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Councilor Baer will push for focus on tourism on Monday By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — City Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4) on Monday will urge the City Council to invest $7,500 in booking Roger Brooks of Destination Development International (DDI) to offer a presentation to public officials and business owners on steps — especially “branding” — that can be taken to enhance the local tourist industry.
Recalling that Brooks spoke on this theme in Franklin in 2007, Baer said that she and others from Laconia who were present left “full of enthusiasm and determination” to pursue the course he charted. But, she said “it never really went anywhere.” A year later, said Baer, a team from the United States Environmental Protection Agency identified several challenges facing the local economy. The agency reported that
local businesses fail to tap the buying power of city residents while the conversion of rental units to second homes reduced the appeal of seasonal tourist attractions and altered the buying habits of summer visitors. “Laconia needs a shot in the arm,” Baer said, declaring that “first we need to realize that our fortunes lie in our tourism business.” Brooks, Baer said, “shows you how to find see tOurIsM page 20
Man who removed victim from house trailer testifies at homicide trial By Gail OBer
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LACONIA — The fourth person who was in the South Main Street house trailer where a local man was allegedly beaten and kicked to death last
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Maryland high court hears lesbian divorce case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland routinely grants divorces for couples who married in other states, and divorces for same-sex couples should be no different, lawyers for a lesbian couple told the state’s highest court Friday. The case involves two women who were married in California and denied a divorce in 2010 by a Maryland judge who said their marriage was not valid in the state. Maryland does not currently allow samesex weddings, but lawyers for the women told the seven-member court that it would be unprecedented for the state not to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere. “If you’re validly married somewhere else, the rule in Maryland is your marriage is going to be respected in Maryland, and that’s what we’re asking the court to do here,” said Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco. Judges in Maryland have been inconsistent see DIVORCE page 20
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Navy jet crashes into Virginia apartments after pilot ejects VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A fighter jet that malfunctioned just after takeoff hurtled into a Virginia Beach apartment complex on Friday in a spectacular crash that sent flames and black smoke billowing from the rubble. The two pilots managed to eject just before impact, suffering minor injuries along with five others on the ground. Several residents described hearing a loud explosion and looking out their windows to see the red and orange blaze. In the confusion that followed, two men helped one of the bloodied pilots from the two-seat F18 Hornet move to safety. “Oh, my God, I heard three really loud explosions, then the black smoke went up high in the sky,” said 71-year-old Felissa Ezell, who lives in a townhouse near the crash site. By evening, emergency crews were searching through the charred remains
of the complex, where some 40 apartment units were damaged or destroyed. No fatalities had been reported. Seven people, including the pilots from nearby Naval Air Station Oceana, were taken to a hospital. All except one of the pilots were released by late afternoon. Virginia Beach Fire Department Capt. Tim Riley said more than two dozen residents remained unaccounted for, although all but the six most damaged apartments had been searched. “What I’m praying for, what I’m thinking about now is that we don’t find any more victims,” Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms told reporters. The plane had dumped loads of fuel before crashing, though it wasn’t clear if that was because of a malfunction or an intentional maneuver by the pilots, said Capt. Mark Weisgerber with U.S. Fleet
Forces Command. The jet went down less than 10 miles from Oceana. Bruce Nedelka, the Virginia Beach EMS division chief, said witnesses saw fuel being dumped from the jet before it went down, and that fuel was found on buildings and vehicles in the area. The plane not having as much fuel on board “mitigated what could have been an absolute massive, massive fireball and fire,” Nedelka said. “With all of that jet fuel dumped, it was much less than what it could have been.” The crash happened in the Hampton Roads area, which has a large concentration of military bases, including Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base in the world. Naval Air Station Oceana, where the F/A-18D that crashed was assigned, is located in Virginia Beach. Both the pilots were from Virginia Beach, Weisgerber said.
U.S. job market took a break in March, adding just 120k positions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market took a breather in March after its best hiring stretch since the Great Recession. Employers added 120,000 jobs last month — half the December-February pace and well short of the 210,000 economists were expecting. The unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent in February to 8.2 percent, the lowest since January 2009, but that was largely because many Americans stopped looking for work. Still, few economists expect hiring to
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Colleges skimp on science but spend big on diversity How many times have you heard Barack Obama talk about “investing” in education? Quite a few, if you’ve been listening to the president at all. In fact, Americans have been investing more and more in education over the years, led by presidents Democratic and Republican. But it’s become glaringly clear that we’re getting pretty lousy return on these investments. That’s been evident at the K-12 level for a long time. Teacher unions and education-school types have had custody of most of our public schools for more than three decades, during which test results and high school graduation rates have been mostly stagnant. It has come to the point that Democratic politicians like former New York City Superintendent Joel Klein, past and current Chicago Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Newark Mayor Cory Booker have taken on the teacher unions. Obama’s education secretary, Arne Duncan, deserves credit for doing a bit of this, as well. All this, despite the fact that teacher unions funnel millions of taxpayer-funded dollars into Democratic campaigns. On higher education, Democrats and many Republicans as well have followed the same course as on public schools: Shovel in more money, in this case in the form of Pell grants and subsidized student loans. College and university administrators have been happy to scoop up all the money by rapidly raising tuitions and fees. Higher-ed expenses have been rising much more rapidly than inflation for three decades. And what has the money been spent on? Some of it presumably goes to professors in the hard sciences and the great scholars who have made American universities the best in the world. Well and good. But many university administrators have other priorities. The University of California system has been raising tuitions and cutting departments. But, reports John Leo in the invaluable Minding the Campus blog, its San Diego campus found the money to create a new post of “vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion.” That’s in addition to what the Manhattan Institute’s Heather Mac Donald calls its “already massive diversity apparatus.” It takes Mac Donald 103 words just to list the titles of UCSD’s diversitycrats. The money for the new vice chancellorship could have supported two of the three cancer researchers that the campus lost to Rice University
in Houston, a private school that apparently takes the strange view that hard science is more important than diversity facilitators. This doesn’t just happen on the Left Coast. The University of North Carolina at Wilmington saved some money by lumping together two science departments and raised spending on its five diversity-multicultural offices. But, to quote George W. Bush, is our students learning? Not very much, concludes the California Association of Scholars in its 87-page study of the University of California system. Students aren’t required to study American history or Western civilization. But they’re subjected to a lot of political indoctrination by leftist activists. “Far too many” have not learned to write effectively to read “a reasonably complex book.” “In recent years, study after study has found that a college education no longer does what it once did and should do,” the report concludes. “Students are being asked to pay considerably more and get considerably less.” That’s the sort of thing that happens when you pump money into an insular system and don’t hold its leaders accountable for results. Many politicians’ instinctive response is to pump in more money. But if you’re stuck in a hole, it’s a good idea to quit digging. Millions of young Americans are living with the results. In a time of economic stagnation, the degrees they’ve earned haven’t equipped them with basic work skills, much less expert knowledge that can command a premium even in a sluggish market. And they’re saddled with tens of thousands of dollars of student loan debt, which — darn it! — turns out not to be dischargeable in bankruptcy. They can get by on partial payments for a while, but interest keeps accumulating, to the point that Social Security checks may get dunned to pay for college. Glenn Reynolds, proprietor of instapundit.com and a law professor at the University of Tennessee, says we’re watching a higher education bubble that’s just about to pop. That’s what happens when you throw a lot of money at college and university administrators who don’t have much common sense. (Syndicated columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)
LETTERS Time to stop making excuses for racist behavior & do something To the editor, Mr. Ewing, in your most recent letter you accused Reverend Sharpton and Reverend Jackson of race baiting. But, to me, it seemed that you were doing exactly the same thing. All you did was focus on the fact these two men were black. Not once did you mention that they too were activists who have been fighting alongside people of various colors over the years to protest proposed legislation that would affect the rights of people. These two men only go where they are asked to and invited to. You also neglected to add the fact that it was Trayvon’s parents who asked for their assistance. The reason being that these parents could not get any answers as to what had actually happened that ended up with their son being dead. You didn’t bring up that the parents had called hospitals and police departments trying to locate their son. When they were unable to obtain any information from the officials they went to the reverends for help because they knew it would take people with some influence to assist them in learning the truth. While these parents were trying to find their son where was he? In the morgue with a tag attached that read “John Doe”. My first thought when reading this was were the police in Sanford so inept that they couldn’t look in his cell phone (they had) under contacts to see if there was a “home” number or “ICE” number. And they didn’t have the ability to hit redial and find out who he had been talking with that would have been able to tell them who he was and where he lived. Now was this just plain sloppy police work or was it intentional? It would seem that Trayvon’s death was of no consequence and not important enough to investigate. The two reverends never got involved in this, anymore then the media did, until approximately two weeks after Trayvon had been shot to death. In fact, the rest of us would never have even known about this and it would have been swept under the rug. Without help these parents probably would never have learned
Now this has been publicized so much the FBI and DOJ are involved. There will be a thorough investigation now. The parents will have the answers. Obviously the FBI and DOJ wouldn’t even get involved if there weren’t so many “screw ups” that had transpired. Is this all about RACE? There is that possibility. A white detective has stated, and has submitted an affidavit in support of his part of the investigation, that there was stereotyping going on that should be investigated. If this proves to be true I am sure justice will prevail. You stated this was a tragedy and it most certainly is. But another tragedy of this is the simple fact that “racial discourse” is still an issue in the USA. It didn’t end in the 50s. It is still here. If this opens up a real dialog about this issue that is wonderful. It needs to be addressed. Discrimination laws, like any other law, are only as good as the paper they are written on if people don’t abide by them. Equality isn’t achieved if the laws, process and procedures used aren’t applied to all. Pretending racism doesn’t exist doesn’t work. And just because we live in a small state doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen here. It does. A few years back a Native American man had to close his Main Street business because some people decided to spit at him and on his windows, write nasty ethnic idioms and even urinate in his mail box. Why because he touched on subject no one actually wanted to consider as an authentic issue to him and other Native Americans. So if this case brings attention to an age old problem and enables people to now realize it exists and stop pretending it doesn’t that’s a plus. It is time to stop making excuses for racist behavior and do something about it. When born babies are all alike. They do not know racism, how to be prejudice or how to discriminate. These are taught to them. These are behaviors and can be changed through honest dialogs and understanding. Will there always be some racism. Yes, I’m not that naive. Nancy Parsons Laconia
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LETTERS Every penny of higher medical costs can be attributed to socialism To the editor, I came into adult status as a First Scout for a Rifle Squad, (to defend the well-being of the people); fighting socialism (The German Nazi’s and “Nazi” stands for “National Socialist Party”) on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis. Now that I am a senior citizen, again in order to defend the well being of the people, I find that I am still fighting socialism, this time in the state Legislature in Concord — where I found that socialism is a surprisingly large part of the state government As one example, today, all of the problems with money relate directly back to the extent to which socialism has become installed in both the state government and in the federal government. (Reference, Ninth Amendment, “The enumeration in the U.S. Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny nor disparage others retained by the people.”) and yet the various legislatures repeatedly and commonly violate the rights of the people, the rights protected by the Ninth Amendment. Socialism does not provide any rights for people at the people level. Therefore in violation of the Ninth Amendment and other provisions of the Constitution, the value of our money has been diverted into the hands of others.. As for the commonly cited problems with the costs of medicine: In 1939 the cost of an overnight in a hospital (Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Connecticut) was just $2 a
night. These days the cost of an overnight (in the Lakes Region General Hospital) is in the range of $1,500. Every penny of those additional costs, comes from the extent to which socialism has been installed at both the state level and the federal level (U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10: “No State shall make any law impairing the obligation of contracts”. However, essentially ever legislature in every state and the U.S. Congress in Washington DC has violated this provision of the Constitution of the United States of America frequently and widely. Unfortunately, the many violations of the U.S. Constitution by both state governments and by the US Congress, have raised the cost of an overnight in a hospital from $2 to $1,500.) As for we members of the state legislature, for us to protect and defend the well-being of people, socialism must be eliminated. This can be done whenever the people ask for us to do so. The necessary changes can be made approximately with the speed with which flipping a light switch can illuminate a room at night. As a Nation, “we” did what was needed in 1779, and again in 1876 So we have examples of “what to do”. We can again do, similarly to what was done before; any time the people get ready to ask us to “do” what needs to be done. As for socialism, socialism must be eliminated. Rep. Bob Kingsbury Laconia
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Laconia recycling up 18% in first quarter LACONIA — In the first quarter of the year the volume of recycled materials climbed to 312.76 , or 18-percent more than the 265.52 tons collected during the same period a year ago. Tonnage collected at the curbside rose from 146.36 to 167.95 , an increase of 15-percent, while recyclables taken to remote sites climbed 22-percent, from 119.16 tons to 144.8 tons. Every ton taken out of the waste stream and recycled reduces the cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste, which is funded by property taxes, by more than $150-per-ton. In the first RECYCLING from page one month, Concord’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee recommended that the city pull out of the project, a move that would effectively kill it. In part, city officials expressed concern that, if the plant failed to break even and was shut down, Concord would be responsible for paying back much of the money borrowed to build the facility. But under a tentative proposal endorsed yesterday by the co-op’s operating committee, plant operator Casella Waste Systems would pledge to pay off the remaining debt if the co-op facility shut down in its first five years. “The question that Concord is going to have to answer is, are they comfortable with the borrowing still?” said Jim Presher, the co-op’s director. “There’s still a risk . . . because we are still on the hook - with a backup - to borrow those funds.”
three months of the year recycling reduced the cost of handling solid waste by $46,929. The cost of collecting recyclables is $10,000 a month regardless of the amount. Therefore, the net savings in the first quarter were $15,909. Ann Saltmarsh who manages the recycling program at the Department of Public Works said that about 41-percent of households participated in the curbside collection program in the first three months of this year compared to 25-percent when the program began in 1994. — Michael Kitch The city council is scheduled to discuss the project Monday night and vote on the solid waste committee’s recommendation that Concord shouldn’t go forward with the project. Ward 7 Councilor Keith Nyhan, who is the chairman of the committee, said he wants to hear more about the co-op’s new proposal, but the council shouldn’t delay a vote on his committee’s recommendation. “Being an environmentally friendly community, as we are . . . if there’s another business model out there that someone wants to propose . . . (we) would love to hear about it,” Nyhan said. “But I think that’s a separate discussion.” If the recycling project does die, “I think the morale is going to be awfully low for a while,” said David Hartman, a Warner selectman and the town’s representative on the co-op’s joint board. He’s been a critic of the single-stream project. While the co-op itself will remain viable, Hartman said, some communities might look to leave the group, following the lead of Hopkinton and Webster, which pulled out in 2010, and Allenstown, which will leave at the end of 2014. That could include Concord, the largest of the coop’s 25 members. “The contract is up, as far as what we’re committed to, in 2014,” City Manager Tom Aspell said yesterday. “So naturally, we’re going to be looking at what’s in our long-term interests. . . . To be responsible, we need to look at all the opportunities that are out there.” The co-op has spent roughly $3 million preparing to build a single-stream recycling plant off Whitney Road in Penacook that would process paper, plastic and other materials without the need for pre-sorting. “Single stream is here. It’s established. It is the wave of the future. Like it or not, it is going to be the way for dealing with your recyclables in the next 10 to 12 years,” Presher said. But the project, in the works since 2007, was delayed for years as the co-op tried to sign up towns and cities to send material to the plant so it would take in at least 25,000 to 30,000 tons a year, the minimum level needed based on projected commodity prices, to cover its operating costs and debt service. Despite falling short — the co-op last month said it has commitments for about 24,200 tons - the city council and the co-op’s joint board voted last September to proceed with the project. The 47,600-square-foot plant and attached office building will cost an estimated $15.6 million to build, with the cooperative planning to borrow $9.2 million and spend about $6.4 million in cash from its capital reserves. Construction was set to begin this spring. see next page
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Electronic music festival promoter wants the music to play ‘til 2 a.m. By Michael Kitch LACONIA — Christina Contardo, who plans to stage an electronic music festival in a field at The Weirs in August, will ask the City Council to permit the use of outdoor loudspeakers until 2 a.m. , well past the deadline of 10 p.m. set by the city ordinance, on the nights of Friday August 10 and Saturday, August 11. Last week Contardo approached the Licensing Board, which tabled her application pending the decision of the council. She has submitted a special events plan to the Planning Department and is scheduled to appear before the Motorcycle Technical Review Committee on April 18. Contardo plans to hold the festival on about 6.3-acres of open ground southwest of Route 3 North, opposite Funspot, owned by Mike Foote. The venue is reached by an unpaved road off Route 3. The main stage would be set in the middle of the 325-foot by 850-foot rectangle serving as the festival grounds with a smaller covered stage just north of it. The event will feature deejays and producers of national and international renown “spinning” electronic tunes. Contardo said that while the largest festivals draw crowds approaching 200,000, she hopes to tempt between 4,000 and 6,000 to
Laconia during the two days of the event. “We plan on treading lightly, keeping it manageable in the first year and growing into it,” she said. Contardo said that a number of neighboring businesses have indicated an interest in offering parking. Security would be provided by TNT Executive Services, LLC supplemented by police details if necessary. A pair of EMTs would be on the site throughout the event. And Contardo estimates between 50 and 75 portapotties would be needed, depending on the attendance. “It will draw a slightly different demographic, roughly between 18 and 35, than other events and, because of the nature of the music, new visitors to the region. It will give a boost to the economy before people go south or indoors for the winter.” This week, The New York Times carried a front page story about electronic music festivals that began by reporting that 60,000 tickets to the Electric Daisy Festival at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in May sold out in three hours at $100 apiece. According to the report, electronic dance music, once confined to clubs and “raves” in warehouses, is the new favorite genre of the concert industry with a growing number of festivals and profit margins appealing to Wall Street.
from preceding page But on March 22, the city’s solid waste committee voted to recommend that the city not go forward with the project as proposed. Among other things, officials were spooked by a change requested by potential lenders: If the plant failed, responsibility for repaying the project’s loans would fall on the 13 participating co-op members, not on the co-op as a whole or the nonmember participating communities. So instead of being responsible for 33 percent of the debt, city officials said, Concord would be responsible for paying back 41.5 percent, or roughly $4.03 million. That, the solid waste committee decided, was an unacceptable risk. Presher said yesterday that, a day after the committee’s vote, he was contacted by Casella, which is to operate the recycling plant. The company, he told the co-op’s operating committee, had several ideas for how to rework the project in an attempt to keep Concord on board. “They’re very interested in trying to get something going here, to take advantage of the investments that
we’ve made so far in time and monies,” Presher said. One option would involve dramatically scaling back the building plans so the co-op could use cash, not loans or bonds, to finance its construction. Casella would buy the equipment for the plant and lease the building from the co-op to operate it. Such a public-private partnership would reduce the financial risk, but also eliminate many of the plant’s expected benefits, including profits from sales of recycled materials, said Craig Musselman, the co-op’s engineering consultant. Casella’s preferred option, he said, involves crafting a legal agreement requiring the company, if the co-op were to shut down the plant within five years of its opening, to buy the facility from the group for a price equal to the remaining unpaid debt. Musselman said that could ease Concord’s wariness about having to repay a large portion of the loans. In addition, he said the co-op could scale back the planned facility to reduce the amount of money to be borrowed. That plan was endorsed unanisee next page
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CENTER HARBOR — Within the space of a week, this small lakeside village will see the addition of two new dining options, each of which is a new project of well-known restaurateurs. Luke Dupuis, who had been part-owner of the Coe House for five years, is changing that restaurant’s name and identity. Lavinia’s is opening April 11 and will bring a more relaxed approach to dining. Close by, the owners of the familyfriendly Mug Restaurant are planning to open the more up-scale Mug By Owner Amy Elfline, bar manager Stefanie Swift and wait staff Brittiney Abbott are among the staff The Bay in the storefront ready to open Mug By The Bay on April 15. The restaurant will be in the location that previously housed previously occupied by Sam & Rosie’s in Center Harbor. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho) Sam & Rosie’s. Mug By The Bay will open on April 15. dining experience to the area, said Dupuis. Lavinia’s, The Coe House was located in the historic John named after Coe’s bride, was conceived as a response Coe homestead, was a fine-dining establishment feato the desires of the Coe House clientele, which more turing higher-end, expensive food. Dupuis, who also and more had been ordering the less costly menu operates Home Comfort, became part-owner of the items and choosing to sit in the restaurant’s lounge restaurant about five years ago and ran the place area. “We followed their lead,” said Dupuis. along with a chef-owner business partner. When Over the winter, Dupuis had the lounge area the restaurant closed for the winter last year, the expanded and upgraded the seating there. The partnership ended and Dupuis is now sole owner. President’s Room, and its historic murals, is left He decided that when the restaurant re-opened this untouched. The restaurant can seat about 150 year, it would do so with a new identity. guests. To serve those guests, Dupuis hired chef Jeff see next page “Our goal is to bring a new, fresh and updated from preceding page mously yesterday by the co-op’s operating committee, with many of the details still to be worked out. The operating committee also directed co-op leaders to report back in 15 days on whether Concord was interested. No one seems eager for the process to drag out. Presher said he wants a decision within four to six weeks on whether the co-op should pull the plug on the single-stream project. Nyhan said, while he’s intrigued by the new proposal, he doesn’t want the city council to delay a vote
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from preceding page Woolley and front house manager Brendan Nesheim. “The Coe House was always the special occasion place,” said Nesheim. At Lavinia’s, he said, the goal was to “offer something that is accessible for anyone, every day of the week.” Woolley’s menu features items such as Kobe beef meatloaf, lobster roll, shepherd’s pie, braised osso bucco and a clam chowder for the saltines are made in-house. “My hope is that people will come often, try the different things on the menu.” Entrees range in price from $10 to $30. Along with a more relaxed menu comes a more accommodating service attitude. Children will no longer be discouraged and reservations will be taken for small parties. Lavinia’s is also partnering with the Open Table smart phone app, which allows diners to make reservations through their mobile device. “We’re hoping to make people as comfortable as we can to come in here,” said Dupuis. The Mug Restaurant, found on Daniel Webster Highway, has been a Center Harbor favorite for 44 years. Amy Elfline and her husband Paul Ursillo bought the restaurant in 1996. Seven years ago they opened the Mug Sandwich Shop, just over the line in Moultonborough, which they recently sold to employee Lisa Cross. Selling the sandwich shop allowed them to pursue their Mug By The Bay
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TRIAL from page one “They sounded like somebody being thumped on the floor. Like maybe a head hitting the floor,” he added, bringing Durgin’s defense attorney Wade Harwood to his feet with an objection and an order to the jury from Judge James O’Neill to disregard the statements and hold a lengthy discussion with the lawyers out of the jury’s earshot. Yesterday was the third day of testimony in the manslaughter and negligent homicide trial of Durgin, who is accused of punching LaPierre and kicking him in the head while he was down. His unconscious body was discovered lying against a fence near the trailer the next morning. He died a week later. Durgin is also charged with witness tampering, unlawful detention and simple assault for allegedly preventing Hebert from answering the door when police came to the trailer. The jury has heard from Tracy Hebert, another person who was staying in the trailer at 399 South
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Main St. with Durgin, Fields, and sometimes LaPierre, the paramedic who treated LaPierre when his dying body was found, and four Laconia Police officers, two of whom testified yesterday. The trial has been fraught with delays caused by lengthy “sidebar” or private discussions between the judge and the four attorneys trying the case. In her earlier testimony, Hebert told the jury she saw Durgin punch LaPierre in the face and kick him in the head after he fell in the kitchen. She is the only eyewitness the prosecution has to the alleged crime and under cross-examination she said she lied repeatedly to police when they first took her statement. Hebert also said she is a alcoholic who at the time of LaPierre’s beating was drinking up to a half-gallon of vodka nightly and using a host of ill-gotten drugs like Xanax, Percocet, and Suboxine — none of which were prescribed to her. Fields said yesterday that LaPierre had been staying with the three of them for about 10 days before the night he was allegedly beaten. He said he had been there about a month while he was making arrangements to move to the Concord area to be closer to his children. Fields also said he didn’t know Durgin well and stayed in Durgin’s trailer after Hebert arranged it. His version of the night of May 2, 2011 was that he was in the bathroom next to Durgin’s bedroom — on the other side of the trailer from his own bedroom — cleaning up some water spilled after LaPierre dam-
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aged the hot water heater. He testified he heard the Durgin yell at LaPierre — although according to prosecutors his account yesterday was a muted version of his initial account to police on Sept. 30, 2011 — and then heard the two thumps. He said he continued cleaning for about 10 minutes after he heard the two thumps. He said he saw LaPierre lying on the kitchen floor when he began walking through the trailer to return to his bedroom on the opposite side. He said Durgin asked him to get LaPierre up and get him outside because he was ruining the place. He described LaPierre as “drunk” but said he “coherent” and was not bleeding. “I sat him on the steps,” Fields said, adding that he looked out the window a little later and “made sure he was still on the steps.” He said he went to bed and rose at 6 a.m. on May 3 because he was meeting his daughter. He said he was in a hurry and rushed out the front door and never looked toward the spot where LaPierre was found at 11 a.m. Fields said he never returned to the trailer although he left some of his belongings there and the first time detectives interviewed him was on Sept. 30, 2011. He also said that when Bob Polito, the friend of Hebert’s who found LaPierre in the yard, called him see next page
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from preceding page on his cell phone and told him something had happened at the trailer, he never called the police. The jury also heard yesterday from Laconia Police Detective Bob Cameron and Patrol Officer Ben Black. Cameron said his orders were to go to the scene and he was the one who initially interviewed Hebert — an interview he described a ‘vague” and “not going well.” Under direct examination, he said she was sober and looking past him toward the direction where Durgin was standing — outside the trailer but across the parking lot from where he and Hebert were standing. When asked if he thought she was looking at Durgin he said she “glanced once or twice, I really don’t remember.” He said it was distracting enough at the time for him to shift where he was standing so she could focus on him and his questions. He said he really didn’t pay much attention to Durgin and “didn’t know he had left.” Under cross-examination he said he didn’t note in his report that Hebert was afraid of Durgin and only added it after he spoke with prosecutors on March of 2012. When defense attorney Tim Landry ask him if he
typically wrote incomplete reports, Cameron replied that if he remembers something he adds it. “So it was an unintentional oversight,” asked Landry to which Cameron answered that during his interview with Hebert, Durgin and Hebert “were looking at leach other and I wanted to draw her attention from him to me.” Black said his assignment was to “knock and talk”, meaning he was to go around to all the neighbors and take statements. His first stop was to go into nearby Quik Laundry & Cleaners to get some paper. Under direct examination, he said he walked out of the laundry and was summoned over by two of Hebert’s friends — Brad Swinton who is the father of her two sons and his brother Daniel Lewis. He said Swinton spoke to him about a conversation he, Lewis and Hebert has just had and said he should talk to Hebert. He described her as emotional, but sober and frightened. “Of who,” asked Lewis to which Black replied “Jason Durgin.” Balck said he didn’t notice if Durgin was looking at Hebert but said Hebert gave him information which he relayed to his superior officers, Capt. Steven Clarke and Lt. Chris Adams. He said he was asked to give Hebert a ride to her
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mother’s house to get a few things and then to bring her to the police station for further questioning. Under cross-examination, Black said there were a number of uniformed and plain-clothed officers there that day and that he didn’t see Durgin staring at Hebert. If you had seen it would you have stopped it?” asked Harwood and Black said he would have. He said again that Swinton initiated the conversation with him, not Hebert and told him that Swinton told him Hebert said she saw Durgin punch LaPierre — a statement that led to a 10-minute sidebar with the judge and after which O’Neill excluded the statement as hearsay because Black didn’t not hear the conversation between Hebert, Lewis and Swinton. Black also said he didn’t request anyone interview Swinton or Lewis and that he saw no red marks on Hebert’s neck. He said she told him about taking Tylenol P.M. but no other drugs the night of the alleged attack. The trial resumes at 10 a.m. Monday with the continued examination of Fields by the prosecution.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church EASTER SERVICES 8AM & 10:15AM www. goodshepherdnh.org ~ Christ is Risen! Pastor Dave Dalzell 2238 Parade Rd, Laconia • 528-4078
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Lakes Region Real Estate Market Report / Roy Sanborn
Never count on having a nice neighbor The residential home inventory in the twelve Lakes Region towns in this report jumped up again from 994 properties on the market last month to 1,080 as of April 1. That total is also up from 1,018 last April 1st. The average price for homes on the market stands at $515,577. Remember, that’s just the average asking price. With the average selling price in February at just $209,000, you can kind of tell what is selling… I saw a movie on the Netflix steaming service which may be the earliest and best movie about real estate. It should be required viewing for anyone contemplating getting their real estate license. This early silent movie was filmed in 1921 in Germany and was set in the fictitious city of Wisborg where a real estate broker named Knock had his firm. He was marketing property in the nearby state of Transylvania to get buyers. Since Al Gore hadn’t invented the Internet, he was using the Transylvania Sun to reach prospective new clients in this remote area. You can probably guess where this is leading… Anyway, Knock gets a letter from a buyer named Count Orlock who wants to buy a home in Wisborg. Knock gets one of his rookie agents, a handsome guy named Hutter who desperately needs a sale, to go to Transylvania to seal the deal on a run-down split level house which happens to be directly across the street from his own home. Hutter travels by boat to Transylvania and then by carriage into the mountains to meet the buyer at his castle. Why a guy in a castle wants a split level in Wisborg will become clear later. On his journey, he stops at an inn to eat and rest. He had left his Kindle at home but happens to find a book in his room to read himself to sleep. Unfortunately, it was a book on vampires so the sleeping part didn’t go so well. The next morning he takes the carriage further into the mountains. But the drivers refused to go anywhere near the Count’s castle so he has to walk the final few miles. He is furious that there are no Dunkin’ Donuts shops anywhere along the way. When he finally arrives at the castle the Count greets him outside. He seems nice enough but he is one of the creepiest, ugliest little dudes you have ever met. He was very gaunt looking and had a big bald head, huge ears, piercing eyes, gnarly teeth, and fingers about a foot long. But Hutter is a determined agent (i.e. starving.) He shows the Count the MLS listing info and after a wonderful dinner the Count signs on the dotted line to buy the property. Hutter retires to his room for the evening. In the middle of the night the Count appears in his room and scares the daylights out of him. This scene is probably as spooky as anything you’ll see in any movie anywhere! Really. The next morning he awakes with what appear to be a couple huge mosquito bites on his neck.
Hmmm… He leaves his room to talk to his new client but can’t find the Count anywhere. He finally goes down to the basement and finds the count lying dormant in a coffin. He realizes this guy is a vampire. Being a new agent, this scares him as he has never had a buyer that bites. He’ll learn to get used to that after a while. Now he’s really scared and hides in his room. Later that evening he looks out the window and sees the Count loading coffins onto a TUPS wagon (that’s Transylvania United Parcel Service—that’s where UPS got started). The count climbs into the last coffin and ships himself to Wisborg via a TUPS schooner. Hutter finds he is locked in the castle but climbs out a three story window on a ripped up Garnet Hill sheet and makes his way home by horseback. He arrives home at the same time as the Count’s ship enters port. Everyone on the ship has disappeared except the captain who is dead but tied to the wheel (unlike that Italian ship captain who tipped his ship over.) The count sneaks of the ship with his coffin and moves into the split level across from Hutter. The harbor master arrives to inspect the ship and chalks up the carnage to the plague. Hutter gets to his house and tells his beautiful wife, Ellen, what has been going on. After reading the book on vampires that Hutter stole from the inn, she realizes they’re in deep trouble. The book says that the only way to kill a vampire is for a beautiful woman who is pure of heart to distract the vampire until the sun comes up and the sunlight will kill him. She can see the Count eyeballing her from across the street. She realizes that she has been chosen and sure enough Count Orlock comes to her room in the moonlight. Hutter was apparently so tired from trying to make a living he never wakes up until it is too late. Count Orlock is so taken by Ellen, he keeps munching on her neck until the sun comes through the widows and he goes up in a cloud of smoke. The moral of the story here is that if you market real estate in a neighboring state and you get a buyer, be careful not to sell them a house across the street as they might suck as a neighbor. Seriously, the movie is called “Nosferatu” and is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. While lacking the Spielberg special effects, it is considered to be one of the best vampire movies of all time and worth watching if you are a horror film fan or a budding real estate agent. You can also receive these market reports by email. Just log onto my blog at www.lakesregionrealestatenews.com to sign up. Data was compiled as of 4/1/12 using the Northern New England Real Estate MLS System. Roy Sanborn is a REALTOR® for Roche Realty Group, at 97 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith and can be reached at 677-8420.
PSU Choirs presenting The Sky Speaks, songs celebrating diversity
PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth State University choirs will present The Sky Speaks, their final concert of the semester, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Professor of Music Dan Perkins directs the choirs. The program celebrates the diversity of music from around the globe through settings of poetry by Walt Whitman, Pablo Neruda, William Blake and William Butler Yeats. Perkins explains that this semester the students have explored music from multiple stylistic periods and countries. “I want them to understand that the world can be united by song,” he says. An eclectic mix of composers—from Haydn and Bach to contemporary composers including Eric Whitacre, Imant Raminsh, Eric Barnum, Kirke Mechem and John Tavener—wrote the music. Choir members will sing in Spanish, Finnish, German and Latin as well as in English. The University Chorale is a 75-voice ensemble open to all PSU students. The ensemble performs works from all periods and styles, often in collaboration with other New Hampshire choirs and orchestras. The PSU Chamber Singers is an ensemble of approximately 20 voices open to all PSU students by audition. The Chamber Singers perform music of all periods and styles in concerts both on and off campus. The program will feature pianist Robert St. Cyr ’06, who was just selected as the new conductor for the regional Pemigewasset Choral Society. St. Cyr recently completed his Master of Music degree at Louisiana State University. Guest soloist Holgen Gjoni is assistant principal cellist of the Grammy-nominated Boston Modern Orchestra Project. He has been gaining a reputation for his “…technique, beauty of sound and emotional projection”, and his “tempestuous musical sensibility, marked by an ineffable luminosity of expression.” The legendary Yo-Yo Ma has called him “a cellist of great talent.” Tickets for The Sky Speaks are $13-11 for adults, $12-10 for seniors and $11-9 for youth at the Silver Center Box Office, (603) 535-ARTS or (800) 779-3869.
Center Harbor Congregational Church offering scholarships
CENTER HARBOR — The Center Harbor Congregational Church, UCC, will again offer scholarships to graduating high school seniors who will be pursuing further education in Jr. college, college or technical schools. Students from the towns of Center Harbor, Moultonborough, Sandwich and Meredith are eligible to apply. At least two $500 scholarships will be awarded to students from Center Harbor, and at least two $500 scholarships to students from the combined towns of Moultonborough/Sandwich/Meredith. Applications are available from the Guidance Directors at Inter-Lakes High School and Moultonborough Academy, or can be requested by calling the Church office at 253-7698. Completed applications are due at the Church office by April 15.
Bucky Lewis Show April 21
LACONIA — The Bucky Lewis Show, featuring a hilarious one-man comedy and music performance will come to Blackstones at the Margate on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. The night of fun will be a fundraiser for WLNH Children’s Auction and is sponsored by the Cafe Deja Vu Pub Mania Team. Tickets are $25 and are available at the Cafe Deja Vu Restaurant and Greenlaws Music. There will be 50/50 drawing, raffles and snacks. For info and to reserve tickets call: (603) 524-7185
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Steele Hill Resorts supports Sanbornton Library by hosting book fair vide vacationers with some great reading material during their break and help raise money for the Sanbornton public library. “We set things up in our activities room and brought in some pizza to help attract more vacationers,” says Nancy Sapack, Steele Hill’s activities director. “The guest really enjoyed themselves and we were able to raise a significant amount of money for future book purchases at the Sanbornton public library.” Carol Varney, Usborne Books & More local representative, organized and ran the book fair one day during each of the two school vacation weeks at no charge to the Resort. “When a school, business or organization hosts an Usborne Books & More book fair, they earn up to 50% of the total sales back in free Usborne children’s books. Businesses can use this as an opportunity to help non-profits as the resort has done here with the library,” explained Varney.
This was the first time an event of this type was held at the resort and, according to Varney, the resort’s guests and staff alike responded very positively to it and especially appreciated the fact that half of their purchase was coming back to the local library in free books. Cab Vinton, Sanbornton Public Library’s director, was perhaps the happiest person, though, when he received the news of the successful book fair and was asked to submit a list of over 30 book titles of his choice. The new additions are slated to add to the growing children’s section at the town library. “Sanbornton has been a great place to grow up in and do business in over the years. Having a chance to give back to the community is a truly rewarding experience. I hope the new books will help put a smile on the faces of the kids at Sanbornton Central,” said Justin Cutillo, Steele Hill Resort’s Director of E-Marketing.
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Annie Forts UP Syndrome Fund meeting on April 19 CENTER HARBOR — The Annie Forts UP Syndrome Fund Annual Meeting will be held on April 19 at 8 a.m. at Preferred Vacation Rentals in Center Harbor for the purpose of election of directors, presentation of slate of officers and financial report for 2011. The UP Fund is always looking for those interested in providing enrichment opportunities to persons with Down Syndrome and financial aid to students studying Special Education.
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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Whatever you do, your instinct is to do it with style. This may take more money, time and effort than you originally wanted to give. However, you’ll go forward anyway and later be glad you did. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Beware of trying to manage your feelings. Trying to feel what you think you should feel isn’t going to work. When you let your true feelings flow and accept them, other impulses such as grace and love will emerge. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your heart is not exactly overrun with joy, but it is pretty full, and you have much love to give. Certainly you’re better off than most. And you’ll be in just the generous mood to try to even things out by contributing all you can. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You may feel guilty for seeking happiness when there is so much need and pain in the world. But you owe it to the ones who are suffering to experience all the joy you possibly can. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s been said that laugher is a form of exercise for your insides -- like jogging. Your sense of humor will be going strong, so share it. Everyone around you needs this kind of “workout.” TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 7). This year turns up your creativity and drive. By April’s end, a new project consumes your energy and gives back tenfold. You’ll have the attention of major players in May. In June, friends lead you to different work. A trip in October helps financial prospects. The most romantic months will be July and December. Gemini and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 2, 34, 40 and 18.
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, April 7, the 98th day of 2012. There are 268 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 7, 1922, the Teapot Dome scandal had its beginnings as Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall signed a secret deal to lease U.S. Navy petroleum reserves to his friends, oilmen Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny. On this date: In 1788, an expedition led by Gen. Rufus Putnam established a settlement at present-day Marietta, Ohio. In 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created by an act of Congress, with Natchez as the capital. In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee. In 1927, the image and voice of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover were transmitted live from Washington to New York in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television. In 1939, Italy invaded Albania, which was annexed less than a week later. In 1948, the World Health Organization was founded in Geneva. In 1953, the U.N. General Assembly elected Dag Hammarskjold (dahg HAWM’-ahr-shoold) of Sweden to be secretary-general. In 1962, nearly 1,200 Cuban exiles tried by Cuba for their roles in the failed Bay of Pigs inva sion were convicted of treason. In 1969, the Supreme Court, in Stanley v. Georgia, unanimously struck down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material. In 1972, mobster Joe Gallo was shot to death by rival gangsters during his 43rd birthday celebration at a New York City restaurant. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter announced he was deferring development of the neutron bomb, a high-radiation weapon. In 1983, space shuttle astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson took the first U.S. space walk in almost a decade as they worked in the open cargo bay of Challenger for nearly four hours. One year ago: A man shot and killed 12 children at the Tasso da Silveira public school in Rio de Janeiro; the gunman, a onetime student at the school, shot himself after being cornered by police. Today’s Birthdays: Actor R.G. Armstrong is 95. Sitar player Ravi Shankar is 92. Actor James Garner is 84. Country singer Cal Smith is 80. Actor Wayne Rogers is 79. Media commentator Hodding Carter III is 77. Country singer Bobby Bare is 77. Rhythm-and-blues singer Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) is 75. California Gov. Jerry Brown is 74. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 73. TV personality David Frost is 73. Singer Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons) is 65. Singer John Oates is 63. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is 63. Singer Janis Ian is 61. Country musician John Dittrich is 61. Actor Jackie Chan is 58. College and Pro Football Hallof-Famer Tony Dorsett is 58. Actor Russell Crowe is 48. Christian/jazz singer Mark Kibble (Take 6) is 48. Actor Bill Bellamy is 47. Rock musician Dave “Yorkie” Palmer (Space) is 47. Former football player-turned-analyst Tiki Barber is 37. Actress Heather Burns is 37. Actor Kevin Alejandro (TV: “Southland”) is 36. Actor Conner Rayburn is 13.
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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS “Alice in Wonderland” presented by the Winnipesaukee Playhouse Youth & Teen Ensemble. 2 p.m. matinee & again at 7 p.m. For tickets call 366-7377 or visit www. winniplayhouse.org. 3rd Annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny in Gilford. 8 to 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Gilford Community Church. Hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department and the Youth Center. Pancake breakfast, coloring contest, door prizes, pictures with the Easter Bunny, etc. Bring your own camera. $5/adult, $3/child. Sant Bani School open house and tour. 10 a.m. K-12 day school in Sanbornton. For more information call 9344240 or visit santbani.org. Bake sale hosted by the Lakes Region Gymnastics Booster Club. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Belknap Mall in Belmont. Passover Seder at Temple B’nai Israel in Laconia. 5 p.m. Community and friends welcome to participate in traditional rituals of remembrance and celebration of the Exodus from Egypt thousands of years ago. Passover story told before serving of sumptuous meal. $20/adult. $10/child under 12. Reservations at 267-1935. Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. Refreshments. Scholarships available. For more information call the rectory at 267-8174 or Ginny Timmons at 286-7066. Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the first-floor conference room. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518. Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org. Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia. Renowned contemporary Pakistani folk singer Arif Lohar and his band in concert in the Hagerman Auditorium at Holderness School. 7:30 p.m. Lohar will be joined by songstress Arooj Aftab. $20 at the door. Advance tickets at www.aannh.org. Discounts for members of Arts Alliance of Northern N.H.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Easter Sunrise Service at the Weirs Beach docks in Laconia. 6:30 a.m. Hosted by the Weirs United Methodist Church. Free community breakfast at the church (nearby on Tower Street) follows service, at 7 a.m.
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“Seeking the truth and printing it” THE LACONIA DAILY SUN is published Tuesday through Saturday by Lakes Region News Club, Inc. Edward Engler, Mark Guerringue, Adam Hirshan, Founders Offices: 1127 Union Ave. #1, Laconia, NH 03246 Business Office 737-2020, Newsroom 737-2026, Fax: 527-0056 News E-mail: news@laconiadailysun.com CIRCULATION: 18,000 distributed FREE Tues. through Sat. in Laconia, Weirs Beach, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor, Belmont, Moultonborough, Winnisquam, Sanbornton, Tilton, Gilmanton, Alton, New Hampton, Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland, Holderness.
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OBITUARIES
Marie E. Copeland, 83 SANBORNTON — Marie Elizabeth (Chaplin) Copeland, 83, a resident of Sanbornton, NH since 1983, died April 5, 2012 at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia following a brief illness. Marie was born in Arlington, MA, August 3, 1928, daughter of Thomas E. and Elizabeth R. (Witthohn) Chaplin. Marie and her husband Norman summered in Sanbornton for several years and moved there permanently from Carlisle, MA. She spent her youth and attended grade school in Arlington. She later moved to Burlington, MA and was a 1948 graduate of the Burlington High School. For several years Marie worked as an aide at the Valley Hospital in Carlisle and area nursing homes there. She later enjoyed driving school bus in Carlisle for six years. While living in Massachusetts Marie was a member and past Matron of the former Paul Revere Chapter, OES of Bedford, MA. A golfer, Marie was a longtime member of the Den Brae Golf Club in Sanbornton and was a member of the Ladies League there. She enjoyed working and assisting with many aspects at the Golf Club. Marie was a member of the Sanbornton Historical Society. Marie especially enjoyed her wonderful 44 years of marriage to her late
husband, Norman D. Copeland who died in 1995. Her family includes three daughters, Jean E. Swanay of Tyngsboro, MA, Gail M. MacLeod of Carlisle, MA, Lisa M. Thornton of Sanbornton; five grandchildren, Eric Lawson of Carlisle, MA, Emily McAnulty of Concord, MA, Ryan Lawson of Carlisle, Kaitlin Maier and Michael Maier IV of Sanbornton and Geanina Swanay of Tyngsboro; great-grandchildren, Grace, Hannah and Cameron McAnutly, all of Concord, MA.; her brother, Thomas E. Chaplin of Townsend, MA; numerous nieces and nephews. A calling hour will be held on Monday, April 9, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the William F. Smart Sr. Memorial Home, Franklin-Tilton Road in Tilton, NH. A funeral service will follow at 6:00 PM in the Memorial Home. Burial will be on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM in the family lot at Green Cemetery in Carlisle. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Marie’s name to the LRGHealthcare Capital Campaign, Lakes Region General Hospital, 80 Highland St. Laconia, NH 03246— www.lrgh.org. For more information go to www. smartfuneralhome.com
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BELMONT — Debbie M. (Skidds) Layne, 47, of Belmont, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, after a lengthy battle with end-stage renal disease, which she fought courageously and always with a smile on her face. Born in Laconia, NH on February 5, 1965, she was the daughter of John D. and Joanne B. (Plante) Skidds. Debbie is predeceased by her father John, and brother, Edward Skidds. She is survived by her mother, Joanne Skidds, of Meredith; four brothers, John R. Skidds, of Florida, Ronald J. Skidds, of Texas, Donald K. Skidds, of Alabama, and Michael D. Skidds, of N. Dakota; a sister, Sandra
Suncook Valley Art and Artisan Tour issues call for entries BARNSTEAD — A group of artists in the Suncook Valley have announced the creation of the Suncook Valley Art and Artisan Tour and are inviting local artists and artisans to participate in this summer’s first annual open studio show and sale on Saturday, July 21, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The group would like to keep the open studios within easy driving distance of the Route 28 corridor between Alton and Hooksett. For those wishing to participate who might be outside of this immediate area, or those who prefer not to open their private studios, the Barnstead Town Hall will be
available for booth setup. The Town Hall will also serve as a home base for the tour, providing tour maps, open studio information, and artist bios. Entry deadline is May 31. There is a $25 entry fee. For more information and registration contact Steve Winchester at (603)-269-2720 or E-mail to barnsteadartgroup@yahoo.com Members of the Suncook Valley Art and Artisan Tour Committee are: Joanne Balcom, Carolyn Hughes, Janice Metzger, Edith Weiler, Elizabeth Winchester Larson, Harriet Winchester, Stephen Winchester and Beverly Lussier.
BEDFORD — A workshop is being held by Women Inspiring Women to specifically address business branding and how to attract more customers while creating loyalty and gaining more name recognition. This “Engage Customers and Key Prospects with your Small Business Brand” event is being held on Thursday, April 12, at SERESC Conference and Training Center at 29 Commerce Drive in Bedford. The workshop begins at 2 p.m. and concludes with a bonus interactive session ending at 5 p.m. Keynote speaker is Sandy Upham, a 25-year marketing maven with a stellar reputation for building successful brands and creating marketing strategies and promotional solutions that deliver great results for a business’ bottom line. She is
the president of Wright Marketing Workshops and her expertise was honed from working with Fortune 500 companies such as Hasbro, Dorel Juvenile Group, Summer Infant and Constant Contact as well as many successful start-up brands. Reservations are needed at www. wiwnh.com and are $34 for members and $39 for non-members before April 5. (Late registrations are $49.) Women Inspiring Women was founded in the Lakes Region in 2007 by Leslie Sturgeon of New Hampton to give women of all ages and backgrounds an opportunity to get together at fun and inspirational events on a bi-weekly basis. WIW is the largest organization in NH for women’s empowerment, personal development, business resources and networking.
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Hoffman, of MA; her grandfather, Alphonse B. Plante, of Ashland; she is also survived by several aunts and uncles, as well as many nieces and nephews, and her close and dear friend, Michael Pierce. Calling hours will be held at Mayhew Funeral Home (Rtes. 3 and 104), Meredith, on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 6:00 pm through 8:00 pm. Those that knew Debbie are respectfully invited to come and celebrate her life. In lieu of flowers, donations in Debbie’s memory may be made to the NH Kidney Foundation. Mayhew Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Meredith and Plymouth are handling the arrangements. www. mayhewfuneralhomes.com
MONDAY, APRIL 9 Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.
Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 35 Tower Street in Weirs Beach. Meeting of Lakes Region I.B.D. Support Group for persons with Chrohn’s Disease, various forms of Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 7 p.m. at the Wesley Woods Community Center at the First United Methodist Church in Gilford. For more information call Randall Sheri at 524-2411, 359-5236 or 524-3289.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX
Dear Annie: My 64-year-old brother has refused to talk to my 86-year-old father for nearly 10 years. When our mother died, Dad married a nice Christian widow. He then sold the family home. He and his new wife built a new one in another town. My brother still thinks Dad should have split the sale profit with his children since half the house belonged to our mother. As far as I am concerned, Dad was not obligated to do this. By law, my mother’s assets passed to her surviving spouse, which means Dad owned the house outright. He lives solely on his Social Security benefits and needed the money. My brother has had multiple sclerosis for 30 years. He and his family struggled financially, and my parents gave them a lot of money over the years to keep them afloat. For my brother to want more is shocking. My other siblings and I don’t feel entitled to any of Dad’s money. My brother’s children are grown. When his daughter married four years ago, he didn’t invite Dad to the wedding. She is expecting a child, and Dad learned about it through other family members. He is deeply hurt by this. Dad’s health is starting to deteriorate. He has tried to make contact with my brother several times, to no avail. My siblings are ready to give up. Our brother spends no holidays with us and doesn’t get in touch for any reason. I suggested Dad leave him alone. There is nothing he can do at this point. Do you agree? If not, what do you suggest? -Puzzled in Indiana Dear Indiana: How sad that your brother is willing to abandon his family over money. After 10 years, it’s doubtful he will rethink his sense of entitlement. We suggest you keep in touch on a Christmas-card level, sending birthday wishes once a year, keeping him updated about Dad’s health. He may not respond, but it requires only minimal effort and leaves the
door open should he ever change his mind. Dear Annie: Is it OK to tell a woman that her husband had a three-year affair? I have ample proof because the Other Woman happens to be a dear friend of mine. The husband is the most selfish person I have ever met. If it were me, I would absolutely want to know. However, I understand that not all women are like me. The Other Women would rather not speak up, although she would tell the truth if asked. However, I believe that ship has sailed. The wife once had suspicions, but her manipulative husband managed to convince her otherwise. So, should I tell her or not? -- Unsure in Miami Dear Unsure: Some women can live with the illusion that their husbands are faithful even if they suspect otherwise, but having the truth shoved in their faces makes them angry -not with the husband, but with the messenger. You obviously don’t like this man and would enjoy seeing him suffer, but the news would mostly hurt his wife. If there is a chance she has contracted an STD from her philandering husband, she should be told. Otherwise, please stay out of it. Dear Annie: My heart goes out to “Lonely in New York,” the 70-years-young lady who would be happy kissing, hugging, cuddling and having a sex life. I am in a similar situation with my wife. You should put the two of us together, thereby solving two problems at the same time, without either of us having to leave our marriages. How about it? -- Lonely in Kelowna Dear Lonely: Sorry, but we don’t run a matchmaking service. And there are inherent risks in connecting anonymous readers with each other. Please find a better solution to your problem than cheating on your wife. To our Jewish readers: A happy and healthy Passover.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
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Animals
Autos
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AKC German Shepherd Pups: Ex.Lg., born 1/20/12, parents on site, bi-colors, black/tan, $800-$1,200. (603)539-7727.
1999 GMC Suburban- 4X4, V-8 350. Good shape. $4,500. 286-7293
BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.
1999 Honda CR-V. AWD, 4 door, 150K miles, good condition, $4,200. Call after 6pm. 524-8364
CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.
GILFORD: Camping and/or RV sites available beginning May 31st. Beach Pass and Boat Launch Pass. Ask about weekly & monthly specials. 3-way hook-ups. Also available for seasonal use and/ or weekend use. Ask about our weekly & monthly specials! Call 603-393-5756.
BEAUTIFUL Puppies: Apricot, red, mini poodles. Champ background. We also have teddy bear pomapoos Good price. Healthy, happy and home raised. 253-6373.
Announcement HOST A TUPPERWARE PARTY and receive free Tupperware! Call Lee to host or purchase. 491-2696
WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting. 603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH. Wed-Sun, 10-4, Fri & Sat 10-6.
2000 Ford Windstar LX, No Title, Parts Only. 102K miles $1500/ OBO. 290-4849. 2003 Subaru Forester- 2.5 5-speed, 170K, new brakes, new mud/snow tires. Very dependable. $3,000. 528-2806 2006 Jeep Liberty Sport, automatic, blue, remote start, 56,500K Excellent condition. $12,000 528-4129 2009 Honda Pilot EXL- 4WD, Loaded, mint condition. 25K ,miles. $27,500. 744-6107 2010 Honda Accord Coupe EXL2-door, V-6, Auto, 4789K, Leather, loaded. Over $30,000 new, sell for $23,000. 528-2806
David's Antique Auction Mon, April 9 @ 6 PM Preview 4 pm Leavitt Park, 334 Elm St, Laconia, NH Featuring Native American items: Squash blossom necklace, Navajo Beaded belt, silver concho belt, Sioux buffalo peace pipe, Haida mask, Teepee bag, Franklin Pierce peace medal, M/T table, shaker style table, Seth Thomas regulator clock, Iran rug, Political ribbons- Van Buren & Buchanan, Political tokens- Van Buren & US Grant, Sev lots old postcards, CV Ry (RR) lantern, Flute, sax, accordion, euphonium, Marbles hatchet, Stanley compass plane 113, etc.
D. Cross lic. 2487 Laconia, NH Phone 603-528-0247 Photos & listing on auctionzip.com ID 4217 * Buyer Premium * No out of state checks unless known!
Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. P3 s Towing 630-3606 CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.
BOATS 2004 Mercury 9.9 HP, 4 stroke, mint, less than 20 hours. $1,100 366-5569 2004 Searay Weekender- 22 foot cuddy. 100 hours used on Winnipesaukee only. $24,000. Contact 413-627-5024 Aluminum Boats- 1 12ft. Smokercraft $325. 1 12ft. Starcraft $325. Honda 5HP 4-stroke OB engine, $550. 279-4140 BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable Rates Call for Info. 366-4311 BOATSLIPS for rent- Paugus Bay up to 22 ft. 401-284-2215.
LET S GO FISHING! Simple fishing with Paddle King Boats and Tohatsu Outboard motors, Call 738-2296 or visit www.outboardrepower.net LOOKING for 22’ dock in Laconia on Winnisquam, no electricity needed. 413-209-0768, Leave Message
Business Opportunities Need Extra Money? Start an Avon Business for $10. Call Debbie at 603-491-5359. Or go to www.start.youravon.com and enter reference code:
Counseling ALCOHOL & DRUG Counseling. Evaluations/Assessments. One-on -one. Office, home or community visits. CONFIDENTIAL-voicemail. 998-7337 MS-MLADC
For Rent
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BELMONT-Available Immediately. 2-bedroom townhouse-style. Quiet, heat included. $225/week. All housing certificates accepted. 267-0545-or 781-344-3749
LACONIA2-ROOMMATES wanted to share personal home. Clean, quiet, sober environment. All inclusive, $110-130/week. 455-2014
FRANKLIN: Quiet modern 2-Bedroom w/carport. 2ND-floor, starting at $765/Month, includes heat/hot water. Security deposit & references required. No pets. 286-4845.
LACONIA- 1 bedroom subsidized apartment. Must be elderly or disabled. Preferece given to elderly applicants with extremely low income. ($14,800 or lower). EHO. Please call Mary at Stewart Property Management 603-641-2163
GILFORD NEW 3 BEDROOM Available 5/1. Large yard. Close to school, downtown. $1250/ per month +utilities.
393-5756 GILFORD 3 bedroom condo, $1,300/monthly. Parking garages available. Heated pool, tennis court. Close to shopping and lake. Boat slip available. Washer/Dryer hook up available. NO PETS. References & security required. 781-710-2208. GILFORD Great 1-bedroom lakefront apartment! Private, views, washer/dryer $725/month plus utilities. 1 year lease. 603-393-7077. GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $850/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662 LACONIA - Great 3 bedroom, hardwood floors, 3-season porch, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking, in town, close to park. $1,100/month. Security, 1st month, references. 455-0602. LACONIA - Small 2BR house on large private lot. W/D hookups. $900 +utilities. 556-7905 LACONIA 1-bedroom apt. walking distance to downtown, heat/ hot water, no pets, $180/ week. 387-4404
Laconia prime 1st floor Pleasant St. Apartment. Walk to town & beaches. 2 bedrooms + 3-season glassed in sun porch. Completely repainted, glowing beautiful hardwood floors, marble fireplace, custom cabinets in kitchen with appliances, tile bath & shower. $1,000/Month includes heat & hot water. 630-4771 or 524-3892 LACONIA- AVAILABLE NOW- 1 bedroom loft condo, near downtown Laconia, hardwood floors, granite countertops, Stainless Steel appliances, washer/ dryer. Includes Internet, cable, gym, and bike storage. No pets, no smoking. References, security and lease required. $900/month. 455-4075. LACONIA- Spacious 2 bedroom. Laundry hook-ups, no pets, no smoking. $875/Month. photos and info. at: 140courtstreet.blogspot.com. 528-1829 LACONIA: 2-bedroom $180/ week includes heat & hot water. References and deposit. 524-9665. LACONIA: 3-bedroom 5 room with sunporch Messer St. $210 per week includes heat, $600 security 524-7793. LACONIA: Beautiful, large 1 Bedroom in one of Pleasant Streets finest Victorian homes. Walk to downtown & beaches. Fireplace, lots of natural woodwork, washer/dryer. Heat & hot water included. $775/Month. 528-6885.
New Franklin Apartments, LLC Elderly and Disabled Housing Now Accepting Applications for Project-Based Section 8 Subsidized Apartments HUD Income Limits Apply One & Two Bedroom Units Available Located in Tilton, Franklin & West Franklin
Apartments Available Now For more information, please contact 603-286-4111 Or TTY 1-800-735-2964
Employment Wanted MAN Seeking work for Landscaping, Spring Cleanup, Drywall, Plastering, Carpentry/Decking. 20 years experience in masonry/ brick paving. Cheap rates. Call 524-6694
For Rent 1 & 2-bedroom apts $475-800 per month, no pets. 603-781-6294. 1BDR apartment $728 with Heat & hot water included. 2bdr &3bdr Townhouses for rent $825/$875. W/D hookups. Private yard, full basement, dishwasher & A/C in convenient Laconia location. Heat & hot water included. Call us today at 603-524-4363. EHO, FHO. ALTON Room w/bath in country: 10 minutes from Alton & Wolfeboro. $450/month w/utilities. Outside smoking OK. 875-6875. Love pets! APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 40 years in rentals. We treat you better! 524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at 373 Court Street, Laconia. BELMONT small one BR, 1st floor. $140/week heat, hot water, and electric included.
Rental Assistance Available Apply Now for our Waiting List
LEDGEWOOD ESTATES • Spacious units with a lot of storage area • Low utility costs • On-Site Laundry & Parking • Easy access to I-93 • 24-hour maintenance provided • 2 bedrooms with a 2 person minimum per unit. Rent is based upon 30% of your adjusted income. Call today for an application, or download an application at:
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For Rent
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LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments. Call for available apartments. 524-4428
WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $160-$175 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.
AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.
Maine Black bear rug $800, Alaskan Caribou head in-felt $400, 6 point buck $250. 413-209-0768
Antique half-round bar. 4’. wide by 3’ 4” tall. Fold-up game/card table with felt top. 3’ 9” round. Call 524-0561
MOTORCYCLE helmet, Shoei, RF 1000, Large, Silver $100. 496-8639.
LACONIA: 1-2 Bedrooms starting at $165/Week, utilities included. No pets. 496-8667 or 545-9510.
For Rent-Commercial
MEREDITH 1-bedroom apartment. Main St., convenient to all. Private entrance and parking. $700/Month heated. No Smoking/No pets. 279-6108 between 6 and 9 pm.
COMMERCIAL/OFFICE Space1000 sq./ft./high traffic count. #1002 Union Avenue. $1,000/month plus utilities. Call 524-0901 for more info.
MEREDITH 1BR first floor, walk to village/ docks, parking, w/d hookups, nonsmoking. $600 a month w/o util. 279-7887 or 781-862-0123
LACONIA
MEREDITH- 1 bedroom apartment with kitchen and living room. No pets. No smoking. $700/Month, includes heat & hot water. Convenient Residential Location. 279-4164 MOULTONBOROUGH HouseOne bedroom, year-round, propane central heat, tenant pays utilities, tenant does yard maintenance. No pets/Smoking. credit report required, verified income, references. $400/Month, security. Call between 5PM-8PM $25 fee 603-253-6924. MUST SEE LOVELY Meredith House. Newly renovated 1st floor of 2-family home, full basement, W/D hookup, close to town, large, 2BR, hardwood floors, porch, $1,000/month +utilities. No Smoking/Dogs. Security,references. 279-4376
ROCKWELL Electric Hand Planer $75.00. Craftsman Router $50. Makita Hammer Drill $100. Call 934-2121
$2,000/Month
603-630-2882
SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Evening & weekend deliveries welcome. BENJAMIN OIL, LLC . 603-524-6457
LACONIA COMMERICAL YARD Large worshop with 14’ x 14’ overhead door. Plenty of outside vehicle and parking area. $900/ month 603-630-2882 MEREDITH BILLBOARD - On Route 3, between Route 104 and 106 (Rotary). Available 5/1. 279-1234 MEREDITH Office, shop or studio. 700 sq ft, lower Main St., nonsmoking bldg, open space with bathroom, storage, closet, carpet, parking. $500 a month w/o util. 279-7887 or 781-862-0123
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE IN GILFORD $425-500 per month Very nice and professional offices with shared common areas in Gilford Professional Park. Nice views, parking and well kept complex. Rent includes electricity, heat, cleaning service for common areas, central a/c and shared kitchen, as well as men and ladies' room. Contact Rob at 387-1226 and leave a message to arrange for a view.
SOLID Oak 6! Hutch: Beveled glass, lighted top. Blue reclining couch. Best offer. 524-6082. CERAMIC KILN, shelving, assorted size stands, 200 plus or minus molds and steel shelving. Assorted stands for bisque, firing cones, plus much more. 524-5818 Call evenings. FIREWOOD - SANBORNTON. Heat Source Cord Wood. Seasoned & Green. Cut, split, and delivered. Call 286-4946, leave message. FIREWOOD Kiln dried, 16 inch cut and split, $300 a cord or half a cord $200, clean, no bugs, incl free bag of kindling and delivery. Early Bird Farm. 435-9385 FURNITURE - large maple bureau $150; 3 seat sleeper couch $100; kitchen table $40; & 2 wooden media storage wall units $50 ea. 496-8639. GREEN FIREWOOD- Cut, not split $135/cord; Cut & split $180/cord. Seasoned firewood. $250. Also, logging, landclearing & tree work (all phases). 393-8416.
Sun 3 wheel recumbent bicycle with 21 speeds. Only used 3 months. Asking $900. 556-9423 Wicked Ridge Crossbow- The Invader Model. Comes with a Wicked Ridge Quiver, scope, carrying case & 17 20 ” bolts. $375/BO. 603-528-6928 after 5pm. YAMAHA Integrated Power Mixer (PA System), 400 watts, $100; COMMUNITY Bass Bin Subwoofers, 2 available, $100 each or $175/pair; SONY6-Disc CD Changer for Home Stereo, $90. 393-7786.
Furniture 80 inch Queen Size Sleeper Sofa $100 call 286-7734 PINE dining room set, Very nice, (table and 4 chairs), large hutch, and dry sink. $200 or BO or $10/week for 21 weeks. Call 528-5454.
For Sale 2009 Heritage Softtail Harley, only 2,500 miles. $15,500. Call Tom 387-5934 TILTONUPDATED one bedroom. Top-floor, quiet. Heat/Hot Water included, no dogs. $600/Month. Also downstairs 1-bedroom coming up. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.
22” Toro Lawnmower- 6.5 HP, self-propelled, bagger or mulcher, just serviced. 366-4905 Electric Chair Lift- 1 story, new condition. $2,500. 528-2806
Affordable Housing Get your name on our waiting list PRINCE HAVEN APARTMENTS Plymouth, N.H. All utilities included (Prince Haven has an elderly preference) If you are 62, disabled or handicapped, (regardless of age), and meet annual income guidelines, you may qualify for our one-bedroom apts.
Call today to see if you qualify. 603-224-9221 TDD # 1-800-545-1833 Ext. 118 or Download an application at www.hodgescompanies.com Housing@hodgescompanies.com 40% of our vacancies will be rented to applicants with Extremely Low Income. Rent is based on your household size and income. An Equal Opportunity Housing Agent
Heavy Equipment
HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL
MATTRESS & FURNITURE CLOSEOUTS AND OVERSTOCKS!
Approx. 200 bales of good hay. $3.25 per bale. 524-4726 P. Bilodeau
Commercial Yard 60’ X 40’ 2-bay workshop with office area. Also 1 acre of paved yard.
Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-size mattress set. Luxury Firm European Pillow-top style. Fabulous back & hip support. Factory sealed - new 10-Yr. warranty. Cost $1095, sell $249. Can deliver 603-305-9763.
CLINICAL ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANT Career Opportunity Our office seeks a special individual to complement our staff of professional orthodontic assistants. This part-time clinical position is available for someone who enjoys and cares about people and displays excellent communication skills, digital dexterity and attention to detail. We will provide education and training for certification in the specialty of orthodontics. This position will require occasional travel to some of our offices located in Plymouth, Laconia, and Wolfeboro. If you are interested in joining a progressive and nprofessional health care team, please forward your resume to:
Hiller Orthodontics 175 Cottage St. Littleton, NH 03561
20% OFF ENTIRE STORE! RECLINERS $299, FUTONS, $299 BUNKBEDS, $399 SOFAS, $599 RUSTIC FURNITURE AND ARTWORK TOO! COZY CABIN RUSTICS AND MATTRESS OUTLET 517 WHITTIER HWY. (RTE 25) MOULTONBORO CALL JAY 603-662-9066 WWW.VISCODIRECT.COM
Free FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful item garages, automobiles, etc. estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222. T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.
MINI EXCAVATOR Kubota mini excavator for rent. KX161 12,000 pound machine. Rubber tracks & air conditioning. Hydraulic thumb and push blade.
SKID STEER Caterpillar 277B skid steer for rent with bucket and/or forks. Rubber tracks.
MAN LIFT Terex TB50 man lift for rent. 50 foot maximum platform height and 500 lbs. maximum platform capacity. Four wheel drive with articulating jib. Free delivery and pick-up within 20 miles of Sunapee with two or more days rental. Rent by the day, week or month. $300. a day, $1,000. a week or $2,500. a month. All insurance is handled in house.
603-763-6005
Seasonal Employment on the White Mountain National Forest Seasonal positions working out of our Bartlett, NH Facility for Equipment Operators and/or Laborers. Equipment Operator must be able to operate a dump truck, backhoe, front end loader, have a valid state driver’s and DOT CDL Class “A” license. Laborer must have a valid state driver’s license.
For application information please visit: fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/employment/ Application deadline April 14, 2012
White Mountain National Forest EOE
AUTO & TRUCK PARTS COUNTERPERSON Immediate opening for full-time position. Experience in heavy duty truck parts a plus. Full benefit package includes matching 401K, profit sharing, monthly bonus, paid vacation & holidays, medical and dental, life insurance, long term disability insurance, employee discount program, paid training and certification and more. Apply in Person: 580 Union Avenue Laconia, NH 03246
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Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
BABYSITTER needed for an adorable child from 1:45-6PM, 3-days per week. Clean criminal background check and valid drivers license required. If you are good with kids, retired or otherwise, call 524-6694
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE III POSITION:
JCS Hiring 2nd shift 4:15pm-10:00pm Sun-Fri we are looking for highly motivated individuals with great attitude. Must be Reliable. No exp. required. This is a commission based, appointment scheduling position; average rep makes $19-$25 per hour. For interview call 603-581-2452 EOE
BOAT DETAILER CLEANER (Gilford, NH) BOAT DETAILERS Wanted: This position entails washing & waxing the exterior & cleaning the interiors of boats. Seasonal Positions available immediately! This position requires own transportation, able to work weekdays and Saturdays (Saturdays only thru June). Do your friends call you neat or a clean freak? Must be EXTREMELY Detail Oriented, dependable, able to follow instructions, and work independently. $9.50 per hour. People with housekeeping experience welcome to apply! Opportunity to work outdoors in a Variety of weather conditions. Selected applicants will be required to work a trial period to see if it!s a fit prior to joining our team. Call Ship Shape Marineworks, 603-528-7769 for appointment & details. References & Phone numbers required. Must be at least 18. BUSY Laconia specialty practice looking for an RN to join our team of nurses in a very diversified practice. Must be able to work independently in various roles. We are looking for someone for 4 days per week. We offer a very competitive salary. Please call (603)524-7402 x 210 for more information. DRIVERS CDL-A: Your current 10- 20 have you down? Why not get home, get paid, 2012 tractors/ trailers to boot? 888-219-8040.
FULL-TIME RETAIL CLERK Needed for Lakes Region s Premier Pawnbroker! High integrity, high energy applicants only. Apply in person with resumée and pay history.
570 Union Avenue Laconia
BELKNAP LANDSCAPE COMPANY Belknap Landscape Company is looking for an experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanic with supervisory skills to perform a wide variety of skilled vehicle & machinery diagnosis, maintenance & repair for a very busy small shop. The right individual must have at least 7 years of experience in diesel engines, have an inspection license & possess a CDL A license. Must have own tools/tool boxes and welding experience a plus. Individual will work directly under the Fleet Manager. Need to be able to perform duties with little or no supervision & act as shop supervisor when Fleet Manager is out. Must be able to utilizes mechanical skills & abilities to perform minor/major repairs, rebuilds, replacements, adjustments, and troubleshoots to automotive, truck & heavy equipment. All applicants will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen & physical. Apply to HR at:
Belknap Landscape Co., Inc., 25 Country Club Rd. Unit #302 Gilford, NH 03249 Phone: (603) 528-2798 Fax: (603) 528-2799 email: rblackey@belknaplandscape.com
The Town of Meredith s Public Works Department is looking to fill a Full Time, Permanent 40 hours per week position in their Highway Division, with a person with experience to perform skilled work in the operation of a Kenworth 10 wheel dump truck with snow plow & wing and spreading of salt and sand on roads. Experience also required in operating various other types of heavy construction equipment such as backhoe, loader, roller, bucket truck, etc. Performs semi-skilled work and manual labor tasks on construction and maintenance projects, such as mowing, sweeping, raking, digging, clearing culverts, operating jack hammer and chain saw and other power equipment, operating dump truck and flat bed and other trucks and trailers in hauling, delivery and pick up of various construction materials like pipe, gravel, cold patch, sand, etc. Must be able to lift 25-50 lbs and work outdoors. A valid NH Driver s License CDL-B with trailer endorsement is a must. (We would allow qualified candidate one year to obtain trailer endorsement.) Good pay and benefits. Year round full time 40 hour per week position. You must be available to come to work on emergency call in and seasonal basis as needed; this position responsible for a designated snow plow route. This position is a member of the Town of Meredith Union SEA Local 1984. For questions or more information on this position or the job duties, please contact Michael Faller, Public Works Director at 279-6352. Employment application and application requirements can be obtained from the Town s website at www.meredithnh.org EOE
Mechanic/Truck Driver Town of Northfield, NH seeks an experienced team player for a full time Mechanic/Truck Driver position in the Highway Department.
Interested persons may obtain an application form, application instructions and position description at Northfield Town Hall a n d a t http://www.northfieldnh.org
The Town of Northfield is an equal opportunity employer.
Be Part of the MADEIRA USA Customer Service Team Be Part of the Madeira USA Customer Service Team. As a Part-Time Customer Service Representative you will answer incoming customer service calls. This is a high-volume telephone contact environment that requires organizational skills and attention to detail. Candidates must possess strong telephone skills and be PC literate. Must have the availability to work a flexible part-time schedule Monday–Friday between the hours of 8am and 8pm. High school diploma or GED required.
OWNER-OPERATOR WANTED w/tandem-axle tractor. FT contract, mc authority not required (100 mile radius trips/Tilton). 207-754-1047
Email resumes to hr@madeirausa.com or fax to (603) 524-1839
Help Wanted PARADSIE BEACH CLUB Weirs Beach, NH Now Hiring Part time Positions Weekends (Must be available most weekends May-Oct) Security: 9p-1:30a Bartenders: 8p-1a Servers: 5p-10p Cocktail Servers: 10p-1a Cooks: 10p-1:30a
Midweek Patio Bartenders: 1p-C Cooks: 12p-9p Servers: 1p-8p
Bike Week (June 9-17) All Positions: Day & Evening Shifts Experience preferred in all positions
A FUN SECOND JOB! Call 366-2665 (COOL) and press option #3
The Looney Bin Bar & Grill Now Hiring PT Kitchen Help Nights, Weekends & Bike Week A Required Experience not necessary, but good work ethic & positive attitude are.
Please Apply In Person 554 Endicott St. North Weirs Beach SERVERS: Now hiring motivated team players with positive attitudes for year round or seasonal positions. Experience preferred but will train the right candidates. Flexible schedule with weekends and holidays a must. Apply in person at Hart!s Turkey Farm Restaurant on Rt. 3 in Meredith or apply online at www.hartsturkeyfarm.com.
LAKES REGION COMMUNITY COLLEGE Laconia VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES & ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT (Administrator IV) Lakes Region Community College seeks a Chief Student Services Officer. This position is responsible for planning, developing, and administering admissions, marketing, financial aid, student life (including activities, orientation, counseling, bookstore, and food service), corporate education operations, programs and services, and for providing student services leadership in support of the College's mission.
Help Wanted PART-TIME Administrative Assistant Excellent opportunity exists at our retail optical office in Gilford, NH for a part-time administrative assistant. Duties include insurance billing, bookkeeping (AR/AP), records filing, generating monthly reports, managing frame inventory, communicating with branch locations and with the public, and other projects. If you are highly organized and a self starter, please email your resume to lrostyleyes@gmail.com POSITION AVAILABLE for a part-time master electrician. Inquiries please email info to brettselectric@hotmail.com or leave a voicemail at 520-7167.
SEASONAL GENERAL LABOR
Help Wanted Transfer Station Attendant/Laborer Town of Northfield, NH seeks an experienced team player for a full time Transfer Station Attendant/Laborer position in the Highway Department. Interested persons may obtain an application form, application instructions and position description at Northfield Town Hall and at http://www.northfieldnh.org/ The Town of Northfield is an equal opportunity employer.
The Town of Northfield is an equal opportunity employer.
Now hiring general laborers as part of our landscape and property maintenance team. Apply in person at our sales office Mon -Fri between 10:00 and 5:00.
Meredith Bay 50 Lighthouse Cliffs Laconia, NH 603-524-4141 BOAT DETAILING SUPERVISOR (Lakes Region) F/T (Seasonal) We are an established mobile detailing company, looking for and Experienced Boat Detailer who knows how to wetsand and compound. This position also requires some management experience: the ability to lead a crew, coordinate daily work schedules with boat yard service departments, and maintaining safely and quality in a very high paced environment. Busiest from the end of April thru 4th of July (Saturdays required), Must have own transportation, be Detail oriented, and Reliable. This could be a very good position job for the right candidate. Pay based on experience. If you feel you meet these requirement, Please call Ship Shape Marineworks at 603-528-7769 to fill out an application. TRACE Elliot GP7SM 250 7 Band Series Bass Head $299/obogreat condition, works perfectly. Call Rob @ 603-520-4447.
Get the Best Help Under the Sun! Starting at $2 per day Call 737.2020 or email
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WAREHOUSE/DELIVERY PERSON This position works 40+ hours, Tuesday through Saturday. Duties include: Furniture preparation, display set up and home deliveries. Must have a valid NH license and a clean driving record. Ippolito!s Furniture requires pre-employment drug screening. Apply in person to: Ippolito!s Warehouse 76 Lexington Drive Laconia, NH (Next building after UPS)
Wednesday, 12 Noon-5PM Friday, 8AM-12 Noon Saturday, 8AM-10AM Monday, 8AM-12 Noon No phone calls!
WEIRS BEACH LOBSTER POUND Now Hiring For
All Positions Experience Required. Go to: www.wb-lp.com & click “Join Our Team” Please, no phone calls or applying in person.
Instruction FLYFISHING LESSONS
on private trout pond. FFF certified casting instructor. Gift cert. available. (603)356-6240. www.mountainviewflyfishing.com
SCUBA LESSONS! Start now with online videos and pool sessions. Great exercise! Call Central NH Divers 279-9099
Located in the beautiful Lakes Region in Laconia, New Hampshire, at the foot of the White Mountains, the College serves over 3,000 students a year (1800 FTE) in its technical and transfer programs. The College was established in 1968 and is one of seven in the New Hampshire Community Technical College System.
Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree or Bachelors degree from a recognized college or university with major study in education, higher education, administration, business management, student personnel, or related field. Eight (8) years (Masters) or nine (9) years (Bachelors) experience in academic/career counseling, student personnel, administration, higher education administration, or teaching, five (5) years of which must have been in a management level position involving administrative or supervisory duties concerned with program administration, development and evaluation, program/product marketing, public relations, fiscal and operations management or related management experience. Salary: $63,531.00 - $76,186.50/annually including a comprehensive benefits package. To be considered for this position, please send a completed state application, resume, and college transcripts to Ms. Karen Kurz, Lakes Region Community College, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 524-3207 X 6717 or kkurz@ccsnh.edu. The state “application for employment” form may be obtained by visiting the web site at http://www.ccsnh.edu/humanresources/hremployment.html . Please reference position #L1R00075. Applications will be accepted until April 20, 2012 An Equal Opportunity Employer www.ccsnh.edu
Meredith Hannaford 38 NH Route 25, Meredith, NH 03253 603-279-1451
Join us for Our Summer Job Fair:
Wednesday, April 11th (10am-4pm) Thursday, April 12th (1pm-7pm) Will be held outside in the retail space between Rite Aid & Olympia Sports
Now Hiring Seasonal Summer Positions: Bakery, Deli, Cashiers, Customer Service Associates, Produce, Meat, Seafood, Supermarket Experience helpful, but willing to train the right candidate:
Open Availability Preferred
Hannaford is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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TOURISM from page one your niche and establish your brand” in the competitive market for visitors. She said that he makes a presentation and conducts a seminar during a session lasting four hours followed by an hour of questions and answers. The minimum cost, she said, is $6,500 and another $1,000 would provide for a venue and luncheon. According to DDI’s promotional material the Seattle-based firm has served more than 1,000 clients in North America and Europe, including many municipalities. Brooks outlines three phases in the development of a robust tourist economy — getting passers-by to stop, becoming the hub for attractions and activities in the area and becoming the destination, “the best of all worlds.” Brooks notes that the baby boom generation, the 85-million born between 1946 and 1964, controls almost threequarters of the country’s wealth and accounts for 80-percent of all spending on travel. Since empty-nesters travel in April, May, September and October, he advises “Extend your seasons, Get out of the ‘summer vacation’ mode. Those days are gone.” Another 80 million, Brooks calls
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“Echo Boomers,” the sons and daughters of the original boomers, represent the other major segment of the tourist market. While both groups seek culinary adventure, learning experiences and cultural enrichment, Brooks stresses that the echo boomers also crave entertainment, nightlife and extreme sports, like hiking, climbing and biking. Brooks pictures “branding” as the capstone to becoming “the destination.” He describes a brand as a perception, “what people think of you — NOT what you say you are.” And he cautions that “if perceptions of your community are negative, you may need to develop a repositioning program,” starting with “curb appeal — the visual impressions of the community.” Likewise, he warns “resist the urge to market the brand until you can deliver on the promise.” In a recent letter to this newspaper, Baer remarked that the city has improved its elementary schools, constructed a new middle school, built a new police station, and renovated its library while expansion of the Huot Technical Center and reconfiguration of the playing field at the high school will begin this summer. She con-
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cedes that these projects earn “high marks,” but adds “they are costing a lot of money and while aesthetically improving the city, they have not contributed to creating permanent jobs or tax revenues.” Following the approach of DDI,
Baer suggests, would not require the city to spend more money and would need “minimum time,” “a small committee” and “the enthusiastic support of all those who wish to better their prospects and those who wish to see Laconia and the Lakes Region grow.”
Registered sex offender arrested over reporting issue GILFORD — Police arrested a registered sex offender at a residence on Sargent Place early yesterday morning for failing to comply with the reporting requirements specified by state law. Christopher A. Geary, 43, 2685 Lake Shore Road, Gilford, who is required to report to the police quarterly, was charged with two class B felonies. Detective Christopher Jacques, who manages the reporting of registered sex offenders, alleged that Geary
reported as required but withheld information and failed to report a temporary change of address in a timely manner. Geary was arraigned in the 4th Circuit, District Division Laconia Court yesterday before Judge Jim Carroll who set bail at $25,000 personal recognizance and $2,500 cash. He was held in Belknap County Jail in lieu of cash bail. Geary is scheduled to appear for a probable cause hearing April 16.
DIVORCE from page one about granting divorces for gay couples. Lawyers said judges have granted divorces for about half a dozen gay couples, but their clients and at least two other couples were denied. As a result, some couples are waiting for a ruling from Maryland’s high court before filing
for divorce, the lawyers said. The Court of Appeals’ ultimate decision may have limited effect because same-sex weddings, and by extension divorces, are set to start in the state in January. Opponents of the law passed this year are seeking to overturn it in a potential voter referendum.
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BUILDING LOTS: Belmont, 3 acres, rolling terrain with good gravel soils, near high school, $59,900. Gilford, 1 1/4 acres, level and dry, just over Laconia line, $79,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234.
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MOORINGS
Motorcycles
Dock Repairs Fast & Affordable 877-528-4104 MooringMan.com
2000 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic, metallic green and black, new factory re-build Harley Davidson motor, looks and runs great, many extras, $7800 call Paul in Berlin at 603-752-5519, 603-915-0792 leave message.
NEED a tan for prom? I'll come to you with my mobile spray tan system! !Spray Tanning by Carissa' Email me at beautypro12@gmail.com
2005 Harley 1200 Sportster- 11K miles, excellent shape. $5,500. 524-7599
LOOKING for Yard work, painting, odd jobs and junk removal. Anytime weekends OK. 524-6363.
2011 Honda Shadow Aero- Red, Showroom condition 1100 miles, windshield, leather bags, back rest. Save $2000. $6,900. Dennis 603-556-9110
Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz
WWW.IPODFIXIT.COM
Fixing all Apple products! iPads, iPhones, Smartphones, Game Systems, LCD-TV's. Not listed? Just ask! 603-752-9838.
(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.
Recreation Vehicles
Storage Space
2008 Zoom Aeorlite 18!. Sleeps 3, many extras. Outside table, stove, TV. Asking $10,000/OBO. Call 267-6668
GILFORD garage for rent near Airport. One large lighted garage. $170 monthly. 781-710-2208. LACONIA: Garage bay for rent. Good for boat/RV off season storage. $40/mo. 494-4346.
Real Estate FOR Sale By Owner- 2 bedroom 1 bath ranch. approx. 1,500 Sq. Ft. 3-stall oversized garage, Taxes $2,300. Needs TLC, sold as is. Handicap Accessible. Principals only, $79,000. 603-930-5222
Services $20 Traditional Japanese Bodywork Treatments Please come and enjoy the therapeutic and relaxing benefits of traditional Japanese body work known as Shiatsu. Each treatment is performed fully clothed on a comfortable floor mat and takes about an hour. Treatments are performed at the Sachem Shiatsu office at the Fitness Edge building in Meredith. Please call Sensei Jones at 603-524-4780 to make an appointment.
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MOMMY MAID LLC, residential/commercial cleaning. Great rates, service and references. Call-603-530-2794.
QS&L Builders. Roofing, decks and more. 15 years experience. Fully insured. Free estimates. 603-832-3850
MASONRY/Tile. New, restoration, chimney relining/ repair, pavers, fireplaces, stone, brick, block. 603-726-8679.
PIPER ROOFING Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs
Meridian Stretching
Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!
528-3531 Major credit cards accepted
HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality
Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HAULING Get rid of your unwanted items. Reasonable rates. 603-930-5222
Open your body for optimum health with this Japanese-style yoga using the 12-main meridians used in Acupuncture. Gentle, joint-opening exercises plus meridian stretch sequence following the breath. One hour class $5, Thursdays at 11:00 in Gilford. Learn a 15-minute sequence you can do at home. Call Heidi Eberhardt, Licensed Acupuncturist at 617-894-0178, for more information and to make an appointment.
RESIDENTIAL WINDOW CLEANING
520-0313 Serving Belknap, Carroll & Grafton Counties
Wanted To Buy TOOLS Power, hand and cordless. Cash waiting. Call 603-733-7058
Yard Sale BELMONT 287 Daniel Webster Hwy. Across from Piche!s. Furniture, tools, generator, knick knacks & more. Saturday, 9am-3pm. Concord- Vendor Space Available for Flea Market & Antique Fair. April 21st Everett Arena. Call 648-2727 GILMANTON 4 Corners yard sale. Saturday April 7th from 9.00am to 1.00pm. Intersection of routes 140 and 107. Everything must go!
DO YOU NEED FINANCIAL HELP with the spaying, altering of your dog or cat? 224-1361
LACONIA Yard Sale- 103 Blueberry Lane Apt. 27. Saturday, April 7th. 9am-5pm.