The Laconia Daily Sun, July 11, 2011

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NASCAR because that’s when college students supplement police force only when numbers and time allows. Lieuone-hour and two-hour parking limits B M K sends city’s tenant Rich Simmons said that it takes an apply from 9 a.m. to 6 .p.m Monday through LACONIA — “Consistency is important,” Thursday and Saturdays and until 8 p.m. officer a half to three-quarters of hour to #2 guy to remarked City Manager Scott Myers in chalk tires downtown and, before returning on Fridays. Comprehensive enforcement of acknowledging that while many parking to identify violators, that same officer could two-hour parking zones would require the penalty spaces downtown are restricted to two be dispatched to a call for service. Although the an officer to mark and check parked cars hours six days a week throughout the year, officers routinely cite those illegally parking four times a day on five days ands five box for enforcement is strictest in the summer in handicapped spaces and no-parking zones, times on Fridays. and otherwise sporadic. he said that it was more difficult to provide By contrast, during the summer months Sunday’s months During much of the year parking enforceconsistent enforcement of overtime parking. the Police Department hires students as see PaRKInG page 8 ment is assigned to police patrol officers, but By city ordinance 15-minute, 30-minute, race Belmont to More than fix up old fire 200 city & school boat, for now y

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LACONIA — Half of the city’s original “entry” in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to be run on Sunday, July 15 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway hit the wall last week when A.J. Allmendinger, who was paired with five-time sprint cup champion Jimmie Johnson, was suspended after testing positive for prohibited drugs. City Manager Scott Myers confirmed yesterday that Sam Hornish, Jr. will replace Allmendinger. While Allmendinger ranked 23rd in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings when he was suspended, Hornish, who has failed to finish in the top 10 in his two starts on the Sprint see RaCe page 10

Frank Hewitt, whose Western moniker is ‘’Hermit Joe’’, and his wife, Leann, known as ‘’Tag-a-long Tess’’, a Sanbornton couple who are members of the Pemi Valley Peacemakers, ride their steed, a golf cart disguised as a horse, at the annual ‘’Fracas at Pemi Gulch’’ as one of the competitors uses a cell phone during a break in the action. (Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

Shootout at Pemi Gulch By RogeR aMsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

HOLDERNESSS — The annual “Fracas at Pemi Gulch”, which has been held every year since 1997 and usually is a three-day affair held at the Pemi Valley Fish and Game Club, was cut back to just one day this year.

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The event, which features cowboy shooting with six-shooters, shotguns and lever-action rifles, attracted only about 40 shooters Saturday, all of whom were dressed in Old West costumes and toted their handguns in holsters draped from the cartridge belts on their waists. see GUn PLay page 10

BELMONT — Selectmen told Fire Chief David Parenti that he can patch up the town’s existing fire boat but the purchase of a new one for about $75,000 will have to go through the traditional budget process. Parenti, on Monday, said the existing boat is a platform craft but the department can’t maneuver it easily into position for water rescues. The Belmont fire boat, said Parenti, is the only platform boat on Lake Winnisquam from which a fire can be fought although most Winnisquam communities have smaller water rescue boats that can be launched from trailers. Selectman Ron Cormier said he would like a letter to be sent from the selectmen to the other local governing bodies on Lake Winnisquam asking them to “pitch in” toward the cost of a new platform boat. “I know what the answer will be but we can still ask the question,” he said. “They can all say no but who knows.” Meanwhile Parenti said he has his team looking for a used fire boat and hopes he can save the town some money by finding one.

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