The Laconia Daily Sun, July 28, 2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Speed limit on part of Potter Hill Rd. lowered to 25 MPH

GILFORD — After a public hearing attended by eight residents, selectmen last night voted two-toone to lower the speed limit on Potter Hill Road from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour.

Voting against the measure was Selectman Kevin Hayes who said he thought the issue was one of enforcement and posting a lower speed limit would not accomplish see 25 MPh page 8

Farm to table. . . on the farm Diane and John Goodhue along with Dave and Katie Ewing enjoy their view as the remaining diners arrive by tractor for the Beans and Greens “Farm to Table Dinner in the Field” on Wednesday evening in Gilford. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

Cemetery for State School residents getting some needed attention

By Gail OBer

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

MEREDITH — In the years following the 1991 closure of Laconia State School few people were aware of the small, related cemetery across from the boat launch on Chemung Road in this neighboring town.

At some point, vandals apparently broke the head off the statue of St. Joseph while the grass grew long around the 164 grave markers — in some cases the only record of the see CEMEtEry page 11

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GILFORD — A month after a cougar that was founded to have wandered all the way from its South Dakota birthplace was killed on a Connecticut highway, a Manchester man reported spotting a live one crossing Route 11 and plunging into the woods by Lily Pond early yesterday morning.

Jeff Cuddy delivers snack foods to retail outlets across the state for a distributorship, setting out before dawn and aiming to make his first stop by 5 a.m. On Wednesday he drove north on I-93 to Exit 20 then through Tilton and Belmont on Route 3 before turning east toward Gilford on the bypass. He said

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that he reached the end of the bypass and the traffic light at Route 11 around 4:10 a.m. and there he saw the mountain lion.

“It was 20 or 30 feet in front of me,” Cuddy recalled. “It jumped a fence and went into the woods by the pond. It was pretty much a flash.

Maybe three seconds.”

“I drive a lot in the early morning and see a lot of creatures. I’ve hit moose and hit a deer and seen foxes, racoons and all sorts of creatures. I thought it’s got to be deer because of the color,” he continued. “Or maybe a coyote.

But, it didn’t have a deer face and it was bigger than a coyote. When I saw the tail it turned my mind to thinking it was a cat.” see COuGar page 10

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Dunkin’ Brands shares began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol DNKN, opening at almost $25 apiece.

The stock closed at $27.85, up from the $19 initial public offering price. Dunkin’ Brands sold 22.3 million, raising about $423 million.

Many stocks get a one-time pop on their first trading day. Still, Dunkin’ Brands’ reception indicates that investors are willing to shell out for certain initial public offerings — and not just for the tech companies like LinkedIn Corp. and Groupon Inc. “There’s more to the IPO market than just the Internet bubble,” said John Fitzgibbon, founder of IPOscoop.com.

The public offering of see DUNKIN’ page 9

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FBI abduction team searches for missing Stewartstown, N.H. girl

Celina Cass

STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. (AP) — The FBI has deployed a child abduction team in the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl from her house in a tiny town just a mile from the Canadian border.

The disappearance of Celina Cass has rattled nerves in Stewartstown, a community of 800 residents with one blinking streetlight and a handful of stores.

Celina was last seen in her house at a computer Monday night and was gone the next morning, authorities said. Police have said that there’s no indication she ran away or that someone took her, and there are no signs of a struggle.

On Wednesday, the FBI joined the investi-

gation into Celina’s disappearance and prosecutors from the attorney general’s office arrived in Stewartstown and took charge of it.

The FBI team specializes in child abductions, but the disappearance was still being treated as a missing-person case.

The specter of the girl’s disappearance hung heavy over Stewartstown.

“It’s creepy,” said Shannon Towles, who owns Towles Mini-Mart on Route 3. “Things like this don’t happen here. I know that’s kind of a tired phrase. I’m an overprotective mom as it is. Now it’s going to be way worse.”

Celina’s stepfather, Wendell Noyes, described see MISSING page 12

Boehner tells GOP reps to get behind of debt ceiling plan WASHINGTON (AP) — Crisis concerns rising, House Republican leaders shrugged off a White House veto threat and an outbreak of tensions within their own party Wednesday as they built support for legislation to stave off the government default

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States brace for touted high school graduation rates to drop as new formula makes them be more honest KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — States are bracing for plummeting high school graduation rates as districts nationwide dump flawed measurement formulas that often undercounted dropouts and produced inflated results.

Education wonks long have suspected the statistics used by some people to determine how their neighborhood high school is faring — or even where to buy a house — can be figured using various formulas that produce wildly different results.

Now, many states are facing a sobering reset: Some could see numbers fall by as many as 20 percentage points.

Liz Utrup, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Education Department, said graduation rate numbers will soon appear to decrease “across the board” as states move to a uniform calculation that requires them to track each student individually, giving a more accurate count of how many actually finish high school.

“Through this uniform method, states are raising the bar on data standards, and simply being more honest,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said.

Most states are required to convert to the new calculation this year, but the number won’t count as part of federal No Child Left Behind benchmarks until the 2012-13 school year. Schools that consistently miss those measures face sanctions.

All but two states — Idaho and Kentucky, which need more time to develop student tracking systems — will start submitting the new numbers to the federal government starting late this summer.

States that converted to the new formula already have seen drops ranging from modest to massive.

Michigan had a nearly 10 percentage point fall when they made the switch in 2007. About half of states are not yet using the new calculation.

Florida’s graduation rate remained about stable, at 79 percent, when it adopted the new graduation rate in the 2009-10 school year. It would have been nearly two points higher if it had continued under the old calculation.

States making the switch this year are offering estimates of expected dips and discussing the change in school board meetings. In Kansas, the graduation rate is expected to tumble from 89 percent to 80 percent, with one district in the state anticipating a 20-point drop. Georgia said its overall rate — now at 80 percent — could plummet about 15 percentage points.

“We’re certainly concerned no matter what with that number under 100 percent,” said Kelly Smith, superintendent of Belle Plaine schools in Minnesota, which is transitioning to the new formula this year.

“The new system isn’t changing what we’re doing in our schools, and we need to get that point across.”

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may think that high numbers of students are suddenly failing to finish school, the new formula could produce “a more accurate picture of how many of our students are actually finishing high school with a diploma.”

Jay Greene, who heads the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, said he started studying graduation rates in 1999 because he determined many of them made no sense.

“The initial reaction was that I was mistaken, that I couldn’t know,” said Greene. “And I pressed the issue with reporters and at meetings and basically asked the question, ‘If it’s true that you have a 1 percent annual dropout rate, how come you have twice as many ninth and tenth and graders as you have graduates?’”

Much of the blame for past problems went to something called the “leaver method,” a popular calculation for determining graduation rates that also has gained a reputation for being the most generous.

The method, used by about half the states last year, works like this: If a school had 100 graduates and 10 students who dropped out from their freshmen to senior year, 100 would be divided by 110, giving the school a graduation rate of 90.9 percent.

Schools weren’t dinged if students took more than four years to graduate. When students disappeared, they often were classified as transfers, even though some of them had actually dropped out. Many schools weren’t required to document that transfers showed up somewhere else.

“You have to be honest with the data,” said David Doty, superintendent of the Canyon School District in Utah. “If the data doesn’t mean anything, there’s no point in using it anyway.”

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, used the National Governors Association to push for graduation rate changes while he led Virginia from 2002 to 2006. His motivation, he said, was a desire to see how his state stacked up.

Virginia was boasting 90 percent or better graduation rates during Warner’s drive for a uniform rate, but that dropped to 81 when the new formula was adopted in 2008.

Ultimately, the U.S. Department of Education settled on a formula similar to the NGA’s: the number of graduates in a given year, divided by the number of students who enrolled four years earlier. Also, schools must document transfer students or they’ll artificially deflate the graduation rate.

Schools weren’t necessarily being subversive in the way they calculated their rates, said Ryan Reyna, senior policy analyst with the National Governors Association. Many states used imperfect formulas because they couldn’t track students who moved, which is being fixed with the addition of new state-level systems that identification numbers to each student.

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Sale of Borders in Concord falls through; book store will not be saved from extinction

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CONCORD — A last-minute bid to keep the Concord Borders open as a Books-A-Million has fallen through, and the Fort Eddy Plaza store will be liquidated with the rest of the bankrupt chain.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Books-A-Million, which operates 231 stores mostly in the south, announced last week it was in talks to take over 30 Borders stores even as going-out-of-business sales began at all 399 locations. The Concord and West Lebanon stores were the only New Hampshire locations on a Books-A-Million wish list filed with the bankruptcy court.

But Books-A-Million announced Monday night the deal had fallen apart. The negotiators weren’t able to agree on terms, the company said, and liquidation sales had already started at the stores it wanted.

“We worked exhaustively in an effort to acquire these stores and reach agreements with all of the

parties whose consent was necessary,” said Clyde Anderson, Books-A-Million’s chairman, chief executive officer and president, in a news release. “Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful.”

The 31,000-square-foot Borders opened at 76 Fort Eddy Road in 1999 and employs roughly 25 people.

Borders spokeswoman Mary Davis said the store will be liquidated with the others, leaving a highprofile retail vacancy in a shopping plaza just off Interstate 93 and Loudon Road.

The Wall Street Journal, relying on an anonymous source, reported Books-A-Million may still look at a few individual stores. Davis declined to comment yesterday on that report. A Books-A-Million representative didn’t return a message seeking information.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Borders filed for bankruptcy in February and wasn’t able to find a buyer to keep it in business. Liquidation sales began Friday and Davis said the sales will wind down by late September but an exact closing date hasn’t been set.

EXETER (AP) — Still searching for a 2012 candidate, Republican activists from New Hampshire plan to visit Texas next week to encourage Gov. Rick Perry to run for president.

The New Hampshire delegation, to be led by former Republican National committeeman Sean Mahoney and former state GOP executive director Paul Young, also intends to stress the importance of the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary.

“Most of the folks who will be going down have seen what Gov. Perry stands for and his strong conservative track record,” Mahoney said Wednesday.

“And I think there’s a large bloc of New Hampshire Republicans who feel like his stance on the issues are exactly what the country needs right now.”

Perry’s aides have been laying the groundwork for a White House bid and Perry has been talking to influential Republicans in early voting states. He is expected to jump in when he announces a decision in the coming weeks.

Recent public polling puts him near the top of the field, now led by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Perry has yet to travel to New Hampshire this year, but he telephoned prominent Republican officials in New Hampshire and Iowa this month to gauge their interest in his candidacy. His top political strategist, Dave Carney, is based in New Hampshire.

Perry also is scheduled to headline a dinner fundraiser for a leading New Hampshire conservative organization in October.

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America’s shameful leadership is showing Okay, Barack Obama has not exactly turned out to be Mount Rushmore material, but — good God! — the petulant pettiness of right-wing Republican congressional leaders has turned them into a national embarrassment.

America has big needs right now.

But those needs are not even being addressed, because little whiney ideologues like Eric Cantor, the GOP’s House majority leader, keep throwing hissy fits, demanding that they get their way, or there’ll be no way. Of course, their way — on everything from tax policy to Wall Street regulation — is always the corporate way. Their plutocratic theories were exactly what was tried throughout George W’s eightyear reign, and they failed spectacularly. Yet Cantor & Crew are now pushing the same nonsense — the very policies that caused America’s economic crash, which continues to crush grassroots people. “But it’s ideologically correct,” cries Little Eric, “so we and the Koch brothers won’t stop screaming until you give us more of it.”

They are so insanely obsessed with extremist anti-government dogma that they have even hitched their star to the reviled Lords of Wall Street — the only group in America with a lower public approval rating than that of Congress itself! Bankers are furious that Democrats created a new regulatory agency last year with real clout to protect consumers from the assorted ripoffs and frauds that banks keep inventing. So, in a perverse political reflex, Republicans have rushed to protect Wall Street’s gougers from us gougees, locking arms (as well as their minds) in a ridiculous “Savethe-Poor-Bankers” stand. Stamping their tiny feet, they say they’ll block Obama’s nominee to head the agency until Democrats let them rewrite the law to make the agency toothless. In fact, they’ve declared that they’ll block anyone that Obama nominates, no matter how qualified.

Great — a government of dogmatists, by temper tantrum, for corporate elites. How pathetic.

Meanwhile, both the GOP Congress and the Obama White House continue to ignore America’s greatest economic need: good jobs.

Beaucoup of them. Now. As Bob Dylan famously wrote, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.”

Especially when the wind is right in your face, howling at gale force.

While Washington fiddles with the

knobs and levers of budget reduction, America’s great working class is being blown down by harsh economic winds. Our country’s political and financial elites, sitting in the comfort of their power centers, however, don’t seem to see, hear or care.

If the elites just looked around, here are just a few of the real-life indicators that would hit them right in the face: — In Central Texas, a surge in poverty is now severely straining the area food bank, which is struggling with more than a 50 percent increase in demand in the past three years.

— Arizona, which has added only 4,000 jobs in the past year, has 10 unemployed job seekers for every opening — and 45,000 Arizonans are set to lose their jobless benefits in the next few months.

— By the end of the Great Recession in 2009, the median white household in America had lost $36,000 in net worth. Worse, the median African-American household had lost 83-percent of its net worth, which is now down to the financially perilous level of less than $2,200.

— While CEOs of major corporations have jacked up their pay by a fourth since the recession technically ended in 2009, average wages for workers have stagnated. Meanwhile, the price of such basics as food and gasoline have risen relentlessly. Real wages today are 1.6-percent lower than a year ago.

So, who is Washington working to help? Not the hard-hit workaday majority, but those pampered CEOs, who’re now averaging more than $9-million a year in pay, and the Wall Street hedge-fund barons who are hauling in as much as $5-billion each!

Suffering from what appears to be incurable ethicalitis, these moneyed narcissists are demanding that officials of both parties make devastating budget cuts in programs that help working families, while also insisting that their own lavish fortunes be spared from even the slightest dings.

What a shameful time in our history! Can’t America do better than this?

(Jim Hightower has been called American’s most popular populist.

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LETTERS Progressives have simple moral code: the ends justify the means To the editor, Jon Hoyt from Bridgewater was in fine form while elucidating liberal, oxymoronic behavior during his July 26th letter. First, he talks about President Obama’s $787-billion stimulus package as “money to be invested in the good old USA”. Perhaps he was “out of town and missed the news” and hasn’t heard that most of the money was funneled to unions and Obama’s cronies.

Even Obama admitted that all those “shovel ready jobs” weren’t ready at all, chuckling as he told the truth for once.

Democrats now have the audacity to claim that it didn’t work only because it wasn’t large enough and one more should do the trick.

Jon’s next real clear political analysis is: “Wanting Obama to fail is the same as wanting the country to fail”.

Pure bloviating bull my man. Being against bloated, bureaucratic, statist boondoogles is a tea party-tinged blessing that just may keep this country from falling into a progressive, socialist blue haze of constitutional bankruptcy. Jon’s puzzling and paradoxical thinking shows his true colors, in my opinion. I believe it is Jon who wants this marvelous, one of a kind, democratic republic to fail while hoping for a utopian, progressive society. The kind of society where there exists only one moral code and that

being, the end justifies the means.

Taking by force from some to give to others, you know, for the good of the whole. All who are productive must necessarily give more and more for some elusive, magical society where everything is equal. It has never worked, is nonsensical and yet modern day liberal, progressive types continue to dive headlong into this mythical, psychological land of moral relativism.

I do consider myself a patriot because I believe in the principles and the accomplishments that have made this country the best there has ever been. I believe that limiting President Obama to one term can be the quintessential accomplishment that will keep this country from failing.

Oh, and to Jon’s last tongue in cheek point, no the fellow from Norway is not a patriot. From all the evidence gathered so far, he is a crazed, rightwing extremist. Yes Jon, they are out there. There’s not a whole lot of them so when you do spot one, please don’t be afraid to identify that person and put him in proper context. Finally, I have one piece of advice for Jon from Bridgewater. You perhaps should stay away from those loons on Newfound Lake. It is possible they could be hazardous to your mental health.

Russ Wiles Tilton

Government deserves no new revenue & no increased debt limit To the editor, Before increasing the debt ceiling, lets consider possible current spending cuts.

Government wastes tons of money, lets cut it. Some areas to instigate thinking of current spending to cut: subsidies for oil companies and ethanol (about $4 and $5-billion), foreign aid for countries that hate us, thousands of worthless studies (e.g., $2.9-million to teach Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly), failing departments (e.g., Energy - $43B), which oversaw an increase rather than decrease in foreign oil dependency, and Education ($71B), which oversaw a educational decline but cost increase), welfare systems encouraging fathers to leave their families and

single motherhood which generally leads to poverty, welfare services for illegal aliens, congressional “bacon” providing defense contractor jobs and equipment that the military doesn’t want, subsidies for the post office, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Amtrak.

Annual savings estimate from these: $150-250 billion plus state savings.

Or, I’m sure there would be little impact from a 10-percent across the board budget cut saving $380-billion.

President Obama promised a line by line budget review and elimination of wasteful spending. Government deserves no new revenue and no increased debt ceiling while it wastes huge amounts of taxpayer money.

Don Ewing Meredith

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LETTERS N.H.’s Langdon affirmed U.S. wasn’t founded on Christian religion To the editor, In his letter regarding the good old days of the 1950s through 1970s, William “Liam” McCoy told Derek Morissette that we we are founded by Christian and moral people. This is a common misconception and is also conservative talking point for promoting a government alliance with the Christian religion. Alliances of state and religion are a major problem with Islam and were a central cause of Christianity’s darkest and bloodiest centuries. Why would we even want to go there? In the circles of the religious right the argument is that since the founders were Christian, so is the Constitution, which is the foundation for the government of the United States. The truth is, some were and some were not. Our most highly regarded founders were anything but Christian by the definition of today’s conservative Christian. Regardless, the Constitution states not one Biblical principle and its Article Six and First Amendment are antithetical to the religious commandments of the Ten Commandments. One declares an open society and bans religious requirements; the other declares a dictatorial and closed society.

In 1797, the Senate met to consider a treaty with the Muslim peoples of the Barbary Coast (Morocco to Libya).

The problem was pirates. Sound familiar? The Constitution’s Article Six states that treaties ratified by 2/3 of the Senate and signed into law are part of the Supreme Law of the Land.

President Washington had started the treaty negotiations but the treaty was not finalized until November of 1796 and did not reach the Senate floor until June 1797 in the Adams administration. Presented to the Senate, it was printed for each Senator and read aloud on the floor. It was also printed in newspapers. One can view the same treaty that was read aloud in the Senate online and is in the official book of treaties.

Article 11 states, “As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen (Muslims); and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mohametan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.”

In this day, there would be howls of protests from the religious right that this was a Christian nation but the Fifth Congress of the United States Senate voted unanimously to affirm and ratify the treaty. Every last Senator; there was not one vote against the treaty. Conservatives always use religious statements of their favorite founders to prop up their arguments but none of these are part of the Supreme Law of the Land. Treaties are and have to be in pursuant to the Constitution. Would a president and a Senate full of a founding generation of lawyers and judges, revolutionary war heroes, and the signers of the declaration, the articles of confederation,

state constitutions, and the U.S. Constitution ratify something not pursuant to the Constitution? How dare them go against Rick Santorum, Glen Beck or Fox News!

President Adams signed the treaty and did not call Rush Limbaugh beforehand for any permission.

Of interest to Laconia readers is the fact that both of New Hampshire’s Senators were among the ratifying Senators. New Hampshire’s first U.S. Senator was there. John Langdon later became New Hampshire’s governor for three terms after his tenure in the Senate (1789-1801). He was also president pro temp of the Senate twice during this time. Most importantly, John Langdon attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia and signed the Constitution. The Governor John Langdon House, built in 1784, is an historical landmark in Portsmouth.

Contrary to the notions of today’s right wing legislators of N.H. and Washington, DC — signer, senator, governor and congregationalist John Langdon affirmed, pursuant to the Constitution, that the government of the United States was not in any sense founded on the Christian religion. And no pretext arising from religious opinions shall interrupt the harmony between The US and the Barbary Coast. Tell that to today’s right wing!

And just who are these founders that were “Christian and moral”?

Thomas Paine, author provocateur of “Common Sense” and then “The Age of Reason” called the Bible repugnant to reason and an insult to the Almighty.

Thomas Jefferson was assailed as an atheist by federalists and church leaders in the election campaign of 1800.

As stated clearly in his letter to William Short in 1819, he did not believe Jesus was God, was born of a virgin, died for our sins, was resurrected or performed any miracles. Washington was also a species of deist and nobody ever pinned him down on his religion.

He went to church but always left right before communion. One pastor angered Washington by mentioning ‘certain people’ who didn’t participate in communion and Washington promptly found another church. Politicians know you have to play some sort of religion card because since the fourth century and all through colonial history, nobody could run for public office unless they joined a recognized church. George Wythe and Thomas Jefferson both had hostile opinions towards organized churches but they still joined some church in order to gain political access. Revolutionary war leader General Ethan Allen wrote a book calling Christianity a superstition. John Adams denied the Trinity. In a letter to Jefferson he called the cross the “most fatal example of the abuses of grief which the history of mankind has preserved”.

Jefferson wrote to Adams regarding the gospels in January of 1814, “The whole history of these books is so defective and doubtful that it seems vain to attempt minute inquiry.” Late in life in a letter to General Alexander Smyth in January of 1825 he regarded see next page

Tim Pawlenty will inspire each of us to be better citizens To the editor, I want my country back! The great nation where hard work is rewarded and where the government does not intrude on the freedoms of the people is at risk. The current Administration promotes entitlement and class warfare. It is time for a president with a resume of results rather than a teleprompter of well-written speeches. The country desperately needs a leader with experience, who is grounded in the conservative values that made this nation great and who will inspire each of us to be better citizens.

The country needs Gov. Tim Pawlenty in the White House. He has

tackled tough fiscal challenges successfully in his home state of Minnesota, and was re-elected by the voters who saw real solutions to their state’s education, health care, transportation, and employee benefits issues — issues that now must be addressed on the federal level. Gov. Pawlenty is an authentic candidate who will express himself clearly, without equivocation.

As we gear up for the First in the Nation Primary, the voters of New Hampshire should give Tim Pawlenty serious consideration.

Judy Havenstein Alton

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LETTERS Taking back government by the people for the people will be hard

Don’t miss a chance to see I-L Summer Theatre’s ‘Hairspray’

To the editor, Yahoo! The economy is getting better. LRGH spent $3-million on a decorative new front entrance which will not be worth a hoot taking care of you when you are sick. They are also getting rid of a few employees.

Hummm, maybe that will be how they pay for that decorative piece over the new main entrance? Ya think?

The economy also got a boost for the former attorney general Kelly Ayotte, who went from a salary of $110K a year to $168-$178K a year with terrific benefits when she steps down in another 11 years (lets see if she is telling the truth there). Ya right, and you also believe in the fairy godmother too, I bet.

I have looked and looked for a response from Jack and Anna as to getting out there and talking up a storm to the senior citizens on making changes with signatures to the people in office daring them to get a grip and buck their fellow senators and congressmen/women on the Social Security program not being a bank. Of course if the golden tongue in office gets his way and forces us into being a socialist country, you will have no one

to blame for this as you let it happen by your silence. Get up out of that easy chair and start getting to weekly town selectman meetings and instead of letting a few run your lives, fight back. Tell them NO and don’t back down like a flock of chickens.

You have every right to attend these meetings. It is YOUR town. Town selectman meetings used to be printed in the newspapers, but instead of reading it the next day, you hear about it much later and find that the usual 24 or less have voted for something that should never have made it to the table in the first place. Don’t know when these meetings take place? Call the town hall where you live and find out.

Taking back government by the people for the people will be hard at first but getting them out of your lives will be so much fun, watching them stammer and stutter will be much better than the cartoons generally taking up this space in your lives. Seniors unite; we may be the only ones that can force the change that is badly needed if this is to remain a free country.

Bev Buker Gilford

To the editor, Sometimes the stars are in alignment and we encounter a stupendous performance in a high school theater.

We recently had the great fortune to see the musical production, “Hairspray” at the Interlakes Summer Theatre. It was the best production I have every seen. Better than what you will see in Boston, New York, Houston or Philadelphia. The actors were tremendous, and the pace of music and dance energized by the inner spirit of the bubble gum era actors and dancers. More importantly there was a universal social message laced into an old fashioned musical theatrical production with a big Broadway bounce.

There was never a dull moment.

The scintillating rhythm of the music, dance and song created a happy atmosphere. The period pop music is infectious. The artists were seasoned, quality of every voice superb, and the choreography was perfection. Period Costumes from 1962 were genuine.

This is a performance worth attending. There is a social commentary on the injustices prevalent in certain sections of America during the early 60s. You also catch some of the 1960’s dance style and rhythm and blues.

a letter to Robert Walsh in March of 1819, “The civil Government, though bereft of everything like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete success, whilst the number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people, have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the Church from the State.”

James Veverka Tilton

Thanks to Larry Frates, we all look at shoes differently now

from preceding page the Book of Revelations this way: “It is between fifty and sixty years since I read it, and I then considered it merely the ravings of a maniac, no more worthy nor capable of explanation than the incoherences of our own nightly dreams.”

While these founders support my side of the argument it is best to note what James Madison said. A driving force behind the ratification of the Constitution, Madison reflected in

To the editor, I would like to thank all the people involved in the “Downtown Still Has Sole” competition. It was nice to have 44 businesses involved. The artists had wonderful ideas. Larry Frates came up with this event one morning in my shop and just made it so easy for all too get involved. Thank you,

The original Broadway show won Tony awards and went on to perform 2,500 productions over six years. The show opens with Tracy Turnblade singing “Good Morning Baltimore.”

I wish she would have also sung the finale “It ain’t Over Till The Fat Lady Sings” but the song was cut.

There was a Las Vegas production of this show at the Luxor Hotel.

The show deals with a pleasantly plump teenager Tracy, who meets her heartthrob, Link Larkin and black singer Motormouth Maybelle who interprets and sings fantastic spirituals or black music. The quality of her voice is excellent, and probably can belt out some super jazz numbers.

You get sentimental with Tracy after a time and Seaweed J. Stubbs is an athletic dancer worth seeing.

The casting is superb and every performer is a star who has achieved perfection.

You come out feeling really good.

Come on out for a great night at the Inter-Lakes High School community Auditorium. Call 1-888-245-6374, or www.interlakestheatre.com. Performance run through 31.

Richard Gunnar Juve Meredith

Larry, it was so much fun!

Larry has all the shoe artwork on display for all to see at his gallery on Canal Street. Thanks to Larry, I believe everyone looks at shoes in different way now.

Jan Boudreau LaBelle’s Shoe Repair Laconia

I certainly wouldn’t want my kids to grow up to be Republicans To the editor, This letter is in response to Mr. Earle’s recent letter suspecting his 4-year-old granddaughter is a Democrat. First of all, it’s interesting that Mr. Earle will stoop to using a common characteristic of 4-year-olds to get across his tiresome political agenda.

Trust me, we all get it.

Second, that’s why I raise my children to share, show compassion for others, and help people in need. I certainly wouldn’t want them to grow up to be Republicans. Now that’s scary.

Leslie Kimball Meredith

25 MPH from page one the goal.

“What does it take to write more tickets?” he asked of Police Chief John Markland, who wrote a memorandum to the board in support of lowering the speed limit.

During Markland’s brief comments, he said his department has written more speeding tickets this year than in years past but that other calls for service are up as well.

“Every resident calls and says someone is speeding on their road,” Markland said. “We will do the best we can with what we have.”

Hayes said he would support lowering the limit from 41 Potter Hill Road to Belknap Mountain Road, but not lowering over the entire road.

He challenged lead speed-limit petitioner Gary Kiedaisch who suggested the town install cameras like some communities in Europe and issue tickets to offenders.

“This is a wealthy town — we should be able to afford these,” Kiedaisch said during his comments.

“This is not a rich town,” said Hayes who waited until all public comment was completed before making his statements. “I will not support reduction, indents or local traffic only.”

Chair John O’Brien said he “leans toward Hayes” but said the cost of installing a few new speed limit signs wasn’t going to cost the town a lot of money.

“I don’t know if it will help,” he said.

Selectman Gus Benavides showed the most support for the petitioners, saying both before and after the public hearing that unless he heard testimony or information contradictory to what Kiedaisch spoke to at length last week and his own personal research he would support the petition.

Benavides made the motion to reduce the speed limit, O’Brien seconded it “for discussion purposes” and later voted with Benavides to lower it.

In other action, Fay’s Marina owner Merrill Fay said he was not happy that the annual Timberman Triathlon virtually closes down access to his see next page

Insurance company wants to get $400k it had to pay for Gilford Middle School flood from design & construction team

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — Primex, which insured the Gilford Middle School, has filed suit against the contractors, architects and engineers who designed and built it, alleging that they contributed to a water leak that flooded two floors of the building by failing to ensure that construction specifications were followed.

In 2009, the school was closed for the first two weeks of March after a teacher feeding the classroom turtles on a Sunday afternoon discovered the flooding, which damaged 19 rooms — 7 on the first floor and 12 on the second — and equipment, including the computer lab. According to the suit, the cost of the damage to walls, ceilings and,floors as well as equipment exceeded $400,000.

The suit names the MacMillan Company, Inc. of Keene, general contractor, Banwell Architects, P.C. of Lebanon, Rist-Frost Shumway Engineering, P.C. of Laconia and Denron Plumbing & HVAC of Natick, Massachusetts.

Primex alleges that the flooding was traced to a “failed trap valve primer” in an area on the roof of the school known as “Penthouse A,” which houses DUNKIN’ from page 2 Dunkin’ Brands’, which owns Dunkin’ Donuts and the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain, comes at a time when restaurants are struggling as the economy forces Americans to cut back on eating out. The company has said it will use the money it raised to pay down debt, in part because it wants to expand, both overseas and in the U.S. outside of its strong hold in the Northeast.

Larry Miller, an analyst who follows Starbucks Corp. for RBC Capital Markets, compared Dunkin’ Donuts to Tim Hortons, the coffee and doughnut giant of Canada that he said had difficulties from preceding page business on Varney Point.

He said he understood that the triathlon brings a considerable amount of money to the area but reminded selectmen that he pays better than $100,000 annually in taxes and provides 20 jobs to area residents.

“I’ll stand in the middle and bring all of my equipment out there,” Fay said.

“It’s going to be done right or we’ll block the place so you can’t use it.”

Keith Jordan, who organizes the triathlon, agreed to meet with Fay and Deputy Police Chief Kevin Keenan, who is coordinating traffic control.

The Timberman Triathlon begins Friday, Aug. 19 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 21.

Selectman also heard from Assessor Wil Corcoran who is reviewing 16 requests for property tax abatement for people who live on Governor’s Island.

He said the number of sales on the island “are way down” and that most of the decreases have come from small lots of one-half to three-quarter acres.

He said new buyers are often willing to

mechanical systems. The valve, one of a number throughout the building, was installed during construction of the school. Manufactured by Precision Plumbing Products, Inc., the valve was made of plastic.

But, Primex contends that the specifications for the project stipulated that all such valves were to be “all brass body with integral vacuum breaker, activated with 5 psi pressure drop, Prime-Rite trap primer valves as manufactured by Precision Plumbing Products, Inc.”or their equivalents produced by other manufacturers.

Nowhere in the contract or specifications, the suit claims, is it permitted to replace brass with plastic valves.

Primex argues that the leak, caused by a crack in the plastic valve, “followed foreseeable forces being exerted” on the the valve.

All four firms are accused of negligence. MacMillan for failing to properly supervise its subcontractor, Denron Plumbing & HVAC, which installed the plastic valves, and Banwell and Rist-Frost Shumway for failing to adequately inspect the work and ensure the installation of the specified valves.

expanding into the U.S. “Dunkin’ is a regional brand,” Miller said. “That will be a big test for Dunkin’, proving they work in different regions.”

But the brand’s name recognition could help. The company has carved an identity as a place where the working class can buy a cup o’ Joe, seeking to distance itself from upper-crust Starbucks the same way that Mac users distance themselves from PC fans.

Dunkin’ is the seventh-biggest restaurant chain by U.S. revenue, compared with rival Starbucks, which is No. 3. According to Technomic, see next page pay for the land but are knocking down the existing houses — many of which were built in the 1940s and 50s and improved through the 1970s and 80s.

He said in his estimation there was only one “arms-length” sale in 2010 on Governor’s Island and he would like for selectmen to review the 2011 data before making any decisions.

Island resident Barbara Aichinger said she disagreed with Corcoran because with the passage of the 2008 comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act, the existing footprint of a property is an accurate reflection of its true value regardless of the actual building that sits atop it.

An “arms-length sale” is defined as one that reasonably reflects the true value of the property being sold. Typically sales within families and other reduced-value sales do not count toward assessment data collection.

Cocoran said he was meeting with all those who requested abatements and checking as many records as are available. He said he would report back to selectmen when he finished his interviews.

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adie was so happy in her former home, she had a pretty good run with folks that truly loved her. And integral part of her human family, she enjoyed snuggle time with the children, rides in the car, and was included in all family activities. Sadie got along just fine with the cats she shared the household with, in fact, she is an all around good girl.

Then, tragedy struck.

The family lost their home, and Sadie was not welcomed by newer landlords. but she is a love, and What a wrenching enjoys cuddling with decision to have to give people who care about up a family member!

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Correction: Household hazmat collection in Franklin, Gilford & Meredith on Sat. The announcement of the Lakes Region Household Hazardous Waste Collections that appeared in Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Sun mistakenly indicated that all the collection sites would be open on Saturday, July 30. In fact, the fire station in Belmont and public works garages in Franklin, Gil-

ford and Meredith will be open on July 30 between 8:30 a.m. and noon. However, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation garage in Bristol, the public works garage in Laconia and the town highway garages in Center Ossipee and Moultonborough will be open on a week later, on Saturday, August 6,

from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Residents of any of the 24 participating municipalities can take their household hazardous waste to any of the eight sites, where they may be asked to present proof of residency.

COUGAR from page one “I’ve seen bobcats before,” Cuddy said, “but unless this one’s been hanging around a nuclear power station, it was no bobcat.” He said the animal was bigger than his 85-pound golden retriever and “weighed more than 100 pounds, definitely.”

Cuddy said that after the sighting he called his wife, who told him about the cougar in Connecticut.

She reported the sighting to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.

For years the department has received frequent reports of sightings of cougars, including one by an

employee of the agency who claimed to have seen a lion on the lawn of her home in Barnstead in September 2009. However, officials have yet to collect any physical or photographic evidence to confirm the presence of cougars in New Hampshire.

The 140-pound male cougar killed by a sport utility vehicle after dark near New Haven, Connecticut last month was traced to the Black Hills of South Dakota through its DNA. “It’s a mystery,” Cuddy remarked, “but I know what I saw.”

DEBT from page 2 the measure he was working so hard to pass. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada called it “a big wet kiss for the right wing,” and all 51 Senate Democrats and two independents pledged to scuttle it if it cleared the House.

The White House has threatened a veto, saying the bill does not meet President Barack Obama’s demand for an increase in the debt limit large enough to prevent a rerun of the current crisis next year, in the heat of the 2012 election campaign.

Instead, Obama supports an alternative drafted

by Reid that also cuts spending, yet provides enough additional borrowing authority to tide the government over through next year.

For all the bluster, there were hints that a compromise might be near.

“Magic things can happen here in Congress in a very short period of time under the right circumstances,” said Reid, the Senate majority leader.

Without legislation in place by Aug. 2, administration officials say the Treasury will not be able to pay all the nation’s bills, possibly triggering a default that could prove catastrophic for an economy still recovering from the worst recession in decades.

Two days after Obama and Boehner made unprecedented back-to-back speeches on national television, there was evidence that the debt crisis was becoming a national cause of concern.

Shawn Bonner of Boerne, Texas, said, “I don’t think the people who are making the decisions live in the same environment we do.” She said of the two sides: “They’ve both dug in their heels for political statements, and we need them to make decisions to help the country.” She was in Tennessee, touring the State Capitol.

The U.S. financial markets posted big losses for the day as political leaders maneuvered. The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 200 points and appeared headed for its worst week in nearly a year.

“Confidence in our political system is beginning to fade.” said Channing Smith, managing director of Capital Advisors Inc. “As hours pass and the uncertainty builds, I think the market is starting to price in the potential that we might not have a solution by Aug. 2.”

In Washington, across from the Capitol, a few dozen tea party activists rallied — and appeared as divided as the conservatives in the House.

Some issued an online call for Boehner to resign as speaker, while others said he deserved time to try and strike the best deal possible.

The Republican legislation underwent revisions to increase its prospects of passage.

That meant changes that brought projected savings for 2012 to $22 billion, part of a 10-year cut of $917 billion in all that would trigger a $900 billion increase in the debt limit. The bill also would establish a special committee of lawmakers to recommend additional cuts that would trigger additional borrowing authority if approved.

While the two parties’ bills differed in key details, they also shared similarities that underscored the concessions made by both sides in recent days.

Reid’s bill does not envision a tax increase to reduce deficits, a bow to Republicans. But neither does the House measure require both houses to approve a constitutional balanced budget amendment for state ratification, a step in the direction of Obama and the Democrats.

For Boehner, the House vote shaped up as a critical test of his ability to lead a majority that includes 87 first-term lawmakers, many of them elected with tea party support. Passage was also imperative to maximize the leadership’s leverage with Obama and Reid in a fast-approaching endgame.

The speaker was direct in the meeting with rankand-file GOP lawmakers on Wednesday. “Get your ass in line,” he told them. “I can’t do this job unless you’re behind me.”

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Larry Tibbetts and Curtis Cole of 125 Fence of Barrington install a wrought iron fence around the Chemung area graveyard in Meredith associated with the former Laconia State School. The cemetery, long neglected until recently, is the burial grounds for a number of the former residents of the state school that closed in 1991. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Gail Ober)

CEMETERY from page one the many people who lived in and died at the former state school.

According to documentary filmmaker Gordon Dubois, who produced “Lost in Laconia”, the story of the former N.H. School for the Feeble Minded and the parents revolution it spawned, it was 1941 when administrators determined the facility should have a cemetery.

Until then, he noted, the deceased were randomly buried about the former state school property or, in at least two documented cases, their bodies were donated to science.

The deceased were initially laid to rest in unmarked graves but after the parents organized in the 1970s, they asked that their loved ones be identified and their graves marked. Using a chart kept by school business manager Ramsey Willett, Dubois said the grave sites were identified and parents and family members paid for markers in 1976.

Recently and as part of a project spearheaded by the People First of New Hampshire, an organization whose mission is supporting and promoting independence for people with disabilities, the state has begun a restoration of the old graveyard.

According to David Clapp, the bureau chief for the State Department of Facilities and Assets Management, the chain link fence that previously surrounded the graveyard had been struck by a car at some point and there was evidence that cars and trucks using the boat launch across the road had

been parking on the property.

“It’s inappropriate,” he said.

He said the first project is a black wrought iron fence protecting the grave sites from further damage from automobiles.

The barrier, installed by 125 Fence of Barrington was installed over the fast few days and he expected it to be completed this week.

In addition, the next project is to re-identify the grave sites and replace the existing markers with engraved granite ones.

He said there is no money at the present time to replace the headless St. Joseph but he hopes to included in in a future budget.

Janet Hunt is the director of People First of New Hampshire and she said she is organizing a group of volunteers to do some beautification work at the cemetery that she hopes will include planting some donated perennials and shrubbery.

“We would also like to see the statue replaced,” she said hoping also for donations to the cause.

At the present time, she said the spruce up day, which will include a brief ceremony, is scheduled for September 17.

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Members only welcome at the ‘World Run’ Security and no trespassing signs blanket the site of the Hells Angels “World Run” being held through the end of the weekend at a compound owned by the motorcycle club at the dead end of Fillmore Ave. in Laconia. The ‘World Run’ is an annual convention-like gathering that attracts club members from around the globe. About 2,000 Hells Angels are said to be expected to attend this ‘run’. The last time the “World Run” was held in Laconia was in 2003 and all was quiet away from the compound. Local law enforcement officials say they don’t expect any trouble this year either but there is now an tank-like vehicle that belongs to the State Police parked at the Laconia Police Station, accompanied at least two SUV’s from the the Federal Department of Homeland Security’s Border Patrol. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Gail Ober)

MISSING from page one her as a quiet girl who would not have left home on her own. He declined to comment further on her disappearance.

Residents described Celina as a sweet, friendly child. One of Celina’s best friends, 11-year-old Makayla Riendeau, said Celina loves her mother and likes her stepfather and wouldn’t run away. She said Celina is very athletic, is a stickler about getting her school work done on time and loves having friends over to her house.

“She’s a very good friend, and she never lets anybody down,” Makayla said.

At midday Wednesday, about a mile north of town, five Fish and Game Department officers searched the woods behind an apartment. They carried bags and

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Still, Celina’s disappearance did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert and wasn’t considered suspicious, state police Sgt. Sheldon Belanger said.

Police were going through phone and computer records at Celina’s home, he said.

State Fish and Game Department officials said Wednesday that a small boat with an officer and fishing guide was searching the river about a quarter-mile from her home. He said the river was lowered Tuesday to help with the search. The river runs between New Hampshire and Vermont, where state police also have helped with the search.

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Prison time mandatory for Alton man who pointed assault rifle at female visitors

BY MICHAEL KITC THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — An Alton man, charged with brandishing an assault rifle at two young women while in a drunken stupor, barricading himself in his home and refusing to surrender to police, was convicted of several felonies this week following a jury trial in Belknap County Superior Court.

Erick Thorell, 28, was convicted of two counts of felony criminal threatening, felonious use of a firearm, simple assault and resisting arrest.

Under state law, the mandatory minimum penalty for felonies involving a firearm is imprisonment for three years. Pending his sentencing, Thorell is being held without bail in the Belknap County Jail.

On the night of March 10, Thorell asked a young woman he contacted on the Internet to come to his home.

When she arrived around 8:30 p.m. with her sister, he was was carrying an assault rifle, which he pointed at them. As the women withdrew to their car, Thorell, appearing very drunk, stepped outside and, without making

conversation or threats, motioned them into their car with the rifle.

The women reported the incident to the Alton police, who reached the scene within 15 minutes. Still armed, Thorell darkened the house and locked the doors, refusing to respond to the officers. Summoned by police, the Belknap County Special Operations Groups sent 15 officers to the scene along with an armored rescue vehicle. After spotting Thorell through a window, officers of the special operations group entered the house and took him into custody shortly before midnight.

Along with the AR-15 assault rifle, police found 15 magazines, each loaded with 30 rounds, as well as four handguns and plentiful ammunition.

Belknap County Attorney Melissa Gulbrandsen, who prosecuted the case, praised the work of the Alton police and the special operations group, whose collaborative efforts from the initial response, through the subsequent investigation and successful prosecution, she said, “highlights the benefits of law enforcement teamwork.”

Conservation District finds new home near airport

LACONIA — The Belknap County Conservation District has a new home at 2 Airport Road in Gilford, a building which formerly housed a branch of Southern New Hampshire University.

Lisa Morin, program coordinator, told the Belknap County Commission yesterday that the district was sharing the space with the North Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, a non-profit organization serving the four northern counties — Belknap, Grafton, Carroll and Coos. The district formerly operated from the Federal Building at 719 North Main Street, which is being occupied by Lakes Region Community Services.

Morin told the commissioners that while its space in the Federal Building was an in-kind contribution from the federal government, the district is mer Sum urs Ho Daily n e Op -6:30 8

paying rent at Airport Road. “Our costs are very reasonable,” she said, indicating that the rent could be absorbed in the current operating budget.

Morin said that the county funds her salary and benefits and one parttime position without benefits and the remainder of the operating budget is represented by “what we can raise” from grants and events. She emphasized that although the conservation districts are subdivisions of state government, the state provides no funding for their operations.

Morin said that the district has received federal grant to undertake a study of Gunstock Brook, which she described would be the first step toward developing a plan to manage soil erosion along the lower reaches of the stream.

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For several years the chapel’s tower has been closed due to safety concerns. The illicit, unauthorized entry of the chapel and tower area has necessitated additional steps be taken to protect the chapel and assure it’s continued availability for Sunday worship.

The incident has been reported to the Meredith police department and a crime investigator

inspected the chapel and completed an investigative report.

The Association is asking anyone who has information about the break-in contact Sergeant Michael Harper, 603-279-4561 at the Meredith Police Department Concern over vandalism caused the Association Board to close the chapel except for Sunday services and special arrangements such as the weddings and baptisms regularly scheduled each summer. For anyone wishing to visit inside the chapel special arrangements can be made by contacting a member of the St. John’s-on-the-Lake Association Board of Directors or by e-mail request through the website at www.stjohnsonthelake.com.

Correction: Information about incident at courthouse provided by Lt. Cost Information regarding Justin Thurber’s selfinflicted injuries in a holding cell in the Belknap County Court House was incorrectly attributed in a story that ran in Wednesday’s newspaper. The source for the extend of Thurber’s injuries and how

he was treated and released by the Lakes Region General Hospital should have been attributed to Lt. Christopher Cost of the Belknap County Sheriff’s Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rural America now accounts for just 16 percent of the nation’s population, the lowest ever.

The latest 2010 census numbers hint at an emerging America where, by midcentury, city boundaries become indistinct and rural areas grow ever less relevant. Many communities could shrink to virtual ghost towns as they shutter businesses and close down schools, demographers say.

More metro areas are booming into sprawling megalopolises. Barring fresh investment that could bring jobs, however, large swaths of the Great Plains and Appalachia, along with parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and North Texas, could face significant population declines.

These places posted some of the biggest losses over the past decade as young adults left and the people who stayed got older, moving past childbearing years.

For instance in West Virginia, now with a median age of 41.3, the share of Americans 65 and older is now nearly double that of young adults 18-24 — 16 percent compared to 9 percent, according to census figures released Thursday. In 1970, the shares of the

two groups were roughly equal at 12 percent.

“This place ain’t dead yet, but it’s got about half a foot in the grave,” said Bob Frees, 61, of Moundsville, W.Va., which now has a population of just over 9,000.

“The big-money jobs are all gone. We used to have the big mills and the rolling plants and stuff like that, and you could walk out of high school when you were 16 or 17 and get a $15-an-hour job.”

Demographers put it a bit more formally.

“Some of the most isolated rural areas face a major uphill battle, with a broad area of the country emptying out,” said Mark Mather, associate vice president of the Population Reference Bureau, a research group in Washington, D.C. “Many rural areas can’t attract workers because there aren’t any jobs, and businesses won’t relocate there because there aren’t enough qualified workers. So they are caught in a downward spiral.”

Rural towns are scrambling to attract new residents and stave off heavy funding cuts from financially strapped federal and state governments.

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Big Papi’s grand slam the highlight as Red Sox roll past Kansas City, 12-5 BOSTON (AP) — John Lackey can appreciate his teammates’ offense even more with the struggles he’s gone through this season.

David Ortiz hit a grand slam to cap a five-run fourth inning and Dustin Pedroia extended his career-best hitting streak to 24 games with a solo homer, carrying the Boston Red Sox to another big offensive night with a 12-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.

Jacoby Ellsbury homered leading off the first inning and Pedroia followed with his homer for the Red Sox, who won for the 19th time in 23 games and scored in double digits for the second straight game.

“That’s one of the reasons I came here,” Lackey said when asked what it’s like watching the top of Boston’s offense — mainly Ellsbury and Pedroia — hitting the way they are recently. “I didn’t get a lot of that in Anaheim. Jacoby’s having a great season, he’s getting a little of everything and (Pedroia) is on fire.”

Pedroia, who went 4 for 5 in Tuesday’s 13-9 win, added two singles and a sacrifice fly, Ellsbury had three hits to increase his average to .325 and Adrian Gonzalez had three hits and three RBIs to raise his major-league leading total to 87.

Lackey (9-8) won his fourth straight start, allow-

ing four runs — three earned — and 11 hits, walking one and striking out three in 5 2-3 innings. Before the current run, his ERA was 7.47 and he was the object of the fans’ ire during rough starts.

But he’s turned it around and the offense has been there for him, too, scoring six and seven runs, respectively, in his previous two starts.

“I don’t think anybody would complain about sitting around and watching guys score runs,” he said.

Eric Hosmer hit a three-run homer and Billy Butler added a solo shot for the Royals.

Like Tuesday’s loss, Kansas City blew an early lead. After Hosmer’s homer put the Royals up 3-0 in the first, Boston scored two runs in the bottom of the inning and three in the second before breaking it open in the fourth against starter Bruce Chen (5-4).

Boston had 16 hits, reaching double digits for the 11th straight home game.

It was the first time Boston’s first two batters homered since July 21, 1995.

Ellsbury’s caromed off the Pesky Pole in right and Pedroia hit his into the Green Monster seats, extending his career-best streak, the longest by a second baseman in club history.

from preceding page the Great Plains, and the U.S. Postal Service is mulling plans to close thousands of branches in mostly rural areas of the country. The University of Kansas this month opened a new medical school with a class of eight in Salina, a regional hub of nearly 50,000 people, in hopes of supporting nearby rural communities that have no doctors at all.

In North Dakota, colleges are seeking to draw in young adults by charging low tuition and fees. It’s part of a broader trend in which many slow-growing rural states are touting recreational scenic landscapes or extending tuition breaks to out-of-state residents who typically are charged more.

Many rural areas, the Great Plains in particular, have been steadily losing population since the 1930s with few signs of the trend slowing in coming decades, according to census figures.

The share of people in rural areas over the past decade fell to 16 percent, passing the previous low of 20 percent in 2000. The rural share is expected to drop further as the U.S. population balloons from 309 million to 400 million by midcentury, leading

people to crowd cities and suburbs and fill in the open spaces around them.

In 1910, the population share of rural America was 72 percent. Such areas remained home to a majority of Americans until 1950, amid post-World War II economic expansion and the baby boom.

Among the struggling rural areas are vast stretches of West Virginia in Appalachia. Several of the state’s counties over the past decade have lost large chunks of their population following the collapse of logging and coal-mining industries during the 1960s.

In Moundsville, Frees describes his town, which sits in the northern panhandle along the edge of Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, as appealing in some regards because of its low cost of living and friendly atmosphere in which “people talk to each other.” But opportunities are few for the area’s young adults other than perhaps the $7 or $8-an-hour jobs at the nearby Wal-Mart store.

“The young kids today are fleeing the area,” Frees said. “They get the education and then they leave because there’s nothing here for them.”

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Meredith Village Savings Bank finances Lovering Volvo dealerships MEREDITH — When Rich and Linda Lovering’s long-time bank made a decision to exit the business of financing auto dealerships, Lovering Volvo, a family-owned car dealership, decided it would be best to move their real estate loans to a local bank and worked with John Swedberg, vice president and commercial loan officer at Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), to make it happen.

The Loverings said that MVSB was the first one to come to mind when they decided to look for a local bank that could fulfill their financing needs.

“They have a great reputation in the community, and made the process as

easy and convenient for us as possible.

John explained every step along the way, and accommodated our schedule wonderfully.” said Rich Lovering.

Lovering Volvo recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of its first dealership opening in 1996 in Concord. Since then, the Loverings have opened three other dealerships, Lovering Volvo of Nashua in 1998, Lovering Mitsubishi of Concord in 2002 and Lovering Volvo of Meredith in 2005.

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Final registration sessions for Gilford youth soccer are August 2 and 4

GILFORD — The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the final two registration nights for the Fall Youth Soccer Program on Tuesday, August 2 and Thursday, August 4 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in the Gilford Parks and Recreation Office.

The youth soccer program is open to all Gilford students entering grades K-5

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MacDonald Family Singers presenting free concert in Gilmanton on July 31 GILMANTON — The MacDonald Family Singers will perform a free concert at the United Church on Route 140 in Gilmanton Iron Works on Sunday, July 31 at 6 p.m.

The MacDonald Family Singers, a volunteer ministry, have been performing publicly for 15 years. This homeschooling family, made up of 10 members, with eight children ranging in age from 11 to 26, started with just a vocal program.

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Safe Boaters of NH plan 2nd annual Safety Rally on August 5

CENTER HARBOR —Safe Boaters of New Hampshire will be holding its second annual Safety Rally and Tour of Lake Winnipesaukee on Friday, August 5.

The tour will begin with vessel safety checks, conducted by the Lakes Region Sail and Power Squadron, at town docks in Center Harbor.

Following the safety checks, Safe Boaters of New Hampshire will tour Lake Winnipesaukee with invited VIPs, including members of the legislature and local media outlets.

The tour will leave Center Harbor after the scheduled inspections at 10 a.m., cruise down toward Long Island, over by the area known as “The Six Pack”, then from the Barber’s Pole out into the Broads, back over by the northeast side of Bear Island, coming around the north of the island and then head south between Bear the Meredith Neck, over to the Weirs with a stop for lunch at the Naswa in Paugus Bay. The exact route is subject to change due to weather conditions.

GILFORD – The Gilford Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a one-day scuba diving class under the guidance of trained scuba professionals from Central NH Divers at the Gilford Town Beach on Friday, August 19 starrting at 9 a.m.

Participants will be led, one on one, through some simple safety instructions, an explanation of scuba equip-

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Each session will last 45 minutes on average. Participants must be at least 12 years old and must provide their own mask, fins and snorkel.

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Lemonade stand will raise funds to fight cancer on Saturday

NEW HAMPTON — Local residents, including several young volunteers, will host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand on Saturday, July 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Caswell Lane and Main Street.

Members of the community were inspired to get involved with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation after seeing a local news story on Alexandra “Alex” Scott.

The Fisk family was particularly inspired by the courage of their friend Tess Mulkerron from Concord, who was diagnosed with Stage III Hepatoblastoma at the age of seven months.

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Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004).

In 2000, four-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of volunteers , and has raised more than $45 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 150 research projects nationally.

Gilmanton Farmers’ Market moves to Friday afternoons at Town Hall

GILMANTON _ The Gilmanton Farmers’ Market has moved to Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Town Hall on Route 107.

Vendors include Jamie Clark of Meadowview Farm, witth fresh produce,eggs and lamb, Daryl Hoitt and Doug Breed of Red Fox Farm, who offer jams and pickles as well as herb plants,

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NORTH SUTTON — The Kearsarge Arts Theatre Company is staging a full-scale production of “Peter Pan”, featuring a number of Lakes Region youngsters in starring roles. The stage is at Kearsarge Regional High School (exit 10 off of I-89) and performances will be held from Thursday, July 28 through Sunday, July 31.

The production features flying by ZFX Flying Effects, the company that flew Cathy Rigby in the most recent Broadway production of “Peter Pan”.

The cast will dance and sing their way through the musical adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s 1904 play.

The musical first gained renown on Broadway in the 1950s when Mary Martin as Peter and Cyril Richard as Captain Hook both won Tony Awards for their performances.

The musical retells the story of Peter Pan, a boy who didn’t want to grow up and so spends his life in Neverland battling pirates and Indians. While searching for his lost shadow, Peter enters the London bedroom of the Darling children-Wendy, Michael, and John-and ends up teaching them to fly

so they can go with him to Neverland and Wendy can mother his lonely band of Lost Boys. After many escapades and challenges, Peter is eventually able to defeat his foe, Captain Hook, and befriend the Indian chief, before the Darling’s return home.

Among the more familiar songs are “I’m Flying, “ “I’ve Gotta Crow,” and “I Won’t Grow Up.” Director Trish Lindberg says, “Working with young people is always stimulating and rewarding, and this KAT cast of ‘Peter Pan’ is exceptional.

We hope everyone with a child brings them to this timeless tale of childhood, complete with real flying, seldom seen in NH. We hope to build lots of memories for young and old alike.”

The cast includes amazingly talented students from all over New Hampshire. Ben Kace of Gilford portrays Peter Pan and Sharleigh Thomson of Danbury portrays Wendy. Captain Hook is portrayed by Tim Johnson of Meredith, Tiger Lily is portrayed by Raenna Lucey of Newbury, and Smee is portrayed

by Olivia Etchings from Woodstock. Tyler Reid of Meredith portrays John, Elizabeth Casey of Plymouth portrays Michael, and Eliana Goldberg of Henniker portrays Mrs. Darling. Along with these cast members, there are over forty other students who sing and dance as they take on roles as pirates, Indians, Nana, and the crocodile.

In addition to this amazing performance, there will be an extensive art exhibition on display created by KAT students on the theme of Peter Pan for everyone to enjoy before, as well as after the show.

Performances of Peter Pan are July 28-30 at 7 p.m. and July 30 and 31 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for Children and $15 for Adults at the Box Office, (603)927-4899. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.katcompany.org The Kearsarge Arts Theatre Company (KAT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of the highest caliber of fine and performing arts for children. For more than 25 years, KAT has been assisting young people between the ages of 4 and 18 to strengthen their talents in theatre, dance, music, and the visual arts. The winner of the 2002 New England Theatre Conference (NETC) Moss Hart Trophy for the best theatre production in New England, Kat has performed nationally at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, and internationally in England, South Africa, Lithuania, Ireland, and New Zealand.

GILFORD — More than 300 employees and guests took part in a Laconia Savings Bank employee appreciation night held at Gunstock Mountain Resort on Friday, July 22 which featured a Wild West and barbecue theme.

Mark Primeau, bank president and CEO, said that the event, organized by Valerie Drouin, senior vice president and Prestige Plus manager, celebrates the bank’s philosophy that happy employees create happy customers.

“The most important part of a successful organization is the people who work there. At Laconia Savings Bank, we like to celebrate those who make Laconia Savings Bank a great place to work and a great bank for our customers,’’ said Primeau.

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Laconia’s 10th Annual Multicultural Market Day planned for Sept. 10 LACONIA — The Multicultural Market Day (LMMD) Committee has been working on organizing the 10th anniversary its festival that celebrates diversity in the Lakes Region. This year the celebration will take place on Saturday, Sept, 10. On that day, Laconia can be described as the world in miniature. Thousands of people visit Rotary Riverside Park Park and downtown Laconia, where people from over 30 nations represent their cultures.

As in the past, the festival will begin with Larry Frates leading the Parade of International Flags with the sounds of New Horizons Band. Bands like Odaiko, Japanese Drumming, Akwaaba, African drummers, and Off Shore Aces, well-known bands to the MMD visitors, will entertain again as well as some new names like a Greek group Olympic Melodies.

This big one-day event has become a signature that makes Laconia and surrounding areas as well-known as they are by their natural beauty or Motorcycle Week. Just as people come from all the parts of our country to enjoy natural beauty – lakes, beaches, mountains, ski-terrains, and foliage — they also come to celebrate the beauty of the people of this area. The beauty of these people is reflected in embracing one another, helping each other, welcoming newcomers from other parts of the country and out of country. For the past 10 years it was very important for Laconia to celebrate togetherness, especially in challenging times like these.

This is an opportunity to get to know the deeper communities within Laconia: locals, refugees, immifrom preceding page Eric Grant, a barbecue dinner, roasted s’mores by the campfire and dancing to the music of Annie and the Orphans.

At the event 38 employees were honored for a combined 300 years of service to the bank. Bette Prescott, vice president and office manager of the Gilford Lakeshore branch, who recently retired, was recognized for 30 years of service. Three employees were honored for 15 years of service each; Deanna Guyer, David Hart and Kathy Crane.

In addition, 11 employees, eleven employees were honored for 10 years of service and 23 employees for five years of service.

The bank also recognized eight employees who recently graduated from educational institutions: Barbara Simoneau -Northern New England School of Banking, James Garfield -Northern New England School of Banking, Donna Harris -New England School for Financial Studies, Michael Tutko -New England School for Financial Studies, Lee Beachy - Southern NH University - M.S. Organizational Leadership, Tina Lunderville - White Mountain Community College, Kathy Nelson Northern New England School of Banking and Jacqueline Vickery Northern New England School of Banking.

grants and the newest people who have resettled to our area. This is also an opportunity to become acquainted with one another and integrate as friends and members of a welcoming and helpful network of resources and fun. What a nice way for social services to educate the community about their organizations, and for vendors to introduce their crafts and foods!

There will be something for everybody, for entire families: both local and visiting – from foods, arts, crafts, musical performances, exhibits, animals, children’s activities, Iraqi artists, henna tattoos, dancing and much more from many nations.

Carol Pierce, co-founder and committee leader, as always works enthusiastically to put all the strings together so that citizens can celebrate the area’s diversity in style. Social services and vendors can get registration forms at the MMD website or call Kathy James, Social Service Agency Committee Chair, at 524-1100 x 148 or Mary Jane Hoey, Vendor Committee Chair, at 524-1782. Martha Kruse, Entertainment Committee Chair, works tirelessly to make the MMD 10th Anniversary special. Local residents and companies are encouraged to send their support with checks to David Stamps, Finance Committee chair. 50/50 raffle tickets are available at The Belknap Mill or the Committee members can be contacted. Volunteers are always welcome. Visit www.laconiamulticulturalmarketday.com for information.

MMD is sponsored by the Laconia Human Relations Committee, Laconia Historical & Museum

An African drummer entertains the crowd at last year’s Laconia Multicultural Market Day. (Courtesy photo)

Society, Frates Creative Arts Studio, & The Historic Belknap Mill Society.

Laconia Multicultural Market Day was founded by the Laconia Human Relations Committee, which was established in 2000 by the Laconia City Council. It is a recognized resource through-out the Lakes Region and New Hampshire on diversity issues. The Laconia Multicultural Market Day is a day-long festival with arts, crafts, social services and cuisine from a multitude cultures around the world to honor and celebrate the growing diversity in the Lakes Region.

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Stop by any Northway banking center in the Lakes Region to enter – including our newest one in Meredith, located at 42 Upper Ladd Hill Road – and join in the Summer of Fun!

*No purchase necessary to win. One entry per person. See local banking center for details. To enter without purchase, you may complete an official entry form found at any Northway banking center and drop it in the box provided. One entry will be pulled at random from all entries received for each prize. Must be 18 years of age or older and a New Hampshire resident to win. Northway Bank employees and members of those employees’ immediate families are not eligible to participate. One paddleboard valued at $850 will be awarded with sweepstakes period beginning 5/21 and ending 6/17. Drawing date of 6/22. One patio set valued at up to $1,000 will be awarded with sweepstakes period beginning 6/20 and ending 7/1. Drawing date of 7/6. One spa package at Church Landing valued at up to $1,000 will be awarded with sweepstakes period beginning 7/18 and ending 7/29. Drawing date of 8/3. Two kayaks valued at up to $1,000 will be awarded with sweepstakes period beginning 8/1 and ending 8/12. Drawing date of 8/17. One woodstove valued at up to $1,000 will be awarded with sweepstakes period beginning 8/15 and ending 8/26. Drawing date of 8/31. Entries must be received by 5pm the day the sweepstakes period ends to be eligible for specific prize. Winner will be notified within 3 days of drawing date to arrange pick up of prize. Each winner is not eligible for additional prize drawings. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Income taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Northway Bank reserves the right to modify or discontinue sweepstakes at any time.

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Carl R. Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit loon preservation MOULTONBOROUGH — The Loon Preservation Committee (LPC) will host the Carl R. Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament at Ridgewood Country Club on Monday, August 15.

Senator Johnson, who passed away on September 18, 2010, was a champion of many worthy causes, including the environment and loons. He served as a representative and then senator from 1990 to 2006 and had been an active member of the Loon Preservation Committee Board since 1998.

He spearheaded the LPC’s first golf tournament in 2005 to raise funds and awareness of it’s work to preserve loons and their habitats and the tournament has become a much anticipated annual tradition.

The tournament is open to the public with preregistration required by August 8. It features a scramble format with teams of four, a shotgun start at 8 a.m., followed by lunch and awards at 1 p.m.

Prizes include a hole-in-one Bryant Bowrider, 5.0 liter Mercruiser (MPI) and EZ Loader custom tandem trailer, courtesy of Kevin Keenan at Paugus Bay Marina. Prime tournament sponsors are Laconia Savings Bank, Reynolds American and the Johnson family.

To pre-register or to learn more about the tournament, contact the Loon Preservation Committee at 476-5666.

At right: Carl R. Johnson, Jr. , chair of the Carl A. Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament, admires the hole-in-one boat and trailer courtesy of Kevin Keenan of Paugus Bay Marina. (Courtesy Photo)

Belknap County Democrats holding annual picnic in Sanbornton on July 31 SANBORNTON — Belknap County Democrats will hold their annual summer picnic on Sunday, July 31 at 3:30 p.m., at the home of Martin and Elizabeth Merry on Tower Hill Road.

The family-friendly event features a menu

including hot dogs, burgers (including veggie burgers), salads, sides, drinks, and dessert. There will be barbecuing, and Flora Kerr will again be there with her famous hotdog/burger cart. Potluck salads and desserts are happily accepted.

Featured guest is Massachusetts Congressman Mike Capuano from Massachusetts. Former Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter will also attend the event.

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Using your talents to better society will be foremost on your mind, and for this reason, you’ll put great concentration into your efforts to professionally advance. In August, you’ll benefit from new technology and invention. Your enjoyment of a sport or special interest connects you with new friends in September. Cancer and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 50, 1, 25, 30 and 16.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There is someone who creates a meteor-like impact in your life. Having crashed to the surface of a planet, the meteor sits calmly in the middle of the storm it created.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will enter different circles of influence and be automatically accepted. This is true even if you’re not quite dressed like everyone else, and even if you’re not solid on the customs of the group.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t like it when people interrupt you, and so you will make a conscious effort not to interrupt anyone else. Because you let everyone have a say, you gain knowledge and insight into an exclusive world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are those who love you with an undeniable force. Once you realize just how loved you are, this force will heal you and help you to unify your fragmented parts.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Seeking pleasure isn’t always a selfish act. The thing you do for the sheer joy of it also happens to spread joy to others. And here’s a bonus: You will be nurtured by the act that enthralls you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Someone from your past feels that he or she had a chance with you once and blew it. Maybe this person won’t reach out, but you can feel him or her thinking about you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). This is a day for social and economic caution.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, July 28, the 209th day of 2011. There are 156 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 28, 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

On this date: In 1540, King Henry VIII’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed, the same day Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.

In 1609, the English ship Sea Venture, commanded by Adm. Sir George Somers, ran ashore on Bermuda, where the passengers and crew founded a colony.

In 1932, federal troops forcibly dispersed the so-called “Bonus Army” of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington to demand money they weren’t scheduled to receive until 1945.

In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the end of coffee rationing, which had limited people to one pound of coffee every five weeks since it began in Nov. 1942.

In 1945, a U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000 “almost immediately.”

In 1976, an earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate.

In 2002, nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek (KYOO’-kreek) Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground.

One year ago: A federal judge put most of Arizona’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law on hold just hours before it was to take effect. A Pakistani Airbus crashed into the hills overlooking Islamabad, killing all 152 people aboard.

Today’s Birthdays: Movie director Andrew V. McLaglen is 91. Actor Darryl Hickman is 80. Ballet dancer-choreographer Jacques d’Amboise is 77. Art critic Robert Hughes is 73. Musical conductor Riccardo Muti is 70. Former Senator and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley is 68. “Garfield” creator Jim Davis is 66. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 65. Actress Linda Kelsey is 65. TV producer Dick Ebersol is 64. Actress Sally Struthers is 63. Actress Georgia Engel is 63. Rock musician Simon Kirke is 62. Rock musician Steve Morse is 57. CBS anchorman Scott Pelley is 54. Actor Michael Hayden is 48. Actress Lori Loughlin is 47. Jazz musician-producer Delfeayo Marsalis is 46. Actress Elizabeth Berkley is 39. Singer Afroman is 37. Country musician Todd Anderson (Heartland) is 36.

Rock singer Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach) is 35. Country singer Carly Goodwin is 30.

Actor Dustin Milligan is 26. Actor Nolan Gerard Funk is 25.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Winnipesaukee Playhouse at Weirs Beach presents adventure-comedy “Shipwrecked”. 7:30 p.m. For tickets call 366-7377 or visit www.winniplayhouse.org.

“Granite Grumblings” about life in New Hampshire with humorist Glenn Currie. 6:30 p.m. at the Taylor Community’s Woodside building in Laconia. Free and open to the public.

Light refreshments served. RSVP by calling 524-5600.

Lakes Region Big Band in benefit concert at Second Baptist Church in Sanbornton. 6:30 p.m. Spaghetti Benefit Supper at 5 p.m. $5 suggestion donation will go toward restoration of church’s crumbling bandstand.

“50s Cruisin’ Fun” event hosted by the Hilltop Restaurant at Steele Hill Resort in Sanbornton to benefit the WLNH Children’s Auction. 6 p.m. All-you-can-eat buffet style dinner featuring “Five Fabulous Food Fas From The 50s”. Musical entertainment by “Rockin’ Dadios”. Classic cars on display. Games. $24 for adults. Advance reservations necessary at 524-0500.

Hampstead Stage Company performs “Aladdin” at the Ashland Town Library. 7 p.m. Suitable for children in grades K-8. Free. All are welcome.

Movies at Prescott Park in Meredith at dusk every Thursday. “Tangled” this week.

“Insights and Inspirations”, a program sponsored

by Women Inspiring Women at The Margate Resort in Laconia. 11:45 a.m. start. Buffet lunch and programs on health and wellness and success and motivation. $25 for members and first time guests. $30 for non-members. Reservations at 744-0400.

Laconia Main Street Outdoor Marketplace. 3 to 7 p.m. at the municipal parking lot in downtown Laconia (adjacent to the Village Bakery). Shop for locally produced vegetables, fruits, meat, bread, eggs, raw milk, wine, photography, soaps, jewelry and more. Enjoy the music of a featured artist each week while you shop and visit with your fellow residents. Every Thursday through early Oct. Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

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.

Brown Bag Book Group meeting at the Meredith Public Library. Noon to 2 p.m. “The Complete Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Be sure to read “A Study in Scarlet”. Popcorn and beverages provided.

Wonderful Watercolor - come and paint with Ms. Karen at the Meredith Public Library. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Ages 10 and up. Snacks served.

History of Collectors and Collecting with Hetty Startup of the UNH Speakers’ Bureau at the Meredith Public Library. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bring samples of your collection. Refreshments will be served.

Music with Mar at the Gilford Public Library. 2 to 3 p.m. Part of Childrens’ Summer Reading Program. No signup required.

Crafters’ Corner at the Gilford Public Library. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Knitting, crocheting and other needlework projects.

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Get Booked with Author Randy Susan Meyers at the Gilford Public Library. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Reading and discussion of her debut novel, “The Murderer’s Daughter”.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 Heifetz International Music Institute concert at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough. 6 p.m. Featuring talented young musicians from the school. $20 donation requested. Funds raised will be applied to restoration work by the Castle Preservation Society.

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DES limnologist Jody Connor given posthumous honor GILFORD — The Juliet E.E. Peverly Award will be given posthumously to Jody Connor, New Hampshire DES limnologist, in memory and recognition of his long time stewardship of New Hampshire’s lakes at the annual meeting of he Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association on Wednesday, August 3.

The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the former Southern NH University building at 2 Airport Rd. Main topic of the evening will be an overview and update on the efforts underway to develop a Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Management Plan, a multiyear watershed planning effort of the Lakes Region Planning Commission, Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association, North Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, the from preceding page

FRIDAY, JULY 29 American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Congregational Church in Center Harbor. Noon to 5 p.m. All donor receive a coupon for a free carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream.

Franklin Footlight Theatre production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”. 7:30 p.m. at the Middle Arts and Entertainment Center (Opera House) in Franklin. Visit themiddlenh.org or call 934-1901 for tickets.

Fireworks over Weirs Beach. 10 p.m. Sponsored by the Weirs Action Committee and individual supporting donors.

Talented young musicians from the Heifetz International Music Institute in Wolfeboro perform at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough. 6 p.m. $20 donation to the Castle Restoration Fund requested.

Family Fun Night at Hesky Park in Meredith. 5:30 p.m.

Face Painting, spin art and make your own sundaes! A fun time for the whole family. at 7 p.m. head to Main Street for the Annual Street Dance. Enjoy rock and roll classics from local band City Limits. Free events. Donations gladly accepted.

Winnipesaukee Playhouse at Weirs Beach presents adventure-comedy “Shipwrecked”. 7:30 p.m. For tickets call 366-7377 or visit www.winniplayhouse.org.

municipalities of Meredith, Laconia, and Gilford, and the NH Department of Environmental Services.

One key tool developed in the past year is the “Winnipesaukee Gateway”, recently awarded the 2011 NH Planning Project of the Year by the NH Planners Association. The Gateway is an innovative web-based management plan that is expected to facilitate unparalleled levels of coordination among the project’s many partners.

The evening’s events will begin with local lake legends and songs by storyteller/song writer Rusty Locke of Meredith, followed by the presentation of the Peverly Award and the featured presentation of the Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Management Plan.

For additional information contact: Pat Tarpey, ptarpey@winnipesaukee.org or 581-6632.

Performance of “Macbeth” on the stage at the Sandwich Fairgrounds presented by KidsCamp (8 to 12 year olds). 10 a.m. www.advicetotheplayers.org.

Free outdoor concert at the Winnipesaukee Marketplace at Wiers Beach. 7 to 10 p.m. Fun With Hands (rock).

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

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.

Sanbornton Farmers’ Market. 3 to 6 p.m. every Friday through Oct. 7 at 520 Sanborn Road (Rte. 132) in Sanbornton Square.

Noon-time concert on the Common in Plymouth.

Hosted each Friday by the Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce. Featuring the infamous and indescribable Art Harriman. Country sounds of Michelle Ribeiro.

Drop-In Storytime at the Gilford Public Library. 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Knit Wits gathering at the Gilford Public Library. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. All knitters welcome.

Rainbow Tails Tot Time at the Meredith Public Library.

9:30 to 12:20 a.m. For toddlers 1-3. Sign-up is helpful.

Gary Barney honored as Lakes Region Community College ‘Instructor of the Year’

Lakes Region Community College 2011 Instructor of the Year Gary Barney (right) is shown with his daughter, LRCC Nursing graduate Angela Barney, following LRCC’s 42nd Commencement Ceremony.

Barney has received the Instructor of the Year Award for the second consecutive year as a professor of electrical technologies.

“With all of the outstanding instructors at LRCC, it’s an honor to be selected two different times,” said Barney, who also operates his own electrical business. “To have my daughter graduate and 100 percent of my electrical students offered jobs in the electrical field, makes this a special year for me.” (Courtesy photo)

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I have been married to “Jim” for three years, and we lived together for seven years before that. We had a rocky relationship until we had our daughter, who is now 4.

Jim has always been an angry, controlling, emotional person. He managed to get the anger under control for a few years, but now it’s back. He will no longer sleep in the same room that I’m in and told me we have an unhappy marriage and it’s all my fault. Beyond that, he completely ignores me.

Tell me, Annie, how did my husband go from being a loving man, telling me I am the best thing that ever happened to him, to hating me? When I asked him what happened, he replied, “Just fix yourself,” and I have no idea what that means. He won’t talk about it.

I asked Jim to go for marriage counseling, but the therapist said Jim needs individual help, and he won’t see us as a couple until then. Jim refuses to go. Please help. -- Confused in Kentucky Dear Kentucky: There could be any number of reasons for your husband’s sudden change of heart. Considering his previous issues, he could be bipolar or have some other mental health issue, but it would require an evaluation to know. Since Jim is unwilling to see a therapist, try encouraging him to get a physical to rule out a medical problem.

You also can contact NAMI (nami.org) at 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264) for a referral. Then get counseling for yourself. You have some tough choices to make.

Dear Annie: I am really frustrated and would like some advice. I have a double first name (“Jean-Marie”) with no middle name or initial. It’s a bit unusual, but not terribly so, and it’s easy to pronounce.

I always identify myself with my entire name, but for

some reason, people insist on shortening it. My full first name is on my nameplate at work, and I use it for all correspondence. Yet many people insist on using only “Jean,” informing me that the full name is “not a real name.”

I don’t get it. When a co-worker asked others to call her “Susan” instead of “Sue,” there was no objection, and everyone respected her preference. But not mine. I’ve tried many polite approaches, but can’t seem to get the point across.

When people ask, “Do you mind if I call you Jean?” I smile and reply, “Actually, it’s Jean-Marie.” The usual response is, “That’s OK. I’ll just call you Jean.” Frankly, I find this dismissive and disrespectful, and I am fed up. Do you have any suggestions? -- The Whole Package in D.C. Dear D.C.: You are entitled to be called what you prefer, although people tend to shorten everyone’s name unless taught to do otherwise. So be more assertive. The first time you are addressed as “Jean,” reply, “Sorry, but I prefer JeanMarie.” After that, if someone insists on calling you by a nickname, pretend you do not hear them. It will take time, and you should always be polite and friendly, but don’t give in.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Fed-Up Mom,” whose son refuses to brush his teeth. You said he might change his ways if he meets a girl who refuses to kiss him.

I was married for 20 years to a man who seldom brushed, never flossed and went to the dentist twice during our entire marriage. His breath was so bad that if he rolled toward me in bed, I had to turn away. Honestly, I’d rather smell the back end of a dead skunk. All the pleading in the world got nowhere.

I thank God every day that I am now divorced from that cad and married to a wonderful man with great personal hygiene. -- Love to Kiss

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Animals

Autos

BOATS

Employment Wanted

(2) Senior Cats are homeless: Loving, good Angora and Tiger, fixed. Paulette, 204-0133. Leave message.

2001 FORD Explorer sport utility 4D, 71k miles. $6,000. 476-5017

2010 Tohatsu 9.8 HP 4-stroke outboard motor. 15 inch shaft. manual start, fuel tank/line, tool kit, owners manual. Nearly new. $1,575. 603-279-6422

Man Seeking work for Drywall, Plastering, Carpentry/Decking. 20 years experience in masonry/ brick paving. Cheap rates. Call 524-6694

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

53 PROSPECT ST. FRANKLIN, NH

CHIHUAHUA Puppies, 1 tiny adult male, 1 tiny adult female $350 to $550.

CMFI (603)723-9973.

German Shepherd Collie mix.

Female, 8 months old, up to date on shots, spayed. $300. 528-9448 GREAT DANE puppies for sale, serious inquiries only, 216-4895 or sspgg@metrocast.net

LAB PUPS

AKC. Outstanding litter, in home raised, English lines, experienced breeder.

(603)664-2828.

Announcement

2003 Chevy Impala. Excellent condition inside & out. Needs nothing. $5,500 or B/O. 630-1799 2003 L200 Saturn: Power, climate control, remote start, 141k miles, $1,000.

293-8155 or 520-2477.

87 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo Con vertible one owner, 80K miles, silver/ blue leather $2000/BO 603-520-5352.

BUYING junk cars and trucks ME & NH. Call for price. Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

C60 Chevy Dump- GDW 27,500-32,000. Front plow attachment, new 366 Goodwrench engine. $1,500. 998-6986 CASH FOR junk cars & trucks.

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

Thrifty Yankee: Rt. 25 Meredith.

279-0607. Across from ILHS Open 7-Days/Week, 9am-6pm.

Buying Gold/Silver.

Buy One, Get One Free clothing sale.

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

WANTEDEstimates for Landscaping & Snow Removal for small condo association.

Please contact Ann at 520-8266

International 500 Series Track Dozer with 4-in-1 bucket. Diesel 4-Cylinder. Asking $2,000.

998-6986

WE Pay CA$H for GOLD and SILVER : Call for appointment.

603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Meredith, NH.

TOP Dollar Paid- $150 and up for unwanted & junk vehicles. Call 934-4813

Autos

BOATS

1988 Chevy 1500 305 Liter V8 5 spd, standard, 75k, must sell $1000/ obo. 393-3563.

1984 Wellcraft 19.5 ft. I/O 5.7 350 HP. New engine & new upholstery. In water. $3,000.

603-630-2440.

1994 Audi Convertible: 72k original miles, V6, Automatic, silver, excellent condition, summer use only, $9,000. 279-9876.

1985 Formula 242LS twin 350s, 95% restored, must see, must sell, health issues. $11,400.

293-4129.

1998 Toyota RAV4: Automatic, silver/gray interior, excellent shape, 156k miles, $4,995. Call (603)930-5222.

1994 23! Cuddy by Thundercraft, 260hp, with trailer, runs excellent, must see! $6,495.

Call (603)930-5222.

2000 Dodge Dakota Sports 2X4.

A/C. Air Suspension, extras.

Clean. 72K. $3,500/OBO.

Kayak- Wilderness Pungo 120- 12 ft. Yellow, as new, includes paddle, cover, jacket. New

CRUISE Lake Winnipesaukee.

Go www.cruiseNH.com/LDS.html to get a coupon for the MOUNT. MUST Sell; Moving !95 Larson V8 22ft. Bowrider, always garaged, with trailer $7900 obo. 279-7293 PONTOON BOAT- 20 ft. 60HP Mercury oil Injection outboard.

New cover, battery, newer canopy.

Squam Lake. $5,000/OBRO. 603-253-3117 PONTOON/PARTY BOAT- 24 ft., 1989, 90hp motor, w/trailer, $4,500, Meredith Bay, 455-7870 STINGRAY 606ZP 20’6”. 1995 Only 230 hours. 5.7 EFI -250HP. Economical power. Deluxe interior with removable hard front cover and fishing well. Canvas, trailer.

Insurance Co. at $9K. Thinking $6K. 279-2580, pics available.

Used boat lift. $350 or best offer.

(508)577-2507 Ron

Camps GILFORD: Camping and/or RV sites available beginning May 31st. Ask about weekly & monthly specials. Also available for seasonal use and/ or weekend use. Ask about our weekly & monthly specials!

Call 603-393-5756.

For Rent

2-bedroom first floor, newly renovated, off street parking, $750 month (plus utilities)- $850/Month (heat included), security deposit, first months, references, no pets.

One stall garage available at an additional rent. 2 bedroom second floor, newly renovated, off-street parking, $700/Month (plus utilities) $800/Month (heat included), security deposit, first months, references, no pets. One stall garage available at an additional rent. 1 bedroom third floor, newly renovated, off street parking, $650/Month (plus utilities) $750/Month (heat included), security deposit, first months, references, no pets. One stall garage available at an additional rent. Tioga Properties 387-4066. www.tiogaproperties.com. Email: tiogarentals@gmail.com A STUDIO in Tilton, town parking $15/year, updated, close to everything/ park. $560/ month.

916-214-7733.

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

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

BELMONT: 2 bedroom, 1st floor, coin-op laundry and storage space in basement, $220/ week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234.

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BELMONT: 2-Bedroom, quiet area, big yard. Heat included, $225/week.

All housing certificates accepted. 267-0545.

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CLEAN UPDATED 1-bedroom and studio apartments in Tilton.

Heat/Hot Water included. $560-$660/Month. No pets.

603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733

LACONIA- SOUTH Main St. 2-bedroom 1.5 bath mobile home.

Private yard. $980/Month, includes heat & hot water.

603-387-1514 603-524-1674 LACONIA- SPACIOUS, in-town 2-bedroom. Garage, laundry hook-ups, porch. No pets. $700/Month + Utilities. 455-0874.

LACONIASpacious, newly renovated and energy efficient units with washer/dryer hookups.

2 BR $825/Month, 3 BR $1,100/Month. BELMONT- 2 BR $725/Month; washer/dryer hookup. Call GCE @267-8023 LACONIA-1 Bedroom, $750/month, utilities included. No Pets. Call GCE @ 267- 8023

Downtown Laconia Furnished Rooms Shared Facilities Make RIVERBANK ROOMS Your Home

References Required.

$105-$125 weekly 524-1884 GILFORD- Small 1-bedroom house w/galley kitchen, porch & private drive. $650/Month + utilities, no pets. 293-2750 GILFORD studio apt, ground floor, year round, convenient. No pets, no smokers. $620 a month incl util. 293-4081.

GILFORD- Small 1 bedroom house. New carpet and paint, $850/Month + utilities. No pets 293-2750 Gilmanton 4-Corners, 1 bedroom in nice neighborhood. Wireless internet and hot water included, propane heat and electricity seperate. Coin-op laundry, parking, backyard. Security deposit and lease req'd. No smoking or dogs. 267-1711.

LACONIA -Beautiful large 1-bedroom in one of Pleasant Street!s finest Victorian homes. 2 porches, fireplace, and lots of natural wood work. Washer/dryer. Heat & Hot Water Included. $895/Month 528-6885 LACONIA 1 Bedroom, heat and hot water included, $800/month.

Pets OK. Sec. deposit required.

387-8081.

LACONIA 3 rooms, one bedrm, South Main St., first floor, $165/ week plus utlities, 524-7793.

LACONIA Downtown, roomy one bedroom luxury condo with study.

Hardwood floors, free cable and Internet, washer and dryer, gym, and storage unit included.

Non-smoker, no pets, security and reference required, $1000/ month.

455-4075.

LACONIA-1 BR, $600/Month.

NORTHFIELD - 2 BR with on-site laundry room; $750/month. No Pets. Call GCE @ 267- 8023

LACONIA: 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, near hospital. $190/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234 LACONIA: 2BR, 2BA fully furnished condo, $700/month, no pets. Available August to June 978-771-7831.

LACONIA: 3 bedroom. Clean, quiet, new carpet, near park.

Short walk to town and schools. $1,100. Heat & hot water included. Call 524-0703.

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: Spacious 2 bedroom apartments available. Heat and hot water included. Please call Julie at Stewart Property Management (603)524-6673. EHO. LAKE Winnisquam waterfront, Sanbornton, cozy cottage beautiful views, no utilities, no pets no smoking, unfurnished, $750/ month. 524-1583.

MEREDITH 2 bedroom apt $800/ Mon. Plus utilities, Waukewan St., washer/dryer hookup, screen porch. (603)986-5745.

MEREDITH: 2-Bedroom, 1st floor, great view of lake and Meredith! Near stores. Refrigerator, stove, modern bath, laundry hookup, heated, huge deck.

No pets/smoking. 1-year lease. $995/month +security.

603-622-1940 or 603-867-8678.

NEW Hampton Meredith line -Room -quiet views, kitchen, laundry, tv, porch, storage, $125/ week. 603-689-8683.

Nice 2BR duplex in the Weirs $855/Month + $500 security.

Heat/hot water included.

Call 279-3141. nsavoieinc@metrocast.net

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

LACONIA- 4-Room 2-bedroom, includes 2-car off-street parking, snow removal, landscaping, washer/dryer. $750 heat credit. $190/Week. 1st 4 weeks in advance + security deposit. No smoking/No dogs.

Leave message for Bob 781-283-0783

NORTHFIELD: Large 1 bedroom on 1st floor with separate entrance and direct access to basement with coin-op laundry. $205/week, including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234.

LACONIA- Large studio apartment in clean-quiet downtown building.

Nicely renovated. $175/Week includes Heat/Hot Water/Electricity. 524-3892 or 630-4771

NORTHFIELD: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, separate entrance, coin-op laundry & storage in basement. $220/week including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.

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

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NORTHFIELD: Two 2 bedrooms available, one on 1st floor and one on 2nd. Coin-op laundry in building. and $215 & $220/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234.

Marshall & Wendell Baby Grand Piano.

Large solid oak dining-room table W/2 leaves/10 chairs. 603-875-0337

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

TILTON Main St. 1 bedroom apartment $650 per month. Hea included. 393-7935.

TILTON/LOCHMERE-2 bedroom duplex with garage underneath. $850/Month + utilities. No smoking. No pets. Call 527-6283 TILTON/SANBORNTON- Bright NEW 1 bedroom 2nd floor; Walk to Beach. All utilities included; $700/mo: No Smoking /Pets 455-0910

MOVING Sale! Many quality items priced to go! Set of snow tires (4) P-235/70R, 16 Broan range hood30 in Stainless, Futon Queen size (great for college) 30 gal. Water coolers (2) Cherrywood end tables (New Thomasville) Cherrywood framed mirror 32”x44” (exc shape) set of custom wheels (Audi) w/ tires (18”) Diamond toolbox for truck (Ranger or like) TVs (All work and more) 630-3408 cell, 528-3703

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.

SUMMER MATTRESS & FURNITURE SPECIALS Twin Sets $199! Full $279! Queen $299! King $499! Pillowtop, Memory Foam, Latex, Pocketcoil,Organic! Call For Specials! Futon With Pad $349! Platform Beds $199! Bunkbeds! Daybeds, Recliners! Sofa $499.Shaker, Rustic, Lodge, Log Cabin, Adirondack Featuring Local Craftspeople! Cozycabin Rustics, 517 Whittier Hwy, Moultonborough and Warehouse Direct Mattress Bargain Barn, 757 Tenney Mtn Hwy, Plymouth. Jay 662-9066 or Arthur 996-1555. www.viscodirect.com

TILTON: 1 bedroom, 1st floor, $195/week including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234

NEW golf clubs complete set, woods and irons, blue bag and new pullcart. $250 524-4786.

TILTON: 1-BEDROOM 3rd floor spacious apartment. Convenient location, no pets. $550/Month. plus utilities, heat. Available 9/1.

Security deposit, references.

286-8200

POOL: 18-ft.x26-ft. above ground, compete with deck and fencing. Paid $18,000, willing to sell for $3,000. Just needs liner.

(603)393-5756.

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency apartment and a cottage including heat, hot water and lights. No pets. $150-$185/week. $400 deposit. 387-3864.

Small utility trailer. $300 or best offer. 293-7333

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Tonneau cover off 2008 Ford Ranger with 6 ft. bed. Silver, excellent condition. Asking $750.

253-3120

FREE Pickup for your unwanted, useful items ... attics, cellars, garages, automobiles, boats, yardsale items & whatever. Prompt removal, (603)930-5222.

65 WATER STREET LACONIA First floor roomy 1200+ sq. ft. suite in historic building. 4/5 offices plus common area.

Available 10/1. Great location includes parking. Call 524-7206.

For Sale 2003 38 foot Forest River Travel Trailer like new, sleeps ten.

Comes with a new 28 foot deck and paid seasonal site at Moose Hillock Campground Warren, N.H $21,000.. 524-0067 4 31” Goodyear Wrangler LT 265/75/R16 tires, mounted on aluminum rims; less than 4 months used. $600 obo. 934-4447

Very solid maple dining room table. Round with drop leaves. 4 captains chairs with 2 side chairs. $325/set. Antique black Queen Ann desk with drawers. $195.

630-2157

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Italian

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French Italian Chinese Vegetarian Thai Pasta Paradise Pizza & Calzones Pasta & Sauces Nutrition & Eating Healthy Classic French Desserts Sushi Making Cooking for One Chocolate Desserts

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ALAN Jackson ticket Meadowbrook Friday July 29, sec B row 7, seat 27, Best offer 279-3944.

COMPUTERS: CADD Web Design Computer Access & Excel Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Computer Security Accounting & Bookkeeping Basics Machine Tool

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

Call 524-5712

Body by Jake Ab Scissor. Very good condition, a few minor cosmetic flaws, scratches, scuffs. $50/OBO. 677-6528

MASON tenders- commercial experience only need apply, must have license, own transportation, and be reliable. Job at Kingswood, NH. Pay commensurate with experience.

S.D. Szetela mason contractor (603)986-5518.

Please send resumes to: Laconia Daily Sun Box A 65 Water Street Laconia, NH 03246

PAINTERS: M u s t have experience & transportation.

Part/Full Time.

Call (603)630-8333.

RARE OPPORTUNITY Service Manager Opening at Crest Auto World

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Massage Flower Arranging Jewlery Making Furniture Upholstery Self Defense How to Get Debt Free Interior Decorating Garden Design & Lasting Color Feng Shui German

Professional legal secretary needed for busy Lakes Region, NH law firm. Word processing (Word) skills necessary, ability to handle multiple responsibilities in a busy environment and solid communication skills a must.

Legal office experience preferred. Position may involve occasional tape transcription, filing and telephone answering. 30 hours per week.

Dynamic Coach Wanted

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Twin wooden bed frame, six drawers below, bookcase-type headboard; free for pick up; call 279-4764

Moderate size swim team located in the Lakes Region is looking for an experienced swim coach to join our team! This position is created to add to the quality staff already on deck to assist and support a great group of swimmers. This year round team has swimmers of varying ages (5-19) and abilities (novice to New England level champs). Qualified candidates for this position should have experience coaching all ages in competitive swimming along with current coaching certification credentials (or the ability to readily attain such). If interested, please forward your resume to: search@lakesregionwavemakers. com.

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Crest Auto World is looking for an outstanding Customer Service professional. * * * * * * * *

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Job Requirements: Previous Service management in similar field or Service Advisor with warranty responsibility and top CSI scores, strong computer skills.

Benefits: Company sponsored health, dental and vision insurance. Life insurance available, 401k, vacation & sick time.

Apply in person to: William Weiss By mail to: PO Box 680, North Conway, NH 03860

By Email: sales@crestautoworld.com or online at: www.crestautoworld.com Phone: (603)356-5401 • Fax: (603)356-6200

Route 302, North Conway, New Hampshire

Cookware- Cuisinart stainless steel with copper disc bottoms.

Includes 1 1/2 qt., 2 3/4 qt., 3 3/4 qt., sauce pans with lids. 9 1/2 in., 10 1/4 in., & 11 in. fry pans. 3 1/2 qt. & 5 1/2 qt. saute pans with lids. $250/OBO. 528-5202 CRAFTSMAN Tools: 10323070 Lathe $300., Chop Smith $350.,10" Radial Arm Saw $100.,Table Saw $100., Router $35., All are in good working condition and in most cases have original manuals. Small tool cabinets $20.-50. Many hand tools & assessories. Call Leona: 524-8344.

TOOLS/EQUIPMENT System 1 aluminum truck rack w/tiedowns for small extended cab pick-up asking $475. Husqvarna 5500 watt generator on wheels model 1055 GN New $825. Car Floor Jack 2 1/2 ton new $65. Senco air roofing gun New $85. 14” Makita miter chop saw w/carbide blade cast iron and aluminum frame $100. 603-387-7100 Hodgman Quality Hip Waders.

Women!s Size 9. Cushion insoles, fully guaranteed. New in box, never worn. $25. 677-6528 Kubota 2009 BX-1860 with 35 hours, Front bucket, mid & rear PTO, turf-tires. Asking $9,000.

253-3120 Lawn Care Equipment- 42 in. tow behind de-thatcher $55, 42 in. tow behind aerator $75. Lawn tractor cover $25. Buy all for $145/OBO.

75 Chestnut Street, Franklin, NH 03235 Phone: 603-934-3454 Fax: 603-934-2222

Full-Time Staff RN We are seeking a caring, compassionate RN for a full-time position caring for our clients in their homes. This job offers an excellent and supportive working environment, point-of-care documentation and the chance to work with an interdisciplinary team of dedicated professionals.

Position requires an RN with acute care skills and knowledge and the ability to apply these skills with caring and compassion. A current NH RN license, reliable transportation, a valid NH driver's license and proof of current automobile insurance are required.

Computer skills a must; home health care and/or Hospice care experience a plus.

Franklin VNA & Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPER

JCS is expanding due to Record Production. Now hiring 1st & 2nd shift. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with great attitude. No exp. required. This is a year round, appointment scheduling position; JCS is the leading marketing company in the vacation marketing industry. Average pay $19-$25 an hour. For interview call Christina at 603-581-2452 EEOC

Fireside Inn & Suites at Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, NH is looking for someone to manage our housekeeping department. The job includes supervising a staff of 8 to 15, scheduling, finding, hiring and training new people, counseling and disciplining staff, inspecting rooms to make sure they are spotless, and generally managing the department. This is a year round position, and you must be available weekends. Pay will depend on your skills and experience. Apply in person and bring your resume. Fireside Inn & Suites at Lake Winnipesaukee, 17 Harris Shore Road, Gilford, NH 03784

Help Wanted

Instruction

1997 Harley Davidson XL 1200C 6K miles, $4,500/OBO 524-3653

.Rossi’s Restaurant Route

Quality Insulation of Meredith is looking to fill the following positions: Weatherization and Insulation installers-experience a must and Fireplace Installer needs to be NFI certified. Benefits include paid vacation, health, dental, life, disability & FSA, 401k and paid holidays. Please apply in person to : Quality Insulation 1 Pease Rd Meredith, NH NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Drivers License and good driving record required to apply. All applicants must pass drug test and background check to obtain employment.

APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN Minimum 1 year experience & State issued apprentice card. Please call.

(603) 528-6394 electricconnectioninc@metrocast.net

Motorcycles 1990 Suzuki GS 500E 16K miles, runs, needs some work. $700/OBO. 524-3653

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

MOTORCYCLES! We rent motor cycles! HK Powersports, Laconia, 524-0100.

Land

LIGHTWEIGHT trailer. Clean, heat, AC, many extras. Never had pets or smokers. $8,000 obo. Call Sally 524-3058

BELMONT: 3 acres with good gravel soils, no wetland, driveway already roughed in, owner financing available, $54,900.

Owner/broker, 524-1234.

Salary commensurate with experience. Apply in person.

Wanted- Responsible male for rides and small household repairs in return for reduced room rental.

References required. 397-2694

Modular/Manuf Homes 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath doublewide in upscale Laconia park. Private back deck, storage shed, new roof.

Reduced for quick sale. $49,000 603-387-0237.

FLYFISHING LESSONS

EXPERIENCED Line Cook 30-35 hours/week.

104 New Hampton or e-mail resume to rossis@metrocast.net

Help Wanted SERVER: Now hiring motivated team players with positive attitudes for year round part-time/ full-time positions. Experience preferred but willing to train the right candidates. Flexible schedule with weekends and holidays a must. Training starts 8/8/11.

Apply in person at Hart!s Turkey Farm Restaurant, Route 3, Meredith, or online at www.hartsturkeyfarm.com

Mobile Homes Gilford-3 bedroom 2 bath double wide mobile home. Washer/dryer hook-ups, gas fireplace, walking distance to Gilford Plaza. No pets, $800/Month + utilities. Call 393-6370

Over 55 Village OWN your home for as low $59,995 or $6,000 down and $799 for 240 months inc. land lease. Apr 6.5%

Open House Sunday 12 to 2 Call Kevin 603-387-7463.

Mansfield Woods, 60 North, Rt 132, New Hampton, NH. Roomy 37 ft. 2-bedroom with screened room. Must be moved. $4,500/BRO. See in Belmont.

393-3776

Recreation Vehicles

Real Estate ATTENTION investors and/or developers. 14+ Subdividable acres available with Duplex. Owner financing available. Monthly income $8000/ month. Call 603-393-5756.

CONCORD: 100-acre farm, ideal for horses. Circa 1850, 4-bedrooom post and beam, 2.5 bath, 28 x48 barn, oversized 2-car garage.

Financing available.

321-223-8330.

For Sale By Owner- 2 Bedroom house, 1 1/4 bath. 180 Mechanic St. Laconia. 524-8142

LACONIA: 2-Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Quality Home, 24!x36!

Garage with 10! Doors.

Excellent neighborhood near school, park and beach. $184,900 90% Owner Financing Available. 344-4504.

OUTREACH/INTAKE WORKER Full time position for the Franklin Area Center. Responsible for performing intake and outreach functions for agency programs (Fuel Assistance, Electric Assistance and other agency programs) in Franklin and surrounding communities.

Provides information and referral to other providers in the community and general office duties.

Must possess knowledge of social service agencies/programs and a strong desire to assist those in need to help themselves. Strong communication and writing skills, computer knowledge of Windows based software and ability to work efficiently under pressure with minimum supervision.

AA or BA degree in social services or equivalent experience.

Own, reliable transportation with personal insurance coverage of $100,000 - $300,000 is required. Salary range $11.75 to $14.00 per hour excellent benefits. Send resume by 8/5/11 to:

Baron Machine Company is a full service manufacturer providing precision machined parts, weldments and assemblies to Aero-space, Defense, Alternative Energy, Bio-Pharmaceutical, Food, Medical and Capital Equipment Markets.

CNC Milling Programmer, Set-up, and Operator (1st shift)

The person who applies for this position should have an extensive knowledge of the machine tool trade. This person should have experience using Surfcam, and Solidworks, be extremely fluent with “G, and M” code programming. The successful candidate will be able to Program, Set-up, and operate a variety of CNC machining centers with Fanuc, and Yasnac controls. Horizontal milling experience is a plus.

Project Engineer

The Project Engineer is the main contact between Baron Machine and our customers starting with the request for quote through delivery of the order. A BSME is preferred, but a Manufacturing/Technical degree with job experience will be considered. Experience with an ERP system such as E2 is a must. Experience with most common machine shop processes and equipment, including CNC and Manual Mills, Lathes, Horizontal Mills, Fabrication, Welding, Finishing, and Inspection is essential.

Baron Machine Company is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive wage, benefits package, 401K, and a smoke free work environment.

Please drop by our facility in the O’Shea Industrial Park to fill out an application or e-mail your resume, salary requirements and references to edi@baronmachine.com

Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. (F/AC) P.O. Box 1016, Concord, NH 03302-1016 E.O.E.

Gilford School District Experienced Custodian The Gilford School District is currently accepting applications for an experienced Custodian. Experience in hard floor care, general cleaning & housekeeping equipment operation is required. This is a full time year round position. The Gilford School District offers a clean, safe, healthy atmosphere, and a competitive wage and benefit package.

If you have custodial experience please contact:

Tim Bartlett, Building & Grounds Supervisor at 603-527-1532 ext. 821 at the School District office at 2 Belknap Mountain Road, Gilford, N.H.03246 for an application and additional information.

Position will remain open until filled.

Equal opportunity employer.

Naswa Resort Wins NH Magazine Editor’s Award

“Front Steps”, 38”x47”, oil on canvas, 2009, by Matthew Lopas.

(Courtesy photo)

Artist talk and tour at Black Swan Inn July 31

LACONIA — The Naswa Resort has been recognized by the editors of New Hampshire Magazine in its annual “Best of NH 2011’’ as the “Best Family Resort with an Edge.”

According to magazine “The NASWA Resort in Laconia prides itself as a location where families return year after year. Generations of families have known the pleasure of relaxing on the lake in pastel cottages.” The magazine also noted that other longstanding and popular events like the NASWA’s annual Bikini Contest “are all for good causes” and that their ads during Motorcycle Week in June proudly declare, “Biker owned and operated for over 75 Years!” --a testament to the resort’s diversity.

“I would say that the editors of NH Magazine have described us well,” says Cynthia Makris, president of the resort. which is celebrating its 76th anniversary this season.

TILTON — The Black Swan Inn will offer a tour of the historic 1880’s mill owner’s estate Sunday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m. followed by a lecture on panoramic interiors by Matthew Lopas.

Participants will view a four by six foot painting

by Lopas of the Inn as it nears completion. Lopas will then lecture on the history of his work and the nature of painting a panorama image.

A five-dollar donation is welcome at the door. Proceeds will go to restoration of the Inn. Visit the website http://blackswaninn.net/ for more information about the Inn.

Real Estate, Wanted

Services

LOOKING to Rent Large Water front Lakes Region house.

Off-season, September 6-October 12th. 3+ bedrooms, 2+ baths, two docks.

Call Gene 954-565-0047 Leave message

Roommate Wanted

Services

Yard Sale

LAKES & Mountain Carpet & Furniture Cleaning & Restoration. Quality service since 1975.

(603)973-1667.

Belmont-28 Silkwood Ave. Off Ladd Hill, Pass Golf Course.

Saturday, July 30th, 8am-12pm.

Household items, tools, clothes, shoes. A little bit of everything!

M. Fedorczuk Trucking General clean-ups, clean-outs for estates and foreclosures.

Brush, lumber, rubbish, mobile home teardowns.

Deliveries of loam, sand, gravel, & stone. Call Us at

Services

Gilford 35 Margaret Way Friday, 7/29 & Saturday, 7/30 8am-2pm Household goods, bunk beds, TV, sports equipment, fishing poles.

387-9272 or 267-8963

Gilford- 115 Pinecrest Drive.

Saturday, 8am-1pm. Rain or Shine.

MASONRY: Custom stonework, brick/block, patios, fireplaces, repairs/repointing.

726-8679, Paul. prp_masonry@yahoo.com

GILFORD- 158 Weirs Road (Edgewater Academy of Dance) Saturday 9am-1pm. Baby stuff, furniture, toys, clothes, decor.

LACONIA MOVING SALE 7/28 - 8/4 Any Time!

3048 Parade Rd. On Parade Rd. 1/2 way between Pickerell Pond Rd and Rollercoaster Rd. CALL THE HUNGRY PAINTER: Painting, small tree work, dump runs, odd jobs, water damage/drywall repairs. 455-6296.

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING SOLUTIONS.

Highest quality craftsmanship.

Fully Insured. Lowest prices guaranteed. FMI (603)730-2521. rockybranchbuilders@gmail.com

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

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277 BLUE RIBBON

PAINTING CO. Interior/Exterior Since 1982 ~ Fully Insured

Powerwashing

279-5755 630-8333 JAYNE ’ S PAINTING is now Ruel ’s Painting. Same great service!

Jason Ruel Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed!

393-0976

Bus.

Cell

MR. Junk. Attics, cellars, garages cleaned out. Free estimate. Insured. 455-6296

Joyful Noise Bell Choir are guest musicians at Union Church on Meredith Neck Sunday The Joyful Noise Bell Choir, directed by Mary Divers, from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Laconia will be guest musicians at the Union Church service on Sunday, July 31, beginning at 10 a.m. on Meredith Neck Road. A long time favorite, Union Church pastor, Brad Wolff, also from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, will be the speaker. (Courtesy photo)

LAWNMOWING & Property Maintenance: 15 years experience.

Call Rob, serving Laconia/Gilford area. 393-4470.

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

Candidates should be clean and sober.

References required. $125/week or $500/month.

Contact 707-9794.

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Motorhome, monitor heater w/oil tank, several large fish tanks, kitchen stove and more!

Last Chance-Last Yard Sale. July 30-31. Rain or Shine! 22 Camp Waldron Rd. Off Meredith Center Rd., Meredith. 9:00am-Until? Lots of new items!

SAT/ Sun 7/30 & 7/31, 20 Pleas ant St. Meredith. 8am - 4pm. Rain or shine. Furniture, antiques, books, sewing machines, unfinished electrified doll house, Parisian easel, Porcelain dolls, cell phone, baby items, bookcases, hand and power tools. Accepting bids on Yamaha piano and Antique blue & white dishes; service for 12. Bring bank check or cash for $250 deposit for each bid, returnable if not accepted or satisfied.

Thursday Yard Sale 7/28. 2 Lower Ladd Hill by Tracks, Meredith.

Early Birds Welcome. 6am-3pm.

Small collectibles, used old furniture, 2-boat motors, barber chair, hand tools, etc.

Wal-Mart offers video streaming on website

NEW YORK (AP) — Now playing: Movies at Walmart.com.

The world’s largest retailer on Tuesday started streaming many movies the same day they come out on DVD, in a second bid for a share of popular movie rental and streaming website Netflix Inc.’s business and just two weeks after Netflix announced new price increases.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought video-streaming service Vudu.com 18 months ago and now offers 20,000 titles that can be viewed on almost any device with Internet access, from computers to televisions to Sony’s PlayStation3 and other Blu-Ray disc players.

Movies are available at Walmart.com to rent for $1 to $5.99 or to purchase for $4.99 and up. Wal-Mart is not offering subscriptions, making its service more similar to Apple Inc.’s iTunes, which charges $3.99 to rent newly released movies and $14.99 to buy a movie.

In addition to Netflix, another competitor streaming movies and TV shows by subscription is Hulu. com, which now offers a premium service for $7.99 a month with more back-season shows and more movies. Without a subscription, Hulu viewers can watch shows and movies free in exchange for watching advertising.

The movie offering fits with the Wal-Mart website’s strategy of offering a “seamless continuous shopping service,” said Steve Nave, senior vice president and general manager of Walmart.com.

Wal-Mart’s announcement comes on the heels of Netflix saying it will raise rates and charge separately for streaming and rental DVDs. Its second price hike in eight months, Netflix’s planned increases could amount to 60 percent for existing customers, starting Sept. 1. New subscribers have to pay the new prices immediately.

Netflix plans to charge $16 a month for services that used to cost $10 a month when bundled together, for example. It’s still changing $8 a month for streaming, which it launched late last year. But instead of charging $2 more for a plan that includes one DVD at a time by mail, the company will charge $8 and up for DVD plans.

Customers have taken to social media sites Facebook and Twitter to vent their anger over Netflix’s increases, but executives said they anticipated the reaction. The company’s willingness to risk alienating subscribers signals it needs more revenue to cover rising costs.

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