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Census finds Laconia’s population has fallen a little

LACONIA — While the population of Belknap County and all of its 11 municipalities increased during the past decade the population of Laconia decreased, according to data released by the United States Census Bureau this week. The county population grew by 3,763 people, from 56,325 in 2000 to 60,088 in 2010, or at a pace of 6.6-percent that matches the 6.5-percent growth rate for the state. see LaCONia page 9

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LACONIA — The New Hampshire Liquor Commission will experiment with temporary specialty liquor stores in hopes of boosting revenues during high traffic times. The proposal, referred to in House Bill 2 which is the rider bill to the state budget, could mean temporary liquor outlets in the Lakes Region during

annual Motorcycle Week as early as 2013. “We hope to optimize sales and maximize profit, which goes to the general fund, but we obviously want to do it in a safe and respectful manner,” said N.H. Liquor Commissioner Joe Mollica yesterday. Laconia Police Chief Michael Moyer, whose department coordinates and staffs safety and security on the front lines for

the annual motorcycle rally, said he has not been contacted by the N.H. Liquor Commission and couldn’t comment on any proposal until he knew of the details. He did say a representative the N.H. Liquor Commission always contacts him when there are applications for new private liquor licenses. Mollica said there is no way the commission would put any

temporary liquor outlets in any community without contacting the community’s officials and police departments. “Remember, we enforce and educate as well,” he said. He also said there was no proposed site for a temporary liquor store during Bike Week and no guarantee it would be in Laconia. City Manager Eileen Cabasee BOOZE page 8

State School property suggested as site for private medical school By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

CONCORD — When the commission studying the future of the property on Parade Road that once housed the Laconia State School and Lakes Region (prison) Facility reconvened yesterday under the

chairmanship of city councilor Matt Lahey it learned that a Caribbean-based medical school is inquiring about a possible site for a new facility. Bill Carpenter of the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) told the commission

that the American University of Antigua College of Medicine approached the agency in search of a site for an orthopedic school. Carpenter said that the university is seeking space between Boston and central New Hampshire to lease with an option to see SCHOOL page 10

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Texas beauty queen who lost title for gaining weight gets it back, thanks to judge

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A 17-year-old Texas beauty queen allegedly told to “get off the tacos” after gaining weight has had her crown returned by a judge after a jury ruled that she was wrongly stripped of her title. Domonique Ramirez won her lawsuit against the Miss San Antonio pageant, Luis Vera Jr., her attorney, told The Associated Press “She won 100 percent,” Vera said. Judge Barbara Nellermoe then restored Ramirez’s crown, clearing the way for her to compete for Miss Texas and Miss America, according Court Clerk Grace Montalvo. After deliberating 11.5 hours over two days in the weeklong trial, the Bexar County jury of five men and seven women found that pageant officials, not Ramirez, breached the contract. “It’s a sad day for us. We think the judge and see QUEEN page 11

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Targets deep within Libya bombed; fewer U.S. jets used BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — French fighter jets hit aircraft and a crossroads military base deep inside Libya on Thursday as the U.S. reduced its combat role in the international operation that is working to thwart Moammar Gadhafi’s forces by land, sea and air. Libya’s air force has been effectively neutralized, and the government has taken part of its fight to the airwaves. State television aired pictures of bodies it said were victims of airstrikes, but a U.S. intelligence report

bolstered rebel claims that Gadhafi’s forces had simply taken bodies from a morgue. International military support for the rebels is not open-ended: France set a timeframe on the international action at days or weeks — not months. The possibility of a looming deadline raised pressure on rebel forces. So does a U.N. arms embargo that keeps both Gadhafi and his outgunned opposition from getting more weapons. The rebels were so strapped Thursday that they handed out

D.C. Air traffic controller was asleep but computer helped pilot land WASHINGTON (AP) — Should jetliners be landing with only a single air traffic controller on duty — even if he’s awake? Federal officials are grappling with that question following the safe landing of two jetliners this week with no help from the lone air traffic supervisor on duty at Washington’s Reagan National Airport. He’s been suspended, and safety investigators say he has acknowledged he was asleep. The incident comes nearly five years after a fatal crash in Kentucky in which a controller was working alone. Accident

investigators said that controller was most likely suffering from fatigue, although they placed responsibility for the crash that took 49 lives on the pilots. Still, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association warned at the time against putting controllers alone on shifts and assigning tiring work schedules. The union’s president, Paul Rinaldi, made the same point again on Thursday: “One-person shifts are unsafe. Period.” The Reagan National incident, around midnight Tuesday night, has sent admin-

istration officials scrambling to assure the public that safety isn’t being compromised. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has ordered an examination of controller staffing at airports across the nation, and he directed that two controllers staff the midnight shift in Washington from now on. Federal Aviation Administration chief Randy Babbitt said he was investigating the incident, but he also said that at “no point was either plane out of radar contact, and our back-up system kicked in to ensure see CONTROLLER page 8

Amid chanting union protesters, N.H. House committee passes budget CONCORD (AP) — A New Hampshire legislative panel voted Thursday to send a proposed budget to the full House that includes an anti-union provision that drew 400 chanting protesters to Concord. About 200 people jammed into the meeting room of the House Finance Committee, chanting slogans like: “What’s Disgusting, Union Busting.” Others crowded into the hall outside the room.

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We’re left hoping Obama’s dream comes true Let’s imagine that all goes well in Libya. The rebels, protected by air strikes, recapture lost territory and sweep into Tripoli. Moammar Gadhafi and his sons one way or the other disappear. Leaders propose a democratic and secular constitution that voters overwhelmingly approve. The first act of the duly elected government is to issue a proclamation of thanks and friendship to the United States, Britain, France and others who prevented Gadhafi’s mass slaughter. Well, we can all dream, can’t we? But in the cold light of day, none of these happy eventualities seems very likely. As one who hopes for success in this enterprise, I am dismayed by the contradictions in the course we are following. Some three weeks ago, Barack Obama said Gadhafi “must go.” But the United Nations Security Council resolution under which we are acting stops well short of this goal. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen confirmed that Gadhafi may remain in power indefinitely. National Security Council staffer Ben Rhodes said, “It’s not about regime change.” If not, then the purported purpose of the operation, to “protect civilians,” could be of unlimited duration. Libya might well be divided between a Gadhafi regime in the west around Tripoli and a rebel regime in the east around Benghazi. Maintaining the existence of the latter will likely require military force. Obama has conceded that the United States is currently in command of operations, but says that command will be handed off to others in “days, not weeks.” But news reports make it clear that the overwhelming majority of military forces in action are American. Putting a British or French officer in command will not change that. And putting U.S. forces under foreign command might weaken support for the enterprise here at home. Obama’s policy is reminiscent of the old saying that a camel is a horse designed by committee. The policy satisfies advocates of humanitarian intervention, like the National Security Council’s Samantha Power, who remember Bill Clinton’s regret that he didn’t intervene to stop the slaughter in Rwanda. Unfortunately, in order to satisfy those who oppose anything smacking of unilateralism, it took time to get the U.N. Security Council to act, so that we missed the moment when it seemed possible that recognition

of a rebel government or imposition of a no-fly zone would topple Gadhafi. That delay gave him time to launch a counterattack that made him strong enough to withstand the limited military action that could get multilateral approval. By accepting limits on U.S. involvement, Obama aims to satisfy skeptics of military action, like Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who publicly pointed out the difficulties of maintaining a no-fly zone. We have seen this before, when Obama announced his surge in Afghanistan together with a deadline for the beginning of troop withdrawals. The result in Libya is a policy whose means seem unlikely to produce the desired ends. In the process, this Democratic president has jettisoned some of the basic tenets of his party’s foreign policy. “It is always preferable to have the informed consent of Congress prior to any military action,” candidate Obama said in December 2007. But Congress was not informed or, it seems, consulted in any serious way about this decision to take military action in Libya. Instead, members of Congress, like the general public, heard the president make the announcement in Rio de Janeiro. That’s quite a contrast with George W. Bush, who sought and obtained congressional approval of military action in Afghanistan in September 2001 and Iraq in October 2002. Since then, many Democrats have denounced Bush’s “rush to war” in Iraq. But military action there began a full five months after Congress approved. Obama didn’t wait five days after the Security Council resolution. Bush argued that intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq was in the national interest. Obama, who has made the same argument about Afghanistan, doesn’t seem to be making it about Libya. For some supporters of his policy, the absence of any great national interest makes it all the more attractive. It’s not likely to remain attractive to American voters if it fails to result in the overthrow of Gadhafi and leads to an open-ended military commitment in a nation where our vital interests are not at stake. But a better outcome is at least possible. After all, history shows that dreams sometimes do come true. (Syndicated columnist Michael Barone is a senior writer with U.S. News and World Report and principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

LETTERS Here’s a clue, we’ve twice voted for doing without a superintendent To the editor, With regard to Article IV on the March 8 Gilford school ballot, earlier this Month I reported that the Gilford School Budget on the ballot reflected a cost of $19,678 per student. To arrive at this number I divided the number of students by the total budget. This is not the accurate cost per Gilford student. I neglected to subtract out the contracted cost of the 179 Gilmanton students attending Gilford High School at the contracted rate of $15,800 per student. The correct average cost per Gilford Student is $20,584 each based on the approved budget. To summarize what was previously stated, the national average is around $10,000 per student. The N.H. state average is around $13,358. Gilford is twice the national average. With 110 teachers and 1,228 students, the ratio is 11 students to one teacher. Our teachers are earning 15-percent more than the state average also. The total staff including all classifications of employees is 256. Gilford’s costs are extraordinarily high.

The Gilford School Board and the SAU mentioned that they will put forth a statement on the recent election results. So while they pull out the crystal ball this week and try to conger up their interpretation of the will of the Gilford voters from 1998 and as they castigate the outcome of the March 8, 2011 ballot measure they may wish to also issue a statement regarding their other responsibility in their roles as they serve the town. That is their responsibility to manage the school system cost effectively. If our administration wants a clue, here it is. We have twice voted by greater than 60-percent super majority to operate without a superintendent as one measure to save taxpayer money. I would also ask the chair of the board, who prides himself on being an engineer and liking to wrap his hands around and digging into data (his words), to dig into the above numbers and start being fiscally responsible to the Gilford taxpayers. David R Horvath, Sr. Gilford

Professor’s column continued his warped views of fascism To the editor, The professor just won’t let it go, so maybe I can bore you with the rest of the story. A few years back, a friend loaned me the book “America Alone”. I was impressed with its message and, to date, I have bought 12 copies and given them to people I thought would be interested in the shifting changes in the world’s population. I gave one of those copies to Professor Sandy. Over a year went by and he told me he hadn’t read it. He claimed he was too busy but he would get around to it someday. Four or five weeks ago he told me that he had read, “ . . .up to page 5” in the book and he was so outraged that he couldn’t read any more of it. He claimed that Steyn’s use of the word “cull” was tantamount to what Hitler did in the Holocaust. (That statement itself is an outrageous affront to Jews around the world who have suffered the Holocaust.) However, as an old chicken farmer, who routinely “culled” young flocks of chickens, I know that

culling means separating, as you would separate young hens from young roosters, and you would further separate among the roosters, selecting some for caponizing. When I challenged his narrow view, the professor gave me a citation from a web site that he said agreed with his definition. Well, as I soon figured out, the website is a left-wing blog from Germany. That website, and not the book itself, is where the professor found out about Steyn’s use of the word “cull” on page 5 of his book. Since that time, the professor has also sent me far-left articles, from like minded professors, who are now in the process of labeling as “fascists”, anyone who might agree with what is being done by the governors and legislatures in Wisconsin, Ohio, and other states. Further, the professor’s column in this Tuesday’s issue of the Daily Sun, continued his warped views on fascism. (Of course, the left doesn’t see the incivility in labeling non-believers as fascists.) Just think about it, tenured people see next page

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LETTERS

Alan Robichaud

Preparing tomorrow’s workforce In the next four years over 4,400 students will be graduating from Lakes Region area high schools. The majority of these students will be entering community colleges, four year colleges and universities, the military or some form of employment. How ready will these students be to accept these challenges? It is the question of workforce readiness that is driving the efforts of an initiative called 200 X 2020, a collaborative project of the Lakes Region United Way, the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, N.H. Works, the Lakes Region Community College and local school districts. Before reaching for your calculator to compute the product of what looks like a mathematical equation, consider that 200 X 2020 envisions a minimum of 200 businesses, in the next 10 years will commit to fully engage students of our local schools in an effort, from kindergarten through college, to produce academic and economic success for the betterment of themselves and our community. Over the past four months 200 X 2020 has conducted surveys with Lakes Region schools. Data was collected from 25 elementary, middle and high schools indicating what level of partnership exists with local businesses. While the results are being compiled, the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is planning a Business Roundtable to explore future possibilities of engaging businesses with schools, paving the way for a more prepared workforce in future years. As we travel around the Lakes Region we hear conflicting stories from “there are no jobs” to “there are no people to fill the jobs we have.” What we soon learn is that there is a gap between the skills needed to fill the jobs that do exist and the skilled people to fill those jobs. If we are to prevent the loss of well-paying jobs in our region and out migration of our young people to other states and countries we must prepare our people with the skills needed to compete in the world economy right here at home. There is nothing new about strengthening the ties between education and economic vitality except perhaps for the times in which we live. Over the years, Congress has enacted legislation in various attempts to forge partnerships from preceding page in the academic world might be telling their students that the rest of us great unwashed are fascists because we don’t agree with their drivel. Finally, some time ago I had suggested to the professor that if we are to fix the sorry state of education, where our rankings in the world are plummeting, our graduation rates hover around 70-percent, and in metropolitan areas around 50-percent, educators should take the lead and work with the outside world to find workable solutions. His response to that suggestion has been to send out

between education and businesses. Such laws met with varying degrees of success and in many cases lacked staying power once federal support was withdrawn. The School-to-Work Opportunities Act signed into law on May 4, 1994 was subsequently sunset in 2001 leaving many local schools without sustainable options. To varying degrees our local schools continue to reach out to local businesses to benefit student learning; often with limited resources. While New Hampshire leads the nation in economic recovery, more and more of our families are experiencing poverty as evidenced by free and reduced lunch enrollments. If we expect to create a vibrant community where children, families and businesses thrive, we must collectively respond to the forces that keep us working in isolation of each other. We cannot wait for a new grant to come along that will only energize us early on but not sustain our efforts over the long haul. We cannot assume that the federal or the state government will come up with the resources needed to lift people out of poverty or revive our economy. As the saying goes, “We are who we’ve been waiting for.” It’s up to us to solve our issues and if we focus our efforts, share our resources and work toward the greater good, we will find the solutions we need. If we have the will, we will find the way! We will be asking Chamber members and other community partners to lead the way in this 200 X 2020 initiative and together we will celebrate a more vibrant community and a brighter future for children and families throughout the Lakes Region. Such a future must not be left to chance but to choice. Choose to become involved! Stay tuned to your Chamber for more information. The Lakes Region United Way strives to advance the common good by involving all members of the community in activities, events and initiatives that promote the social, cultural, educational, environmental and economic well-being of our region. For further information on how the United Way can assist you in contributing to healthy communities, contact me at 524-6864, ext. 100. (Alan Robichaud is Community Development Director for the Lakes Region United Way.) numerous articles ridiculing philanthropists who have given hundreds of millions, and in some cases, billions of dollars in attempting to find solutions to that serious problem. You see, the professor and his pals don’t believe that people who have been incredibly successful in the business world, and who want to give something back to the community, are bright enough to understand the complexity of teaching the A-B-Cs. Professor Sandy teaches our children. Bob Meade Laconia

We want spending cut in a way N.H. people can live with To the editor, Back in November, the people of the State of N.H. sent an overwhelming message that we wanted change and I still stand today for that platform. This state has both a spending and a revenue issue, and neither can be addressed in a vacuum. There is overwhelming work ahead for our governor and Legislature in taking a hard look at how we operate and carry out the work of the State of New Hampshire in a more cost effective and efficient way, and spending cuts are inevitable. The state also has a dire need to employ all the benefits that technology offers to streamline processes and increase productivity. That being said, the majority of the cuts being proposed by our House of Representatives are not representative of what I intended when I voted for fiscal responsibility. The cuts being proposed across all programs undermine an infrastructure that ensures our most vulnerable citizens and the communities they live in are safe. The majority of these cuts represent cost shifting by people who do not understand, in layman’s terms, the “pots of money” that these programs come from and affect. The citizens of New Hampshire will pay the cost of these reductions; we are not fixing anything with these proposals. The burden on our local communities, churches, charities that already have suffered significant, mission changing reductions in contributions due to the economy, police and fire departments, emergency rooms, and jails, is going to have long reaching devastating effects that will cost far more than anything the House plans to save in this biennium. I am writing to you and asking you to educate yourself, plug in, call, write,

and e-mail your governor and state representatives today. We can wait two years to send a message again, but it will be too late. The costs that will be incurred by these changes, and the costs to re-establish the infrastructure being destroyed today, will cripple the N.H. Economy. These representatives were elected and given an unreasonable charge, to be sworn into office in January, cut spending and have a budget ready in March. No business would ever approach long-term reductions and restructuring within such a timeframe. Manufacturing in the U.S. went through methodical changes 20 years ago, implemented LEAN concepts, Six Sigma, conducted Kaizan’s to study processes, and invested in technology to improve efficiency. Many like to say that we need to run the government like a business, I said so for many years. From personal experience I no longer feel that is the answer. I do believe that government has a lot to learn from the business sector, but there are always going to be things that government must do that a business would not. Let’s face it, it’s never going to produce shortterm gains and expedient returns on investments to help the poor, educate our children, keep the homeless and mentally ill off the streets, and help and advocate for those who cannot help themselves, or even speak to advocate for themselves. Send a message today to your governor and representatives, we want a level funded budget and an educated, methodical path to next year’s budget that cuts spending in ways the people of New Hampshire can live with. Rebecca Bryant Moultonborough

Call it what it is; Legislature can’t pretend this isn’t downshifting To the editor, An amendment to the budget bill that the House Finance Committee is considering would briefly relieve towns and counties of their responsibility to meet the needs of those impacted by budget cuts — and allow our representatives to claim that there is no down shifting due to those cuts. But that is a false claim. In anticipation of extreme budget cuts, the Inter-Lakes School Board is already considering a cap on the number of students it can send to vocational programs. In Franklin, the school board voted unanimously to close an entire elementary school, meaning 25 teachers will be out of work. In Laconia, the school board and the city council are making similar cost-saving decisions which are anticipated to include lay-offs.

Meanwhile, our state is closing the Department of Health and Human Services office in Laconia, which has met the needs of our area’s most vulnerable women, children and families, yet another example of anticipatory down shifting. To say that employees of that agency will be relocated to other human service agencies like community health centers is just more smoke and mirrors. The community health centers’ budgets are being slashed and the remaining staff being told to “triage” their patient load. Call it what it is, please. Down shifting is down shifting and our State Legislature cannot pretend it is not happening. Kate Miller Meredith

A great big thank you from our family to the Gunstock Ski Patrol To the editor, What an amazing group of Ski Patrol at Gunstock Mountain! On the recent February school vacation, my son spent quite a few of his days at Gunstock snowboarding with friends. On Thursday of that week, I got a call from one of his friends that he needed to be brought down the mountain by ski patrol. A mothers worst nightmare right? Well in the end my son had only a broken arm, thank goodness. But

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LETTERS I ask the Gilford School Board to follow the will of the voters To the editor, In 1998, I, like Mr. Dormandy and Chairman Webber was residing someplace far from Gilford, N.H. and did not participate in the debate or vote on Article V that year. For any one of us to form an opinion on Article IV of the 2011 warrant we would have to read and understand the public records of 1998. I know Dale and I have both done a great deal of research on this matter, and presume Chairman Webber has as well. I had a very nice conversation with Dale after the School Board meeting the other night, we both respectfully agree to disagree; it was nice to know that even though we are polar opposite on this issue we could still have an intelligent conversation about it. One thing that Dale and I both agree on was that two different people could read the same documents and understand those documents differently; we discussed this and surmised that this was because we both had preconceived conclusions and were searching for evidence in the documents to support our conclusions. Dale wrote a very well worded letter (March 23) to support his opinion that the ultimate decision on the management structure of the SAU was to be left to the School Board. He supported this with quotes from the public debate. When I was researching this I wasn’t looking for the intent or mood of the town’s voter. I feel that is impossible to determine this 13 years later from a set of minutes. The debate was of little interest to me because what ultimately matters at this point is what actually became law. That being said the actual warrant in its entirety read as follows: Article V of the 1998 School District Warrant: That the Gilford School District vote to-accept the provisions of RSA 194-C providing for the withdrawal of the Gilford School District from School Administrative Unit # 30 involving the school districts of Laconia and Gilmanton, in accordance with the provisions of the proposed district plan. This is the Language that was voted on and approved by the voter’s in 1998. It was not amended. Let’s break this down: RSA 194-C spells out the legal procedure for separating from a SAU and forming a new SAU. A town must form a committee to write a plan, that plan must be reviewed and approved by the State Board of Education prior to being voted on by the voters, and must pass with 60-percent. All of this happened and I don’t believe anyone is debating that it didn’t. “. . . in accordance with the proposed district plan.” Once Article V passed this “proposed district plan” simply became the “district plan” and this from preceding page John and others at Gunstock Mountain but I want you all to know my son got better treatment there, than at many other medical facilities. Thank you again John, we will always remember you for your great medical care. Kelly Dyer-Rawlings Jordan Audet Laconia

plan is the founding document that governs the SAU, in essence it is the SAU’s constitution. It has not been changed and is legally binding today, as it has never been rescinded. The plan call for all financial services to contracted out to the town. It calls for a “cabinet” of principles, assistant principals, department heads and the curriculum director to meet on a regular basis to discuss and decide all matters relating to education. An administrator or CEO would manage (with the School Boards oversight) all other matters required to running the district. This administrator would have a no input on matter of instruction, testing or curriculum . . . Article IV of the 2011 School District warrant, which was approved by the voters on March 8 by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 simply directs the School Board to obey the plan that has been in place for 13 years. This means not hiring a new superintendent to replace the retiring superintendent. The School Board first tried to label this petition article as “advisory only” but the language is anything but advisory. During the School District deliberative session the School Board’s own legal consul couldn’t point to anything advisory and when challenged she scolded a taxpayer . Then the SAU tried to prevent the taxpayers from reading the district plan and 1998 warrant by forcing anyone who inquired to fill out a “Freedom of Information Act” request and charging them $10. These documents should have been posted for all to see on the district’s website. After the votes were tallied and the article IV became law, Chairman Webber made a statement in the press that the board will ignore it because “the bottom line is in 1998 the voters voted to separate from Laconia and that is it!” Like I said in the very first sentence of this letter, Chairman Webber resided somewhere far from Gilford in 1998! He was doing something really admirable and more important at that time and for that I have the utmost respect for Lt. Col. Webber. I will refer to him as Lt. Col. Webber as he has earned that distinction. I have never had the pleasure to ever speak with him outside a “public input” session and would welcome the opportunity to sit down with him have a conversation. I am willing to bet that we would find that we agree more then we disagree. We will have work together in the future on budget matters and I feel that it will be best if the is no bad blood between us. I respect Lt. Col. Webber, but disagree with him this issue. For me this issue is deeper than my often stated goal of saving the taxpayers from spending more than necessary to achieve the required results; it’s also about democracy and the rule of law. We cannot simply allow School Boards to go rouge and decide to ignore the voters, to pick and choose which laws to follow and which laws to pass off as “advisory only” and ignore. We have a democratic system in place that allows the School Board to decide on matters relating to the day-to-day operation of the district such as hiring staff and implementing new teaching see next page

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LETTERS These ‘performance boats’ are really offshore racing hulls To the editor, First, a big thank you to the folks who have exposed Sen. Jim Forsythe’s connection to the go fast, be loud crowd. It turns out all those letters to the senator favoring the current speed limits were for naught as he had already made up his mind on the issue. Sen. Forsythe even acknowledged that the overwhelming majority of his constituents favored keeping the speed limits. He favors allowing a small minority of loud and fast boaters to do their thing on the only truly wide open space available on the lake. The heck with the majority of boaters who’s safety and enjoyment of the lake is jeopardized by these vessels. His best argument for this is apparently so that his buddies can use their boats for their “intended purpose”.

These so called “performance boats” are in essence offshore racing hulls designed and built to withstand the punishing conditions encountered offshore. The builders of these hulls realized that they could sell many more of these off shore racers by re-naming them “performance boats”. It takes skill and courage to operate one of these vessels for it’s intended purpose and place — OFFSHORE. The same can not be said for operating one of these vessels on a lake, unless it is one of the Great Lakes. The intended purpose of these vessels is to race offshore, thus the name offshore racers. Race boats, (or cars) belong on a race track. There’s a really really big race track not too far away .... East of the Isles of Shoals! Dave Berube Gilford

Senator Forsythe, please explain your side of this story to us To the editor, I will not be shy about coming forth and being published with respect to how troubled I am about a letter published in The Laconia Daily Sun on March 23. The letter concerned the speed limits on “The Big Lake” and how the newly-elected State Senator for the Fourth District, James Forsythe, cast a deciding vote to open up “The Broads” to higher speeds. Your letter-writer stated “Jim Forsythe’s admission that the vast majority of his constituents backed the current law, but that he abandoned them in favor of his good friends at ‘Safe Boaters’ (sic) was most disturbing.” I was appalled, but I shouldn’t be because that seems to describe contemporary American politics, where money buys votes.

Your writer went on to furnish what appears to be a convincing case on how one of the principals in “Safe Boaters” and Mr. Forsythe were in close communication (with financial backing) before the election. I want, so much, to be set straight that it isn’t so. Will Senator Forsythe please submit an “op-ed” piece to the Sun explaining his side of the story and why I am wrong in concluding that he was bought by the “thunder boaters”? (The most unsettling thing about all politicians is that once you find out that they have been “bought” by one interest group, you have to start inquiring about how many others?) Bah, hum bug, Bob Longabaugh Alton Bay

Ross Perot almost made it but Donald Trump is smarter & richer To the editor, Now that we have Donald Trump running for president and he sees what is happening to this country, he wants to set it all straight once again. He was on GMA this morning and said everything we all say. So do not vote for the same old idiots who have been in government before. They need the special interest money to be able to run for election. Donald Trump has his own money to run for president and does not need any special interest to do it. So people be smart and never mind the idiots with experience. Sometimes it is just a good, rich businessman who can do this without anyone’s help. So, no matter what the other idiots say that are running and making false promises you need to see it from a fresh eye view and not be afraid

of someone other then the same old same old that will run. I think if there is ever another chance Donald Trump is it. He does not like what has happened to this country. He feels all other country’s are getting rich on our money and he is right. So listen to what he has to say. He does not like Obamacare or anything he is doing. He also wanted to know where is his birth certificate. Wouldn’t we all like to know that one? So vote for DONALD TRUMP. He will be our last hope! I hope most of you or all of you will see this as being the right thing to do. Remember Ross Perot? He almost made it. I think Donald Trump is smarter and richer and needs no money from special interest or anyone else! Anna DeRose Moultonborough

from preceding page strategies, while reserving the really big decisions for the voters, such as approving $24M budgets, or major restructuring of the district’s management structure. I ask that the Gilford School Board follow the will of the voters. If it

doesn’t work out; the board can use the proper procedure to put a warrant article on the 2012 ballot to change the plan. If that’s the case then you may have my support. Kevin Leandro Gilford

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LACONIA — Laconia Savings Bank announced yesterday that the Board of Directors chose Bruce Clow to succeed Rod Dyer as chairman at its meeting on Wednesday. An attorney, Dyer served as a director of the bank for the past 18 years and as its chairman for the last six years, before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. “It has been a privilege to have served with Rod,” Clow said on Thursday, adding that Dyer, who he counts as both “a colleague and a friend,” conducted himself “with Rod Dyer, retiring Chairman of the Board at Laconia Savings Bank passes the key to incoming Chairman Bruce Clow. (Courtesy photo) courage and dignity.” Clow joined Laconia Savings Bank in 1997 as president and chief execuopportunities to serve larger, commercial customtive officer and after retiring as an officer remained ers.” He stressed that while the bank has established on the board to become its chairman in his 14th year a statewide presence “the type of bank we are has as a director. He began his career in banking with remained the same. We are committed to maintainFirst National Bank of Boston and 10 years later ing our mutual structure and independence along came to New Hampshire where he worked first with our local flavor,” he continued. “We want to be at Indian Head Bank and later Concord National New Hampshire’s local bank.” Bank, which was an affiliate of First NH Banks. Clow said not to expect any change of strategy or Clow was among the group that formed Horizon direction, though he offered that before the year is Bank in Concord in 1989 and became its chief execout the bank will open branch offices in Rochester utive officer, leaving only after twice merging the and Manchester. Dyer is a former mayor of Laconia and is continbank with other financial institutions. ues to practice law. He says he has no plans to give During Clow’s tenure Laconia Savings Bank has emerged as the largest homegrown bank in the up his day job or to stop serving his hometown in state. “We’re not big for the sake of being big,” he other ways. The bank also announced the election of Clausaid. “Our size enables us to better serve our customers and community as well as provides us with dette Ayotte as vice-chairman of the board. CONTROLLER from page 2 the safe landing of both airplanes.” The National Transportation Safety Board has opened its own investigation, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has added yet another investigation. The issue is likely to land in Congress’ lap next week when the House is expected take up a Republican-drafted bill that would cut $4 billion over four years from the FAA. The agency says it needs more money, not less. A House bill already calls for a National Academy of Sciences study of controller staffing. A Senatepassed version of the bill also would require a study. “The incident at Reagan National Airport is troubling and of great concern,” said Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., the senior Democrat on the transportation committee. “We must deal with the immediate safety and security concerns of this critical airspace.” Besides Reagan National, at least two other airports in the Washington region — in Richmond, Va., and at

Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland — are also staffed by a single controller overnight. Among other airports identified by the controllers’ union as staffed by one controller overnight were San Diego International and Sacramento International in California, Tucson International in Arizona, Reno-Tahoe International in Nevada and Ft. Lauderdale Executive in Florida. The Washington controller, who hasn’t been identified, was on his fourth straight overnight shift, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the NTSB said. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., cited this week’s incident while pressing LaHood for an increase in the number of fully certified controllers assigned to the tower at Newark’s Liberty International Airport. He said the airport is supposed to have 35 to 40 certified controllers, but its tower is currently staffed with 26 certified controllers and eight trainees. “The last thing airline passengers should have to worry about is whether there is anyone working in the air traffic control tower below,” Lautenberg said Thursday.

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CONCORD — The House Public Works and Highways Committee, which prepares the state’s capital budget, yesterday voted unanimously to appropriate $7,125,000 for the renovation and improvement of the Huot Technical Education Center in Laconia. Representative Frank Tilton (R-Laconia), who is shepherding the school district’s request to fund the project through the Legislature, said that he expected the committee’s recommendations to be adopted by the full House next week. He said that

the capital budget of $89.9-million is the smallest since 2001 and $9-million less than the plan proposed by Governor John Lynch. Tilton is also confident the Senate will approve the funding, not least because the money for the Huot Center is paired with $8,875,000 for the technical center at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, the home of Senator Jim Rausch, a fellow Republican who sits on the Senate Capital Budget Committee. Tilton said that he and Rausch agreed not to support an appropriation for only one of the two projects, but to insist that both be funded in the 2012-2013 biennium.

N.H. Senate committee directs JUA to return most of $110M surplus to LRGHealthcare & other policyholders By Michael Kitch

CONCORD — The Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee yesterday recommended legislation that would compel the New Hampshire Medical Malpractice Underwriting Association (JUA) to distribute the lion’s share of its current surplus to its policyholders. Originally Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Senator Sharon Carson (R-Londonderry), forbid the state from taking any funds held by the JUA and prescribed a procedure and timetable for distributing excess funds to policyholders. Carson, who chairs the committee, said that the bill followed two years of controversy and litigation stemming from the state’s effort to transfer $110-million from the JUA to the general fund to balance the 2009-2011 state budget, which was stymied when the New Hampshire Supreme Court denied the state’s claim and upheld the policyholders’ claim to the funds. However, yesterday the committee amended the bill to require the JUA to calculate its surplus beyond the funds its requires “to remain actuarially sound,” which shall not be less than $110-million, the amount to which the state laid claim. Within 60 days of the effective date of the legislation, the surplus, save for $25-million held in reserve against any federal tax liability, would be placed in the hands of Merrimack County Superior Court, where the claims of policyholders would be adjudicated. Any distribution to policyholders would be subject

to a claim by the JUA to satisfy any tax liabilities above $25-million. When the committee heard the bill last month Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny said that he sought only “to preserve the integrity of the JUA” by ensuring it has sufficient funds to pay pending and projected claims. “We are actively working to resolve the controversy,” he said. When the committee heard the bill last month Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny said that his department took no position either for or against it, but instead submitted a written statement warning that bill threatened “to kill the taxexempt status of the JUA” and “disrupt the market for medical malpractice insurance.” When the JUA was established in 1985, it was granted an exemption from federal and state taxes on the understanding that it is an integral part of the state. Doubt was cast on the tax status of the JUA when a Belknap County Superior Court justice ruled that the JUA was not a state agency. Ever since attorneys for the state have insisted that if the JUA distributed surplus funds to policyholders, it would forfeit its taxexempt status. Carson said yesterday that the committee held the bill until the last minute because attorneys for the state and the policyholders were seeking to negotiate a compromise. However, she said that once it became clear that they would not reach a settlement, the committee amended the bill and recommended to the full Senate where it will be voted next week.

BOOZE from page one nel also said no one from the commission had contacted her office. The city’s income sources to offset Bike Week expenses is vendor licenses receipts but Cabanel said she didn’t think Laconia’s Bike Week fees would apply to a state department. Right now there are no N.H. Liquor Outlets in Laconia, rather there is one in Belmont at the Belknap Mall and one in Gilford near Patrick’s Pub, and one in Meredith along Route 104. Mollica said the pilot program for temporary liquor outlets is this summer at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, during the two NASCAR races. The said patrons will be able to purchase wine

and hard liquor from a 4,000-foot temporary vending site. He also said it would be a way to showcase local wines from the state’s burgeoning vineyards. “We’ll see if it’s received well and profitable,” he said. The commission chose the speedway because it is a major attraction and many of the attendees typically camp on the property — sometimes for as long as a week. “This way if they forget something they wouldn’t have to drive,” he said. He said the commission is also recommending a permanent liquor store at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and will experiment with temporary kiosks in a number of shopping malls during the holiday season.

LACONIA from page one The population of Laconia fell from 16,541 in 2000 to 15,951, a drop of 3-percent. The city represented 29.2-percent of the county population in 2000 and 26.5-percent in 2010. Among the 10 townships, Gilmanton recorded the greatest percentage increase, 22.7-percent, as its numbers rose from 3,078 to 3,777. Barnstead grew by 16.5-percent, from 3,941 to 4593, Alton by 15.9-percent , from 4,528 to 5,250, Sanbornton by 13.8-percent, from 2,605 to 2,966, and New Hamp-

ton by 10.2-percent, from 1,964 to 2,165. The remaining towns posted percentage increases in single digits led by Center Harbor where the population climbed from an even 1,000 to 1,096, or by 9.6-percent. Belmont grew 9-percent, from 6,747 to 7,356, Meredith by 4.4-percent, from 5,975 to 6,241, Gilford by 4.2-percent, from 6,838 to 7,126, and Tilton by 2.5-percent, from 3,478 to 3,567. The rate of population growth in the state was the slowest of any decade since 1930 to 1940, when the population increased only 5.6-percent.

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are hoping the resulting negotiation will produce a state budget that protects more school funding than the governor’s, but until then they’re trying to figure out how they’ll find yet more areas to cut. “We’re pretty lean everywhere,” Emond said. “There’s not a lot there to cut.” With about twothirds of the overall budget dedicated to personnel costs, he said any significant reductions going forward will likely come in the form of lay-offs. “I don’t anticipate any areas other than personnel at this point,” he said. Earlier this week, School Board Chair Bob Dassatti said he expected pink slips would legally have be distributed to the city’s teachers in May. The city won’t know with any certainty what funding will be cut until the state’s budget is finalized in June. However, state law requires school districts to notify teachers by May 13 this year if they may not have a job the following year. Dassatti regretted that the district is forced into such a position. “We’re anticipating we’re going to have to give out pink slips without knowing the final budget, which we hate doing,” he said.

SCHOOL from page one to buy an 80,000-square foot building with room to expand. He said that Michael Bergeron of the economic development division of DRED, who fielded the initial inquiry, gained the impression university officials would find a site in the midst of year round outdoor recreational opportunities close to a hospital attractive. The American University of Antigua was founded by a group of physicians and investors in 2004 and currently enrolls 1,750 students on a 17-acre campus in St. John’s on the island of Antigua and Barbuda. In addition to the College of Medicine the university also has schools of nursing, veterinary and biomedical sciences and arts and sciences. Through an affiliation with Plymouth State University, the university offers an MBA degree in health care administration. The commission encouraged Carpenter to prepare a profile of the property, along with information about the Lakes Region, which DRED could forward to university officials. Meanwhile, the commission also learned that the state intends to proceed with the sale of the property. Michael Connor, director of plant and property at the Department of Administrative Services, told the commissioners that $300,000 has been included in the capital budget to fund a second environmental assessment of the property, which he said would indicate the cost of mitigating the outstanding environmental problems on the site. The budget also

includes another $300,000 to repair leaking roofs on several buildings on the property. Speaking for the department, Connor said that once this work was complete, probably by the end of the year, the state would be able to fix a value on the property and market it. Connor stressed that apart from the funds in the capital budget, the state did not intend to invest in the redevelopment of the property. “We need to get as much cash into our coffers as soon as we can,” he said. To underline Connor’s remarks, while the commission was meeting on the third floor of the Legislative Office Building, on the floor below Representative Karen Umberger (R-Kearsarge)of the House Finance Committee added an amendment to House Bill 2, the companion to the budget authorizing the commissioner of Administrative Services to issue a request for proposals for the sale of the “Lakes Region Facility.” At the same time, the committee added $250,000 to the budget to employ a consultant with expertise in real estate and finance to facilitate the transaction. Lahey was surprised to find that the Legislature decided to sell the property before his commission had the opportunity to submit its report. Lahey offered to draft a report, together with Planning Director Shanna Saunders and Kimon Koulet of the Lakes Region Planning Commission. They indicated that the report would summarize the report prepared see next page

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S’ton selectmen bring spending plan in line with BudCom By Gail OBer

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SANBORNTON — Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday night to reduce their recommended budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1 by $10,000 so it would coincide with the Budget Committee’s recommendation. The cuts, according to Town Administrator Robert Veloski, were made in small increments from nearly all departments. Veloski said the key differences in next year’s proposed budget and the fiscal year 2011 budget is in the amount of debt service incurred by last year’s vote by voters at town meeting to borrow $4-million to complete the “Y” project — the town’s portion of the Bay Road Hunkins Pond rebuild — and the new highway garage. He said the first year of debt service is fiscal year 2012 is the highest — at a total of $541,202 for those two projects — that it will ever be. Other debt service is for the landfill and the library — both projects costing taxpayers less each year. The town also set aside $610,000 for road and bridge repairs. Down 19-percent is the capital outlay budget that includes an Ford F-550 one-ton truck for the highway department, two new dump trucks and $38,000 for the grader lease payment. Gone is the backhoe lease payment. Departments with increases are the checklist supervisors — there are four elections in fiscal year 2012 including the N.H. primary — and the personQUEEN from page 2 jury made a huge mistake,” pageant director Linda Woods said. “It’s an injustice for the city of San Antonio, it allows young kids to breach contracts and violate authority without any consequences ... It sends the wrong message.” Consequently, Woods said she would not personally promote or support Ramirez in her bid for Miss Texas. “I’m sorry, there’s no way I would represent her as talent. She’s trouble,” Woods said. The size-2 teenager was fired in January over allegations of weight gain and bad behavior. Pageant officials testified that Ramirez showed up to a bikini photo shoot overweight and made pictures “unusable.” from preceding page Vita Nuova, the consulting firm, which presented an environmental assessment and market analysis of the property last year. The report will also synthesize the visions for the property expressed by local residents at the two public meetings held in Laconia last year. After the meeting Lahey huddled with Koulet and Saunders to begin considering how to ensure that the interests of the city are represented and served in the process of marketing and redeveloping the property.

nel department that carries insurances and retirement benefits. The Police Department is up slightly — one percent — and most of the increase is in a 2-percent salary increase that was budgeted for all town employees. Voters will also consider a warrant article that would create a separate revolving fund for outside police details that are paid for by private people. Veloski said the detail expenditures would be capped at the amount of revenue into the account. Fire Department personnel will see a light increase in the call payments and the department has budget about $55,000 for a new fire chief. Veloski said selectmen re-advertised the position earlier this week in hopes of expanding the applicant pool. Warrant articles include a tanker, a new ambulance and a new command car for the fire department and a replacement cruiser for the police department. The fire equipment expenditures are offset by the so-called Comstar ambulance run billing fund. Voters will also decide if they want to repair the Huse Road Bridge for $50,000 and whether to continue to spend money on milfoil eradication. Outside agencies not included in the funding recommendations of either of the Budget Committee nor Selectmen’s budget are the Youth Assistance Program — which was not funded last year — and Lakes Region Community Services. For the first time in recent history, Selectmen and the Budget Committee have recommended $3,500 be appropriated for the Sanbornton Food Pantry. But pageant officials claimed weight wasn’t the issue. Instead, they said the 5-foot-8, 129-pound teenager was unreliable, chronically showing up late for events such as grocery store openings, and violated her contract in ways ranging from not writing thank-you notes to blowing off a physical fitness program and vocal lessons. It all added up to insubordination and breach of contract, they said. Ramirez denied gaining weight or being late. After the verdict, pageant attorney Ben Wallis told the San Antonio Express-News that the verdict would cause confusion and that the Miss Texas pageant could refuse to invite Ramirez. He declined to say if the pageant would appeal, only saying that the pageant has “contingency plans.” Jury foreman Jesse Sanchez told the ExpressNews that the verdict was “a hard decision” and that jurors found interest in the case “overwhelming.” He declined to say why damages and fees weren’t awarded to Ramirez. There was no immediate word on what would become of Ashley Dixon. Ramirez’s runner-up was crowned Miss San Antonio in a courtroom last month after a judge refused Ramirez’s efforts to obtain a temporary injunction.

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Franklin board decides to close Bessie Rowell School to save money By Tara Ballenger

FRANKLIN — Facing a budget shortfall of more than $1.6-million, the Franklin School Board decided to close the Bessie Rowell School and lay off 25 employees. The decision was made by a unanimous vote at Monday night’s monthly school board meeting, and the measures will bring the gap in revenue down to $317,000, according to district officials. “The other option that we had would’ve been to strip the school down — no IT, no computers, no athletics and losing more employees than we would have just closing the school down,” said Ray Yonaitis, chairman of the school board. Bessie Rowell School will be folded into Paul Smith School starting next year. Currently, 182 kids in third and fourth grades attend Bessie Rowell while 276 first- and second-graders attend Paul Smith. Yonaitis added that of the 25 employees to be laid off, nine or 10 of them will be teachers from across the district. The board plans to let go of about one teacher from each grade level. Though the vote to close the school was taken during public session Monday, part of the discussion about how to bridge the gap in revenue and spending was done in nonpublic session. That’s because it involved talking about who would be laid off, which is a personnel matter, Yonaitis said.

No mention of the possibility of closing the Bessie Rowell School was on the agenda for the meeting, and a notice that it would be discussed wasn’t sent out to parents, Yonaitis said. However, he said, he did allow residents in attendance to ask why school board members supported the closure instead of other options, and he estimated the discussion lasted for about 45 minutes before the unanimous vote to reduce the $16.8-million budget by $1.3-million. According to Mike O’Neill, the business administrator for SAU 18, closing the Bessie Rowell School will save $630,000 in maintenance, school-specific employees such as nurses and janitors, and other costs. The other $680,000 will come from layoffs and spending reductions across the district, O’Neill said. This year, the school district has about 100 teachers and 1,300 students. O’Neill said much of the shortfall came from the expiration of federal stimulus grants, which provided $1.8-million over the past two years. While some of that was used for one-time purchases such as software, some of the money was used to pay for the salaries of as many as 11 employees, most involved in special education. Of the 10 or so faculty members who will be laid off this spring, he said very few are expected to be special education teachers. Five of the grant-funded positions were moved to the operating budget, causing it to increase by nearly

$300,000 because those salaries went from being a reimbursed expense in the SAU’s budget to a nonreimbursed expense in Franklin’s budget, O’Neill said, adding that federal grant money isn’t usually calculated into the revenue of the school district, because the money is administered through the SAU. “People figured there would be another source (of grants) where the positions could be moved into,” O’Neill said. Neither he nor superintendent Maureen Ward were with the district when the stimulus funds were granted, and the process of untangling what positions and programs are grant-funded from those that aren’t has been a challenge, he said. Beyond the cuts to revenue, the district is also trying to absorb nearly $450,000 in mandatory increases to spending on health care, pensions and building maintenance. The press release issued by the school board yesterday said a page-by-page budget reflecting the cuts will be available to the public within a month, and Yonaitis said that about that time the board will hold a series of public information sessions to answer questions from parents about the change. “We will roll out a complete plan very soon, but the projection is four classes at each grade kindergarten through fourth,” Ward said in an e-mail. Laid-off faculty and staff will be notified by midApril.

PROTESTERS from page 2 change in a companion bill to the budget that attempts to force public employees to make major concessions at the bargaining table before their contracts expire or become at-will employees, whose wages and benefits can be changed by employers. State Rep. Neal Kurk, a Weare Republican and the measure’s sponsor, said it is intended to push the state workers’ unions into making $50 million in concessions on health care and benefits. Without the concessions, 350-500 workers might be laid off, he said. After order was restored, the committee approved the budget containing the collective bargaining provision as well as deep proposed cuts affecting thousands of New Hampshire residents that Democrats are calling morally disgraceful and fiscally irresponsible. Families with troubled children, the mentally ill and others used to turning to government for services are being asked to look instead to friends and churches in the budget the House will vote on next week. Thousands of children and adults will lose access

to mental services in the $10.2 billion proposed budget for the two years beginning July 1. Families with out-of-control children also will have to look elsewhere. The committee recommends repealing a program for troubled children in need of services called CHINS. Hospitals wouldn’t get $115 million in payments for caring for the poor — on top of a proposed $20 million cut to the program proposed by Democratic Gov. John Lynch. Lynch, who has criticized the committee for making what he says are unnecessary cuts, proposed spending $195 million less than this year’s spending over the next two years on social services. The House committee’s budget cuts much deeper — proposing $555 million less in spending. Lynch’s budget proposed spending $10.7 billion. “Their reprehensible budget proposal will increase property taxes, kill jobs and put the lives of countless Granite Staters at risk. It will be the death of the New Hampshire advantage and our quality of

life through dangerous, heartless and unnecessary cuts,” House Democratic Leader Terie Norelli of Portsmouth said at a news conference. Republican House Speaker William O’Brien defended the budget, saying New Hampshire needed a “transformative change” in its spending philosophy. He said people are going to have to do more to help themselves. “Government is not there as a first resort. It is a last resort,” he said. The deep cuts prompted a call this week from the conservative Cornerstone Action to church and faith-based leaders to fill the gap created by lost government services. “While many churches and faith-based organizations have done and continue to do incredible work in the mission field abroad, too often they have abdicated their responsibility, to serve our own neighbors, to the federal, state, and local governments,” Cornerstone Director Kevin Smith said in a statement see next page

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explain how it would meet the obligations of the fuel contracts. The court imposed a fine of $50,000, then suspended payment, ordering that restitution to customers be made through Kidder’s bankruptcy proceeding. The owners said last July that they were closing the business after more than 50 years due to the current economic climate.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — More than 20 people are believed dead after a strong earthquake in northeastern Myanmar. The magnitude-6.8 quake shook buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok on Thursday night. A Myanmar state-run newspaper reported two people dead, but an official said Friday that at least 20 more were killed in a village where more than a dozen houses collapsed. He said the toll could rise.

Rural Myanmar is underdeveloped, with poor communications facilities and little rescue and relief capacity. In Thailand’s border town of Mae Sai, one woman was killed when a wall fell on her, but damage was otherwise minimal. Myanmar pegged the quake at 7.0-magnitude, higher than the measurement of the U.S. Geological Survey, whose statistics are considered the standard.

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Taylor’s family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral service Thursday at a Southern California cemetery famous for being the final resting place of Hollywood celebrities, including her good friend Michael Jackson. Inside the sprawling Forest Lawn Cemetery, barricades blocked access to the funeral, where about four dozen family members mourned the actress during a service that lasted about an hour, said Glendale police spokesman Tom Lorenz. Five black stretch limousines transported Taylor’s family to and from the funeral, but no procession was held. The service began 15 minutes after its announced

start time in observance of Taylor’s parting wish that her funeral start late, her publicist Sally Morrison said. Taylor had left instructions asking for the tardy start and had requested that someone announce, “She even wanted to be late for her own funeral,” Morrison said. Taylor died early Wednesday of congestive heart failure while surrounded by her four children at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks. Taylor, who was infamously married eight times to seven husbands, converted to Judaism before her 1959 wedding to Eddie Fisher. Jewish customs call for a burial within 48 hours of death.

LIBYA from page 2 The Gadhafi regime appeared equally hardpressed, asking international forces to spare its broadcast and communications infrastructure. “Communications, whether by phones or other uses, are civilian and for the good of the Libyan nation to help us provide information, knowledge and coordinate everyday life. If these civilian targets are hit, it will make life harder for millions of civilians around Libya,” Moussa Ibrahim, a government spokesman, told reporters in Tripoli. Representatives for the regime and rebels were expected to attend an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday, according to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who described it as a part of an effort to reach a cease-fire and political solution. The U.S. has been trying to give up the lead role in the operation against Gadhafi’s forces, and NATO agreed

late Thursday to assume one element of it — control of the no-fly zone. The U.S.-led coalition will still supervise attacks on targets on the ground, though fewer U.S. planes were used in airstrikes Thursday. “Nearly all, some 75 percent of the combat air patrol missions in support of the no-fly zone, are now being executed by our coalition partners,” Navy Vice Adm. William Gortney, told reporters at the Pentagon. Other countries were handling less than 10 percent of such missions, he said. The U.S. will continue to fly combat missions as needed, but its role will mainly be in support missions such as refueling allied planes and providing aerial surveillance of Libya, Gortney said. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the international action would last days or possibly weeks, but not months.

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NOTICE The Belmont Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 4, 2011 beginning at 5:00 p.m. to take comment on proposed changes to the Town of Belmont Ordinance Regulating Traffic; specifically “Main Street Municipal Parking – Main Street across from Fuller Street. First-come, first served parking in this lot is limited to the parking spots which are not marked by signs stating “Reserved Parking, Library Patrons and Town Business only.” Date of Notice: March 22, 2011

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Laconia Rotary Club breakfast raises $1,500 for food pantry LACONIA — The Rotary Club’s March 20 “All-You-Can-Eat” pancake breakfast raised more than $1,500 for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. Over a dozen Rotarians flipped pancakes, grilled sausage, brewed coffee, and waited tables at the event, held at the Belknap Mill. “We served over 350 guests in four hours, about twice as many as last year,” according to breakfast organizer and Rotary Board member Ken Sawyer. “Although folks had to wait a bit longer to be served, this breakfast was worth the wait.” In addition to raising funds, Rotary collected three boxes of personal care items like soap, shampoo, and toothpaste, which will also be donated. Laconia Rotary is a member of Rotary International and open to membership of all individuals. The club has lunch meetings every Thursday from noon — 1 p.m. at the Belknap Mill. For more information, call Gary Dionne at 528-5715.

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MEREDITH — InterLakes Senior Center will host a free sixweek course on chronic disease management from 9:30 — 11:45 a.m. beginning Wednesday, March 30. “Better Choices, Better Health,” a Stanford University curriculum, will help participants to set goals and make a stepby-step plan to improve one’s health and one’s life. see next page

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Belknap Mill hosting popular folk group Woods Tea Co. on Saturday LACONIA — Back by popular demand, the Woods Tea Co will appear Saturday, March 26 at the Historic Belknap Mill in downtown Laconia. The Mill begins serving complimentary Irish coffee at 6:30 p.m. and the concert will commence at 7. Woods Tea Company is an acoustic group that performs Celtic tunes, sea shanties, American folk and novThe Woods Tea Co. (Courtesy photo) elty songs with ease and skill. All members are fine vocaland the masterful sounds of Tom’s ist and audiences often leave in awe dulcimer, ukulele and banjo.. The of their wonderful harmonies. During musicianship of the three creates an a performance they use as many as a ideal balance of American folk and dozen different instruments Irish music. All this leads Moriarty to After building a solid reputation in wonder, “What better way is there to New England, Woods Tea Company celebrate a late St. Patrick’s Day, and started touring on the concert circuit the ebbing of a wintery March than nationwide, eventually playing in all with the Woods Tea Co and a cup of the lower forty-eight states. Notable complimentary Irish Coffee?” performances include New York’s LinThe Belknap Mill presents concerts coln Center (twice), the Chautauqua and fine art exhibits, as well as mainInstitute (three times), appearances tains an antique circular knitting on PBS and National Public Radio, museum and powerhouse exhibit in who labeled them “Vermont’s hardest the sole surviving, unaltered architecworking folk group.” tural specimen from the first stage of “We are honored to have this talthe American Industrial Revolution. ented trio appear on our stage,” Visit the Mill at www.belknapmill. commented Belknap Mill executive org or call the box office at 524-8813 director John Moriarty, “Patti Casey’s to order tickets with Visa or Mastervoice is warm and lilting, and plays Card. Tickets are $15 for members perfectly against Howard’s harmonies and $19 for non-members.

IZOD store coming to Tanger Outlet Center with Grand Opening April 1 TILTON — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. has announced the Grand Opening of a new IZOD store on Friday, April 1. “We are delighted that IZOD chose to open up a new store at our center,” remarked Eric Proulx, general manager of the Tanger Outlet Center in Tilton. “They offer dressy-casual and sportswear apparel that mimics our everyday shoppers.” IZOD, one of the United States’ bestknown and best-selling apparel brands, is known for its sport-inspired, clean

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LACONIA — The Armand J. Laramie (Greater Laconia) chapter of the Babe Ruth League will hold walk-in registration sessions at the Community Center from 9 a.m. — noon on Saturday, April 2, Sunday, April 3, and Sunday, April 10. Babe Ruth League baseball is open to all area youth age 13 — 15. League play will begin on Memorial Day weekend (May 28 — 30) and continue

into July, followed by the a playoff series and district and state all-stars tournaments. Completed registration forms may be returned to team coaches or mailed directly to Armand J. Laramie Babe Ruth League, P.O. Box 1444, Laconia, NH 03247-1444. A fee of $75 must accompany each player registration form and players new to the Babe Ruth League must also provide a photocopy of their birth certificate. To obtain a registration form or for more information, contact League secretary Bill Lamb at 279-6058 or e-mail wflamb12@yahoo.com.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, March 25, the 84th day of 2011. There are 281 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 25, 1911, 146 people, mostly young female immigrants, were killed when fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York. On this date: In 1634, English colonists sent by Lord Baltimore arrived in present-day Maryland. In 1865, during the Civil War, Confederate forces attacked Fort Stedman in Virginia but were forced to withdraw by counterattacking Union troops. In 1894, Jacob S. Coxey began leading an “army” of unemployed from Massillon (MA’-sih-luhn), Ohio, to Washington, D.C., to demand help from the federal government. In 1947, a coal mine explosion in Centralia, Ill., claimed 111 lives. In 1957, the Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community. In 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 marchers to the state capitol in Montgomery, Ala., to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks. In 1975, King Faisal (FY’-suhl) of Saudi Arabia was shot to death by a nephew with a history of mental illness. (The nephew was beheaded in June 1975.) In 1990, 87 people, most of them Honduran and Dominican immigrants, were killed when fire raced through an illegal social club in New York City. In 1991, “Dances With Wolves” won seven Oscars, including best picture, at the 63rd annual Academy Awards. One year ago: Osama bin Laden threatened in a new message to kill any Americans al-Qaida captured if the U.S. executed Khalid Sheik Mohammed (HAH’-leed shayk moh-HAH’-med), the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, or other alQaida suspects. Today’s Birthdays: Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford is 89. Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 85. Former astronaut James Lovell is 83. Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 77. Singer Anita Bryant is 71. Singer Aretha Franklin is 69. Actor Paul Michael Glaser is 68. Singer Elton John is 64. Actress Bonnie Bedelia is 63. Actresscomedian Mary Gross is 58. Actor James McDaniel is 53. Actress Brenda Strong is 51. Actor Fred Goss is 50. Actor-writer-director John Stockwell is 50. Actress Marcia Cross is 49. Author Kate DiCamillo (Book: “Because of Winn-Dixie”) is 47. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton is 47. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 46. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Tom Glavine is 45. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Dr. Debi Thomas is 44. Singer Melanie Blatt (All Saints) is 36. Actor Lee Pace is 32. Actor Sean Faris is 29. Auto racer Danica Patrick is 29. Singer Katharine McPhee (“American Idol”) is 27. Singer Jason Castro (“American Idol”) is 24.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Woods Tea Company in concert at the Belknap Mill. Celtic and folk music. Complimentary Irish coffee served at 6:30 and concert begins at 7. Call 524-8813 to purchase tickets, which are prices at $15 for members and $19 for non-members. Winnipesaukee Playhouse Children’s Arts Workshop. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Meredith Campus. Ronald Dahl’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” will be used as inspiration for exploring five different art forms — drama, dance, music, visual arts and language arts. $25 per child. To apply call 366-7377 or visit www.winniplayhouse.org. Laconia Christian School students perform a Greek comedy, “The Apple of Discord”, at the Laconia High School Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $6. This production was recently given a top-three placement at the N.H. Educational Theatre Guild Regional Festival and cast member Andrew Burke was selected for an “All Star Actor” award. Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra salutes the great American classics — songs from the Beatles, big bands, the Beach Boys and Broadway. 7:30 p.m. at the Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium in Meredith. Tickets are $12 ($6 for students 17 and under). Tickets that have no been pre-sold at Innisfree Bookshop, Greenlaw’s Music, Meredith (Irving) Station and Bayswater Books will be on sale at the door. “Standing Against Bullying” workshop offered by Bully Free NH. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia. Soup lunch will be provided at no cost. For reservations and/or more information call 524-6488 or e-mail Rev. Kent McKusick at kentmckusick@metrocast.net.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our mid-40s, happily married with a wonderful family. In the past two years, my husband has reconnected with some high school friends through social media. I think it is great that they are able to communicate and catch up, since their lives have moved them all over the country. They have had a couple of gatherings, one centered around a formal reunion and the other an informal get-together at a bar. This is a coed group, although the boys and girls attended separate schools that were only connected through occasional joint activities. I thought it a bit odd that the women were included in the men’s school reunion, especially since their husbands were not invited. But since my husband couldn’t attend either function, I didn’t pay much attention. Now I am told a long weekend gathering is being scheduled and both men and women will occupy a large home together -- men on the second floor and women in the basement, each floor with separate bedrooms and baths. Spouses are not invited. I think this weekend situation is highly inappropriate for married people and cannot believe I am the only spouse with this concern. I am not sure the others realize what the lodging situation will be. I trust my husband, but don’t know these other people at all, and after 25 years, neither does my husband. I am not naive. I know some of these people are going into the weekend hoping to stir up a little romance. Am I out of line here or not? -- Concerned Midwest Spouse Dear Concerned: Who on earth is planning these alarmingly inappropriate “reunions”? Your husband should notify the event planners that he would love to come but finds the circumstances unappealing and risky and will not attend without his wife. He should also let the others know. We suspect quite a few have similar objections. And consider forming a chat group with the spouses to keep everything aboveboard.

There are perfectly innocent ways to have school reunions. You don’t need to encourage affairs by combining them with coed sleepover parties. Dear Annie: Recently, on a public bus, I noticed a father and his 4-year-old son. The boy was well behaved and was playing with the wheels of his stroller, which were filthy from snow and the muck of city streets. The dad then offered the boy a bag of pretzels, which the boy ate with his very dirty fingers. The father might not have noticed that the boy was playing with the wheels, and I know a few germs won’t hurt him, but this would have taxed anyone’s immune system. All medical professionals recommend hand-washing before eating. Should I have offered a tissue or a wipe? -- Medical Professional in Boston Dear Boston: Yes, as long as you smiled and said in a nonjudgmental manner, “In case your son would like to wipe his hands before eating.” Yuck. Dear Annie: I was compelled to respond to “Confused Fiance,” whose bride-to-be had prior sexual experience. I was 24 when I met my wife, and she was my only sexual partner. When she told me about the intimate relationships she had had with other men, I was devastated. However, I understood that it took a great deal of courage, not to mention love and respect for me, to confess a past she was not proud of. We married and last month celebrated our 22nd Valentine’s Day. I love her more than ever and truly believe “forgive and forget” is the only way to go. “Confused” should not let his ego and the imaginary threat of another man ruin the type of relationship I have enjoyed for the past 22 years. I agree with Annie: Don’t talk about it, and don’t ever put those pictures in your mind again. If you must talk to someone, speak to your clergy or a professional therapist. -- Madly in Love with My Wife

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Autos 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee132K, 4-Wheel Drive, leather, automatic, loaded with options! $2,095 OBO. Call Scott at 603-369-0494 1999 F-150 4-WD- Extra CabGood Condition, $1,799. Center Harbor. 677-6586 2001 Ford F-150 4X4 Extended Cab. 105K miles, V8 needs a little tlc...runs great! Green & tan, remote start, a/c, power windows, locks. First $5,000 takes it! Needs battery & rear axle seal. 455-3361 2002 Chevy Trailblazer LS: AM/FM/CD. Air conditioned. 4WD. new tires, new front brakes, dark green metallic, runs great. Registered & inspected. Looking for $5,500 or BRO Laconia: 455-1020 2003 Subaru Legacy- Loaded with extras, 91K miles, excellent condition! $5,500 OBO. 393-8535

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

Business Opportunities

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

FRANKLIN: 2BR Mobile home for rent, $700 plus utilities, Security deposit required, no dogs. 279-5846.

JUNK Cars and Trucks wanted. $100 and up CASH PAID. No titles needed. Immediate pick up. 366-5402 Chuck Top Dollar Paid- $150 and up for unwanted & junk vehiclies. Call 934-4813

BOATS BOAT SLIPS For Rent At the Winnipesaukee Pier Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable rents installments payments for the season. Call 366-4311. DOCKS for Rent: 2011 season, Lake Winnisquam Point. Parking, bathrooms, showers, launch on site. 603-524-2222. Older 12 ft. aluminum boat. Double riveted seams, solid fishing boat. 5 hp. 4-stroke Honda motor, new, cost $1,799. Motor is like new, used only a couple of times in the last two years. Trailer is also included. $1,250. firm for all! Call 524-4153

FRANKLIN- Riverfront, 1 Bedroom, 2nd Floor, Attic Storage. $600/month + Utilities, Security Deposit. No Pets, 387-4471.

For Rent 2 BR very clean, bright, updated appliances with cathedral ceilings and skylights, within walking distance of downtown Laconia, off street parking, includes heat, h/w, w/d, no smoking. $900 a month. Carolyn 630-0232 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. BELMONT Condo: 2-bedroom, 2-bath, single-level, washer/dryer, attached garage. Non-smoker, Near LRCC/LRGH, security deposit. $995/month. 528-1432.

GILFORD 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large deck. Utilities not included. No smoking, no pets. $1400/ month + 1 month security (603)455-6093. GILFORD: 1BR apartment over country store. $800/month, everything included. Contact Sara, Monday-Friday, 6am- 2pm for appointment, 293-8400, or leave message after 2pm at 455-0461. GILMANTON LARGE 2 bedroom Apartment. Easy commute, pets negotiable. $895/Month. 630-6812 LACONIA - 2 bedroom, includes heat/hot water. $850/month, no pets, no smoking. 1-month security. 455-6093 LACONIA 1-Bedroom - Washer/ dryer hookup, storage, no pets. Security Deposit & references. $600/mo. + utilities. 520-4353

New Franklin Apartments, LLC

For Rent

LACONIA 1-Bedroom 1st floor, Bright & sunny newly renovated, new appliances, off street parking. $700/Month, Utilities and Heat Not included. 524-1349

LACONIA: Close to downtown, 5 room 2-Bedroom, 1.5 baths, first floor, includes 2-car parking, snow removal, landscaping, deck, washer/dryer. $185/week. 4-week security deposit & 1st week in advance, references and credit check a must. No pets/No smoking. Leave message for Bob, 781-283-0783

LACONIA Pleasant St. 1-Bedroom, $750. Studio apartment $650. Heat/hot water included, no pets/smoking. 524-5837 LACONIA Prime 2 bedroom apartment on Gale Ave. Walk to town and beaches. Carpeting, just repainted, private entrance, Garage. $900/month includes heat and hot water. 524-3892. LACONIA Weirs Blvd 2 Bedroom, 2 bath, one level newly renovated condo year-round. Balcony with view of lake, pool, no smoking/pets, refs/dep required. $900/month. 366-4341 Laconia- 2 bedroom 1st floor Off street parking, coin-op laundry, dishwasher. $880/Month. includes heat/hot water. No dogs/No Smoking. References/Security required. 387-4885 Laconia- 3-Bedroom, 2nd Floor, Washer/Dryer, Attic Storage, Sunroom, $950/month + Utilities & Security Deposit. No Pets/No Smoking. 387-4471 LACONIAApartment, with 1-large bedroom. $600/Month, heat & electricity included. No Pets/smoking. 520-4198 or 859-3841 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent. Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. FREE WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294 LACONIA- Roommate(s) wanted to share large apartment. 1 private room, washer/dryer, large yard, walk to downtown. $125/Week including Heat/Hot-water. Kids OK. 630-9226 LACONIA: Large, 2-bedroom, 2nd floor, unfurnished, completely renovated. Includes stove, refrigerator & hot water. Off-street parking. Security deposit, non-smoking, no pets. $175/week +utilities. (603)524-4771. LACONIA: 1-bedroom apartments in clean, quiet, secure downtown building. Very nice and completely renovated. $175/week, includes heat, hot water and electricity. 524-3892. LACONIA: Charming 1-Bedroom, 1st floor apartment in great neighborhood. Large yard, parking, washer/dryer hookups, $685/Month + utilities. 524-2453. MEREDITH One bedroom apartment on second floor. Open concept, cathedral ceiling, very elegant and rustic. Plowing, parking and dumpster included, Pets? $795/month 455-5660.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Efficiency, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments available. 524-4428. LACONIA: Large 4 bedroom apartment. Second floor, new paint and flooring, parking. $850 + utilities, security and references required. 603-781-6294. MEREDITH 1-2 bedroom apartments & mobile homes. $650-$800/ month + utilities. No pets. 279-5846 MEREDITH- In-Town apartment. 1-bedroom, 1-bath. Kitchen, large living room with dryer. Quiet location, no pets/no smokers $800/Month + utilities. Rick (781)389-2355 MEREDITH- Newly remodeled roomy two bedroom on two levelsnear downtown Meredith. Hardwood floors, ample storage, heat included. Non-smoker/No pets. References/Security required. $875/Month. 455-4075 MEREDITH: In-town 1-bedroom, includes heat, $600/month. Parking w/plowing. No Smoking. No pets. Security deposit. 387-8356. MOULTONBOROUGH: Studio, $650/ month or pay weekly. Includes heat, hot water, electricity. On-site laundry. Security & references required. No pets. 253-8863 or 393-8245.

NORTHFIELD

Are you tired of living in run down, dirty housing, then call us we have the absolute best, spotlessly clean and everything works. We include heat & hot water and all appliances, Townhouses & apartments, in Northfield one block from I-93 Call 630-3700 for affordable Clean living. NORTHFIELD: Large 2 bedroom on 2nd & 3rd floors, $240/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234.

PREMIER Gated Community Meredith Bay. 3500 sqft custom 4BDRM single family home, 2-car garage. Grand Winnipesaukee Views! Beach Club, Pools, Tennis! $3750/mo./yr lease. Call 888-559-4141 or jshea@meredithbaynh.com. www.MeredithBayNH.com

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For Rent

For Sale

SANBORNTON-1 Bedroom 2nd floor, walk to Lake; all utilites included. No smoking/pets. $650/Month. 455-0910

NORDIC Track EXPL000 Treadmill with two ifit.com workout programs. Advanced console with pulse sensor. $400/BO 524-1121

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

RASCAL 326 Power Chair: Like new, $3,500. Includes ramp. Call John at 253-9863 or 455-9863.

Weirs Beach Condo. 2-bedroom, 2-bath, newly renovated. $900 per month plus electric & security deposit. 279-5991 WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency apartment and a cottage including heat, hot water and lights. No pets. $150-$175/week. $400 deposit. 528-2757 or 387-3864.

RED Sox Tickets: Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay. 4/11-4/12 4-Roof Boxes $100 each 2-Grandstand $60 each. Call for details. 630-2440 Wanted-Cheap or Free! Cabinets in good condition for small kitchen, laminate flooring (enough for 224 sq. Ft.), tub/shower unit, 4-5 double-hung windows (all same size) 393-5627

Furniture AMAZING!

Beautiful Queen or Full Mattress Set. Luxury firm European pillow-top. New in plastic, costs $1,095, sell $249. Can deliver. 603-305-9763

For Rent-Vacation

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DREAM COME TRUE Marco Island, waterfront condo/amenities. SW Florida/Naples area $700/week. 603)393-7077.

Free Donation- Electric Organ. I have a beautiful electric organ I would like to donate free as a gift. Call 524-5979

For Rent-Commercial

SEELY Posturpedic matching queen mattress and box spring. Good Condition. 279-9062.

IN-TOWN LACONIA

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

2,000 Sq. Ft., possible to 3,500. Loading dock, three phase power, private office, priced like storage but great for your business. $900 per month, includes heat and property tax. Sale possible. AVAILABLE NOW!

Help Wanted

LACONIA HARLEY-DAVIDSON

Kevin Sullivan

is offering an Exciting Sales Opportunity for Motivated and High Energy People. Sales experience is preferred but not required. Great pay with Benefits available. Please apply online at www.laconiaharley.com.

Coldwell Banker Commercial

630-3276 LACONIA/BELMONT LINE- Retail Showroom at Rt. 106 & Bypass. 1500+ Sq. ft., 10X12 overheaed door, security & fire system. $1,900/Month. 603-502-6437

Cooks & Kitchen Prep. Seasonal Positions, Experienced. Laconia, NH. careers@fitzvogt.com 603-756-4578 Ext 99

EXPERIENCED AUTO TECHNICIAN

For growing used car dealership. Flexible schedule. Great earnings potential! Must have NH State Inspection license, driver’s license & familiarity with diagnostics. Full and part-time positions available.

Call Jeff at Giguere Auto

524-4200 or email:

lakesregiontrucks@yahoo.com

EXPERIENCED Hair Stylist: Looking for a change? We have an opening for a full time stylist. Must be able to work Saturdays and at least 1 evening. Great location and parking. Great, talented people to work with. Call today for a confidential interview. The Hair Factory Salon & Day Spa, Gilford, NH, 603-527-1005 or email, hairfactory@metrocast.net

Full-time clerk, cashier, stocking. Must be 21 years old. Nights and weekends a must. Apply in person. No phone calls please. Meredith Case N Keg.

• Licensed Nail Tech • Massage Therapist • Esthetician Flexible Schedule & Weekends a Must 62 Doris Ray Court Laconia, NH 03246

(603) 528-7759 Now Hiring

Quality Insulation is looking to hire employees with a diversified construction background able to use all types of construction tools and install materials for multiple product lines. We are looking for weatherization installers to work in our retrofit program and batt insulation installers. We offer great benefits and a competitive wage, come in and talk to us. We are a zero tolerance company and you must have a Valid NH drivers license, pass a drug test and background check to work for us. Serious inquires only apply in person to: Quality Insulation, 1 Pease Rd., Meredith, NH NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

All Positions Apply in person: in Lakeport

PHEASANT Ridge Golf Club Snack Bar/Lounge (must be at least 18). Part-time Seasonal. Call 524-7808 for more info

PART-TIME Experienced Mechanic. 15-20 hours/week. Ridgewood Country Club, Moultonboro. Call Steve 491-3462

STYLIST wanted in downtown Meredith salon: Unique booth rental options available. Call “A Step Up” at 279-6750.

CJ Avery’s

The Looney Bin Bar & Grill Now Hiring

Bartenders Must be available Days & Weekends Please Apply In Person 554 Endicott St. North Weirs Beach

The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department is currently accepting applications for seasonal positions of Lifeguards (American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Required, WSI preferred, but not mandatory), and Gatekeepers for summer employment at the Gilford Beach. The beach is open mid-June through the end of August. Good pay and working conditions.

Call the Gilford Parks and Recreation Department at 527-4722 for an application. Positions will remain open until qualified applicants are found. EOE

SALESPERSON-Salesperson to sell boats, water-

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

craft & snowmobiles. Part time flexible work schedule. Base pay with commission. Alton location.

BED- Orthopedic 11 inch thick super nice pillowtop mattress & box. 10 Yr. warranty, new-in-plastic. Cost $1,200, sell Queen-$299, Full-$270 King-$450. Can deliver. 235-1773

WEEKEND GREETER-Looking for friendly person to answer phones and Greet customers. Seaonal Position ~ Saturday and Sunday. Apply to caroldowning@irwinmarine.com 958 Union Ave. PO Box 6145 Laconia, NH 03247

BEDROOM- 7-piece Solid cherry sleigh. Dresser/Mirror chest & night stand (all dovetail). New-in-boxes cost $2,200 Sell $895. 603-427-2001

FRONT DESK

Hay for sale. Horse and cow hay and mulch hay. $4/Bale. Sanborton, NH. Call 603-286-4844 or 603-630-8642.

Fireside Inn and Suites is looking for a person to fil a front desk position. Willing to work full-time in peak season and part-time in off-peak season, weekends a must. Must be energetic, reliable, flexible and good with people, also must have good skills with calculator, computer and be able to multi-task. Experience in hospitality industry a plus. Come in and fill out an application today. 17 Harris Shore Rd. Gilford, NH 03249.

MacKissic 22 Gallon Orchard Sprayer. Gasoline powered. Check it online, it retails for almost

EXOTIC Dancers wanted, we offer a great earning potential, ex-

Custom Glazed Kitchen Cabinets. Solid maple, never installed. May add/subtract to fit kitchen. Cost $6,000 sacrifice $1,750. 433-4665

Help Wanted WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE YOU!!!

Parks and Recreation Summer Staff

2002 MXZ 600, 1900 miles, good shape, $1500. Honda EM5000 generator, 20 hours, $1800. 848-0014.

CASH for old guns & ammo, hunting knives, military. 528-0247

Help Wanted Tranquility Springs Wellness Spa at Lake Opechee Inn & Spa Now Hiring

HELP WANTED

For Sale

Bushnell “Trophy” red dot rifle scope. Used one season, for target practice only. Like new, with owners manual. Retails for over $100. Will sell for $60. Laconia: 603-455-1020

Help Wanted

TOWN OF GILFORD

LACONIA Prime retail. 750 sf., parking, includes heat. $550 per month. Security deposit & references. 455-6662.

10 in. Spiral Spikes: (4) 50lb. boxes of spikes. Retails for about .50/spike @ local building supply. Will sell all for $200 ($50/box). Great for log home building. Laconia: 603-455-1020

Help Wanted DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

Progressive ecumenical church has opening for Director of Music. Responsibilities include providing leadership for adult choir, Bell choir and developing and expanding a youth music program. Keyboard/piano competency required. Submit resume to the attention of Reverend Michael Graham, Gilford Community Church 19 Potter Hill Rd. Gilford, NH 03249 Email: gcc@metrocast.net. Job description: The Gilford Community Church is a growing ecumenical community. The over 400 members come from many spiritual backgrounds. It has a history of a strong commitment to the place of music in the life and worship of the church. Responsibilities include: Provide choral music at each regular Sunday service, Adult Choir functions from September through mid-June, Provide choral music as necessary for additional services as determined by the Diaconate and Pastor. Easter Sunday -2 services, Maundy Thursday, Christmas Eve - 2 services, One Advent service (Tree lighting). Participate in ecumenical and joint services with area churches (Epiphany) Assist lay directors of Bell Choir and Children s Choir, Develop and expand a youth music program for middle and high school youth, Conduct weekly rehearsals with Adult Choir and before Sunday services, Provide Summer music (lay or professional musicians) mid June through Labor Day including Old Home Day Sunday, Participate in planning of holiday services, Children s Sunday, Christmas Pageant, Provide accompaniment for church services in the absence of the Organist.

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT WIDE Substitute Custodians Day and Evening Shifts Applications are available on our website www.wrsdsau59.org or by contacting:

Winnisquam Regional School District 433 West Main Street, Tilton, NH 03276 (603) 286-4116

Knowledgeable and dependable automotive technicians of all levels of experience, needed for our growing service department. Applicants must possess a positive attitude and be able to work with others as a team. GM experience and/or inspection certificate very helpful but not required. Must be willing to learn. Own tools required. Medical and dental plans available. Paid holidays, vacations and 401k.

Apply in person to Austin Woodward at Profile Motors, Inc., Rt. 16 & 112, Conway, NH, Serious inquiries only please.

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Furniture sculptor Angelo Arnold, guest artist at PSU, presents public lecture March 30 PLYMOUTH — Vermont furniture sculptor Angelo Arnold, the spring 2011 guest artist at Plymouth State University’s Department of Art, will present a public lecture in the Draper and Maynard Building from 4 — 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30. Arnold is a professional visual artist who works primarily with furniture- inspired anthropomorphic sculpture. “Through the comfortable format of furniture, I present concepts of metamorphosis, CALENDAR from page 17

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 Home orchard pruning workshop at the Vince Kuharic homestead in Meredith. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Hosted by Belknap County Cooperative Extension. For more information call 527-5475. United Methodist Church at Weirs Beach hosts Spaghetti Supper to beneﬁt Make A Wish Foundation and Habitat for Humanity. 5 to 7 p.m. Suggested donated $7, $3 for children and $17 for family. “Pasture of Plenty: The Future of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Conservation in New England”. 10 a.m. to noon at the Corner Meeting House in Belmont. Hosted by the Belknap County Conservation District. Registration requested. Call 527-5880. A special guided tour of Gephart Exhibit Trail at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness. 10 a.m. to noon. Participants whould be prepared for outdoor winter weather and snowshoeing. Snoeshoes are available at no extra cost if conditions warrant. $8/member. $10/nonmember. For more information call 968-7194. www.nhna-

change, and subversion with self,” he explained. “I create custom works that embrace change and present possibilities for adaptation to new, unfamiliar environments and situations. These metamorphic forms deconstruct the functional object to establish a foundation or platform to recall past memories, stories and uncanny events. Though my reconstructed objects reference a vocabulary of furniture, the removal of the functional aspects subverts the ture.org. Public breakfast and bake sale hosted by the Masons of Doric-Centre Lodge #20 in Tilton. 7 to 9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Building at 410 West Main Street (where The Ark day care center is). Full breakfast, including eggs cooked to order. $6. Rabies Clinic at the Sanbornton Fire Station. 1 to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Chapel Valley 4-H Club. Bring cats, dogs and other animals in for their shots — just $12 each. Jim Prince has volunteered time for this clinic. If you wish to get your pets a 3-year vaccine you will need to bring proof of last year’s shots. All proceeds benefit the 4-H. Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton. 4:30 to 6 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at mark@trinitytilton.org. Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the first floor conference room. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Help Wanted

Instruction

Motorcycles

Got plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or lawn mowing experience? Looking to expand and growth? Then consider a career in irrigation or grounds maintenance!

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

FLYFISHING LESSONS

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Belknap Landscape Co. is getting ready for Spring and is now interviewing candidates with a background in plumbing, lighting, mechanical and technical skills. Seasoned lawn movers with Walker experience in demand. On-the-job training provided for the right candidate. Prior irrigation, water systems, or wiring experience a plus. Several positions available. Duties include start-ups, winterizations, installations, service calls, grounds/lawn maintenance Pre-employment drug screens and physicals. Age 18 or over with valid license and reliable transportation. Qualified applicants may apply by completing an application at the office or via mail/fax/email:

Belknap Landscape Co. Inc.

25 Country Club Road, #302 Gilford, NH 03249

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

cherylv@belknaplandscape.com

Produce Manager

for busy Laconia Grocery store. A.G. Supermarkets, Inc. is looking for an experienced self motivated, knowledgeable and friendly team leader who will make our Produce department of the highest quality in the Lakes Region. This applicant will exemplify outstanding customer service, select, obtain and merchandise produce and to supervise department staff to meet objectives for sales, margin and labor costs. Flexible schedule to include early mornings, late nights and weekends. Qualified applications should submit resume to bpress@agne.com.

Instruction New Hampshire Aikido -Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Barn, Wadliegh Rd. Sanbornton. 286-4121

KARATE

Adult and Children's Karate (Ages 4+) classes held in Laconia, Gilford, Meredith and Moultonborough.Improves balance, coordination, focus, strength and flexibility. 524-4780.

TAI CHI

Experience the gentle art of Tai Chi. Improves balance, joint health, coordination, bone density, blood pressure, strength and flexibility. Ongoing classes held in Laconia, Gilford, Meredith and Moultonborough. All ages welcome. 524-4780

Land BELMONT: $54,900 for 3 acres with great soils, no wetlands, driveway already installed to building site. Owner/broker, 524-1234.

Mobile Homes GILFORD, Must see 12x60 2 bed room mobile home in adult park. All appliances, 2 A/C units, nice deck & shed, shady lot. $8,700. Call owner 527-1163.

Services

(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH. LACONIA MOTORBIKE THINK SPRING! BEAT THE RUSH! Have your motorcycle serviced now! Pete Dyer • 527-9275. Frank Bean Rd. Laconia The Premier Motorbike Shop in the Lakes Region

Roommate Wanted DANBURY: 1 Bedroom, new $400/ month includes all utilities, no security deposit, references required, no pets/smoking. 290-9200.

WWW.CM-H.Com Open Daily & Sunday Camelot Homes Rt. 3 Tilton, NH Exit 20 on Rt. I-93, Across from Lakes Region Factory Mall

Services

PAMPERED CHEF

Free Seasons Best Cookbook to host with any qualifying party in March. Debbie Bauer 387-7383

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

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531 Supreme Clean Commercial/ Residential Professional Window Cleaning and Non-Toxic Cleaning Services. Free Quotes! 603-855-2135

Male/Female, clean/sober. References Required, utilities included. $125/Week or $500/Month. Contact 707-9794 SUNNY ROOM 4 RENTLaconia/Gilford. House mate wanted for beautiful home. Sunny private furnished room, includes all utilities, Wi-Fi, dish, laundry. $125/week, $450/Month. Call 528-8030.

TAX PREPARATION Individuals and Businesses No return is too small. E-Filing available Accounting and Auditing Roger Marceau, CPA 387-6844 or e-mail rlmarceau@metrocast.net

Services

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OPEN HOUSE Bring this ad and get added $1,000 off!

Services

MASONRY: Custom stonework, brick/block, patios, fireplaces, repairs/repointing. 726-8679, Paul. prp_masonry@yahoo.com

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

SAT. APRIL 2nd SUN. APRIL 3rd

viewer’s expectations and provokes new interpretations.” Arnold has shown his work in national and international juried exhibitions. His work appears in collections in Ohio, Louisiana, and Maryland and has been reviewed in numerous periodicals and publications. Arnold teaches two-dimensional design, sculpture, architecture, and landscape architecture courses at Norwich University. He is also a board member for the T. W. Wood Gallery. PSU’s visiting artist initiative expands the Department of Art tradition of bringing fine artists and graphic designers to the university during the academic year, and for extended summer workshops at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The program cultivates relationships between artists and designers of national repute or with specialized areas of expertise within the PSU and regional communities. Department Chair Cynthia Vascek said, “The emphasis is to build a network of professional relationships for our students that will enrich our programs, curriculum and mission, and provide deepened cultural access to the regional community.” For information about the PSU Visiting Artist Series contact Jason Swift, jaswift2@plymouth.edu.

Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Attractive Landscapes

Commercial/Residential Spring Clean-Ups Lawncare & Landscaping Walkways & Patios Retaining Walls Lawn Repair & Renovations Year Round Property Maintenance Fully Insured • Free Estimates Reasonable Rates 603-524-3574• 603-455-8306

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 LOW PRICE ~ QUALITY WORK

Rightway Plumbing and Heating Over 20 Years Experience

Motorcycles

BRETT’S ELECTRIC

HOUSECLEANING Experienced, dependable and insured, weekly bi-weekly or monthly. Will run errands. Call Pauline 707-0726.

2000 XL1200C Sportster. Under 18,000 miles. Runs Great $4,800. B/O. Call 677-6721

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

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Painting. Experienced, Reasonable Rates. Call Dan 937-7095

Storage Space CLEAN DRY Storage Easy access. $85/ month. 524-4465.

Fully Insured. License #3647

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M.A. SMITH ELECTRIC: Quality work for any size electrical job. Licensed-Insured, Free estimates/ 603-455-5607

SAT. 3/26, 1:30-4 pm and Sun., 3/27 8-3 pm. 29 Hook Rd. Gilford. Furniture, tools, household, leafblower, misc.

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Elks recognize winners of Americanism essay contest

Lisa Adair 455-3581 527-1111 Ext. 306

lisa@exitlakeside.com

Laconia: Well maintained inside & out. Great Belmont: Winnisquam Waterfront, beautiful sunsets from this 4BR, 2 bath well maintained neighborhood. 3 season room overlooking large year round home. New Dock! Great rental history. corner lot, replacement windows & garage. Will go RD & FHA. Motivated Seller! $129,900 369,900.00

Laconia Elks (l-r) Doti Acres, Sandy Shene and Marcia Lamontagne congratulate 2011 Americanism essay contest winner Erika Marchione, Cheyanne Wheeler, Hannah Crosby, Gage Wheeler and Marcia Lamontagne. Not pictured are award winners Colleen O’Brien and Justine Carter. (Courtesy photo) Belmont: Spacious Colonial with beautiful mountain views. Wonderful private 4 acre lot with open fields, perfect for horses. New family room & sun room. 199,900

Gilford: Beautiful home with New roof, windows, doors, furnace & new flooring thru-out. Well maintained Park. 39,900

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GILFORD — On March 21, Laconia Elks #876 presented the winners of the club’s annual Americanism essay contest. This years theme was, “I am proud to be an American”. The club received 122 essays and the top three from each division were presented an award. Essays were received from Laconia and Belmont students. Division 1 is for 5th and 6th graders and Division

2 is 7th and 8th graders. In Division 1 the winners were Cheyanne Keets, Collen O’Brien and Justine Carter and in Division 2 the winners were Hannah Crosby, Erika Marchione and Gage Wheeler. The winning essays were then entered in the State Elks competition and Justine Carter was the winner in Division 1. Here writing will now go on to the National Elks essay contest.

Laconia Historical Society seeks objects related to old Main Street businesses for spring exhibition LACONIA — The Historical & Museum Society is looking for donations and loans of objects related to old retail businesses on Main Street for its upcoming spring exhibition, “Merchandising Main Street.” Items must have been from a Main Street business between 1890 and 1985. Items from Levasseur’s, Rosen’s, Melnicks, Laudau’s, JJ Newberry’s, Woolworths, O’Shea’s, or other jewelry stores, department stores, clothing stores, or shoe stores are welcome.

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Small items will be displayed in locked display cases in the Laconia Public Library from April through June. To make a donation, loan, or for more information, call the Historical & Museum Society at 527-1278 or e-mail lhmslpl@metrocast.net.

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MEREDITH 6 room 3 bedroom, 1 bath, large living room, eat in kitchen, laundry room with lots of storage, low park fees, in maunfactured home park, walking distance to the Meredith docks, parks, and other amenities. $16,900

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Items from old Main Street Laconia businesses dating between 1890 — 1985 are being sought by the Historical & Museum Society for its upcoming spring exhibition, “Merchandising Main Street.” For more information, call 527-1278. (Courtesy photo)

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Passport Processing Day offered by U.S. State Department at Plymouth State University April 2 PLYMOUTH — The U.S. State Department will assist community members, faculty, staff, and students in processing U.S. passport applications at the Plymouth State University Ice Arena from 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 2. Passports or passport cards are now needed to travel to Canada and Mexico. New applications cost $135, and require proof of citizenship (no photocopied birth certificates), valid form of photo I.D., and a completed U.S. passport application. (Form DS 11). Passport renewals (Form DS 82) cost $110 and require a renewal application, two (2) recent 2” x 2” photos and a marriage certificate or court order, if one’s name has changed. Passport for minors (under age 16) cost $105 and require a completed U.S. passport application, proof of citizenship (no photocopied birth certificates), both parents or legal guardians consent, and a valid photo I.D. or valid photo I.D. from both parents.

Passport cards cost $55, and require a completed application for a U.S. passport (Form DS 11), valid photo I.D. and proof of citizenship (no photocopied birth certificates). Passport card applications are the same as the passport book applications, however the cost is significantly less. A passport card will suffice for anyone planning to drive or cruise over U.S. borders into Canada or Mexico/the Caribbean islands. However a passport book is required for air travel to our neighboring countries. The Global Education Office will provide free passport photos for PSU employees only. There will be a $7 photo processing fee for all others. Application fees are payable to the U.S. Department of State. Checks or money orders only — no cash or credit cards accepted. To apply for a U.S. passport or passport card, visit www.travel.state. gov. For more information, call PSU’s Global Education office at 535-2336.

GILMANTON — The 13th Annual Gilmanton Nighswander Memorial 5K Road Race will be held on Saturday, March 26 beginning at 10 a.m. Pre-race registration, which costs $20, will be held from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. This event is the first of the 2011 Capital Area Race Series. The Gilmanton Academy, at the intersection of routes 107 and 140, is

the registration site and is also where the race begins and ends. Cash prizes will be awarded to top finishers as well as the fastest runners in various age groups. A raffle will also be held. All proceeds will be used to help send children to the Foss Running Camp in Barnstead.

LACONIA — The Parks & Recreation Department is hosting a basketball tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27. The first game on Saturday will begin at 1:15 p.m, second game at 3:30 and the third is at 5:30. The games on Sunday will

be 9:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to determine the 3rd place title and the championship game will be held at 2:30 p.m. Admission at the community center will be $2 for adults, $1 for high school students with ID and anyone younger is free.

Gilmanton 5K Road Race is Saturday

Laconia Parks and Rec hosting basketball tournament this weekend

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