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Gilford PUblic Works Director Sheldon Morgan on Friday addresses friends, family and colleagues gathered in front of the Tannery Covered bridge to mark the 40 year anniversary of his employment by the town. Morgan said he has no plans to ret ire. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

Friends mark Sheldon Morgan’s 40 years of service to Gilford

By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

GILFORD — Town officials and fellow employees sprung a surprise on Sheldon Morgan yesterday when, unbeknown to the director of Public Works, they threw a party, complete with speeches, proclamations,

music and food, to mark his four decades in the employ of the town.

Escorted by Town Administrator Scott Dunn, an unsuspecting Morgan arrived at the Fire Station to find flags flying, music blaring and charcoal smoking as family, friends

and coworkers prepared to celebrate a long serving and much beloved public servant.

Following the national anthem, Selectmen John O’Brien presented Morgan with a certificate of achievement and plaque commemorating the first 40 years of his career.

Remarking that a “plethora” of words capture Morgan’s character and contributions, O’Brien chose “integrity, knowledge and service.”

After Jane Ellis performed the song she has written to mark the bicentennial of the see MOrGaN page 10

Greenland chief was days from retirement at time of his shooting death GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) — Michael Maloney was only a few days from retirement as chief of a small-town New Hampshire police department. After more than a quarter-century in law enforcement, he was eager to begin the next chapter of his life.

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apparent murder-suicide or double suicide.

The chief’s death rocked a seven-member force more accustomed to reports of burglar alarms and barking dogs than violent crime. Maloney was liked, respected and less than two weeks from retirement.

“In those final days, he sacrificed his life in public service,” said Attorney General Michael Delaney.

Maloney had 26 years of experience in law enforcement, the last 12 as chief of the Greenland department.

He was a comforting presence in the see GrEENLaNd page 3

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Newark mayor carries woman out of her burning home NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — In a smoky stairwell, with embers falling from the ceiling and his neighbor slung over his shoulder, Cory Booker called it his “proverbial come to Jesus moment.”

The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city was carrying out a constituent he had rushed into a burning home to save, first pushing aside his security detail who tried to hold him back by his belt. He didn’t feel like a hero: “I felt terror,” he told reporters on Friday, holding a children’s fire safety video with his burned, bandaged right hand.

The 42-year-old mayor, who has dug out snowbound residents in a blizzard, lived in a rundown housing project to make a point and tagged along on police patrols to lecture drug dealers, took on a

new status Friday: the politician who can do almost anything.

Thousands took to Twitter, calling Booker Superman and inviting him to solve the North Korean missile crisis or run for president. The governor called it a “brave move” and the fire director said the mayor was one of the most heroic men he’d ever met.

Booker, standing in front of the boarded-up home Friday, said, “I did what any neighbor would do — help a neighbor.”

He ended up with second-degree burns and smoke inhalation after he brought out Zina Hodge, 47, from her smoky bedroom in the home next to his in a rough neighborhood of brick homes, storefront churches and small bodegas. He was coughing heav-

ily after the rescue late Thursday.

Booker rushed into the burning home shortly after returning from taping a television appearance on Thursday, after Hodge’s mother screamed that her daughter was trapped. Following her faint calls of; “I’m here, I’m here. Help! I’m here,” Booker lifted her from her bed and carried her on his shoulders through the burning kitchen, where flames had rolled over the roof and back down the wall.

He nearly panicked in the stairwell, where Newark Det. Alex Rodriguez was helping him bring Hodge out. He couldn’t see through the smoke.

“That was the moment I had a conversation with God,” Booker said. “I really didn’t think we were see MAYOR page 9

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Despite what some people think they heard, prosecutors say George Zimmerman did not utter a racial slur in his call to 911 on the night he shot Trayvon Martin.

The disputed words on the recording turned out to be “these f------ punks,” prosecutors said in an affidavit filed Thursday in support of the murder charges brought against the neighborhood watch volunteer in the Feb. 26 slaying of the unarmed black teenager.

In yet another passage in the affidavit that caught the attention of those watching the racially charged case, prosecutors said Zimmerman “profiled” Martin just before the shooting. The document did not elaborate, and a spokeswoman for special prosecutor Angela Corey on Friday refused to explain it.

But legal experts warned that “profiling” does not necessarily mean “racial profiling.” ‘’Profiling” is a common law enforcement practice of using a set of facts and circumstances to determine whether someone may be committing a crime. Police typically look at a person’s

behavior and appearance, as well as other factors.

In the Martin case, Zimmerman told a police dispatcher: “This guy looks like he is up to no good. He is on drugs or something.” Zimmerman reported that the teenager had his hand in his waistband and was walking around, looking at homes in the gated community in Sanford, which had had several break-ins in the past year.

“When we see the word ‘punks’ and we connect that to the word ‘profile,’ I don’t think that is compelling proof that it’s racial profiling,” said Kendall Coffey, a former U.S. attorney in Miami who is now in private practice. “This guy appeared to Zimmerman to meet the profile of a criminal.”

He added: “Whether you’re white, black or Hispanic. You have a hoodie. You’re walking around.”

Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, said the affidavit supported his contention that race wasn’t a factor.

“Presumably, they’ve looked at all the evidence see ZIMMERMAN page 20

Texas woman accused Prosecutors say Zimmerman didn’t use racial slur of kidnapping 8-year-old when he was just a baby SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas (AP) — Krystle Tanner and her mother, Gloria Walker, for years had successfully concealed the true identity of the boy that authorities say they kidnapped from Houston in 2004 when he was just 8 months old.

They hid him in homes in Central and East Texas, kept him out of school and didn’t call him by his given name of Miguel Morin, instead renaming him Jaquan. The boy, knowing nothing of who he really was, called Tanner mother and Walker grandmother.

And their secret might never have been discovered if Tanner’s newborn son in April 2010 had not tested positive for marijuana. That prompted an investigation by child welfare officials, who were told by Tanner she had another child.

However, attempts to find that other child, who turned out to be Miguel, would go on for nearly two more years as authorities say Tanner and Walker thwarted their efforts through elaborate lies and by secretly shuttling Miguel between homes.

Tanner, 27, and Walker, 50, who each face charges of kidnapping and injury to a child, pleaded not guilty Friday during their first court appearances since being indicted last month. see KIDNAPPING page 7

North Country shootings believed to be murder/suicide DALTON, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says the two men found dead in a Dalton, N.H., home were shot and killed in an apparent murder suicide. A third man was injured.

The attorney general’s office says it appears that 45-year-old Christopher Smith shot and killed 48-yearold Joseph Besk then shot and injured 54-year-old

Wayne Ainsworth before taking his own life.

Police say the investigation is continuing. Both Besk and Ainsworth were listed on the state’s sex offender registry after being convicted of aggravated felonious sexual assault. A story by The Berlin Daily Sun says the two were married in 2010, while Besk was finishing his prison sentence.

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Greenland shooter’s body was discovered at 2 a.m. by robot sent into his home GREENLAND from page one coastal town of about 3,500. Maloney seemed to be everywhere, working traffic details, keeping watch over band concerts at the park, always ready to listen to residents’ concerns.

“Everybody knew him because he knew everybody,” said Cynthia Smith, 73.

Maloney had an especially good rapport with teens and children. He once let a beginning driver off the hook with a warning instead of a ticket, recalled longtime resident Jane Gouzoules, 71.

And when Stacie Gregg’s two sons were young and refused to stay buckled in their car seats, she drove them to the police station, where Maloney intervened in his typically low-key way.

“He showed them around the cars and he showed them the lights and he sat them up on one of the motorcycles.

Just so that they’d feel comfortable and respect him, but not intimidate them,” Gregg recalled. “And they listened. He was that kind of guy. He was genuine.”

Yet Maloney was also ready for something different. He said he planned to take a month off before launching a new career. As news of his pending retirement spread, townspeople stopped him to wish him luck.

“I have nine more working days left,” Maloney told a Board of Selectmen meeting Monday night, “and I have one more item I’m going to clear up.”

The hulking, 6-foot-2, 260-pound Mutrie lived along a busy street near Interstate 95 and had long been a thorn in the neighborhood’s side, working on loud motorcycles and playing music deep into the night.

Anabolic steroids were once found in his home after he was arrested on domestic assault charges and officers entered to confiscate guns, The Portsmouth Herald reported last year.

Next-door neighbor Lee Miller said she had complained to police repeatedly about suspected drug activity at the house — and was told it was under

investigation.

Maloney and the four other officers, all detectives from other departments, were part of a drug task force run by the state attorney general’s office. They arrived at Mutrie’s house at 6 p.m. Thursday, search warrant in hand. Mutrie was ready, authorities said, opening fire as police tried to gain entry.

Across the street, neighbor Michael Gordon’s family was just cleaning up from dinner when he heard a loud popping sound. He thought one of his young sons was banging on the dining room window and went to tell him to stop.

“I looked out the window and saw the shootout had already begun,” Gordon said. “My first thought was it was a bunch of fools playing paintball in the middle of the day.”

Gordon said he realized the gravity of the situation when he saw a downed officer — Maloney — and realized that no one was rushing to assist him.

Gordon herded his frightened boys and his wife to the back of the house and lay on the floor. Eventually they crawled to the basement, where they spent a long, tense night.

Tammy Hardy, 39, also hid in her basement with her two children.

“I haven’t slept yet. And I don’t know if I’ll get any sleep today because my mind won’t stop racing,” she said Friday. “I don’t think I’ll ever get it out of my head.”

Authorities spoke to Mutrie from outside the home a short time after the shooting, but things soon went silent, Delaney said. Around 2 a.m., a tactical team placed a robot equipped with a video camera in the home, and it detected the bodies of Mutrie and the woman, whose name has not been released.

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Municipal offices closed Friday in light of Maloney’s death, and residents were invited to Greenland Central School “for a time of sharing and support.” Signs outside a real estate company advised motorists to “Honk for Chief and Wounded Officers” and “Salute to Chief Mike Maloney.” About

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“This gathering of Greenland is a true reflection of our strength as a community and our support for our courageous police chief,” said John Penacho, chairman of the town’s Board of Selectman, standing in front of a flag flying at half-staff. “He died trying to make our community safe.” see GREENLAND page 8

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The Buffet (Romney) Rule If you haven’t heard of the Buffett Rule, you will. It’s already emerging as one of the key themes of the presidential race, and if it isn’t already known as the Romney Rule, it will be soon.

Conventional wisdom has always held that running class warfare against the rich doesn’t work because middle-class Americans actually like (and aspire to be) rich people, and that the worst thing a presidential candidate could do is promise to raise taxes. In 1984, Vice President Mondale said that whoever the next president was would raise taxes. “He won’t tell you. I just did.” Great line. Great theater.

Disastrous politics.

But that was then. Ronald Reagan never seemed like a rich guy, even though his friends were.

The economy was in full-blown recovery. People still believed you could cut taxes, increase defense spending and balance the budget — even though the deficit was already ballooning.

This is now. The rich have gotten richer, and they pay a lower percentage of their income in taxes than middle-class voters. I’m not exactly sure how they do it, but billionaire Warren Buffett pays a lower percentage than his secretary.

And Mitt Romney pays a lower percentage than my secretary.

If that isn’t a political issue looking Barack Obama in the face, what is?

Romney, it seems, just can’t help himself. A microphone is a microphone. There is no such thing as a “dead” mike. Mikes lead to tapes; tapes lead to leaks; leaks lead to Gawker, and other sites. And so it was that on the same day that the president was hammering hard on the Buffett Rule and the unfairness of the rich paying less, Gawker featured a video clip of Romney discussing the horses he owns: “She (his wife, Ann) has Austrian Warmbloods” (plural?). (Ann rides to help with her MS.) “Me (Romney), I have a Missouri Fox Trotter.”

Most of us don’t own a horse, much less horses. We don’t have offshore accounts. We actually earn our income from working, so we pay more in taxes than folks like Romney.

The Buffett Rule isn’t just about tax rates. It’s about whether you’re on the side of the people who own

the sports teams and the NASCAR fleets and the rest, or the ones who spring for a ticket in the stands, the side of the people who own the horses, or the ones who’d be happy to get a job cleaning the stables.

It’s about whose side you’re on and whether you understand the problems of “people like us” — or whether you even know any.

There is nothing more phonybaloney than hearing an awkward Romney “reciting” in his transparently scripted way the stories his aides have carefully taken down of the “real people” he’s met on the campaign trail. “And I met Bob,” he says woodenly, and you know he couldn’t pick Bob out of a lineup, doesn’t invite folks like Bob to dinner when he goes home and probably doesn’t have any relatives in Bob’s sinking ship. (If he does, we haven’t seen them.)

One of the reasons Rick Santorum got so far is because, putting ideology aside, he seemed “realer” than Romney. I’m told — by reporters who have covered both for years — that Romney is actually a very nice guy and Santorum isn’t, but that isn’t really the issue for voters.

Nice is nice. But what most people want in a president is someone who understands their problems and will do something about them, or at least try.

There’s more resentment of the rich out there than I’ve seen in my years in politics, and there rarely has been a candidate who is as Wall Street as Romney. It’s a tricky combination, particularly coming from a Republican Party that has largely abandoned its Wall Street moderation for Main Street conservatism.

Romney needs to find his base and secure it, and then he needs the support of all the folks who don’t have a clue what a Missouri Fox Trotter is and don’t really care.

Can he understand us if we can’t understand him? Not an easy question for a guy who chitchats about the horses he owns. Plural.

(Susan Estrich is a professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center. A best-selling author, lawyer and politician, as well as a teacher, she first gained national prominence as national campaign manager for Dukakis for President in 1988.)

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LETTERS If Mr. Cracraft is concerned about money issues, here’s a long list To the editor, Apparently E. Scott Cracraft can’t see the Gilford Taxpayers pockets from the government trough from which he feeds.

Two years ago when the ballot measure to eliminate the superintendent position was put before the voters of Gilford an elderly widow approached me. She fell into my arms in tears.

She said that she has been paying her tax dues for nearly 40 years, now on a fixed income, Social Security, I presumed. She lamented that she was going to have to sell her house and move in with the kids as she could no longer afford the taxes.

Now Mr. E. Scott Cracraft come lately is concerned about money issues. (By the way, how do you come by the dollar amount spent on legal fees? Did you file a Freedom of Information Act request?)

Let’s examine this more closely. As he well knows the voters of Gilford have twice voted overwhelmingly to run our district differently and in accordance with the statutes and RSA’s of N.H.. The judge heard and ruled on the suit. The SAU could have complied with the will of the voters.

There was no need FOR THEM to spend a dime. You know there is no frivolity in the suit.

Each year our town is spending over $150K to fund this position and since the first vote, millions in the aggregate. I guess if you can’t count it on your fingers these sums aren’t important to Mr. Cracraft.

But, Mr. Cracraft, since you are concerned about money issues, where was your voice when Mr. Webber and the school board manipulated the 20102011 budget to buy approximately $50K of equipment budgeted and approved for expenditure in the following budget year. This money should have been returned to the taxpayers. This year’s budget is now artificially increased by that amount giving them more money to spend. Not a peep from you. If you are able to examine prior years (or if Mr. Cracraft could tap his inside source) this is probably the norm rather than an anomaly.

Shall we discuss salaries? Mr. Scott Isabelle was given his new four-year, all expenses, 7-week vacation, platinum parachute contract. This position

is already overpaid at over $103K per year. Compare this figure with other districts or what the private sector would pay. This contract will cost the district an additional $60K for these four years of salary and other payroll increases, almost $600K total. This is for a position that the taxpayers did not want. This is in a district that is down over 20-percent in student population since its inception. This appears to be the common practice for most positions in Gilford, overpaid.

This is also the reason for the citizen petitioned warrant articles.

I wrote a letter recently regarding all-day kindergarten. The taxpayers of this town voted the $219K measure down by a margin of 3 to 1. Now, by executive fiat, Gilford has all day kindergarten. Where is your voice in this outrage? There are other examples where our school district has ignored the will of the voters.

A few years ago the SAU moved into the former library building. They told us that the modifications would cost $75K. There were other, cheaper, functional spaces available. The rehab wound up costing over $140K. This was without the recent boiler repair costs. They told us that there were some code issues that they did not anticipate. It’s the gift that just keeps on “costing” the taxpayers of Gilford.

Were you there to lead the argument against installing energy saver light switches budgeted at $78K. Everyone knows that this was a boondoggle. This was a measure to redress a “budget cut” from the original Middle School project. The measure failed because common sense prevailed. The teacher can simply turn off the lights.

This year the SAU finally made some staff reductions. Was it because you were incensed about Gilford’s extraordinary costs? Did you shine the light on the student-teacher ratios?

Did you bring up the cost per student and compare it to other districts? Do you think that the SAU would have done it without all the publicity the issue did receive? We will now save several hundred thousand dollars this year and each year into the future.

Mr. Cracraft, as you know, I have no connections to any employees of the town or school district, nor do Mr. see next page

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LETTERS Frank Guinta is cut from same cloth as other self-serving pols To the editor, Rep. Frank Guinta is making a career of telling us all how much “change” he and his fellow Republicans are bringing to Washington.

Lets examine the facts and see if he looks any different from all the other Republicans of the past.

First, Congressman Guinta says he and fellow Republican freshmen are “changing the dialogue” in Washington. They are trying to repeal the parts of the Affordable Care Act they don’t like. Republicans trying to undo the work done by a Democratic President doesn’t sound like anything different to me.

Second, Congressman Guinta says the individual mandate to purchase insurance is unconstitutional. If that is true, wouldn’t forcing people to pay income tax also be unconstitutional?

No? I get it, it is only constitutional to use governmental mandates when they are mandating what you want.

Using the Constitution as a weapon against a political program the other party passed is hardly new thinking, Thomas Jefferson frequently used this tactic against his one time friend, President James Madison. There is no change in a claim of an act being unconstitutional when it was credited to the other party’s president.

Third, Congressman Guinta (or his staff) arrogantly assumes that when a question pertains to unemployment, it is really about what he is doing to undo the president’s plans. No, congressman, we really do want to know why YOU and your cronies, failed to pass an extension for unemployment

benefits? Never before, since the creation of unemployment insurance, has Congress refused to extend benefits during a time of high unemployment.

Is this the change you and your freshman cohort are bringing? The Scrooge Congress may well be the best label you and your pals can hope for. I know some folks who have far worse names for your jolly crew of pirates.

Finally. Congressman Guinta continues to use the same old tired methods to convince he is actually doing something. He sends us slick flyers through the mail, paid for by our taxes. He sends us e-mail newsletters, written by staffers paid by our taxes, which tell us all about his great works.

He flys from Washington to New Hampshire (and back) several times a month, all on our tax dollars. Seems to me he is using the same old tactic congressional incumbents have used for years, calling campaigning serving the people. He has been shamelessly running for reelection since he was sworn in, and we have been paying for it. No change there, not a bit.

No, there is little change with Frank Guinta. He is cut from the same cloth as all the other self serving politicians.

The truth is, he, like many others in Congress, doesn’t have any answers because he is too busy trying to convince us that he knows, better than we do, what the problems are. Maybe its time to start listening to the people, Congressman Guinta. If you don’t, you might find yourself, like so many others, unemployed in November.

Paul Cook Laconia

It’s good we have a president who understands unfair tax policy To the editor, In regard to the Buffet Rule: Trickle down? Trickle down? How long have we been hearing this? I am 60 years old and have been listening to this story since Ronald Reagan. I’ve worked in the restaurant business all my life in one capacity or another and nothing is trickling down to me.

When are politicians going to face the fact that this is not how our economy works? The proof is in front of us every day when we read about this CEO or that CEO making million dollar bonuses and workers’ pay stagnating. The oil companies are making record profits. Insurance companies are making record profits. Not only are these rich companies making record profits, but many of the most profitable companies in the U.S. paid no taxes. A large number of these major corporations pay a smaller percentage in taxes than I do.

I do not call this sharing the burden.

When are we going to make these millionaires pay their fair share? Even worse, people who earn more, pay less of a percentage into Social Security.

We’ve tried this approach all through Reagan, H.W. Bush and eight years of W. Bush. Is anybody noticing that it doesn’t work? In fact, the economy crashed with these policies.

Warren Buffet thinks he should be paying his fair share and that his secretary should not be paying more than he.

I agree. I just can’t understand why the entire country, (including politicians), is not in agreement with this also.

Fortunately we have a president who does understand the unfairness of the tax policies in this country. He wants to change the imbalance. He needs congress to do it. That’s unfortunate.

Helen Roberts Franklin

from preceding page Leandro or Mr. Lambert. We argue for all taxpayers. Other dedicated citizens have done so as well. We have no special interest or conflict with any either. Like all taxpayers we want our civil rights and our constitutional votes to matter.

Just as I never want a taxpayer to fall into my arms crying again, I don’t think you should be crying until you

tally up the score card entirely, truly evaluate all of the issues, see who is really costing the taxpayers of Gilford and whose efforts have saved taxpayers from even higher costs. And no, you don’t have to thank us but I sure would rather have your voice of support in the matters that do so adversely affect Gilford tax pockets.

David R. Horvath, Sr. Gilford

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LETTERS Pay equity is nationwide problem that exists beyond White House To the editor, Yesterday, Rep. Harry Accornero criticized President Obama and “the Democratic elites” for treating stayat-home moms as “second-class citizens” and for paying female White House employees less than their male counterparts.

Since Rep. Accornero offers no basis for his first criticism, I am left to assume he was referring to recent comments from Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen that were critical of Mrs. Ann Romney for “never having worked a day in her life.” This statement has been retracted by a rightfully apologetic Ms. Rosen and the president has publicly re-affirmed his belief that “there’s no tougher job than being a mom.”

Regarding the issue of pay equity in the West Wing, Rep. Accornero offers no facts to support his charges of hypocrisy, and the voters have a right to this information. Recently, the Daily Mail reported that, based on a 2011 report of White House staff, the median salary for female employees was 11-percent less than the median salary for their male counterparts.

Additionally, of the top 20 earners working in “the People’s House,” only six were women.

This is a situation that I hope the president addresses in the coming weeks and months, but voters ought to keep these statistics in context.

Pay equity for women is a nationwide problem that exists outside the White House as well: a recent survey indicates that, on average, women make 23 cents less than men for every dollar earned. President Obama is committed to this issue, having signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on his ninth day in office. It should surprise no one that Mitt Romney, the presumptive nominee of Rep. Accornero’s Republican Party, has taken no position on the issue of pay equity, which I suppose is better than his steadfastly anti-women positions such as dismantling Planned Parenthood and denying access to low-cost, medicallynecessary contraception. Also, we ought to remember that one-half of all female U.S. Supreme Court Justices in our nation’s history were appointed

by President Obama, over near-unanimous Republican opposition. Actions speak louder than words, indeed.

Rep. Accornero, I’m confident that Laconia’s citizens will see your claims of hypocrisy for what they are: a red herring to distract people from the truth that your party’s values are out of touch with the needs of American women, and that President Obama and the Democratic Party will continue to be the party of fairness and equality for all Americans, regardless of gender.

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If you come across a BRATTS volunteer, stop and thank them To the editor, Anyone hiking this spring through the trails of the Belknap Mountain Range will find not only wonderfully maintained hiking trails but also far more families spending time together as they hike. It was only a few short years ago that these trails were not maintained and therefore not used by many hikers.

Thanks to Hal and Peg Graham, founders of the all-volunteer trail maintenance organization, the Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS), we now have safe, open, well-marked hiking trails that are continually and thoughtfully maintained.

This group of dedicated trail tenders work from early spring through late fall addressing needs such as clearing trails of obstructions, installing waterbars to control erosion, even opening up entire trails that have become overgrown. Trail maintenance can range from light work to complex, but along the way, Hal and his crews enjoy a tremendous camaraderie and make the tasks at hand fun.

Hal works directly with the Division of Forests and Lands to ensure that all trail maintenance is performed according to state management practices. Many times, hikers will contact the organization to report hazards or obstructions they have encountered on a trail. Those are immediately addressed by trail crews. During the winter months, members of the organization plan for the next season of trail work.

Hikers can often find BRATTS working on the trails. If you come across them, why not stop and thank them for their dedication and commitment to our hiking trails. Without their hard work none of us would have trails to use to hike to the spectacular views that can be seen from the summits of the mountains. If you’d like to become a member of BRATTS, Hal or Peg Graham can be contacted at: halpeg76@metrocast.net or by calling them at 286-3506.

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KIDNAPPING from page 2 During the brief court hearing in San Augustine, the women were appointed attorneys, who didn’t immediately return phone calls seeking comment. Tanner and Walker each remained in jail on $250,000 bond.

Prosecutors said they hope to try the case sometime in August.

Miguel, now 8 years old, is in foster care as a Houston judge waits to hear next month from therapists on when the boy can be reunited with his parents, who are seeking custody despite allowing their four other children to live with another couple.

Investigators believe that in 2004, Tanner, then 19, wanted a child of her own “very badly,” said San Augustine County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Gary Cunningham. She lived in the same Houston apartment complex as Miguel and his family, and often baby-sat him.

“Krystle Tanner saw an opportunity, as did her mother, to get this little baby,” Cunningham said.

Authorities said that after being taken, Miguel apparently spent much of his time with Walker in a two-story home in Manor, located in the Austin metro area in Central Texas. He also lived with Tanner in a mobile home in San Augustine, a small town nestled in the East Texas woods, about 150 miles northeast of Houston.

During these years, Miguel didn’t learn to read or write and never went to school. His long, dark hair, never having been cut, was braided. He was told his birthday was March 26 when it was actually March 1.

The first word of his possible location came in April 2010, when Child Protective Services in San Augustine County began investigating Tanner after marijuana was detected in her newborn son’s bloodstream, according to Walker’s arrest warrant affidavit. Tanner told CPS she also had a 6-year-old son who lived with her mother in Manor.

GREENLAND from page 3 Police Sgt. Dawn Sawyer, who was one of the seven members of the force and had worked with Maloney for 19 years, thanked the community for its support and noted that the six were “here for all of you, just as much as you are here for us.”

“He loved his job,” Sawyer told reporters afterward. “Going out, doing the job, doing what he died doing —

that’s what he loved.”

“I’m a wreck. He was just the greatest guy,” said fourth-grade teacher Jacqueline DeFreze. “He’s kind-hearted, always visible in the community.”

DeFreze had planned to attend a surprise retirement party for Maloney. On Friday, a Greenland firefighter walked into Nik & Charlie’s Pizzeria — which was to supply food for the party — and canceled the order.

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The 22nd Annual “Taste of the Lakes Region” will see 20 local restaurants represented on May 6. Shown here are Forest Brock (left) of General Linen, a long-time sponsor, and Jim Contigiani of Contigiani Catering, which has been a participant for every year of the event.

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Because there will be a cash bar, no one under 21 will be admitted.

Contigiani Catering, a Laconia-based company, is one of the organizations which has been involved with the “Taste” every year since it was started. Jim Contigiani, the third generation of his family to run the business, said the event offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to market his business to a diverse swath of potential customers. “You see a lot of faces from around the community,” he said. see next page

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While the linen company and Contigiani have been with the “Taste” since its founding, this is the first year that the Castle in the Clouds restaurant in Moultonborough will be represented.

Gretchen Shortway, the restaurant’s chef, said she’s joining the event for the opportunity to help out a local service club, give her restaurant exposure, and to see how her food fares in a different environment. She plans to prepare a trio of sliders.

“It’s nice for chefs to get off the line and see the customers, it’s a nice change.”

Although this will be the first “Taste” for the Castle in the Clouds, Shortway has participated in the event in the past as an employee of Canoe. “It’s a fun event,” she said. “I’m looking forward to it.”

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from preceding page At a typical “Taste,” Contigiani said he’ll meet at least four new people who had never heard of the 47 year-old family business, and will likely see about 80 past customers who stop by his table to say hello.

“I enjoy them,” Contigiani said of the “Taste” events, adding that he usually is able to steal away from his table for a few minutes to sample the competition. Contigiani, a graduate of the Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts, brought last year a “walking taco,” a small bag of Fritos into which he spooned taco fillings. He’s not sure what he’ll do this year but is thinking of something to griddle or sautée at the table. “Winter’s behind us, Spring’s coming, it starts off the season.”

Catherine Contigiani, Jim’s mother, said the “Taste” event is “a good way for the outside crowd to know us. We’re not just institutional food, we do gourmet food, too.”

Lakes Region Linen was a sponsor of the event from the first “Taste” until 2009, when the company was acquired by General Linen. The new ownership has continued the tradition and will again sponsor this year’s event. Forrest Brock, a regional sales representative for General Linen, explained why. “As a local, independently-owned linen service, which is unique in the area, we have a strong, baseline philosophy of giving back to the community. We think Altrusa is great, with the programs they support.”

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“I commend the mayor for what he’s done, but the people in this city need jobs,” said Joanne Miller, who lives in Booker’s neighborhood. “That’s the real kind of hero we need in this city.”

As mayor, Booker has been known to ride along with police on late-night patrols, once even chasing down a robbery suspect. The Peabody awardwinning Sundance Channel series “Brick City” documented his efforts to decrease the city’s crime rate and tackle ongoing financial problems. Profiles have appeared in Time magazine and Esquire. He’s even shoveled out resident’s cars during a blizzard that snarled his city and the rest of the Northeast in 2010.

As a city councilman, he spent months living in a trailer parked on some of the city’s most druginfested corners, and publicly fasted for 10 days outside a violent housing project. He lived in another tenement for years to call attention to blight; it has since been shut down.

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MAYOR from page 2 going to get out of there.”

Hodge was listed in serious condition Friday in the intensive-care unit of the burn center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Fire officials said she had suffered second-degree burns to her back and neck and smoke inhalation.

Hodge’s mother, Jacqualine Williams, called the second-term mayor “a super mayor” who should become president.

Booker — a former All-American football player at Stanford — downplayed his actions and said he’s no hero.

“I didn’t feel bravery, I felt terror,” he said. “I couldn’t breathe. It was a moment I felt very religious, let me put it that way.”

Even critics of the mayor, some who refer to him as “Story Booker” for what they call a history of courting publicity to boost his national image while ignoring problems in the impoverished city, offered grudging praise.

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“The funny ones I don’t think I can talk about,” said Dave Andrade, the Code Enforcement Officer, who then picked the word “relic” to describe Morgan. A relic, he noted, is something that has survived, with “historic interest because of its age and associations,” and, with a nod to Morgan’s wife Judy and daughter Heather, “serves as a keepsake or souvenir.”

Witnessing Morgan’s profound interest in keeping the town’s history alive, the three Cemetery Trustees — Susan Leach, Judith Cott and Dee Chitty — congratulated the man they called “our steward.”

While others lauded Morgan for the breadth and depth of his knowledge of the town, Firefighter Scott Mooney reminded him of the time Morgan got lost walking the boundary with Gilmanton.

Sandy McGonagle, who served three terms on the Selectboard, called Morgan “a good friend to our town.”

CITY from page one his proposed 2012-2013 city budget. In presenting the budget this week, Myers told city councilors that increased compensation was accompanied by significant reductions to taxpayers in health insurance costs and asked them to consider personnel costs in their entirety.

“We’re looking to increase employees’ share of health insurance costs,” Myers said, explaining that they currently contribute four-percent and the goal is to increase their share to 12-percent in this budget cycle and to 15-percent in the next. He said that he would be presenting a schedule of compensation and benefits matching these benchmarks to the council shortly.

Traditionally, the city has offered the same package of compensation and benefits to its non-union and union employees.

Most employees are represented by one of four unions, or collective bargaining units — the State Employees Association (SEA), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Laconia Police Officers Association (LPOA) and the Laconia Professional Firefighters Association (LPFA). The collective bargaining agreements between the city and the LPOA and LPFA expired in 2010 while those with the SEA and AFSCME expired in 2011. Negotiations with all four unions are underway.

In agreements are not reached by the July 1 start of the new fiscal year, presumably raises will not be forthcoming for affected employees. Conversely, the

city will remain bound to pay its current 96-percent share of health insurance premiums.

With Primex, the city’s underwriter, leaving the health insurance market in June, Myers said the city invited requests for proposals this winter, ultimately choosing the New Hampshire Intyer-Local Trust, which carries Harvard Pilgrim. He said that the city specifically requested rates for plans with higher co-pays and including deductibles and received a seven-percent reduction in rates.

The proposed 2012-2013 budget includes decreased appropriations for health insurance in all departments. Apart from employees of the fire, police and public works departments, Myers recommends appropriating $739,052 for health insurance, which is $135,899, or 16-percent, less than was budgeted last year. He has budgeted $592,405 for the fire department, a decrease of $155,003, or 21-percent; $917,089 for the police department, a decrease of $182,893, or 17-percent; and $295,254 for the public works department, a decrease of 22-percent.

Altogether, Myers proposes to appropriate $2,5-million for health insurance in 2012-2013 compared to $3,1-million last year, a reduction of more than $550,000, or nearly 20-percent. At the same time, step raises and two-percent COLAs for nonunion and union employees budgeted for all departments are projected to amount to approximately $235,000, including adjustments for Social Security and contributions to the New Hampshire Retirement System.

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“You don’t think about the time,” Morgan said.

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Correction: Durgin convicted to negligent homicide, not guilty of more serious charge of manslaughter

The headline over the front page story in our Friday, April 13 story about the verdict delivered in the trial of Jason Durgin was incorrect. The story itself, written by Mike Mortensen, included the correct information: Durgin was convicted of negligent homicide and found not guilt of manslaughter.

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San Bernardino County sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Wilson says 25-year-old Michael Calvert was arrested at gunpoint by deputies while he lathered up in the shower Thursday night.

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Beckett bounces back & Red Sox pound Rays 12-2 in Fenway opener BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox dominated their historic homecoming.

Josh Beckett pitched eight strong innings in Boston’s 12-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The lineup finished with 16 hits, and outfielders made several diving grabs on Friday. Everything seemed to go right for the Red Sox in the home opener of their 101st season at Fenway Park.

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Jacoby Ellsbury, runner-up in last year’s AL MVP voting, hurt his right shoulder on a slide into second base in the fourth inning and is expected to miss some time. He went to Massachusetts General Hospital, but there was no update on his condition.

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Beckett’s performance was the most impressive for the Red Sox, who came home after a 1-5 road trip that included a 10-0 loss to the Detroit Tigers in which he allowed five homers.

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David Price (1-1) lasted just three innings for Tampa Bay, departing after he allowed three runs in the third.

BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox may win or they may lose, but at 100 years young, beloved Fenway Park continues to win over fans as the team’s most valuable player.

Loyal citizens of Red Sox nation returned to the oldest major league ballpark on Friday to celebrate a gorgeously sunny opening day game against Tampa Bay and the start of Fenway’s 101st season.

“It’s like going to church every day,” retired knuckleballer Tim Wakefield said of his days at Fenway.

“The stadium is the star here. Fenway is the star.”

While formal birthday festivities are slated for next week, several Red Sox legends were on hand to start a season-long celebration. Wakefield and retired catcher Jason Varitek threw out dual opening pitches to former Red Sox greats Dwight Evans and Jim Rice. The fans roared when former coach and player Johnny Pesky, 92, walked out on the field.

Fenway, though, has always belonged to the fans.

Sal D’Amico remembers coming to games here as a little boy; on Friday the 42-year-old Dracut, Mass. resident brought his six-year-old son Sal Jr. for what would be his first Red Sox game. D’Amico has seen other parks. Been to Wrigley Field in Chicago. It’s Fenway that’s home.

“It’s just a magical place,” he said. “There’s something about it, about the tradition, about how there’s not a bad seat in the house.”

The Red Sox conjured a little of that magic Friday, beating the Rays 12-2 after a tough 1-5 start to the season. If new manager Bobby Valentine felt any pressure before his first opening day game at Fenway he wasn’t letting on. Speaking to report-

ers before the game, he held out his hand to show it wasn’t shaking.

“Woke up excited,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a special day.”

Any day in Fenway qualifies as special, according to Colleen Myers, who brought her mother Susan to Friday’s game. Myers doesn’t remember her first Fenway game — she was three. But she still has the ticket stub. She now attends about 20 games a year.

Last year, on her birthday, her name was lit up on the giant outfield video screen.

“I’m 26 years old but seeing my name up there, I reacted like a six-year-old,” said Myers, of Revere, Mass. “Fenway does that. Makes you feel like a kid.”

At 101, New England’s beloved Fenway Park remains the biggest star

First Congregational Church 4 Highland Street, off Main Street, Meredith The Reverend Dr. Russell Rowland Join us Sunday at 10 a.m. for worship Sunday School and fellowship

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First Church of Christ, Scientist 136 Pleasant St., Laconia • 524-7132

10:30am Sunday Services and Sunday School 7 pm Wednesday Services

All Are Welcome Reading Room Open Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-2pm

— WORSHIP SERVICES — THE BIBLE SPEAKS’ CHURCH Tel: 528-1549

Holy Eucharist at 10AM Sunday School at 9:30AM

St. James Preschool 528-2111

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The Lakes Region Vineyard Church 175 Mechanic St. Lakeport, NH • 603-527-2662

Empowered Evangelicals, who proclaim the Kingdom of God, minister in the power of the Spirit and keep Christ at the center of life.

“It feels like coming home.”

Sunday morning celebration ~ 8:30am & 10:30am Contemporary Worship Sunday School & Nursery • Tuesday night Youth Mid-week Bible studies.

Christ Life Center Food Pantry Thurs. 9 am– 12 noon • 524-5895

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8:00am - Early Worship 9:30am - Family Worship & Church School

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Sunday School Classes 9:30 am Morning Worship Service 10:45 am Evening Service 7:00 pm

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church WORSHIP SERVICES AT 8AM & 10:15AM

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First United Methodist Church 18 Wesley Way (Rt. 11A), Gilford 524-3289 Rev. Dr. Victoria Wood Parrish, Pastor

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Sermon: “Discovering God in Friends, Family, Adventure” “Open Hearts, “Open Minds, “Open Doors”

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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

(Traditional Catholic Latin Rite) The Traditional Latin Rite Mass has been celebrated and revered by the Popes of the Church from time immemorial to POPE JOHN PAUL II who requested that it have “a wide and generous application.”

500 Morrill Street, Gilford 524-9499 Sunday Mass: 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m.

Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m.

Mass on Holy Days of Obligation: 7:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Confessions: One Hour Before Each Mass Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and Rosary each Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.

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Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report / Roy Sanborn

1st Quarter 2012 Lakes Region Waterfront Sales Report Hey! There were fourteen waterfront sales on Winnipesaukee in March! That’s a pretty good month in my book. The average sales price came in at $797,086 and there were three sales over the million dollar mark. Last March there were just six sales at an average price of $986,667. For the first quarter of 2011 there have been twenty six sales on the lake at an average of $807,469 compared to seventeen sales at an average of $857,471 for the same period last year. That’s a 52-percent increase in total sales and a great start to the new year!

The least expensive home sold on the lake last month was at 24 Notla Lane in Alton. This 1950’s cottage looks like a place where you can really kick back and relax. It has 2,014-square-feet of living space with three bedrooms, two baths, a living room with the requisite stone fireplace, lots of windows, and is finished in knotty pine paneling for that lake feel. The third acre lot has 100-feet of waterfront and a great little boat house with a deck up top to watch the sunsets from. Pretty cool.

This home was listed at $549,000 and was only on the market for 34 days before being snapped up at $497,500 by a happy buyer. The property is assessed by the town at $481,500.

Over in Moultonborough at 7 Blackey Cove there is a beautiful 5,000-square-foot contemporary home that also has a happy new owner. This home has a bright open concept floor plan with a wonderful great room with cathedral ceilings, pine flooring, floor to ceiling stone fireplace, and fifteen sets of French doors that open to the large deck with beautiful westerly views on Blackey Cove. The kitchen/dining area has wood ceilings, granite countertops, a continuation of the pine flooring, and lake views as well. There is a first floor master suite, three guest bedrooms upstairs plus a large game room over the attached garage.

The walk out lower level has a family room, den,

and three “additional” rooms. I wonder what goes on in there?

This home sits on a level .7-acre lot with 100-feet of shore front, sandy beach, dock, and great westerly sunset views. This property was originally listed at $1.499-million, reduced to $1.499-million, and sold for $1.14-million after 190 days on the market. The tax assessed value is $1,343,100.

The largest sale of the month was also in Moultonborough at 39 Gregson Lane which is also on Blackey Cove. This 3,000-square-foot Adirondack was just completed and has the sought after open concept floor plan with the large great room with cathedral ceiling, stone fireplaces, lots of natural woodwork, and a first floor master. There’s an office and a bedroom on the second level and a family room and exercise room in the lower level walkout. The house is listed as a two bedroom home because the size of the lot constrains it to a two bedroom septic, although it says that a three bedroom septic was installed. Confused?

Me, too. But I bet the buyer wasn’t. Anyway, this home was originally listed at $1.65-million, was reduced to $1.595, and sold for $1.45-million. The tax assessed value is listed at $985,000 because the home was under construction. It won’t stay at that number long…

There were no sales on either Winnisquam or Squam in March which is kind of unusual, but things have been slow on both lakes. In fact there has only been one sale on each lake so far this year.

I think we gotta start using better bait…

For complete information on these and all the other waterfront sales visit www.lakesregionrealestatenews.com . You can also receive these reports by email. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420. Data was compiled as of 4/10/12 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System.

Lakes Region Singers offer upbeat Spring Concert

GILFORD — The Lakes Region Singers are currently rehearsing for their 20th Annual Spring Concert, to be held on Friday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Churchon Route 11-A. The concert is free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $5 per person or $10 per family to help cover expenses.

The performance will feature upbeat show tunes from well-known Broadway productions, as well as some thrilling new arrangements of familiar patriotic songs. The program will begin with “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from the musical “Gypsy’ and continue with “Over the Rainbow” from “The Wizard of Oz,” a powerful medley from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Wheels of a Dream” from ‘’Ragtime,’’ and “Children Will Listen” by Stephen Sondheim.

With a shorter length and no intermission, the program will highlight three rousing pieces by the new Youth Chorus. They will sing “I Won’t Grow Up” from the musical “Peter Pan,” “Friendship” from “Anything Goes,” and a specially dramatized version of “The Circle of Life” from “The Lion King.”

The youth chorus will conclude by joining the adult chorus in a stirring rendition of “America, the Beautiful.” Then the adult chorus will go on to complete the evening with John Rutter’s moving hymn to freedom, “Distant Land,” followed by a spine-tingling “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and the rousing anthem “God Bless America.”

Featured soloists include Paul Stickney in “Wheels of a Dream,” Kristi Laurendeau and Scott Alward in a duet from “Phantom,” Alfred Columb, Dave Gilman, Jeff Keyser, and Ed Bastille in a men’s quartet from “Battle Hymn,” and a double-parts group consisting of Ellen Stickney, Erin Fitzmaurice, Molly Harris, Kathy Blake, Paul Stickney, Dave Gilman, Wayne Ives, and Jeff Keyser in “America, the Beautiful.” Once again, the Lakes Region Singers will be accompanied by pianist Kelly Cleveland of Belmont.

Directed by Karen Jordan of Laconia, the Lakes Region Singers have been entertaining this area with spring and winter concerts since 1992. The chorale consists of nearly 40 dedicated community singers from Laconia, Gilford, Gilmanton, and Belmont.

LACONIA — Family Planning in Laconia, Ossipee, Plymouth and Franklin has been awarded a grant to help assist patients with family planning, reproductive health, contraception, appointment reminders, and patient education through the use of modern technology.

All four locations are pilot sites for a project in collaboration with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the National Family Planning Reproductive Health Association.

The pilot project uses smart phones, iphones, websites, youtube, and many more means to access free services and education. These Family Planning sites were chosen out of a nationwide call to the pilot project and were one of only seven chosen sites in the whole country.

For more information, or to enroll in the pilot program, call the Family Planning site closest to you: Laconia 524-5453 Franklin 934-4905 Ossipee 5397552 Plymouth 536-3584

Local Family Planning awarded pilot project grant

OBITUARIES

Walter P. Bucklin

BRISTOL — Walter P. Bucklin, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Bristol, New Hampshire, passed away on April 9, 2012.

Mr. Bucklin was raised and educated in New Hampshire until his enlistment in 1942 in the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served until 1945.

He continued his service in the Air Force Reserves until his retirement in 1984. Among his decorations were five Air Medals, Army Good Conduct Medal, USAF Meritorious Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, European, African, Middle Eastern Service, Air Force Longevity, Air Force Presidential Citation, Polish Uprising Cross, and a Russian Commemorative Medal for Service.

Following his Military Service, Mr. Bucklin returned to Keene State College graduating in 1950.

After teaching assignments in New Hampshire and Vermont for seven years he accepted a teaching position at Manatee High School in Bradenton. He received his Master’s and Specialist degrees from the University of South Florida. Additionally, Mr. Bucklin served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union for twenty four years. After holding various teaching and administrative positions Mr. Bucklin retired as the Director of the Manatee Vocational Center in 1993 completing 43 years of service dedicated to the public school system. Mr. Bucklin was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Bristol New Hampshire and the American Legion in Bradenton.

Mr. Bucklin is survived by his wife, Eleanor Bucklin; sons, Charles and Walter; daughter, Lucy Bucklin White; son-in-law, Fred White; grandsons, Michael and Benjamin; as well as a sister, Marjorie Hoyt of Franklin, N.H. A funeral service will be held at the New Hampton Community Church, in New Hampton, on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Pastor Scott Mitchell will officiate. Interment will follow the service at the New Hampton Village Cemetery.

Mayhew Funeral Homes and Crematorium, of Meredith and Plymouth are assisting the family with arrangements.

Sven E. ‘Rick’ Norlin, 68

MEREDITH — Sven Eric (Rick) E. Norlin, 68, of Meredith, NH, died of cardiac arrest in Murrells Inlet, SC on March 30, 2012. He was born in Boston, MA on December 12, 1943.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jan Norlin of Meredith, NH; daughters Kim Jestings and her husband, Chip, of Meredith, NH and Kerry Norlin of Murrells Inlet, SC; brother Erl Norlin and his wife Dorcas of Naples, FL; sisters Greta Joyce Couter of Plymouth, MA and Susan Sullivan of Monte Rio, CA; granddaughter Courtney Jestings of Meredith, NH. He was predeceased by his parents Erling E. and Ebba M. Norlin.

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Weight losses will benefit scholarship foundation

CENTER HARBOR — Robin and Eric Felch, independent health coaches with Take Shape For Life are now contributing $1 for every pound their new clients lose to the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation.

Robin and Eric live in the Lakes Region and are excited to now be giving back to the community they both grew up in. Their clients lose, on average, up to 2-5 pounds per week, without being hungry, with increased energy and no drugs or stimulants. Their coaching is free to their clients. see next page

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Annalee Thorndike Art Award winner’s works displayed at Belknap Mill LACONIA — Student artwork entered in the 2012 Annalee Thorndike Art Competition, sponsored by the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, is on display through Tuesday, April 17 at the Belknap Mill.

Four area high school seniors, who will be majoring in art this fall at a post-secondary school, are competing for merit scholarship awards: Danica Baxter

and Stephanie Vigue from Gilford High School, Hannah Twombly from Winnisquam High School and Arin Coppola from InterLlakes High School.

Annalee Thorndike set up this merit scholarship in the year 2000, when she made a generous donation to the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation to establish an endowment fund. The Annalee Thorndike Art Award is

Danielle Janos from Gilford High School named to NAfME 2012 AllNational Honor ensembles

GILFORD — Danielle Janos, a sophomore at Gilford High School, has been was named to the National Association for Music Education 2012 AllNational Concert Band performing on clarinet.

She is one of 300 students from all parts of the country who will be performing on June 24 in Washington DC. Janos is an accomplished clarinet player, who has been taking private lessons at Concord Community Music School for the past several years and is also an active member of the NH Youth Symphony Orchestra in Manchester and the Gilford Community Band.

She has auditioned successfully this year and last for other highly competitive festivals such as the NH All-State Music Festival Band and the All New England Music Festival Band, and has participated in other school activities such as the pit orchestra, symphonic band, the Belknap Mt. Invitational Music Festival and the All-New England Band Festival at Plymouth State University.

“Danielle is a very talented and gifted musician, who continues to challenge herself,” said Lyvie Beyrent, Danielle’s music teacher at Gilford High School. “I’ve been trying to challenge her as much as I can by giving her every opportunity possible and she continues to exceed my expectations.”

In order to participate in this trip, Danielle is seeking contributions from local businesses to raise the necessary funds. The cost of the five-day trip includes transportation (not including airfare), hotel accommodations, meals, daily rehearsals, tours of DC’s museums and memorials, and a final performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Those interested in helping by donating money or sponsoring Danielle on the trip, can contact Lyvie Beyrent at Gilford High School: 524-7146 x 110 or lbeyrent@gilford.k12.nh.us from preceding page Take Shape For Life is the coaching division of Medifast and Robin and Eric have been independent coaches with Take Shape For Life for over five years.

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the fulfillment of her dream to encourage and perpetuate the artistic future of area students.

Judging the competion this year are local artists Roger Gagne, Elaine Morrison and Mary Ellen Boudman.

The public is invited to view the artwork at the Mill. Winners of the Annalee Thorndike Art Awards will be announced at a reception at the Belknap Mill on Tuesday evening, April 17 beginning at 7 p.m.

Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation Board members Susan Brown and Marcia Hayward set up a student’s work for the Annalee Thorndike Art Competition at the Belknap Mill. (Courtesy photo)

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’re usually an optimist, but not today. You won’t look for the sunny side or believe in potential. Instead, you’ll see what is and decide how you can improve upon it. With a little work, you’ll do just that.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Instead of striving for excellence in everything, choose two important categories and give them your all. Hint: “Laundry” is not one of these categories. Live bigger than that.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re a busy person who still finds the time to reach out to other busy people, and they are happy to know you, if only for a few minutes. It’s amazing what you’ll accomplish in the span of a day.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There you go again, using your charms on people who are unprepared for them.

Keep this up, and you could accidentally make someone fall in love with you.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 14).

Your love is a magic gift. Those close to you will thrive as a direct result of receiving your love. You’ll follow your interests with new zeal and branch out to different territory. By the end of the year, you’ll be an expert on a new subject. The next six weeks bring financial opportunity, so dive in. A romantic connection deepens in August. Leo and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 40, 33, 28 and 17.

TUNDRA

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll display the signals that indicate that you’re mildly interested in what someone has to offer you. Your reservations make you more appealing. You hold back because you know it will make the other person reach.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be a diplomat and a caring friend. The words you say will matter far less than your intention to make another person feel better about what has happened.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll keep going when the odds are against you, which officially makes you the underdog. Of course, everyone loves the underdog -- especially if they know the whole story. So tell it!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A blind person can experience love at first sight. There are so many factors that come together to create amorous feelings, and looks are not the most important. You’ll experience something new igniting in your heart.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your schedule will become hectic and overwhelming if you let it. You have allies who really want to help you. By simply allowing this help to occur, your life will become beautiful again.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your love life gets interesting, primarily because of the puzzling and possibly maddening words you hear from an intriguing someone. You’ll like how this develops.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Even top athletes have physical limitations.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, April 14, the 105th day of 2012. There are 261 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 14, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship’s time and began sinking. (The ship went under two hours and 40 minutes later with the loss of 1,514 lives.)

On this date: In 1775, the first American society for the abolition of slavery was formed in Philadelphia.

In 1828, the first edition of Noah Webster’s “American Dictionary of the English Language” was published.

In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington.

In 1902, James Cash Penney opened his first store, The Golden Rule, in Kemmerer, Wyo. In 1910, President William Howard Taft became the first U.S. chief executive to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game as the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-0.

In 1931, King Alfonso XIII of Spain went into exile, and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed.

In 1939, the John Steinbeck novel “The Grapes of Wrath” was first published by Viking Press.

In 1949, the “Wilhelmstrasse Trial” in Nuremberg ended with 19 former Nazi Foreign Office officials sentenced by an American tribunal to prison terms ranging from four to 25 years.

In 1956, Ampex Corp. demonstrated its videotape recorder at the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters Convention in Chicago.

In 1960, the musical “Bye Bye Birdie” opened on Broadway.

In 1981, the first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

In 1986, Americans got word of a U.S. air raid on Libya (because of the time difference, it was the early morning of April 15 where the attack occurred.) French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir died in Paris at age 78.

One year ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi rolled defiantly through the streets of Tripoli the same day NATO air strikes shook the city.

North Korean confirmed it was holding an American who was detained in November 2010, reportedly for proselytizing. (Eddie Jun was freed in May 2011.)

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bradford Dillman is 82. Actor Jay Robinson is 82. Country singer Loretta Lynn is 80. Actress Julie Christie is 72.

Retired MLB All-Star Pete Rose is 71. Rock musician Ritchie Blackmore is 67. Actor John Shea is 63. Actor Brad Garrett is 52. Actor Robert Carlyle is 51. Actor Robert Clendenin is 48. Actress Catherine Dent is 47. Actor Lloyd Owen is 46. Retired MLB All-Star Greg Maddux is 46. Rock musician Barrett Martin is 45. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 44. Actor Adrien Brody is 39. Classical singer David Miller is 39. Actor Antwon Tanner is 37.

Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is 35. Producer Rob McElhenney is 35. Actor Christian Alexander is 22. Actor Nick Krause is 20. Actress Vivien Cardone is 19. Actress Abigail Breslin is 16.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Community “Italiano” dinner hosted by The Gilmanton Community Church. 5 to 7 p.m. at the Corners Church. $9/adult.

Rabies clinic at the Rowe House in Gilford. 9 a.m. to noon. Dr. Robert MacDonald will give one or three year shots for $10. Proceeds will be donated to the ThompsonAmes Historical Society.

The U.S. State Department will be processing U.S. passport applications at Plymouth State University for community members, faculty, staff and students. 10 a.m.- 2p.m. at the PSU Ice Arena on Route 175-A. For more information email bagley@plymouth.edu or call 535-2336.

The Meredith Republican Town Committee will host the two announced GOP gubernatorial candidates. 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post on Plymouth Street.

Free coffee and donuts. For more information email jeanie@ jeanieforrester.com.

Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) is hosting a college-wide Open House. 9a.m until noon at LRCC. For more information contact Fraser at 524-3207 ext. 6766.

LRGH Nursery Guild’s Spring Baby and Children’s Boutique. 9 a.m. — 2 p.m. at the Laconia Community Center on Union Avenue. For more information call 5243211 X3018 or nurseryguild@lrgh.org.

“Alice in Wonderland” presented by the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Youth & Teen Ensemble. 2 p.m. matinee & again at 7 p.m. For tickets call 366-7377 or visit www. winniplayhouse.org.

Monthly ham and bean supper hosted by the Sawhegenit Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. 5 to 7 p.m. at the Bristol Masonic Temple on Pleasant Street. $7.

Holy Trinity School Scholarship Auction. 5:30 p.m. at the school on Church Street in Laconia. Silent auction and live auction starting at 7. Dinner catered by Fratello’s served for donation of $10. More than 300 items will be up for bid.

Equinox reunion show at the Laconia VFW. 7 p.m. to midnight to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society and local scholarships. Many other bands will join in. Open to the public.

N.H. State Grange presents 4th Annual Spring Fling Workshop Event. 9 a.m. at Belmont Middle School. Public welcome. 13 fun/educational opportunities to learn about topics ranging from living wills to extreme couponing, to container gardening to cross stitching.

23rd Annual Kick for Cancer Open Martial Arts Tournament. 10 a.m. at the Gilmanton School. Organized by White Dragon Martial Arts to raise money for local hospice programs. $5 donation at the door for spectators.

Mountain Lake Chorale performs at the Sanbornton Congregational Church. 7 p.m. Following the concert there will be a dessert social in the Undercroft. Public welcome. Donations accepted at the door.

Plymouth State University Choirs in concert — The Sky Speaks. 7 p.m. at the Silver Center for the Arts. Tickets at 779-3869.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the firstfloor conference room. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome.

Call 645-9518.

Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton.

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia.

Artsy Saturday at the Meredith Public Library. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For children and adults together. Drop in to discover different art concepts and take home your bookmark creations.

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

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Upstate New York Where It’s 20 Degrees Outside.” He said his wife has hot flashes and wants to set the thermostat down, but he likes it at 74 so he can run around in his underwear. She’s ready to move out. He thinks she’s being selfish.

We also are from upstate New York, and I think he is the selfish one. He can dress in layers, put on a sweater or buy himself a parka. On the other hand, there is just so much that she can take off. Yes, he may pay the bills, but I wonder who cooks, cleans, does the laundry, shops and cares for the children. -- Long-Time Reader, First-Time Responder Dear Long-Time Reader: That letter made a lot of readers “hot” under the collar. Read on for more: From Wisconsin: Tell him to turn the heat down and put the money he saves toward those mortgage payments he is so smug about. Better yet, donate it to a charity that helps cover energy bills for those who aren’t able to pay them.

Boston: I have never in my long life said this to anyone, but what a jerk!

My husband and I have had this same problem. Our thermostat is set at 69. He wears sweats and warm slippers, and I wear T-shirts. This is not about who pays the mortgage, but about your attitude toward your partner.

Indiana: No one needs to suffer from hot flashes. As soon as my doctor prescribed an antidepressant, it was like someone flipped a switch.

Chicago: As a woman in her eighth year of hot flashes and night sweats, I have learned some coping skills. Many women cannot take hormone replacement. I have found some relief in yoga, breathing techniques and mindful meditation. I suggest the wife find a room she can call her own and keep it at a temperature that is comfortable for her. This time is a natural

progression in women’s lives and should be embraced. I hope her journey is a short one.

California: Thirty years ago, due to surgery, I had hot flashes. An acquaintance told me her ob-gyn recommended vitamin E. It worked! It took six weeks to kick in, but, oh, the relief!

Georgia: I urge you to exercise extreme caution in recommending natural remedies for hot flashes. These treatments are unregulated and can contain a variety of harmful substances, and they don’t have to have any of these on their labels. People should be very careful. For further information, contact the Centers for Disease Control toxicology division in Atlanta.

Upstate New York: What an inconsiderate husband. It’s his choice to wear nothing around the house, so he should be willing to suffer the consequences. We keep our house at 65 degrees. Sweaters and slippers are comfortable and healthier than 74 degrees. We sleep well and even better when I get the gas bill. Last time I checked, it was “our” house, not “my” house.

California: I have had brief hot flashes since 2008. They only seem to last forever. I have a hand fan by my bed and recliner, and I carry a folding one in my purse. In the winter, I step outside for a few minutes. I take care of myself without inconveniencing anyone else, but I will be glad when they are over.

Florida: I’ve been in that gentleman’s shoes for a number of years and had the same complaint. Six months ago, however, I suffered male hot flashes as a result of a hormone imbalance.

Having been on the other side, I can tell him that it is a very unpleasant experience and one over which you have no control.

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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Adoption

Autos

BOATS

For Rent

ADOPT: Lots of love & blessings to share! Let us be the answer to your prayers for your baby. Let’s talk. Wendy & Tim 1-800-409-5224. Expenses paid.

1999 GMC Suburban- 4X4, V-8 350. Good shape. $4,500.

286-7293

FOR Sale Kayak (2) 16 sit on Cabo Ocean, with dry compartment, seats and back supports.$450 ea. 556-9611.

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

Love pets!

Animals BEAUTIFUL Puppies: Apricot, red, mini poodles. Champ background. We also have teddy bear pomapoos Good price. Healthy, happy and home raised.

253-6373.

DACHSHUNDS puppies. Heath & temperament guaranteed.

Parents on premise $375-$450 (603)539-1603.

LABRADOR RETRIEVERS

AKC absolutely gorgeous puppies. Bred for breed’s standards and great temperament. Raised in our home (603)664-2828.

Loving female boxer up to date on all shots. Fixed, house trained, 3-years old, good w/kids. Great dog all together! $550. 455-5660

Announcement HOST A TUPPERWARE PARTY and receive free Tupperware! Call Lee to host or purchase.

491-2696 WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting.

603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH. Wed-Sun, 10-4, Fri & Sat 10-6.

Autos 1971 VW Super Beetle, Calif. car, second owner, 133K, needs nothing. $4500. 267-5196 1979 MGB Limited Edition- 81K miles, well maintained, always garaged. $3,000. 455-2216 1988 Dodge 1-Ton Dumptruck: V8, AWD, 9 ft. Fisher plow.

1999 Honda CR-V. AWD, 4 door, 150K miles, good condition, $4,200. Call after 6pm. 524-8364 2006 Jeep Liberty Sport, automatic, blue, remote start, 56,500K Excellent condition. $12,000 528-4129 2006 Toyota Avalon LimitedLeather seats, loaded, 39,400 miles, mint condition, $19,250.

Call Bob 603-279-0126.

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

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.

Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. P3 s Towing 630-3606 CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

FOR Sale 1997 Chevy Silverado EXT. 4 x 4, many new parts. $3500 or B.O. 294-4057.

BOATS 2004 Mercury 9.9 HP, 4 stroke, mint, less than 20 hours. $1,100 366-5569 2004 Searay Weekender- 22 foot cuddy. 100 hours used on Winnipesaukee only. $24,000.

Contact 413-627-5024 Aluminum Boats- 1 12ft. Smokercraft $325. 1 12ft. Starcraft $325.

Honda 5HP 4-stroke OB engine, $550. 279-4140 ALUMINUM Boats. 1-10ft like new $800. 1-12ft $200. 393-6214.

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

LET S GO FISHING! Simple fishing with Paddle King Boats and Tohatsu Outboard motors, Call 738-2296 or visit www.outboardrepower.net

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

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

LOOKING for 22’ dock in Laconia on Winnisquam, no electricity needed. 413-209-0768, Leave Message

BELMONT

PRIVATE Dock Space for Rent: Up to 10x30. Varney Point, Winnipesaukee, Gilford, $2,295/ season. 603-661-2883.

Business Opportunities Need Extra Money? Start an Avon Business for $10. Call Debbie at 603-491-5359.

Or go to www.start.youravon.com and enter reference code: dblaisedell.

Well established alterations business for sale. $15,000 or best offer. 528-2227 for inquiries

Child Care CHILDREN S Garden Childcare: Year-round, reliable, clean, structured, pre-K environment, one acre yard, central location.

528-1857.

Employment Wanted MAN Seeking work for Landscaping, Spring Cleanup, Drywall, Plastering, Carpentry/Decking. 20 years experience in masonry/ brick paving. Cheap rates. Call 524-6694

For Rent 1 & 2-bedroom apts $475-800 per

1 Bedroom Apartment, Heated, Newly painted, Walking distance to the Belknap Mall. $165/wk. Four weeks security deposit. No pets. No smoking.

For Rent COZY, SUNNY, VERY CLEAN 2 Bedroom apartment in duplex next to Opechee Park. Washer & Dryer provided. No smoking, no dogs $750/Mo. + Utilities

738-2296 or 528-4450 FRANKLIN: Quiet modern 2-Bedroom w/carport. 2ND-floor, starting at $765/Month, includes heat/hot water. Security deposit & references required. No pets.

286-4845.

GILFORD Great 1-bedroom lakefront apartment! Private, views, washer/dryer $725/month plus utilities.

1 year lease.

603-393-7077.

GILFORD Village: 2-bedroom ranch, recently renovated, two-car garage, village view, no pets or smoking, security deposit, references. $1,000/Month. Contact (603)387-4424.

GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $850/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662 Gilmanton- Rocky Pond Rte. 106.

2 bedroom w/large garage. No smoking/No pets. $900/Month + utilities. Available 6/1/12.

508-359-2176 LACONIA - Great 3 bedroom, hardwood floors, 3-season porch, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking, in town, close to park. $1,100/month. Security, 1st month, references. 455-0602.

LACONIA 1-bedroom apt. walking distance to downtown, heat/ hot water, no pets, $180/ week.

387-4404 LACONIA2-ROOMMATES wanted to share personal home.

Clean, quiet, sober environment.

All inclusive, $110-130/week.

455-2014

For Rent LACONIA- 1 bedroom subsidized apartment. Must be elderly or disabled. Preferece given to elderly applicants with extremely low income. ($14,800 or lower).

EHO. Please call Mary at Stewart Property Management 603-641-2163 Laconia prime 1st floor Pleasant St. Apartment. Walk to town & beaches. 2 bedrooms + 3-season glassed in sun porch. Completely repainted, glowing beautiful hardwood floors, marble fireplace, custom cabinets in kitchen with appliances, tile bath & shower. $1,000/Month includes heat & hot water. 630-4771 or 524-3892 LACONIA: Nice & quiet one bedroom, 2nd floor, good neighborhood, storage, parking, $700/month includes heat.

455-8789.

LACONIA: 2-bedroom $180/ week includes heat & hot water. References and deposit. 524-9665.

LACONIA: 3-bedroom 5 room with sunporch Messer St. $210 per week includes heat, $600 security 524-7793.

LACONIA: Beautiful, large 1 Bedroom in one of Pleasant Streets finest Victorian homes.

Walk to downtown & beaches.

Fireplace, lots of natural woodwork, washer/dryer. Heat & hot water included. $775/Month.

528-6885.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

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

No pets. 496-8667 or 545-9510.

MEREDITH 1-bedroom apartment. Main St., convenient to all.

Private entrance and parking. $700/Month heated.

No Smoking/No pets. 279-6108 between 6 and 9 pm.

New Franklin Apartments, LLC Elderly and Disabled Housing Now Accepting Applications for Project-Based Section 8 Subsidized Apartments HUD Income Limits Apply One & Two Bedroom Units Available Located in Tilton, Franklin & West Franklin

Apartments Available Now For more information, please contact 603-286-4111 Or TTY 1-800-735-2964

527-9221 BELMONT small one BR, 1st floor. $140/week heat, hot water, and electric included.

603-235-6901 Belmont- 2 bedroom 2nd floor.

Heat & Electric Included. No smoking/pets. $225/Week.

Security Deposit Required.

387-6875 BELMONT-Available Immediately.

2-bedroom townhouse-style.

Quiet, heat included. $225/week.

All housing certificates accepted.

267-0545-or 781-344-3749 BRISTOL: Newly renovated 2-bedroom apartment. Heat and hot water included. $700/month.

217-4141. Available April 15.

CENTER HARBOR- One bedroom house in desirable downtown location. Safe, private, well maintained. All utilities $850/ month. Write to: Boxholder PO Box 614, Center Harbor, 03226.

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

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

Affordable Housing Get your name on our waiting list PRINCE HAVEN APARTMENTS Plymouth, N.H. All utilities included (Prince Haven has an elderly preference) If you are 62, disabled or handicapped, (regardless of age), and meet annual income guidelines, you may qualify for our one-bedroom apts.

Call today to see if you qualify.

603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 or Download an application at www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com 40% of our vacancies will be rented to applicants with Extremely Low Income.

Rent is based on your household size and income.

An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Saturday, April 14, 2012— Page 17

For Rent MEREDITH- 1 bedroom apartment with kitchen and living room.

No pets.

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

Convenient Residential Location. 279-4164 MEREDITH- Very nice large newly renovated 1st floor of 2-family home, full basement, W/D hookup, close to town, large, 2BR, hardwood floors, porch, $1,000/month +utilities. No Smoking/Dogs. Security,references.

279-4376 MOULTONBOROUGH HouseOne bedroom, year-round, propane central heat, tenant pays utilities, tenant does yard maintenance. No pets/Smoking. credit report required, verified income, references. $400/Month, security.

Call between 5PM-8PM $25 fee 603-253-6924.

For Rent-Commercial

For Sale

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE IN GILFORD

Maine Black bear rug $800, Alaskan Caribou head in-felt $400, 6 point buck $250.

413-209-0768

$425-500 per month Very nice and professional offices with shared common areas in Gilford Professional Park. Nice views, parking and well kept complex. Rent includes electricity, heat, cleaning service for common areas, central a/c and shared kitchen, as well as men and ladies' room. Contact Rob at 387-1226 and leave a message to arrange for a view.

For Sale

MAPLE Drop-Leaf Table w/4 Hitchcock Chairs, $650; Pine Hutch, $250.

Please call 524-7194.

MEN!S Motorcycle Boots: Fits size 10, new condition, $80; Women!s bell helmet, white, size XS, $50; Women!s Harley Davidson helmet, size S, white, $50.

520-4311.

NEW 40” Sony Television LCD Digital Color TV. $300 or B.O. Call 279-5598

2009 Heritage Softtail Harley, only 2,500 miles. $15,500. Call Tom 387-5934 22” Toro Lawnmower- 6.5 HP, self-propelled, bagger or mulcher, just serviced. 366-4905 AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.

Approx. 100 bales of good hay. $3 per bale. 524-4726 Belmont

NORTHFIELD: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement, $200/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com

BALDWIN piano, solid cherry with music bench, H40” xL56 ” xD24”, good condition, needs tuning. $500. 524-0121 BAZOOKA Navigator 26" double suspension folding bike, silver with gel seat, retails for $600, used 3 times, asking $400, 723-4032.

BLACK leather rocker/recliner.

Like new, $150. Two oak end tables w/attached lamps, $35 each. 998-6391

TILTONUPDATED one bedroom. Top-floor, quiet.

Heat/Hot Water included, no dogs. $600/Month.

Also downstairs 1-bedroom coming up.

603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $160-$175 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

For Rent-Commercial MEREDITH BILLBOARD - On Route 3, between Route 104 and 106 (Rotary). Available 5/1.

279-1234

CRAFTSMAN Precision measuring tools: 4-pc. set 0-4” mics w/case $35. 0-3” depth mics $15, 12” dial calipers $25, Goose-neck magnetic base $10, Starrett protractor and 6” steel rule $5, Hardened steel drill block $5. Will sell all for $75. Craftsman heavy-duty dolly w/straps $20.

Stihl gas trimmer $25. 238-3084 FIREWOOD - SANBORNTON. Heat Source Cord Wood.

Seasoned & Green. Cut, split, and delivered. Call 286-4946, leave message.

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

Seasoned available.

(603)455-8419 LA-Z-BOY power lift recliner, clean, $100. Call 603-998-5439.

Rental Assistance Available Apply Now for our Waiting List

LEDGEWOOD ESTATES • Spacious units with a lot of storage area • Low utility costs • On-Site Laundry & Parking • Easy access to I-93 • 24-hour maintenance provided • 2 bedrooms with a 2 person minimum per unit.

Rent is based upon 30% of your adjusted income.

Call today for an application, or download an application at:

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Housing@hodgescompanies.com 603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent

ROCKWELL Electric Hand Planer $75.00. Craftsman Router $50.

Makita Hammer Drill $100. Call 934-2121 SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Evening & weekend deliveries welcome.

BENJAMIN OIL, LLC .

603-524-6457 Sun 3 wheel recumbent bicycle with 21 speeds. Only used 3 months. Asking $900. 556-9423 TRACE Elliot GP7SM 250 7 Band Series Bass Head $299/obogreat condition, works perfectly.

Call Rob @ 603-520-4447.

Wicked Ridge Crossbow- The Invader Model. Comes with a Wicked Ridge Quiver, scope, carrying case & 17 20 ” bolts. $375/BO. 603-528-6928 after 5pm.

Wood burning stove. Reginald $150. Side-By-Side Whirlpool refrigerator with icemaker, $75.

527-1613 WOODWORKING Tools: Hand & Power. All kinds of wood. Please call 524-7194.

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

393-7786.

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

Fabulous back & hip support.

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

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

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

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

Free while they last: Detergent and dryer sheets when you wash and dry at Superclean Laundromat 361 Union Ave 7am-7pm 7days Maple Desk with 7 drawers. Good condition. 527-1613 T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call

Heavy Equipment

Help Wanted

HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL

BABYSITTER needed for an adorable child from 6:45am-9am, 3-days per week, per diem. Clean criminal background check and valid drivers license required. If you are good with kids, retired or otherwise, call 524-6694

Help Wanted

MINI EXCAVATOR Kubota mini excavator for rent. KX161 12,000 pound machine. Rubber tracks & air conditioning. Hydraulic thumb and push blade.

SKID STEER Caterpillar 277B skid steer for rent with bucket and/or forks.

Rubber tracks.

MAN LIFT Terex TB50 man lift for rent.

50 foot maximum platform height and 500 lbs. maximum platform capacity. Four wheel drive with articulating jib.

Free delivery and pick-up within 20 miles of Sunapee with two or more days rental. Rent by the day, week or month. $300. a day, $1,000. a week or $2,500. a month. All insurance is handled in house.

603-763-6005 Help Wanted ATTENTION

On Mon. & Tues. our facility will conduct interviews to place 8 people. $500 per week, $1000 signing Bonus after 60 days.

Why are we hiring when most companies are laying off? Because we offer a career opportunity limited only by your attitude and willingness to work.

These positions are not dead end but will lead to secure positions with our 98 year old company. We start you at $500 per week. Openings are general trainees for display and management with rapid advancement, paid vacations, bonuses and incentives. If you are not working or are at a dead end job and are teachable, trainable & reliable, call our office Mon. & Tues. 9-5. These positions will go fast. Have pen & paper ready. (603)822-0220.

Bob Had Job Bob Lost Job Bob s Job Now Open 528-1118 BUSY Laconia specialty practice looking for an RN to join our team of nurses in a very diversified practice. Must be able to work independently in various roles.

We are looking for someone for 4 days per week. We offer a very competitive salary. Please call (603)524-7402 x 210 for more information.

EXPERIENCED COOKS Bear Island & Barnstead, NH Please email to: careers@fitzvogt.com or leave a voicemail at:

603-756-4578 x 99 JCS is expanding for the 3rd time

now calling on behalf of the leading resorts on the West Coast! We are now seeking motivated, positive, dependable appointment setters.

Must be driven and motivated to make money and be able to work in a team environment!

Good communication skills a must, no experience required.

2nd shift Sun.-Fri. 4:15pm10pm. Average wage $19+ an hour call:

603-581-2450 EOE

GRANITE State Independent Living is hiring in-home personal care workers in the Laconia area. Hoyer lift exp a plus.

Part time, $9.75/hr. Contact Pam 800-826-3700, x1112.

LINE COOKS: Now hiring experienced line cooks who are energetic with a positive attitude and a team player. Full and Part time positions available. Weekends a must! Pay commensurate with experience. Apply in person at Hart!s Turkey Farm Restaurant on Rte 3 in Meredith or apply online at www.hartsturkeyfarm.com.

PART-TIME Administrative Assistant Excellent opportunity exists at our retail optical office in Gilford, NH for a part-time administrative assistant. Duties include insurance billing, bookkeeping (AR/AP), records filing, generating monthly reports, managing frame inventory, communicating with branch locations and with the public, and other projects. If you are highly organized and a self starter, please email your resume to lrostyleyes@gmail.com

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Restoration Technician

Seasonal Employment on the White Mountain National Forest Seasonal positions working out of our Bartlett, NH Facility for Equipment Operators and/or Laborers.

Equipment Operator must be able to operate a dump truck, backhoe, front end loader, have a valid state driver’s and DOT CDL Class “A” license.

Laborer must have a valid state driver’s license.

For application information please visit: fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/employment/ Application deadline April 14, 2012

White Mountain National Forest EOE

Automotive Technician Wanted Candidate must be Chrysler Certified and ASE Certified. We offer competitive pay plus weekly and monthly incentives. We also offer health care, 401K, paid vacations, paid holidays, and free uniforms.

Candidate must possess a positive attitude to work in a Team environment.

Interested candidates should contact:

We!re looking for a self motivated, energetic, responsible person that has experience in water and fire restoration and a background in construction. Must have a valid driver!s license with 4 points or less. Please come to the office to fill out an application. All Brite Cleaning & Restoration, Inc. 41 Country Club Rd. Gilford, NH 03249

SEASONAL GENERAL LABOR Now hiring general laborers as part of our landscape and property maintenance team.

Instruction

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FLYFISHING LESSONS

B elmont Parks & Recreation is seeking qualified candidates to fill seasonal positions: Beach Director Water Safety Instructor Sargent Park Attendant Summer Camp Counselor Job descriptions and applications are available on the town website or by e-mail from the recreation director.

Janet Breton, Recreation Director Town of Belmont PO Box 310 Belmont, NH 03220-0310 Phone: 524-4350 www.belmontnh.org E-Mail: jbreton@belmontnh.org Equal Opportunity Employer

House for sale.

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(603) 279-4271.

Services

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Land BUILDING LOTS: Belmont, 3 acres, rolling terrain with good gravel soils, near high school, $59,900. Gilford, 1 1/4 acres, level and dry, just over Laconia line, $79,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234.

or send resume to:

Deadline: Until the positions are filled.

Please Apply in Person 62 Doris Ray Court Laconia, NH 03246

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

All interviews confidential

Certified Kindergarten Teacher The Certified Middle School Math Teacher (Seven-Tenths Position) is now being posted as a full time position.

Please send a letter of intent, resume, certification and three letters of reference to: Carol Locke, Principal Gilmanton School 1386 NH Rte. 140 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 03837

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GILMANTON SCHOOL 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR VACANCIES

Is now accepting applications for

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Handicap Accessible. Principals only, $79,000. 603-930-5222

Motorcycles 1981 Honda XR500: Flattracker, $600. 393-7103.

2000 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic, metallic green and black, new factory re-build Harley Davidson motor, looks and runs great, many extras, $7800 call Paul in Berlin at 603-752-5519, 603-915-0792 leave message.

2005 Harley 1200 Sportster- 11K miles, excellent shape. $5,500.

524-7599

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

Recreation Vehicles 2008 Zoom Aeorlite 18 . Sleeps 3, many extras. Outside table, stove, TV. Asking $10,000/OBO. Call 267-6668

$20 Traditional Japanese Bodywork Treatments Please come and enjoy the therapeutic and relaxing benefits of traditional Japanese body work known as Shiatsu.

Each treatment is performed fully clothed on a comfortable floor mat and takes about an hour.

Treatments are performed at the Sachem Shiatsu office at the Fitness Edge building in Meredith.

Please call Sensei Jones at 603-524-4780 to make an appointment.

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Services

Services

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

Services RESIDENTIAL WINDOW CLEANING

520-0313 Serving Belknap, Carroll & Grafton Counties

HAULING Get rid of your unwanted items.

Reasonable rates. 603-930-5222

DO YOU NEED FINANCIAL HELP with the spaying, altering of your dog or cat? 224-1361 LANDSCAPING: Spring Clean-up, Mulching, weeding, seasonal mowing, fertilizing, brush cutting, bush trimming. Free estimates.

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STITT Painting and Papering.

Also doing Pressure Washing, Sheetrocking, Roofing, Masonry and Additions. 393-0963

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

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Senator Jeanie Forrester visited Lakeland School in Meredith to recognize Anna Ellis’s achievement at the New Hampshire State Spelling Bee. Anna is an 8th Grade student at Lakeland School and came second in the state at the Spelling Bee. Senator Forrester presented Anna with a dictionary signed by herself, Senate president Peter Bragdon and Governor Lynch. (Courtesy photo)

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Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

Major credit cards accepted

Sen. Jeanie Forrester congratulates Lakeland School 8th grader Anna Ellis for State Spelling Bee success

MASONRY/Tile. New, restoration, chimney relining/ repair, pavers, fireplaces, stone, brick, block.

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Yard Sale 2-FAMILY Moving & Yard Sale: 86-88 Smith Point Road, Alton Bay, Saturday 4/14, 9am-4pm.

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LACONIA Yard Sale- 103 Blueberry Lane Apt. 27. Saturday, April 14th. 9am-5pm.

CALENDAR from page 15

SUNDAY, APRIL 15 “Alice in Wonderland” presented by the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Youth & Teen Ensemble. 2 p.m. matinee. For tickets call 366-7377 or visit www.winniplayhouse.org.

AJL Base Ruth Baseball registration.

9 a.m. to noon at the Laconia Community Center. For 13-15 year olds. For more information call Jeff at 275-6694.

Fabulous buffet breakfast offered by the Masons of Winnipesaukee Lodge #75 in Alton. 7 to 11 a.m. at the lodge on Rte. 28 South. From bacon and eggs to made to order omelettes and just about everything in between. $10/adult. $5/child under 12.

Annual meeting of Lou Athanas Youth Basketball League in Laconia. 6 p.m. at the Community Center on Union Ave. 3rd Annual Beach to Bar 4K Run/ Walk in Sandwich. 10 a.m. Race begins at Town Beach and ends 3.1 miles later at the Corner House Inn in Center Sandwich. To register call Pasha Marlowe at 476-2476.

Free chamber recital featuring piano trio literature by Haydn, Brahms and Julia Smith. 4 p.m. Smith Recital Hall at the Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University.

N.H. Fiddle Ensemble at the Franklin Opera House. 2 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at 934-1901 or vist franklinoperahouse.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 16 NH Jazz presents Boston composer Brian Friedland and his Big Band. 8 p.m. at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. Admissions $12 BYOB. For more information call 267-5387 or email jon@nhjazz.com.

Laconia Historical & Museum Society presents the story of Alma Paulson, Titanic passenger. 7 p.m. at the Public Library. Presented by Warren Clement. Free and open to the public. Refreshments.

Book signing and reception for David Bergquist, author of “Prelude To Courage: An Air Warrior’s Journey of Faith”.

Noon to 1 p.m.; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.; and 6 to 7 p.m. at Lakes Region Community College’s Bennett Library. For more information call 524-3207 X6727.

Annual Board of Director elections for Laconia Youth Soccer Association. 6 p.m. in the Community Room at the Laconia Police Department.

Lakes Region Art Association meeting. 7 p.m. at the Taylor Community’s Woodside building in Laconia. Speaker will be Damon E. Goss.

Mary Butler DAR Chapter meeting.

1:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church.

Open to members and prospective members. Program on health aging.

Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals.

For more information call Guy Haas at 2792230.

18+ pick-up basketball at the Meredith Community Center. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $1 per session.

Open pinochle game at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Parade Road in Laconia. 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

Mahjong game time at the Gilford Public Library. 12:30 to 3 p.m. New players welcome.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 35 Tower Street in Weirs Beach.

Parish of Blessed Andre Bessette Respect Life Committee meeting. 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart School Gym in Laconia, front room. Public welcome. For more information call 528-2326 or 524-8335.

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ZIMMERMAN from page 2 her team’s confidence that Zimmerman used the and haven’t determined anything that would supword “punks” and not the slur. port a racial component,” O’Mara said Friday.

Legal experts cautioned that the affidavit, the full Zimmerman, 28, has claimed self-defense, telling text of which is available at http://apne.ws/Itn7Nu , police that Martin attacked him as he was walking is just a rough sketch of the prosecution’s case and back to his truck. Zimmerman’s father is white and does not contain all the evidence. But Coffey said he his mother is Hispanic. did not see enough in the affidavit for the Justice After the release of the 911 recording in midDepartment to make a hate-crime case stick.

March, the belief that Zimmerman muttered a racial Nevertheless, Florida defense attorney Randy slur fed suspicions that the killing was racially McClean said Zimmerman’s use of the word “punks” motivated and stoked demands that the U.S. Justice and his profanity in Department bring civil rights charges. News orgadescribing Martin may nizations used audio technology to enhance the 911 help Florida prosecutors call and try to figure out what he said.

OPEN HOUSE Prosecutors did not explain how they Sunday, April 15 • 11am-1pm reached their conclusion.

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U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa said the department is conducting its own, separate investigation, and she refused to comment on the special prosecutor’s findings.

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2000 Marlette Doublewide

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to move in! 2 BR, 3 BA, 3-level townhouse with Paugus Bay views. Not 1, but 2 garages. Features include cherry cabinets, cherry & Berber floors, stainless steel appliances, 2 gas fireplaces, central air, a pool, tennis, a day dock, and more!

$179,900 MLS 4146413

mlS# 4062268

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Spinnaker Yacht Club, Beach Rights in Laconia: Laconia: 4 BR, 2.5 BA w/ Laconia: Lease with the Like new 2 BR, 2 BA open concept living in the option to purchase. 28’ slip with a max of 31’1”. $3000 for the 2012 season with $1000 towards purchase at the end of the season. Club amenities incl. a beach, BBQ area, visitor day dock, rentals, pump-out station, electric, security, & full utilities.

contemporary townhouse set well off the road w/ an inviting sunny back yard and deck.

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