goals.

Gil was very active in the American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire with its mission and programs and served as an area director. He had particular interest with its world mission support.

He also was very involved with Bates College Alumni affairs.

In addition to his wife, Marjorie, family members include his son, Robert Center, and his wife, Kay, of Waitsfield, Vermont and children Carrie Henry of Underhill, Vermont and Dana Henry of Winona, Minnesota; his daughter, Jodi Center, of Lynchburg, Virginia; cousins, Pauline Lemieux and Roberta Rainville, of Colebrook, New Hampshire, and Kathy Spitzner of Beecher Falls, Vermont.

A celebration of Gilbert Center’s life will be held on April 16, 2011h at 1:00 pm at the Belknap Mill in Laconia.

As a tribute to his lifelong love of learning, gifts may be directed to the Havenwood-Heritage Heights Programs Fund, 33 Christian Avenue, Concord, NH. 03301.

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

William J. Brunkhardt, 74 BELMONT — William J. Brunkhardt, 74, of Belmont, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday, February 16, 2011.

Mr. Brunkhardt was born February 29, 1936 in Huntingdon, Penn., the son of Albert and Florence (Miller) Brunkhardt. He lived in Ringwood, New Jersey for many years before moving to Belmont, N.H. eleven years ago where he retired to Great Brook Village.

During his many years in Ringwood, New Jersey, he was a very active volunteer member of the Ringwood Ambulance Corps. where he served as Captain and as an EMT and EMT instructor. After retirement, he was very active in the social events of the Great Brook Village. He enjoyed genealogy and researching the family tree.

Mr. Brunkhardt was employed as a contract manager at the Curtiss Wright Corp., at Singer Kearfott and in December, 1999 he retired from MIDSCO in Wayne, New Jersey.

Mr. Brunkhardt was a member of the Laconia Congregational Church.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Helga (Meyer) Brunkhardt, of Belmont; a son, Scott Brunkhardt, of Nashua; a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Alfred Hawkins, of Bethlehem, Georgia; three grandchildren, Jonathan Brunkhardt of Nashua, Alida Hawkins and Anthony Hawkins, both of Bethlehem, Georgia; a brother, Albert Brunkhardt, Jr. of Camp Hill, Penn. and a niece, Cynthia Titus, of Lancaster, Penn. There will be no calling hours.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the Laconia Congregational Church, 69 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. Rev. Dr. Warren Bouton, Pastor of the Church, will officiate.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Laconia Congregational Church, 18 Veterans Square, Laconia, N. H. 03246.

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

Jean S. Deware, 59 BELMONT — Jean S. Deware, 59, a lifelong resident of Belmont died Friday, February 18, 2011 at her home with her family at her side following a period of failing health. Jean was born in Laconia, July 30, 1951, daughter of the late, John O. and Eleanor E. (Read) Salls. She graduated from Belmont High School, class of 1969. Jean was a homemaker, enjoying her family, camping, gardening, bird watching and life around her.

Her family includes her husband of 41 years William R. Deware of Belmont, daughters Tracey J. Sinclair and husband George of Belmont, Susan M. Wade and husband Brian of Rollinsford and Ryan L. Barney and husband Michael of Bridgewater; son John W. Deware and wife Jennifer of Belmont, seven grandchildren, sister Cynthia E. Lavoie of Laconia, aunt Jean S. (Read) Collins of Northfield, nieces, nephews and cousins.

It was Jean’s wish that services and burial would be private for her family.

Arrangements are under the care of the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home in Tilton.

Those wishing may make memorial contributions in Jean’s name to the New Hampshire Humane Society at P.O. Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247-0572.

Mary S. Boucher, 87 EULESS, Tex. — Mary S. Boucher, 87, passed away February 11, 2011. She was the widow of Albert “Spike” Boucher who passed away in 1980.

Mary was born February 16, 1923, in Laconia, the daughter of Henry H. and Merle (Glover) Shorey. She was raised in Laconia. In 1940, she was a member of an all girls orchestra, Shorey Swing Sisters. Mary graduated from Laconia High School, Class of 1941 and was chairman of the LHS Class of 1941 reunions every five years.

Mary was a life-long member of the First United Methodist Church of Gilford. Over the past 65 years, she was a member and past Noble Grand of Esther Rebekah Lodge #9 of Laconia; Enterprise Rebekah Lodge #46 of Bristol; the Rebekah Assembly of N.H.; Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant Canton Osgood #15 of Franklin; Ladies Encampment Auxiliary #3 of Penacook; Past Grand Deputy Matriarch, Laconia Encampment Auxiliary #9; Past Grand Deputy Matriarch, Association of the Grand Encampment of N.H., I.O.O.F. In 1990, Mary was honored with the Decoration of Chivalry for her work with the Rebekah’s. She was also a past member of Salvation Army Auxiliary of Laconia and the Opechee Park Club.

During WWII, Mary traveled for the New England Telephone Company. She began working at the Laconia Clinic in 1946, served the clinic during three major changes and additions to the facility, and retired in 1986 after 40 years of service. She went on to work at Laconia Savings Bank until August of 2004. Mary loved fishing and bowling.

Surviving Mary are her one son, Albert M. Boucher, of Euless, Texas; one grandson, Eric J. Boucher, of Sunnyvale, Texas; very close friends, Edgar & Marilyn Dana, of Chelmsford, Mass. and several nephews and nieces.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Mary was predeceased by her brother, Gardner Shorey, and her two sisters, Eunice Elliott and Kay MacDonald.

A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11:00AM at the First United Methodist Church, 500 Gilford Avenue, Gilford, NH. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Union Cemetery, Laconia, N.H. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Wilkinson-Beane, Inc., PO Box 67, Laconia, NH 03247-0067 to assist the family with the funeral arrangements or to the American Cancer Society, Two Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, N.H. 03110-6803.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www. wilkinsonbeane.com.

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Lawrence J. McAdams, Jr., 87 GILFORD — Lawrence J. McAdams, Jr., 87, of 83 Heights Road, Gilford, NH died at the Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith on Saturday February 19, 2011.

He was born March 31, 1923 in Boston, Mass. the son of Lawrence J. and Mary Ann (Lennon) McAdams, Sr. Mr. McAdams gradated from Boston English High School in 1941. He served in the US Navy during WWII and was on the USS Luzon in the Pacific as a Machinist’s Mate First Class.

Mr. McAdams was a firefighter for the Boston Fire Department from 1946 until 1981.

During his time with the fire department he served on the Fire Boat, Ladder 8 and was Captain of Rescue-I at the Oliver Street Station. His father Lawrence J. McAdams, Sr. was also a Captain on the Boston Fire Dept. from 1912-1958. Lawrence was extremely proud that his grandson, Keith Lawrence Espinola, recently began his career with the Boston Fire Dept. on January 25, 2011.

Lawrence was a devoted Catholic and served as an altar boy as a youngster at St. Gregory’s Church in Dorchester, Mass. Most recently he was a communicant of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Meredith, NH. Lawrence was a loving and devoted son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. He was proud and honored to be a public servant for the City of Boston.

He lived by example through the value of hard work.

He gave all he could to his daughters and was very

proud that all his girls successfully graduated from college. He loved summers and spent them boating on Lake Winnipesaukee in NH. Upon his retirement he wintered with his wife in North Port, Fla. He was a fan of the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Bruins. He loved working in his woodshop, his dogs and had many favorite canine companions throughout his life. He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years Ruth Alice (Stanton) McAdams of Gilford; 3 daughters Donna McAdams of Escondido, CA, Cynthia (McAdams) Espinola of Andover, Mass. and Patricia McAdams Temperino of Plymouth, NH; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren and 2 nieces.

Beside his parents he was predeceased by a sister Rita McAdams Todd and his niece Carol Ann Todd.

There are no calling hours.

A Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Rt. 25 Meredith on Thursday February 24, 2011 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Community Health & Hospice 780 North Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246 or the Boston Firefighters Fund 55 Hallet Street, Boston, MA 02124.

The Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an on line memorial go to www.wilkinson.com.

FRANKLIN — Hilda Mayor Geiler, 93, of Franklin, died peacefully at home on Saturday, February 19 after a short battle with cancer. She was born April 17, 1917 in Duluth, Minnesota to William H and Lily (Whalley) Mayor and baptized in Bolton, England. She was a 90 year resident of Franklin having moved there at the age of four.

She graduated from FHS in the Class of 1935, and spent a year as an apprentice in a bakery in England.

She was a cook at Webster Place Tearoom and NH Orphan’s Home; buyer, window decorator, & clerk at Holmes & Nelsons; ward secretary, medical records technician, & librarian at Franklin Regional Hospital retiring from there in 1986. She might also be remembered from Merle Drown’s Yarn, Gift & Flower Nook, Tommy’s Soda Fountain, and Durants Stationery Store on Central Street.

She was a 79 yr member of the Franklin United Methodist Church and a 74 yr member & Past Matron of Ionic-Ragged Mountain Chapter No. 20, OES and Past Grand Marshal of NH Grand Chapter. She belonged to Grand Marshals’ Assoc, Grand Representatives Assoc, and Past Matrons & Past Patrons Association. She was a Brownie leader and was a past president of the Franklin PTA. She was happiest when surrounded by her family.

Her hobbies include baking, gardening, flower arranging, cake decorating, bowling, music, and the

Red Sox. A wonderful cook, she was known throughout the state for the suppers she chaired for the Masons and her Church.

Hilda was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Herbert W Geiler, two children; Herbert W Jr, & Janet, a brother, Rowland Mayor and a sister, Evelyn Beauly and husband George. Her family includes daughter, Linda Pauwels and husband Charles of Tilton; 3 grandchildren, Cheryl DeBlasio and husband John of Wanaque, NJ, Beth White and husband James of Bristol, NH, and Susan Katz and husband Brian of Wanaque, NJ; two step grandchildren, Holly Nenna and Sheridan Brown, four great grandchildren, Kimberly, Brianna, Katie, & Kiara, and her sister, Doris Morse of Lebanon, NH. Calling Hours will be held Monday, February 21, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Franklin-Tilton Road, Tilton, NH. A Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 11:00 AM in the Memorial Home. Spring burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, Franklin.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to either the Franklin Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 476, Franklin, NH 03235, the GSC Inc, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, MA/NH Chapter, 460 South River St., Marshfield, MA 02050 or the Franklin VNA and Hospice, 75 Chestnut St., Franklin, NH 03235.

For more information go to www.smartfuneralhome.com.

Hilda M. Geiler, 93

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Second graders at Paul Smith Elementary in Franklin collecting pet food for area shelter

FRANKLIN — Second grade students at Paul Smith Elementary School are asking for support in collecting pet food and non-perishable items until March 18.

With the decline of food and equipment available in local pet shelters, the children have decided to help. Under the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Magoon, the students intend to gather, package up,

and deliver donations to an area pet shelter.

Items being sought include dry cat and dog food, treats, toys, cat litter, air fresheners, SOS pads, paper towels, hand cleaners and sanitizers, and blankets.

Donations may be dropped off at the school. Pickups may also be arranged by calling Mrs. Magoon at 934-4144.

Joan S. Horne, 75 NORTH CONWAY — Joan S. Horne, 75, of 3073 White Mountain Highway, died at the Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, February 19, 2011.

Joan was born October 26, 1935 in Enfield, the daughter of Harold Roy and Eva Rosemarie (Chabot) Canney. She graduated from Laconia High School in 1953.

Joan had been employed at Scott & Williams Inc. after graduating from high school. She had been living in North Conway for many years. She was a volunteer at the Gibson Center in North Conway for a number of years.

Survivors include her daughter, Debra Brown and her husband Gary of Meredith; 3 grandchildren Stephanie Brown, Nathaniel Brown and Anthony Brown; 3 sisters Linda Clairmont and her husband Kerry of Belmont, Janet McKinnon and her husband John of Lady Lake, Fla. and Susan Canney of Butler, Penn.

There are no calling hours.

Services will be held on Tuesday February 22, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-SimoneauPaquette Funeral Home 164 Pleasant Street Laconia, NH using the Carriage House entrance.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Merriman House Activities Center PO Box 5001 North Conway, NH 03860.

The Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH 03246 is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an on line memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

Inez M. Johnson, 88 GILFORD — Inez M. Johnson 88, of 84 Old Lake Shore Road, Gilford, died at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia on Friday February 18, 2011. She was the widow of Charles B. Johnson who died in 2000.

Inez was born December 27, 1922 in New Hampton the daughter of Herbert and Ethel (Brown) Rockwell.

Inez had been a resident of Gilford for the past 28 years coming from Hudson, NH. She had also lived in Bristol and Windsor Locks, Conn. for many years. She loved to cook and enjoyed traveling and camping.

Survivors include a daughter Mary Bickford of Gilford; a daughter-in-law Dorothy Johnson of Kingston, Mass.; 3 grandchildren Karin Johnson Whitten of Rockland, Mass., Charles B. Johnson II of Mechanic Falls, Maine and Charles L. Bickford of Gilford; 7 grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Beside her parents and husband she was predeceased by a son John C. Johnson in 1991.

There are no calling hours.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday February 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the Wilkinson-BeaneSimoneau-Paquette Funeral Home 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, using the Carriage House entrance.

Spring burial will be in Homeland Cemetery, Bristol.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Assoc. 2 Wall Street Manchester, NH 03101.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an on line memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

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Barbara M. Gallagher, 87 LACONIA — Barbara M. Gallagher, 87, of 30 County Drive and formerly of 663 Cherry Valley Rd., Gilford, died peacefully at the Belknap County Nursing Home on Thursday, February 17, 2011 with some of her children and grandchildren by her side.

Barbara was the widow of Frank E. Gallagher who died in 2005. She was born September 23, 1923 in Peabody, Mass., the daughter of Dr. John F. Bradley and Anna (Haskins) Bradley. She attended school in Beverly, Mass. After high school, Barbara graduated from both Lasell Junior College and Simmons College, becoming a registered medical secretary. She lived most of her life in Salem, Mass. and managed the office at Essex Surgical Associates for many years. After retiring to New Hampshire in 1979, she spent her time volunteering, and especially doting on her grandchildren. She loved spending time with them at the beach and attending their extracurricular activites.

Mrs. Gallagher was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Gallagher of Salem, Mass. and Mark Gallagher and his wife, Janet, of Meredith; two daughters, Barbara Lyons and her husband, Joe, of Glen Allen, Virginia and Anne Gallagher of Laconia; four grandchildren, Mikael Morancy of Gilford, Melissa Morancy of Laconia, Lauren Smith of Plymouth, Mass. and Kathleen Colbert-Mackey of Wakefield, Rhode Island; a brother, Robert H. Bradley and his wife Joanne, of Methuen, Mass. and a sister, Dr. Jean Mooney of Chestnut Hill, Mass. In addition to her husband and her parents, Mrs. Gallagher was predeceased by a brother, Dr. Warren A. Bradley.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Saint Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. Spring burial will be in the family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Gilford, NH. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1 Bedford Farms Drive Suite 105, Bedford, NH. 03110.

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

Second graders at Paul Smith Elementary in Franklin collecting pet food for area shelter

FRANKLIN — Second grade students at Paul Smith Elementary School are asking for support in collecting pet food and non-perishable items until March 18.

With the decline of food and equipment available in local pet shelters, the children have decided to help. Under the guidance of their teacher, Mrs. Magoon, the students intend to gather, package up, and deliver donations to an area pet shelter.

Items being sought include dry cat and dog food, treats, toys, cat litter, air fresheners, SOS pads, paper towels, hand cleaners and sanitizers, and blankets.

Donations may be dropped off at the school. Pickups may also be arranged by calling Mrs. Magoon at 934-4144.

Mildred E. Ladieu, 94 LACONIA — Mildred E. Ladieu, 94, of 56 Bell Street, Lakeport, passed away at the Lakes Region General Hospital on Thursday, February 17, 2011. She was the widow of Francis H. Ladieu who died in 1995.

Mrs. Ladieu was born October 1, 1916 in Littleton, N.H., the daughter of the late Earl and Mildred (Rogers) Waterman.

With the passing of her father and the illness of her mother, Mildred was cared for and later adopted by her aunt Genevieve Rogers, known affectionately by all of Mildred’s children as Nana. Mildred lived with Nana in Lancaster, NH until she moved to Laconia in 1936 to attend nursing school. She graduated from the Laconia School of Nursing in 1938 and was employed at the Laconia Hospital as a private duty nurse. She spent five years as the assistant City Nurse with her dear friend, Louise Killourhy. Everyone who knew Mildred admired her fierce independence and self reliance. She lived in her own home until her death. Her passion was gardening. When it was no longer an option, she returned to reading, something that she loved her entire life.

Mildred was the last of her siblings, which included the late Rev. Earl E. Waterman, of Whitefield; Evelyn Hawes, of FL; and Velma Philbrook, of MA. Survivors include a daughter, Eileen Ladieu, of Newton. MA, and Dr. Stephen Sohn; four sons, Richard Ladieu of St. George, Utah, John & Jaine Ladieu of Douglasville, GA, William & Janet Ladieu

of Hooksett, NH, and James Ladieu of Laconia.

She had 9 grandchildren; Scott, Cheryl, Susan, Jennifer, Duston, Joshua, Sage, Chandra and Renee. 13 great grandchildren; Matthew, Stephanie, Laura, Alison, Jake R, Aspen, Alexis, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Abby, Jake L, Tate and Hunter and many loved nephews and nieces.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH 03246 using the Carriage House Entrance.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 11:00AM at Saint Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. A reception will be held directly after the funeral mass at the Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford NH 03249.

Spring Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Lakeport Community Assoc., P.O. Box 6015, Lakeport, NH 03246 In the memory of M. Ladieu for the Spring Planting in Torey Park. Lakeport Square.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www. wilkinsonbeane.com.

French Film Festival at The Flying Monkey kicks off with opening night reception Friday, February 25 PLYMOUTH — Six French films will make their way from the Seine to the Pemigewasset as The Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center presents The Tournées French Film Festival February 25 — 27.

Co-sponsored by Plymouth State University’s Department of Language and Linguistics, the festival will begin with an opening night reception at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 25 with passed hors d’oeuvres and a carving station with a French flair.

Opening night reservations are required.

The event will feature blocks of two movies each on Friday and Saturday night, as well as Saturday and Sunday afternoon. An optional French dinner on Friday and Saturday night, or champagne brunch on Saturday or Sunday afternoon, precede the screenings.

Ticket prices for the opening reception and two films Friday evening are $35. A la carte prices to see individual films throughout the festival are $8 each.

A complete festival pass which includes the opening night reception and all eight films is available for $55.

Dr. Katharine Harrington, assistant professor of French at PSU, says this festival will not only raise visibility for French language and culture, but will also give students and community members access

to contemporary French films. “France has a rich cinematic tradition and has produced more than a few great actors and directors,” said Harrington.

Among the six films planned for the weekend are a romantic comedy, a “buddy” movie, an animated feature, and “Coco Avant Chanel” (“Coco Before Chanel”), a biography of the famous fashion designer. Set in the early 20th century, the story follows Chanel’s rise from orphaned girl to Paris society. The movie stars Audrey Tatou, who appeared as Sophie in “The DaVinci Code.”

English sub-titles are included on all films. For a full list of titles, schedules, and dining options, visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Tickets may be purchased at The Flying Monkey Movie House or by calling 536-2551. PSU students and faculty receive a 15% discount on all tickets, packages, and dinner reservations by showing a valid university ID. Advanced reservations for the dining section are suggested.

The Tournées French Film Festival was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC), with additional support from The Florence Gould Foundation, The Grand Marnier Foundation, and Highbrow Entertainment.

Belknap Independent Business Alliance ‘Meet ‘N Greet’ to be held today at Burrito Me LACONIA — The Belknap Independent Business Alliance (BIBA) will hold a “Meet ‘N Greet” at Burrito Me restaurant from 6 — 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22.

BIBA is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the community about the importance and benefits of supporting locally-owned independent businesses.

Celebrating its first anniversary, Burrito Me was founded by cousins Aaron and Rueben. Everything at the taqueria is made from scratch using local products whenever possible.

Members and guests are welcome to this event, free of charge. For more information, call Randy or Sue Bullerwell at All My Life Jewelers, 528-8541 or visit www.bibanh.org.

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2 new certificate programs added Fundraiser supporting Eric Grant to Health Care curriculum at Band trip to national competition Lakes Region Community College set for Friday, February 25 LACONIA — Two new certificate programs have been added to the Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) Health Care curriculum.

Home Health Care Aide will be offered Mondays and Wednesdays beginning February 28. An EKG Technician program will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning March 1.

Well-received Health Care certificate programs already in place include Phlebotomy Technician, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Billing and Coding, and the Veterinary Assistant Program.

“The Healthcare field is where the jobs are in the Lakes Region and throughout the state,” said Joseph Hallgren, director of Workforce Development at LRCC. “Our mission is to identify where employment needs are now and will be in the future and train individuals to be prepared to fill those positions in as little time as possible.”

The College has partnered with Condescended Curriculum International, Inc. to offer Health Care programs in the evening and on Saturdays so that students can complete them in one semester. “Many individuals cannot afford to spend the two years required for a traditional certificate or degree program or afford it financially,” Hallgren continued. “The certificate programs are condensed but they are comprehensive, requiring from 50 hours to 100 hours to complete.”

Health Care program certificates have been approved for funding through the Federal Government’s Workforce Investment Act (WIA) for eligible individuals. “If you are unemployed or underemployed, talk to a counselor at New Hampshire Works on Union Avenue,” advised Hallgren.

To register or get more information, call Hallgren at 524-3207.

Boys & Girls Club to host Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce ‘Business After Hours’Wednesday

(Left to right) Boys & Girls Club Individual Services Operations Director Jennie Pappas; Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karmen Gifford; Boys & Girls Club Executive Director David Parker; and Chamber Ambassador and Boys & Girls Club Board Member Barbara Leone discuss plans for the “Business After Hours” event to be held on the lower level of the former Our Lady of the Lakes Church in Lakeport. from 5 — 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23. (Courtesy photo)

LACONIA — The Boys & Girls Club of the Lakes Region will host a Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) “Business After Hours” event from 5 — 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23.

In 1999, after a violent incident between young teens galvanized the community and provided the inspiration for developing a safe supervised place for teens, the Belknap County Teen Center was founded.

In 2007, the Center

broadened its base and became the Boys & Girls Club of the Lakes Region, where it has grown into a place where youth grades 1 — 12 can find hope and opportunity — no matter what their circumstances.

All are welcome to join LRCC members and Boys & Girls staff, volunteers, and kids for door prizes and refreshments. For more information, call Dave Parker, executive director, at 5280197 or visit www.bgclronline.org.

Gilford’s Eric Grant Band is on its way to the national stage at the NACMAI Country Music Week competition in Pigeon Forge, TN. A fundraiser to help offset the costs of the trip will be held at Shooter’s Tavern on Friday, February 25. Pictured (left to right) are band members Paul DiBiaso, Eric Grant, Sherry Grant, John Littlefield, Dan Haney, Bill Hayes, Carlos Flores, and Tim Kierstead. (Courtesy photo)

GILFORD — A fundraiser to support a trip by the Eric Grant Band (EGB) to the North America Country Music Association, International (NACMAI) competition in Pigeon Forge, TN will be held at Shooter’s Tavern in Belmont on Friday, February 25.

EGB earned a spot in the competition by sweeping the New Country Band of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year categories in both the New Hampshire Country Music Association and the regional New England Country Music Organization contests in the fall of last year. The national competition will take place during the NACMAI’s 14th Annual Country Music Week, which begins March 7.

Formed roughly 18 months ago, the band has played on numerous stages across New England including Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion and

Indian Ranch. In November, EGB took to the Main Street Stage and performed for an estimated 20,000 attendees at the Nashua Stroll.

Says band founder Eric Grant, “Everyone in EGB, from the musicians all the way through our tremendous support staff, has worked very hard to raise our game for each audience we are lucky enough to find. The fans have been great and we’re looking forward to carrying the New Hampshire flag to the national stage. There’s a lot of great country music going on “up north” and EGB is going to do its best to leave that mark on the stage in Tennessee.”

Eric Grant Band has just finished the final studio work for their first CD of original work which is scheduled for release shortly after the NACMAI competition. For more information about how to support the band, including a raffle of a personal EGB performance, visit www.ericgrantband.com.

NORTHFIELD — The Annual Report is now available for review at the Town Web site: www.northfieldnh. org.

The report contains the Budget Committee’s 2011 budget proposal and the warrant for next month’s

town meeting as well as reports of town officers and independent agencies serving the people of Northfield.

Hard copies of the Annual Report will be available at Town Hall on March 1.

Copies will also be made available at the upcoming town meeting.

Annual Report of the Town of Northfield available for review online

Carrie Freitag, former chapter leader of Parents of Murdered Children, to present workshop Tuesday, February 22 LACONIA — Carrie Freitag, former chapter leader of Parents of Murdered Children, will present one of three workshops she has developed at at the Police Department Community Room at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22.

“Reclaiming Your Spirit From Murder: Surrender and Empowerment” is designed for the surviving

family and friends of those who have died by violence. The workshop will emphasize how to disentangle connections with loved ones from the murderous act/s perpertrated against them; detoxify one’s emotional center; and cope with the incongruencies murder introduces into our belief systems.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

There’s no benefit to busying yourself without first making a clear plan. Being productive is about doing one thing at a time and completing each task before you go on to the next one.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll think about all the things you could do instead of what you’re supposed to be doing. Perhaps it’s time to configure your schedule differently to stave off that old ennui.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The right kind of failure can be as impressive as success. Anyone who is moving forward is going to falter -- that’s part of the growth process. You will be in a forgiving mood.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As a rule, you like to be as straightforward as possible. That’s why you will be prone to sharing your unfiltered thoughts and stating your intentions outright, even if you don’t think the other person would approve.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You may try to take yourself out of a game, not because you think you’ll lose but because you’ll win. You either don’t want the prize, or you don’t want to hurt the feelings of the other players.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 22).

You find balance this year and are able to create satisfaction in several areas of your life at once. Before the week is over, you’ll receive a special gift to commemorate your progress. The next six weeks show you in romantic settings, sharing your heart. You’ll make deals and impress your family in May. Capricorn and Gemini people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 24, 11, 40 and 30.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You haven’t done anything wrong, and yet you still would benefit from a purification process. The residue of normal life can be messy on emotional and spiritual levels. Take deep cleansing breaths.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will have an enlightening conversation with a person you negotiate and interact with on a daily basis. You will learn that this person is deeper -- and funnier -- than expected.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You help others see the bigger picture in their lives, but sometimes it’s hard to do this for yourself. That’s why it’s so important to step back and do a new activity today. It will help you get perspective.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be dealing with the mistakes of others.

It’s easy for you to do this without passing blame, because you have made similar mistakes in the past. You’ll focus on fixing the problem, learning from it and moving on.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your optimism comes naturally today, and you’ll gravitate toward the upside in every situation. Your example will be followed.

You will give hope to someone who isn’t feeling so hopeful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll be bargaining for what you want. It is only when you are really willing to lose the deal that you are in a good place to negotiate. Remind yourself how strong you are on your own.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It could take you much longer than usual to get into the groove of working. You’ll have your head in the clouds, but at least they are white, puffy clouds. The storms know to avoid you.

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ACROSS 1 Big success 4 In front 9 Uncle Ben’s product 13 Lie adjacent to 15 Marsh plant 16 Personalities 17 Sup 18 Leaves of a book 19 Jump 20 Ridiculous 22 __-bitty; small 23 Physicians, for short 24 Storm center 26 Orange veggie 29 Absolutely certain 34 Once more 35 Throws 36 Jogged 37 Banister 38 Primitive homes 39 Save __; keep one’s dignity 40 Alcoholic woes,

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TUESDAY PRIME TIME

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2011. There are 312 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1732 (New Style date), the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony.

On this date: In 1784, a U.S. merchant ship, the Empress of China, left New York for the Far East to trade goods with China.

In 1810, according to some sources, Polish composer Frederic Chopin was born.

(Chopin, however, claimed March 1 as his birthday.)

In 1862, Jefferson Davis, already the provisional president of the Confederacy, was inaugurated for a six-year term following his election in Nov. 1861.

In 1909, the Great White Fleet, a naval task force sent on a round-the-world voyage

by President Theodore Roosevelt, returned after more than a year at sea.

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge delivered the first radio broadcast from the White House as he addressed the country over 42 stations.

In 1940, the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) was enthroned at age four in Lhasa, Tibet.

In 1973, the United States and China agreed to establish liaison offices.

In 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place in Lake Placid, N.Y., as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)

In 1984, 12-year-old David Vetter, who’d spent most of his life in a plastic bubble because he had no immunity to disease, died 15 days after being removed from the bubble for a bone-marrow transplant.

One year ago: Najibullah Zazi (nah-jeeBOO’-lah ZAH’-zee), accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways, pleaded guilty to conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiring to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization.

Today’s Birthdays: Announcer Don Pardo is 93. Actor Paul Dooley is 83. Hollywood “ghost singer” Marni Nixon is 81.

Movie director Jonathan Demme is 67. Actor John Ashton is 63. Actress Miou-Miou is 61.

Actress Julie Walters is 61. Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving is 61. Actress Ellen Greene is 60. Former Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is 59. White House adviser David Axelrod is 56. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 52. Actresscomedian Rachel Dratch is 45. Actor Paul Lieberstein is 44. Actress Jeri Ryan is 43.

Actor Thomas Jane is 42. Actress Tamara Mello is 41. Rock musician Scott Phillips is 38. Actress Drew Barrymore is 36. Actress Liza Huber is 36. Singer James Blunt is 34.

Rock singer Tom Higgenson is 32.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Belknap Independent Business Alliance (BIBA) Meet ‘n’ Greet at Burrito Me in downtown Laconia (9 Veterans Square). 6 to 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.

“Sudden Devastation, the Great New England Hurricane of 1938”, a part of the 2011 Plymouth State University Lecture Series. 11 a.m. at the Taylor Community’s Woodside building in Laconia. Associate Professor of Meteorology Lourdes Aviles will tell the compelling story. For more information or to reserve a seat call 524-5600.

Bake sale at Lakes Region Community College in Laconia to benefit student trip to Haiti. 10 1.m. to 2 p.m. in the cafeteria. Also, silent auction in Bennett Library.

Donated auction items welcome.

Lakes Region Camera Club meeting. 7:30 p.m. at the Meredith Public Library. Business meeting and competition: “open” and “nature”. See images at www.lrcameraclub. com.

Giggles & Grins Playgroup meets Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for parents and children through 5-years-old. Free. 9 to 11 a.m. at the Family Resource Center of Central N.H. (635 Main Street in Laconia.) For more information call 524-1741.

RESPECT Teen Clinic at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453.

Walk-in for teens only, 2 to 6 p.m. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing.

Boy Scout Troop 143 meets at the Congregational Church of Laconia (across from Laconia Savings Bank).

6:30 each Tuesday. All boys 11-17 are welcome. For information call 527-1716.

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

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Soup & Chili Night at Gilmanton School to benefit the 7th grade class. 5 to 7 p.m. $6 per person (no charge for children under 3). Homemade chili, chicken soup. Olive Garden’s famous minestrone soup, a variety of Panera’s breads, fresh garden salad with Olive Garden house dressing, coffee, drinks and desserts.

Adult discussion of “Woodsong” at the Moultonborough Public Library. 10:30 a.m. A part of celebration of One Book One Community: A Dog Sledding Odyssey.

Silent auction at Lakes Region Community College in Laconia to benefit student trip to Haiti. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Bennett Library.

Free Mom & Me screening of “The Tiger Movie” at Smitty’s Cinema in Tilton. 11 a.m.

Meeting of the Concord Transplant Support Group.

7 p.m. in room 5C at Concord Hospital. Open to all preand post-transplant patients, friends and family. Bring your questions and concerns and share your news. For more information call Yoli at 224-4767.

Old School PE Time at the Meredith Community Center. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For age 21+. $1 per person.

Home vegetable gardening workshop at Laconia Public Library. 6:15 to 8 p.m. This free workshop will be presented by Bill Lord of the Belknap County Cooperative Extension.

School vacation movie and popcorn at the Moultonborough Public Library featuring the film “Iron Will”. 1 p.m. Part of celebration of One Book One Community: A Dog Sledding Odyssey.

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

Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks. (Every Wednesday) Cub Scout Pack 143 meets at the Congregational Church of Laconia (across from Laconia Savings Bank).

6:30 each Wednesday. All boys 6-10 are welcome. For information call 527-1716.

Friends of the Meredith Public Library meeting. 3 to 4 p.m. Open to all.

Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services.

STD/HIV testing on walk-in basis from 4 to 6 p.m. only. Sliding fee scale.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) meeting. 5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I have been married to “Brook” for more than 20 years, and we have a loving relationship. However, lately I am lonely because my wife is addicted to the Facebook game “Farmville.”

We used to spend our evenings together. Now she spends her time online. When I ask her to join me in watching what used to be a favorite TV show, she says, “Just a minute,” and if I’m lucky, she’ll show up an hour later.

I’ve tried using my computer skills to clandestinely monitor, limit or block access to these websites. But each time, she called our Internet provider’s tech support and reset everything. I’ve tried gently chiding her that all the so-called “friends” she has on these games are only monopolizing her time, but she shrugs this off and insists she doesn’t spend that much time online. She is lying to herself. I’ve tracked it. In a single day, she spent eight hours on this site. I’ve caught her online at 3 a.m.

Our house is a disaster. I do a lot of housework, but Brook is distracted when she tries to “help” and takes a lot of breaks -- which means she’s online again. How can I get her to spend more time with me? -- Fed Up with a Farmville Fanatic Dear Fed Up: These online games encourage constant participation, and many provide virtual social communities. Your wife fears that if she stops playing for an extended period, she will lose out. She doesn’t realize that she is already losing out -- with you. Like any addiction, your wife may need professional help to stop. In the meantime, insist that she shut off the computer at a specified time each day. Plan dates that will interest her enough to get out of the house. She needs to get back into the real world.

Dear Annie: I work in a small office and regularly interact

with my boss. My performance reviews are uniformly excellent, and I am liked, respected and trusted by my co-workers.

The problem is, after I take a vacation to which I am perfectly entitled, I find my inbox filled with petty requests and busywork from the boss. I rarely get such requests otherwise, and it makes me think he somehow feels I am slacking off because I am not there.

I am hotly offended by this behavior and would like to find an amicable but firm way to end it without permanently damaging our office relationship. Any thoughts? -- Seething in St. Louis Dear Seething: Your boss, in his inappropriate, controlling way, is telling you that he has a hard time managing without you. These petty requests are punishment for leaving him.

Unless you can schedule your vacations to coincide with his, we recommend you ignore this petulant behavior. Even if the requests are busywork, they are part of your job. This, too, shall pass.

Dear Annie: The letter from “Disturbed” brought back several years of bad memories for me. My husband is a great person with a deep love for family. However, he, too, had an explosive temper. There would be months without a problem, and then out of the blue, he would blow up at the children or me.

In desperation, we went to a family counselor. She suggested he see his physician. He did. After a lengthy explanation of the problem, the doctor prescribed an antidepressant. What a difference! I strongly recommend that anyone who has this problem talk to their doctor and ask if such a treatment might help. -- Grateful in California

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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BOATS Autos 1990 -Ford F-150 4X4 7 1/2 ft.

Fisher Plow, V8, Standard, Runs, Drives, Plows. $1,500. 455-9205 1999 Chevy Cavalier, 4 dr, 4 cyc, air, auto, CD, 89K mi., $3495 obo.

934-2221.

2007 Toyota Tundra, dbl. cab, SR5, 65K miles, maroon with black interior $17,500/ bro.

455-8987.

CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.

Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. 630-3606

DOCKS for Rent: 2011 season, Lake Winnisquam Point. Parking, bathrooms, showers, launch on site. 603-524-2222.

For Rent ALTON/GILFORD Town Line: Studio, $200 per week, includes utilities, cable and internet.

Lake/Beach access. 365-0799.

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals, 524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia.

CUTE 1-bedroom remodeled apartment in Tilton. 1/2 month rent free! Heat/Hot Water included. $660/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733 LACONIA 1-Bedroom - Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets.

Security Deposit & references. $600/mo. + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIA 2-bedroom 2nd floor apartment. Near hospital, clean, washer/dryer hook-up, heat/hot water included. $850/Month.

524-0703 LACONIA Pleasant St. 1-Bedroom, $750. Studio apartment $650. Heat/hot water included, no pets/smoking. 524-5837 LACONIA Prime 2 bedroom apartment on Gale Ave. Walk to town and beaches. Carpeting, just repainted, private entrance, Garage. $900/month includes heat and hot water. 524-3892.

LACONIA Waterfront- 2-Bedroom condo, quiet location, ample parking, Clean/renovated, furnished optional. No smoking/pets. $850/month. 603-366-4655.

LACONIA Weirs Blvd 2 Bedroom, 2 bath, one level newly renovated condo year-round. Balcony with view of lake, pool, no smoking/pets, refs/dep required. $900/month. 366-4341 LACONIA, New in-town open concept loft condo, hardwood floors, hidden 3rd story room with library ladder, granite countertops, washer and dryer, ground level, cable Internet included, very low utility costs, references, security required, non-smoker no pets,

LACONIA-DUPLEX 3 bedroom 1/1/2 bath, washer/dryer hookups, garage. $950/month, heat included. References & security deposit. No pets or smokers.

524-7419 LACONIA: Near downtown, 1-Bedroom, $600 +utilities and 2-Bedroom, $750 +utilities.

References & deposit required.

387-3864.

LACONIA: 1-bedroom apartments in clean, quiet, secure downtown building. Very nice and completely renovated. $175/week, includes heat, hot water and electricity.

524-3892.

LACONIA: 26 Dartmouth St. 1/2 of a Duplex; 7 Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bath. Walkout Basement w/Laundry Hookups. Very clean, hardwood floors, private off street parking for 2 cars. Convenient to library, churches, downtown, Opechee Park & schools. Available immediately non-smoking. $1,000/month plus utilities.

Owner/broker 396-4163 LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Efficiency, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available. 524-4428.

LACONIA: Large 4 bedroom apartment. Second floor, new paint and flooring, parking. $850 + utilities, security and references required. 603-781-6294.

LACONIA: Two 1 bedroom apartments available, both on 2nd floor. $180 & $190/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234.

MEREDITH 1 bedroom first floor, carpeted, washer/dryer hook-ps, parking, near town, non-smoking, $600/Month no utilities 279-7887

For Rent

For Sale

MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic. Plowing, parking and dumpster included, no dogs. $795/month 455-5660.

26” JVC television including shelf for DVD. $40. 524-4604.

MEREDITH- In-Town Efficiency apartment. 1-bedroom, 1-bath.

Kitchen, large living room with dryer. Quiet location, no pets/no smokers $800/Month + utilities.

Rick (781)389-2355

AMAZING Beautiful queen or full pillow top mattress set only $249.

See ad under “furniture”.

NORTHFIELD Are you tired of living in run down, dirty housing, then call us we have the absolute best, spotlessly clean and everything works. We include heat & hot water and all appliances, Townhouses & apartments, in Northfield one block from I-93 Call 630-3700 for affordable Clean living.

PREMIER Gated Community Meredith Bay. 3500 sqft custom 4BDRM single family home, 2-car garage. Grand Winnipesaukee Views! Beach Club, Pools, Tennis! $3750/mo./yr lease. Call 800-559-4141 or jshea@meredithbaynh.com. www.MeredithBayNH.com SANBORNTON New Large 1 bedroom condo; 2nd floor; parking, plowing & electric included; No smoking/pets. $765/mo. 455-0910 STUDIO for 1, Laconia, $310/ bi-weekly includes heat, light water, no smoking, no pets, 603-630-2393 TROPICAL Paradise: Marco Island, Florida waterfront condo.

Dare to compare, from $500/week and up. (603)393-7077.

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency apartment and a cottage including heat, hot water and lights. No pets. $150-$175/week. $400 deposit. 528-2757 or 387-3864.

Amana Microwave late model, $40, Antique radios & many power tools. 744-6107

BED- Orthopedic 11 inch thick super nice pillowtop mattress & box.

10 Yr. warranty, new-in-plastic.

Cost $1,200, sell Queen-$299, Full-$270 King-$450. Can deliver.

235-1773 BEDROOM- 7-piece Solid cherry sleigh. Dresser/Mirror chest & night stand (all dovetail).

New-in-boxes cost $2,200 Sell $895. 603-427-2001 Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets.

Solid maple, never installed. May add/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 433-4665 FIREWOOD: Buy low now, green, oak plus other hard wood, 1/2 cords, $75 delivered.

998-7337.

KENMORE 30” range, in working order and good condition. $25.

After 6 pm 528-6928.

LAMB -RAISED locally. Hormone & antibiotic free. Vacuum packed, frozen. Custom cuts available.

528-5838 MOVING Sale in Gilford, office furniture, household furniture, books, & etc. Call anytime 524-4740.

Palmer Scooter Brand new $6,000-OBO. Pace Saver Premier Plus scooter, approx. 4-years old. $600. 528-0788 PARADIGM Studio 100 v.3 full range home audio/ theater tower speakers. $1650. 496-8639.

ROTEL RB-1090 380 w/ch stereo home audio/ theater power amp $1200. 496-8639.

Furniture AMAZING! Queen or full mattress set. Beautiful Luxury firm European-pillow-top, new in plastic, costs $1,095, sell $249. Can deliver. 603-305-9763

For Rent-Commercial

MEREDITH Great Location!

31 Foundry Ave. Off Route 104

(Behind Olde Province Common)

1,500 Sq. Ft. with 17’ ceiling & 14’ overhead door. Partial 2nd level balcony space. Finished office cubicle on 1st floor.

Perfect for graphic, woodworking, artistry, retail, storage, etc.

$750/Month + Utilities 279-0142 (Business) 677-2298 (Cell)

Help Wanted MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Part-time maintenance technician needed for Wingate Village Apartments in Laconia. Experience in electrical, plumbing, interior/exterior building repair and maintenance. Pay starts at $13.00 per hour, 20 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 8AM-12 PM) With on-call rotation. Previous experience in maintenance preferred. Limited travel for training required. Email resumes to calbert@winnco.com.

EOE. EHO.

LACONIA HARLEY-DAVIDSON

LACONIA Prime retail. 750 sf., parking, includes heat. $550 per month. Also 1325 sf. $675/month Security deposit & references.

455-6662.

is offering an Exciting Sales Opportunity for Motivated and High Energy People. Sales experience is preferred but not required.

Great pay with Benefits available. Please apply online at www.laconiaharley.com.

Meredith- Office studio space. 2nd floor 3 rooms, carpeted 1,000 sq. ft. heated, near town, non-smoking. $625/Month.

Cell 781-862-0123 home 279-7887

MEREDITH: Established salon with booth rental available. Located on Main Street. Choose your own hours. Full or part time 731-5041.

HVAC TECHNICIAN - Laconia Foley Oil Co. is looking for a qualified candidate. Must have minimum 5+ years of experience in the residential field. Must be proficient and have strong trouble shooting skills in all areas of residential HVAC equipment i.e. gas, oil, A/C, warm air & hydronic systems. Must be Gas Certified. NATE certified a plus. Will participate in a compensated on-call rotation.

Benefits include 401(k) Plan, health insurance, paid holidays and paid vacation. Compensation commensurate with experience. Please send resume to foco2@metrocast.net or apply in person at 281 South Main St. Laconia.

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‘Meet the Candidates’ at Moultonborough Lions Club February 27 MOULTONBOROUGH — All candidates for Town and School District offices have been invited to speak at “Meet the Candidates Night 2011” to be held at the Lions Club beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 27.

Mel Borrin will serve as moderator of the event, during which each candidate will be given an opportunity to explain his/her reasons for running, address their qualifications, and comment on any specific issues that concern them. After all the candidates for a given Town or School District office have presented, questions from the audience will be answered.

Help Wanted

Three candidates are running for two three-year seats on the School Board: Bill Blackadar, Fox Smith, and Gary Torressen. On the Town ballot, four candidates are running for two three-year seats on the Select Board: Ed Charest, Peter Jensen, Christopher Shipp, and Russell Wakefield. Three candidates are running for two seats on the Planning Board: Brett Balise, Thomas Howard, and Judith Ryerson. Three candidates are running for two seats on the Zoning Board: Russ Nolin, Robert Stephens, and Timothy Tinel.

Candidates running for all other Town offices are

unopposed. On the Town election warrant, Suzette Remson is running for Tax Collector, Barbara Wakefield for Town Clerk, John Porter, Jr. for Trustee of the Trust Fund, and Phyllis Prouty and Jane Coyne are running for two seats on the Library Board of Trustees.

Town Moderator Borrin will allow those present to speak in favor of or against the SB2 petitioned warrant articles that will appear on both the Town and School District ballot on Tuesday, March 8.

All residents are invited to attend this event.

Coffee, water, and desserts will be available.

Help Wanted

Mobile Homes

Services

Services

Have IRRIGATION Experience?

Human Resources Representative

GILFORD: 55+ Park, 2BR w/carport, beach access, excellent condition, updated furnace, with appliances, $25,500. 524-4816.

PIPER ROOFING & VINYL SIDING

Belknap Landscape Co. is getting ready for Spring and is now interviewing experienced candidates for our Irrigation/ Lighting Division.

Belknap Landscape Co, the premier landscape company in the Lakes Region is looking for a qualified candidate to perform their H.R. needs.

EXTREME ROOF SHOVELING

Duties include start-ups, winterizations, along with installations and some service calls.

Experience in irrigation a must.

Must be quality-minded with strong work ethic. Experience in wiring a plus. Offering competitive wages and benefits, with seasonal overtime opportunities.

We perform pre-employment drug screen and physical.

MUST have valid drivers’ license and reliable transportation. Must be 18 or older. Apply to Human Resources at:

Belknap Landscape Co. Inc.

25 Country Club Road, #302 Gilford, NH 03249

Phone: (603) 528-2798 x18 Fax: (603) 528-2799

efredette@belknaplandscape.com

This is a part time position to work 32 hours per week. We offer competitive wages and benefits are available.

Successful candidate will have 3-5 years of human resources experience, strong communication and organizational skills. Must have familiarity with applicable state and federal regulations. Experience in Peachtree is a plus.

If you are a self-motivator and want to be part of a TEAM that values forward thinking then send your resume by mail/fax/email to:

Belknap Landscape Co, Inc.

25 Country Club Road, #302 Gilford NH 03249 Fax 528-2799

Craftsman snow blower $175, Vintage racing snowmobile, extra parts $500. 91 ArtcticCat Snowmobile $500. 603-343-3753

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

FLYFISHING LESSONS

on private trout pond. FFF certified casting instructor. Gift cert. available. (603)356-6240. www.mountainviewflyfishing.c om

Join a Retirement Community proudly serving Seniors in the Lakes Region.

Our team is always looking for individuals with caring and serving hearts to work with Seniors.

Group Interviews are held Every Wednesday Maplewood - building on the hill (left) 1:30 pm - Application Completion 2:00 pm - Interview

LPN – Full Time - Days LNA – Per Diem – All Shifts Other Positions: Exceptional Talent Apply We are located at 153 Parade Road, Meredith. www.forestviewmanor.com “Come Home to Forestview”

• Fully Insured •

Ice Dam Removal

455-8370

ROOF SHOVELING Fully Insured Laconia, Gilford, Belmont & Surrounding Areas Residential & Commercial

Howland • 524-2009

528-3531 ROOF, Deck Shoveling, Snowblowing, Snowplowing. Reliable, prompt professional service.

Residental/ Commercial. Fully insured 387-1073.

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

603-455-0214

Real Estate GILFORD, Lake Breeze Park, For sale by owner, 12x60 mobile home, fully applianced, deck and shed, nice lot, 2 car driveway. $8900. Call 527-1163.

New Durham 9 rooms, 2 baths $98,000. $1000 down

Green Valley Lawn Care- Snow removal, roofs, driveways, parking lots. Fully Insured. Dan 524-5295

Call 603-397-2694

SNOWMOBILE Repair: All makes & models, 25-years experience.

No job too small. Mobile service.

393-1087.

For more info

HANDYMAN SERVICES

leslie@belknaplandscape.com

Instruction SALES Representative for the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra to sell ads for the 2011-12 season program.

April-August, set own hours, 20% commission on ads plus expenses. Call 279-0142.

Motorcycles

Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Services

Roommate Wanted

Small Jobs Are My Speciality

MEREDITH: Private bedroom and bathroom. All utilities included.

Pets allowed.

(603)707-9036.

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

Services

PIECE OF MIND $30/ hour. Let me clean, organize or restyle your home. Dependable and trustworthy, impeccable references. Call Cindy at 520-2150.

DESROCHERS Burner Service Meredith, NH (603) 677-2666. Oil Heat Tune-ups, Repairs, Installations Emergency service. Free Estimates.

REMOVAL: Sheds, garages, junk/trash, fences and cellar & attic cleanups. Laconia/Gilford area. (978)618-3712. Call Tom anytime.

TAX PREPARATION Individuals and Businesses No return is too small.

E-Filing available Accounting and Auditing Roger Marceau, CPA 387-6844 or e-mail rlmarceau@metrocast.net THE HUNGRY PAINTER: Roof Shoveling, Painting, small tree work, dump runs, odd jobs, drywall repairs. 455-6296.

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