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LACONIA — The City Council last night ratified a two-year collective bargaining agreement negotiated by the Police Commission with the Laconia Patrolman Association with

only Councilor Matt Lahey (Ward 2) dissenting. The new deal takes effect July 1.

Like contracts ratified earlier with employees represented by the State Employees Association (SEA) and American Federation of State,

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insurance premiums and enroll in a less comprehensive plan.

The Patrolman’s Association has been working without a contract for the past two years.

Lahey immediately and strenuously expressed his see POLICE UNION page 12

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LACONIA — School Board Chair Bob Dassatti confirmed yesterday he will not seek another term in November. Elected

at-large in 2009, he has served as chair for the past two years.

With both of his children graduated and gone from Laconia schools, Dassatti said he felt his main connection to the School

Board is gone.

“Let’s get some new blood with different ideas,” he said yesterday.

In November, Dassatti will finish his see DASSATTI page 12

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In Arizona case, Supreme Court limits state action on immigration WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court threw out major parts of Arizona’s tough crackdown on illegal immigrants Monday in a ruling sure to reverberate through the November elections. The justices unanimously approved the law’s most-discussed provision — requiring police to check the immigration status of those they stop for other reasons — but limited the consequences.

Although upholding the “show me your papers” requirement, which some critics say could lead to ethnic profiling, the justices struck down provisions that created state crimes allowing local police to arrest people for federal immigration violations.

And they warned against detaining people for any prolonged period merely for not having proper immigration papers.

The mixed outcome vindicated the Obama administration’s aggressive challenge to laws passed by

Arizona and the five states — Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah — that followed its lead in attempting to deal with illegal immigration in the face of federal inaction on comprehensive reform.

The administration had assailed the Arizona law as an unconstitutional intrusion into an area under federal control.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, joined in his majority opinion by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts as well as three liberal justices, said the impasse in Washington over immigration reform did not justify state intrusion.

“Arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration while that process continues, but the state may not pursue policies that undermine federal law,” Kennedy said. That part of the ruling drew a caus-

tic dissent from Justice Antonin Scalia, who said the Obama administration doesn’t want to enforce existing immigration law.

A second opinion with potentially important implications for the presidential campaign is expected when the court meets Thursday to issue its final rulings this term. The court’s verdict on Obama’s landmark health care overhaul probably will come that day.

In other action Monday, the court: — Ruled unconstitutional by a 5-4 vote state laws that require judges to impose sentences of life in prison with no possibility of parole on convicted murderers younger than 18.

— Struck down, also 5-4, a Montana law limiting corporate campaign spending, declining to revisit the two-year-old ruling in the Citizens United case.

The Arizona decision landed in the middle of a see IMMIGRATION page 16

MADRID (AP) — Spain has made a formal request for a loan to help clean up its troubled banking sector, the Economy Ministry said Monday.

However, the country has yet to specify how much of the €100 billion ($125.39 billion) loan package offered by the 17 countries that use the euro it will ask for.

Economy Minister Luis De Guindos said recently the figure will be made known July 9 when Spain and its single currency partners reach agreement on the terms of the loan, such as the interest rate.

Last week, two international audits commissioned by the government said that Spain’s banks could need up to €62 billion ($77.7 billion) to survive if the economy were to suffer an extreme deterioration.

Spain earlier this month finally acknowledged that

some of its banks were in severe trouble owing to the build-up of toxic assets following the collapse of the country’s bloated real estate market after 2008.

The letter to the euro-area governments requesting the loan said the amount sought “would be sufficient to cover capital necessities as well as an additional margin of security up to a maximum of €100 billion.”

It was sent to Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg Prime Minister who is also president of the eurogroup of finance ministers.

Amadeu Altafaj Tardio, spokesman for the European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, said experts from the Troika — the European see SPAIN page 14

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Brutal wildfires across the West have placed some tourist destinations from Montana to New Mexico in danger just at the height of midsummer family road-trip season, putting cherished Western landscapes at risk along with hordes of vacationers.

In Colorado, the $5 billion tourism industry is on edge as images of smoke-choked Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park threaten to scare away summer tourists.

In central Utah, a wildfire in an area dotted with

vacation cabins was burning an estimated 58 square miles and threatening about 300 homes. Firefighters had that blaze at 10 percent containment Monday.

The Sanpete County Sheriff’s office said that as many as 30 structures may have been lost.

And in New Mexico, firefighters Monday were mopping up a small wildfire that threatened one of that state’s top tourist attractions, El Santuario de Chimayo, a 19th century church north of Santa Fe. The church draws some 300,000 visitors a year and see WILDFIRES page 13

Tropical storm ‘Debby’ Spain asks for rescue of its banking sector soaks Florida Gulf Coast TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Practically parked off Florida’s Gulf Coast since the weekend, Tropical Storm Debby raked the Tampa Bay area with high wind and heavy rain Monday in a drenching that could top 2 feet over the next few days and trigger widespread flooding.

At least one person was killed Sunday by a tornado spun off by the large storm system in Florida, and Alabama authorities searched for a man who disappeared in the rough surf.

An estimated 35,000 homes and businesses lost electricity. But as of midafternoon, the slow-moving storm had caused only scattered damage, including flooding in some low-lying areas.

The bridge leading to St. George Island, a vacation spot along the Florida Panhandle, was closed to everyone except residents, renters and business owners to keep looters out. The island had no power, and palm trees had been blown down, but roads were passable.

“Most true islanders are hanging in there because they know that you may or may not be able to get back to your home when you need to,” said David Walker, an island resident having a beer at Eddy Teach’s bar. He said he had been through many storms on the island and Debby was on the weaker end of the scale. see DEBBY page 11

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Supreme Court rules Enthusiastic crowd greets Obama at Oyster River High DURHAM (AP) — Crowds refused to let a thun“You need someone who’s going to wake up every juveniles can’t be sentenced to derstorm keep them from seeing President Barack single day and fight for American jobs,” Obama said.

Obama in New Hampshire on Monday.

The president got a standing ovation for that, as prison for life, without parole Many got soaked as they waited outside Oyster he did when he said he was running for office again WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday threw out mandatory life in prison without parole for juveniles. The ruling continued its trend of holding that children cannot be automatically punished the same way as criminal adults without considering their age and other factors.

The 5-4 decision split along ideological lines: The court’s four liberals and swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy joined to order states and the federal government to allow judges and juries to consider a juvenile’s age when they hand down sentences for some of the harshest crimes, instead of making life in prison without parole automatic.

By making youth “irrelevant to imposition of that harshest prison sentence, such a scheme poses too great a risk of disproportionate punishment,” wrote Justice Elena Kagan, who was joined in the majority opinion by Kennedy and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor.

Monday’s decision left open the possibility that individual judges could sentence juveniles to life without parole in individual cases of murder, but said state and federal laws cannot automatically impose such a sentence.

This decision is in line with others the court has made, including ruling out the death penalty for juveniles and life without parole for young people whose crimes did not involve killing.

Dissenting, the court’s four conservatives said nothing in the Constitution forbids laws requiring mandatory life in prison without parole for juveniles. Chief Justice John Roberts was joined in the main dissent by Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Alito also wrote separately and read his dissent aloud in the courtroom.

Under the majority opinion, Alito said, “Even a see SENTENCE page 8

River High School. Once they got inside, they packed the school gym and shouted “O-BAM-A” and “Four more years!” from the bleachers.

Kimberleigh Peet of Newmarket said her two sons, ages 7 and 11, persuaded her to bring them to the event. The stay-at-home mom voted for Obama in 2008 but is undecided so far. She says she’s concerned about the level of unemployment.

Peet is just the type of voter Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are hoping to sway in New Hampshire, considered one of a handful of swing states. After spending the afternoon in Durham, Obama planned to head to Massachusetts for several fundraisers.

Skipping a suit jacket, Obama took to the podium in rolled-up sleeves as about 1,100 people packed a school gym that was sweltering without air conditioning. The president spoke for about 30 minutes, his talk centered on ways to improve the economy and help the middle class.

Obama talked about the importance of helping students afford college, boosting small businesses, and creating domestic jobs. He said Romney’s old company had outsourced jobs abroad, and that Romney’s campaign tried to say there was a difference between “outsourcing” and “offshoring” jobs.

to do “some nation building here at home” after “a decade of war.”

He told the audience the election would be a close one, and the opposition’s ads would blame him for economic problems.

“That’s what the scary voices in the ads will tell you over and over and over again,” he said.

As he left the podium, he dabbed his face with a handkerchief, as he had done at least once during his talk.

Oyster River principal Todd Allen said afterward that the president’s message about higher education resonated with him, and his talk inspired students who got to see him.

“It’s a historic opportunity to see the president in your own school,” the principal said.

About 20 protesters also came out to picket the event, some crowding under a tent. But their numbers dwindled as the weather refused to cooperate.

One sign said “GOP Proud.” A man in a rainbow wig with a mask made to look like the president’s face carried a sign that said “Blame the Clown.”

Protester Fred Leonard, a 51-year-old sales conultant for a technology company from Rochester, N.H., held a sign that said “Please Nobama No More.”

MANCHESTER (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been accused of not paying the tab at three Manchester restaurants.

Police took a report from Cotton Restaurant about 7 p.m. Saturday about a man who left after consuming beverages and food.

At about 9:15 p.m., police responded to the Black Brimmer, where a man was detained. Police said he tried to leave without paying for two drinks. He was

identified as 35-year-old Chris Doherty of Manchester.

As police investigated, they were alerted to a problem at Karma Restaurant, where an employee identified Doherty as the same man that ordered and consumed two beverages then left.

Doherty was charged with theft and with violating his bail conditions due to a pending court date on a charge of failing to pay for services at a diner.

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Free will: to have or not to have This newspaper, The Laconia Daily Sun, is an exemplar of free speech.

On these pages we have read the words written by ideologues on the left and right, we have heard from gentle people who find their comfort in the Almighty and who willingly share their stories with us, occasionally there are the feisty and refreshing words of a woman who has had it with political doublespeak, we also hear the anger of some who tolerate little but their own views, and we are often seasoned by the wisdom of age and the passion of youth. It’s a great local paper and all their words serve as a profile of our community — on these pages, all are created equal.

What makes this all so interesting is the lack of political conformity by the writers. As each person writes his or her words, the hope is to convince others to join in and share the same views. But, it is probable that rarely happens. Each person, it seems, is entrenched in their own political mindset, and is unwilling to consider changing . . . “My mind is made up; don’t confuse me with the facts.” That old line, it seems, is more true than we know.

The war within our nation is a fight over free will. Some want the Federal Government to assume more and more responsibility and make decisions that will bring us into conformity, deciding what we should eat and drink, and how we should exercise, how to be more politically correct, and so on. Well intended but freedom denying actions take away our right to make our own decisions.

Just think, God gave Adam and Eve the right to exercise their free will and they chose to eat of the forbidden fruit, but Mayor Bloomberg won’t allow a free will decision for a bottle of Pepsi. What’s up with that!

That God or Bloomberg contrast should have been settled when our founding fathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Please take note, “Liberty” can be translated into “free will”.)

Among the things that separate us are those who believe that we are

endowed with free will seem to be more willing to accept responsibility for their actions. Those who have a problem with personal responsibility, a/k/a free will, appear more likely to want to blame someone else for their unfulfilled desires.

In a benevolent attempt to help others, some people want to make their decisions for them; essentially depriving them of their free will. For example, the Mayor of New York City decided that large sized carbonated beverages can no longer be sold in the city, because he and his advisors have determined those large beverages are unhealthy. He may be correct but does that give him the right to take away from others the freedom to decide what they may drink? It appears that the unintended consequence of attempted benevolence is often the removal of another’s freedom . . . denying people the right to exercise their own free will.

The more we cede our free will to the government, for it to make decisions for us, the less free we become.

The people’s fight should be to stop the government from mimicking Huxley’s “Brave New World”, conditioning all of us into a mind numbing conformity. While we often call the growth in government a “Nanny state”, that is really too benevolent a term. It would be more appropriate to call government excess the “control state”, where it doles out what it decides what we should have, what we should eat, how the fruits of our labor will be used, what medical treatments we can or cannot receive, and so on. We become the drones feeding the queen with no hope of surviving independently.

The Declaration of Independence tells us that to secure the Rights to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness, governments are formed and derive their “just powers” from the consent of the governed — that us, we the people. Benjamin Franklin famously said, “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” We can translate that into, if we give up our right to free will in order to achieve some temporary benefit, we deserve neither the free will or the hoped for benefit.

(Bob Meade is a Laconia resident.)

More than a coincidence U.S. guns were left at murder scene?

To the editor, Something is fishy about this whole Fast & Furious gun give away. Having a hard time believing we are giving guns away to drug cartels but that’s what they say. Not positive about the numbers but... about 1,800 guns were “sold” to the Mexicans. We had all the types, models, serial numbers on file right? So now how many guns total do the cartels have with the ones we gave them? LOTS right — 5,000, 100,000 or more probably. Seems strange that

two (out of 100,000 +/-) of our TRACEABLE guns were left behind at the border guard’s murder. These people don’t throw away good working guns do they? I doubt it. Interesting that out of all the guns the cartels have it was two of ours that were left behind.

This seems like it was done on purpose to send a message. Haven’t heard anything about prints or any marks to ID the users. Can’t even prove they were the ones used in the murder or see next page

LETTERS Money is riding on the backs of wild animals with broken spirits To the editor, Regarding your article titled “Tickets for Circus in Laconia Now on Sale”, I would like to express my deep disappointment with the Laconia Main Street Initiative (LMSI) for bringing the Kelly Miller Circus to Laconia this summer.

In a May letter, I provided links to the USDA’s inspection reports that cited Carson & Barnes Circus (which shares some mutual owners and wild animals with the Kelly Miller Circus) numerous times for failure to provide veterinary care, adequate shelter from the elements, proper food and water, as well as failure to handle animals “in a manner that prevents trauma and harm” and ensures public safety.

Anyone who wants to inform themselves about the dark reality of life for circus animals can easily go on the Internet to find USDA documents, as well as many undercover videos of trainers mercilessly beating the animals. I honestly can’t imagine how any thinking human being with compassion and a conscience could be informed about the miserable lives of circus animals, and then vote in favor of bringing them to town.

Even without doing any research and just observing their performances, does anyone really believe that these majestic, wild creatures were put on this earth to perform tricks for us? Do you have any concern about the deprivation they suffer from being denied their natural lives in the wild, and living instead in shackles and cages?

Regarding a quote from Mr. Seneca that he was excited...to provide local families with “good, wholesome fun... especially for kids,” I’m wondering if he thinks that the animals are having fun? And if he were willing to inform himself (even beyond the letters published in your paper) to learn about the extent of the animals’ suffering, perhaps he could concede that the kids are having fun, but the animals are not. In other words, innocent children who don’t know about the animal suffering are having fun at the animals’ expense. This is a deliberate attempt

to deceive our children and tantamount to telling them an inexcusable lie. Is presenting children with a disingenuous facade Mr. Seneca’s idea of “wholesome”?

Mr. Seneca, still clinging to a childhood illusion, states, “I remember when I was a kid and my parents took me to the circus, it was a thrilling experience.” Times have changed over the past few decades, and there’s copious documentation readily available about the abuse of circus animals.

And still we have grown men denying the reality and choosing instead to perpetuate this myth of “wholesome fun.” When our parents took us to the circus, they were unaware of the widespread cruelty and abuse that’s endemic to the circus industry.

Today we know better, and yet there are those who seem more than happy to keep this myth alive.

I realize these are tough times economically and that everybody’s just trying to make a living, but I would hope that we all set ethical standards for ourselves and our businesses, and can recognize when the money is not worth the price paid. In this case, the money is riding on the backs of wild animals whose spirits have been broken. Fifteen countries (including Ireland, Greece, and Portugal) have nationwide bans on the use of wild animals in circuses. In the U.S., 35 municipalities have partial or full bans on circus animals in our neighboring states of VT and MA, and across the country in AR, CO, IL, WI, CA, CT , HA, KA, NC, & SC. This trend will continue as more and more Americans find that they’re unable to deny their conscience any longer.

Ruth Harrison said it best when she wrote, “In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.”

Louisa Dell’Amico Northfield

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LETTERS For 25th, let’s hope we’re celebrating return of Sgt. Bergdhal To the editor, Thursday the 14th was the 24th Anniversary of the Thursday evening Meredith, Hesky Park POW/MIA Vigil and the 19th year Anniversary of the Freedom Ride. Were they a success and numbers greater than previous years? We guess that is up to the people who were there or viewed the riders from Gilford to Meredith.

The main goal of the Northeast POW/MIA Network is first, never to have to have another, but until Faith, Trust and Truth become factors in dealing with the POW/MIA issue, the Vigil will continue.

Motorcycle Week is a very busy week for all involved and a very important economic time for the area. This is the one event during the week that cost the participants only their time and hopefully interest. We hope the “focus” of the Vigil and Ride are understood and the effort is continued throughout the year by some of those who take part and understand.

To the Town of Meredith, the many police departments, State Police, Meredith Fire Department, Ashland, Laco-

nia and New Durham. The many Blue Star Families that were involved in this effort over the year, the State Reps. — Greemore, Worsman — and Senator Forrester (POW/MIA Vigil-Freedom Ride Bridge) and the many biker reps who assisted in getting the word out, Lowes of Gilford. . . Thank You! A special Thank you to Governor John Lynch. He was “asked” to be there not because he was governor but because of what he did for the Network and issue as governor over the years. Special Thank you to SSgt Tim Chambers, “The Saluting Marine” who was a guest for the week of NH Rolling Thunder.

The White River Veteran Outreach Center would like to add their appreciation to Mills Falls, as always.

Next year will be the 25 Anniversary and with continued effort and work by “all” we may “celebrate” the return of Sgt Bowe Bergdhal . . . American POW being held in Afghanistan this day.

Don Amorosi, President Northeast POW/MIA Network, NY Bob Jones, Vice President Northeast POW/MIA Network, NH

Did borrowing and overspending solve Europe’s problems?

To the editor, The current economic system is based upon a lie. “Our” economy and the world’s economy are based upon debt. An economy based upon debt, where people borrow to have gratification in realty is a system where people sell themselves into slavery. Debt is the money of slaves. It is absolutely ludicrous and an incredible lie that our individual viability and security, as well as the world’s economy can be based upon debt. It is insane to think, for “our” economy and the world’s economy to recover, banks must start lending and people MUST start borrowing! Debt is contrary to Biblical principles.

Look at what has happened and what is happening (right now) across the “Eurozone”. Did borrowing (and over spending) solve their problems?

Now, look at our debt. Check out www.usdebtclock.org. The real-time debt clocks are mind numbing. More important than all the debt clocks, is the ratio of the U.S. Federal debt to

our Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The current Debt:GDP ratio is at 1.0386. This is not good! Several countries in the Eurozone were getting in trouble when their ratio was around 1.0400. By the way, each one of the U.S. citizens is in debt to the tune of $50,382.00 (last time I checked).

Not doing anything is like entering a fairy tale. “I know they’re talking nonsense,” Alice thought to herself: “and it’s foolish to cry about it.” So she brushed away her tears, and went on as cheerfully as she could. (Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll).

We need to hold every member of Congress accountable for putting every future generation into debt.

If they vote to add more debt, they should not be re-elected. Period. No one wants to cut back on all those “necessary” programs. Unfortunately, it appears that the decision it is going to be thrust upon my generation very soon! May God Bless America.

Thomas Selling Laconia

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and resolve of the conservatives in the 2011/2012 Legislature. We ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility, balancing the state budget without borrowing or rising taxes, no income or state sales tax, standing up for family values and parental rights, and in spite of over a 800 million dollar deficit we are currently at a surplus of between 16 million and 24 million dollars. In short we did what we said we would do.

Now the state of New Hampshire is at another crossroads. Do we want to return to the failed policies of the past that gave us an 800 million dollar deficit or do we want to continue on a course of responsibility? It will be up to you to pick the path you want to travel.

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To the editor, “Granite State residents felt the recession, but they fared better than most”, according to researchers at the Rockefeller Foundation and Yale University.

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LETTERS A person legally campaigning for office can’t use the library?

In these changing times...

Isn’t it good to know that some things haven’t changed?

To the editor, The new (not so new any more!) library in Moultonborough is fabulous. Bright, open, well designed, plenty of space for children, mysteries, reference, computers, newspapers, reading, study, and fiction. Recycled paperbacks, videos, special topics each month, quiet, and desks for computer work and study all provide focus for a variety of interests. We (like many other town members) have toted many many boxes of books to the library as we closed our personal libraries and we are happy to know that the funds from the sale of all those well loved books have benefited the library while those wonderful books now grace new homes.

And the meeting room is a great addition. Large enough for Maj Jong, knitting, book discussions, travel topics, special talks, bridge, book readings, children storytelling, crafts, everything. Anything legal that requires a meeting, has a leader,

has someone to take responsibility for organizing and cleaning up afterwards, with a town resident champion can come and sign up to use the room as long as the activity is quiet and the users respect the use of the library. Oh. Unless the meeting is held for a person legally campaigning for a public office? Really? That can’t be true. If it IS true, it shouldn’t be true.

Moultonborough residents who want to hear legitimate registered candidates for offices in the town, county, state and country should be proud to invite those candidates to speak to interested townfolks. We have spent a great deal of our tax monies to make the library a focus for the town. It should be (like the Town Hall and other public places in town) a place available for all legal townsperson supported activities.

The Trustees need to reconsider their position on this one.

Janet Cramer Moultonborough

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To the editor, As I proudly read about our students who have recently graduated from local high schools and institutes of higher learning, I ask myself, are we in the state Legislature giving our students the support they need to excel in their education and build careers in the Granite State.

Our young people are our future.

We owe it to our graduates and students to provide them with a real New Hampshire Advantage. That advantage depends on 21st Century broadband access. That advantage should be that our college grads move forward without the highest debt load of any state in the country.

Without a higher education, our young people will not be qualified for the high paying technical jobs of the 21st century. This situation will get worse as our young lower their standards, because the cost of a higher education just keeps going up.

During the 2011-2012 session, the state Legislature voted down legisla-

tion which would have made broadband access more accessible in the north country and other underserved areas in the state.

The 2011-2012 state budget cut 49-percent from our state university system and over 40-percent from our community college system. At the same time, this legislature also voted to lower the cigarette tax.

During the 2011-2012 session, the N.H. House voted to lower the dropout age to 16 and eliminate mandatory school attendance.

Earlier this month, the House and Senate voted to provide scholarships to private and religious schools through a tax credit to businesses. (Businesses who want to give “scholarships” to applicants for private and religious schools can deduct that amount from their business taxes which means less revenue to the state.)

Our children and our grandchildren deserve better than this.

State Rep. Suzanne Smith Hebron

Will Obama ever stand up and take responsibility for his failures?

To the editor, All week I have been watching the DC circus and just wonder how many other people are paying attention?

Eric Holder and President Obama are again stonewalling the hearings on “fast and furious”. And we thought this “open and transparent” administration wanted to solve the problems.

They continue to blame Bush, well okay, if they say so, just release the documents (all the documents) Congress requested. After all, this is not a national security, military security, or national diplomatic security issue (the three categories allowed for executive privilege).

So what can we make of this? Easy, it’s another government cover-up, election year ploy to prevent the American people from seeing Obama for what he really is. Oh I can just see the liberal steam coming out the ears of hard-core Obama supporters for that statement.

But for readers who are less enamored

with our Marxist-leaning organizer in chief may I ask, have you really added up his broken promises?

Remember when he promised to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them?

Remember when he promised to have congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN? Remember when he promised to end earmarks?

Remember when he promised to keep unemployment under 8-percent?

How about his promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay in his first year?

Where is the peace he promised by direct, no precondition talks with America’s most hate filled enemies during his first year in office, “ushering in a new era of global cooperation”?

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LETTERS We need to know what modern day liberal moonbats are thinking To the editor, It pains me to have to take exception with Bill Lamb, who I would probably agree with most of the time, in order to come to the defense of James Veverka. I do not want the “Sun” to censor letters from those on the left or the right. Our rights to freedom of speech and press are sacrosanct. Let’s not begin that slippery slope toward limiting it in any way. We don’t want to play into the hands of the liberals who have been trying to limit it on college campuses and elsewhere and are sadly succeeding. Ann Coulter, satirical columnist, gets verbally trashed and had stuff thrown at her while trying to give a speech on a college campus because she is a conservative.

Meanwhile Bill Ayers, unrepentant, communist, radical mad bomber, can give speeches with impunity. That is since he has retired from being a professor, having spent decades indoctrinating our children into the notion that Marxist ideology is good while capitalism and American exceptionalism are bad.

More and more colleges are dismantling the First Amendment with “free speech” zones and “speech codes”.

Herein lies a “godzilla-sized” liberal oxymoron. Remember those legions of 1960’s and 1970’s campus radicals who roamed the grounds of universities so long ago? Way back in those less than halcyon days, when entire college campuses were free speech zones? Well, lots of them became professors and decided to institute all these free speech limitations using the tools of political correctness, fairness and social justice. Now in the 21st century, conservatives and Christians are under relentless assault on college campuses.

I actually saw three purposes served by the publication of Mr. Veverka’s “content-less missive”. First of all, we need to know what the modern day liberal moonbats are thinking about and just where they are at with their progressive vision of the world. I gotta give James his due because he, unlike many “leftist types”, is being honest with us about who he is. Why just today he embraced his liberal, progressive, central planning beliefs.

He is willing to say what most Demo-

crats and far too many establishment Republicans are afraid to say. They cling to their big, suffocating government control with as much love and affection as a returning vet does while hugging his wife and kids.

The second reason is that they show their true colors in attack dog, paradoxical manner. Their relentless, repetitive put downs lead one to surmise they are unaware that they are even doing so. Professor Sandy is a prime example. He constantly rhapsodizes about peaceful living among all nations while continually attacking and demeaning those who don’t agree with his quixotic view of the world. Hence, Mr. Veverka’s snarling, derisive comments toward those who disagree with him as “loud mouth breathing . . . and the sound of scraping claws”. They just can’t help themselves or so it seems. Then they turn around and cry foul when we, in a playful rather than a mean spirited way, refer to them as “the nutty professor” or “moon bats”. Wouldn’t you think one would have to be a thinskinned elitist to become so incensed at such rather innocuous references?

Okay, that was a rhetorical question.

The third reason is for the “humor value”. I could not stop giggling after I read his short rant. Unlike Tim Sullivan, I like short rants as well as longer, intellectual commentaries. It’s not often one finds humor from modern day liberal letter writers. So I think we should relish the rare moments of humor they provide us even if often unintentional. Thus when James comes across like a bird brain (avian-challenged for those of the politically correct persuasion) while referring to conservatives as having scraping claws, well now that is just plain funny. So, to all the liberal, progressive, big government central planners who want to voice their truthful feelings, I say let em have at it. But hey, what do I know? I’m just a mad, mendacious knuckle dragging neanderthal with an open mind enjoying humor wherever I can find it. I salute Mr. James Veverka because he helps me maintain my sanity while he seemingly keeps on searching for his.

Russ Wiles Tilton

from preceding page What about the promise to end nocompete contracts with the government?

Remember he promised to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings?

Remember his promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters?

Oh yes, and remember he was to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by

that first Easter?

Broken, every one of these promises — broken. Liberals will tell you it’s the Republicans fault, it’s the conservatives fault, it’s the Tea Party’s fault and of course it’s BUSH’s fault.

Will this man ever stand up and take responsibility for his failures?

An old saying best remembered on Nov. 6th is : Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Steve Earle Hill

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In all, 236 workers will receive training through these grants.

Lynch’s office said made it a priority to reinstate the Job Training Fund in 2007 as part of the state’s successful economic strategy. Since then, the

state has issued nearly $5 million in grants to help train nearly 14,000 New Hampshire workers.

“Having a skilled workforce is a critical part of the successful economic strategy that has made New Hampshire a national leader. The success of the Job Training Fund continues to ensure we are making smart investments in our workers and our companies,” Lynch said.

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Homebuilders & Remodelers Assoc. offering free family tickets to Muskrats’ game

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LACONIA — Thanks to the efforts and expertise of members of the Lakes Region Homebuilders and Remodelers Association, the Laconia Muskrats now get to play at a field with a replica of Fenway’s famed Green Monster left-field wall. As a sign of appreciation, the general manager of the team is honoring the association at its Wednesday, June 27 home game against the New Bedford Bay Sox. Association members will throw out the first pitch, sing the National Anthem, and everyone will have the chance to attend the game for free, as guests of the builders and remodelers.

Look for the ticket printed with this story in The Laconia Daily Sun. It can be cut out and brought to the game – June 27, only – for free admission for an entire family The first pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 6:30 p.m.

“We want to invite the public to come up and celebrate the wall,” said Dale Squires, an employee of Belknap Landscape Company and a member of the association. He said that the ceremonial first pitch will be tossed by Larry Greeley, of Tradesmen Builders, who served as the general contractor of the project. Belknap Landscape employee Geoff Nixon is expected to sign the Star Spangled Banner.

In addition, Squires said, there will be building and construction-related prizes and competitions for fans.

Part of the allure of the Muskrats, a team in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, is that it offers a high level of play and entertainment for baseball fans. However, noted Squires, those benefits SENTENCE from page one 17½-year-old who sets off a bomb in crowded mall or guns down a dozen students and teachers is a ‘child’ and must be given a chance to persuade a judge to permit his release into society. Nothing in the Constitution supports this arrogation of legislative authority.”

Twenty-six states and the federal government have made life in prison without parole mandatory for some types of murder and allowed it to be applied to 14-year-olds, court papers said. In addition, Louisiana has some mandatory life without parole sentences for 15-year-olds, and Texas has some for 17-year-olds.

The decision came in the robbery and murder cases of Evan Miller and Kuntrell Jackson, who were 14 when they were convicted and sentenced to

come without the expense and hassle that local fans endure to see a professional game. With the left-field wall, now painted an appropriate shade of green, he thinks Robbie Mills Field is now even more an attractive local alternative to a major league park.

“We’re creating a local landmark that has that Fenway feel,” Squires said. “There’s local kids, local contractors, local remodelers that have their hands in it.” Labor to construct and paint the wall, which next season will feature a deck and beer service, was provided by students at the Huot Technical Center, Belknap Landscape Company, Southern New Hampshire Concrete Construction, Hayward and Company Timber Homes, Chuck Bennett Builders, Tradesmen Builders and Howland Construction.

The idea for the association to organize and donate the project was the idea of member Bob Glassett, with Pella Windows and Doors, according to Squires.

Other members jumped on the idea as a chance to showcase the quality of their work and to raise the association’s public profile. In addition, he said, builders couldn’t resist the chance to help create what he predicted would become a “landmark... It’s a neat thing.”

About inviting the public for a free game, Squires said “it’s an opportunity to say thank-you to the public, which has sustained us for many years... The Lakes Region Homebuilders and Remodelers Association invites you to come and have a good time with us.”

life without parole.

Jackson was sentenced in Arkansas after the shooting death of a store clerk during an attempted robbery in 1999. Another boy shot the clerk, but because Jackson was present he was convicted of capital murder and aggravated robbery.

Using his case, Breyer and Sotomayor said in a separate opinion they would have gone even further than just getting rid of laws requiring mandatory life in prison without parole for juveniles like Jackson.

“There is no basis for imposing a sentence of life without parole upon a juvenile who did not himself kill or intend to kill,” Breyer said in a separate opinion.

Miller was convicted in Alabama of capital murder during the course of arson. A neighbor, while doing drugs and drinking with Miller and a 16-year-old boy, attacked Miller. Intoxicated, Miller and his

friend beat the 52-year-old man and set fire to his home, killing him.

Monday’s high court ruling “is an important win for children,” said Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who represented Jackson and Miller. “The court took a significant step forward by recognizing the fundamental unfairness of mandatory death-in-prison sentences that don’t allow sentencers to consider the unique status of children and their potential for change. The court has recognized that children need additional attention and protection in the criminal justice system.”

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Sept. 21 Belmont votes called to close Mill Street Extension & buy former bank building for $250k

By Gail OBer

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

BELMONT — Selectmen voted unanimously last night to call a special Town Meeting for Sept. 21 to ask voters to close Mill Street Extension and to purchase the former Northway Bank Building that it runs by for no more than $250,000 — the money to come from the municipal services capital reserve account.

The passage of both warrant articles, said selectmen, would smooth the road toward the town’s goal toward the completion of the $1.5-million Belmont Village Revitalization Project, for which bids will be opened this afternoon.

Although the vote comes in the wake of a letter to the town from a lawyer representing building owners William and Carolyn McDonough claiming the proposed discontinuation of Mill Street Extension would devalue their property, this is not the first time the town has tried to buy this particular lot.

In 2008 after a January special town meeting, voters rejected a proposal to buy it for $300,000 from former owners Tony and Loretta Brown. The vote was 134 for the purchase to 143 against.

At the 2010 regular town meeting, voters again rejected a proposal to buy the building and property from the McDonoughs for $275,000. The vote was 311 for town ownership to 421 against.

The McDonoughs purchased the lot and building from the Browns in January of 2010 for $275,000 according to the Belknap County Registry of Deeds Website. from preceding page islature and most other American legislatures have determined that the appropriate sentence is life without parole. And they have made that sentence mandatory. Thus, it is hard to understand the Court’s ruling that this sentencing procedure is ‘unusual’ for the purposes of the Eighth Amendment,” he said.

The court’s ruling was based on the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

Strange said he didn’t expect the ruling to be applied retroactively to others whose sentences are already final. And while Miller will get another sentencing hearing, “the prosecution will have a compelling argument that he should receive a lifewithout-parole sentence,” he said.

The purpose of the purchase, said selectmen, would be to relocate the town offices and sell the current building and property.

A present the building hosts one tenant, The Vault hair salon.

“The biggest thing is it still has that 70s look,” said Budget Committee Chair Ron Mitchell who was front and center at last night’s meeting. All agreed the former bank was in very good shape overall and would not need much renovation to use it for the town offices.

Selectmen also described the existing Town Hall as a potentially “sick building,” that could cost taxpayers a lot of money to keep in acceptable shape for town purposes.

Town Administrator Jeanne Beaudin said the town just spent money to have the cellar evaluated for mold and dampness after an employee complaint. In the wake of that expense, selectmen voted last month to include an annual line item for environmental evaluation.

Mitchell said the existing town hall is a “money pit.”

“I swore years ago I wouldn’t put another penny into it,” he said.

Beaudin said she had a meeting with the McDonoughs as recently as two weeks ago and said they indicated $250,000 would be an acceptable purchase price.

“It makes perfectly good sense for us to buy this building,” said Pike who said the bank building “could be the piece that brings (the whole revitalization) together.

In Arkansas, prosecutor Scott Ellington said he expected the state Supreme Court to notify prosecutors, lawyers for Jackson and any others affected by the ruling to tell them what happens next. “The speculation is that those cases that are affected in this case will have to have a new sentencing hearing,” Ellington said.

According to data provided to the court, roughly 2,500 people are behind bars for life with no chance of winning their freedom for murders they committed before their 18th birthday. More than 2,000 of them were there because the sentence was mandated by a legislature.

Advocates say 79 of them are in prison for crimes that took place when they were 14 or younger.

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No matter how well you invest or make financial decisions, if you let your nest egg get destroyed by catastrophe, then what good is your financial acumen and discipline? We see it happen all the time: untimely deaths, catastrophe, illnesses, earthquakes, and floods, get the picture. When prepared, there are no catastrophes’, as these become merely unfortunate events. You can easily avoid much financial heartache in life when you realize them and take action to prepare for them.

Why Insurance Policies Blow Up Over the last 25 years many seniors have purchased insurance policies as an estate planning device. They obtain the insurance to pay estate taxes due, so that the remaining estate can pass to their beneficiaries intact. However, some of these life insurance policies have “blown up”, and a little understanding can help you avoid this circumstance.

A gentleman I met at one of our recent dinner seminars told me his insurance professional approached him with a quote for a 1 million dollar policy. (Estate tax exemption could be lowered from 5 million to 1 million in 2013). The agent told him the premium would be $25,000 annually.

When he told the agent the premium was too high, the agent responded that he could knock the premium down to $12,000. How can the same policy be available for half the price? The lower policy is not the same policy and here’s what’s confusing about insurance. When you get life insurance, you will see several columns of figures but there is one column that stands out and that’s the guaranteed figure. That column is very conservative and forecasts maximum insurance costs and usually 3% interest. Look to see how far this stretches out your coverage effective period. If you can look at these numbers, plus the projected column, you can get a sense of how long and how realistic the projections are. (Please have your life insurance professional review your policy annually, at the very least).

When you purchase any interest sensitive life insurance policy, the assumption is that the cash value account, within the policy, will generate enough interest to help pay the future premiums. However, that may not be the case and that’s why policies can “blow up”.

If rates hold steady or increase, there will be sufficient interest earnings on the cash value to keep the policy in force. If interest rates fall, you can only count on the guaranteed column of figures. Often, the guaranteed column may show that the policy “blows up” at age 90. If you live beyond age 90, the insurance won’t be there (assuming that interest rates fall to the guaranteed level and stay there). The guaranteed column is your worst case scenario. If you want the guaranteed column to show that your policy will still be in force if you live to be 100, then you’ll pay a higher premium for that assurance.

Therefore, you can get a policy that looks the same for half price, but it has more risk of running out before you do! Life Insurance can be a great way to pay off estate taxes at a discount, but make sure you understand the worst case scenario, and understand that the best quote may not be your Safest quote.

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And virtually all of those present at last night’s annual meeting of the Lakes Region Planning Commission at Church Landing, some 150 or so people, when asked by Fenton if they had been the same childhood experiences, raised their hands in the affirmative.

Attorney Doug Hill of Gilford received the Kim Ayers Award at the annual meeting of the Lakes Region Fenton said that the Planning Commission at Church Landing in Meredith. (Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun) physical inactivity and physical activity and that communities should do all poor nutrition are the major factors in the rising tide they can to encourage physical activity by making it of childhood obesity and that it’s not just the children easier for people to be able to bicycle and walk. who at risk from those factors, adding that there Fenton said that children actually need up to 60 are 365,000 premature deaths a year attributed to minutes of day of physical activity and that discourlack of physical activity and poor diet, which means aging them from outdoors activities without adult that those causes now actually surpass deaths from supervision due to fears of violent crimes against smoking in the preventable deaths category. them by strangers is mistaken. ‘’We can find no evi‘’As recently as one or two generations ago we had dence that violent crime against kids by people who ‘free range kids’ who got plenty of physical activity. don’t know them has risen over the last 30 years, Now half of all kids are driven to school and during just the hype by the media. But the risk of childhood the last 30 years we’ve seen their obesity rate triple.’’

Type II diabetes has risen dramatically, as we used says Fenton. to call that affliction ‘adult-onset’ diabetes and now He said that today’s young people suffer from a it’s kids 14 years old showing symptoms.’’ ‘’nature deficit order’’ and should be spending more He praised the steps being taken in towns and time outdoors, but not necessarily in adult-orgacities which are members of the planning commisnized sports activities. sion to make communities more healthy but chalFenton said that those children who only take part lenged them to do more. in organized sports within their own age group are Fenton said many neighborhoods were built withlosing out on valuable life experiences. ‘’We used to out sidewalks in the 1970s and 80s, and walkable make up games, and argued about what the bounddowntowns have died as more and more retail activaries were, and had to negotiate and solve those ity moved to strip malls and big box stores designed problems — all skills used in adulthood. If there’s for automobile travelers. always a coach, referee, or program leader, kids don’t ‘’It’s more challenging for a free-range child today, develop those skills.’’ he said. but we can fix that,’’ he said.

He said that only about 10 to 20-percent of the Stanley Bean Jr. of Gilmanton was re-elected as population actually meets health recommendations see next page through 30 minutes a day of conscious, leisure time

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Gilford Fire Chief Stephen Currier said a heating and air conditioning unit positioned atop Theater One began to experience some sort of malfunction which resulted in a small amount of smoke and smoke odor to enter the theater. The smoke was not heavy enough to cause any health issues, he said.

Firefighters, using a thermal-imaging camera, were able to determine that there was no fire within the building. The offending unit was disabled and, after about a 15-minute break, movie goers were allowed to

return to their theaters.

Andrew Lester, general manager of the cinema, said about 200 people were in the building at the time of the evacuation. “That’s My Boy,” a comedy, was playing in Theater One, with three people watching. The rest of the theaters were unaffected by the incident.

Emma Gath, an eight year-old from Belmont, was glad to get back into the theater and catch the tail end of “Brave,” which she had been waiting months to see. Her review of the film?

“Good,” she said authoritatively.

For Bevin Gove of Connecticut, who was vacationing in the area, a trip to the movies seemed like a great plan for a rainy Monday. She brought her kids to the cinema, as did Connie Cusick.

However, about 15 minutes into “Men in Black: 3,” the alarms went off.

“I thought it was part of the movie,” said Alex Cusick.

Connie Cusick said, as soon as they realized what was going on, “they dropped their popcorn and ran.”

“But I kept my M & M’s,” reported Anna Gove.

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DEBBY from page 2 Gov. Rick Scott declared a statewide emergency,allowing authorities to put laws against price-gouging into effect and override bureaucratic hurdles to deal with the storm.

By 8 p.m. Monday, Debby was stationary in the Gulf of Mexico, 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Apalachicola, with sustained winds around 45 mph (72 kph), according to the

National Hurricane Center.

A tropical storm warning remained in effect Monday evening for more than 500 miles of coastline, from Destin in the upper Panhandle to Englewood, south of Sarasota.

Forecasters cautioned that Debby is a large tropical cyclone spreading strong winds and heavy rains at great distances from its center.

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Tamworth Wireless was presented with the Award for Excellence for bringing affordable broadband to that community.

Attorney Doug Hill of Gilford received the Kim Ayers Award for his work on conservation projects which have protected over 5,000 acres in that community alone, as well as thousands of acres of land in other Lakes Region communities

chairman of the executive board of the commission and Warren Hutchins of Laconia as vice chairman.

Honored during the evening were the Holderness Library, which named Library of the Year in 2011; the Eastern Lakes Region Housing Coalition and the Laconia Area Community Land Trust, which cooperated on the Harriman Hill workforce housing project in Wolfeboro.

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POLICE UNION from page one opposition to a provision in the agreement entitling officers to accrue 90 days of sick time, for which they receive the cash value upon resigning or retiring from the department. He reminded his colleagues that both the SEA and AFSCME agreed to reduce the number of sick days that could be accrued and monetized to 45 and that City Manager Scott Myers voluntarily forfeited accrued sick time when he was hired last year.

In New Hampshire, public employees are allowed to use career ending one-time payouts for things like sick pay to make their salaries look larger, boosting their lifetime pension benefit.

“Police officers receive a good salary, good insurance and and good pensions,” said Lahey, who noted that among the transfers the council would later be asked to approve was $40,000 to compensate a retiring officer.

An attorney, Lahey recalled clients who told him they missed three days of work when sick and were fired when they returned. “This is an insult to these

people. It’s an absurdity, a total absurdity. It’s ridiculous,” he declared. “it’s insulting to taxpayers who don’t have anything near this kind of benefit.”

Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4) agreed, but said “we still have that battle to fight.”

“We’ve been talking about this since I’ve been on the City Council,” Lahey, a near 20-year veteran, shot back.

Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3) conceded that the contract was “not everything we want to achieve,” but said the concessions made by the union on health insurance “represent progress.”

The same tack was taken by Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5), who said he agreed wholeheartedly with Lahey but added “I just don’t know how we can take everything off the table at once.”

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The agreement with the Patrolman’s Association leaves the union representing firefighters as the only one that will working without a new contract come the first on the month.

DASSATTI from page one third 3-year term on the Laconia School Board. He served two consecutive terms from November of 1999 to November of 2006, although the past two years are the first time he served as chair.

For this final four months, Dassatti said his goals as chair are to continue with the capital campaign for the Huot Regional Technical Education Center expansion, to continue what he said is a “very good working relationship” with the Laconia School Board, and to keep the community continually involved in the School District.

“Those three things were huge when I took over as chair and I‘m gratified that we (the School Board as a team) had all of these goals, ” he said.

Since 1996, the School Board has elected either two or three members of its 7-person board each year in November. This year, not only are Wards 1 and 6 scheduled for election, but the at-large position Dassatti holds is also up for election.

By charter, said City Clerk Mary Reynolds, the school board must hold a primary in September, even if there are no contested races, as well as a general election in November. She said the School Board received an exemption from the N.H. state law that prohibits municipal elections from being held in even-numbered years.

Reynolds said each voters will be given three separate ballots at September’s primary and November’s election — one each for the two elections for state representative Belknap District 9 and Belknap District 3 — and one for the School Board.

There are no contested races for Laconia School Board this year. Malcolm Murray, the Ward 1 incumbent, will seek as second term and Ward 6 incumbent Joe Cormier will seek another term.

Atty. Mike Persson was the only candidate to file for the at-large seat.

WILDFIRES from page 2 appeared to be out of danger Monday.

Firefighters hoped calmer winds Monday and additional firefighting air tankers would assist wildfires across the drought-stricken region.

With the nation’s privately owned fleet of heavy air tankers already in use or unavailable, U.S. Forest Chief Tom Tidwell said his agency had to call on C-130 military tankers to help. The order came as new fires started in Colorado, Utah, Alaska and Arkansas. In all, more than 1.3 million acres across the U.S. have been charred this year.

Tidwell told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday that about half of the nation’s personnel who are usually assigned to large fires are working in Colorado right now.

“It’s just because it’s so dry,” Tidwell said. “Not unlike New Mexico — they saw very low snowpack, especially in that lower country. Hot, dry winds with dry fuels, you get the ignition, and this is what we see.”

Even as some evacuated residents in Colorado were allowed to return home, tourists streamed out of some of Colorado’s most popular summer sights.

“They don’t want to come back where it is smoky and uncomfortable, so they move on,” said Chris Champlin, operator of the Pikes Peak RV Park, which is usually packed ahead of the July 4 holiday.

The fire that emptied Champlin’s RV park burned out of control at more than 5 square miles Monday, with smoke at times obscuring Pikes Peak.

In Manitou Springs, a tourist town at the base of Pikes Peak, the Blue Skies Inn was back open for business Monday, a day after guests were roused and told to evacuate. But manager Mike Dutcher worried that officials pleading for firefighting help could spook visitors.

“Tourism is a big business in Colorado, and if you hyperventilate when CNN shows up, it hurts a lot of people,” Dutcher said.

Final city budget includes up to $1-million in additional borrowing to do LHS project ‘right’

By Michael Kitch LACONIA — The City Council last night adopted the 2012-2013 municipal budget, which includes a borrowing of up to $1-million to supplement the capital campaign mounted by the School District to build six science laboratories and reconfigure the athletic playing fields at the High School in the course of renovating and expanding the Huot Regional Technical Education Center.

Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4) cast the lone dissenting vote against the budget after offering a motion to reduce the School District by $100,000, which failed by a five-to-one margin.

The council trimmed the city budget presented

by City Manager Scott Myers by $5,534, decreasing the grand total appropriation from $59,321,430 to $59,315,896 and at the same time increased the total revenues by $155,000, from $24,853,815 to $25,008,815, which together reduced the total amount to be raised by property taxes by $160,534 from $34,467,615 to $34,307,081.

As a result the projected increase in the property rate dropped 9 cents, from 24 cents to 15 cents, to $20.71 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, which represents an annual increase of less than one-percent.

The School District will service the debt on the borrowing to complete the Huot Center project.

Myers explained that the district intended to return $150,000 in funds appropriated but not spent in 2011-2012, $66,410 of which is included in the budget to make the first payment on the “Qualified Zone Academy Bond” (QZAB), the interest free federal loan of $6.5-million granted to the district.

Beginning next year, he said the debt service on the QZAB and the $1-million borrowing will rise to $187,541, which School Superintendent Bob Champlin assured the council the district could defray from its annual operating budget.

Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5) opened discussion of the project by telling the council that the bid price of the project has been reduced by almost $2-million by reengineering aspects of the design and a fundraising effort with a target of $1-million has begun.

Nevertheless, he said that another $813,000 would be needed to complete the science laboratories and playing field. “Our job is to make the project go for-

ward,” he declared, “and if we don’t do the whole thing, it won’t make any sense. This is our opportunity to finish the project and do it right.”

When Mayor Mike Seymour recognized Baer she remarked “Scrooge is up.”

She recalled that the budget for the project had swelled from $10-million when the council first approved it to more than $16-million and said that while she initially opposed it, when the district received the QZAB she voted in favor on the understanding that the funds would be spent on the Huot Technical Center. But, she said, now nearly $3-million was being spent on the football field. She proposed reducing the increase in the property tax rate from 15 cents to a dime by cutting $100,000 from the School District budget.

Baer found no support among her fellow councilors. Councilor Ava Doyle (Ward 1) said that while she may once have been somewhat skeptical “we’ve got such an investment in that building, we should finish it. You don’t do a project part way.”

Councilor Henry Lipman (Ward 3) said that the taxpapyers were looking to the council “to make a good long-term decision. Let’s maximize and optimize what we can do there.”

Hamel said that the school building aid from the state and the interest free loan from the federal government, which together represent the largest share of funding for the project, as well as the low cost of borrowing present a unique opportunity to make a necessary investment that if deferred will only cost more in the future. He stressed that the project would virtually complete the renovation of Laconia High School, making other major expenditures unnecessary for the foreseeable future. “Only the central fire station will be left,” he said.

Acknowledging that he had no vote, Seymour urged the council not to reduce the School District budget, which he warned would have an adverse impact on the capital campaign.

The budget also includes funding for an additional patrolman at the police department, replacement of major equipment at the Department of Public Works, the establishment of accounts to address unforeseen for health insurance,winter maintenance and environmental remediation and a $500,000 increase in spending for street repairs.

from preceding page One of those people is Tresa Gray, an evacuated resident who also manages a vacation cabin. She’s waiting out the fire in an evacuation center and said she’s already lost a booking for the week of July 4, typically her easiest time renting the cabin.

“You don’t want to come up here and run in fear, especially if you don’t live here,” she said. “It’s caused us to lose some business. If we don’t get some rain, I expect to lose all of July and August.”

The head of the state’s tourism office said it’s too

soon to know how the fires will affect the number of summer tourists. But Al White, director of the Colorado Tourism Office, insisted, “The active fires represent a very, very small piece of Colorado.”

Colorado is having its worst fire season since the drought-stricken year of 2002. In June of that year, wildfires charring tens of thousands of acres near the resort towns of Glenwood Springs and Durango and in Pike National Forest near Denver prompted then-Gov. Bill Owens to proclaim that it looked as if “all of Colorado is burning today.”

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The Red Cross is calling on all eligible blood donors — now more than ever — to roll up a sleeve and give as soon as possible. All blood types are needed, but especially O positive, O negative, B negative and A negative in order to meet patient demand this summer.

An unseasonably early start to spring may be a contributing factor to this year’s decrease in donations.

Many regular donors got an early start on summer activities and aren’t taking time to give blood or platelets.

In addition, this year’s mid-week Independence Day holiday has reduced the number of scheduled Red Cross blood drives. Many sponsors, especially businesses, are unable to host drives because employees are taking extended vacations.

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SPAIN from page one Commission, European Central Bank and IMF — as well as the European Banking Authority would “flying in (to Madrid) as soon as possible.”

In a statement, the commission’s top financial and monetary affairs officer, Olli Rehn, welcomed the request and pledged “to step up work to get a clean assessment of the sector and its needs.” He said the two audits were “a good starting point.”

Rehn said he was “confident an accord can be reached in a matter of weeks.”

Tardio told reporters there would be both conditions for both the bailed-out banks as well as for the whole Spanish banking industry.

The government ordered the audits, carried out by Oliver Wyman Inc. and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH, as an act of transparency in the

hope their results would calm markets.

Some analysts said the Spanish economy’s outlook is so bad that the assumptions may be conservative.

Four other international auditing firms will now carry out more exhaustive audits of each bank by July 31.

Based on these, a round of stress tests will then be held on each entity in September. Banks then seen to be financially unsound will be given 15 days to come up with restructuring plans and, if approved, nine months to fulfill them.

Underscoring market concerns about Spain’s finances, Moody’s Investor Service late Monday downgraded its credit ratings on 28 Spanish banks.

Moody’s said the weakening condition of the country’s finances is making it more difficult for the government to support the country’s lenders.

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LACONIA — When people think of figs they usually associate them with the Middle East and Mediterranean countries, places with warm and dry climates.

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But he has continued with his container-based agriculture and has a driveway full of not only some 40 varieties of figs but also strawberries, lettuce and several kinds of vegetables as well as climbing snap peas.

He says that his fig trees are being grown in five and 25 gallon containers except for one variety, Florea, which is planted in ground for overwintering trial.

Sullivan says that the figs can grow outside in containers during the normal growing season but should be moved inside during late fall and winter and kept in an environment where the temperature doesn’t drop below 20 degrees or rise above 45 degrees.

Containers should have holes about the size of a dime or a quarter drilled in their sides, but none in the bottom, allowing for drainage and enabling the fig tree to send out roots through the holes.

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Some varieties can produce between 150 and 300 figs a year on a plant which is six years of age, says Sullivan, who says that most fig trees produce two crops a year, a first or Breva crop which develops in the spring on last year’s shoot growth with the second ripening on new growth in late summer or early fall.

He’s been selling only those varieties which he has had success with and says that he has 14 different ones which are now available.

He says that his customers are intrigued with the idea of growing their own figs and have learned that patience is a virtue which must be practiced so that they harvest only the ripe fruit.

Sullivan, who works at Observe Agway in Belmont, where he also sells his fig plants says that he can by reached at 630-7938 or by email to figs4nh@ gmail.com.

IMMIGRATION from page 2 presidential campaign in which President Barack Obama has been heavily courting Latino voters and Republican challenger Mitt Romney has been struggling to win Latino support. During a drawnout primary campaign, Romney and the other GOP candidates mostly embraced a hard line on the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, though Romney has lately taken a softer tone.

Obama said he was pleased that the court struck down key parts of Arizona’s law but was concerned about what the high court left intact.

“No American should ever live under a cloud of suspicion just because of what they look like,” the president said in a written statement. He said police in Arizona should not enforce the provision in a way that undermines civil rights.

“What this decision makes unmistakably clear is that Congress must act on comprehensive immigration reform,” Obama said.

In Scottsdale, Ariz., later Monday, Romney said he would have preferred that the court “give more latitude to the states” in immigration enforcement.

Romney told campaign donors that the law has “become a muddle” and that the states have more options to enforce their own immigration laws.

Earlier, he said in a statement, “I believe that each state has the duty — and the right — to secure our borders and preserve the rule of law, particularly when the federal government has failed to meet its responsibilities.”

In his majority opinion, Kennedy distinguished the “show me your papers” provision from the other challenged parts of the law by pointing out that consultation between local and federal authorities already is an important part of the immigration system. Local and state police called on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s support center more than 1 million times in 2009 alone, he said.

Kennedy said the law could — and suggested it should — be read to avoid concerns that status checks could lead to prolonged detention. “Detaining individuals solely to verify their immigration status would raise constitutional concerns,” he said, but he did not define what would constitute too long a detention.

A divided court struck down these three major provisions: — Requiring all immigrants to obtain or carry immigration registration papers.

— Making it a state criminal offense for an illegal immigrant to seek work or hold a job.

— Allowing police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants without warrants.

The vote was 6-2 against making it a state crime not to carry immigration papers and 5-3 against the other two provisions.

Justice Elena Kagan sat out the case because of her previous work in the Obama administration.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the ruling marked a victory for people who believe in the responsibility of states to defend their residents. The case, she said, “has always been about our support for the rule of

Mo Baxley joins Jackie Cilley campaign as field director BARRINGTON — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jackie Cilley on Monday announced that that Mo Baxley of Laconia, former executive director of N.H. Freedom to Marry, is joining her campaign as field director. Baxley, who has 30 years of experience including successfully directing public education, legislative and labor campaigns, working at the local, state, and national level, also served in the New Hampshire House. Her focus will be organizing county and local committees in support of Jackie’s candidacy.

“We are thrilled that Mo is joining our team,” said Cilley. “I know from working with her to pass marriage equality that she is a tireless advocate for what she believes in. Living in New Hampshire and having established relationships with scores of our citizens

makes her an invaluable asset to our campaign.”

“I am very excited about the Jackie Cilley for Governor campaign and thrilled to be working with Jackie,” said Baxley, adding “I worked directly with Jackie on marriage equality and saw firsthand her commitment to doing the right thing and her effectiveness in getting the job done.”

New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley has called Mo a “NH hero” for her efforts to pass marriage equality legislation in the legislature: “A lot will be said and written over the resounding victory for marriage equality in New Hampshire.

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from preceding page tion and racial profiling. Law enforcement will be held accountable should this statute be misused in a fashion that violates an individual’s civil rights.”

Civil rights groups that separately challenged the law over concerns that it would lead to rights abuses said their lawsuit would go on.

Even with the limitations the high court put on Arizona, the immigration status check still is “an invitation to racial profiling,” said American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Omar Jadwat.

Carlos Beltran, looking for day labor work Monday in the Phoenix area, said he was glad to hear the court struck down most of the law.

“We can still be here today, find a job and go home and tell our wives we have something to eat tonight,” said Beltran, who was born in the U.S. but whose parents are illegal immigrants.

With the ruling, however, Beltran said the poten-

tial for racial profiling will become worse. “I don’t want to have my dad afraid of looking for a job. He has four kids. They shouldn’t be afraid of trying to make a living,” he said.

The Obama administration sued to block the Arizona law soon after its enactment two years ago.

Federal courts had refused to let the four key provisions take effect.

The other states adopted variations on Arizona’s law. Parts of those laws also were on hold pending the outcome of the Supreme Court case.

Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor joined all of Kennedy’s opinion.

Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas would have allowed all the challenged provisions to take effect.

Justice Samuel Alito would have allowed police to arrest immigrants without papers who seek work, and also to make arrests without warrants.

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multihomer game for the Red Sox, tying Ted Williams for the club record. He has 398 career homers that ties Dale Murphy for 51st all-time.

Henderson Alvarez (4-6) pitched five innings then left with right elbow soreness. He allowed five runs — three earned — and six hits to snap a four-game losing streak.

Boston’s Felix Doubront (8-4) gave up seven runs — five earned — and 11 hits in six innings.

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Evelyn P. Chesley, 68 CAMPTON — Evelyn Pearl (Mewhorter) Chesley, 68, of Campton and Orange City, Fla., died peacefully Friday, June 22, 2012 in her home in Campton surrounded by her loving family after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Oneonta, NY, August 26, 1943 the daughter of Robert and Mary (Brooks) Mewhorter.

In 1961 she married Gordon W. Chesley in Montpelier, Vt. A resident of Campton since 1969, she enjoyed spending winters in Florida with Gordon and spending time with family and friends. Evelyn owned and operated Chesley’s Bar-B-Que and Catering with Gordon and will be remembered by many as a familiar face at Chesley’s serving counter at fairs and special events throughout New England.

She was predeceased by her three brothers, Robert Mewhorter, Jr., John Mewhorter and Ralph Mewhorter; two sisters, Yvonne Ritchie and Marjorie Grantham; and a grandson, Christopher Ryan Chesley.

Evelyn is survived by her beloved husband of 50 years, Gordon W. Chesley, of Campton; two daughters, Donna (Chesley) Stewart of Jackson, Miss., Diane Lyon and husband Douglas, of Dalton, NH; three sons, Christopher Chesley, of Webster, Scott Chesley, of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Randall Ches-

ley and wife Casey, of Pembroke, NH; one brother, Earl and wife Linda Mewhorter, of Orange City, Fla.; two sisters, Delores Dubois and husband Marshall, of Phenix City, Ala., and Mary Kay Knapp and husband Anson, of Oneonta, NY; two brothers-in-law, Ronald and wife Sis Chesley, of Campton and DeBary, Fla., Lawrence and wife Caren Chesley, of Holderness, two sisters-in-law, Maryann (Chesley) Khoury, of Orlando, Fla., and Dawn Mewhorter, of Otego, NY; 14 grandchildren, 9 greatgrandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held at Mayhew Funeral Home, 12 Langdon St., Plymouth on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, from 6:00pm through 8:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 10:00 am in St. Matthew’s Holy Trinity Parish, 11 School St., Plymouth. Rev. Leo LeBlanc, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow services at the Blair Cemetery in Campton.

In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or www.cancer.org Mayhew Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Meredith and Plymouth are handling the arrangements. To view Evelyn’s Book of Memories, please visit www.mayhewfuneralhomes.com

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Graves , Kenneth Graves and Tony Graves, ten grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren, one sister, Jill Waite, 2 nieces and one nephew. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his daughter, Bonnie Waite and one brother, John R. Waite.

Memorial calling hours will be held from 2:00 PM - 4:00PM on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Wilkinson-Beane-SimoneauPaquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, using the Carriage House entrance. A memorial service will follow at 4:00PM also at the Funeral Home.

For those who wish memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Two Commerce Dr. Ste. 110, Bedford, NH 03110.

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

Energy forum held today at Laconia City Hall

LACONIA — The City is holding an energy forum today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Council Chambers, for the purpose of hearing suggestions with regard to the creation of an energy chapter to be included in the city’s Master Plan. The energy chapter is being written by city staff, with assistance from the Lakes Region Planning Commission.

The Energy Chapter will address existing conditions, energy policies, recommendations and action steps regarding energy efficiency, energy conservation and renewable energy, at both the municipal, business and residential levels.

City residents and businesspeople are highly encouraged to attend the forum. Presenters will include a local solar expert, a college professor of energy, the energy efficiency manager from the Retail Merchants Association of NH, director of housing rehabilitation and energy conservation for Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Countie, and others.

Participants will be asked to work together to help identify Laconia’s energy future. RSVP’s are encouraged and should be directed to Seth Creighton at the Planning Department by email at creightons@city. laconia.nh.us or by phone at 603-527-1264.

Silver Center hosts professional Papermill Theatre actors at PSU each Thursday through the summer

PLYMOUTH —The Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University hosts professional actors from the Papermill Theatre in Lincoln throughout the summer, presenting their repertoire of children’s stories adapted for the stage.

Performances are 2 p.m. each Thursday. All seats (including babes in arms) are $6 and the shows usually sell out early.

The production for July 5 is Little Mermaid. Han’s Christian Andersen’s classic tale about a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.

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Thomas served in United States Air Force from 1957 to 1961.

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Winnipesaukee Forge opens ‘Arts Collaborative’ and blacksmith shop MEREDITH — David and Heidi Little of Winnipesaukee Forge, Inc. recently purchased and renovated a property located on Winona Road in Meredith with financing from Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB).

The Littles worked with Gracie Cilley, vice president and commercial loan officer, to obtain financing from MVSB for their recent property purchase and renovations. The commercial loan has allowed the couple to move their gallery and blacksmith shop from a combined rental unit on Foundry Ave to two separate buildings at their new location on Winona Road in Meredith.

The new gallery – called The Arts Collaborative – will be holding an open house featuring the fine furnishings and artwork of David Little and Steven Hayden on Saturday, June 30 from 12-4 p.m.

“We’re so thankful to MVSB for helping make this happen,” said David Little. “We’ve been working with the Bank for more than thirty years, and it’s always been a dream of ours to own our own gallery. One thing I’ve realized over the years is that it really takes a team to create and maintain a successful small business, and the

Bank plays an important role on that team. We feel very fortunate to have had MVSB be that key player for us.”

More than a fine art gallery, The Arts Collaborative serves the artistic, design, decorative, and home furnishing needs of the most discerning customers. The artists work tirelessly to create pieces customized to their clients’ preferences and space needs, and their access to other artists and fine craftspeople often results in oneof-a-kind pieces that are impossible to find elsewhere.

The work of David Little and Steven Hayden can be found on display across the state. Hayden and Little worked together to create many pieces for the new League of NH Craftsmen Headquarters in Concord. In addition, the two also collaborated to create the park benches for the new courtyard on Main Street in Meredith, while Hayden independently created a sculpture for the project. Winnipesaukee Forge is also currently working to create a boat bow table and oak leaf fire screens for the fireplaces inside the new camps at The Inn at Church Landing.

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Blackstone’s hosts NY vocalist Teri Roiger on July 4 LACONIA — Blackstones Jazz & Spirits will host vocalist Teri Roiger on July 4 at 8 p.m. at the Margate Resort in Laconia.

In celebration of Independence Day, admission will be free for all US Military personnel (active, reserve & veteran) and admission will be $5 for senior citizens (over 65). General admission tickets are $12.

Tickets may be picked up in advance through the Margate front desk, and will be available at the door.

Teri Roiger has been active on the jazz scene for many years as a singer, lyricist, pianist and educator. Her compelling and laid-back vocal style is full of soul and swing, and echoes influences of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Bessie Smith. Equally capable as a composer and producer, Teri’s recent works have ranged from: a performance at the Panama Jazz Festival; music composition for the documentary “Beyond Iconic;” the creation of the Jazzstock music festival; a gig at Dizzy’s Club in NYC; and a forthcoming CD dedicated to jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln.

Applauded by jazz writers and fans around the world (from “Jazz Hot” in Paris to “Playboy” magazine) Ms. Roiger has performed or recorded with Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Burrell, Matt Wilson, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Cobb, Robin Eubanks, Al Foster, Fred Hersch, David “Fathead” Newman and Dewey Redman. Teri will perform in Laconia with

an all-star ensemble that includes renowned bassist John Menegon.

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Economic development committee meets Thursday

WOLFEBORO — The Lakes Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee will be meeting on Thursday, June 28 at 3 p.m. at the offices of the Wentworth Economic Development Council, located in the Citizens Bank building, 7 Center Street in Wolfeboro.

The Strategy Committee is responsible for advising the Lakes Region Planning Commission (LRPC) about the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) for the Lakes Region. This meet-

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All CEDS meetings are open to the public.

Little league 11 & 12 year old all-stars open play today LACONIA — The Laconia 11 & 12 year old AllStars begin their quest to reach the Little League World Series when they start play in the New Hampshire District 2 Tournament tonight at Colby Field against the Tilton/Northfield All-Stars. First pitch is scheduled for 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday’s matchup is the first of 8 pool play games for Laconia’s All-Stars. Once pool play is complete,

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The 2012 Gilmanton Minor 1 team played spectacular baseball this spring and early summer, finishing undefeated and in first place in the Suncook Valley Cal Ripken Baseball League. Pictured in the front row (l-r) are Jimmy Teunessen, Brady Hayes, Colby Oickle, Cameron Chamberlain, Silas Boulanger and Gavin Siravo; middle row are Michael Maltais, Adrian Siravo, AJ Smith, Timmy Stevens, Noah Bolduc and Kyle Poire; coaches are Steve Siravo, Head Coach Pat Bolduc, Jay Poire and Chris Stevens.

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Ovide Lamontagne visiting ice cream social in Sanbornton on Friday night SANBORNTON - Republican gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne will be the featured guest at an ice cream social at the home of State Rep. Bill Tobin at his home on Knox Moun-

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Other local candidates for office will also attend Friday’s dessert party.

Anyone who plans on attending should RSVP to Faith Tobin at 934-5946.

MEREDITH — The New Hampshire offices of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are hosting the 4th annual Putting Kids and Families First Charity Poker Run on Sunday, July 8.

All the fun starts and ends at Laconia Harley Davidson in Meredith with the ride and onsite registration from 8:30–10 a.m. Participants will ride through the scenic and beautiful Lakes Region of New Hampshire to raise money for several local charities.

Riders will make five stops along the way to collect five cards and turn in their poker hands at 2 p.m.

At the end of ride, participants will enjoy food from T-Bones and Cactus Jack’s and entertainment provided by the Eric Grant Band.

The highest poker hand will win a

cash prize of $500 and participants will have chances to win an assortment of raffle prizes.

Proceeds from the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares charity poker run will benefit: the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire; Chaplains Emergency Relief Fund; Salvation ArmyCarey House; New Beginnings Crisis Center; and Laconia Area Community Land Trust.

To register, contact Shawn Bailey at (603) 581-2835 or email Shawn.

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Cost is $30 per poker hand, which includes cookout, or $15 for cookout only. Active military eat free.

MOULTONBOROUGH — The Moultonboro United Methodist Church’s annual church fair will be held on Saturday, June 30 from 9 a.m to 2 p.m.

This year’s fair will have a tropical theme and there will be something for everyone with vendor tables and a silent auction. There will be a luncheon of bar-

becue, baked goods and smoothies.

There will be a white elephant table with jewelry, books, CD’s, videos, and other items to purchase. There will be a pie-throwing contest, free moon walk and petting zoo as well as a scavenger hunt with a prize at the end.

For further information, call the Moultonboro Church Office at 476-5152.

4th annual Putting Kids and Families First Charity Poker Run is July 8

Moultonboro United Methodist Church’s annual church fair is June 30

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Laconia Democrats meet Ashland Rebekah Lodge throws 67-year member Marrion Merril a surpise tea party Thursday at Hector’s ASHLAND — On May 9, the Ashland Rebekah Lodge #67 members and friends met at White Mountain Court and held a surprise tea party to celebrate Marrion Merril’s birthday. Before the part Marrion was taken for a mystery ride by her driver, endlessly traveling down roads until finally ending up at the White Mountain Court community room.

On entrance Marrion was surprised to find the room decorated for a tea party.

There was a great book for everyone to sign so Marrion could always have the memory of this event.

A wonderfully arranged On May 9, members of Ashland Rebekah Lodge #67 hosted a tea party to celebrate the birthday of table was set up in tra67-year lodge member Marrion Merril (right). (Courtesy photo) ditional fashion with china tea cups and tea pots. Other tables around the There were many Rebekah’s representing Ashroom were filled to capacity with tea, sandwiches, land, Plymouth and Lakeport, the four area cookies and three different birthday cakes that churches, the Historical Society, White Mountain made by Dorothy Downing and Shirley Shancheva.

Court, the Common Man Commons, the Legion Many people contributed to this tea party in variAuxiliary and the Women’s Club. ous way. Tea was poured by Carol Goodwin and Marrion has been a Rebekah of Ashland for 67 years.

Flora Koerbel. The birthday cake was was cut by She joined the Ashland Rebekah Lodge #67 on Feb. 1, Shirley Shancheva and and served by the Ashland 1945. Since joining she has held many stations in the Rebekahs. Marrion gave a few kind remarks and Lodge, been the Degree Mistress many time and helped thanked everyone for making her party so much fun. the lodge become known for beautiful floor work.

LACONIA — Laconia Democrats will be meeting on Thursday, June 28 at 6 p.m at Hector’s Fine Food & Spirits, 53 Beacon Street West The purpose of the meeting will be to fill the positions of Chair and Vice-Chair. and to lay the groundwork for this year’s elections.

Any registered Democrat residing in Laconia is eligible to run for one of the offices and/or to vote in these elections.

There will also be updates on campaign 2012, upcoming events, more info on the new downtown Laconia office, and a general discussion. All Laconia Democrats are encouraged to attend.

Free HIV testing offered in Plymouth & Laconia

LACONIA — Family Planning in Laconia and Plymouth will offer free HIV Testing on Wednesday, June 27 from 2-6 p.m. in honor of National HIV Testing Day. No appointment needed.

Tests will be done on a first come, first serve basis with same day results.

Plymouth Family Planning is located at 258 Highland Street in the bottom floor of the Whole Village Family Resource Center building, and can be reached by calling 536-3584.

Laconia Family Planning is located at 121 Belmont Road on the Laconia-Gilford bypass on the second floor of the Lakes Region Family Center building and can be reached by calling 524-5453.

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Waldo, now 25, turning President Abraham Lincoln (impersonator) plans visit to Gilford as part of bicentennial celebration up in local challenge CENTER HARBOR — Waldo is turning twentyfive this year and to celebrate, Bayswater Book Company in Center Harbor is challenging people to find the famous fellow in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs in 15 different local businesses throughout the month of July.

Those who spot Waldo can win prizes, including buttons and books. Waldo figures are showing up in public areas of local businesses and libraries and can be found in Center Harbor, Moultonborough, Sandwich and Meredith. Perhaps he’ll be found in Yikes Gallery on Route 25 in Center Harbor, or spotted hiding in the Moultonborough Public Library or the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.

Anyone who wishes to participate can stop by Bayswater Book Co. to pick up a “Find Waldo Where We Live and Play” search list with the names of all the businesses and collect an “I Found Waldo at ......” card for each Waldo that is spotted. Collect cards from 8 or more different participating establishments and turn them in at Bayswater to win a Waldo button and be entered to win other, larger prizes to be drawn at Bayswater’s Waldo Party on July 28.

For more information about looking for “Waldo Where We Live and Play,” call Bayswater at 253-8858.

GILFORD — President Abraham Lincoln, as portrayed by Lincoln impersonator Steve Wood of Claremont, will be visiting Gilford as part of the town’s Bicentennial Celebration on Saturday, July 7.

As part of this celebration, Sharon Wood will portray Betsey Phelps in “A Soldier’s Mother Tells Her Story” about her son who died heroically at the Battle of Gettysburg. This will take place inside the 1834 Meetinghouse at 2 p.m. It is located right across from the Village Field in the center of Gilford Village.

She will also incorporate some interesting tidbits concerning Gilford’s soldiers and their families. Gilford’s own Carole Johnson will also be there to sharing excerpts from Thomas. Hunt’s letters home; he was her ancestor whose brother, Dr. Charles Hunt, was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army.

Also as part of this celebration, Steve Wood will present “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln” at 4 p.m. at the 1834 Meetinghouse.

It has been said that “Matching Lincoln’s height and beard, Steve Wood bears enough of a resemblance to make heads turn even he is not wearing his black wool trousers, vest, frock coat and stovepipe hat.” His presentation will include anecdotes about Lincoln’s early life, his campaign debates with Stephen Douglas, his visit to New Hampshire in 1860, and the Civil War that followed his election to the Presidency. He will conclude by reading the Gettysburg Address and by answering questions from the audience.

Both presentations are open to the public and are free, thanks to funding by the New Hampshire Humanities Council and the Pardoe Fund.

Starting at 10 am. members of the 12th NH Regiment will be in period uniform depicting a recruiting camp, People can come and see how they lived and trained, ask questions and take pictures.

There will be oldfashioned wooden toys Steve Wood will present “A for all ages to play with Visit With Abraham Lincoln” on the bandstand, plus as part of Gilford’s Bicentena chicken BBQ put on nial Celebration highlighting by the Firemen’s Relief its part in the Civil War on July Association.

7 (rain date of July 8) (CourFestivities will conclude tesy photo) with the 12th Regiment Serenade band playing at the bandstand at 6 p.m.

These programs and activities are all under the auspices of the Gilford Historical Society as part of Gilford’s Bicentennial Activities.

braiding will be highlighted with a “hands on” demonstration. Kathy Lacroix will work with anyone interested in this opportunity to try braiding and in the process discover how easy it is.

Lacroix says “Braiding your own rug can be very relaxing, plus you will have a unique, one of a kind, rug for that special spot in your home.” While not claiming to be an “expert”, Lacroix simply describes herself as “a person who enjoys the craft and likes to share that joy with others.”

During the years 2004-2007 she and Marion

shop will be held on Saturday, July 14 from 11 a.m.

– 3 p.m. and will include more wet felting as well as needle felting. Wet felting offers a wide variety of creative opportunities, including hat making.

“Merrilyn Patch had so much fun teaching felting at the last event that we immediately decided to do another,” say Joyce Keyser, owner of Shepherd’s Hut Market.

The cost is $11 per person for materials. Call 3934696 to pre-register.

Local dog obedience instructor Carolyn Rug braiding demonstration at Shepherd’s Hut Market Bancroft featured on GILFORD — Two special events focusing on wool Ekholm led “braiding bees” at the Gilford Historical be taking place soon at the Shepherd’s Hut Society’s Grange that were well attended.

The next event is a repeat of “Fun With Felting”, Market ar Ramlin Veww Farm at 637 Morrill St. TV’s Animal Planet show will On Saturday, June 30 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m rug the workshop held back in April. This time the workLACONIA — Animal Planet’s Bad Dog! Show will feature Carolyn Bancroft, the Laconia Adult Education Dog Obedience instructor on Saturday, June 30 at 9 p.m.

The featured dog named “Cami” is a Muggin (half Pug and half Miniature Pincher) who was a rescue from the Humane Society and is now five years old. Cami belongs to Laconia residents, Mandy and Zach Youssef.

Cami is a dog that latches onto Mandy’s clothing each time Mandy prepares to leave for work. The Bad Dog show documents just how far pets can push their owners in terms of being disobedient and destructive while still receiving unconditional love from the owners.

Carolyn Bancroft was contacted by The Bad Dog producers to share her expertise in animal behavior with the owners of the problem dog that will be featured on the Animal Planet broadcast on Saturday. Although the program is intended to be light hearted in content, it also demonstrates the results of proper training and how this training can have a positive effect on dogs with “strong wills”.

Bancroft has proven the effectiveness of her unique style of dog obedience and training. She has been successful in proving her belief that you should “control the spirit of a dog and not break it!” She also puts emphasis on the fact that the human must be the “Leader of the Pack”.

Laconia Adult Education will be offering an eight week dog obedience class beginning in September.

Anyone interested in finding out more information about the Dog Obedience classes should call 524-5712.

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Today is Tuesday, June 26, the 178th day of 12. There are 188 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On June 26, 1912, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony o. 9 in D major premiered in Vienna more than year after the composer’s death; Bruno Walter nducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

On this date: In 1483, Richard III began his reign as King of ngland.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Bolduc Park Association hosts the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce’s Buisness After Hours event.

5-7 p.m. at Bolduc Park, 282 Gilford Ave. on the Gilford/ Laconia line. Appetizers and beverages will be provided.

Door prizes will be awareded. For more information call 5241370. (NOTE: This event was rescheduled from Monday night because of rain.)

Jeff Warner of Portsmouth presents a music based program with singing, games, pocket instruments and more. 7 p.m. at the Old Town Hall. Route 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works. Free of charge. Refreshments will be available.

Book Group reading “Ladies of Liberty” by Cokie Roberts meets at noon at the Hall Memorial Library.

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents “The Complete History of America (Abridged).” 7:30 p.m. at the theater in the Alpenrose Plaza in Weirs Beach. May not be suitable for children under the age of 13. For ticket information or questions call 366-7377 or look online at www. winniplayhouse.org.

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

Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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.

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 The Greater Lakes Region Chapter of Murdered Children for the families and friends of those who have died by violence meets at 6 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Laconia Police Department Community Room. For further information contact chapter leader Carmen Doucette’ at 524-7624 or laconia1@metrocast.net.

Energy forum at Laconia City Hall. 4 to 6 p.m. The city is writing an energy chapter to add to the Master Plan and wants to hear suggestions. Forum will be held in the council chambers.

Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative conducting training class on diagnosing basements for air sealing and insulation. 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 17 Railroad Square in Plymouth. This will be the first meeting of a multi-day class.

For more information, call 860-559-1488 or email zak@ plymouthenergy.org.

Local Foods Plymouth ordering workshop. 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Campton Public Library. Attendees will learn about the benefits of buying locally-grown food and will learn how to participate in the weekly food ordering program.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 The Laconia High School Class of 1948 will hold its monthly luncheon at noon at The Pasta Patio on Rte. 3. in Belmont. Any interested parties are welcome to attend.

Blackstones hosts the Harvey Sorgen Duo and the NH Jazz Celebration Band. 8 p.m. at Blackstones at the Margate Resort in Laconia. Tickets are $12. For more information call NH Jazz Presents at (518) 793-3183 or email jon@nhjazz.com.

Free informational session “Assisted Living for Seniors” held by the Taylor Community. 5:30-7 p.m.

Advance registration requested by calling 524-5600.

The Friends of the Meredith Library meet for their monthly program. 3 p.m. in the Function Room of the Library. The meeting is open to the public. For more information call 279-1206 or email bheyduk@metrocast.net.

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Spaghetti dinner Saturday at Ashland Legion Gilford Band opens ASHLAND — The Pemi-Baker Valley Republican Committee (PBVRC) will hold an All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner Saturday, June 30, at the American Legion Hall, 37 Main Street in Ashland, from 5-7 p.m.

The event is open to the public and features spaghetti, meatballs, Italian sausage, salad, garlic bread, beverages, and dessert. Cost is $10 per person, children 5-12 $5 and 4 and under are free.

Special family price is $25. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Kevin Smith, candidate for Governor, is this month’s guest speaker.

A collection of non-perishable foods is also being taken for the Plymouth Area Food Pantry.

Other spaghetti dinners for 2012 are scheduled for July 28, August 25, September 22, and October 27.

‘An Evening at the Opera’ fundraiser is Saturday night FRANKLIN — Just Love to Sing! will hold a fundraising event “An Evening at the Opera” on June 30 at 7:30 p.m. to kick off their 2012 Summer season.

At this special event, the Franklin Opera House will come alive with light opera entertainment, dancing, refreshments, and a silent auction.

“We invite everyone to come and enjoy the party.

This fundraiser will assist all our 2012 productions of “Dido and Aeneas” in July, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” in December, and of course our 2012 Sixth Annual Opera Competition held in the fall”, says

LACONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Carlos Martinez, Music Director of Just Love to Sing!.

“This production features many of the finalist winners of our 2011 vocal competition, and we will offer many of the top ten hits in the operatic repertoire.”, says Martinez. He and his wife, soprano Jane Cormier will also perform at the event.

Tickets for this event are available through the Franklin Opera Box Office or by calling (603)9341901. For more information, visit www.justlovetosing.com.

Browsing 695 Main Street, Laconia • 524-4775

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

This Weeks Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room After School Storytime

Tuesday, June 26th @ 3:30, at our Goss branch, 188 Elm St. in Lakeport for after school storytime. For more information, call 524-3808.

Adult: A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes with Adair Mulligan

Thursday, June 28th @ 7:00 Laconia Rotary Hall with author and environmental biologist, Adair Mulligan. Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives – stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. In this program, we will explore the rich story behind such abandoned places, and see how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues left behind on the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have such archeological sites on their land, and help stimulate interest in not only a town’s past but its future.

This program will be held in Laconia Public Library’s Rotary Hall and is free and open to all.

Future Activities

Children: Goss Reading Room After School Storytime

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

Summer is Sweet: Bedtime Stories for Families

Monday, July 16th @ 6:30 Selig Storytime Room Families with kids through third grade are welcome to join us for some sweet stories. Come in your jammies and bring a blanket and your favorite stuffed animal to this free program.

Hear Me Read

Tuesday, July 10th @ 10:00 Selig Storytime Room Thursday, July 12th @ 1:00 at Goss Reading Room This is a free program that pairs children who want to practice reading out loud with a volunteer listener. Come 4 times and receive a free book!

Dream Big – Read! Summer Reading Program

Wednesday, July 11th @ 1:00 Laconia Community Center Special event with Lindsay & Puppet Pals! Sing, dance, learn about being kind, sharing, and working together. This free program is sponsored by WLNH Children’s Auction.

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

We have wireless ... inside & out!!

concert series Wednesday

GILFORD — The Gilford Community Band will open it’s 2012 Summer Concert Series on Wednesday June 27 on the Weeks Bandstand at the Gilford Village Field at 7:30 p.m.

In the case of inclement weather, the concerts move in to the Performing Arts Center at the High School.

The concert performances will continue every other Wednesday, July 11, July 25, Aug 8, Lyvie Beyrent (Courtesy photo) & Aug 22. In addition, the band will perform in the Old Home Day Parade on Saturday August 25 and the evening 8 p.m. concert prior to the fireworks.

The band is directed by Lyvie Beyrent. Lyvie has been a long time member and is the Instrumental Director at the Gilford High School.

The 2012 season is being dedicated to Don Chesebrough. Don was the manager and steward of the GCB for over 30 years and will be sorely missed for both his leadership and his drumming.

Originally organized in 1978, the Gilford Community Band is a concert band sponsored by the Gilford Recreation Commission to provide entertainment for the public and a venue for area musicians to perform. The band consists of volunteer musicians from throughout the Lakes Region with membership exceeding 50 musicians of all ages. Additional musicians are welcome and encouraged to become part of the organization.

Rehearsals will continue each Tuesday for the remainder of the season. Rehearsals are held at the Gilford High School Performing Arts Center Band Room and run 7-9 p.m. Interested musicians may contact Lyvie Beyrent at lyvie@metrocast.net for more information or simply attend the next rehearsal.

CALENDAR from preceding page

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 The Hall Memorial Library presents story time at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and a dream catcher arts and crafts projects for Kids/Teens at 3:30 p.m.

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents “The Complete History of America (Abridged).” 7:30 p.m. at the theater in the Alpenrose Plaza in Weirs Beach. May not be suitable for children under the age of 13. For ticket information or questions call 366-7377 or look online at www. winniplayhouse.org.

The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threads of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607. (every Wednesday) 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. (Every Wednesday) Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks. (Every Wednesday).

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Belmont. Call and leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9967 for more information.

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

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

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting.

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

Concord Transplant Support Group. 7 p.m. in Room 5C at Concord Hospital. Open to all pre- and post-transplant patients, friends and family. For more information call Yoli at 224-4767.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I have been with my boyfriend, “Harry,” for three years, and I love him very much. Last year, we had a child together. I think Harry will soon be popping the question. There is one big issue that will stop me from saying yes.

Harry is an occasional drug user. He has never brought drugs into the home, but every few months, he will “disappear” for several hours or even a whole night. We’ve had many discussions about getting him help, but he refuses.

He claims he is not an addict because he only uses on occasion. Plus, he says we don’t have the money for a rehab facility.

I can see myself spending the rest of my life with this man, but the last thing I want to do is commit to Harry when I can’t be sure he will commit completely to his family. I know when you love someone it should be for better or worse, but I cannot accept this part of him. What do I do?

-- Cautiously Hopeful Dear Hopeful: We appreciate that Harry doesn’t bring drugs into the house, but he also should not be disappearing overnight or require a rehab facility in order to shake a once-every-few-months habit. Are you sure he is not using at other times? Is it possible his drug use will escalate? Contact Nar-Anon (nar-anon.org) and Families Anonymous (familiesanonymous.org) for support. Since you have a child together, there is already a commitment in place, so please work on this until you get the answers that satisfy you before you say “I do.”

Dear Annie: Our 13-year-old son has three friends he likes to have over to our house. However, two of them have younger brothers, and when he invites these friends, their mothers always ask whether the other boy can come, too.

I always say yes because I don’t want to seem unkind, but

my son wishes he could just enjoy the friends he invited.

I think it’s a bit rude for these mothers to ask whether their younger sons can play, too. What’s your opinion? -Only Child’s Mom Dear Mom: These parents know that their sons would like to play at your house (and the mothers probably enjoy the extra free time). But no one can take advantage of you without your permission. We recommend learning to say no once in a while. Practice saying, “We don’t mind entertaining your younger son now and then, but ‘Johnny’ would like some time with just ‘Billy’ today. Sorry.”

Dear Annie: You missed the mark with your advice to “Desperate Housewife,” whose husband was having a flirtatious email correspondence with another woman. You suggested “Desperate” do some flirting of her own with her husband.

The couple has been married 40 years, and I’m sure the little wifey’s days of flirtation are long gone. Why would you suggest that she spruce up the marriage with flirting, compliments and all the other little things that stroke a man’s infantile, fragile ego? He is clearly cheating on her.

To suggest that she flirt to appease him so he won’t be tempted to communicate with a woman on the Internet is ridiculous. The “next step” for me would be divorce, not marriage counseling. -- Disgusted in Louisiana Dear Disgusted: You sound very bitter. All marriages require regular tending, even (and especially) after 40 years.

Husbands and wives absolutely should flirt with each other, compliment each other and take the time to make the other feel special and desired -- for their entire marriage.

We don’t understand why a spouse would be unwilling to do that for someone they love. Our advice stands.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Animals

BOATS

BOATS

For Rent

PITBULL puppy for sale. 8 weeks old, $400. 603-509-7521.

16FT. Red Mad River “ Royalex Explorer ” canoe. Wood trim, good condition. $575. 455-5117

KAYAK- Wilderness Pungo 120 in good condition. $500.

603-527-8754

BELMONT House: 3-bedroom 3-bath, 2 stall barn, $1,450/Month + utilities. 1st & security. Available 7/1. 520-7203

1965 14ft. Lund aluminum V-Hull boat with galvanized trailer. 6HP Johnson outboard motor, runs great. $1,250. 286-8387

Lyman Boat 1955 15ft Lapstreak, plus trailer, 33 HP Outboard, many extras. $1600. 569-7918

PUREBRED English Springer Spaniel pups. Heath certs., first shots, males & females.

603-723-7627.

ROTTWEILER pups AKC Champion Pedigree, parents on premises $700 to $800. 603-340-6219 THREE Beautiful Female German Shephard pups. AKC, registered. $800 each. New litter Sunday.

(603)520-3060

Announcement WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER No hotels, no waiting.

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

1972 Scotty Craft. 27ft., red & white boat & trailer. 2 Buick 155HP twin engines. $20,000. or BO. 524-7901 1979 Catalina 22ft. FBG SailboatSwing keel, 4-sails, anchor, w/trailer, very good condition. $1,750. 875-5867 1984 Wellcraft: 19.5 ft I/O 5.7, 250HP. New engine & new upholstery. Runs great. Twin axle easy roller trailer for up to 22 ft. boat. Boat & trailer $2,900.

630-2440.

Autos 1971 VW Super Beetle, Calif. car, second owner, 133K, needs nothing. $4500. 267-5196 1996 Audi A4 Quatro- V-6, 5 speed, runs great. $2,500.

279-6905 2000 Subaru Impreza- 2.5 RS, 2-door, auto, new tires, 202K miles, runs great! $3,500/OBO. 603-848-0530 2005 Ford Explorer- 103K, asking $5,900 or best offer. Must sell quickly. 603-387-3078 2008 Ford F-150 STX- 8 cylinder 4.6 automatic, 38.5K, Line-X, Shadow gray, tow package. $17,500. 393-7249 BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

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

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

PRIVATE Boat Dock on Lake Winnisquam: Up to 22 ft. with parking, $1,000/season.

978-697-6008.

PRIVATE Dock Space/boat slip for Rent: Up to 10x30. Varney Point, Winnipesaukee, Gilford, 603-661-2883.

WANTED I want to rent a ski boat and skis on Lake Opechee July 12, 13, 14 Please call

603-455-8834

1997 Four Winns 245 Sundowner Cuddy Cabin Cruiser 2 Volvo Penta Twin Blade Stern Drive Includes Bimini, bridge enclosure, cockpit cover, salon enclosures, depth sounder and stereo system. Also includes galvanized trailer.

Excellent Condition with low hours. Owned by 1 Family.

$14,900 Or best offer Call 875-7392 BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH. Reasonable Rates Call for Info. 366-4311 BOATSLIPS for rent- Paugus Bay up to 22 ft. 401-284-2215.

FOR RENT Boat dock, up to 30 feet, gentle cove. Also garage space to store boat or cars.

393-5451 Kayak Wanted for 6 year old child.

Yacht Club Waverunner Trailer.

Fits all, excellent condition. $600.

387-9342

Child Care Will babysit in your home. Must bring my 18 month daughter. $10 per hour per child. 603-707-7414

Employment Wanted BOOTH Renter wanted with established Clientele. $325/mo.

Contact Amy or Alea at The Vault Hair Salon. 267-1702.

For Rent

BELMONT-Available Immediately.

2-bedroom townhouse-style.

Quiet, heat included. $225/week.

All housing certificates accepted.

781-344-3749 BELMONT: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, coin-op laundry & storage space in basement. $195/week including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

CENTER Harbor- Seeking responsible/mature individual to rent this one bedroom guest house located on my property in Center Harbor. Quiet-Private-Park like setting. Close to town and beach. $850/Month, all utilities included. Telephone 387-6774.

GILFORD Condo 2 Br, 2 Baths, 2 screened porches, fireplace, mountain view, no dogs non s m o k e r . Go o d C o n d i t i o n . $1100/mo. 603- 293-7902 GILFORD, 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, Balconies, no smoking/pets, $850/month plus utilities, Security deposit and references, 603-455-6662 GILFORD- One-bedroom, second floor includes heat/HW, electricity. $740/Month. One month s rent & security required. 603-731-0340.

GILFORD - 1/2/3 bedroom units available. Heat & electricity negotiable. From $190/week. Pets considered. 556-7098.

1-BEDROOM $125-$175/ week.

2-bedroom $140-$185/ week.

781-6294

Gilford-Spacious 1 bedroom 2nd floor. Convenient country setting.

No smoking/No pets. $700/Month, includes heat & electric. 293-4081

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

GILMANTON Iron Works Village.

Private bedroom livingroom combo with eat in kitchen & bath.

No pets/smoking, $700/Month, includes all utilities and basic

For Rent

For Rent

GLENDALE: Furnished Cottage for Rent, near docks, 2 room camp, now through September, no dogs. Water view, lake access $2,000/season. (401)741-4837.

MEREDITH: 1-bedroom apartment with kitchen and living room.

No pets.

No smoking. $675/Month, includes heat & hot water. 279-4164.

LACONIA Clean, newly painted 1-Bedroom. Convenient to hospital/high school. No smoking, no pets. $150/week, heat/hot water included, security deposit.

630-0140

NEW HAMPTON: Large 1BR Second Floor Apartment in Classic Old Colonial near I-93. $800/mo. with heat and hot water, no pets, no smoking. One year lease plus security deposit.

744-2163

LACONIA Large one bedroom, second floor, separate entrance, parking for 2 cars, quiet and well-maintained, in good neighborhood, 3 season private porch, includes heat/hw/w/d hookups, no dogs, no smoking in apt. $775/ mo. plus sec 455-8789.

LACONIA prime 1st floor Pleasant St. Apartment. Walk to town & beaches. 2 bedrooms + 3-season glassed in sun porch. Completely repainted, glowing beautiful hardwood floors, marble fireplace, custom cabinets in kitchen with appliances, tile bath & shower. $1,000/Month includes heat & hot water. 630-4771 or 524-3892 LACONIA3 bedroom clean, cozy cape near LRGH. No smokers/pets. $1,000/Month.

528-3789 LACONIA- 1-bedroom on quiet dead-end street. $675 /Month. All utilities included, Call 527-8363.

No pets.

NORTHFIELD: 4 bedroom house, 2300 sq. ft. living space, fully renovated in 2002. 3rd floor master bedroom with walk-in closets, separate dining room, mud room with laundry hook-ups, enclosed porch, full basement. $1,320/month plus utilities.

524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA/Lake Winnipesaukee area condo: 1 bedroom unit $800/month. Fully furnished, lake views, utilities + cable/Internet included. Call 860-235-6721.

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building with separate entrance, $240/week including heat, electric & hot water.

524-1234. www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: Small 1 Bedroom, $135/week, includes heat & hot water. References and deposit required. 528-0024.

SANBORNTON - 3 acre farmhouse overlooking Winnisquam. 2 minutes to Winnisquam Market, 2 bay garage with tool room. $1,200/Month, no utilities. Gas & oil heat with fireplace. References & deposit required. Responsible renters only. 524-9011

MEREDITH- Nice, open concept w/cathedral ceilings. 1-bedroom apartment in quiet area, walking distance to town & park. Parking, plowing, dumpster, 16X22 ft. deck, utilities, included. $850/Month. Cats? 455-5660

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

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

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For Rent

For Sale

TILTON- Upstairs one bedroom, ready to go! $595/Month. Downstairs 1-bedroom, newly redone $640/Month. 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

WEIRS BEACH 1 Bedroom, full use of condo to share, 1 1/2 baths, walk out onto patio from basement, fully applianced, washer/dryer, pets okay. (Older female preferred) $400/mo.

366-2798

3 BR House on Lake Winnisquam, sleeps 7, fully equipped, internet, dock and beach. Available weeks in June, July, August and September. Call 1-954-755-0764 2 BR cottage, sleeps 4, same amenities. 1-954-755-0764 or email: rbraber@bellsouth.net

HUGE DISCOUNT GILFORD: Camping and/or RV sites available. Beach Pass and Boat Launch Pass. Ask us about our weekly, monthly or weekend specials! Entire season only $1500 includes water, sewage and electricity. Call 978-387-5200 WINNIPESAUKEE Island Cottage with private boat dock, sun deck, modern conveniences. Located in a unique, protected area.

366-4905 or 892-2981

For Rent-Commercial

Laconia-O’Shea Industrial Park 72 Primrose Drive •10,000 Sq, Ft. Warehouse / Manufacturing. $5,800

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

(603)476-8933

Help Wanted BUILDING Products company looking to hire several people Looking for batt installers and Individuals with weatherization experience. Must have valid NH Drivers License with clean driving record, pass background and pre-employment drug screening.

We offer paid vacations, holidays, health insurance and 401K with match. Apply in person to: Quality Insulation 1 Pease Rd. Meredith, NH. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE !!!

OIL Miser by Toyotoni OM-148 Hot water heater. New $1,500 asking $750. 520-5321

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

For Rent-Vacation

For Sale New kitchen Base Cabinets (Thomasville) 3 pieces (2) cabinets both 35”H & 25”D. (1) 36”L and (1) 27”L. Also (1) 2-piece wine rack/cubie 30”L. $395.

Vintage wagon wheel 39”H & 37” across. $95. Cement slabs (2) 30”L, 13W & 3” thick. $15 each.

279-6515

Plumber!s Tool Kit. 3 draw box with soldering torch, copper fittings, solder, flux, etc. Assorted tools. $70. 735-5992 COBY 10.2" under the cabinet flat screen fold up LCD TV, DVD and radio combination $65. Paid $155 new 18 months ago. Call 527-3495.

SOLID Oak Corner Curio Cabinet Etched glass door, mirrored interior. 18” x 6 .Asking $275 or BO. 744-9481 evenings or leave message.

CRAFTSMAN 10 inch Table SawBelt drive, professional level, additional items. $450 firm.

735-5992

Stained Glass-Numerous sheets of glass, various sizes, colors and shades. Moving, must sell. Call for info 528-0881

Delta “ Sawbuck” portable radial arm saw with folding legs. Catalog No. 33-150. $100 455-5117

THOMPSON Arms .50 Cal. Triumph Muzzleloader with Nitrex scope and many other accessories. Bought brand new, never used. $475. or B/O. Call 528-6928 after 5pm.

DINNERWARE services 12, made in England excellent condition, 2 wingback chairs and ottoman, liquor cabinet and much more....

603-286-8137

FIREARMS Remington 30-06!s, Winchester 12 gauge pump, Dan Wesson revolver 44 mag. Excellent shape, must see. 603-714-5995 FIREWOOD for sale, cut. split, and delivered. 455-0250 FIREWOOD: Green, Cut, split and delivered (Gilmanton and surrounding area). $190/cord.

Seasoned available.

(603)455-8419 Fly Fishing equipment- Two 9ft.

2-piece rods, 5 reels, waders, vest, net, extas. Like new. $250.00 Call 528-0881 “ GARDEN Way ” cart. Large model. Has hinged dump door.

Like new, perfect for farm or garden. $125. 455-5117

BELMONT COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT

TRUXPORT Soft Tonneau roll-up pick up bed cover #277601. Fits 04-08 Ford 5' 4" bed. Great shape, used. Call 527-3495. $100 WHITE pedestal sink with faucets.

Looks like new. $65 Call 527-3495.

WINDOW A/C: 5,000 BTU to 12,000 BTU, $80-$175, 603-556-9366.

Furniture 5 -piece contemporary kitchen table set, oak laminate top, 4 upholstered chairs with casters, $150. 253-8261

Work bay area 125’ X 40’ with two offices upstairs. 14’ overhead door. Space also has up to date, approved paint booth.

Approx. 10 spaces inside and 10 spaces outside.

GRAND OPENING! NEW LOCATION! COZY CABIN RUSTICS AND MATTRESS OUTLET!

$2,200/Month

10-20% OFF In-Stock Rustic, Lodge, Log Cabin, and Shaker Furniture, Locally Made, Unique, Bedrooms,Living Rooms, Dining, Futons,Bunkbeds,Artwork, Recliners, Occasional Tables, Much More! Now in Senters Market Place Next to Heath s Supermarket, Ctr. Harbor and 757 Tenney Mtn Hwy Plymouth, Across from Sears. Call Jason 662-9066 or Arthur 996-1555 email bellacard@netzero.net WWW.VISCODIRECT.COM

(603) 630-2882 BELMONT AMAZING LOCATION FOR DANCE STUDIO! 2400 sq. ft., 3 changing rooms, 2 bathrooms, and best of all a great lease price! Call for details, 934-9974

For Sale

out, comes with all the extras including the hitch for the truck. Excellent condition.

Asking $8500. 603-412-2812.

AMAZING! Beautiful pillowtop matress sets, twin $169, full or queen $249, king $399. See AD under “Furniture”.

Boys pine twin bed with matching desk & chair. Excellent condition, $300. 603-370-8285 Brother PR600 6-needle embroidery machine w/extras. Stand, Hat Hoop, Fast Frames, HoopMaster, thread, stabilizer, extra hoops, plus more. This machine is great for home use or starting your own embroidery business. $3,500.

528-0881 Electrolux Vacuum with power nozzle, tools & bags. Like new, $60; Pots & pans, iron/board, blender, early american coffee

HAND tools, electrical tools and Corvier parts. 67 Jenness Hill Rd. Meredith 290-2324 HOT Tub- 2012 model 6 person 40 jets, waterfall. Full warranty & cover. Cost $8,000 sell $3,800.

Can deliver 603-235-5218 Jett III Ultra Power Wheelchair with oxygen carrier, like new. $1,850; Porch & patio furniture, 2-spring chairs, 2-end tables & a sofa, $150. 744-6107.

KITCHEN Cabinets- brand new, maple, cherrywood, shaker & antique white. Solid wood, never installed, cost $6,500 sell $1,650.

603-833-8278 LEXINGTON solid oak coffee table $60, antique curio oak cabinet $150/obo, tall display sailboat $70. 603-520-5321 NEARLY

new PTO manure

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

603-524-1430.

SLEEPER Sofa- Flexsteel queen beige print, no wear, like new.

Cost $1,000 asking $200.

556-9331

Free FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful items. Garages, vehicls, estates cleaned out and yardsale items. (603)930-5222.

Help Wanted AUTOSERV VW TECHNICIAN AutoServ Tilton is looking for a certified VW technician. AutoServ is a busy fully air conditioned shop offering up to $24 per hour for up to 60 hours per week plus benefits. Email resume to

Apply in person: Brookside Pizza II Village Plaza, Belmont

At the Shalimar Resort 650 Laconia Road, Tilton, NH No phone calls please.

Please apply in person: Monday - Friday, 7am -3pm

Our general dental practice has an immediate opening for a full-time Patient Customer Care team member. Dental experience is preferred, but we welcome and will train the ideal non-dental candidate. Recent grads are encouraged to apply. Qualities we seek include :a college degree or experience equivalent, fabulous customer service skills, excellent proficiency in computer use (MS Word, Excel), experience using social media, enthusiasm, highly organized & motivated self-starter, mature, and must be a fast, diligent, and eager learner. If you are bright, love working with people, intellectually curious, share a desire to help us provide excellent & healthy aesthetic oral care to our patients, looking for a career change, or to start a new career, and have a beautiful smile that you are anxious to share, we would love to meet you! Job description includes all front office patient care responsibilities and general office duties. Please promptly email resume, references, academic information, and professional licensing info to beautifulsmilesNH@gmail.com. application materials will be emailed to all interesting and qualified persons.

EXPERIENCED LINE COOK NEEDED Full Time Summer / Fall and Part Time Winter / Spring. Flexible schedule with weekends and holidays a must! Pay commensurate with experience. Apply in person at Hart!s Turkey Farm Restaurant on Rt 3 in Meredith or on line at www.hartsturkeyfarm.com.

Experienced line cook needed for local resturant. Open year round.

Apply in person at 1065 Watson Road , Laconia NH or send resume to PO Box 5204 Laconia NH 03247.

Get the Best Help Under the Sun! Starting at $2 per day Call 737.2020 or email

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1999 5 T H WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER BY CAMEO. Sleeps 6, one slide

Help Wanted EXPERIENCED P/T FRONT DESK CLERK

DENTAL OFFICE PATIENT CUSTOMER SERVICE LACONIA DR. R. THOMAS FINN,JR

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

Fabulous back & hip support.

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

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

Help Wanted F/T DISHWASHER & P/T COUNTER HELP

SAU #79 GILMANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT Upcoming 2012-2013 School Year GILMANTON SCHOOL SCHOOL NURSE VACANCY Must have a valid Registered Nurse License and Bachelor's Degree or in the process of pursuing a degree.

Please send a letter of intent, resume, evidence of certification/degree and recommendations to: Superintendent John A. Fauci P.O. Box 309 Gilmanton, NH 03837

Deadline: July 6, 2012

HELP WANTED FOR BUSY LAW OFFICE Experienced Real Estate Paralegal Full or part-time position. Candidate must have an extensive background in residential and/or commercial real estate closings from inception to completion.

Excellent communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail required.

Experience with WordPerfect, Excel, Outlook and closing software essential.

Probate Paralegal/Office Assistant

Full or part-time position. Candidate must have strong bookkeeping/accounting, secretarial and computer skills. Attention to detail is a must. Legal experience helpful but not required.

Positions may be combined. Benefit package available for full-time position.

Qualified applicants should send resume to:

Normandin, Cheney & O’Neil, PLLC ATTN: Amy Ogden P.O. Box 575

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Gilmanton Community Church Thrift Shop holding Fourth of July sale GILMANTON — In celebration of July 4th the Gilmanton Community Church Food Pantry and Thrift Shop started a sale this week that runs until Saturday, July 7.

All clothing and accessories with a red or blue barb will be 50% off. The shop is adding new summer items all the time so come early and often for those great deals.

All proceeds from the Thrift Shop go to support the GCC Food Pantry. The GCC Food Pantry and Thrift Shop will be closed on July 4 so that people can celebrate and participate in town festivities, especially the Strawberry Festival.

The Thrift Shop is collecting items for the annual

yard sale that are in good, saleable condition. The yard sale will be held on Saturday, July 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gilmanton Community Church.

There will be no pantry services available on the day of the yard sale. Those who have items they wish to donate can come by the GCC Thrift Shop or call Beth at 267-1934 or Jane at 364-7437. Do not leave items at the church or the pantry building as it is not open every day and and items may be exposed to weather and possible damage.

Food items for donation can be brought to the Food Pantry or left in one of the collection boxes. Boxes are located at the Gilmanton School, Iron Works Market, Academy Building and at the Year Round

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Motorcycles

Services

FRONT DESK

ON-SITE IT SUPPORT On-site IT support for Gilmanton Year Round Library. Responsibilities include server and network support, software and hardware support, back-up of critical data, security management and end-user support. Service schedule will be 2 hours/month. Email bids to gyrlaboard@gmail.com

2001 Suzuki Intruder 800. 4,684 miles, black, $2500 (603)323-8054.

BLUE Star Cleaning- Courteous, Hardworking, and Dedicated.

Residential, Commercial, Summer Rentals. Refereces Available.

387-3941 or 524-6363

Fireside Inn and Suites is looking for a person to fill a front desk position. Willing to part time, weekends a must.

Must be energetic, reliable, flexible and good with people, also must have good skills with calculator, computer and be able to multi-task. Experience in hospitality industry a plus.

Come in and fill out an application today.

17 Harris Shore Rd. Gilford, NH 03249

CENTER HARBOR / Holderness line. Maintain three horse stalls, wipe buckets, fresh water daily inside and out. Must live within reasonable distance. Horse experience a plus. Approx 1 hour am, $15, 5 to 7 days. 496-1581 PROFESSIONAL Painters needed for quality interior and exterior work in the Lakes Region.

Transportation and references required. Call after 6 pm. 524-8011

Home Improvements TOTAL FLOOR CARE, TOTAL HOME CARE- Professional Floor sanding, refinishing. Repair: remodeling, painting, cleaning.

603-986-8235

Instruction FLYFISHING LESSONS

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

Land BELMONT: 3 acres, 180' frontage, near high school. Gravel soils, gently rolling terrain, surveyed, soil tested, has driveway permit. Possible owner financing. $59,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234.

2005 Yamaha V Star 1100 Silverado, 9700 miles, clean bike $5200. (603)323-8054.

2009 Harley Davidson 883 C Sportser 1,980 miles, detachable windshield and detachable passenger backrest. $6000 OBO No calls after 9pm please 524-7441.

2009 Yamaha V Star 950. 3200 miles, blue, with extras $6499.

(603)323-8054.

Buy • Sell • Trade www.motoworks.biz

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

Quality Work Reasonable Rates Free Estimates Metal Roofs • Shingle Roofs

MARINE MECHANIC WANTED Certification a plus Please contact Al at

603-279-7921 or send resume to service@meredithmarina.com

MEREDITH- Interlakes Mobile Home Trailer Park. 14X70, Two bedroom two bath. Nice, large lot. $32,000. 603-937-7047

VACATION HOME GILFORD Well maintained mobile home with many updates located next to Glendale Docks. (900 sq. ft. 3-bedbrooms, kitchen, living room, four season porch bathroom, 2 decks and small shed.

Enjoy all the lakes region has to offer. $23,500.

Frank 617-899-5731

Autos-Boats-Bikes-RV’S SAVE MONEY ON BOATS NOW!

Our Customers Don t get Soaked!

387-9789 Our Reputation Shines!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

Recreation Vehicles 2008 Monaco 30ft Class A Motorhome. 22K miles, Ford V-10 Triton, Excellent condition. $54,000. 603-630-9215 MOTOR HOME 1996 Hurricane Four Winds. 30ft., 71K, 4-new tires. Good condition, $10,000.

Call 603-267-8161

MARTIN’S Metal Removal- Appliances, air conditioners, lawnmowers, all metals. Free if outside.

(603)305-4504 (603)204-9304.

Real Estate

POOL SERVICE

Openings, maintenance, equipment, liners, openings, 23 years.

603-785-8305. poolguy@roadrunner.com www.nhpoolguy.com.

FOR SALE BY OWNER 2-Bedroom 1.25 bath New England style House. Vinyl siding & windows, asphalt shingles, oil heat, stainless steel chimney lining. Across from playground.

180 Mechanic Street, Laconia. $62,000. 524-8142.

Wanted LAKES REGION AUCTION SER. Let us consign or purchase your antiques and collectibles!

603-527-8244 lakesregionauctions@yahoo.com

Yard Sale

Services

ESTATE SALE , 49 Nature!s View Drive, Laconia, N.H. Saturday & Sunday June 30th & July 1st 8 am - 2 pm. Rain or shine. Entire house, high quality furniture, country kitchen set, TV, Hutch, Loveseat, many novelty items and much more...

Mobile Homes

HILL, NH 14X70, needs some work. $8,500. 520-6261

SUPERIOR DETAILING

PIPER ROOFING

Lost

The Laconia Leafs JR Hockey team, is searching for qualified host families and apartments for the upcoming winter hockey season, (Sept-March). *Players pay hosts monthly fee, are 18-20 years old, and most attend college courses. For More info contact: Coach Will Fay #581-7008 at the Laconia Ice Arena.

Services

BOAT & RV DETAILING

LOST- Two ladies rings- Reward 527-8282

GILFORD- Sargents Place.

Updated 52ft. doublewide furnished, 2-Bedroom, 1-bath mobile home. Only, $16,900. For more info tsquizz@hotmail.com 508-801-7571

Services

Boat, RV and Auto. Mobile detailing specialists. Reasonable rates. 603-785-8305.

GILFORD: 1 1/4 acres of level & dry land, conveniently located just over the Laconia line, surveyed & soil tested, $79,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234.

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED!!!

Library. Those who wish to make a monetary donation can mail it to GCC Food Pantry and Thrift Shop, PO Box 6, Gilmanton IW, NH 03837.

The Gilmanton Community Church Food Pantry and Thrift Shop is located on Rt. 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works, across from the Iron Works Market. It is open on Monday 1–5 p.m., Wednesday 3–7 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Parking is located in the Gilmanton Community Church parking lot just west of the shop.

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 HARDWOOD Flooring- Dust Free Sanding. 25 years experience.

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

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EXCLUSIVE!

PREFERRED PRICING FOR EVERYONE!

You Pay What GM Suppliers & Vendors Pay .... Your Best Deal is right on the Invoice!

Plus Take Rebates up to $6,000 / 0% APR up to 72 Months Available!

Sale Ends June 30th!

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2012 CRUZE LS

2012 MALIBU LS

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NOW OPEN IN OUR NEW SALES & SERVICE FACILITY! We’re Always Open At CANTINS.COM Showroom Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 8:00-7:00pm Thurs. 8:00-8:00pm • Sat. 8:00-5:00pm

623 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 603-524-0770 or 1-800-226-8467

When other dealers can’t ... Cantin can!

Disclaimer: Offers subject to change without notice. Photos for illustration purposes only. All payments subject to credit approval. Sonic & Silverado are 72 months at 3.9% APR with $3,000 cash or trade equity downpayment.

Silverado includes trade-in bonus cash. Must trade 1999 or newer vehicle. 1.9% APR is in lieu of mfr. rebate. Cruze and Equinox: GM Financial lease, 39 months, 12,000 miles per year. Not all buyers will qualify. Malibu: Ally lease, 39