The Laconia Daily Sun, March 12, 2013

TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013

TUESDAY

One lawyer too many?

Commissioner says county won’t pay for the one hired by B.C. Convention

VOL. 13 NO. 195

LACONIA, N.H.

527-9299

FREE

City Council kicks recycling can down the road

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The City Council last night chose to postpone its decision on restructuring the curbside collection of recyclables and trash until its first regularly scheduled meeting in April and in the meantime

invite residents to express their offer their views on the choice between so-called “mandatory” recycling or a “Pay-AsYou-Throw” program.

During the discussion, Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4) remarked that the six councilors appeared evenly divided

between the two options, placing Mayor Mike Seymour in the position of casting the deciding vote. Councilors Matt Lahey (Ward 2), Henry Lipman (Ward 3) and Bob Hamel (Ward 5) all voiced a preference for PAYT while Baer, along with Ava Doyle (Ward 1) and Armand

Bolduc (Ward 6) opted for a mandatory program.

Among all the options, PAYT ensures the greatest increase in recycling and offers the greatest cost savings. PAYT encourages recycling by requiring residents to place the trash see RECYCLING page 12

You can lead a notorious fugitive to icy water but . . .

LACONIA — The confrontation between the Belknap County Convention and the Belknap County Commission is playing itself out in Belknap County Superior Court where two attorneys — Paul Fitzgerald and Wescott, Millham and Dyer and Laura Spector-Morgan of the Mitchell Municipal Group — have filed to represent the convensee LAWYER page 10

of

Laconia

M-F 7am-6pm Sat 8am-5pm

51 Bisson Ave Laconia next to Irwin Toyota Ford

www.laconiaoilchange.com 603-581-2990 We’ll meet or beat all competitors tire prices.

Ask for details

5 OFF Any Service $

UP TO $49

10 OFF Any Service

$

$50 Or More

Can’t be combined with any other offer.

Limit one coupon per customer. Full Synthetic extra. Expires 12-31-2013

The Laconia Police Department was well represented at the annual Winni Dip to benefit N.H. Special Olympics on Sunday at The Margate Resort on Paugus Bay. “Cops and robbers” was the costume theme for the day and law enforcement officers from all over the state participated. Here, LPD Sgt. Gary Hubbard (left) and Officer Ben Black take their “fugitive” (Chief Chris Adams) for a little refresher course on leading the good life. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

Bids for Main Street bridge project come in way over budget

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — When the bids for reconstructing the Main Street bridge over the Winnipesaukee River were opened last week, city officials found themselves facing the choice of more than doubling their

OIL & PROPANE CO., INC. Laconia 524-1421

share of the cost or delaying the start of the project a year.

The eight bids, all within four-percent of one another, were approximately 35-percent above the estimate of $2.3-million prepared by Dubois & King, Inc., consulting engineers, with the lowest bid at $3.15-mil-

3.69 99**

Fuel Oil 10 day cash price* subject to change

lion. City Manager Scott Myers said that in addition to the construction budget there will be engineering and oversight costs.

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation, which had indicated that it would contribute 80-percent of the cost, see BRIDGE page 10

Crispy Chipotle Pork Day!

Try it in a taco!

BUY ONE GET ONE

FREE

EYEGLASSES AND SUNGLASSES

Evening and Saturday Eye exams available

527-1100 Belknap Mall

Page 2 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Judge strikes down New York City ban on supersized sodas NEW YORK (AP) — A judge struck down New York City’s pioneering ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating uncertainty for restaurants that had already ordered smaller cups and changed their menus.

State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling said the 16-ounce limit on sodas and other sweet drinks arbitrarily applies to only some sugary beverages and some places that sell them.

“The loopholes in this rule effectively defeat the stated purpose of this rule,” Tingling wrote in a victory for the beverage industry, restaurants and other business groups that called the rule unfair and wrong-headed.

In addition, the judge said the Bloomberg-

appointed Board of Health intruded on the City Council’s authority when it imposed the rule.

The city vowed to appeal the decision, issued by New York state’s trial-level court.

“We believe the judge is totally in error in how he interpreted the law, and we are confident we will win on appeal,” Bloomberg said, adding that the city would emphasize to higher courts “that people are dying every day. This is not a joke.”

For now, though, the ruling means the ax won’t fall Tuesday on supersized sodas, sweetened teas and other high-sugar beverages in restaurants, movie theaters, corner delis and sports arenas.

“The court ruling provides a sigh of relief to New Yorkers and thousands of small businesses in New York City that would have been harmed by this arbitrary and unpopular ban,” the American Beverage

Association and other opponents said.

While some eateries had held off making changes because of the court challenge, some restaurants had begun using smaller glasses for full-sugar soda.

Dunkin’ Donuts shops have been telling customers they will have to sweeten and flavor their own coffee.

Coca-Cola has printed posters explaining the rules.

Frames Bowling Lounge developed — and is keeping — a slate of fresh-squeezed juices as an alternative to pitchers of sodas for family parties, investing staff time, buying new glasses and changing menus.

“All that cost a lot of money — but you have to go with the flow,” executive general manager Ayman Kamel said. Customers have started calling about the new juices, and “we’re all very excited about it,” he added. see SODA page 4

Conclave to elect new pope opens with no front-runner Police search Epping home of Exeter murder victim’s former husband EPPING (AP) — New Hampshire state police’s major crimes unit is looking for evidence in the death of a Hampton woman whose body was found in a vacant cement company last week.

State police spent time Sunday at a home in Epping owned by 38-year-old Amanda “Amy” Warf’s ex-husband, Aaron Desjardins, who said the two were married for seven years before divorcing in February 2012.

Police had not named any suspects or said that their presence at Desjardins’ home is connected to the investigation.

“I have nothing to do with my ex-wife’s death,” Desjardins told Foster’s Daily Democrat. “She is the mother of my son.”

Warf’s body was found Thursday morning after Exeter firefighters extinguished a small fire on the second floor of a building at a cement plant that has been vacant for more than 20 years.

A car was also found on the property.

The chief medical examiner ruled that Warf’s death was a homicide.

Desjardins, who has since remarried, said he was see SEARCH page 12 Meredith Cinema Meredith Shopping Ctr. • 279-7836 www.barnzs.com Tuesday (3/12) - Thursday (3/14)

Oz The Great & Powerful (PG) 4:00; 6:45 Jack The Giant Slayer (PG-13) 4:15; 7:00 Safe Haven (PG-13) 4:30; 7:15

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There’s no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

On the eve of the vote, cardinals offered wildly different assessments of what they’re looking for in the next pontiff and how close they are to a decision. It was evidence that Benedict XVI’s surprise resignation has continued to destabilize the church leadership and that his final appeal for unity may go unheeded, at least in the early rounds of voting.

Cardinals held their final closed-door debate

Monday over whether the church needs more of a manager to clean up the Vatican’s bureaucratic mess or a pastor to inspire the 1.2 billion faithful in times of crisis. The fact that not everyone got a chance to speak was a clear sign that there’s still unfinished business on the eve of the conclave.

“This time around, there are many different candidates, so it’s normal that it’s going to take longer than the last time,” Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz of Chile told The Associated Press.

“There are no groups, no compromises, no alliances, just each one with his conscience voting for the person he thinks is best, which is why I don’t think it will be over quickly.” see POPE page 3

DETROIT (AP) — Jurors in a city buffeted by financial crisis convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on corruption charges Monday, capping a five-month trial that exposed a brazen pay-to-play culture during his years in office while the distressed city lost jobs and people and veered toward insolvency.

Kilpatrick could face more than 10 years in prison for two dozen convictions, from racketeering conspiracy to bribery to tax crimes. Once hailed as a hip, young big-city leader, he was portrayed at trial

as an unscrupulous politician who took kickbacks, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means.

“Kwame Kilpatrick didn’t lead the city. He looted the city,” U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said in victory.

At the government’s urging, Kilpatrick, 42, was ordered to jail to await his sentence, along with Bobby Ferguson, a city contractor who benefited from having a pal as mayor and also was convicted.

Businesses said they were forced to hire Fergusee DETROIT page 11

Former Detroit mayor convicted: jailed until sentence

SEEDS ARE IN! GET YOUR GARDEN STARTED HERE!

L CAL Y! A TOD

Book NOW to receive special pricing • Weddings • Anniversaries • Birthdays • Business Meetings • Fundraisers

Hall

$0.99 – $2.19/pk g

Monday ~ Friday S2.00 per person Saturday ~ Sunday S4.00 per person Event must be booked by ApriI 30th to receive SPECIAL pricing

Included at no additional charge:

• Linen, Tables and Chairs • Dance Floor • Outside Social Area • Social Cocktail Area • Event space for 6 hours • Ample Parking • P.A. Sound System • Bartenders (if needed) • Set up and clean up of hall

Contigiani’s, Catering Service

11 Durkee St Laconia NH 03246 603.524.4518 ccssales.erin@gmailcom www.contigianiscateringservice.com

LIVINGSTON SEEDS – veggies, flowers, organic… more than 200 varieties All you need for your home garden care – peat pots, growing mixtures, tools, gloves and more, you need it – we have it!

TRUST WORTHY

IRA OWNERS

Look at these Rates!

No sales charges • Guaranteed Principle & Interest Rate

CD Annuity Rates 3 yr 4 yr

Pheasant Ridge Golf Club

Rental

CD OWNERS

5 yr

min $10,000

$250,000 plus

2.60%

2.70%

2.00% 2.25%

2.10% 2.35%

• No N.H. Dividents & Interest Tax • Triple Tax Compounds • Backed by the Assets of a Major Insurance Co.

603.279.0700 or 533.0002 (next to Dunkin Donuts) For all your home care needs with friends that are experts to guide you through!

1084 UNION AVE | LACONIA | 603.524.1601

*Please read disclosure information carefully. DAK does not give legal or tax advice.

10% excise penalty if under age 59 1/2. MVA applies during the surrender charge period.

N. Korea’s Kim visits ‘on max alert’ front-line troops SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s young leader urged front-line troops to be on “maximum alert” for a potential war as a state-run newspaper said Pyongyang had carried out a threat to cancel the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War. Kim Jong Un told artillery troops stationed near disputed waters that have seen several bloody clashes in past years that “war can break out right now,” according to a report by North Korean state media.

Kim’s visit and the armistice claim are part of a torrent of angry North Korean rhetoric that has followed last week’s U.N. sanctions over Pyongyang’s Feb. 12 nuclear test. Pyongyang has also vowed to strike the United States with nuclear weapons.

It is unclear, however, what will come next and whether North Korea will match its words with action. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday there were no signs that North Korea would attack or conduct more nuclear or missile tests anytime soon and that Pyongyang was merely trying to apply “psychological pressure” on the South.

A U.N. spokesman said that Pyongyang cannot unilaterally dissolve the armistice, which is still valid.

Pyongyang is also years away from acquiring the smaller, lighter nuclear warheads needed to pose a credible nuclear missile threat to the United States.

Indeed, several signs pointed to business as usual between the Koreas — despite the bluster.

North Korea apparently cut one telephone and fax hotline at a village straddling the Demilita-

rized Zone between the countries, but otherwise there have been no substantial operational changes, Seoul’s Unification Ministry and Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.

There are at least two other working communication channels between the Koreas. As they did Monday, the two Koreas used a separate military hotline Tuesday to allow hundreds of South Koreans to cross the border to a jointly run factory park in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, according to the South’s Unification Ministry.

Much of the bellicosity is seen as an effort to shore up loyalty among citizens and the military for Kim Jong Un. Still, North Korea’s anger, and Seoul’s stern rebuttals, is boosting animosity and causing worries on an already tense Korean Peninsula. The rivals this week are also holding dueling military drills.

U.S. National Security adviser Tom Donilon told the Asia Society in New York that Pyongyang’s claims may be “hyperbolic,” but the United States will protect its allies.

“There should be no doubt: We will draw upon the full range of our capabilities to protect against, and to respond to, the threat posed to us and to our allies

by North Korea,” Donilon said.

Aside from the nuclear threats, Pyongyang has so far only made a somewhat mysterious promise to strike its enemies at a time and place of its own choosing. This alarms many, however, as two sudden attacks blamed on North Korea killed 50 South Koreans in 2010.

Most charges dropped against ex-mail carrier accused of luring children MANCHESTER (AP) — A New Hampshire mail carrier accused of luring children into his truck has been sentenced to a year in jail with all but one month suspended after pleading guilty to one count of simple assault.

Six other charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault have been dropped against Frank Saucier of

Tyngsborough, Mass.

Saucier was sentenced Monday in Manchester.

He was arrested last year, when Manchester police say he let several children into his official postal van to “play house,” and allegedly spanked a 10-year-old boy. Saucier’s route was on Manchester’s west side.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 3

from preceding page None of that has prevented a storm of chatter over who’s ahead.

The buzz in the papal stakes swirled around Cardinal Angelo Scola, an Italian seen as favored by cardinals hoping to shake up the powerful Vatican bureaucracy, and Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Scherer, a favorite of Vatican-based insiders intent on preserving the status quo.

Scola is affable and Italian, but not from the Italian-centric Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia.

That gives him clout with those seeking to reform the nerve center of the church that has been discredited by revelations of leaks and complaints from cardinals in the field that Rome is inefficient and unresponsive to their needs.

Scherer seems to be favored by Latin Americans and the Curia. He has a solid handle on the Vatican’s finances, sitting on the governing commission of the Vatican bank, as well as the Holy See’s main budget committee.

As a non-Italian, the archbishop of Sao Paulo would be expected to name an Italian as secretary of state — the Vatican No. 2 who runs day-to-day affairs — another plus for Vatican-based cardinals who would want one of their own running the shop.

The pastoral camp seems to be focusing on two Americans, New York archbishop Timothy Dolan and Boston archbishop Sean O’Malley. Neither has Vatican experience. Dolan has acknowledged his Italian isn’t strong — seen as a handicap for a job in which the lingua franca of day-to-day work is Italian.

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is well-respected, stemming from his job at the important Vatican office that vets bishop appointments. Less well known is that he has a lovely singing voice and can be heard belting out French folk songs on occasion.

If the leading names fail to reach the 77 votes required for victory in the first few rounds of balloting, any number of surprise candidates could come to the fore as alternatives.

It all starts Tuesday with the cardinals checking into the Santa Marta residence on the edge of the Vatican gardens.

193 Daniel Webster Highway

MEREDITH, NH

603-279-7975 www.ippolitosfurniture.com Open Mon-Thu 9-5:30, Fri 9-8, Sat 9-5:30, Sun 12:30-5

Floor Sample Closeout

SALE

SAVE up to 60% on

Floor Samples

PREMIER PILLOWTOP $259 Twin Set $319 Full Set $369 Queen Set $549 King Set

DANIELA POCKETED COIL

ASHLEY POCKETED COIL

KARA POCKETED COIL

Twin $798 50% Off $399 Full $918 50% Off $459 Queen $998 50% Off $499 King $1398 50% Off $699

Twin $998 50% Off $499 Full $1128 50% Off $559 Queen $1198 50% Off $599 King $1598 50% Off $799

Twin $1398 50% Off $699 Full $1518 50% Off $759 Queen $1598 50% Off $799 King $2198 50% Off $1099

Page 4 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Emergency veterinary care facility returning to Lakes Region this week

BY ADAM DRAPCHO

MEREDITH — When the Winnipesaukee Veterinary Emergency Clinic closed last year, local pet owners found themselves in a precarious situation. If something were to happen to an animal outside of their regular veterinarian’s business hours, the nearest emergency care facility could be as far as Concord — a long drive when a beloved pet is in crisis.

Thanks to veterinarian and entrepreneur Lee Garrod, the local emergency veterinary care void will soon be filled. Garrod will be opening Meredith Place Veterinary Emergency Hospital on March 15, and will immediately begin offering emergency care during hours that other vets are typically closed.

The Meredith Place Veterinary Emergency Hospital will operate out of the same Maple Street storefront as the Winnipesaukee Clinic, and will have the same phone number (2791117). Despite the commonalities, there is no business or legal connection between the two entities.

The Meredith facility will be the third veterinary-related business operated by Garrod. She owns an emergency care facility in Newington, and is also an owner of the Southern New Hampshire Veterinary Referral Hospital in Manchester, a practice that offers specialty services such as internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, surgery, dermatology, oncology, acupuncture, diagnostic imaging and other services not available at a typical veterinarian office.

For the first few months, the practice will be open from 5 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays through Thursday, and from 5 p.m. on Friday through 8:30 a.m. the following Monday. Garrod plans to eventually expand the hours of operation to 24 hours each day, every day of the year, and to offer some of the referral services also provided by the Manchester practice.

Cheryl Duszak, director of marketing for Garrod’s company, emphasized that the Meredith practice isn’t intended to offer duplicating services already provided by local veterinarians. “We don’t compete with veterinarians, we supplement area veterinarians.” The clinic will employ three veterinarians specializing in critical care, as well as technicians and a practice manager.

Jonna Fulton, who owned the Winnipesaukee Veterinary Emergency Clinic prior to its closure and now works in local veterinary practices, welcomed the return of emergency care to the region. She issued the following statement: “I am thrilled that the former Winnipesaukee Veterinary Emergency Hospital will re-open under new ownership and new name of Meredith Place Veterinary Emergency Hospital. There will be many familiar faces working there and also many new doctors and staff. As a local general practitioner, I am looking forward to referring my patients to the ER. The doctors and staff are top notch. The after hours veterinary emergency services are such an important resource for Lakes Region pet owners. I am looking forward to the new ownership continuing to carry on the vision of delivering high quality compassionate emergency medicine and surgery.”

SODA from page 2 Bloomberg urged businesses to comply despite the court ruling, and not just because the city may yet prevail.

“If you know what you’re doing is harmful to people’s health, common sense says if you care, you might want to stop doing that,” he said.

The first of its kind in the country, the restriction has sparked reaction from

pizzeria counters to late-night talk shows, celebrated by some as a bold attempt to improve people’s health and derided by others as another “nanny state” law from Bloomberg during his 11 years in office.

On his watch, the city has compelled chain restaurants to post calorie counts, barred artificial trans fats see next page

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

A Surprise Birthday Gathering

If you know Tillie, your favorite greeter, please stop

by Leavitt Park House between 4-6 pm Sunday, March 17th to wish her a Happy 90th Birthday!

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 5

Shaker board to pick tonight between 2 candidates to complete Tuthill’s term

By Gail OBer

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

BELMONT — The two people who hope to fill the Shaker Regional School Board seat being vacated by long-serving Chair Pret Tuthill were questioned last week by remaining board members who will decide who fills the final year of a three-year term.

Because Tuthill resigned too late for his seat to be on this year’s school district ballot, the seat must be filled by the board, which chose to do open interviews and decide who will get the seat tonight.

Gretta Olsen-Wilder, who went first by virtue of a coin toss, has served on the Shaker School Board — again taking over a seat that was vacated mid-term a few years ago. She has two children — one of whom is a high school senior. She works for Citizens Bank.

Olsen-Wilder said she learned a lot about special education during her previous term and how it can effect a budget. She also said if she were chosen she would like to spend time with the curriculum director.

During her previous service, Olsen-Wilder served on the Building and Grounds Ground Committee.

She said if chosen she would like to learn more about how the budget is developed because she didn’t serve on that committee before and the budget is largely prepared when it gets to the full board.

She said she signed the petition to put the creation

of a Budget Committee on Friday’s warrant and would support whatever decision made by the voters. She said she hopes that if a Budget Committee is created that people don’t expect its members to go and find money in the school budget and slash it.

When asked, she also said that if the board came to a majority decision about something with which she disagrees, she would voice her opinion at the board level but publicly support the board in its decision.

Sunday Dearborn has two children — one of whom is in kindergarten. She owns Jump N Joy and has worked for two previous school districts and Fidelity Insurance Company as a computer hardware developer.

She said she thinks the school board oversees everything that the school does and “makes sure the kids and teachers get what the need.”

She said she pays taxes like everyone else and is sensitive to taxpayers. Like Olsen-Wilder, Dearborn has some grant-writing experience and said it and

fund-raising should be something a School Board encourages.

When asked about her volunteer activities, she said she assists at the WLNH Children’s Auction, is a softball coach and works on making wish lists for families who have suffered losses like one of her neighbors who just lost their home in a fire.

The two women differed to some degree about security. While both said it is an priority, OlsenWilder said she is happy to see some of the upgrades done to the locks on the school but wouldn’t want it to go so far as to install metal detectors or see armed teachers.

Dearborn said she thought there should be an armed police officer at each school.

When asked if she would trade four teachers for four cops, she agreed that was a tough question and didn’t really have an answer. She said she would not be opposed to arming the principal in each building.

Gilford man charged with methamphetamine possession GILFORD — A local man was released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail yesterday after being arrested over the weekend on outstanding warrants for possession of methamphetamine.

Michael T. Townsend, 42, of 6 Dinsmore Point Road allegedly had meth in his possession on January 28, 2013 that was found by a police officer who has stopped him at a service station, according to complaints obtained from the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia Division.

Police said Townsend was driving a white Kia after his driver’s license had been suspended two days earlier.

During a routine search for weapons, police said he purposely attempted to destroy a pill so as to interfere with the search.

Townsend is charged with one felony count of falsifying physical evidence, one felony count of possession of methamphetamine, and one misdemeanor count of driving after revocation, from preceding page in restaurant food and prodded food manufacturers to use less salt. The city has successfully defended some of those initiatives in court.

Because of the limits of city authority and exemptions made for other reasons, the ban on supersized beverages doesn’t cover alcoholic drinks or many lattes and other milk-based concoctions, and it doesn’t apply at supermarkets or many convenience stores — including 7-Eleven, home of the Big Gulp.

The rule, if upheld, would create an “administrative leviathan,” warned Tingling, who was elected to the Supreme Court bench in 2001 as a Democrat.

The health board has considerable regulatory power, but its limits will likely be a central question in the appeal.

“I think it turns on whether the appellate division feels that the mayor has gone too far in ruling by decree in bypassing City Council,” said Rick Hills, a New York University law professor who has been following the case.

In defending the rule, city officials point to the city’s rising obesity rate — about 24 percent of adults, up from 18 percent in 2002 — and to studies tying sugary drinks to weight gain.

Critics said the measure is too limited to have a meaningful effect on New Yorkers’ waistlines. And they said it would take a bite out of business for the establishments that had to comply, while other places would still be free to sell sugary drinks in 2-liter bottles and supersized cups.

Owners Barry Williams & John Skehan

Meineke will help keep your vehicle moving safely this winter!

• Batteries • Belts • Brakes • Heating & Cooling System Service • CV Joints • Exhaust • Oil Change • Shocks & Struts • Tires • Transmission Fluid Service • Wheel Alignment • Wheel Balance • And More!

50

BRAKE PADS & SHOES

%

OFF

Save now on brake parts when purchasing Basic, Preferred, or Supreme Brake Service!

FREE* BRAKE CHECK

Valid on pads and/or shoes only when installed at Meineke. *Visual inspection of brake system components. If diagnostic service is required, fees will apply. Additional offer details below. Expires 3/30/13.

BASIC OIL CHANGE $

Starting At And Right Now, Get

1995

• Oil and Filter * • 23-Point Inspection Plus Tax • Air Pressure Check • Tire Rotation**

FREE Roadside Assistance

When You Upgrade to a Preferred or Supreme Package***

*Includes up to 5 qts standard motor oil and standard filter. Additional disposal and shop supply fe es may apply. Special oils and filters are available at an additional cost. **Rotation service for vehicles with TPMS available at additional cost. ***Email address is required for activation. Program is valid for 4 months from the date of the Preferred or Supreme oil change service. Program membership information will be sent via provided email address. See additional offer details below. Expires 3/30/13.

EXHAUST SERVICE

10%

OFF

Come in for your FREE* Exhaust System Inspection today!

• Catalytic Converters • Cat Back and Performance Systems • Lifetime Warranty Mufflers *If diagnostic service is required, fees will apply. Valid on product when installed at Meineke. See additional offer details below.

Expires 3/30/13.

Offers valid on most cars and light trucks at participating Meineke locations. Discounts apply to regular retail pricing. One offer per service per vehicle. Offers cannot be combined with other specials or warranty service. Offers not valid on special order parts. Coupons have no cash value and must be presented at the time of estimate. See the center manager for any additional details. ©2013 MCCCI

Open Monday–Friday 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM; Saturday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

LACONIA

1022 Union Avenue

www.meineke.com Nationwide Lifetime Warranty

(1/2 mile South of T-Bones/Cactus Jacks)

(603) 527-8592

Page 6 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

LETTERS The ‘Sugar Daddies’ of America never had it so good. Vote Mega To the editor, I am writing to support the candidacy of Chris Mega for Meredith’s representative to the Inter-Lakes School Board. Chris has demonstrated his commitment to public education while his opponent, Mark Billings, has not convinced me that he shares that commitment. Recently there have been a number of articles and letters explaining the similarities and contrasts between these two candidates.

My perspective is different.

While I enjoy following politics at the national level, I have attended a number of local candidate meetings over the years and one in particular stuck in my mind. It was a meeting in Meredith during Mark’s last unsuccessful run for School Board. I listened to Mark refer to “Sugar Daddies” as being Meredith’s dirty little secret. Sugar Daddies are those paying high property taxes on expensive homes in the area. I believe Sugar Daddies are more concerned with their tax bills than the quality of education at Inter-Lakes.

This attitude is a problem at all levels of government. Our politicians argue about “having a spending problem not a revenue problem”, who is “paying their fair share” and “class warfare”.

America’s annual deficits and national debt certainly confirm that we’re spending more than we take in and we need to control our spending but changes on the revenue side have contributed to

the problem. When I finished my education and started working, the top marginal tax rate was over 70 percent; our politicians now play brinksmanship games about a 2 percent change in the top marginal rate when that rate is approximately 34 percent. Back in the 1970s, Capital Gains were taxed at 50 percent, in recent years Capital Gains have been taxed at less than 25 percent.

I agree with billionaire Warren Buffett, who stated that class warfare has been going on for some time and his class won!

Locally, efforts to cut Belknap County taxes happen at chaotic meeting amid threats of lawsuits on top of existing law suits and general reductions in budgets without specific directions on how to make the cuts. We need to decide how much government we want, at all levels, and pay for it.

With the possible exception of the Robber Baron Era, the Sugar Daddies in America have never had it so good.

I hope the voters consider that when these self- proclaimed Sugar Daddies gaze out over Winnepesaukee they have their backs to the Inter-Lakes School District its students and teachers.

Please support public education it’s an investment in our community, state and country. I voting for Chris Mega and hope you give him your consideration.

Paul Trombi Meredith

Public education system must have dependable way to budget To the editor, I had not planned to weigh in on the Inter-Lakes School Board election even though I have been involved with the district for the past six or seven years as a volunteer in a variety of capacities, all enjoyable and thought provoking. However, after reading a significant amount of misinformation and misrepresentation of facts in various letters to the editor in Saturday’s edition, I could not in good conscience, not write a letter.

Good teachers don’t fear the Education Tax Credit/Voucher Program.

They fear ignorance and work every day in their classrooms to eradicate inferior critical thinking skills. Teachers know that people with the ability to think critically, and discern “spin,” from facts are less apt to fall prey to intimidation and fear mongering about such things as one’s marital status affecting his or her ability to think objectively. I am married to a teacher, a Teacher of the Year award winner five times, and he remains the most grounded in reality decisionmaker I know and the single best thing that has ever happened to me, even when he does not vote as I do.

It may shock you, as it did me, to learn that 115 religious schools in Georgia are funded through a similar state Education Tax-Credit scheme like the one being sold in

New Hampshire as, “School Choice.”

Those schools have in place “draconian anti-gay policies and practices,” the Southern Education Foundation said in a recent report quoted on Page 3 of the March 2013 issue of Church and State. Georgia’s “neo-voucher” program offers a dollar for dollar tax break to individuals and corporations that donate money to non-profit groups that in turn grant “scholarships” (a euphemism for vouchers) for tuition at religious and other private schools. Over the last four years, $170 million in taxpayer funds have subsidized private schools. Imagine picking up that “downshifting,” of costs to taxpayers. Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it and the cost that goes with it.

If we as a community believe in funding at least an adequate education for all children regardless of specific support they need to succeed like speech therapy, special education, etc., we must have a stable and dependable way to budget and fund the costs which are involved.

The Education Tax Credit/Voucher Program is anything but stable and dependable. Florida, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Utah and Georgia are all experiencing major problems with their voucher/tax credit programs.

Kay M. Anderson Laconia

LETTERS We should elect Greemore & Billings to preserve our tax dollars To the editor, I’d like to respond to Saturdays letter from Chris Mega. Per usual, Chris didn’t let me down in his response to my words regarding his run for the I-L School Board seat. His true colors came shining through. He insinuates that I am not SMART enough to have an opinion... that someone else has “put words in my mouth or on paper for me to copy”. Chris, you HAVE met me, we HAVE had conversations, but I, by no stretch of the imagination , am ANYONE”S puppet! In fact, as I sit here typing into the computer, Norman is telling me to just let it go... dont even respond... poor guy has tried to rein me in or the better part of 20 years to no avail.. .so if he can’t do it I dont imagine anyone else is going to.

Maybe the words “blind sided” weren’t the ones I should have used... maybe they were my attempt at being polite. For you to even bring up the connection to my NOW adult son back in 2010 was a “CHEAP SHOT” since you knew beyond a shadow of a doub,t I supported the other candidate. I did NOT wait three years to say something either... if you reach back into your infinite and apparently unfaltering memory... I said something to you that night about the fact that I didn’t support you... that I felt you had a vested interest... I told you straight up before we even left the Community Center. I didn’t change my mind then OR NOW. For you to even mention my son then was also a cheap shot at the connection he also had and has to Jack; it’s a brotherhood you wouldn’t understand. But, like you said its over and done; you said you were sorry and that makes it all better now doesn’t it? Actions speak louder than words, Chris, and your actions spoke volumes to many of us...

Jack may have forgiven you but not all of us have forgotten what tactics you are capable of in an effort to reach your goal. Just because I may think your a pretty nice guy or that Diane is a fabulous teacher doesn’t mean I feel every action you make is the best or that you are the person best suited for the seat. We need a full-time board member and one who sets a good

lost my respect for your example with this ruthless action, In response to Mike Hatch’s comment that my opinion of Lou Kahns “gift” to Child’s Park was a slap in the face.... I clearly stated it was my opinion... it is my belief that the conditional gift to Child’s Park came from Bobbi Smyth and not Lou Kahn as he would like us all to believe, and thats a slap in her face. Unfortunately, Lou doesn’t even know how much his beautiful wife meant to so many of us in the Center. With no argument, Mr. Kahn has given a lot to the town; his efforts on the Planning board and Conservation Committee are in part what makes Meredith such a wonderful place, but exactly how many fingers does he need in the pot? I don’t believe any elected official should be voted into office “quo pro quo”. (hey Chris, imagine that, I even know a few Latin terms as well). Fran Eames gave land to the town as well but we don’t see her son, Preston, flaunting it about. There is something to be said for humility. Aside from the fact that a select-person needs to have a certain degree of diplomacy which is not a strong suit for Mr Kahn as we have already experienced.

The Greemores have given things back to the community as well, without requiring sunshine to be blown in their direction. They are part of a group who have work diligently to restore an reestablish the Wicwas Lake Grange, made financial donations to the Korean War Memorial in Meredith Center, contributed to the matching funds of Bobbi Smyth’s Gift to Child’s Park, and sponsered the plantings in the Meredith Center watering trough — to mention just a few small gifts they have given.

Jaynes husband, Bob, represents us whole heartily everyday in Concord.

No, she didnt have all the answers at the “Meet the Candidate” interrogation sesson... but she didn’t pretend she did either and her sincerity to the fact spoke volumes.

Again, It is my opinion we elect Jayne Greemore and Mark Billings in an effort to preserve our tax dollars.

Holly Tetreault

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — Page 7

LETTERS I’ve lost some respect for Deb Sheppard because of that letter

Let’s use most modern methods of development in Plymouth

To the editor, Election Day is Tuesday in Northfield and I encourage all of my friends and neighbors to come out and vote!

I also have a hope that someday we can get through an election cycle without negative campaigning. I was disappointed this weekend to read an extremely negative letter to the editor from Northfield Selectboard Candidate Deb Sheppard. She was responding to a letter to the editor from Selectman Steve Bluhm in which he told voters of a potential problem going forward if we elect Deb. Steve stated that there is pending litigation with the town that involves Deb; litigation that current Selectman Peg Sheppard has recused herself from any deliberation because of her relationship to Deb. Deb and Peg are sisters-in-law. Mr. Bluhm stated in his letter that if Deb is elected both her and Peg would have to recuse themselves from deliberation and cost the town untold amounts. That is pretty much all his letter stated and, as far as I know, is accurate.

The letter from Deb was an over-thetop reaction to Steve’s letter descending to the depths of name calling and what I call sewer politics. Honestly, I have lost some respect for my friend Deb. During her letter, which I describe as a rant, Deb never gave us a reason to vote for her other than to say she has experience and is an independent thinker.

She states she has worked successfully with Peg on Old Home Day and that she loves our community. Her letter is sorely lacking in specific reasons why we should vote for her and what she would do to improve Northfield. Her only reason for running, described by her, was so that “...Mr. Waldron not run unopposed”. Deb’s letter called Mr. Bluhm “(Selectman Jeff Ziminsky) Ziminsky’s Sheep and Mr. Waldron is a sheep in training”. I just shake my head and wonder how Deb expects that a letter of this type will get her elected.

I support Kevin Waldron for selectman and urge you to vote for him Tuesday and here is why. I have served on

To the editor, A recent posting on the Plymouth town website titled “A few facts about the Riverside Landing development” makes scientifically misleading statements about hydrology, the town’s drinking water supply, and runoff.

For example, “Test borings for new wells in that area have found no aquifer.” While it’s true that the district’s well-head protection area around our existing wells does not extend up the Baker River valley to the project site, the aquifer from which we draw your water supply comes from a sand and gravel aquifer upgradient of our wellhead protection area, including up the Baker River Valley. Our wellhead protection area is a legally defined small area immediately surrounding our wells, and NHDES recognizes that it is a compromise between development and water supply protection.

The inadequacy of the designated wellhead protection area is why so many wells in N.H. (including ours) have high levels of chloride from road salt (as one example). A further statement that “the increase in the salt in (district) drinking water — (is) up to 120 ppm since 1977” is inaccurate — the level has increased from just 6 ppm (parts per million) in the 1950s to over 190 ppm recently, closing in on the EPA drinking water limit of 250 ppm because of impervious development upgradient of our wells.

Contrary to the town website, no test borings for new wells have been drilled in the area of Riverside Landing but we know from reports from the U.S. Geological Survey that this area feeds the regional aquifer that includes the town water supply. The town’s statement “no untreated runoff will leave the subject property” does not acknowledge the fact that chloride is highly soluble and very mobile and cannot be “treated” — it will indeed enter the groundwater or will runoff to surface water. Because of the proximity to the river, other contaminants will flow off the impervious surfaces of this and other developments and will

many district and town boards, including the Winnisquam Regional School District and Northfield Budget committees. Kevin is not only a frequent visitor to both committees, but he is well informed and participates in the discussion by asking well educated questions. Deb says in her letter that Kevin participates in these types of meetings in a “negative, hostile and angry manner”. Seriously Deb? Kevin is soft spoken and his questions are rooted in facts and what is in the best interest of Northfield. I don’t really know how Deb would know how Kevin participates in the Winnisquam Regional School District Annual meeting because since I have been a resident I have never seen Deb at that meeting. The WRSD budget is the biggest contributor to our tax rate and Kevin engages every year. He is respectful and is well informed. I can also say that while Deb was a selectman and was the delegated representative to the Zoning Board, I cannot remember her attendance at any of our meetings. Kevin attends many Selectboard and Budget Committee meetings to stay informed about town business and help out when he can.

One of the accomplishments of “Citizen” Kevin Waldron was taking the initiative to hunt down and find a better deal on our new town dump truck last year. That saved you and me over $20,000! As a taxpayer I welcome and respect that!

Kevin Waldron is endorsed by community leaders like former police chief and current Merrimack County Sherriff Scott Hilliard, Northfield Police Chief Steve Adams, Realtor and Zoning Board Vice-Chairman Dave Liberatore, Former State Representative Greg Hill and many others.

I believe the candidate with the most experience, dedication and ability with a fair and open mind is Kevin Waldron. Please join me Tuesday in voting for Kevin Waldron for Selectman of Northfield. Thank you.

Keith Murray Northfield

Billings support of Ed Tax Credit program is conflict of interest To the editor, I received a postcard today from Mark Billings urging me to vote for him on for the Inter-Lakes School Board as a representative from Meredith. On the postcard, Mr. Billings says “I will bring diversity and a fresh perspective to the school board with no conflicts of interest.” This statement compels me to point out a serious conflict of interest for an individual seeking a position on the school board of a public school: namely Mr. Billings support of the state Education Tax Credit/Voucher program.

This program effectively weakens state aid to local school districts, including Inter-Lakes. I view Mr. Billings’ support for this voucher program as a conflict of interest for a public school board member.

The education tax credit/voucher program, enacted in 2012, allows a business to contribute a percentage of its business profits tax/business enterprise tax to a scholarship organization that could be used by students to attend an independent school, includ-

ens New Hampshire’s school districts, including Inter-Lakes, by taking state adequacy aid from them and putting it into support for private, religious and home schools. The State Board of Education has estimated that without the repeal of this tax credit/voucher program, the state will loose $3.7 million in FY 2014 and increasingly more in subsequent years — revenue that could be used to support public education. Last month the NH House passed a bill (HB-370) that would repeal the program; the state Senate will take up this legislation next month.

At the “Meet the Candidates” forum in Sandwich on February 23rd, Mr. Billings gave enthusiastic support for the education tax credit/voucher program.

In contrast, Chris Mega, the other candidate for this school board position, argued against this program and described its negative impact on the Inter-Lakes budget. I will cast my vote for Chris Mega who advocates for public financial support of the public schools.

Margaret Merritt

not be treated.

To say that “captured runoff would be cleaner than rainwater by the time it made its way back into the environment” is wishful thinking.

See NHDES Fact Sheet WD-DWGB 22-4 “Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Groundwater Protection” dated 2009 which cites “stormwater infiltration ponds or leaching catch basins” as “potential contamination sources”. The district would like to think that low impact development (LID) approaches be required by the Plymouth Planning Board to mitigate stormwater concerns, but will they (see NHDES Fact Sheet WD-WMB17 “Low Impact Development and Stormwater Management”)? The state encourages low impact stormwater management such as porous pavement which was used at the Pemi Commons development recently on Fairgrounds Road. This pavement is not impervious and so very little salt and no sand needs to be used because water doesn’t stand on the surface.

Will LID measures be required of the Riverside Landing shopping center as proposed, or will the “most studied piece of property in the Town of Plymouth” be exempt since it’s modeled after a five year old development as proposed by Lowes?

Finally, we should all be careful of accepting ‘studies’ about what the town website calls the most “studied” piece of property in the town of Plymouth. One expert enlisted by the Lowe’s developers claimed that there was no evidence that the Baker River had ever changed it’s course in this area, yet there are former river channel oxbows on all four sides of the property. An expert will provide any answer for the right price.

We should all be focusing on what’s best for Plymouth’s environment since that is where we live and draw our drinking water from! Let’s use the most modern methods of development for all future development in Plymouth.

Dick Flanders, Chair Plymouth Village Water & Sewer District

Only option left for Shaker voters is to get SB-2 put in place To the editor, Was very disappointed in the outcome of the recent Shaker school district meeting... though not surprised. I find some of the comments made about the budget committee for the district to be very insulting to the voters who pour thousands of their taxes into the school each year. To say the process would take a new budget committee member “years” to learn and understand is simply not true anymore than it takes a new school board member years to know what they are doing.

I think that the district simply gets anything and everything they ask for

year in and year out with few questions. The spending continues to grow while most wage earners cannot say the same for themselves. The tax rate in Belmont is amongst some of the highest statewide and much if not all of that is due to the school. What is the school district afraid of?

I still feel that with this vote the only option left for the rest of us taxpayers is to succeed in getting SB-2 in place for the school next year as well as a possible tax cap put in place. SB-2 has worked fine for the town.

Don Irvin Belmont

Mr. Billings has said his 3 children all went to private school To the editor, In his letter published on Saturday in support of Mark Billings for School Board, Michael Hatch included the following sentence: “Did you know that one of our present school board members has two children in a private

ing one’s children to private school disqualifies someone from being on the school board then he will want to rethink whom he supports as Mr. Billings has said that his three children went to private school.

Denise Doyle

Page 8 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

LETTERS Look at record since Mrs. Argiropolis has been on Alton board

Stop Ashland Selectboard from taking more taxpayer power away

To the editor, The Alton School Board needs a voice of reason to replace Krista Argiropolis. That voice is Carlos Martinez and Mary (Murphy) Doherty as a write in.

In this economy, if you are concerned about Mrs. Argiropolis and Mrs. Tilley increasing your property school taxes by an additional $1.08 per thousand (and not .34 as the claim) for the next 15 years for the largest bond issue put before the voters by a N.H. School District this year, then vote Martinez and write in Mary (Murphy) Doherty.

Mrs. Argiropolis also voted for allowing concealed weapons on school property, not awarding bids to the lowest bidder, and not running a credit check on school contractors’ sand vendors.

Would anyone of you award a bid on a multi-million dollar building without even a credit check? Consider this. She voted for a new security camera system so that you are able to watch people with switch blade and fixed blade knives of any size walk around the building. You can watch them but according to school policy they have every right to do it. She voted for wasting taxpayer money on a $30,000 wind study that never got off the ground. We could have used that $30,000 for something else, like books and supplies. She voted to lease equipment and pay interest expenses when the equipment could have been bought for one-half the cost. During her tenure, two superintendents, one

To the editor, On this voting day I’d like to just take a few minutes to warn and advise Ashland voters concerning a few articles on this year’s ballot.

First, please vote YES for Article 3 to adopt the operating budget...the default is higher...if it had not been for additions made that day from the floor the proposed operating budget would have been much lower, but it is still lower than the default. This board seems to have no concern for our taxpayers’ shallow pockets. Where do they think we can come up with all this money for a town of 2200 with 12 miles or so of roadway? Our only recourse is in the voting booth folks, and though we don’t have a choice for the Selectboard candidate this year for obvious reasons, there are other articles we have control over.

Don’t be fooled by wording or the last minute insertion by the board of a “slap in the face’ article (26) concerning the Budget Committee. This board is trying to dismantle the committee, which is our lifesaver, and I personally wish to thank every one of them for the upwards of 800 collective hours they put in this year, combing the budget to save OUR money. A board of three selectmen, especially this board, is hardly capable of putting in enough hours to take over the budget process, much less our town’s business affairs as we have seen these past two years! Do not help dismantle our Budget Committee. This committee truly takes the taxpayers’ feelings and our rights, to heart.

These selectmen have already, and sadly, shown us they have been, admittedly, “spread too thin”. How do they think they can adequately do a good job putting the budget together? Vote No to Article 26.

Article 11: How stupid does this board thinks voters are? Evidently very much, seeing as how this article wants you to say the board can raise any fees they want at any time. This is not the time to give any board, but especially this board, any more power than they already have over our money. This article, if passed, could mean you paying $100 for a dog license, $1,000 for a building permit, $500 for a wedding license, $200 to rent the Booster Club for a day and so on, if they want to. Do NOT be fooled by the little addendum added below the article that says they will hold a public hearing before any fees are raised. WHAT A JOKE! The selectmen have the final say in all town business, for or against us, and as we’ve seen these past two years it is ALL against us! Do not let them raise any fees whenever they

business manager, two vice principals, and one principal had to be replaced.

During her tenure, money voted in for school repairs were never used, the facility deteriorated significantly, and academics hit a new low. Under her tenure Alton Central School and Prospect Mountain High School did not make AYP for multiple years and ACS was awarded the embarrassing designation of a “school in need of improvement” and a “district in need of improvement”. The school went from an average academic performer compared to all schools in N.H. to the bottom 20 percent under her watch.

Instead of fighting for $18,000,000 for books, supplies, curriculum, and money to recruit the best teachers available, she is fighting to spend $18,000,000 for a monument as her legacy. Unfortunately it is you and I that will be paying for this legacy for the next 15 years.

Think about this. If you cannot, or choose not to manage a building that she terms as a safety hazard for our children by refusing to use money to fix the problems as they arise, what will change with a new building?

Do you want the same people who manage the old building managing the new building? A vote for Martinez (a teacher and small business owner) and a write in for Doherty is you’re only alternative to helping Alton schools make it to the next level.

Steve Miller Alton

Pat Clark is fair in his representation of both Tilton & Northfield To the editor, I begin my remarks to the readers by saying that I gave great thought and consideration to who I would support for Tilton-Northfield Fire Commissioner. I have been friends with Pat Clark for many years. In elected positions I feel it is important to look at who the best candidate is. I know both Eric and Jane (not nearly as well) and I think all have the best interest of the district at heart. I have not and will not speak a bad word about them I believe people who step up to the plate as elected representatives of the people do a noble thing that others won’t do.

Although I don’t agree with Pat on all issues I do believe that he has been fair in his representation of both com-

munities, I as a taxpayer appreciate his fiscal concerns and believe that he recognizes our Fire Department and personnel are fantastic employees of our communities. I had strong support for Pat when he ran the first time because he was in favor of keeping the district together. I remember things were very volatile at that time. As of today I am hoping that the issues that were recently contentious are now settled so we can move on.

Let’s work together with all involved in working for our communities to make sure we continue to be the great spot in New Hampshire we are all proud to live, work and raise our families in.

Scott Hilliard Northfield

I promise to make decisions in best interest of Gilford taxpayers To the editor, My name is Jeffrey Beane. I have lived in Gilford for the past 25 years, having attended Gilford Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. I then attended Plymouth State University, majoring in business, while serving in the N.H. Army National Guard. Currently I am a Financial Services Representative at MassMutual. I work in Bedford for the Herlicka Financial Group. I am a member of the Laconia Kiwanis Club and serve on the Fund Raising Board. I have also been asked

by Michael Persson, a well known attorney in Laconia, to serve on the

Salvation Army Finance Committee.

The value proposition I bring in serving local community organizations is a high level of focus and attention to detail. I want the opportunity to serve the Town of Gilford because I am a leader, and I have experience in working with others as a team to find solutions to problems. So I ask for your vote today... I promise to listen to all of you, and with my financial background make positive decisions in the best interest of the taxpayers in the Town of Gilford.

Jeffrey Beane Gilford

Write the editor: news@laconiadailysun.com

want! Do not let them laugh all the way to our coffers as they have done these past two years with no thought to the taxpayers of this little town. Vote NO on Article 11!

In my opinion, the five-man boards of 2008-11 were moving the town forward with the mind-set of “Let’s Change” and not “No Change”. The town was starting to heal from the foibles of the former administrator (I apologize sincerely for that huge mistake) and then we were pushed back to a three “yes man” board.

Obviously, every board makes mistakes, but with a five-man board there is a much better chance of reasonable decisions being made on behalf of taxpayers. Five–man boards can offer very different points of view, offer the diversification we need, answer every question the public has whether in agreement or not with their own political views and who can restore “public comments” to the Selectboard agendas!

Stop this board from taking any more of our taxpayer power away. We need a five-man board! Vote yes to article 25. Restore our town to sanity! Give us back caring folks who will gratefully be liaisons to local, regional, and state committees, which we have not had these past two years. We need a board who will honestly get us funding and grant monies and who will do everything to keep the businesses we currently have happy, not nit-pick them to death every chance they get. There are monies out there. We have lost out on funds this year due to lack of representation by this board. These three also have not been able to attend most town ceremonies, charettes, seminars, local and regional meetings, etc. If they do not have time to represent us at these things, they have no time to handle our budget process, and no time to do things a five-man board can do. They only have time, evidently, to raise our fees whenever they feel like it, public hearings or not! That’s what they want. Don’t let them get away with any of this!

Give us back representation; give us back honesty, diversity and most of all, a voice in our government. Return us to the ‘transparent government’ policy taken from us these past two years. Please vote YES to Article 3 on the budget, Vote YES to Article 25 and bring our board back up to five members, Vote No on Article 11 to raise any fees, and vote No on Article 26 to abolish the Budget Committee.

Get out today and VOTE! It’s the only way your voice can be heard right now!

Leigh Sharps Ashland

Pat Clark deserves another term as T-NFD commissioner To the editor, I intend to vote for Pat Clark for commissioner of the Tilton/Northfield Fire District. There are many reasons why he deserves another term as commissioner. He is a long-time resident of the area and he has been actively involved in local government for many years. Pat is a hard worker who tackles any task he undertakes with passion and commitment. Anyone who has been to a Tilton town Meeting the last few years knows that Pat is not afraid to speak his mind and that he takes the time

opinion. I have had many conversations with Pat about various Fire District matters and I know he is committed to protecting the citizens of Tilton/Northfield from two things — out of control fires and out of control taxes.

Pat will do what he thinks is the best thing for the citizens of the fire district even if others involved in town and fire district governance do not agree with his positions. In short, Pat is dedicated, hard working and fiercely independent.

Stan Robinson

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — Page 9

LETTERS Yet again, too many people failed to show for Shaker meeting

Help the next Stephane Hessel grow up among us here in N.H.

To the editor, Thoughts on the 2013 Shaker School District Meeting: Attendance: 1. Yet again, too many people who complain about their property taxes throughout the year did not bother to attend this year’s meeting. YOU are the reason that the $chool budget continues to grow exponentially. YOU are the reason that attempts to form a budget committee or to pass SB-2 fail.

News flash: They, who have the most votes, win! Get it? Stop complaining and do something!

2. Less than 200 people from two towns attended this meeting — a very sad statistic given that the final $chool budget was over $20 million.

3. Interestingly, SB-2 has been rejected in the past — one reason — the fear that only a few “uninformed” people will make all the decisions.

Only about a hundred people passed the $20+ million budget. Yikes!

Budget Committee vote: 1. Opponents of budget committee proposal cited their complete trust and support for the School Board to make all the budgetary decisions. “We trust them to do the right thing. We don’t need another layer of oversight,” they said.

2. They expressed concern that members of a budget committee would not understand the “workings of the school system.”

To the editor, Great thinker and writer, Stephane Hessel, has died at age 95. Mr. Hessel co-wrote The Declaration of Human Rights. In 2010 he wrote Time for Outrage. Underlying both writings — “We still live in a world where the possessors are entitled to all the benefits and where the dispossessed do not yet know how to resist sufficiently.” Sufficient resistance would result in great change, the way (my image) sufficient cleansing of a wound would prevent lethal infection.

The same night-time reading of my e-mail that brings news of astute and good Mr. Hessel’s death tells me about international oil interests making sure to have access to their raw product in a small and beautiful country like Malaysia. Poor Nigeria, for what oil-taking has done there to the environment and human rights. Shell is probably only temporarily withdrawing from oil drilling in the Arctic. Utter “the Arctic” now, and melting glaciers, crumbling permafrost, stranded polar bears are the imagery to conjure, with Shell in that scene caring only for pro-

3. They felt that a budget committee would likely be “adversarial,” would oppose the School Board’s budgetary decisions, would not have the students’ best interest in mind during their deliberation, and would likely make catastrophic cuts.

4. Once again, the budget committee proposal failed.

5. Ironically, during the discussion of the very next article covering the total operating budget, a number of these same people spoke in opposition to a modest budgetary cut that all but one of the School Board members supported. (Two district principals and the district superintendent also supported this cut.) Huh? What happened to all that “trust and support” for the School Board’s decisions? The vote was taken and the money was restored. (This is the second time that this has happened in the past three years.)

6. In the end, these people reveal themselves as duplicitous, disingenuous, adversarial, and quite selfish with this behavior. They obviously fear any changes or anyone who might threaten to cut spending, INCLUDING THE SCHOOL BOARD! Conclusion: Given the fact that property taxes fund education, NOTHING is too good, too frivolous, or too expensive when paid for by others.

Ken Knowlton Belmont

Ask your reps to keep Social Security & Medicare strong as possible To the editor, A few weeks ago, I encouraged you to contact your senators and representative and ask them to support the president on a number of issues and I still feel that it is important. It is also important to protect Social Security and Medicare.

In part, the sequester occurred because the president did not hand over Social Security and Medicare to be hacked and slashed. Paul Ryan is back to his divide and conquer tactics.

He wants to weaken these programs for future generations. Seniors need to stand up for the next generation.

There are some very good reasons to believe that the next generation will need Social Security and Medicare even more than this generation of seniors. Both public and private

sector retirement plans continue to get weaker and weaker and the job market leaves a lot to be desired.

Social Security is not in immediate danger and is not the cause of the deficit. It should not be on the chopping block. The “chained CPI” is a move in the wrong direction.

Medicare is tied to the increase cost of health care and needs help. The president is right when he asks for a balanced approach. We should not just cut benefits.

Please call or e-mail your senators and representative. They need to understand what we want them to do.

Keep Social Security and Medicare as strong as possible for all generations.

Paul Bonneville Lochmere (Tilton)

Belmont: please vote yes on Article 25 and no on Article 2 To the editor, There are 27 warrant articles on the Belmont Town Meeting ballot. All are worth citizen time before voting at the Belmont High School today. Articles #2 and #25 are cornerstones for building the kind of community citizens have continually endorsed with voices, energy and support for more than 10 years.

Article #2 proposes Belmont’s major entries — our front doors — on Route 106 and Route 140, add another, more or expanded trash facilities. Vote no if you value water, the still-farmed land on Depot Street, or wonder how it would complement the $1.7M+ taxpayer investment in the village.

Article #25 seeks $,5000 for a Heri-

tage Commission fund to match grant and other opportunities. In the past five years the volunteer commission has delivered $100,000+ in direct funds, and about $50,000 in equipment and services — both from other than local taxpayer sources. I’m privileged to serve on the Commission and ask for a yes vote.

Yes on #25 and no on #2 are votes for dollars and sense. Both reflect the 2002 Master Plan vision, in part “...

The Town recognizes its potential for growth and is committed to the protection of its unique natural resources, history and recreational opportunities ...” Thank you.

Linda Frawley Belmont

duction and bottom-line money.

In VT, NH, Maine we need to keep shoddy shale-oil pipelines from crossing over us, through our natural beauty, or that trashing will be our sadness. Same with the Northern Pass powerline project. More-southern cities, conserve your electricity before sucking never-ending more through our irreplaceable treasure, our mountains and valleys.

Stephane Hessle left with thoughts for “viable human life,” giving our planet “fifty or a hundred years,” if we “do not all work together to put forward ecological solutions.” The grandchildren among us now — get them outdoors to feel reverence for life.

Teach them “thank you, mountains; thank you, ocean.” Stephane Hessel’s heart and voice need replicating. Help the next Stephane Hessels to grow up among us. Take those kids to farmers’ markets, getting good, locally-grown food into them, also introducing them to farmers. Our planet’s life depends upon it.

Lynn Rudmin Chong Sanbornton

Too much ‘safety’ is going to break our municipal budgets To the editor, Lately there has been a lot of talk of towns running out of their road maintenance budgets. Laconia has been on the news because the winter budget is used up. I have been in Laconia many times after they have received a dusting of snow, and the entire road crew is plowing and salting every road and sidewalk.

Voters should start paying more attention at the Town Meetings and budget votes. Every year it seems more and more equipment and materials (salt and sand) is needed, yet the winters of late have been on the average more mild. It seems these days that the mangers and road agents are sending the crews out at the first sign of a snow flake, and they remain out until well after the storm is over, plowing, sanding and salting multiple times for every storm. How many times do we see the State Highway trucks and local town trucks plow-

ing dry roads and salting barely wet roads and sidewalks when the sun is already out melting everything?

These guys doing the work are just being told what to do by the bosses, and they do a good job, but whatever happened to having some common sense with taxpayer money? If we get an inch of snow on a day when the forecast calls for sunshine, why not let nature do it’s thing and save some money? Or better yet, let people learn how to drive on a little bit of snow.

Our road agent had guys come in on Christmas Day to clean up barely a quarter inch of snow. This kind of thing would not have happened a decade ago, taxpayers and selectman would have spoken up. These days it seems that everyone is scared to say something because it’s all in the name of “safety”. Well, too much “safety” is going to break our budgets.

Martin Carney Sandwich

Even in enlightened societies many are accustomed to old ways To the editor, When President Obama signed and renewed the “Violence against Women Act” a couple of weeks ago, it got me thinking about the plight of women in our “Enlightened Societies”. Since brevity is an art form we won’t go into the status of women in the developing world — which is there for all to see.

The book of Genesis relates two accounts of how Adam and Eve “evolved”. One subordinates Eve to Adam having been created as his playmate and fashioned from one of his ribs. The other gives her complete equality. Now one would think that the New Testament would take a stand and choose between the two.

Indeed MY MAIN MAN did choose and raised the status of women not

only to equality but in a few cases showed partiality to them.

One would also think that the New Testament vision for women would prevail in modern society but alas it was not to be. Rules are made by men and we can thank “Saint” Paul, and “Saint” Augustine for resurrecting the “subordinate” role for women.

Naturally there are women and organizations that resist these biblical ideas but the sad fact is that even in our “enlightened” societies there are many who have grown accustomed to the “old ways”. For them, women will always be in fourth place as the title suggests, and of course there is plenty of altar linen to be washed and ironed.

George Maloof Plymouth

Page 10 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

LETTERS Don’t elect people who are for Sustainable Communities Initiative To the editor, I was at a selectman meeting in Meredith on January 28. During the open comments part of the meeting, five citizens expressed their concerns about the Granite State Future program, water, and property rights.

One citizen held up a copy of a letter signed by Mr. Edgar, Meredith’s Community Development Director.This letter was sent to HUD offices in Washington,DC back on September 9, 2011.

Mr. Edgar admitted he had not read all of the documents that had to do with the Granite State Future, but, wholeheartedly endorsed the “Sustainable Community Initiative”, and the Granite State Future.

Other names on the document were William M. Edney, code and health officer and Angela LaBrecque, town planner. Why was there no communication to the Board of Selectman or the town manager before this letter of commitment was sent to HUD? Who is managing the Town of Meredith?

Do we really need a community development director and a town planner?

We are paying two people for one job, I think our spend mentality and keeping our property taxes down has not been for all residents benefit.

Another disturbing path is the unelected committee members. There is no check with the residents of Meredith concerning their intentions and visions.The volunteers might have no idea about the long-term effects that their committee will be implementing, and I believe many others share this unknowing truth.

This issue with the HUD document was only discovered 15 months after Mr. Edgar signed his name. Why was it not discovered earlier? Again, who is managing our town? This whole matter should awaken the residents of Meredith. Was Mr. Edgar voted into this position by We the People?

Other towns in the Lakes Region have also sent letters of commitment concerning Granite State Future to the HUD offices in Washington,DC. They are as followers: Barnstead, Wolfeboro, Tilton, Ossipee, Moultonborough, Laconia, Franklin, Effingham, Belmont, Andover, and Alton.

I felt very uneasy leaving the meeting. When you see the facts about Granite State Future and their connections with HUD-1044 foundational regional Fund Grant Program, you will also be uneasy!

Each Regional Planning Commission will develop its regional plan, working with HUD to achieve predetermined mandatory outcomes stipulated by HUD. A wide range of un-elected municipal officials, staff, volunteers, regional organizers, businesses with a financial interest in planning, and active citizen leaders are at the core of the Granite State Future as it moves forward.

This includes the Lakes Region Planning Commission located in Meredith, who has Mr. Edgar listed as an advisor.

He is part of the Energy Committee.

The facts about the Granite State Future were outlined succinctly by Tim Carter. I was appalled there were no questions or statements except for Mr. Lovett, whose overall view came from his business credentials and not

any facts.

Herb Varney expressed his concern and caution about GSF. Mr. Carter also asked the board and town manager for a workshop to talk about GSF, and the board took no initiative in response to the request, I find this very disturbing in many ways.

The silence of the selectmen transmitted to me, a Meredith resident, that the Selectboard is not looking out for our concerns. We the People should have had an open discussion with all the residents about this issue. There should be a workshop scheduled and the Lakes Region Planning Commission should be present to answer to the facts presented by Mr. Carter.

I would suggest the residents visit the Granite State Future site (www. granitestatefuture.org) and see what is being presented. Then they should reach out to Mr. Carter and get the 20 page document of the real facts for themselves. Mr. Carter gave these to each of the Meredith Selectmen.

I believe a time should have been set aside to speak with the concerned people of Meredith. It is our First Amendment rights to be heard and not just pushed aside.

Granite State Future is trying to be pushed down the throats of all the towns in the state. Here in the Lakes Region this effort is being driven by the Lakes Region Planning Commission. The main purpose of the GSF is to apply the Sustainable Communities Initiative from Washington ,DC onto the people of New Hampshire.

The HUD documents that are part of the GSF clearly state that HUD people will take over planning control of our community. They want to side step local government thereby taking away our sovereignty.

Sustainable development brings the rights and freedom of individuals into direct conflict with the rights of the community at large. Federal Grants provide the funding, non-government organizations (NGOs) provide the leadership and local governments provide the targets.

When the grant runs out, there will be an increase in property taxes, bonds will be bought by the town to cover the expenses of this Sustainable Community. One only has to look at the town of Ashland, they are going broke, and taxes are being raised and soon the Federal Government will commit to the town. One of the organizations of the Granite State Future is HEAL and I hear that they are ingrained in the town. One just has to google this organization and get the facts.

I attended a Meet and Greet at the Community Center. The candidates for the selectman and library gave their resumes and why they wanted to be elected. A question concerning GSF surfaced. Mr. Louis Kahn said he had read all about the Granite State Future and didn’t see anything wrong and that one could pick and choose what you wanted from the initiative.

He said it wasn’t binding and that there were issues in the program that were beneficial.

Mr. Kahn is an attorney and he should know better. It clearly states on page one of the HUD-1044 grant see next page

Young Gilford woman previously charged with prostitution now facing theft of funds allegation

LACONIA — City police van owned by a cleaning arrested a Gilford woman company. who allegedly stole some When Labounty returned checks from a Sanbornton a second time that day with home last July where she a check for $400, the teller was a guest and cashed at told her the check was “not least one of them at the viccashable” but was able to tim’s bank. get a copy of Labounty’s Affidavits filed in the driver’s license.

4th Circuit Court, Laconia While city police were Division say that Chantel dealing with Labounty on Labounty, 20, of 9049 Deer an unrelated matter in Chantel Labounty Run Road was a guest in the July of 2012, she told police (Laconia Police photo) home of one of her friends she was at the victim’s while his parents were away on vacahome but hadn’t taken anything. tion from May until June of 2012.

She told police one of the other two When they returned the victim noticed people who were with her in Sanbornton had filled out the checks and given them a pack of her checks and some other miscellaneous items were missing. to her to cash. She told police she was Labounty faces two counts of forgaware the victim hadn’t signed them. ery and was held on $500 cash bail Labounty was arrested be Tilton after appearing in court yesterday.

Police on October of 2012, then The victim went to Laconia Police indicted by a Belknap County grand after speaking with a representative of jury for one misdemeanor count of the bank who said one of her checks was prostitution and one felony count of cashed there at the drive up window. possession of oxycodone for allegedly During their investigation, police enticing a man through Craig’s list to said on June 14, Labounty successfully meet her for sex and taking his money cashed the $360 check at about 9:15 to buy drugs. a.m. Affidavits said video surveillance The victim reported the crime to tapes given them by the bank showed Tilton Police. her come to the drive up window in a — Gail Ober LAWYER from page one tion against the suit brought by Tom Tardif, charging it violated the Rightto-Know Law by electing its current officers by secret ballot.

Shortly after the suit was filed, the convention sought permission from the commissioners, in whom state law vests the authority to engage and direct legal counsel representing the county, to hire its own attorney. Citing the statute, the commission refused the request but retained Fitzgerald to defend the convention.

However, Rep. Richard Burchell (R-Gilmanton) applied to the situation a law bearing on the defense and indemnification of county officials sued while acting within the scope of their official duties. It provides that either the county attorney, who works at the direction of the New Hampshire Attorney General and the county commission, or, with the consent of the commission, outside counsel shall provide their defense. The law further provides that officials denied repre-

sentation by the commissioners may appeal to the convention.

Overlooking the likelihood that the statute indemnifies individuals and ignoring the fact that the convention did not deny the convention legal counsel, the convention proceeded to appeal the commission’s decision to itself and to authorize its chairman, Rep. Colette Worsman (R-Meredith), to engage the Mitchell Municipal Group. Last week, Spector-Morgan filed with the court on behalf of the convention.

However, the authority to expend county funds rests with the commission, not the convention. Commissioner Ed Philpot said yesterday “if the Mitchell Group presents us with an invoice, we would not pay it, because we did not hire the attorney.”

He went on to suggest that to spare taxpayers the cost of unnecessary litigation, the commission may ask the court remove Spector-Morgan from the suit.

— Michael Kitch

BRIDGE from page one informed city officials that because other pressure on funding for the state bridge program, its share would be capped at a flat dollar amount.

Consequently, instead of the anticipated 80-percent, the DOT would contribute 60-percent, doubling the city’s share from 20-percent to 40-percent, or from between $600,000 and $800,000 to between $1.5-million and

$1.6-million.

Myers said that the city has until April 7 to accept the bid and begin work on the first phase of the project in April as scheduled or apply for federal funding, which would represent 80-percent of the cost of the project, and delay the start for a year. He said that the DOT administers the federal program and he expected a confirmation of the funding within two weeks.

Public invited to participate in Granite State Future planning session on Thursday night in Plymouth

PLYMOUTH — Residents of the Plymouth region are asked to come to the Senior Center on Thursday night, March 14, to participate in a “community conversation” about how New Hampshire should plan for its future.

UNH Cooperative Extension and N.H. Listens have been asked by NH’s nine regional planning commissions to design and host an opportunity for neighbors to talk with neighbors to identify local assets, local needs, and

ways to effectively use limited government resources.

This Granite State Future event is planned to start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9:30. A sign-in and refreshments period will begin at 6. On-site childcare will be available.

Participants may pre-register at http://nhlistens.org/event/granitestate-future.

The Senior Center is located at 8 Depot Street.

DETROIT from page 2 son as a subcontractor or risk losing work through the city’s water department. Separately, fundraiser Emma Bell said she gave Kilpatrick more than $200,000 as his personal cut of political donations, pulling cash from her bra during private meetings at city hall. A high-ranking aide, Derrick Miller, told jurors that he often was the middle man, passing bribes from others.

Internal Revenue Service agents said Kilpatrick spent $840,000 beyond his salary as mayor, from 2002 to fall 2008.

“I saw a lot that really, really turned my stomach,” said a female juror, a Detroit resident who had voted twice for Kilpatrick when he ran for mayor.

“I couldn’t believe this type of thing was going on.”

The names of jurors were not released by the court, part of the secrecy promised by the judge last summer. Eleven agreed to speak to reporters, although they declined to give their names and refused to be interviewed by TV crews.

The trial occurred at a time of extraordinary crisis in Detroit. Population has fallen 25 percent to 700,000 since 2000. Public finances are in the

red for billions of dollars, mostly future pension obligations. Half of property owners are overdue with their property taxes. Meanwhile, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder could appoint an emergency financial manager in a matter of days, making Detroit the largest city in the country to be taken over by state government.

Detroit’s woes were decades in the making. But Kilpatrick’s crimes certainly fueled perceptions that he and his staff were far adrift, selfishly lining their pockets, while the city slipped even further.

Detroit’s budget deficit topped $300 million by 2008 when Kilpatrick was forced out in a different scandal, a series of lies to cover up an extramarital affair with a top aide.

The current mayor, Dave Bing, said the verdict would allow the city to move from “this negative chapter in Detroit’s history.”

Andre Falconer, a 43-year-old plumber, said Kilpatrick is yet another politician who betrayed the public.

“Everybody should be held responsible for what they do,” Falconer said.

“Kilpatrick’s case doesn’t reflect on Detroit, but reflects on his inability to perform the tasks he was elected to do. He didn’t have the maturity.”

from preceding page

The March elections are almost here and our community should seize the opportunity and elect a common sense person, who is an individual and not a follower! Someone who will listen to We the People, a frugal person who looks at our present economy and wants out taxes low, and our freedoms secure and in tune with the N.H. Constitution. Our rights as citizens are at risk if we elect people who are for Granite State Future and Sustainable Communities Initiative.

Rosemary Landry Meredith

instrument that it’s a legally binding agreement. It is not an al a carte, advisory document.

He’s completely wrong about the no strings attached statement and you don’t have to do all. The strings are all the money, we the town has to pay because nothing is ever free from government. This should be a real concern for the people of Meredith. I have been to meetings in other towns where the selectmen do not want the federal government interfering in towns. I don’t want our quaint town to change!

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — Page 11

Tired of Pain?

Chiropractic care is more than just making the pain disappear. It is about learning, understanding and taking care of your body to improve your quality of life.

Freedom From Pain

CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH SERVICES DR. RAYMOND P. TROTTIER 67 Water Street, Suite 208, Laconia, NH Over 46 years experience treating health issues

Visit us at: www.drraytrottier.com ~ 528-6200

Page 12 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Lakes Region’s Fly Shop!

FULL SERVICE FLY SHOP!

HUGE Selection of Salmon & Trout Flies!

13 Opechee Street • Laconia, NH • 603-524-0908 www.opecheetradingpost.com

Complete Eye Exams, Phaco-Small Incision Cataract Surgery, Crystalens, Multifocal Lens, Diseases of the Eye, Laser Surgery, Intraocular Lens Implant, Glaucoma, Contact Lenses, LASIK: Refractive Surgery EYE PHYSICIAN & SURGEON

P.K. SHETTY, M.D.

Hair Af fair 58 Canal St., Laconia, NH 524-7610

New Year, New You. Relax, Renew and Rejuvenate

with the staff at Hair Affair during our

Grand Re-Opening March 23 — 12 to 4 pm

RECYCLING from page one and garbage they do not recycle in a special-marked plastic bag purchased at local retail outlets. The trash, together with recyclable materials, is collected at the curbside once a week. Trash not contained in a marked bag is left at the curb. PAYT shifts the cost of handling solid waste from property taxpayers to households, businesses and other organizations through the purchase of marked bags.

PAYT is projected to save $286,000 by diverting recyclables from the solid waste stream and spare $156,000 in funding from property taxes.

Some 3,780 tons of trash would remain to be collected at the curb at a cost of $567,000. The tonnage would require the sale of some 378,000 marked bags.

Priced at $1.75 apiece, the sale of bags would generate $661,500 in revenue, enough to defray the cost of purchasing the bags and collecting, transporting and disposing of all the remaining trash. Over 10 years the program would spare $1.7-million in property taxes.

The mandatory program aims to increase recycling by refusing to collect trash at the curb unless it is accompanied by a recycling container. No particular amount of recyclables would be required to quality for trash collection. But, this system would be supplemented by limiting the number of trash containers to one at single-family family homes and seven at multi-family buildings and commercial properties.

Mandatory recycling is projected to increase the amount of recyclables to 25-percent of the waste stream, reducing the cost of handling trash by $247,000 and funding from property taxes by $117,000. During the next ten years the program would reduce property taxes by $1.3-million.

All councilors agreed that that in the first year all savings would be returned to taxpayers by reducing the budget by an equal amount. Moreover, the onetime savings would be incorporated into future budgets by reducing the baseline amount to be raised by property taxes, from which annual increases — limited by the tax cap — are calculated.

Of the half-dozen residents who spoke to council on the subject Monday night, only two favored PAYT. Warren Hutchins, the chairman of the Planning Board, said that part from increasing recycling, PAYT was equitable because it required all resi-

dents to contribute to the cost of disposing of solid waste, including renters who pay no property taxes.

He pointed out that residents of South Down Shores pay a significant share of property taxes, but go without trash collection.

Fred Clausen, the owner and operator of Proctor’s Lakehouse Cottages at The Weirs who regularly recycles, called PAYT as “another tax,” Instead, he supported a mandatory program accompanied by an aggressive education effort aimed at business owners and residents who do not recycle.

Another innkeeper from The Weirs, Joe Driscoll of Cozy Inn and Cottages and Lakeview House and Cottages, who also recycles, said that PAYT “comes down on everyone who is complying and sure looks like a backdoor tax.” Rejecting claims that increased recycling would reduce operating expenses, the said that “the real savings are elsewhere in the budget” and predicted that down the road the cost of collecting recyclables would exceed the cost of disposing of trash.

Jose Dematos of Channel Cottages at The Weirs reminded the councilors that Laconia is “a poor city with high taxes.” As “just another tax,” he warned that PAYT would lead to illegal dumping. To cut cut costs, he suggested requiring city employees to pay a greater share of the cost of their health insurance, furloughing city workers and reducing the hours at City Hall.

Lipman began by noting that the state has downshifted costs to municipalities and insisted “we have to find efficiencies. PAYT was not my first option,” he continued, “but voluntary recycling is still far short.

We are asking people to participate in their government.”

“I hate to put this on people’s shoulders,” said Doyle, advocating for a mandatory program. “The people can be faulted if it doesn’t work and congratulated if it does,” she said.

Pointing to the cost savings, Hamel said “I don’t know of any business that would take $150,000 out of its pocket, put out on the dock and set fire to it,” adding “that is just what we’re doing with our trash.”

Lipman repeated that if the cost of collecting, hauling and disposing of trash is not reduced it will continue to rise and “crowd out spending for other things. We have a role in our form of government,” he reminded his colleagues, “to lead.”

SEARCH from page 2 in his home last Thursday with his sister, wife, and son.

He said he invited the police to investigate.

“I have been up front, honest and have opened my home and all of my belongings to the police to prove my innocence,” Desjardins said. “I think that says it all.”

He said Warf worked for the billing department at Exeter Hospital and had worked at Hair Excitement previously. Desjardins was a chef for many years.

He said he thought things were going well for Warf, who had met someone else. He said he and Warf had come to a full agreement on the custody of their son and were just working out a final parenting plan.

HAS YOUR BROKER LEFT TOWN?

Celebrating being in business in Laconia over 42 years.

• Door prizes for the first 10 people to walk in the door • 15% discount on all professional hair products to include Paul Mitchell, Matrix and Redken • Free chair Reiki given by Reiki Master Heather Cone of Let Go, Let Reiki • Free chair massage • Free beauty makeover consultation • Refreshments served

We are featuring our newest stylist, Bryce Moore, who

joined us in November 2012. Bryce is a graduate of Empire Beauty School in Laconia, NH and she is learned in the latest cutting, braiding and coloring fads to include the Ombre coloring technique.

Lucky Jr., 5 Months...Changes Brake Pads With Surgical Precision...

10% OFF Brake Jobs $29.95 Inspections

S ANBORN ’ S A UTO R EPAIR

“Where the customer is always number one”

316 Court Street Laconia, NH

603-524-9798

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 13

SPORTS

Gilford senior boys & girls win 20th Francoeur/Babcock Tournament GILFORD — The 20th Annual Francoeur/Babcock Memorial Basketball Tournament wrapped up on Sunday. The Junior Co-Ed division was won by the Lou Athanas (Laconia) team, while teams from Gilford won both the Senior Boys and Senior Girls divisions.

Saturday, March 9 (Junior Division Losers Bracket) Sanbornton defeated Gilmanton (26-12) Leading Scorers for Sanbornton: Nolen Perrino – 10 pts and Philip Nichols – 8 pts Leading Scorers for Gilmanton: Brett Clairmont – 6 pts and Danny Cameron – 4 pts (Junior Division Winners Bracket) Gilford defeated Lou Athanas (28-26) Leading Scorers for Gilford: Alex Cheek – 12 pts and Jonathan Mitchell – 9 pts Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Logan Dee – 8 pts, Gavin Pitt – 6 pts and Logan Paranto – 6 pts (Senior Girls Division Losers Bracket) Lou Athanas defeated Belmont (13-5) Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Sydney Stevens – 4 pts and 4 other players with 2 pts each Leading Scorers for Belmont: Elise Hall – 3 pts and Skylar Ruelke – 2 pts (Senior Girls Division Winners Bracket) Gilford defeated Tapply Thompson Community Center (25-24) Leading Scorers for Gilford: Hannah Perkins – 11 pts and Erin Hart – 4 pts Leading Scorers for TTCC: Megan Stafford – 9 pts and Madison Willingham – 7 pts (Senior Boys Division Losers Bracket) Gilford defeated Sanbornton (44-15) Leading Scorers for Gilford: Gregory Madore – 13 pts and Patrick Carr – 8 pts Leading Scorers for Sanbornton: Kyle Hinds – 4 pts, Alec Snow – 4 pts and Michael Allard – 4 pts (Senior Boys Division Winners Bracket) Belmont defeated Lou Athanas (29-18) Leading Scorers for Belmont: Michael Sprague – 9 pts, Griffin Embree – 6 pts and Caleb Burke – 6 pts

Gilford’s Laurel Normandin charges down court during the senior girls championship game with Tappy Thompson Community Center during the 20th annual Francoeur Babcock Basketball Tournament Sunday morning. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Bryce McCrea – 6 pts and Caleb Petell- 4 pts (Junior Division Losers Bracket) Lou Athanas defeated Sanbornton (38-27) Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Logan Dee – 10 pts, Gavin Pitt – 9 pts and Logan Paranto – 8 pts Leading Scorers for Sanbornton: Philip Nichols – 18 pts and Nolen Perrino – 9 pts (Senior Girls Division Losers Bracket) Tapply Thompson Community defeated Lou Athanas (25-18)

Center

~ Delivery Service Available • 603-528-0838 ~

Lakeside Famous Roast Beef, Pizza Salads, Subs and Seafood

Open Daily: Sun-Thur 11am-10pm • Fri & Sat 10am-11pm

CATERING TRAYS AVAILABLE Including Chicken Broccoli Ziti, Homemade Lasagna, Chicken Parm, Calzones, Giant Sheet Pizzas, 3ft. and 6ft. Party Subs, Chicken Wings & Much More!

VOTED BEST IN THE LAKES REGION!

Leading Scorers for TTCC: Madison Dalphonse – 8 pts and Megan Stafford – 8 pts Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Abigail Shute, Morgan Romprey, Sydney Stevens and Caitlin Beattie each with 4 pts (Senior Boys Division Losers Bracket) Gilford defeated Lou Athanas (41-19) Leading Scorers for Gilford: Patrick Carr – 13 pts, Gregory Madore – 10 pts and Korey Weston – 9 pts Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Bryce McCrea – 12 pts, Logan Dee 5 pts and Jacob Minor – 5 pts see next page

~ LUNCH COUPONS ~ 2 SLICES OF PIZZA & a Coke

5

$ .00

plus tax

With coupon only. Must mention coupon when ordering. Cannot be combined. Exp. 3/30/13.

LARGE ITALIAN SUB & a Coke

6 $ .00 6

$ .00

plus tax

With coupon only. Must mention coupon when ordering. Cannot be combined. Exp. 3/30/13.

JR. ROAST BEEF & a Coke

plus tax

With coupon only. Must mention coupon when ordering. Cannot be combined. Exp. 3/30/13.

Daily Specials ~ 1091 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246 ~ Gift Certificates

Page 14 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Everclear Electrolysis

Affordable

Permanent Hair Removal

Modern Equipment

603-913-4805 Route 3, Winnisquam ~ Next to Appletree Nursery

www.everclearelec.com

Scott A. Poire G.C. Building & Remodeling Laconia, NH (603) 528-4813 (603) 393-5043 New Homes - Additions Remodeling - Painting Tile Work - Cabinetry

Lou Athanas Youth Basketball League Annual Meeting Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 6pm at Laconia Community Center

All Interested parties please attend.

For more information, please contact Dan Greenwood, President at 603-998-4123

Dentistry for Seniors If you are in your 60’s, 70’s, 80’s or 90’s, do you still want to be able to speak with confidence and smile with pride? Do you want food with more chewy or crunchy choices? Do you want to facilitate digestion with proper chewing so you can receive the essential nutrients needed for a healthy body? Sure you do – and you can if you keep your teeth and mouth healthy. Natural teeth are far superior to false teeth. They are stronger and function better because they are anchored into the jaw instead of resting on the tender gums. The loss of teeth is not due to aging, but to decay and dental diseases. Senior citizens experience tooth decay at a rate which is at least as great as it is for adolescents. Anyone who eats food or drinks beverages containing sugar is susceptible to dental caries. Adults are also at risk for decay around older fillings that have chipped or started to leak around the edges.

Adults are also more likely to have receding gums where the softer root surfaces are left unprotected and prone to decay. Gingivitis (gum disease) should be treated ASAP by your dentist in order to prevent it from turning into periodontitis (advanced gum disease involving the damage to the jawbone). Periodontitis is a leading cause of tooth loss, and it doesn’t hurt until it’s so bad that the tooth needs extraction.

Don’t wait for that to happen - keep your oral health at a high level by seeing your dentist on a regular basis. Dental decay and disease can be prevented or treated, so most folks can keep their teeth for a lifetime. Keep smiling… because with a healthy mouth, life is good!

George T. Felt, DDS, MAGD 9 Northview Drive 279-6959 www.meredithdental.com

SPORTS No cost for U-9 lacrosse registration LACONIA — Recognizing the still tight economic times in the local area, as well as the initial cost to outfit a player, it has been Laconia Lacrosse Club’s policy that the cost to play should not prevent any youth from playing the exciting game of lacrosse.

In expanding this belief, Laconia Lacrosse Club has announced that all registration fees for its U-9 team has been waived. That means that any boy or girl who has not turned 9 before Sept. 1, 2012 can sign-up to play lacrosse without paying the $90 registration fee.

Laconia Lacrosse Club has gone even further to keep the cost down for new players by discounting the registration fee to any new player to lacrosse.

The new fee for first time players is $50. A family fee for new players would be $95.

Laconia Lacrosse runs a lacrosse program for both boys and girls at the following levels- U-9, U-11, U-13 and U-15. Laconia Lacrosse is open to not just Laconia residents, but also to surrounding towns such as Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont and Tilton. from preceding page Sunday, March 10 (Junior Division Final) Lou Athanas defeated Gilford (30-18) forcing an extra game Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Logan Dee – 6 pts, Dylan Dickey – 6 pts and 2 other players with 5 pts each Leading Scorers for Gilford: Andrew Flanders – 5pts, Alex Cheek – 4pts and Jonathan Mitchell – 4 pts (Senior Girls Division Final) Gilford defeated Tapply Thompson Community Center (22-17) Leading Scorers for Gilford: Shelby Cole – 7 pts, Laurel Normandin – 7 pts and Hannah Perkins – 5 pts Leading Scorers for TTCC: Madison Dalphonse – 6 pts, Megan Stafford – 4 pts and Hayleigh Pabst – 4 pts

With the practices starting the week of March 18, do not wait to sign-up. There is a cap on the number of players on each team.

For complete details contact Tony Pederzani, 528-5449.

LHS junior class hosting basketball tourmnament LACONIA — The Junior class of Laconia High School is hosting a community Basketball Tournament in an effort to fund-raise for prom and other events.

The event is located in the gym at the Laconia High School, and begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 16.

Interested participants can play 12 minute games, on a team of five. The cost is $50 for an organized team of 5 players, and $5 for any additional players to act as substitutes.

Register online at laconiaschools.org/lhs/, or contact us at skiefer@laconiahs.org. For spectators, the price of admission is $5. Concessions and refreshments will be sold on site, and donations are gratefully accepted.

(Senior Boys Division Final) Gilford defeated Belmont (30-28) forcing an extra game Leading Scorers for Gilford: Nic Hawthorne – 8 pts, Patrick Car – 7 pts and Gregory Madore – 6 pts Leading Scorers for Belmont: Griffin Embree – 10 pts, Derek Stevens – 6 pts and Aidan Rupp – 5 pts (Junior Division Final) Lou Athanas defeated Gilford (40-35) Leading Scorers for Lou Athanas: Gavin Pitt – 15 pts, Logan Dee – 13 pts and Isabella Daly -6 pts Leading Scorers for Gilford: Alex Cheek – 14 pts, Ken Valentine – 10 pts and Jonathan Mitchell – 6 pts (Senior Boys Division Final) Gilford defeated Belmont (38-29) Leading Scorers for Gilford: Nic Hawthorne – 13 pts, Patrick Carr – 12 pts and Korey Weston – 7 pts Leading Scorers for Belmont: Derek Stevens – 14 pts, Griffin Embree – 9 pts and Caleb Burke – 4 pts

Robert J. Kozlow, D.D.S, PLLC 14 Plymouth Street | P.O. Box 204 Meredith, NH 03253 (603)279-7138

New Patients Always Welcome

Staci McCarthy, RN, BSN Certified Expert in Laser Hair Removal & Skin Care

Say Goodbye to Puffy Eyes & Dark Circles!

20% Off OPAL Infusion in March OPAL infuses eye serums into the delicate skin around each eye

169 Daniel Webster Hwy. • Meredith, NH • 556-7271 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm www.meredithbaylaser.com

Is Your Chimney Falling Apart???

20% Off All Chimney Repairs & Rebuilds S.A.F

Fully Insured

Free Estimates

Full Masonry Not Just Chimneys and Fireplaces

Patios, Walkways, Walls, Outdoor Kitchens,and more...

LLC

Chimney

Stove Shop Masonry

Inspections • Chimney Sweep • Wood/Gas/Pellet Installation Gas Fireplace Service • Chimney Caps • Chimney Lining Crown Work • Custom Mantels • Chimney Design and Build Natural and Cultured Stone • And Much More...

Member of The National Chimney Sweep Guild Serving all of your needs from flame to flue!

(603) 293-4040 www.FireNStone.com

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 15

Gov. Hassan issues proclamation to start Lakes Region Manufacturing Week On Monday, Governor Maggie Hassan kicked off Lakes Region Manufacturing Week (March 11-15) by issuing a proclamation officially recognizing the importance of the event and encouraging local residents to participate. Tours and open houses are scheduled at eight different manufacturing facilities in the Lakes Region this week. All events are free and open to the public. Go to www.belknapedc.org for a detailed schedule or see the schedule printed on page 18 today’s newspaper. After signing the proclamation, Governor Hassan posed for a the above photo with Gary Groleau, corporate manager of Labor Relations & Organizational Development at New Hampshire Ball Bearings; Jeff Hollinger, president of EPTAM Plastics and Belknap EDC Board Member; Kerry Dubois, Human Resources manager at EPTAM Plastics; and Carmen Lorentz, executive director of Belknap EDC. (Courtesy photo)

Man sought in grandparents’ deaths in Washington SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities are searching the Northwest for a man accused of killing his Seattlearea grandparents, who had just picked him up after his release from a Washington state prison, hosted a party in his honor and offered him a room in their home for the night.

Michael “Chad” Boysen, 26, is considered extremely dangerous and has tried to obtain guns, police said Monday.

He was released from prison Friday after serving several years for robbery. His grandparents — an 82-year-old man and 80-year-old woman — picked him up from prison and hosted a family “welcome home party” for him that night, King County Sheriff John Urquhart said.

The grandparents were killed later Friday or early Saturday at their Renton home. Authorities believe Boysen also stole their car.

“I can’t stress how dangerous this guy is,” Urquhart said at a news conference. The sheriff said Boysen had made threats against family members and law enforcement officials, but he did not elaborate.

“We have to catch him as soon as we can,” Urquhart said.

The sheriff said the grandparents were not shot, but he declined to provide other details about their killings, pending autopsies.

Detectives believe Boysen is trying to find weapons, and Urquhart said authorities do not believe he had a gun when he left the crime scene. Boysen had been searching the Internet for “gun shows” across the Northwest and Nevada, the sheriff’s office said.

Boysen had been in prison since 2006 on three robbery convictions in King County, said Judy Feliciano of the state Corrections Department.

Certified Service

Factory Certified Technicians & Tools to handle ALL of your General Motors Repairs We work on all makes and models. We honor most service contracts.

Lube, Oil, Filter & Rotate

29.95*

$

After Rebate

Durastop Brake Pads Installed $

79.95*

After Rebate

Alignment Check

NH State Inspection $39.95 - $19.95 Cpn $

20.00

*

15.95*

$

Reconditioning Special

129.95*

$

* With coupon. Valid through March 31, 2013. Not to be combined with other offers.

Oil changes include 5 quarts 5-30 bulk. Synthetic & diesels extra. Free exterior wash with all services.

623 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 603-524-0770 www.cantins.com

Moultonborough Residents Please consider

Chris Shipp for Selectman • I will be an approachable leader and remain receptive to the ideas of others.

• I will treat all constituents as equals and with the respect they deserve.

• I will spend every tax dollar as if I earned it myself and in the most cost effective manner possible.

• I will always remember that I am elected to promote the will of the people.

I would appreciate the opportunity to earn your vote.

If you have any questions about any issue, please contact me. Home 603-476-2301 Cell 603-387-8049.

Thank you for your consideration.

Political advertisement paid for by Christopher Shipp, Moultonborough, NH 03254

Page 16 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Vintage Cafe in Laconia hosting a unique luncheon paint-a-long workshop on Saturday

LACONIA — The newly opened, Vintage Cafe, located on Main Street in Downtown Laconia will be collaborating with LRPA Channel 25 artist, Larry Frates to bring a creative twist to St. Patrick’s Day. On Saturday, March 16, the Cafe and the artist

will bring a complete lunch menu together with a creative painting experience from Noon to 2:30 p.m. when participants will complete an acrylic painting of an Irish landscape to celebrate this special day.

Participants will select from menus that include, salad, soup, sandwich, dessert and a beverage. They will then focus on the fun of being part of a step by step class that includes canvas, paints, brushes, matting and optional framing of the competed piece.

A new addition this year will be the use of technology to insure that everyone has a great studio spot. The instructional part of the event will be viewed on a wide screen HD television at the Cafe and recorded to DVD for viewing on Channel 25 later this month. Tuition for the entire Luncheon/Workshop is $25 and also includes a free art class during the month of March at the Frates Creative Arts Center on Canal Street.

“This idea was first presented for the past two years at the Downtown Deli. Now it will be moving around at the Downtown restaurants over the next few months to really bring Art To you,” said Frates.

Nicole Dargy, owner of the Vintage Cafe added,” We are excited about being part of this Luncheon Art To You concept, which spotlights the new ideas being generated in Downtown Laconia.”

You will need a reservation to be part of this creative eating experience so, Call 528-7651 for more information or to book your space today.

GILFORD — The Gilford Public Library will host a talk by historian and University of New Hampshire lecturer Hetty Startup; Historic Tea Traditions on Friday, March 15 from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

This talk will explore the history and culture of tea drinking around the world. One of the world’s most fascinating and diverse drinks, tea has been both a favorite beverage and an academic concentration of Startup’s for many years.

“This country, of course, associates tea with independence,” Startup remarked. It was also a driving force of the opium wars, when England’s need for tea was so strong that they even developed new, faster

ships in order to get it.

“It’s a staple,” Startup remarked—and that is certainly why it was one of the most formative commodities in the world. In addition to its vast history, there are also numerous tea ceremonies dictating how and when tea is taken, and this is the aspect that Startup will focus on.

Startup notes that many of us have tea-drinking traditions, whether or not they are a part of a larger culture, and because of that she encourages participants to bring along their favorite cup and saucer or brew. “That’s the most fun part,” she says of the talk.

“It’s great to hear how others drink their tea.”

Choice Prime Rib Only $10.99 Sun-Thurs at 4pm A Landmark for Great Food, Fun & Enter tainment 293-0841 • www.patrickspub.com Jct. Rts 11 & 11B Gilford

The Vintage Cafe on Main Street in Downtown Laconia will be hosting a unique Luncheon Paint a long Workhop on Saturday, March 16 from Noon to 2:30pm. Larry Frates and Nicole Dargy will bring their creative talents together to supply you with a “tasteful experience” that will inspire your inner talents. Call 528-7651 for more information or to reserve your space. (Courtesy photo)

Gilford Library program examines historic tea traditions

St. Patrick’s Day SPECIALS

Come Check Out Our

Friday & Saturday, March 16 & 17

1/2 Price Appetizers along with Beer & Wine Specials Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 4-6pm Open for Easter Sunday Brunch 10am-3pm!

Tuesday - Saturday • 4-10pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ~ Walk-Ins Welcome Friday & Saturday ~ Reservations Suggested

21 Veteran’s Square, Laconia

(downtown at the old railroad station)

527-8007

Check Out Our New Menu at laconialocaleatery.com

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — Page 17

Program on March 19 examines economic benefits of rail trails

LACONIA — The WOW Trail and the Laconia Main Street Initiative invite the public to a presentation, Capturing the Economic Potential of Rail Trails, on Tuesday March 19 at Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia at 7 p.m.

The program will be presented by Carl Knoch of the Rails to Trails Conservancy. lanning and construction of several rail trails is currently underway in a number of Lakes Region towns: Bristol, Franklin, Northfield, Tilton, Belmont, Laconia and Wolfeboro. In addition, the 60 mile-long Northern Rail Trail was just named to the Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Top 100 Rail Trails in the United States.

Rail trails add to the quality of life of local residents and can add to downtown foot traffic, but they are also an attraction for new visitors and a new type of year-round tourism.

#2

In this program Knoch will explain the types and levels of economic activity related to recreational trail tourism, how it varies with length of trail, and methods of attracting, welcoming, and enticing trail users into the community based upon the successful Trail Town Program in Pennsylvania (www.trailtowns.org). Carl Knoch has nearly 30 years of professional experience in marketing and marketing research.

In 2009, he was inducted into the Keystone Society for Tourism in recognition of his efforts to promote trails and tourism destinations. He also serves as a volunteer director for the York County Rail Trail Authority.

A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

Business-owners, decision-makers and trail supporters are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event. RSVP to Diane Hanley at info@ wowtrail.org or call 524-7821.

Belmont Baseball Organization holding final registration event on Thursday BELMONT — The Belmont Baseball Organization is pleased to announce their last registration evening on Thursday, March 14 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Belmont Elementary School.

Belmont Baseball is open to all children in Belmont and Canterbury ages 4-12 who are interested in honing

bags (very large quilted tote bags). A social hour at 6:30 p.m. will precede the 7 p.m. meeting. Non-members are welcome at a $5 fee. The BMQG meets the second Wednesday of the month except in October. More information is available at the website BMQG.org.

C

M

Y

CM

MY

Jerry O’ Neil has fought for injured workers for more than 30 years.

524-4380 or Toll Free: 1-800-529-0631 Fax: 527-3579 213 Union Avenue, P.O. Box 575 Laconia, N.H. 03247 www.ncolaw.com

At Lakeland we don’t tolerate bullying and no one is left out. Students are expected to treat each other with respect and kindness.

www.theLakelandSchool.com (603) 279-5680

LAKELAND SCHOOL

40 Meredith Center Rd, Meredith, NH

OPEN HOUSE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th from 5-7 PM ANY of our

CHOOSE ANY 2

$5.99 EACH* (2-Item Minimum)

* When you mention this ad. Handmade Pan Pizza may be extra.

Offer ends 3/31/13.

PENNE PASTAS IN A DISH

MEDIUM 2-TOPPING

ANY of our

PIZZAS

STUFFED CHEESY BREAD VARIETIES ANY of our

8 PIECE CHICKEN VARIETIES

ANY of our

8 OVEN BAKED SANDWICHES

| 585 Union | Laconia, NH 528-4820 Avenue ASG-0313-StInsp-LDS-5x8.pdf 1 3/11/13 11:25 AM

their baseball skills and offesr hands on coaching, in a safe fun learning environment.

For more information, including registration forms, visit www.belmontbaseball.org. Those who ould like to signup in person can do so Thursday at the Belmont Elementary School.

Questions about Workers’ Compensation?

Friends

“Everyone is nice here!”

-Laryssa, 2nd grade

DOMINOS.COM

Belknap Mill Quilters Guild meeting Wednesday at Lake Opechee Inn LACONIA — The Belknap Mill Quilters Guild will meet Wednesday, March 13 at the Conference Center at Lake Opechee Inn, 12 Doris Ray Court, Lakeport.

Janice Maroni will present a program on quilted coats and McDuff

To celebrate 25 Years of Lakeland School

we compiled our students’ Top 25 list:

CY

CMY

K

Page 18 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Tax Return Preparation Individual, Corporations & Partnerships Alfred T. Columb, EA, RTRP Call 524-2820 for an appointment

St. Patty’s Day weekend Friday & Saturday, March 15th & 16th Enjoy Our Traditional Corned Beef Dinner

Plus MUSIC & DANCING 528-3244 ~ 88 Ladd Hill, Belmont • Serving Lunch & Dinner Daily

TURCOTTE APPLIANCE REPAIR SERVICE

524-1034

• Washers • Dryers • Ranges • Water Heaters • Microwaves • Compactors • Garbage Disposals • Refrigerators • Air Conditioners

All Brands Serviced & Installed Affordable Prices Over 20 Years Experience

(Formerly of Sears, Roebucks and Heads Electric)

Belknap County Delegation Meeting The Belknap County Convention will meet on Tuesday March 19, 2013 at 6:00 pm at county complex to elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, clerk and an executive committee and to act on any other business which may come before it.

Auto Boats Health

MOTORCYCLE

Home Condo Life

COMPARE A QUOTE INSURANCE

S R 22 Issued Today

Laconia - Ryan 135 Weirs Blvd.

603-528-1854

Tilton - Joe 315 Main St. 603-286-8900

Phone Quotes 7 Days a Week, 10am - 8pm

LOCAL EXPERIENCED SOCIAL SECURITY ATTORNEY Have you been denied Social Security Disability?

Attorney Stanley Robinson has successfully handled disability cases for over 30 years.

603-286-2019 shrlawoffice@gmail.com

OBITUARIES

Arthur D. Saulnier, Jr., 74 BRISTOL — Arthur David Saulnier, Jr., 74, a resident of Bristol for 10 years died Sunday, March 9, 2013 at the Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth following a long illness. Arthur was born in Plymouth, November 4, 1938, son of the late, Arthur D. Saulnier Sr. and Vera (Croft) Saulnier. He spent his youth and schooled in Plymouth, graduating from Plymouth High School. Prior to moving to Bristol he had been a longtime resident of the Thornton-Campton areas. For many years he was employed at Beebe River in Campton, eventually working as a planer operator in the mill. Arthur also worked at the Fernald Lumber Company in Nottingham where he was making knives, setting up and running the planer. Woodworking had been an important part of Arthur’s life and he spent much of his time off from work, expressing his talents by building his own home which he decorated with center bead wainscoting, one of the favorite wood designs he would plane at the mills. He also shared his woodworking talents with friends and family. He enjoyed snowmobiling and his ATV. Arthur spent many hours in his vegetable garden and caring for his wife’s flower beds.

Arthur was also an avid Boston Red Sox fan. He and his wife enjoyed their trips to the ocean and view-

ing the lighthouses. He served honorably with the U. S. Army during the early 60’s.

Arthur was a member of the Franklin United Methodist Church.

His family includes his wife of 27 years, Virginia M. (Morgan) Saulnier of Bristol; sons, Michael Saulnier of Ashland, Jeffrey Saulnier of Plymouth, Timothy Saulnier of Campton and Theodore Rivest of Bristol; daughter, Darla Jaquith of Bristol; six grandchildren and one great-grandson; his brother, Ronald Saulnier of Holderness; nieces and nephews.

He also leaves his companion and good friend for several years, his German Shepherd “Dakota”.

A calling hour will be held Friday, March 15, 2013 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Franklin-Tilton Road in Tilton with a service following in the Memorial Home.

Burial will be later in the spring in Blair Cemetery in Campton with Military Honors.

Those wishing may make memorial contributions in Arthur’s name to either the Franklin United Methodist Church, 88 Franklin St., Franklin, NH 03235 or to the Bristol Fire Department and EMS, 85 Lake Street, Bristol, NH 03222.

For more information go to www.smartfuneralhome.com.

LACONIA — Larry Fortin, 86, of Franklin Street, died Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Laconia Center.

A loving and devoted husband of 63 years to Kathleen. Survived by wife Kathleen Fortin and four daughters, Marie LaLena (Peter deceased), Patricia Fortin, Ann Desroches (Dave deceased) and Kathleen Fortin. Two sons, Thomas Fortin (Deborah) and Lucien Fortin (Nancy).

Seven grandchildren, Brendyn, Liam, Michelle, Cassandra, Justin, Kyra and Timothy.

Loving and devoted husband and father.

Avid hunter, fisherman and believed in sharing the fruits of the land.

Larry had many accomplishments in his life.

Honorable discharge from the United States Navy.

Brooklyn Navy Yard. First US Postal Service mail carrier for Woodbury, NY. A volunteer fire fighter in Woodbury, NY. Well known and respected handy man in the Woodbury area for many years. Built three homes on Long Island and one in New Hampshire. Moved to New Hampshire in 1990 and was well known in the Laconia area.

Larry worked for NHAB radio station selling air time for local businesses. Larry taught Bow Hunters Safety Classes in New York and New Hampshire. Larry was a devote Catholic and served as a Lector and

Eucharistic Minister for Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic church. Larry wrote a weekly article called Woods and Waters for the Laconia Daily Sun. Larry was involved in the Streetcar Company as part of the chorus and stage crew. Larry’s volunteer work included the Opechee Bay cleanup and Lakes Region General Hospital. Larry enjoyed growing his own Blueberries, Rasberries, Peaches, Apples, Strawberries and Plums. He shared the results of his effort with many in the way of jam (not jelly)and cider.Larry worked and played hard all his life. We will forever keep him in our hearts.

Our thanks to the wonderful staff at Genesis Rehabilitation Center for making Larry’s final days peaceful and comfortable.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Andre Bessette Parish, St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H. on Thursday March 14, 2013 at 10:00 AM. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers send donations to St. Vincent de Paul, PO Box 6123, Laconia, NH, 03247-6123 Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

Larry Fortin, 86

Collin L. Jenkins, 67

LACONIA — Collin Larry Jenkins, 67, of Laconia, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2013 after a period of declining health.

Born in Hanover, NH on August 29, 1945, he was the son of Lincoln (Pete) Jenkins and Marjorie (Woodward) Armstrong.

Collin attended schools in Lyme, NH and Thetford, VT. Collin lived in Lebanon, NH for many years; he worked for the E. Cummings Leather Co. Collin was a philosophical and social man who loved being around people, he was known by his friends and family for his good sense of humor. He had many hobbies including Cribbage and Chess, he loved the outdoors and being in the country, he was a talented model builder and constructed many model cars and planes.

(Pete) Jenkins, his mother, Marjorie E. Armstrong; wife, Leona Kimball, in 2004; and nephew, Zane Jenkins.

Collin is survived by his step-father, Wayne Armstrong of Lebanon; brother, Foster Jenkins and his wife Jeannette, of Canaan; three sisters, Holly Towle and her husband Richard, of Thetford, VT; Arlene Marsh and her husband Mark, of Lebanon, NH and Darlene Johnson and her husband Wayne, of Weathersfield, VT., and several nephews and nieces.

Services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Collin’s memory to a charity of one’s choice.

Mayhew Funeral Homes & Crematorium of Meredith and Plymouth are assisting the family with the arrangements. For Collin’s Book of Memories: www.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 19

OBITUARIES

Leslie F. Morris, 81 LACONIA — Leslie F. Morris, 81, formerly of 25 Union Avenue, Laconia, died at the New Hampshire Veterans Home, Tilton, N.H. on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

Mr. Morris was born December 28, 1931 In Meredith Center, N.H., the son of the late Uzeb P. and J. Ethel (Dolloff) Morris.

Mr. Morris was a longtime resident of the Lakes Region. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and served as a corpsman at the Murphy Army Hospital in Waltham, Mass. He had been employed as a carpenter and a crane operator for many years.

Mr. Morris was a member of the Laconia Christian Fellowship.

Survivors include his wife, Annabelle (Lovett) Morris, of Laconia, N.H.; three sons, Steven H. Morris, James L. Morris and Scott U. Morris; a daughter, Karen E. Stewart,; eleven grandchildren, Lori Anne Branton, Kristen E. Thomas Lyon , Paul V. Morris, Eric D. Thomas, Diana E. Morris, Jennifer

C. Morris Lyford, Sherry L. Morris Richards, Mark A. Thomas, Matthew J. Morris, Steven G. Morris and Micah J. Morris; fifteen great grandchildren, Kylie Kay, Amy G., Ryan J., Amy S., Joselynn, Annabelle, Jeffrey, Brianna, Abigail, Isabella, Kayly, Emily, Mikel, Levi and Zayn, and many nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Morris was predeceased by seven brothers and three sisters.

There will be no calling hours.

A Graveside Service will be held at the Dolloff-Morris Cemetery, Chase Road, Meredith, N. H. on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 11:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Laconia Christian Fellowship-Missionary Fund, 1386 Meredith Center Road, Laconia, N.H. 03246.

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

Roland R. Bousquet, Sr., 79 GILFORD — Roland R. Bousquet, Sr., 79, of 1 Hedgewood Circle, died at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H. on Friday, March 8, 2013.

Mr. Bousquet was born September 1, 1933 in Somersworth, NH, the son of Albert and Merilda (Plante) Bousquet. He resided in Laconia, NH for seventy years, before moving to Gilford, NH five years ago.

Mr. Bousquet was the co-owner and general manager for twelve years of Capt Bob’s Fish Market in Laconia and Concord, NH. He was a member of the Army National Guard and American Legion. Mr. Bousquet was a most passionate fan of the Boston Red Sox. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Lois (Matott) Bousquet; his five children, Linda Bousquet, Cindy Benton and Kevin Morris, Dawna and Ray Ozzie, Debbie Blixt, Roland and Kathy Bousquet; his brother, George Bousquet; his ten grandchildren, Michelle, Janelle, Eric, Christine, Lura, Neil, Jill, Barry, Jaclyn and Julia; and his eleven great-grand-

children. Mr. Bousquet was predeceased by his brother, Albert Bousquet.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:00 am, following calling hours, at St. Andre Bessette Parish, Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that charitable donations be made in Roland’s memory to either the Red Sox Foundation (www.redsoxfoundation.org) or the Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, NH, 03249.

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

Annie’s Book Stop hosting self-publishing event on Saturday

LACONIA — J.P. Polidoro, Ph.D. (“The Good Dr. Jack”) is a New Hampshire author, songwriter, singer, guitarist, and performer of contemporary folk/easy listening music.

Polidoro will be coming to Annie’s Bookstop to speak with prospective authors on Saturday, March 16 from 2-4 p.m. to share his experiences with self-publishing, writing and self-promotion of his books. He is the author of ten novels including his essay “Six Feet from Grace,” written about Grace Metalious marking the 50th anniversary of her novel “Peyton Place.

His mysteries are New England based, and medical murder related, often with sinister motives, incorporating his background knowledge of medical research and biology. His graduate degrees are from the University of Massachusetts, and he works in the biopharmaceutical industry in toxicology R&D. His novel,”Tattoo” takes place at Weirs Beach about the time of the 83rd Annual Bike Week gathering and is a torrid plot of black leather, lace, romance, domination and unscrupulous deceit. A New Jersey motorcycle gang and a tattooist are suspect, yielding twists and turns as Don Wright (news photographer), the police, and a coroner seek a motive for the crime, culminating in a hold-your-breath, thriller ending.

If you are looking to publish your work, but have questions, don’t know where to begin, or just want to meet a local author visit the bookstop at 1330 Union Avenue as there will be ample time for Q&A. Some of Jack’s books will be available for sale and signing.

His website is www.longtailpublishing.com

Leprechaun Leap 5K run/ walk in Belmont on Sunday

BELMONT — On Sunday, March 17 at 10 a.m. Belmont will host the First Annual Leprechaun Leap 5K Fun Run/Walk to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Costumes are appreciated, but are not required.

The event is open to all ages and ability levels. It will not be professionally timed.

For a registration form go to www.belmontnh.org or call Tina at 998-3525. Pre-registration is appreciated, but people can also register the day of the event.

Dr. Ronan Tynan Laconia Putnam Fund

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SOUNDS? CAN YOU STILL HEAR THEM? • • • • •

Music Children’s Voices TV Programs The leaves blowing in the breeze The peepers in the spring

Are you hearing less of the sounds that mean the most to you?

Don’t retreat. Don’t accept it.

Change it! Take charge of your hearing.

Call your local Doctor of Audiology, Laura O. Robertson, Au.D. You can stay connected and involved.

We have shown people how since 1992. Let us show you how easy, comfortable and surprising it can be.

PRESENTS

From The Famous “IRISH TENORS”

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 7:00 PM ST. ANDRE BESSETTE PARISH AT SACRED HEART CHURCH

Dr. Laura O. Robertson, Au.D. Doctor of Audiology

Audiology Specialists, LLC 211 South Main Street, Laconia, NH We specialize in your hearing!

603-528-7700 or 800-682-2338 www.audiologyspecialists.com

FREE ADMISSION FIRST COME FIRST SEATED www.ronantynan.net www.city.laconia.nh.us

Tyler W. Simpson, FIC, CLU, ChFC* CHARTERED FINANCIAL CONS FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE ASHLAND, NH 03217 603-968-9285/800-427-9285 Tyler.W.Simpson@mwarep.org

Page 20 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

B.C.

by Dickenson & Clark

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 thru 9.

by Mastroianni & Hart

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 21

DAILY CROSSWORD TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

by Paul Gilligan

by Darby Conley

Get Fuzzy

By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll bring the gift of small surprises to those lucky enough to be around you today.

You’ll inject humor into a dry environment or add entertainment to a boring scene.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Go slowly. It’s better to be cautious now, checking and double-checking your work. Assume there will be a few mistakes, and actively try to find them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You will be like a great painter, using color as emotion. Only the colors you choose won’t come from paint. Your clothing and other items of your choosing will project what you are feeling.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Sometimes people don’t call when they are supposed to or respond when it’s appropriate to do so. This is actually an opportunity for you to get some muchneeded peace and quiet.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

There’s hard work to do, and you’ll be busy all day. The evening features a bit of strange magic in which you are both the magician and the amazed audience member.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 12).

Consistency of behavior is not to be underestimated now. What you’re doing with your life is important. So be intentional. May brings an interesting twist in the plot of your life story. June delivers the money you’ve waited for.

What is your special contribution? You make it big in July. The love you feel will be reciprocated. Aries and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 44, 29, 14 and 22.

by Chad Carpenter

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The stars will challenge you to bring a greater degree of organization to the picture. It will be important to get it together today, because tomorrow you’ll have a wider audience.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You give and give. It will be tempting to think, “When is it my turn to be the one who is given to?” You’ll know when it’s your turn, and until then, keep right on giving. Simple courtesies are the gifts that will matter most now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You value promptness. When it’s not easy for you to get places on time, that’s a sign for you to back off from your crazy schedule and get in control of your minutes.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s not necessary that all of your devices be powered and ready 24/7. Find the off switch. You could start a trend: people talking into one another’s eyeballs.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The arena that opens up will be competitive to say the least. Be on the lookout for opportunities to demonstrate courage and loyalty or to speak up about what you believe.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The situation you’re in is physically different from what it was yesterday. Tune in to your surroundings. If you’re going to make this scene work for you, adjustments will have to be made.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When things aren’t going the way you would prefer, sometimes the best solution is to get distance. Escape to a place that is far enough away that all will fade into the background of your mind.

TUNDRA

HOROSCOPE

Pooch Café LOLA

Solution and tips at www.sudoku.com

1 5 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 29 30 34 35 36 37 38

ACROSS Pass out cards Plank Charitable gift Wheel shaft Refueling ship Actor Reiser Space agcy.

Go down smoothly Stuffed bread __ toward; having a crush on Hit musical film for Liza Minnelli Religious sister Ibis or heron Sum finder Drink like a dog Late Russian leader Vladimir __ the line; was very obedient Sup Assert charges before proving Hostel A bit crunchy, as vegetables

40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 54 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 1 2

Tavern order Those defeated Bacardi product Nudge __ on; trample Understand Mazatlán cash Pierced Earl Grey drink 11/11 honoree Meat market employee Finished Meat shunner Give work to Cash register Sidestep __ Benedict; breakfast order __ May Clampett; old sitcom role Dueling sword Fired a gun DOWN Actress Delany Checkup at the doctor’s office

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 35 36 38

To boot Mastered Naval warrant officer, for short Lubricates Muhammad __ Baggage porter Apprehension Clothing Lion’s den Silent Bench board “__ Father, Who art in...”

“Beauty and the Beast” role Irrigated Leaning Philanthropist Not very bright Boy Approaches House of snow Requires Golfer Ernie __ $20 bill spewer, for short Passion

39 Dingbat 42 With bells on 44 __-and-cream complexion 46 Large city in Switzerland 47 Calico or collie 49 Wild nighttime dance parties

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 60

Piano adjuster Cast a ballot Wicked Spill the beans Commanded Lofty Consequently Take 10 Talk on and on

Saturday’s Answer

Page 22 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, March 12, the 71st day of 2013. There are 294 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 radio addresses that came to be known as “fireside chats,” telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation’s economic crisis.

On this date: In 1664, England’s King Charles II granted an area of land in present-day North America known as New Netherland to his brother James, the Duke of York.

In 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was promoted to the rank of general-in-chief of the Union armies in the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln.

In 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA had its beginnings as Juliette Gordon Low of Savannah, Ga., founded the first American troop of the Girl Guides.

In 1923, inventor Lee De Forest publicly demonstrated his sound-on-movie-film system, called “Phonofilm,” in New York.

In 1938, the Anschluss merging Austria with Nazi Germany took place as German forces crossed the border between the two countries.

In 1943, Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” had its world premiere with Eugene Goossens conducting the Cincinnati Symphomy.

In 1951, “Dennis the Menace,” created by cartoonist Hank Ketcham, made its syndicated debut in 16 newspapers.

In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, but Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota placed a strong second.

In 1980, a Chicago jury found John Wayne Gacy Jr. guilty of the murders of 33 men and boys.

(The next day, Gacy was sentenced to death; he was executed in May 1994.)

In 1993, Janet Reno was sworn in as the first female U.S. attorney general. A three-day blizzard that came to be known as “The Storm of the Century” began inundating the eastern third of the U.S. A series of bombings in Mumbai, India, killed 257 people (the explosions were allegedly masterminded by India’s most wanted man, Dawood Ibrahim).

One year ago: A day after the weekend massacre of Afghan civilians allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier, President Barack Obama called the episode “absolutely tragic and heartbreaking,” while Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called it “inexplicable.”

Today’s Birthdays: Playwright Edward Albee is 85. Actress Barbara Feldon is 80. Singer Al Jarreau is 73. Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 67. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 65. Rock singer-musician Bill Payne is 64. Actor Jon Provost (“Lassie”) is 63. Author Carl Hiaasen is 60.

Rock musician Steve Harris is 57. Actor Jerry Levine is 56. Singer Marlon Jackson is 56. Actor Courtney B. Vance is 53. Actor Titus Welliver is 52. Former MLB All-Star Darryl Strawberry is 51.

Actress Julia Campbell is 50. Actor Aaron Eckhart is 45. CNNreporter Jake Tapper is 44. Rock musician Graham Coxon is 44. Country musician Tommy Bales is 40. Country singer Holly Williams is 32. Actor Samm Levine is 31. Actor Tyler Patrick Jones is 19. Actress Kendall Applegate is 14.

TUESDAY PRIME TIME 8:00

Dial 2

EFTCED Answer here:

“

Charlie Rose (N) Å

Golden Boy “Role

are found.

The Taste A contestant wins the competition.

(N) Å Go On Å The New (DVS) Normal Å

7

WHDH Betty

Go On

Arroyo. (N) Å Body of Proof A notorious mobster’s son is murdered. (N) Å Smash “The Fringe” Derek and Karen must make a decision. (N) Smash “The Fringe”

WBZ News Late Show With David Letterman NewsCen- Jimmy ter 5 Late Kimmel (N) Å Live Å News Tonight Show With Jay Leno News Jay Leno

8

WMTW Celebrity Wife Swap

The Taste (N) Å

Body of Proof (N) Å

News

J. Kimmel

9

WMUR Celebrity Wife Swap

The Taste (N) Å

Body of Proof (N) Å

News

J. Kimmel

6

10

11

Betty

Normal

Hart of Dixie “Old Beauty and the Beast 7 News at 10PM on WLVI Alabama” Lavon lets his Heather wants to stage CW56 (N) (In Stereo) Å mayoral duties slip. an intervention. Å Member Favorites Member Favorites

WENH

12

WSBK death row inmate col-

13

WGME NCIS “Devil’s Trifecta”

House “Autopsy” A young girl has terminal cancer. Å NCIS: Los Angeles

14

WTBS Big Bang

Big Bang

15

WFXT Premiere) Contestants present signature dishes. (N)

16 17

House “Acceptance” A lapses. Å

Big Bang

Big Bang

Hell’s Kitchen “Twenty Chefs Compete” (Season

(In Stereo) (PA) Å (DVS) CSPAN Capitol Hill Hearings WBIN Simpsons The Office Law Order: CI

Everybody Friends (In Loves Ray- Stereo) Å mond PBS NewsHour (In Stereo) Å

WBZ News Entertain- Seinfeld (N) Å ment To- “The Finight (N) nale” Å Golden Boy (N) Å News Cougar

Big Bang

The Office (In Stereo) Å Letterman

Conan Nina Dobrev. (N)

Fox 25 News at 10 (N) Å Fox 25 News at 11 (N)

TMZ (In Stereo) Å

News

There Yet?

Insider

Ent

28

ESPN Wm. Basketball

College Basketball: Horizon League

SportsCenter (N) Å

29

ESPN2 College Basketball

College Basketball

Basketball Nation

30

CSNE NBA Basketball: Celtics at Bobcats

32 33 35 38 42 43 45

Sports

SportsNet Sports

SportsNet

NESN NHL Hockey: Bruins at Penguins

Bruins

Daily

Daily

LIFE Dance Moms Military-inspired group dance. (N)

Preachers’ Daughters

E!

E! News

Celtics

Movie: ››‡ “There’s Something About Mary” (1998)

Face-Off

Preachers’ Daughters E! News

MTV Teen Mom 2 (In Stereo) Snooki & JWOWW

Snooki & JWOWW

Sara

The O’Reilly Factor (N) Hannity (N)

Greta Van Susteren

The O’Reilly Factor

FNC

MSNBC The Ed Show (N) CNN Anderson Cooper 360

Castle “Ghosts” Å

Rachel Maddow Show The Last Word Piers Morgan Live (N)

Anderson Cooper 360

Snooki

The Ed Show Erin Burnett OutFront

50

TNT

Castle “Little Girl Lost”

Castle (In Stereo) Å

Southland Å

51

USA Law & Order: SVU

Law & Order: SVU

Law & Order: SVU

Law & Order: SVU

COM The Jesel

Tosh.0

Tosh.0

Tosh.0

Tosh.0 (N) The Jesel

Daily Show Colbert

53

SPIKE Tenants

Tenants

Tenants

Tenants

Tenants

Tenants

Tenants

54

BRAVO Matchmaker

Happens

Atlanta

52

Matchmaker

Tenants

Matchmaker

55

AMC Movie: ›‡ “Catwoman” (2004) Halle Berry.

Movie: ››‡ “Swordfish” (2001) John Travolta.

56

SYFY Face Off Å

Face Off (N) Å

Robot Combat League Face Off Å

Storage

57

A&E Storage

Storage

Storage

Storage

59

HGTV Buying and Selling

Income Property (N)

Hunters

Hunt Intl

Income Property Å

60

DISC Dual Survival Å

Dual Survival (N) Å

Dual Survival: Untamed Dual Survival Å

61

TLC

Storage

19 Kids and Counting

Storage

19 Kids and Counting: DC Cupcakes: Baby

64

NICK Full House Full House Full House Full House Friends

65

TOON Looney

66

FAM Pretty Little Liars (N)

67

DSN Wizards

75

Friends

The Lying Game (N)

“Princess Protection Program”

SHOW Movie: ››‡ “Real Steel” (2011, Action) Å

Movie: ›› “Project X” (2012) Å

HBO Along

77

MAX Movie: ››› “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” (2011) Å

Pretty Little Liars Å

Storage

19 Kids and Counting: Friends

Adventure King of Hill King of Hill Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Fam. Guy

76

Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/jumble

RIPTOF

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

NCIS: Los Angeles A

5

NCIS “Devil’s Trifecta”

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

©2013 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

9:30

WBZ FBI Agent Fornell is tar- retired Marine’s remains Models” Clark threatens (N) Å

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

TRADY

MARCH 12, 2013

9:00

geted. Å (DVS) Celebrity Wife Swap WCVB Dara Gottfried and Tanya Thicke. (N) Å Off Their Off Their Rockers WCSH Rockers

4

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

BAEDI

8:30

WGBH Pioneers of Television Easy Yoga for Arthritis Extraordinary Women

Friends Fam. Guy

The 700 Club Å

Jessie

Good Luck Austin

Jessie

Lies

Californ.

Shameless Å

Fight

Girls Å

Parade’s End Å

Movie: ›› “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996) Å

CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS NH Ball Bearing hosts Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. 4-6 p.m. Refreshments provided. For more information or to RSVP call 524-5531 or visit www.lakesregionchamber.org.

Storytime at Belmont Public Library. 3:30 p.m.

Computer Club at the Meredith Library 10-11 a.m.

Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.)

Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia.

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Lecture on the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes entitled “The Case of the Wildly Popular Detective”. 11 a.m. at the Woodside Building at the Taylor Community in Laconia. Seating is limited. To RSVP call 524-5600.

Start Your Own Business Workshop offered by SCORE Lakes Region and Meredith Village Savings Bank. 5-7:30 p.m. at the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce in Laconia. Tuition is $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Advanced registration recommended by calling 524-0137 or by visiting www.lakesregion.score.org.

Mom and Me free family film showing “A Bug’s Life” at Smitty’s Cinema in Tilton. Doors open at 11 a.m. followed by the showing at 11:30 p.m.

The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threads of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607.

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

Country Acoustic Picking Party at the Tilton Senior Center. Every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks.

Preschool story time at Belmont Public Library. 10:30 a.m.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Belmont. Call/ leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

Free knitting and crochet lessons. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Baby Threads workshop at 668 Main Street in Laconia (same building as Village Bakery). 998-4012.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 18 Veterans Square in Laconia.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting.

5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith.

Edward J. Engler, Editor & President Adam Hirshan, Publisher Michael Kitch, Adam Drapcho, Gail Ober Reporters Elaine Hirshan, Office Manager Crystal Furnee, Jeanette Stewart Ad Sales Patty Johnson, Production Manager & Graphics Karin Nelson, Classifieds Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

”

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: HOIST NEEDY APIECE QUEASY Saturday’s Answer: If the Jumble makers’ play on words isn’t good enough, they might get — “PUN-ISHED” (NOT REALLY.)

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

Belknap Mill hosting Arts Alice Cooper, Alive exhibit this month Marilyn Manson at Meadowbrook June 20 GILFORD — In what is obviously a “dream” pairing, or some might say a “nightmare,” Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson will be teaming up for the “Masters of Madness” tour June 1 through 28.

On June 20 they’ll be making a stop at Meadowbrook as part of the 2013 Eastern Propane Concert Series. Tickets to see both these “Masters of Madness” on June 20 go on sale Saturday, March 16 at noon and range from $30 to $77. For tickets call (603) 293-4700 or log on to www.Meadowbrook.net.

Alice Cooper is a true rock icon, having pioneered the use of theatrics and shocking images onstage in concerts from the earliest days of the original band of the same name. Inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, Alice has toured and recorded continuously, with his most recent album being Welcome 2 My Nightmare.

Marilyn Manson’s most recent full-length album, Born Villain, his eighth overall, debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. It’s also grabbing the #1 spots on both the Heavy Album Chart and the Independent Album Chart.

Boy Scout Troop 68 holding spring plant sale

LACONIA — Boy Scout Troop 68 will be offering a little bit of Spring in the form of Easter Lily, Tulip and Hyacinth plants. Troop 68 is celebrating 75 years of serving youth in the Lakes Region this year and intends to continue this worthwhile endeavor for years to come!

Each Tulip pot holds six bulbs, Hyacinth has three bulbs and each are $5. The Easter Lily is a 6” bloom for $7. Orders will be taken until Monday, March 18 for delivery by Monday, March 25.

Contact Tammy Ryan @ 603-387-9215 to place your order or if you have any questions regarding scouting in the Lakes Region.

Kim Valpey, Arts Alive coordinator and Gilford school educator working on the set up for the Arts Alive display at the Belknap Mill, which takes place from March 11 through 30. The exhibit is free and open to the public (Courtesy photo) Citizen Watches Repairs

603-253-9947

Open Tues-Fri. 9:30-5 Sat. 9:30-3

Call Toll Free 1-888-386-8181 BOOK ON-LINE www.lrairportshuttle. com

Jean-Paul DMD, Rabbath MAGD, PLLC

Master Academy of General Dentistry NH AGD Delegate & Membership Chair Member AGD, ADA, CDA, NHDS, MDS

• Restorative, Preventive & Implant Dentistry • Cosmetic (Veneers, Whitening & More) • Invisalign (Clear Alternative to Braces) • Dental Surgery (Extractions) • Gum Surgery (Laser) • Immediate Full & Partial Dentures WE CARE • Same Day Emergencies

Dentist also speaks French & Spanish!

Major Credit Cards & Insurance Accepted

New Patients Welcome (Adults & Children)

Call Today To Schedule An Appointment!

286-8618

468 W. Main St., Tilton, NH 03276 www.rabbathdental.com

Serving the Lakes Region & Beyond since 1971

Windows • Roofing • Siding • Patio Rooms Call Jim at 524-8888 www.frenchhomeimprovements.com

MONDAY SPECIAL

Scott Krauchunas, O.D. PH.D.

Country Drummer Jewelers Route 25 Harbor Square Mall Moultonboro, NH

Advanced General Dentistry

Turkey Farm Restaurant & Gift Shop

14K Gold Sterling Silver

Diamonds & Precious Stones Celebrating Our 30th Year!

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 23

!

NEW

Bio True disposable contact lenses

by Bausch & Lomb available exclusively at Infocus Eyecare!

www.infocuseyecarenh.com

603.527.2035 Belknap Mall | 96 DW Highway | Belmont, NH

Homeowners Rates Keep Going Up?

We Can Help!

All You Can Eat Turkey Legs ... $11.99* How many can you eat? Sorry, not for takeout.

TUESDAY SPECIAL

Haddock, Fried or Broiled ... $11.99*

WEDNESDAY SPECIAL

12 oz. Prime Rib ... $14.99* 6 Shrimp, Fried or Broiled ... $14.99* 8 oz. Prime Rib & 3 Shrimp, Fried or Broiled ... $14.99* * Served with potato and vegetable.

TRIVIA Thursdays @ 7pm FRIDAY NIGHT PRIME RIB & TURKEY BUFFET From Soup, Salad Bar to Dessert 5-8pm, available while buffet lasts All you can eat, except seconds only on prime rib $16.99 per person ~ $8.99 Ages 6-9 5 & Under free

Shuttle Service t o Black Falcon Cruise Terminal Manchester Airport • Logan Airport • South Station Flat Family Rates for Winter Travel & Small Groups Bound for Boston Celtics, Theater District and More!

Discounts For Seniors & Military

527-8050 174 Court St Laconia

MEREDITH (9 MILES EAST OF I-93, EXIT 23) • 279-6212 Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner www.hartsturkeyfarm.com ~ harts@hartsturkeyfarm.com All Major Credit Cards Accepted

Page 24 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

NH Jazz Presents Jason Palmer Quintet at Blackstones on March 22 LACONIA — Blackstones, located at the Margate Resort, 76 Lake St, Laconia will host the Jason Palmer Quintet on Friday March 22 at 8 p.m. General admission is $5 and free appetizers will be served.

Cited as one of the “Top 25 trumpeters of the Future” by Downbeat magazine, Jason Palmer is one of the most in demand musiJason Palmer (Courtesy photo) cians of his generation.

He has worked with Roy Haynes, as one of the “Best Jazz Act” by the Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Boston Phoenix.

Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, In addition to a heavy performing Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, Phil Wood, schedule, Palmer continues to mainRoy Hargrove, and Lewis Nash. tain a busy schedule as an educator.

In addition to performing on over a He is currently an Assistant Profesdozen albums as a sideman, Palmer sor of Ensembles at the Berklee Colhas recorded three albums under his lege of Music in Boston, has taught at own name and is currently a Steeplethe New England Conservatory and chase Records Recording artist. His the New School, and has presented debut recording entitled “Songbook” master classes in Portugal, France, features guest saxophonists Ravi Colthe UK, and Mexico. trane and Greg Osby. The record garThe jazz series at Blackstones is nered rave reviews upon its’ release coordinated by NH Jazz Presents, and and appeared on several “Best of is sponsored by the Margate Resort, 2008” lists including All Music Guide’s the Landmark Inn, Patrick’s Pub, list for best jazz album.

David Salzberg, the Saffron Bistro, Palmer has toured the world extenDave Kobrenski BBM Designs, Wayne sively and played at major jazz festiSanborn Note-able Sound, the Seavals in the United States. His quintet coast Jazz Society, the Press Room, has been the house band at Boston’s Brandon Music, and the Brandon Inn. historical Wally’s Jazz Café for the For information call (603) 556-9079 past 11 years, and been nominated or visit www.NHJazz.com.

Lakes Region Liberty Tax Service partners with Cell Phones for Soldiers Do You Have a Question About Divorce, Parenting Issues or Guardianship?

See Our Family Law Blog at www.mlolaw.com or call us at 524-4121

MARTIN, LORD & OSMAN, P.A.

Our Family Law Team: Standing, Attorneys Judy Homan, Lissa Mascio Seated, Paralegal Valerie Dutcher & Attorney Benette Pizzimenti

Attorneys at Law The Busiel Mill, One Mill Plaza, Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 524-41211 (800) 439-5999 On the Web: mlolaw.com

LACONIA — Lakes Region Liberty Tax Service and nonprofit Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc. are asking Lakes Region residents to help troops call home by donating gently-used cellular phones.

With ongoing deployments to combat areas and elsewhere, as many as 369,000 troops are serving in the U.S. military overseas. By dropping off your used cellular phones at Liberty Tax Service, Lakes Region residents can provide U.S. troops with that precious connection to loved ones back home.

Since November 2007, Lakes Region Liberty Tax Service has collected and sent in more than 4,600 phones, totaling over 330,000 minutes of talk time for our soldiers.

More than 130 million phones are decommissioned each year and only 10 percent are recycled.

Phones are in drawers across New

Hampshire, waiting to be collected and turned into calling card cash for our troops. Locate yours and bring them to Liberty Tax Service, 702 Union Avenue, Laconia. Each donated phone can provide up to 72 minutes of talk time for a soldier. Batteries, chargers and accessories are not required to donate but accepted for recycling purposes only. Learn how to erase personal data before donating a phone by going to www.cellphonesforsoldiers. com to access a free cell phone data eraser tool (under ‘Donate a Gently Used Phone’ tab). The website has details for those who would like to make cash donations, request a calling card for a military member or read stories of the soldiers and their families who have received phone cards.

For more information or to drop off your phones at any time, contact Lakes Region Liberty Tax at 524-5222 or visit www.libertytax.com.

Alton School District registering children entering kindergarten in ‘13-’14 school year ALTON — The Alton School District is now taking names of students who will be entering kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year.

Registration will take place on

April 29 and April 30. Contact Kristine Simone (875-7500 ext. 9302) with information so registration packets can be mailed out.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013— Page 25

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My husband, “Clark,” and I have been married for 47 years. We both have Facebook accounts. A year ago, Clark became friends with “Toni,” an ex-girlfriend from his late-teen years. I am my husband’s third wife. Toni has been married at least twice, maybe three times. I’ve lost track.

The problem is, Clark and Toni were chatting and “poking” each other regularly until his sister told him it was not fair to me. Clark claimed that he stopped chatting. However, the poking has continued.

A few months ago, I sent Toni a friend request. All of Clark’s friends from his hometown have friended me right off, but Toni didn’t respond. Clark then asked her to do it as a favor to him. She then sent me a friend request, with no mention of being sorry for ignoring my previous one. I agreed so as not to be rude. When Toni’s birthday came, I wished her a “happy birthday.” Our birthdays are in the same month. She ignored mine.

Last week, I taught Clark how to delete a poke, and he did.

But this week, they are doing it again. Since he was the one who did the delete, he must have been the one to start back up. When I asked him, his response was that nothing is going on and Facebook chatting and poking is no big deal. Clark has even commented that he would like to meet Toni, with me, just to see what she looks like now.

Toni is not the only female who regularly pokes Clark on Facebook. I have told him that liking and sharing posts is less personal than pokes, chatting and messages. Now he is talking about creating a Twitter account. Am I overreacting, or should Clark be more considerate of my feelings? -- Torn Dear Torn: This boils down to trust. Something about Toni is ringing a lot of bells in your head, and Clark should respect this by limiting contact. However, he doesn’t seem to have

done anything untoward, so he objects to your reaction. Try calmly explaining why Toni bothers you and why it is important that his behavior reassure, rather than alarm, you. He needs to know this is moving into risky territory.

Dear Annie: I’m 19 years old and work at least 60 hours a week. I recently found out that I am pregnant. The father does not have a job and lives far away. I want him involved with our child, but not if he can’t help support the baby. Am I being too harsh? -- Hard Worker Dear Hard: Yes. A parent’s importance should not be based on his income. “Support” is more than money. It can include taking care of the child and being emotionally supportive of the mother. Unless the father is a drug addict, alcoholic or abuser, your child’s relationship with him is necessary and beneficial. But the father should be actively looking for work so he can pay child support, and you should hold him responsible for it. In the meantime, please don’t deny either of them the positive aspects of this relationship.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” who complained about out-of-state relatives who try to take over caregiving duties.

Here’s our family wisdom when visiting or offering to help a primary caregiver: Think of yourself as the “assistant caregiver,” and simply ask the primary caregiver what, when, where and how. Do your best to do what they would do.

Don’t make suggestions or change routines. Just give them the peace of mind of knowing that they can leave for a while and everything will be done exactly as they would have done it. This attitude is helpful and comforting to the primary caregiver, who certainly doesn’t need any additional stress.

-- Been There, Too

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

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

Antiques

BOATS

For Rent

For Rent

CHAIR CANING

36' x 12' Bulkhead Boat slipMountain View Yacht Club - Slip H-17 at MVYC, Gilford, NH, is a bulkhead slip with adjacent parking and lawn space for a grill and/or picnic table. The slip was recently acquired through a bankruptcy sale, and is available for resale. The slip is priced to be the best value at Mountain View Yacht Club. Taxes approx. $1,350/yr Association Fee = $1,500 /yr plus a one time $1,000 membership fee. Visit mvyc.biz for club details. Price = $54,500 firm.

Contact 387-6916.

GILFORD : 1 & 2 -bedroom units available. Heat & electricity included. From $190-$235/Week.

Pets considered. 556-7098.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428

Seatweaving. Classes. Supplies.

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

Autos $_TOP dollar paid for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week.

P3 s Towing. 630-3606 1987 FWD Chevy Silverado with plow. 3/4 ton, 130K, no rust. $2,800/OBO. 603-759-2895 2005 Volkswagen Jetta GLPower windows, doors, sunroof, keyless entry. Heated leather seats, 118K, just inspected, in great shape. Asking 5,800 Call 528-3330 2006 Jeep Cherokee Laredo- 17K original miles, V-8 auto, AC, 4WD, Sunroof, White, New MS Tires, Airbags front & sides, CD, Extras. $15,000. 603-524-9491 2008 Cadiallac EXP- Gold, 78K, oversized rims, moon roof, navigation, backup camera, good condition. $26,500. 759-2895 2010 Subuaru forester 2.5X, AWD, loaded, 112K highway miles, full maintenance records, excellent condition. List price $20K a steal will sell for $13.5K negotiable. 630-4737 BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

DOCKS FOR RENT 2013 season, Lake Winnisquam Point.

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

Child Care CHILDREN S Garden Childcare:

Year-round, reliable, clean, structured, environment, central location, one acre yard 528-1857

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

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

BELMONT1 bedroom + loft, private large deck with view, heat/hot water included, $850/Month. 528-3371

29 slip available for rent at Meredith Yacht Club. $3,000 for season.Call 455-5810.

BRISTOL- 2 bedroom second floor, quiet neighbors! Great location near Freudenberg and not too far from I 93. $900. per month includes heat and hot water. Will consider a small pet.

387-6498 for more information.

Security deposit and first months rent.

BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable Rates

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

BOATS

GILFORD: 2 bedroom + exercise/utility room, one bathroom, and one car garage. W&D hookup, refrigerator and stove.

Large backyard. $850/Month + heating oil & electric. Owners pay water, sewer, trash and snow removal. No smoking on premises and no pets. 524-1467 Laconia 3 bedroom 2nd floor $210/Week, heat/hot water included. Call 603-235-6901 LACONIA- Fabulous 1,200 sq. ft.

2 bedroom on quiet street.

LaundryHook-ups/No pets $825+ utilities 455-0874 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145-160/week 603-781-6294

LACONIA: 1 Bedroom apartment. $575/Month, heat/electricity included. No Pets/No smoking, Near LRGH. 859-3841 or 520-4198 MEREDITH: Small 1- bedroom house, Jenness Hill Road. $625/Month +utilities. 1-Month security deposit. Available now.

Call 279-5674.

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

Must See, Call today!

603-744-3551

LACONIA- Spacious 3 bedroom apartment. Parking,washer/dryer. $1,050/Month + utilities. Call 603-524-3759 and leave message for application.

LACONIA- Wingate Village, 103 Blueberry Lane. 2-Bedroom townhouses for rent. $825 Washer/Dryer hookups, private yard, full basement and dishwasher, in convenient location. Heat & hot water included. Call us today at 603-524-4363. EHO, FHO. Income Restrictions Apply.

We accept Section 8 Vouchers. www.wingatevillage.com LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 1st floor.

Separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement. $225/week, including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $220/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234,

NORTHFIELD: Large, clean 3 bedroom house. $1,250/Month + utilities/security deposit. No pets/no smoking. Convenient, in town, near school/library.

(603)455-8873.

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

For Rent

For Sale TWO roof rakes best offer, snow scoop like new. Call 524-6145 WOOD STOVE Fisher Baby Bear, cast iron, good shape, priced to sell at $375. 387-8051

Furniture WEIRS BEACH . Nice 2 Bedroom/ 1-Bath. Heat/Hot Water included.

Laundry hook-ups. $910/month. $500 security. 279-3141

For Rent-Commercial SOUTH Tamworth- 60’x30’ heated garage with toilet, large work room, 2 bays over head doors, showroom/ office. Great exposure on busy Rte. 25. Suitable for many uses. Available Immediately. Rent $800/mo plus security. Call owner, 323-7065.

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

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

603-305-9763

For Sale AMAZING! Beautiful Pillowtop Mattress Sets. Twin $199, Full or Queen $249, King $449. Call 603-305-9763 See “Furniture” AD. ATV Moose plow, 48", $150; 05 Hallmark motorcycle trailer, $1600; 04 28" 10 H.P. snowblower, $200, 603-752-3933.

BOWFLEX Treadclimber 3000Like new, only 65 miles. Asking $1,400. Gary 293-4129 or 455-8763 CHEST Freezer 7 cu. ft, like new, $125. Sails Jib and Spinnaker.

Call 603-524-5922 for details.

FASHION JEWELRY

NEW trailer load mattresses....a great deal! King set complete $395, queen set $249.

603-524-1430.

Firewood- $175/Cord. Green ash with some seasoned cherry to improve burning.

Dan 603-455-5848

TWO hope chests, $60 each. One kids roll top desk, $100, 2 Two Star brand wood heaters, small metal, great for garage or bob house $50/each, Frigidaire upright freezer 16 cu. Ft. $100. 387-6524

Wholesale & retail. Bargain Basics, North Conway. Unbeatable prices. (603)327-4039.

FOUR B.F. Goodrich R15 Tires.

Great buy $200. 393-7884 or 455-8112

Free

GE Water Softener- 40 gallon Model GXSF40H. excellent condition. Cost $499, $150 or best reasonable offer. 293-7641

FREE Pickup for of unwanted, useful items. Estates, homes, offices, cleaned out, yardsale items.

(603)930-5222.

KUBOTA Tractor 2006 Front Loader with Woods Backhoe, 4 point hitch with counter weight, tire chains and forks. 250 hours run time. $15,000 (207)935-7674.

LOG Length Firewood: 7-8 cords, $900. Local delivery. 998-8626.

MARTIN HD28 1997 Action, was set up by professional. Beautiful sound, like new condition. Hard Case $1,650. 603-524-9491 RIDING Lawn Mower SearsCraftsman LT 2000, with mulching deck - bagging attachment - trailer attachment. Recently serviced. $550 firm. Pick up in Sanbornton.

Call 603-860-6420 SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Eveningweekend deliveries welcome.

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980

Help Wanted The Fireside Inn & Suites located at 17 Harris Shore Rd. in Gilford NH is looking for people to fill the following positions: Housekeeping Personnel, Laundry Attendants, and a Housekeeping Supervisor. All persons applying should be reliable, dependable and know what clean is. Experience within the field is helpful but not necessary. Persons should be able to maintain a professional attitude while at work and be ready for the busy season to come. Applicants must be flexible, weekend availability a must. All positions are year round, part time in off peak season with the ability to obtain full time hours in the busy summer months. Please apply in person.

Page 26 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

BUSTLING OUTBOUND CALL CENTER SEEKING HIGHLY MOTIVATED AGENTS

Floor Maintenance/ Janitorial Position Tilton 4:00pm- 9:00 pm M-F

to schedule appointments for brand name resorts across the country; we are the leading marketing office in the region, constantly growing and seeking new talent to add to our crew! Pay commensurate with production- goal based, average pay $17+ an hour.

We recently moved to a NEW location at the Paugus Bay Plaza, immediate openings are available, 1st shift 8:30am to 1:00pm M-SAT (4 openings), 2nd shift 4:15pm to 10:00pm SUN-FRI (5 openings)

Call now to apply 581-2450 ask for Tina

EXPERIENCED BARTENDERS Applications being accepted for full & part time. Apply Thurs.-Sat. between 1pm and 4pm.

Greenside Restaurant 360 Laconia Rd., Tilton. No phone calls please

Help Wanted

$9 per hour to start $10 after 6 months Paid holidays after 90 days. Yearly Paid vacation, 1 week after first year/2 weeks after 3 years.

Must have valid drivers license and pass NH State Police background check.

Call 527-2610

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

or email greatnortherncleaning@yahoo.com MOULTONBORO insurance agency seeking licensed applicants for sales and service positions, available immediately.

Base pay, commission, incentives, bonuses and benefits negotiable. Resume and cover letter to LREIA, LLC PO Box 884 Moultonboro, NH 03254 or email to Mike.Torrey@horacemann.com.

EXPERIENCED LINE COOK Minimum 3 years experience with fast paced, high volume line cooking in all stations. Requires a strong team player with the ability to work with others.* *All positions require availability to work nights, weekends and holidays. Pay commensurate with experience and Benefits available.

Please email resumes to: harts@hartsturkeyfarm.com or mail to: Hart s Turkey Farm Restaurant P.O. Box 664, Meredith, NH 03253

PART TIME EXPERIENCED COOK. Weekends a must, age 18 or older. Apply in person. Winnisquam Market & Deli, 1021 Laconia Road, Tilton, N.H.

KIDWORKS Learning Center. is now accepting applications for an Afternoon Float 12-5:30pm, Monday - Friday, Year Round. Must have 18 Early Childhood Credits.

E-mail resume to kworks@metrocast.net EOE

Tri-County CAP, Berlin, NH is looking for an exceptional candidate for the position of

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

For more information about the position and how to apply, please visit http://tccap.org/ and click on the link.

TCCAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Help Wanted PEOPLE WANTED

JOIN our family. The Fireside Inn & Suites is looking for a Night Auditor. Experience within the field is helpful but not necessary.

Persons should be able to maintain a professional attitude and be self-motivated. To be considered for this job, persons must possess excellent computer skills, knowledge of Excel is a plus, accounting experience or adequate math capabilities. Great communication skills and dependability is a necessity. This is a third shift position; ability to work the overnight shift is required.

Applicants must be flexible and have weekend availability. This position is year round. Please apply in person or mail your resume to: Fireside Inn & Suites, 17 Harris Shore Road, Gilford NH, 03249.

PAINTERS: Experienced with own transportation. Part/Full Time.

Call 630-8333.

March/ April/ May. 31 Vacancies. No experience necessary.

Earn up to $2200/mo + bonus (per company contract). Established Factory Outlet in Rochester is expanding as the Holidays approach. We need hard working individuals to start entry level. You would learn how to display our company's new system and how to assist our clients. There will be management opportunities in first 60-90 days.

We are a company that traditionally promotes managers from within. Must be 18 + and have a car. Call immediately for interview time with HR dept.

New Year, New Career. Call weekdays 8am-6pm: 603-822-0220 or text message name anytime: 603-930-8450

PAUGUS Bay Marina Is seeking experienced marine lift operators.

Apply within, 41 Sheridan Street, Laconia, NH 603-524-1233 PAUGUS Bay Marina Is seeking experienced marine techs with G-3 training. Apply within, 41 Sheridan Street, Laconia, NH 603-524-1233

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

Competitive pay plan, vacation & health benefits are available.

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

CORMIER BUILDERS, INC. EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Seeking seasoned operator proficient on multiple pieces of equipment. Ideal candidate will be a quality minded, hands on person who can perform layout & shoot grades TRUCK DRIVER Seeking experienced triaxle dump truck driver who can run loader & labor when necessary. Ideal candidate will be a CDL-A driver who can move equipment.

LABORER Seeking construction laborer to assist on job sites & perform landscape maintenance.

270 Tilton Rd., Suite 1 Northfield, NH 03276 Phone: (603) 286-1200 Fax: (603) 286-1201 Email: kipco@metrocast.net

SALES CONSULTANT Would you like to control your income?

Well you can at Ippolito’s!

We have an immediate opening for a commissioned Sales Consultant. Experience is not necessary, we will train you and you will receive a salary while you are in training.

Good references are a must, must be self-motivated and reliable. Working Saturday and Sunday are a must. Control your income. The more you sell the more you make. Health insurance available after 90 days of employment.

E-mail resume to ippfurn@metrocast.net or bring it in person or mail to:

Ippolito’s Furniture 193 Daniel Webster Hwy. Meredith, NH 03253 No phone calls!

Lakes Region Habitat for Humanity hosting Cupcakes for a Cause LACONIA — Lakes Region Habitat for Humanity is holding its first Cupcakes for a Cause Fundraiser on Saturday, March 16 from 1-3 p.m. at the historic Belknap Mill in downtown Laconia. Six local businesses will square off to be crowned the Best Cupcakes in the Lakes Region.

Admission is $10 and guests will vote on the best flavored cupcake. Each baker will submit 15 dozen miniature cupcakes of their most popular flavor as well as present them on an original made themed display. Votes will be tallied at 3 p.m. culminating with the winner being announced and crowned the Best Cupcakes in the Region.

Bakeries with a store front will have tickets available to sell starting this Friday March 1 during normal business hours. The other tickets will be sold at the door on a first come basis.

Participating in the inaugural event are the following: — The Sweet Life with the entry of an espresso cupcake with a maple

butter cream frosting and bacon topping.

— Kara’s Cafe with an entry of Lemon Zest and Raspberry Cupcake with Vanilla Bean Butter cream.

— Sweet Lea Lea with a S’mores cupcake.

— Lakes Region Cupcakes with an Almond Joy cupcake.

— Lara Gruner-Just a Girl with an apron with Tyed Dyed Cupcakes Vanilla Bean Flavor — Oh La La Creative Cakes with a Salted Caramel Chocolate Vanilla Popcorn Cupcake.

All proceeds from the event will be used on Lakes Region Habitat’s next build in Franklin this spring for the Sobalsi family.

The mission of Habitat is to eliminate substandard housing in the world by working in partnership with people in need to build simple, decent, affordable housing. The houses are then sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

Home Improvements

Services

TILE INSTALLATIONS

PIPER ROOFING

Custom showers, backsplashes, floors, etc. 15 + years installing tile everyday. Mark at American Pride Tile. (603)452-8181. Find us on Facebook!

Land (2) 300' WATERFRONT ACCESS LAKE WINNISQUAM LOTS with current State approvals. 8.9 acres/3.7 acres. BUY NOW AND BE IN @ SUMMER -$119K/ea.

455-0910

Mobile Homes

Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

528-3531

Services

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — Page 27

Touchscreen DVD/CD/Radio 00 299 00

$$

Add a Camera Backup ety! for Saf

Professional Installation with Lifetime Labor Warranty!

Navigation - Alarms - Sirius XM - Remote Starts - Heated Seats - Car & Boat Stereos

CAR AUDIO

670 Union Avenue, Laconia (Next to Belknap Tire)

524-4700 www.vanworkscaraudio.com

Free information Sessions

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

Major credit cards accepted CARPENTER- 10 + years experience. Finish work, sheet rock, painting, exterior work. No job too small. Fully insured, scheduling now. 998-0269

BELMONT park 14ft. x 60ft., 3 bedroom, totally remodeled, asking $10,500 best offer, must sell.

(603)520-3203

discover

Motorcycles 1980 FLH HD/Project bike. Runs, wiring needs to be finished, lost eyesight. All original equipment included, plus jack. $4,000.

387-6524

innovative knee & hip pain solutions

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

Robotic technology

Services

The first and only NH surgeons providing ground-breaking orthopaedic treatment and a sports medicine program second to none.

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

*NATURAL HANDYMAN *

All sessions start at 5:30pm. FREE Refreshments Call 527-7120 to register.

Home improvements and interior design. Free estimates. hourly rate. Call 603-832-4000, Laconia area.

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

DUST FREE SANDING Hardwood Flooring. 25 years experience. Excellent references.

Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email: weilbuild@yahoo.com HANDYMAN for hire, $12 per hour. 293-0683

WET BASEMENTS,

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

SPR Property ServicesTime to plan spring projects. Apt. & basement cleanouts, hauling, painting, dump runs & much more.

Call Shannon 603-998-6858

WHITE MTN BUILDERS

State registered, fully insured.

Building, remodeling, restoration, concrete work, roofing, painting, home cleaning, etc.

No job too big or too small, give us a call (603)723-4861.

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

Wanted To Buy I BUY CLEAN 603-470-7520.

DVD's.

Wednesday, Feb 27 (Snow date Feb 28) Lakes Region General Hospital Laconia Christopher FitzMorris, DO Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists Wednesday, MaRCH 6 Wolfeboro Inn, Wolfeboro, Jeremy Hogan, MD Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists Wednesday, MaRCH, 13 Centennial Inn, Concord Arnold Miller, MD Laconia Clinic - Orthopedics

Wednesday, MaRCH 20 Common Man, Plymouth Christopher FitzMorris, DO Advanced Orthopaedic Specialists Wednesday, MaRCH 27 Lakes Region General Hospital Laconia Arnold Miller, MD Laconia Clinic - Orthopedics

lakes Region general hospital Part of the LRGHealthcare Family

lrgh.org

Page 28 — THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, March 12, 2013