The Laconia Daily Sun, July 24, 2012

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E E R F TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012

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VOL. 13 NO. 35

LACONIA, N.H.

BY GAIL OBER

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — On July 5, the Evangelical Baptist Church of Laconia purchased the former campus of the former Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church campus in Lakeport for $700,000. Evangelical Church Building Commit-

tee Chair David Provan said the purchase has been a long time in the making and the church leaders are thrilled with the development. “This is a time of celebration for us,” he said yesterday. “The buildings will give us a tool to better reach into the communities.” The three Catholic churches in the city

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — “The Weirs has always been about music booming across the lake,” declared Davida Cook, the owner of the Heat restaurant, who recalled as a child falling asleep to the back beat from nearby Nashville North, a country and western club on Lakeside Avenue. “In those days last call was at two,” she added. But, by adding an outdoor music venue to her restaurant, located across Rte. 3 North from Funspot, Cook has aroused the concern of one of her immediate neighbors, Bob Heavey, the owner of Pine Hollow Campground. Last month, the Licensing Board granted Cook a loudspeaker permit in accordance with the city ordinance, which allows bands to play outdoors until 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. She booked several bands to play under a tent on the Fourth of July, but has not staged a show since. “It was very loud and there was nothing to buffer the sound,” Heavey said. “She has not see WEIRS page 11

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Cheyanne Zappala on the “Work Hard Play Hard” team goes up for a shot against Jake Estevez on the “Bulls” team during the Bob Dearborn 3 on 3 Memorial Basketball Tournament at Wyatt Park on Saturday. 75 young athletes of both genders competed in four age brackets. See story on page 14. (Karen Bobotas/ for the Laconia Daily Sun)

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were combined in 2008 into one parish called, as the result of a vote of the parishioners, the St. Andre Bessette Parish. Former Bishop John McCormack decreed in February of 2010 that Our Lady of the Lakes be closed and sold and the final mass was held there in August of 2010. see CHURCH page 12

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LACONIA — City Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4), whose ward includes Wyatt Park, won unanimous support last night for a proposal to earmark $50,000 in funds already appropriated but not yet expended for city parks and playgrounds for immediate improvements to the South End park. Baer, who has grown increasingly frustrated at the lack of investment in see WYATT page 10

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