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Catch her if you can Senior Kelsey Stone gets a step on underclassman Victoria Holmes during Friday afternoon’s “Powder Puff” flag football game at Laconia High School. The game was a fundraising event sponsored by the school’s chapter of Future Busines Leaders of America, with the proceeds being directed toward Cystic Fibrosis research. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

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Woman stranded for weeks upgraded to solid food

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A Canadian woman who lived off nothing but trail mix, fish oil tablets and candy for seven weeks in the remote Nevada mountains was upgraded to a solid diet Monday, and hospital officials said her spirits were “extremely high” despite nearly starving to death.

A search team mounted horses and all-terrain vehicles in a bid to find her husband, 59-year-old Albert Chretien. He set off on foot March 22 to get help after the couple got stuck on a muddy road in northeastern Nevada while on a road trip to Las Vegas.

Rita Chretien, 56, of Penticton, British Columbia, was scheduled to remain at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls, where she was upgraded to a regular diet Monday morning.

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River nears record level in Memphis but Beale St. spared MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Mississippi River rose Monday to levels not seen in Memphis since the 1930s, swamping homes in low-lying neighborhoods and driving hundreds of people from their homes. But officials were confident the levees would protect the city’s world-famous musical landmarks, including Graceland and Beale Street, and that no new areas would have any serious flooding.

As residents in the Home of the Blues waited for the river to crest as early as Monday night at a projected mark just

inches short of the record set in 1937, officials downstream in Louisiana began evacuating prisoners from the state’s toughest penitentiary and opened floodgates to relieve pressure on levees outside of New Orleans.

In Memphis, authorities have gone doorto-door to 1,300 homes over the past few days to warn people to clear out, but they were already starting to talk about a laborintensive clean up, signaling the worst was likely over.

“Where the water is today, is where the water is going to be,” Cory Williams, chief

of geotechnical engineering for the Army Corps of Engineers in Memphis, told The Associated Press.

Exactly how many people heeded the warnings was not immediately clear, but more than 300 people were staying in shelters, and police stepped up patrols in evacuated areas to prevent looting.

Aurelio Flores, 36, his pregnant wife and their three children were among 175 people staying in a gymnasium at the Hope Presbyterian Church in Shelby County. see MEMPHIS page 11

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Suspicion rose Monday that Pakistan’s intelligence service leaked the name of the CIA chief in Islamabad to local media in anger over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden — the second outing of an American covert operative here in six months.

The U.S. said it has no plans to pull the spy chief, but the incident is likely to exacerbate an already troubled relationship between the two countries a week after Navy SEALs in helicopters swooped down on bin Laden’s compound without first

telling the Pakistanis. The CIA and Pakistan’s spy agency have long viewed each other with suspicion, which the death of the terror leader has laid bare.

The Pakistani military and intelligence services have suffered withering criticism at home for failing to stop the U.S. operation. Many Pakistanis view the raid as a violation of their sovereignty — even if they were pleased that bin Laden was killed.

U.S. officials have said they didn’t tell Pakistanis in advance because they were worried someone might tip off bin Laden.

American forces also used helicopters with radar-evading technology so the Pakistanis couldn’t track them.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani defended the military and intelligence services Monday, telling parliament it was “disingenuous for anyone to blame Pakistan ... for being in cahoots with al-Qaida.”

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Potential retirees lining up as lawmakers negotiate to reform N.H. pension system CONCORD (AP) — House and Senate negotiators hope to resolve their differences on competing plans to reform New Hampshire’s public pension system by the end of the month, at the same time the state’s retirement system is experiencing a big increase in applications from retirement-eligible employees.

Employees are telling the retirement system staff that “uncertainty involving pension legislation is what’s leading them to apply for retirement,” Kim France, the retirement system’s executive director, said Monday. “We’re also hearing that members and retirees are concerned the retirement system will become bankrupt if immediate changes aren’t made.

That is not true. The retirement system is solvent and will continue to pay benefits.”

France said 500 workers have filed applications to retire on June 1. She said if everyone who filed an application actually retired, that would represent a 455 percent increase over June 2010 retirements.

The retirement system has about 50,500 active members and 26,000 pension recipients.

Negotiators met for the first time Monday to go over plans adopted by each chamber. They discussed about a dozen points over which there are differences and plan to continue meeting Thursday and Friday.

Both the House and Senate propose plans that would increase the cost of pensions for firefighters, police, and state and municipal workers. The plans are intended to spare property taxpayers the rising costs of funding the pension system.

Under the current law, employees in one group,

On average, cost of a gallon of gas in N.H. has gone up 30¢ in last month CONCORD (AP) — A gas price-tracking group says a gallon of gas in New Hampshire costs nearly 30 cents more than it did a month ago.

The average price was $3.92 a gallon That’s $1.09 a gallon higher than a year ago GasBuddy.com says the national average has fallen slightly in the last week, to $3.93. from preceding page ure,” Gilani said. “It is not only ours but of all the intelligence agencies of the world.”

U.S. officials have said they see no evidence that anyone in the upper echelons of Pakistan’s military and intelligence establishment was complicit in hiding bin Laden in Abbottabad, an army town only 35 miles from the capital. But suspicions remain, and members of Congress have threatened to cut off U.S. aid if evidence is found.

President Barack Obama said the U.S. believes bin Laden must have had a support network inside Pakistan.

“But we don’t know who or what that support network was,” Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS’ “60 Minutes.” ‘’We don’t know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government, and that’s something that we have to investigate, and more importantly, the Pakistani government has to investigate.”

Gilani proclaimed the death of bin Laden as “indeed justice done” since al-Qaida has launched many attacks inside Pakistan. But he warned the U.S. not to try a similar covert raid in the future.

“Unilateralism runs the inherent risk of serious consequences,” Gilani said. “Pakistan reserves the right to retaliate with full force. ... No one should underestimate the resolve and capability of our nation and armed forces to defend our sacred homeland.”

At the same time, however, he stressed the importance of Pakistan-U.S. ties and insisted the relationship was still strong.

“Our communications at the official and diplomatic levels with the U.S., during this phase, have been good, productive and straightforward,” said Gilani.

Gilani’s speech and the suspected leak of the CIA station chief’s name illustrate the balancing act that Pakistani officials seem to be trying to achieve in responding to the bin Laden raid.

such as teachers, would be able to retire at age 60 with no minimum service requirement. The Senate version would keep the law the same; the House version would raise that age to 65, with some exceptions. Firefighters and police would be able to retire at age 45 under the current law, with 20 years of service. The Senate and House plans would raise the age to 50 and the number of years to 25.

The House version includes a five-year review of retirement age qualifications.

Committee member Neal Kurk, a Republican House member from Weare, said that when Social Security was created in 1938 and age 65 was the retirement age, life expectancy was age 64. One of the reason the federal program has had problems is that people are living longer and the amount going into Social Security doesn’t go far enough, he said.

“We have the same problem with our system in New Hampshire,” Kurk said. “We need to take some

action.”

Both plans have some differences on employees who return to work. The House plan says employers may only hire retired workers on a part-time basis. The Senate version doesn’t have a part-time requirement. It prohibits a retired worker receiving benefits from returning to work within six months.

Opponents say both plans favor employers over employees. For example, they both would increase employee contributions.

Negotiators said they want to get legislators to vote on a compromise by June 2. Because the New Hampshire Retirement System says it would need six months to implement changes to the pension system, the goal is to have a plan that the Legislature and Gov. John Lynch can agree on by July 1.

The state retirement system says it will need a Jan. 1, 2012, implementation date for the benefit changes.

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Michael Barone

What GOP can learn from Canada’s Conservatives Some years ago, the columnist and editor Michael Kinsley sponsored a contest to come up with the most boring headline. The winner was, “Worthwhile Canadian Initiative.”

Well, Canada held an election last Monday, and the result was anything but boring. It amounts to something like a revolution in Canadian politics and has lessons, I think, for those of us south of the border. The headline story is that the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has headed minority governments since 2006, won an absolute majority of seats, 167 of 308, in the House of Commons. It was a result practically no Canadian pundit or psephologist predicted.

Going into this election, centerright parties in the four major Anglosphere democracies were at the brink of but not quite fully in power. The British Conservatives formed a government with the leftish Liberal Democrats in May 2010, the Australian Liberals are in opposition by virtue of the votes of a couple of Outback independents, and American Republicans won the House of Representatives in November 2010 and are now forcing significant cuts in public spending.

In Canada, Harper’s Conservatives have already cut taxes and modified spending programs, but always with the tacit consent of the separatist Bloc Quebecois, or the left-wing New Democrats, or the long-dominant Liberal Party. Now they’re on their own, and we’ll see the results.

But the installation of a majority government by itself is not a political revolution. The biggest changes in Canada were indicated by the devastating defeats of two of the opposition parties. The Bloc Quebecois was reduced from 50 seats to only four. Formerly it represented most of Canada’s second largest province. Now it represents a tiny rump.

French Canadian separatism has been a major force in Canada since Charles de Gaulle came to Montreal in 1967 and spoke the deliberately provocative words, “Vive le Quebec libre!” There have been two referenda in which the voters of Quebec rejected separatism by only narrow majorities. Now it looks like separatism is as dead as de Gaulle.

The vast majority of Quebec’s ridings (the Canadian word for districts) elected New Democrats, some of whom didn’t campaign and don’t speak much French. Quebec’s Francophone voters seem to have decided to vote for a party that favors a European-style welfare state rather than

one that favors a separate Quebec.

The New Democrats won 58 seats in Quebec, enough to give them 102 seats in Parliament, enough to make them the official opposition party.

The third huge development is the humiliating third-place finish of the Liberal Party, the pre-eminent party in Canada since its first election in 1867. Liberals headed governments for 70 years in the 20th century and have provided most of Canada’s well known prime ministers — Wilfrid Laurier, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester Pearson and Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

They have been more of a nationalist, opportunistic party than a left-wing one. Public spending ballooned during Trudeau’s nearly 20 years in power, but the Liberals cut back spending sharply in the 1990s, when Canada faced a fiscal crisis very much like the one the United States faces today.

Liberals long boasted that they were the only party with backing in both English- and French-speaking Canada. Now they have little backing in either one. They elected only 34 members of Parliament, and their leader, Michael Ignatieff, lost his own seat. Liberals hold sway now only in central Toronto, where Canadian media are concentrated, in Anglophone Montreal and in the economically lagging Atlantic provinces.

The Conservatives’ triumph offers a couple of lessons that may be relevant to U.S. Republicans. One is that smaller government policies, far from being political poison, are actually vote-winners. The second is that a center-right party can win immigrant votes. Conservatives won 35 of 54 seats in metro Toronto, many heavy with immigrants. One tactic that seems to have worked was to circulate videos of Indianand Chinese-Canadian Conservative candidates appealing for votes in their native tongues.

The simple message is that this is a party that likes and respects you.

Republicans could do something similar, with Sen. Marco Rubio, Govs. Susana Martinez and Brian Sandoval, and Reps. Allen West, Tim Scott and Quico Canseco, all elected in 2010.

So Canada has moved from a fourparty politics rooted in its own special history to a two-party politics more similar to ours. Nothing boring about that.

(Syndicated columnist Michael Barone is a senior writer with U.S. News and World Report and principal co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

LETTERS Voters have twice elected to do without a school superintendent To the editor, In the minutes of the Gilford School Board’s Feb. 7, 2011 meeting, Sue Allen briefed the board on what happened in 1998 with reference the superintendent issue. Ms. Allen alluded to a district plan that was submitted to the state based on the current model, including the superintendent position. According to Ms. Allen a second plan was then submitted to the School Board (of which she was the chair) lacking a superintendent position, and the board ultimately voted down that plan. The problem with this version of events is that it is not backed up by any of the historic records (now posted on the Gilford School District’s website).

I wrote a letter to the board seeking documentation to back up Ms. Allen’s claims. The board did address my letter at their May 2nd public meeting. Ms. Allen, to her credit, apologized and stated that she misspoke and admitted that the only district plan that was ever submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education, and the voters was the plan that DID NOT include a superintendent position. I appreciate Mrs. Allen’s honesty.

This is a HUGE admission as the board has previously taken the position that there was never a definitive plan in place. Now I’m no expert but I would think that the district plan approved by state Board of Education, and the town’s voters in accordance with RSA

194c (the relevant law that prescribes the legal process for creating a new SAU), would be pretty definitive!

Chairman Webber has stated repeatedly that the voters in 1998 voted to separate from Laconia and that “the School Board would latter decide how best to administer the district, in accordance to state law”. Well Chairman Webber, it is now clear that the state law leaves that decision to voters. The voters have voted not once, but twice to go without a superintendent. It is now your duty, as according to the Gilford School District’s own official policy to “carry out the will of the people of the district”.

My letter to the board also requested that the board post the entire text of RSA 194c on the district’s website. The board stated that they would post this law. I encourage everyone to go to the district’s website and read all the relative information posted under “Board presentations” in the upper left hand corner of the home page. After reading this information and the entire text of RSA 194c the only reasonable conclusion one can make is that the 1998 School Board acted unlawfully in hiring a superintendent and the 2011 board is acting equally unlawfully in ignoring the will of the overwhelming majority of the voters who turned out at the polls on March 8th.

Kevin Leandro Gilford

Who knows more about issues than people who experience them?

To the editor, I wanted to comment on a letter to the editor entitled “Declaring local control of state resources is opening Pandora’s Box” (5/6/11). In it, Mr. Verdonck, president of the group that originally hoped get rid of boating speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee, takes issue with the House Transportation Committee 11-6 ITL vote and the concept that “it’s a local issue and the locals objected”.

I would argue who knows the most about local issues than people who experience them firsthand. A scientific poll was taken in March which showed overwhelming support for our current 45/30 MPH law without changes and overwhelming opposition against the

55-mph in the Broads. These people are all too well aware of what affects their local economy. They are well aware of the issues of high speed boating on the lake and high profile accidents prior to the last two years of the 45/30 law, and, since the law, how the lake experience is safer, much more comfortable and enjoyable. They have a window to these issues that others living further from the area may not be aware of. And these are the people supporting tourism, the local economy, and other community infrastructure of the Lakes Region, vital to New Hampshire, too.

I am grateful that our NH Representatives on the Transportation see next page

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LETTERS I’m still waiting for LRGHealthcare’s analysis of Obamacare

Frozen foods need to be considered by Meals-On-Wheels program

To the editor, Henry Lipman, executive vice president at LRGHealthcare expressed his views regarding the shifting of health care costs pushing N.H. toward the most expensive state in the nation in which to purchase health insurance . I agree with his views and his conclusion. Mr. Lipman is one of the top executives at the Lakes Region’s largest hospital and I have every reason to believe he does a fine job. The problem I have is this.

Macro “health care” in America is having a life threatening heart attack and Mr. Lipman is asking us to focus on it’s broken leg. The issue he should be talking and writing to us about is Obamacare, its impact on the state, its impact on hospitals, and its impact on us his customer. The cost shifting and budget challenges of the state are important, the cost shifting of health care costs from the federal government to the state is even more important. A key aim of Obamacare is to shift health costs from the federal government to the states. Obamacare creates a tsunami of some 30-million new people who will soon qualify for Medicaid.

Twenty three attorney generals have asked for the repeal of Obamacare for fear it will bankrupt states that already teeter on the edge on solvency or states that are in such desperate fiscal shape they are slashing benefits or cutting programs, services and jobs to make the ends of the budget meet. There is NO poll in America that indicates the majority of Americans want Obamacare as it is now written. More people want it repealed than kept. Obamacare guts Medicare by half a trillion dollars which will only put further pressure for lower reimbursement schedules to LRGHealthcare and every other hospital in America. The impact of

To the editor, The Meals-on-wheels concept needs serious revision. The program’s aim is to provide a hot meal to shut-ins, or incapacitated people every working day. It also provides the driver with an assessment of how physically well the person is at the time of delivery.

Aside from that, the overall aim of the program is to enable the recipient access to a good, healthy meal. This good intention is nearly-impossible to achieve considering the circumstances involved.

First of all, the meal itself is prepared three to four hours ahead of delivery time. It is impractical, costly, and near impossible to keep food hot during that time. The time and trouble spent keeping the meal ready has an adverse effect on the quality of the meal. First off, the food is most often overcooked, tasteless, and has had the nutritional value cooked out it: the result of heating and reheating the meal, and time in the oven. The vegetables look pathetic, lack color and appeal. Pasta and rice are often pasty and sticky. The meat/fish are also less appealing than they could be.

The truth is: Meals-on-wheels doesn’t work. And it can’t ever work unless drastic changes are made, from the onset.

Frozen meals might be the most

from preceding page Committee recognized local input on this very critical issue and urge all of our state Representatives to follow the ITL (to kill the bill) recommendation on SB-27.

Rob Hennessy Tuftonboro

Obamacare on LRGHealthcare will be disastrous.

My question is why Mr. Lipman isn’t talking to these issues as well as Mr. Clairmont in this very paper?

Addressing the broken arm while the entire “body” of health care as we know it is under assault head on by democratic politicians in Washington is unsatisfactory. The silence of this assault by the top level executives at LRGHealthcare in the media is deafening. Why are we not hearing from these people that we depend on for our care and in many cases our lives.

I want to know what the hospital believes will be the impact on them as Obamacare aims thousands of new Medicaid patients at LRGHealthcare’s front door in 2014 all demanding free service? I want to know what the evisceration of Medicare by $500-billion under Obamacare does to LRGHealthcare’s future finances if reimbursement rates are cut ? It would seem to me if two out of three patients at LRGHealthcare in 2014 are either on Medicaid or Medicare underpaying the hospital for every service versus their real cost how will the hospital possibly survive? If 25 or 30-percent of those underpayments for service are tacked on to private health insurance rates the cost of private insurance will be astronomical.

If we are going to have a comprehensive discussion about cost shifting as Mr. Lipman wants then we need to talk about Obamacare. I can not wait to hear from he or Mr. Clairmont on the subject.

Tony Boutin Gilford

Great green space in Laconia To the editor, What a wonderful treat to go downtown to Rotary Park in Laconia! My husband and I walked the new WOW trail today and were thrilled with the sea of beautiful tulips, white-budded trees and immaculate lawns that greeted us.

Many thanks to whoever is maintaining this lovely piece of downtown Laconia. It is a joy to walk around the area!

Irene Gordon Laconia

practical answer. Most people have microwave ovens. If not, they could be provided from the savings realized in implementing frozen food deliveries to the senior-citizen centers. This new system might incur additional costs but eliminate needless meal preparation and handling. Many jobs could be eliminated, unfortunately harmful in this economy! Frozen meals are tasty, nutritious and cheap. Safe and healthy foods would no longer be an issue. Unused meals can be stored for later use. It is practical, safe, and assures a healthy meal any time of the day.

I have had some first-hand experience so I can say these things with some oversight. Frozen foods need to be considered. The present program simply doesn’t work, no matter what the claims may be! Just because we’ve always done it that way doesn’t mean a thing! I bet a variety of frozen meals, in various kinds, are available, in bulk, for less than two dollars each.

People with special needs need additional attention.

The State of New Hampshire can do better for its needy citizens. Let’s consider a better and more practical and cheaper way to deliver meals. It is doable!

Leon R Albushies Gilford

Local restaurants kicking in to support Got Lunch! next week To the editor, Better Together’s Got Lunch! committee has lined up an impressive array of local restaurants for four days, May 16-19 that will provide citizens of Laconia an opportunity to support the healthy summer lunch program by going out for lunch or dinner. Each of the restaurants has agreed to donate a share of their day’s proceeds to Got Lunch! to help raise money for the program.

The kick-off event is Monday, May 16th at noon at T-Bones/Cactus Jacks.

The North Country Deli on North

Main Street is also a participant that day. Tuesday features Patrick’s Pub and The Village Bakery. Wednesday features Hector’s and Hart’s Turkey Farm. The week will close out with Fratello’s and Tavern-27.

Supporters only need to mention to their server that they are there to support Got Lunch!

Thank-you Laconia. Together we can ensure that none of our children go to bed hungry this summer.

John Walker Got Lunch!

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LETTERS Rep. Frank Tilton wants to get right back to spending as usual To the editor, I found Friday’s front-page article about the ongoing quest to secure funding for a new building to house the Huot Regional Technical Education Center rather interesting. The story happily reports how funding for the new center has effortlessly sailed through the House and appears destined to do the same in the Senate.

And why not celebrate? As if by magic, our dear rulers in Concord are about to shower monies the state does NOT have down on our area for a project we don’t necessarily need.

But that’s not the best part. After it was pointed out by DEMOCRAT Senator Sylvia Larsen that perhaps funding new construction didn’t square with proposed cuts to the technical system in other areas of the budget that might affect enrollment, Representative Frank Tilton (R-Ino), as reported in the piece, “said that by the time the renovations are complete the fiscal crisis weighing on the operating budget will have passed and funding for tuition and transportation would

be assured.” Wow! What prescience!

What hope! Why, all we have to do is wait, says Representative Tilton, and all will be well!

And there you have it — as luck has it, all we have to do is bide our time and the current crisis will “pass” and we can get right back to what we were doing before. The gravy train can once again leave the station. Back to business as usual. Never mind that doing things the old way might very well have been the cause of the present mess we find ourselves in. “Party on!” shouts Republican Tilton. “Happy days are (just about) here again!” Such optimism. Sadly, I’m not impressed.

“Oh, but Doug — at least the man actually recognized that there even IS a crisis. It’s a start…” Yeah — or, could it be that in Mr. Tilton’s mind, the present “crisis” is simply that there are too many other members of the N.H. House who wish to actually CUT spending? Based on the evidence, what else can one conclude?

Doug Lambert Gilford

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Senators should reject HB-519 & Jeb Bradley’s misguided effort To the editor, Last week the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources rejected the House bill (HB-519) to withdraw our state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Yet Senator Jeb Bradley plans to bring this bill in amended form to senate floor this week in hopes of appeasing some of his Republican colleagues.

One provision of Bradley’s amendment directs only a portion of the revenues raised through RGGI sales of carbon credits to energy-efficiency projects and rebates the remainder to ratepayers. This change in RGGI would reduce the funds available for energy-savings projects at minimal or no benefit to an individual consumer. At present energy costs, an average consumer would receive a rebate of 17-cents per month, minus the cost of issuing the rebate.

A second provision of Bradley’s amended bill channels the reduced revenues from RGGI sales of carbon credits to energy programs run by the utilities and abolishes a separate fund underwriting RGGI programs.

While Bradley claims that “money raised in the RGGI program goes out in politically driven grants” and would be better spent on weatherization of schools and town halls, a UNH study found that 2009 RGGI grant recipients

were fairly distributed across municipal, business, and the non-profit sectors. Furthermore, several towns as well as the Merrimack Valley School District did obtain and use RGGI funds for the kind of programs Bradley supports. RGGI funded an energy audit of the Sandwich highway garage and provided funds for the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) to expand its Solar Energy Raiser program and develop a similar program in home weatherization.

A further provision of Bradley’s amended bill mandates withdrawal of N.H. from the 10-state compact if another state withdraws. This provision transfers decision-making for our state to another state legislature.

Yet consumers would still pay for the slightly increased rates due to RGGI (estimated now at 36-cents per month) and the state would lose at least $12-million annually in revenues for funding energy-savings projects.

An evaluation of the current RGGI program is now in progress. Changes in that program should await the outcome of this study. In the meantime, citizens should urge their state senators to reject HB-519 and Senator Jeb Bradley’s misguided effort to amend it.

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Sandy only recognizes most obvious form of warfare, there are others To the editor, Leo Sandy, “there you go again!”

Quoting wrong, unsupportable ideas from other books in no way makes them valid. That elusive “peace” you want to ORDER us all to “have”, rarely occurs anywhere in nature. Even plants are daily in mortal combat to extend their space. Leo, come over here and “order” that flat green algae to stop invading my gardens! Who’s fault is it when the dog gets porcupine quills in his mouth?

If France had been adequately armed when “peaceful, friendly Hitler” took over, WWII would not have happened. Hitler took advantage of all those countries that tried to be peaceful. After that war, Stalin did his best to restore “peace everywhere”, by eliminating freedom!

Africa was a place of constant warfare until European powers moved in, and established stable governments.

Then the cry for “independence & freedom” kicked out those foreign powers, and chaos, murder, warfare and worse became the norm, as it still is. Leo, how are you going to civilize the war loving leaders in Africa? Or does your

call for peace apply only to the USA and Finland?

Locally in the USA we have recurring “warfare” between unions and workers who want freedom. Taxes on working people are already much too high, so those people can’t afford extortion of union dues, just to hold their job! You strongly support unions (which support your outrageous salary), and their WARFARE against workers and businesses. Okay, I see it: warfare is okay if it puts money in YOUR pocket.

Is the plea from the many retired, to have the government honor their contract for Social Security and Medicare (which they long ago PAID for), not important to school teachers who have secured retirement benefits much greater, without contributing for it? ISN’T THAT WARFARE? Leo, you approve of that because it puts money in your pocket, and to hell with the others who actually worked and paid for retirement.

Sorry Leo, but the real world doesn’t work your narrow minded way. Get real and support real freedom.

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I thought my well water was pure and safe; boy, was I wrong To the editor, I want everyone to be checking their well water once a year for arsenic. It seems we just found out that we have three times the level that is safe. In N.H. we have to be watching our well water for so many things like iron, sulphur, bacteria, arsenic, and God knows what else. The granite that we have here has arsenic in it so it is in the well

water. So everyone should have the well water checked for everything and anything that could go wrong.

I thought well water was pure and safe. Boy! Was I wrong. So this is a warning for anyone with a well. I hope this alert helps you and the need to know that all this exists!

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THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 — Page 7

LETTERS Can’t wait to read ‘Politically Correct Guide to Homegrown Terrorism’ To the editor, I actually agreed with most of Froma Harrop’s column in The Sun this first week of May. While I don’t believe she is a megalomaniac, she did exhibit symptoms of delusional, politically correct thought, in my opinion. The headline to her column was right on, “Osama’s gone, not terrorism”. She made some salient points about the ongoing struggle against Osama’s minions and our need to be ever vigilant.

Then suddenly, clarity was gone and a thick, idealistic fog rolled in blurring this deadly issue. To quote Froma, “Osama bin Laden had a master’s mind, but he was not the only bizarrely wired brain in the extremist underworld.

Remember that America entered the age of terrorism, not on September 11, 2001, but on April 19, 1995, the day a native son blew up a federal office building in Oklahoma City”.

It really does become quite exasperating to have to repeatedly correct those who write their revisionist history. Especially from people much smarter than I who have graduated from the School of Political Correctness. This indoctrination into socialism or progressivism is so ingrained into their subconscious that they put ideology over truth, the consequences be damned. One must wonder if Ms. Farrop truly believes she has an advanced Master’s degree in Multiculturalism and thus her exalted sense of self-importance.

First of all, while radical Islamists have been attacking and killing American citizens since the early 1970s, many feel we entered the age of terrorism in February 1993 with the bombing of the World Trade Center

by Muslim terrorists. Of course, to add some perspective, here we all are into the 2nd decade of the 21st century and most on the left still refuse to say out loud that we are in a war on terror with radical Muslims. Secondly, I have an urgent and logical request.

Let’s hope that Ms. Harrop and her illogical ilk stop using the rare, despicable, disconnected and mentally deranged Timothy McVeigh-types as an example of the “extremist underworld”. There has never been any conclusive proof that he was any of the following: (1) a right wing evangelical Christian; (2) that he was virulently racist; (3) Tim, along with the Nichols brothers were members of a far right wing, leaderless, terrorist, militia cell; (4) co-conspirator Terry Nichols was connected to a Islamic terrorist in the Philippines. So, he was not clearly associated with any specific terrorist group, except tangentially for financial and inspirational purposes. Well, unless he was a member of the “Fire Janet Reno, Feminist Thug”, Gun and Glee Club.

Actually, a little research discloses that Froma included the twisted Mr. McVeigh as part of the “extremist underground”, I believe, based on an article written by the Anti-Defamation League in 1995 linking him to a far right political organization called “Liberty Lobby”. The article

says, “Oklahoma City bombing suspect, Timothy McVeigh’s association with the militia movement alerted the public to an extremist underworld many Americans previously had not known existed”.

So, it would appear that Froma Harrop used a 15-year-old article by the ADL to muddy the bloody waters of a terrorist tsunami within our shores.

Who needs to worry about minor details such as the fact that the radical militia movement peaked years ago and Liberty Lobby went bankrupt in 2001 and remains defunct to this day.

Please don’t tell me Ms. Farrop agrees with Rosie O’Donnell who said, “Radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America”. I would also hope that she did not jump on the loony, leftist bandwagon in blaspheming all tea party groups by claiming Jared Loughner was one of them. Never mind that he was a loner, apolitical and psychologically unhinged.

Hey, I wonder if Froma has heard the latest? Word is out from the liberally enlightened that “The Tea Party” organizations are merely front groups for a Fundamentalist Christian agenda. Yes, it seems they’re really all about a radical, religious, conservative agenda. Who knew? Are you noticing a common thread being woven here? Don’t want to take my word for it, then check the following: www.conservapedia.com/Timothy_ McVeigh and http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Militia_movement .

Finally, if Ms. Harrop wasn’t being so delusional, disingenuous or cognitively clouded, she would have used a different example of a native son who was part of an “extremist underground”. That would be a certain Army major who killed 13 people and injured 30 others as a bona fide example. Nidal Malik Hasan, infidel hating psychiatrist, was born in Virginia and was connected to a network of radical Muslim terrorists at the time of the Fort Hood massacre. It might be a good idea if we all check out Erick Stakelbeck’s new book, “The Terrorist Next Door: How the government is deceiving you about the Islamist Threat”. Aided of course, by “the fifth column” otherwise known as uh, the mainstream media.

Perhaps someone could pass along a couple of tips I have for Ms. Harrop.

Change your brand of Kool-aid and use it to wash down a daily dose of ginkgo biloba. It just may clear your head and transform you into a columnist where citizen patriots will eagerly await your next written word. If not, then shall we eagerly await Froma’s new book, “The Politically Correct Guide to Home Grown Terrorism”. In the meantime, expect that her every attempt at revisionist history, along with others on the left, will be challenged by those of us who demand the truth and now understand that complacency will be the death knell of this Republic.

Russ Wiles Tilton

Downtown blood drive was so successful we’ll have another in Sept.

To the editor, Penny Pitou Travel held a blood drive on Monday, May 2 in downtown Laconia. The response was overwhelming. Many people took time out of their busy schedules to stop by our American Red Cross Blood Mobile and make a donation.

The employees of Penny Pitou Travel came up with the idea of hosting this blood drive as a way to reach out to our community and a way to bring our community together for a selfless act of giving the gift of life. The community came through for us and

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LACONIA — The Planning Board last week voted to recommend rezoning Ahern State Park.

The 128-acre park, with shorefront on Lake Winnisquam, abuts the state-owned land on North Main Street that once housed the Laconia State School and Lakes Region (prison) Facility. Final zoning decisions are made by City Council.

Last year the city rezoned the former site of the state school and prison, a 212-acre tract. City officials took the initiative in response to concerns that the state, which was exploring the sale of stateowned assets — including real estate — cast an eye over the property. The city cannot limit the state’s use of the site. But, it can apply its zoning ordinance to restrict and control the redevelopment of the property should the state sell it to a private party.

Like the state school tract, Ahern State Park lies in the the residential single-family district, which is intended “for single-family residences and closely related supporting facilities such as schools and churches.” The minimum lot size in the district is two acres, but shrinks to 40,000 square feet with either municipal water or sewer and to 10,000 square feet with both utilities. The site is served by municipal sewer and a water main runs along the east side of North Main Street.

Changing the zoning from residential single family to rural residential (RR1) The ordinance describes RR1 will forestall intensive residential development of both properties should the state decide to sell them.

The RR1 district is “designed to accommodate residential uses in what is commonly recognized as being a rural environment.” The minimum lot size is two acres, with or without utilities, of which 65-percent must remain as “green space,” and lots require 250 feet of road frontage. The district is intended for single-family homes. Multi-family dwellings are not permitted and other residential uses, cluster subdivisions and manufacturing housing, require conditional use permits. Agricultural uses, excluding livestock, are permitted while educational institu-

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Meanwhile, the city has expressed interest in acquiring some or all of the state school property.

The House of Representatives has directed the Commissioner of Administrative Services to sell the property and the Senate Finance Committee is considering the proposal in the course of preparing its version of the budget.

Recently City Councilor Matt Lahey (Ward 2), who chaired a commission convened by the Legislature to weigh the future of the site, explained the city’s interest to the Senate Finance Committee, which welcomed the overture. Lahey together with Senator Chuck Morse (R-Salem), chairman of the committee, and members of the committee, including Senator Jeanie Forrester (R-Meredith), will meet with Governor John Lynch later this week to discuss the future of the property.

When Morse learned that in order to market the property the state would have to invest $300,000 in an environmental assessment and $250,000 in legal, appraisal and marketing fees, he called it “a money pit” and suggested seeking a deal with the city.

Lahey told the committee that although the city values the property at $23-million on its tax rolls, that is a notional figure with no meaning. He said that the city has not assessed the property, which is exempt from taxation, but recently commissioned Russ Thiebault of Applied Economic Research to appriase it. He reminded the committee that the consultant working for the commission said that because of the environmental issues and condition of the buildings on the site it was “underwater.”

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from preceding page of some 50 acres adjacent to the Robbie Mills Sports Complex known as Hank Risley Field. The land is is owned by the state and leased to the city and provides parking for the complex, which is home to the Laconia Muskrats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Lahey stressed that without the parking space, the success of the franchise and the complex would be jeopardized.

Lahey has also suggested the city was interested in acquiring the 77 acres bordered by North Main Street, Meredith Center Road and Right Way Path, which represents about a third of the former state school site. He suggested the land could be purchased with conservation funds, placed under a conservation easement and put to agricultural uses.

The Senate Finance Committee asked that the city also acquire the remaining consider remaining 75 acres between Right Way Path and Ahern State Park, where most of the buildings stand and all of the environmental problems exist, to sell to a private buyer.

To facilitate the transaction, Lahey has proposed the city surrender its leases on two smaller stateowned parcels, at the corner of Meredith Center Road and Lane Road and between North Main Street and Old North Main Street. Unencumbered by the leases, the properties could be offered for sale.

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LACONIA — The Belknap County Special Operations Group — more commonly known as the regional SWAT team — will hold a training exercise Saturday morning in and around the Laconia Middle School and Opechee Park.

The exercise is funded through a federal grant made available through the Department of Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program and all overtime and/or “backfill” for emergency personnel will be paid for through a $70,000 grant.

According to Sheriff Craig Wiggin, the exercise is designed to be a realistic as possible and access to parking and some streets may be temporarily blocked.

He said some students have volunteered to wear makeup that would simulate specific injuries that would be treated by emergency responders.

Wiggin said yesterday the allowed spending will likely fall far short of the $70,000 the Sheriff’s Department was awarded and an independent state training coordinator will review the entire exercise both for substance and for participant payment.

Officers from the Laconia Police Department, Laconia Fire Department, the N.H. State Police, and the Lakes Region Civil Emergency Response Team or CERT will all participate.

In one of the more recent exercises, SWAT personal used the Landmark Inn in downtown Laconia last May for an exercise in a hostage taking that involved specially trained SWAT Team members rappelling from the top of the building.

At that exercise, Wiggin said even he, as the SWAT coordinator, doesn’t know exactly what the crisis is — just as it is the times the SWAT team has gone into action during real emergencies.

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PALM from page one “Meredith lost someone very special today,” said longtime friend and current Chair of the Meredith Board of Selectmen Collette Worsman. “When ever we needed someone to step in, Chuck was there,” she said.

Firefighter Norm McGuigan served with Palm for 28 years and remembered him as a great friend who contributed tirelessly to Meredith and the fire department.

“Chuck and I were great friends and I’ll miss him a lot,” he said.

Palm served as the town’s fire chief for a dozen years. He retired from that full-time position in 2007 but stayed on

part-time for another year or so, while Meredith searched for a new chief. He was elected to the Selectboard in 2008 and served one year as chair.

Prior to moving to Meredith, Palm was a partner in the accounting firm of Peat Marwick. His financial acumen came in handy when he was asked to fill in as town manager for a year, in 2004.

Palm and his wife Barbara, until recently, also owned and managed the Harbor Hill Camping Area off Rte. 25.

Aside from Sunday’s memorial service, funeral details were not known at press time.

FOOD from page 2 have her choice of six small regular meals per day as she continues physical therapy.

“Her spirits are extremely high,” said hospital spokesman Ken Dey said in a statement. “The medical team is watching her closely, but indicators of her recovery are very good.”

Hunters found Rita Chretien on Friday, after they spotted her van mired in mud on a national forest road in Elko County, Nev., near the Idaho border.

Alone in the rugged and isolated country, Rita Chretien survived on a tablespoon of trail mix, a single fish oil pill and one hard candy a day, her son, Raymond Chretien, said Sunday.

She reportedly lost 20 to 30 pounds during the time she was stranded, and family members and doctors agree she faced the prospect of death had she not been found.

Raymond Chretien said his mother relied on the Bible during her ordeal, returning again and again to Psalm

86, which includes the passage: “Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for mercy. When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.”

Back in Penticton, the Protestant church the couple has attended for about 12 years held a special celebratory service on Sunday — Mother’s Day — to honor Rita Chretien’s reunion with her family.

“After seven weeks of prayer and anticipation for Al and Rita to be found, it was like receiving somebody back we thought had died,” said the Rev. Neil Allenbrand of the Church of the Nazarene. “We are a people of hope, so we believe he (Albert Chretien) will either be alive with us, or alive with his Lord.”

Rita Chretien told investigators she last saw her husband when he set off for help on foot with a GPS unit three days after they got stuck.

Searchers acquired a GPS like the couple’s in an effort to retrace the route Albert Chretien told his wife he hoped to take to the town of Mountain City, 16 miles from the Idaho border.

Rain and snow kept a search helicopter grounded Monday, but about 30 people continued the hunt on horses and ATVs. With temperatures still in the 30s, search team members say they’re holding out hope that Albert Chretien found shelter in one of the old ranch or mining buildings that dot the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the largest in the lower 48 states at 6.3 million acres.

“It’s very rugged,” said Lesli Ellis, a Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman. “We’re hoping for the best.

There are areas of shelter up there.”

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Last September, Belknap SWAT members also negotiated the released of a 4-year-old girl who was allegedly being held hostage by a convicted felon in Belmont. Three shots were fired at police during the 6-hour standoff that ended peacefully.

Saturday’s exercise begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Wiggin said it is designed to be as realistic as possible but said he anticipates minimal disruption to the neighborhood.

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WOW Trail mural vandalized with spray paint LACONIA — Just as the WOW Trail and the N.H. Humane Society prepare for Saturday’s BowWow Fest, city police are again investigating some trail vandalism — this time to one of the unfinished murals off Moulton Street.

According to Lt. Christopher Adams, the recent vandalism was reported early Sunday morning and appeared to involve spray paint.

WOW Trail Coordinator Diane Hanley said the newest piece of graffiti was on the unfinished mural and Tammy Levesque, who is in charge of the artwork along the trail, will paint over it.

Police Lt. Matt Canfield said with the onset of spring there will be additional police patrols both on bicycles and foot along the mile long trail.

He also said it has become one of the more popular running routes for off-duty Laconia Police personnel — including his — and wannabe vandals should be aware that one just never knows when a police officer will happen by.

Hanley said the board was far more excited about Saturday’s upcoming Bow-Wow Fest where participants are encouraged to bring their own pets to celebrate the trail and, hopefully, make a donation to

the Humane Society.

Registration for the event will begin at 8 a.m. at the Opechee Inn & Spa to be followed by a parade led by the K-9 unit of the Laconia Police Department and emceed by Warren Bailey.

There will be a demonstration by Patrol Officers Mike Finogle and K-9 Jago at 10 a.m. followed by contests, prizes and raffles.

Artwork created by students at Woodland Heights Elementary School specifically for the event will be on display and homeless dogs from the Humane Society will be there looking for homes.

The next Saturday, May 21 is the annual WOW Ball held at the Lake Opechee Conference Center.

The WOW Ball has become on of the more popular event in springtime in Laconia and is the trail board’s biggest fundraiser.

For more information about either WOW Trail event email info@wowtrail.org.

If anyone has any information about the recent vandalism or any other crime they should call the Laconia Police Department at 524-5257 or the Greater Laconia Crime Line at 524-1717.

— Gail Ober

MEMPHIS from page 2 mobile home had about 4 feet of water when he last visited the trailer park on Wednesday.

“I imagine that my trailer, if it’s not covered, it’s close,” said Flores, an unemployed construction worker. “If I think about it too much, and get angry about it, it will mean the end of me.”

Sun Studio, where Elvis Presley made some of the recordings that helped him become king of rock ‘n’ roll, was not in harm’s way. Nor was Stax Records, which launched the careers of Otis Redding and the Staple Singers. Sun Studio still does some recording, while Stax is now a museum.

Graceland, Presley’s former estate several miles south of downtown, was in no danger either.

“I want to say this: Graceland is safe. And we would charge hell with a water pistol to keep it that way and I’d be willing to lead the charge,” said Bob Nations Jr., director of the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency.

Talking about the river levels, he later added: “They’re going to recede slowly, it’s going to be rather putrid, it’s going to be expensive to clean up, it’s going to be labor-intensive.”

The main Memphis airport was not threatened, see next page

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Crawford the hero as Red Sox edge Twins in 11th

Well off the road in Gilford Driven by an unidentified woman, this Toyota Solara coupe was eastbound on Route 11-A when it left the highway on a bend at the crest of a slope some 300 yards east of the intersection with Gunstock Hill Road. The car careened across a private lawn, narrowly skirted a utility pole, and sheared off a road sign before clinging to a steep slope for almost 100 yards and shooting through a stand of young birch into a ditch. Frank Latosek of the Gilford Fire-Rescue Department said that the woman, who was alone and wearing a seat-belt, was conscious before being taken to Lakes Region General Hospital. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)

Heat take command with OT win over Celtics BOSTON (AP) — Miami’s Big Three was assembled for just this purpose: To dominate the bullies from Boston who knocked them from the playoffs so many times before.

LeBron James scored 35 points, Dwyane Wade had 28 and Chris Bosh had 20 on Monday night to give the Heat a 98-90 overtime victory over the Celtics and move Miami within one game of the Eastern Conference finals. The Heat lead the best-of-seven East semifinals 3-1, with a chance to close out the series in Miami on Wednesday.

“Wednesday night will be our greatest challenge that we’ve had with this group so far,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We’ll get their best games on Wednesday. And we have to be better. If we’re real about what we want to do, we have to beat the Boston Celtics at their best.”

One game after their worst performance as a threesome, James, Wade and Bosh had 83 of Miami’s 98 points and 35 of its 45 rebounds. They scored all 12 of Miami’s points in overtime; Bosh and Wade

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Paul Pierce scored 27, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett had seven points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Rajon Rondo, who dislocated his left elbow Saturday night in Game 3, played 39 minutes with a padded sleeve covering what appeared to be a brace on his left arm, scoring 10 with five assists.

The Celtics would need to win the next three games — two in Miami — to have a chance to defend their Eastern Conference championship.

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Boston beat Minnesota the final three games of a four-game series, and won for the 11th time in 12 games in Fenway Park.

The Red Sox closed out their longest homestand of the season at 6-5.

Hideki Okajima (1-0) pitched two innings, getting out of a two-on, one-out jams in each, for the win.

Jed Lowrie drew a one-out walk against Jim Hoey (0-1) and Iglesias pinch ran. Crawford lofted one off The Wall and Iglesias slid in just ahead of the throw from short left by shortstop Matt Tolbert, knocking catcher Rene Rivera over as he scored.

Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected in the ninth inning by home plate umpire Joe West.

The Twins, last in the majors in scoring, have put up three or fewer runs in 10 of their last 12 games, and 22 times this season.

The Twins put runners on first and second with one out in the 10th against Okajima, but Tolbert struck out and Alexi Cassila bounced into a fielder’s choice. They did it again in the 11th, but Ben Revere grounded into a fielder’s choice and Rivera struck out.

Jacoby Ellsbury singled in the third inning, extending his hitting streak to 18 games for the Red Sox. It’s his longest since a career-best 22-gamer in May 2009.

Boston wasted a chance in the bottom of the inning. Dustin Pedroia had a one-out double against Jose Mijares and advanced on Adrian Gonzalez’s grounder to second. After Kevin Youkilis was walked intentionally, David Ortiz grounded out into the shift in short right.

The Red Sox broke up the scoreless game in the fifth.

Jason Varitek had a leadoff double and advanced to third on Ellsbury’s ground out to second. After Pedroia bounced to short with the infield in, pitching coach Rick Anderson visited Blackburn before Gonzalez lined the first pitch to left, making it 1-0.

The Twins tied it in the eighth when Jonathan Papelbon blew his first save of the season. from preceding page nor was FedEx, which has a sorting hub at the airport that handles up to 2 million packages per day.

An NBA playoff game Monday night featuring the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum downtown was not affected, and a barbecue contest this weekend was moved to higher ground.

“The country thinks were in lifeboats and we are underwater. For visitors, its business as usual,” said Kevin Kane, president and chief executive of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sandbags were put up in front of the 32-story tall Pyramid Arena, which was once used for college and pro basketball but is now being turned into a fishing and sporting goods store.

Forecasters said it appeared that the river was starting to level out and could crest as soon as Monday night at or near 48 feet, just shy of the all-time high of 48.7 feet. Forecasters had previously predicted the crest would come as late as Wednesday.

The river was moving twice as much water downstream as it normally does, and the Army Corps of Engineers said homes in most danger of flooding are in places not protected by levees or floodwalls, including areas near Nonconnah Creek and the Wolf and Loosahatchie rivers. About 150 Corps workers were walking along levees and monitoring the performance of pumping stations.

Levees in the Memphis area are 58 feet high on average, and the floodwalls downtown are 54 feet.

“We still have significant room before we even consider overtopping,” Elizabeth Burks, deputy levee commander for the Memphis sector of the Corps. see next page

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PAYT from page one Bedard said that PAYT treats trash disposal like a public utility by ensuring that households pay only for what they generate, without subsidizing those who chose not to recycle through their property taxes. Likewise, City Manager Eileen Cabanel pointed out that non-profit organizations exempt from property tax and renters would both pay their fair share with PAYT. Bedard stressed that when residents begin paying to dispose of their trash while their recyclable materials are collected without charge, they increase the amount of household waste they recycle in order to reduce the expense of discarding their trash.”People will chose to recycle,” she said, noting that in Dover, where PAYT began 20 years ago, the amount of trash has fallen from 11,000 tons to 5,000 tons, less than the tonnage of recyclables.

It costs Laconia more than $147 a ton to collect, transport and incinerate the 14,000 tons of solid waste currently generated by households and businesses and the cost is escalating.

The cost, Bedard explained, is born by property taxpayers. Since the cost of collecting recyclable materials at the curb is fixed at $10,000 a month regardless of the tonnage, each ton of solid waste removed from the waste stream by recycling spares property taxpayers the cost.

Bedard estimates the annual savings based on the extent to which the waste stream is reduced by increased recycling. For example, if 20-percent of trash is recycled, she projected that the cost of collection, transportation and incineration disposal from $915,000 to $732,000, for total savings of $294,278.

In addition, the city would collect revenue from the sale of the official bags. The bags cost 14 cents and 25 cents respectively, but would sell for $1 and $2, with the city realizing the difference. Bedard calculates that if the waste stream was reduced by 20-percent, the remaining tonnage of bagged trash collected would represent bags with an annual aggregate value of $728,000.

Finally, those who use the transfer station, who are currently charged between $5 and $30 a ton based on the amount they deliver, would pay the full cost of disposal of $82.60 a ton, which would provide an incentive to recycle as well as generate annual revenue of $370,304.

The total annual savings would amount to $1, 392,582. Less the cost of collecting the recyclable materials at the current rate of $120,000 a year, the annual net savings would be $1,272,582. Bedard said that her projection excluded the proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials, which currently fetch $70 a ton.

Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3) asked Bedard how to counter the common argument from residents that they pay for trash collection with their property taxes and if asked to purchase marked bags would effectively pay twice for the same service.

Bedard acknowledged that PAYT shifts the expense of trash disposal from the property tax to individual households through the purchase of the bags, but said that the program also reduces the current cost and, equally important, limits future cost increases. She said that in Raymond, the property tax rate fell by 96-cents per $1,000 of assessed value after introducing PAYT. However, she conceded that other municipalities have applied the savings to other expenses and recommended following Raymond’s example by cutting taxes in the first year to demonstrate the savings the program achieves.

Still skeptical of of the actual savings the program would achieve, Lipman asked Bedard to prepare a financial analysis comparing PAYT to the city’s current solid waste program.

“What are the net savings?” he asked.

Noting that PAYT always encounters resistance, Bedard emphasized the need for an aggressive public education campaign and perhaps special measures to lighten the cost for lowincome residents. At the same time, she remarked that none of the municipalities that have introduced PAYT have ever rescinded the program.

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At Sun Studio, where Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and a multitude of others also recorded, tourists from around the world continued to stream off buses and pose beneath the giant guitar hanging outside.

“We didn’t really know what to expect,” said Andy Reilly, a 32-yearold musician from Dublin, Ireland, who was in town to perform. “We’re delighted it’s not as bad as we thought it was going to be.”

Because of heavy rain over the past few weeks and snowmelt along the upper reaches of the Mississippi, the river has broken high-water records upstream and inundated low-lying

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Because of the levees and other defenses built since the cataclysmic Great Flood of 1927 that killed hundreds of people, engineers say it is unlikely any major metropolitan areas will be inundated as the high water pushes downstream over the next week or so. Nonetheless, they are cautious because of the risk of levee failures, as shown during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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SERVICE

Lawrence J. Sullivan, Sr., 78

SANBORNTON — A Memorial Service for Lawrence J. Sullivan, Sr., 78, of 373-5 Steele Hill Road, will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM at the Wilkinson-Beane-SimoneauPaquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. Mr. Sullivan died at the Goldenview Healthcare Center, Meredith on Friday, December 17, 2010 after a long illness.

For those who wish, the family sug-

gests that memorial donations be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main Street, Laconia, N.H. 03246 Wilkinson-Beane-SimoneauPaquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

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Richard N. Day, 53 MEREDITH — Richard Norbert Day, 53, of Sunset Hill Road, died May 5, 201, at Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith, with his family by his side.

Born in Laconia on May 26, 1957, he was the son of Norbert A. and Margaret J. (Berry) Day. He grew up in Meredith and graduated from Inter-Lakes High School, class of 1976. He was a resident of Meredith most all his life.

He worked as a Maintenance Supervisor at the Belknap County Home, in Laconia, for thirteen years. He has spent the last ten years working for Quality Insulation as a Fire Place Technician.

Richard enjoyed, collecting antique bottles, going on cruises, and driving his Camaro. Richard was a loving husband and father.

Richard is survived by his wife,

Peggy Ann (Burrows) Day of Meredith, stepsons, Dana Allen Horne and his wife Krista, of Manchester, TN, Kevin Horne of Cocoa Beach, FL, two grandchildren, Lila and Braden, step granddaughter, Katherine, brother, Thomas Amabile of Colorado Springs CO, sister Anne Courser and husband Lee of Contoocook, NH, nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held in the Calvary Bible Church, St. James St. Meredith, on Wednesday at 11 am.

The Rev. Roger Brown, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be held in the Meredith Village Cemetery, Meredith. In lieu of flowers, donation to the Beacon Hospice, 70 Commercial St. Concord, NH. 03301. The Mayhew Funeral Home, in Meredith and Plymouth, is in charge of the arrangements.

SERVICE

Wayne E. Snow

GILFORD — Wayne E. Snow, 88 of Gilford, passed away December 22, 2010 after a long wonderful life.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Snow and family.

Born in Manchester and graduating from Central High School in 1940 he went to work for New England Telephone until he went to WWII from August 24, 1942 until December 4, 1945.

Wayne was proud to serve as an Army Staff Sergeant in the 16th Signal Corp 6th Operations Battalion in the Pacific Theater. Having been honorably discharged and awarded the Bronze Star, he then returned home and back with the phone company (total 44 yrs.).

Wayne was a member of the Temple of Mason’s as a Master Mason and a member of the Bektash Temple of the Shriners. Wayne’s dedication to helping others stayed with him when he moved his family to Gilford Village in 1957 where he served as a member of the Board of Selectmen, Budget Committee, Inspector of Elections, Volunteer Firefighter attain the rank of Captain, a Trustee of Trust Funds, served as President and a director of the Gilford Outing Club, and a Commissioner of the Gilford Village Water District for 20 years. Wayne was instrumental in the purchase of the Village Field, the establishment of the Board of Fire Engineers, the first

Recreation Commission, the Gilford Village Historic District and the formation of the Gilford Village Water District.

Wayne Snow considered his community & country as family and did an exceptional job at anything that was asked of him. He was a tremendous man and will be sorely missed by the Town, Family & Friends.

Wayne had the good fortune to take the Honor Flight to Washington DC to see and touch the WWII Memorial. This experience meant a lot to him and in Lieu of Flowers we ask that you make a donation in Wayne E. Snow’s memory to the Honor Flight New England, PO Box 16287 – Hooksett, NH 03106.

We also ask that you all do “random acts of kindness” all year.

There will be no calling hours.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 3:00 PM at the Gilford Community Church, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford, N.H. Rev. Michael Graham, Pastor of the Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the family lot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Gilford, N.H. Wilkinson-Beane-SimoneauPaquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

Senior Moment-um Movie and Breakfast at Gilford Community Church May 16 GILFORD — The Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a Senior Moment-um Movie and Breakfast at the Community Church at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 16.

In memory of the recently deceased Elizabeth Taylor, the program will feature “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” The

movie and coffee are free of charge.

Breakfast of eggs (made to order), toast, and orange juice will be available for $2.

All are welcome to watch this timeless classic. Anyone interested in breakfast must R.S.V.P. by Friday, May 13.

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OBITUARIES

Raymond P. Fitzgerald, 69

LACONIA — Raymond P. Fitzgerald, 69, of 44 Addison Street, died at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon on Saturday, May 7, 2011. Mr. Fitzgerald was the widower of Carol A. (Holmes) Fitzgerald who died in 2008.

Ray was born January 31, 1942 in Malden, Mass., the son of Raymond P. and Thelma ( Fitzpatrick) Fitzgerald. He was a graduate of Malden High School where he played football and was also a graduate of Northeastern University. He had been a resident of Laconia for the past forty years.

Ray had been employed at Aavid for a number of years as a computer programmer. He opened the Belknap Shaw’s as well as the first Cumberland Store in Laconia on Union Ave. He was later employed at Star Market and Laconia Shoe. He enjoyed playing computer games, enjoyed the simple things in life and had a great sense of humor. He loved his dogs and cats.

Survivors include his children, Michael J. Fitzgerald and his wife, Tammy, Robert G. Fitzgerald and Angela, David and Jennifer Morrill and Daniel and Lori Morrill, all of Laconia; eight grandchildren, Diamond, Dave, Hunter, Robert, Tyler, Matthew, Magey and Taylor and two great grandchildren.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Carriage House of the Wilkinson-BeaneSimoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. There will be no funeral service.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, N.H. 03247.

Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

LACONIA — Donald Dumais Drouin, Sr., 77, a longtime resident of Laconia died in Sebring, Florida on April 27, 2011.

Mr. Drouin was born December 11, 1933 in Laconia, N.H., the son of Norman P. and Albina E. (Dumais) Drouin.

Mr. Drouin was raised in Laconia and was a 1948 graduate of Sacred Heart School. In 1952, he graduated from Laconia High School and then attended Plymouth State College where he received his BEd. in 1962 and his MEd. in 1972.

Mr. Drouin was a teacher, coach and assistant principal at Laconia High School as well as a teacher and coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover. He was also employed as the Alumni Director, Instructor- Education Department and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Plymouth State College, Plymouth, N.H., Dean of Student Affairs at Paul Smiths College, Paul Smiths, N.Y. and Administrator at the Belknap County Nursing Home, Laconia and the Masonic Home in Manchester, N.H. Mr. Drouin served as an enlisted man and officer in the New Hampshire National Guard from 1951-1967. He was the Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Laconia, A Master Mason at Sight, only the third individual in the history of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, was a member of Horace Chase Lodge #72, Penacook, past president of the Laconia Kiwanis Club and past president of Hospice Laconia Area, Inc. Mr. Drouin is survived by his wife, Priscilla S. (Cantin) Drouin, of Avon Park, Florida; children, Donald D. Drouin, Jr. of St. Paul, Minnesota, Donna Mae Drouin Bodie and her husband, Robert, of Boynton Beach, Florida, David G. Drouin and his wife, Holly, of Rindge, N.H. and Denise Y. Drouin of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; stepsons, Denis Gardner of Rye, N.H., Stephen Gardner and his wife, Greta, of Rye, N.H., Thomas Gardner and his wife, Jeann, of Moult-

onboro, N.H. and Robert “Barry” Gardner and his wife, Denise, of Lompoc, California; four grandchildren, Amanda M. Bellamy of Boston, Mass., Adam Bellamy of Jonesville, Virginia, Danielle P. Drouin of Keene, N.H. and Devin G. Drouin, of Rindge, N.H. ; a sister, Anita Drouin Maheux, of Laconia and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Drouin was predeceased by his first wife, M. Pauline (Gaudet) Drouin, in 1982 and by a brother, Richard N. Drouin.

There will be no calling hours.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish – Sacred Heart Church, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, N.H. Burial will follow in the family lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Garfield St., Laconia, N.H. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations may be made to the charity of their choice.

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Edgewater Academy of Dance presents ‘Dance Discoveries’ at Gilford High School May 14

Students from Edgewater Academy of Dance will present their end-of-year performance, “Dance Discoveries,” at Gilford High School at 1 and 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 14. (Photo courtesy of Donner Photographic, Inc.)

GILFORD — Edgewater Academy of Dance will present “Dance Discoveries” at the High School at 1 and 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 14.

Fourteen students from Academy will perform in this end-ofyear show, which pays tribute to some of the amazing inventions and discoveries that can make life

easier, more fun, and even save lives.

Celebrating the telephone, wind power, and even the Slinky toy, “Dance Discoveries” will feature ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, modern dance, and hip-hop. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or prior to the shows by calling 293-0366.

Moultonborough Girl Scouts to stage Clean-Up & Green-Up Day May 14 MOULTONBOROUGH — Girl Scout Cadette Troop #10896 is inviting interested persons to join them for their very first Clean-Up & Green-Up Day on Saturday, May 14.

This day-long event will kick-off at 9 a.m. from Playground Drive. From there, teams of individuals will be dispatched to various projects on the Playground, Long Island Beach, and Lees Mills. The intent is to carry out a spring clean-up and beautify the areas. All will return to Playground Drive for an ice-cream social served up by the enthusiastic Girl Scouts.

This event is being sponsored in part so that the Troop members may satisfy a project requirement for a service project known as Journey.

This element of the Girl Scouts builds leadership capabilities in its members through their effort to Discover a community problem or issue, Connect with knowledgeable persons, and Take Action by proposing a solution

and implementing it.

The Moultonborough Girl Scouts have participated in Arbor Day events in the past — planting trees at Lee’s Mills Landing last year and at the Library after the new addition was built. Part of this event will include the planting of a Liberty Elm recently donated to the Town by the Elm Tree Institute and some additional plantings being coordinated with the Town’s Highway Agent and Director of Public Works Scott Kinmond.

Clean-Up & Green-Up Day is BYOT — Bring Your Own Tools of shovels and rakes, work clothes and gloves, street brooms, and the like. The Town will assist by supplying trash bags, a truck to collect the debris, and some support to help it all stay on track.

This first time event has a rain date of May 15th. For further information on this event or joining the Troop, call Lydia Eaton at 253-7775 or e-mail beeleaton@wildblue.net.

MEREDITH — A new Senior Balance Workshop will be held at the Inter-Lakes Senior Center at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 16.

Maintaining good balance is the key to staying active in one’s senior years and the best way to prevent or minimize falls. Dr. Barbara McCahan of the Health and Human Performance

Department and the Center for Active Living and Healthy Communities at Plymouth State University worked with PSU students to develop this program for the seniors at InterLakes. PSU senior Ryan Kempson will lead the workshop.

To register for the free workshop, call 279-5631.

PLYMOUTH — Rin Tin Tin, Hollywood’s original canine hero, will star in two of his best silent pictures in a double feature at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 12.

“Clash of the Wolves” (1925) and “Lighthouse by the Sea” (1924) will be accompanied by live music by local composer Jeff Rapsis. The two films showcase the German shepherd at the height of his popularity. They also show the dog’s versatility, as they take place in two very different settings, and each makes unique demands on the canine star.

Set in the old West, “Clash of the Wolves” has Rin Tin Tin portraying

Lobo, the half-wolf leader of a wild pack menacing a small town. When Rin Tin Tin is injured and then rescued by a stranger, the stage is set for a dramatic showdown with the townspeople and a run-in with a claim jumper. “Lighthouse by the Sea” sees Rin Tin Tin playing a castaway from a shipwreck off the coast of Maine.

Washed ashore, he plays a key role in an aging and nearly blind lighthouse keeper’s battle to keep his job, and in foiling efforts of rumrunners offshore.

The original Rin Tin Tin was a puppy who in 1918 was rescued from a bombed-out kennel in Germany. He was named for a puppet that French children gave to American soldiers for good luck. U.S. Army Corporal Lee Duncan brought Rin Tin Tin to America and trained him, then got him into the then-new field of motion pictures. Rin Tin Tin, with his dashing looks, athletic prowess, and acting talents, starred in a total of 26 adventure films for Warner Bros.

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New Senior Balance Workshop at Inter-Lakes Senior Center on May 16

Rin Tin Tin returns to big screen in doubleBird watcher Mike Coskren to lead bird walk in Weeks Woods on May 14 feature at Flying Monkey Moviehouse GILFORD — Bird watcher Mike Coskren will lead a Spring Bird Walk in the Weeks Woods from 8 — 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 14.

Some of the most common birds have endured nonstop flights of more than 2,500 miles in order to return to their breeding grounds. That makes spring in New Hampshire an extraordinary time for bird-watching.

Some of the most beautiful birds of North America, warblers will be the focus of the Bird Walk. Many of these brightly colored, insect-eating songbirds are only here for a short visit on their way farther north. Others, like the black-throated green and

the black-throated blue warbler, will make their nests here for the season.

By identifying the warblers through sight and sound, the Walk will offer a glimpse of their life in the woods.

In addition to warblers, Coskren will help spot and identify wrens, bluebirds, and other spring birds. To prepare for the hike, all are welcome to stop by the Library and pick up a book about birds and bird identification. Hikers should pack a pair of binoculars and show up in the Gilford Department of Public Works parking lot at 8 a.m. rain or shine. The Bird Walk is free and all are encouraged to participate.

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Violinist Adrian Anantawan to perform at New Hampshire Music Festival’s ‘Mostly Music Series’ on May 13 at Laconia Congregational Church LACONIA — Violinist Adrian Anantawan will perform at the New Hampshire Music Festival’s Mostly Music Series at the Congregational Church at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13.

Anantawan will be joined by Benjamin Loeb, pianist and NHMF music director for the free concert.

He will also visit six Lakes Region schools in May — Campton, Gilford, Holderness, Plymouth, Sanborn-

Seventh Annual Choose Franklin Community Day to be held May 14

FRANKLIN — The Seventh Annual Choose Franklin Community Day, filled with fun events for the whole family, will be held rain or shine on Saturday, May 14.

A street fair will be held from 9 a.m. — 3 p.m. and include rides, exhibits, children’s games, craft booths, food vendors, raffles, and sidewalk sales in Marceau, Odell, and Trestle View Parks as well as along the sidewalks in the downtown area and on the Public Library lawn. Many area service organizations and businesses will participate with raffles, giveaways, and more.

Entertainment will take place at various venues throughout the day. Franklin Savings Bank will sponsor two planetarium shows at the Recreation Center. Footlight Theatre will perform highlights of their past shows at the Opera House. A Story Walk, featuring “We Planted a Tree” by Diane Muldrow, will take place throughout the day at Odell Park after which participants may enjoy a healthy snack and take home a planted seedling.

Events and times are: 7 – 9 a.m. - Franklin Rotary Pancake Breakfast at TRIP Center; 8 – 10 a.m. - Open House at the Opera House hosted by the Middle NH Arts & Entertainment Center; 10 a.m. — noon - Footlight Theatre Highlights at the Opera House; 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. - Kids crafts at the Public Library; 10 a.m. - Parade begins at the High School; 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. - Karate demonstration at Odell Park courtesy of White Tiger Karate; 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. - McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center’s Discovery Dome “Tonight’s Sky” show at the Recreation Center (maximum 40 per show); 12:30 p.m. - “Echoes from the Mills” book signing at the Public Library courtesy of Franklin Historical Society; 1 p.m. - Veteran’s Council Wacky Duck Race “send off” at Trestle View Park, “pick up” near Peabody Home/VFW; 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. - Pixar Shorts (15 minutes each) at the Public Library.

Registration open for Challenger British Soccer Camp offered by Gilford Parks and Recreation GILFORD — Registration is now open for the Parks and Recreation Department’s week-long Challenger British Soccer Camp to be held at Village Field July 11 – 15.

This camp offers a three-hour program for children ages 7 — 12 and an hour-and-a-half program for children ages 4 — 6.

Participants may register by picking up a form from the Parks and Recreation office or by visiting www.gilfordrec.com. For more information, call 527-4722. from preceding page Admission is $5 per person. Dinner is also available for patrons who arrive early. For more information, call 536-2551 or visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com.

ton, and Thornton — to share his talent and inspiring story.

Born without a right hand, Anantawan took up the violin at the age of nine as a way to focus his energy and do better in school. Using a special prosthetic device to hold the bow, he won various competitions in his native Canada then auditioned for Curtis, arguably the most selective conservatory in the world. Based on hundreds of preliminary applications, 80 musicians were invited in person to audition for seven openings. Based purely on the merit of his playing, Anantawan secured a position.

Enjoying a full merit scholarship,

Back by popular demand, violinist Adrian Anantawan will perform a free community concert at the New Hampshire Music Festival’s Mostly Music Series at the Congregational Church at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13. (Courtesy photo)

Anantawan graduated from Curtis in 2006. In January of 2007, he was awarded a full scholarship at the Perlman School of Music under Itzak Perlman. A key supporter of the disabled arts, he is a national spokesperson for the War Amps of Canada, and the Bloorview Kids Rehab Center.

Recent career highlights included performances at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Opening Ceremony, the Official One Year Countdown Gala of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, the White House, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. He was nominated for a Juno for his work on the children’s album, “A Butterfly in Time.”

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). How can you take a relationship to more splendid levels? You will accomplish this aim, mostly because you have the creativity, curiosity and moxie that it takes to ask this question.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll connect with a part of your past.

Maybe you’ve let go of certain grudges and moved past some old opinions. But there’s still a kind of electrical charge when you touch on this part of your history. It may surprise you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You like to think that when you love someone, you give everything. But when you think about how this plays out in practical terms, it may not add up completely.

You’ll temper romantic notions with reasonable ones.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Brief conversations are favored. If you’ve stopped talking but your audience is still listening, that’s a good sign. You can always carry on with this later. For today, it’s best to quit while you’re ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re on a sort of mission. You’ll have to be your own cheerleader. A distant image of the future you seems to be coming nearer every day as you grow into the person you want to be.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 10). Persuasion and negotiation are strong suits for you this year. Whether for personal gain or on behalf of your business or family, you win people over and make deals in June with great finesse. A lump sum comes in the mail or by wire this month. Adventure takes wing in August.

Wedding bells ring in February. Cancer and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 14, 46, 48, 42 and 22.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Implement timesaving strategies, and rid yourself of activities that take you away from your goals. A Virgo or Libra can help you set up your personal business in a way that will serve you for years to come.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You love it when something new comes into your world, but you also know it is best to be careful with things you know nothing about. Your inexperience makes you vulnerable. Step back and observe. Err on the side of caution.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A battle goes on inside of you. It seems that you are the only witness to this struggle, but this is not the case. Someone is so in tune with you that he or she can look into your eyes and know what you’re going through.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will be involved in a project that captures your full attention and transports your mind, body and spirit to a level of awareness from which there is no going back.

This is a life-changing experience.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your attention goes to your appearance and updating your look. Your desire to be perceived in a certain way may lead you to retail outlets. You will not be outdone by the fashionable crowd.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Why you choose one direction instead of another is a mystery. You defy the laws of marketing and laugh in the face of persuasion. You definitely have your own mind.

Many will try to predict your next move; none will succeed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Play it cool. Don’t tell all you know or show all you have. Offer a glimpse and hold back the rest. Let others know you’ve held something back in as nonchalant a way

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2011. There are 235 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 10, 1941, Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission.

(Hess ended up serving a life sentence at Spandau prison until 1987, when he apparently committed suicide.)

On this date: In 1611, Sir Thomas Dale arrived in the Virginia Colony, where, as deputy governor, he instituted harsh disciplinary measures to restore order.

In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y. In 1865, Union forces captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Ga. In 1869, a golden spike was driven in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.

In 1924, J. Edgar Hoover was given the job of FBI director.

In 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. The same day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill formed a new government.

In 1960, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton completed its submerged navigation of the globe.

In 1978, Britain’s Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon announced they were divorcing after 18 years of marriage.

One year ago: President Barack Obama introduced Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, billing her as a unifying force for a fractured court.

Today’s Birthdays: Author Bel Kaufman (“Up the Down Staircase”) is 100. Sportscaster Pat Summerall is 81. Author Barbara Taylor Bradford is 78. TV-radio personality Gary Owens is 72. Actor David Clennon is 68. Singer Donovan is 65. Singer Dave Mason is 65. Actor Bruce Penhall is 54.

Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., is 53.

Actress Victoria Rowell is 52. Rock singer Bono (U2) is 51. Rock musician Danny Carey (Tool) is 50. Actor Darryl M. Bell is 48.

Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is 48. Model Linda Evangelista is 46. Rapper Young MC is 44. Actor Erik Palladino is 43. Actor-singer Todd Lowe is 39. Country musician David Wallace (Cole Deggs and the Lonesome) is 39. Actress Andrea Anders is 36. Race car driver Helio Castroneves is 36. Rock musician Jesse Vest is 34. Actor Kenan Thompson is 33. R&B singer Jason Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 31. Rock musician Joey Zehr (Click Five) is 28. Singer Ashley Poole (Dream) is 26. Actress Odette Yustman is 26. Actress Lauren Potter (TV: “Glee”) is 21.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Plymouth State University student jazz ensemble performance. 7 p.m. at the Silver Center for the Arts. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and youth.

Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All from ages 4 to 104 are welcome, as are people of all skill levels. We will teach.

Benefits and Information Fair for women who have served the Armed Forces. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the N.H. Veterans Home in Tilton.

Barnstead-Alton Republican Committee Meeting .6:30 p.m. at J. J. Goodwin’s Restuarant in Barnstead.

Optional meal at 5:30. Guest speaker will be the new Belknap County Attorney, Melissa Gulbrandsen of Alton.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (635 Main Street). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

RESPECT Teen Clinic at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453.

Walk-in for teens only, 2 to 6 p.m. GYN and reproductive services. STD/HIV testing.

Boy Scout Troop 143 meets at the Congregational Church of Laconia (across from Laconia Savings Bank).

6:30 each Tuesday. All boys 11-17 are welcome. For information call 527-1716.

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.

Genealogy Club meeting at the Meredith Public Library. 4 to 5 p.m.

Pre-School Storytime at the Gilford Public Library.

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Song, stories and crafts for ages 3-5.

Sign-up required.

BabyGarten at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to noon. Songs, stories and music for babies up to 18 months.

Sign-up in the Childrens’ Room.

Philosophy Club meeting at the Gilford Public Library.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to discuss life’s questions in a comfortable, friendly environment.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 International Wall of Hope for Lyme Disease Awareness. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Concord on the Statehouse lawn.

Wear Lime Green to be seen. For more information contact Lyme411.org.

Free Mom & Me showing of “Beauty and the Beast” at Smitty’s Cinema in Tilton. 11 a.m.

Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours networking event. 5 to 7 p.m. at the main office of Laconia Savings Bank.

Concert featuring ensemble of Plymouth State University students. 7 p.m. Performance will feature flute and clarinet choirs, a woodwind quintet and piano. There is no admission charge for this event.

New Frontiers in Marketing luncheon seminar hosted by the Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce. 1 p.m. at the PSU Welcome Center and Ice Arena. Part 3 in a series.

Spring Family Write Night at Laconia Middle School. 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more information call the school at 524-4632 Affordable Health Care at Laconia Family Planning and Prenatal. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 121 Belmont Road (Rte. 106 South). 524-5453. GYN and reproductive services.

STD/HIV testing on walk-in basis from 4 to 6 p.m. only. Sliding fee scale.

Cub Scout Pack 143 meets at the Congregational Church of Laconia (across from Laconia Savings Bank).

6:30 each Wednesday. All boys 6-10 are welcome. For information call 527-1716.

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LRGHealthcare hosting first-ever Employee Fundraising Yard Sale LACONIA — In celebration of National Hospital Week, LRGHealthcare will host its firstever Employee Fundraising Yard Sale to be held in the employee parking lot and facility garage from 8 a.m. — 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14.

“The theme for National Hospital week is Champions of Care, and the fundraising yard sale is great opportunity to do what we do best, champion care for our community,”

said Darcy Peary, LRGHealthcare volunteer coordinator and Yard Sale chairman.

The huge assortment of items for sale has been donated by employees, physicians, volunteers, and board of trustees. Proceeds from the event will benefit programs and services at LRGHealthcare.

For more information, call the Office of Volunteer Services at 7376720.

(Left to right) LRGHealthcare employees, Kelly Hogan, Darcy Peary, and Sandy Marshall coordinate items for the first-ever Employee Fundraising Yard Sale to be held in the employee parking lot and facility garage from 8 a.m. — 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14. (Courtesy photo)

Sant Bani School to host informational Admissions Open House May 15 SANBORNTON — Sant Bani School will host an informational Admissions Open House at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. A group presentation will be held at 10 a.m. and tours will follow.

Sant Bani School, a fully accredited K-12 day school established in 1973, serves 175 students on a campus in central New Hampshire with access to 200 acres of fields and woodlands. Strong academic and co-curricular programs integrate intellectual, creative, and spiritual growth with physical, emotional, and social development. Preparing stu-

dents for college is a focus of the upper grades, and graduates have a 100 percent college acceptance rate. Learning takes place in the classroom, on the playing field, on stage, in the studio, and through service projects. The school forms a caring, familylike community, characterized by a low student-faculty ratio and interactions among a variety of age groups. Such an atmosphere, built on a reverence for life, gives students the confidence to seek new challenges and adventures, and fosters a sense of responsibility to others.

Now in its 38th year, the school continues to stay committed to its generous scholarship program making the school affordable for all families. A diverse population regionally, economically, ethnically, and globally has kept the learning environment at the school rich and varied.

This event is open to the public. There are openings in a number of grades including the high school for the 2011-2012 school year. For more information, call 934-4240 or visit the www.santbani.org.

Reservation deadline for annual Meredith/Inter-Lakes Alumni Event is May 26

MEREDITH — The deadline for reservations to attend the annual Meredith/Inter-Lakes Alumni Event is Thursday, May 26.

All alumni and guests are invited to attend this year’s gathering to be held at Church Landing’s Winnipesaukee Ball Room on Sunday, June 5. Social Time will begin at 10 a.m. and friends and classmates can share memories and catch up on news.

A Deluxe Brunch Buffet will be served at 11:15 a.m. followed by the annual business meeting and program of events. In addition to the two Alumni Scholarship awards, the Alumni Loyalty Cup will be presented at the annual event to the deserving CALENDAR from preceding page

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 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.

Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks. (Every Wednesday) TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting.

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

Check out a computer expert at the Gilford Public Library. 9:15 to 11 a.m.

Early Release Crafternoon at the Gilford Public Library. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Messy fun in creating a spring tote by using shoe treads to stamp colorful designs. Signup in the Childrens’ Room.

Origami afternoon at the Gilford Public Library. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Transform a piece of paper into a work of art in this workshop led by Anne LaVin. Grade 5 and up welcome.

Lifelines Poetry Workshop at the Gilford Public Library. 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public. 4 weeks.

Preschool Story Time at the Meredith Public Library.

Stories and crafts for ages 3-5. Sign-up in helpful.

Lego Club meeting at the Meredith Public Library.

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For ages 6 and up. No sign-up needed.

Lakes Region towns and the American Revolution program at the Meredith Public Library. 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Featuring Professor Jere R. Daniell of Dartmouth College.

senior from the class of 2011.

The Class of 1961 is the 50-year class that will be the honored guests of The Alumni Association this year, and Carol Davis has been very busy working to locate as many classmates as possible. The Reunion Committee has been actively working on other plans, which include a cookout scheduled for Saturday, June 4 at the home of classmate Dave de Sousa.

For more information, call Judy Dever at 279-4845 or Mary Lee Harvey at 279-4489.

In order to plan seating, all those planning to attend

Registration open for Community Yard Sale sponsored by Meredith Area Chamber of Commerce

MEREDITH — The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Annual Community Yard Sale from 9 a.m. — 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 21.

Chamber President Bill Blanchette stated that the Yard Sale was organized several years ago to create a community-spirited event which provides a service to both residents and businesses and at the same time provides visitors to the community with the opportunity to shop for treasures at the various sales.

Participation in the Yard Sale is open to businesses, organizations, and individuals and those who register with the Chamber will receive an official yard sale sign and will be listed on a map to be be distributed the day of the event.

Registration forms are available at the Chamber.

For more information, call 279-6121.

are asked to send a pre-payment of $27 to the Meredith/ Inter-Lakes Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1076, Meredith NH 03253. When sending a check, please include class graduation year, maiden name (if married), and the name of any guest. Call Nancy Morrill at 279-6657 or Judy Dever at 279-4845 with any questions.

Clearlakes Chorale to present Spring Concert at St. Katherine Drexel Church in Alton

ALTON — The Clearlakes Chorale will present two performances of their Spring Concert entitled “A Red, Red Rose” at St. Katherine Drexel Church — at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 and 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15.

The ensemble is comprised of singers from around the Lakes Region, directed by Andy Campbell, and accompanied by Nancy Farris. The Spring Concert will celebrate the season with songs of roses and love from ballads, folk tunes, musicals and madrigals. The concert will feature Brahms’ “Liebeslieder” (“Love Songs”) sung in the original German; Mozart’s “Six Nocturnes” sung in Italian; as well as one of the best-known poems of “Rabbie Burns” (1759-1796), an icon of Scottish culture, “O, My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose.”

Some of the more contemporary music in the concert will be Rogers and Hammerstein’s “It’s a Grand Night for Singing” from “State Fair,” Styne and Sondheim’s “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from “Gypsy,” and Bernstein’s “Tonight” from “West Side Story.”

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students. They may be purchased at Black’s Paper Store or Made on Earth in Wolfeboro, or at the Lion’s Garden in Alton. They may also be purchased online at www. clearlakeschorale.org or from any chorale member.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I married “Theo” three years ago. The marriage started out OK, but then I discovered he had a drug addiction.

After a great deal of pushing from me, Theo finally got clean two years ago. The problem is, he has not held down a job since he moved in with me six years ago, while I have worked a full-time third shift to support my children and household.

It’s not enough to make ends meet.

Our utilities have been turned off, we have had multiple vehicles repossessed, and we have been evicted more than once. We recently began sharing living space with my sister and her two kids, but lately, we’ve had difficulty paying our portion of the rent.

I have screamed, begged, pleaded, cried and even cussed him out, telling him to get a job, to no avail. He uses the excuse that he doesn’t have a GED and can’t get a job that will pay him what he “deserves.” I don’t care if he takes a minimum-wage job as long as he contributes enough so we don’t keep losing our home.

We have been through marriage counseling, and even our pastor told Theo to get a job. He tried, briefly, but was fired after two days because he insisted on telling his supervisor what to do.

I am fed up. Am I wrong to lose patience? Theo did manage to get clean and start attending church. Maybe I need to give him more time. But, Annie, I can’t do this by myself. I have been considering a divorce, but it’s not what I want. What do I do next? -- Frustrated Christian Dear Frustrated: More time isn’t going to help unless Theo addresses the underlying problem. We think he’s depressed and is deliberately sabotaging his job efforts. In fact, Theo’s drug use may have camouflaged depression if it was a form of self-medication. Ask him to discuss this with his doctor and pastor and get an appropriate, low-cost referral.

Dear Annie: My six-month dental checkup is fast approaching, and I’m dreading it because it’s so painful -- not the cleaning, the yakking hygienist. The woman is quite nice and gentle. I would love to get the cleaning done, but she talks with her hands. The dental tools become an extension of her hands, so as she talks about her family, she’s not working on my mouth.

I really love my dentist and the staff. How do I get this lovely lady to simply clean my teeth and not talk so much?

-- Michigan Dear Michigan: You can sweetly ask the hygienist to please focus more on your teeth because your time is limited. If that doesn’t work, you can register a complaint with the dentist.

Or invest in a set of headphones. When you see the hygienist, stick them in your ears, close your eyes and say the music helps you relax. She’ll stop talking if she has no audience.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Thrown for a Loop,” whose husband was seen having lunch with another woman, as well as all the responses to that letter.

One day, my wife received a telephone call from a friend, informing her that I was at a restaurant with another woman.

My wife replied, “Yes, he is having lunch with ‘Lindsey,’” a young woman I was mentoring.

Perhaps we appeared suspicious because we were laughing and having a good time. Does that portend an affair? I hope not, because during my 42-year professional career, I sometimes went to lunch with women colleagues. I never failed to telephone my wife in advance, telling her who I was lunching with.

I greatly appreciate my wife’s trust, which has enriched my life and allowed me to enrich the lives of others. Our mutual trust strengthened the bonds of our marriage. Next year we will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. -- Washington

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, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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Animals

Autos

BEAUTIFUL puppies. Apricot, red, mini poodles and pomapoos. Sire is Champ background. Good price. Healthy, happy and home raised. 253-6373.

2000 Ford Explorer XLT- 120K miles, new tires, needs work. $1,995 Cash only. 603-253-6217 603-731-0665

CHIHUAHUA Puppies: Two brothers, 7 months old, health certificates, Laconia. $500/both.

(978)518-7341.

GOLDEN retriever puppies, health certificates and first shots, available May 28, $550, 267-6498.

Appliances Vintage late 50s/60s white & chrome HotPoint Range. 4-burner electric with oven & bread warmer. Recently removed, good working condition sell $75 Jack 978-804-3475 Alton

2001 GMC Jimmy 4X4 6-cylinder SUV. 4-Door, Loaded, runs great. $3,000 or B/O, or trade for 4X4 truck of equal value. 630-0957 2002 Pontiac, Grand-Am special edition, all power, 4 cyl auto, inspected, $2995. 279-7758 after 4:30pm.

2006 Ford F-150 Pick-up. 28,000 miles, excellent-condition. Ladder rack, just inspected. $8,995/BO. Consider trades 4556296 BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

Autos

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

1966 Mustang. Rebuilt motor, new tires, brakes, exhaust. Fun car. $8,995/BO. Consider trades.

455-6296

Top Dollar Paid- $150 and up for unwanted & junk vehiclies. Call 934-4813

1997 Chevy Cavalier 4-Door.

Automatic, 4-Cylinder, runs great! $1,600 or B/O. 630-0957 2000 Chevrolet K-2500 Truck.

4-wheel drive, utility body, ladder rack, 108,000 Miles. $5,995 or best offer. Call 455-5810 CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.

Top Dollar Paid. Available 7 days a week. 630-3606

BOATS 1955 Century Resorter, 17 foot, 6 cylinder. inboard w/trailer. Motor rebuilt, hull refinished, new upholstery. A classic wooden boat ready for summer. $7,000 or best offer. Call 455-5810.

9.8 HP Mercury outboard motor with 14 ft. aluminum boat and tilt trailer. $1,500. 476-5109

BOATS BOAT DOCKS ON PAUGUS BAY AVAILABLE Only 2 left!

From $1500 full season, Includes Parking

603-387-2311

Child Care LOOKING for part-time childcare for my 8 year old Son. References required, Experience preferred.

520-8600

For Rent 1998 Alton Circle Duplex, 2/1, private, mtn. views, heat, water, $975 first/ sec., references.

875-3743.

BOAT SLIPS For Rent At the Winnipesaukee Pier Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable rents installments payments for the season. Call 366-4311.

LAKE Winnisquam docks for rent.

Parking and marine services available. 524-6662.

Investors & Partners Wanted in high end pawn shop in the Lakes Region. 3% Monthly Return 36% APR investor@lakesregiongold.com Secured by Valuable Collateral

Dan - 998-7926

Child Care In Home Childcare. Experienced childcare provider with Associates degree in ECE, references & spots available for all ages. CPR & first aid certified. Call Cori @

Gilford- 4-bedroom home near school. Attached 2-car garage, fireplace, large private yard. Pets ok. 630-5573 GILFORD- Small 1 bedroom house. New carpet and paint, $850/Month + utilities. No pets 293-2750

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428

Gilford- Small studio, 2nd floor. Includes heat, hotwater & electricity. $625/Month. Near Patrick s Pub. 603-731-0340

LACONIA: large, warm, elegant 2-bedroom with porch, laundry. $900.00 includes heat/hot water, 2 parking 630-5573

GILFORD: 2 bedroom apartments, 1 small bedroom cottage, 3 bedroom apartment. Pets considered, security, from $160/Week. 556-7098

LACONIA: 1-3 Bedrooms starting at $155/Week. Most include Heat/Hot Water & Electric. No dogs. 496-8667 or 545-9510.

Gilmanton Iron-Works-Charming 3 Bedroom 1-Bath w/large attached barn. Walk to store and town beach. Fish/Hike/Snowmobile direct from property. Deep energy retrofit–low energy bills. $1,275/month, 1st, security &references required. No pets/smoking. Call 369-4155 LACONIA -Elegant, large 1-bedroom in one of Pleasant Street s finest Victorian homes. Lots of natural woodwork, Beamed ceilings, fireplace, heat & hot water included. $900/Month 528-6885 Laconia Large 2-bedroom on quiet dead-end street near Paugus Bay. $950/Month. All utilities included, Call 527-8363. No pets.

LACONIA: Quality, affordable, 2 and 3 bedroom, spacious apartments for rent. Heat and hot water included. Please call Julie at Stewart Property Management. . 603-524-6673. EHO LACONIA2-Bedroom. $800/Month, heat/hot water included. Close to schools and downtown. Storage and parking.

455-5352 LACONIA- Close to downtown. 1 Bedroom remdeled hardwood floors, new appliances. $175/Week + security. Utilities not included. Call 524-1349 Pat LACONIA- Large Rooms for rent.

Private bath, heat/hot water, electric, cable, parking included.

FREE WiFi Internet. $145/week, 603-781-6294

LACONIA- Spacious 1 Bedroom 1st floor apartment in great neighborhood. Large yard, parking, washer/dryer hookups. $685/Month + utilities. 524-2453

BOATSLIPS. Paugus Bay up to 22 ft. 401-284-2215.

Business Opportunities

For Rent LACONIA: Close to Downtown, 5-room 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath, first floor. Includes 2-car parking, snow removal, landscaping, deck, washer/dryer. $100/month electric credit for 6 months. 4-weeks security deposit, first week in advance. $185/week.

References and credit check a must. No dogs, no smoking. 4 weeks free rent, tenants choice. Leave message for Bob. 781-283-0783.

LACONIA- Roommate(s) wanted to share large apartment. 1 private room, washer/dryer, large yard, walk to downtown. $120/Week including Heat/Hot-water. Kids OK. 520-6772

BOATSLIP. Really cool boathouse slip with attached room for storage & hanging out at Riveredge Marina on Squam Lake. $3,000 for the season. Call 455-5810.

PRIVATE Dock Space for Rent: Up to 10x30. Varney Point, Winnipesaukee, Gilford, $2,500/ season. 603-661-2883.

For Rent FRANKLIN Duplex, large 3 BR 1 bath, deck, 4 season porch, newly renovated, w/d hookup, 2 car parking offstreet, avail 6/1, sec, refs req., no smoking/ pets. $990 per mo plus util. 978-290-0801

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

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

Belmont: 2-bedroom duplex.

Quiet, country setting. No pets.

No smoking. $195.00/week. References and security required. call 603-524-4486 between 8 am and 7 pm for more details.

Bristol- 3-bedroom house, full bath, laundry room, quiet location, in town. No pets/No smoking. $1,000/Month + utilities, 1st month + security. 603-393-5672 BRISTOL: Newly renovated 2-Bedroom apartment. Heat & hot water included. $700/month. $100 discount on first month s rent. 217-4141.

CUTE 1-bedroom remodeled apartment in Tilton. Heat/Hot Water included. $620/Month. No pets.

603-393-9693 or

Laconia- Wonderful 2-bedroom duplex. Modern kitchen, laundry hook-ups, 3-season porch, huge bedrooms. $750/Month + Utilities No pets. 455-0874 LACONIA: 20 Dartmouth St, small 2-bedroom apt. Newly painted, $575 per month includes hot water. First, last & security deposit. No pets. No smokers.

781-316-7001.

LACONIA: Weirs Blvd, 2BR, 2-bath, newly renovated condo, year-round. Balcony, pool. No smoking/pets, refs/dep required. $900/month. 366-4341.

LACONIA: 1-bedroom apartments in clean, quiet, secure downtown building. Very nice and completely renovated. $175/week, includes heat, hot water and electricity.

524-3892.

MEREDITH- 3 bedroom 2 bath, upscale apartment. 2nd floor, granite countertops near village, non-smoking, additional office space for rent. w/o utilities. $1200/month. 279-7887 or

Meredith- 1 bedroom apartment.

Oil forced hot water, 1.5 bath, washer/dryer hook-up, nice yard.

No smoking/pets. $750/Month 279-8247 Jim MEREDITH- Newly remodeled roomy one-bedroom on two levels near downtown Meredith. Hardwood floors, ample storage, heat included. Non-smoker/No pets.

References/Security required. $750/Month. 455-4075 MEREDITH: 3 bedroom mobile home, $800 plus utilities, security, no dogs, 279-5846.

MEREDITH: In-town 1-bedroom, includes heat, $600/month. Parking w/plowing. No Smoking. No pets. Security deposit. 387-8356.

MEREDITH: 1-2 bedroom apartments & mobile homes. $650-$800/ month + utilities. No pets. 279-5846.

MEREDITH: High St., 1 bedroom, includes heat/water. Storage.

Washer/Dryer.

No dogs. $700/Month. 279-5144 MOULTONBOROUGH: Studio, $650/ month or pay weekly. Includes heat, hot water, electricity.

On-site laundry. Security & references required.

No pets.

253-8863 or 393-8245.

NEWFOUND Lake seasonal rental, June-Sept. Cozy, quiet cottage. One bedroom with deck, $700/ month. Call 744-3734.

NORTHFIELD Are you tired of living in run down, dirty housing, then call us we have the absolute best, spotlessly clean and everything works. We include heat & hot water and all appliances, Townhouses & apartments, in Northfield one block from I-93 Call 630-3700 for affordable Clean living.

NORTHFIELD: Large 2 bedroom on 2nd & 3rd floors, $245/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234.

NORTHFIELD: Two 1 bedroom apartments, both on 1st floor, coin-op laundry in basement, $190 and $215/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234.

NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom, 1st floor, coin-op laundry in basement, $225/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234.

ROOM for Rent: Meredith, quiet country setting, shared living/kitchen, electric/hw/heat/gas cooking included. Smoking ok.

Candidates should be clean and sober.

References required. $125/week or $500/month. Contact 707-9794.

TILTON- COZY 3 rooms and bath.

Utilities included, absolutely no pets or smoking. $150/Week.

524-1036.

TILTON- DOWNTOWN. Large room in 3-bedroom, 2-bath apartment, shared with 2 other responsible adults, $150 weekly, in-

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For Rent

For Sale

Help Wanted

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency apartment and a cottage including heat, hot water and lights. No pets. $150-$175/week. $400 deposit. 528-2757 or 387-3864.

Kayak- Microsport trailer/two AL Kayak package. New 2009 NEVER used! INCLUDES: Spare tire; 2 sets of Malone Autoloader Xv kayak carriers; trailer storage trunk (6 cubic feet of DRY storage space) removable; Tie down straps. Original price paid & receipted: $1,583.00! LOOK, buy and drive away price $899.00.

Call David 603-279-5976

Cara Bean-Trendy coffee shop accepting applications for summer help. Bartending/Barista experience helpful. Apply within. 949 Laconia Rd. Winnisquam

KENMORE washer /dryer stacked unit for apt. Heavy duty super capacity, 110 volts, $325/obo.

455-9205.

Wednesday May 11th 2011

For Rent-Vacation AKERS Pond, Errol NH. Swim, fish, golf, moose watch, relax, all amenities, beach, dock, sunsets, 2 decks, boat and canoe included $625-$675/week (603)482-3374.

For Rent-Commercial

Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park 72 Primrose Drive •10,000 Sq, Ft. WarehouseManufacturing. $5,800.00 • 3,000 Sq. Ft. Office Space $2,800.00 • 3,340 Sq. Ft. WarehouseManufacturing $1,800.00

FHA Heat/AC 3 Phase Power 72 Primrose Drive, Laconia

(603)476-8933 MEREDITH- Professional office or studio space. Second floor, 3-4 large rooms heated, non-smoking, Near village. $650-900/month.

Cell 781-862-0123 or 279-7887

Near Exit 20 Commercial Space Available in Desirable Business Complex 1-1/2 miles from I-93 Exit 20 on Route 140 in Northfield.

1,920 SF shop area w/large overhead door & office suite. $1,200/Month.

Additional space available.

Kubota 2009 BX-1860 with 35 hours. Front bucket. Asking $9,995 603-253-3120 Man s Trek 7000 Bicycle. Never used, unopened in original container. $300. Call 527-0873 PLAYSTATION 2 with Games including Dance Dance Revolution and 2 matts, Disney Enchanted Journey, Sims 2 Pets, Simpsons, Juiced, ATV Offroad Fury. $100.

455-3686.

RECLINER (green, overstuffed), $125; COUCH (tan w/small green stripes), $175. Both for $250.

Both in excellent condition.

Please call before 10am or after 7pm, 393-6369.

SOFAS: (2), 82”, Black w/floral print, good condition, new $2,000/each, sell for $250/each.

279-4291.

Thrifty Yankee: Rt. 25 Meredith.

279-0607. Across from ILHS Open Tuesday-Sunday, 9am-6pm. Buying Gold/Silver.

WHIRLPOOL Double stack washer/dryer. $300. Maple bunk beds, $100. Both excellent condition. Call Tom 707-1157

Furniture AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full Mattress Set. Luxury firm European pillow-top. New in plastic, costs $1,095, sell $249. Can deliver.

603-305-9763

Call 455-5810 Office/Retail space available.

1,700 square feet first floor renovated space located 43 Gilford East Drive, Gilford, NH. Rent includes heat and electricity. $1,500/Month. First two months free with lease. Call 603-953-3243

For Sale 18 FT. F/G boat, 55HP, trailer.

Never seen the ocean. $1,200.

603-539-5194 AMAZING! Beautiful queen or full pillow top mattress set $249, king $399. See ad under “furniture”.

Ariens Zero Turn Mower with power bagger. 18 HP 44 inch cut.

12 ft. Big Tex landscape trailer.

Like new. Call 603-387-2838 ELLIPTICAL 8.0-E $500, 1 year old. 603-387-1370

MATTRESS AND FURNITURE OVERSTOCKS! Twin $199. Full $249, Queen $299, King $449. Memory foam or latex $399-$999! Free bed frame or $20 off! Recliners $299! Sofas $499! Wood platform beds $199-$399! Daybed with mattress $499! NH made shaker dining & bedroom 20% off! Free local delivery, lots more!! Call Jay 603-662-9066 or Email: Jayw100@yahoo.com for other specials & details!

Oak hutch/curio 6ft 6” X 2 ft 8 inches, 16.5 inches deep. Top beveled glass doors, center pull-out drawer, bottom 2 wood panel doors. Excellendt condition, sell for $75. Jack 978-804-3475 Alton PROMOTIONAL New mattresses starting; King set complete $395, queen set $249. 603-524-1430.

Help Wanted

Seeking a Program Assistant for Laconia Senior Center, Twenty (20) hours per week to assist Director with daily activities of Center.

Successful candidate will have basic computer and customer service skills. Ability to handle busy phone and complete daily reports. Cooperative spirit, flexibility, love of seniors a must. Contact Kris Bregler at 225-3295 or email kbregler@bm-cap.org. Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Customer Service Help NEEDED NOW With several depts. to fill, we will begin training

We're seeking highly motivated individuals that are ready to work hard, and can handle a variety of functions.

Duties & Responsibilities include: • Customer Service • Filling Orders • Client Trial Assistance • Moving Merchandise • Setting up Displays

Entry level positions starting at $510/week (pay dep. upon dept.)

Signing Bonus (after 60 days)

Interviewing Monday & Tuesday May 9th & 10th Only Reserve your spot

TODAY!

603-223-0769 EXPERIENCED BOOKKEEPER Part-time, 20–30 hours/week.

Strong general ledger, AP, AR, and payroll skills. Working knowledge of QuickBooks Pro 2010 a MUST. General office management, filing and customer service.

Send resume to True Colors Print & Design, 57 Main Street, Plymouth, NH 03264 or email info@truecolorsprint.com. No phone calls please.

Help Wanted Program Assistant for Laconia Senior Center

Store Manager HOUSEKEEPING Part Time seasonal & year-round positions.

Multi-site motels in Weirs Beach area.

Must be an active, responsible person who enjoys helping people. Weekends Required.

Call 366-4003.

JOIN Our Family Tree Restaurant: Summer help wanted, all positions available. Apply within or call 524-1988.

LANDSCAPING Full Time Position in the Lakes Region. Valid drivers license and own transportation necessary.

MOULTONBOROUGH insurance office seeks licensed Property and Casualty specialist to work full time inside service and sales. Available immediately.

Will consider non-licensed applicants with strong sales and service background willing to get licensed. Email resumes to Michael.Torrey@horacemann.c om. or fax to 603-476-5252.

Part-Time Year-Round Positions available at the Cascade Spa in Meredith NH. Seeking experienced Nail Technician, Hair Stylist, and Massage Therapist.

Candidates must possess current licenses and certifications. Apply online at millfalls.com, via email to tracey@millfalls.com or in person. No phone calls please.

Total Security is looking for an alarm technician. Must have experience. Full-time. Call 603-524-2833

Qualified candidate will have automotive service experience with excellent customer relations skills.

Experience in job/tire pricing, safety and crew management a must.

Excellent pay and benefits package.

Contact: Denise Littlefield (603) 679-2232 hr@strathamtire.com SPINNING/CYCLE Instructor: Immediate Opening, Gunstock Inn & Fitness Center, Gilford. Certification preferred, but experience acceptable. Call/email Martha: swim2bfit@gunstockinn.com or 998-0989.

524-9805 MEREDITH MARINA

Looking for:

Yard Help Interested candidates please apply in person at 2 Bayshore Dr., Meredith

Area award winning Import Automobile Dealer is accepting resumes for: Sales Position Minimum of two years sales experience required.

Will consider sales experience in other fields.

Send resume to: Profile Subaru PO Box 429, Conway NH 03818 Or send resume to: Jeremy@theprofilegroup.biz Join a Retirement Community proudly serving Seniors in the Lakes Region.

Free T&B Appliance Removal. Appliances & AC’s removed free of charge if outside. Please call (603)986-5506.

Help Wanted

Our team is always looking for individuals with caring and serving hearts to work with Seniors

LNA (FT) 11 PM - 7 AM LNA (Per Diem) 3-11 PM Located at: 153 Parade Road in Meredith Please apply at building top of the hill-to the left www.forestviewmanor.com “Come Home to Forestview”

SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR Laconia High School This full-time, year-round position includes staff supervision and evaluation, program coordination and development, budget planning and team leadership. Masters degree, NH certification in Special Education Administration, experience in educational administration and special education services required. This position is part of a five person administrative team at our high school with strong benefits and a salary of $72,252. Position begins July 1, 2011.

Please send letter of intent, and resume to: Steve Beals, Principal Laconia High School 345 Union Avenue Laconia, NH 03246 Email inquiries welcomed at: Email: sbeals@laconia.k12.nh.us

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Land

Reservations Customer Service Associate

Rowell's Sewer & Drain

GILMANTON: 2-acre lots, on Sawyer Lake Road, $50,000$55,000. Owner financing available. (603)267-1258.

The Lakes Region's leader in vacation home rentals seeks a full-time reservations - customer service associate to join our team. Vacation rental experience and NH real estate licensed preferred, but not necessary.

• Year Round • Salaried Position • Some Weekend Work Required • Retirement IRA • Health benefits Resumes to: MarkB@PreferredRentals.com or mail to:

Mark Borrin, Preferred Vacation Rentals

PO Box 261 Center Harbor, NH 03226

is looking for 1 full-time Technician/Laborer. Candidate must be self motivated, professional and avail. to work O/T. Must have CDL Class B and be in good physical condition.

Benefits include a competitive salary, 8 paid holidays and IRS retirement plan. Forward Resumes to: mandiehagan@yahoo.com Call 934-4145

TRI-AXLE Dump Truck Operator wanted Experience in paving required, 603-364-1900

Instruction FLYFISHING LESSONS

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

New Hampshire Aikido -Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Barn, Wadliegh Rd. Sanbornton.

286-4121 WORK for an American Legend!

Laconia Harley-Davidson is hiring Seasonal and Bike Week associates in our General Merchandise Department. Interested applicants may visit the Dealership or apply online at laconiaharley.com

NIA: Fusion fitness combining dance, martial arts & yoga. First class free! Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm, Tuesday 7:00-8:00 am. Summit Health 8 Corporate Drive, Belmont. 603-524-3397

Services

934-9974

BRIGHT CUTE Mobile Home in Interlakes Mobile park. Close to schools & shopping. $19,000.

603-455-3659 GILFORD: 55+ Park, 2-Bedroom w/carport, beach access, excellent condition, updated furnace, with appliances, $20,900. 524-4816.

Motorcycles

FREE Pickup on motorcycles and ATV!s serviced before May 14th.

HK Powersports, Laconia, 524-0100.

WOW! Great chance to go into business for yourself. supplies & signage included in price. Good location available.

Dont! miss the season!

BELMONT-SOLID 2-bedroom 1 1/2 bath on lovely 2.6 acres.

25x45 Garage/barn, room to grow. Great for active retirees or young family. $110,000. 527-8836

2002 Harley Davidson Sportster 883. 12,000 miles, one owner, runs great. Many extras. $3,500/OBO 630-8317

Yard Sale CRAFT Fair/ Bake Sale Sat. May 14, 11am- 3:00pm Last house on the road, 21 Holy Cross Rd. West Franklin.

HOT DOG WAGON

Mobile Homes

2000Harley Davidson DYNA-Conv ertible, carb, 88 cu. In., forward controls, touring seats. Excellent condition. 6,300 miles $6950.

524-4866.

Wanted To Buy

Commercial/Resdential spring clean-up. Lawns, painting, pool care, rug shampooing, cleaning, dump runs. Fully Insured.

603-998-9011 Gardening Service- perennial & annual plantings, maintenance, weeding, rose care, flower bed restoration 603-630-9066

GILFORDInside Yard Sale, Pheasant Ridge Golf Club. May 28th 8am-3pm. Reserve your table Now! 524-4518 SATURDAY, 5/14, 8am-3pm, 33 Eaton Avenue, Meredith. Waterskis, antiques chests, other hard to find items!

Unitarian Universalist Society annual auction at Patrick’s Pub and online May 15

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH. MOTORCYCLES! We rent motor cycles! HK Powersports, Laconia, 524-0100.

WANTED: We need used Motor cycles! Vstars, R6 s, Vulcans, Ninjas ... Cash, trade or consignment. HK Powersports, Laconia, 524-0100.

Recreation Vehicles CAMPER Trailer. 2002 Sunline.

23 ft., in excellent condition. $5,500 Call 238-3084

Real Estate Classic cottage on waterfront in Gilford. Family Friendly Association. Something for everyone here. Year-round potential.

527-8836

Roommate Wanted WEIRS Beach Area: To share house, $500/month, everything included. Beach rights. 393-6793.

Services

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 MASONRY: Custom stonework, brick/block, patios, fireplaces, repairs/repointing. 726-8679, Paul. prp_masonry@yahoo.com

SPRING CLEAN-UP Free Estimates Thatching, Mulching Yard Clean-ups, Etc.

387-6534 Asphalt Roofing & carpentry. 25 Years of experience. Fully insured, free estimates. Call Mark 630-7693

STEVE’S LANDSCAPING

General Yardwork & Spring Cleanups.

Lawn Mowing 524-4389 or 630-3511.

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING SOLUTIONS.

Highest quality craftsmanship.

Fully Insured. Lowest prices guaranteed. FMI (603)730-2521.

PIPER ROOFING

Part Time Office Administrator We are looking for a friendly, personable and confident individual to work part time in our Laconia location. We require excellent communication, organizational and computer skills and the ability to multi-task. Previous office experience a must. There will be occasional travel to our other offices. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and fast growing health professional team. Please submit your resume to Office Manager, 175 Cottage Street, Littleton, NH 03561 or e-mail to smiles@hillerortho.com. No phone calls please.

Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

Supreme Clean- Commercial/ Residential Professional Window Cleaning and Non-Toxic Cleaning Services.

Free Quotes!

603-855-2135

TREE WORK & REMOVAL Fully Insured Free estimates.

393-1301

Barb Zechausen (background) and Mary Rivers (foreground) check out the bidding at the Unitarian Universalist Society’s annual auction, available online at www.UUSL.org. The event ends on May 15 with lunch at Patrick’s Pub from 1 — 3 p.m. (Courtesy photo)

LACONIA — The Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia (UUSL) will hold its annual auction both on the Web and at Patrick’s Pub from noon — 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15.

Items up for bid range from “cookie of the month” to rides on the Winnipesaukee Scenic Rail Road, tickets to the Manchester Monarchs, or a half-day skiing with Olympic Silver Medalist Penny Pitou.

In addition to hosting the auction, Patrick’s will donate a portion of the proceeds from lunch to UUSL. To bid online, visit www.UUSL.org.

Registration open for Shooter’s Gold Basketball Camp offered

by Gilford Parks and Recreation July 5 — 8

GILFORD — Registration is now open for the Shooter’s Gold Basketball Camp, sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department, to be held at the Middle School Gym July 5 — 8.

Session 1 for children entering Grades 1 — 4 will run from 8 — 10:30 a.m. Session 2 for children entering Grades 5 — 8 will run from 10:30 a.m. — 2:45 p.m.

Participants may register by picking up a form from the Parks and Recreation office or by visiting www.gilfordrec.com. For more information, call 527-4722.

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