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Gandini hired as 1st WOW Trail director

LACONIA — Gretchen Gandini has been hiring to be the first executive director of the WOW Trail.

“Gretchen is a perfect fit for the WOW Trail Executive Director,” said Allan Beetle, president of the WOW Trail board. “She has a great skill set for this challenging position and her passion for this project is undeniable. The entire board is excited to get to work with her as we accelerate the pace of our work on this exciting project.”

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LACONIA — Close on the heels of consultant’s report that the Fire Department is understaffed and a recommendation to add eight firefighters during the next three years, the City Council last night unanimously

agreed to reapply for a federal grant to fund the cost of four additional firefighters for two years, which it rejected by a four-to-two vote in January.

City Manager Scott Myers advised the council that there was no assurance that the grant see COUNCIL page 13

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Mouseketeer icon Annette Funicello dies at 70

NEW YORK (AP) — She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls.

Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s, ruled among baby boomers, who tuned in every weekday afternoon to watch her on their flickering black-and-white television sets.

Then they shed their mouse ears, as Annette did when she teamed up with Frankie Avalon during the ‘60s in a string of frothy, fun-inthe-sun movies with titles like “Beach Blanket Bingo” and “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini.”

Decades later, she endeared herself to baby boomers all over again after she announced in 1992 that she had multiple sclerosis and began grappling with the slow, degenerative effects with remarkably good cheer and faith.

Funicello died on Monday at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., of complications from MS, the Walt Disney Co. said. She was 70 and see ANNETTE page 4

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Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’, Margaret Thatcher, dies at 87 LONDON (AP) — Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.

The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state industries at a record pace. She left behind a leaner government and more prosperous nation by the time a political mutiny ousted her from No. 10 Downing Street.

Thatcher’s spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz hotel in London.

As flags were flown at half-staff at Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Downing Street for the 87-year-old, praise for Thatcher and her leadership poured in from around the world.

“Margaret Thatcher undoubtedly was one of the most remarkable political fig-

ures of the modern world,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin said Thatcher “made a significant contribution to the development of the SovietBritish and Russian-British ties, which we will always remember with gratitude.”

President Barack Obama said many Americans “will never forget her standing shoulder to shoulder with President (Ronald) Reagan, reminding the world that we are not simply carried along by the currents of history. We can shape them with moral conviction, unyielding courage and iron will.”

Queen Elizabeth II authorized a ceremonial funeral — a step short of a state funeral — to be held for Thatcher at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London next week with military honors.

Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a trip to Madrid and Paris to return to Britain following news of Thatcher’s

death, and said Parliament would be recalled from recess on Wednesday so lawmakers could pay tribute.

For admirers, Thatcher was a savior who rescued Britain from ruin and laid the groundwork for an extraordinary economic renaissance. For critics, she was a heartless tyrant who ushered in an era of greed that kicked the weak out onto the streets and let the rich become filthy rich.

“Let us not kid ourselves. She was a very divisive figure,” said Bernard Ingham, Thatcher’s press secretary for her entire term. “She was a real toughie. She was a patriot with a great love for this country, and she raised the standing of Britain abroad.”

Thatcher was the first — and still only — female prime minister in Britain’s history.

But she often found feminists tiresome.

Her boxy, black handbag became such a recognizable part of her image that her see THATCHER page 8

Even in pro-gun states, bid to arm school teachers stalls JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — When a gunman killed 26 children and staff at a Connecticut grade school, Missouri state Rep. Mike Kelley quickly proposed legislation that would allow trained teachers to carry hidden guns into the classroom as a “line of defense” against attackers.

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The loss of momentum highlights how difficult it can be to advance any gun legislation, whether to adopt greater restrictions or expand the rights to carry weapons.

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Speaker orders 2 key House Louisville beats Michigan 82-76 to end madness ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Pitino capped the greatest ise he made to his players if they won the title — by committees to work together week of his life with the prize he wanted most of all. getting a tattoo.

Luke Hancock produced another huge game off No one was tougher than Hancock, named the on Senate’s casino bill the bench, scoring 22 points, and Pitino became the most outstanding player. He came off the bench to

CONCORD (AP) — House Speaker Terie Norelli wants her budget and tax writing committees to work together on a Senate casino bill.

Norelli announced Monday that the 45 members — 25 Democrats and 20 Republicans — who are the members of the Finance and Ways and Means committees will form a joint panel to handle the bill.

Norelli said Finance Chairwoman Mary Jane Wallner, a Concord Democrat, will chair the joint panel.

The Senate bill would legalize one casino and is supported by Gov. Maggie Hassan who counted on $80 million from licensing fees to fund her budget.

The House has never passed a casino bill and did not count on the revenue in the budget it passed to the Senate last week.

AG’s office gets more complaints about New London police chief

NEW LONDON, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office is investigating several new complaints against the former New London police chief who resigned last week after authorities say he told a woman he’d drop charges against her if she allowed him to photograph her nude.

Assistant Attorney General Jane Young says the office has received additional complaints from women about the conduct of David Seastrand.

The attorney general’s office said last week that it received a complaint about Seastrand on March 6 from a woman who had been arrested a few days earlier. New Hampshire Public Radio reports that the Colby Sawyer College student said Seastrand indicated her underage drinking charge would be dropped if she allowed him to take nude pictures of her.

first coach to win national titles at two schools when relentless Louisville rallied from another 12-point deficit to beat Michigan 82-76 in the NCAA championship game Monday night.

This title came on the same day Pitino was announced as a member of the latest Hall of Fame class, a couple of days after his horse won a big race on the way to the Kentucky Derby, and a few more days after his son got the head coaching job at Minnesota.

This was the best feeling of all. The Cardinals (35-5) lived up to their billing as the top overall seed in the tournament, though they sure had to work for it.

“I had the 13 toughest guys I’ve ever coached,” said Pitino, who plans to follow through on a prom-

hit four straight 3-pointers after Michigan got a boost from an even more unlikely player.

Freshman Spike Albrecht made four straight from beyond the arc, too, blowing by his career high before the break with 17 points. Coming in, Albrecht was averaging 1.8 points a game and had not scored more than seven all season.

While Albrecht didn’t do much in the second half, Hancock finished what he started for Louisville. He buried another 3 from the corner with 3:20 remaining to give the Cardinals their biggest lead, 76-66.

Michigan wouldn’t go away, but Hancock wrapped it up by making two free throws with 29 seconds left.

from preceding page personnel to carry guns into elementary and high schools. Similar legislation is awaiting the governor’s signature in Kansas. And Arkansas has enacted a new law allowing colleges to let staff with concealed gun permits bring their weapons on campus.

But Kelley has shelved legislation that would have let Missouri school staff carry firearms if they have concealed gun permits. His legislation never received a public hearing even though he is a House majority whip responsible for rallying Republican support for bills.

Kelley, an NRA member, tried to cast the bill’s demise in a positive light. “It’s done the No. 1 thing

that I wanted, and that’s to bring awareness to schools about some of their safety issues,” he said.

House Speaker Tim Jones vowed this past week that Missouri’s Republican supermajorities would still pass some sort of pro-gun measure this year.

But it’s unlikely to involve arming teachers.

In Oklahoma, where pro-firearms measures usually get a warm reception from lawmakers, gunrights advocates faced an uphill battle against educators opposed to any effort to allow guns in schools. A bill letting schools develop policies for arming trained employees died in the Senate Education Committee.

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2-alarm Sanbornton brush fire chars more than 7 acres

SANBORNTON — A brush fire burned 7.37 acres along Prescott Road yesterday afternoon and brought 47 firefighters to the area to put it out.

Fire Chief Paul Dexter said the initial call for an “outside fire” came to dispatch at 1:45 p.m. He said he toned a first alarm nine minutes later when he realized the fire was sparking embers toward some residential housing and was close to jumping the road.

He said about 400 feet along the side of Prescott Road was burning and ready to jump a stone wall when they first arrived. He said wind was blowing from the northeast in the direction of Weeks Road.

He said his initial engine set up across the road

and began wetting the area so the fire wouldn’t spread toward houses.

He said he called for a second alarm at 2:38 p.m. when he realized he needed more people to surround the fire.

He said firefighters had the fire circled by 3 p.m.

He said they were able to pump water to hand lines from a nearby brook and set up four portable pumps for a water source.

“Kudos to everyone,” Dexter said, adding that as far as brush fires go, “everything that could go right, did go right.”

Dexter said he will return to the area tomorrow to

see what the actual cause of the two-alarm fire was but noted there was no fire permits for the area yesterday. He whether or not there are permits, people are not allowed to burn before 5 p.m.

This was the third brush fire over the weekend in the immediate area. Tilton-Northfield Fire Chief Brad Ober said there was an outside fire on Saturday afternoon that came within five feet of a house before firefighters doused it.

In Belmont Sunday afternoon, firefighters extinguished a controlled fire off Route 107 after a passerby reported it.

— Gail Ober

ANNETTE from page 2 had dropped from public view years ago.

“She really had a tough existence,” Avalon told The Associated Press. “It’s like losing a family member.

I’m devastated but I’m not surprised.”

Avalon said that when they were working together, she never realized how beloved she was. “She would say, ‘Really?’ She was so bashful about it. She was an

amazing girl,” he recalled.

The pretty, dark-haired Funicello was 13 when she gained fame on “The Mickey Mouse Club,” a kids’ variety show that consisted of stories, songs and dance routines. It ran on ABC from 1955 to 1959.

Cast after Walt Disney saw her at a dance recital, she appeared in the Mouseketeer uniform of mouse ears, a pleated skirt and a turtleneck sweater emblazoned with her first name, and captivated young viewers with her wholesome, girl-next-door appeal.

She became the most popular Mouseketeer, receiving 8,000 fan letters a month, 10 times more than any of the 23 other young performers.

“It was a happy time. They were wonderful times,” she recalled in a TV interview as an adult — and she might just as well have been speaking for her “Mickey Mouse Club” audience.

Singer and composer Paul Anka, the one-time teen idol who briefly dated Funicello when they were on the concert circuit in the late 1950s, said that like seemingly every young American male of the time, he was in love with her.

“She was just the girl next door and they were drawn just to her,” Anka said. “She had that thing.

She had the it, and there was just no stopping it.”

They eventually drifted apart, but during the time they were together, he said, Disney tried to end their relationship, resulting in one of Anka’s biggest hits, “Puppy Love.”

“When “The Mickey Mouse Club” ended, Funicello was the only cast member to remain under contract to the studio. She appeared in such Disney movies as “Johnny Tremain,” ‘’The Shaggy Dog,” ‘’The Horsemasters,” ‘’Babes in Toyland,” ‘’The Misadventures of Merlin Jones” and “The Monkey’s Uncle.”

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A female osprey perches near her nest in Bridgewater and awaits the return of her mate, “Art,” from his winter migration. Art is one of several New England ospreys carrying a transmitter that relays his location to researchers. He is currently on his way, from Brazil, and is expected to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday. (Courtesy photo)

Mate patiently waiting for ‘Art’ to return from vacation in Brazil

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BRIDGEWATER — Iain MacLeod has been observing a particular male osprey, who he has named “Art”, for so long that the bird feels like an old friend. At the onset of every fall, MacLeod knows his friend will alight and fly south, to his winter home, not to return until spring. During previous winters, MacLeod could only speculate on the route that Art would take during his migration, how long it would take and where in South America Art would choose to rest his wings.

This winter, thanks to Project OspreyTrack, MacLeod was able to watch Art’s progress in great detail.

A small transmitter, placed on Art’s back, recorded the bird’s location.

Once every three days, the transmitter sent the recorded information, via satellite, to MacLeod, who has been blogging about the program on the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center website.

The most recent upload of data showed that Art was cruising back to Bridgewater, covering as much as 270 miles per day, and would likely arrive on Wednesday or Thursday at his nest, where he would be reunited with the same female he has mated with for the seven years that MacLeod has been watching him.

Art’s mate has already arrived from her separate winter migration. She has been banded, allowing MacLeod to identify her, but does not have a transmitter. Although he has no way of knowing where she spends her winters, MacLeod said that no osprey pairs have never been known to spend their winters together.

The most recent upload of Art’s data showed him to be picking up breakfast on Lake Louisa in northern Virginia on Monday morning. He began his return flight on March 15, about 5,000 miles from his summer home in Bridgewater. Art spent his winter on Rio Tocantins in Brazil, having flown about 1,900 miles into South America.

Art is one of several ospreys wearing a backpack transmitter through Project OspreyTrack, a research effort funded by the Public Service of New Hampshire and involving MacLeod as well as Dr. Richard “Rob” Bierregaard,

a research professor at the University of North Carolina.

Ospreys involved in the project come from across New England, including some from Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and one from Long Island in New York. The project shows that ospreys, which feed exclusively on live fish, choose disparate locations in South America to spend their winters.

Some of the birds parked their tail feathers in Venezuela, almost immediately after completing the epic 450mile open water flight from Haiti to South America. Others, like Art, chose to press further into the continent.

MacLeod was surprised to see just how far Art continued until he found his preferred wintering grounds.

Another bird involved in the study flew to the border of Bolivia.

The study also affirmed another finding about ospreys: the difficulty of the migration for juvenile birds.

MacLeod placed transmitters on two juveniles last year, “Chip” and “Jill,” a pair of siblings that were hatched in Tilton. MacLeod estimates that as many as four out of every five juvenile ospreys will perish prior to reaching maturity, with most of those deaths occurring during their first migration. Chip and Jill were unable to beat those odds. Jill seemed as though she would succeed, flying steadily and quickly into the Brazilian rainforest, only to fall victim to apparent predation. Chip’s migration was problematic from the beginning, as he flew out into the Atlantic Ocean and stopped to rest on a ship headed toward South Africa. He also died, likely unable to catch fish in the deep water.

Those that survive their first migration will spend two years in South America. Then, as adult birds capable of reproduction, they’ll fly north to the region they were hatched, where they will try to attract a mate and establish a territory. MacLeod estimates a yearly survival rate of 90 percent for adult birds. Ospreys can live well into their 20s.

MacLeod said Art surprised him and Bierregaard with the site he chose to end his migration. “Rob had never had a bird go that far,” he said.

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Thatcher would have been labeled ‘European socialist’ by today’s Republicans In honoring Margaret Thatcher, some of her greatest fans complain, “They don’t make conservatives like that any more.”

But they do. Problem is, the Republican right wing now running the party primaries would chew a Thatcher-type politician into unelectable shards.

It takes a brave conservative to engage in detail-oriented fights over what government should and shouldn’t do. How much easier to draw simple-minded cartoons of bloated government and condemn any public program as “socialism.”

Ideological purists may shudder, but this hard process is called governing.

Thatcher would have laughed at when Obamacare foes’ called the reforms “a government takeover of health care.” Recall how, in the heat of battle, the right waved Britain’s National Health Service as a warning of terrible things awaiting American health care under the Affordable Care Act. But here is what Thatcher wrote about the NHS in her memoir, “The Downing Street Years,” after she had left the thick of politics: “I believed that the NHS was a service of which we could genuinely be proud. It delivered a high quality of care — especially when in it came to acute illnesses — and at a reasonably modest unit cost, at least compared with some insurance-based systems.”

In Britain, doctors work for the government, making the NHS truly socialistic. As for government control of health care, Obamacare doesn’t come close. But had candidate Obama likewise praised NHS to the skies, his consultants would have passed around smelling salts.

As prime minister, Thatcher raised the value added tax — a kind of national sales tax — to help pay for cuts in income tax rates. (She wasn’t into borrowing money for tax cuts.) When Mitt Romney said he’d consider a similar tax during the Republican presidential primaries, Newt Gingrich called him a “European socialist.”

Note that the founder of freemarket economics, Adam Smith, regarded such taxes as a swell idea.

“Taxes on consumptions are best levied by way of excise,” he wrote

in his 1776 classic, “The Wealth of Nations.” “They have the advantage of ‘being paid imperceptibly.’”

Another Thatcher hero was the late conservative economist, Milton Friedman, hailed as Smith’s spiritual heir. Conservatives often cite Friedman’s view that the bigger the share of government spending in a national economy, the less free the people are.

But, hmmm, at what point would government’s share set off an alarm that freedom was really in peril?

Friedman offered a number: 60 percent of the gross domestic product. Right now our government spending — federal, local and state put together — accounts for about 35 percent of GDP, well below the panic point.

Thatcher revered Friedrich Hayek’s “Road to Serfdom,” a book conservatives raise high as the great repudiation of socialism. One hopes but can’t assume that their praise extends to the parts where Hayek defends a minimum wage, guaranteed health coverage and other government programs. Hayek wrote that “there can be no doubt that some minimum of food, shelter, and clothing, sufficient to preserve health and the capacity to work, can be assured to everybody ... Nor is there any reason why the state should not assist the individuals in providing for those common hazards of life against which few can make adequate provision.” For insurable risks, he added, “The case for the state’s helping to organize a comprehensive system of social insurance is very strong.”

However one feels about Thatcher’s politics, there’s no question that she chose crusades and framed arguments with great care. She didn’t talk of drowning governments in bathtubs. For her pragmatism, much of today’s Republican right would have panned Thatcher as “socialist,” “statist” and, heaven forfend, “European” — though they now hail her.

(A member of the Providence Journal editorial board, Froma Harrop writes a nationally syndicated column from that city. She has written for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.)

Guns lovers are like pro-choicers, they don’t trust any restrictions To the editor, Gun lovers are like pro-aborts. Proaborts won’t accept ANY restrictions on abortion because they don’t trust pro-lifers to stop. They know that prolifers think abortion is murder and that a true pro-lifer won’t stop until abortion is illegal everywhere.

Similarly, pro-gun folks don’t trust anti-gun politicians one inch. Gov. Cuomo has spoken of confiscating guns. Mayor Bloomberg, while stand-

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LETTERS Per N.H. law, Belknap Convention voted to restrict budget transfers To the editor As part of its decision making process, the Belknap County Delegation agreed that NH RSA 24:15 would guide fund expenditures of the 2013 Belknap County Budget. The delegation voted, per N.H. statute, to require the commissioners receive prior written permission from the Executive Committee to transfer funds within a department or between departments. In the past, concerns have been voiced that the commissioners may have not spent your hard earned tax money wisely.

Our system of government, on the county, state and federal levels, has intentionally been set up with “checks and balances” for a reason. The commissioners form the Executive Branch, while the convention is the Legislative arm. Two separate body politics designed to serve and protect the citizens of our county, state, and nation — and both, obviously necessary.

Specific examples of inappropriate spending are cited below.

According to the headlines of March 21, 2013, the Belknap County Jail is in real need of repairs. This is not a new issue. So why has nothing been done? The short answer is that the Belknap County Commissioners did not see this as a priority. In 2010 and 2011, the county received $2,656,682 in stimulus money. This money would have funded significant repairs. So what, you might ask, did the commissioners choose as their priorities? The funds were spent on a phone system, dispatch consoles, community corrections, and finance software; maintenance expenditures included duct cleaning, the installation of a vent hood, roof repairs, and the installation of a HVAC system in the courthouse.

The largest waste of this stimulus money was expended for the county complex renovation, which included building separate offices for each of the commissioners and furnishing such as fancy new chairs and tables. Additionally, this renovation forced the Extension Service to move out, resulting in inconvenience to residents and added lease expenses to the county taxpayers. But for the tremendous publicity it got, it almost included a gym for the employees. No additional funds were expended for repairs or maintenance of the Belknap County Jail, which was

Also receiving tremendous media coverage was the lawsuit against our Register of Deeds. In addition to the issues that resulted, most shameful is the fact that the attorney’s fees of the commissioners were paid, at the expense of the taxpayers, but those of our Register of Deeds still remain unpaid despite the delegation appropriating funds to do so.

In another lawsuit, the commissioners sued the State of N.H., challenging the constitutionality of the reduction of the state’s share of their employee retirement funding. When they lost this case, the commissioners then appealed to the Supreme Court, again they lost. Still not happy, they filed a motion to reconsider. This request was denied. Again, all legal fees were at the expense of the taxpayers.

Most recently, rather than accept and live within the directives of N.H. laws and statutes, the commissioners sought council to circumvent the statutes. They hired Sharon Somers of Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella, PLLC, to attack the Belknap County Delegation. They refused to accept the oversight of the delegation. The commissioners also rejected the cost saving measures outlined by the delegation, wasting additional taxpayer funds by preventing the convention from seeking the services of our County Attorney in a legal matter.

More wasted taxpayer money.

As shameless as these examples are, in my opinion, the worst travesty to the taxpayers is the over-taxing that has resulted from these less-thanhonest budgeting actions. During many recent years, the commissioners have presented budgets that underestimated revenue and overstated expenses. Consequently, more hardearned money has been required in the form of increased taxes from the residents of this county.

Remember, the delegation is comprised of your local representatives who are responsible for appropriating the funds per line of the Belknap County Annual budget. The commissioners’ responsibilities are to handle the day-to-day duties within the amount approved per line by your representatives (the delegation.)

Your representatives have been working overtime to limit unnecessee next page

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, April 9, 2013 — Page 7

LETTERS Saclia: ‘ Like most rights, the Second Amendment is not unlimited’

Ms. McElroy using her right of free speech to try & infringe on other’s

To the editor, Recently Greg Knytych told us, “Barbara Perry of Moultonborough actually said what all liberal progressives think when she wrote “I hate guns and I believe that the person who invented guns should be shot!”. While it is very unfortunate that Barbara voiced her warranted anger and contempt towards the gun nuts and enablers that way, Greg reveals how brainwashed he is by the right wing’s fake outrage media machine. All liberal progressives? What planet is he on? I am a proud progressive liberal and I certainly don’t hate gun nuts nor do I wish them harm.

Disdain is a better word for gun nut ideology. I support gay marriage, reproductive rights, and the strict separation of church and state. I also support a public option in health care. But I also support the right to self-protection with firearms, too. That includes concealed carry in warranted circumstances. Its just, like the Supreme Court, I don’t see any right as unlimited. The laws that exist already prove that.

Kevin Leandro also has not considered the restrictive laws that exist. He tells us that his right to bear arms “shall not be infringed”. Well, they already are for some because felons and those adjudicated as dangerous and mentally ill are denied this right. Your right to carry is also infringed, as it should be, in sensitive places like courthouses. All the rights of the first amendment are limited, too. People are subject to libel and slander laws in speech and press matters. Permits are sometimes denied protesters so the right to assembly is also limited for various reasons regarding public order. “Disturbing the peace” laws also limit people. There is no free pass as the gun nuts think. No right is unlimited.

As to the silly analogy that since cars kill people we could ban cars that reminds me of the TeaPublican logic on gun control laws which translates to “since we can’t stop rape, we shouldn’t have rape laws”. Well, we have banned some cars. If Corvettes had gas tanks like Corvairs, they would have been banned just as the Corvair was. Since the 1960s we have been on a long wise trend of safety regulation, yes that evil of regulating. Everything having to do with how cars are made, who can drive them and how we are to drive them is regulated and this saves thousands of lives a year. As with regulating guns, we can only hope to reduce the death toll.

Regulating cars, guns, or booze will not save every life but it does save lives.

Steve Earle makes some good points in the first half of his letter but then

To the editor, The recent letter from Barbara McElroy of Rumney about the decision from the Supreme Court about Citizen’s United makes it appear that this was merely a ruling about giving cash to political organizations. The fact is that this was a case about the 1st Amendment protection of Free Speech.

The federal government and the Supreme Court have recognized corporations as an identity that is afforded the protection of Free Speech but the McCain-Feingold legislation that limited Free Speech was struck down when a non-profit corporation, Citizens United was not allowed to broadcast a commercial bringing voters attention to the voting record of an incumbent candidate because it was within 90 days of the election. The court found that this was an unconstitutional infringement on the 1st Amendment and struck down that portion of the law.

The ruling also says that individuals or a corporation donating money to a group or individual is also an expression of Free Speech. I am surprised that someone would use their 1st Amendment right to Free Speech to try to rally people to infringe upon the 1st Amendment protection of Free Speech.

As to your other claims about how

reality slips from his grasp when he gets to hammers; yes hammer control! Well, Steve, if hammers need to be regulated, then we should regulate them. Mr. Earle also appears to have bought in to the paranoid delusional extremist point of view that the real intent of gun control is to take away guns. Sure, that is likely to happen!

And where did “The experience in other nations which confiscated guns is that there is not a reduction in murders but there is a significant increase in other crimes” come from? Ann Coulter! The fact is that in the latest 2012 OECD report on gun murder rates in these “civilized” nations, excluding the warring nation of Mexico, shows that the USA has 20X the gun murder rate of the average of the OECD nations.

Only Chile even comes close.

Mr. Earle’s notion that “there is no evidence that the Founding Fathers intended to limit the arms available to citizens” is thoroughly naive. That notion certainly is not as the Supreme Court sees it. Antonin Scalia, Mr. Wackadoodle Wingnut himself doesn’t even agree with that. In the most recent important gun rights case — Heller v. District of Columbia, 2008 — the court ruled in favor of Heller and struck down DC’s gun law. But in Scalia’s holding are precious gems of reason. And since case law and precedent is all-important in deciding cases, I would not bet on much of the new gun laws in Colorado, N.Y., Delaware, Maryland or Connecticut getting overturned at the USSC. The majority of these laws are constitutional no matter how loud the NRA leadership and its mobs scream. Scalia wrote: “Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed weapons prohibitions have been upheld under the Amendment or state analogues. The court’s opinion should not be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. Miller’s holding that the sorts of weapons protected are those “in common use at the time” finds support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons.”

James Veverka Tilton

Harlem Ambassadors thank Lakes Region for warn hospitality To the editor, On Friday, April 5, the Lakes Region Habitat for Humanity hosted the Harlem Ambassadors professional show basketball team for a night of high-flying slam dunks, hilarious comedy, and feel-good family entertainment.

The Harlem Ambassadors would like to extend a special thank you to event organizers Laura Brusseau and Marilyn Deschenes who planned and promoted the game. The Winnipesaukee Warriors proved to be an energetic, enthusiastic and challeng-

ing team and we thank all of the players for their good sportsmanship. The event would not have been possible without the support and generosity of local community sponsors, the Lakes Region Habitat for Humanity members, and the event volunteers.

The Harlem Ambassadors thank the community of Laconia for its warm hospitality and look forward to returning to Laconia in the future!

Dale Moss Harlem Ambassadors President Fort Collins, Colorado

evil corporations are, I can only say that if people don’t buy the products or services that kill people then they will stop selling those products or services. It’s called the Free Market, unless you are talking about corrupt politicians that over-regulate business in this country? You make it sound like all corporations are evil and that automotive safety standards would not have happened without Big Brother helping out the poor unfortunate souls that don’t know how to protect themselves. What about corporations like Tucker that tried to start an automobile company? All of the safety standards in our cars today are the same ones that Preston Tucker introduced in 1948.

The rest of your rant about wicked politicians sounds like you are talking about the Monsanto legislation that was initiated by an amendment to legislation and passed in the Democratic controlled U.S. Senate, which protects Monsanto Corporation from any lawsuits over people killed by their products. I don’t know anyone that feels this legislation was right but it won’t change unless we hold our legislator’s accountable for their votes.

Greg Knytych New Hampton

Most crimes are committed by people with a record: lock them up To the editor, How many more innocent lives are progressives/liberals/Democrats willing to sacrifice to further their political goals of controlling people and making them dependent on government?

While Democrat gun control proposals in Washington and Concord wouldn’t have stopped the Newtown massacre, they would make it more difficult for law abiding citizens to defend themselves from assault, rape, robbery, murder and other crimes.

Similar delusional Democrat policies, e.g., their counter-productive “Gun Free Zones” and highly restrictive gun controls that leave people defenseless, have already sacrificed far too many children and adults.

The failures of liberal counter-productive policies do not justify more counter-productive liberal policies.

Experience shows that criminals get guns if they want them, regardless of the law. Registrations, universal background checks, magazine size limitations, gun bans, etc., don’t effectively restrain criminals, but they interfere with the ability of law abiding citizens to defend themselves.

Making people defenseless does not protect them from criminals.

In other countries gun controls and confiscation don’t reduce crime, some crimes increase significantly.

E.g., there are more armed robberfrom preceding page sary expenditures and reduce the tax burden on our fellow citizens. It is our intent to reduce taxation by budgeting for what is mandatory and essential and to ensure that your funds are spent wisely.

Please note these are my comments and do not necessarily represent all members of the convention.

Rep. Colette Worsman Gilford & Meredith

ies in Britain now than before their gun confiscation, British citizens are more likely to be crime victims and are being attacked in their homes six times as often as U.S. citizens.

Most crimes are committed by people with a criminal history. Rather than restricting the rights of the people who are almost always the intended victims, politicians should focus on locking up the people who actually harm others.

There are about 780,000 violent crimes annually. Estimates are that between 1,500,000 (Clinton Justice Department number) and 2,500,000 crimes are prevented annually by armed citizens. Guns are used 150 to 240 times more often to stop a crime than to murder. Homeowner’s guns are a far greater threat to criminals than to homeowners or their families, despite false claims to the contrary.

Armed law abiding citizens save lives.

Democrats frequently justify gun controls by claiming that an intended victim or helper might shoot innocent bystanders. If someone is shooting people around me, I’d be happy for anyone who shows up to try to save us.

And, according to a Newsweek article

by George Will, the police are five times more likely to shoot a bystander than a civilian trying to stop a criminal.

Tell politicians in Washington and Concord not to make more defenseless victims. Tell politicians to do things that actually reduce violence: lock up hardened criminals and stop returning them prematurely to the streets, ensure that the mentally ill who pose a threat to others get help, stop illegal immigration because illegal aliens disproportionately commit crimes, and encourage more law abiding people to prepare to defend themselves.

Don Ewing Meredith

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LETTERS Up here a promise is a promise — and considered a contract To the editor, The global warming crisis is now being run by publicly traded companies? And environmentalists are on their side? Talk about two worlds crashing into one another.

I bet you can relate back to when an environmental protest meant something. I bet you can even relate to how, over the years, they lost their meaning. Well now their meaning is completely upside down. You see, environmentalists are now siding with the very same companies they originally fought so hard against. So I ask myself, have publicly traded companies really changed?

I do not consider myself an environmental activist. I’m simple folk, I was born and raised to speak the truth and I stick to my word. Up here a “promise is a promise” and up here in many cases that’s considered a contract.

I mention this because when these wind developers first approached our towns they said “we would not build here if the people didn’t want us to”.

So we took them on their word.

Well the towns took to vote and voted overwhelmingly to oppose their wind farms developments. In my eyes “the majority spoke” through a legally binding Town Hall ballot vote. We did our civic duty and voted “No to wind turbine developments in our area”.

It’s really that simple.

The next logical step would be for these developers to move on. Not a chance, in fact they’re now claiming there are more people in favor of them developing to those that oppose them.

What? Wait a minute, did I miss some-

thing? Sounds familiar doesn’t it — publicly traded companies haven’t changed.

This legal process has left a bad taste in my mouth. So this is why I am against these projects: 1. These projects will generate excessive profits for publicly traded companies; 2. These profits will not help our community and will hold us accountable; 3. They are passing the costs of “green energy” development to people who have the smallest carbon footprint through deforestation in our area; and 4. They are vilifying me. I question the developers strategy: is their strategy to alienate people by “pitting us against each other”. That doesn’t sound very neighborly to me. It’s no wonder why we overwhelmingly voted against you.

We need to stop and consider the welfare of our small communities, small ecosystems, small people and the small pleasures in life. Don’t allow them to silence you or others around you. Demand representation by your elected officials — you pay your taxes... they are your employees!

We voted: Now I think it’s time every New Hampshire politician and every department tied to the environmental services should make an official statement on wind turbines. Are they in favor of them or are they not in favor of them and then make a public statement as to why. Everyone should be held accountable form here on out.

No more skirting around the issue and now more finger pointing. Now is the time to identify your true intentions and alliances.

Ray Cunningham Bridgewater

Our LHS freshmen don’t need to be pampered, let them mingle To the editor, I do not understand why Laconia High School Principal Jim McCollum believes the freshmen class members need to be segregated from other students at the high school.

My four children did quite well when they moved from the eighth grade to ninth grade. In fact a couple of them were in a high school with an enrollment much larger than LHS.

These students do not need to be pampered, they need to mingle with other students.

A proposal like he is suggesting for the ninth grade and later on the 10th grade will be costly to taxpayers. And I don’t believe anything will be accomplished by it.

Gordon D. King Laconia

Invitation to Bid

Removal and replacement of 10,000 gal Fuel Oil Tank System The Gilford School District is requesting Bids from NH licensed qualified fuel system contractors for the removal and replacement of the underground fuel oil tank system at the Gilford Elementary School. Specification and bid documents can be picked up at: Office of Superintendent of Schools Gilford School District 2 Belknap Mountain Road Gilford, NH 03249 Or by contacting Tim Bartlett at: (603) 527-9215 A mandatory site walk is scheduled for April 16, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT, 76 Belknap Mountain Road, Gilford, NH 03249. Sealed bids shall be received by the project engineer, GZA GeoEnvironmental, 380 Harvey Road, Manchester, NH 03103 until Friday, May 3, 2013, no later than 2:00 pm EDT. Any bids received after that hour will not be considered. The Gilford School District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid for any reason, or no reason, without recourse by any Bidder and to award a contract to any Bidder on any basis which the Gilford School District, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to be in the best interest of the Gilford School District.

Laconia teachers agree to 3-year deal but no details will be released until April 16

LACONIA — School Superintendent Bob Champlin said that all three unions in SAU 80 voted yesterday to ratify three-year collective bargaining agreements that will take effect on July 1.

He said the next step is to take the ratified contract to the April 16 School Board meeting where it will be discussed and voted up-or down by the seven member School Board.

Other than saying all three unions that represent a total of about 300 employees voted in favor of the contract, he said the details of the contracts will remain undisclosed until

the School Board votes.

Three unions represent non management employees in the School District. The Laconia Education Association represents the teachers and Champlin said it has just over 200 members. The Education Assistants of Laconia (EAL) represent the paraprofessionals, about 75 people, and secretaries and the Laconia Association of Support Staff. Another group of 20 is composed of custodians. They are all under the umbrella of the N.H. Chapter of the National Education Association (NEA).

— Gail Ober

Tie between Bike Week & Father’s Day again raised before City Council LACONIA — Speaking to the City Council last night, Jay Lewis, a longtime resident and property owner, took issue with the scheduling of Motorcycle Week — not this year but next, when the rally will open instead of close on Father’s Day weekend. He claimed that the change of date would jeopardize attendance and shrink bookings.

Reached in Colorado, Charlie St. Clair, executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, explained later that the rally always begins on the second full weekend

— or put, another way, the second Saturday — in June, stressing that full means Saturday and Sunday. In 2014, June 1 falls on a Sunday and the second Saturday falls on June 14.

St. Clair agreed that because Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June, in most years it marks the end, not the beginning of the rally.

“We locked up the week starting on the second full weekend some years ago,” St. Clair said, “to keep our place on the calendar and not interfere with other major rallies, 2014 will be no different.”

— Michael Kitch

THATCHER from page 2 way of dressing down ministers and opponents became known as “handbagging.”

A grocer’s daughter, she rose to the top of Britain’s snobbish hierarchy the hard way, and envisioned a classless society that rewarded hard work and determination.

She was a trailblazer who at first believed trailblazing impossible: Thatcher told the Liverpool Daily Post in 1974 that she did not think a woman would serve as party leader or prime minister during her lifetime.

But once in power, she never showed an ounce of doubt.

Thatcher could be intimidating to those working for her. British diplomats sighed with relief on her first official visit to Washington, D.C., as prime minister to find that she was

relaxed enough to enjoy a glass of whiskey and a half-glass of wine during an embassy lunch, according to official documents.

Like her close friend and political ally Ronald Reagan, Thatcher seemed motivated by an unshakable belief that free markets would build a better country than reliance on a strong, central government. Another thing she shared with the American president: a tendency to reduce problems to their basics, choose a path, and follow it to the end, no matter what the opposition.

She formed a deep attachment to the man she called “Ronnie” — some spoke of it as a schoolgirl crush. Still, she would not back down when she disagreed with him on important matters, even though the United States was the richer and vastly stronger partner in the so-called “special rela-

OSPREY from page 5 to Google Earth, that the spot on the Rio Tocantin that Art selected was not a pristine wilderness — after all, he had all of the Amazon rainforest to choose from — but a rather developed part of Brazil that saw a good amount of agricultural and industrial activity and recreational boating traffic.

However, Art is clearly comfortable with that kind of environment, as his Bridgewater nest is near a hydroelectric facility. “They’re very faithful to their winter sites. We assume that Art has gone there every year that he’s gone south.”

The data also shows that Art, once at his tropical destination, behaved very similarly to humans who go south in the winter. “It’s like being

on vacation,” said MacLeod. “Wake up in the morning, catch a fish, sit in the sun, catch a fish, preen, and go to sleep.” Unlike his summertime duties, which include defending his territory, building his nest, and catching fish to feed to his mate and chicks, Art was soaking up the opportunity to do as little as possible.

His winter respite is over, and MacLeod expects Art to get back to work as soon as he arrives in Bridgewater. In the five years that he’s been observing Art and his mate, MacLeod has seen them produce five chicks.

Most mating pairs raise two or three each year, and MacLeod has hopes that Art will have a few beaks to feed this summer. “Hopefully, they’ll do see next page

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Sanbornton woman identified as crash victim BELMONT — Police said on Monday that 32-year-old Carol Simpson of Sanbornton was the woman who was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday afternoon on Route 106.

In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, Police Chief Mark Lewandoski said Simpson was headed south when her car crossed into the northbound lane. He said she swerved back

into the southbound lane but lost control of the vehicle on the soft shoulder.

He said the vehicle skidded for a distance before rolling. Simpson was thrown from the car and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lewandoski said the Belmont Police and the Belknap Reconstruction Accident Investigation Team continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

— Gail Ober

Guard rail is victim of Gilmanton DWI episode GILMANTON — A local man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of driving while intoxicated after crashing his car on Route 140 near Sawtooth Road early Saturday morning.

Police said Philip M. Webster, 25, of 41 Grant Hill Road was headed east on Route 140 when he lost control of the his 2002 Subaru and crossed into the westbound lane and collided with

a guardrail.

The said when investigating officers arrived they found nearly 100 feet of cable guard wire destroyed on the westbound side of the road.

Sgt. Matt Currier said the N.H. Department of Transportation put up cones to warn drivers about the destroyed guard wires.

— Gail Ober

from preceding page tionship.”

Thatcher was at her brashest when Britain was challenged. When Argentina’s military junta seized the remote Falklands Islands from Britain in 1982, she did not hesitate, even though her senior military advisers said it might not be feasible to reclaim the islands.

She simply would not allow Britain to be pushed around, particularly by military dictators, said Ingham, who recalls the Falklands War as the tensest period of Thatcher’s three terms in power. When diplomacy failed, she dispatched a military task force that accomplished her goal, despite the naysayers.

“That required enormous leadership,” Ingham said. “This was a formidable undertaking, this was a risk with a capital R-I-S-K, and she demonstrated her leadership by saying she would give the military their marching orders and let them get on with it.”

In deciding on war, Thatcher overruled Foreign Office specialists who warned her about the dangers of striking back. She was infuriated by warnings about the dangers to British citizens in Argentina and the difficulty of getting support from the U.N. Security Council.

“When you are at war you cannot allow the difficulties to dominate your thinking: you have to set out with an iron will to overcome them,” she said in her memoir, “Downing Street Years.”

“And anyway what was the alternative? That a common or garden dictator should rule over the queen’s subjects and prevail by fraud and violence? Not while I was prime minister.”

Thatcher’s determination to reclaim the islands brought her into conflict with Reagan, who dispatched Secretary of State Alexander Haig on a shuttle mission to London and Buenos Aires to seek a peaceful solution, even as British warships approached the Falklands.

A private diary kept by U.S. diplomat Jim Rentschler captures Thatcher at this crisis point.

“And here’s Maggie, appearing in a flower-decorated salon adjoining the

WW_April2013Events_ad_Layout 1 3/22/13 1:26 PM Page 1 small dining room (...) sipping orange juice and sherry,” Rentschler wrote.

“La Thatcher is really quite fetching in a dark velvet two-piece ensemble with grosgrain piping and a soft hairdo that heightens her blond English coloring.”

But the niceties faded over the dinner table.

“High color is in her cheeks, a note of rising indignation in her voice, she leans across the polished table and flatly rejects what she calls the ‘woolliness’ of our secondstage formulation,” Rentschler writes.

Needless to say, Haig’s peace mission soon collapsed.

The relatively quick triumph of British forces revived Thatcher’s political fortunes, which had been faltering along with the British economy. She won an overwhelming victory in 1983, tripling her majority in the House of Commons.

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City’s winter road maintenance budget took a beating but FEMA money would put it in the black LACONIA — Ice and snow in the first half of March put the Department of Public Works’ winter maintenance $35,564 in the red.

During the month overtime costs reached $13,318 while the DPW used 364 tons of salt and 271 tons of sand and spent another $3,756 on outside contractors, bringing total expenses for the month to $41,202.

City Manager Scott Myers said yesterday that the federal government has qualified eight of the 10 counties in New Hampshire for disaster relief as a result of the snow storm that struck on February 8. The city spent more than $60,000 clearing roads

and sidewalks over the course of three days. Myers said he expects the Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the city for 75-percent its costs, which would put the budget in the black.

Without sufficient reimbursement, Myers said he would seek to squeeze funds from other lines in the DPW’s budget to eliminate the deficit and, as a last resort, draw on the winter maintenance fund stabilization fund, which was established last year after a mild winter left the department with a surplus of some $90,000.

— Michael Kitch

from preceding page Britain seemed adrift, no longer a credible world power, falling from second- to third-tier status.

It was then, Thatcher wrote in her memoirs, that she came to the unshakable, almost mystical belief that only she could save Britain. She cited a deep “inner conviction” that this would be her role.

Events seemed to be moving her way when she led the Conservative Party to victory in 1979, with a commitment to reduce the state’s role and champion private enterprise.

She was underestimated at first — by her own party, by the media, later by foreign adversaries. But they all soon learned to respect her. Thatcher’s “Iron Lady” nickname was coined by Soviet journalists, a grudging testament to her ferocious will and determination.

Thatcher set about upending decades of liberal doctrine, successfully challenging Britain’s welfare state and socialist traditions, in the process becoming the reviled bete noire of the country’s left-wing intelligentsia.

She is perhaps best remembered for her hardline position during the pivotal strike in 1984 and 1985 when she faced down coal miners in an ultimately successful bid to break the power of Britain’s unions.

It was a reshaping of the British economic and political landscape that endures to this day.

It is for this that she is revered by free-market conservatives, who say the restructuring of the economy led to a boom that made London the rival of New York as a global financial center. The left demonized her as an implacably hostile union buster, with stone-cold indifference to the poor. But her economic philosophy eventually crossed party lines: Tony Blair led a revamped Labour Party to victory by adopting some of her ideas.

Thatcher was the West’s most outspoken opponent of imposing economic sanctions on South Africa’s minority government to end apartheid. She contended such sanctions cost jobs, including in Britain, hurt South Africa’s black majority most and harden white resistance to change.

In 1986, Britain’s Cabinet unanimously supported her resistance to such sanctions. As a result, protests ensued and many accused her of supporting the apartheid regime.

Margaret Hilda Roberts was born on Oct. 13, 1925.

She learned the values of thrift, discipline and industry as the dutiful daughter of Alfred Roberts, a grocer and Methodist lay preacher who eventually became the mayor of Grantham, a modest-sized town in Lincolnshire, 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of London.

Thatcher’s personality, like that of so many of her contemporaries, was shaped in part by the traumatic events during her childhood. When World War II broke out, her hometown was one of the early targets for Luftwaffe bombs. Her belief in the need to stand up to aggressors was rooted in the failure of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s attempt to appease Adolf Hitler rather than confront him.

Thatcher said she learned much about the world simply by studying her father’s business. She grew up in the family’s apartment just above the shop.

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Gilford tennis teams start 2013 season with a combined 5-0 record GHS boys’ tennis earns three wins The Gilford High School boys’ tennis team opened its 2013 season with three wins, beginning April 3 with a 7-2 win over Inter-Lakes.

Gilford swept the singles matches against InterLakes, starting with top seed Andrew Caulfield and followed by Matt Saulnier, Alex Simoneau, Keaton Quigley, Erich Berhahn and Marek Blais.

Gilford’s top doubles team of Brad Bergman and Nolan Dwyer also won its match, though InterLakes took the win in the second and third doubles.

The Eagles continued to roll through their next two matches, earning 8-1 victories against both Laconia and Moultonborough. Earning wins for Gilford were Caulfield, Saulnier, Simoneau, Quigley, Berghahn, Blais, Dwyer and Nick Gilbert.

Gilford girls take wins against Inter-Lakes and Moultonborough The Gilford High School girls’ tennis team won its first two matches of the season.

The season started on Wednesday with a match at Inter-Lakes. Gilford won with a score of 9-0. Cheralynn Corsack played in the first seed for Gilford, followed by Charleyne Panner, Lindsey Corsack, Abby Lines, Emily Hanf and Kayla Vieten. Gilford’s doubles teams were comprised of Cheralynn Corsak and Panner, Lindsey Corsack and Lines, and Hanf and Vieten.

Gilford hosted Moultonborough on Friday and won 6 to 3. Cheralynn Corsack, Panner, Lindsey Corsack and Lines all won their singles matches, while the Gilford doubles teams of Cheralynn Corsack and Panner, and Vieten and Hanf also were victorious.

With a record of 2 wins, no losses, Gilford is scheduled to travel to Prospect Mountain for a match today.

Gilford sophomore Lindsey Corsack returns a shot in Friday’s match against Moultonborough at Gilford. (Alan MacRae/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

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Behind the church leaders are a couple of artists rendering depicting the planned changes to the exterior of the historic building. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

Congregational Church of Laconia mounting campaign to raise $750k for building improvements

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LACONIA — The Congregational Church Of Laconia, UCC is embarking on a $750,000 capital campaign to modernize and upgrade one of the more prominent buildings in the downtown area.

The campaign, dubbed Faith for the Future, passed by a nearly unanimous vote of parishioners at Sunday’s worship service and aims to build a glassed-in connector from the church to the Parish House on Veterans Square under which a lighted walkway will be converted to green space.

The project will also add a glassed-in vestibule main entrance on the Pleasant Street side of the church that will bring the entry closer to the street and create a 7-foot up-to-code platform so people can more easily get in and out of the front door.

Church Council Moderator and Campaign CoChair John Walker said the renovation is also meant to give a boost to the Main Street Initiative, which aims to promote the growth and resurgence of downtown. He said the proposed concepts for the improvements have the tacit support of the city’s

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“We are a welcoming church,” said Associate Pastor Paula Gile, “We just don’t look it (right now)” she said, noting one of the goals of the renovation is to make the church more inviting to the local community so the congragation can grow.

The church building, according to Campaign CoChair Sandy Brallier, was built from 1906 until 1908. In 1924, she said the building burned, and was rebuilt in state two years later.

The Parish House next door is home to the church office, classrooms and a number of meeting rooms.

The church provides space to Narcotic Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon; and space for Genesis Mental Health professionals and their clients to have lunch each day.

“We host 28 meetings a week,” said Walker, noting that as many as 25 people a day will eat their lunch with Genesis employees on the church campus. “We allow them to use our kitchen.”

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Walker said the congregation did a feasibility study in January to determine what a realistic fund-raising goal was for the community. Anticipating some support from the community as well as the actual church patrons that number about 450, the study determined the church could raise $750,000.

With Sunday’s vote and announcement the capital campaign has officially begun. Walker said the fund raising campaign will conclude on June 16 when the engineering and design will begin. He said the goal is to break ground on the renovations in the spring of 2014.

Spring Volunteer Day April 20, 2013 ~ 9:00-12:00PM Associate Pastor Paula Gile demonstrates how hard is to open the massive wooden doors at the main entrance to the Congregational Church of Laconia. The church’s $750,000 building improvement project will include the building of a glass enclosed vestibule in the area where she is standing, which will improve the safety and comfort of people entering and leaving the building. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

COUNCIL from page one awarded but rejected in January would be available in April. However, Fire Chief Ken Erickson said he was “optimistic” about receiving the grant, noting that the department’s original application scored very highly and the funds have not been distributed.

The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant of $642,028 awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is intended to shorten response times and expand suppression capability while reducing the risk of injury to firefighters. Apart from the cost of outfitting the firefighters with turnout gear and equipping them with handheld radios, estimated at about $15,000, the grant would fund their salaries, overtime and benefits

for two years, with no requirement to retain them when the funding was exhausted.

Initially the majority of councilors expressed concern that once the grant expired, there was no assurance the city would have the means to retain the additional personnel. Deputy Chief Deb Pendergast, who prepared the grant application, said it was submitted with the expectation that a plan to maintain the increased staffing would be developed.

Meanwhile, last month Municipal Resources Inc. of Meredith, which the Cty Council commissioned to review coverage, overtime and scheduling at the Fire Department, issued its report, featuring the recommendation to hire four firefighters in 2014 and see next page

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MRI offered three options for deploying the additional personnel, which which would spare between 47 percent and 92 percent of the increased cost by trimming overtime. The report claims the service would be improved by enabling the department to provide two fire companies and two medical units during each shift and eliminating the need for overtime to offset the first absence on each shift. Apart from the issue of overtime, MRI concluded that given the risks and experience of fire in the city the department should be expanded to support two fire companies of three apiece and two medical units of apiece, representing a shift of 10. “This pattern of incremental resource increases should continue

through the remainder of the decade,” the report continues.

NOTE: The City Council agreed to curtail the collection of Christmas trees.

City Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3) said that the suggestion originated with a constituent who found it inefficient for a driver and truck to ply the streets in search of trees to collect. Instead, he proposed that residents truck take their trees to one of the four remote recycling sites — at Messer Street, Memorial Park, Lakeport Fire Station and Weirs Community Center — where they could be picked up en masse. City Manager Scott Myers said that the time spent collecting trees could be applied to other projects and offered to solicit ideas from the general public and city staff. Former Councilor Niel Young raised the issue when Lipman and several of his colleagues were guests on Young’s radio program on March 23.

WOW from page one dini will work with the WOW Trail’s committed group of volunteers and board members to complete Phases II and III of the trail — spanning the nine miles from Belmont to Meredith and being part of a county wide rail trail connecting all the way to Franklin and the existing Northern Rail Trail.

A native of the Lakes Region, Gandini is a graduate of Gilford High School and the College of the Holy Cross. She brings a wealth of non-profit work experience to the WOW Trail, having served as director of Special Events with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Connecticut Chapter, and Development Coordinator for LRGHealthcare’s Community Affairs and Development Office. Most recently she has been a stay-at-home Mom to her two young children. She’s an avid runner, skier, and occasional triathlete.

“I am thrilled to be on board,” said Gandini. “An expanded WOW Trail will be a treasured local resource that will contribute significantly to the economic, social, and physical health of the Lakes Region. I look forward to working collaboratively with the community to make it a reality.”

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COUNTY from page one percent increase in health insurance premiums — that the convention had stripped from the budget. In anticipating that they would fund the benefits, which are contractual obligations under the expired collective bargaining agreements with the unions representing county employees, the commission authorized scheduled payments in January, February and March.

Apart from funding the employee benefits, the commission also struck $5,200 in legal fees incurred by the Register of Deeds, Barbara Luther, when the commissioners took her to court for refusing to comply with the recommendations of the county’s independent auditor. In the MS-42 filed with DRA, Worsman amended the standard form prescribed by the agency to appropriate $5,200 for “other legal costs for Reg. of Deeds”.

The convention is scheduled to review county expenditures year-todate when its meets on Wednesday, April 17th.

Meanwhile, when the Executive Committee met yesterday to review revenue and expenditures in 2012,

tionship between the convention and County Administrator Deb Shackett and Finance Director Glen Waring since December persisted.

Rep. Frank Tilton (R-Laconia) began by asking for an explanation of the failure to accurately forecast revenues from miscellaneous sources that exceeded estimates 375 percent in one case and 1,297 percent in another.

Replying that they did not expect such detailed questions about forecasts made more than a year ago, Shackett and Waring asked the committee to make a list and offered to return with the answers. “it’s not right on the tip of my tongue,” said Waring.

“I’m a little upset,” said Rep. Herb Vadney (R-Meredith). “We need to have some input and not just ‘we’ll make a list.’”

Waring reminded the committee that the 2012 revenues were considered four months ago in the course of preparing the estimates for 2013 and remarked that he found the questions “somewhat repetitive.”

“If i’s repetitive,” said Tilton, “I’m surprised it’s not on the tip of your tongue.”

Red Sox open at Fenway with 3-1 win over Orioles BOSTON (AP) — A second brilliant start by Clay Buchholz. A clutch homer by Daniel Nava. Another flawless fielding performance by the Boston Red Sox. The fans at Fenway Park saw for the first time what all the excitement is about when they watched the surprising Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 in Boston’s home opener on Monday.

“This team is growing in confidence by the day,” first-year Red Sox manager John Farrell said.

Buchholz (2-0) allowed three hits in seven shutout innings, Nava hit a three-run homer in the seventh off Wei-Yin Chen (0-1) and the first-place Red Sox improved to 5-2 for their best start in seven years.

Last year, they lost five of their first seven games and finished last at 69-93, and in 2011 they started 1-6 and missed the playoffs with a September collapse.

So winning Monday after taking two of three road games against both the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays “is a lot better than starting 2-9, or whatever it was last year and the year before.

We’ve got an awesome group of guys,” Buchholz said.

“It’s easier to come to the ballpark and be in high from preceding page “I don’t get angry often,” began Vadney, who insinuated that Shackett and Waring were withholding information. “I’m very discouraged that you’re stonewalling us,” he said.

Shackett said that the commission explained its budget to convention and posted it on the county website. “We asked you for questions, but we never got any,” she said, repeating that the time to consider the disparities between estimated and actual revenues in 2012 was when preparing estimates for 2013.

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The Red Sox won their ninth straight home opener a day after Jon Lester pitched seven innings in a 13-0 win in Toronto. Boston pitchers had 18 consecutive scoreless innings before Adam Jones hit his first homer of the year with one out in the ninth off Joel Hanrahan, who finished for the save.

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Buchholz gave up three walks and struck out eight. Last Wednesday he allowed one run in seven innings in a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees.

Andrew Bailey blanked the Orioles in the eighth before Hanrahan, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the offseason, made his Fenway debut.

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Worsman also appeared surprised to learn that in 2012 the commission transferred several sums in excess of $10,000 with the Sheriff’s Department without seeking the approval of the Executive Committee of the convention.

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Born in Laconia, NH, he was the son of the late Dr. Roland and Margaret Leahy and lived in Stonington, CT for the past decade. He previously resided in West Hartford and Westport.

Mike was a member of two Laconia High School state championship ski teams and was a nationally ranked water ski jumper in the 1950s. He graduated from the University of Connecticut.

Professionally, Mike spent 25 years in the advertising business in New York and London. He was Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Saatchi & Saatchi, and held previous positions with Young & Rubicam, Needham Harper & Steers and Dancer Fitzgerald Sample. His clients included P&G, Bristol-Myers, Sara Lee, M&M Mars, Xerox and the United States Olympic Committee.

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Mike served on the board of directors for Special Olympics Connecticut, Stonington Free Library, Stonington Village Improvement Association and Stonington Harbor Yacht Club.

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He was predeceased by his grandson Charles Neave, whom he now joins to resume their exciting summer adventures.

Mike was an avid sailor and skier with boundless energy, and his sense of humor, selflessness and kind heart will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2013 at the Calvary Church, 26 Church St., Stonington, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of J. Michael Leahy to Special Olympics Connecticut at 2666 State Street, Hamden, CT, 06517.

Virginia L. Smith, 92 FRANKLIN — Virginia L. Smith, 92, a resident of the Golden Crest Assisted Living Facility and formerly of 3 Ledgecroft Place, Laconia, died at the Franklin Regional Hospital on Friday, March 22, 2013. She was the widow of Malcolm V. Smith who died in 2006.

Mrs. Smith was born May 12, 1920 in Lynnfield, Mass., the daughter of the late Hannah Wheeler (Pingree) and George E. Lambert., Jr. She resided and attended local schools in Lynnfield, Mass. and was a 1942 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. In 1994, Mrs. Smith moved to Laconia where she was a member of the Laconia Congregational Church. She was a founder and member of the Loon Pond Owners Association and was a member of the University of New Hampshire Lakes Region Alumni Chapter.

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William J. Brady, Jr., 80 HOLDERNESS — William Joseph Brady, JR., 80, of Springer Lane, died April 5, 2013 at The Retreat at Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith, after a period of failing health.

Born in Lowell Massachusetts on December 9, 1932, he was the son of William J. SR, and Sarah (Fitzgerald) Brady.

William grew up in Lowell and graduated from Keith Academy, class of 1950. He also graduated from Merrimack College in Andover, MA. He resided in the Lowell area for many years and has been a resident of Holderness for the past six years.

William worked as a social worker for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for thirty-seven years.

William was a communicant of the Holy Trinity Parish, Saint Matthews Roman Catholic Church, in Plymouth.

He was a US Army veteran.

William was predeceased by his brother Robert E.

Brady of Lowell, who died in 2008.

William is survived by his wife of thirtynine years, Margaret Rose (Moore) Brady of Holderness, daughters, Denise E. (Moore) McGlone and her husband Mark, of Plymouth, Joanna E. (Moore) Flanagan and her husband Mark of Lexington, MA, five grandchildren and several cousins.

Calling Hours will be held in the Mayhew Funeral Home, 12 Langdon St, Plymouth, on Wednesday 6pm to 8pm.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Holy Trinity Parish, St. Matthews Church, School St, Plymouth on Thursday at 11am. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Plymouth Regional Senior Center, 8 Depot St, Plymouth, NH. 03264.

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Lee R. Powell, 69 SALEM, N.H. — Lee R. Powell age 69 of Salem, NH, died Saturday at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House, Haverhill, MA, after a period of declining health.

He was born in Sylva, North Carolina, grew up and was educated in North Carolina and New York. He was a resident of Salem for the past 44 years.

Lee retired from Standex Corp. in Salem, NH. He had previously worked in the computer operations department of the Arlington Trust Company in Methuen, NA for several years. He served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, camping, and gardening. He was a New England sports fan. Lee loved golf and was an avid player.

He is survived by his wife Judith (Dufresne)

Powell of Salem; sons, Steve Powell of Gilford, NH and Brian Powell of Shreveport, LA; daughter, Christine Powell of Salem, NH; sister, Willetta Spearman of North Carolina; several nieces and nephews.

Memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, April 10th from 5-7:30 PM, followed by a memorial service at 7:30 PM at the Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, 214 Main St, Salem, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association at www.lung.org.

To send a message of condolence to the family, please view the obituary at www.douglasandjohnson.com.

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The Northeast Tenor Sax Summit will perform beginning at 8 p.m.

There is a charge for admission and the Margate will provide free appetizers.

The Northeast Tenor Sax Summit is comprised of several of New England’s professional tenor saxophonists backed up by a rhythm section. Their sound is reminiscent of the great jam sessions of the swing era and especially Woody Herman’s “Four Brothers.”

Though the make-up is ever evolving, the group has recently included saxophonists Richard Gardzina, Matt Langley, Charlie Jennison, Fred Haas and Jonathan Lorentz, with a rhythm section of bassist John Hunter and

drummer Tim Gilmore.

The group hopes to “pick up a few more tenor players on the road” and invites professional tenor saxophonists to sit-in.

The jazz series at Blackstones is coordinated by NH Jazz Presents, a company that produces a five venue concert tour to Laconia, Concord, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Brandon, Vt. The tour is sponsored by the Margate Resort, David Salzberg, the Saffron Bistro, Heat Pizza, Sanborn’s Note-able Sound, the Landmark Inn, Carrie’s Eco Spa & Boutique, Brandon Music, Nashua Community Music School, the Press Room, Seacoast Jazz Society, True Brew Barista, and the Brandon Inn. More information can be found at www.NHJazz.com

GILFORD — A talk on proper skin care during the summertime will be given Wednesday April 17, at 1 p.m. at the Wesley Woods Community Center on Route 11A. The two-hour talk will be given by Maria Noel Groves a registered clinical herbalist and health journalist from Wintergreen Botanicals who will explore the benefits of botanicals. Workshop participants will have a chance to create their own products to take home.

Cost for this workshop is $8.

The talk is one in Nature’s Bounty at Wesley Woods series which is taking place through May. A light lunch will be served at each of the presentations. Those interested in attending any of the program is asked to call Stace Hendricks at 603-528-2555, or email sdhendricks@wesleywoodsnh.org.

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Comedy show at Pitman’s on Saturday features Las Vegas regulars LACONIA — With comedy shows continuing to set audience records, Las Vegas regulars Mike Donovan and Ryan Gartley are coming to Pitman’s Freight Room this Saturday.

Donovan and Gartley will perform along with Doug Blay starting at 8 p.m.

“The comedy nights have been extremely successful,” said Pitman’s owner Dick Mitchell who along with his wife, Connie, run the venue which hosts music events as well as being a wedding and function establishment.

“I think it’s a case where the word has gotten out that the shows themselves have been excellent and people know they are going to see high level comedians when they come to Pitman’s.

“Every show we’ve had there has been at least one, and usually two comedians who play Las Vegas. We’re now getting to the point where people

are even buying tickets for the next month’s show even before we post who will be on the show.”

Donovan is a regular headliner at the Comedy Stop at the Tropicana in Atlantic City and Las Vegas, and at the Flamingo in Laughlin, Nev., as well as playing major clubs and colleges around the country. Donovan’s has been seen on Showtime and Fox and more.

Gartley is a 20-year veteran of the Boston comedy scene having played Las Vegas, New York and virtually every major club in the region.

Blay is a Boston comedy regular, who performs at comedy clubs and showcases around New England.

Tickets for Saturday’s show can be purchase in advance by contacting Pitman’s at (603) 527-0043 or (603) 494-3334 or by checking the web site www.pitmansfreightroon.com, or they may be purchased at the door.

ALTON — The fishing dock at the new Downing’s Landing boat access site in Alton Bay will be closed for about three days starting next Monday while structural engineers assess the dock’s condition and determine the need for repairs, the state Fish and Game Department announced Monday.

Fish and Game purchased the former private marina at the southern tip of Alton Bay last November,

creating the first public boat access facility on Lake Winnipesaukee. In addition to the fishing dock, the facility includes a boat launch, parking area and opportunities for shore-bank fishing.

New Hampshire’s Public Boat Access Program is funded through boat registration fees and federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration funds, a true user-pay, user-benefit program.

GILFORD — An expert in hypnotism will give a presentation on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Gilford High School as a fundraisers for the school’s performing arts programs.

Paul Ramsay is a certified hypnotist and a certified instructor of hypnotism who typically hypnotizes more than 500 people a year. He performs for high schools, corporate events, and colleges all over the U.S. Ramsay has helped school groups raise in New Hampshire and southern Maine raise

more than $100,000 with his program.

Organizers say Ramsay’s show is appropriate for families. He will explain how hypnosis is used by celebrities, professional athletes, and doctors.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

Those who want more information about the hypnotism show, or to ask Ramsay questions about hypnotism in general, can contact him directly at 603 834-0810.

TILTON —The Winnisquam Players will present their production of “Alice in Wonderland” this weekend.

Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasy tale will be presented Friday and Satur-

day at 7 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Winnisquam High School Auditorium.

Ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors citizens.

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Belknap Mill fund raiser features rare automobiles, sports memoribilia

LACONIA — A collection of vintage race cars, classic sports cars, and rare sports memorabilia from notable collectors in the Lakes Region will be showcased in “Game On!” this year’s exhibit in the Belknap Mill’s Private Collections’ Event.

This year’s the Private Collections’ Event, presented by Eptam Plastics, will be and held at the Lake Opechee Inn & Conference Center.

The event starts with a warm-up cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire. The reception area will be decorated as an all-American “sports bar,” including big-screen TVs, sports memorabilia, and a collection of vintage and classic sports cars. Cars featured include a fully restored 1962 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster and a 1963 Studebaker Avanti.

Pre-game activities continue with a tailgate-style dinner. Menu items included beef short ribs, grilled chicken, barbecue pork ribs, along with picnic salads

and all the trimmings.

The conference center’s Sunapee Room, which will be transformed into a NASCAR speedway. This area, complete with a 360-degree racetrack stadium

backdrop, will have guests in the middle of all the action. Circling the room will be a prized collection of vintage race cars. Highlighting this collection are the 1940, #75 Langley Championship Offy, driven by Norm Houser and the 1954, #55 Sam Traylor Offy 220 Sprint Car. There will be a sports trivia contest, and a live auction, followed by dancing to the music of Annie & the Orphans. Guests are encouraged to wear their team’s colors, jersey, sports T-shirt or hat.

Contributing sponsors include AutoServ Dealerships; Cantin Chevrolet; Happy Jack’s Pipe & Tobacco Shop; the Laconia Daily Sun; Lake Opechee Inn & Spa; Marine Properties, LLC; Melcher & Prescott Insurance; Meredith Village Savings Bank; Profile Automotive Group; Paugus Bay Marina; Stone Gate Winery; and WEEKS Commercial.

Proceeds from the event help support educational programming and the historic preservation of the Belknap Mill. Those who want to purchase tickets or obtain more information can contact the Belknap Mill at (603) 524-8813 or visit www.belknapmill.org.

Gypsy Jazz violinist performing on Thursday LACONIA — Young violinist Daisy Castro will recreate the sound of Gypsy Jazz in a performance Thursday at 8 p.m. at Pitman’s Freight Room on New Salem Street.

Castro was introduced to “Jazz Manouch” or Gypsy Jazz at a young age while on a trip to Paris with her family.

Joining Castro will be Pitman’s favorite Ryan Flaherty and Michael Arciero of the “Burners” on guitar and Derek Van Wormer on bass from the Boston based Jason Anick Trio.

Doors for the performance will opin at 7:15 p.m.

Audience members may bring their own beverages.

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Today’s Birthdays: Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner is 87. Satirical songwriter and mathematician Tom Lehrer is 85.

Naturalist Jim Fowler is 81. Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo is 80. Actress Michael Learned is 74. Country singer Margo Smith is 71.

Country singer Hal Ketchum is 60. Actor Dennis Quaid is 59. Humorist Jimmy Tingle is 58. Country musician Dave Innis (Restless Heart) is 54. Actress-sports reporter Lisa Guerrero is 49. Actor Mark Pellegrino is 48. Actress-model Paulina Porizkova is 48. Actress Cynthia Nixon is 47. Rock singer Kevin Martin (Candlebox) is 44. Rock singer Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) is 36. Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam is 34.

Rock musician Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes) is 33. Actor Charlie Hunnam is 33. Actor Ryan Northcott is 33. Actor Arlen Escarpeta is 32. Actor Jay Baruchel is 31.

Actress Leighton Meester is 27. Actor-singer Jesse McCartney is 26. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jazmine Sullivan is 26. Actress Kristen Stewart is 23. Actress Elle Fanning is 15.

Classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho (ee-VAYN’-koh) is 13.

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come with sounds to match their nature: roars, growls and the like. But in the civilized world, the ones to watch out for may coo with enticingly smooth tones.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You feel comfortable enough to take action in certain situations but not in others. Pushing to the edges of your comfort zone is favored today, but crossing into territory deep beyond them won’t help anyone, least of all you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s too much to be accomplished for you to abandon the plan, though you may decide to approach it differently -- namely, with a smile. You are playful and fun, but you will stay on task all the same.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 9). People feel comfortable around you because you communicate warmly, purposefully and succinctly. It’s a skill you’ll continue to cultivate this year to great effect. Relationships of all kinds blossom over the next 10 weeks.

You’ll cash in on an investment in March and July. You’ll accept a stellar offer in October.

Pisces and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 4, 13, 24 and 10.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are wary of doing things that you expect the general public will find impressive, because you don’t seek attention or reputation. It’s more important that you quietly serve your key people.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When you talk about what you’re doing, sometimes you don’t sound so enthusiastic. Are you more excited than your expressions suggest? If not, how can you drum up more enthusiasm?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can’t control how other people take your words.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). The feeling that your options are limited brings on a self-fulfilling state and one that is far from the truth. When you are aware of the situation around you, you will have more options.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Sometimes it feels like you never, ever, ever get a break.

Everyone seems too focused on what they want to consider your part. So instead of waiting around, give yourself the break you need.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Try to envision the long-term picture for every decision you make today. Short-term gains may feed something shallow and immediate while starving a deeper part of you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Those who have a reputation for being difficult may have cultivated that perception for a long time, but you’ll break through it with your kindness and attention to detail.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You don’t mind if another person wants to take charge, unless the task has already been assigned to you. Just know that it’s only because you make it seem so fun that they can’t help but rush in.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Efficient interactions are preferred in business, but when it comes to your pleasure, things don’t have to be so buttoned up. Loose, lingering and meandering connections will bring you joy.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2013.

There are 266 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 9, 1913, the first game was played at Ebbets Field, the newly built home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0.

On this date: In 1413, the coronation of England’s King Henry V took place in Westminster Abbey.

In 1682, French explorer Robert de La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Basin for France.

In 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

In 1939, singer Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In 1942, during World War II, American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forces; the surrender was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March.

In 1947, a series of tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas claimed 181 lives.

In 1959, NASA presented its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 91, died in Phoenix, Ariz.

In 1963, British statesman Winston Churchill was proclaimed an honorary U.S. citizen by President John F. Kennedy. (Churchill, unable to attend, watched the proceedings live on television in his London home.)

In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger ended its first mission with a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

In 1996, in a dramatic shift of purse-string power, President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the veto in 1998.)

In 2005, Britain’s Prince Charles married longtime love Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall.

Ten years ago: Jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad and embracing American troops as liberators. In Afghanistan, a U.S. warplane called in to support allied Afghans under fire mistakenly bombed a house, killing 11 civilians.

Five years ago: America’s war commander in Iraq faced Congress for a second day; Army Gen. David Petraeus told lawmakers he was unlikely to endorse any fresh buildup of troops even if security in the country were to deteriorate. The Olympic torch was rerouted away from thousands of demonstrators and spectators who had crowded San Francisco’s waterfront to witness the flame’s symbolic journey to the Beijing Games during its only North American stop.

One year ago: A Florida special prosecutor said a grand jury would not look into the Trayvon Martin case, leaving the decision of whether to charge the teen’s shooter in her hands alone.

(Prosecutor Angela Corey ended up filing second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman, who pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense.) Olympic gold medal diver Mark Lenzi died in Greenville, N.C., at age 43.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Zonta Club meeting featuring the founder of Hands Across the Table Community as guest speaker. 6:30 p.m. at the Woodside Building on the Taylor Community Campus in Laconia. For more information email ZontaLakesNH@yahoo.com.

Barnstead-Alton-Gilmanton Republican Committee monthly meeting. 6:30 p.m. at J.J. Goodwin’s Restaurant in Center Barnstead. Participants are encouraged to arrive at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and socializing. For more information email Barnstead.Alton.RepubComm@gmail.com.

Performance of “Her Heart Can See” portraying the work of Fanny Crosby presented by the United Baptist Chuch’s Ready-For-Service Women’s Group. 7 p.m. at the United Baptist Church in Lakeport. Donations appreciated. Refreshments served.

Red Cross Blood Driver held by the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Laconia High School.

Forum #2 held by Sen. Jeanie Forrester and George Bald the director of the Local Government Center (LGC) to talk about changes coming to the LGC. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Foster Hall at the Common Man Inn and Spa in Plymouth. For more information call 271-2609 or email jeanie. forrester@leg.state.nh.us.

Children’s Authors Tea hosted by the Family Resource Center of Central New Hampshire. 5-7 p.m. at the Belknap Mill in downtown Laconia. Free of charge to children and families in the Lakes Region. For more information call 581-1574.

Storytime at Belmont Public Library. 3:30 p.m.

Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.)

Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia.

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.

Gilford Public Library events. Storytime 10:30-11:15 a.m. followed by babygarten from 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Plymouth Area Chess Club. 6-8 p.m. at Pease Public Library. For more information call 536-1179 or email maloof@plymouth.edu.

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

Moultonborough Toastmaster meeting. 6 p.m. at the town library. Everyone from surrounding towns also welcome to attend. Toastmasters develop speech practice that is self-paced and specific to an individuals needs. For more information call 476-5760.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Belknap Quilters Guild meeting. Linda Pearl will be the featured speaker at the Conference Center at Lake Opechee Inn, 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia. Her topic will be “Why Do All My Quilts Look Alike?” The 7 p.m. meeting will be preceded by a social hour at 6:30. Non-members are welcome to attend. There will be a $5 charge to nonmembers. More information about the guild is available by visiting its website at BMQG.org.

Program on the enduring populairty of Sherlock Holmes presented by a PSU professor. 7 p.m. in the Ashland School cafeteria. For more information call 968-7928.

Belknap County Republican Commettee meeting featuring the newly named New Hampshire director of American’s for Prosperity as guest speaker. 6:30 p.m. at the Top of the Town Restaurant in Belmont. For more information visit www.BelknapCountryRepublicans.org.

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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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Winni Playhouse presents staged reading for Holocaust Remembrance Day LACONIA — In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Winnipesaukee Playhouse is performing “Irena’s Vow,” a dramatic reading about a Catholic woman in Germany who hid Jews from the Nazis.

The Winni Players, in partnership with Temple B’nai Israel in Laconia will present a “Irena’s Vow,” at the Laconia Congregational Church on Veterans Square on Saturday at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday at 2 p.m. A third performance has been scheduled for Sunday at 7 p.m. at Temple Adath Yeshurun in Manchester.

“Irena’s Vow,” by Dan Goron, tells the story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a young Catholic woman who saved 12 Jews by hiding them in the basement of a house lived in by a German officer. After each performance the cast and audience will be able share thoughts on the play, the Holocaust, and the lessons relative to today’s world.

The performance is a staged reading which will be CALENDAR from preceding page

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Guitarist and singer Willy Porter performs in Meredith as part of his East Coast Tour. 8 p.m. at The Grotto at Guiseppe’s in Mill Falls Marketplace. For more informaiton call 279-3313.

Second annual Bowl-a-thon held by the the local nonprofit organization Fusion. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Funspot in Laconia. Proceeds will go towards programs that benefit local families. For more information call 934-9004 or email beth@bigcatcoffees.com.

One-woman performance of the legendary first lady Mary Todd Lincoln presented by actress Sally Mummey.

7 p.m. in the Woodside Building at the Taylor Community in Laconia. For more information or to reserve a seat call 524-5600.

Free workshop on what it takes to start and run a business sponsored by Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank and the Enterprise Center. 8-9:30 p.m. at Town Hall in Warren. Limited space. To reserve a spot call 535-3222 or email kim@enterprisecenternh.com. “(Not So) Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Popularity of Sherlock Holmes”, illustrated talk by Prof.

Ann McClellan. 7 p.m. in the Ashland School Cafeteria.

Free program sponsored by N.H. Humanities Council and Friends of Ashland Town Library. For more information call the library at 968-7928.

Alzheimer’s caregivers’ group meeting featuring the New Hampshire Program Director of the Alzheimer’s Association of New Hampshire and Massachussetts.

5 p.m. at the offices of Live Free Home Health Care in New Hampton. For reservations or more information call 254-7397.

Workshop on identity theft and tips to protect against becoming a victim. 7 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Laconia. To register call 301-1023 or email riley. knox@thrivent.com.

Children’s musician Eric Herman performs at the Gilford Public Library for a Cool Tunes Kids Concert. 2 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threads of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607.

Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work.

Country Acoustic Picking Party at the Tilton Senior Center. Every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks.

Preschool story time at Belmont Public Library. 10:30 a.m.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Belmont. Call/ leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

Free knitting and crochet lessons. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Baby Threads workshop at 668 Main Street in Laconia (same building as Village Bakery). 998-4012.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 18 Veterans Square in Laconia.

Gilford Public Library events. Check-Out-An-Expert 10 a.m. to noon. Social bridge 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Performer Eric Herman 2-3 p.m. Just Duct-y 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Friends of the Library monthly meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting.

5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith.

performed by actors with scripts in hand with minimal blocking, props, costumes. The focus is on communicating the story. A narrator reads stage directions and fills in any information that might help the audience fully understand the action. The performance is recommended for teens and adults, but may not be appropriate for young children, Playhouse officials note.

“It’s amazing how quickly the audience forgets the missing scenery and props and fills in the details with their imaginations. Staged Readings are a lot of fun and allow theatre companies to share a play with the community without the rehearsal needs or expense of a full scale production,” said Bryan Halperin, executive director of the Playhouse and the original creator of the Holocaust Remembrance series.

“We are excited to be sharing our annual series with two new communities this year and encourage anybody inter-

ested to attend this year’s reading,” said Halperin. “Every year new people participate and share their stories and feelings which provide a wonderful learning experience for all involved. We’re grateful to the Congregational Church and Temple Adath Yeshurun for their interest in hosting the readings and sharing the experience.”

“The annual series has become an important special event for the Winni Players and the local community. This year we look to broaden the event to involve more communities with a goal of creating a statewide event in 2014 where we will invite youth groups from religious and theatre organizations and their families throughout the state to be involved,” said Halperin.

No reservations are required and admission is free for the series. However, those who wish to make a donation can do so through Playhouse web site , http://www.winniplayhouse.org/annual-fund.html.

LACONIA — Native American traditions will be on display during the annual Sugar Run Powwow this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Laconia Middle School on McGrath Street.

The day’s events will include native American

drums and native dancing. Traders will have booths, and home-cooked food will be available for sale.

Powwow organizers point out this a chemical-free event and there will be on-site security.

Annual Sugar Run Powwow Saturday in Laconia

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Visit our website for additional information. www.laconialibrary.org

This Weeks Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime

Tuesday, April 9th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for after school storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Preschool Storytime

Future Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room Storytime

Tuesday, April 16th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for after school storytime.

For more information, call 524-3808.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, April 10th @ 10:00 Thursday, March 11th @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room.

Wednesday, April 17th @ 10:00 Thursday, April 18th @ 9:30 & 10:30 Stories and crafts in the Selig Storytime Room.

Friday, April 12th @ 3:45 Laconia Rotary Hall “The Berenstain Bears Get Ready for Spring!” PG Admission is free. Children must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver 14 or older.

“Growing Great Flowers in New Hampshire: Including Old Favorites and Lesser Known Beauties.”

Movies & More for Kids Special Children’s Event!

Thursday, April 18th @ 4:00 Laconia Rotary Hall Author Henry Homeyer (aka “the gardening guy”) will meet with children and parents to discuss how to become an author and to share his new book, “Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet”. Henry will share his diaries from 1956 and 1958 with the children, and talk about how they can enjoy writing a little bit every day. Free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and autographs.

Teen: Anime Club

Tuesday, April 9th @ 3:30 Laconia Rotary Hall Teens in grades 6-12 are welcome to read, discuss, and watch anime.

Adult:

Thursday, April 18th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall Henry Homeyer is a life-long organic gardener whose weekly column appears in twelve newspapers around New England.

He has written for The New York Times, the Boston Globe, and other newspapers, in addition to weekly blog updates on his website, www.gardening-guy.com. Homeyer is a UNH Master Gardener, a regular monthly contributor to Vermont Public Radio, and has taught sustainable gardening at Granite State College.

In this presentation, Homeyer will discuss which varieties of flowers grow best in New Hampshire and what each needs to succeed. He will share tips and tricks and explain how one can grow showy lady slipper orchids and Himalayan blue poppies – or just have better luck with roses, peonies, and bee balm. Homeyer’s presentation will emphasize the importance of gardening without chemicals, and the audience will have the opportunity to ask him questions.

This talk is free and open to the public.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm • Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm For more information, call 524-4775.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I wanted to share a bit of what it’s like to be the family member of a person who drinks too much. I know.

I had more than 40 years of experience by the time I finally sought answers. I studied brain- and addiction-related research to assess my loved one’s drinking patterns in order to protect myself from secondhand drinking. Secondhand drinking is a term to describe the impact on the person on the receiving end of another person’s drinking behaviors.

These drinking patterns cause brain changes -- especially in the areas of the brain responsible for judgment, memory, coordination, pleasure/reward and reasoning. And we don’t fully understand the physical and emotional consequences to the health of a family member or friend who repeatedly deals with SHD. These include anxiety, depression, stomach ailments, skin problems, obesity, sleep problems, difficulties at work or in school, migraines and more.

April 11, 2013, is National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD).

This year, I urge people who love someone who drinks too much to conduct an anonymous screening of their loved one’s drinking patterns. Screening for Mental Health has created a fantastic website, www.HowDoYouScore.org, where anyone can anonymously evaluate their own or a loved one’s drinking patterns through an online assessment. The website also provides information on treatment options and suggestions for what it would take to cut down on or stop drinking.

This kind of anonymous screening allows you to understand what you are really dealing with: a drinking pattern that is changing their loved one’s brain and causing hurtful drinking behaviors. -- Lisa Frederiksen, Author, Speaker, Consultant Dear Lisa: Thank you for sharing your story and emphasizing the importance of screening for alcoholism. Once again,

those who wish to be screened can do so at howdoyouscore. org.

Dear Annie: I have lupus and suffer terribly. Some days are better than others, but most include fatigue, pain or some other symptom. Yet, when friends greet me, they say, “How are you? You look good.”

Rather than greet me this way, I would prefer they not ask about my illness, because I haven’t felt well in 17 years. Could you please tell readers in this position to simply say, “It is so good to see you”? That way, I don’t feel obligated to speak about my current condition. -- Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired Dear Sick: Your suggestion is a good one, and we hope people will keep it in mind. But we don’t believe these friends actually expect a rundown of your illness, nor are you obligated to talk about it. Greeting someone with, “How are you?” is generally rhetorical. You aren’t expected to respond other than to say, “Fine, thanks,” or some short variation. Because you haven’t truly been well for years, it stands to reason that you would take questions about your health more literally than intended.

Dear Annie: Thank you for printing the letter from “Rocky Mount, Va.,” who thought dogs should be allowed at the funerals of masters who have died. To have a dog at a funeral privately, prior to the public gathering, is a good idea --probably for both humans and dogs.

There is a famous painting by Sir Edwin Landseer (18021873) entitled “The Old Shepherd’s Chief Mourner,” depicting a pointer leaning against a casket with its head on top of the casket. It brings tears to my eyes anytime I even think of it. -- Watertown, Wis.

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.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299 DOLLAR-A-DAY: Private Party ads only (For Sale, Lost, Autos, etc.), must run ten consecutive days, 15 words max. Additional words 10¢ each per day. does not apply to yard sales. REGULAR RATE: $2.50 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional bold, caps and 9pt type 10¢ per word per day. Centered words 10¢ (2 word minimum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once, and we do not offer refunds. DEADLINES: noon the business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa Mastercard and Discover credit cards and of course, cash. $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices at 527-9299 between 9 am & 5 pm, Monday through Friday; Stop by our office or send a check or money order with ad copy to The Laconia Daily Sun,1127 Union Ave, Laconia, NH 03246. You can email ads to ads@laconiadailysun.com, we will contact you for payment. OTHER RATES: For information about display ads or other advertising options, call 527-9299.

Adoption

Autos

For Rent

For Rent

OUR hearts reach out to you.

Raising your baby in our loving, happy home would be a dream come true. Expenses Paid. Ann & Thomas 1-888-252-8555.

2004 Chevy Blazer LS: Under 112k miles. $4500 or BO. 832-3535.

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

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

FRANKLIN- 2 bedroom apartment. Living room & kitchen with cherry cabinets & new appliances, on first floor. 2 bedrooms & bath on second floor. Washer/Dryer available. $800/Month, 1 month security required. No pets/No smoking. 603-279-1385

Antiques CHAIR CANING Seatweaving. Classes. Supplies.

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

Announcement FOXWOODS DAY TRIP Sunday, April 21, 2013 Friday, May 10th, 2013 Meredith & Laconia pick-up

Call Claire, 293-8814 or Tom, 279-7883 JURIED Student Exhibition, Karl Drerup Art Gallery, Plymouth State University, April 2-20, FREE. 535-2614

MAKE EXTRA CASH by consigning your unwanted furniture and home decor items. Please call 524-1175 or stop in at Too Good To Be Threw, 84 Union Avenue, Laconia.

2004 Chevy Malibu LS full-power, CD, Alloy wheels, one owner, only 34K. Must see, excellent condition. $7900. Call 455-0404.

2005 Volkswagen Jetta GLPower windows, doors, sunroof, keyless entry. Heated leather seats, 118K, just inspected, in great shape. Asking $5,400 Call 528-3330 2006 Jeep Cherokee Laredo- 17K original miles, V-8 auto, AC, 4WD, Sunroof, White, New MS Tires, Airbags front & sides, CD, Extras. $14,500. 603-524-9491 2009 Lincoln MKZ- Original owner, 40K miles, remote starter, under factory warranty, like new. $16,000. 293-7641 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.0 Turbo Limited: Mint, black on black, 44k. $18,795. 267-7044.

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

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

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

Tonneau Cover- Great coniditon, Gray, fiberglass for Dodge Dakota. new $1,000 sacrifice $250 556-0757

Autos

BOATS

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

P3!s Towing. 630-3606

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

1987 FWD Chevy Silverado with plow. 3/4 ton, 130K, no rust. $1,900/OBO. 603-759-2895 1997 Dodge Dakota 4X4-178K miles, new clutch. $1,000 or best offer. 556-0757 2000 Mazda Protege- CD player, power windows, many new parts.

FOR rent 19 ft. slip at Quayside Marina. All amenities. $2200 for season. 253-7231.

WANTED BOAT SLIP Respectful boater looking for boat slip in the Laconia, Gilford, Alton area. Work number

BELMONT NH Rooms for rent in large Victorian mansion overlooking Lake Winnisquam, $550-700 per month includes all utilities & internet. First and last. Call 527-8496.

$125/ week, near I-93/ Tilton, smoker/ pet OK. Utilities included, no drinking or drugs.

603-286-9628.

Belmont- 2 bedroom in kid friendly neighborhood. $195/Week + Utilities. No pets. Security/references required. 520-5209

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

603-366-4468.

BRISTOL: Newly renovated 1BR apartment. Heat and hot water included. $650/month. Second floor, sunny and bright. 217-4141.

CENTER Harbor- Seeking responsible/mature individual to rent this one bedroom guest house located on my property in Center Harbor. Quiet-Private-Park like setting. Close to town and beach. $875/Month, all utilities included.

Available 5/1.

387-6774.

FRANKLIN 2 Bedroom Apartment in beautiful Victorian home & grounds. 2nd floor, heat/hot water, appliances, washer/dryer supplied. No pets/No smoking, $775/month, 1 month security.

603-279-1385

FURNISHED ROOM

GILFORD 3 BEDROOM Large yard, $1,600 month includes all utilities. $200 Discount off 1st month rent. Great condition!

617-780-9312 GILFORD : 1 & 2 -bedroom units available. Heat & electricity included. From $190-$235/Week.

Pets considered. 556-7098.

LACONIASunny 1-bedroom includes heat/hot water, garage, laundry, close to town, no pets. $750/Month. 603-455-0874

New Franklin Apartments, LLC is accepting applications for 1 and 2 bedroom apartments for their Elderly Affordable Housing Communities.

All utilities are included. There is ample parking, beautiful country setting, on-site laundry facilities & 24/7 maintenance service.

For application, please contact 603-286-4111

For Rent

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LACONIA 1 BEDROOM on main level, heat included $850/month.

Walking distance to downtown.

1-car detached garage. screen porch, kitchen, dining and living rooms. fenced in yard.

Washer/Dryer available in basement w/storage. References & deposit. No pets. No smoking.

387-8163.

NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom, 1st floor, access to basement for storage, handicapped ramp, $225/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA Beautiful one bedroom in one of Pleasant Street!s finest Victorian homes. Walk to downtown and beaches. Fireplace, lots of natural woodwork, washer/ dryer. Heat/ Hot water included. $775. 528-6885

LACONIA HEAT INCLUDED! Cozy 2-bedroom unit, coin-up Laundry, newly painted, quiet location. $750/Month. Security deposit required. 387-8664 Laconia, beautiful one bedroom apt, in clean quite and secure downtown building. New carpeting, nice kitchen and full bath. $175/ week includes heat, hot water and electric. 524-3892 or 630-4771.

LACONIA- The last place you!ll want to live! Quiet, mature tenant wanted for stunning, 2nd floor fully restored Victorian 1 bedroom near downtown. Tin ceilings, maple floors, beautiful woodwork, LR, DR, Sunroom and new kitchen & bath, on-site laundry, secure storage room, parking.

Heated toasty warm. Ready May 1. Come and stay forever. $800/Month. 494-4346 LACONIA- Very Large 3-bedroom duplex close to Town, Hospital.

No pets, $950/month + Utilities.

603-455-0874.

LACONIA: 28 Dartmouth St; 1/2 of a Duplex; 7 Rooms; 3 Bedrooms; 1 Bath; Walkout Basement w/Laundry Hookups; private off street parking. Short walk to downtown, schools and Opechee Park. $1,000/mo plus utilities.

Available immediately, call Owner/Broker 396-4163.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 MEREDITH: 1 bedroom, living room, kitchen. Washer/dryer included. Nice yard, $700/Month.

279-8247

BELMONT ROOMATE wanted, non-smoker to share 2 bedrm, 1 bath, kitchen, livingroom apt. $600/ month utilities included 455-8769 SAVE an average of $60/M when you move into Wingate Village, by doing your laundry at home with our convenient washer/dryer hookups in all 2 & 3 bedroom apartments. Private yards & full basements. 603-524-4363. EHO, FHO. Income Restrictions Apply.

We accept Section 8 Vouchers www.wingatevillage.com TILTON: Downstairs Two 1-bedrooms to $620/Month. Heat and hot water included. No dogs, 603-630-9772 916-214-7733.

For Rent-Commercial BELMONT Busy Route 106 & Route 140 Intersection, 2 retail stores 1600 + 2000 sq ft and 1600 sq ft office suites available from $500/ mo. plus utilities. 520-7717 SOUTH Tamworth- 60’x30’ heated garage with toilet, large work room, 2 bays over head doors, showroom/ office. Great exposure on busy Rte. 25. Suitable for many uses. Available Immediately. Rent $800/mo plus security. Call owner, 323-7065.

STORE FOR RENT

at the WINNIPESAUKEE PIER Good for gifts, leather shop or portrait studio.

Call 603-785-3078

For Sale 2000 John Deere 42” snowblower with 42 ” mower deck. Rear bagger, runs great, $1,500/OBO. 603-731-7884 AMAZING! Beautiful Pillowtop Mattress Sets. Twin $199, Full or Queen $249, King $449. Call 603-305-9763 See “Furniture” AD. FIREWOOD: Green, Cut, split and delivered (Gilmanton and surrounding area). $200/ cord.

Seasoned available $250/ cord.

(603)455-8419 FISHER Price Basketball Hoop w/NESN Action Sounds, adjustable up to 6! tall, $20. 455-3686.

LOG Length Firewood: 7-8 cords, $900. Local delivery. 998-8626.

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For Sale

Help Wanted

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TIRES : (4) B.F. Goodrich 205-65R15. Great buy! $180/best offer. 393-7884 or 455-8112.

ATTENTION NEEDED AT ONCE

ELECTRICIAN

LACONIA: GE Profile Electric Steam Dryer. Bought new, used only a few months. $450.

207-949-4993 Portable Bobhouse (one man sled-style with towbar) $150.

Three man Frabill Ranger sled-style portable bobhouse with towbar $250. 524-4445 SMALL dog pet buffet w/storage $10. Doggie stairs $5. Gentle leader collar 25-60 lb. $8. Car & walking harness 20-35 lbs $10. All brand new. 677-7660 SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Eveningweekend deliveries welcome.

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980 SNOW Blower- New Ariens 28 inch, like new. Asking $795. Misc. landscape hand tools. 387-7100 STAIRMASTER Gravitron 2000AT Chin and Dip Assist Like New Orig. $3995 Sale $1200 (603) 744-6901 TWO wheel 8 ft. Gate Utility Trailer. Includes two ramp planks & wired with directional lights & built in screw leveling jack. Asking $750. Call 603-387-7293

Furniture

To fill immediate openings, entry level positions with advancement opportunities. No experience necessary. $550/wk to start. Please call 9am-5pm Mon & Tues (603)822-0220.

BEYOND THE FRINGE SALON is seeking a full-time colorist/stylist with clientele to support 30+ hours/week.

Make-up experience a plus.

We provide health insurance & education.

jwelectric@metrocast.net

or mail to:

JW ELECTRIC PO Box 526 Meredith, NH 03253

ELECTRICIANS WANTED Master or Journeyman A Working Foreman Experienced Apprentices

TNT Electrical Contractor Send resume, job experience & references to:

CBH Landscape

tntelectric@metrocast.net

No Phone Calls Please

Contractors, LLC Looking for Maintenance Foreman & Crew Members.

Pruning experience a plus, but not required.

Valid NH drivers license & Positive attitude required.

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

(603)930-5222.

REFRIGERATOR: Kenmore, approximately 32” wide, 32” deep, 65” tall, off white, with ice-maker, works well but needs cleaned.

Table w/6 chairs. Getting new stuff. You pick up. 455-3686.

Help Wanted AM Career Services Career Coaching Resume Writing Cover Letters & More Great Rates - Call Now 603-520-0052

EXPERIENCED Hair Stylist/ or Barber part-time to full-time in a busy salon in Plymouth 381-4060.

EXPERIENCED Veterinary Technician for mobile high quality, high volume spay/neuter clinic, 30 non-traditional hours per week. Must be self-motivated individual, detail oriented and efficient. Wide variety of duties required, some physically demanding. Pay commensurate with experience. No calls please, send resume to Rozzie May Animal Alliance, PO Box 1756, Conway, NH 03818, rbm2@myfairpoint.net.

JCS the leading marketing company in the Lakes Region is seeking a qualified data-inputter.

You must be able to work flexible schedule, nights/days & weekends. Proficiency with Excel and Word is required, as well as the ability to type 40+ WPM. We need someone who is detail oriented and can work individually and as a team. This is a part-time position with full-time opportunity. Pay is $8.50-$10 an hour based on experience. Please call 603-581-2453 and ask for John or leave a message to schedule an interview.

HOUSEKEEPER Half Moon Motel and Cottages, Weirs Beach, Full or Part-time. 603-369-8599

COOK STAFF

TWO hope chests, $60 each. One kids roll top desk, $100, 2 Two Star brand wood heaters, small metal, great for garage or bob house $50/each, Frigidaire upright freezer 16 cu. Ft. $80. 387-6524

Weirs Beach Vacation Condos, Weekly Pay Plus Tips, Sundays A Must, Seasonal to Permanent, Part-Time, Must Have Car, Background Check, Call Dawn 366-4878

JW Electric of Meredith is celebrating 21 years in business and is accepting applications for 3rd year apprentice or journeyman Electrician for immediate employment. Send resume with work experience to John at:

BOAT SALES SUPPORT a new position open for an experienced boating person to support our sales team. Duties will include; conducting boat demonstrations for prospective buyers, boat deliveries, training customers on their new boat, assisting customers and various other sales support duties. The position requires excellent boating skills, interpersonal skills, customer sales/support experience and exceptional team play. Forward application or resume to admin@channelmarine.com or call Christina at 366-4801 X211.

Waterfall Caf é at Mill Falls is seeking a full-time, year-round cook to join the team for a mid-May start date. Requires 1-3 years prior experience; experience in a caf é/diner setting with fast service orders a plus. Must be personable, friendly and able to work weekends. Please pick up an application or apply online at MillFalls.com. No phone calls.

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

603-524-1430.

Help Wanted HOUSEKEEPERS

Call 528-6126 for Appointment

ATTRACTIVE celery colored fabric chair, straight back in traditional style mint condition, $59.95.

603-528-4014.

Help Wanted

Please call 528-4433 for an interview.

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

Compare Cost $1095, SELL $249. Can Delivery and Set-up.

603-305-9763

Help Wanted

FULL-TIME SEASONAL LINE COOK Experience a must and presentation skills preferred.

Dependable & reliable.

ServSafe Certification a plus, but not required Please e-mail resume to: execchefnh@gmail.com

HELP WANTED FOR BUSY LAW OFFICE Seeking full-time Legal Assistant/Probate Paralegal to add to our expanding Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration Department. Excellent communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently required.

Candidate must have strong secretarial and computer skills. Experience with WordPerfect, Excel, bookkeeping and accounting skills a plus. Qualified applicants should send resume to:

Normandin, Cheney & O’Neil, PLLC ATTN: Employment P.O. Box 575 Laconia, NH 03247-0575

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Help Wanted

PART TIME Massage Therapist Sundays 11am-3pm $16 per hour Randy

603-759-2895

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RENTAL COORDINATOR needed for busy boat rental business. Customer service, organization, reservation skills a must.

Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment necessary. Boat handling skills and NH Safe boating certificate required. Apply with Bob at Channel Marine, 366-4801 X213, or send resume to admin@channelmarine.com.

PART-TIME LNA Wanted: Reliable, dependable, mature, compassionate, patient for care of elderly woman, Monday s 9am-9pm and flexible on-call.

Salary based on experience. jntlzbth@yahoo.com

NOW HIRING Summer thru Fall Employment

ALL POSITIONS Apply in person @

Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant

Jct. Rte. 3 & 104, Meredith Or online @ harts@hartsturkeyfarm.com

GET THE BEST RESULTS WITH LACONIA DAILY SUN CLASSIFIEDS!

Concrete Pump Operator Leading North Country Concrete Pump Company looking for qualified boom pump operator. Required to meet ACPA certification, have Class B license, be mixer driver trained with possibility of work on some weekends.

Please call or mail resume to:

Coleman Concrete Company 9 NH, Rt. 113, Conway, NH 03818 603-447-5936 EOE

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Now Hiring

ON SITE PROPERTY MANAGER AND OFFICE MANAGER

The Looney Bin Bar & Grill

Bartenders & Kitchen help Year round Possibility Must be available Weekends & Bike Week Please Apply In Person 554 Endicott St. North Weirs Beach

WEIRS BEACH LOBSTER POUND Is Now Hiring For All Positions To Start Immediately.

Positions Available: Managers, Hosts, Servers, Bussers, Bartenders, Line Cooks & Dishwashers

Prior Experience Required.

Go to: www.wb-lp.com & click “Join Our Team” or apply in person.

We are seeking a very special Professionals to share our Passion for Compassion.

An understanding of the broader health care system ensures patients /clients receive appropriate services in the environment which best meets the care goals of the patient. Home Care nursing includes caring for and educating family members or care givers in an effort to safely maintain their loved ones at home for as long as possible.

Our environment is very supportive, fun loving, team oriented and above all, caring. We are committed to our mission and we would welcome the opportunity to meet with you if you feel you are a match for our agency.

Previous Home Care and/or long term care experience is preferred.

The positions require weekend and holiday coverage including on-call time per client/agency needs. Creative thinking is highly encouraged, computer experience is necessary, time management is essential and a sense of humor is expected.

Per Diem Physical Therapist Per Diem Maine Certified Nursing Assistant Visiting Nurse, Home Care and Hospice of Carroll County.

Box 432 North Conway, NH 03860.

603-356-7006 or email bholmes@vnhch.org

SALES CONSULTANT Meredith Hannaford 38 NH Route 25, Meredith, NH 03253 603-279-1451

Would you like to control your income?

Well you can at Ippolito’s!

Join us for Our Summer Job Fair:

We have an immediate opening for a commissioned Sales Consultant. Experience is not necessary, we will train you and you will receive a salary while you are in training.

Now Hiring Seasonal Summer Positions:

Good references are a must, must be self-motivated and reliable. Working Saturday and Sunday are a must. Control your income. The more you sell the more you make. Health insurance available after 90 days of employment.

Wednesday, April 10th (10am-4pm) Thursday, April 11th (1pm-7pm) Inside Store Deli, Cashiers, Center Store, Customer Service Associates, Meat & Seafood

Supermarket Experience helpful, but willing to train the right candidate:

Open Availability Preferred

E-mail resume to ippfurn@metrocast.net or bring it in person or mail to:

Ippolito’s Furniture 193 Daniel Webster Hwy. Meredith, NH 03253

GLENDALE YACHT CLUB GILFORD, NH The Glendale Yacht Club has immediate openings for a new on-sìte manager and part time office manager. Responsibilities for the property manager include the proper maintenance and cleanliness of the Club's facilities (buildings, docks, and grounds), the overall coordination of the Club's daily operations, and the enforcing of all Club policies to provide a safe, secure, and friendly facility for the members and their guests.

Responsibilities for the part time office manager include the management of the Club's office (procedures, accounting, etc.). Applicants should be pro-active, motivated, and must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with Club members and the Club's Board of Directors.

These positions represent the perfect opportunity for a retired or semi-retired couple, and come with year round living accommodations on site at the Yacht Club.

All applicants will be considered.

Please forward qualifications and Contact information to: Glendale Yacht Club Board of Directors, 13 Smith Cove Road Gilford, NH 03249 board@glendaleyachtclub.net SKILLED craftsman wanted at wooden boat shop Laconia. Experienced with: Fine woodworking, engine, mechanicals, rigging, wiring, varnishing & metal fabricating. 603-369-0042.

WAREHOUSE DELIVERY Wanted self motivated person for warehouse and delivery position at Rockingham Electric Supply in Laconia. Clean driving record a must. 20-30 hours a week to start.

Duties will include daily deliveries, help with inventory control, shipping and receiving.

Applicants may contact us by phone 603-273-0060 or email rphillips@rockingham.com jkane@rockingham.com Or drop resume at the store.

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Wolf refuge worker speaking at Squam Lakes Association on Thursday HOLDERNESS — A wolf refuge worker will speak at the Squam Lakes Association on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Myrtle Clapp from the Loki Clan Wolf Refuge will

Pemi-Baker Republicans hear about energy Thursday

PLYMOUTH — An engineer will talk about the energy picture in New Hampshire at the next meeting of the Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee.

William Clewes, president of Clewes Technical Services Inc. of Littleton, will address the Republican gathering on Thursday, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Pease Public Library on Russell Street.

More inforation about the committee is available at www.pemibakergop.org

Help Wanted

Mobile Homes

present a program about wolves, why they are important to the natural ecology of our world, current events on wolf reintroduction and controversy in the western U.S. The free program will take place at SLA’s Resource Center, 534 Route 3, Holderness, and is open to the public.

The Loki Clan Wolf Refuge is a sanctuary devoted to education about, advocacy for, and protection of wolves and wolfdogs. Loki Clan Wolf Refuge was founded in 1993 and encompasses 70 acres, straddling the Maine/ New Hampshire border. It houses approximately 90

wolves and wolfdogs, divided into 25 packs.

Since there are almost no parks or wildlife reserves in the United States where wolves are protected, the refuge provides an important place of shelter.

The refuge sees its aims as not only caring for its animals but also fair legislation and education.

More information about the SLA is available by calling (603) 968-7336 or going to the web site, www. squamlakes.org. More information about Loki Clan Wolf Refuge is available at www.lokiclan.org.

NORTHFIELD — Local poet Frederic L. Johnson will be reading from his newly published book of poetry, “Divergences,” at Hall Library in Northfield on Thursday at 6 p.m. and at Thornton Library on Wednesday, April 24, also at 6 p.m.

Johnson lives in the foothills of the White Moun-

tains. He has been writing since he was 11 years old and shares his life with seven dogs, six cats, three birds, and a ferret.

“Divergences” will be available for sale and signing at readings and online.

Poet reading at Hall Library in Northfield Thursday

Services

MOBILE HOME PARK - Unit #2

1986 - 14 x 60, 2 Bedrooms Behind Shaws ... Close to all amenities! Enjoy beautiful Gilford Beach, glassed in three season porch, open living room kitchen concept, paved driveway, carport, large shed, central a/c, new roof and hot water tank. Great home for 1st home buyers, retirement or summer residence.

Only $19,900 Dont miss out!

Call 603-455-7081

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

387-6524 1985 HONDAY 1st year Rebel 250cc, black, great starter bike, or gas saver. $1375 or BO. 1983 Honda V45, 750cc shaft drive, burgandy, cruiser style. $1175 or BO. Call 455-2430 2011 Triumph Rocket III Roadster: 2300cc/2.3L inline 3 cylinder motor. Flat black, 9,226 miles, serviced by 2nd Wind BMW/Triumph. 150+ HP/170’ lbs. + torque, Fleetliner fairing w/two windshields, Jardine 3-1-2 exhaust (no cat.), nice saddlebags, ABS. Asking $17,500 or BRO. 496-8639 2011 Yamaha Stryker: 1304cc V-Twin, Orange/Copper, 1884 Miles. Purchased new from Freedom Cycle in July 2012. Strong motor, nice ride, asking $9,750 or BRO. 496-8639

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

Services

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

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

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

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

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

FREE CLEANOUTS Estate, garage, home, yard sale.

Light hauling, reasonable rates.

603-930-5222

HANDYMAN SERVICES

STEVE!S LANDSCAPING & GENERAL YARD WORK M. Fedorczuk Trucking

For all your yard needs and tree removal. 524-4389 or 630-3511

General clean-ups, clean-outs for estates and foreclosures.

Brush, lumber, rubbish, mobile homes, small bldgs, metal - We take it all. Deliver loam, sand, gravel, & stone.

TELEPHONE Systems Sales and Service Data and Voice Cabling 20 Years in the Business.

524-2214

387-9272 or 267-8963 MASONERY/LANDSCAPE stone, brick, walk ways, repairs, repointing. 603-726-8679 www.prpmasonery.com

Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HAULING - LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. ATTIC & GARAGE CLEANOUTS. 520-9478 J & I Landscaping- Full Service Landscape Company. Spring cleanups, Commercial & Residential, free quick estimates, insured, low prices.

Call John.

603-630-3198

Services Home Improvements

“DO IT YOURSELF” General Contracting Veteran Construction Manager will ensure that your home repairs, renovations or new construction processes go smoothly. Work directly for home owner as a private consultant. Best material/ labor/ sub-contractor pricing, quality and project scheduling. Free brochure/ discussion. 603-293-8237

Land

Services

25 years experience. Horticulture degree. Landscape design & construction. Ponds & waterfalls, Custom Stonework, Outdoor Structures. Professional maintenance. Commercial/Residential, Meredith & surrounding communities. 603-937-0183

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

LAKE WINNISQUAM-VIRTUAL WATERFRONT LOT .89 ACRE APPROVED & CLEARED; also 3.7 acre + 8.9 acre approved lots available. $99K+up. BUY NOW & BE IN FOR THE SUMMER! 603-445-0910

Services

“CURB APPEAL”

BY ALLSCAPES LANDSCAPING

GILFORD: LAKE BREEZE

LANDSCAPING: Spring Clean-ups, mowing, mulching brush cutting, weeding, etc. Call 603-387-9788

ROOFING BY PAUL LERP Quality hand nailed shingling.

603-998-4046

Situation Wanted VISUALLY impared man looking for hiking companion. Call Bob 387-6524

WET BASEMENTS,

cracked or buckling walls, crawl space problems, backed by 40 years experience. Guaranteed, 603-447-1159 basementauthoritiesnh.com.

Wanted To Buy I BUY CLEAN 603-470-7520.

DVD's.

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