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LACONIA — After first indicating that he would casting the deciding vote in favor of introducing a “pay-as-youthrow” program should the six city councilors, as expected, divide evenly over how to restructure the curbside collec-
tion of solid waste, Mayor Mike Seymour now finds himself in quandary on the eve of tomorrow’s special City Council meeting to settle the issue. “I believe PAYT is the right way to go,” Seymour said yesterday, “but the public outcry (against it) has been overwhelming.”
Seymour estimated that approximately 80-percent of some of 300 comments he has received expressed opposition to PAYT. “I am hesitant to commit,” he said, adding that “I would like to see a consensus on the council on such a controversial issue.” Councilors Matt Lahey
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SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas woman likely won’t remember her first circus for the clowns or performances — it’ll be the tiger in the bathroom. The big cat had escaped briefly after its turn in the ring Saturday at the Isis Shrine Circus in Salina. Staff members blocked off the concourses at the Bicentennial Center as the tiger wandered into the bathroom, where one of the doors was blockaded. About that time, Salina resident Jenna Krehbiel decided she needed to use the restroom. When she walked in the door that hadn’t been blocked off, she found a tiger standing about 2 feet away, The Salina Journal reported (http://bit.ly/11eq218 ). “You don’t expect to go in a bathroom door, have it shut behind you and see a tiger walking toward you,” Krehbiel said. Chris Bird, manager see TIGER page
Government says Tsarnaev brothers motivated by religion but not part of group; death penalty in play
BOSTON (AP) — The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected to any Muslim terrorist groups, U.S. officials said Monday after interrogating and charging Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with crimes that could bring the death penalty. Tsarnaev, 19, was charged in his hospital room, where he was in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the throat and other injuries suffered during his attempted getaway. His older brother, Tamerlan, 26, died Friday after a fierce gunbattle with police. The Massachusetts college student was charged with using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction. He was accused of joining with his brother in setting off the shrapnel-packed pressure-
cooker bombs that killed three people and wounded more than 200 a week ago. The brothers, ethnic Chechens from Russia who had been living in the U.S. for about a decade, practiced Islam. Two U.S. officials said preliminary evidence from the younger man’s interrogation suggests the brothers were motivated by religious extremism but were apparently not involved with Islamic terrorist organizations. Dzhokhar communicated with his interrogators in writing, precluding the type of back-and-forth exchanges often crucial to establishing key facts, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly. They cautioned that they were still trying to verify what they were told by Tsarnaev
and were looking at such things as his telephone and online communications and his associations with others. In the criminal complaint outlining the allegations, investigators said Tsarnaev and his brother each placed a knapsack containing a bomb in the crowd near the finish line of the 26.2-mile race. The FBI said surveillance-camera footage showed Dzhokhar manipulating his cellphone and lifting it to his ear just instants before the two blasts. After the first blast, a block away from Dzhokhar, “virtually every head turns to the east ... and stares in that direction in apparent bewilderment and alarm,” the complaint says. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, “virtually alone of the individuals in front of the restaurant, appears calm.” see BOMBS page 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that overwhelmingly passed a test vote in the Senate Monday. Under current law, states can only require stores to collect sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state. As a result, many online sales are essentially tax-free, giving Internet retailers a big advantage over brick-and-mortar stores. The bill would allow states to require
online retailers to collect state and local sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet. The sales taxes would be sent to the states where shoppers live. The Senate voted 74 to 20 to begin debating the bill. If that level of support continues, the Senate could pass the bill as early as this week. Supporters say the bill is about fairness for businesses and lost revenue for states. Opponents say it would impose complicated regulations on retailers and doesn’t
have enough protections for small businesses. Businesses with less than $1 million a year in online sales would be exempt. “I believe it is important to level the playing field for all retailers,” said Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., the bill’s main sponsor. “We should not be subsidizing some taxpayers at the expense of others.” In many states, shoppers are required to pay unpaid sales tax when they file their state income tax returns. However, states see SALES TAX page 4
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BOMBS from page 2 He then quickly walked away, leaving a knapsack on the ground; about 10 seconds later, a bomb blew up at the spot where he had been standing, the FBI said. The FBI did not say whether he was using his cellphone to detonate one or both of the bombs or whether he was talking to someone. The criminal complaint shed no light on the motive for the attack. The Obama administration said it had no choice but to prosecute Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the federal court system. Some politicians had suggested he be tried as an enemy combatant in front of a military tribunal, where defendants are denied some of the usual constitutional protections. But Tsarnaev is a naturalized U.S. citizen, and under U.S. law, American citizens cannot be tried by military tribunals, White House spokesman Jay Carney said. Carney said that since 9/11, the federal court system has been used to convict and imprison hundreds of terrorists. Shortly after the charges were unveiled, Bostonarea residents and many of their well-wishers — including President Barack Obama at the White House — observed a moment of silence at 2:49 p.m. — the moment a week earlier when the bombs exploded. Across Massachusetts, the silence was broken by the tolling of church bells. “God bless the people of Massachusetts,” said Gov. Deval Patrick at a ceremony outside the Statehouse. “Boston Strong.” Also Monday, the governor and Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley were among the mourners at St. Joseph Church at the first funeral for one of the victims, Krystle Campbell. The 29-year-old restaurant manager had gone to watch a friend finish the race. “She was always there for people. As long as Krystle was around, you were OK,” said Marishi Charles, who attended the Mass. “These were the words her family wanted you to remember.” Amid a swirl of emotions in Boston, there was cause for some celebration: Doctors announced that everyone injured in the blasts who made it to a hospital alive now seems likely to survive. That includes several people who arrived with legs attached by just a little skin, a 3-year-old boy with a head wound and bleeding on the brain, and a little girl riddled with nails. “All I feel is joy,” said Dr. George Velmahos, chief of trauma surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, referring to his hospital’s 31 blast patients. “Whoever came in alive stayed alive.” As of Monday, 51 people remained hospitalized, three of them in critical condition. At least 14 people lost all or part of a limb; three of them lost more than one. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs and hands when he was captured hiding out in a boat in a backyard in the Boston suburb of Watertown, authorities said. A probable cause hearing — at which prosecutors will spell out the basics of their case — was set for May 30. According to a clerk’s notes of Monday’s proceedings in the hospital, U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler indicated she was satisfied that Tsarnaev was “alert and able to respond to the charges.”
University system looking for help from N.H. Senate
CONCORD (AP) — The University System of New Hampshire says it needs the state to be a better partner if it’s going to keep tuition down and reverse the perception among students and guidance counselors that the system is in decline. Members of its Board of Trustees told the Senate Finance Committee on Monday they’re troubled the number of instate applicants dropped by 13 percent in the last year and by a similar drop in first-time student enrollment. Any aid they receive will go toward addressing that drop. The university system pledged to freeze tuition in return for a larger increase in state aid dollars that Gov. Maggie Hassan included in her budget proposal. That increase was cut $12 million by the House in its budget and the trustees called on the Senate to restore those cuts. The universities said the House cuts jeopardize their pledge to freeze tuition. Todd Leach, interim chancellor for the University System of New Hampshire, said
that state aid will be split between the freeze, scholarships and keeping fees down for students struggling to cover their costs. Leach said he’s still hopeful that Hassan’s figures for aid can be reached, but said they are beginning to look at contingency plans in the event those numbers aren’t reached. Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Morse, a Salem Republican, said he hoped to avoid additional cuts but wasn’t optimistic about the possibility of restoring the level of funding proposed by Hassan. He added that the public universities have bigger problems than a short-fall in what they had expected from the state, alluding to issues with their bonds and recent criticism of the faculty sabbatical system. Graduates from New Hampshire’s universities have the highest debt load in the country, but supporters point out that graduates have a lower than average default rate, which they say means students are finding jobs and managing to pay down their college debt.
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Council directs flashing school zone lights be installed at Messer & Opechee intersection By Mike Mortensen FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA – At the urging of the City Council, flashing school zone warning lights will soon be installed on Messer Street in the area where on Friday a car collided with two Middle School students walking away from school, killing one and seriously injuring the other. The council on Monday directed City Manager Scott Myers to get the lights installed as soon as possible using funds already in the city budget. The move came after Police Commissioner Armand Maheux, speaking as a private citizen, urged that the lights be installed. Maheux lives on Irving Street, about two blocks north of the Messer Street Bridge where Lilyanna Johnson and Alyssa Miner, both 14, were walking when they were struck by a car driven by Amy Lafond, 52, of 10 River St., Laconia. The accident occurred about two blocks
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SALES TAX from page 2 complain that few people comply. “I do know about three people that comply with that,” Enzi said. President Barack Obama supports the bill, but its fate is uncertain in the House, where some Republicans regard it as a tax increase. Heritage Action for America, the activist arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation, opposes the bill and will count the vote in its legislative scorecard. Many of the nation’s governors — Republicans and Democrats — have been lobbying the federal government for years for the authority to collect sales taxes from online sales, said Dan Crippen, executive director of the National Governors Association. Those efforts intensified when state tax revenues took hit from the recession and the slow economic recovery. “It’s a matter of equity for businesses,” Crippen said. “It’s a matter of revenue for states.” The bill pits brick-and-mortar stores like WalMart against online services such as eBay. The National Retail federation supports it. And Amazon. com, which initially fought efforts in some states to make it collect sales taxes, supports it, too. “Amazon.com has long supported a simplified nationwide approach that is evenhandedly applied and applicable to all but the smallest volume sellers,” Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president of global public policy said in a recent letter to senators. On the other side, eBay has been rallying customers to oppose the bill. “I hope you agree that imposing unnecessary tax burdens on small online businesses is a bad idea,” eBay president and CEO John Donahoe said in a letter to customers. “Join us in letting your Members of Congress know they should protect small online businesses, not potentially put them out of business.” The bill is also opposed by senators from states that have no sales tax, including Sen. Max Baucus,
City Council very happy with new school/union deals By MiKe Mortensen FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The City Council on Monday approved new contracts with the School District’s three labor unions. The collective bargaining agreements, which contain the first pay raises in three years for the teachers and workers belonging to two smaller bargaining units, were approved unanimously with no discussion. Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5) applauded the contract agreements. He also thanked the teachers and school staff members covered under the contracts for agreeing to forgo raises during the recent economic downturn. Although the unions — the Laconia Education Association, the Education Association of Laconia and the Laconia association of Support Staff — bargain with the School Board, the City Council is required to approve the cost items associated with the contacts. The costs of pay raises and other associated factors will total about $1.2 million, with the first real impact on the city budget occurring in the fiscal year beginning in July 2014. The contracts call for a 2 percent cost of living raise for each of the next three years, plus salary step increases for longevity and other factors. The LEA, the largest of the three unions, represents between 200 and 220 teachers. The Education Association represents around 50 para-educators, such as classroom aides, as well as secretaries, while the Support Staff represents about a dozen maintenance personnel. In addition to the raises, the other major change is in the area of health insurance. Those covered by the new contracts will receive what school officials call a “consumer-driven model of health care.” While the School District will pay the full cost for health insurance, employees will pay higher deductibles for treatment and procedures, a change which is expected to keep health-care costs for the district in check. Now that the council has approved the contracts, School District Business Administrator Ed Emond said he expected the School Board would formally approve the contracts at its next meeting. The members of the three unions have already ratified the agreements. from preceding page D-Mont., and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. “Supporters of this online sales tax bill are trying to muscle it through before senators find out how disastrous it would be for businesses in their states,” Ayotte said. “I will fight this power grab every step of the way to protect small online businesses in New Hampshire and across the nation.” Baucus said the bill would require relatively small Internet retailers to comply with sales tax laws in thousands of jurisdictions. “This legislation doesn’t help businesses expand and grow and hire more employees,” Baucus said. “Instead, it forces small businesses to hire expensive lawyers and accountants to deal with the burdensome paperwork and added complexity of tax rules and filings across multiple states.” But Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said the bill requires participating states to make it relatively easy for Internet retailers to comply. States must provide free computer software to help retailers calculate sales taxes, based on where shoppers live. States must also establish a single entity to receive Internet sales tax revenue, so retailers don’t have to send them to individual counties or cities. “We’re way beyond the quilt pen and leger days,” Durbin said. “Thanks to computers and thanks to software it is not that complex.”
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2 immigrant workers detained in Belmont after police say they offered false IDs; ICE picks them up By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
BELMONT — Two men wanted by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were detained by police last week. Lieutenant Richard Mann said that a patrol officer spotted the pair, along with a van with out-ofstate plates that they were using, at an abandoned residence on Bean Hill Road. When questioned both men, Rudy Barillas Franco and Manuel Lopez, said they were residents of Rhode Island employed by company headquartered there to remove debris from in and around the home. However, the men provided false identification to the officer, who learned that ICE had issued a detention order for both of them. Mann explained
that while local police cannot and do not enforce federal immigration laws, if there is cause — in this case the presentation of false identification — they are authorized to act on behalf fog ICE by detaining individuals subject to detention orders. Mann said that within an hour-and-a-half of being detained ICE agents took custody of the men. The van was secured until an employee of the cleaning
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Americans cope with ordinary setbacks, the Tsarnsev brothers didn’t The uncle of the accused Boston Marathon bombers got the boys right. They were unable to settle into American life, Ruslan Tsarni told reporters from his home in Maryland, “and thereby just hating everyone who did.” He called the two brothers “losers.” I prefer the term “weaklings.” As the story thickens with detail, it would seem that the older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, now dead, was the ringleader. So let’s concentrate on him. Tamerlan would seem the model of the mentally unfit immigrant. Here was an accomplished boxer who couldn’t roll with the punches of American existence. Fragile personalities often adopt grandiosity as a shield. Making peace with the kind of setbacks that ordinary Americans confront on a regular basis would have made Tamerlan ordinary. Hence, he took the well-trod path of latching onto a radical cause, in his case religious, to inflate his importance. It takes a whole lot of crossed wires to see blowing up a bunch of innocents as a remedy for what ails. And that’s why Tamerlan’s actual disappointments are so beside the point. “Life in America Unraveled for Two Young Men,” reads a Wall Street Journal headline. But by the measuring stick of human suffering — even at the higher American scale — Tamerlan was doing OK. What were his unravelings? The boys’ father had a hard time in America making a living as an auto mechanic. The family lived for a while in subsidized housing. These were not unique circumstances given the sorry state of the economy over the last few years. Tamerlan reportedly dropped out of college for money reasons. Well, so did Steve Jobs. Then there was his boxing. “He couldn’t get into the Olympics,” the family’s landlord told a Russian newspaper, “and that was the last
thing he really worked hard at.” Many more boxers try to get onto the U.S. Olympic team than succeed. By virtue of having become a Golden Gloves contender, Tamerlan would have been the envy of highschool boxers everywhere. An assimilated American in his situation would have gone to the Small Business Administration for a loan, set up a boxing school in the neighborhood and continued from there. We can well believe Tamerlan’s statement about Americans, “I don’t understand them.” A courageous man would have simply returned to a culture he felt at home in. Many immigrants do. This story bears strong resemblance to that of Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani in jail for trying to set off a bomb in Times Square. Like Tamerlan, he had obtained a green card. He had a wife, children and good jobs. But his real estate investments didn’t pan out, and he lost his house to foreclosure. Had Shahzad made good money in real estate, we probably would have never heard of him. But he didn’t, and rather than try, try again, he turned to radical Islam. Radical Islam provides fragile male egos a class of inferiors to feel superior to. That would be women. One of Shahzad’s solutions included pressuring his soon-to-be-ex-wife into wearing a hijab, a modest Muslim head covering. At his sentencing, Shahzad puffed himself up, invoking the name of a Muslim warrior from the Crusades. The federal district court judge dryly urged him to spend the time behind bars pondering “whether the Quran wants you to kill lots of people.” It is not America’s duty to give such troubled individuals therapy and a pile of Lexapro. It is to keep them out of a country they can’t fit into. The FBI had already talked to Tamerlan about his jihadist interests. We assume the bureau will not shrug at such cases in the future.
Please, senators, don’t side with thugs, rapists & murderers To the editor, Open letter to the Senators of the N.H. legislature: In the recent past there was a hearing on HB-135 — legislation to repeal a law that has had less than a year of testing in this state. The turn out at the hearing was overwhelmingly in opposition to this piece of legislation. Sadly a majority of our House of Representatives decided it was better to side with thugs, rapists and murderers than to stand with the majority of the citizens of New Hampshire. This bill is now coming to you. Please
do several things when you vote on this on Tuesday, April 23: please do not take the step to make law abiding citizens criminals for defending themselves in any place they have a right to be; please review the facts that, since this law was put into effect here in N.H., there have been no incidents in N.H. to warrant its repeal, and, even more importantly, do not stand as a friend to rapists, murderers and thugs — stand by the citizens of this state and kill this bad legislation! A. C. R. Piper Ashland
LETTERS Report doesn’t use the word but we know a lie when we see one To the editor, The Bush administration devised a carefully constructed mechanism to lead the U.S. to war with Iraq. First they manufactured a problem, declaring that Iraq was a grave danger to the United States. They argued that Iraq was a threat to America and to the peace of the world, through its alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and growing danger from Iraq, thus there was an urgency to act. Cultivating widespread anxiety by propagating fear stories about enemies seeking to do the American people great harm? Demonizing Hussein as someone so evil and irrational that there was a moral imperative for action. They next had to dismiss other policy options that could have avoided war. Arguing that containment, an effective strategy during the cold war — couldn’t work. They continued by attacking the efficacy of the U.N. weapons inspectors (which, ironically, had successfully disarmed Iraq from 1991-1998). Ultimately declaring that there would be no negotiations or discussions with Iraq. Finally, the administration stated “we have no choice” — The U.S. did not want war but was being forced to act. It was Saddam’s choice to go to war. The administration argued that Hussein must disarm. If he did not comply by turning over his weapons of mass destruction, he was choosing war and if the U.N. refused to act, then the U.S. would have to act. The Bush administration argued that was is our last option, even though the U.S. actively blocked every other viable policy. In this way, the administration made war the only option. Subjected to this sustained campaign, Congress and a majority of Americans came to support this war of deception orchestrated by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld & Co. As early as 2002, while in the office of Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, then President Bush stated, “(expletive) Saddam, we’re taking him out.” A year later he commented that, “Well, there is no question that we have evidence and information that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical particularly ... all this will be made clear in the course of the operation, for whatever duration
it takes.” The evidence is conclusive that the Bush administration fabricated evidence and ignored repeated warnings that what was being reported were false. Governments of coalition forces had to buy into these lies in order to justify sending troops from their respective countries. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that he would have invaded Iraq even if he knew from the start that it didn’t have weapons of mass destruction. Our Senate Intelligence Committee released a 200-page report on how Bush and his officials deliberately misrepresented secret intelligence to make a case to invade Iraq. The report is a direct rebuke of the Bush administration’s continued claims that it was the intelligence that was faulty and that Bush and company were simply presenting what the CIA had given them. The report doesn’t use the word, but we all know what it’s called when someone presents something as fact that’s directly contradicted by the evidence: a lie. Not a mistake. A lie. Further U.S. Senate reports revealed that the Bush administration could not find links it claimed existed between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein. It tried, in best Soviet style, to torture its captives to admit that such a link did in fact exist. That, of course, would have been much better excuse for invading Iraq than the lies about weapons of mass destruction pointed at America. Conservatives maligned the United Nations because this organization is not an arm of the United States and told the truth about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. U.N. reports submitted to the Security Council before the was by Hans Blix, former chief U.N. Arms Inspector, and largely validated by U.S. weapons teams, found that Iraq’s nuclear weapons program was dormant. No evidence was found to suggest Iraq possessed chemical or biological weapons. While we would all agree that Hussein would never be voted Man of the Year, if we were to follow Bush’s logic, our next preemptive strike to protect the U.S. from attack and “evil dictators” should be on North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, see next page
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LETTERS Playhouse is also place to cry & think about world we live in
Politicians want to pass gun laws to create false sense of security
To the editor, Spent a wonderful weekend producing Irena’s Vow to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was very exciting to work with a committed and talented group of actors who put their heart and souls into telling a story of good in the face of unfathomable evil. Talkbacks after each performance allowed community members to share their thoughts and feelings. As with discussions after prior year’s Holocaust Remembrance readings, at some point the discussion came around to human nature and man’s propensity for both good and evil towards their fellow man. Without fail someone reminds us that while we say “Never Again” each year, ridiculous and wasteful violence and hatred still rears its ugly head again and again in this world. Monday’s attacks in Boston quickly burst the bubble of good feelings presented over the weekend by our Lakes Region community’s coming together to share discussion on the Holocaust and reassert desires to do good and fight evil. Looking out at our audiences at the three performances I noticed a certain, “mature” demographic in attendance. An audience filled with tolerant people who have seen and heard too many examples of violence over their lives and who are sick and tired of it. But there were few teens and pre-teens attending. For that matter, there were few people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. As far as I can tell, very few of these acts of violence are perpetrated by senior citizens — so how do we get the younger demographic to face these issues if we don’t want to talk about it with them? I’m thankful to be able to teach my kids about hatred and violence through our theatrical productions. I’m thankful that we create an environment where my 12-year-old is comfortable to ask questions in front of her community to try to make sense of the tragedies. It saddens me that so
To the editor, One of the difficulties with having an honest discussion with liberals is that they misrepresent, or should I say lie about, what their opponents say. James Veverka’s comments on my letter of April 9, 2013 are a good example. Veverka says I claimed that “2.5 million crimes were averted by gun toters” is a Clinton administration number. That is false. As I clearly indicated, the Clinton administration numbers were 1.5 million crimes prevented annually by “gun toters” (in Veverka’s words). Here is the text from my letter that Veverka refers to: “Estimates are that between 1,500,000 (Clinton Justice Department number) and 2,500,000 crimes are prevented annually by armed citizens.” (Note: There are numerous studies with estimates in this range.) In typical liberal attack mode, after misrepresenting what I clearly stated, he claims that Fox and the NRA misrepresent facts, but he provides no justification for this opinion. He is certainly entitled to his opinion no matter how irrational it is. I looked, but I have not found anywhere in the world where total gun confiscation has reduced violent crime. Generally, murders, occupied home invasions, and other violent crimes increase... and in some cases increase significantly. As long as hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens can cross our borders annually and bring thousands of tons of illegal drugs, criminals will be able to get weapons if they want them no matter how many guns are taken from law abiding citizens ... making them defenseless. President Obama claims that background checks have stopped two million people from getting guns. Like most liberal statements that are not outright lies, that claim is misleading. Almost all those initial denials were later approved. So they just delayed law abiding citizens from getting the guns they wanted, and the guns that some of them may have needed because of real immediate threats. How many felons or dangerous mentally ill were prevented from getting guns? I don’t know. But, in 2010, out of the approximately 80,000 background check denials, the Obama administration only prosecuted 44 people. In fact, under Obama Federal gun prosecutions are down 40-45 percent. How are law abiding people harmed by background checks that delays them from getting a gun? If 2 percent of the two million denials stopped people who really needed a gun NOW to protect themselves, that would be 40,000 people prevented from being able to
many other parents in our community don’t take advantage of opportunities to share a message of tolerance and compassion with their own children. In the Holocaust discussions we talk a lot about trying to understand how the Germans could go along with the exterminations of Jews and not do something to stop it. We talk about how the Nazis were able to turn Jews into “others” and thus it somehow became okay to treat them as less than human. Just like slave owners turned Africans into “others” and explorers turned Native Americans into “others”, and on and on. Humans do a great job of organizing themselves into groups — by religion, ethnicity, nationality, towns, sports teams. And these affiliations serve a purpose to bring people together — but why do they also have to drive wedges between “others” and serve as an excuse to commit violence against other humans? I’m thankful that along with laughs and thrills, the Playhouse is able to provide a place for its community to come together to cry and think about the world in which we live, through the annual Holocaust Staged Readings, plays like The Diary of Anne Frank, The Laramie Project, To Kill a Mockingbird, Big River, Two Rooms and more. I know being around tolerant people and being presented with theatrical productions that promote kindness and understanding by exposing hatred of “others” simply for their “otherness” has benefited my family and me. As the Playhouse continues to grow and continues to engage the community I hope your family can benefit too. Irena’s Vow shared the story of a woman, Irena Gut Opdyke who performed acts of goodness in the face of evil. She didn’t see Jews as “others” but as humans, and the ones she saved became her friends. It was a story worth telling, and I’m proud we did. Bryan Halperin The Winnipesaukee Playhouse Meredith
Let’s hope we’ll vote Sen. Ayotte out of office next time she runs To the editor, Shame on Sen. Kelly Ayotte for voting to block gun safety reform. It’s a disgrace that a small group of senators were able to block life-saving gun legislation. Background checks are common sense — and they work. If we are required to register our cars (which also occasionally kill), why shouldn’t we be required to register our guns? Sen. Ayotte decided to stand with from preceding page Burma and ... the list goes on. Why is it that Mr. Earle and other conservatives are quick to hold Obama accountable for all the ills of the United States, but fail to recognize possibly the greatest fraud perpetrated on the American people? Apparently they only believe and repeat what they hear on their “fair and balanced” network. I’m certainly not opposed to defending our country and way of life, but I am opposed to dumb, rash wars based on passion and politics. L. J. Siden Gilmanton
the NRA’s lobby for the profit of the gun industry, and reject expanded background checks, even though 89 percent of the people in New Hampshire supported it. Because of the cowardice of Sen. Ayotte and others like her, 33 people per day will continue to be murdered with guns every single day of the year — that multiplies out to over 12,000 people per year killed by needless gun violence! If we as American citizens are devastated by the bombing violence that killed 3 people and injured 170 during the Boston Marathon incident, how much more should we stand firm to support, in any way possible, the saving of 12,000 lives every year that are now threatened by gun violence? Let us hope that the 89-percent of NH voters who support better gun safety laws will remember this shameful action of Congress — and vote Sen. Kelly Ayotte out of office the next time she runs for re-election. Charlotte Cox Laconia
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defend themselves at the moment that they felt most at risk from a stalker, an angry ex-lover or spouse or someone else. I don’t know the number of the law abiding people who were actually battered, raped, or murdered because their attempt to obtain a gun was inappropriately denied, but some were. Maybe 2 percent is too high an estimate. Maybe only 1 percent, 20,000 end up being victims because they could not defend themselves from a known threat. Maybe only half a percent, 10,000, a quarter of a percent 5,000, or maybe only onehundredth of one percent, 200 law abiding people were prevented from getting the gun they needed to prevent being beaten, raped, or murdered. As far as I am concerned if only 200 law abiding people became victims because of government hindrance, it is unacceptable. Government is supposed to protect us, not make us victims. Vice President Biden seemed willing to move heaven and earth to save one life ... well, he can start by fixing the background check system so it won’t create hundreds of defenseless victims. Veverka says that murder rates dropped during the 1990s. Great! That is part of a long-term trend. Veverka probably knows (but apparently is unwilling to inform other readers) that even though Americans now have about 50 percent more guns and about 100 percent more concealed carry licenses, murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault have continued to decline significantly since 2000. I understand that politicians desperately want to pass some law so they can claim to concerned constituents that they are doing something. Less vocally politicians acknowledge that nothing they are considering would have stopped Newtown or Columbine or any other crime. Why do we want politicians to pass laws that may harm law abiding citizens just so they can create a false impression of usefulness? The fact is that politician don’t do a good job of enforcing current laws, and their failure is no excuse to pass new laws that won’t stop criminals and may create more defenseless victims. To stop crime, keep violent criminals locked up. Ensure that there are safeguards against those who have been adjudicated as dangerously mentally ill. And, to reduce the number of defenseless victims, encourage more law abiding people to consider, as many in law enforcement suggest, being prepared to defend themselves. Remember, when seconds count, the police are minutes away. Don Ewing Meredith
Looking for members of the Laconia High School Class of 1983 To the editor, The Laconia High School Class of 1983 is planning its 30th reunion and needs some help locating missing classmates. If anyone knows the whereabouts of the following classmates, or their last known location, please e-mail Lynn Brody Keltz at lynnkeltz@yahoo.com or Tracy Denaris Dassatti at btmbm@metrocast.net. Decato, Robert; Dion, Dean; Doherty, Paul; Gouette, Dave; Hall, Rick; Hodgkins, Mike; Houston, Kurt; Keefe, Deb-
orah; Langan, Keith; Latour, Kevin; Laurent, Kevin; Lefler Hoagland, Faith; Levasseur, Rob; Mathena-Senechal, Sherri; Moffett, Charron; Moore, Clayton; Morrissett, Jason; Plume, Patrick; Ricker, Steve; Rogers, Martha; Runnals, Scott; Sargent, Wayne; Silcox, Rodney; Thorten, Shawna. We’ve recovered most of our classmates, and just need a little help finding a few others. LHS Class of 1983 Reunion Committee
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LETTERS I am appalled & disgusted by Sen Ayotte’s vote against gun bill To the editor, A simple Facebook post to help the victims of Sandy Hook quickly escalated into the 26.4.26 run on April 14th, the four month anniversary of the attack. The response was phenomenal, and while everyone who lives in the Lakes Region knows, this area responds to crises with compassion and caring and action. But this tragedy deeply touched all of New Hampshire, and the response came from well beyond our borders as well. Fifteen hundred participants from 78 school districts across the state raised $31,000. Why? Because we felt the pain of those affected and wanted to do something to ease that pain and suffering. Sandy Hook. Those two words conjure up scenes and emotions for the victim’s families we will never truly comprehend. And yet these same families, despite the literal cry in their voices to make their children’s and loved one’s deaths not be in vain, had
the raw courage and fortitude to get legislation passed that would at the very least require background checks for gun purchases. And were denied. As a resident of our very caring state of New Hampshire, as evidenced by the turnout for 26.4.26, I am appalled and disgusted that one of our senators, Kelly Ayotte, voted against this bill. Ninety percent of the people in the nation supported passage. She was well aware of the effort and tolls it had to have taken on the victim’s families working with Washington bureaucrats despite their devastating losses. Never-the-less she still chose to shoot down the legislation and the families in favor the NRA. Does anyone honestly believe that Ms. Ayotte was representing a majority of New Hampshire residents with her vote? She sure as heck wasn’t representing me, and for all who would agree, please remember that at voting time. Everett McLaughlin Gilford
With stagnant population, Laconia needs to look at tax potential To the editor, In 1950 the population of Laconia was about 14,750 people. In 2010 the reported number was about 15,950. During that same interval, Concord grew from about 28,000 residents to 42,800. From 1950 to 2010 the population of New Hampshire has increased from 533,000 to 1,316,000. Perhaps Laconia’s remarkably stable number of residents can be primarily attributed to the city’s boundaries. Lots of water and other communities have us boxed in. While Laconia’s population has grown by about 8 percent in 60 years, the government’s need for more tax dollars has increased dramatically. I wasn’t a resident in 1950, but since moving to town in 1984 I’ve seen the cost in living, expressed in taxes, multiply. Certainly this situation is not unique to Laconia. I’m confident those
most concerned with gathering revenue for city government understand Laconia’s future does not include increasing the number of taxpayers. The goal must be having a citizen base that can pay higher taxes. Using only this ability to pay criteria, government would offer a warmer welcome to a childless, professional couple in their mid forties who extensively renovates an existing home than a single parent with three young children renting in a multi-family dwelling. In Laconia’s case, if government wants more money to spend it must work for it. This could be accomplished by reviewing every property to determine it’s current status and how to increase taxability. Revising zoning ordinances and modifying building permits could significantly improve see next page
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Good Shepherd Sunday after Boston After a terrible week, we went to church, this past Sunday, and it was Good Shepherd Sunday. But when we walked into our churches, our hearts and minds probably weren’t there. Instead, they were probably still down in Boston, where they had been, for all of last week. Even though we live up here, in New Hampshire, Boston isn’t all that far from us. Many of us might have personal ties to the metroBoston area. Some of us might’ve lived there, before we moved up here. Some of us might still have family or friends there. Some of us might’ve had family and friends who were locked into their houses on Friday. Some of us might’ve had family and friends who ran or were at the Boston Marathon on Monday. I’ve been to Boston more times than I can count, and to the Boston Marathon many times. I grew up in Maine, where Patriot’s Day was a holiday, and my dad would take my sister and I into Boston. We’d go to Hopkinton for the start of the marathon, and we’d watch an endless wave of runners. Then we’d drive into the city, and go to the finish line. We’d always get there in time to watch Rick and Dick Hoyt cross the finish line.We’d stay in the city past dark, and go up into the Prudential Center, and see the city all lit up. It was always such a great day. This past Monday morning started out as a great day for all those runners, and for the city of Boston. But then... This past week has been a rough week, a sad week, a terrible week, and maybe we’re angry, or sad, or fearful, or maybe it feels like there isn’t much we can do to prevent the next time that something awful like this happens. However, there were some incredibly inspiring moments, this past week: the people who ran toward the bomb blast to help others, the first responders who saved so many lives, the skill of the staff at some of the finest hospitals in the world, the marathoners who ran
a couple more miles to donate blood, the New York Yankees singing “Sweet Caroline”, thoughtful and inspiring words from Mr. Rogers, the Lutheran comfort dogs, the dedication and hard work of law enforcement, and the lack of bigotry and hatred. Most people reacted with love, and compassion, and concern for neighbors, and we put on our race shirts on Tuesday, and our Boston shirts on Friday, and we lifted our neighbors in prayer, and from up here, in New Hampshire, and all across the country, our hearts and minds were in Boston, all week, this past week. And then we showed up at church this past Sunday, and it was Good Shepherd Sunday, when we are reminded that our Lord Jesus will shepherd us through in times of need. And given the week we’d all just had, we were there, in need of some shepherding. And this past Sunday, we heard the familiar words of Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd... though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for you are with me.” And we heard these words, from the Book of Revelation: “The Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” And this past Sunday, we needed to hear that we have a God who loves us, and that we have a God who shepherds us. And this past Sunday, in the face of the tragedy and sorrow of the past week, we were reminded that we have a God who raises us up from everything and anything, and we were reminded that we have a God who brings resurrection, even out of terrible events like those we have witnessed in this past week. (Rev. Dave Dalzell is the Pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Laconia, a congregation of the ELCA, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. www.goodshepherdnh.org
Clean out your closet & donate to St. Vincent dePaul thrift store To the editor, The St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in Laconia is looking forward to another wonderful summer. It’s springtime, and the weather is gradually warming. Spring flowers are starting to emerge, it’s time to rake up the leaves, spread fertilizer on our lawns, and... deal with our closets that are too crowded. I know it’s time for me to clean out my own closet. The other day I was able to fill six large bags of clothing to donate to our thrift store, which leaves room to ... buy more new things for my wardrobe! I’m sure a lot of closets in the Lakes Region need the same spring cleaning. Maybe you’ve been eyeing that new chair for the living room or new dressers for the bedroom. You’ll have to clear some space by donating the old furniture. St. Vincent de Paul will help you with the job! Our volunteers at the thrift store are anxiously waiting for your donations to help us meet
the needs of our community. Most of the donated furniture and clothing is sold to support our programs — the pantry, financial assistance program, and the Children’s Foundation. However, we also give away about $25,000 in clothing and household items to those who can’t afford our already low prices. With all of our volunteer help, we’re able to take your donated goods and help others. As you’ve just finished preparing your tax returns, you’ll appreciate that you always receive a receipt from St. Vincent de Paul for your donations if requested. And remember — the funds raised from your donations always stay local. So, start looking around the house for those unused and unwanted items that can help bring a smile to some other family in our community. Thank you for all your support. God bless you. Erika Johnson, President St. Vincent de Paul - Laconia
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TRASH from page one Earlier this year councilors agreed to take steps to increase the volume of recyclables in order to reduce the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste in the 2013-1014 city budget. At the time, Lipman, who chairs the Finance Committee, explained that expenses beyond the control of the council are rising faster than revenues from sources other than property taxes, which last year fell ninepercent. In order to continue to budget within the limits of the tax cap, he said that operating expenses must be reduced. “Otherwise,” Lipman said, “rising costs will crowd out expenditures for essential services and things like road repairs, police and fire protection will be threatened.” In February, City Manager Scott Myers presented the council with four options, which since have been winnowed to two. With mandatory recycling trash would not be collected at the curb unless accompanied by a recycling container. No particular amount of recyclables would be required to qualify for trash collection. But, this process would be supplemented by limiting the number of trash containers placed at the curb. Last year, the council adopted an ordinance reducing the number of 30- gallon containers emptied at single family homes and multi-family dwelling from five to two per household and at commercial buildings from 10 to seven. from preceding page tax potential. Is government better off taxing a used car lot or vacation condos? Some innovation aimed at a practical goal could result in the ideal situation. Government would be dealing with a declining population and greater tax revenue. Tom Becker Laconia Winnisquam Region School District Request for Bid: The Winnisquam Regional School District is requesting bids for qualified landscaping contractor(s) for the 2013-2014 school year to provide mowing/lawn care to the following schools: Southwick School, 50 Zion Hill Rd., Northfield, NH Union-Sanborn School, 5 Elm St., Northfield, NH Sanbornton Central School, 16 Hunkins Pond Rd., Sanbornton, NH The areas to be mowed vary by location as designated by the Facilities Director. Bids are due no later than Monday, May 6, 2013 by 1:00 pm. Please contact the SAU Office at 286-4116, ext. 111 for a copy of the specifications.
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from preceding page PAYT is projected to save $286,000 by diverting recyclables from the solid waste stream and spare $156,000 in funding from property taxes. With recyclables representing 30-percent of the solid waste stream, 3,780 tons of trash would remain to be collected at the curb at a cost of $567,000. The tonnage would require the sale of some 378,000 marked bags. Priced at $1.75 apiece, the sale of bags would generate $661,500 in revenue, enough to defray the cost of purchasing the bags and disposing of all the remaining trash. “I have heard loud and clear what the community has to say,” Seymour said. “I am also aware the one option that clearly offers the maximum amount of long-term savings is PAYT.” Seymour said that the two most often heard complaints about PAYT is that it represents “double taxation” and will lead to illegal dumping. He said that because the council has agreed to return to property taxpayers — virtually the entire amount in the first year and in annual increments thereafter — there will be no double taxation. In the some 75 communities in the state with PAYT, including most recently Concord, Seymour said that there has been no significant increase in illegal dumping. In any event, he said that there are city city ordinances and state laws against illegal dumping and means of enforcing them. On the other hand, Seymour questioned how mandatory recycling would be enforced. He pointed out that since trash must be accompanied by recyclables, recyclables would have to be collected weekly instead of bi-weekly at an additional cost of $90,000, which would significantly reduce the cost savings. Likewise, since would be difficult, if not impossible, to specify an amount of recyclables that would qualify for trash collection, Seymour noted that the onus of enforcement would fall on the contractor and doubted that the program would provide a strong incentive to recycle. Noting that the goal is to nearly double recycling, he said “there is no guarantee that a mandatory program would move the needle.” “PAYT is the correct long-term solution,” Seymour said. “Of all the options, it is the only one that has been proven to work. It provides the strongest incentive to recycle, it is easy to enforce and of all the options clearly offers the most savings.” NO GYM from page one or high enough” to accommodate a regulation basketball court and “the room is too good to mess around with. It is a very attractive room and there is no point to changing that.” Instead, an all-purpose floor will be installed and the room used as a multi-purpose room for a variety of activities. Flinn said that there is space for basketball outside the building. Earlier, when the club considered constructing a new facility on a vacant lot at Davis Place, a gymnasium was to be the centerpiece of the 14,000-squarefoot building. The change of plans promises to ease the club’s path through the planning process. Planning Director Shanna Saunders found that the property lies in two zoning districts, the Residential Apartment district to the east and the Residential Single-Family district to the west. After meeting with Steven Smith of Steven Smith and Associates, representing the club, Saunders advised him that when the club’s plans included a gymnasium, she classified it as a “recreational facility,” which is not a permitted use in either of the two zones and would have required a variance. However, without the gymnasium and emphasis on athletics, she considers it a day care center, which, with a conditional use permit (CUP), is permitted in both districts. The club has yet to present detailed plans for the property to the Planning Department. — Michael Kitch
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SPORTS Inter-Lakes track takes 2nd & 4th place at meet in Berlin The Inter-Lakes Track team traveled to Berlin on April 20 with a smaller team because of the start of school vacation. Competitors on a cold, windy day included Berlin, White Mountain, Moultonborough and Kennett. The girls’ team placed 4th overall. Scoring team points were Natalie Duffied (200M), Isabel Cunningham (Discus), Krystal Nelson (Long Jump), Jeanne Puglisi (High Jump), Haley Roth (300 Hurdles and Triple Jump), and 4 X 100 Relay Team. The boys’ team finished in second place with Berlin winning and Moultonborough placing 4th. Scoring team points were Evan Candage (100M), Derek Chase (Triple Jump), Trevor Colby (1600 & 3200), Cameron Daly (1600, 300 Hurdles, Triple Jump), David Donovan (100M, Long Jump & Triple Jump), Mitch Jurius (High Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus), Ryan Nickerson (300 Hurdles), Sam Otis (400M & Triple Jump), Finn O’Connell (Javelin). The 4 X 100 Relay finished 3rd and the 4 X 400 Relay finished 2nd when Ryan Welch dove through the finish line falling and scraping both hands and knees. Mitch Jurius qualified for the state meet in the Discus, throwing 109’ 2” , winning the event. The next home meet is Tuesday, April 30 at 4 p.m.
GHS boys’ tennis continues to roll Gilford raised its record to 7-0 with a 6-3 win at Prospect Mountain last Friday. Winning their singles’ matches were Andrew Caulfield, Matt Saulnier, Keaton Quigley, Erich Berghahn, and Nolan Dwyer. Caulfield/Saulnier remained undefeated in doubles with a 8-1 win at #1 doubles. The next match is 4/29 at home versus Kearsarge.
Five wins for Gilford girls’ tennis The Gilford High School girl’s tennis team remains undefeated after picking up its fifth win of the season Friday against Prospect Mountain. Gilford won four of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles. Scoring wins for Gilford in the singles matches were Charleyne Panner, Emily Hanf, Abby Lines see TENNIS next page
Strout breaks 500 strikeout threshold By AdAm drApcho THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILFORD — At the top of the sixth inning of Gilford High School’s 2-1 win over Farmington on Friday night, Sydney Strout became only the second Eagle softball pitcher to record 500 career strikeouts. While she and her team took a moment to celebrate the event, she said yesterday that her 500th K is only a milestone, a way point on the route to yet greater heights. The only other pitcher in Gilford history to exceed 500 strikeouts was Alyssa Crowell, Class of 2005, who struck out 619 opposing batters. Strout knows well whose heels she’s chasing, as she first met Crowell about ten years ago at a softball clinic. Strout, then a second-grader, idolized the star pitcher, who became Strout’s babysitter and pitching coach. “Alyssa Crowell was my role model. She’s the one that taught me how to pitch, I always wanted to be like her,” said Strout. Strout wears number 13 on her jersey – the same worn by Crowell – and wants to know how it feels to hold the school’s strikeout record. In Strout’s view, breaking Crowell’s record would be the best tribute to her hero. She’s got a chance to do it, too. Strout became the team’s starting pitcher as a freshman, recording 141 strikeouts her first year, 117 as a sophomore and 175 last year. With ten games remaining on the schedule, Strout would have to average more than 11 strikeouts per game to eclipse Crowell’s record in the regular season. She has proven the ability to do so, such as her 13 punchouts in Friday’s game against Farmington. As a lefty with a curveball, knuckle-change, screwball, and a fastball she delivers with both speed and precision, Strout has developed an intimidating variety of weapons she can use to send batters back to the dugout. She’s got a secret weapon, though, and that’s her throwing partner sitting behind the plate. There’s few relationships in sports as important as that between a catcher and a pitcher, and in Gilford’s case the bond between Strout and catcher Paige Laliberte is ten years strong – the two have been playing together practically since they each picked up the sport. Strout said she rarely shakes off Laliberte’s calls, and that nearly every one of her career strikeouts has Laliberte’s signature on it.
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TENNIS from preceding page and Emily Curtis. The Gilford doubles teams of Hanf/Panner and Lines/Vieten were also victorious. The next scheduled match for Gilford is on April 29 at Kearsarge.
MEREDITH — The 2013 season of the 9-hole Ladies League will operate with added flexibility enabling more ladies to play this year. League membership will be open to those who want to play all of the weeks, those who want to play most of the weeks, and those who want to play some of the weeks in the 13-week season. Instead of using the match play format with season long teams, the foursomes will be different each week. Those members who are playing that week (Tuesday afternoon at 2:30) will be grouped into foursomes for that week’s “game” and will compete for a weekly prize. After the round, socializing in the Bar-N complete with snacks and cold beverages will finish the afternoon. Ladies of all playing abilities are invited to join. Membership at Waukewan is not a requirement, although players do need to have an established handicap, preferably through the GHIN system. The fee for joining the league is $40, with special rate packages for weekly play available. The deadline for joining is April 30 and the first match will be held on Tuesday, June 4. Ladies interested in joining the league should e-mail Linda Ridlon at ridlon@comcast.net, at 978319-3186, or contact the Waukewan Pro Shop at 279-6661.
STROUT from preceding page strikeouts. I have trust that she’s calling the right pitch.” Strout has committed to attending Bridgewater State University, where she will pitch, play outfield and study marketing. She picked a Division III school so that she could balance athletics with academics and a social life. Strout is considering a career in pharmaceutical sales, though she might also try to get a job with her favorite professional team, the Boston Bruins. The Gilford High record books already prominently feature Strout’s name. Although overshadowed sometimes by her performance on the mound, she’s a prolific batter, holding the school record for a season batting average of .557. She holds the record for most consecutive strikeouts – she threw ten in a row last year – and the 18 Ks she picked up against Inter-Lakes last season also set a school record for most strikeouts in a
game. She also has the honor, earned just last week, of pitching in coach Joan Forge’s 1,000th career varsity win. Still, Strout would like to add a few feathers to her cap before the season’s over. Although she’s tossed two no-hitters, Strout is still seeking her first perfect game. She relishes her first two semifinal appearances and would love to take her deep into another post-season run. “That would be amazing,” she said. Yet, she’s aware that luck can break for both good and bad, and so she’s focused on one over-riding goal for this spring, “Have a successful season and be the best team we can be. There are some situations we can’t control.” One thing she’s learned she can control, though, is her effort and work. The milestone she reached last week is validating, she said, and means she’s on the right track. “I look at it as my hard work has paid off. If you work hard at something, you’ll get something good out of it.”
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Community mourns Lily & prays for Alyssa BY ROGER AMSDEN FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Leah Stivali and Ciara LaGrange have returned to the Messer Street bridge every day since Friday, when they rushed back up Messer Street that afternoon after having been told by a person in a passing car that two of their fellow students at Laconia Middle School had been hit by a vehicle. ‘’We ran back as fast as we could,’’ said LaGrange, who said that both
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that a team of 15 school administrators, nurses and counselors are working out the details of an assembly at the Middle School next Monday morning when students return to classes from Spring vacation, He said that Laconia Police Chief Chris Adams spoke at Saturday’s counseling session and cautioned parents and students not to jump to conclusions about the accident, which is still under investigation. The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident, Amy LaFond, 51, has a son who is a seventh grader at the school. School Board member Stacie Sirois, who has been tracking community events on behalf of the accident victims’ families, said that there will be an open gym at East Athletic Cheer from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday night with donations accepted at door. On Thursday night from 4 p.m. to close Fratello’s will hold a 50-50 dinner with half of the meal proceeds going to the families. The VFW will hold a spaghetti dinner/dance from 6-10 p.m. Price is $10 per person and there will be raffles, an auction and a 50/50 drawing. Applebee’s in Tilton will hold pancake breakfast events from 7-10 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $10 and all money goes to the families. Sirois said two accounts have been established at Franklin Savings Bank, and donors can specify which account they to donate to, either the Bethany & Lilyanna Johnson Memorial Fund or the Lilyanna & Alyssa Memorial Fund, which was set up by Sunday Gulbicki Dearborn, owner of Jump ‘N Joy, which will hold a fundraiser next week. SunDay’s Salon & Spa, where Johnson’s mother worked for nine years, and Jump N Joy LLC are drop off locations for donations. And Pro Forma printing of Gilford is donating 5,000 rubber wrists bands with Lily’s saying “It’s always sunny above the clouds” on them will be sold for $2 each with all of the proceeds going to the Lily Johnson Memorial Fund. E-mail orders to rob.guyer@ proforma.com
LILY from page one Captain Matt Canfield, who is overseeing the investigation, said that it is proceeding on two parallel tracks. The Belknap County Accident Investigation Team, which began collecting evidence at the scene shortly after the incident occurred, will determine precisely what happened. Meanwhile, he said that patrol officers and detectives
officers will interview witnesses and gather information, to discover why it happened. “There are lost of different avenues to explore,” Canfield said, adding that officers worked through the weekend. He explained that the statements of witnesses must be confirmed by forensic evidence, some of which will see next page
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Napoli’s grand slam & Middlebrook’s 3-run blast lead Red Sox past A’s, 9-6 BOSTON (AP) — Mike Napoli hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Will Middlebrooks busted out of a slump with a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox rebounded from a doubleheader sweep by beating the Oakland Athletics 9-6 on Monday night. The Red Sox, swept by Kansas City in a split-doubleheader Sunday, scored three runs in the fourth and five in the fifth. Napoli’s fourth career slam keyed the five-run fifth and helped end Oakland’s eight-game winning streak against Boston. The Athletics dropped their seasonhigh fourth straight after being swept in a three-game series at the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend. Oakland’s winning streak against Boston was its longest in franchise history since the Philadelphia Athletics won eight in row in 1932. Felix Doubront (2-0) struggled with his control, but got the win on a night with wind chills in the 30s. He allowed three runs on three hits, walking five. He also threw two wild pitches and struck out eight in 6 2-3 innings. A.J. Griffin (2-1) was tagged for a career-worst nine runs — seven earned — and eight hits in four-plus innings. Dustin Pedroia went 0 for 5, ending his streak of reaching base safely in each of Boston’s first 18 games.
Trailing 2-1 in the fourth, the Red Sox jumped in front when the slumping Middlebrooks belted his homer. Napoli was hit by a pitch and Daniel Nava doubled down the left field line before Middlebrooks, just 4 for his last 43 since hitting three homers in Toronto on April 7, homered into the Green Monster seats. Chris Young’s sacrifice fly cut it to 4-3 in the fifth, but the Athletics left the bases loaded. Boston then broke it open with Napoli’s slam. Shane Victorino singled leading off and Pedroia reached on a fielder’s choice. Second baseman Andy Parrino dropped a throw at second trying to get a force on the play. David Ortiz then walked before Napoli hit an 0-1 pitch into the first row of Monster seats into deep left-center. Jarrod Saltalamacchia added an RBI double off reliever Chris Resop, making it 9-3. The Athletics made it interesting in the eighth, scoring three runs off reliever Clayton Mortensen — two on a double by Josh Donaldson and the other on Josh Reddick’s RBI double — before Junichi Tazawa escaped a two-on, one-out jam. Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for his fourth save. Oakland had moved ahead 2-0 in the second when Doubront’s first wild pitch allowed a run. Reddick followed with an RBI single.
from preceding page require laboratory analysis. “Nothing is clear-cut,” he said cautioning against speculating on the cause of the tragedy before the investigation is complete. According to preliminary statements made by the police, Lafond was traveling northbound on Messer Street toward its intersection with Opechee Street at the foot of the Messer Street Bridge, where a pedestrian crosswalk crosses Messer Street. A car going in the same direction had stopped at the crosswalk, apparently to enable a number of middle school students standing at the corner to cross the street. About the same time, Lily and
Alyssa had walked down Opechee Street to the intersection, turned the corner on to the sidewalk and were walking along the sidewalk on the west side of the Messer Street Bridge. For reasons that remain to be determined, Lafond skirted the stopped car, crossed into the southbound lane of Messer Street and mounted the raised sidewalk via a ramp, then hit the two girls from behind. Canfield said that one of the girls was thrown on to the hood and into the windshield of the Cherokee as it caromed off the guardrail and then came to rest on the northbound side of the bridge. Canfield said that at this time police have no reason to warrant bringing charges against Lafond.
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PLYMOUTH — “Songs, Singing Games & Simple Instruments” is the subject of a lively, participatory — and fun — Arts in Early Learning workshop on Tuesday, April 30, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Plymouth Elementary School. The free workshop is designed for early-childhood educators (pre-K to grade 2), librarians, teaching artists, preschool and child-care administrators and care providers, as well as par- Deborah Stuart (Courtesy photo) ents and grandparents and college or high-school students. their own, at school and at home, with Presenter Deborah Stuart will lead their friends and families. an exploration of the rich repertoire The workshop is part of the Arts in of early-childhood music, rhymes, Early Learning collaboration between counting-out chants, and traditional the Arts Alliance of Northern New circle and playground games. The links Hampshire and VSA New Hampshire, between music and language, selfsupported through a contract with the expression and literacy skills will be John F. Kennedy Center for the Perdiscussed, but participants will primarforming Arts. ily learn by doing, and will take back The workshop is free and proto their children lots of new ways to fessional development credits are introduce rhythm and music into daily offered. A light dinner will be availactivities. They will also learn how to able; participants are encouraged to use simple rhythm instruments. bring a potluck item to share. Singing games are also an effective Preregistration for the workshop tool for social learning, Stuart notes, is required; register by emailing the and offer children ways to use these Arts Alliance at info@aannh.org or by traditional rhymes and games on calling 323-7302
Zeke Martin Project performing at Pitman’s Freight Room Thursday LACONIA — Pitman’s Freight Room at 94 New Salem St. will host the Zeke Martin Project “The Funkier Side of Jazz” on Thursday April 25 at 8 p.m. Born in Brussels in 1973, Zeke Martin entered the world with a pair of drumsticks in his hands. Zeke’s unique and soulful style has enabled him to secure endorsement deals with Creation Drums, Murat Diril Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Mono Cases and Vic Firth Sticks. The Zeke Martin Project has performed at the Berklee Performance Center, The House Of Blues in Boston, The Black Repertory Theater in RI, Minton’s Playhouse and Sweet Rhythm, in NYC and tours Malaysia
yearly. Additionally, The Zeke Martin Project has shared the stage with such star performers as The Neville Brothers, The Funk Brothers, Ali-Ollie Woodson from the Temptations, three time Grammy nominee Ski Johnson and Regina Bell to name a few. The Zeke Martin Project also just won New England Urban Music Award Best Jazz CD 2010 and currently resides in Boston, and continues to perform along the east coast and in Asia. Members are Zeke Martin-Drums/ Band Leader, Brian Eggleston - Keyboard, Pat Loomis - Sax, Joe Sumrell Bass Admission is $12 and doors open at 7:15 p.m. Pitman’s is a BYOB venue.
FRANKLIN — On Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a collaborative effort by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Franklin and Tilton Police Departments and the Franklin Mayor’s Drug Task Force will be collecting unused and unwanted prescription drugs in the parking lot near the new Subway restaurant in Smitty’s Plaza on the Franklin-Tilton town line. No needles, syringes, or lancets will be collected. The effort will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to
prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. The Franklin Mayor’s Drug Task Force encourages everyone to take advantage of this free and anonymous disposal day. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. And those prescription drugs are finding their way into the lives of our area high school age students.
Unused prescription drugs collection held Saturday in parking lot in Franklin
Vegan Italian cooking class, dinner & talk offered on Thursday evening NORTHFIELD — A vegan Italian Cooking Class, Dinner and Talk will be held at the Pines Community Center in Northfield on Thursday, April 25 from 5:30–8:30 p.m. On the menu: Antipasto w/Red Wine Vinaigrette; Italian “Sausage” w/Peppers & Onions; Eggplant Manicotti w/Cashew Ricotta & Tomato Sauce; Steamed Kale w/Garlic & Olive Oil, Canolli, Herbal Tea and more. At 7 p.m. a half-hour talk on the environmental impact of grass-fed beef will be given by Louisa Dell’Amico, vegan cooking instructor. “Since Earth Day is in April, I’d like to address the environmental impact of an animal-based diet. I know this isn’t going to go over big in this area, but many consumers are now purchasing meat from locally-raised and/or grass-fed animals upon learning of the environmental degradation and miserable lives of “factory farmed” animals. While there’s no question that most small local farms offer an immeasurably better quality of life to the animals, I don’t believe it’s sustainable.’’ “Many people still have the misconception that meat is required for protein, and they can’t even imagine
what they would eat if they didn’t eat meat, dairy, and eggs. Protein is a nutrient, not a food group, and it’s available in a vast array of plant-based foods. People transition to a plant-based diet for a variety of reasons. Whatever the reason, transitioning to a whole, balanced, plant-based diet is beneficial to everyone and everything on this earth. So let’s celebrate this amazing planet by reducing and eliminating animal-based foods from our diet,” said Dell’Amico. The cooking class and dinner cost $30. Dell’Amico says two checks should be sent to the Pines Community Center, 61 Summer St, Northfield, NH 03276, one for $15 payable to center and one for $15 payable to L. Dell’Amico. Registration dadline is Tuesday, April 23. Children 12 and under are free. Young adults (13-18) & Students: $15 ($10/LD $5/PCC). For more information call Del;’Amico at 729-0248 or louisa@metrocast.net. Dell’Amico’s cooking classes and other events in New England can be found on the internet at: www.meetup.com/ NH Lakes Region Vegan/Healthy Eating Cooking Classes.
Lakes Region Planning Commission Broadband Stakeholder Group meeting MEREDITH — The Lakes Region Planning Commission will be hosting a Broadband Stakeholder Group meeting on Friday, April 26 at 9 a.m. m at the Humiston Building, 103 Main Street in Meredith. The topics at this meeting will include discussing the development of a community pilot project and the Regional Broadband Plan. The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) is comprised of individuals representing a wide spectrum of sectors
in the region that contribute their time and skills to help the NH Broadband Mapping and Planning Program (www.iwantbroadbandnh.org) to determine and prioritize the need for broadband services in underserved areas by identifying barriers and proposing solutions for the expansion of high speed internet access. For additional information, contact Michelle Therrien or Dari Sassan at LRPC at 279-8171.
ALTON — There will be some enjoyable free movies at the Gilman Library in Alton this week. On Wednesday, April 24, 1:30 p.m. the afternoon movie will feature runaway rodents with an earth shattering secret. Mrs. Brisby stars in this heartwarming tale of a mild mannered mother mouse with a plan to save her family and home from Farmer Fitz Gibbon’s plow. Rated PG Family Movie Night will be held
Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. For years, Ralph has played the bad guy in his video game. In this funny, animated, action packed adventure he sets out to prove to everyone that he is a big hearted hero. Rated PG. All are welcome. Admission is free. Refreshments are served. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 875-2550 or visit “What’s Happening” at www.alton.nh.gov/Library.asp
TILTON — There will be a free rabies clinic at a Pet Expo sponsored by the Tilton-Northfield Rotary Club this Saturday from 9 a.m-1 p.m. at the former Agway building across from
the Tilton Post office on Rte. 3-11. Vendors will be at the event and there will be face painting for young people.
SANBORNTON — There will be a general clean-up day at the Lane Tavern on Saturday April 27 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. by members of the Sanbornton Historical Society. Anyone with an interest in preserv-
ing our local past and all members are welcome to bring rags, brooms, rakes, and elbow grease to polish up the local history museum. Call Dave Witham 286-9590 or Jack Potter 528-1990 for more information.
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He is survived by his three daughters: Stephanie Gerard of Laconia, NH, Tobe Gerard (Peloquin) of Natick, MA, and Pamela Gerard (Fields) of San Francisco, CA. He is also survived by his granddaughter Dani Peloquin of San Diego, CA and his grandson Sam Fields of San Francisco, CA. There will be no calling hours. There will be a private family service at the family gravesite. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931Arlington Road Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com
Student research celebrated Friday & Saturday at PSU PLYMOUTH — Dozens of Plymouth State University students will present projects during a twoday program celebrating research. The Student Showcase of Excellence, scheduled for Friday April 26 and Saturday April 27 at the University’s Physical Education Center, involves students from many academic disciplines presenting poster displays, demonstrations, and live events. Events times are Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. Both events are free and open to the public. Thad Gulbrandsen, PSU Vice Provost for Research and Engagement, says the event highlight student research and creative project in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and the arts. “Through this work, students are contributing to
new understanding of our world, even as they prepare themselves for their future careers,” he said. “This is a great chance for parents, alumni, local residence and any other members of the PSU community to see that scholarly excellence is alive and well at Plymouth State University.” Some of the projects are offered in connection with the National Institute for Health’s IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) grant to increase opportunities for faculty and student research. Past research topics have included studies of toxins, wildlife, agriculture, music, dance, literature and history. Student projects will come from most of the University’s more than 20 academic departments, representing almost 50 academic disinclines.
LACONIA — The Arthur James Blues Band will perform at Pitman’s Freight Room Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. James became a fixture of the New England blues scene in the 80’s. From 1990 to the present he has shared the stage at festivals and clubs with a who’s who of the New England blues world. Some past band mates have gone on to play with Roomful of Blues. Recently James is the winner of
two Granite State Blues Challenges. Playing a nouveau-retro style of acoustic blues, that incorporates soulful vocals, passionate guitar work and a smidgen of irreverence. James has released numerous CDs & albums through the years. The band features Arthur James, guitar and vocals, Matt Sambito, bass and Johann Haas on drums. Admission is $12. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and Pitman’s is a BYOB venue.
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MEREDITH — Since the Making Home Affordable Program’s inception, Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB) has embraced the pogram and its lenders and lending operations personnel have stayed abreast to changes and updates to offer educated answers and advice to their customers and community members. MVSB has worked closely with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, Freddie Mac, to offer its customers experiencing financial hardships or difficulty making payments the ability to refinance their homes at lower rates or modify their mortgages to a more manageable amount. The deadline for the Making Home Affordable (MHA) Program, developed as part of the US government’s plan to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure, was recently extended through December 31, 2013. The program has evolved since its creation and now includes several modification, refinance and foreclosure options for both homeowners that are at risk of foreclosure and homeowners that are able to make their payments, but who have not been able to refinance due to the sharp decrease in property values. MHA offers solutions that help homeowner’s reduce mortgage payments, lower their interest rate and, if necessary, to leave their
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GILMANTON — The Gilmanton Community Church Food Pantry is having a tasty fundraising event on Friday, April 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the Gilmanton Community Church on Rte. 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works. Tastefully Simple consultant Brooke Swanson along with the hostess Karen Meader and other members of the food pantry board will be at the event which will offer samples of the products sold by Tastefully Simple to taste-test and Swanson will be demonstrating how to make tasty dishes in a simple way. There will be products available to purchase such as dips, soups and desserts from the catalog. The GCC Food Pantry will receive 20% of the sales
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MEREDITH — The Annalee Company Store on Route 104 held its first Build-A-Bunny event on March 23. It was a festive, springtime atmosphere with egg-coloring, pin-thetail-on-the-bunny and refreshments. Visitors selected a bunny, clothing, accessories and then visited one of Annalee’s talented designers for a one-on-one assembly session. More than 80 bunnies were made throughout the day and no two were alike! Retail Director and event coordinator, Betsey Pelletier, said this event as well as the Build-anEmma and Mabry pose with their bunny and Leslie, Annalee Designer extraordinaire. (Courtesy photo) Elf event before Christmas were great successes. “We love to interact with the Two of the earliest customers were sisters, Emma community and build relationships as well as dolls! It’s and Mabry Neill, accompanied by their mother Beth. something we hope to continue to do...it’s a great tradi“We liked being able to dress them how we wanted,” tion for local families to do together.” said Emma.
READY! for Kindergarten classes open to Laconia families LACONIA — The Laconia School District and LRCS Family Resource Center of Central New Hampshire, in partnership with Granite United Way, are once again offering READY! for Kindergarten classes for parents who have children newborn to age 5. This program shares information about the lively early-learning years before a child enters school, which lays the foundation for all future learning. In an effort to reach even more families with this important information, more spots have been added to the program this spring.
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today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It is generally agreed that too many cooks in the kitchen, chiefs in the tribe or multitudes of any other kind of ruler will not bring good results. Let there be one king now, and let that king be you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Remind yourself of your deeper purpose, even if you think you know it intrinsically. This is how you prevent the distractions of the day from sending you on a quest for short-term gains. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). This is a busy time for you. If you try to cram too much in, you’ll waste time and mobility feeling overwhelmed. To empower yourself instead, narrow your list and take things one item at a time. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 23). Your spiritual development helps to elevate your experience of life. It won’t matter whether your pleasures are many or few; your enjoyment of them will be intense. An authority will note your wise handling of a knotty problem, and you’ll be promoted. Increased funding and responsibilities improve other areas of your life. Capricorn and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 25, 33, 15 and 39.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re attracted to the interesting choices of others. Those who make ordinary, expected choices will lose you unless they adapt quickly to the strong need for novelty you feel now. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Doing well is a matter of putting in the time. Your enjoyment of a process is a plus that makes work a pleasure, but it’s not necessary for the win. Victory depends on focused efforts over time. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What you accomplish isn’t nearly as important as how you go about it. To say that you are centered now would be an understatement. You are also calm, clear and sourced by a power from within. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The problem with doing your research now is that the advice and data you gather will likely be contradictory, making the decision-making process even more confusing than it seemed when you knew nothing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your social graces are in top form. You’re inviting, and you make it easy for people to get to know who you are, what you’re about and how to be a part of that. This helps in business, too. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re a leader who likes to follow; it’s how you learned effective leadership in the first place. Knowing what others need and how to direct them requires that you see the scene from many perspectives. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are those who just can’t shake the notion that talking about things makes them better. That’s not always true. In fact, talking about things is likely to make them worse. Know the power of silence. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s something about your work that you enjoy immensely, and the most productive part of your day occurs because you dwell a while in that feeling, ignoring all else. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People will praise you, but beware: Pride goeth before the fall. Indeed, a puffed-up high-andmighty feeling lends just the altitude necessary for a dramatic drop. Humility is the way
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, April 23, the 113th day of 2013. There are 252 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 23, 1943, U.S. Navy Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II. (On Aug. 2, 1943, PT-109 was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, the Amagiri, killing two crew members; Kennedy and 10 others managed to survive.) On this date: In 1616, English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare, 52, died on what has been traditionally regarded as the anniversary of his birth in 1564. In 1789, President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York. In 1910, former President Theodore Roosevelt delivered his famous “Man in the Arena” speech at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1940, about 200 people died in the Rhythm Night Club Fire in Natchez, Miss. In 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his record 755 major-league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Braves won, 7-5.) In 1968, student protesters began occupying buildings on the campus of Columbia University in New York; police put down the protests a week later. In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. (The sentence was later reduced to life.) In 1988, a federal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two hours or less went into effect. In 1993, labor leader Cesar Chavez died in San Luis, Ariz., at age 66. In 1998, James Earl Ray, who’d confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and then insisted he’d been framed, died at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital at age 70. In 2007, Boris Yeltsin, the first freely elected Russian president, died in Moscow at age 76. Ten years ago: Global health officials warned travelers to avoid Beijing and Toronto, where they might get the SARS virus and export it to new locations. U.S. negotiators met with North Korean and Chinese representatives in Beijing for the first three-way meeting by the governments since the Korean War. Five years ago: President George W. Bush, pushing for a Mideast peace agreement, met at the White House with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that Army Gen. David Petraeus would be nominated by President George W. Bush to be the next commander of U.S. Central Command. The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that police had the power to conduct searches and seize evidence, even when done during an arrest that turned out to have violated state law. The Chicago Cubs won their 10,000th game, joining the Giants in reaching that mark with a 7-6 victory in 10 innings at Colorado. One year ago: The government reported that Social Security was rushing even faster toward insolvency, with its trust funds expected to run dry in 2033, three years earlier than previously projected.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Mom and Me free movie showing at Smitty’s Cinema in Tilton featuring the film “Bolt”. Doors open at 11 a.m. followed by the showing at 11:30 a.m. Earth Day Festivities at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library. 5:30 p.m. Free informational sessions to community residents who are approaching Medicare eligibility presented by the Belknap County ServiceLink and LRGHealthcare. 6-7 p.m. at Lakes Region General Hospital. To register call 528-6945. “Mission 4/1 Earth and Medicine for Our Times” presented by Julie Ellerbeck-Lay Spiritual Healer of Plant Spirit Medicine. 6:30 p.m. at the Sanbornton Congregational Church-UCC. Storytime at Belmont Public Library. 3:30 p.m. Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.) Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570. Plymouth Area Chess Club. 6-8 p.m. at Pease Public Library. For more information call 536-1179 or email maloof@plymouth.edu. Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741. Moultonborough Toastmaster meeting. 6 p.m. at the town library. Everyone from surrounding towns also welcome to attend. Toastmasters develop speech practice that is self-paced and specific to an individuals needs. For more information call 476-5760. Intermediate Knitting at the Gilford Public Library. 1-2 p.m. Six and Silly at the Meredith Library 3:30-4:30 p.m.Those around the age of six are invited to join Miss Karen to talk about their favorite books. The Greater Lakes Region Chapter of Murdered Children for the families and friends of those who have died by violence meets at 6 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Laconia Police Department Community Room. For further information contact chapter leader Carmen Doucette’ at 524-7624 or laconia1@metrocast.net.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 Mom and Me free movie showing at Smitty’s Cinema in Tilton featuring the film “Curious George 2”. Doors open at 11 a.m. followed by the showing at 11:30 a.m. Free informational sessions to community residents who are approaching Medicare eligibility presented by the Belknap County ServiceLink and LRGHealthcare. Noon to 1 p.m. at Lakes Region General Hospital. To register call 528-6945. The L.H.S. Class of ‘48 will meeting at the Lakeside Restaurant in Gilford at noon. Volunteer Brunch at the Gilford Public Library. 10-11 a.m. Meredith Public Library events. Animals & Me program featuring a fun art project 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Ages 3-5. Friends of the Library meeting 3-4:30 p.m. The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threads of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607.
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Kindergarteners at Pleasant Street School celebrate reading accomplishments with a pizza party LACONIA — The Kindergarten class at Pleasant Street Elementary celebrated their reading accomplishments with a Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program Party recently. Teacher Kori Smith’s kindergarteners have been read to by their 4th grade “Book Buddies” since last October for the six month reading program. Each month, Smith sent home a suggested reading list for the students and a monthly calendar to complete. The “book buddies” would get together to read each Wednesday. Once the Kori Smith and her first grade class celebrate their reading accomplishments with a Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Progam party. (Courtesy photo) monthly calendar was returned, students were able to receive their certificate for a one-topping, reading with their book buddy and the BOOK IT! personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut as a reward. Program,” Mrs. Smith said. “It’s great to see students “I am proud of my students for their exceptional and parents committed to make reading great.” CALENDAR from preceding page
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work. Country Acoustic Picking Party at the Tilton Senior Center. Every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks. Preschool story time at Belmont Public Library. 10:30 a.m. Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recov-
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Dear Annie: Did you know that an estimated 16 million youth participate in volunteer activities in the U.S. every year, and that by volunteering, these young people will perform better in school? These amazing kids do everything from collecting stuffed animals for children who are victims of tragedy to creating sustainable gardens in urban communities. All of these remarkable youth have a common goal: to raise awareness and solve the problems facing the world today. To celebrate their ingenuity, idealism and passion, please remind your readers that the 25th Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) will take place April 26-28, 2013. Last year, young people around the world came together and participated in nearly 4,500 projects. Additionally, thousands of community partners in more than 106 countries brought together millions of young people to strengthen their communities through the power of youth service. For more information, your readers can visit www.GYSD.org. Sincerely -- Steven A. Culbertson President and CEO Youth Service America Dear Steven Culbertson: Thanks so much for letting us once again mention Global Youth Service Day. Young people all over the world do such fantastic and helpful volunteer work, not only on this day, but every day of the year. Global Youth Service Day provides more opportunities for everyone to get involved. We hope all of our readers, young and old, teachers and students, will check out your website. Dear Annie: My husband is 75 and seems fit and able. The problem is, he likes to fix the doors to our pool cage in the open position. The first time he did it, I went ballistic, pointing out the liability: There are children in this neighborhood who could wander in and easily drown in our pool. I said I would leave if he did it again. Yesterday, he did it again. So, I’m thinking he wants me to leave. What recourse do I have when my husband seems mentally fit but begins to exhibit such terrible
behaviors? I’m fairly sure he would pass a mental competency test, if I could get him to take one. Is this abuse? Should I find a lawyer? How do I do that? -- Sarasota, Fla. Dear Sarasota: This doesn’t sound like abuse, but we agree that your husband may not be as mentally competent as he outwardly appears. Does your local police department or neighborhood association issue fines for leaving pool gates open? If so, report your husband and ask them to give him a citation. You also could purchase a new lock to which only you have the key. Then talk to your husband and ask what’s going on. If he wants you to leave, you can find a lawyer through your state or county bar association. But also, please suggest he get a complete checkup. Dear Annie: “Disgusted” was annoyed with charities that send little gifts to guilt him into sending money. Here are my suggestions: Always check a charity’s privacy policy before you donate. Some of the best charities sell their mailing lists. Do NOT give your name and address if you don’t know their privacy policy. If you want to donate, send a money order. They still get the donation, you still get a tax receipt, and you maintain your privacy. Check with Charity Navigator (charitynavigator.org) to find out how much of a charity’s money goes toward its purpose as compared to administrative costs. If the charity includes a stamped envelope, fold up every piece of paper they sent, cram it in there and put the following message near your name: “Delete this address from your mailing list. Do not sell, trade, share or otherwise distribute this address with any other mailing list.” We spent a lot of time and effort cleaning up my motherin-law’s mail. For every worthwhile charity she donated to, there were about a dozen scummy ones. Good charities are out there, but be cautious. -- Mom’s Mail Clerk
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CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.
BOATS 2000 PRINCECRAFT 14.6 FT. RESORTER DLX (side counsel) 1999 mercury 25 hp four stroke motor. upgraded princecraft boat trailer. new radio (marine) am-fm. motor has low hours. boat package is in very good condition. selling for $4,800. tel. 603-752-4022. BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable Rates Call for Info. 366-4311
Autos $_TOP dollar paid for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week. P3 s Towing. 630-3606 1995 Chevy 4x4, 6 cyl, auto pickup, $1500 OBO. Rod 603-630-8282. 2000 Chevy Blazer- Runs good, new heater, fair rims & tires, good body, needs work for inspection. $950/OBO. Leave Message 455-6232 2002 Ford Focus ZX-3: New exhaust, good shape, 161K miles, blue w/grey interior. Call 731-7655 2002 Lincoln LS Silver- Nice shape, 104K Miles, $4,300. 957-7401 2004 Chevy Blazer LS: Under 112K miles. $4,000 or Best offer. 832-3535. 2004 Mazda 6S- Only 64K miles,
BELMONT2 bedroom in kid friendly neighborhood. $195/Week + Utilities. No pets. Security/references required. 520-5209
WANTED TO BUY- One man Kayak with Keel. 524-3231 WINNIPESAUKEE boat slip with new clubhouse privelages. Up to 25ft. boat, 80% owner financing. Meredith $49,500. 321-223-8330
Business Opportunities
LACONIA: 3 bedroom. Washer/dryer Hook-up; plenty of parking; near parks & beaches. $215/week or $931/month plus utilities. Sorry, no dogs. References & security deposit required. 524-4428. LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Call for available apartments. 524-4428 LACONIA: Pleasant St. Studio apartment $650/Month. Heat/hot water included, no pets/smoking. 524-5837. LACONIA: Studio apartment, $135/week, includes heat. References and security deposit required. 524-9665. LAKEPORT 2 bedrms Brand new bathroom/ paint. 2 decks overlooking Lake Opechee. $900/month includes heat/ hot water 387-0035 or 455- 8202. MEREDITH - Two one bedroom apartments. Main St. In Meredith, convenient to shopping & lakes. Private parking, $700/Month + utilities. References Required. 279-6108 MEREDITH: 1-2 bedroom apartments and a 3 bedroom mobile home. $550-$800+ utilities, security deposit required, no dogs, 279-5846.
FRANKLIN: $750/month, heated 2 Bedroom, Washer/Dryer Hook-up, garage. No pets/no-smoking, Owner occupied, Security Deposit 934-4932. $125/ week, near I-93/ Tilton, smoker/ pet OK. Utilities included, no drinking or drugs. 603-286-9628.
GILFORD 3 BEDROOM Large yard, $1,600 month includes all utilities. $300 Discount off 1st month rent. Great condition!
617-780-9312
387-9900
DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Looking for your own space? We have several office spaces for rent from $175-$200/mth. Heat, hot water & electricity included. Shared kitchen, shared conference room and handicap accessible.
Call 524-4428 for more info. LACONIA Prime retail. 750 sf., parking, includes heat. $675 per month. Security deposit & references. 455-6662. SOUTH Tamworth- 60’x30’ heated garage with toilet, large work room, 2 bays over head doors, showroom/ office. Great exposure on busy Rte. 25. Suitable for many uses. Available Immediately. Rent $800/mo plus security. Call owner, 323-7065.
STORE FOR RENT
at the WINNIPESAUKEE PIER Good for gifts, leather shop or portrait studio.
Call 603-785-3078
For Sale 2 KAYAKS: Walden 13 & Perception 12 . Cockpit covers, paddles, vests included. Excellent condition, $1,200 firm. 528-5202 275 Gallon above ground fuel oil tank. $15 call 527-0172 AMAZING! Beautiful Pillowtop Mattress Sets. Twin $199, Full or Queen $249, King $449. Call 603-305-9763 See “Furniture” AD.
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LACONIA 2-Bedroom 2 bath condo, waterfront/ amazing location, furnished/ optional, very clean. No smoking/ pets. $1150/month. 603-630-4153.
For Rent-Commercial
LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $210/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.
Spacious Sunny Condo.
FURNISHED ROOM FOR rent 19 ft. slip at Quayside Marina. All amenities. $2200 for season. 253-7231.
For Rent LACONIA- Very Large 3-bedroom duplex close to Town, Hospital. No pets, $950/month + Utilities. 603-455-0874.
NORTHFIELD: Large, clean 3 bedroom house. $1,250/Month + utilities/security deposit. No pets/no smoking. Convenient, in town, near school/library. (603)455-8873.
CRAFTSMEN 10-inch table saw. Power tools. John Deere weed wacker. Fishing equipment. Lesco broadcast spreader. 744-9329 EXERCISE Bike with manual mode and training programs. Asking $125 (603)524-4406 FIREWOOD: Green, Cut, split and delivered (Gilmanton and surrounding area). $200/ cord. Seasoned available $250/ cord. (603)455-8419
Laconia 2-bedroom house. FHW oil, Washer/Dryer hook-ups, No pets. Nice yard. $850/month. No smoking/No Pets. Jim 279-8247
IBM Laptop or Desktop Computer $65. Sleeper sofa 7 ft. $135. 524-6815
RETIREMENT SALE
LACONIA L arge One Bedroom 2nd floor, with walk-in-closet & 17 ’ x 12’ living room. Heat, hot water, electric, included.
No smoking/pets. $800/month
(603) 527-8553 LACONIA, beautiful one bedroom apt, in clean quite and secure downtown building. New carpeting, nice kitchen and full bath. $175/ week includes heat, hot water and electric. 524-3892 or 630-4771. LACONIAFirst floor large 2 bedroom apartment. Newly painted, washer/dryer hookup, $950/Month + utilities. No smoking/No pets. 528-5945 LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent. Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included. $145-160/week 603-781-6294 LACONIASunny 1-bedroom includes heat/hot water, garage, laundry, close to town, no pets.
BELMONT ROOMATE wanted, to share large 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartment. Some storage, kitchen, living room. $600/Month, heat/hot water/electric/cable & Internet included 455-8769 TAMWORTH: 1 bedroom house, garage, garden, $800/mo plus security. Excludes heat & utilities. (603)323-7065. TILTON: Downstairs Two 1-bedrooms to $620/Month. Heat and hot water included. No dogs, 603-630-9772 916-214-7733.
For Rent-Vacation MARCO island, Florida. Fabulous 1 Br waterfront condo. Wonderful views/amenities. $950/wk, $2800/mo, annual negotiable. 603-393-7077
For Rent-Commercial BELMONT Busy Route 106 & Route 140 Intersection, 2 retail stores 1600 + 2000 sq ft and 1600
Carpentry tools, too many to list! All excellent condition! Call for information. 603-387-7100 Small wood stove $50. 293-0683 SPA for 2-3 people - totally recon ditioned, with new top, works great. $1500 firm 524-4602. TIRES/RIMS fit any year Pruis. 195/65R15 Michelin Energy on 4 Rial 10 spoke rims. Near new condition, $650. 603-744-2178
Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-sized Mattress/ Box-spring Set. LUXURY-FIRM European Pillow-Top Style. Fabulous Back, Hip and Leg Support, Hospitality A+ Rating! All New Factory Sealed with 10-YR Warranty. Compare Cost $1095, SELL $249. Can Delivery and Set-up. 603-305-9763 NEW trailer load mattresses....a great deal! King set complete $395, queen set $259.
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CARE & COMFORT NURSING
LOCAL Landscape company looking for landscape laborer to join our team. Must have driver s license and DOT Card. Experience Preferred. Call 603-279-4639 to set up an interview.
PART-TIME, very flexible floral delivery person. Weekends a must. Valid driver s license with minimum 2 years experience. Inquire in person. Dockside Florist, 52NH Rte. 25 Meredith, next to Hannafords.
Hiring dependable male LNA. Please apply in person, 102 Court St. Laconia 528-5020 JCS has expanded to a new location with new opportunities. The number one resort marketing company in the Lakes Region with a proven track record in growth; is seeking highly motivated, success driven individuals. Potential earnings average between$17-$40 an hour. Daytime and evening shifts available. No experience necessary, on site training provided. Call for application information: 603-581-2450 EOE
Free FREE Pickup for of unwanted, useful items. Estates, homes, offices, cleaned out, yardsale items. (603)930-5222.
Help Wanted
Mr. C’s Taxi DRIVER WANTED EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPERS We have 3 resorts & are looking for part time help. Weekends Required. Strengths in Customer Service & Gardening a plus. Must Pass Drug Screening. Stop by the Lazy E Motor Inn 808 Weirs Blvd., Weirs Beach 603 366-4003.
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Gilman Library, Alton. Part-Time, must be flexible, days, evenings, weekends. Experience preferred. Submit resume and references by April 30, 2013 to P.O. Box 960, Alton, NH 03809 or leave at the circulation desk. EOE
JCS HAS EXPANDED TO A NEW LOCATION WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES! The number one resort marketing company in the Lakes Region with a proven track record in growth; is seeking highly motivated, success driven individuals. Starting pay is $7.25 an hour plus daily spiffs or weekly commission. Part time reps make an average between $17-$40 an hour. Daytime and evening shifts available. No sales, no cold calls, this is a scripted appointment setting position. No experience necessary, on site training provided.
GIUSEPPE’S PIZZERIA & RISTORANTE
is seeking a creative experienced Sautee Chef that enjoys cooking and has the ability to work well with others and handle the fast paced, high volume restaurant. Please send resume to: giuseppes@metrocast.net or apply within at: Giuseppe’s Pizzeria & Ristorante 312 Daniel Webster Hwy Meredith, NH 03253 Also Hiring: Prep Cook, Dishwashers & Pizza Maker
Call for application information: 603-581-2450 EOE
CHEF NEEDED Awesome work environment! Seasonal (May - October) Must have valid license, transportation, references, great attitude! Paradise Beach Club
366-2665
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS needed to deliver NH Union Leader and Sunday news in Moultonborough area. $334 per Week. Early AM delivery, proof of insurance. Laconia resident preferred. Call Jim Paggi 668-4321 ext. 377
Clean driving record & NO criminal record required.
Must be 24 or older. Call 455-7957
Franklin Mayor’s Drug and Alcohol Task Force Coordinator Position (Project Manager) CITY OF FRANKLIN The City of Franklin seeks a full time Project Coordinator for the Drug Free Communities (DFC) grant. Applicants must have the skills to manage a project including grant reporting and budget tracking. Meeting facilitation skills and the ability to build and sustain membership in the task force is a must. Applicants must have strong communication skills both written and verbal to engage all sectors of the community. Applicants must have schedule flexibility (state travel and occasional national travel is required). Applicants should be able to multi-task and work independently. Dependable transportation is required. The person chosen for this position will work under the supervision of the City of Manager who is the Program Director for this grant and oversees all City employees. The Coordinator’s primary purpose is to support the goals and objectives of the Franklin Mayors Drug and Alcohol Abuse Task force. Applicants should possess a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience)in Management, Social Work, Public Health, or Education. Salary range $19.19 to $25.18 per hour with full benefit package. A complete job description and job application form may be picked up at Franklin City Hall, 316 Central Street, by mail, or online at www.franklinnh.org.Send your completed Franklin application form, resume, and cover letter to the attention of Elizabeth Dragon, City Manager, City of Franklin, 316 Central Street, Franklin, NH 03235 this position will remain open until filled.
CHRISTOPHER S Salon now seeking booth renter as the busy season approaches. The salon offers boutique atmosphere with reasonable booth rent. Please call 528-3337.
ELECTRICIAN JW Electric of Meredith is celebrating 21 years in business and is accepting applications for 3rd year apprentice or journeyman Electrician for immediate employment. Send resume with work experience to John at: jwelectric@metrocast.net
or mail to:
JW ELECTRIC PO Box 526 Meredith, NH 03253
FT LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE Must have some experience, valid driver s license, own car and be willing to work. Work will start ASAP.
387-1612
WE ARE SEEKING A FULL-TIME QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN FOR OUR AUTOMOTIVE DEALER SERVICE CENTER. ASE certifications preferred, NH State Inspection license required. Candidates must possess strong diagnostic skills and be able to maintain and repair all vehicle automotive systems. Applicants should be very reliable, a team player and willing to learn through on-going training on and off site. Must be able to travel occasionally for factory, hands-on training (paid by employer). A valid clean driving record is required. Flat-Rate wages are negotiable and commensurate with experience. Vacation time, personal days, and paid holidays provided. Health, dental, life insurance and 401k available. Must have own tools.
If you possess a positive attitude and are dependable, apply in person to Peter Fullerton, Service Manager, Profile Motors, Inc., Rt. 16 & 112, Conway, NH. References required. Serious inquiries only please.
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FT DRIVER/WHSE; Must have computer skills; $17. immediate start. 207-754-1047
Landscape Construction and Maintenance Hardscape and Masonry Skills 3 Yrs. Minimum Exp. Driver’s License Required.
SPECIALIZED Healthcare Services, a division of SBSC, Inc. Seeking NP s and PA s to provide evaluation and treatment of residents in long term care facilities in Laconia region of New Hampshire, as well as in Massachusetts and Maine. Part time or Full time. Flexible hours. Competitive rates. Please send resume to nnager@sbscincorporated.com or fax to 617-244-1827. EOE
Call Shawn • 356-4104
Looking for Lead & Bass player for Country music band. Call Bob Kent 387-1918
for 2013 Season
Help Wanted SEASONAL help wanted. Come join the Den Brae crew. We have openings in the food and beverage department, duties include registering guests, cooking, bartending and cleaning. Come join the team, we have fun. Call Debbie at 455-1446.
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TRUCK DRIVERS We are seeking motivated individuals to join our SEASONAL driving team from late April-June. Position requires safety minded individuals w/proof of current medical card, good driving record & ability to maneuver 150 lbs. CDL A $19-20 B $17-18 Non-CDL $15-16 (24 ft. Box Truck) Provide a Driver application, copy of a current MVR, Medical Card & Driver’s license to: Pleasant View Gardens 7316 Pleasant St. Loudon, NH 603- 435-1728
Land SERVICE ASSOCIATE
SALESPERSON To enter the automotive field. Experience not necessary, but helpful. An excellent opportunity for high energy salesperson to work in an excellent location with heavy traffic and strong inventory in the Lakes Region. The ideal candidate will possess a “can do” attitude and be a self starter. We treat our customers like gold and we are looking for an individual who will do the same. We offer a competitive salary with incentive bonuses. Submit resume to: frontlinerdy@metrocast.net or call 524-7171.
Company seeking motivated individuals who work well with customers, but also work well with minimal supervision. Duties to include: Customer relations, display & filling orders. Selected candidates will process good written and verbal communication skills & effective time management skills. Advancement opportunities available. Scheduled interviews only. FT schedule and competitive wages. (603)822-0220 or text any time to (603)930-8450.
TRUCK DRIVER Local paving company looking for CDL truck driver with class A license.
Call 293-3044 Please Leave Message
LNA INSTRUCTOR Evening position in Laconia, three nights/week, 5 pm – 10 pm. Applicant MUST: • Have at least 2 years nursing experience in long term care or working with chronically ill; • Have positive and enthusiastic attitude; • Hold a current unencumbered LPN or RN license in the State of NH; • Have leadership skills (previous teaching experience preferred). • Completion of the Train the Trainer certification would give applicant priority consideration. Only QUALIFIED applicants should apply
Send resumes to: Info@LNAHC.com
LAKE WINNISQUAM VIRTUAL WATERFRONT lot; also 3.7 acre + 8.9 acre lots; all state approvels. $99K+up-455-0910
Lost
LOST RINGS GREAT SENTIMENTAL VALUE!
LAST SEEN 4/1 OR 4/2 Possibly in parking lot of Walmart in Tilton or hannaford parking lot in Franklin.
286-4992
Mobile Homes Furnished Mobile Home in Titusville, FL. $4,000/OBO. Ammenities include heated pool, rec. hall w/pool table, ping pong, kitchen, etc. Contact Bob, 603-528-6029
Motorcycles 1984 Harley Tour-Glide ClassicFully loaded dresser, much custom work. First year Evo. Excellent condition, original owner. Candy red. Also other items going with it. Truly a must see! $6,900. 279-6605 2011 Triumph Rocket III Roadster: 2300cc/2.3L inline 3 cylinder motor. Flat black, 9,226 miles, serviced by 2nd Wind BMW/Triumph. 150+ HP/170’ lbs. + torque, Fleetliner fairing w/two windshields, Jardine 3-1-2 exhaust (no cat.), nice saddlebags, ABS. Asking $17,500 or BRO. 496-8639 2011 Yamaha Stryker: 1304cc V-Twin, Orange/Copper, 1884 Miles. Purchased new from Freedom Cycle in July 2012. Strong motor, nice ride, asking $9,750 or BRO. 496-8639
Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz
(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.
Real Estate STEELE Hill Resort, Prime Week $2500 plus 2 years maintenance (approx. $1000) Call Erik 812-303-2869.
Real Estate, Time Share BEAUTIFUL St. Thomas new USVI week 42. 1 bedroom walk-out. $500 + legal fees. Call for all details. 603-524-3495 visit website: bluebeards-castle.com
Roommate Wanted GILFORD/LACONIA Housemates wanted for two units in private home now available in Laconia/Gilford. 2-room studio $150/wk or sunny room $125/wk. 8 minutes from college, hospital and downtown in quiet area. rent includes all utilities, internet and dish, completely furnished. Sorry no pets. Call cell 971-219-7363 HOUSEMATE wanted- Private bathroom, use of laundry facilities, free Internet/cable TV, use of kitchen, private refrigerator for yourself. Hot tub on deck. Community beach within walking
PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs
Our Customers Don t get Soaked!
528-3531 Major credit cards accepted
CALL Mike for yard cleanups, maintenance, scrapping, light hauling, very reasonably priced. 603-455-0214
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Milfoil and Invasive Species in the Lakes Region: Addressing the Challenges
WOLFEBORO — Starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 29, the Lakes Region Planning Commission (LRPC) is hosting a commission meeting at the Wolfeboro Public Library which will feature a presentation on the impact of milfoil and invasive species on New Hampshire waterbodies, and what the state is doing and proposing to do to address the challenges. Many people know that both native and non-native species are found in NH waterbodies. Exotic aquatic plants pose a threat to the ecological, aesthetic, recreational, and economic values of lakes and ponds. A reduction in water quality, whether perceived or real, can have a major impact on lakeshore home values as well as summer tourism. There are varieties of methods available to control and contain the populations of invasive aquatic plant infestations. The goal of this meeting is to highlight current best management practices and to gain insight from past and current management practices. Amy Smagula, a NH Department of Environmental Service limnologist and Coordinator of the Exotic Species
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Program will lead the presentation. In addition, LRPC Commissioners will be asked to consider and approve the proposed LRPC budget for the FY 14 fiscal year, and the 2013 Lakes Region Transportation Improvement Plan
LRPC Commission meetings are open to the public. For additional information or special accommodation, contact the LRPC: 279-8171 or lrpc@ lakesrpc.org.
LACONIA — Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) is scheduled to offer the LRCC Sustainable Energy Forum on Saturday, April 27, in the Center for Arts and Technology (CAT) academic building on Prescott Hill. Registrations and refreshments are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the CAT Atrium with actual workshops and demonstrations beginning at 9 a.m. and running through 2:30 p.m. LRCC Energy Trainings Manager, Dr. Andy Duncan is presenting a Button-Up Workshop from 9-10:45 a.m. “The ‘Button-Up Workshop’ is aimed at homeowners who want to save energy in truly cost effective ways,” says Duncan. “College personnel appreciate the sponsorship of Liberty Utilities and the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative.” Running from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is the plenary: Wind and Sustainable Energy in New Hampshire mod-
erated by State Representative, Ian Raymond (Sanbornton). Former NH Public Utilities Commissioner, Susan Geiger, and Appalachian Mountain Club Director of Research, Ken Kimball, will discuss the pros and cons of large-scale wind energy in New Hampshire. Refreshments will be provided, followed by tours and demonstrations by LRCC Energy Services Technology (EST) professors, Wes Golomb and Department Head, Carl Daniels. “The goal of LRCC’s Sustainable Energy Forum is to generate awareness about sustainable energy options in NH, emphasizing wind energy and efficiency,” continues Duncan. “We also want participants to become acquainted with LRCC’s excellent energy programs.” For additional information, contact Duncan at aduncan@ccsnh.edu, 603-366-5329; or Golomb at wgolomb@ccsnh.edu, 603-366-5363. The Energy Forum is free of charge and open to the public.
Sustainable Energy Forum held at LRCC on Saturday
LACONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
DICK THE HANDYMAN Available for small and odd jobs, also excavation work, small tree and stump removal and small roofs! Call for more details. Dick Maltais 603-267-7262 or 603-630-0121
Browsing 695 Main Street, Laconia • 524-4775
Visit our website for additional information. www.laconialibrary.org
DUST FREE SANDING Hardwood Flooring. 25 years experience. Excellent references. Weiler Building Services 986-4045 Email: weilbuild@yahoo.com FLUFF n BUFF House Cleaning: Call Nancy for free estimate. 738-3504.
FREE CLEANOUTS
M. Fedorczuk Trucking General clean-ups, clean-outs for estates and foreclosures. Brush, lumber, rubbish, mobile homes, small bldgs, metal - We take it all. Deliver loam, sand, gravel, & stone.
387-9272 or 267-8963
Estate, garage, home, yard sale. Light hauling, reasonable rates. 603-930-5222
This Weeks Activities
Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime
Tuesday, April 23rd @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for after school storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.
Preschool Storytime
Wednesday, April 24th @ 10:00 Thursday, April 25th @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room.
HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality
Celebrate Earth Day!
Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277
Monday, April 22nd @ 2:00 Selig Storytime Room Kids and their families listen to stories and plant seeds to grow at home.
JDS LAWNCARE- Cleanups, small engine repair, mowing, edging, bundled wood, mulching, scrap metal removal. Belmont, 603-455-7801
Arbor Day
Friday, April 26th @ 2:00 Selig Storytime Room Kids and their families are welcome to plant a tree to take home in honor of Arbor Day and hear some stories.
TELEPHONE Systems Sales and Service Data and Voice Cabling 20 Years in the Business. 524-2214
Teen: Teen Green Earth Projects
Tuesday, April 23rd @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to create earth – friendly fun projects that you can take home with you! Make a gummy worm cupcake, plant sunflowers, a bird friendly suet treat, or all three!
Teen Wii
WET BASEMENTS,
LANDSCAPING: Spring Clean ups, mowing, mulching brush cutting, weeding, etc. Call 603-387-9788 MASONERY/LANDSCAPE stone, brick, walk ways, repairs, repointing. 603-726-8679 www.prpmasonery.com REESON CONSTRUCTION Addition , garages, custom homes. Free quotes, Foundations to Finish! 603-608-6169
cracked or buckling walls, crawl space problems, backed by 40 years experience. Guaranteed, 603-447-1159 basementauthoritiesnh.com.
Wanted To Buy I BUY CLEAN 603-470-7520.
DVD's.
WE buy anything of value from one piece to large estates. Call 527-8070.
Thursday, April 25th @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Teens in grades 6-12 meet to play these fun interactive video games.
Future Activities
Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime
Tuesday, April 30th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for after school storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.
Preschool Storytime
Wednesday, May 1st @ 10:00 Thursday, May 2nd @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room.
Adult: Adult Book Discussion
Tuesday, May 7th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall “Nothing to Envy” by Barbara Demick Discussion led by Frumie Selchen. In spite of the strict restrictions on foreign press, award-winning journalist Demick caught telling glimpses of just how surreal and mournful life is in North Korea. Her chilling impressions of a dreary, muffled, and depleted land are juxtaposed with a uniquely to-the-point history of how North Korea became an industrialized Communist nation supported by the Soviet Union and China and ruled by Kim Il Sung, then collapsed catastrophically into poverty, darkness, and starvation under the dictator’s son, Kim Jong Il.
Local Author Visits!
Thursday, May 9th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall “Lake People” by Abi Maxwell.` A haunting, luminous debut novel set in a small New Hampshire town: the story of the crisscrossing of lives, within and without family, and of one woman, given up for adoption as a baby, searching for the truth about her life. Abi Maxwell was born and raised in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, where she currently lives. She studied fiction writing at the University of Montana and now works as an assistant librarian at the Gilford Public Library. This is her first book and copies will be available for purchase.
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm • Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm For more information, call 524-4775. We have wireless ... inside & out!!
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