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Father determined to bring football to Belmont High
VOL. 12 NO. 53
LaCONIa, N.H.
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‘Mandatory’ seems a dirty word, even with dedicated recyclers By michAel Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILMANTON — “That word scares me,” said Barry Howland, one of more than 30 people who gathered at the Academy last night to voice their opinions about the
Recycling Committee’s recommendation to introduce “mandatory” recycling to control the cost of transporting and disposing of solid waste. Don Guarino, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, opened the meeting by stressing that
although the amount of recyclable materials has risen under the voluntary program, the volume of solid waste has risen as well, and this year is projected to exceed the year before. Despite a general agreement that steps should be taken to
increase recycling, most echoed Howland, doubting or spurning the proposal for a mandatory program. “If we have mandatory dumping,” one man warned, “we’re going to have lots of little dumps all over see ReCyCLING page 27
BELMONT — Don Zimmer recalls how, two years ago, he brought his son Bruce, then a 7th grader, to watch a team of kids his age practice football. Seeing the build of the kid, other parents and the coach soon had Bruce on the field and running through drills. By his second year, the budding athlete was playing as a lineman on see BHs page 27
Bob Beausoleil, Corporal Larry Gilman, Kelly Hoyt, Evelyn Duffy, Bob Duffy, Captian Rick Goodwin and Private Howard Leonard assemble around the table of their Civil War encampment at the NH Veterans Association compound off Lakeside Avenue in the Weirs on Sunday morning. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)
1st N.H. Calvary, circa 1862, sets up camp at the Weirs By RogeR Amsden FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — A group of Civil War reenactors who portray the 1st New Hampshire Calvary held a weekend encampment at the New Hampshire Veterans Association Campground at Weirs Beach, bringing along their horses and recreating the atmosphere, down to the smallest detail, of what life was like for
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history alive for new generations. “I’m a history buff who likes horses, so this is a lot of fun for me,” says Goodwin, a carpenter by trade who is steeped in Civil War history. He said the group had a good turnout for its Saturday afternoon demonstration of Calvary tactics on Lakeside Avenue and that they strive for authenticity in what see CIVIL WaR page 8
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