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LACONIA — With time fast running short, the City Council will consider four options for restructuring the curbside collection of trash and recyclables in an attempt to reduce the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste in the 2013-1014 city budget when it meets on Monday, March 11.

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LACONIA — Belknap County Commissioners, struggling to come to terms with a 2013 county budget that is now $600,000 less than they requested, reviewed a proposed list of budget transfer requests when it met Wednesday morning that would limit the total number of layoffs in county departments to just two. ‘’These cuts will allow us to operate,’’ said

County Administrator Debra Shackett, whose proposal included cutting two full-time positions in the activities department at the Belknap County Nursing Home. She said that many long-needed items would have to be dropped from the recommended spending plan, including two new cruisers for the Sheriff’s Department, along with maintenance projects.

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LACONIA — With time fast running short, the City Council will consider four options for restructuring the curbside collection of trash and recyclables in an attempt to reduce the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste in the 2013-1014 city budget when it meets on Monday, March 11.

Since the city pays a fixed price for recycling — $10,427 a month — regardless of tonnage, every ton taken out of the waste stream and recycled reduces the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste, — $150.73 a ton. Currently the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of trash, less revenue from fees levied at the transfer station, amounts to approximately $800,000 a year, funded by property taxes.

In a memorandum prepared for the mayor, City Council and city manager, Ann Saltmarsh, who manages the solid waste program at the Department of Public Works, outlined the four scenarios, projecting the projected increase in recycling and estimated decrease in costs of each.

One choice would maintain the status quo by continuing to collect trash every week and recyclables every other week. In an effort to increase the volume of recyclables, City Manager Scott Myers inisee CITY page 11

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N.H. House approves 15¢ per gallon gas tax hike CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire’s House debated for two hours Wednesday before voting to phase in a 15-cent increase in the gas and diesel fuel tax to help fix deteriorating roads and bridges.

The bill calls for increasing the tax on gas over four years and on diesel over six years.

The 207-163 vote sent the bill to the House’s taxwriting committee for further review before the House takes a final vote. If it passes a second time, the bill will go to the Senate, where it faces powerful opponents who are pushing gambling revenues as a better way to fund the highway improvements. The gambling bill is expected to pass the Senate next week, but the House has rejected dozens of such bills over the years.

The five Democrats representing Belknap County

in the House voted for the gas tax hike. Rep. Frank Tiliton of Laconia was the only Republican who joined them in the majority.

“Despite the House’s determination to increase the state’s gas tax, this bill will be dead on arrival when it reaches the Senate,” predicted Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Morse, a sponsor of the Senate gambling bill.

Paying to fix New Hampshire’s deteriorating highways is shaping up as a choice between legalizing video slots and increasing the gas tax. Whether gamblers or drivers finance the fix isn’t likely to be decided until the budget is acted on in June.

New Hampshire has not raised its 18-cent tax in 22 years, and supporters say more money is needed to finish expanding Interstate 93 from the Massa-

chusetts state line to Manchester and for other highway improvements.

“A good infrastructure is imperative for New Hampshire to compete with other states for business and jobs,” said House Public Works and Highways Chairman David Campbell.

Campbell, a Democrat who had the support of most Republicans on his committee, sponsored the bill, which would raise about $1 billion over 10 years. It would fully fund the $250 million needed to finish widening I-93.

Campbell said nearly two dozen bridges have been closed over the past two years and more on the state’s “red list” of bridges most in need of repair will be closed without additional funding. see GAS TAX page 10

DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) — A female intern-volunteer was killed Wednesday by a lion at a private wild animal park in Central California, and state and local authorities were trying to determine what might have caused the fatal attack.

Cat Haven founder and executive director Dale Anderson was crying as he read a one-sentence statement about the fatal mauling at the exotic animal zoo he has operated since 1993.

The 26-year-old intern was attacked and killed when she entered the lion’s enclosure, Anderson said, but he refused to answer questions or provide more details.

Sheriff’s deputies responding to an emergency call from Cat Haven, in the Sierra Nevada foothills about 45 miles east of Fresno, found the woman severely injured and still lying inside the enclosure

with the lion nearby, Fresno County sheriff’s Lt. Bob Miller said.

Another park worker had unsuccessfully tried luring the lion away and into a separate pen, so deputies shot and killed it so they could reach the wounded woman, who died at the scene, Miller said.

Investigators were trying to determine why the intern was inside the enclosure and what might have provoked the attack, sheriff’s Sgt. Greg Collins said. The facility is normally closed on Wednesdays, and only one other worker was there when the mauling happened, Collins said.

The male African lion, a 4-year-old male named Couscous, had been raised at Cat Haven since it was a cub, said Tanya Osegueda, a spokeswoman for Project Survival, the nonprofit that operates the see LION page 10

Insurance agent convicted Young woman killed by lion at Calif. wildlife park of fostering Maine Zumba -prostitution enterprise

ALFRED, Maine (AP) — An insurance agent accused of helping a Zumba instructor use her fitness studio as a front for prostitution was convicted Wednesday in a case that set off a guessing game in a small Maine town over who was on her customer list.

Mark Strong Sr. controlled, supervised and managed the prostitution business and watched the sex acts live via Skype from his office 100 miles away, prosecutors contend.

The married businessman acknowledged having an affair with dance instructor Alexis Wright and helping her open the Kennebunk studio but contended he didn’t profit from her prostitution.

Wright is scheduled to stand trial in May, barring a settlement.

Deputy District Attorney Justina McGettigan said the guilty verdicts vindicated law enforcement officials accused of putting too much time and money into the investigation.

“Prostitution is not legal in Maine. We don’t promote prostitution. We don’t want it in our communities,” she said. “The Kennebunk Police Department did a fabulous job investigating this despite all of see ZUMBA page 13

Tears for Chavez as uncertain times envelop Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — By the hundreds of thousands, Hugo Chavez’s tearful supporters carried their dead president through streets still plastered with his smiling image, an epic farewell to a larger-than-life leader remembered simply as “our commander.”

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Michelle Malkin

Coddling fake hate American college campuses are the most fertile grounds for fake hate. They’re marinated in identity politics and packed with self-indulgent, tenured radicals suspended in the 1960s. In the name of enlightenment and tolerance, these institutions of higher learning breed a corrosive culture of left-wing selfvictimization. Take my alma mater, Oberlin College. Please.

This week, the famously “progressive” college in Ohio made international headlines when it shut down classes after a series of purported hate crimes. According to the Oberlin Review (a student newspaper I once wrote for), anti-black and antigay vandalism/”hate speech” have plagued the campus since Feb. 9. “’Whites Only’ was written above a water fountain, ‘Nigger Oven’ was written inside the elevator, and ‘No Niggers’ was written on a bathroom door” at one dormitory, according to the publication.

Swastikas and epithets were drawn on posters around the school.

Activists implied the incidents were tied to Black History Month. The final straw? A menacing presence on campus who allegedly donned a “KKK hood” and robe near the segregated black dormitory known as “Afrikan Heritage House.”

Oberlin President Marvin Krislov and three college deans ostentatiously published an “open letter” announcing the administration’s decision to “suspend formal classes and non-essential activities.” The campus body immediately jumped to conclusions and indulged in collective grievance-mongering. The New York Times, Black Entertainment Television and The Associated Press all piled on with angst-ridden coverage of the puzzling crimes at one of the first U.S. colleges to admit blacks and women.

Oberlin alumna Lena Dunham, a cable TV celebrity who starred in a pro-Obama ad likening her vote for him to losing her virginity, took to Twitter to rally her fellow “Obies.”

The Associated Press dutifully reported Dunham’s plea as news: “Hey, Obies, remember the beautiful, inclusive and downright revolutionary history of the place you call home. Protect each other.”

But what the AP public relations team for Dunham and the Oberlin mau-mau-ers didn’t report is the rest of the story. While Blame Righty propagandists bemoaned the frightening persistence of white supremacy in the tiny town of Oberlin, city police told a local reporter that eyewitnesses saw no one in KKK garb — but instead saw a pedestrian wearing a blanket.

Yes, the dreaded Assault Blanket of Phantom Bias.

Moreover, after arresting two students involved in the spate of hate messages left around campus, police say “it is unclear if they were motivated by racial hatred or — as has been suggested — were attempting

a commentary on free speech.”

Color me unsurprised. The truth is that Oberlin has been a hotbed of dubious hate crime claims, dating back to the late 1980s and 1990s, when I was a student on campus.

In 1988, giant signs reading “White Supremacy Rules” were hung anonymously at the Student Union building. It has long been suspected that minority students themselves were responsible.

In 1993, a memorial arch on campus dedicated to Oberlin missionaries who died in the Boxer Rebellion was defaced with anti-Asian graffiti.

The venomous messages — “Death to Chinks Memorial” and “Dead chinks, good chinks” — led to a paroxysm of protests, administration self-flagellation and sanctimonious resolutions condemning bigotry. But the hate crime was concocted by an AsianAmerican Oberlin student engaged in the twisted pursuit of raising awareness about hate by faking it, Tawana Brawley-style.

Segregated dorms, segregated graduations and segregated academic departments foster paranoid and selective race-consciousness.

While I was on campus, one AsianAmerican student accused a library worker of racism after the poor staffer asked the grievance-mongering student to lower the blinds where she was studying. Call the Department of Justice!

A black student accused an ice cream shop owner of racism after he told the student she was not allowed to sit at an outside table because she hadn’t purchased any items from his store. Alert the U.N. Commission on Human Rights!

In 2006, I went back to Oberlin to confront the campus with the hate crime hoax phenomenon. As I told students back then, liberals see racism where it doesn’t exist, fabricate it when they can’t find it and ignore it within their own ranks. I documented case after case of phony racism by students and faculty, from Ole Miss to Arizona State to Claremont McKenna, and contrasted it with the vitriolic prejudice that tolerant lefties have for minorities who stray from the political plantation.

The response from “students of color”? They took offense, of course, and characterized my speech as self-hating hate. Just as their coddling faculty and college elders have taught them to do.

I repeat: Mix identity politics, multicultural studies, cowardly administrators and biased media — and you’ve got a toxic recipe for opportunistic hate crime hoaxes. Welcome to high-priced, higher mis-education, made and manufactured in the U.S.A. (Syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin is the daughter of Filipino Immigrants. She was born in Philadelphia, raised in southern New Jersey and now lives with her husband and daughter in Colorado.

LETTERS I’m the petitioner & I have to ask you to vote ‘no’ on Article 7 To the editor, I have two problems with the state.

First and foremost, actions taken by the state Legislature in 2011 that replaced the Comprehensive Shoreline Protection Act (CSPA) with the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (SWQPA) RSA 483-B severely weakened the protection needed for our lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.

The water quality of all lakes, ponds, rivers and streams is significantly affected by the type of land use and its vegetation. Shoreland trees, saplings, shrubs and natural ground cover and their undamaged root systems act as natural filters from flows of surface, subsurface and deep ground water run-off, reducing nutrients such as fertilizers, sediment, and pollutants from entering the water body.

While Wolfeboro elected to reject the entire SWQPA for the CSPA, I tried to greatly simplify my proposal to ameliorate only two of the deficiencies of the SWQPA through the petitioned Warrant Article 7 on the Gilford 2013 Annual Town Meeting Warrant. The first deals with cutting of trees within the first 50 feet of the waters edge (termed reference line) and is based on a point system assigned to trees and saplings of various diameters. A point system existed under the CSPA and still exists under the SWQPA. However, the effect of the new law is a reduction in vegetation requirements within that critical 50-foot buffer, thereby reducing the filtering capacity and ultimately negatively affecting the water quality of the water body.

This portion of the warrant article is correct and I stand by it.

However; the second part of the Article states that “No herbicides or pesticides shall be applied to ground, turf or established vegetation within 150-feet of the reference line, termed the Natural Woodland Buffer under RSA-483-B”. Subsequent to my submittal of my petitioned warrant article, I was made aware of some negative consequences of this portion of the article by two farmers in town, who stated that the article would impose a real problem for them in their endeavors to provide produce for the public. It was certainly never the intent to cause unnecessary harm to our already regulated local farmers.

That brings us to my second problem with the state. After hearing the concerns, I tried to amend or withdraw the article and learned that I couldn’t under any circumstance.

Consequently, a lot of unnecessary time and effort had to be expended by a number of people via a hearing, preparations for the Deliberative Session, and now an article for you to vote on where the petitioner is asking you for a “No” vote.

So to all who signed my petition, my apologies for not seeing these repercussions beforehand. More important, my apologies to our water bodies for having to endure another year of degrading water quality thanks to our legislator’s actions. This article has nevertheless sparked conversations with Planning Board members to better protect our shorelines. Look for another like article in next year’s Town Warrant.

Everett McLaughlin Gilford

Sewer charge is not fair to the other 1,600 Tilton taxpayers To the editor, During the 2012 Tilton Town Meeting, voters passed a sewer rate of .43 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Most of the support for this rate was from the Lochmere residents, most of whom are on the sewer system. This is not fair to the other 1,600 taxpayers who are not on the system. Why should they pay for these extra costs?

Most taxpayers in town probably don’t even know they are paying for this because it was included into the

rate of .43 cents for sewer costs. This was a pretty sneaky move as far as I’m concerned.

There is a move to repeal this article that was passed last year, so if you don’t want to pay for sewer rates when your not using the system then get out and vote on this article at the town meeting on March, 16 at 8 a.m.

Resident voters of Tilton should vote this sewer rate down!

Bob King Tilton

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LETTERS Being a host for waste transfer station may provide future savings To the editor, At the polls on March 12, Belmont voters will vote on a proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment (Ballot Question #2) to permit Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Transfer Stations in the Industrial Zone. The process to consider new uses in the Zoning Ordinance is an acknowledgement that people have a right to develop and use their properties in a manner that is consistent with the town’s regulatory framework and the intent of the Master Plan. Belmont voters have amended the ordinance several times since its enactment to include new uses introduced by changes in society or technology.

This amendment was proposed when Bestway Disposal inquired about the possibility of adding a MSW Transfer Station at their Industrial Drive location. Currently transfer stations are not listed in the ordinance.

Prior to placing the question on the ballot, the Planning Board researched available information, especially related to environmental safety as the Industrial Zone is located in the Aquifer District from which Belmont, Northfield and private owners draw water supplies.

Under NH DES Rules, MSW Transfer Stations are limited to accepting solid waste generated at residences, commercial or industrial establishments, and institutions. Unacceptable materials that are excluded are construction and demolition debris, automobile scrap and other motor vehicle waste, infection waste, asbestos waste, contaminated soil and other absorbent media and ash other than ash from household stoves.

DES began licensing transfer stations in the early 1980s and there are currently 230 operating municipal and private transfer facilities in the State.

DES is not aware of any significant spill from a permitted transfer station.

Fires have occurred. The facilities are subject to DES Solid and Hazardous

Waste Rules and have specific design and waste transfer requirements which include where and how fluids are to be managed, floor drains, underground storage tanks, etc. They must have contingency plans in place and are also subject to all local Regulations. They must hold all required state and local public hearings, obtain all applicable permits and are subject to continued inspections by DES and the town.

The City of Laconia currently contracts with Waste Management to operate the city’s Recycling and MSW Transfer Station. All MSW transfer on the site occurs under cover, on an impervious surface. Their successful environmental stewardship efforts were recognized in 2012 when Working for a Greener World, the Wildlife Habitat Council, presented the Transfer Station with its Wildlife at WorkSM certification and their Rookie of the Year Award.

Belmont Building/Health Official Steven Paquin reported that while serving in the same capacity in Allenstown, N.H., he inspected and permitted their regional MSW Transfer Station. He found the site, then under contract to Cassella Waste, to be operated and maintained in an impeccable manner. There were no contamination issues, a sophisticated system controlled any odor and fugitive dust, and no traffic problems resulted.

Communities hosting MSW Transfer Stations often enjoy a reduction in the cost of their waste disposal and/or opportunities for enhanced services.

The proposed 2013 cost of solid waste collection and disposal for the Town of Belmont is in excess of $500,000 and the cost is anticipated to rise as disposal contracts expire. Being a host community may provide future cost saving options for Belmont along with other economic, environmental and social benefits.

Candace Daigle Belmont Town Planner

Here are the real facts about the N.H. education tax credit program To the editor, Cathy Merwin’s endorsement in Tuesday’s paper described the new education tax credit program as badly as any letter I’ve yet seen. As one of the bills drafters, I am confident in reporting: — The program has been ruled constitutional in at least eight state courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. It is NOT a voucher program, as some misguided have claimed.

— the program actually increases the amount spent on a per-pupil basis in the public school districts.

— It only serves low to moderate income families whose children aren’t doing well in their assigned public schools. To repeal it now would harm only low-income people.

— It allows a student to attend any school in N.H. which fits their learning style including public, private or home schools.

— It contains a financial safety net for the school district if too many students leave one school district (shouldn’t that be a red flag?).

— The money that creates the schol-

arships is voluntarily donated by businesses who receive a tax credit in an amount similar to five other tax credit programs in this state.

— It was designed to save the state money.

— It increases parental involvement in their child’s education, which studies show improve the outcome for the child. That is, they do better!

— It has been successful in every state it’s been tried.

Here in N.H., so far 500 lower-income families have applied for scholarships.

These families average five persons and an average family income of approximately $42,000. They applied while understanding this is not a “free ride”. They must contribute to the new school their child attends and still, they want to leave their assigned public school. We should not deny these thoughtful, caring parents this opportunity to better their children’s lives. The wealthy have school choice.

So should the rest of us.

Gregory Hill Northfield

Write the editor at: news@laconiadailysun.com

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To the editor, I’d like to address this opinion to the voters of Meredith and the Inter-Lakes School District. After reading letters from former state Rep. Kate Miller and former selectman Peter Miller I feel compelled to chime in with my own opinion in regard to the upcoming local election. Normally I try not to publicly endorse a particular candidate (or candidates) in this fashion.

Kate and Peter can both vouch for that fact that I am not the sort of person who votes “the Party”... I vote “the Person”. Character and accountability is everything to me, since I have been dubbed “quite the character” and have all my life been held accountable for my actions. Therefore I do my feeble best to chose the candidate who, in my opinion, holds the best character as they will be representing my community and our tax dollars as a whole.

I too ran for the office of selectman... as a first timer who didn’t pollute the landscape with campaign signage, I am proud of the fact that I took 20 percent of the vote since I was running against Nate Torr, who even I voted for. The Pope couldn’t have beaten Nate! What I feel I truly accomplished was sending a clear message that Meredith was tired of the “Good Ole Boy” politics and was ready for a change.

At that time, Chris Mega was also running for the school board seat against the incumbent Jack Carty, whom I clearly supported. As I sat through the “Meet the Candidate” interrogation process, I was blind sided by Mr. Mega, as he underhandedly dragged myself and my son (a former student of Diane’s) into his campaign by pointing out his wife’s educational triumph as if it were his own. This was only topped by his campaigns personal video attack on Jack’s good character, which proved to the district he could not be trusted as he had a vested interest as the spouse of an I-LHS teacher. I feel it was a strong, yet foul, example of his computer engineering skills that sent a poor message to the student body. I truly hope I am not the ONLY voter in the district that remembers this fiasco... I’m pretty sure the Carty’ swon’t forget it!

Mark Billings, however, has proven himself a champion to our hard earned tax dollars. As a financial consultant and economist, his knowledge of facts and figures has already proven to be an asset to our district as he has stayed on top of the budget and publicly questioned the wasteful spending at every turn. His belief that EVERY student has their own different and unique learning style will serve as an asset to our children and ensure a positive and productive future for each of them. And after all isn’t it suppose to be for THEM! they are the ones who are going to be carrying the tax burdens we put in place

now... like an increase to pay for the teachers and support staffs “ObamaCare”... why do they need “Obama Care”, we already pay for their insurance?... AND... Whose gonna pay for OUR “ObamaCare”?

Now, though it appears that former selectman Peter Miller and I agree on the school board seat... we completely DISAGREE on the selectman’s seat. Although I agree Lou Kahn is an upstanding member of our community, I find him to be the most pompously unapproachable candidate to run for the Selectboard in my entire lifetime!

(AND, like selectperson Horne, my lifetime has been right here in Meredith).

Mr. Miller mentioned the generous “gifts” Mr Kahn has given our town... again my mind rolls back and I find myself questioning the sincerity of these “gifts”. However generous his land “gift” may seem, in reality, it relieved him of a property tax burden which in turn amounted to a personal gain. His “CONDITIONAL gift” to Childs Park is also questionable to me. It is my personal opinion that this was actually a gift from his AMAZING wife, Bobbi, who was taken from us too soon, as she had fallen in love with our little corner of the world known as Meredith Center.

Either way, actions speak louder than words, and the way Lou, as town moderator, treated Peter Verrill in a public forum regarding “the Boynton Road Project” has stuck in my craw and left a very bad taste in my mouth toward him. I left feeling Lou was extremely disrespectful of Peter and Jackie’s efforts, their pride in their home, or how hard they work ... he looked down his nose at them because they lived on Boynton Rd and their tax dollars weren’t green enough for him. Again this is only my opinion.

Jane Greenmore is, as well, an extremely upstanding member of our community. She and her husband have been small business owners in our town for many years which to me means she knows how hard those tax dollars are to come by and how important it is to protect them. Her warm and welcoming personality encourages approach ability.

She doesn’t judge a person on were they live or what type of “hat” they are wearing, her money is no greener than anyone else’s. She doesn’t sit on the hill in her Ivory Tower and look down her nose at the common folk... SHE IS COMMON FOLK! One who works for a living just like we do and want what we all want... for our community to prosper and flourish without choking our wallets.

Therefore, I encourage the voters in Meredith and the I-L School District to vote for Mark Billings to the school board and Jane Greenmore to the Selectboard since they are both strong pillars of our community and champions of our hard earned dollars.

Holly Tetreault Meredith

Billings will bring a different outlook to Inter-Lakes School Board To the editor, There are a couple of political races that I have been watching in Meredith.

In the first, Mark Billings has my vote as a Meredith representative on the Inter-Lakes School Board, because he

will bring some diversity to the board.

It is interesting to note his opponent is married to a district teacher and 5 out of 7 of the current board members are, or have been, educators. Mark, see next page

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, March 7, 2013 — Page 7

LETTERS I will be a good friend with a fresh view on Gilmanton School Board To the editor, Dear Gilmanton residents: I would like to introduce myself to those of you who may not know me yet. My name is Kristyn Fischev and I am running for School Board in the upcoming election on March 12. I and my family have been residing in Gilmanton for 10 years now. I love this town and call it home. I choose this town to raise my family in, based on the education rating, the low crime rate, the rural setting, the people and of course the convenient location to other amenities. Since moving here I have become friends and neighbors with many good people. I am involved with several local boards in the community and have been working as the Town of Gilmanton’s Assistant

Deputy Clerk since May 2012. As a mom I felt it time I get more involved with my kids ongoing education and activities.

I have always been active in enhancing their education the best way I knew how, by being available to them and passing down to them what I have already learned in wisdom and knowledge. I have lived overseas for many years and learned a lot through the people, cultures and governments I lived among. I hope you find me a great listener and a good friend with a fresh view and opinion for you and the Gilmanton School Board. Help me help you to make a difference by voting for me on March 12th.

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I pledge to make common sense judgements for Town of Gilford To the editor, My name is Don Pangburn and I ask for your support in my campaign for a seat on the Gilford Town Budget Committee. I am well acquainted with the Lakes Region; our family settled in Gilford in 1926 as summer residents and through the years, have been active in the community. I am the first in the family to settle in Gilford full time, moving here permanently in 1992. Gilford is a wonderful place to raise a family with many natural resources at our fingertips and an active community. Protecting these resources, as well as the valuable services the town provides in trying economic times, will require common sense solutions.

At a time when there seems to be no limit on federal spending, and the belief that there is an unlimited amount of money we can borrow, Gilford has fared well in its ability to provide services to

its community without being over burdened by long-term debt obligations. As our infrastructure and our municipal equipment ages, the challenge in the future will be to maintain them at reasonable costs to the taxpayers.

I believe all communities should engage in sound fiscal prudence with minimal reliance on State and Federal funds - why? Budget contractions at both levels are already happening and will only get worse. Being more self-reliant as a community protects the tax payer from higher rates covering broken “higher level Governmental” financial promises.

In closing I pledge to make common sense judgments for the town and simply offer to the taxpayers of Gilford my allegiance to sound economic and fiscal principles in managing Gilford’s budgets.

Donald H. Pangburn Gilford

I offer a wide array of talents & abilities to the people of Plymouth To the editor, My name is Omer C. Ahern, Jr., and I respectfully ask the voters of the Town of Plymouth to vote for me for the Board of Selectmen on March 12.

I am a native of Plymouth. As a local tree farmer, I am a fourth generation Ahern to have farmed the land here in Plymouth. With my many years of service on the boards of directors/ trustees of a multitude of private notfor-profit organizations, my memberships with several local civic service organizations, my several years of service in public office (as a former county commissioner, former member of the N.H.State Legislature, former

Town Moderator), and with my over 30 years as a lawyer engaged in the general civil practice of law in New Hampshire, I bring a wide array of experience, talents, and abilities as I offer to serve the people of Plymouth as one of their selectman.

Should any Plymouth voter wish to contact me to discuss my reasons for wanting to serve as selectman, I ask that they contact me by telephone at 536-2224, by e-mail at omer.ahern.jr@ gmail.com, or if they see me up street, to talk with me in person.

Omer C. Ahern, Jr. Plymouth

from preceding page coming from a business and finance background, with interests in conservation and energy, will bring a different outlook and he will also be able to vote on all decisions by the board, not having to step down for any conflicts dealing with teachers, which is a big part of the budget.

The second race, for Meredith Board of Selectman, has a true underdog in the contest. Jayne Greemore doesn’t have ties to any other town boards or committees, but has decided that

now is the time for her to get involved with the Selectboard to help preserve our community, which she loves. As a newcomer to local politics and a hard working small business owner in Meredith for many years, she will bring a fresh and valuable new perspective to the meetings.

Please vote for Mark Billings (InterLakes School Board) and Jayne Greemore (Meredith Selectboard) in the election on March 12.

Lisa Clark Meredith

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To the editor, We intend to vote for Lou Kahn for Meredith Selectboard on March 12.

There is a term for people like Lou. They are called “public servants.”

There is always a shortage of citizens who are willing to spend the time and effort to serve on various boards and committees — mostly without pay. A few, like Lou, never hesitate to “step up” to help the town whenever needed. Lou has been an invaluable public servant over the last decade with his service as town moderator, Planning Board member, member and now chairman of the Capital Improvements Program Planning Committee and Trustee of the Trust Funds. Lou is not afraid to ask tough questions and he is unburdened by any ideological ax to grind. He simply wants to do the right things for the people and the Town of Meredith.

As someone who has put his education, experience and energy into working for the town he has been immersed in important town issues for years and understands the complexities and needs that must be addressed. He will not need a tutorial on town finances because he has been involved in them for years. He understands that there are differences among the municipal, school and county components of our tax burden and will be a constructive force from day one.

We are very happy to live in a first class town such as Meredith where we are fortunate to have a candidate as experienced and well qualified as Lou. We urge everyone to join us in voting for Lou Kahn who will be a top notch selectman.

Barbara & Warren Clark Meredith

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To the editor, I found the “Meet the Candidates” forum held on Sunday, March 3 in Sandwich a valuable way of getting to hear even the unopposed candidates speak about themselves, the positions they are seeking, and some of the issues facing the town and the Inter-Lakes School District. The Federated Church of Sandwich and moderator Lee Quimby once again deserve thanks for hosting the event.

Most useful for me was the discussion between the audience and the two candidates for the Meredith position on the Inter-Lakes School Board.

Both candidates seem genuinely concerned about the welfare of students.

They both have demonstrated their

dedication by regular attendance at School Board meetings and volunteer work in the schools, despite involvement in other local organizations.

I was, however, particularly impressed with the effort made by Chris Mega to educate us about the adverse fiscal impact on public schools of the Education Tax Credit/ voucher legislation being debated in Concord. Since Mr. Mega is running for a position on a public school board, his thoughtful and well-informed approach to this and other educational policies speaks well for his candidacy and has, for me, tipped the scales in his favor.

Ronald G. Lawler Center Sandwich

We’ll be collecting for the Liberty House through March 22 To the editor, About two weeks ago a letter was published in The Sun from the manager of Liberty House, a shelter for homeless veterans in Manchester, thanking people in the Meredith area for donating coats, sleeping bags and other warm clothing. Through your generosity we delivered two truckloads of winter apparel to Liberty House. Before that we had delivered clothing donated by a drive organized by the UUSL Church in Laconia who continue to support this effort.

They need your help again. With spring approaching, one of their major needs

is for gently worn or new sneakers, all sizes 8-13, including 1/2 sizes. They also need food donations of coffee, jam or jelly, canned fruits, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, dry cereal, cookies, paper towels, spam and beef stew in a can. If you wish to donate any of these items please drop them off at Village Canvas, 31 Foundry Ave. in Meredith by March 22nd.

We ask your help in continuing to support New Hampshire’s homeless veterans population, many of whom are combat veterans, by donating to Liberty House.

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THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, March 7, 2013— Page 9

Shaker board split on need for a budget committee; voters will have say on Friday

By Gail OBer

BELMONT – Sixty-five people led by school board member Richy Bryant of Belmont have petitioned an article on to the Shaker Regional School Board warrant that, if it passes on Friday night, will create a Budget Committee for the school district.

In a letter he sent to The Daily Sun, Bryant noted the annual budget before the voters this year is approaching the $21 million annual mark and he thinks doubling the number of people who are involved with its development would foster greater transparency it its creation.

Also signing the petition was Belmont School Board member Donna Cilley, who when campaigning for her seat last year said she also supported enacting SB-2 or the Official Budget Act for the district.

Traditionally, Shaker Regional board members have been opposed to both the prospect of a budget committee and adoption of SB-2.

Last year 55 voters in the regional school district that covers Belmont and Canterbury signed a peti-

tion that put SB-2 onto the ballot. While the majority of those who went to the annual school district meeting supported the measure, it needed 60 percent of those voting to pass and it failed by a vote of 312 to 252.

In 2008, a petitioned warrant article for SB-2 was defeated by a vote 213 to 261 — the initiative failing to garner even a simple majority.

According to the minutes of the February 6 School Board meeting, Canterbury members Bob Reed and Diane O’Hara made and seconded a motion not to support the creation of a budget committee.

When the vote was taken, Cilley and Bryant supported establishing a budget committee, while Canterbury’s Heidi Hutchinson, Reed and O’Hara didn’t not.

Also voting against the budget committee idea was Sean Embree of Belmont, although he said at Monday’s candidate’s night that although he voted against it at the meeting, he would support whatever the voters supported.

Outgoing Chair Pret Tuthill said yesterday that he didn’t support a budget committee but didn’t vote

because the chair only votes to break a tie.

Tuthill has resigned his seat citing increase pressure from his business as a reason, while O’Hara has chosen not to seek re-election.

The budget committee article needs a simple majority to be adopted.

Should the measure pass, the budget committee would consist of seven members of the BelmontCanterbury community plus one member from the school board who is chosen by the members of the school board. For the first year, the district moderator shall appoint within 15 days of the enactment all of the members except the School Board representative. Thereafter, members would be elected.

Under New Hampshire law, official budget committees have the obligation to review the relevant town and school district budgets and make recommendations to voters. It is the budget committees recommendations that then appear on the warrant.

The annual Shaker Regional School District meeting is Friday night at Belmont High School. Voting for elected offices begins a 6 p.m. and the annual district meeting begins at 7 p.m.

COUNTY from page one did not allocate enough money to cover the level of health insurance the county is obligated to pay for each employee. If transfers are not allowed into the health insurance accounts, the primary option would appear to be layoffs to get the number of employees down to a level where each receives the required level of benefit.

No mention was made at the meeting as to how many layoffs would be necessary if the requested transfers are not approved by the convention.

Shackett told commissioners that she had worked all day Tuesday with County Finance Officer Glen Waring to come up with a list of spending reductions totaling $198,606 and budget transfers of $258,606 in the $26.2-million budget that was approved by

the convention Monday night.

She said the recommendations were based on the premise that there would be no merit pay raises for anyone but that all contractually agreed upon benefits would remain intact.

Among the major transfers from the delegation’s approved budget would be $48,107 from the $202,000 contingency fund, $25,000 from the Probation and Diversion Division for Drug and Alcohol Services, $20,000 from outside agencies; $17,500 from the County Attorney’s office — for dropping a part-time position conversion to full-time, $15,000 in overtime from the Sheriff’s Department, and $6,900 from the Corrections Department by elimination of the farm program.

Major transfer requests would include $68,315 to

the Corrections Department, $52,000 of which would be for a full-time position; $56,650 for the Nursing Department at the County Home and $41,729 for county administration.

Shackett said that the the commissioners could make the transfer requests of the county convention next Monday if the delegation still intends to meet on that date.

But Commissioner Ed Philpot said that he would like to see the plan further fine-tuned before approaching the convention and wondered if there had been any approach to the unions representing county employees on whether their members would voluntarily accept contract modifications which would lower health care costs to the county, possibly see next page

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DUMP from page one a fixed price for recycling — $10,427 a month — regardless of tonnage, every ton taken out of the waste stream and recycled reduces the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste, — $150.73 a ton. Currently the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of trash, less revenue from fees levied at the transfer station, amounts to approximately $800,000 a year, funded by property taxes.

In a memorandum prepared for the mayor, City Council and city manager, Ann Saltmarsh, who manages the solid waste program at the Department of Public Works, outlined the four scenarios, projecting the projected increase in recycling and estimated decrease in costs of each.

One choice would maintain the status quo by continuing to collect trash every week and recyclables every other week. In an effort to increase the volume of recyclables, City Manager Scott Myers initiated a challenge with the goal of increasing recycling tonnage from about 13-percent of the solid waste stream to 30-percent, but in 18 months the share of recyclables has only crept to 14-percent. Costs have fallen by $161,000, but less the cost of collecting recyclables, the net reduction in property taxes is $31,000.

The second option is projected to increase recycling to 20-percent of the solid waste stream by limiting the amount of trash collected at the curb.

Trash would still be collected weekly, but single-family family homes would be limited to one 64-gallon container and multi-family buildings and commercial properties to seven 64-gallon containers a week. Those needing additional containers would be required to purchase a sticker to affix to them whenever they were used.

Last year, the council adopted an ordinance reducing the number of 30- gallon containers emptied at multi-family and commercial buildings from 10 to seven, amounting to 210 gallons of trash. If these buildings were allowed seven 64-gallon containers, holding 448 gallons of trash, the amount of trash would not be limited but more than doubled, providing not an incentive but a disincentive to recycle.

This option is projected save $208,000 by removing recyclables from the solid waste stream while sparing about $78,000 in property taxes as well as producing between $10,000 and $15,000 in revenue from the sale of stickers.

Under the third option, recycling would become “mandatory” by refusing to collect trash at the curb unless it is accompanied by a recycling container. No particular amount of recyclables would be required to quality for trash collection. But, this process would be supplemented by limiting the number of from preceding page through a short-term modified contract. ‘’Every option should be on the table on potential negotiations with the unions,’’ said Philpot, who later said that he was reluctant to approach the convention as early as next week with any proposals for the transfer of funds.

The convention and commission have been at odds over who has line item control over each and every item in the county budget, with the delegation asserting that it does have that power while the commission believes that authority is limited to the broad subtotals that largely define departments, such as the nursing home.

Commission Chairman John Thomas has told the delegation that their actions may result in legal action over that issue.

Commissioner Steve Nedeau said that he, too, was loathe to approach the convention at this time. He added that he could envision a scenario in which the convention would say ‘’thank you for your input’’ and then deny any requests for budget transfers, triggering widespread layoffs.

Shackett said that in the event the delegation denies the transfer requests a Plan B would be developed which would involve layoffs in order to stay within the individual line items of each department’s budget.

Thomas said that would mean ‘’going down that nasty, rutty road’’ of layoffs and more contention

64-gallon trash containers to the numbers specified in the second option.

“Mandatory” recycling is projected to increase the amount of recyclables to 25-percent of the waste stream, reducing the cost of handling trash by $247,000 and funding from property taxes by $117,000.

A “pay-as-you-throw” (PAYT) program, the remaining alternative, is the only option of the four projected to reach and perhaps exceed the original goal of increasing the volume of recyclables to 30-percent of the solid waste stream. PAYT encourages recycling by requiring residents to place the trash and garbage they do not recycle in a specialmarked plastic bag purchased at local retail outlets.

The trash, together with recyclable materials, is collected at the curbside once a week. Trash not contained in a marked bag is left at the curb.

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

With recyclables representing 30-percent of the solid waste stream, 3,780 tons of trash would remain to be collected at the curb at a cost of $567,000. The tonnage would require the sale of some 378,000 marked bags. Priced at $1.75 apiece, the sale of bags would generate $661,500 in revenue, enough to defray the cost of purchasing the bags and collecting, transporting and disposing of all the remaining trash.

PAYT shifts the cost of handling solid waste from property taxpayers to households, businesses and other organizations through the purchase of marked bags.

The reduction of $567,000 in the solid waste budget would present the City Council with the choice of applying those funds to other items in the budget, such as roadworks or other capital projects, or simply reducing expenditures and lowering property taxes.

Providing weekly collection of recyclables could be incorporated in all three of the proposed options to change curbside collection. The additional cost of $90,000 has not been factored into the projections.

Very likely weekly collection would increase the volume of recycling.

The estimated cumulative reduction in property taxes the city could realize over 10 years, assuming an annual increase in the cost of trash collection and disposal of two-percent a year, are $854,077 for limiting trash collection, $1,218,117 for “mandatory” recycling and $1,708,155 for PAYT. Along with reducing property taxes by $1.7-million through increased recycling, PAYT would also generate sufficient revenue to displace property taxes in the solid waste budget.

GAS TAX from page 2 Rep. Mark McConkey, a Freedom Republican, said his profit on gasoline hasn’t risen in the 22 years since he opened his convenience store. He said the tax would not be reflected penny-for-penny in the price of fuel.

“Gas is a commodity and a commodity is volatile,” he said. “Gas is priced locally. My price today is 11 cents lower than one week ago.”

Former House Speaker William O’Brien, a Republican from Mont Vernon, tried unsuccessfully to get the House to vote down the increase and instead fund highway improvements by not diverting money from gas taxes and vehicle registration fees and other highway-related money to agencies other than the Transportation Department. His proposal would have cut the Department of Safety’s budget by more than 40 percent as well as cut small allocations to the Justice Department, Health and Human Services Department, highway safety agency and the courts.

O’Brien argued state troopers should have to compete for funding from other state taxes.

“They shouldn’t hide behind stories of red-listed bridges to make their case,” he said.

Rep. Al Baldasaro, a Londonderry Republican, said the tax increase would hurt people already struggling.

“I drive a Cadillac. I can afford a few cents more, but a lot of people in my district can’t,” he said.

“Stop the great sucking sound, the sound of us sucking money out of our constituents’ wallets,” said Rep. Leon Rideout, R-Lancaster.

Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan — unlike her predecessor — opened the door a crack during the campaign to raising the gas tax to fix deteriorating highways and included gambling license fees from a yet-to-pass casino in her budget for other state spending. Hassan has repeatedly said she supports one high-end, highly regulated casino.

Campbell, of Nashua, argues legalizing one casino to compete with three proposed resort casinos in Massachusetts and a slots parlor won’t raise enough money and, unlike the gas tax, is not constitutionally earmarked for highways.

More than 350 municipal bridges are on the state’s red list. Another 140 bridges owned by the state are on the list.

The roughly 1,600 miles of state roads in poor condition would stretch from Concord to Fargo, N.D. The almost 1,900 miles in fair condition would continue on from Fargo to Lake Watson in Canada’s Yukon territory. And the 800 miles in good condition — mostly the interstate and turnpike system that benefited from federal stimulus funding improvements — would run the rest of the way from Lake Watson to Anchorage, Alaska.

between the commission and delegation. ‘’It appalls me. I’m dismayed about the way the delegation has acted towards us. I’ve never seen anything like this in the 40 years I’ve been involved in government.’’

Thomas said he was frustrated by what he sees as the delegation’s determination to cut the budget without weighing the consequences or seeking input from the commission or the departments affected by the cuts. ‘’We couldn’t even get them to consider the cost items in the contracts we negotiated with the unions until public pressure forced them to,’’ said Thomas.

Shackett said that the convention had made changes to the budget which they know will cause layoffs but has adopted a stance of trying to keep their hands clean and place all of the blame on the commissioners. ‘’They want to cut money but don’t want to be responsible for the cuts. They want to put that on you without giving you the ability to do your jobs,’’ said Shackett, who said that in the case of the Department of Corrections, the convention had ‘’cut $52,000 without knowing what they were doing.’’

Shackett said that she and Waring will work to come up with a so-called Plan B in the event the delegation won’t approve the requested transfers. ‘’I have no confidence that the delegation is going to agree to anything we put forward,’’ said Thomas.

Commissioners agreed to meet in a work session next Wednesday on how to manage the budget they have been presented with.

LION from page 2 animal park. Osegueda did not know how the park acquired the cub.

Cat Haven is a 100-acre facility just west of Kings Canyon National Park. Since the property opened in 1993, it has housed numerous big cats, including tigers, leopards and other exotic species. It is permitted to house exotic animals by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and is regulated as a zoo by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Results of the last 13 inspections by the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service show no violations dating back to March 2010. The most recent inspection was Feb. 4, USDA records show.

Despite state regulations that require annual inspections, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife most recently inspected the facility in January 2011.

“We have to do the best we can with the resources we’re provided,” said department spokeswoman Jordan Traverso.

The inspector’s written comments were “facility in good condition.” The inspector checked gates, enclosures, water supplies, drainage, cleanliness, ventilation and the general health of the animals.

Department spokeswoman Janice Mackey said she was unaware if any state regulations would prohibit an employee from entering an exotic animal’s enclosure.

She said each species is identified on the permit,

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Thursday, March 7, 2013— Page 11

Inter-Lakes voters allow school board to retain unspent funds in reserve account

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MEREDITH — Voters at the annual Inter-Lakes School District meeting last night unanimously passed the proposed operating budget for the 2013-2014.

However, on the question of what should happen to any funds left in the budget at the end of next school year, the voting body was of a split mind. Those present at the meeting passed, by a narrow majority, a measure to allow the district to encumber a limited amount of unreserved funds remaining at the end of the school year, if there are any, and to use those funds in subsequent years to offset steep tax rises or to pay for an emergency expenditure.

The article was presented to voters with the endorsement of the school board. However, as retiring board member Jack Carty noted, only four of the seven board members were present at the meeting when the article received unanimous recommendation.

Carty made it clear that he would have voted against its recommendation. “One of the first sayings I learned when I came to New Hampshire is, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This is not a good idea.”

Carty said he preferred the current manner of appropriations and expenditures, which he said is “transparent all the way along.” At the end of a budget cycle, he continued, any un-spent funds are used to reduce the amount of taxes levied to fund the subsequent school year. “In effect, you get that money back by December of that year. I think it’s a far better idea for the people that hold the money to be the people that earned it, not the district.”

As explained by Assistant Superintendent Trish Temperino and attorney Barbara Loughman, a new state law allows for districts to create such a fund.

The law, RSA 198:4-b, II, allows districts to retain as much as 2.5 percent of the current year’s net assessment, and to expend the funds in subsequent years to dull what would otherwise be a sharp year-overyear jump in taxation. “It’s a way to keep the tax rate from spiking,” said Temperino.

Districts are also permitted to use the fund to cover emergency expenditures but only with approval from the state’s Department of Education. “It’s not carte blanche, it’s not a slush fund,” said Loughman.

“This is extremely confusing,” said Warren Clark of Meredith, one of several voters who adopted Carty’s view of the proposal. “Let’s keep it simple.”

More voters, in the end, sided with the board majority’s view, however. Miller Lovett, chairman of Merediths selectboard, said, “Fund balances are very important to the town, I’ve always wondered why there isn’t a provision for the school.” About the measure at hand, he said, “I personally favor it.”

After much discussion, Meredith resident Mike Hatch moved the question. The initial showing of votes for and against was too close for moderator Lee Quimby to discern, though after asking for a second showing he declared the article passed.

Earlier in the night, voters easily approved a oneyear collective bargaining agreement for the district’s support staff. The agreement results in an increased salary and benefit cost of $138,609 over the current arrangement.

Voters also unanimously approved an operating budget of $20,998,543 for the 2013-2014 school year. The budget is increased by 2.75 percent, or $562,761, over the current plan. As board chairman Richard Hanson explained, the increase was due to contractually-obligated salary increases, as well as “downshifting of financial responsibilities from state to local government,” with retirement contributions making up more than half of the total increase.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the district recognized the contributions of Marjorie Lee, who taught English at Inter-Lakes High School for more than four decades and, in her retirement, has operated the high school store for two more decades.

The district also thanked Carty, who is retiring after serving his third consecutive term on the board and who lent his time to dozens of committees and initiatives along the way.

In receiving her ovation and a gift from the district, Lee said such accolades “Seldom belong to the recipient alone,” and are often possible only thanks to many others who helped along the way. “And so it has been with me, dear friends.” She concluded by saying, “I want you to know how happy I am, that I’m wearing the blue and white of Laker Country, and how proud I am to be a Laker.”

Carty recalled how he and his wife had traveled the country before finding a place to finally settle down, many years ago. “We found a plot of land in a little town in Meredith, next to a burned-out asbestos mill... Other than convinving my wife to marry me, it was the second-best decision I ever made.”

CITY from page one tiated a challenge with the goal of increasing recycling tonnage from about 13-percent of the solid waste stream to 30-percent, but in 18 months the share of recyclables has only crept to 14-percent.

Costs have fallen by $161,000, but less the cost of collecting recyclables, the net reduction in property taxes is $31,000.

The second option is projected to increase recycling to 20-percent of the solid waste stream by limiting the amount of trash collected at the curb.

Trash would still be collected weekly, but single-family family homes would be limited to one 64-gallon container and multi-family buildings and commercial properties to seven 64-gallon containers a week. Those needing additional containers would be required to purchase a sticker to affix to them whenever they were used.

Last year, the council adopted an ordinance reducing the number of 30- gallon containers emptied at multi-family and commercial buildings from 10 to seven, amounting to 210 gallons of trash. If these buildings were allowed seven 64-gallon containers, holding 448 gallons of trash, the amount of trash would not be limited but more than doubled, providing not an incentive but a disincentive to recycle.

This option is projected save $208,000 by removing recyclables from the solid waste stream while sparing about $78,000 in property taxes as well as producing between $10,000 and $15,000 in revenue from the sale of stickers.

Under the third option, recycling would become “mandatory” by refusing to collect trash at the curb unless it is accompanied by a recycling container. No particular amount of recyclables would be required to quality for trash collection. But, this process

would be supplemented by limiting the number of 64-gallon trash containers to the numbers specified in the second option.

“Mandatory” recycling is projected to increase the amount of recyclables to 25-percent of the waste stream, reducing the cost of handling trash by $247,000 and funding from property taxes by $117,000.

A “pay-as-you-throw” (PAYT) program, the remaining alternative, is the only option of the four projected to reach and perhaps exceed the original goal of increasing the volume of recyclables to 30-percent of the solid waste stream. PAYT encourages recycling by requiring residents to place the trash and garbage they do not recycle in a specialmarked plastic bag purchased at local retail outlets.

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ALTON — While Stephen Miller and his colleagues on the Alton School Board remain at dagger drawn, no blades were pulled, flashed, wielded or brandished when the board met this week under the watchful eye of Police Chief Ryan Heath, who responded to board’s request for a police presence.

“It was political theater in action, a Kabuki play,” said Miller, who a week ago found himself splashed over the Internet, television and newswire after displaying a folding knife at an earlier meeting while seeking to persuade the board to amend its policy to forbid anyone from carrying or transporting a deadly weapon on school property.

A video of the proceedings appeared on Facebook and YouTube and went from there to WMUR-TV and the Associated Press with most reports picturing Miller as “pulling,” “flashing” or “brandishing” the knife, which the video shows him holding like an umbrella for less than 30 seconds.

Several resident interviewed told WMUR-TV that Miller’s behavior was “ridiculous,” showed “poor judgement,” and warranted at least a “reprimand.”

Heath said yesterday that when the board met from preceding page lected at the curbside once a week. Trash not contained in a marked bag is left at the curb.

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

With recyclables representing 30-percent of the solid waste stream, 3,780 tons of trash would remain to be collected at the curb at a cost of $567,000. The tonnage would require the sale of some 378,000 marked bags.

Priced at $1.75 apiece, the sale of bags would generate $661,500 in revenue, enough to defray the cost of purchasing the bags and collecting, transporting and disposing of all the remaining trash.

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Miller said and Heath confirmed that several individuals, who neither identified, reported the original incident to the police. He said that when the board met in non-public session this week, he asked that it place the incident on the agenda of its next meeting.

“I wanted to discuss the conduct of the School Board members in a public session,” he said. The other board members, he said, refused.

Heath said that he received reports of the incident from individuals who were present, which he referred to the New Hampshire State Police. He explained that not only did the incident involve elected officials but also Miller is a candidate for selectmen. In the circumstances, he said it was not appropriate for the Alton Police to conduct an investigation. Health said an investigation is underway, but no report has been issued. budget, such as roadworks or other capital projects, or simply reducing expenditures and lowering property taxes.

Providing weekly collection of recyclables could be incorporated in all three of the proposed options to change curbside collection. The additional cost of $90,000 has not been factored into the projections.

Very likely weekly collection would increase the volume of recycling.

The estimated cumulative reduction in property taxes the city could realize over 10 years, assuming an annual increase in the cost of trash collection and disposal of two-percent a year, are $854,077 for limiting trash collection, $1,218,117 for “mandatory” recycling and $1,708,155 for PAYT. Along with reducing property taxes by $1.7-million through increased recycling, PAYT would also generate sufficient revenue to displace property taxes in the solid waste budget.

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Man returns to girlfriend’s apt. in violation of restraining order

By Gail OBer

LACONIA — A local man was ordered held of $500 cash-only bail for allegedly reentering his exgirlfriend’s home and taking her electronic benefits card after being ordered to stay away from her.

According to complaints and affidavits obtained from the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia Division, Lawrence Deroche, 33, of 735 North Main St., Apt. 1 allegedly hit his former girlfriend Tuesday afternoon and cut her lip. Complaints said he also pushed her during the same encounter.

Police responded and Judge Thomas Rappa issued an emergency restraining order. However, police affidavits said the victim called them later that day and said she thought Deroche had returned to her apartment and entered through the kitchen window.

She said her EBT card was missing and and there

was a note on the kitchen table.

The victim also said Deroche called her niece at 2:30 a.m. and thought Deroche was banging on her window.

Police met Deroche in a local parking lot and he had a copy of the restraining order on him. They said he admitted to returning to the complex and banging on the window because he wanted her to get him some clothes from his ex-girlfriends apartment. The two apartments are in the same complex.

When police asked if he had the victim’s EBT card, Deroche said he thought he did. Once in the booking room at the LPD, he took the victim’s card from his pocket and allegedly admitted to taking it from her apartment after being served the order of protection.

He is charged with two counts of simple assault, one count of breach of bail and one count of violating the terms of his bail.

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Jurors deliberated for 4 1/2 hours before announcing that they had found Strong guilty of all 13 counts — 12 of promoting prostitution and one of conspiracy.

Strong, 57, of Thomaston, showed little reaction as the verdicts were announced. His wife buried her head in their son’s shoulder and quietly sobbed.

Later, Strong said his family needs to heal. “It’s not easy obviously,” Strong told reporters outside the courthouse. “It’s going to take time.”

Strong, who was released on personal recognizance, is due to be sentenced on March 19. Theoretically, he could be sentenced to up to 13 years in

prison for the 13 misdemeanor counts but consecutive sentences are unlikely, especially since he had no criminal record, attorneys said.

Defense lawyer Dan Lilley said he was disappointed by the verdict but is now focusing on sentencing and possible appeals.

“I never argue with a jury. It’s a useless exercise.

We’re going to look over the options we have now,” he told a throng of reporters gathered outside the courthouse. He said he anticipated a sentence ranging from a fine to “weeks and perhaps months incarceration.”

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At the academy, Chavez’s family and close advisers, as well as the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay, attended a funeral Mass before the president’s open casket. Later, the public slowly filed past in a show of respect expected to go on late into the night.

But even amid the outpouring of grief, questions about the country’s future could not be put off for long, with worries amplified by the government’s lack of regard for the letter of the constitution and the military’s eagerness to choose political sides.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro, the late president’s hand-picked successor, and Bolivian President Evo Morales, one of his staunchest allies, mingled with the crowd, at one point falling to the ground in the jostle of bodies pushing in every direction. Military officers and Cabinet members ringed the president’s coffin, stone-faced with grief.

Other mourners pumped their fists and held aloft images of the late president, amid countless waving yellow, blue and red Venezuelan flags.

“The fight goes on! Chavez lives!” the mourners shouted in unison, many through eyes red from crying late into the night.

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LACONIA — Alice G. Richardson, 93, of County Drive, died March 2, 2013, at the Belknap County Home, in Laconia, after a brief illness.

Born in Lebanon, NH. on October 5, 1919, she was the daughter of Nelson Fox and Hattie Minerva (Dewey) Stacy. She grew up in Lebanon and graduated from Lebanon High School. She had resided in Hanover Center for many years, before moving to the Gilford and Laconia area to be closer to her daughter.

Alice worked for many years in the Hanover High School Lunch Program and also as a self employed home health care provider.

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A Spring graveside service will be held in the Wixson Memorial Gardens, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford.. The Rev. Michael Graham, pastor of the Gilford Community Church, will officiate.

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New ‘Economic Pulse’ program on LRPA focuses on the advanced manufacturing industry LACONIA — Belknap EDC is proud to present “The Lakes Region Economic Pulse,” a new program on Lakes Region Public Access TV that airs on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 p.m. on Metrocast Channel 25.

The Economic Pulse explores issues that impact our local economy and encourages dialogue to solve our region’s long-term challenges. The program is hosted by Ed Engler of The Laconia Daily Sun. The current ediTalking about Lakes Region manufacturing on Lakes Region Public Access TV are Ed Engler of The Laconia Daily Sun; Jeff Drouin, Operations Manager, Transmission Piston Seals Freudenberg-NOK tion of the Economic Sealing Technologies (in Bristol); Don Brough, Advanced Manufacturing Grant Manager at Lakes Pulse, which will run Region Community College; and Gary Groleau, Corporate Manager of Labor Relations & Organizational through the end of May, Development at New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. (Courtesy photo) focuses on the advanced manufacturing industry. The program explores the ufacturing offers today, and offers insight into the changes in this industry over the last few decades, different pathways that people may take to enter discusses the high-tech careers that advanced manthe field.

Manchester VA Medical Center begins building project MANCHESTER — The Manchester VA Medical Center will be starting construction of a new Primary Care/Mental Health Outpatient addition on Wednesday, March 13 which will affect entering the facility.

The entrance near Pharmacy and Urgent Care, Primary Care and Laboratory will be closed; this includes the use of the covered drop-off circle.

Primary access to the Manchester VAMC for all clinics, to include Urgent Care should be accessed through the Community Living Center (CLC) Building 15 entrance. The Community Living Center (CLC) Building 15 entrance has handicapped accessibility and the Main (Front) Entrance; adjacent to the Flag Pole also has handicapped accessibility, via

the wheelchair lift which is in close proximity.

The Community Living Center (Building 15) entrance will be open twenty-four (24) hours, seven (7) days a week for access to the Urgent Care. A yellow phone will be available outside of the CLC entrance and Main (Front) Entrance for those Veterans requiring immediate help.

A parking shuttle will run continuously from 7 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., Monday – Friday to bring Veterans from the lower parking area to the Community Living Center (CLC) Building 15 entrance for their appointments. Veterans needing the shuttle to go back to the lower lot should wait under the awning at the CLC entrance. The parking shuttle will cycle every 5 to 10 minutes.

LACONIA — The St. Andre Bessette Catholic Parish will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with its annual traditional feast on Saturday, March 16 at the Parish Hall off of Union Avenue in Laconia.

Corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m.

There will be music and the church hall will be

decorated in St. Patrick’s Day green. A “Luck of the Irish Drawing” will be held, as well.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children 5 - 12.

Children 4 and under eat free. Tickets are available at the parish office and at Sunday Mass. To reserve a table of eight or to purchase individual tickets by phone, call the parish office at 524-9609.

from preceding page be Jennifer Horn, recently elected Chairman of the NH Republican State Committee. Chairman Horn will share her plans for the NH GOP, provide insight into how she intends to accomplish them, and then lead a Round-Table discussion with members and guests at the meeting.

Belknap County Republican Committee meetings are open to all Republicans and like-minded Independents. Although the county Republican meet-

ing begins at 6:30 p.m., ithose interested in having dinner and/or wish to socialize before the meeting, should plan to arrive as early as 5 p.m.

In an effort to help those in the community who are less fortunate, the committee asks that each attendee bring a non-perishable food item to the meeting for distribution to local food pantries.

For more information, check www.BelknapCountyRepublicans.org or send an email to Alan@ BelknapCountyRepublicans.org.

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

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NH Ball Bearings hosts Business After Hours event LACONIA — NH Ball Bearings invites all Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce members to attend a Business After Hours on Tuesday, March 12 from 4-6 p.m.

Refreshments and door prizes will be provided.

Attendees will get a chance to tour NHBB’s World Class Manufacturing facility and find out more of what Advanced Manufacturing is all about.

New Hampshire Ball Bearings (NHBB) Astro Division is part of the Minebea family of companies headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Minebea is the world’s largest producer of miniature ball bearings and a major manufacturer of precision electromechanical devices.

The Astro Division, located in the heart of the Lakes Region in Laconia since 1964, is the leading domestic supplier of spherical bearings, rod ends, lined and composite sleeves, slotted entry bearings and sub-assemblies for use in commercial and military aerospace applications.

Astro is growing and currently employs about 460 workers at its Advanced Manufacturing facility on Lexington Avenue. With growth comes the need for more skilled employees: CNC machinists, machine repair technicians and technically competent production workers.

A paradox is that NHBB’s need for skilled employees continues to rapidly increase while the prevalence of these desired skills among NH’s workforce continues to rapidly decrease. The result is a “skills gap” that has reached crisis proportion.

The absence of qualified employees imposes the imperative to recruit, train, and retain talent in both traditional and radically new and creative ways.

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NH Ball Bearings, 155 Lexington Drive, Laconia is hosting the March 12 Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours from 4-6 p.m. Planning this event are NHBB Human Resources Manager Nikki Parker, NHBB Human Resources Administrator Nicole Murray and Chamber Executive Director Karmen Gifford. (Courtesy photo)

But finding solutions is a collective effort and thus, engagement with community stakeholders is critically important. NHBB is steeped in a tradition of working intimately with diverse organizations such as the LRPC, BCEDC, LRCC, LACLT, Lakes Region Community College and SAU 30 to name but a few.

To RSVP for this event register on the Chamber website www.lakesregionchamber.org, Facebook or call the Chamber at 524-5531.

Singles dance Saturday at Pitman’s Freight Room LACONIA — Pitman’s Freight Room will hold a Singles Dance Night with Tony Sarno’s TS Review Band on Saurday, March 9 at 8 p.m. at Pitman’s Freight Room.

Cost is $12 and Pitman’s is a BYOB venue.

Blues/Rock artist Tony Sarno will perform with his band TS Review featuring Al Hospers on bass, Dana

Bonardi on drums, and Tony on guitar and vocals.

TS Revue plays rocking dance party favorites from the Rock and Roll and Motown catalog: The Beatles, Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, Curtis Mayfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Elvis Presley.

BELMONT — The Belmont Parks and Recreation Department still has seats available for its trip to the Boston Flower Show the “Seeds of Change” on Thursday, March 14.

The fully equipped motor coach will stop in Belmont at the Park and Ride on Route 106 at 8:35 a.m. and return at 5:40 p.m. Patrons from Moultonborough

Park and Recreation will also take part in this trip.

The return trip will stop for an early dinner at Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Londonderry.

The trip includes roundtrip motor coach transportation and admission to the show. Seats are limited call or e-mail to confirm a seat, (603) 524-4350 or recreation@belmontnh.org.

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Peter Morrissette, owner of Joyce Janitorial and Lakes Region Party & Gift, presents a check for $5,000 to LRGHealthcare President & CEO Tom Clairmont, to benefit the Strengthening the Community’s Well-Being capital campaign. Morrissette hopes this gift will inspire other small local businesses to support LRGHealthcare’s. From left to right: Denis Longchamps, General Manager of Joyce Janitorial and Lakes Region Party & Gift; Peter Morrissette; Tom Clairmont; and LRGHealthcare Philanthropy Office Operations Manager Maureen Wilkins. (Courtesy photo)

Ann Sprague named executive director of Inter-Lakes Community Caregivers MOULTONBOROUGH — Interlakes Community Caregivers Inc. (ICCI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann W. Sprague of Meredith as its new Executive Director.

“We are very excited to have Ann as our new director,” stated Ken Greenbaum, ICCI President. “She brings a range of experience that will continue to strengthen and grow our nonprofit organization.”

“I look forward to supporting the work of the many ICCI volunteers who directly enhance the lives of so many in our community,” indicated Sprague.

Sprague brings over 20 years of management and marketing experience to ICCI, the last several years working with nonprofit organizations.

Her background includes strategic planning, communications and publicity, fundraising, events, grant writing and volunteer management.

A University of New Hampshire graduate, Sprague has received certifications as a marketing director and a paralegal. Ongoing professional development has included grant writing classes and several educational seminars through CONFR, the Council on Fundraising. Sprague has served as a board member on many local, regional CALENDAR from page 21

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

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

and state level organizations and advisory councils.

Formed in 1998, Interlakes Community Caregivers Inc. is a 501(c)3 volunteer nonprofit organization that provides nonmedical support services and community information to assist people in their daily lives to remain independent. Its service area includes Center Harbor, Meredith, Moultonborough, and Sandwich. The office is located at Harbor Square, Unit 8B, 60 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough.

Typical services, that are provided free of charge, include transportation to medical appointments, respite care for primary caregivers, telephone checks and small home chores or errands. Demand for these types of services continues to grow and more volunteers are actively being sought to join the 140 volunteer roster. In 2012 alone, ICCI volunteers donated over 3,600 hours performing a variety of services and drove over 45,000 miles providing rides to those in need.

To learn more about their services for you or someone you know, or to inquire how you can support these efforts, call the office at 253-9275, email director. caregivers@gmail.com, or visit interlakescommunitycaregivers.org.

Sit and Knit at the Hall Memorial Library in Northfield. 2-5 p.m.

Gilford Public Library Events. Social Bridge 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Drop-In Storytime (Ages 3-5 yrs) 10:30–11:15 a.m.

Knit Wits 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Mount Meredith 24ft. high indoor climbing wall open to the public at the Meredith Community Center. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Open to all ages. Admission is $3 for children under 10 and $5 per adult. Family rate is $10 per visit. Equiptment provided.

For more information call 279-8197.

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You must: • Be age 21 and over • Not be exercising regularly • Agree to follow a supervised 21-day • Not be a current Laconia Athletic & Swim training program with moderate exercise Club member or promotional participant for 60 minutes 2-3 times per week in the past 6 months • Take a supervised fitness profile at the • For information on classes, amenities and start and at the end of the 21-day more - go to www.laconiafitstudy.com program Study available to first 50 volunteers to register by 3/10/13. Register online today. Programs or amenity restrictions may apply.

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Invitation to Bid Heating System Removal The Gilford School District is requesting Bids for the removal and disposal of a forced hot water heating system and fuel oil tank at the Meadows Property. Specification and bid documents can be picked up at: Office of Superintendent of Schools Gilford School District 2 Belknap Mountain Road Gilford, NH 03249 Or by contacting Scott Isabelle or Tim Bartlett at: (603) 527-9215 Sealed bids shall be received by the Gilford School District until Friday, April 5th 2013, no later than 10:00 am EDT. Any bids received after that hour will not be considered. The Gilford School District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid for any reason, or no reason, without recourse by any Bidder and to award a contract to any Bidder on any basis which the Gilford School District, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to be in the best interest of the Gilford School District.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It is not your aim to lead the pack, and yet as you do what feels necessary and right (instead of what is convenient), you shine as someone who is deserving of honor and position.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In a moment of complete relaxation, you’ll suddenly understand what you’ve been missing. It’s as though you finally have the key that will unlock your success in a certain situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You are susceptible to the spark of attraction and wouldn’t want it any other way. Being around certain people -- indeed, just knowing these people are in the world -- is enough to make you feel romantic and vibrant.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Even though you are usually sociable and easy-going, new situations and people have you feeling uncharacteristically vulnerable to intense emotionality. This will soon pass.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Though you may not be able to control your inner response to what you experience this afternoon, your external reaction will show a level of restraint, positivity and class that will impress many.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 7). A favorite of the cosmic forces, all year you will feel the nearness of helpers seen and unseen. This month you’re somewhat of a player when it comes to work. You use your charm and carve out strategic advantages. April brings vivacious new energy. Friends make spectacular proposals in April and August. Capricorn and Aquarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 1, 22, 31 and 18.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll get the chance to show what you’ve been up to and get some constructive feedback. If others seem surprised by your work, it’s just because you’ve been doing it so quietly. They had no idea what to expect from you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You sense how others are feeling even when they don’t want you to. They may deny their emotions or show you nonverbally that they don’t want to talk about it. Let them know that you’re ready when they are.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Enjoy this low-stress day. It will be as though someone has stepped in to clear the path before you of potentially problematic situations. Whatever was triggering stress in you will no longer be an issue.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Discuss your plans for the future with everyone who will be involved in making them happen. Assume nothing.

Details must be hashed out. Make sure everyone is on the same page.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As a child, you felt that you had more control over your world than you actually did.

The trend continues today, as you feel responsible for something that you have no impact on. Step back; just let it be.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your imagination is nearly as real to you as your reality, and it certainly colors all that you experience. The only trouble is, unless you express yourself, you’re the only participant in your imagination.

Share as much as possible today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Some are content to float along unaware of themselves, but not you. You’ll wake up to what’s going on inside you. Give a name to what you are feeling, and you’ll

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, March 7, the 66th day of 2013. There are 299 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., by state troopers and a sheriff’s posse in what came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.”

On this date: In 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars, France declared war on Spain.

In 1850, in a three-hour speech to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as a means of preserving the Union.

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone.

In 1912, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen arrived in Hobart, Australia, where he dispatched telegrams announcing his success in leading the first expedition to the South Pole the previous December.

In 1926, the first successful trans-Atlantic radiotelephone conversations took place between New York and London.

In 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact.

In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces crossed the Rhine River at Remagen (reh-MAH’gehn), Germany, using the damaged but still usable Ludendorff Bridge.

In 1960, Jack Paar returned as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” nearly a month after walking off in a censorship dispute with the network.

In 1963, the Pan Am Building (today the MetLife Building) first opened in midtown Manhattan.

In 1975, the U.S. Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required twothirds of senators present.

In 1983, the original version of The Nashville Network (now Spike) made its debut.

One year ago: President Barack Obama, speaking at a Daimler truck plant in Mount Holly, N.C., made his most urgent appeal to date for the nation to wean itself from oil, calling it a “fuel of the past” and demanding that the United States broaden its approach to energy.

Today’s Birthdays: Photographer Lord Snowdon is 83. TV personality Willard Scott is 79. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 73. Rock musician Chris White is 70. Actor John Heard is 67. Rock singer Peter Wolf is 67. Pro and College Football Hallof-Famer Lynn Swann is 61. Rhythm-and-blues singer-musician Ernie Isley is 61. Actor Bryan Cranston is 57. Actress Donna Murphy is 54.

Actor Nick Searcy is 54. Golfer Tom Lehman is 54. International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Ivan Lendl is 53. Actress Mary Beth Evans is 52. Singeractress Taylor Dayne is 51. Actor Bill Brochtrup is 50. Opera singer Denyce Graves is 49. Comedian Wanda Sykes is 49. Actor Jonathan Del Arco is 47. Rock musician Randy Guss is 46. Actor Peter Sarsgaard is 42. Actress Rachel Weisz (wys) is 42. Classical singer Sebastien Izambard (Il Divo) is 40. Rock singer Hugo Ferreira (Tantric) is 39.

Actress Jenna Fischer is 39. Actress Sarayu Rao is 38. Actress Audrey Marie Anderson is 38. Actor TJ Thyne is 38. Actress Laura Prepon is 33.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Gilford Public Library Events. Toddler Time (18 mo – 3 yrs) 10:30–11:15 a.m. Conversational French 3:30-4:30 p.m. Crafter’s Corner 6-7:30 p.m.

The Lance Houston Jazz Quartet performs at Pitman’s Freight Room. 8 p.m. Admission is $10. BYOB. Public hearing to present the proposed new master plan for the Town of Sanbornton. 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Sanbornton Town Office. For more information call 286-8303.

Third Annual Taste of the Valley event featuring sample foods from the finest cuisines in the area. 4:30 p.m. at Plymouth State University’s Prospect Hall. For ticket prices or more information call 726-3804.

Lakes Region Planning Commission Open House.

5:30-7:30 at its office at 103 Main Street in Meredith.

Refreshments provided. For more information call 2798171 or email lrpc@lakesrpc.org.

Performances by legendary musician Clint Black and NH musician Paul Warnick at the Flying Monkey Performance Center in Plymouth. Doors open at 6 p.m. followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 536-2551 or by going to www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

Getting Started on Genealogy class hosted by the Meredith Public Library Genealogy Club. 10 a.m. to noon at the Meredith Public Library. To register call 279-4303.

LRCC professor Dr.Patricia Wild discusses stories behind the art of the Italian Renaissance. 3 p.m. in the Woodside Building at the Taylor Community in Laconia. To RSVP call 524-5600.

Laconia Indoor Market. 3-6 p.m. at Skate Escape on Court Street in Laconia. Various farmers, food vendors, artisans, and independent sales representatives will be present. For a full list of vendors and specials go to http:// laconiaindoorwintermarket.weebly.com/index.html.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

Plymouth Area Chess Club meets Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. at Starr King Fellowship, 101 Fairgrounds Road. Form more information call George at 536-1179.

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

Bingo starts at 6:30.

Knitting at Belmont Public Library. 6 p.m.

Knotty Knitters 10 a.m. to noon. at the Meredith Public Library.

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

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 The Diane Blue Big Band performs at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. BYOB. Admission is $10 at the door.

Stroke and Stroke Prevention talk hosted by the Belknap County Area Committee on Aging. 10 a.m. in the Wesly Woods Community Room in Gilford. For more information call 528-2555 or sdhendricks@wesleywoodsnh.org.

Free seminar entitled “Downsizing: It’s Not That Impossible and How to Sell Your Home”. 11 a.m. to noon in the Woodside Building at the Taylor Community in Laconia. To reserve a spot call 524-5600.

Fundraiser to benefit Happy Trails Dog Park of the Lakes Region featuring music, skits and more. 7:30 p.m. at the Beane Conference Center in Laconia. Doors open at 7 p.m. For ticket prices or for more information call 848-0967 or email brie@happytailsdogparknh.org.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: Money is a constant issue in our house. I need my wife to quit her part-time job at a superstore and find one with a better salary. She knows this. But every time I bring it up, she gets angry and defensive and says that I am calling her lazy. I am totally not saying that. She’s a hard worker.

We have a total of $50 in savings. We also have a young son and hope to have another child. I’d like to move into a house.

To accomplish this, we need two full-time salaries. How do I bring this up without making my wife angry? I love her dearly. -- Grand Rapids, Mich.

Dear Grand Rapids: Instead of insisting that your wife find a better-paying job, try talking to her about why she wants to stay where she is. She may love her job. She may be afraid to look elsewhere. She might want to stay home with the kids and believe you should be the one to get a different job. And of course, there may be other issues of which you are unaware. Tell her that you are worried about your financial situation, and ask, gently, why she is so reluctant to deal with it.

But keep in mind that while nice, a house is not a requirement for raising a family. Many couples manage just fine without one.

Dear Annie: I staunchly refuse to attend gatherings thrown by a particular friend who is obsessive about RSVPs. She insists on them for everything from a backyard BBQ to a girls’ night at the movies. Telling her “yes” over the phone or in person doesn’t count. It has to be by return mail or a response to an Evite.

I live 200 miles away. Once, I RSVP’d yes, but my car broke down two days before the event. I called immediately to tell her I wouldn’t be able to come, and she berated me for having said “yes” if it was not a sure thing, like I planned that my car

would break down. Then she criticized me for not being able to afford the repairs in time. A month later, I received pictures of the trip to Europe she treated herself to in order to make up for the disappointment of my having ruined her party.

I rarely wish to be anywhere near her now and pointedly ignore all invitations that are not delivered verbally. If I can’t make it, I pretend I am treating her to her next extravagant vacation. -- Had Enough With RSVPs Dear Had Enough: Your friend sounds like a very highmaintenance drama queen. Insisting on formal RSVP responses for informal gatherings is obsessive, and berating you for things beyond your control is punitive. We don’t know why you persist with this relationship, but since you live 200 miles away, it would be fairly simple to move out of her orbit entirely Dear Annie: I have to make a quick comment in response to “Feeling the Void in Indiana,” who said men feel incomplete without sex and will risk everything for it. I acknowledge and appreciate where this man is coming from. My husband also “felt the void” and did risk everything to fill it. Fortunately, we were able to work through his affair and remain together.

As the infirmities of older age begin to set in, my husband is now grateful that I stuck by him and can care for him, and he is less concerned about sex. If “Feeling” has not yet had a frank conversation with his wife about his needs and asked about HER satisfaction, he is making a huge mistake.

My husband thought I knew what he needed and assumed I wouldn’t care that he was pursuing satisfaction elsewhere. But he didn’t communicate clearly and never asked me whether I was happy. That cost us untold pain that could have been avoided. -- Wish It Had Been Different

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

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SANBORTON, 3 BR, no pets, no smoking. References $1000/mo., plus utilities, and security deposit.

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

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

Antiques

Autos

CHAIR CANING

BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

Seatweaving. Classes. Supplies.

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

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

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For Rent

DAY CARE OPENING

LACONIA first floor, big 4 room, 2 BR. $190/wk.Leave message with Bob. 781-283-0783

Small home day care in Laconia has an opening. Full or part time.

I have over 20 years experience and excellent references.

527-8888.

Autos

BOATS

For Rent

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

P3 s Towing. 630-3606

BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable Rates Call for Info. 366-4311

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

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

1987 FWD Chevy Silverado with plow. 3/4 ton, 130K, no rust. $2,800/OBO. 603-759-2895 2005 Volkswagen Jetta GLPower windows, doors, sunroof, keyless entry. Heated leather seats, 118K, just inspected, in great shape. Asking 5,800 Call 528-3330

DOCKS FOR RENT 2013 season, Lake Winnisquam Point.

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

SLIPS: Paugus Bay for 2013, up to 18ft. $900. 455-7270.

Child Care

2008 Cadiallac EXP- Gold, 78K, oversized rims, moon roof, navigation, backup camera, good condition. $26,500. 759-2895

CHILD care in my home, all meals and snacks provided, reasonable rates full or part-time. Twenty-six years experience as pediatric nurse. 393-0164.

2010 Subuaru forester 2.5X, AWD, loaded, 112K highway miles, full maintenance records, excellent condition. List price $20K a steal will sell for $13.5K negotiable. 630-4737

CHILDREN S Garden Childcare:

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

JEWELRY AUCTION Monday, March 11 @ 6pm • Preview @ 3pm Log on to: www.auctionzip.com ID#5134, for 250 photos THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LARGEST SINGLE OWNER JEWELRY AUCTION EVER HELD IN NH! A massive amount of Sterling, [also flatware & utilitarian silver], gold, lots of costume, hundreds of rings [300 hundred sterling, 25 gold], hundreds of necklaces, earrings, brooches & bracelets, Southwestern,75 pocket watches, 200 wristwatches, Rolex,150 stick pins, cameos, 150 buckles, charm bracelets, pearls, lg lots of men s jewelry, purses,compacts, 400 other rings, many other categories!

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

387-6498 for more information.

Security deposit and first months rent.

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

603-366-4468.

GILFORD : 1 & 2 -bedroom units available. Heat & electricity included. From $190/week. Pets considered. 556-7098.

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

Large backyard. $850/Month + heating oil & electric. Owners pay water, sewer, trash and snow removal. No smoking on premises and no pets. 524-1467 LACONIA 2 Bedrooms starting at $800/month +utilities 3 Bedrooms $1000/month +utilities Call GCE at 267- 8023

WE RECOMMEND YOU BRING SCALES!

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603-286-2028 • kenbarrettauctions@netzero.net Lic # 2975, Buyers premium, cash, check, credit cards.

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2 bedroom on quiet street.

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

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145-160/week 603-781-6294 LACONIA- Spacious 3 bedroom apartment. Parking,washer/dryer. $1,050/Month + utilities. Call 603-524-3759 and leave message for application.

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

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

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LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: 1 Bedroom apartment. $575/Month, heat/electricity included. No Pets/No smoking, Near LRGH. 859-3841 or 520-4198 MEREDITH- 2 bedroom 1st floor, Walk to docks/village. Deck, Washer/dryer, Non-smoking, $770/month w/o utilities. 279-7887

CHEST Freezer 7 cu. ft, like new, $125. Sails Jib and Spinnaker.

Call 603-524-5922 for details.

DELTA 16 1/2” drill press $300.

Dewalt 20” Scroll saw & stand $550. Trek 6700 Mountain bike 15.5 ” frame $225. Trek 2100 C Road bike, carbon fiber fork, stem & seat stays, $625. 524-9658

For Rent-Commercial

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299

BOWFLEX Treadclimber 3000Like new, only 65 miles. Asking $1,400. Gary 293-4129 or 455-8763

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

LOOKING to buy or sell Sports Cards Set up table at sports card Show. 520-4680 SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Eveningweekend deliveries welcome.

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980 TWO roof rakes best offer, snow scoop like new. Call 524-6145 WOOD Stove- Regency, 18 inch wood. 7 years old, burns very clean, $475/OBO. Electric cement mixer, 4 cubic feet. Used 1 job, like new, $250. 393-2632

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

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SOUTH Tamworth- 60’x30’ heated garage with toilet, large work room, 2 bays over head doors, showroom/ office. Great exposure on busy Rte. 25. Suitable for many uses. Available Immediately. Rent $1000/mo plus security. Call owner, 323-7065.

For Sale 2005 Jiffy 10-inch ice auger model 79XTS. Never used, $250/OBO. 2005 Aqua-Vu underwater camera. $200/OBO. 524-4445 AMAZING! Beautiful Pillowtop Mattress Sets. Twin $199, Full or Queen $249, King $449. Call 603-305-9763 See “Furniture” AD.

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Furniture

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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

603-524-1430.

EXPERIENCED BARTENDERS

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

MOULTONBORO insurance agency seeking licensed applicants for sales and service positions, available immediately.

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

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

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

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

FRONT DESK

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

(603)930-5222.

Help Wanted

RECEPTIONIST/ASSISTANT at busy multi-location dental offices.

Patient focused, ability to multitask, and attention to detail a must.

Willing to travel between offices.

Experience preferred.

Send resume to: lakesassociate@hotmail.com

Help Wanted

Services

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

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

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

PAUGUS Bay Marina Is seeking experienced marine lift operators.

Apply within, 41 Sheridan Street, Laconia, NH 603-524-1233

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

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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

TCCAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Land WATERFRONT dock is in.

Cleared, septic outdated. $75,000.

Call owner 603-455-0316

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

Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email: weilbuild@yahoo.com

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

387-6524

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

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

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted SPR Property ServicesTime to plan spring projects. Apt. & basement cleanouts, hauling, painting, dump runs & much more.

Call Shannon 603-998-6858

CATERING SOUS CHEF Minimum 3 years experience strong creative ability with seasoning, flavors and plate appeal. Must have experience in catering and function setup. We require a strong team player able to direct and over see kitchen and Banquet staff.*

LEAD LINE COOK Minimum 3 years experience with fast paced, high volume line cooking in all stations. Require strong creative ability. Knowledge of food costs, ordering inventory, and scheduling. A strong team player with the ability to work with and direct others.*

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

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

LACONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE SPECIAL EDUCATION GRADES 2 & 3 Pleasant Street School is seeking a Special Education Teacher Grades 2 & 3. Candidate must be certified in General Special Education. Position will run from April 22, 2013 until the end of the school year in June.

Information must be sent in by March 8, 2013

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

603-455-0214 CARPENTER- 10 + years experience. Finish work, sheet rock, painting, exterior work. No job too small. Fully insured, scheduling now. 998-0269

For the above opening please send Letter of Intent, Resume, Transcripts, Certification and three Letters of Reference to:

Sue Carignan, Student Services Coordinator Pleasant Street School 350 Pleasant Street Laconia, NH 03246 Visit our website for information about the Laconia Schools at:

www.laconiaschools.org

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HANDYMAN SERVICES

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