The Laconia Daily Sun, August 8, 2012

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012

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City, firefighters union at standstill

VOL. 13 NO. 46

LACONIA, N.H.

‘Jagger’ on display at National Night Out

BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — Contract negotiations between city officials and representatives of the Laconia Professional Firefighters, Local 1153, have reached a standstill after mediation efforts failed to produce an agreement.

“Mediation didn’t really go anywhere,” said Chad Vaillancourt, president of the union. “It hasn’t been too positive.” He said that the mediator retained jurisdiction over the negotiations and added “we’ll be crunching some more numbers and getting back to the city.” He ventured that if agreement is not reached through mediation, the dispute would be referred to a fact finder, who would recommend terms of a settlement.

The firefighters. who Vaillancourt said have worked without a contract for eight of the past 20 years, alone among the four unions representing municipal employees have yet to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement. They have worked without a contract since July 2010 when their last contract expired.

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Gilford man arrested on threatening charges

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GILFORD — A local man remains in custody after allegedly claiming to have an assault rifle and threatening the life of an unidentified Laconia Police officer.

According to Gilford Police Chief Kevin Keenan, officers in his department got a phone call from Laconia Cardiology at 5:58 p.m. telling him that Bernard Huard, 54, with a last

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Keenan said he believed the alleged threat was triggered when when Huard was denied medication. It is unclear at press time if the alleged threat was made at the doctor’s office or by a phone call to the doctor’s office.

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LACONIA — Swept by the New Bedford Bay Sox in the first round of the New England Collegiate Baseball League playoffs, the Muskrats’ third season ended abruptly, leaving general manager Noah Crane disappointed by both the performance on the field and the attendance in the stands.

Although the Muskrats reached the playoffs for the third straight year, the team played inconsistently throughout the season to finish below .500 with 17 wins and 24 losses. Crane said that the team, which lost players to a variety of circumstances, never came together.

Only one position player played all 41 games and just five as many as 30 while many often played out of position.

Shortstop John Polonius, among the most promising prospects in the league, was passed over in the major league draft only to be signed by the Giants and after ten games with Muskrats.

“It was very unusual for an undrafted player to be signed during the season and we were all very pleased for John, but it left a hole at key position,” Crane said, adding that the day after Polonius took his .385 batting average and three home runs to the rookie league in Arizona his successor broke a finger on his throwing hand.

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Hurricane Ernesto closes in on Yucatan’s coast

CHETUMAL, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto closed in on Mexico’s Caribbean coast near the border with Belize late Tuesday, its threat of damaging wind and rain causing hundreds of tourists to leave beach resorts and fishermen to abandon low-lying villages.

Ernesto, which started the day as a tropical storm, had sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) as it passed over the Banco Chinchorro Islands about 24 miles (40 kilometers) from a sparsely populated coastal region of the Yucatan Peninsula.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was moving west at 15 mph (24 kph).

The nearest city to its projected path was Chetumal, capital of Quintana Roo state.

Authorities earlier moved more than 1,300 tourists from resorts in Mahuahal, Balacar and other spots to Chetumal, a bayside city that was expected to see less rain and wind than the coast.

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Assad returns to public eye, with Iran as ally BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance on state TV in nearly three weeks Tuesday in a show of solidarity with a senior Iranian envoy, even as the U.S. urged stepped up international planning for the regime’s collapse.

The visit to Damascus by the highestranking Iranian official since the uprising began coincided with a warning by an increasingly agitated Tehran that it holds the U.S. responsible for the fate of 48 Iranians seized by Syrian rebels.

Appearing together on state TV, Assad and Iran’s Saeed Jalili vowed to defeat the rebels and their backers, while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton predicted Assad’s regime was quickly unraveling, with high-level defections such as his prime minister’s switch to the rebel side.

Jalili’s visit highlighted Assad’s deepening reliance on a shrinking list of allies, led

by Tehran. Assad — seen on state TV for the first time since a July 18 bombing in

Damascus killed four of his top security officials — used Jalili’s visit to portray a sense of command and vowed to fight his opponents “relentlessly.”

Jalili, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, promised Iran would stand by Syria against its international “enemies” — a clear reference to the rebels’ Western backers and others such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

While there were no public pledges of greater military assistance to Assad, the mission appeared to reflect Iran’s efforts to reassure Syria of its backing and ease speculation that Tehran also could be making contingencies for Assad’s possible fall.

On a visit to South Africa, Clinton described Assad’s regime as splintering from Monday’s defection of Syria’s prime minister, Riad Hijab, and other military and political figures breaking away in recent months. She urged international leaders to begin work on a “good transition plan” to try to keep Syria from collapsing

into more chaos after Assad.

“I am not going to put a timeline on it.

I can’t possibly predict it, but I know it’s going to happen as do most observers around the world,” Clinton told reporters.

A post-Assad Syria presents a host of worrisome scenarios, including a bloody cycle of revenge and power grabs by the country’s patchwork of factions, including the Sunni-led rebels and Assad’s minority Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam allied with Shiite Iran.

Despite a ferocious government crackdown, the Syrian rebels have grown more confident and are using increasingly bolder tactics. They seized the 48 Iranians in a bold daylight attack near Damascus on Saturday, claiming they were members of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards sent on a “reconnaissance mission” to assist in Assad’s crackdown.

Iran says the Iranians, who were captured when their bus was commandeered see SYRIA page 13

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jared Lee Loughner agreed Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison, accepting that he went on a deadly shooting rampage at an Arizona political gathering and avoiding the prospect of a trial that might have brought him the death penalty.

His plea came after a federal judge found

that months of psychiatric treatment made Loughner able to understand charges that he killed six people and wounded 13 others, including his intended target, thenRep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Loughner appeared relaxed and focused throughout the two-hour hearing, much of it devoted to a court-appointed psycholo-

gist’s account of his normal childhood, his teenage depression, his descent into schizophrenia as a young adult and his gradual recovery in prison to the point that she felt he was competent to face charges.

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Portsmouth boarding NH food pantries running low as demand rises house under investigation after corpse discovered PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Officials in the New Hampshire city of Portsmouth are investigating possible health and code violations in a rooming house after a corpse was found in one of the rooms.

The man had been dead for about nine days.

Capt. Corey MacDonald said police were called about a strong odor on July 20 and found a man in a room who had been dead “for some time.”

City Attorney Robert Sullivan says a responsible building manager would pay attention to ongoing odor. He told the Portsmouth Herald (http://bit.ly/ QCy6Gf) that health, code and building inspectors had been to the building in the recent past.

He expects a list of violations will be forthcoming.

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2012 sets record for Northeast’s hottest year

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — No surprise for Northeast residents sweating out the summer after a winter barely touching their snow shovels: This is the hottest year on record in the region so far.

The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University reported Tuesday that the average temperature in the 12-state region was 49.9 degrees from January through July. That’s the warmest seven-month period since 1895, the year systematic record keeping began.

While it makes for sweaty nights, not everybody’s complaining.

“The heat is definitely a blessing for us after coming off the warm, dry winter without a lot of weather events,” said Alan Ayers, general manager at Crisafulli Brothers Plumbing and Heating Contractors in Albany.

The 73-year-old company has seen an 18 percent increase in new installations over last year and has its 16 technicians working long hours to install, replace and repair air conditioning units taxed by

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Many food pantries in New Hampshire are facing a food drought this summer, with demand increasing and shelves emptying.

New Hampshire Food Bank officials say summers often are tough as people focus more on vacations than donations. But many of the 400 soup kitchens and food pantries the organization helps supply say they are seeing a 40 percent increase in the demand for food, according to development director Colleen Cowette.

“The need is rising faster than our resources can keep up,” Cowette said.

Barbara Chellis, Concord area director for the Belknap/Merrimack Community Action program, said New Hampshire Motor Speedway recently gave them an abundance of hamburger and hot dog rolls.

“But we have no hot dogs or hamburgers to go with them,” she said. “One of the things we have a hard time getting is meat for our freezers.”

Chellis said the Concord food pantry has come close to having to turn people away.

“Sometimes people can go out of here with 3-4 bags of food,” she said. “There have been times when they’ve gotten one bag with six cans of something.”

Cowette said the food pantries across the state used to exist to meet emergency food needs. “They’re more and more becoming the grocery store.”

Cowette said more than 12 percent of people in Coos County don’t know where their next meal is coming from; in Hillsborough County, it’s more than 9 percent.

She said the “more shocking” figure is that one

in four children in Manchester don’t know where their next meal is coming from — a situation social service agencies refer to as “food insecure.” Cowette said that description fits 143,000 New Hampshire residents — or one in nine.

“Our shelves are pretty bare,” said Rick Dumont, food pantry coordinator for Rockingham Community Action. He said their food pantries in Seabrook, Raymond and Salem are all experiencing food shortages, but noted that Salem is especially low on food.

“A lot of people we’ve served and haven’t seen in years are coming back,” Dumont said.

Salvation Army officials in Manchester say donations have dropped dramatically.

“It’s the dog days of summer,” said Susan Poulin, social services director at Cedar Street Salvation Army in Manchester. “I don’t know how we make it sometimes, but we get there. Everyone walks away with a bag of food. But we’re getting to the bottom now.”

Poulin said she recently placed an order with the U.S. Department of Agriculture — which helps stock many food pantries and soup kitchens — and got half of what she requested.

“We ask for heaven and earth and we get a little of what they can give us,” Poulin said.

Food pantry directors say they are in desperate need of peanut butter, canned meats, rice, pasta, soup and canned fruits and vegetables.

“We need pretty much anything and everything anybody can think of, as long as it’s not opened or outdated,” Chellis said.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The number of people suspected of being infected with hepatitis C by a former lab worker in New Hampshire has increased to 31.

David Kwiatkowski (quit-COW’-skee) was charged last month with stealing drugs from Exeter Hospital’s cardiac lab and contaminating syringes that were used on patients. On Tuesday, the state said another former lab patient has been diagnosed with

the same strain of hepatitis C he carries, in addition to the previously known 30 cases.

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GILFORD — It’s been a good growing season for the Beans & Greens Farmstand, with an early and plentiful corn crop, and lots of other vegetables producing well.

But not all is well according to Martina Howe, who says in an e-mail to the farm’s Community Supported Agriculture members that the farm’s lettuce crop has been decimated by a large herd of deer which shows up in their fields every night. ‘’Never have we been as devastated as this year and the culprit is none other than deer! The deer have eaten well over 6,000 heads of our wonderful lettuce now. In the past we have managed to keep them away with numerous tricks.....this year they are snickering in our faces,’’ Howe writes

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Clarification: Youssef considers himself a strict U.S. Constitution constructionist LACONIA - It is GOP candidate Josh Youssef who considers himself a strict U.S. Constitution constructionist, supports the right to work, and is a vocal advocate for judicial activism reform and legislative oversight.

The position was incorrectly attributed to candidate William “Bill” Grimm in an article that ran Tuesday.

In addition, due to a miscommunication between the Youssef campaign and the Belknap GOP, which was detected just one day late, Youssef will not be attending the 8/8 contested primary night due to a long-standing family commitment, but he will have a campaign endorser speaking on his behalf.

In a prepared statement, Youssef indicated “I made a promise to my 8-year old son for the afternoon of the 8th. I made a covenant with him long ago that I would not break my promises to him - and I must stand by that covenant. I would welcome the opportunity to have a live one-hour debate with my challenger on an upcoming Saturday edition of the WEZS radio program ‘The Advocates,’ moderated by host Niel Young and a co-moderator of my challenger’s choice.”

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THREAT from page one kill any other police officer with whom he came in contact.

Keenan said he believed Huard had made some efforts to acquire a weapon but was unsuccessful.

Police from Laconia and Gilford responded and found Huard at 23

Liscomb Circle, Unit 12. After a brief struggle he was taken into custody.

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Easy does it: Belmont’s historic bandstand being prepared for 100-yard move

BY GAIL OBER

BELMONT - After the removal of a few trees yesterday morning, Mark Roberts and his two sons Matt and Jeff began the engineering feat of moving the village’s historic bandstand to safety while the park is being reconstructed.

Roberts said the work began by removing the lattice surrounding the bottom of the band stand and using an excavator to slide steel “H” beams under the structure.

Once those were welded in place, the three men began building a wood stabilizing structure around the bandstand.

Heritage Commission member Linda Frawley spent most of the day watching and said it looked like they were surrounding the outside of the bandstand with Lincoln Logs.

“Yeah, it’s a lot like that,” said Roberts when reached late yesterday afternoon.

He said the wooden cross structures will support the roof of the bandstand during the moving as will the eight posts that hold the octagonal roof about it.

After the steel and wooden envelope is finished, Roberts said they’ll attach wheels underneath one side of the steel cross bracing and use the excavator on the other side and roll it to a dirt area about 100 yard away behind the Belmont Mill.

He said one of the keys is to keep it level. He said a portion of the banking along Mill Street Extension will have to be leveled before they roll it to its tem-

porary storage spot.

Roberts said he and his sons have moved a number of structures using varying methods.

“I guess you could say we sat down and scratched a few things on a piece of paper and this is what we came up with,” he said.

He said all of the steel beams and most of the wooden “crib” is constructed and the next goal will be to get wheels underneath and roll it away.

The Roberts family will be back on the job first thing this morning.

Relocating the bandstand is one of the first steps in the Belmont Village Revitalization Mark Roberts (right) and one of his sons eye the placement of one of the steel “H” beams yesterday Project. morning before sliding it under the historic bandstand. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Gail Ober) On August 21, voters will go to the polls and decide on whether or not the to close Mill Street Extension. Polling is at the Beltown can spend not more than $250,000 to buy the mont High School and polls are open from 11 a.m. former Northway Bank building and whether or not to 7 p.m.

STANDSTILL from page one fied contracts with the State Employees Association (SEA) and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), representing employees at the Department of Public Works, as well as the Laconia Police Officers Association (LPOA).

Those agreements include both pay scale “step” raises for those eligible and a two-percent cost-ofliving adjustment (COLA), which all city employees went without for the last two years. In return, employees agreed to increase their contribution to

their health insurance premiums from four-percent for the point-of-service plan and ten -percent for the HMO plan to 12-percent this year and 15-percent next year along with higher co-pays.

Vaillancourt said that this formula would leave his members out of pocket. “We understand the city has to deal with health insurance,” he said, “but, we can’t settle for our guys taking home less every week.” Noting that without a contract firefighters would retain their current health insurance plan and the city would forego the savings of changing plans, he said “I don’t understand why the city is not

from preceding page Gilford Police have charged him with one count of criminal threatening with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest.

Huard likely faces additional charges from the

Laconia Police.

Huard was the father of two young siblings, Jennifer and Jeremy Huard, who were murdered in Belmont by Kirkman Cassavaugh in 2008. Cassavaugh was sentenced to life in prison.

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saving the taxpayers money by holding out.”

“The city wants to treat everyone the same,” Vaillancourt said, “but, we’re not all the same. We don’t do the same job. We don’t earn the same hourly rate.

And we can’t settle for the same terms.”

Vaillancourt said that the union compared the hourly rates paid to police officers and firefighters to those in ten municipalities of comparable size and found that while the police ranked sixth the firefighters placed second to last. The analysis did not include payment for over-time. Vaillancourt said that because over-time earnings are volatile, they skew the comparisons.

Vaillancourt said that the strained relations between the city and its firefighters have contributed to increased turnover at the department. “We’d never had guys leave before, “ he said, “and we’ve lost half a dozen in the last couple of years. Most have gone to other departments with higher pay and better benefits.” At the same time, he said that when the department last advertised a position, only one qualified candidate applied.

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Grand Old Party is breaking up When traditional Republicans tell their tea party wing that they have to negotiate with Democrats, the radicals’ frequent response is: No, they don’t. One side has to win.

But before that fistfight at the edge of the falls can take place, one side has to win within the Republican Party. Civil wars are not pretty.

The tea party movement has become the dead bad-luck bird hanging around the GOP establishment’s neck. Its anger-fueled energy has forced moderate Republicans off ballots in places where moderates tend to win. It has burdened otherwise centrist Republicans with radical positions that don’t go well with a general electorate. The Grand Old Party is being taken over by an ideological fringe with unclear motives, a loose grasp on reality and little interest in actually governing.

The most recent victim is Ohio Republican Steven LaTourette, who says that he’s had it after 18 years in the House. The uncompromising partisanship drove him out. “Anybody that doesn’t understand that in a split government, you’ve got to find a common-ground way out of it, it’s not going to be your way or the highway, is nuts,” he said.

But suppose the right wing is nuts.

Or suppose it isn’t nuts but doesn’t quite understand that pushing the United States to the brink of default, as it did last summer, is bad for the world, the United States and even itself. Or perhaps the radicals think that grown-ups somewhere will attend to the details while they play.

The right wing so badgered Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe that the Republican moderate — and shooin for re-election — has decided to leave the Senate. Now the party may lose her Senate seat to a Democrat. In Indiana, longtime Republican statesman Sen. Richard Lugar lost the primary to Richard Mourdock, a tea party favorite. That seat is now up in the air as Mourdock and Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly battle it out. Donnelly has turned his opponent’s tea party ties into a campaign issue.

Poor Mitt Romney is unable to pick sides — among fellow Repub-

licans, that is. He says one thing in swing state Colorado, another in usually Republican Indiana. His socially moderate record as governor of Massachusetts would play well with most independents, who will ultimately decide the election. But he can’t go there for fear of losing a right wing that does not like him.

Speaking of Massachusetts, Republican Sen. Scott Brown is now running neck and neck with Democrat Elizabeth Warren. He’s done this in a generally liberal state by talking up his independent stands and how he wants to work with Democrats. But suppose he’s reelected and his fellow Republicans won’t work with him, a likelihood, given the increasing demonization of moderates within the party.

And suppose — a real consideration for Massachusetts voters — Brown becomes a neutered outcast, while his re-election sends control of the closely divided Senate to the right-wingers. Do centrists in Massachusetts or anywhere else want tea party activist Jim DeMint, of South Carolina, controlling the powerful Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee?

And with the pragmatic Republican establishment under ideological attack, its moderates may no longer feel free to be themselves.

Snowe voted to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which the right opposed. But with the Maine tea party later breathing down her neck, she only voted “present” during a filibuster of the appointee to run the bureau, the unobjectionable Richard Cordray, former attorney general of Ohio.

One’s rooting for traditional Republicans to retake control of the asylum and restore a normal brand of politics. That would be very good for the country, a not-small consideration. The only side winning so far is the Democrats’.

(A member of the Providence Journal editorial board, Froma Harrop writes a nationally syndicated column from that city. She has written for such diverse publications as The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar and Institutional Investor.)

Are there any citizens’ rights Bill Grimm would stand for?

To the editor, What does Bill Grimm have against our rights?

A few weeks ago I saw Bill Grimm on WMUR’s Close Up, and after watching his interview I really wonder, are there any rights Mr. Grimm would defend?

He goes out of his way to say he counts himself a “fiscal conservative” but a “moderate on everything else”; implying he is will to compromise our 2nd amendment and educational choice

unborn children. On these issues, Mr. Grimm professes himself “moderate”.

Yet he then interrupts his opponent to let us know he is against the freedom to marry whomever one chooses to, just to clarify that he is in favor of restricting everyone’s rights equally.

Which leads me back to my original question, Is there any citizens’ right Mr Grimm would stand for?

Jay Smith Franklin

LETTERS Why would anyone vote for 4 more years of Obama’s policies?

To the editor, Why, would anyone vote for four more years of Obama’s failed policies?

He has raised our countries debt by $5-trillion in less than four years.

That’s more than all our previous presidents combined.

Can they deny his many failed policy plans like “cash for clunkers,” and his $800-billion stimulus plan, that he admitted failed when he stated that “I guess our shovel ready jobs weren’t as shovel ready as we thought.” Then he had the audacity to chuckle about it! Our president finds this amusing! Add to his failures the numerous “green energy companies” like Solyndra that he threw 500 million of our tax dollars at, after being told it was a risky investment, just to see them fail!

Can they not see how he has divided our country through his fabricated “racial warfare” bull and his so-called made up “war against women?” I especially detest the “rich against the poor war” he’s got going, which is actually a war on all successful hard working Americans. He ran on being a great uniter, but has been the greatest divider our country has seen.

It was alarming how he and his administration were in full support of the” Occupy Wall Street” thugs, the “left’s” answer to the peaceful, family orientated “Tea Party” movement.

What a contrast! Many of Obamas’ biggest supporters, like his pals George Soros and Michael Moore and his big union friends, gave thousands of dollars to feed and keep these protesters going even though they were aware that were doing drugs, destroying public property and raping women. That’s a real war against women; where was the president’s outrage then? They held protests all across our country that cost our taxpayers, millions of dollars! Did you hear that in the mainstream media?

Why did our president rally around this group? Obviously, to make them believe it’s the fault of the rich 1-percent, who are responsible for all their problems that he, lacks the knowledge to fix. He is great at the blame game!

It’s quite ironic and hypocritical of him to hobnob with his millionaire Hollywood buddies, who throw him lavish fundraisers in their mansions and their multi-million dollar brownstones in Manhattan, when they are that 1-percent that he blames for his failures!

In reality, it his failed economic poli-

What happened to his promise to get the unemployment rate under 8-percent in three years? There are now 12.7-million people unemployed!

As we have witnessed for the past four years, his lack of experience and knowledge on how to lead our great country has been disastrous. Why in the world would anyone want to give him four more years, unless of course, they want to see the demise of our country or maybe it’s that they are truly unaware of the real facts of his failed presidency?

This would not surprise me in the least.

It is a proven and documented, that the liberal media newspapers and news stations do not report the facts, unless of course it is in the president’s favor.

He can also take credit for alienating some of our biggest allies, along with the fact that his administration is responsible for one of our country’s biggest security leaks known.

They are up to their eyeballs in the cover up of the “fast and furious” debacle, which has resulted in the death of two Americans. Why do they refuse to release all the records, what are they trying to cover up? It must be very serious! Then, he has the gall to demand that Mitt Romney release more past tax returns.

Why does our president refuse to produce his college transcripts? You can bet your bottom dollar it’s not because his grade point average was great!

It was after 10 years of continuous, dedicated investigative activity by our Armed Forces, the CIA and the FBI that led to the whereabouts of Bin Laden when our president was asked to give the red light for our Navy Seals to go in for the kill.

Any president in office at the time would not have hesitated to do the same. Only this president would have the audacity to take full credit for it, which was exactly what he did!

As we have learned, it takes much more than a “community organizer” to run a country!

Please, it is up to us to save the future of our country by voting for an honest, hardworking successful businessman like Mitt Romney, who has the expertise and knowledge to get our economy going! He will not play the blame game and he will lead our country back to prosperity and to the great country that we have all known and loved!

Linda Dupere

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LETTERS Let’s give the Democrats just the world they’re clamoring for

Assault on women’s rights will lead to more gov’t spending

To the editor, Obama wants to DIVIDE America. I say lets make his dream a reality. We SPLIT the 50 states evenly. Twenty five donkey domiciles and 25 elephant domains, each with their own government. Let the Nancy Parsons, Scott Cracraft, James Veverka, Bill Knightly, and Marcia Heywoods of this world live in their socialist dream states, free from the rich they despise and never stop saying so. Democrats can live in a state without the Koch brothers, Bill Gates and distant from every other profit-motivated capitalist they hold such deep resentment and mistrust for. They can live in states devoid of ambitious, creative, entrepreneurial, successful people that so irritate them and Obama. Twenty five donkey domains only they alone walk and twenty five states where only elephants roam.

Democrats want America fractured so let the whining cry babies who envy anyone who has more have their way. Donkeys can continue to send their kids to schools controlled by union strong arms that stonewall innovation and oppose every technological advance that might improve educational output, cut costs and improve performance. Republicans, in their states can send their kids to schools that are seen as incubators of success where teachers are seen as gifted individuals with teaching skills that vary A to Z. Where teacher pay and benefits are only limited by their ability to achieve results in the class room. Donkey residents can demonize their business at the top of their lungs. They can ridicule and demean success to their hearts content including Olympic Gold Medal winners.

Olympians will owe their success to Obama. They drive to the pool, gym or track on state roads, paid for with

To the editor, Who are these people? Beginning with the war on women and the invasion of peoples privacy, the mantra of the party is smaller government and peoples privacy. They violate both of these every day. By voting against women’s rights I am surprised any women in the country supports them.

Starting with abortion, which is a VERY private matter that is nobody’s business except the people involved.

That would be the women and people of her choice. Those who believe that abortion is wrong probably have never worked in any type of Special Education program. Even if they have they probably never got into the real depths of some of the REAL special needs clients. Those that we see on TV are the higher functioning ones who need little guidance and needs.

They, for the most part, will never be completely independent but are able to do a lot for themselves that some of the more severely retarded cannot do. Many of these people live in institutions, mostly for their protection, and that will be the best they will get.

They need one-to-one supervision on a

federal dollars, train at city pools and were educated at public schools. ALL SUCCESS (what ever it is) in donkey states EMANATES FROM GOVERNMENT, and Obama says “don’t you forget it”! You don’t own those medals or that success, government does!

Let’s stop the presidential race right now. LETS SPLIT! Let Obama lead the federation of donkey domains.

Obama can take Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare and the bankruptcy knot tied around all of them with him. In their states, Republicans will develop replacement programs that FIRST benefit the beneficiaries, not GOVERNMENT. Republican Social Security I GUARANTEE YOU will provide DOUBLE what the current donkey-inspired boondoggle does. If Democrats want 90-percent tax rates let them have them and praise be to God for creating such utopian, socialist, equality.

If donkeys want every business controlled by UNIONS, I say go for it. If they want to obstruct business with more rules and regulations, I say go for it. If they want to spend 50-percent more than they take in, I say go for it.

If they want debt piled to the stars, I say go for it. If they want free insurance, free homes and a free education including college, I say go for it. If they want to have only public sector employees, I say go for it.

All donkeys need to do is ONE THING, figure out how to PAY FOR IT. Without the rich to milk, the successful to denigrate and the entrepreneur to flog now living elsewhere, the Democratic Party is as brain dead as the inside of a ping pong ball. A joke that sums it up perfectly.

Obama has created a new VALUE meal at McDonald’s. You order and the person behind you pays for it.

Tony Boutin Gilford

constant basis.

Then we get to the extremely severely retarded. These people have not a clue, for the most part, of their surroundings and needs. These too need constant supervision. The ones that I have worked with were born before abortion was legal, discarded by their parents and taken over by the state. There really is nothing we can do for them. It is horrible to say but they do create jobs. The taxpayer cost is high for housing and care. This is where the Republican get confused.

They are against abortion and women’s rights and are also against spending money on programs that take care of these special needs children and adults. That is where abortion comes in and the women has the right of choice. Not a great choice but the only choice they have. And you say “to bad, you never should have ... in the first place”. I say take a tour of some of your facilities and see the real world. I have and it rips your heart out because it wasn’t their choice either.

Jon Hoyt Franklin

Please urge pregnant women to keep their unborn boy or girl To the editor, I dreamed that a baby was murdered, and then I realized that I wasn’t asleep, and I wasn’t dreaming.

I was thinking about abortion.

The terrible act of child murder continues in our state every day as babies are being killed routinely in clinics such as the Concord Feminist Health Center right on Main Street in our capital. Oh, the horror of it all!

Abortion is a waking nightmare.

Though some might argue that when a pregnant woman has an abortion, the fetus isn’t actually a baby. Well

if the woman is pregnant, she has a baby. Please urge a pregnant woman to keep her unborn girl or boy.

Don’t kill that baby; allowed to thrive and live, that boy or girl may someday be mom’s best friend.

And by the way, you could check the Concord Feminist Health Center website or the Manchester Health Center’s website to confirm that these clinics do indeed offer in-clinic surgical abortions.

Harry Mitchell Laconia

President Obama understands that America is the middle class

Guinta shouldn’t brag about U.S. Chamber of Commerce award

To the editor, The middle class is this country. We are America. As such, the middle class needs its share of the federal budget.

President Obama understands this and proposes to allocate federal spending appropriately. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, health care, programs for the poor and programs for children and the very old are all emphasized in the Obama budgets. In New Hampshire, the Obama budgets have saved the typical middle class family just over $4,000 in the last three years.

Mitt Romney, on the other hand, wants to shift funds from the middle class to the very rich and the giant corporations. His tax proposal creates a $5-trillion tax break for the wealthy and powerful corporations over a 10 year period. Where will that money come from? AMERICA — the middle class, the 99-percent of all citizens.

Under the Romney tax plan, in New Hampshire, 640,000 middle class families with children would face a tax increase of about $2,000.

To the editor, Congressman Frank Guinta bragged in a newsletter about getting an award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He claimed it was because of his “pro-jobs” voting record, but it unquestionably had more to do with the 100-percent rating the U.S. Chamber gave him. The only New England congressman with 100-percent, he joined a tiny minority — 8-percent of U.S. House members (from mainly southern and western states) — with a perfect score as lackeys to Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the other multinationals that the U.S. Chambers lobbies for.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not like your local Chamber. In N.H., many major local chambers are not even members, including Dover, Manchester, Merrimack, Hudson, Nashua, and Souhegan Valley. In 2010, the VP of the Greater Hudson Cham-

This increase would go directly to the wealthiest people and richest corporations in America.

President Obama’s actions and vision continue to try to include the AMERICAN middle class even though opposed on every measure by an intransigent right wing Republican Party. Republican opposition is not based on Obama’s ideas but, is based upon getting him out of the White House — their No. 1 priority.

Right now Congress is on a five week vacation. The president is at work in the White House. There is important work to do and nobody is home in Congress Obama has provided and continues to provide the country with their fair share; Mitt Romney wants to shift wealth to the rich and giant corporations. This wealth would come from AMERICANS, the middle class, the 99-percent. If you remember, this policy was tried under President Bush — It didn’t work!

Dr. Thomas Dawson Laconia

ber, Jerry Mayotte, said, “I could not find one positive thing to say about being involved in the U.S. Chamber” (Nashua Telegraph, 10/17/10).

The U.S. Chamber is a lobbying front for its big corporate donors, and its agenda harms middle-class Americans.

In 2008, only 45 corporations donated almost half of its $140-million in contributions, and many of those contributions coincided with lobbying that endangers us all. For example, Dow Chemical’s $1.7-million contribution included funding for the Chamber’s fight against legislation to protect chemical plants from attack (NYT, 10/22/10).

Congressman Guinta, I wouldn’t boast about U.S. Chamber support. It’s like being stamped “bought and paid for” by multi-national corporations. I can’t wait to vote against this congressman who forgot his N.H. constituents.

Lew Henry Gilmanton Iron Works

Voters get to be CEO of the country for a day and fire everyone To the editor, Have you ever dreamed of being the CEO, the person in charge, the person holding all the ace’s, the batter coming to the plate and hitting a home run?

Well, here is the big chance to fullfill all your dreams of firing all the dead-

beats on the team, and it is only going to take a couple of minutes out of your busy schedule. On November 6th you will get the chance to take back this country and fire all 535 people ruining our lives. Stop voting in the people see next page

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LETTERS Development of State School property could benefit everyone

Philip Preston suddenly finds it appropriate to salute the flag

To the editor, With all the discussion of the Laconia State School property and its disposition, I thought I would go back and review the report of the “Commission to Evaluate Long Term Uses of Lakes Region Facility” (HB2, Chapter 144:282, Laws of 2009). I was an appointed member and clerk of that Commission.

The process of the Commission involved a comprehensive review of the property including the condition of the buildings, a Phase One environmental assessment of the property, and a surface water quality review. Through the Lakes Region Planning Commission, Environmental Protection Agency funds were used to implement a review called PREPARED. (Process for Risk Evaluation, Property Analysis and Reuse Design). This was a detailed process with two public meetings.

The report from the Commission, which is 994 pages in length, includes information from all the reviews done.

(It is available on the State website http://gencourt.state.nh.us/statstudecomm/reports/1988.pdf) Property: Most of the buildings are in fair to poor condition. Many were mothballed after the prison closed in 2009. There are three buildings in use: the E-911 building, the Dube building that recently housed Lakes Region Community Services, and a building that houses sexual offenders who cannot be processed through the criminal justice system. There are two parcels subject to 99-year leases with the City of Laconia. (The Robbie Mills property is one of those parcels.)

Environmental: While Phase One did not include any digging, it was concluded that the main buildings contain lead paint, asbestos, mold, PCB’s and general waste disposal concerns. A Phase II study would be needed to assess the full extent of contamination and cost of remediation.

In this study process the state could not determine any potential use by the state and the General Court authorized the selling of the property.

The Corrections Department has no

To the editor, And to the voters of Grafton County District 9: Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, and Grafton.

Last Memorial Day, I wrote to the editor of this paper commending him for his Memorial Day coverage. As a former Army “brat” and captain of the Army Nurse Corps, I had urged all of us for this day to be one of respectful remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice so many paid for our freedom.

In that same letter, I mentioned Selectman Philip Preston of Ashland does not salute the flag of the United States, nor does he recite The Pledge of Allegiance. I also recognized it was his right not to do so as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and purchased by the blood of our service men and women. However, these same service men and women, by their sacrifice purchased my right to “freedom of speech”. I asked Mr. Preston, an elected public servant, at a public meeting of the Board of Selectmen, his reason for his public posture. He stated at first “I refuse to answer” but did continue to say “I feel I am a good patriot” and said “saying The Pledge of Allegiance is rote” (repetition carried out mechanically or unthinkingly – Webster’s Dictionary).

Mr. Preston has maintained this stance since his election to the BOS in March of this year.

interest in this site for another prison.

It should be noted that the Lakes Region Community College expressed interest in using some of the property for the community college expansion.

So, here we are. What should happen?

The charge to the Commission was to use the highest and best use as the measure for recommendations. Given the expectation of a fairly high cost for remediation of the contamination, the city or the county are the only entities that can get financial aid to complete that work. Since the City of Laconia has a vested interest in what the property is used for, it has made sense for the city to have the first option. The city’s appraisal was far below the $10-million dollar price-tag the state arbitrarily placed on the property. The bid made by the city has not been accepted. Some say the county should buy it for the jail project. That raises the question of mitigating the contamination known to be there, determining operating costs of moving the jail from the County Complex, and spending time and money trying to make the facility work in a location many feel should not be used as a correctional location.

Still others are saying the state should just leave it mothballed until the real estate market improves and it can be sold to a developer. This option raises further questions: Can the area infrastructure support such a development? Can the region support another mall or condominium complex? Is this an appropriate industrial location given the business park options already available? Given all the drawbacks, is this property really as valuable as the state hopes it will be?

Is this the proper place for a jail?

Is it in the best interest of the state to let the property languish or, is it in the best interest of everyone to seek a resolution that enhances the economy of the state and the county as well as meet the needs of the City of Laconia for responsible development. In this way every one benefits...the city, the county, and the state.

Rep. Alida I. Millham Gilford

Unregulated economics is wrongheaded for any recovery To the editor, Robert Hood asked in his recent letter, “Why is it that many former liberals, socialists and Marxists, including such notable economists as Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell, have, over the course of their lives, converted to libertarian free market economics?”

You got me, Robert, because it makes no sense to me. Keynesian economic strategies brought us out of almost every recession since 1929 and people keep selling Austrian snake oil that never helped a recession in the slightest.

Austerity measures make things even worse. Keynesian approaches were successfully used by FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, and Clinton. Obama would have had many more successes but the GOP strategy is to make sure Obama does not get enough funds to enact a very successful Keynesian policies.

Unregulated banks, a hallmark of libertarian economics school gave us the Great Depression which was really two

deep recessions. Conservative trickledown, supply side economics gave us the crashes of 1986 and 2008. Reckless thinking brought about the repeal in 1999 of the 1933 Glass-Steagal act which kept banks from using your money to gamble.

It sequestered your money safely away from the venture capital casino part of the bank. That wall is now gone and your money is not as safe as it could be.

The failed dogma of unregulated libertarian economics is wrongheaded for any recessionary recovery. 1929 Crash. 1986 Crash. 2008 Crash. All due to the lack of regulation that was supposed to make things run better. The Austrian school is always doomed to failure as a recession remedy because it has a belief that the market is ultimately fair and ethical; that Keynes’ “animal spirits” don’t make any overall difference in the market. Say what? It is the animal spirits every time and the Hayeks are completely unaware — in their theory — of the growls.

James Veverka Tilton

However, it is now July and his stance has changed. He has assumed a respectful posture saluting the American Flag and it appears he is reciting The Pledge of Allegiance.

“By The Dawn’s Early Light”, has the selectman experienced an epiphany? — a vision? What could account for Mr. Preston’s about face? Could it be an election this year and could it be that Mr. Preston is a candidate for a seat in the N.H. House of Representatives for the newly redrawn district?

Does Mr. Preston feel he has to project a different image for a worthy constituency? Should I be concerned? Most definitely! Why the ‘flip-flop’? We don’t need to go to Washington to see a candidate “flip/flop” on issues and values, we have Mr. Preston, and Mr. Preston is a selectman in Ashland. Ashland, Alexandria, Bridgewater, Bristol and Grafton are the towns in District 9 of Grafton County, the very district Mr. Preston is a candidate for state rep.

To Mr. Preston: a quote from a truly honorable politician, Abraham Lincoln: “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time” Be aware and beware – a chameleon is asking to represent you/us in Concord.

Sandra A Coleman Ashland

I know Phil Preston will make an outstanding representative To the editor, I support Phil Preston of Ashland in his effort to return to the N.H. House of Representatives.

I want a representative who pays attention to the needs of his own district. I want a rep who periodically goes to the selectmen’s meetings outside his own home town to learn of their concerns and report to them about actions taken by the Legislature to help or hurt their communities. I want a rep who travels with the Red Cross workers after a flood like that of hurricane Irene to talk to those affected and learn of their needs. I want a rep who respects women and

won’t vote to restrict their medical choices. I want someone who supports public schools, including our university system, which last year lost half its state funding. I want a rep who sees that wiping out the $30 extra to the automobile registration means that there is $90-million less to repair secondary highways in the state.

This is Phil’s record when he was House member. I’m going to vote for him because I know that he will continue his outstanding work representing the towns of Ashland, Bristol, Bridgewater, Grafton and Enfield.

Susan Wei Ashland

It is comforting to know we have the community’s support To the editor, I would like to thank the entire community for their generosity and support of our Team Dustin yard sale over the weekend. It’s unfortunate that cancer has stricken our family, like so many other families, but it’s comforting to know that we have the support of a community behind us. Many people not only paid generously for their items, some people showed up just to donate to the cause

without purchasing an item at all.

My family, friends and I can’t thank you all enough for the love and support you have shown. Special thanks to the Laconia Elks, Lodge #876 for the tables and EFI of Meredith for the amazing banners. Thank you, and God bless you all!

Steve Laramie Laconia Proud member of Team Dustin

from preceding page with the money, they are leaving the country in droves, taking all the money with them, giving up their citizenship to escape paying taxes here, and leaving you and I with the burden of trying to not become the newest third world country.

If you are not intelligent enough to take the steps necessary to make things

better in this country, than please do not vote in the November elections. If you like being stepped on and going under and leaving the country in a shambles, please do not vote in November. If you sincerely want to take back this country, then get down to concord and get your picture ID so you can vote.

Bev Buker Gilford

John O’Brien running as independent candidate to represent Belknap District 2

BY MICHAEL KITCH GILFORD — John O’Brien, who is serving his second term on the Board of Selectmen, is running for the New Hampshire House of Representatives as an undeclared, or independent candidate in Belknap District 2, consisting of Gilford and Meredith, which will elect four representatives in November.

O’Brien’s candidacy increases the field to nine, four Republicans and four Democrats. O’Brien is one of four candidates from Gilford, joining Republican Kevin Leandro and Democrats Bill Johnson and Lisa Dimartino.

Shunning a partisan affiliation, O’Brien petitioned to for his place on the general election ballot, collecting nearly 175 signatures, more than the 150 required. “I got the signatures I needed in three weeks,” he said, “including some from Meredith.”

A former sales and marketing executive with the 3M Company, O’Brien retired to Gilford, where he owned a second home, and since has taken an active role in the community. “I have some experience to offer and it has been an opportunity for me to establish relationships and make contributions to the community,” he said. He served for five years on a committee that proposed first build-

ing a free-standing police station and then renovating and expanding the department’s existing quarters, both of which were roundly rejected by voters. He represented the Gunstock Acres Water District on the Budget Committee for several years before he was elected to a three-year term in 2006 and was elected to the selectboard in 2009.

As a candidate for selectman O’Brien remarked that the town sometimes appears divided into two camps over spending and taxes, and said that “I like to take a centrist position. My two biggest concerns are to avoid wasteful spending and not tear down the infrastructure,” he continued. “I have tried to look at all aspects of the issues and have tended to vote on both sides. I try to encourage everybody to look at the picture.”

O’Brien said much the same yesterday, placing himself in the “middle” of the political spectrum. “I like to take a problem or situation and use my judgment to find the best solution without following a party line,” he said.

The other candidates in the race are Republicans Colette Worsman and Bob Greemore of Meredith, both incumbents, Herb Vadney of Meredith and Leandro of Gilford and Democrats Kate Miller and Sandra Mucci of Meredith and Johnson and Dimartino of Gilford.

MUSKRATS from page one 130 total bases and .818 slugging percentage shattered the league records while his batting average of .390 was just 14 points behind the league leader. “”Danny is the best collegiate hitter I’ve seen in three years,” Crane said. “He hits to all fields with power.

If he is not playing professional baseball soon there is something terribly wrong with the system.” But, bitten by the bug that plagued the tamale season, Collins hurt his hand and returned home, missing the playoffs.

Pitching, said Crane, was the Achilles heel of the Muskrats. Although the staff recorded 394 strike outs — just six shy of the league record — they walked 204 batters, leading the league, surrendered 295 runs, second most in the league, and posted an earned average of 6.42. Crane said that too often the Muskrats found themselves several runs behind in the early innings and pressing to catch up.

Although the attendance at the 21 home games, including one playoff game, grew from 6,500 in 2011 to 8,500 in 2012, the average of 390 fell well short of the goal of drawing between 600 to 700. Only three times did the crowd top 700 and on each occasion a local sponsor purchased the tickets and the admission was free.

“We want to be here for a long, long time,” Crane said. “But, we need to make our numbers.” After disappointing attendance last season, Crane approached the Parks and Recre-

ation Commission in November with a request to sell beer during home games. While the commission considered the request, Crane conceived a plan to build a replica of the famous “Green Monster” at Fenway Park in left field topped by a pavilion where beer and food would be sold. However, after first declining to act on the request, the commission did not approve it until April, leaving no time to secure the licenses, make the arrangements and construct the pavilion in time to offer the concession this season.

Crane said that with the beer concession in place next year, he hopes to draw more young adults to the ballpark. “We’ve got a following among young families and older men, but we really need to attract the young singles,” he said. “The monster is very popular with the fans and the players and when it all comes together I think it will be a big success.”

At the same time, Crane said he intended to explore the prospect of hosting more sponsored nights when a local business or organization would purchase a block of tickets and admission would be free. “The business or organization would get the goodwill and we would get revenue from the concessions,” he said. On one of the sponsored nights this season, the pizza sold out very quickly.

“We love the city and have a very special place at Robbie Mills Field,” Crane said. “We are going to do everything we can to make this work.”

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GILFORD — Merrill Fay, owner of Fay’s Boat Yard, practically grew up on Lake Winnipesaukee, spending his early summers at the camp his family owned on Bear Island.

It was there that he learned to swim, fish and pilot a boat and learned the history and lore of the lake from his parents and grandparents, developing an appreciation and understanding of the lake and what it means to the people who have made their living from it and lived close to it for many generations.

He has run Fay’s Boat Yard ever since his dad, Wilbur, died in the spring of 1958, and over the years has amassed a large collection of memorabilia and artifacts, not only of the history of the lake but of the history of the town of Gilford.

He will share some of that memorabilia and his memories when he is the featured speaker at a pot luck social which the Gilford Bicentennial Committee will hold on Saturday, August 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church.

Fay’s family has deep roots in the area, dating back to first settlers in the area. His mother was a descendant of Ebenezer Smith, one of the first settlers in what would eventually become Laconia, and who at one time owned the land in Smith Cove where Fay’s Boat Yard is now located.

As a proprietor of the town of Gilmanton, which then included parts of what would later become Gilford, Laconia and Belmont, Ebenezer Smith gave bonds for the settlement and first set his eyes on the Meadow property, which included what would become Smith Cove and Smith Point, as a surveyor in 1761.

He and his friend Jonathan Crockett set out from Exeter with five other men, all of whom gave up and turned back, to map the settlement and lay claims.

Smith and Crockett doggedly continued their expedition and staked out claims, with Smith building a cabin for himself on the northwest shore of Lake Opechee, which was located in the New Salem, which in 1768 would become Meredith.

Fay says that Smith was a prominent judge, legislator and landowner and during his life served as a town proprietor of Gilmanton, and representative and senator in the State Legislature from Meredith, where he was a selectman for 36 years. He was also president of the Senate for two years, judge of the County Court from 1784-1787, and Judge of the County Probate Court from 1797-1805.

Fay says that Smith died in 1807, after living a full and productive life, and that two of his sons, Squire Ebenezer Smith, and Esquire John Smith, both settled the land in the Intervale which they had taken possession of long before their father’s death. Ebenezer lived at the southern end and John at the northern end.

A 1798 deed indicates that Esquire John Smith was deeded land he was already in possession of, including Smith Cove and Smith Point and the property where the Lakes Region Playhouse and B. Mae Dennys would later stand by Judge Smith.

The deed noted that the property was for the land ‘’containing the homestead farm of John Smith Jr.; there was a deed heretofore given of said farm to John but I supposed same was burnt and cannot be found...’’

Fay said that he will also talk about the early days of boating on Lake Winnipesaukee and how horsepowered gundalows were later replaced by the first generation of steamships, including the “Belknap”, launched on July 9, 1834 and which had not only the distinction of being the first steamboat on Lake Winnipesaukee, but was likewise was the victim of the first steamboat “disaster” in October of 1841 when it lost control of a raft of logs which dragged it into what is now known as Steamboat Island.

Fay also plans to talk about the impact of the arrival of the Lakeshore Railroad in Gilford in 1890 and how it affected tourism and agriculture.’

And he will ask some trivia questions about the town, including how many different names Varney Point has had over the years. ‘’I hope people read up a little on local history before the event so that they come prepared to answer the questions,’’ said Fay.

LOUGHNER from page one intently and leaned slightly forward with no expression, his arms crossed over his chest. He appeared to show emotion only once — smiling and nodding when the psychologist, Christina Pietz, reported that he formed a special bond with one of the guards at the Springfield, Mo., prison where he has been held.

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns noted Loughner’s reaction to the prison guard comment when explaining his decision to declare him competent. He said Loughner was “tracking” the day’s proceedings well and appeared to be assisting his attorneys in his defense, a break from the past.

“He’s a different person in his appearance and his affect than the first time I laid eyes on him,” Burns

said.

During the hearing, Loughner didn’t exchange words with his attorneys or glance around the courtroom, which was packed with victims. His parents, who observed from a back row, sobbed and embraced after he walked out looking frail on his feet and gazing straight ahead.

Loughner pleaded guilty to 19 counts, including attempted assassination of a member of Congress, murder and attempted murder of federal employees, and causing death and injury at a federally provided activity. As part of the agreement, the federal government dropped 30 other counts.

“I plead guilty,” Loughner said repeatedly in a baritone voice as Burns listed each count. see next page

Merrill Fay holds planks from the hull of the steamer Belknap, the first steamship on Lake Winnipesaukee, which was launched in 1834 and ran aground on what is now Steamboat Island in October of 1841. It is part of his extensive collection of Big Lake memorabilia. Fay will be the featured speaker at a pot luck social which the Gilford Bicentennial Committee will hold on Saturday, August 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. (Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

Mexico finds 100s of bones in unusual Aztec burial MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican archaeologists say they have found an unprecedented human burial in which the skeleton of a young woman is surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones in Mexico City’s Templo Mayor.

Researchers found the burial about five meters (15 feet) below the surface, next to the remains of what may have been a “sacred tree” at one edge of the plaza, the most sacred site of the Aztec capital.

The National Institute of Anthropology and History said the find was the first of its kind, noting the Aztecs were not known to use mass sacrifice or the reburial of bones as the customary ways to accompany the interment of a member of the ruling class.

University of Florida archaeologist Susan Gillespie, who was not involved in the project, called the find “unprecedented for the Aztec culture.”

She said Tuesday that when the Mayas interred sacrifice victims with royal burials, they were usually found as complete bodies, not jumbles of different bone types as in this case. And, except for special circumstances, the Aztecs, unlike other preHispanic cultures, usually cremated members of the elite during their rule from 1325 to the Spanish conquest in 1521.

“Although the bodies of sacrificial victims have been found in burials of elite persons in Mesoamerica going back to at least the Preclassic period, funerary deposits for Aztec elites have only rarely been encountered,” Gillespie wrote in an email.

The institute said some of the bones showed what may be cut marks to the sternum or vertebrae, places where a ritual heart extraction might leave a mark, but added that it didn’t seem likely the dead were sacrificed on the spot to accompany the burial

because their bones were found separated.

The researchers discovered the skulls of seven adults and three children in one pile, long bones like femurs in another grouping, and ribs in another.

Physical anthropologist Perla Ruiz, who was in charge of the dig, said that might suggest the bones were disinterred from previous burials and reburied with the woman. While some pre-Hispanic cultures disinterred bones as part of ancestor worship, it isn’t clear the Aztecs did.

The burial dates to about 1481 to 1486, based on the “stage” of temple buildings at which they were found. The Templo Mayor, like many sites, was rebuilt by successive generations, one stage atop another.

Another unusual finding was the “sacred tree,” actually a rather battered oak trunk found “planted” on a small, round platform near the burial at what would have been the edge of the temple complex. It may be a couple of decades older than the burial.

The Aztecs, like other pre-Hispanic cultures, venerated trees, believing they had spiritual importance.

Institute archaeologist Raul Barrera said it may be related to the four sacred trees the Aztecs believed held up the sky, but Gillespie noted it could also have been a tree or trunk brought in for an annual ceremony.

“It seems to have been positioned there for a span of time, perhaps for a special ceremony or to create a particular vision of a sacred landscape, but then abandoned as uses of that limited sacred space changed over time,” Gillespie wrote.

Barrera said the tree trunk appeared to have been split, perhaps intentionally.

from preceding page His hair closely cropped, Loughner was not the smiling, bald-headed suspect captured in a mug shot soon after the January 2011 shooting. His demeanor was a complete turnaround from a May 2011 courtroom outburst that prompted Burns to declare him incompetent.

The prosecution and defense seemed eager to seal the agreement, a departure from previous marathon hearings. Judy Clarke, Loughner’s lead attorney, gently pointed Loughner through a copy of the plea agreement on the table in front of him as the judge went through it.

She declined to ask the psychologist any questions.

The plea agreement calls for a sentence of seven consecutive life terms followed by 140 years in prison, according to federal officials. Loughner, who will be sentenced Nov. 15, is ineligible for parole.

John Leonardo, the U.S. attorney for Arizona, called the agreement a “just and appropriate resolution.”

“I hope that today’s resolution of this case will help the victims, their families, and the entire Tucson

community take another step forward in the process of healing and recovering from this sad and tragic event,” he said.

The outcome was welcomed by some victims, including Giffords herself, as a way to move on.

“The pain and loss caused by the events of Jan. 8, 2011, are incalculable,” Giffords said in a joint statement with her husband, Mark Kelly. “Avoiding a trial will allow us — and we hope the whole Southern Arizona community — to continue with our recovery.”

Ron Barber, a former Giffords staffer who was wounded in the attack and later won election to her seat after she stepped down, said he hoped the plea will help the victims and their families “move forward and continue our healing process.”

“I truly believe that justice was done today,” he said after the hearing. “It is important to me that this individual never again is in a position in which he can cause harm to anyone else.”

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The exit of Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak leaves a vacancy at the helm of the ministry that has overseen rapid expansion of the nation’s army.

Afghan soldiers are increasingly taking their positions on the front lines of the war as foreign combat troops withdraw.

NATO’s goal is to turn over security responsibility to local forces by the end of 2014.

Wardak’s resignation comes at the peak of the summer fighting season. Violence on Tuesday hit eastern and southern Afghanistan, where militants have their deepest roots.

The two gunmen wearing Afghan National Army uniforms fired on NATO troops at a base in Paktia province of eastern Afghanistan, killing a soldier, according to the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan officials.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting, the latest in a rising number of so-called “greenon-blue” attacks in which Afghan security forces, or insurgents disguised in their uniforms, kill their U.S. or NATO partners.

The international military coalition did not disclose the nationality of the service member killed, but a U.S. official said he was American.

A second American official said two U.S. service members were wounded.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information to reporters.

So far this year, 27 coalition troops have been killed in 20 such attacks, according to an Associated Press tally. That compares with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths the previous year. In 2007 and 2008 there was a combined total of four attacks and four deaths.

Overall this year, 272 U.S. and NATO troops have died in Afghanistan.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement that one Afghan soldier killed nine U.S. troops. The Taliban often exaggerate the death tolls from their attacks.

“The soldier who opened fire on the Americans had long been in contact with Taliban in the area,” Mujahid said. “The soldier has escaped and has joined the Taliban.”

The second U.S. official said both of the gunmen in Afghan army uniforms were in custody.

The Taliban also claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s midmorning blast at a NATO base in Logar province, southeast of Kabul.

A suicide attacker, who placed explosives under a load of gravel, drove a pickup truck into a gate of the base near Logar’s capital of Pul-i-Alam, provincial police chief Ghulam Sakhi Roogh Lawanay said. At least 11 Afghan civilians were wounded, he said.

Earlier, a remote-controlled roadside bomb struck a bus traveling northwest of Kabul, killing at least nine passengers, police said. The militant who set off the device was captured by local villagers in Paghman district of Kabul province.

The bomb exploded when the bus drove over a bridge, said Mohammad Zahir, the criminal director for Kabul police. Broken glass and abandoned shoes of victims littered the road near the bus, which was flipped onto its side.

The latest shooting of a NATO soldier was a setback for the Afghan National Army just as the Defense Ministry lost its leader.

Lawmakers passed no-confidence votes Saturday against Wardak and Interior Minister Bismullah Khan Mohammadi, faulting them for what they said was the government’s weak response to cross-border attacks that Afghans blame on the Pakistani military.

“As an Afghan citizen, I believe in democracy and I respect their (the parliament’s) decision,” Wardak said, explaining why he was stepping down instead of continuing as a caretaker minister, as President Hamid Karzai offered.

Wardak served in the Afghan government through more than four decades of national turmoil. He oversaw growth of the army from around 50,000 to more than 195,000, but it remains plagued by corruption and unprofessionalism.

Wardak studied in the U.S. and speaks fluent English. He had the backing of Washington and the NATO military coalition.

HOTTEST from page 3 the swelter.

The second-warmest comparable period was 1921, when the seven-month average was 49.2 degrees.

The data come after the Northeast endured a sweltering July with record-breaking temperatures around the region. Syracuse hit 101 on July 17, and Washington’s Reagan National Airport recorded 105 degrees on July 7.

On a single day, July 18, LaGuardia Airport in New York City hit 101 degrees; Baltimore and Newark, N.J., recorded 104 degrees; and Philadelphia 100 degrees, according to the climate center.

Areas around the United States this summer have suffered through blistering heat waves, wildfires and droughts — the sorts of extreme weather events that experts have predicted will come with climate change.

But Kathy Vreeland, a climatologist at the Cornell

center, cautioned against reading too much into a small set of data covering a single region.

“It could be global climate change. It could be an anomalous year, or anomalous run of years,” she said.

Ayers said the heat tests his crews’ people skills, as well as their technical ability.

“Any time you have more work than normal, it does wear down on the men, and the customers as well,” he said. “Due to the continued warm weather, some of new customers tend to be a little less patient.”

Breaking the warm spell down by state, it was the warmest first seven months of the year in the six New England states, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. It was the second warmest such period in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

It also was the warmest 12-month period in the Northeast through July.

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Fears of chaos & violence pervade scenarios for post-Assad Syria KILIS, Turkey (AP) — Standing just a few strides from the Syrian border, an Iraqi was mingling with Syrian rebel units outside their camp here, trying to find one that would take him in and let him fight in the uprising.

“It’s an honor for me,” said Sheik Abu Abdullah, wearing the white robe, Islamic skullcap and beard common among Islamic hardliners.

The battle-hungry Iraqi is part of a stream of Arab fighters who have been drawn to the rebel cause, adding not only to the growing complexities of Syria’s civil war but also deepening the uncertainties of what could follow Bashar Assad’s regime.

After the latest blow to Damascus — this week’s defection of Syria’s prime minister — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that there is an urgent need to plan for what happens afterward if and when the Assad regime falls. She said it is important to ensure that Syrian state institutions remain intact. The hope among U.S. officials is to find a “soft landing” that keeps some degree of stability.

However, few of the imaginable scenarios for post-Assad Syria portend stability after more than 17 months of blood-letting in a country that is more ethnically splintered than Iraq and holds perhaps the greatest international stakes of the Arab Spring.

One scenario: a bloodbath as Syria’s majority Sunni population, which has led the uprising against Assad, seeks vengeance against the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam that forms the backbone of Assad’s regime. The conflict’s already increasing sectarian overtones suggest any power vacuum could usher in a direct fight between the two communities.

Another possibility is a free-for-all fight among the “victors” — the patchwork collection that makes up the anti-Assad revolt but has no common vision for the future. Among them are opposition figures in exile who have some political weight abroad but often haven’t set foot in the country in years; political defectors like the prime minister; military generals who broke with the regime; the thousands of low-level soldiers who also defected and are doing much of the fighting in the rebel Free Syrian Army; and Syrian Islamists who have formed militias that nominally fight under the banner of the FSA but do not share the secular vision of some of its other members.

Add to that mix the wild card of the foreign fighters, whose numbers are unknown but who could fuel conflict between Syria’s Islamist and secular factions. Some of the foreigners are believed to have links to al-Qaida, while many more are Islamic militants with no direct connection to the terror group.

“The militarization of the uprising provided a cover and a space for everyone — whether they are fighting to topple Assad, fighting for a free country, fighting a holy war in the name of God or fighting for a state that implements Islamic law,” said Randa Kassis, a Paris-based member of the opposition Syrian National Council.

“This doesn’t bode well for the future of Syria,” she said.

While the foreign fighters share the goal of ousting Assad, they tend to view the fight in terms of a jihad, or holy war, to remove a regime they see as tainted with ties to Shiite Islam and to put in its place a Sunni Islamist rule.

SYRIA from page 2 near the airport, were pilgrims visiting a Shiite shrine on the outskirts of Damascus.

Iran issued a flurry of appeals for their release on Tuesday, with Jalili saying that Iran would spare no effort to secure their freedom.

“We believe that the abduction of innocent people could not be accepted by any rational person. We believe that the parties that support those terrorist groups to commit such disgraceful acts, are their partners,” he said.

In a pointed message to the Obama administration, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said that it holds the U.S. responsible for the fate of the abducted Iranians.

Iran’s state IRNA news agency said the ministry summoned the Swiss envoy in Tehran late Monday to stress that Iran expects Washington to use its influence to secure the Iranians’ release. The Swiss look after U.S. interests in Iran since Tehran and Washington have no diplomatic relations.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi was traveling to Turkey, where he was to meet with his Turkish counterpart to discuss Syria and the abducted Iranians. Salehi also sent an appeal to U.N. Secretary Gen-

eral Ban Ki-moon for help in securing the Iranians’ release.

Syrian rebels claimed three of the Iranian captives were killed on Monday during shelling by government forces in Damascus and its suburbs, and threatened to kill the remaining Iranians unless the army stopped its bombardment. The rebel claim could not be independently verified.

“The Syrian regime is responsible for anything that happens to the Iranians,” a representative of the Baraa Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the group’s abduction, told The Associated Press on Skype.

Meanwhile, a growing humanitarian crisis was already taking hold in Syria.

More than 1,300 Syrians fled to Turkey on Tuesday as rebels tried to expand their hold inside Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, despite two weeks of withering counterattacks by Assad’s troops. Close to 48,000 Syrians have already taken refuge in Turkey, which has served as a staging ground for rebels. Even more refugees have crossed into Jordan and Lebanon.

And at least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three weeks, said U.N. officials in Baghdad as they prepared for more refugees.

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Hurdler’s fall brings China to tears BEIJING (AP) — They watched, anguished, and they cried and commiserated — on social media, on the streets of the Chinese capital and, in the case of one anchor, even on state television.

Many Chinese following the Olympics at home called hurdler Liu Xiang their hero after the former world-record holder and 2004 Olympic champion crashed into the first hurdle during his first heat of the 110-meter hurdles on Tuesday.

But, for a country that often equates its athletic heroes with a stouthearted national pride, Liu’s quick falter in London was a blow that hit home.

“I have to admit, I cried at that moment,” microblogger Little Actor Zhou Xuanqi wrote. “I wish he could recover soon.”

On China’s Central Television, commentator Yang Jian cried out when Liu fell during the live broadcast. “He is ending the London Games in the cruelest way you can imagine,” said Yang, who began to choke up.

“Liu Xiang is a warrior,” Yang said.

Liu came to London with injuries hanging over him, and his Chinese fans cheered with more caution about getting their hopes too high.

His fall nevertheless shocked and saddened supporters, who were posting crying emoticon faces on the microblogging site Sina Weibo, where

the topic was trending.

A top Communist Party official phoned Liu in London to show the country’s support for him, the official Xinhua news Agency reported Wednesday.

It said Liu Yandong, a member of the party’s Politburo, “expressed sympathy and concern ... saying that his spirit, will and attitude has deeply moved and highly inspired the whole nation.”

About half a dozen newspapers ran front-page photos Wednesday of Liu Xiang kissing the last hurdle before he limped off the track. One ran a headline saying “Thank You.” There was an outpouring of support and sympathy, though some also questioned whether Liu was faking the fall to avoid the embarrassment of competing in the final but losing the gold. Some were indignant that Liu did not live up to the national honor bestowed to him and called for boycotting products he had endorsed.

That’s not how Huang Wanqing saw him. The company clerk in Beijing said the visual of Liu hopping off of the track was a potent one.

“I think everyone is feeling sorry for him,” Huang said. “We all think that he’s already a great guy and he has done what he should.”

The high jump medals ceremony will have a packed podium.

Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar, Derek Drouin of Canada and Robert Grabarz of Britain finished in a threeway tie for the bronze medal, rare but not unheard of in the event.

“It doesn’t matter,” said Barshim, who earned his country’s fourth medal ever. “We are all brothers. We are high jumpers, one family. We share the happiness, too.”

The last time three high jump-

ers shared a podium spot at the Olympics was in 1992, when Hollis Conway (United States), Timothy Forsyth (Australia) and Artur Partyka (Poland) all earned bronze medals. It also happened in 1908, when Georges Andre (France), Cornelius Leahy (Britain/Ireland) and Istvan Somodi (Hungary) tied for silver.

Barshim, Drouin and Grabarz will get their medals Wednesday night.

“It’s going to be tight for space up there, but it’s going to be fun,” Grabarz said.

The NFL’s first female official is welcoming her role as a sports pioneer.

Shannon Eastin says she’s excited and a bit nervous but not at all intimidated by the challenge of working a pro game. Eastin makes her NFL debut Thursday night as the line judge when the Green Bay Packers play at San Diego in the preseason opener for both teams. A 42-year-old referee in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference — college football’s second-highest level — Eastin has 16 years of officiating experience.

She is among the replacement officials hired by the league while the regular officials are locked out. Like the rest of her current colleagues, she could easily be back to her regular officiating gig once a new labor deal is struck.

“I want to encourage women: Don’t be afraid,” Eastin said on a conference call Tuesday. “Pursue and have dreams. This is my dream. With very step I hope to show it really doesn’t matter if you are male or female.”

Eastin is in a particularly difficult spot for three reasons: — No woman has officiated an NFL game; — The Chargers host the Packers on national television;

— She is viewed by some of the NFL’s regular officials as a scab.

“Hopefully there is some understanding on their part I have got to do what’s in the best interest of myself,” Eastin said of the regular officials, “just as they have to do what is in their best interest.”

Regardless, she says this was a chance she couldn’t pass up.

“I believe I am ready,” she said. “I’m a realistic person and I know what is realistic for me. I am not going to play football. I feel it is realistic for me to officiate.

“I make myself ready for any opportunity that comes my way. I will come in with my eyes wide open.”

She’ll also come in with millions of eyes on her, as well as on the other replacement officials. A crew worked the Hall of Fame game on Sunday with mixed reviews.

“It’s probably about time,” Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson said. “I’m sure women have probably tried at some point along the way leading up to this point, so I would assume it’s somebody qualified out there that we won’t have to jump over for making bad calls. We look forward to it. That’s just the way things are and the way I think it should be. So hats off to her and whoever decided to make it happen.

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Pedroia ejected as Red Sox drop 6-3 decision to Rangers BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Dempster rebounded from a rough debut with Texas by pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning, Ian Kinsler had a pair of RBI singles and the Rangers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz each had two hits and drove in a run for Texas.

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More than 50 artisans on Sandwich Green for festival held Thursday

SANDWICH — The Sandwich Home Industries’ (SHI), Artisans on the Green art and craft educational festival begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 9, and runs to 5 p.m.

In what will likely be the largest and most diverse collection of artisans and their art in the Lakes Region ever, some 50 exhibitors will offer instruction, demonstraMore than 50 artisans will take part in the Artisans on the Green tion and displays of a event Thursday in Sandwich. (Courtesy photo) huge variety of art mediums. From Shaker furniture construc“weaving” material for the seat. Just tion, to a huge display of Watercolor, across the Green, in the crafts tent, oil, photography and acrylic 2 dimenConnie Richardson of Bristol will be sional art, Iconography to wood painting a watercolor so she can demwhittled chains, pottery to Jewelry onstrate the difficulties and surprises construction, wood turning to rug that the watercolor medium presents. hooking and fabric weaving; the variVinnie Hale of Meredith has been ety this year is the greatest ever. asked by the Sandwich Home Indus“We are stunned by the number of tries to operate a student art store artisans willing to come to Sandwich during the event. “I am going to put and spend the day discussing and together packages of art supplies that demonstrating their work” said Peter students of all ages can buy”, said Van Winkle president of SHI, “and Hale, “hopefully by people that have because this is the fifth year we have been inspired by the artists and their operated the show in this format, we work encountered at the festival. know that children will be just as Sandra Joncas, of Laconia, who interested as their parents” directs all of the SHI education classes There are a total of 21 tent spaces and demonstrations throughout the this year, and several are large ones summer, said “as more and more couthat will have multiple artist’s work ples retire in the Lakes Region, we and demonstrations. In addition there believe the pressure for better and are 17 individual tents, where artbetter art and cultural education proists have set up mini-studios and will grams will build. We intend to have teach and describe their medium and Sandwich Home Industries at the the challenges they face in creating forefront of that effort!” unique art.

All participating artisans contribNew to the festival this year is ute 20-25% of their sales revenues to Sandwich resident Judy Orth, who the Sandwich Home Industries, which will explain and demonstrate Icoin turn uses the funds to operate their nography, an academic art historieducation classes and demonstrations cal discipline developed in the 1800’s during the summer. throughout Europe.

The Women’s Club of Sandwich North Sandwich Cabinet maker operates a large luncheon on the Ben Adriance will demonstrate how green from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with all he makes shaker stools, describing their sales proceeds going to local area the wood turning process and then the scholarships.

Lyme Disease Educational Program at Annie’s Book Stop Thursday

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LACONIA — On Thursday, August 9 at 5:30 p.m., Laura Piazza of Sunapee, co-author of Recipes for Repair will share the story behind the creation of this popular health cookbook at Annie’s Bookshop in Laconia.

In this interactive event, she will discuss which foods to eat and which to avoid when suffering from an inflammatory condition. She will wrap up by discussing the importance of prevention and early treatment of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses and will open up the discussions to a question and answer period at the end. She will provide samples from the book and provide informative Lyme disease handouts. There will also be signed copies of her book available for purchase.

Piazza has chronic Lyme disease, a condition that changed her life, and has her speaking out about it. “In light of my experience, including a misdiag-

nosis, I now strive to arm people with the knowledge they need to keep themselves healthy.” She set out to learn all she could about the illness after finally learning, yes, she had Lyme disease.

This came after many years of symptoms, confusion and doctor visits.

In late 2010 she published Recipes for Repair: A Lyme Disease Cookbook that she co-authored with her mother Gail Piazza. The whole foods cookbook follows a doctor-written antiinflammation diet that benefits Lyme patients and those with any inflammatory or auto-immune condition.

Laura says Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are preventable and now travels the state speaking about her history of misdiagnosis and educating the public with prevention techniques and informing them how the wait-and see approach can have dire consequences.

Lyme disease is the number one infectious disease in the USA, she says.

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Artists in the Park features Community College adds Pastry Art program 16 new exhibitors

WOLFEBORIO — The 33rd annual Artists in the Park, hosted by the Governor Wentworth Arts Council, will be held on Wednesday, August 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will to bring quality and brilliant original juried artwork to the park. ‘’This year there are sixteen new exhibitors and more local talent than we have had in past years,” says event chair Debbie Hopkins.

Local potters Doug Blum and Gogi Millner (formerly Cornish Hill Pottery shop), will be joined by Bill Spaulding. Paper quilling, scherenschnitte and Origami will be presented by Richard and Roxanne O’Neal and Susan Arnold hand-paints imaginative canvas rugs.

In the fiber and clothing category Marie and Tim Reimensnyder offer children and adult tee-shirts with cheerful hand stenciled and painted images; Heather Bell offers gorgeous hand painted and sewn silk jackets and kimonos; and Karen Eames brings colorful and practical fabric handbags.

There are more jewelers than usual and they all offer very different work and materials. Local jewelry maker Carol Cloutier works in Polymer clay; Rolande Andrews sets sea glass in silver; Ken Kantro (Lovell Designs) offers hand cast pewter items as well as silver and gold-plated jewelry; Judith Barker, Jack Dokus and Thomas Kuhner work in silver, gold, and stone settings.

In the mixed media category are Barbara Barclay, Betti Williams, and Fay Lee (from Alton). Oil painters are Ginny Nickerson, Cynthia Brown, and Liane Whittum. Nancy Stillwagon of Alton paints and stitches around quaint drawings called Trapunto work.

Local photographers are Tom Lavoie and Russell Schundler will be joined by Ronald Wilson, Stephen Eames, Duncan Hall, and George Kelly who does his printing on tiles.

There will be live demonstrations from Robin Cornwell, rug weaving, in the morning, and then painter Peter Ferber will present his watercolor technique in the afternoon.

Beyond the day full of fine arts demonstrations and sales, there will be afternoonperformances by Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals at 12:30, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. at the community bandstand.

Jason Weinberger conducting for NH Music Fest Aug. 9 & 10

PLYMOUTH — Jason Weinberger, Artistic Director and CEO of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony in Iowa is the guest conductor at the New Hampshire Music Festival August 9-10 symphony performances being held at the Silver Center for the Arts on the campus of Plymouth State University.

Weinberger has been the resident conductor for the Louisville Orchestra and has conducted and performed several times for the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington in addition to leading the Kennedy Center/NSO Summer Music Institute.

Joining Weinberger is the New Hampshire Music Festival’s Chorus under the director of Joel Johnson and guest artists soprano Emily Hindrichs and baritone David McFerrin.

The Symphony performance is entitled Musical Enigmas and includes Adams’ Tromba Iontana; Faure’s Requiem Op. 48 and Elgar’s Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36.

This is the fifth week of the 2012 New Hampshire Festival and the only time the orchestra will be supported by the Festival’s Chorus and distinguished guests artists, Ms. Hindrichs and Mr. McFerrin. Both Thursday’s and Friday’s performances begin at 8 p.m.

Ticket information is available by calling the Festival’s office (603) 279-3300 or visiting www.nhmf.org.

LACONIA — Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) announced the new Pastry Arts Associate Degree Program. Pastry Arts is run by Culinary and Pastry Arts Program Coordinator, Patrick Hall (Concord), a longtime Lakes Region entrepreneur. Professor April Hall, a six-year veteran instructor in LRCC’s hospitality programs is also involved in the program.

Current job placement for LRCC CuliLRCC Pastry Arts Department Coordinator, Pat Hall (Concord-center right), and Pastry Arts Professor, nary Arts graduates has April Hall (Concord-center left), display pastry creations with Culinary Arts students, Spencer Perkins consistently been 85-90 (Lebanon-far left), and Tom Arnold (Merrimack-far right). The Community College System of New percent or greater. With Hampshire Board of Trustees has just announced the addition of the Pastry Arts Associate Degree such rates more people Program at LRCC. Applications are being accepted for the Fall Semester 2012. (Courtesy photo) are choosing to enroll in the Culiary Arts programs than ever before. “Two“Following the exact formula is critical in order to reach and-a-half years ago LRCC had 15 students enrolled the desired end result and measuring things properly is a in hospitality programs, but now we have 70 stumust. The art and creativity portion come into play when dents; our numbers are bursting.” Patrick Hall says. one decorates and finishes the product.”

The Halls have a combination of five degrees from In Patrick Hall’s opinion the difference between Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode culiary arts and pastry arts is quite clear. “If you Island, where they met. Patrick has both an Associput too many onions in your product, I hope you like ate and Bachelor’s Degree which are exclusively in onions,” says Patrick Hall. “If you add too much baking Culinary Arts. April graduated Magna Cum Laude soda to a recipe, then it will explode. That pretty much and has Associate Degrees in Baking and Pastry, as sums up the differences between culinary and pastry.” well as Culinary Arts and continued for her BachFor additional information about LRCC’s new elor’s Degree in Business Management.

Pastry Arts Degree, contact Admissions Director, “Pastry Arts is a science,” says April Hall, when asked Wayne Fraser at 524-3207 ext. 6766. One may also what the difference between culinary and pastry art is. call toll-free 1-800-357-2992.

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Memorial gifts make hospice room at LRGH a reality Streetcar Company offering free summer production at Pitman’s Freight Room Aug. 21

Members of the Drouin Family joined together with friends at Lakes Region General Hospital to dedicate a newly-decorated Hospice Room in memory of Benoit and Elizabeth Drouin. From left to right: LRGHealthcare Inpatient Services Director Elaine Cartier; Tom Drouin; Anne Maltais; Rev. Marc B. Drouin; Lise Johnson; LRGHealthcare CNO- Senior VP/Patient Care Services Ellen Wolff; and LRGHealthcare President & CEO Tom Clairmont. (Courtesy photo)

LACONIA — August 6, 2012 was a very meaningful date for the Drouin Family -- and for patients and staff at Lakes Region General Hospital.

Marking the second anniversary of their father’s passing, siblings Thomas Drouin, Reverend Marc Drouin, Anne Maltais, and Lise Johnson, along with family, friends, and LRGH staff, gathered together for a special dedication of a newly-decorated Hospice Room, in memory of Benoit and Elizabeth Drouin.

Mr. and Mrs. Drouin were both patients at LRGH, and they and their family had become close with many staff members during what were very trying times. As a tribute to their parents, Tom, Marc, Anne, and Lise encouraged friends and family members to consider making a gift to renew a corner room on North 4, which will now be used for hospice patients.

The room has a beautiful view, tranquil colors on the walls, new window treatments, warm wood furniture, a flat-screen television, and a pull-out sofa and recliner for visiting family and friends. The room gives off a serene and calming feel, which was the hope of the team at Decorative Interiors and

staff members involved in the decorating process.

After an emotional prayer lead by Father Marc in memory of their parents, over a dozen family members were able to view the finished room. Just outside the room is a plaque which reads: In Loving Memory of Benoit and Elizabeth Drouin...Peace for Those Lost, Hope for Those Among Us. “Today’s gathering represents a heart-warming celebration of the lives of two wonderful people, Benoit and Elizabeth Drouin,” explains LRGHealthcare Inpatient Services Director Elaine Cartier. “The gifts received in their honor were used to transform a hospital room into a warm and comforting place for patients and their families. Countless patients will be able to enjoy this room for years to come and we are very grateful to the Drouin Family and their many friends who made this a reality.”

LRGHealthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare charitable trust representing Lakes Region General Hospital, Franklin Regional Hospital, and affiliated medical providers. LRGHealthcare’s mission is to provide quality, compassionate care and to strengthen the well-being of our community.

LACONIA — Tomatoes have taken over flower gardens, beans are sprouting next to the bee balm and more lawns and backyards are now filled with vegetables.

Even small gardens can produce an overabundance of vegetables at the peak of their harvest season. Preserving the overflow can help store highquality food for later use.

The UNH Cooperative Extension will offer a home food preservation workshop August 13, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its Belknap County Office at 635 Main Street, Third Floor, in Laconia.

Canning, freezing and drying are the main methods of preserving homegrown, or locally grown, food. The method(s) chosen depend on finding the safe preservation guidelines for the foods you want to preserve, whether

you have the equipment and space needed to process and store your garden crops, how much it will cost, and whether you and your family like the preserved products.

Whether you’re preserving food for the first time or have many years of experience, it’s important to make sure you are using current, research-based methods and recipes, To pre-register contact Betty Lou Canty at 603447-3834 or email her at BettyLou.Canty@unh.edu Registration fee: $5 per person, pay at the door.

Ann Hamilton, Field Specialist, will cover the latest research-based methods and recipes, answer questions, and share experiences about these topics: an overview of preserving food safely at home, jams and jellies, picking, canning fruits and vegetables, and freezing and drying food.

MOULTONBOROUGH — Registration is now open for the 6th annual sprint TriathLOON (AKA the Loon Triathlon) on Sunday, August 19 at 7 a.m. in Moultonborough.

Sponsored by Holland Hill Studio for Fitness and Yoga, this race is a local favorite and perfect for newbies, families, and seasoned athletes alike. Racers can participate in a sprint triathlon (1/4 mile swim, 12 mile bike, and 3 mile run), duathlon (bike and run only) or a relay. The swim is easy and shallow,

remaining close to shore. The bike course travels along a safe bike path on Moultonborough Neck Road. The run is also along a scenic, wooded path.

Athletes begin and end at Long Island Beach, just over the Long Island bridge. Children of any age can participate in the adult race or enjoy a smaller “Loon Chick Tri” after the adult race ends. All participants win a prize.

Cost is $40/adults, $25/students, children 12 and under free. For more information or to register, contact Holland Hill at 603-476-2476 or hollandhillstudio.com.

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6th annual Loon Triathlon set for Sunday, August 19

Streetcar Company, one of the longest running community theater groups in the Lakes Region, is once again be holding its free summer show on Tuesday, August 21 at Pitman’s Freight Room in downtown Laconia.

This year will mark a change from the past and what was known as Theater in the Park and was held at the gazebo next to the Belknap Mill. An outdoor venue has its rawbacks - noise, weather, and bugs to mention just a few- so this year the production is moving indoors and changing its name to the Streetcar Summer Series.

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, has generously donated the space for the show.

Due to weather issues last summer, two shows never got to be performed so this summer the audience will finally get to see The Elf Rebellion, written

by Don Zolidis. The show is being directed by Amelia Hamilton-Miller.

The title says it all – Santa’s elves are fed up with what they consider poor treatment: payment in candy canes, forced labor, and no breaks. After threatening the “big man,” they decide to revolt and go on strike. But Santa plays hardball, bringing in midget scabs and other dirty tricks to break their strike. The show features Larry Frates, Patte Sarausky, Sharon Walden, Jane Charland, Dick Walden, Paulette Loughlin, and Joan Frates.

Also being performed will be Mid-Life Dracula, written by Dennis Snee, and directed by Kristine Snow. This show features everyone’s favorite monster as he deals with turning the Big 40(0). Complicating the issues are his loving wife, his rebellious teenage daughter with her new less-than-appropriate boyfriend, his mother-in-law, a surprise party he does not want, and his own health concerns.

The show features Peter Ayer, Valerie Kimball, Karl Kimball, John Hammond, Brittany Pond, Allie Dennis, Melissa Bigler, Doreen Sheppard, Ray Feola, and Eric Marsh.

New this year, and being directed by Peter Ayer, is the Macbeth Murder Mystery. Written by James Thurber this deals with a woman who is an avid mystery reader.

When she finds herself with nothing toread but a copy of Macbeth, she decides that the story has been misinterpreted throughout the years and that it is indeed a murder mystery. She defends her interpretation while discussing the book with a friend. The play features Nerissa Bodwell and Doug Embree.

Also being featured are guest singers Doreen Sheppard, Nerissa Bodwell and Steve Martinez. Streetcar will have light refreshments available for sale.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center holding annual meeting Saturday

HOLDERNESS — Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is holding its Annual Meeting for Members on Saturday, August 11 beginning at 9:30 a.m.

The business portion of the annual meeting elects officers and trustees, honors retiring board members, recognizes employee service, presents the Horizon Award, and includes a presentation of Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Accreditation and an overview by AZA Executive Director Kris Vehrs. Following the business meeting is a complimentary continental breakfast.

The slate of officers nominated to serve a one-year term include Chair, Laurie Beeson of Holderness, Vice Chair, Nancy Beck of Holderness, Treasurer, Bruce Whitmore of Holderness, and Secretary, John Fernandes of Ashland. see next page

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Kathy Salanitro bringing her oxen to 114th Gilmanton Old Home Day

Kathy Salanitro of Ox-K Farm and Discovery Center will be demonstrating with her oxen on Saturday,August 11 at the 114th Gilmanton Old Home Day held on the Smith Meeting House grounds in Gilmanton. She works with at-risk young children and teens, teaching them that these oxen - each weighing 2,400 pounds and standing 5’ 11” - are both gentle and smart. The Old Home Day festivities will include a 20+ brass band and a bean hole bean dinner, there will be many things for all the family to enjoy. (Courtesy photo)

Builders association golf tournament benefits WLNH Children’s Auction LACONIA — The Lakes Region Builders & Remodelers Association invites all golfers to the 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Wednesday, August 15 at the Waukewan Golf Club in Center Harbor.

Registration for the scramble format tournament begins at noon and the shotgun start is set for 1 p.m. sharp.

Many local LRBRA builders, remodelers and suppliers will be participating. The tournament is supported Southern NH Poured Concrete Construction, Pella Windows & Doors, Middleton-LaValley Building Supply, Blake Water Systems and Wood & Clay Fine Homes.

Participating golfers win the satisfaction of helping the WLNH Children’s Auction which supports a host of local organizations focused on helping Lakes Region youth. The supported agencies span the entire Lakes Region, from the Tilton-NorthfieldSanbornton Santa Fund, to Health First Family Care of Franklin to the Laconia Endowment Educational Fund, the Gilford Police Relief Association, Alton’s Mrs. Santa Fund, to the Moultonborough/Center Harbor Santa Fund, naming just a few. A portion of the proceeds will support the LRBRA Scholarship Program for local from preceding page Trustees up for re-election to the board to serve a three-year term include Mark Goldstone, of Newton, MA, Tashia Morgridge of Holderness, Bryant Tolles of Concord, and Bruce Whitmore of Holderness.

New trustees nominated to serve a three-year term include Ken Colburn of

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Meredith, Elizabeth Hager of Concord, Carol Thompson of Center Harbor, and Tony Wagner of Cambridge, MA. Retiring tustees include John McRae, Judy Webster, and Peter Wood.

Carol Raymond, Volunteer Coordinator, will be honored for her five years of service to Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.

Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three poker hands (35, 10 and 5 percent).

For more information about the poker run email your questions to snbdb@hotmail.com Lions Camp Pride has been providing a fun summer camp experience for people with special needs since 1989. Campers learn to cope with and overcome their disabilities and focus on the remarkable things they can do, while making new friends and creating unforgettable lifelong memories and friendships. Located on Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham, fully handicap-accessible.

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Interlakes Summer Interlakes Community Caregivers fund raiser offers a night of food and theatrical entertainment Theatre presents ‘A MEREDITH — The Interlakes Community Caregivers are holding a theater fundraiser by selling tickets to the Interlakes Summer Theatre’s production of “A Chorus Line” on Saturday, August 18.

The organization is also offering a pre-performance dessert party, featuring entertainment by the Chorus Line cast from 6 to 7 p.m. in the courtyard at Inter-Lakes High School.

Volunteers from Interlakes Caregivers will be selling tickets From left to right: Pat Smith, Meg Greenbaum, Liz Lapham, John Schoenbauer and Linda Huntress. priced at $30, which Missing committee members are Laura Hampton and Linda Lee. (Courtesy photo) includes the pre-performance dessert party and entertainment. Interlakes vide friendly visits. The growth and success of this Caregivers has set 200 tickets aside for this oppororganization is evidence of the need in rural New tunity to enjoy a gala evening of music, sweet treats Hampshire. Interlakes Caregivers was awarded and entertainment. This fundraiser will not only the Outstanding Champion Award for Non-Profits make for a great night, but will also greatly help the at the 2011 Spirit of New Hampshire state awards organization continue supportive services for resinight. dents of Meredith, Moultonboro, Center Harbor and Tickets for the August 18 performance of “A Sandwich.

Chorus Line” and the pre-performance dessert party Interlakes Caregivers has nearly 100 volunteer may be purchased by calling Linda Lee at 279-4761 members who help with transportation to medical or at the So Little Thyme Kitchen Shop at 51 Main appointments, grocery shopping, errands and proStreet in Meredith.

Chorus Line’Aug. 14-19

MEREDITH — The Interlakes Summer Theatre is presenting “A Chorus Line” starting Tuesday, August 14 and running through Sunday, August 19 at the air conditioned Inter-Lakes High School Auditorium.

The show with music by Marvin Hamlisch, was originally staged by the brilliant director/choreographer, Michael Bennett. Winner of 9 Tony Awards and the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the show provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the events that have shaped their lives and their decision to go into “the business”.

The book by Ed Kleban, was assembled from the true life stories and back stories of the original Broadway dancers who were actually in the Broadway hit in 1975. The most memorable musical number “What I Did For Love” is now a theatre classic and sums it all up for anyone who has ever been a performer.

This production will directed by Brian Feehan. He will be assisted by Inaki Baldessare. Mindy Cimini is the Music Director, DW Withrow will create the 1970’s style dancewear and Kasey Sheehan will do her magic with lighting with Nicholas Trimper debuting as Set Designer.

Evening performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 7 p.m. Matinees are Wednesday and Thursday at 2 p.m.

For ticket and reservations call 1-888-245-6374.

As a convenience, tickets are also available for purchase online.

Community education A cappella at Wolfeboro’s Cate Park on Saturday program on Permaculture set for August 16

WOLFEBORO — It’s a cappella under the stars on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee as Tuckermans at 9 returns to Cate Park on August 11, at 7 p.m.

“This is a free show in a beautiful setting,” says Tuckermans at 9 founder and baritone Mark Miller of Dover. “Imagine a New Hampshire summer evening, sitting in Cate Park as the sun starts to slip into Lake Winnipesaukee. Just bring a blanket or chair and enjoy the show.”

The group dubbed “T9” by fans plans to premiere their version of Jefferson Airplane’s 1960s rock anthem, “Somebody to Love”. Seven-voice Tuckermans at 9 performs contemporary a cappella versions of well-known pop, rock, blues, and light jazz favorites, mostly from the 1960s to today. “Our voices make all the music,” explains Miller. “No instru-

ments or pre-recorded instrumental tracks are ever used. Everything you hear, including what sounds like brass, electric guitars, or drums, is just us.”

Based in the New Hampshire Seacoast, Tuckermans at 9 has entertained audiences from Boston and Massachusetts’ north and south shores to Lewiston, Maine, and in New Hampshire from Portsmouth to Nashua and into the Lakes Region.

Rounding out the roster, from New Hampshire, are soprano Ashley Gove (Nashua), altos Kam Damtoft (Exeter) and Fran Lipe (New Durham), tenor Walt Porter (Brentwood), and bass Bill Hersman (Durham). Sound technician Tony Berke hails from Exeter. Other New Hamsphire performances this fall and winter include Portsmouth, Exeter, Epping, and two more in Wolfeboro, as well as Newbury, Massachusetts.

‘The Witches: A Winnipesaukee Adventure’ named ‘Best Children’s Book’ at New England Book Festival

The Witches: A Winnipesaukee Adventure written

by Andy Opel and illustrated by Karel Hayes won the Best Children’s Book Award at the New England Book Festival.

The award was a significant achievement for Opel as this was his first children’s book. Hayes has won a number of awards for her previous illustrations and writing, including a bronze award from the Independent Book Publishers Association for her book, The Winter Visitors.

Both Opel and Hayes are honored to be included in such a competitive festival and were extremely surprised by the award. Past winners of the award in the Childen’s Book category included Jan Yolan, a prolific author who has written over 300 children’s books.

The first printing of The Witches sold out in May and the second printing includes the award badge on the cover. Local businesses around the lake have been supportive in promoting the book, with many vendors giving the book prominent locations by the

register and displaying the book in the window.

The interactions between the grandmother and the children in the book hit close to home to many families who have been coming to the lake for generations and sharing adventures on the water. Opel has experienced the beauty of the lake as a child, as he grew up with his grandmother on the lake.

The sequel to The Witches, titled, The Weirs: A Winnipesaukee Adventure due out next summer.

Hayes’ son John Gorey is playing a central role in creating the illustrations and he will share the illustrator credits with his mother.

In August, Hayes will be selling some of the original artwork from the The Witches and paintings from her previous books at Surroundings Gallery in Sandwich, NH. For more information, contact the gallery at www.surroundingsart.com/. For more information about the The Witches go to www.lakewinniadventures.com. To see more of Karel Hayes work, go to www.karelhayes.com.

MEREDITH — The Community Garden Club of Meredith and the Meredith Conservation Commission will co-sponsor a community educational program entitled “Introduction to Permaculture - An Ecological Design Process” presented by Steven Whitman on Thursday, August 16 at 6 p.m. at the Meredith Community Center.

Based in New Hampshire, Steven Whitman is a certified permaculture teacher and adjunct faculty member at both Colby Sawyer College and Plymouth State University.

He teaches courses in environmental planning, community planning, permaculture, and natural building. He is active in a wide range of grassroots efforts that promote sustainability both regionally and internationally.

His presentation will focus on the impact of permaculture on residential and community planning and sustainability issues. The word permaculture is a blending of permanent and culture and refers to the conscious design and maintenance of productive ecosystems that offer the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems featuring a combination of trees, bushes, and other perennials and livestock to create a self-sustaining ecosystem.

Chartered in 1951, the Community Garden Club of Meredith, a volunteer organization, strives to promote horticultural education, civic beautification and conservation. Annually, the Garden Club awards scholarships to Inter-Lakes High School graduating students pursuing higher education in environmental science, horticulture and conservation. The suggested donation of $5 will benefit these scholarships and other club initiatives.

The Meredith Public Library will sponsor an evening program, “Planting Bulbs and Fall Garden Clean-up” on Wednesday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m.

Visit the library and view the special display of gardening books and materials including a special section on Permaculture.

For more information, visit: www.meredithgardenclub.org

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Success depends on doing what people care about, talking about what people are interested in and generally thinking of others. You won’t lose yourself, as there will be plenty of overlapping commonalities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

There is no need to divide the world into winners and losers. There are so many factors involved in your quest today that polarized thinking such as this would be counterproductive.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

This is true, yet difficult to believe: There are people in the world who don’t like pie. Many will love what you offer, and there’s no good reason to take offense if there are a few who don’t.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can waste time with the best of ‘em.

But are you really wasting time? Following what interests you and finding reasons to think, giggle or lighten your mood is anything but wasteful.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The person who encourages you to grow as an individual, to trust your decisions and to see life as an endless series of opportunities is your true friend, if not your true love.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 8). You have a knack for finding worthwhile endeavors and valuable items this year and will on several occasions make money with this talent. Love grows through the fall. You’ll seek new purpose in October. November brings travel and family fun. You could start a new job or community effort in May. Cancer and Scorpio people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 6, 30, 1, 24 and 19.

TUNDRA

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll enjoy relating to the cultured, artistic types you run into today, because you are so much alike. Your generosity and attention will be much appreciated, and you’ll gain a fan.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Fear is like a wild horse. If you’re going to ride it, you must first become its master.

There is a dominant part of you that can communicate with this wildness inside of you. Show it who’s boss.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Material goods, education and relationships are elusive forms of security. A stronger sense of security comes from faith in your beliefs, whether it’s faith in a higher power inside of you, the goodness of the universe or love itself.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Today’s events unfold much the same as yesterday’s, but you’ll be happier about them, maybe because your observation is sharper. You’ll catch the opportunities you were too busy to see before.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). What took you a long time to accomplish could be quickly undone if you involve the wrong people. Be cautious in your dealings.

Stick with people who have proved themselves worthy of your trust.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). While it’s easy to tell when you’re progressing at work, social advancement is a trickier equation that depends on your ability to read subtle cues correctly.

You’ll be brilliant at this now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Life as usual doesn’t showcase your talents as well as stepping into unknown territory does. Your uniqueness shines through in novel situations.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, Aug. 8, the 221st day of 2012. There are 145 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 8, 1942, during World War II, six Nazi saboteurs who were captured after landing in the U.S. were executed in Washington, D.C.; two others who’d cooperated with authorities were spared.

On this date: In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile.

In 1911, President William Howard Taft signed a measure raising the number of U.S. representatives from 391 to 433, effective with the next Congress, with a proviso to add two more when New Mexico and Arizona became states.

In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan completed its occupation of Beijing.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed the U.S. instrument of ratification for the United Nations Charter. The Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II. In 1953, the United States and South Korea initialed a mutual security pact.

In 1963, Britain’s “Great Train Robbery” took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes.

In 1968, the Republican national convention in Miami Beach nominated Richard Nixon for president on the first ballot.

In 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as “damned lies” reports he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland, and vowed not to resign — which he ended up doing.

In 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day, following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal.

In 1978, the U.S. launched Pioneer Venus 2, which carried scientific probes to study the atmosphere of Venus.

In 1992, AIDS activist Alison Gertz died in Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N.Y., at age 26.

In 1994, Israel and Jordan opened the first road link between the two once-warring countries.

One year ago: Eager to calm a nervous nation, President Barack Obama dismissed an unprecedented downgrade by Standard & Poor’s of the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA-plus, declaring: “No matter what some agency may say, we’ve always been and always will be a triple-A country.”

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Esther Williams is 91. Actor Richard Anderson is 86. Singer Mel Tillis is 80. Actor Dustin Hoffman is 75. Actress Connie Stevens is 74. Country singer Phil Balsley is 73.

Actor Larry Wilcox is 65. Actor Keith Carradine is 63. Country singer Jamie O’Hara is 62. Actor Donny Most is 59. Rock musician Dennis Drew is 55. Actor-singer Harry Crosby is 54. Rock musician The Edge is 51. Rock musician Rikki Rockett is 51. Rock singer Scott Stapp is 39. Country singer Mark Wills is 39. Actor Kohl Sudduth is 38.

Singer JC Chasez is 36. Actress Tawny Cypress is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Drew Lachey is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marsha Ambrosius is 35. Actress Lindsay Sloane is 35. Actress Countess Vaughn is 34. Actor Michael Urie is 32. Tennis player Roger Federer is 31. Actress Meagan Good is 31. Actor Ken Baumann is 23.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS Performance of On Golden Pond at the Pitman’s Freight Room. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information or ticket prices call 707-7806 or go to www.OnGoldenPond. org.

Blackstones hosts the Donkilo! Afrofunk Orkestra. 8 p.m. at the Margate Resort in Laconia. General admission is $12. To purchase tickets in advance call 524-5210 or visit www.theMargate.com. Jazz Shuttle is available. Call 2868181 for shuttle information. For more information about the event call )518) 793-3183.

Belknap County Republican Committee (BCRC) meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Top of the Town Restaurant in Belmont. Open to all Republicans and like minded Independents in Belknap County. Those interested in dinner should plan to arrive at 5 p.m. For more information go to www.

BelknapCountyRepublicans.org or send an email to Alan@ BelknapCountyRepublicans.org.

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents the Tony winning play ‘The Last Night of Ballyhoo’. 7:30 p.m. at the theater located in Alpenrose Plaza in Weirs Beach. Tickets are $24/adults and $22/students and seniors. May not be suitable for children 12 and under. For tickets call 3667377 or visit the theater. For more information go to www. winniplayhouse.org.

The Moultonborough Public Library helps host the launch of Jane Rice’s new book ‘Bob Fogg’. 7 p.m. at the Library. The program includes a slide show of images from her collection. Books will be for sale and signing.

The Hall Memorial Library offers story time, scrabble, and arts and crafts. Story time is held at 10 a.m. and features an ice cream party with music, face-painting and prizes. Scrabble is held from 1-3 p.m. Arts and crafts begins at 3:30 p.m. and features whirly birds.

The First United Methodist Church in Gilford holds its annual auction. The viewing, supper, Quick Sale, and Silent Auction portion will begin at 5:30 p.m. The live auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Prizes include tickets to local ski resorts, sports games, museums, vouchers for health club memberships, overnight stays at hotels and more. One week vacations to New Orleans or Newport will be up for auction. For more information call 524-3289.

Inter-Lakes Summer Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain” featuring professional actors. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Inter-Lakes High School. For tickets or more information call the box office at 1-888-245-6374 or visit www.interlakestheatre.com.

Music at the Marketplace presents the Lakes Region Chordsmen Barbershoppers. 7:45-8:45 p.m. at the Winnipesaukee Marketplace, 21 Weeks St, Weirs Beach. Free and open to the public. For more information call 366-5800 or visit weirsbeach.com/marketplace/music.

American Red Cross Blood Drive at Hannaford supermarket in Gilford. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who donate will receive a free T-shirt. To schedule a donation, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.

The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threads of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607.

Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work.

Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks.

Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Belmont. Call/ leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.

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Belknap Range Trail Tenders now officially a non-profit organization

GILFORD — The Belknap Range Trail Tenders (BRATTS), well-known in the area for its maintenance of the hiking trails within the Belknap Range, has recently become an official non-profit organization. The all-volunteer organization, founded by Hal and Peg Graham, has for years performed routine trail maintenance on hiking trails located in the Belknaps. What began as a small group of volunteers providing maintenance on the trails during weekends each hiking season, has grown into wellorganized and well-respected organization. Trail crews often receive compliments on their work from hikers that come across them while they are enjoying the trails.

The next step for BRATTS, and a longtime dream of Graham’s, was for the group to officially become a non-profit organization. At the annual meeting in CALENDAR from preceding page

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

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

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting.

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 The Summer Nature Talk Series presents “The Taming of the Shrew”. 7:30 p.m. at the Loon Center. Program free of admission.

The Bristol Rotary Club holds its Annual Penny Sale.

6:30 p.m. at the Newfound Middle School on Lake Street in Bristol. For more information regarding the event contact Greg Gorksi at Bristol Shop & Save or any Bristol Rotarian.

Sanbornton Historical Society program on notorious, Gilmanton-born serial killer H.W. Mudgett (H.H. Holmes) of the late 19th Century. 7 p.m. at the Lane Tavern. Free and open to the public. Refreshments.

Plymouth State University presents “Sleeping Beauty” at the Silver Center for the Arts. 2 p.m. All seats $6. Featuring actors from the Papermill Theatre in Lincoln.

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents the Tony winning play ‘The Last Night of Ballyhoo’. 7:30 p.m. at the theater located in Alpenrose Plaza in Weirs Beach. Tickets are $24/adults and $22/students and seniors. May not be suitable for children 12 and under. For tickets call 3667377 or visit the theater. For more information go to www. winniplayhouse.org.

Inter-Lakes Summer Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain” featuring professional actors. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Inter-Lakes High School. For tickets or more information call the box office at 1-888-245-6374 or visit www.interlakestheatre.com.

Red Cross Blood Drive at the Taylor Community’s Woodside Building in Laconia. Noon to 5 p.m. Those who donate will receive a free T-shirt. To schedule a donation, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.

Lakes Region Big Band playing at bandstand at Second Baptist Church in Sanbornton. Concert starts at 7 p.m.

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.

American Legion Post #1 Bingo. Every Thursday night at 849 N. Main Street in Laconia. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Bingo starts at 6:30.

Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.

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.

Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia).

Free group for parents children from birth through age 5.

For more information call 524-1741 New Hampshire Music Festival performance. 8 p.m. at Plymouth State University’s Silver Center. Guest conductor Jason Weinberger, vocalists and the festival orchestra will perform Faure’s Requiem, Tromba Lontana and Enigma Variations. For tickets call 279-3300 or visit nhmf.org.

Black Mountain Ramblers bring Texas Swing to Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. Admission is $10 and the venue is BYOB.

The first board of directors of the Belknap Range Trail Tenders met recently at Gilford Public Library to sign the organization’s founding paperwork. They are: front row, left to right: Bill MacLean, Hal Graham, (BRATTS founder) and Mike Clifford. Standing from left to right are: Jim Arsenault, Carol Anderson, Peg Graham, (BRATTS co-founder), Marie Miller and Dan Tinkham. Missing from photo is Joanne Buckner.

(Courtesy photo)

April, BRATTS members discussed this possibility and decided it was a good idea. The members met again shortly afterward and began filing the necessary paperwork.

The dream of becoming a non-profit organization finally became a reality when the first board of directors met at Gilford Public Library in order to sign the founding paperwork for BRATTS. The documents have been filed with the state and the new non-profit is ready to continue with its mission of trail maintenance and hiker education.

Graham, now president of BRATTS, and his trail crews work directly with state agencies to ensure that all trail maintenance is completed according to state standards and requirements. He encourages all hikers to stop and talk with trail crews to learn more about the organization or to report any issues they may have found while hiking along the trails.

New volunteers are always welcome. For more information about BRATTS please email halpeg76@ metrocast.net or call Hal or Peg Graham at 2863506.

Gilford safety personnel offering car seat inspections

GILFORD — According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, car crashes are the number one killer of children one to 12-years-old in the United States. The best way to protect them in the car is to put them in the right seat that fits their child and car, at the right time, and use it the right way. Unfortunately, finding the best car seat or booster can be difficult, as there are many different models and car seat types.

To promote the use of the right car seats and boosters, the town of Gilford is now offering its residents and neighbors critical information about, and assistance with, installations of car seats correctly and safely. Gilford Police officer Holly Harris and Gilford Firefighter Ron Skinner recently became certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians. During their 36 hour class, Harris and Skinner learned about proper installation techniques for the various types of car seats, regulations affecting manufacturers and safety resources such as recall lists and manufacturer data bases. It is through the installation of the correct booster seat or car seat that parents will feel confident that their child is as safe as possible in the car, and they will be establishing the foundation for a lifelong habit of seat belt use.

Appointments for a car seat inspection can be made by contacting Gilford Fire-Rescue at 527-4758.

During their inspection, Holly or Ron will provide a one-on-one tutorial on the correct way to install a car seat so that the owner will have an understanding and be able to reinstall the seat at a later date.

New Alton families should register their students early ALTON — New families moving into the Alton Central School District (K-8) are encouraged to register their children for school early. This summer, students left school with a book to read and an assignment. The books and assignments are available in the Main Office, Monday through Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To read all about the tasks and reading list, please go to www.alton.k12.nh.us and click on the Summer

Challenge on the right side of the page. While there, read about the activities available in the new school year and other school news.

Registration packets for new students are available in the main office and should be completed as soon as possible. New student orientation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 10-11 a.m. Backto-School Night is Monday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. School begins Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 8 a.m.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My wife and I have a 23-year-old son who is a heroin addict. “Rob” has been to rehab twice and has relapsed again. We have been attending Nar-Anon meetings for the past eight weeks and find them helpful. Rob seemingly has not hit rock bottom yet. By that, I mean he still has some income due to odd jobs and unemployment benefits. The latter are from a well-paying job that he lost for obvious reasons, and they won’t last much longer. He has a prescription for Suboxone that he gets from a doctor who periodically tests him for drugs. He also sees a psychologist once a month as a part of his treatment. Yet he is still using occasionally.

From our Nar-Anon meetings, we are learning that others have it much worse. We also are learning that we are textbook enablers. My wife manages his finances and dispenses his Suboxone, and we allow Rob to live with us, making sure he is fed and clothed.

Nar-Anon says to cut all ties until he gets clean. But we are afraid that he will go off the deep end, and we would lose him forever. This kind of tough love scares me. As bad as things are, we are afraid to put the hammer down and throw him out. We also have two younger children, and this isn’t doing them any good. What do you think? -- Dad in Wisconsin Dear Dad: It is heartbreaking and terrifying to watch your child descend into drug addiction. There is a real risk to your son’s life, whether or not you enable him. Many parents have to reach the end of their rope before they are able to toss their child out and live with the consequences. You aren’t there yet.

Please continue with Nar-Anon and encourage Rob to remain in therapy and to keep seeing his doctor, and if possible, get him into a halfway house so he is not under your roof

Dear Annie: I have a question regarding bridal shower etiquette. My brother recently became engaged to his girlfriend.

Would it be appropriate to host a bridal shower for my future sister-in-law? -- California Dear California: While it used to be improper for relatives to host a shower (too self-serving), it is now OK to do so, especially if the bride lives far away. And if you can include some of the bride’s friends as hostesses to spread the responsibility around, that would help.

Dear Annie: Your response to “Alone in Minnesota” was right on track: Her husband is a coward and an abuser. Marriage is about respecting each other, and by letting his mother keep her away all these years, he clearly does not respect his wife.

When we married, my husband was 27 and I was 20. I knew my mother-in-law interfered in her daughters’ marriages and wondered what she would do to us. It took four months. She insisted that we purchase Christmas gifts for my husband’s nieces and nephews when we were struggling to pay bills.

When I told my husband about this conversation, he immediately got into his car and drove to see Mom. I have no idea what he said to her, but she did not make any attempt to interfere in our marriage for 20 years. Then my in-laws wanted me to talk to my husband’s sister and convince her to divorce her husband. I refused and again told my husband. He had another “visit” with his parents, and they didn’t speak to him for six months.

We now have spent 42 years together, and every day is more wonderful than the last. -- Loved and Respected in Michigan

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

For Rent

For Rent

LACONIA, close to downtown, big 3 room 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, lots of closets, WD, attic storage, 2-car parking, $160/ week + 4 weeks sec deposit, references and credit check a must, leave a message for Bob 617-529-1838.

MEREDITH- Newly remodeled roomy one-bedroom on two levels near downtown Meredith. Hardwood floors, ample storage, heat included. Non-smoker/No pets.

References/Security required. $750/Month. 455-4075

LACONIA- 1 bedroom. Quiet, close to hospital. $675/Month, heat included. 630-9406 LACONIA- 2 bedroom 1st floor, 2 porches,Non-smoker $850/Month, with garage $875/Month, no utilities. 293-7902 LACONIA- 3 or 4 bedroom house.

Close to schools, efficient heat. $1,150 + utilities. 520-4311 LACONIA- 4 bedroom house with yard in great location. $1,600/Month, security + first month. 603-455-8789 LACONIAWalk to library.

One-bedroom, clean, cozy quiet.

Off Street parking. $675/Month includes heat/hot water. Security deposit/references. Non-smoking, no dogs. 524-0973 Leave Message LACONIA: 2-Bedroom, first floor.

Elm Street area, spacious, clean, porch, parking, washer/dryer hook ups. $800/month plus utilities.

References and deposit required.

603-318-5931.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428 LACONIA: Large 2-bedroom, good location, basement, garage, 2 porches, good condition, $925/month. No dogs/smoking.

293-7902.

Autos

BOATS

For Rent

AKC German Shepherd Puppies.

Please call 603-520-3060.

2010 Ford F-350 Crew Cab 4x4: 4-Door, Turbo Diesel, Lariat, Power Moonroof, Leather Interior, Only 41k! 1-Owner, 8-ft. Fisher Stainless Steel X-Blade. $39,995.

524-4200.

MUST SELL: 1989 CARVER YACHTS MARINER 329/FE Good condition, less then 500 hours on engines. 260 horsepower.

Very roomy! Full size refrigerator, range, TV/VCR, fully equipped, new carpet and cushions, sleeps six. Must be seen to be appreciated at Breakwater, Spring Point Marina in South Portland. Pictures available upon request. Valued at $30,000. Owner will accept best offer. Call 603-723-8722 or e-mail Rita@berlindailysun.com.

BELMONT: 2 Bedroom. Heat included, $700 per month plus security deposit. No dogs.

630-2614.

ROTTWEILER pups AKC Champion Pedigree, parents on premises $600. 603-340-6219 Rotweiler- 1 year old female.

Spayed, friendly. $400. 340-6219

Announcement

2010 Polaris Sportsman 500 High Output, On Demand 4x4, Automatic, 1-Owner, Only 153 Miles! $4,995. 524-4200.

Antique 1986 Pontiac Parisienne 4-Door Sedan- Silver, $7,000 or best offer. Call 455-4065 BUYING junk cars, trucks & big trucks ME & NH. Call for price.

Martin Towing. (603)305-4504.

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

PRIVATE Boat Dock on Lake Winnisquam: Up to 22 ft. with parking, $100/weekly.

978-697-6008.

Business Opportunities OWN your own Womens Fitness Club in Lakes Region! Call Patty, 279-1045.

WE PAY CA$H FOR GOLD & SILVER No hotels, no waiting.

603-279-0607, Thrifty Yankee, Rte. 25, Meredith, NH. Wed-Sun, 10-4, Fri & Sat 10-6. Tuesday, Senior Citizens 20% off!

Autos

Counseling SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING TOP dollar paid for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week.

P3 s Towing. 630-3606

DWI Assessments, evaluations, one to one. Free visit. MS-MLADC 603-998-7337

2000 Chevrolet Tracker 4x4: 150k, auto, PS, PB, Tilt, A/C, stereo/cassette, very dependable. $2,500/b.o. (603)776-0440.

BOATS

Employment Wanted

14FT. MEYERS SPORTSPAL CANOE

2002 Buick Rendezvous, excellent condition, loaded, 47k miles, call for details, 723-9477.

2 paddles, 2 seats, styrofoam lined, 3ft. 2in. across in center.

Very stable canoe. Motor mount. $450 or BRO. Call 630-0822

COMPASSIONATE LNA/Care Giver. 30 years experience. Great references. Will travel, do overnight. 603-875-1232 or 344-9190

2002 Chevrolet Cavalier: 4-Door, auto, A/C, CD, full power, good tires +2 snow tires, 55k, $3,500.

Call 524-3762.

16' fiberglass catamaran sailboat.

Good condition. Must sell. $600 OBO. 279-5750

2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser: Only 60k Miles!

4-Cylinder, Fully Loaded, State Inspected. $5,995.

524-4200.

BOAT SLIPS for Rent Winnipesaukee Pier, Weirs Beach, NH Reasonable Rates Call for Info. 366-4311 BOATSLIPS for rent- Paugus Bay

For Rent 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-Available Immediately.

2-bedroom townhouse-style. Quiet

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

GILFORD 3 bedroom waterfront winter rental. Dock, washer & dryer. Available through May 31st. $900/mo. + Utilities. Oil heat. No pets. (603) 778-9515 GILFORD - 1 or 2-bedroom units available. Heat & electricity included. From $190/week. Pets considered. 556-7098.

LACONIA - Great 3 bedroom, hardwood floors, 3-season porch, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking, in town, close to park. $1,100/month. Security, 1st month, references. 455-0602.

LACONIA 1 bedroom apartments in clean, quiet downtown building.

Recently completely renovated.

From $165/Week. 524-3892 or 630-4771 Laconia 1 bedroom- Coin-up laundry, off-street parking $600 + utilities, natural gas monitor. No dogs/no smoking. Application + Security + Background check before move in. 387-4885 LACONIA 2-Bedroom House. 64 Fenton Ave. Good neighborhood, easy walk to downtown. New bath, kitchen, windows, insulation.

Oil heat & hot water. No smokers.

No pets. 1-yr lease. $1275/mo. + utilities 630-1438.

LACONIA 2nd floor, very large rooms, heat & hot water included $170/ week. 60 Pearl St. 832-3535.

LACONIA-

1

bedroom

ROOMMATE quiet 12 acres close to Tilton and I-93. 2 rooms, one furnished $500/ mo. One unfurnished $460/ mo. Utilities inclusive, pet and smoking OK. 603-286-9628.

LACONIA: Near downtown, 2nd floor, 2BR, $750 +utilities.

References & $750 security deposit required. 387-3864.

DOLLAR-A-DAY: Private Party ads only (For Sale, Lost, Autos, etc.), must run ten consecutive days, 15 words max. Additional words 10¢ each per day. does not apply to yard sales. REGULAR RATE: $2 a day; 10¢ per word per day over 15 words. PREMIUMS: First word caps no charge. Additional bold, caps and 9pt type 10¢ per word per day. Centered words 10¢ (2 word minimum) TYPOS: Check your ad the first day of publication. Sorry, we will not issue credit after an ad has run once, and we do not offer refunds. DEADLINES: noon the business day prior to the day of publication. PAYMENT: All private party ads must be pre-paid. We accept checks, Visa Mastercard and Discover credit cards and of course, cash. $10 minimum order for credit cards. CORRESPONDENCE: To place your ad call our offices at 527-9299 between 9 am & 5 pm, Monday through Friday; Stop by our office or send a check or money order with ad copy to The Laconia Daily Sun,1127 Union Ave, Laconia, NH 03246. You can email ads to ads@laconiadailysun.com, we will contact you for payment. OTHER RATES: For information about display ads or other advertising options, call 527-9299.

Animals

MEREDITH: 1-bedroom apartment w/kitchen and living room.

No pets/No smoking. $675/Month, includes heat/hot water.

279-4164.

LACONIA: 1 Bedroom apartment. $525/Month, heat/electricity included. No Pets/No smoking, Near LRGH. 859-3841 or 520-4198

TILTON- Downstairs 1-bedroom, newly redone, $620/Month. No dogs, 603-393-9693 or 916-214-7733.

Meredith 2-bedroom mobile home and 1 bedroom apartment. $675-725/month + utilities. Close to downtown. No dogs. 279-5846

WINNISQUAM: Small efficiency and a cottage including heat, hot water, lights and cable. $160-$175 per week. $400 deposit. No pets. 387-3864.

MEREDITH - 3 Bedroom, large second floor, natural light.. 1&1/2 baths, washer/dryer, A/C, d/w, non-smoking, . Walk to town & docks, $1,100/Month. No utilities.

603-279-7887, 781-862-0123 cell.

CEDAR LODGE Weirs Beach, Open Year Round ... Studios, 1-bedroom or 2-bedroom condos starting at $575 per month.

Please call Wendy at 366-4316.

WINTER RENTAL

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

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

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For Sale 1866 Melodeon Organ- Rose wood, case with unique cast iron legs. Must see to appreciate.

528-1756 1940 couch and 2 upholstered chairs. Great shape $200. Call Tara 524-8622.

3-SEAT Sleeper Couch: Jewel pattern, never used as sleeper. $120. 496-8639.

4 wheel Yamaha Electric Golf Cart- New batteries, comes with charger. Nice shape, with roof. $1,295 or BO. 630-3482

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

Fabulous back & hip support.

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

Can deliver 603-305-9763.

FOR Sale, 2 new large Lazy Boy recliners, taupe, paid $1200 each, now $400 each.

Call 1-239-290-2335

Free

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

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

Antique half-round bar. 4’x3 ’x4”.

Fold-up game/card table with felt top. 3’x9” round. 524-0561

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

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

BABY Grand Piano: Yamaha, walnut, 5 8 x 5 , excellent condition, needs tuning, $3,000. Call 603-738-2675

Heavy Equipment

BIRCH Bark Canoe, 11ft, handcrafted, no nails, will email photos, $4900, more information.

941-928-3703.

1976 CASE 580C Loader/ backhoe, fully enclosed cab, good condition, $10,000 or OBO. 603-524-4445

DRY firewood $265/Cord. Oak, maple, ash. Free delivery.

524-9011

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Fireside Inn & Suites is looking for the right employees to work in the housekeeping, front desk and night audit departments. Willing to work full-time in the peak season and part-time in off-peak season, weekends a must.

Hours vary per position, all positions are year round. All applicants must be energetic, reliable, flexible and good with people. Computer, calculator, money handling experience and the ability to multi-task is a must for the front desk and audit positions. Experience in the hospitality industry a plus. Come in and fill out an application today.

17 Harris Shore Rd. Gilford, NH 03249

RAPID growth in local home care company requires three male caregivers. Must assist 180 lb.+ male clients. Drug & background checks required. Shift police, fire & healthcare personnel encouraged to apply. Additional openings for female caregivers over the age of 50. 603-556-7817

FIREWOOD: Green, Cut, split and delivered (Gilmanton and surrounding area). $190/cord.

Seasoned available.

(603)455-8419

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED!!!

Golf Clubs $85. Snake Eye Woods, Ping irons, Putter. New golf bag, umbrella. Call 603-581-4668 HIRING Year Round Full-Time Bartender. Apply to the Boothill Saloon on 1065 Watson Road, Laconia.

HOT Tub- 2012 model 6 person 40 jets, waterfall. Full warranty & cover. Cost $8,000 sell $3,800.

Can deliver 603-235-5218 JASPER Executive "L " Desk.

Walnut, 60' x30 ' and 48" x 24 " return w/2-drawers, file on each side, center drawer. Excellent condition, glass top, MSRP $3,000., asking $500. 528-0881 KEITH URBAN and David Nail concert tickets for Sunday, Sept.

2nd. $125 for both. 366-2809 KITCHEN Cabinets- brand new, maple, cherrywood, shaker & antique white. Solid wood, never installed, cost $6,500 sell $1,650.

603-833-8278 MOVING: Antique love seat, gold china, end tables, maple bureau, computer desk and more.

603-476-5017.

One Swagman bicycle rack for (2), $75. Leigtz auto focus enlarger, $200. Misc. wood frame windows, $5. Call 267-5281

PAYING CASH FOR

contents of storage units, household, basement & barn, etc.

Free removal.

(603)986-2771.

Busy T-Shirt Shop seeks Full-time Year Round Embroidery Production Assistant.

Please e-mail your resume to:

PIANO: Well-loved baby grand.

Black. $750/best offer. Laconia.

524-1490.

billing@bodycoversonline.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

PICNIC table & 2 Adirondack chairs. $125. 603-286-8064

DRIVERS CDL-A: Your current 10-20 have you down? Why not get home. New pay package!

2012 tractors/trailers to boot?

888-406-9046.

ROTEL RB-1090 Stereo power amp: 380 w/ch, home audio component. $1,000. 496-8639.

Rubber Stamps: Christmas, birds, flowers, sayings, backgrounds, leaves, etc. Over 40 stamps, wood mounted, excellent condition. $50. 528-0881 SEARS Lifestyler Treadmill: Good condition, $100.

Call 524-3762.

Treadmill- Proform 635CW. Works, $75. 393-8687 Leave Message USED

Commercial Cooking

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

Experienced painter wanted for work in the Lakes Region of NH. Transportation & tools required.

Pay commensurate with experi-

Help Wanted

PLATINUM Salon and Spa is looking for an experienced stylist with clientele to join our team. Call 524-7724.

ELECTRIC hospital bed $1000/ OBO. Belgian China service of 4. $500/ OBO. 524-3292.

GREEN floral sofa. Excellent con dition, barely used. $400/BO. Rustic Lake mirror $50/OBO 293-8116

Help Wanted

PART TIME OIL SERVICE APPRENTICE, Class B License, air brakes, tanker, and hazmat a must. Laconia Oil 524-3559.

FRONT DESK HOUSEKEEPING NIGHT AUDIT

The Laconia Leafs JR Hockey team, is searching for qualified host families for the upcoming winter hockey season (Sept-March). *Players pay hosts monthly fee, are 18-20 years old, and most attend college courses.

For More info contact: Coach Will Fay #581-7008 at the Laconia Ice Arena.

THE ARCHES ASSISTED LIVING in Northfield is looking for LNA s/Caregiver 2nd and 3rd shifts full and part time. Experience with memory loss helpful.

Please apply in person 9 Summer Street, Northfield, N.H. EOE

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Minimum 10 years designing steel and wood frame mid rise structures in the Northeast. Proficient in AutoCAD and capable of drafting all structural designs.

Residency within 30 miles of Laconia, NH required. Generous salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

SENIOR CENTER MANAGER Part-time position to manage the new Tilton Senior Center. Direct day-to-day operations of Center including coordination of nutrition services, education, recreation and support services. BA or BS degree in Human Services or related field (Master s preferred), two to five years experience working with older adults, demonstrated supervisory experience, effective communication skills, program development, volunteer management and community relations. Position is 20 hours per week, 5 hrs/day. Send resume to Joan Barretto, jbarretto@bm-cap.org or Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. (ES), PO Box 1016, Concord, NH 03302-1016. E.O.E. No phone calls please.

Minimum 10 years designing HVAC and plumbing systems for new commercial building structures. Proficient in AutoCAD and capable of drafting all mechanical designs. Residency within 30 miles of Laconia, NH required.

Generous salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

E-mail résumé and salary requirements to careers@opechee.com

YEAR ROUND HOUSEKEEPING POSITION Looking for exp. Housekeeper. Part time w/potential to grow to a full time w/benefits. Weekends required.

Compensation based on experience. Successful applicant must pass drug screening. Stop by the Lazy E Motor Inn, 808 Weirs Blvd.

Weirs Beach to apply!

Call 603-366-4003 for questions.

Help Wanted TIRED OF WORKING A SEASONAL JOB? LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT WITH YEAR ROUND POTENTIAL? Belknap Landscape Company, Inc. is looking for individuals interested in all aspects of landscaping.

Looking for individuals with prior experience in commercial lawn mowing, softscapes, fall clean-up, and snow plowing/shoveling. Interested applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid NH driver s license, reliable transportation and the ability to acquire a medical card for the purpose of driving BLC trucks, trailers and equipment. BLC is a drug free employer and conducts pre-employment drug screens and physicals.

If interested please apply by email, mail, fax or in person to: 25 Country Club Road, Unit #302, Gilford NH 03249 or contact Rhonda Blackey at rblackey@belknaplandscape.com phone: 603.528.2798.

VIDEOGRAPHER /EDITOR Videographer/Editor needed for regional public access television station. Must work within deadlines and be willing to train volunteers. Knowledge of Adobe Premium Production Suite 5.5 required. Part time - 30 hours a week. Occasional weekend availability.

Contact Denise Beauchaine at 603-528-3070 or email resume to denise_beauchaine @ yahoo.com Winnipesaukee Bay Gulls is looking for a year round, friendly, outgoing, customer service oriented food service worker.

Duties include counter help, light kitchen help and working with the public. Must be self motivated and willing to work some weekend days. Contact Karla or Michael at 603.253.3177 or e-mail winnibagels@metrocast.net.

Home Improvements CONSTRUCTION COACH SEMI - RETIRED veteran contractor will assist homeowners with all aspects of home repairs, renovations and new construction processes. Works directly for and with owners to assure best prices, quality and performance. Free consultation, (603)293-8237.

TOTAL FLOOR CARE, TOTAL HOME CARE

SALES CONSULTANT Would you like to control your income?

Well you can at Ippolito’s!

We have an immediate opening for a commissioned Sales Consultant. Experience is not necessary, we will train you and you will receive a salary while you are in training.

Good references are a must, must be self-motivated and reliable. Working Saturday and Sunday are a must. Control your income. The more you sell the more you make. Health insurance available after 90 days of employment.

E-mail resume to ippfurn@metrocast.net or bring it in person or mail to:

Ippolito’s Furniture 193 Daniel Webster Hwy. Meredith, NH 03253

Professional Floor sanding, refinishing. Repair: remodeling, painting, cleaning. 603-986-8235

Instruction MARTIAL arts and self-defense to defend yourself from bullies. From Master Instructor Laconia 603-387-7154

Mobile Homes Mobile Home Lots for rent in: Meredith, Gilford, Franklin & Hill.

Special pricing available. DRM Corp. 373 Court St., Laconia or 520-6261

Motorcycles 1982 Suzuki 550, beautiful condition, $1,200 or best offer.

603-524-1167 2000 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail, good condition, $7600/ OBO. 603-717-5655 2007 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe. Only 468 miles.

Black/cherry. $18,000. Call 630-7790

Motorcycles

Services

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

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Nancy Sporborg & Pat Piper at Gilford Library on Thursday to discuss hiking 273 mountains GILFORD — In 2006 Nancy Sporborg and Pat Piper (both in their fifties) decided to go for a hike.

Now, six years later, the two women have hiked 273 mountains, including the 48 4,000-footers in New Hampshire, the 67 4,000-footers in New England, and 93 of the 100 highest peaks in New England.

On Thursday, August 9, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m., the women will visit the Gilford Public Library with a presentation about their journey.

“But you don’t have to be a hiker to get something out of the program,” Sporborg said. After all, these two women coined themselves “non-hikers” just six years ago, and the program they’ve put together is designed for everyone. They’ll show slides, short movie clips, play music, and talk with the crowd about their story.

THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Wednesday, August 8, 2012— Page 27

OBITUARIES

Dorothy L. Evans, 87 LACONIA — Dorothy L. (Kibby) Evans, 87, of 25 Union Ave., Laconia, died Wednesday evening, July 18, 2012, at the Golden View Health Care Center, Meredith.

She was born September 1, 1924, in Everett, MA, the daughter of the late Harry K. and Jennie E. (Brown) Kibby.

She was a graduate of the Everett (MA) School System. She was a long time resident of Fairhaven,MA, moving to Gilford in 1985, and Laconia in 1993.

Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a claims adjustor with the State of Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Security.

She was an active parishioner of St. James Episcopal Church and was a hospital volunteer at Lakes Region General Hospital.

Dottie will be remembered by her many dear friends as one classy lady with a quick wit and kind heart. Her off the cuff one-liners, always thoughtful advice, and sparkling blue eyes will be greatly missed. God bless

her and may she rest in peace.

Dorothy is survived by her husband of 63 years, Donald M. Evans, a resident of the NH Veterans Home, Tilton; son, David K. and his wife Joyce Evans of Meredith; daughter, Jane L. Evans of Portland, ME; grandchildren, Chapin L. Evans and Harrison K. Evans both of Meredith; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Harry C. Kibby of Everett,MA, and Charles L. Kibby of Lady Lake, FL. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at 11 am in St. James Epsicopal Church, 876 N. Main St., Laconia.

Donations in Dottie’s memory may be made to Central NH Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, 780 N. Main St., Laconia, NH, 03246, or at www.centralvna. org, and will be gladly welcomed.

The Dewhirst Funeral Home, 1061 Union Ave., Laconia, is assisiting the family with the arrangements. Please visit us at www.dewhirstfuneralhome.com, to send on-line condolences or for further information.

FRANLKIN — Mrs. Jean E. Gibbs, 88, of Franklin, died at Franklin Regional Hospital on Aug. 7, 2012.

She was born in Nahant, MA on Aug. 20, 1923 the daughter of John and Margaret (Deveny) Gallagher.

Jean was raised in Nahant and was a resident of Franklin for several years.

During World War II, she worked as a machinist in the Boston area.

Jean had a great love for music. A self-taught organist, she was the organist at Sacred Heart Church for several years, also playing at other churches for weddings, funerals, and other services.

She also sang at the Boston Opera and the Lexington (MA) Choral Society.

She was a member of the American Guild of Organists, a member and past president of Franklin Regional Hospital Auxillary, a past member of the former Franklin Woman’s Club. A few years ago, she graduated from the Citizens Police Academy in Concord. She was a communicant of St. Paul Church.

Family members include her husband of 67 years, Charles B. Gibbs, six children, Charlene Saunders and husband Randall of Greenville, SC, Blanche Gibbs, Thomas Gibbs, Christopher Gibbs, all of Franklin, Beatrice Van Luyn and husband Ronald Sr. of Mechanicsville, VA, and Keith Gibbs of Franklin, 5 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a grandson, Ronald Van Luyn, Jr. in 1994 and a sister and 2 brothers.

A calling hour will be held Friday ( Aug. 10) from 9-1o am at Thibault-Neun Funeral Home, 143 Franklin St., Franklin with a service to be held at 10. Interment services will be at NH Veterans Cemetery on Monday, Aug. 13 at 1:00.

Donations in memory of Jean may be made to Franklin Regional Hospital, Aiken Ave., Franklin, NH 03235 or the American Heart Assn., 2 Wall St. #104, Manchester, NH 03101.

For directions and more information, please visit www.neunfuneralhomes.com

Jean E. Gibbs, 88

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Looking for additions to personal collection. One or many!

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GOLD & SILVER (any type) antique & vintage jewelry, including scrap or broken pieces. Honesty & fair prices paid. Please call David at 603-937-7209 for an appointment.

Located in Meredith-will travel.

Yard Sale SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 9am-2pm ~ Rain or Shine

Storage Space Store your Car, Boat, Motorcycle, RV in a clean/dry place. Monthly rates. 524-1430 or 455-6518

CENTER HARBOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH COMMUNITY YARD SALE

Tables available for $25 (to benefit food pantry) Call for more info: 677-7505

Wanted LOOKING FOR A SMALL, enclosed garage space to store a small boat w/trailer (20ft.).

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TILTON, corner of Prospect and Academy Street. Saturday, Aug. 11, 8 am - noon. Sports figurines, nick knacks, household items, too much to list!

Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation meeting today MOULTONBOROUGH — The Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee will meet this morning at 9 a.m. at the Ernest Davis Meeting Room at the Moultonborough Town Hall, 6 Holland Stree.

The committee has begun the process of updating its 2007 Hazard Mitigation Plan and is focusing on the natural and manmade hazards that put Moultonborough at risk as well as the development of recommendations to protect the safety and well being of town residents.

Subsequent meetings will be held each Wednesday

throughout the month of August at the same time and location. The residents and business owners of Moultonborough and representatives from neighboring communities are encouraged to attend and provide input.

For more information visit the town’s Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee website http://www. moultonborough.org or call Chief David Bengtson, Moultonborough Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director at 476-5658 or David Jeffers, Regional Planner, Lakes Region Planning Commission at 279-8171.

LACONIA — Last Friday’s newspapers reported on First Lady Michelle Obama’s appearance before an enthusiastic crowd of partisans at the Laconia Middle School the day before. There was a volunteer videographer on the scene and he caught the entire 34-minute proceeding (not just sound bites) on videotape for later showings on LRPA-TV’s Cable Channel 26.

Persons interested in what the first lady had to say, how she said it, and how she was received, can find out for themselves by watching and listening to the show offered at various times over the next three days. LRPATV will run the show at 6:30 p.m. Friday night, 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Subsequent program times may be learned by visiting www.lrpa.org.

MEREDITH — The League of NH Craftsmen Meredith Retail Gallery’s “Signature of Excellence” lecture series will feature Kiranada Sterling Benjamin presenting ‘’World of Rozome: Japanese Textile Art’’ on Monday, August 13 from 7-8 p.m. n the Fireside Room at the Chase House.

Benjamin is an award-winning international artist, researcher and author specializing in Japa-

nese textiles. Her training, research and love of resist patterned cloth culminated in The World of Rozome: Wax Resist Textiles of Japan (1996, 2002), the first book in English on the topic.

This lecture offers a more in-depth look at “Japanese Rozome Techniques,” which uses liquid dye and molten wax to create textures and designs on fabric.

Reserve seats by calling the gallery at (603) 279-7920.

Michelle Obama’s Laconia visit shown on LRPA-TV

Japanese textile art talk in Meredith Monday night

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