The Laconia Daily Sun, March 15, 2012

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Paugus Bay Plaza seeks variance to allow long-term rentals By michAel Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

GILFORD — The Paugus Bay Condominium Association this week applied to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) for a variance seeking to address the long-term rental of units at 131 Lake Street, which is in violation of the zoning ordinance and contrary to the deeds to the units.

The 63 residential condominium units were approved by the Planning Board as a

hotel/motel and limited to “transient occupancy,” defined as not more than 30 consecutive days or 30 days in any 60 day period.

But, in 2006 the reception desk was abandoned along with any common management of rentals. Since then the 47 individual and corporate owners of the units have advertised and let their units, often for more than the 30 days prescribed by the ordinance.

Moreover, the deeds are more stringent than the ordinance. The deeds restrict the right of

owners to rent to the same tenant as well as to occupy their units or house their guests for more than two consecutive weeks between September 1 and June 1. Designated “resort units,” the units are restricted to “recreational use similar to that of a motel or motor lodge unit and only for transient lodging.”

After Code Enforcement Dave Andrade began the process of evicting long-term tenants last month, attorney Craig Donais see LONG-tErM page 10

Breast cancer art project raises funds for oncology care at LRGH

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Marcy Yerkes, at left, and Shirley Stokes create a plaster cast of a breast cancer survivor at The Paintbox Art Studio in Laconia.

About 50 casts will be made, painted and auctioned off during Motorcycle Week. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

Meredith voters give town employees first raise in three years By roGer Amsden THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

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MEREDITH — Voters breezed through nine articles on the town warrant in less than an hour Wednesday night, approving a $12,263,571 operating budget which maintains current levels of service and is up by just over $80,000 from last year.

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LACONIA — The day that Shirley Stokes was diagnosed with breast cancer marked the beginning of a transformative period in her life. The disease altered her body and brought new people into her life. To mark this transformation, and to raise funds to help local cancer patients, Stokes has conceived of an art project she calls “Saving Our Treasured Chests: Getting Plastered with a Purpose,” in which plaster casts of volunteer torsos are made and painted with the intent to auction them off during Motorcycle Week.

“Cancer has led me down a road to meet incredible people, to places I never would have gone,” said Stokes, a three-year cancer survivor whose treatment included a mastectomy. Last year, Stokes and a friend attended a torso plastering session offered by the non-profit Forest Moon organization. She was driving home from that therapeutic experience see PLastErEd page 9

Stuck in the mud in Gilmanton saturated dirt roads hinder rescue, sink school bus

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GILMANTON — A school bus on Loon Pond Road carrying students to high school yesterday was yet another victim of “mud season” or that time of year in New Hampshire when the ground thaws and many of the state’s dirt roads become impassable.

But according to Griffin Road resident Bill Smith Jr. not only are many of the same roads year after year rendered useless, a little girl that fell out of her second-story window Monday evening could have died because of them.

“These roads are now public safety issues,” Smith said, adding that he was a

witness to the rescue of his neighbor’s child and that many of the rescue vehicles trying to reach the child got stuck in the same spot where the school bus get stuck yesterday.

“They didn’t want to make her move in an ambulance because of internal injuries and because the roads were so bad,” Smith said.

Ultimately, the child was taken to Concord Hospital in a 4-wheel drive Gilmanton-owned ambulance because a helicopter that put down in a field near the house was grounded by mechanical problems after landing.

Smith also said that to his knowledge the child is home and he doesn’t want his criticism of the roads to reflect negatively see stuCK page 8

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Study: Guns not best defense against angry bear SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — While bringing a gun to a bear fight may seem like a solid way to win, experts say guns largely provide a false sense of security.

A recent study by bear researchers from Utah’s Brigham Young University found that it’s not that firearms don’t work, but many people can’t use them quickly enough in the panic of an attack.

Lead researcher Tom S. Smith says the report analyzed 269 armed human-bear encounters in Alaska between 1883 and 2009. It found that the use of guns made no statistical difference in the outcomes, and many people were mauled or killed anyway — 151 human injuries and 172 bear fatalities.

Other experts question the findings, citing limited data given the thousands of humanbear encounters.

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Syrian rebels lack guns, money after critical defeats BEIRUT (AP) — Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country’s rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death.

Insisting that their drive to oust President Bashar Assad by force remains strong, the Free Syrian Army says the arms shortage is the main obstacle.

“Send us money, we’re desperate. Send us weapons,” Ahmad Kassem, who coordinates military operations for the FSA, told

The Associated Press in an interview. “We don’t need fighters. We have excess men who can fight, but we need weapons to protect our land and honor.”

In the past year, the rebels briefly seized small amounts of territory, most recently in the Baba Amr district of Homs and the city of Idlib in northern Syria.

After nearly four weeks of relentless shelling, the government reclaimed Baba Amr on March 1 following an assault that killed hundreds of people and transformed the neighborhood into a symbol of the

uprising. The humanitarian situation in Baba Amr, part of the third-largest city in Syria, remains catastrophic for civilians.

Government forces next turned their guns on Idlib, another bastion of opposition support. On Tuesday, government forces took control of the city in a threeday operation — significantly shorter but still bloody.

The Free Syrian Army has emerged as the most potent armed force fighting Assad.

It is highly decentralized, with its leaders see REBELS page 11

BOSTON (AP) — The longtime girlfriend of former mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges she helped him evade capture during 16 years on the run, and a man who claims one of his relatives was strangled by Bulger called her a “monster.”

In a deal with prosecutors, Catherine Greig, 60, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud.

Bulger, who was captured with Greig last year in Santa Monica, Calif., has pleaded not guilty to charges of participating in 19 see WHITEY page 12

treated ground beef filler suddenly became a potent rallying cry by activists fighting to ban the product from supermarket shelves and school lunch trays. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to announce Thursday it will offer schools choice in ground beef purchases in response to requests from districts.

Though the term has been used pejoratively for at least several years, it wasn’t until last week that social media suddenly exploded with worry and an online petition seeking its ouster from schools lit up, quickly garnering hundreds of thousands of supporters.

“It sounds disgusting,” said food policy

“A lot of people have been writing about it. Therefore, more people know about it, therefore more people are queasy about it, particularly when you start thinking about how this stuff turns up in school lunches,” said Nestle, a professor at New York University’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health.

The controversy centers on “lean finely textured beef,” a low-cost ingredient in ground beef made from fatty bits of meat left over from other cuts. The bits are heated to about 100 F and spun to remove most of the fat. The lean mix then is compressed into blocks for use in ground meat. The product, see SLIME page 13

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Ken Gorrell

Free to choose Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, a life-long advocate for individual choice in a free economy, believed that for education, “spending will be most effective if it relies on parental choice and private initiative — the building blocks of success throughout our society.” I suspect Dr. Friedman would have advocated for New Hampshire’s school choice bill (HB-1607).

Who could be against having choices and rewarding initiative? Dr. Friedman identified such people: “A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it…gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want.”

In the “Live Free or Die” state there are some people who think they know what parents ought to want for their children, and are willing to play loose with the facts to limit parents from exercising choice and initiative.

Professionals with reputations at stake and ideologies to defend use studies and statistics to defend the status quo. But many parents know from experience that the status quo does not serve their child’s best interests.

Even with dedicated teachers and administrators, our public school system can’t help but be one-sizefits-all. We demand choice in every other part of our lives; why should we accept a system that holds so many middle- and lower-income parents captive? We should recognize that no single system could possibly serve the interests of all students, and look for alternatives that give parents choices focused on their needs, not the needs of a particular system.

HB-1607 offers hope to parents by helping them pay for the right educational opportunities for their children through private scholarship organizations — private money applied to advance our shared public goal of educating the next generation. The irony for the opposition to consider is that enacting this bill would result in more money flowing into education, as parents use their privately-funded scholarships and their own money to educate their children.

The school choice bill does not offer dramatic change. Fewer than 1.2-percent of our students could use scholarship money to pursue other opportunities. This would not devastate the public system, which last year lost nearly 1.6-percent of its students through normal attrition. The money involved is dwarfed by our public education expenditures: Scholarships would

make up less than 0.25-percent of total spending.

This bill is revenue-positive for the state, since the average scholarship level is set at $2,500 and the average amount the state sends to local districts is $4,100 per student.

Local districts set their own budgets, which are not directly based on, or minutely-sensitive to, perpupil costs (district budgets may increase even when student population declines). The loss of state aid caused by a child using scholarship money to leave the district would have little effect on local budgets. In fact, if a district lost students as a result of the bill but kept its budget constant, spending would increase on a per-pupil basis. Opponents like to obscure this fact.

Importantly, the bill does not send us into uncharted territory.

We need not rely on faith or the promises of advocates; we can look at the real experiences of other states. Ten states offer similar programs, including Florida, Pennsylvania, and Utah. Not only have these programs been successful for the students who took advantage of them, resulting in higher test scores and high parental satisfaction, the positive results of competition were felt by the public schools they left, where student scores were reported to have improved as well. Dr. Friedman would understand.

So why is a revenue-positive proposal that offers greater parental choice and more private money for education considered controversial? Because it would take some decision making away from an entrenched bureaucracy that consistently puts one education process ahead of the people it was meant to serve. HB-1607 offers more parents the chance of finding a learning program that fits their child. It’s too bad that members of a “particular group” insist on imposing their will, telling parents what they “ought to want.”

The bottom line for HB-1607 is that if all New Hampshire parents are satisfied with their local schools, no scholarship money will be disbursed. The status quo will be maintained. But if some parents are not satisfied, who would deny them the ability to use private scholarship money to exercise choice and initiative in pursuit of what they believe is best for their children?

(Ken Gorrell of Northfield is a defense-industry consultant. He has served as chairman of the Winnisquam Regional School District Budget Committee.)

LETTERS Moultonborough voters are being fed revisionist history To the editor, With regard to the Moultonboro soccer field fiasco: Yes Mr. Howard, voters deserve the real facts.

Interesting recent letter from Tom Howard, former chair of the Recreation Strategic Planning Team. He listed a number of fact vs. fiction comments because in his words “the separation of fact from fiction is important for voters to be accurately educated on the decision at hand.” I couldn’t agree more Tom. When are we going to get the real facts?

First, here is a response to your “facts”: Fact: A selectboard cannot overrule he decision of the legislative body.

True, The Selectmen did not. The decision made in 2009 to build a new field (no mention of the Lions Club in the approved article) and repair the old field at Playground Drive was vague at best in terms of order, as was the funding. They simply looked at the facts and realized that Playground Drive facility should be rebuilt first as it was 20 years overdue. The details of the decision by town counsel has never been released to the public at large nor is the document he was given by our town administrator to base his decision. The public has never seen these facts. Have you?

Fact: The selectmen appointed the Blue Ribbon Commission as an advisory body to “to create an orderly process to review and assess the need for and provision of services by the Community Services Team.” This came about due to the petition presented by myself to the Board of Selectmen signed by 252 registered voters (more than voted to build a new field and rebuild the old one) asking them to stop spending money on the Lions Club until public hearings could be held. The Blue Ribbon Commission delivered a report with recommendations and the BRC recommended first rebuilding Playground Drive. The selectmen decided to accept this recommendation.

Fact: It will be far less expensive to rebuild Playground Drive than the Lions Club. If you look at a true apples to apples comparison, the gap to fill to rebuild Playground Drive could be less than $150K and the kids will have a true multi-purpose field

we need? It’s also our centrally located recreation area.

Fact: The Lions Club really is a swamp, Tom, how can you say that’s fiction? Your own RSPT plan stated it is mostly wetlands. Have you seen the land when it rains? I saw a test well not 100-feet from the proposed soccer field that had ground water just below the surface.

Fact: Tom, you stated that the Planning Board outlined “ several points within the site plan (for the Lions Club) that needed attention.” Revising history again Tom. The truth is that there were 24 site plan regulations issues, six zoning ordinance issues and five miscellaneous issues.

A bit more than “several” I’d say.

Fact: The soccer field is the beginning of a build-out of the Old Route 109 site.

If it isn’t, then why did this whole fiasco begin with spending scores of thousands of our tax dollars to design and engineer a complete build out of the property with four fields and a 30,000-squarefoot building?

Now how about these facts not mentioned in your letter: Fact: Voters in 2008 voted NO by a 58 vote majority “to raise and appropriate the sum of $375,000 for architectural, engineering, and related fees relative to the eventual construction of a community/senior center, fields, and related outdoor improvements “and yet you met in non public “staff” meetings with our town administrator to circumvent the will of the people and create a neighborhood-destroying build-out we already voted down. The legislative body spoke and you ignored it.

Fact: You presented article 10 at 2008 Town Meeting as a vehicle to raise money for private donations for a future community center. The public that day (by just a 13 vote majority) were not aware that this fund would not be used as presented and would begin to be expended within months of Town Meeting. No donations were ever collected.

Fact: You told the legislative body in 2009 at Town Meeting that only about a quarter of the Playground Drive soccer field programs could be accommodated by the school and used that as the basis for building a new field.

That was far from accurate, Tom. The Blue Ribbon Commission proved that

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LETTERS Fish & Game could sell one-day salmon tags to ice fishermen on medicinal marijuana? First off, if ANYBODY is elderly, has a terminal or deteriorating condition, why in the world would we deny them any type of drug? Who cares? Give them marijuana, cocaine, crack, heroin, whatever they want! What, are they going to get addicted? Is it hurting you in some way? They’re in pain and don’t have much time left. Let them go out on their own terms I say. Lynch vetoed a bill to establish three medical marijuana dispensaries on the grounds that he has “concerns over cultivation and proliferation beyond the dispensaries”. Yeah, because that isn’t that going on illegally anyway. I guarantee you that there are dozens if not hundreds of “illegal cultivations and dispensaries” going on right this second. At least if you make some legal for the people who desire to use it under certain conditions, YOU CAN TAX IT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. Making another new form of revenue instead of raising things like property taxes and forcing people out of their homes or proposing a state income tax every year, and actually improve our budget situation.

Politicians always say they have new ideas, but it seems like they just work in cycles. A circle of irrelevance.

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we will not surrender our country to the enemy form outside or from within. If you have never written or called your elected officials I am pleading with you to do so NOW! It is our country to lose if we do not speak up.

But before you do, please get on our knees and ask GOD to forgive us for what we allowed to happen to our country; and ask HIM to restore the courage to our government officials and the American people so we can take back America. God Bless America!

Rep. Harry Accornero Laconia

from preceding page to be untrue and that there is actually excess capacity to handle these programs. We didn’t need a new field.

Fact: The Board of Selectmen, the ABC, the Capital Improvements Program Committee all endorse article 22 to rebuild Playground Drive. Recreation Department Director Donna Keuthe stated that this rebuilt multipurpose field meets all her programing needs. Get on board Tom and stop trying to prevent this from happening.

Lastly, do you really believe that saving the Town $18,500 is lucrative enough to cause the negative impact to the abutters and the environment that building on that property will cause?

Not to mention that we already wasted scores of thousands on design and engineering never truly authorized by the legislative body at any Town Meeting.

Stop wasting my hard earned tax dollars and start think about preserving and protecting the environment.

Please vote in favor on March 17th 2012 to finally rebuild Playground Drive and vote against any attempt to build on the Lions Club. It’s time for the legislative body to have it’s vote count and not be fooled once again.

Please attend Town Meeting at Moultonboro Academy, Saturday March 17th and plan to stay to the end.

Paul T. Punturieri Moultonboro

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To the editor, Why is it when an American burns the Koran, Muslims threaten the United States, but when Muslims burn the Bible, our flag or execute Christians, this administration stays silent?

Are there any true American patriots in Congress that will stand up for our country? How long can we as American’s trust our government to defend America?

Have we already lost the war for America? What the hell has happened to us as a nation? Have we turned into a nation of cowards? Please let’s stand together with one voice and let our government know

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To the editor, Fish and Game is (like everybody else) hurting for some revenue. Here’s an idea, offer a day-pass Salmon tag for ice fisherman. I personally would pay at least $10 to acquire one making it legal to take a salmon through the ice. Have a size requirement and perhaps even a small window to acquire such a pass.

I’m sure the tag would produce thousands of extra dollars, and some of that money could be used to replenish the fishery. I’m an avid ice fisher, and have caught hundreds of salmon through the ice which I’ve had to release. In the spring and summer, I, like many, do not have a boat or the expensive equipment necessary to fish on the big lakes, therefore it is extremely challenging for me to catch these fish.

Another idea for local revenue (Laconia) is to open the gates on local beaches for the winter. Sell a winter beach sticker residents, allowing more access for fishing/snowmobiling etc… I am a resident, yet have to park at gate entrances and hike to waterfronts, pulling gear and not being able to bring older, less mobile family members with me. I would gladly pay for a winter sticker.

Lastly, the New Hampshire house voted to decriminalize minor pot possession. Why are we dragging our heels

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LETTERS Obama isn’t bothered by high gas prices – in fact, he likes them To the editor, President Obama says he cannot do anything about high gasoline prices.

It seems to me that lowering gasoline prices should be a lot easier than President Obama’s claimed ability to “slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet”.

Democrats demanded that President Bush do something about high gasoline prices by releasing oil from the strategic reserve or getting increased Saudi production. Apparently Democrats do believe economic laws, that increasing supply helps lower prices.

Unfortunately President Obama’s major oil related actions have suppressed production which helps increase prices. He shut down drilling in the Gulf and delayed resumption for nearly a year. He has reduced drilling on public lands resulting in about 10-percent less production than last year. He has threatened drilling on private lands (which has been increasing oil and gas production). He killed the Keystone pipeline that would bring us oil from Canada, increase our supply, and reduce our vulnerability to speculation driven high prices caused by

Mid-East unrest.

Candidate Obama said he wasn’t bothered by high gasoline prices, only by their rapid increase. The current high prices have been reached more gradually, the result of President Obama’s policies, suggesting that high prices are intentional.

When President Obama took office, the price of gasoline was about $1.85/ gallon, now it is double, $3.70. This increased price is painful, particularly for the unemployed or underemployed. Despite occasional statements to the contrary, President Obama’s actions show high prices are what he desires, not something he opposes. In fact, on Tuesday, President Obama’s Secretary of Energy Chu told Congress that the Administration is not focusing on reducing the pain of high gasoline prices.

In 2008 Chu said, “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe” ($8 - $9 per gallon). Is this the gasoline price objective for President Obama’s second term? It certainly looks that way.

Don Ewing Meredith

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To the editor, In response to Amberlee Barbagello’s March 9 letter to the editor, there appears to be a gross misunderstanding. At least I hope that is all this is.

Senator Forrester would under no circumstances discourage any American their right to vote.

Along with this privilege to vote come guidelines we all have to follow. First, voters of legal age need to register in the town in which they reside. Any student who prefers to vote in the town in which they attend school could establish residency in that town. Second; that voter votes in town in which they are registered. Third; should a registered voter know they will be out of that town on voting day, they can cast their vote with an absentee ballot, which is obtained in advance.

It surprises me Ms. Barbagello seems to be unaware of this process. Absentee ballots are issued all the time!. I am sure many students’ parents who, for example, are away on vacation or on a business trip on voting day, have voted by absentee ballot. Why should we have a differ-

ent standard for students? Students are responsible adults too, right?

With regard to voter ID; one has to provide an ID for numerous things; two examples are when flying and in order to buy alcohol, don’t they? Oh, I am fully aware that “phony” IDs for alcohol purchases have been nearly perfected, but you get my point. For security reasons — both yours and mine — I am always more than willing to provide my photo ID. I am sure if Ms. Barbagello was running for an office she truly wanted, she would want to give any voter the opportunity to vote and at the same time be assured that each voter could not be able to vote several times against her (or for her opponent) causing her to lose.

How does any of this cause Ms. Barbagello to be disappointed in Senator Forrester? She is truly on the side of the voter and is watching our back.

She in no way would ever condone voter fraud or “deny college students the right to vote”.

Mrs. Wink Van Knowe Campton

Character attacks always befall those who challenge status quo To the editor, Which is it that E. Scott Cracraft hates more, Barbra Aichinger’s wealth or her outspoken views on Gilford’s budget policy? It is hard to tell. The tone of his rhetoric reminds me of last year’s televised confrontation between Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin, and teachers’ unions as he attempted to cut millions from public payrolls where teacher salaries and benefits average $100,000, including three pensions all paid for by taxpayers. For his efforts Walker required round the clock body guards. Outspoken critics of public spending, no matter the validity of their arguments or the soundness of their reasoning, are to

Teacher/professor types are almost always first and loudest in defiance.

Cracraft’s proclaims his motives are beyond reproach as he maliciously tries to humiliate Barbara Aichinger all while ripping three pounds of flesh from her backside exemplifies my point perfectly.

Mr. Cracraft emphatically states, “it is about the KIDS first”. That is bull. . . up to your eye balls. If it were about the KIDS first we would not need governors trying to balance state budgets protected by police. We would not have convicted sex offender Edward Larkin still employed at UNH, his job protected by union contract. We would not have a 100-percent total disconnect in Amer-

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GILMANTON — It’s the end of an era in this little New England town which narrowly voted on Tuesday to adopt SB2 or the Official Ballot Act, bringing to an end the tradition of the annual town and school district meetings.

Instead of a meeting, at which issues are discussed and decided on the same day, there will now be two meetings, a deliberative sesssion, at which warrant articles are discussed and amended, and a second day-long voting session by secret ballot.

After years of trying, voters finally put their stamp of approval on SB2, voting, at the town level, 519 for the measure and 328 against it. The Official Ballot Act is also now the law in the School District with 533 people voting for it and 300 voting against it.

Brett Currier narrowly defeated Perry Onion for Selectman, garnering 346 votes to Onion’s 321. William Magee placed

third with 165 votes and Clifton “Roy” Buttrick, Jr. last with 32 votes.

Paul Perkins will remain road agent, defeating challenger Anthony Botten by a vote of 610 to 210.

There were no candidates officially on the ballot for the School Board seat being vacated by incumbent Phil Eisenmann however Cindy Houghton bested William McGee and Jessica Dade in a write-in candidacy that saw her get 41 votes to McGee’s 18 and Dade’s six.

Rachel Hatch and Elena Ball each got three write-in votes for school clerk. Hatch has been serving at the temporary clerk for the board.

For the final time, the Gilmanton voters will meet this Saturday at the Gilmanton Elementary School at 10 a.m. for the annual town meeting.

The final School District annual meeting will be March 24 at the Gilmanton Elementary School at 10 a.m.

Thirty-eight percent or 892 of the 2,321 registered voters cast ballots.

NEW HAMPTON — Valerie Fraser edged Neil Irvine 172-161 to win a three-year term as selectman. It was the only contest on the town ballot Tuesday.

Fraser, who had previously served one year on the board, will take a seat being vacated by Paul Tierney, who did not seek re-election after having served for seven years as selectman.

A veterinarian, Fraser owns a farm on Pinnacle Hill and at one time owned and operated the Avalon Animal Hospital in Franklin.

Voters approved a $2,379,209 operating budget by a vote of 219-144 and approved discontinuance of a new town building capital reserve fund and transferred $87,000 from the fund to the general fund to offset the first year’s bond payment for the public

safety building by a 319-45 vote.

Voters also approved withdrawal of $25,000 from a Fire Department special revenue fund for partial payment of the public safety building bond by 291-74.

A Straits Road culvert project for $174,430 was approved 256-111.

The project will receive $130,822.50 in state funds with the balance $43,707.50 raised by local taxation.

A lease-purchase agreement for a six-wheel dump truck was approved 207-157 and voters approved $35,000 for a new police four-wheel drive vehicle by 187-182.

A petitioned warrant article to allow outside display of a product from a home occupation business was defeated 125-235.

— Roger Amsden

from preceding page ica between educational SPENDING and educational PERFORMANCE. We would not have questionable teachers defended to the death by unions assuring a nation stuffed to the brim with educators of marginal teaching ability.

We would not have HALF the teachers that fill America’s classroom today graduating from the bottom one third of their college classes. We would not have America slipping far down the list of top performing nations in every international competition. We would not have thousands of high tech jobs open every day because people are simply not educated enough to fill them. We would not have educational costs at every level rise NON STOP far above the rate of inflation for 30 years. We would not have kids graduating from college with debts the size of home mortgages. If the welfare and EDUCATION of the KIDS were indeed FIRST we would not have unions obstructing to the supreme court every aspect of how education is implemented, measured and rewarded in America.

Teachers’ unions represent the antithesis of producing the VERY BEST education possible. Show me one UNION MISSION STATEMENT where the kid’s interests are

PRINTED number ONE. No union can represent the best interests of TWO different entities at the same time. When anyone like Walker or Aichinger threatens the educational status quo (MONEY FLOW) the character assassinations begin. Show me any union that wants performance of STUDENTS to be the major criteria for rewarding teaching merit.

UNIONS obstruct every aspect of what might hold THEM RESPONSIBLE for the cost and quality of the product they produce. That Barbara Aichinger should be demonized by Scott Crafcraft because she simply desires to better control and monitor public spending while pursuing the primary goal to assure EVERY kid has the greatest chance to be educated by the very best, brightest and most effective teachers in America, is hypocrisy reaching heavenly orbit. If endless, giant spigots of money had been the panacea to the problems of education we would be up to our necks in Einstein’s. We aren’t! What we are up to our necks in is DEBT-DEBTDEBT- DEBT-DEBT. R. Anthony Boutin Gilford (Just one house and a long way from Governor’s island)

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15 women prisoners moved from County Jail to Strafford county

BY GAIL OBER

LACONIA - Belknap County House of Corrections Superintendent Daniel Ward has moved 15 women who are awaiting trial to the Strafford County Jail to in a move that will partially alleviate some crucial housing shortages for prisoners in this county.

Ward said Monday that before the relocation he had 121 total inmates in the jail built to accommodate 87.

Before the relocation, he said 50 percent or 60 members of his total prison population were pretrial - or those who are awaiting trial who can’t or won’t post bail.

Ward also said the facility, built originally in 1890 and renovated once in the 1970s and again in the 1980s, was never designed to house women.

He said it was when the county renovated the attic, which used to be a vocational room, that the female population was moved up there.

By moving the 15 women to Strafford County, at a cost of $57.50 per day per prisoner, Ward said he was able to convert the attic space that had previously housed all of his female prison population back to men.

Ward said he has eight sentenced women and two pretrial women remaining at Belknap County as of Monday.

Ward, who is scheduled to meet this afternoon with the county planning group working on a plan to build a new Belknap County Jail, said he now has 100 prisoners.

For him, the minimum security prisoners who have been sentenced are the easiest because they are all

working - either on some form of work release or on details within the jail.

As for medium and maximum security inmates, Ward has 37 separate cells. The rest of the population is housed in barracks or wards. He also has six cells that are designated for overnight holds.

Notably, in the spring, summer and fall, Ward has expanded the county jail’s agricultural program to where it provides fresh vegetables to both the nursing home and prison population as well as some of the area food banks. Minimum security inmates are allowed to operate a food stand on prison property that sells surplus to the public.

Ward said the jail is constantly moving people around to accommodate needs that change daily. “I don’t have a clue as to what’s going to happen,” he said. “Heck, one of the towns or Laconia could have a big drug bust in two hours and I have four or five new people to house.”

As to the Sheriff’s Department’s role, Sheriff Craig Wiggin said part of his department’s responsibility is to transport prisoners to and from court as well as to counseling, medical appointments and family services.

“We already have inmates all over the state and we’ll make it work,” Wiggin said, explaining it’s all part of the job.

One thing he said will soon alleviate some of the transportation to and from courts is video cameras within the jail and electronic feeds into the court rooms.

“We are continually working on reducing the need for unnecessary transportation,” he said.

STUCK from page one on the efforts of the fire and police department officials, who he said performed “amazingly” to get to the child and stabilize her.

“My issue is that these same spots in the roads are the same spots that are bad every year and the town doesn’t do anything,” he said.

Road Agent Paul Perkins said his department has been working on the roads for the past few days and has brought in some subcontractors to help with those that are in the worst condition.

“Even we got stuck in places,” Perkins said acknowledging Smith’s recounting of yesterday’s school bus incident where the back hoe couldn’t get down the road.

As to the students on the bus, Gilmanton School Finance Administrator Donna Clairmont said the students were being taken to high school in Gilford when the bus bogged down in the mud.

She said the First Student driver immediately notified the main office and another employee of the company came to the administrative offices to bring the superintendent to the stranded bus and its students.

Town Administrator Tim Warren said police and fire officials also assisted the students, who were there for about two hours, in getting to a second bus that brought them to Gilford High School.

Clairmont said all of the parents were notified and she also said the students who were stuck on the bus behaved in a professional and adult manner during their two-hour wait.

She said some of the Gilmanton School bus routes have been changed temporarily to circumvent some of the worst roads and all of the affected parents and adults have been notified.

“First Student, the superintendent, and the road agent are all working together on this,” Clairmont said.

Warren and Perkins said some of the worst areas are Griffin and Loon Pond Roads, Sargent Road, Stone Road and Guinea Road.

They also both said “mud season” in Gilmanton is nothing new but this is particularly bad because the spring thaw came so quickly and there has been rain recently.

“We need a few days of dry weather and some wind to dry things out a bit,” said Perkins.

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House Bill 1659, called “the women’s right to know” act carried the House by a vote of 189 to 151.

The bill would require physicians to provide information about alternatives to abortion, a DVD, photographs and material depicting the gestational development of the fetus, information about methods of abortion along with their immediate and long-term medi-

cal and psychological risks. A physician found to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly violate violated the statute would be guilty of a class A felony.

Representatives Harry Accornero, Robert Kingsbury, Bob Luther and Frank Tilton of Laconia, Robert Malone of Alton, Guy Comtois of Barnstead, Dave Russell of Gilmanton, Bob Greemore and Colette Worsman of Meredith, Tyler Simpson of New Hampton, Dennis Fields and Bill Tobin of Sanbornton voted in favor of the bill. Representatives Don Flanders of Laconia, Jeffrey St. Cyr of Alton, Elaine Swinford of Barnstead, Jim Pilliod of Belmont and Alida Millham of Gilford voted against it. Peter Bolster of Alton did not vote.

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MOULTONBOROUGH — Voters shot down a proposed charter commission by a wide margin Tuesday, with the plan garnering only 36.3 percent support from the more than 1,000 voters who cast ballots.

Final tally was 365-640.

In a five-way race for two open three-year seats on the board of selectmen Jonathan Tolman (839) and Joel Mudgett, (390) emerged victorious over John Anderson (321), James Gray (270) and Robert Gofferdo (112).

A petitioned zoning amendment

which would have eliminated special exceptions for commercial uses in the Residential/Agricultural zone was defeated by a 428-604 vote.

On the school ballot a petitioned warrant article to institute the official ballot voting system (SB2) was defeated 457-575, falling 163 votes short of the 60 percent needed for adoption.

Kathleen Garry was elected without opposition to a three-year term on the school board.

— Roger Amsden

PLASTERED from page one to find Bike Week in full swing and was inspired to organize her own plastering project.

Several months later, Stokes’s inspiration is being brought to fruition. She has the enthusiastic support of Laconia Motorcycle Week organizers. The Paintbox Art Studio on Canal Street has lent its skills and space. Laconia Photographer Dick Shetler has volunteered his skills to create images of the finished works and Hart’s Turkey Farm in Meredith agreed to host the auction on June 13.

Proceeds from the event will be split between Forest Moon and a fund established to help Lakes Region General Hospital oncology patients afford their treatments.

Stokes is hoping to have about 50 casts created and painted in time for the auction. She’s well on her way to that figure. So far, models have ranged in age from 17 to mid-70s. Some models are cancer survivors, others have modeled in honor of a loved one. While most have been women, a couple of men have signed up. Each one will be painted by a different local artist.

Those who wish to participate, either as a model or painter, can find contact information at her website, gettingplastered.com. She hopes to have the plastering completed by the end of the month and the painting done by mid-April.

For Stokes, the project is in pursuit

of two goals. Firstly, she was fortunate to have her treatments covered

by Medicaid and feels an obligation to help others. “I have been given much, I have much to give. I don’t have much money but I have a good idea.”

In addition to raising money, Stokes thinks the experience will its participants reflect upon a disease that is thought to affect as many as one in eight women.

The cast of Stokes’s torso has been painted with a loon over one breast she’s an avid kayaker - and the message “you are loved” where her other breast used to be. “I think it’s healing to look at mine with no breast. I’m not angry about it. I’m happy to be in my skin, no matter what it looks like.”

One woman, a 14-year breast cancer survivor, was at the Paintbox studio recently to have her cast made. She said, “What’s important to me is to get the message out, to help other women.

There is a life after cancer.”

Laconia resident Cindy Sitka was one of the project’s first models. A survivor since 2003, she feels that cancer should not be a “taboo” subject. “I think it’s neat when you can let things out, let people know about it, have some humor about it.”

“Some are so scared,” Sitka continued. “There’s a lot of people who don’t say anything, I think that’s bad. Come out with it, that’s the only way to fight this battle.”

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Budget Committee carries the day in Alton’s school and town votes

By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

ALTON — Tuesday was a good day for the Alton Budget Committee and a bad day for proponents of a proposal to spend $18.8 million for additions and renovations to the Alton Central School.

A straw vote on the building plan gained only 42 percent support, ending up on the short end of a 520686 vote, while members of the budget committee won seats on both the board of selectmen and the school board.

Budget Committee Chairman Marc DeCoff defeated incumbent Selectman Stephan McMahon 557-491 for a three-year term while Budget Committee Vice Chairman Stephen Miller was elected to one of two open three-year terms on the Alton School Board.

Incumbent Terri Noyes was re-elected to the school board with 712 votes while Miller polled 584

to outdistance write-in candidate Keith Dube, who garnered 462 votes.

Both DeCoff and Miller voted with the 5-2 majority on the Budget Committee in opposition to the school building proposal which was developed over the last 18 months by a Building and Grounds Committee which had been tasked with coming up with a plan to provide additional classroom space at the Alton Central School.

Two other warrant articles dealing with the proposed school expansion also failed to gain support.

One calling for a $1.75 million geothermal heating for the school lost 572-606 and another calling for construction of a $2.07 million gymnasium lost 453-726.

None of the three school building warrant articles could have taken effect even if passed because the school district warrant which had been originally posted failed to contain state mandated language

which states that passage of the warrant articles would exceed the 10 percent limitation on the budget committee’s recommended budget.

School district voters did approve the $13,216,497 budget recommended by both the school board and the budget committee by a 653-575 vote, They also supported a two-year collective bargaining agreement with the Alton Teachers Association which increases salaries and benefits by nearly $65,000 in the first year and more than $46,500 in the second year.

Voters registered their dissatisfaction with the school board by voting 693-528 not to fund the salaries and compensation of school board members and school district officers, including the school district moderator, clerk and treasurer.

On the town side of Tuesday’s voting a $6.169 million operating budget was approved.

Drenkhahn wins in Center Harbor, tops Borella 217-165 CENTER HARBOR — Former selectman Richard Drenkhahn was returned to the board by virtue of a 217-165 victory over his next door-neighbor Barry Borella.

Borella had spearheaded opposition to the proposal to spend $1.1 million to expand and renovate the Town Hall to provide more space for the Police Department. Voters approved the proposal by a 179-81 vote Tuesday night.

LONG-TERM from page one of Manchester approached the ZBA on behalf of the condominium association. He explained that the “economics of operating a common reservation system and on-sire management system at Paugus Bay Plaza has proven unworkable” while the “economics of individual unit owners managing their reservations and their units as single rentals is prohibitively expensive and challenging.” Approximately ten-percent of the units have been foreclosed on in recent years, he said, while many owners are in arrears to the association.

The association, Donais wrote, has regularly reminded unit owners of the restrictions, but they “have individually undertaken efforts to rent units in violation of the zoning ordinance out of sheer economic necessity.”

Noting that the “transient lodging industry” has changed with many hotel and motel franchises, including Marriott, Hyatt, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Best Western and Studio 6, offering “extended stay products,” Donais proposed that the ZBA grant a variance “explicitly permitting extended stays.” He suggested borrowing the definition of an “extended stay facility” from the Manchester zoning ordinance, which reads “a hotel-like establishment offering lodging accommodations to the general public, often available on a weekly or monthly basis, and providing inroom cooking facilities.”

Furthermore, Donais outlined a process for renting the units. Any owner wishing to rent a unit for more than 14 days would be required to file an “extended stay folio” with the association. The folio would contain the permanent address and contact information of the person renting the unit, who would be advised that the association cannot offer permanent residency.

Renters would be told that they could not vote, register a vehicle, enroll a child in school or “enjoy any benefits of residency” in Gilford.

The association agreed to limit the number of occupants according to the size of the units, which consist of studio, one and two bedroom apartments.

Moreover, unit owners would be required to submit a meals and lodging permit issued by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, indicating that their liability for collecting and paying meals and rooms tax from renters. All folios and records would be open to inspection by town and state officials as well as the condominium see next page

Selectmen seek data in Gilford town clerk office study

By Gail OBer

GILFORD — Selectmen voted last night to continue with an earlier proposal to hire an outside agency to further examine the staffing needs of the Town Clerk-Tax Collectors office.

Selectmen said that the study, likely to be done

by Municipal Service Inc., is to get empirical rather than “anecdotal” evidence of just how busy the Town Clerk’s Office is.

“Your information is anecdotal,” Selectman Kevin Hayes said to Town Clerk Tax Collector Denise Gonyer when she reminded them there was an already completed study evaluating all of the personnel needs in Gilford and the board had previously relied on that same study for both police and fire department needs.

“We see it differently and we‘d like a third- person view,” said Hayes.

“That report was unimpressive,” said Selectman John O’Brien, referring to the 2004 study. He added that if MRI does this new study the town will be “more directive” in the information it seeks. He also expressed surprise the town actually paid MRI for the previous work it did, at least as far as the Town Clerk’s Office was concerned.

On the surface, the issue is one of budget cutting.

As part of the 2012 budget development, selectmen had decided to eliminate one full-time position from the office. Gonyer had hoped to keep a 24-hour nonbenefited position saying it was minimally necessary to maintain current service levels.

In a compromise solution, selectmen offered to split an employee between the Town Clerk’s Office and the Department of Planning and Land Use but Gonyer said that wouldn’t be fair to her existing employees because the DPLU clerk made much more per hour than did her department’s employees.

The Budget Committee reviewed the matter and supported Gonyer’s position and in the final budget

presented to the deliberative session, the Budget Committee had a 24-hour per week position in the Town Clerk’s Office.

Behind the scenes, Selectmen dug in their heels and let it be known that, as the elected governing body, how the budget was spent was entirely up to them and despite the Budcom’s recommendation, the position in the Town Clerk’s office would be eliminated.

Gonyer said Town Administrator Scott Dunn indicated she may have more support for the position within the selectmen’s office if she went to the deliberative session and got an additional $12,200 added to the bottom line for the 24-hour per week position.

She was successful. However last night Selectmen said they had decided not to continue to fund the 24-hour per week position - a decision likely made in a non-public session held for personnel reasons allowable under the Right to Know laws.

When Gonyer asked Dunn at last night’s meeting what she should do for April’s schedule, Dunn told her he would meet with her in her office today and explain how she should approach her schedule.

On the agenda for last night’s meeting, the board had included a non-public meeting for personnel matters to discuss the hiring, firing, promotion or compensation of an employee.

Pursuant to a Right to Know request from the Sun to Selectmen that was answered in a timely fashion last week, Selectmen did discuss the position in a series of private emails made available upon request.

While the emails reflected that no decisions were made outside of a public session, their basic conversations revealed all three selectmen individually believe the Town Clerk’s office will be adequately staffed without the 24-hour a week position.

Any references to individual employees in the emails provided to the Sun were redacted by Dunn before he released them.

REBELS from page 2 in the relative safety of neighboring countries. The rebels have not come close to carving out a zone akin to Benghazi in eastern Libya, the center of the successful uprising against Moammar Gadhafi last year.

“If we had a safe haven to operate out of inside Syria, we would’ve won the battle against Bashar a long time ago,” said Muneef Al-Zaeem, an FSA spokesman.

The defeats have sapped some of the rebels’ momentum, but the fighters say they are using the opportunity to regroup.

“We absolutely do not feel defeated, not at all,” said Fayez Amru, a FSA member who defected from

the military about a month ago and is now based in Turkey. But he lashed out at the international community, saying even the most blistering criticism of Assad will not help those facing down the regime’s tanks. He appealed for weapons.

“I wonder about this international community, which has not offered the Syrian people a single gun,” he said, bitterly. “People in the so-called free, civilized world should be ashamed of themselves.”

An influx of weapons could transform the conflict.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been discussing military aid, but the U.S. and others have not advocated arming the rebels, fearing further bloodshed.

from preceding page association and its management company.

Finally, the association would undertake to enact rules and regulations for “processing and managing the guest folios” and to impose fines on unit owners for failing to comply.

Donais said that Paugus Bay Plaza was “unique” because of its “mixed-use condominium form of ownership,” while conceding that the Misty Harbor Hotel and Fireside Inn & Suites are similar, but much larger. The variance, he argued, would recognize the failure of common operation and management and the desire to maximize the use and value of the property on the part of the owners as well as the interest of the town in not “creating substandard multi-family housing.”

John Ayer, director of planning and land use, said

that if Paugus Bay Plaza were granted a variance, it would be freed of restrictions that apply to every other hotel and motel in town. Andrade stressed that while the association offered to police its members, the approach it proposed would still leave the property without management on-site. He said that both the Misty Harbor Hotel and Fireside Inn & Suites also have a condominium form of ownership, both have on-site management.

Nor has the association shown itself willing or able to enforce either the ordinance or the deeds in the past. Ironically, David Akridge, president of the association, was the first owner ordered to remove a tenant from his unit within seven days or face penalties, including legal fees, court costs and a $275 fine for each day the tenant has lived in the unit beyond the 30 days permitted by the ordinance.

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M’borough fire truck issue leads to $100k increase in proposed town budget; vote is Saturday MOULTONBOROUGH — While the final number is now being worked out, the March 17 Town Meeting will be presented with a floor amendment from the Selectboard to increase the operating budget by roughly $100,000. This amount represents the first of five lease payments to replace the 1987 truck known as Rescue 1. The last minute addition was required due to Rescue 1 unexpectedly failing its recent semi-annual state inspection because of rust and cracks in the truck frame.

In his presentation to the SelectBoard, Fire Chief David Bengtson said the truck was to be replaced in 2016 in accord with the Town’s Capital Improvement Plan. He also noted the sudden equipment failure will cause severe operational difficulties and potential response delays. As a stop gap measure the priority pieces of equipment have been moved to a 1985 reserve fire truck. The Town will be assisted during this crisis with an automatic mutual aid from Center Harbor.

Even with a positive Town Meeting action it is not

expected the new truck could be in service before December of 2012. Town Administrator Carter Terenzini noted that, the Capital Improvement Plan will remain balanced in terms of overall dollars as will the overall five year financing plan.

SelectBoard Chairman Joel R. Mudgett said, “This demonstrates the imperative of getting all of our equipment onto a regular replacement schedule and properly funding our capital reserves. The 2012 CIP and Financing Plan propose great strides toward accomplishing that.” He went on to say that, “In an ideal world we would have had more time to talk with the community but addressing this critical public safety need simply cannot be deferred.”

More information on the issue is available at www. moultonboroughnh.gov by clicking on the yellow banner entitled “... information for the March 17th Town Meeting Day” and then clicking on the link labeled “Fire Rescue 1: An Inconvenient Inspection Failure”.

— Ed Engler

MEREDITH — Incumbent Carol Baggaley of Center Harbor was re-elected without opppsition to a three-year term on the Inter-Lakes School Board as a board member from Center Harbor. Sally Whalen was elected to a one-year term from Center Harbor.

Whalen was appointed to the board last fall to fill a

vacancy created by the resignation of Rebecca Alosa, who had resigned after she moved to Meredith.

Alosa ran for a seat in Meredith against incumbent Lisa Merrill with Merrill winning 925-563. In Sandwich, incumbent John Martin faced no opposition for a three-year term.

A list of scholar athletes from Laconia High School published in last Saturday’s Laconia Daily Sun had

the wrong first name of one of the students, Arianna Hancock, who was listed as Anna Hancock.

BULGER from page one murders. His trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 5.

Steven Davis, who says his 26-year-old sister, Debra Davis, was killed by Bulger, said Greig delayed for more than 16 years the opportunity for the families of Bulger’s victims to get justice.

“This woman, she’s not what she appears to be.

She’s a monster,” Davis said during a victim impact statement. “She kept him in hiding for all that time.”

Earlier in the hearing, Greig broke down in tears when U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock, while questioning her about her background, asked if she had ever received psychological treatment. She said she had received counseling in 1984 after a family member committed suicide.

Patricia Donahue, who says her husband, Michael Donahue, was killed by Bulger, said afterward that Greig’s tears didn’t make up for hiding Bulger.

“Where was she when I was crying?” Donahue said. “I don’t think she’s a monster. I think that she just made a lot of bad choices, and those choices hurt a lot of people.”

Each of the three charges to which Greig pleaded guilty carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, but prosecutors told families of people who

claim their relatives were killed by Bulger that Greig could face less than three years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.

Under the plea deal, prosecutors have agreed not to charge her with anything else. Although the plea agreement does not include an agreement to cooperate against Bulger, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said it does not preclude prosecutors from seeking to compel her testimony.

Ortiz would not reveal what sentence prosecutors plan to seek when Greig is sentenced on June 12 but said it would be “significant.” She said the harboring charge against Greig was unusual in the number of things she did to help Bulger and the length of time involved. Typically, she said, the charge is brought against someone who does one thing to help a fugitive, such as provide a car.

“Here, she protected and aided this individual for 16 years,” Ortiz said.

As part of her plea agreement, Greig admitted she had used aliases, unlawfully obtained identification documents and repeatedly helped Bulger obtain prescription medication from a pharmacy by claiming to be his wife.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say it’s time to take down bird feeders to avoid attracting bears.

Officials said Wednesday that hibernating bears are ready to emerge from their dens in search of spring foods.

Typically the recommended time to remove bird feeders is April 1. But New Hampshire Fish and Game Bear

Project Leader Andrew Timmins says this year the recommendation has been pushed back to March 15.

He says it’s been an odd winter for bears. They remained active during December and early January and multiple calls came in in late January from residents reporting bears wandering around homes feeding on dropped wild apples and birdseed. Bears also fed heavily on beechnuts into December.

SLIME from page 2 made by South Dakota-based Beef Products Inc., also is exposed to “a puff of ammonium hydroxide gas” to kill bacteria, such as E. coli and salmonella.

There are no precise numbers on how prevalent the product is, and it does not have to be labeled as an ingredient. Past estimates have ranged as high as 70 percent; one industry officials estimates it is in at least half of the ground meat and burgers in the United States.

It has been on the market for years, and federal regulators say it meets standards for food safety.

But advocates for wholesome food have denounced the process as a potentially unsafe and unappetizing example of industrialized food production.

The phrase “pink slime,” coined by a federal microbi-

ologist, has appeared in the media at least since a critical 2009 New York Times report. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has railed against it, and it made headlines after McDonald’s and other major chains last year discontinued their use of ammonia-treated beef.

But “pink slime” outrage appeared to reach new heights last week amid reports by The Daily and ABC News. The Daily piece dealt with the USDA’s purchase of meat that included “pink slime” for school lunches.

The story touched a nerve with Houston resident Bettina Siegel, whose blog “The Lunch Tray” focuses on kids’ food. On March 6, she started an online petition on Change.org asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to “put an immediate end to the use of ‘pink slime’ in our children’s school food.”

MEREDITH from page one percent increase in health insurance premiums and a $50,000 increase in the town’s welfare budget. The budget provides a pay increase to town employees for the first time in three years which increases wages by one percent of the base scale and a step increase of 1.25 percent, based upon performance. Its budget impact will not exceed $79,707.

She said that the town will have three fewer full time positions this year as selectmen chose to leave three positions vacant after the employees left town service.

Worsman said the town is planning four major purchases this year in order to keep pace with its Capital Improvements Program, increasing spending in that category by $188,880 to $455,000. New equipment will include a T800 Kenworth dump truck for the Department of Public Works Highway Division, which will be funded from the DPW Equipment Expendable Trust Fund; a new police cruiser, a F350 4x4 truck for the Solid Waste division of the DPW and a Ford Ranger pickup truck for the DPW’s Building and Grounds Division.

Helping free up funds for the purchases was a $182,214 drop in debt service from having paid off debt for the Pleasant Streeet and Plymouth Street sewer and road projects.

Only one person questioned the budget, Dave Sticht who questioned the purpose of an Inter-Lakes School Facilities Maintenance Fund of $284,520 which was listed in the report of the Trustees of the Trust Funds.

“Why do we have an account which is never used?

What is the purpose of this fund?’’ Sticht asked, saying that from his observation the amount in the fund had remained the same for several years.

Selectman Peter Brothers said that the money in the fund is used and recalled that when he was a member of the Inter-Lakes School Board as much as $500,000 had been used for roof repairs.

Sticht said that if the fund was used for schools

that it should be included in the school district budget, not the town budget.

Louis Kahn, trustee of trust funds, said that the town is required by law to have the fund and that it includes contributions from both Sandwich and Center Harbor.

Voters approved a collective bargaining agreement with the local bargaining unit of the State Employees Association which provides $46,623 in salary and benefit increases in the form of a 2.5 percent salary increase dating back to April 1 for employees of the highway, solid waste, buildings and grounds and cemetery divisions of the Department of Public Works.

Also approved was an article designating New Road as a scenic road. Jack Rogers, who lives on Eastman Road, said that an error in the original designation of scenic roads within the town 15 years ago had left that road out of that category and that was now time to correct that mistake. Voters readily agreed.

A $60,000 appropriation for improving town roads passed easily and Selectman Nate Torr noted that only $20,000 of that would be local money, as the state pays two-thirds of project costs. He said that the town now had nearly $400,000 in its fund, which would translate into $1.2 million of road improvement projects in the years ahead. $175,000 was added to the DPW Equipment Replacement Fund and $150,000 to the Fire Department Vehicle Replacement Fund.

At the conclusion of the meeting Selectman Brothers praised the work of Colette Worsman over the last six years and called for a standing ovation for her service, saying that the town owed her a debt of gratitude.

Worsman was defeated by Carla Horne 579-371 in her bid for re-election Tuesday.

Brothers also said that board members were opening up their arms to embrace Horne and that the board would continue to move ahead in a positive manner.

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Meredith Altrusa Club presents community service award to John Moulton of Moulton’s Farm

MEREDITH — The Community Service Committee of the Altrusa Club of Meredith presented a plaque to John Moulton of Moulton Farm at a recent meeting. The plaque expressed the club’s great appreciation for Moulton Farms’ generous support of Altrusa’s Farm to Table program.

This program was the recipient of the Mamie L. Bass service award of District One of Altrusa International.

Throughout the entire picking season, Moulton Farm gave its excess produce to Lisa Davis Chair of the Community Service Committee presents John Moulton of Moulton’s Farm a Altrusa. Club members plaque for his generous support of the Farm to Table Program. (Courtesy photo) then distributed the fresh vegetables to organizations throughout the etables than they can sell during the peak season. area which feed the needy.

He was thankful that Altrusa members met his Recipients included the food pantries of Center need to get his excess crop to those who need it most.

Harbor and Moultonborough, the Salvation Army, Altrusa’s Farm to Table program is truly a win-win the Moultonborough Congregate Dining Program, situation, fulfilling Altrusa’s mission to be Leaders Hands Across the Table, and St. Vincent de Paul. in Service.

Committee chair Lisa Davis noted that fresh proTo learn more about the Altrusa Club of Meredith, duce is important in meeting the nutritional needs call Betsy Raffaele at 279-0918, write to Altrusa at of the needy.

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Sun Day’s Salon and Spa named to Salon Today 200 LACONIA — Laconia’s Sun Day’s Salon & Spa owned by Emily Gallant and Scott Gagnon recently was named for the third consecutive year to the Salon Today 200 by Salon Today magazine, the top business publication for salon and spa owners.

The magazine’s 15th annual Salon Today 200 pro-

filed the selected salons in its January 2012 edition.

The 200 salons were selected for their best business practices from applications submitted by Salon Today 200 readers, who represent the 25,000 topproducing salons and spas in the country.

NEW HAMPTON — Massachusetts-based Tedeschi Food Shops is pleased to announce the acquisition of six stores in central New Hampshire, one of which is in New Hampton. The former Munces store located at 325 Route 104 is now operated by Tedeschi Food Shops and open for business.

The family owned company has updated these newly acquired locations, making their interiors

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Keller is one of the finest soul and blues men of his generation.

He is the 2012 winner of the Best Self-Produced CD award at the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. Dave Keller (Courtesy photo) In October 2011 Keller released the album “Where I’m Coming From” a collection of soul songs recorded with The Revelations, one of the hottest soul bands on the scene today. Produced by Bob Perry (Wu-Tang Clan,

50 Cent, Brian McNight, Foxy Brown), and featuring a cameo by Tre’ Williams, the new CD is garnering attention on an international level.

Admission is $12 (doors open at 7:15). All shows are general admission, not currently accepting reservations. Limited seating after 8pm. BYOB. NH Jazz shows have a listening policy which prohibits talking, and use of texting devices, cell phones, video/ audio recording, laptop computers, gaming units, and cameras.

For information call Jonathan Lorentz at (603) 267-5387 during business hours or email jon@ nhjazz.com Upcoming NH Jazz Shows (Mondays and Thursdays): 3/22 Andrew D’Angelo’s Merger (Post-Modern Jazz Sax); 3/26 Leo Blanco World Jazz Quartet (Venezuelan Pianist); 3/29 Joan Watson-Jones (Swinging Jazz Vocals); 4/2 Ray Vega Jazz Quartet (Trumpet Titan); 4/5 Mark Shilansky’s Join the Club Sextet (Modern Jazz)

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department Senior Moment-um program has two interesting events planned next week.

On Monday, March 19 the group will meet at the Community Church, Fellowship Hall at 9 a.m. for “Coffee and a Classic’ at which “Lord of the Dance” will be screened. The movie and coffee are free. Breakfast, which includes corned beef hash and eggs, will be available for $2 per person. Anyone interested in breakfast must RSVP by Friday, March 16 by calling 527-4722.

On Wednesday, March 21 Gilford Parks and Recreation in conjunction with the GHS Performing Arts, is sponsoringa Dinner and Theatre evening.

Participants will meet in the Gilford High School lobby at 5 p.m. for a corned beef dinner, followed by the High School Drama Clubs’ performance of “You Can’t Take It with You” at 6 p.m.

There is no fee for this program, but space is limited and RSVP’s will be accepted on a first come basis. Call 527-4722.

LACONIA — SCORE Lakes Region and Northway Bank are offering a Start Your Own Business workshop on Wednesday, March 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, located at 383 S. Main St. Laconia NH. The presenter will be Jim Garden, a successful small business founder. He also worked 25 years in large enterprise with General Electric and Digital Equipment. As CFO at Technology Business Research, he experienced the ups and downs of boot-

strapping a small business in the high technology industry. He shares his enthusiasm for small business by volunteering for SCORE Lakes Region.

The workshop is designed to be highly-interactive with a focus on what people should look for in creating their business.

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District Health Council meeting on Friday in Plymouth PLYMOUTH — Ray Burton, Executive Councilor for District One, has three District Health Councils that meet about three times a year within his council district.

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Nick Toumpas and his senior staff will meet for a lively give and take with members of Burton’s Plymouth area Health Council about what is on the front burner at his agency on Friday from 9-11 a.m. at the Plymouth Senior Center.

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Laconia Middle School students taking on Team America Rocketry Challenge

LACONIA — TARC, which stands for “Team America Rocketry Challenge”, provides 7th through 12th grade students a realistic experience in designing a flying aerospace vehicle that meets a specified set of mission and performance requirements.

A group of seventh and eighth grade students from Memorial Middle School persuaded a teacher to be their advisor and apply for membership to the national organization.

Meeting throughout the Fall and Winter, the students worked together the same way aerospace engineers do. Although it is not intended to be easy, it is well within the capabilities of students of these ages with a good background in science and math and some craftsmanship skills.

The team members will be heading to Amesbury, MA on March 17, hoping to qualify for the national competition.

At right: Rocketry Challenge team members from Memorial Middle School Noah McCloud, John Morales, Leijla Alic, Andrew Fielders, James McDonald, and Garrett Pitt will be competing Saturday hoping to qualify for national competition. (Courtesy photo)

Mt. Washington Valley ‘Camp Canine’ program comes to Center Tuftonboro

TUFTONBORO — Assistance Canine Training Services (A.C.T.S.) of Center Tuftonboro announces its fifth season of Camp Canine this coming July.

Each year this popular program has matched their

puppies in training with children between the ages of 10 and 14 to teach them how to work with and train service dogs. A.C.T.S. is a non-profit organization that trains service dogs for people with physical disabilities. New this year is a camp session being offered in Center Tuftonboro. Also new for the Camp Canine 2012 season is an early registration discount.

During each one week session of Camp Canine, campers will be assigned one of the A.C.T.s. puppies in training to work with.

Each dog and camper team will be together for the week and will be working on the skills

needed to complete each puppies training as a service dog. Puppies range in age from 8 weeks to two years and are all at different levels so campers will see dogs at all levels of training.

In past seasons campers have had the opportunity to test their newly learned skills by taking the puppies on a field trip. Past camp seasons in Fryeburg have enjoyed visiting the Conway Scenic Railroad, Banana Village, the Weather Discovery Center, and Mt Washington Snowballs. The new Center Tuftonboro session will incorporate a field trip in the Wolfeboro area, designed to provide the dog and camper teams with lots of practice while also having a great time.

This July A.C.T.S. will offer two camp sessions in Fryeburg, Maine at Telling Tails Training Center and one camp session in Center Tuftonboro. Campers completing the registration process by April 15 will enjoy a tuition discount this year. For more information about all the Camp Canine sessions visit the website at www.assistancecanine.org or call Cathy Burke at 603-986-6600

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Elle was not happy about living at the shelter and she decided she didn’t like any of the staff who were trying to care for her. So, we tried her in her own personal space, not sequestered in a cage and she did better. She likes to oversee meetings, and participates in volunteer classes and staff meetings.

Slowly, over time, living in the administrative offices, she has decided that the shelter isn’t quite so bad a place to be, she gets attention all day long, she talks to staff and volunteers, she is tolerant of dogs and other cats that might be in her area. It’s true she is a very large black cat. We are monitoring her rotundity and helping her

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Elle has informed us she is ready for a cat savvy, friendly to older, chubbier girls kind of home. A home that will understand she has needs and will happily cater to her. In

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You need people in your life who can fill in your blanks with the appropriate skills.

Realize your deficiencies, and celebrate them. They give you an excuse to bond tightly with others.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Your commitment to a friendship will shape your day. You’ll act out of loyalty and a sense of justice. Tonight, you’ll enjoy a boost of special appeal, and you’ll attract the one you want.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You have added value to a group and will continue to add value. Share your good ideas, and present yourself in the best light. It’s not bragging if your primary intention is to help others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You could save someone from making an embarrassing mistake. Indeed, you wish someone had done the same for you. Whether or not the other person takes your help is another story.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The tasks necessary to keep your life running smoothly may not be the ones that promote your dreams, goals and ambitions. Could you delegate some of them to another person?

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 15).

Many people would not be where they are today if it weren’t for your birth.

Enjoy the impact you’ve already had on the world as you make new plans for the year. An April adventure involves partners with different strengths and knowledge. Together you’ll reach a goal by June. Love delights and mystifies you in July. Libra and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 26, 1, 24 and 17.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You may be amazed at the lack of humor in the world, but you’ll do something to remedy the situation. You’ll shine as you do what you have fun doing. When it’s not fun, you shine because you try to make it fun anyway.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll learn more from what you did wrong in the past than you will from what you did right. It doesn’t mean you’re a pessimist; it just means you’re human.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may not be fully aware of your attention needs now. You want people to notice you because you get a lift from the energy that comes from eyeballs and intentions being focused on you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You deserve the luxury of quality help. You need people around you who have experience in the area you want to master. Seek the best, and that’s what you will find.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Greatness doesn’t happen overnight. Take the pressure off of yourself. Be content with minor results for now. There’s much that can be accomplished if you’re willing to start small and build gradually.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re a better person because of the way you reach out. A compassionate energy radiates from you. There’s also a kindness in your tone of voice that resonates with all who hear you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your problem may seem of little or no consequence to someone else. That doesn’t make it any less real to you. Can you step outside of yourself and split the difference?

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, March 15, the 75th day of 2012. There are 291 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 15, 1972, “The Godfather,” Francis Ford Coppola’s epic gangster movie based on the Mario Puzo novel and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, premiered in New York.

On this date: In 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius.

In 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain, concluding his first voyage to the Western Hemisphere.

In 1767, the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, was born in Waxhaw, S.C. In 1820, Maine became the 23rd state.

In 1919, members of the American Expeditionary Force from World War I convened in Paris for a three-day meeting to found the American Legion.

In 1944, during World War II, Allied bombers again raided German-held Monte Cassino.

In 1956, the Lerner and Loewe musical play “My Fair Lady,” based on Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” opened on Broadway.

In 1962, a chartered Flying Tiger Line airplane carrying 107 people, most of them U.S. Army personnel, disappeared while en route from Guam to the Philippines. In a speech to Congress, President John F. Kennedy called for legislation protecting consumers’ rights. “No Strings,” Richard Rodgers’ first musical following the death of longtime collaborator Oscar Hammerstein II, opened on Broadway.

In 1964, actress Elizabeth Taylor married actor Richard Burton in Montreal; it was her fifth marriage, his second.

In 1970, Expo ‘70, promoting “Progress and Harmony for Mankind,” opened in Osaka, Japan.

In 1975, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis died near Paris at age 69.

In 1985, the first Internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corp. of Massachusetts.

One year ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces overwhelmed rebels in the strategic eastern city of Ajdabiya, hammering them with air strikes, missiles, tanks and artillery. John Baker became the first Alaska Native musher to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race since Jerry Riley did it in 1976.

Today’s Birthdays: Musician DJ Fontana is 81. Former astronaut Alan L. Bean is 80. Actor Judd Hirsch is 77. Rock musician Phil Lesh is 72.

Singer Mike Love is 71. Rock singer-musician Sly Stone is 69. Rock singer-musician Howard Scott is 66. Rock singer Ry Cooder is 65. Actor Craig Wasson is 58. Rock singer Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) is 57. Actress Park Overall is 55. Movie director Renny Harlin is 53. Model Fabio is 51.

Singer Terence Trent D’Arby is 50. Rock singer Bret Michaels (Poison) is 49. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rockwell is 48. Rock singer Mark McGrath is 44. Actress Kim Raver is 43. Rock musician Mark Hoppus is 40. Actress Eva Longoria is 37.

Rapper-musician will.i.am is 37. Rock DJ Joseph Hahn is 35. Rapper Young Buck is 31. Actor Sean Biggerstaff is 29. Rock musician Ethan Mentzer is 29. Actress Caitlin Wachs is 23.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS 911 system explained at Guys’ Night Out at Gilford Community Church. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7. Cost is $10 Reservations should be made by calling 524-6057.

Information session for Lakes Region Flag Football League. Meredith Community Center. Youth information is 5:30 to 7 p.m., adult league information is 7 to 8 p.m.

American Legion Post #1 Bingo. Every Thursday night at 849 N. Main Street in Laconia. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Bingo starts at 6:30.

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

Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.

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

Shamrocks on Parade - St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Meredith Public Library. 1 to 2 p.m. Stories, songs and games for children 3-5.

Knotty Knitters at the Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m. to noon. Open to all experience levels.

Toddler Time at the Meredith Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to noon. Songs, a story and a craft to take home for children 18-36 months.

Foreign Movie Night at the Meredith Public Library. 7 p.m. “The Owl and the Sparrow (PG from Vietnam) ‘Growing Small Fruit in the Backyard’ presentation by UNH County Extension Educator Kelly McAdam. 6 to 8 p.m. at Sanbornton Public Library. Workshop will focus on growing strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and grapes.

NH Jazz presents Mike Dillon Band at Pitman’s Freight Room. 8 p.m. Dillon is a vibraphonist and percussionist known for playing across a broad range of musical platforms. $12. BYOB.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Movie night at the Gilman Library in Center Harbor.

7 p.m. “Thor” (PG-13) staring Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman. Children under 10 must be accompanied by adult. Popcorn and drinks provided. Bring camp chairs or pillows if you like.

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

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

Drop-In Story Time at the Gilford Public Library. 10:30 to 11:15 p.m. Songs, a story and a craft to take home for ages 2-5.

Knit Wits meeting at the Gilford Public Library. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. All knitters welcome.

Spring in to March Tot Time at the Meredith Public Library. 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. A story, art project and a snack for children to 3 years old.

Basic Sewing Class at the Meredith Public Library.

12:30 to 2 p.m. Sign-up required. Pick up materials list at front desk.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: A year ago, my daughter met a man over the Internet. That’s fine, but I have the following issues: 1. She wants to marry him without actually having met him in person.

2. He is from a foreign country where the customs are vastly different from ours.

3. I worry that he will take advantage of her just to remain in this country.

My daughter says I am concerned for no reason. She is 30 years old and has lived in a small town most of her life. How do I deal with this appropriately? -- Unsure Mom Dear Mom: All of your issues are valid and worth discussing. However, your daughter is 30 years old. If she chooses to go into marriage without meeting the man or learning more about him and his culture, there’s not much you can do to stop her. Stay neutral. Suggest that he come for a visit, saying you are eager to meet him and want to give them an engagement party. Then do so. We hope he is everything she dreams of because the downside is rather unpleasant to contemplate.

Dear Annie: Is it acceptable for kids to send thank-you notes via email?

I was brought up in a more traditional way, where thankyou notes were always handwritten. Of course, back then, emails were not an option. Frankly, I think any thank you is better than no thank you, and getting my kids to sit down and write notes by hand takes forever, and I’d like them sent in a timely fashion.

I’m sure my kids would be more willing to send a quick note via email, but I’m conflicted as to whether that’s acceptable or not. -- Mom in Connecticut Dear Mom: Good news! Yes, email thank-you notes are acceptable, especially if that is the best you’re going to get.

Please make sure your children understand that the note still

has to be appropriate and appreciative. But we also hope you will continue to demonstrate to your children how much nicer it is to receive a personal handwritten note. This should not be a dying art.

Dear Annie: “Upstate New York” wrote that their teenage babysitter drove his kids to a local ice cream place without permission. He fired her with payment, the girl’s mother got involved, and now they aren’t speaking.

I am a retired New York state trooper. In this state, it is illegal for a newly licensed 17-year-old to drive younger children without a parent in the car. Many states now have a type of “graduated licensing,” whereby as teens age and gain experience, they are allowed to have more people in the car.

This babysitter made a conscious choice to drive those children without permission from the parents. I am positive the parents would have said “no” to this little trip. Instead, this devious girl put the children at risk. If there had been an accident, not only would the teen face charges, but her parents might have been held legally liable because she drove their car.

Several years ago, a young babysitter and her boyfriend loaded two young children into her car without the mother ’s permission. They went for a ride on some backcountry roads where there had been recent flooding. Part of the road gave way, and the car plunged down a culvert into the river. Everyone in the car was killed.

Upstate doesn’t owe that girl any money. She and her mother owe the kids’ family an apology and should be grateful he didn’t report her to the police. We need to be vigilant when it comes to the safety of children. -- Retired NYSP Dear Tracy Ayers: We are in agreement that the girl was clearly in the wrong. However, we don’t believe she was being devious. We think she is immature and showed extremely poor judgment. We are thankful no one was hurt.

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.

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524-8092 2000 Ford Taurus SL. 4 door, dark red, inspected. $2,195.

630-3482 2005 Dodge Dakota 110K Miles,

Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. 630-3606 CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

BOATS Dock space for 24 footer. PrivateMeredith Bay. $1,700 for season.

279-2580 SEASONAL boat slip for rent. $1600/season. Glendale Yacht Club. 27ft X 8ft. 772-774-8551

For Rent BELMONT 1 Bedroom Apartment, Heated, Newly painted, Walking distance to the Belknap Mall. $165.00/wk.

Four weeks security deposit.

No pets. No smoking.

For Rent FRANKLIN Cozy, 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment Nice neighborhood, $600/Month + Utilities No Smoking

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia.

AVAILABLE April 1. Large 1 bedroom apt. 2nd floor, quiet street, off-street parking, furnished or not, small pets OK, walk to park & beach includes basic cable, WiFi, hot water. You pay elec. $650.

630-1250.

BELMONT Condo: 2-bedroom, 2-bath, single-level, washer/dryer hook-up, attached garage.

Non-smoker, Near LRCC/LRGH, security deposit. $995/month. + utilities. 528-1432.

BELMONT-Available Immediately.

2-bedroom townhouse-style.

Quiet, heat included. $225/week.

All housing certificates accepted.

267-0545-or 781-344-3749

527-9221

BRISTOL- House on private lot.

Two rooms for rent. $110/Week, heat & electricity included.

530-2261

ALTON Room w/bath in country: 10 minutes from Alton & Wolfeboro. $450/month w/utilities. Outside smoking OK. 875-6875.

BRISTOL: Newly renovated 2-bedroom apartment. Heat and hot water included. $700/month.

FULLY furnished beautiful upscale duplex. Gunstock Acres, 2-3 bedroom. $1,300/Month-Fully furnished, $1,200/Month unfurnished. utilities included.

603-759-2895.

FURNISHED Room with own bathroom. $150 per week.

603-366-4468.

GILFORD 3 bedroom condo, $1,300/monthly. Parking garages available. Heated pool, tennis court. Close to shopping and lake.

Boat slip available. Washer/Dryer hook up available. NO PETS. References & security required.

781-710-2208.

GILFORD April 1st. Your new 1BR lakefront apt! Private, views, w/d, fun. $725/ month 603-393-7077.

GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $890/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662 LACONIA- 2-Bedroom & 3-Bedroom Townhouses for rent $825/ $875. Washer/Dryer hookups.

Private yard, full basement, dishwasher & A/C in convenient Laconia location. Heat & hot water included. Call us today at 603-524-4363. EHO, FHO. LACONIA - Small 2BR house on large private lot. W/D hookups.

For Rent

For Rent

LACONIA - 26 Dartmouth St., low traffic area near schools, park & downtown. 1/2 of a duplex, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, walk-out basement w/washer-dryer hookups, large open porch, level lot for outside activities & ample off street parking. On the sunny side of the house, clean w/hardwood floors.

Non-smoking. $1,000/month plus heat & utilities. Call owner/broker 396-4163

Newly Renovated Apartments, Meredith, NH New two bedroom apartment: $1,1050/month, New three bedroom apartment: $1,150 /month. Great parking, close to town, brand new appliances heat and air conditioning included in rent. Call for more information and appointment to see. Joyce Janitorial Service 603-524-8533

LACONIA 1 Bedroom- Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets.

Security Deposit & references. $600/month + utilities. 520-4353 LACONIAGreat downtown Location. Rooms for rent. Share kitchen & bath. Utilities included. $107-$115/Week.

524-1884 LACONIA- Large 3 Bedroom.

Sunny, washer/dryer hook-up, storage. $995/Month, first, last, + security 524-0480 LACONIA- Ranch style house.

Completely renovated, 3-bedroom, 2-bath. Brick fireplace, screened in porch, front & back yards, quiet neighborhood, close to town, great for kids. $1,300/Month, includes water/sewer, electric.

603-707-1483 No Smoking/No Pets LACONIA- Spacious 2 bedroom.

Laundry hook-ups, no pets, no smoking. $875/Month. photos and info. at: 140courtstreet.blogspot.com.

528-1829 LACONIA: 2BR townhouse, 1.5 bathrooms, w/d, attached garage. $1,300/month plus utilities. Call 387-7138.

LACONIA: Large, sunny 3BR, first floor. $1,000/month plus utilities. Central air, washer/dryer hookup, hardwood floors, walk to the lake and downtown with space for your garden. Available June 1st.

Pet friendly.

Contact Heather, 998-3174.

TILTON- Large 1 bedroom. Newly renovated kitchen. Features washer/dryer, dishwasher, attached greenhouse. $750/Month including utilities. No dogs.

524-7315 TILTONUPDATED one bedroom. Top-floor, quiet.

Heat/Hot Water included, no dogs. $630/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

For Rent-Commercial

LACONIA: 1-bedroom, $135$150/ weekly includes heat & hot water. References and deposit.

528-0024.

LACONIA: Charming sunny small 2-bedroom, 2nd floor no smoking/dogs. $200/week. includes heat/ hot water.

455-5569.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: 1-2 Bedrooms starting at $165/Week, utilities included.

No pets. 496-8667 or 545-9510.

LAKEPORT Tiny one-bedroom, first floor, 1-car parking, lake view, $125/week. No utilities-No smoking, No dogs. references and credit check a must, leave message for Rob. 617-529-1838.

LAKEPORT- Freshly painted, big 5-room, 2-bedroom apartment with lake view. Includes washer/dryer, hardwood floors, cabinet kitchen, 2 car parking, plowing and landscaping. Huge, bright and sunny master bedroom overlooking lake. Section 8 approved. $185/Week + 4-week security deposit. No utilities, no dogs, no smoking. Proper I.D., credit check and background check required. Showings on Friday only. Call Rob, 617-529-1838 LITTLE HOUSE, Ashland. This guesthouse is tiny, but cozy.

Climb up ships ladder to 2 small bedrooms. Bath has shower only.

Nice porch. All utilities included plus basic cable & internet. $175/wk or $750/mo, plus security deposit. References. No pets, non smokers ONLY. 968-7800 MEREDITH lakefront studio, utilities included, no pets, no smokers, single person, $850/mo. Call 279-1472.

MEREDITH- 1 bedroom apartment with kitchen and living room.

No pets.

No smoking. $700/Month, includes heat & hot water.

Convenient Residential

LACONIA - 1,200 Sq. Ft. of light and airy 1st class, 2nd floor professional office space with exposed brick walls and beamed ceilings; in downtown overlooking the Winnipesaukee River and Rotary Park in the Historic Belknap Mill. $1,400/mo. plus electricity and A/C. Call 524-8813 for an appointment to see.

LOCATION LOCATION. If your business needs exposure this may be your perfect fit. Real estate, legal, dental, eye care, office or retail business seeking. Visibility, should take a look at this 750 sq. ft. office/store front with high traffic count and plenty of parking.

Just steps away from the Common Man in Ashland. $850/mo. All utilities included. 968-7800.

For Sale (12) 10ft. Environmental tubes for septic system, includes clips, $500. (603)937-0478.

4-Goodyear Eagle Performance Touring all season tires.

225/60R16. Lightly used. $300 or best offer. 279-3980 90-GALLON Marine Fish Tank: Includes light, skimmer, pumps, live rock and fish! $800.

968-7941 or 986-3540.

AMAZING FOUR WHEELER DEAL! 2012 Polaris Sportsman HO with brand new trailer. Both never used! Title, Warranty, Manuals. Sell both for $6500 or four wheeler for $5800, trailer for $800.

NEED TO SELL!

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For Sale

Free

Help Wanted

AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.

FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

Landscape Maintenance and Construction Crew Members Wanted

AMMO: 30-06, 360 rounds; 16 gauge, 260 rounds; 22 cal., 1660 rounds; 12 gauge, 945 rounds; Call 496-8639 for details.

BENJAMIN OIL LLC. 603-524-6457(oils) Number 2 heating oil C.O.D. 15 gallons $100, 20 gallons $125, 25 gallons $150, 30 gallons $175, 35 gallons $200. Laconia and surrounding areas. Hours of operation Mon. thru Fri. 6 pm - 10 pm, Sat. & Sund., 2 pm - 8 pm. Emergency service available.

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

Help Wanted AUTOMOTIVE Reconditioner / Detailer: Must have experience & valid NH driver s license. Competitive pay. Call for interview, 524-4200.

CARE AND COMFORT NURSING Immediate openings for LNA, LPN and RN. 528-5020 or fax resume 528-0352.

Must be motivated and have a positive attitude.

Call Pete (603) 279-1378 American Pride Landscape Company

Lot Attendant Dion s Plant Place in Moultonborough Full Time position including weekends.

Equipment operation and maintenance is a must.

Call Bianca at 253-7111

CHEF MANAGERS & COOKS

SUMMER CAMPS Lakes Region, NH Letter & Resume to: careers@fitzvogt.com

Seasonal Positions • window Cleaners Experienced Crew Leader Window Washers • Housekeeping 2 Crew Leaders General housekeepers • Carpet Cleaning General Carpet Cleaners

Year Round Position

General cleaning position in Tilton, NH. Mon.-Fri. 5am-10am.

COMPUTER $80, Printer $15 Excellent 524-6815.

For all positions, experience is preferred but will train the right candidate.

FIREWOOD Kiln dried, 16 inch cut and split, $300 a cord or half a cord $200, clean, no bugs, incl free bag of kindling and delivery.

Early Bird Farm. 435-9385

Call:

527-2610

FIREWOOD: Green, Cut, split and delivered (Gilmanton and surrounding area). $190/cord.

(603)455-8419 or (603)267-1992.

Help Wanted

Instruction

Real Estate

SUPPORT PROVIDER

Private piano lessons for beginners of all ages. Contact Deborah.michelle.stone@gmail.co m. Studio information: www.deborahmstone.blogspot.com

FOR Sale By Owner- 2 bedroom 1 bath ranch. approx. 1,500 Sq. Ft. 3-stall oversized garage, Taxes $2,300. Fixer Upper, sold as is.

Principals only, $95,000.

603-930-5222

Looking for an energetic caring patient person to assist a friendly young man to have a meaningful day for 30 hours a week. Do you like to swim? workout? attend musical events? enjoy sports? If so, this job could be for you! Hours are 7:30-11:00am M-F with some flexibility for the additional 13 hours to scheduled, afternoons, weekends, or some evenings. $12.00/hour wage plus mileage!

Must have reliable transportation and be fully insured. Non-smokers living close to the Meredith area only please.

Call 603-279-4021 Don't delay!

Land

MEREDITH Area: Room for rent, $125/week, includes everything.

(603)937-0478.

Services

WATER FILTRATION MECHANIC Now accepting applications for a water filtration mechanic.

Applicant must have good plumbing skills, ability to plan & complete the installation of water filters, softeners, reverse osmosis systems, and radon filters. Must have a clean appearance and the ability to speak with customers.

Please apply in person. Gilford Well Company. 1440 Lakeshore Rd. Gilford, NH

Instruction DRUM Lessons taught by experienced instructor. All ages/levels.

Very reasonable rates. Call 603.520.5671 for Jared Steer

FLYFISHING LESSONS

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

Roommate Wanted LACONIA 2-roomates wanted clean, quiet, sober environment.

All inclusive, must see, will go fast. $110-130/week. 455-2014

Motorcycles

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

Recreation Vehicles 2005 Four Winds Chateau 31P Class C Motorhome. 10,909 miles. $38,500 OBO. (603)387-2950 or jeff_and_tracy@yahoo.com.

www.mountainviewflyfishing.com

HAIR STYLIST AESTHETICIAN ALSO BOOTH RENT AVAILABLE CENTRALLY LOCATED

279-6117 MOWING CREW help wanted Experienced with clean driving record. Please call Bruce s Landscaping 279-5909 A Drug-Free Environment GREEN FIREWOOD- Cut, not split $130/cord; Cut & split $175/cord. Seasoned firewood. $250. Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (all phases).

393-8416.

PLATINUM Salon and Spa is looking for an experienced stylist with clientele to join our team. Call 524-7724.

PANAMAX M5400-PM Voltage Regulator for home audio/theater.

11 outlets. $450. 496-8639.

YAMAHA Integrated Power Mixer (PA System), 400 watts, $100; COMMUNITY Bass Bin Subwoofers, 2 available, $100 each or $175/pair; SONY6-Disc CD Changer for Home Stereo, $90.

393-7786.

Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style.

Fabulous back & hip support.

Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249.

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

MATTRESS & FURNITURE CLOSEOUTS AND OVERSTOCKS! 20% OFF ENTIRE STORE! RECLINERS $299, FUTONS, $299 BUNKBEDS, $399 SOFAS, $599 RUSTIC FURNITURE AND ARTWORK TOO! COZY CABIN RUSTICS AND MATTRESS OUTLET 517 WHITTIER HWY. (RTE 25) MOULTONBORO CALL JAY 603-662-9066

Full time & Part time LNA positions, Belknap County, Laconia, N.H. - The Belknap County Nursing Home, is seeking LNA’s to fill the following positions: (1) Full time 40 hour and (1) Part time 32 hour on our 11-7 shift, (1) Part time 32 hour and (2) Part time 24 hour openings on our 7-3 shift along with (1) Part time 32 hour opening on our 3-11 shift. Come and be a part of our team where our mission is: “To care for our residents, as ourselves, with compassion, dignity and respect.” LNA’s are under the general direction of the RN/LPN, are responsible for carrying out assigned functions as delegated in order to support and complement standards of nursing practice and provide direct resident care as assigned.

For further information and to view a full job description, visit Current Job Openings under the Departments/Human Resources tab at www.belknapcounty.org.

Minimum Qualifications: Must be licensed through the N.H. Board of Nursing.

Application: An application is required and may be picked up during normal business hours or one may be downloaded from our website. Resumes are encouraged, but will not serve as a replacement for the required application. You can fill out the on-line ap plication and save it to your hard drive. You must print it out, sign it and submit the application to: Deb Laflamme, HumanResources 30 County Drive, Laconia, NH, 03246 Phone 603-729-1245 Positions will remain open until the close of business on March 23, 2012 with initial interviews scheduled shortly after that time.

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

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New Beginnings teaming up with Monarchs Community College to

LACONIA — New Beginnings, the local domestic and sexual violence crisis center, and the Manchester Monarchs are teaming up for a benefit hockey game on Saturday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.

As a member of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, New Beginnings provides services to people whose lives have been affected by sexual, domestic and stalking violence as well as outreach, education and prevention programs for the community. Services are free and confidential.

Tickets prices are $17 for the silver level seats, $22 for gold level seats and $13 for children. The easiest way to

purchase tickets is to order them directly from the Monarchs Groups Sales Account Executive, David Osterberg at 626-7825 ext. 6134. Tickets can also be ordered online at www.monarchsjungle.com/new-beginnings.

Tickets may be purchased until 5 p.m. Friday, March 23, the night before the game and picked up at the box office the night of the game. For orders before March 14th, paper tickets may also be mailed according to customer’s preference.

For general information about New Beginnings, its programs or services, visit www.newbeginningsnh.org or call 528-6511.

Annie’s Book Stop hosting ribbon cutting & book signing

LACONIA — Annie’s Book Stop is having a ribbon cutting Tuesday, March 20 at 1 p.m. courtesy of the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce.

There will also be two book signing events that day.

From 2-3:30 p.m Brenda Polidoro, of the Laconia Historical and Museum will be signing copies of “The Day Book of Jeremiah Smith Jewett”, a transcription of 15 years in the life of Laconia native,

Services

Services

Jeremiah Smith Jewett, from 1854-1869.

From 3:30 pm-close Barbara DeAngelis of the Laconia Altrusa Club, will be signing copies of “Betty the Bookworm Visits the Library.” DeAngelis, a retired school teacher and local children’s author, volunteered her efforts to create this charming book for use as a fundraiser by the Altrusa group.

There will be light snacks available.

Services

Services

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SR 22's Tilton area call Dave 286-8822 Laconia area call Joe or Ryan 528-1854 Call for a no obligation quote

QS&L Builders. Roofing, decks and more. 15 years experience.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

603-832-3850

greatnortherncleaning.com

Autos-Boats-Bikes-RV’S Get Early Bird Specials SAVE MONEY NOW!

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387-9789

455-2326 HANDYMAN SERVICES

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

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Creative Organization

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

Get a jump on spring cleaning and spend your summer having fun!

387-2536

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

Storage Space GILFORD garage for rent near Airport. One large lighted garage. $170 monthly. 781-710-2208.

CNC’S – Lathes – VMC’s SET-UP

Wanted

Working knowledge of SolidWorks EdgeCam or CamWorks a plus Supervisor Experience a plus Send resume, references and salary requirements to:

Hebert Foundry & Machine 113 Fair Street Laconia, NH 03246 Email: Hebertfm@metrocast.net PLEASE - no walk-ins or call-ins

BLUE RIBBON PAINTING CO. Interior/Exterior Since 1982 ~ Fully Insured

Paper Hanging

279-5755 630-8333 Bus.

LACONIA — Lakes Region Community College will hold a book signing event on Monday, April 16 for “Prelude to Courage, An Air Warrior’s Journey of Faith,” written by David H. Bergquist of Bangor, Maine.

“Prelude to Courage” is a compelling story about Austin Keith, a B-52 pilot whose plane went down during WWII. Sensing that he might die, Keith penned a farewell letter to his family.

“Gilford resident Nancy Marcoux’s friendship with Keith’s sister, Marion Keith-Higgins of Laconia, brought me to Gilford,” says Bergquist, a historian.

“Nancy had enough material including the farewell letter so that I could write the biography of Austin Keith,” says Bergquist. “Nancy’s help was invaluable,” Book signings will be held noon–1 p.m., 4:30- 5:30 p.m., and from 6–7 p.m. in LRCC’s Hugh Bennett Library.

Flag football ‘Demo Days’ start on Saturday

MEREDITH — The Lakes Region Flag Football League invites interested people to come out and try flag football for themselves.

Demonstration sessions will held be on the InterLakes High School turf field on the following Saturdays: March 17, 24, and 31 between 1-3 p.m. There is no commitment required, and there is no cost to participate in these demo sessions.

LRFFL is open to all boys and girls in the Lakes Region area between the ages of 5-15, with 4 age divisions as follows: ages 5-6 co-ed teams; 6-8 co-ed teams; ages 9-11 co-ed teams; ages 12-15 co-ed teams.

Sign up at www.nflflag.com/website/home/lrffl.

Lakes Region Retired Educators meeting at Pheasant Ridge March 20

GILFORD — The Lakes Region Retired Educators Association will be meeting on Tuesday, March 20 at Pheasant Ridge Country Club in Gilford.

The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. followed by a baked chicken buffet. The cost of the buffet will be $14 which includes the tax and tip. Make your reservations with your phone captain as soon as possible or call Bev Jones at 524-3377.

Following the meal Joseph Monninger, a Professor of English at Plymouth State University, will speak.

He is the author of 11 novels and three non-fiction books and has received two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. He also has previously worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa and has been a director of summer camps. He has been a teacher for 30 plus years and says his motto is “What you lose in the Whirlygig, you get back in the ding dong.”

Ernie Bolduc presenting lecture about history of maple sugaring Monday

Must understand G Code Ability to measure parts and interpret prints

hold book signing April 16

Cell

WANTED Immediately. Washer/ electric dryer in good working condition. 630-1250.

Yard Sale COMMUNITY INDOOR YARD SALE. Friday, March 16, 2012, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 80 Bean Road, Moultonboro, N.H.

LACONIA — On Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m. join the Laconia Historical and Museum Society as its President Ernie Bolduc presents a lecture on Maple Sugaring.

The Bolduc Farm on Morrill Street in Gilford has produced Maple sugar and Maple syrup since the late 1700s and is the oldest continuously-operating Maple sugar House in the country.

The society will hear the history of the Bolduc Farm as well as history pertaining to the production of maple sugar and how it has changed over the years. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted.

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