The Laconia Daily Sun, March 10, 2011

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Overworked 4-H Fair volunteers calling out for reinforcements BELMONT — Wendy French, president of the Belknap County 4-H Fair, said yesterday that if the adage “many hands make light work” is true, so is its inverse.

She’s learned that the hard way. French and her husband became involved in the organization of the fair five years ago because, she said, the annual event was struggling.

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School board chair defiant in face of Gilford vote

By Gail OBer

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GILFORD — School Board Chair Kurt Webber reiterated yesterday that the School District will continue to have a superintendent despite the passage of a warrant article by voters supporting a different

management plan.

Webber went on to say the both the Gilford and Gilmanton School Boards unanimously supported having a superintendent-style management plan.

“The law is very clear,” said Webber. “The School Board makes the decision on how the

schools will be run. We are not going to change our position.”

Webber’s statements came after 492 people of the nearly 700 who voted Tuesday said they supported a school district management plan that was less top-down and superintendent-driven.

Gunstock ski jump named for legendary Torger Tokle

The issue came to the fore last fall when current Superintendent Paul DeMinico announced his intent to retire at the end of this school year.

Lead by retired Budget Committee member Terry Stewart, a small but vocal number of see GILFOrd page 10

Council picks Meredith firm to assist with finding new city manager

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

Gunstock’s ski jump, built on Rowe Mountain in 1936, was the domain of Torger Tokle 70 years ago. Tokle, a recent immigrant from Norway, was one of the country’s most gifted ski jumpers during an era when ski sports were beginning to capture the country’s imagination. Tokle set mountain records at the jump in Gilford in 1939, 1940, and in 1941, at the age of 25, Tokle set a record at the jump that would stand for 35 years. Tokle joined the U.S. Army’s Mountain Division in 1942 and was killed in battle in 1945. Yesterday, on the 70th Anniversary of Tokle’s historic jump, the newly-formed Gunstock Mountain Historic Preservation Society unveiled a plaque commemorating his achievement and rededicating the hill to his memory. Gregg Goddard, secretary of the society, (on ladder) is shown here removing a drape from the plaque, which will be permanently installed at the site when the ground has thawed this spring. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

LACONIA — The City Council has chosen Municipal Resources, Inc. of Meredith to assist the city in seeking and selecting a city manager to succeed Eileen Cabanel, whose resignation will become effective May 31.

MRI was picked over the New Hampshire Local Government Center of Concord and Management Partners, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio.

MRI’s bid of $12,500, plus expenses for travel, lodging and food, fell between the LGC at $7,000 and Management Partners at $14,500 plus expenses.

In its proposal MRI outlined a 19-step process, beginning with the development of an “ideal candidate profile” in collaboration with city officials. Next the position would be advertised and MRI would scour its networks for potential candidates, who would be contacted. Once candidates submit their resumes, MRI would convene a panel of four “public administrators,” to review and rank them against the profile.

The top candidates, perhaps 10 to 20, would be asked to submit a written essay on a significant see MrI page 10

Police station project tops warrant for Saturday’s meeting in Tilton

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

TILTON — After spending 15 years and $153,101 pondering the space needs of the Police Department and presenting three

unsuccessful proposals to address them, the Board of Selectmen are again asking residents to approve establishment of a new police station.

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Wisconsin Senate leaders find way to bypass AWOL Democrats and pass legislation stripping public employees of bargaining rights MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday night to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers after discovering a way to bypass the chamber’s missing Democrats.

All 14 Senate Democrats fled to Illinois nearly three weeks ago, preventing the chamber from having enough members present to consider Gov. Scott Walker’s so-called “budget repair bill” — a proposal introduced to plug a $137 million budget shortfall.

The Senate requires a quorum to take up any measures that spend money. But Republicans on Wednesday split from the legislation the proposal to curtail union rights, which spends no money, and a spe-

cial conference committee of state lawmakers approved the bill a short time later.

The lone Democrat present on the conference committee, Rep. Peter Barca, shouted that the surprise meeting was a violation of the state’s open meetings law but Republicans voted over his objections. The Senate convened within minutes and passed the measure without discussion or debate.

Before the sudden votes, Democratic Sen. Bob Jauch said if Republicans “chose to ram this bill through in this fashion, it will be to their political peril. They’re changing the rules. They will inflame a very frustrated public.”

Walker said after the votes that Senate Democrats had plenty of opportunities to come home.

“I applaud the Legislature’s action today to stand up to the status quo and take a step in the right direction to balance the budget and reform government,” the governor said in a statement.

Walker’s proposal has touched off a national debate over union rights and prompted tens of thousands of demonstrators to converge on Wisconsin’s capital for weeks of protests. Spectators in the gallery Wednesday night screamed “You are cowards” as the Senate voted.

“In 30 minutes, 18 state Senators undid 50 years of civil rights in Wisconsin. Their disrespect for the people of Wisconsin and their rights is an outrage that will never be forgotten,” said Democratic Senate Minorsee WISCONSIN page 11

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After two decades of debate about the risk of executing an innocent person, Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, a decision that was certain to fuel renewed calls for other states to do the same.

Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat who has long supported capital punishment, looked drained moments after signing the historic legislation.

Lawmakers sent him the measure back in January, but Quinn went through two months of intense personal deliberation before acting.

He called it the most difficult decision he has made as governor.

“If the system can’t be guaranteed,

100-percent error-free, then we shouldn’t have the system,” Quinn said. “It cannot stand.”

Illinois becomes the 16th state in the nation without a death penalty more than a decade after former Gov. George Ryan imposed a moratorium on executions out of fear that the justice system could make a deadly mistake.

Quinn also commuted the sentences of all 15 men remaining on death row. They will now serve life in prison with no hope of parole.

In his comments, the governor returned often to the fact that 20 people sent to

death row had seen their cases overturned after evidence surfaced that they were innocent or had been convicted improperly.

Death penalty opponents hailed Illinois’ decision and predicted it would influence other states.

“This is a domino in one sense, but it’s a significant one,” said Mike Farrell, the former “MASH” star who is now president of Death Penalty Focus in California.

The executive director of a national group that studies capital punishment said Illinois’ move carries more weight than states that halted executions but had not used the death penalty in many years.

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Froma Harrop

Hey public workers, join the new reality Too bad the showdown with public employee unions has come to this, however long in the making. One can be pro-union and still feel a growing resentment at these workers’ ability to set their own dream retirement benefits as the private sector’swere being amputated. Not that they are to blame. They got what they could — it’s the American way — though they overplayed their hand by resisting honest efforts to reform government, schools above all.

The public workers respond that rather than race to the bottom, others should rise to their level. But the difference between them and others is that they got to fire their employers at the ballot box. Their payoff came in the form of future goodies that wouldn’t hit the taxpayers until the politicians were long gone. Hence, retirements at age 50 and gold-plated health coverage for life.

“Do you know how much of our retirement plan we are funding ourselves?” an aggrieved teachers union official asked. To which I replied, “No, I don’t know, but I happen to be funding 100-percent of mine.”

Public employees are fighting to keep their old-fashioned definedbenefit plans, which have all but disappeared in the private sector. Such plans promise to pay a set amount to each qualified retiree. If the investments can’t keep up with the promises, the employer must make up the difference — in the case of government workers, the taxpayer.

Private-sector workers are now in defined-contribution plans, such as 401(k)s. These are self-funded through pre-tax deductions from the employees’ paychecks. The workers usually decide how much money goes in and choose an investment strategy. If they don’t contribute enough, or their investments go south, then tough luck.

The employer may help by putting in some matching contributions, though many have stopped doing that.

Federal workers, by the way, have 401(k)-like options, for which the government still offers a generous match.

Most states have laws forbidding changes in pension plans of their

current workers — something private employers do all the time. But Alaska and Michigan have moved to 401(k)-type plans for their new hires, and several others have created hybrid retirement systems.

It stuns to hear policy analysts still regarding public workers as a special class deserving special protections.

For example, Teresa Ghilarducci at the New School for Social Research argues that 401(k)s are a “bad deal” for taxpayers. “Dollar for dollar,” she writes, “a traditional pension plan yields more pension benefits than do 401(k) plans because 401(k) management and investment fees are three times higher.”

First off, whose dollar is she talking about? If public workers depended on 401(k)s for their retirement, taxpayers would be spending far fewer of theirs. Really, had traditional plans provided employers a better deal, the private sector wouldn’t have frozen them years ago.

There are good arguments against the 401(k). The fees can be high, as Ghilarducci notes, though they can be minimized by putting the money in a low-fee index fund.

Alicia Munnell, formerly on the Council of Economic Advisers, points out that private-sector workers tend to put too little money in their 401(k)s, and many will face a threadbare retirement. Thus, she concludes, they are useful but not an alternative to defined-benefit plans for the public sector.

To this I ask, what makes public workers a species apart from everyone else? If 401(k)s are flawed and need fixing — or another way to provide for retirement is superior — shouldn’t the remedy be available to all American workers?

There’s no need to demonize government workers. But it’s time they joined the rest of us in the new reality. If they don’t like it, well, neither do we.

(A member of the Providence Journal editorial board, Froma Harrop writes a nationally syndicated column from that city. She has written for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.)

Employment Security matched us with four terrific people to hire To the editor, We would like to thank Deborah (Ginger) Dubois and the rest of the crew at N.H. Employment Security (NHES) for assisting in placing four individuals over the past few months with our company. Describing our employment needs, NHES matched us with qualifying candidates that resulted in our hiring four terrific people who can help our company grow. Overall we were very impressed with the

professionalism, promptness, and dedication of NHES in furthering employment and prosperity in our region.

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LETTERS How does county pay for certain expenses going over budget?

To the editor, At the last Belknap County Delegation meeting it was stated that the county grand total annual budget, once voted by the convention, is nothing more than a “bottom line amount” to be used by the commission as it sees fit.

This is not simply misinformation but false. The fact is the grand total budget is the sum of all the individual line items as voted by the convention/delegation. The law requires the annual appropriations by the county convention shall be itemized in detail and a record thereof shall be kept by the clerk of the convention. The executive committee of the county shall have authority to review the expenditures of the county after adoption of the county budget.

No county commissioner, or elected or appointed county officer, shall pay, or agree to pay, or incur any liability for the payment of any sum of money for which the county convention has made no appropriation, or in excess of any appropriation so made except for the payment of judgments rendered against the county.

What is problematic is that the county convention may require that the county commissioners obtain written authority from the executive committee before transferring any appropriation, rather than having to come before the full convention. (RSA 24:14 and RSA 24:15) So, how exactly do the commissioners pay for such situations as legal expenses going over budget, a problem with overtime in the sheriff’s department, maintenance department overtime, due to snow plowing, overtime in the nursing department, or other unexpected expenditures?

What about the commissioners

approving grant application’s filing, at a cost of $3,700, absent an appropriation by the convention or a guarantee that expense will be reimbursed? In fact, CDBG requires the governing body adopt or pass an official act or resolution authorizing the filing of an application. When was that done for the Boys and Girls Club $500,000 grant? Cdfa 302.21: “Governing body” means the city council or board of alderman of a city or board of selectmen or town council of a town or the county delegation of a county.” What about the gift of money from the Laconia Police Department so the sheriff can buy a MDT laptop? What about the grant to purchase a $23,137 twoway radio repeater? What about the DHS $70,000 grant so the SWAT team and the State Police SOU can conduct a simulation exercise at the Laconia Middle school by June 30, 2011, which the sheriff agreed to participate in. Sheriff Wiggin’s has the overtime appropriation in the 2011 proposed budget so that the overtime “reimbursement” for four employees overtime is able “to run properly thru the Sheriff’s budget.” “$5,00 has been added to the 2011 budget”. One question is where in the law does it allow overtime for an elected official?

By law, all grant appropriations shall be listed in the annual budget.

No appropriation exists for 2010 or for 2011? Could the $5,000 be the increase for the Special Operations Group/BRS, the former non-profit group which is an outside agency? The county is only allowed “$400 per person per day for salary PLUS allowed benefits not to exceed $550 per day total”. $550.00 X 4 = $2,200. Where is the $2,880?

Thomas A. Tardif Laconia

Who will help the overburdened taxpayer here in Belmont?

To the editor, I read all the wonderful letters from various candidates in Belmont about their history and what they want to do for the town and school district but yet with the economy and the drastic cuts proposed in Concord I have yet to see any ideas as to what they will do to

payer here in Belmont. Candidates’ Night did not help with this either and some candidates did not even show up? With the shape of things to come this could be a very very important election. Remember your tax bill when you vote.

Don Irvin

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LETTERS Mr. President, please save your attacks for our real enemies

It’s no one’s fault but our own that the price of oil is rising

To the editor, Our Compromiser-in-Chief urged us to embrace a new era of civility following the awful tragedy in Arizona.

President Obama deserves credit for this plea since it was necessitated by hateful rhetoric spewed forth by the liberal media in the immediate aftermath of a madman’s shooting spree. The fact that the comments were false just made their attacks on Christians, conservatives and Tea Party folks all the more reprehensible. Perhaps I missed the apologies unless they were on page 37 of the B section of the newspaper. If an apology is still forthcoming, perhaps they could include one for the false attack on the Tea Party during their rally on the Sunday of the signing of the health care bill in Washington. Since the demonstrations were so peaceful, the media had to make stuff up about a black congressman being spat upon and the “n” word being used fifteen times. Of course it never happened.

Sadly, what we can say about the era of civility is that we hardly knew ye. President Obama recently charged Governor Scott Walker with “assaulting the unions”. Democratic Rep Mike Capuano from Somerville, Ma. said, “every once in a while you need to get out on the streets and get a little bloody”. Some Milwaukee demonstrators carried signs comparing Walker to Hitler, Mussolini and Mubarak while another had a placard with the face of Walker in the cross hairs of a rifle sight.

Is it possible that some teachers are having second thoughts about bringing their children along for a “social justice” education field trip?

Back in Wisconsin, according to Pat Buchanan, massive protests instigated by Obama and orchestrated by his agents out of the DNC continued all week. Michael Moore urged thou-

To the editor, Well here we go again! Everything’s going crazy in the Middle East, so naturally the price of oil is rising like the temperature on the Fourth of July.

Now who’s fault is that? Answer=: ours!

Ever since the 1973 oil embargo politicians have given lip service to becoming energy independent in this country but have done nothing to actually gain that objective. In fact our “forward looking leaders” have done everything to make just the opposite be the case. In the 70s something like 30-percent of our oil was foreign now it’s more like seventy something. All those “enlightened” environmentalist even when a green project is proposed their filing law suites, demonstrating, picketing and lobbying for more laws to restrict, delay, and create an environment where little or nothing gets done.

So now were looking at five dollar a gallon gas in the face. What ever happened to all those green jobs the president promised us? Oh that’s right it’s just as he promised it’s making the cost of energy soar. That’s one promise Mr. Obama is making good on. Funny how all those progressive liberal Democrats passed on questioning that bit of info. Wonder who’s going to be hurt the most when that happens? Will it be the rich “fat cats”? Hell no, it will be the elderly, the poor, the disabled, you know, all those people the Democrats say there looking out for. Gees, with friends like that!

Some my recall a letter I wrote a few weeks back wherein I revealed that here in the U.S., discoveries in the last couple of decades prove we have more oil reserves then in all the Middle East combined. That’s right we got oil to burn, oil to sell, oil to make

sands of striking union protesters to “shut down” the “new Cairo”. I’m sure he probably meant to say the “new Greece”. Among the pro-union posters: “Buttholes for millionaires” and “If teabaggers are as hot as their Fox News anchors, then I’m here for the gang bang”.

Leland Robinson, a black tea party activist and entrepreneur was told by white labor supporters to “get behind that fence where you belong” and “do you have any children? That you claim?” Herman Cain, outspoken, black, conservative businessman was derided by a liberal writer as “a monkey in the window”, just one of many slanderous comments hurled his way. It really stinks to be a minority conservative in this politically correct world of ours. A FreedomWorks employee was called a “bad Jew” for opposing public union monopolies and reckless spending.

Meanwhile, from the state of Indiana, a deputy attorney general tweeted that Wisconsin authorities should use live ammunition against the labor protesters. Though he tried to explain his comment as being satirical, he was mercifully fired.

While Christians, conservatives and Tea Party affiliates get routinely assaulted by” rhetorical, projectile vomit”, to quote Michelle Malkin, our Civility Commander-in-Chief remains inexplicably silent. Please Mr. President, show the leadership and integrity that this country sorely needs at this time. Show discretion and restraint toward your citizens and allies. Save your attacks for our real enemies. Perhaps the liberal mainstream media will be so impressed, they will follow suit and put their hypocritical and unethical double standard methods in mothballs.

Russ Wiles Tilton

I urge you to attend the Inter-Lakes meeting on Saturday morning To the editor, Please attend the Inter-Lakes School District annual meeting on Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. at the Inter-Lakes High School. This is your opportunity to defend yourself against the special interests that drive up your taxes for no meaningful benefit to our community or our children.

The I-L School District spends about $3,000 more annually per student than the N.H. average, yet as an article in Wednesday’s “The Citizen” points out, the educational results are mediocre at best.

At last year’s annual meeting a special interest group primarily from Sandwich over-rode the budget recommended by the school board which spent hundreds of man-hours working with school administrators, listening to the public, and assessing our school district’s needs.

In the heights of the recession with too many citizens unemployed, underemployed, or living on fixed or declining incomes, the special interests showed up to add spending for things that the school board’s in-depth investigation and assessment determined were not needed. As a result the special interests drove up school taxes, in

assume similarly in Sandwich and Center Harbor.

The special interests were able to pick our pockets because too many citizens failed to show up at the school district annual meeting.

A wide majority of Meredith voters recognized the need for a change on the I-L School Board, but voters in other towns over-rode Meredith voter’s wishes. Apparently they are satisfied with giving our children a high priced mediocre education, or perhaps they feel the current board pays adequate attention to their special interests… despite the cost and impact on our childrens’ education.

In Concord and Washington we have to rely on our representatives to protect us from the special interests who always want more of our money and more control of our lives.

Locally it is up to us to protect ourselves and our families by voting in elections and by attending the town and school district annual meetings.

I urge you to attend the I-L School District Annual Meeting and stop the special interest groups from getting their way at the expense of the taxpayers and our childrens’ education.

Don Ewing

plastics, nylon,and all kinds of materials from. We don’t need the Middle Eastern oil so what’s stopping us. We are. We elect the same dumb, bought and paid for politicians, election after election and then sit around and complain about them not doing anything except making themselves rich. They sell our jobs out from under us to foreign countries along with the factories and machinery then give tax brakes to the corporations that sell us out. If you wonder how these people get rich I submit it’s from kickbacks. Can I prove it? Hell no, but you can be darn sure they don’t get millions from the tooth fairies, unless their unionized?

As I see it we have two choices. We can sit back, shut up and take it or we can raise the roof, get on our elected officials backs and stay on them until they get blisters and do what we tell them to. Every one of our congressmen or women have telephones, fax machines, and e-mail addresses. Just a few messages makes them notice something but thousands make them move. Tens of thousands gets action so it’s time to get their machines humming. Phone, write, e-mail, fax and tell them it’s time to get off their hands and for us to start drilling. We can’t wait another 40 years for that brake through in solar energy promised back in the seventies. We need the prohibitions on building nuclear energy plants lifted. The laws preventing the harvesting geothermal energy on federal lands must be repealed. In short the government must get the hell out of the way and let private enterprise solve this problem because the government just isn’t capable of doing it.

Steve Earle Hill

Compassion for taxpayers is of little concern to Shaker board To the editor, It seems that I was premature with my praise for the Shaker Regional School Board. In a recent letter to the editor, I commended them for their foresight and for acknowledging the current funding crisis that we are in.

It appeared during the public hearing that they understood that future government funding of public education will continue to diminish. As the federal and state governments cut their budgets, the board made the hard and responsible decision to do some cutting of their own, or so it seemed at first.

Now, after reading the February 24th School Board meeting minutes, I find that almost every cut that they originally made was voted back into the budget! In just one week, the modest budget cuts presented at the public hearing have disappeared.

Apparently fiscal restraint and responsible spending is NOT going to take place after all. Once again the NEED for property tax relief was superseded by the WANTS of those whose budgets were cut, and the parental demands for reinstatement of B team athletics. Sadly, the fiscal reality of what is taking place is being ignored, and spending will continue unabated. On behalf of taxpayers trying to live within OUR dwindling budgets, I thank the board for their

“thoughtful consideration.”

Every citizen will eventually be affected by actions currently taking place in Washington and Concord.

Life will change for most people; it has to. If you haven’t already changed your spending habits, you will. Ignoring the problem is futile. Funding and services once provided by Federal and State governments are being cut or eliminated completely. Towns will likely be mandated to provide many these cut services. That will mean higher property taxes to fund both the municipal and school operating budgets. The financial burden caused by this “mandate fate,” will be placed squarely upon property owners.

Compassion for the taxpayer’s financial well being is obviously of little concern to School Board members. Their first allegiance is to the students, second to the parents, third to the teachers, and finally to the taxpayer. But remember; it is you, the VOTERS who will decide what the final operating budget will be. Sitting at home on your couch, remote in hand, the only change that you can make is what channel you are watching. So… where will YOU be on March 18th while the School District Meeting is underway?

Ken Knowlton Belmont

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To the editor, Each morning we enthusiastically or grudgingly get up from our warm and comfortable bed, look at the outdoor thermometer and immediately shiver as a chill goes through us while we contemplate heading outside in sub zero temperatures. Now imagine you don’t need a thermometer to tell you just how cold it is. But it doesn’t matter. You know. You’re one of the 600 homeless United States Veterans actually existing in these elements here within the borders of New Hampshire. According to Liberty House Director Bill Zarakotas, “this is an increase of 200 troops in 18-months and the numbers are skyrocketing with the return of service men and women from Iraq and Afghanistan”.

The Gilford Fire-Rescue Department continues to accept donations to assist our Veterans in these circumstances. We are again requesting support of residents of the Greater Lakes Region to please consider donating your unwanted articles of warm clothing, boots, shoes, socks,

sweaters, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, scarves, coats along with blankets, and backpacks. I am grateful for those kind folks who throughout the year also package toiletry items. These large Ziploc bags hold new items such as socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, wash cloths, soap, deodorant, razors, Chap Stick, hand cream, sunscreen and handkerchiefs. The wonderful, late Maxine Donovan who served as the City of Laconia’s Tax Collector for many years would often come into the Fire Station carrying items she purchased for the Veterans. It pleased her so much to be able to help our service men and women in this way.

Our goal is to deliver our collection to Liberty House in Manchester

by March 16th. You may call us at 527-4758 for more information. Our donation drop off location is Gilford Fire-Rescue 39 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford. Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity to our New Hampshire Veterans.

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I have watched BCEDC work successfully, behind the scenes To the editor, I have written before to praise the unsung work of the Belknap County Economic Development Council on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club. As a Board member of the club, I can speak to the continuing work of the BCEDC, most recently in helping us to apply for a Community Development Block Grant through Belknap County.

There are so many other areas where I have witnessed the work of the BCEDC behind the scene. As a graduate and board member of Leadership Lakes Region, I am aware that the BCEDC was one of the originators of this organization, which is dedicated to community improvement by developing, expanding, promoting and putting in place a network of effective volunteer leaders with a variety of skills and interests. Today they continue to champion the program by providing Leadership Lakes with office space and other assistance.

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Since 1992, the BCEDC has made a difference in the economic vitality of our community. The value of the assistance they provide to businesses, municipalities, entrepreneurs, and organizations throughout Belknap County far exceeds the small contribution we as taxpayers make annually to their operating budget. I urge the County Delegation to maintain their support for the council and the work they do to make a difference in our economic well being. This is an investment in the standard of living and quality of life for all of us who call Belknap County home.

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LETTERS Meeting in Laconia tonight for potential 4-H Fair volunteers To the editor, Although winter weather is still on people’s minds, it is the time of year for some to think about placing chick orders and buying seeds for the garden. Likewise, many families are already busy planning for the upcoming fair season.

The 68-year old Belknap County 4-H Fair is held each August in Belmont and is organized by a dedicated group of people who value the tradition of a uniquely small agricultural fair. N.H. fairgoers recognize the Belknap County 4-H Fair as a friendly place, where children of all ages come to learn about farm animals in a down-home country environment. For many generations, the Fair Association has made it possible for children, as well as adults, to exhibit their hard work in animal science, nutrition, horticulture, crafts and projects. Having taken place at Opechee Park in the early years, the annual fair has been held at the permanent fairgrounds on the site of the former Royal Smith dairy farm on Mile Hill Road since 1977.

The Belknap County 4-H Fair Association is a successful non-profit

organization, run exclusively by volunteers, and works closely with the UNH Cooperative Extension office in Laconia. Growth of the 4-H Fair in recent years has led to building improvements on the fairgrounds as well as the outstanding financial stability of the association.

Sadly, however, due to lack of volunteer support, we may not be able to host this years’ fair (August 13-14, 2011).

The future of the Belknap County 4-H Fair is uncertain, and the board of directors is urgently looking for new members now to lead us into fair weekend. (Volunteers and fair exhibitors do not need to reside in Belknap County.) To show your support and learn how you can help, please attend a public meeting on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m., at the 4-H Office in Laconia (UNH Cooperative Extension offices, Belknap County complex, 36 County Drive, off of Parade Rd./Rte. 106; tel. 527-5475). You can visit our website at www.bc4hfair.org for additional information.

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Hughes denies Krenkhahn a second term on Center Harbor Selectboard

CENTER HARBOR — David Hughes on Tuesday denied Richard Drenkhahn a second term on the Board of Selectmen, toppling the incumbent by a margin of 202 to 173.

Hughes said yesterday that the debate about the proposal to build a new police station lent momentum to his campaign, which he explained began when he told some people that nobody should run without opposition and “they called me on it.” Moreover, he said that “a number of people asked me to run and I got a lot of help and encouragement.”

Hughes, who serves as the town’s emergency management director, said yesterday that although the Police Department needs new quarters, he does not think the town should purchase private property for a police station when it owns sufficient and appropriate land. Moreover, he found the building, at 4,000-square-feet, “good sized and a little ostentatious” and was disappointed that so little

“green technology” was incorporated in the design. “Without question we need a police station,” he said, “but we have to look at what the taxpayers can afford as well as what the department wants.”

An adult protective social worker with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Hughes is no stranger to local government, having held a number of volunteer positions in both Center Harbor and Tamworth. He suggested that the Selectboard would be more likely to fulfill its agenda by setting clear priorities and sharing more information with the public.

“This came as sticker shock,” Hughes said of proposal to borrow $1.2-million for the police station. “We haven’t had a project like this for a long time.”

Hughes said he had nothing but respect for the selectmen and looked forward to working cooperatively with them. “They’re all good people,” he said.

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BELMONT — Selectmen voted earlier this week to adjust the town’s billing rate for its ambulance services, pegging the figure to an annual Medicare rate established by the federal government. The result should be more money coming in to the town.

After gathering information from a variety of surrounding communities, Fire Chief David Parenti recommended the town change it’s rates to the dollar amount set annually by Medicare, plus 50 percent.

He also recommended “bundling” the bill, meaning there are no separate charges for treatment received during an emergency transport.

“This is normal and customary,” Parenti told selectmen.”We’ll be right in the pod with everyone else. The middling range.”

“This is something we’ve needed to do for years,” said Selectman Chair Ron Cormier.

Parenti explained yesterday there are three basic rates for ambulance services and a fixed amount Medicare

will reimburse for those services, plus mileage.

The three rates are two levels of Advanced Life Support and one level of Basic Life Support. He said cost difference is driven by the amount of experience and training needed by the first responders and the supplies used.

He said this year the Medicare reimbursement rates are $356 for basic transport, $423 for Level 1 advanced life support and $612 for Level 2 Advanced Life Support.

The chief explained that the rates are standards that are also accepted by private insurers and vary according to national statistics and demographics. Generally, Parenti said New Hampshire is on the lower end of the national reimbursement scale.

Comstar, a company who specializes in ambulance billing, provides billing services for Belmont. The income goes into a special revenue fund and, by town law, can only be used for equipment and capital purchases unless otherwise authorized by voters.

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Northern Pass opponents trying to slow project with eminent domain prohibition CONCORD (AP) — Supporters of a New Hampshire bill that would slow down a project to carry hydroelectric power from Canada to southern New England turned out in droves for a hearing Wednesday, but opponents of the measure said the plan needs a chance to be developed and heard first.

The bill was introduced in response to the Northern Pass project, which would carry transmission lines on towers along a 140-mile route from northern to central New Hampshire.

A 40-mile section that would come through the northernmost part of the state has many residents worried about a drop in tourism and depressed property values — and the possibility that private land may be taken for the project by eminent domain.

The bill sponsored by state Republican Rep. Laurence Rappaport of Colebrook would prohibit public utilities from asking the state for permission to take private land to build a private, large-scale transmission line. He said New Hampshire has more power than it needs and the towers would spoil the beautiful landscape on the tourism-dependent region. Rappaport also was worried the project would put wood-fired power plants in the area out of business.

More than 150 people attended the hearing. Many of them came from northern New Hampshire, as they had a month before to testify against a bill that they felt favored the Northern Pass.

“There’s nobody here that loves the idea of eminent domain,” said Annie Schneider of Plymouth. “It’s a terrifying thought for anybody who has to

look at it. I truly do not believe that this is for the greater good. It certainly is not for the greater good of New Hampshire.”

Donald Bilodeau, who lives near Clarksville, said he was worried that a power line would destroy “one of the most picturesque views in the North Country” along Route 145, looking west at the forest toward the Canada border.

He said people walk down his driveway to get a better view and take pictures.

John Amey of Pittsburg said he was worried that 90 percent of the property rights needed for the Northern Pass would be taken by eminent domain.

At a previous legislative hearing, Gary Long, president of Public Service Company of New Hampshire — a subsidiary of one of the project’s collaborators — said that seeking the use of eminent domain would be “a last resort” and that the project organizers would do everything possible to work with residents and landowners to arrive at the best possible route.

On Wednesday, Donna Gamache, a PSNH spokeswoman, said no one at the company could recall using eminent domain. She said the utility believes the state already has a very high standard in place for such an action. It is only allowed when the state has determined that the project is, indeed, in the best interest of the state, she said.

“We don’t know of anywhere in the state of New Hampshire where there has been any abuse of this process,” she said.

Gamache noted that the project could provide a major source of low-

Correction: Hatch & Kordas were winners in school race A story in Wednesday’s paper about election results from the Town of Gilmanton contained a reporting error in regard to the School Board election.

There were, in fact, two board seats up for election this year and both Michael Hatch and Renee Kordas were winning candidates.

from preceding page

Parenti and selectmen said the reason for adjusting the rates is to ensure to town is able to cover its costs of providing ambulance and emergency services.

The new rates take effect March 14 and the measure passed by a 3-0 vote.

to a one-time disbursement from the Comstar Fund of $91,000 to cover some of the Fire Department’s operating costs.

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Gilford & Laconia teams pick up wins on first day of Francoeur/Babcock Tourney GILFORD — Day one of play in the 18th Annual Francoeur/Babcock Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Middle School included two games in the Junior (Coed) Division for players in grades 3 and 4. In the first game, Gilford defeated Gilmanton, 26-14 and later Lou Athanas League (Laconia) defeated Sanbornton, 42-7.

At the conclusion of each day’s play, tournament officials recognize one NPR from page 2 spective, with Republicans in the new House majority looking to cut all federal funding of public radio and television. Public broadcasting officials say that would force some stations to fold.

The video showed two conservative activists posing as members of a fake Muslim group at a lunch meeting with NPR’s top fundraiser, Ron Schiller, who is not related to Vivian Schiller and who also resigned. The men offered NPR a $5 million donation and engaged in a wide-ranging discussion about tea party Republicans, pro-Israel bias in the media and

player from each team with a “Hustle Award”. Winner on Wednesday were Korey Weston (Gilford), Brandon Bushnell (Gilmanton), Jakob Steele (Laconia) and Nate Lamprey (Sanbornton).

Tournament play continues on Thursday with two games in the Senior Girls’ Division (Grades 5 and 6). Gilford will play Belmont at 5:30 p.m. and Sanbornton will play Franklin at 6:45. Admission is $2. anti-intellectualism.

“The current Republican Party is not really the Republican Party. It’s been hijacked by this group that is ... not just Islamophobic but, really, xenophobic,” Ron Schiller said in the video, referring to the tea party movement. “They believe in sort of white, middle America, gun-toting — it’s scary. They’re seriously racist, racist people.”

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There was even an effort by angry activists to seize the 200-year-old Weare, N.H., farmhouse of thenJustice David Souter and build the “Lost Liberty Hotel” in its place, but they failed to win the support of town voters. Souter had ruled with the majority in the court decision.

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She added that if the bill passed, the state may find itself in a position some day of having to provide and own transmission lines for future power needs. “I don’t think that’s what you want,” she said to legislators on the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee.

Opponents of the bill also included the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire and the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, which said the impacts of the project should be studied further.

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FAIR from page one They’ve been largely successful, adding new attractions, agricultural demonstrations and entertainment, all of which have resulted in overall attendance that has more than tripled compared to what it was when she became involved.

Unfortunately, where they haven’t yet been successful is attracting a corps of volunteers to manage the fair and fairgrounds. French’s husband, who served for a time as vice-president, has had to withdraw due to health concerns. The treasurer is stepping down, as is a member of the board of directors.

French was initially appointed to a three-year term as president, a term which has stretched to five years for lack of a successor. She doesn’t want a sixth year.

A meeting has been scheduled for this evening at 7 p.m. at the 4-H office, located at the Belknap County Complex off of Parade Road in Laconia.

French and other supporters of the fair hope that enough potential volunteers will show up that the Belknap County 4-H Fair, scheduled to occur August 13 and 14 in Belmont, will see its 69th year.

“I cannot continue putting in hundreds and hundreds of hours with the organization,” said French, who performs several other duties outside of the president’s tasks because there aren’t enough hands to go around. Financially, she said the organization is strong. The problem has been “getting the people to step up to the plate and do the job,” she said. “A lot of responsibility has been put on few people... My husband says he wants his wife back.”

French will remain on the board of directors for the fair although she no longer wants to be the event’s president. In addition to someone to serve as treasurer, the fair is also hoping to find volunteers who will manage the following areas: concessions, advertising, entertainment, fairground rental, insurance and other paperwork.

Slowly but steadily, French noted, New Hampshire has been losing its agricultural fairs. “I love the Belknap County 4-H Fair. I love that it’s not a huge, commercial fair. It’s more down-toearth, more laid-back,” than other fairs. She said fairs teach fairgoers about agriculture and provide a familyfriendly form of entertainment.

“It’s a nice little fair,” she said. “It’s worth saving.” from preceding page Last month, when the House voted to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides money to public radio and television stations, no Republicans stepped forward to defend it. Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican, introduced similar legislation in the Senate last week.

Similar efforts to strip funding from public broadcasting in 2005 and in the 1990s were unsuccessful, but DeMint’s spokesman Wesley Denton said, “I don’t expect the vote to be the same as it has in the past.”

TILTON from page one chased the warehouse property for $1.5-million in anticipation of building a life safety complex that would house elements of the Tilton-Northfield Fire Department. When the fire commissioners balked, the Life Safety Building Committee turned its energies to finding a site for a police station. Ultimately the committee concluded that the conversion of 61 Business Park Drive was the most appropriate and least expensive alternative.

Few question the need to house the Police Department in new quarters. Owen Wellington, who recently retired from the force, recalled that 20 years ago, when the department moved from cramped quarters at the Town Hall to the current station on East Main Street “we thought it was a Taj Mahal.”

But, he said that it was not long before the shortcomings of the building became evident.

“It was not designed as a police station would be designed today,” he said, stressing that the building fails to securely separate the public, the prisoners and the police from one another.

The booking area, an open space with a bench along two walls enclosed by a counter-top, is directly across from the only interview room, where a red light on the outside wall is lit to request quiet when an officer is speaking with a suspect or witness.

Until one of the two holding cells was converted to a restroom, prisoners were escorted through the administrative area to the only bathroom on the ground floor, which is within 10 feet of a secretary’s desk. Stops were installed in the windows after several suspects managed to escape from the building.

Nor does the building provide sufficient privacy for male and female officers. Wellington remem-

bered one female officer changed behind a refrigerator in a corner of the training room in the basement until a makeshift changing room was built for her.

Even now women coming to the basement, where officers change in a crowded corridor serving as a locker room, must announce their presence.

Police Chief Bob Cormier said that storage of records and evidence has consumed more and more space. The walls of what was once a workout room are lined with cartons of evidence while larger items, including a pair of stolen kayaks, are strewn and stacked in the remaining space.

Wellington said that the New Hampshire Department of Labor began citing the department for violations in 1996. “Every time they inspected they would find problems,” he said. “We would correct them, but that usually created new problems.” Wellington acknowledged that since the building opened, personnel has more than doubled, but insisted “the issues with the building would be the same if we had half the people.” He said that conditions at the station have led to remodeling, fines and litigation, with the most recent lawsuit costing the town $15,000.

The proposed station would encompass 10,540 square feet, or 53-percent of the 20,000 square feet of floor space at 61 Business Park Drive to house the Police Department. Cormier said that although he expects no growth in personnel, the experience of other departments indicates that ultimately additional space will be needed for storage of records and evidence, which the building can easily accommodate.

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GILFORD from page one residents challenged the hiring of a new superintendent saying that when the voters chose to leave Laconia and form their own School Administrative Unit in 1998, they also voted to adopt a different, more building-oriented management style that doesn’t necessarily call for a superintendent.

Advocates of “the plan” invited state education administration policy advisor Jorge Mesa-Tejada to explain the new working model to the Budget Committee during preparation of this year’s budget.

After the presentation, efforts by Stewart and Budget Committee members David “Skip” Murphy, David Horvath, and Susan Greene to eliminate a portion of the salary line and adhere to “the 1998 plan” at both the Budget Committee level and the SB-2 public hearing failed but their position was favored this week by a solid majority of voters.

The theory behind “the plan” was that the title of “superintendent” brought with it a skill set that demands a higher wage but that, in reality, the job could be done by an effective business administrator and more hands-on supervision at the building level.

In Gilford’s case, Mesa- Tejada said the elementary school would need an assistant principal, the SAU

would keep it’s business manager and the district would not hire a superintendent. Some members the Budget Committee estimated the cost savings to be between $35,000 and $70,000 but because the proposal seemed to have no steam, they never really got to a real number.

Opponents of the “no superintendent model” filled the Budget Committee public hearing, spoke against it and, aside from what later became a petitioned warrant article, the matter died.

For Webber, the issue is one of law. “State law says the School Board determines how it will be run, regardless of what people think happened in 1998,” he said.

He went on to say that the School District’s attorney said the warrant article was advisory only and said so at the SB-2 public hearing.

Webber said the vote in 1998 was to form a separate SAU only and “the School Board is not beholden to the warrant article.”

On Monday, the School Board signed a contract with Rochester’s Assistant Superintendent Kent Hemingway to begin as school superintendent on July 1.

Webber said Hemingway will be paid a $112,500 salary, plus a benefits package.

MRI from page one local issue. After winnowing the field, no more than 10 would be interviewed by members of the panel, who would choose four to six finalists. The finalists would be interviewed by panels of municipal employees, community members and public managers all chosen by the city. Ultimately the City Council would be presented with three candidates from whom to choose.

Mayor Mike Seymour told the councilors that Donald Jutton, president of MRI, explained that the process could be tailored — and the costs adjusted — to suit the preferences of the council.

Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3) immediately suggested that the council meet with representatives of MRI “to make sure the chemistry is right.”

The council agreed to convene its regularly sched-

uled meeting next week at 6:30 p.m. and devote the time to a conversation with Jutton, during which the process would be reviewed and adjusted.

In particular, councilors expressed misgivings about not being brought face-to-face with candidates until the three finalists were chosen. Councilors also offered different views about how wide to cast the net, with Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5) suggesting confining the search to New Hampshire, others preferring a regional search and Councilor Ava Doyle (Ward 1) willing to advertise nationally. “We might get someone with a whole different perspective,” she said.

Seymour said that Jutton anticipated the position would attract a field of between 75 and 100 candidates and was confident that the council would find itself faced with several high qualified and very able finalists.

from preceding page pal water service to the property. The cost of running the water from Route 132 is estimated at $650,000, but Casey Nickerson, owner of the business park, has entered an agreement with the town to split the cost evenly.

If the warrant article for the police station and the water line fails to attract the necessary two-thirds majority, voters will be asked to consider a separate article to appropriate $650,000 to extend the water line. Water service would, it is argued, increase the value and improve the marketability of the lots, including 61 Business Park Drive and another lot owned by the town, which in turn would add to the municipal tax base and foster economic develop-

ment. The cost would be shared with Nickerson.

Finance Director Tim Pearson estimates the construction of the police station, along with the extension of the water line, would add 44 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to the property tax rate. In addition, the debt service on funds already borrowed to purchase 61 Business Park Drive amounts to $168,375, which currently represents 33 cents on the rate.

The selectmen concede this may not be the most opportune time to embark on a capital project, but insist that the cost will not diminish if it is delayed.

Instead, architect Gary Goudreau told the board that because of the lack of construction work the town is likely to receive very competitive bids.

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GILFORD -—Selectmen said last night they would not take an official position on the boating speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Town resident and member of WinFABS (Winnipesaukee Family Alliance for boating Safety) Bill Bertholdt appeared before the Board to ask it to follow Laconia’s City Council and take an official position on the contintious issue.

Bertholdt and other WinFABS supporters of permanent boating speed limits succeeded last year when the state legislature passed a compromise bill that eliminated the sunset clause of a boating speed limit bill that would have expired last January — effectively

establishing a permanent day time speed limit of 45 mph and a night time speed limit of 30 mph.

Now some lawmakers, under the auspices of Senate Bill 27 are seeking to eliminate the speed limits and substitute the words “reasonable and prudent” in their stead.

Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, D-Manchester has proposed an amendment that would keep the speed limits in place excepting the “Broads” or the widest, most open section on the lake.

Bertholdt and WinFABS oppose both versions.

“It’s not a question of whether we’re not voting.

I am a proponent of all to have their voices heard,” said Selectman Gus Benavides. “But this board should not represent the entire town of Gilford.”

BOSTON (AP) — Mo Williams scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood a late Boston surge to beat the Celtics 108-103 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win despite a mediocre performance by Blake Griffin.

The Clippers took their biggest lead 65-42 two minutes into the third quarter. They still led 84-68 with 10:28 left in the game before the Celtics went on a 15-2 run that closed the gap to 86-83 on a jumper by Kevin Garnett with 5:39 remaining.

Los Angeles increased that to 104-93, but Boston had one last comeback, scoring the next seven points

to make it 104-100. But it came no closer.

Williams scored the most points in his five games since being traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers. DeAndre Jordan had 21 points for the Clippers, while Griffin managed just 12 points as he missed 10 of 14 shots.

The Celtics were led by Ray Allen with 23 points, Nenad Krstic with 20 and Paul Pierce with 19. They lost for the first time in six games since obtaining Krstic and Jeff Green in a trade with Oklahoma City.

The Celtics trailed 60-42 at halftime as the Clippers outshot them 67.6 to 40 percent, despite only six points and one rebound from Griffin.

WISCONSIN from page 2 ity Leader Mark Miller. “Tonight, 18 Senate Republicans conspired to take government away from the people. Tomorrow we will join the people of Wisconsin in taking back their government.”

The drama unfolded less than four hours after Walker met with GOP senators in a closed-door meeting. He emerged from the meeting saying senators were “firm” in their support of the bill.

Democrats had been calling all day Wednesday for Walker and Republicans to compromise.

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said earlier that Republicans had been discussing concessions Walker’s office had offered, including allowing public workers to bargain over their salaries without a wage limit. Several GOP senators facing recall efforts had publicly called for compromise.

Union leaders weren’t happy with the concessions, and Democrats had not signed off on them.

While talks had been going on sporadically behind

the scenes, Republicans in the Senate also had publicly tried to ratchet the pressure on Democrats to return. They had agreed earlier Wednesday to start fining Democrats $100 for each day legislative session day they miss.

Walker’s stalled bill was introduced to help plug a $137 million budget shortfall projected by the end of June. He has said that without the collective bargaining bill, he may have to lay off 1,500 state workers and make other cuts to balance the budget.

On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau offered a way to salvage $165 million in debt by refinancing savings. It had said the bill could pass as late as early April if other accounting moves were done by Walker’s administration to extend the debt refinancing deadline by a month.

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Sylvia E. Pelletier, 84 NORTHFIELD — Sylvia E. Pelletier, 84, of Northfield, died at Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen on March 8, 2011.

She was born in Northfield on Aug. 8, 1926 the daughter of Joseph and Hazel (Davis) Harbour. She attended local schools and resided in Northfield, in the same house, for most of her life.

Several years ago, Sylvia was employed at Tilton Leather and lastly was employed for 17 years at Franklin Regional Hospital in housekeeping prior to retiring.

She was a member of the Whiteman-Davidson American Legion Post #49 Ladies Auxiliary.

Sylvia enjoyed golfing was a former member of Mojalaki Country Club and Lochmere Country Club.

She also enjoyed parties and especially dancing.

Family members include her husband Richard J. Pelletier of Northfield, children: Roy Cilley of

Northfield, Bruce Cilley of Barrington, Bonnie Chapman of Lisbon, CT, Timothy Cilley of Meredith, and Cheryl Morgan of Northfield, 16 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, 2 brothers, Harold Harbour of Franklin and Robert Harbour of Leesburg, FL, and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held Monday, March 14th from 6-8 pm at Paquette-Neun Funeral Home, 104 Park St., Northfield. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 15th at 11:00 am in the Tilton-Northfield United Methodist Church, 400 Main St, Tilton.

Spring interment will be in Park Cemetery.

Donations in memory of Sylvia may be made to Whiteman-Davidson Post#49 Ladies Auxiliary, 4 Park St., Northfield, NH 03276 or to the Alzheimer’s Assn., 5 Bedford Farms Dr., Suite 201, Bedford, NH 03110.

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TILTON — Russell H. Drew, Sr., 82, a longtime resident of Clark Road in Tilton died at his home Wednesday, March 09, 2011, with his family at his side, following a short illness. Russ was born in Manchester, January 6, 1929, son of the late Charles and Bessie (Abbott) Drew. He had been a resident of Tilton for most of his life. For many years he owned and operated Russell Drew’s Wrecker Service and Salvage Yard in Tilton prior to his retirement. At the time of his death he enjoyed assisting his son’s at Rusty’s Towing Service and Camaro Heaven, both in Tilton. Russ enjoyed stock car races. He was a former member of the TiltonNorthfield Rotary Club and member of the NH Towing Association for over 40 years. He enjoyed recognition as Citizen of the Year for two years from the Town of Tilton. He served with the U. S. Army during the Korean War, discharged as Sgt 1st Class.

He was predeceased by his wife, Alice (McDaniels) Drew in 2002.

Common Man serves up ‘Thin Mint® Avalanche Sundae’ to benefit Girl Scouts through March 20 ASHLAND — In honor of Girl Scouting’s 99th birthday this year, The Common Man Family of restaurants will donate one dollar for every “Thin Mint® Avalanche Sundae” sold to benefit programs

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Calling hours will be Sunday, March 13 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Franklin-Tilton Road in Tilton. Burial will be at a later date.

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The NH State Senate Page Program has become an important part of the services provided to the volunteer legislature. The Page Program is a communications link between lawmakers and students, offering a unique look into the internal workings of state government and fostering a spirit of civic engagement.

“I appreciate so much Messrs. Butcher(Left ro right) Senator Jeanie Forrester poses with Inter-Lakes High School students Teddie Willey and Nesbitt and Willey’s Alex Butcher-Nesbit, who recently served as pages in the New Hampshire State Senate. According to desire to participate Forrester, “Both young men have future aspirations to serve in politics and they had an opportunity and learn more about to not only help the Senators during session, but see first-hand the workings of the State Senate.”

New Hampshire gov(Courtesy photo) ernment,” said Senator Jeanie Forrester. “I was also very proud that these school system to help young adults gain needed two young men had this opportunity with the help of skills for the workforce. Anyone who knows a stuthe Greater Meredith Career Partnership Program, dent who mght be interested in participating in the a program that I worked with the local businesses to Career Partnership Program is encouraged to e-mail start about five years ago.”

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Cheer Clinic to begin at Laconia Parks & Rec April 2 LACONIA — Parks & Recreation will offer a Cheer Clinic for children ages 5 — 15 at the Community Center from noon — 2 p.m. beginning Sunday, April 2.

The Clinic will run through May 21. Cost is $30.

To register, call Parks & Recreation at 524-5046 or visit www.cityoflaconianh.org.

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The Thin Mint® Avalanche Sundae features Common Man-made chocolate ice cream, swirls of marshmallow, and crumbled Thin Mints® topped with hot fudge, whipped cream, and a Thin Mints® cookie. The sundae is available for $6 each through March 20.

The Girl Scout Cookie program is the leading financial literacy program for girls, where they learn salesmanship, marketing, money management, and goal-setting, among other skills. Five of the top 10 cookies sold in the U.S. are Girl Scout cookies. All proceeds from each $3.50 box sold remain locally to support programs and camps, troops and individual Girl Scouts who earn “Cookie Dough” for activities and camp.

Girl Scout cookies can be purchased in NH through the Cookie Hotline at 627-4158 or online at www. girlscoutsgwm.org. Cookies are on sale through the end of March.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

There will be misinformation all around you. Your job is to find out the truth and broadcast it. Instead of making assumptions, ask for clarification from the source.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You have a fair assessment of a relationship, but you may still be incorrect.

As you make the effort to understand the other person, profound feelings arise. Bonds are built.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re so intelligent and creative that you can often make sense of the nonsense around you. But sometimes things just are what they are. You’ll have more fun once you let go of the need to justify and explain all that’s going on.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Recent events have rocked your schedule, and now it’s time to restructure based on your new mood, identity and goals.

Whatever ails you can be remedied by a supportive routine.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 10).

You’ll be celebrated for the way you connect with others and raise their spirits. Your work exposes you to smart people who will teach you new moneymaking skills. April and August bring a surge of financial good luck. June’s romantic entanglement is most pleasant! September brings travel. You have a special connection with Aries and Scorpio people. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 25, 41, 20 and 11.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is a certain person who is particularly adept at eliciting strong emotions from you. If (and only if) those emotions are usually positive, then definitely make contact with this person today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It is sometimes difficult for you to get away from the world, even in your own home.

You need to have a place where you can experience solace and tranquility.

The omens are right for you to find such a space today.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your curiosity guides you to unravel a mystery. You may not find the answer to this one today, or ever, but the exploration will lead you to a personal insight or revelation.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will act as a kind of gatekeeper. You will be agreeable to those with the correct passes to get in the door, and it is also your job to keep interlopers out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be inspired by the zeitgeist, and you’ll take action to stay relevant in today’s mix.

A Gemini can “hip you” to the current information, style, vocabulary and technology.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may not consciously realize this, but every day you are making yourself more and more indispensible to someone’s life.

Likely, it’s your stellar work ethic that’s to blame!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your social graces are effortless, so you find it surprising when others have trouble moving from introductory remarks into engaging conversation. You’ll kindly grease the wheels of social discourse.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, March 10, the 69th day of 2011. There are 296 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone took place in Boston as his assistant heard Bell say, “Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you.”

On this date: In 1496, Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain.

In 1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin.

In 1848, the Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War. In 1880, the Salvation Army arrived in the United States from England.

In 1948, the body of the anti-Communist foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, Jan Masaryk, was found in the garden of Czernin Palace in Prague.

In 1949, Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as “Axis Sally,” was convicted in Washington, D.C., of treason. (She served 12 years in prison.)

In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tenn., to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)

In 1980, “Scarsdale Diet” author Dr. Herman Tarnower was shot to death at his home in Purchase, N.Y. (Tarnower’s former lover, Jean Harris, was convicted of his murder; she served nearly 12 years in prison before being released in Jan. 1993.)

One year ago: About 200 women who’d flown airplanes during World War II as Women Airforce Service Pilots were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Today’s Birthdays: Bluegrass/country singer-musician Norman Blake is 73. Actor Chuck Norris is 71. Playwright David Rabe is 71. Singer Dean Torrence is 71. Actress Katharine Houghton is 66. Rock musician Tom Scholz is 64. Actress Aloma Wright is 61. Producer-director-writer Paul Haggis is 58. Actress Shannon Tweed is 54. Pop/jazz singer Jeanie Bryson is 53. Actress Sharon Stone is 53. Rock musician Gail Greenwood is 51. Magician Lance Burton is 51. Actress Jasmine Guy is 49. Rock musician Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) is 48. Actor Stephen Mailer is 45. Actress Paget Brewster is 42. Actor Jon Hamm is 40. Country singer Daryle Singletary is 40. Actor Cristian de la Fuente is 37.

Rock musician Jerry Horton is 36. Actor Jeff Branson is 34. Singer Robin Thicke is 34.

Actress Bree Turner is 34. Olympic goldmedal gymnast Shannon Miller is 34. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Barnes is 32. Country singer Carrie Underwood is 28. Actress Olivia Wilde is 27.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Annual meeting of the Greater Meredith Program. 6 p.m. at the Inn at Church Landing. Free and all are welcome. RSVP to 279-9015.

Program on Landscaping for Wildlife and the Gilford Public Library. 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

Laconia school Superintendent Bob Champlin discusses topics of current interest in education at the Laconia Senior Center. 10 a.m.

“Chicago”, a Broadway musical extravaganza presented on stage by students of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Plymouth State University. 8 p.m. at the Silver Center for Arts. For tickets call 535-2787.

Adult volleyball at the Meredith Community Center.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $1 per person, play at the front desk. 18+.

Lakes Region Lyme Support Group meeting. Second Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Taylor Community’s Woodside building in Laconia. For victims and support people of those with chronic Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 6459518.

Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 4 to 6 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services. STD/ HIV testing. Sliding fee scale.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 “Chicago”, a Broadway musical extravaganza presented on stage by students of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Plymouth State University. 8 p.m. at the Silver Center for Arts. For tickets call 535-2787.

Mother/Daughter Night Out at the Laconia Community Center. 6 to 9 p.m. Girls and their moms are invited to wear comfy pajamas, made a craft, manicure their nails, style their hair, eat pizza and watch a movie together. $20 per couple. To register call 524-5046.

Belknap County Area Committee of Aging meeting.

10 a.m. at Wesley Woods (First United Methodist Church) in Gilford. Dietitian and diabetes educator Diane Hawkins will spak about nutrition tips and Bill York will discuss sleep disorders.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services.

STD/HIV testing. Sliding fee scale.

Indoor climbing wall drop-in time at Meredith Community Center. 6 to 8 p.m. Climb Mt. Meredith, a 24-ft. indoor climbing wall. $1 per person. Please pay at the front desk.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

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Michael Kitch, Adam Drapcho, Gail Ober Reporters Elaine Hirshan, Office Manager Crystal Furnee, Jeanette Stewart Ad Sales Patty Johnson, Graphics Karin Nelson, Classifieds “Seeking the truth and printing it” THE LACONIA DAILY SUN is published Tuesday through Saturday by Lakes Region News Club, Inc. Edward Engler, Mark Guerringue, Adam Hirshan, Founders Offices: 65 Water St., Laconia, NH 03246 Business Office 737-2020, Newsroom 737-2026, Fax: 527-0056 News E-mail: news@laconiadailysun.com CIRCULATION: 17,000 distributed FREE Tues. through Sat. in Laconia, Weirs Beach, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont, Moultonborough, Winnisquam, Sanbornton, Tilton, Gilmanton, Alton, New Hampton, Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland, Holderness.

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‘Is There Value in Your Old and Rare Books?’ topic of free talk at Laconia Public Library March 17 LACONIA — Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle Book Shop in Boston will give a free talk entitled, “Is There Value in Your Old and Rare Books?” at the Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17.

Gloss, who has been seen on PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” many times over the years, will share examples of interesting books, magazines, and ephemera from the store’s private collection, such as a 1912 AT LEFT: Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the Brattle Book Shop in Boston, will ask and answer “Is There Value in Your Old and Rare Books?” at the Laconia Public Library beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17. Gloss, featured on PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow,” will also give free verbal appraisals of books. (Courtesy photo)

World Series scorecard and a sales brochure for the Titanic. Following the lecture and question-andanswer session, he will give free verbal appraisals of books that people bring with them.

“New England homes are treasure-troves for old and rare books that have increased in value over the years,” says Gloss, owner of one of America’s oldest and largest antiquarian bookstores. “We invite the public to bring any volumes they want to know about to the lecture for a free verbal appraisal.”

Gloss has worked at the nationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing since childhood, succeeding his late father, George Gloss, a well-known figure in international antiquarian circles. He is a member and past president of the New England Antiquarian Booksellers Association, as well as a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, the Bostonian Society, and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers.

Gloss serves on the advisory board of the U.S.S. Constitution Museum and was a member of the advisory committee of the Boston Public Library. He is a recipient of The Historic Neighborhoods Foundation award for making a definitive contribution to the design and social heritage of Boston and has been honored by the Brookline Preservation Commission for his donation of the original plans of the famous Larz Anderson estate.

The Brattle Book Shop has been the recipient of numerous awards for the Best Bookstore and Best Antiquarian Book Store in Boston. For further information, call (800) 447-9595 or visit www.brattlebookshop.com.

Annie Forts UP Syndrome Fund to host two upcoming events March 17 and 21

MOULTONBOROUGH — The Annie Forts UP Syndrome Fund will hold its Annual Meeting and nomination of officers at the Preferred Vacation Rentals office in Center Harbor at 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 17.

The Fund will also host the Meredith Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the Corner House Inn in Sandwich from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21 — World Down Syndrome Day. All are welcome to do some social networking, attend an UP Fund informational presentation, and share some birthday cake with “Annie.”

Lakes Region Retired Educators’ meeting at Pheasant Ridge March 15

GILFORD — The Lakes Region Retired Educators’ Association will meet at the Pheasant Ridge Country Club at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15.

The program will feature Lynne Doyle of the Fix-It Program, a non-profit agency where volunteers offer to do minor home repairs for senior citizens and people with disabilities regardless of their income.

Doyle’s presentation will be followed by a buffet luncheon. Any retired educator is welcome to attend.

Cost is $16, which includes tax and tip. R.S.V.P. by calling Evelyn Morse at 524-4062.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, March 10, 2011— Page 17

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: A few years ago, my husband had an emotional affair with an old girlfriend. This woman has caused problems throughout our marriage. I never seem to measure up to her. The first time I discovered that my husband was seeing her, I told him it had to stop. But just before our anniversary, he told me he wanted to be with her instead of me.

I was devastated. Of course, a few days later, he got down on his knees and begged me to forgive him. He promised not to see her anymore.

However, he refused to stop speaking to her. I found his e-mails and had an emotional breakdown. When I told him in order for me to stay he had to cut her off completely, he did, but mourned as though she had died. We worked through it and became closer than before. I thought he loved me the way I loved him.

Two years later, they were e-mailing again. He said he didn’t think I’d mind! He found out she had breast cancer and told me if no one was available to take care of her, he would do it even if it meant ending our marriage. He made it plain that she was more important to him than I was.

I told him this was his last chance, and he promised to give her up, so I forgave him. I made it clear that if I discovered he was in touch with her again, I’d divorce him.

Well, last year he joined her online high school website. He didn’t even go to that school. He says it isn’t cheating if they aren’t having sex. But emotional affairs are just as devastating. Cheating is doing something when your partner is not around that you wouldn’t do if they were with you. Cheating destroys lives. And marriages. -- Still Hurting in Tennessee Dear Tennessee: Cheating is when one partner shares intimacies, sexual or otherwise, with someone other than the

spouse. Your husband has offered this woman time, energy and devotion that belong to you. Since he doesn’t seem to understand your objections, please try counseling before walking away.

Dear Annie: I was friends with “Nora” for several years.

She was always caring and supportive. A few months ago, I made some comments about a mutual friend that she misunderstood and thought were mean-spirited and nasty. I tried to explain what I meant, but she brushed me off, indicating she wouldn’t have time to further communicate with me.

I wrote her a few more times, telling her how much I miss our friendship, and apologized repeatedly for offending her.

I thought she would forgive me, but she ignored my e-mails and finally said she was too involved in other things to write me.

She has shunned me completely and unfairly. I miss our friendship. What do I do? -- Sad in Salem, Ore. Dear Sad: Nora doesn’t believe your explanation and has decided you are no longer worth her time. She doesn’t seem to be the forgiving sort. Sorry to say, this friendship is over.

Dear Annie: “Frustrated” wrote to say she is upset because her parents are not living up to her style code.

As a senior woman, I understand why her parents might feel this way. They have lived long enough and are confident enough to dress any way they please and not worry about what somebody else might think. Thank goodness that as we get older we are freed from some of the restrictions that younger people worry about. Frustrated needs to find something more important to occupy her mind and leave her parents alone. -- L.C.

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

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Animals

Autos

For Rent

For Rent

AKC Cairn Terriers, Toto dogs, 2 neutered males, red brindle, Canadian Champion sired. Microchipped, UTD on vacs, 1 1 year old, 1 1.5 year old. CFMI (207)935-1320.

GREAT Condtion! 2000 E-350 Box Truck with 7.3 Diesel engine. $5,300. 455-9269.

ASHLAND: 1-Bedroom, 2nd floor apartment. Only apartment in building. Main Street location.

Utilities & WiFi included. Washer & Dryer. Non-smokers. No pets. $175/week or $750/month. Security deposit. 968-7800.

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

Announcement THE Thrifty Yankee- Route 25 Meredith, NH. 279-0607. Open 9am-6pm Tuesday through Sunday. Consignments Welcome!

Autos 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee132K, 4-Wheel Drive, leather, automatic, loaded with options! $2,995 OBO. Call Scott at 603-369-0494 1998 Buick Century- 150K miles, remote start, new tires, $1200 or Best offer, inspectable. 524-9011 1999 Chevy Cavalier, 4 dr, 4 cyc, air, auto, CD, 90K mi., $3,000 obo. 934-2221.

1999 Chrysler Sebring- 72K Miles, new tires, runs great. $3,500.

455-6296 2000 Ford Taurus SE WagonVery reliable, good condition.

104K miles, grey with grey interior. 4 new tires, current on all maintenance. $2,800/OBO. 603-341-1529 2004 Chevy Impala. Leather seats w/heat. One owner. New 12000 warranty. Well maintained at Cantins. Very clean 366-4905.

2005 Suburu Forrester 5-speed, Great condition, 190K miles, have all service records. $4,900 OBO. 455-6977 BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.

Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. 630-3606 CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service

MUST sell!!! 2004 Buick Rendezvous. Asking $5,600 all offers considered. 455-8844 Top Dollar Paid- $150 and up for unwanted & junk vehiclies. Call 934-4813

BOATS BOAT SLIPS For Rent At the Winnipesaukee Pier Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable rents installments payments for the season. Call 366-4311.

Business Opportunities LACONIA- Unique opportunity.

Laundromat in well established location; Dryers, some equipment needs repairing or replacing. Free rent to get started. $3,000.

603-455-6662

ASHLAND: One bedroom duplex, 2nd floor, offstreet parking, stove, refrigerator, storage, one/two people, no smoking, no pets, security deposit & references. $675 plus utilities. 603-293-7663 Belmont: 1BR, economical gas heat,! quiet!country setting, !$595/month +utilities, security and references. 455-5848.

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 FRANKLIN 1 bedroom heat & hot water included, $550/ mo. First month rent and security deposit, 630-2614

WEIRS BEACH

FRANKLIN- Riverfront, 1 Bedroom, 2nd Floor, Storage. $650/mo + Utilities, Security Deposit. No Pets, 387-4471.

Ideal for pizza. On Lakeside Ave., Weirs Beach, adjacent to the boardwalk. Most restaurant equipment included.

978-373-3685

GILFORD, as/of 4/1 Great one bedroom, waterfront apt. laundry, views, balcony, private. $700/ month. 603-393-7077.

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE

For Rent $500 OFF FIRST MONTH!S RENT at Mountain View apartments. 2-bedroom apartment, $700 + utilities; 2-bedroom townhouse, 1.5 bath, large deck, $775 + utilities; Quiet location with laundry and playgrounds. Integrity Realty, Inc. 524-7185.

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. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at

GILFORD: 1BR apartment over country store. $800/month, everything included. Contact Sara, Monday-Friday, 6am- 2pm for appointment, 293-8400, or leave message after 2pm at 455-0461.

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, Clean/renovated, furnished-optional. No smoking/pets. $850/month, 2nd

LACONIA- 3 room apartments. $500 + utilities. Great area with parking & storage. 998-7337 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included.

FREE WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294 LACONIA- ROOMMATE wanted to share large apartment. 1 private room, washer/dryer, large yard, walk to downtown. $125/Week including Heat/Hot-water. 630-9226 LACONIA-Large 1 bedroom apartment. Newly reduced to $650/Month. Newly painted, off street parking. Utilities not included. Available immediately.

References & Security deposit (1 month rent) required. 1 Year lease. 603-524-3759 LACONIA: 2-Bedroom, 1.5-bath condo, finished walkout basement, washer/dryer hookup, pool, $925 +utilities. 603-986-3601.

LACONIA: 2-Bedroom, 2nd floor apartment. No pets/smoking. $650/month +utilities. Security deposit and references required.

875-2292.

LACONIA: Downtown, 875 sq.ft.

1-bedroom condo, includes parking, dishwasher, washer/dryer, hot water, gym, cable TV and internet. $1,100/month + gas and electricity. No smoking. 387-1638.

LACONIA: Efficiency apartment, $135/week includes heat & hot water. References and deposit.

524-9665.

LACONIA: Large efficiency, hear hospital, $150/week. Security deposit required. 603-573-5800.

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

References & deposit required.

For Rent

For Rent

LACONIA: Sunny, 1-Bedroom, hw floors, 3rd floor, washer/dryer hookup, heat, $600. Security & references. (603)293-7038.

SUNNY large Victorian, 2 bedroom, kitchen, livingroom, diningroom and den, hardwood floors, tin ceilings, beautiful, $850/ month including heat, 494-4346.

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: Close to downtown, 5 room 2-Bedroom, 1.5 baths, first floor, includes 2-car parking, snow removal, landscaping, deck, washer/dryer. $180/week. 4-week security deposit & 1st four weeks in advance, references and credit check a must. No pets. Leave message for Bob, 781-283-0783 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: 1-2 Bedrooms starting at $130/Week. Includes Heat/Hot Water & Electric. No dogs.

496-8667 or 545-9510.

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, heat/hot water included. Private entrance.

No smoking/pets. References and security. 524-0329.

MEREDITH 1 bedroom first floor, carpeted, washer/dryer hook-ps, parking, near town, non-smoking, $600/Month no utilities 279-7887 or cell 781-862-0123 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 MEREDITH: In-town 1-bedroom, includes heat, $600/month. Parking w/plowing. No Smoking. No pets. Security deposit. 387-8356.

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.

OPEN HOUSE!

TILTON- DOWNTOWN. Large room in 3-bedroom, 2-bath apartment, shared with 2 other responsible adults, $150 weekly, includes all. 286-4391.

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.

For Rent-Vacation TROPICAL Paradise: Marco Island, Florida waterfront condo.

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

For Rent-Commercial LACONIA/BELMONT LINE- Retail Showroom at Rt. 106 & Bypass.

1500+ Sq. ft., 10X12 overheaed door, security & fire system. $1,900/Month. 603-502-6437 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

For Sale 3 Piece sectional sofa includes queen sleeper and 2 recliners for $400. Solid wood oval dining table with 2 leaves and 6 chairs $400.

279-4788 AMAZING! Beautiful queen or full pillow top mattress set $249, king $399. See ad under “furniture”.

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-Green or Dry 998-7337 Generator- 3600 W. Craftsman, used once. $375. OBO. 934-2221 GORILLA Multi-ladder opens to 20!. $75 obo. 528-5202.

Laconia Timberlake Apartments Saturday, March 12 11 am to 3 pm

ONE aluminum extension ladder $15, Three unopened boxes 2 ft.X4ft. ceiling panels 36-pieces $15. 527-0873

Balcony, Parking, Laundry

PARADIGM Studio 100 v.3 full range home audio/ theater tower speakers. $1650. 496-8639.

$500 off 1st Month’s Rent! $25 Gas Card Raffle Refreshments!

RASCAL 326 Power Chair: Like new, $3,900. Includes ramp. Call John at 253-9863 or 455-9863.

at 150 Blueberry Lane #12 2 Bedroom$709 -1 Bedrm $639

Red Oak Apt. Homes, Inc.

520-2915 or 668-8282 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

RED Sox Tickets: April games, tickets $70-$120 (except New York games). Call for details.

630-2440 SNOWBLOWER Craftsman 24 inch 7.5 HP, electric starter. Like new, needs lower-unit. $250 OBO 253-7746 ROTEL RB-1090 380 w/ch stereo home audio/ theater power amp $1200. 496-8639.

RENTALS

One and two bedrooms: Starting at $200/wk * All utilities, cable and Internet included

Rodeway Inn

788 Laconia Rd., Tilton 603-524-6897 gm.nh043@choicehotels.com Go to www.rodewayinn.com and enter “Tilton, NH” *Taxes and Some Conditions Apply.

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For Sale

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

HEALTH care worker, for Monday and Tues., 16 hours, plus more available in summer for male stroke patient. Help with personal care. Very pleasant surroundings.

524-3892 for appointment.

Part Time / Potential Full Time Salesperson

LACONIA HARLEY-DAVIDSON

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.

Furniture AMAZING!

Beautiful Queen or Full Mattress Set. Luxury firm European pillow-top. New in plastic, costs $1,095, sell $249. Can deliver.

603-305-9763 PROMOTIONAL New mattresses starting; King set complete $395, queen set $239. 603-524-1430.

Small chrome 5 piece kitchen set.

Excellent shape, upholstered chairs with leaf. $100 firm.

528-7984

Free T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.

OFFICE MANAGER PLYMOUTH/FRANKLIN

Full-time position (34 hours/week) for Family Planning, Prenatal and Teen Clinic Program. Responsible for day-to-day management of busy clinic environment including medical records management, patient and insurance billing systems, patient education, appointment scheduling and general oversight of facility. Previous experience in reproductive health care services working with low--income women and teens. Must be flexible, able to work independently and also function as part of a health care team. AA or BA in Social Services required. Please forward resume to Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. (FP), P.O. Box 1016, Concord, NH 03302-1016.

E.O.E.

Wanted for real wood furniture store.

E-mail resume to bikercook77@yahoo.com

SUMMIT RESORT Now Hiring Part-Time Front Desk Nights and Weekends a Must!

Please apply in person 177 Mentor Ave, Laconia

Instruction

Motorcycles

Roommate Wanted

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

WEIRS Beach Area: To share house, $500/month, everything included. Beach rights. 393-6793.

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

Real Estate $19,000 Small park in Belmont 14x70 Singlewide. no dogs. Call Brenda 603-393-7713 Exit Realty Laconia.

Services AFFORDABLE Handyman: Good old fashioned service at a fair price. Central NH. Call Keith, 603-998-9428.

Services BRETT’S ELECTRIC Fast, Reliable Master Electricians.

No Job Too small, Lowest Rates, Top Quality. SAVE THIS AD and get 10% OFF JOB. Call 520-7167.

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

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

Roommate Wanted

528-3531

DANBURY: 1 Bedroom, new $400/ month includes all utilities, no security deposit, references required, no pets/smoking.

290-9200.

FLYFISHING LESSONS

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

Male/Female, clean/sober. References Required, utilities included. $125/Week or $500/Month. Contact 707-9794

ALTERATIONS: Spring Special, 2nd alteration 1/2 price. Custom sewing projects welcome. Passion For Fashion, 393-5878.

New Hampshire Aikido -Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Barn, Wadliegh Rd. Sanbornton.

998-1419

Mobile Homes GILFORD: 55+ Park, 2BR w/carport, beach access, excellent condition, updated furnace, with appliances, $23,900. 524-4816.

Help Wanted AUTO Detailer Wanted: I am looking for an experienced detailer to work at my facility in Meredith. Call Ken at 279-0775.

BOOMING INDUSTRY

is expanding due to record high production & demand for more JCS tours! Average rep. pay $21/hr, PT. Night shift 4:15pm-10:00pm, Also full-time available. Must have good communication skills. Lots of fun, no experience needed. JCS is the industry leader, providing tours to Inn Season, Sterling, Tradewind, Windham, and FantaSea Resorts.

603-581-2741, Laconia. Ask for Carlos.

BUS DRIVERS NEEDED

Full-time positions available for Concord Area Transit, Winnipesaukee Transit Systems, Rural Transportation Services and Head Start Program. Work performed throughout Merrimack and Belknap Counties includes fixed-route and demand-response passenger transit ($10.71/hr, 30 hours/week with benefits. Must be available for a.m. and p.m. shifts.) All positions require CDL B with air brakes and passenger endorsement, DOT medical card and good driving record. Applications will begin to be reviewed on March 14, 2011. Call 225-1989 for an application/information. Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

FIVE STAR GOLF CARS has an immediate opening for an experienced mechanic. Must have valid driver!s license with clean driving record, strong communication skills and be able to lift 75lbs.

Inquire within, 1165 Union Ave., Laconia, 527-8095.

Deburr – 2nd shift Responsibilities include cleaning and removing all burrs and loose material from finished product, bagging and/or marking of product and ensuring product conforms to customer specific handling requirements.

Candidate must possess 3+ months manufacturing experience.

5-Axis Machinist 2nd & 3rd Shift Responsibilities include completing own set-ups, operating various pieces of equipment to meet production requirements and performing in-process inspection of parts produced. Candidate must possess 2+ years related experience.

We provide competitive wages, shift differential, clean work environment, medical insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, dental insurance, vacation and holidays, flex benefits, tuition reimbursement plan, profit sharing and 401-k plan with company match.

Please apply in person, via email or fax resumes.

EPTAM Plastics 2 Riverside Business Park Northfield, NH 03276 Phone: 603-729-5014 • Fax: 603-286-3977 Email: kdubois@eptam.com

MILES COMPUTER REPAIR

Virus Removal, Computer Tune-ups, Hardware Install, Network Install, Same Day Service.

603-998-2326.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, March 10, 2011— Page 19

Shannon Robinson-Beland

Community Commentary It is an exciting privilege to have this opportunity to update the community on “student mentoring” in Laconia. As some of you know, there has been an effort over the past two years to develop and implement a mentoring program to serve our city’s young people.

Over the past year, Better Together has had a group of community focused individuals form many walks of life working on a way to make mentoring here in Laconia a reality. We are proud to say that we are making real progress.

Our current direction is focused on utilizing the Boys and Girls Club as a point of origination, training, and assigning of mentoring relationships. Mr. Dave Parker of the Boys and Girls Club has been a participating member of our group since its initiation and has set forth the challenge of “let’s do something while we are talking about doing something.” We, as fellow participants of this group, heartily agree!

If you are interested in what we are doing as a group and/or want to get involved in mentoring a young person in our community, we have a way for it to be done. If you want to support our continuing efforts at structuring our program so it can be both effective and stand the test of time, we want you working with us. We continue to have energy and ideas that need input from all parties committed to this format of assisting youth toward life success. For more information come to a Better Together meeting on the 4th Thursday of the month in the Laconia Middle School Multipurpose room from 4-6 pm, search for mentoring together on Facebook, or call the Boys and Girls Club at 528-0197. Let us all continue to consider what a high quality mentoring program could do for our community as we work together to build it and “do something while we are talking about doing something”.

Get involved!! Be a mentor or sponsor a child!!

Better Together Mentoring Action Team For more information on Better Together visit www.bettertogetherlakesregion.org or call 5241741 x 15. Better Together meets at the Laconia Middle School on the fourth Thursday of every month at 4:00pm. All citizens interested in making the Lakes Region the best place for children and families are encouraged to attend.

Services

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McDonald’s supports Career Partnership Program

MEREDITH — The local McDonald’s has a new intern working twice a week through Greater Meredith’s Career Partnership Program.

Pauline Donaldson, a student at Inter-Lakes High School, expressed to her coach, Brigitte Carpenter, that she had an interest in seeing just what workers at McDonald’s have to do to make their selections so enticing. Carpenter contacted case worker Kim Seitzinger to brainstorm an idea.

The two didn’t have to look far.

A resource available Pauline Donaldson (center), a student at Inter-Lakes High School, is working as an intern at McDonwithin the school, Direcalds through Greater Meredith’s Career Partnership Program. Shown with Donaldson are Brigitte tor Rhonda Hanaway Carpenter (left), her coach, and Liz (right), crew leader for McDonald’s. (Courtesy photo) runs the Career Partnership Program out of the Inter-Lakes Guidance Switzer answered all of Donaldson’s questions and Department, where she speaks with students about then toured the facility with her, Carpenter, Seitzopportunities with job shadows and internships. inger, and Hanaway.

Hanaway immediately contacted Bob Benson, area When Donaldson arrived for her first day at manager of McDonald’s, who called John Switzer, McDonald’s as an intern, her apron and visor were manager of the Meredith McDonald’s. waiting for her. When Hanaway visited the followSwitzer welcomed the opportunity to meet Doning week, she was impressed with the review that aldson and her support staff, who were all impressed Donaldson received from Switzer. with the student’s research about the company and Donaldson will continue her internship through the questions that she put together for the meeting. the third quarter and possibly through the fourth.

Bob Bolduc inducted into New England Ski Hall of Fame GILFORD – Local resident Bob Bolduc was recently inducted into the New England Ski Hall of Fame during the New England Winter Sports Representatives, Inc. (NEWSR) regional rep show in Providence, RI. NEWSR President Brent Mohr presented the award and explained Bolduc’s significant and lifelong contributions to the snowsports industry. The presentation was made during a dinner and reception held in his honor at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Bolduc is a well-known figure in the Lakes Region and in New England as the owner of Piche’s Ski and Sport Shops. He also established Bolduc Park, a local non-profit facility offering a par-three golf course and cross-country skiing trails.

Bolduc has been involved in the sport of skiing for his entire life. He worked at the Gunstock Recreation Area as a teenager. While there, he met Francis Piche, the owner of Piche’s Ski Shop. After skillfully refinishing a pair of wooden skis and impressing Piche, the ambitious teenager was hired to work in the shop. He bought the business from Piche in 1978.

The business is known for its commitment to the local community, sponsoring local events such as the Francis Piche Invitational ski race held annually at Gunstock Mountain Resort. For more than 30 years, the 5K Race held each year at Gilford Old Home Day was organized and sponsored by Piche’s.

In the 1980’s, bolduc purchased 22 acres on the Gilford-Laconia line, founded Bolduc Park, and began on what he had envisioned for the property:

Bob Bolduc (center) shown here with his two sons Pat (left) and Rob (right) at Piche’s Ski and Sport Shop, holds the clock he received when he was recently inducted into the New England Ski Hall of Fame. (Courtesy photo)

a place to hold Piche’s cross-country ski races. With the help of skiing legend Gary Allen, the two planned and constructed the ski trails, which opened in the early 1980s. A par-three golf course was opened to the public in 1994. In May 1996, Bolduc and his wife, Marilyn, donated the Park to the Bolduc Park Association.

“I never did the work I did so that I could receive an award, I just did it because it needed to be done,” said Bolduc, who plans to keep contributing just as he has for over 50 years. “I can’t stop, this is who I am and what I do.”

Graduating seniors welcome to apply for scholarship offered by Center Harbor Congregational Church CENTER HARBOR — The Congregational Church, UCC is accepting applications from graduating high school seniors for education scholarships.

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

Applicants must be residents of Center Harbor, Mer-

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

Applications may be obtained from area high school guidance counselors, at the Church office, or by calling 253-7698.

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