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LACONIA — The step-father of a 17-year-old girl who alleges she was digitally raped by a local band leader in 2006 testified yesterday that he saw the man put a portion of his hand down the back of the girl’s pants.

The step-father, an environ-

mental scientist from California, said the entire incident lasted about five seconds and at the time he thought he saw Eric Grant give the girl a “wedgie”.

“It didn’t appear he was sticking it (his hand) down very far because I assumed he was giving her a wedgie,” he said under cross-examination

by Grant’s attorney Emily McLaughlin.

“I thought it was innocent joking around,” he said under intense scrutiny from McLaughlin who pressed him hard about what he actually saw as opposed to what he thought he saw.

Grant has been accused of

aggravated felonious sexual assault, or rape, by his former niece by marriage when the girl was 10-years-old. At the time, Grant was married to the girl’s mother’s sister. Grant and the mother have since divorced. The girl and her family were visiting Grant’s Gilford home for a see GraNT page 8

MEREDITH — Senior Housing of New Hampshire, inc., owners and operators of the Meredith Bay Colony Club has abandoned its quest for a charitable exemption from property taxation by agreeing to make an annual payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to the town in a settlement that brought lengthy legal proceedings to a close.

Acknowledging that the uncertain outcome of the litigation posed see PiLOT page 8

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Retiring Gilford Boy Scout leaders Gary Doucette with 26 years and Carl Gebhardt with 43 years receive dedication plaques from Kurt Webber (right) during Troop 243’s Court of Honor meeting Wednesday evening at the Gilford Community Center. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)

Gilford Boy Scouts honor 2 leaders for 69 total years of service

By Gail OBer

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GILFORD — After serving a total of 69 years and helping 53 young men reach the level Eagle Scout, Carl Gebhardt and Gary Doucette are retiring from leadership of Daniel Webster Council Boy Scout Troop 243.

The two were feted Wednesday night in a Court of Honor — ostensibly called to recognize some local scouts for their achieve-

ments — and it really was a surprise.

“They’re probably not happy we’re making a fuss about it,” said new Scout Master Kurt Webber to the nearly 100 scouts, former scouts, parents, family and friends who gather in the basement of the Gilford Community Church for a potluck supper in their honor.

Gebhardt spent 43 years as an adult leader, 32 of them with Troop 243 in Gilford. He earned his own Eagle Scout

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He’s been involved in scouting in New Jersey, Missouri and served as Scout Master in Gilford for the past 28 years.

During his time, 30 boys have earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

Doucette has been Troup 243’s director, treasurer and trainer for 19 years and earned his Eagle Scout rank in 1966. see LEadErS page 8

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Rockingham Co. Attorney loses bid for reinstatement

CONCORD (AP) — Veteran Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams — suspended last week at the outset of a state and federal investigation into his office — has lost his first bid for reinstatement.

Reams and his lawyer argued in Merrimack County Superior Court on Thursday that the attorney general did not have the authority to strip him of prosecutorial authority because no criminal charges had been filed against Reams.

Judge Richard McNamara — the judge who granted Attorney General Joseph Foster’s Nov. 8 request to replace Reams pending the outcome of the investigation — said Reams must file a separate motion to challenge Foster’s authority.

Attorney Michael Ramsdell argued that Foster acted unconstitutionally when he suspend Reams, who is an elected, constitutional officer. Reams has held the country’s top law enforcement spot since 1998. Ramsdell said Reams is being paid during his suspension.

Reams’ attorney, Michael Ramsdell, said see ATTORNEY page 8

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Obama will allow canceled health plans to go another year WASHINGTON (AP) — His personal and political credibility on the line, President Barack Obama reversed course Thursday and said millions of Americans should be allowed to renew individual coverage plans now ticketed for cancellation under the health care law that is likely to be at the heart of the 2014 elections.

The immediate impact on consumers was unclear, though both industry spokesmen and state insurance commissioners swiftly warned that higher prices could result from the president’s rapid turnaround.

Under pressure from consumers as well as congressional Democrats, Obama said the administration no longer would require insurance companies to jettison current individual and small group plans that fall short of the minimum coverage standards under the law, effectively shifting responsibility for cancellations to the industry itself. The change would be good for just one year, though senior administration officials said it could be extended if problems persist.

Speaking of the millions of people whose

coverage is being scrapped, Obama said, “What we want to do is to be able to say to these folks, you know what, the Affordable Care Act is not going to be the reason why insurers have to cancel your plan.”

Obama spoke at a news conference where he repeatedly took responsibility for the woeful rollout of the health care program known by his name. Officials disclosed on Wednesday that fewer than 27,000 enrollments were completed in 36 states in the first month of operations for www.healthcare.gov . see OBAMACARE page 4

N.H. House & Senate committees recommend expanding Medicaid

CONCORD (AP) — House and Senate committees voted Thursday to recommend that New Hampshire expand Medicaid to an estimated 49,000 poor adults, but their plans differ on how to implement the expansion.

A key difference between the two bills is how quickly New Hampshire shifts the adults from a state-managed care program to private insurance through the federal insurance marketplace. The Republicanled Senate would shift people in 2015.

Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, and Democratic House leaders say that is not feasible as not enough insurance companies have expressed a willingness to offer products on the exchange.

The Senate panel voted 4-2 Thursday to give state officials a few more months to obtain a federal waiver needed to shift people onto private insurance, but Hassan’s spokesman said that still would not be enough time.

“The bill as amended still lacks work-

able, achievable and realistic timelines and includes no measures to ensure competition and cost-effectiveness on the exchange,” said Hassan spokesman Marc Goldberg.

Senate Republican Leader Jeb Bradley, of Wolfeboro, said Senate Republicans still want a firm deadline for the waiver to be approved or the coverage provided to the adults will end.

“We are trying to accommodate some of see MEDICAID page 10

Boston crime boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger sentenced to life + life + 5 years

BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger was led off to prison Thursday for the rest of his life, accepting his punishment in stone-faced silence as a judge castigated the 84-year-old gangster for his “almost unfathomable” depravity.

Bulger’s sentencing for his murderous reign in the 1970s and ‘80s brought to a close a sordid case that exposed FBI complicity in his crimes and left a trail of devastated families whose loved ones were killed by Bulger or his henchmen.

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TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The air was thick with the stench of decay as sweating workers lowered the plastic coffins one by one into a grave the size of an Olympic swimming pool.

Scores of unidentified bodies were interred together Thursday in a hillside cemetery without any ritual — the first mass burial in this city shattered by last week’s Typhoon Haiyan.

Six days after the disaster, some progress was being made in providing food, water and medical aid to the half-million people displaced in the Philippines. Massive bottlenecks blocking the distribution of international assistance have begun to clear.

Soldiers on trucks gave out rice and water, and chainsaw-wielding teams cut debris from blocked roads to clear the way for relief trucks in Tacloban, the capital of the hardest-hit Leyte province.

Thousands of people continued to swarm Tacloban’s damaged airport, desperate to leave or to get treatment at a makeshift medical center.

“We know the gravity of our countrymen’s suffering, and we know that, now more than ever, all of us are called on to do whatever we can to help alleviate our countrymen’s suffering,” President Benigno S. Aquino III said in a statement.

Authorities say 2,357 people have been confirmed dead, a figure that is expected to rise, perhaps significantly, when information is collected from other areas of the disaster zone.

With sweat rolling down their faces, John Cajipe, 31, and three teenage boys who work at the Tacloban cemetery placed the first body in the grave’s righthand corner.

The second body followed two minutes later, carefully placed alongside the first. And so on, until scores of coffins filled the 6-foot (2-meter) deep grave.

A ritual to sprinkle holy water on the site is expected to be held Friday, one week after the typhoon struck.

A portion of the femur was removed from each corpse by the National Bureau of Investigation.

Technicians will extract DNA from each bit of bone to try to identify the dead, said Joseph David, crime photographer for the bureau.

“I hope this is the last time I see something like this,” said Mayor Alfred Romualdez. “When I look at this, it just reminds me of what has happened from the day the storm hit until today.”

The massive flow of international aid was bolstered

by Thursday’s arrival of the USS George Washington in the Philippine Sea near the Gulf of Leyte. The aircraft carrier will set up a position off the coast of Samar Island to assess the damage and provide medical and water supplies, the 7th Fleet said in a statement.

The carrier and its strike group together bring 21 helicopters to the area, which can help reach the most inaccessible parts of the disaster zone.

The United Kingdom also is sending an aircraft carrier, the HMS Illustrious, with seven helicopters and facilities to produce fresh water, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said. It said the ship is expected to reach the area around Nov. 25.

Pet kangaroo on the loose causes stir in West Texas city

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Officers in West Texas who answered calls about a kangaroo hopping along a road helped capture the pet and return the animal to its owner.

Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter says deputies thought dispatchers were crazy when calls came in Tuesday night from people who said they saw a kangaroo. Patrol car video shows some of the chase along a rural highway near Midland.

Deputies helped corner the 4-foot-tall kangaroo as the owner offered a treat to the animal, then grabbed the pet.

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Mooneys tells court that law that puts them between

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BRIARCREST — In the latest round of the tussle over the future of Briarcrest Estates, its owners have asked the Belknap County Superior Court to clarify the state statute bearing on the sale of manufactured housing parks.

Attorney Paul Fitzgerald, representing the owners, Mark and Ruth Mooney of Belmont, claims that the ambiguity of the law imposes contradictory duties on his clients, putting them at risk of significant financial penalties.

In July, the Mooneys accepted an offer from Hometown America Corporation of Chicago to purchase the park for $10 million. In accord with a state law entitling park tenants to make a counteroffer and requiring park owners to bargain in good faith, a group of residents, with encouragement and assistance from ROC-NH, a program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, incorporated as the Lakemont Cooperative and matched the $10 million offer.

In response, the Mooneys asked the Belknap County Superior Court to approve the sale of the park to Hometown America. Attorney John Giere, representing the Mooneys, claimed that approving the transaction would be in keeping with the statute, which is is intended to safeguard the best interests of tenants, most of whom oppose cooperative ownership of the park. Last week a majority of tenants filed a petition with the court opposing the sale of the park to the cooperative.

The Lakemont Cooperative, represented by Attorney Robert Shepherd of Nashua, asked the court to dismiss the Mooneys’ petition. Shepherd told the court that as the owners of the park the Mooneys

were in no position to represent the interests of its residents. Shepherd reminded the court that the statute does not prescribe that the cooperative include a specific number or percentage of tenants to make an offer and pursue the transaction.

In objecting to the cooperative’s petition to dismiss, Fitzgerald cites the statute, which requires that upon receiving an offer to purchase, park owners must “consider any offer received from the tenants or a tenants’ association, if any, and the owner shall negotiate in good faith with the tenants concerning a potential purchase.” Failure to comply carries a liability to the tenants of $10,000 or 10 percent of the purchase price, whichever is greater.

Fitzgerald argues that the term “tenants” and “tenants association,” which are nowhere defined, are ambiguous, but can only reasonably taken to refer to a majority of the tenants. Consequently, he concludes that the Mooneys “owe(s) conflicting duties of good faith” to both the cooperative and the majority and could face a liability of $1 million to either. Contrary to Shepherd’s suggestion that the Mooneys have no grounds for petitioning the court, Fitzgerald insists that the liability affords them standing. He cited a judge, who in another case, remarked that “The law does not always say to the prospective victim that the only way to determine whether the suspect is a mushroom or a toadstool is to eat it.”

Fitzgerald asked the court to resolve the ambiguity of the statute and in the meantime to deny the cooperative’s motion to dismiss the case along with its requests to order that the law is not ambiguous and the cooperative does not require a majority. And finally to refrain from ordering the Mooneys to negotiate with the cooperative until the case resolved.

OBAMA from page 2 Including enrollment of more than 79,000 in the 14 states with their own websites, the nationwide number was 106,000 for October sign-ups. But that is still far fewer than expected and a mere fraction of the cancellation notices that have gone out because of the law — more than four million according to an Associated Press survey.

Obama’s approval ratings in polls are also ebbing, and he readily conceded that after recent events, the public can legitimately “expect me to have to win back some credibility on this health care law in particular and on a whole range of these issues in general.”

The president also sought to shelter from political fallout any congressional Democrats who echoed the promise he repeated often when the legislation was under consideration in Congress — that anyone who liked his or her coverage would be able to keep it.

“They were entirely sincere about it,” he said of the lawmakers. “It’s not on them, it’s on us.”

Shortly after Obama spoke, the major industry trade group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, warned in a statement that prices might rise as a result of his new policy. “Changing the rules after health plans have already met the requirements of the law could destabilize the market and result in higher premiums for consumers,” it said.

A few hours later, the head of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners added a fresh word of caution. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, president of the group, said Obama’s proposal could lead to higher premiums and market disruptions next year and beyond.

“In addition, it is unclear how, as a practical matter, the changes proposed today by the president can be put into effect. In many states, cancellation notices have already gone out to policyholders and rates and plans have already been approved for 2014,” he added. see next page

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By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — The City Council this week authorized the School District to borrow $1,828,000 in the form of a federal Qualified Zone Academy Bond, or QZAB, the proceeds of which will be applied to renovations and improvements at Laconia High School.

The vote came after a legally required public hearing was opened and closed without anyone offering testimony. The only dissenting vote came from Councilor Brenda Baer (Ward 4) who did not speak to the issue but had registered her objections before the measure passed at a first reading on Oct. 28.

The bond, which has a term of 23 years and bears no interest, will be repaid in annual payments of $78,260 beginning in 2015. School Superintendent Terri Forsten assured the council that the debt service would be defrayed with funds from the School District’s annual operating budgets. In addition, funding requires a local match of 10 percent in cash or in-kind, which Ed Emond, business administrator of the School District would be met with contributions to the capital campaign initially launched to fund the expansion and renovation of the Huot Regional Technical Education Center and reconfiguration of the high school playing fields.

The funds will be used to address health and safety issues, including installation of a sprinkler system and air handlers as well as removing asbestos and radon gas. If there are sufficient funds remaining the electrical systems in most classrooms would be upgraded, the bleachers in the gymnasium brought up to code, emergency lighting replaced with LED units and the main entrance secured.

The QZAB is the second the School District has accepted in four years. Earlier the district borrowed $6.5 million as part of the $16.8-million financing package to undertake major improvements at the high school and Huot Center.

Laconia was the only school district in the state to express interest in the QZAB, which is awarded by the federal government and administered by the New Hampshire Department of Education. To qualify more than 35 percent of the students enrolled in the district must be eligible for free or reduced lunch, a threshold Laconia, where 53 percent of students qualify, easily exceeds. from preceding page Nor was it clear how different states would react to the administration request to change the rules.

In California, where more than 900,000 cancellations have been sent out, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones called on insurers to extend the policies being scrapped.

But in Washington, his counterpart, Mike Kreidler, said he won’t allow that to happen. “I have serious concerns about how President Obama’s proposal would be implemented and more significantly, its potential impact on the overall stability of our health insurance market,” he said in a statement.

Until the president made his announcement, the administration had been assuming that individuals currently covered by plans marked for cancellation would switch to alternatives offered in governmentestablished exchanges. If so, they would be joining millions of others who have lacked insurance in the past.

The people with current individual coverage are a known risk to insurers. But those without generally have had less access to medical services, and are most costly to care for. The theory has been that moving people with current coverage into the new markets would help stabilize premiums.

Only last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told a Senate panel she doubted that retroactively permitting insurers to sell canceled policies after all “can work very well since companies are now in the market with an array of new plans. Many have actually added consumer protections in the last three-and-a-half years.”

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Susan Estrich

A mess of Obama’s own making Really?

Look, I’ve done my best to support the poorly nicknamed “Obamacare.”

Funny, we don’t have Roosevelt Security or Johnson Care, but that’s another column.

These cancellations were 100 percent predictable. Honestly, they were more than predictable; they were required.

Absent Obamacare, there is no guarantee that you get to keep your insurance. Individual policies, the kind that are getting canceled, tend to be one-year deals. They are subject to cancellation. Period. So that’s not the president’s fault, and he never should have suggested that Obamacare would stop the practice.

But Obamacare doesn’t just leave the status quo intact. It establishes minimum requirements for health insurance policies, expanding the coverage people get (whether they want it or not). Many of the canceled policies were cheaper than the new ones because they covered less — less than the law now requires and less than any insurer would provide without charging more.

So, if you had one of those cheap policies that only covered you in the event of a catastrophe, with high deductibles, no preventive care, no pregnancy coverage, no prescription drugs, if you had a cheap policy that provided minimal benefits and you were happy with it, then guess what? You were going to lose your policy. No rocket science required.

Of course, the answer is: But now you will get a better policy, and you might even get a subsidy to help you pay for it. And that is a very good thing — if you get sick. If you don’t get sick, it just means you pay more.

That’s why people are angry. They don’t plan to get sick, and they don’t want to pay more.

Again, guess what? Many of those people who don’t plan to get sick

are actually right. That’s because they’re young and healthy right now.

And the reason they need to sign up for policies that are more expensive than they want (and likely need) is precisely because they aren’t going to get sick and require expensive health care. But some of us (older and sicker) are, and so we need them to subsidize us.

That is how the system works.

People who don’t get in accidents subsidize people who do. People who don’t get sick subsidize people who do. If you get rid of the exclusions for pre-existing conditions (which is certainly a very good thing for anyone with pre-existing conditions), then you need a whole lot of healthy people to subsidize the sick people who otherwise would either not get coverage or have to pay a large fortune for it.

I’m not saying President Obama was wrong to insist that everyone get better coverage. Actually, I think it’s a good idea. One way or another, all of us end up paying for the people who didn’t plan to get sick but did.

Prevention is a good thing.

The problem is that the president had to know that when he told people they could keep their policies, he wasn’t including the people who had cheap plans that didn’t cover as much as the new law requires. He had to know this. So why did he say otherwise? Why did it take so long for him to own up? This is a mess of the administration’s own making, and for all the talk about fixes, it’s not the least bit clear that it can be fixed.

(Susan Estrich is a professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center. A best-selling author, lawyer and politician, as well as a teacher, she first gained national prominence as national campaign manager for Dukakis for President in 1988.)

Belmont High School Holiday Fair was again very well run To The Daily Sun, As a vendor who participates in many craft fairs, large and small, throughout the year I’d like to publicly thank The Future Business Leaders of America at Belmont High School and their advisor, Ben Hill, for the outstanding job they do with their annual Belmont High School Holiday Fair. This past Saturday was their 7th annual event and my sixth year as a participant in it, and I can only say it gets better and better each year! It is the best organized and best promoted non-profit event in which I have ever participated. The students solicit and thoughtfully use the feedback of their participants in order to ensure that it is a successful event not just for their own interest/organization, but also for

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LETTERS Young will subsidizing the old, who have 4 times the wealth To The Daily Sun, Nancy Parsons needs another Obamacare lesson. It seems her mind overloads easily, so I will deliver the instruction in segments maybe even she can grasp. Honestly, I think Nancy has the capacity to learn new things.

I am going to keep shoving it down her throat until she gets it. The same method Obama uses with people — she seems to like that approach.

Today’s lesson Nancy: How the young fare under Obamacare.

I assume Nancy must be particularly interested because the young represent the future of our country. Nancy professes her concern for people. So lets find out if Nancy has emotional feelings for the YOUNG people who are getting their chestnuts blackened under the Unaffordable care act...

A few general facts: 1. The young, identified as the 18 to 40 age group represent the LEAST wealthy quintile of people in all of America. Any person concerned with income INEQUALITY would be doing their best to help this age group before all others.

2. We have managed to saddle our YOUNG with a bone crushing, record setting, TRILLION dollars in college debt. Universities REFUSE to control costs or become more efficient in the delivery of their product because these places are controlled by labor unions. Unions see improved education efficiency as a reason to cut labor, that cuts professor ranks. Democrats decided it is far better to placate labor unions and screw the YOUNG to the rafters with life crippling debt. Student loan defaults are now at record highs, and the job market for the young under Obama is more than DISMAL. 3. The age 18 to 36 group is the lowest user of health care and the least costly to insure. Their insurance rates have reflected this. Under Obamacare, the average 27 year

old will experience a 90 percent INCREASE in health insurance costs under Obamacare. These are astronomical price increases. Some young person should cut the word AFFORDABLE out of plywood and tell Obama to stick it where the sun don’t shine.

4. The new law limits insurers from charging the old and sick more than THREE TIMES what it charges the youngest and healthiest customers.

The old, use SIX times the health care than the young, but will be charged 50 percent less while the young will be FAR OVERCHARGED for the amount of health care they consume (which is little). The POOREST quintile of America, the YOUNG will be SUBSIDIZING the old, who have three to four times the wealth. Obamacare puts a GUN to the head of the poorest among us (the young) to pay the health costs of those with far more money. Nancy Parsons LOVES IT. Why? Because she only takes instructions from OBAMA. She has lost the ability to think critically and independently for herself. This is no accident, the objective of donkeyism is to accomplish exactly that ending. A brain dead voter who only takes instruction from government central, high command out of DEPENDENCE. 5. Wealth inequality doesn’t just happen randomly or because the rich are more successful. It happens because DEMOCRATS keep as many people POOR as long as possible with their policies for THEIR DEPENDENT VOTE. Obamacare is just the latest rendition of how this happens.

Social Security with its miniscule 3 percent or less return on assets is another way. It is TOTAL FRAUD and invisible, that is why Democrats like it. Tens of millions of beneficiaries are ripped off for trillions by Social Security and they do not even know it.

Why? Brain DEAD. Tony Boutin Gilford

Leading GOP presidential candidates are lower than whale waste To The Daily Sun, I would first like to inform The Daily Sun that the purpose of my last letter was not about (i f Bush lies,does that mean its okay for Obama to lie also?).

I hope this will answer your question. The letter using this headline

was addressed to Mr. Siden, and he wanted L.J. to prove that Earle’s LIES are LIES, while offering no proof, only opinions of others, that he’s telling the truth.That is like, “What do you call a person who carries a sack of quarsee next page

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LETTERS Modern governments have obligations that can never be paid off

Before, you could chose insurance with features you wanted

To The Daily Sun, Many who think they know about money, business and debt often contend that “the federal government should be run like a business or a balanced family budget.” This belief is not only simplistic and uninformed, but also wrong. Many of these selfdescribed “experts” even go so far as to want to bring back the gold standard.

Do you know any business or family that is still paying for the Civil War, World War II or every other war in the past 150 years? How about a business or family that operates its own navy, coast guard, disease research or air traffic control?

Anyone familiar with economics and credit should know that federal debt is an economic positive that establishes government credit and gives value to the U.S. dollar while maintaining our standing in the world. It’s ironic that those in Congress who talk about the evils of debt are doing their best to destroy the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. government. They desire to take away the taxing ability of the executive branch and the regulatory power of the Federal Reserve.

When Alexander Hamilton, our first Secretary of the Treasury, assumed all the war debts of the original (13 bankrupt) states after the Revolutionary War, this established our credit in the eyes of the world. The new government showed it was able to pay its bills through taxation and established one, strong currency where before every state printed its own money.

This gave the federal government the ability to establish a central money supply giving investors faith in gov-

To The Daily Sun, I’m sorry that Nancy Parsons (see her letter of November 6) needed surgery recently, I’m happy it was successful. And, I’m happy that insurance paid most of her medical bills.

In her letter Ms. Parsons charges, without evidence, that insurance companies do horrible things, like “dropping people who are very ill”. So, why didn’t the insurance company just cancel Ms. Parsons’ policy rather than pay over $180,000 for her medical bills?

According to the New Hampshire Insurance Department, it is illegal for an insurance company to cancel a policy if the premiums are paid.

In addition, ensuring that commitments are fulfilled is a legitimate government function, e.g., via insurance regulators, politicians, and courts. If insurance companies act as many radical leftists charge, it would indicate a major failure of government.

Almost everyone knows people for whom insurance paid enormous medical bills. Insurance companies must deal fairly with people and fulfill their obligations or they will lose business and face regulator actions.

Ms. Parsons likes Obamacare, the “solution” to mostly imaginary problems that the radical leftists have imposed on the American people.

Obamacare requirements force cancellation of millions of health insurance policies that responsible people bought to protect themselves and their families. (There will be many times more cancellations next year.)

For example, some cancer patients report that the policies that are paying their medical bills have been

ernment bonds. Ironically, Thomas Jefferson and those who later started the original Democratic Party were against Hamilton’s plan and wanted the states to maintain control over the financial system.

Businesses and families cannot print money. That is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve through the Treasury. When President Lincoln was faced with the staggering costs of the Civil War, he ordered the Treasury Department to print as much money as was needed to pay the bills.

People should realize that the nation can never go bankrupt as long as it can print money and purchase its own bonds, which the Federal Reserve does through “quantitative easing”.

The misinformed who contend we should go back to the gold standard and tie the dollar’s value to physical gold in government possession are totally misguided. Every billionaire in the world would want to redeem his dollars for gold bullion, causing a world-wide financial disaster where all governments would lose credit worthiness.

Citizens must realize that a modern government has past, current and future obligations that can never be paid off. Unlike business, that is the nature of government. Business exists to make a profit while government exists for the common good. Compensating immediate relatives of fallen soldiers going back to the Civil War, as well as victims of future disasters in all 50 States, can only be the responsibility of the federal government.

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cancelled. Replacement policies are often not affordable and/or don’t allow access to their health care providers.

These patients face heart-wrenching choices.

Before Obamacare, people could choose the insurance with the features they desired.

Obamacare’s “experts” created four almost identical policies for us to choose from. These policies are much more expensive than current policies, may not be accepted by current doctors and hospitals, and all require coverage that many people don’t want or need, e.g., 60-year-old couples must buy policies covering birth control and maternity costs.

The radical leftists didn’t impose Obamacare on us just to insure a few more people. Obamacare’s purpose is to grow government and to control people.

Higher health care expenses harm middle income Americans by straining already tight budgets and/or making previously independent people become dependent on government, e.g., for help paying insurance premiums that were forced high to provide unnecessary and mostly undesired insurance coverage.

I am happy that Ms. Parsons received the care she needed and that her insurance honored its commitments. But, I wish her experience would make her wake up to the greatness of our health care system, the benefits of the free market, the responsibilities of regulators, and of the harm that Obamacare inflicts on our country and the American people.

Don Ewing Meredith

HB-110 sounds reasonable but it is not; ask your reps to vote ‘no’

Impact of 50 great raffle prizes & concession stand was immeasurable

To The Daily Sun, When I first read about the farm animal bill (HB-110) I couldn’t understand how anyone could oppose it. The bill requires anyone who records farm animal cruelty to report it and turn over videotapes or photographs documenting the abuse within 24 hours.

Since I can’t stand to see cruel treatment toward any animal or human, I thought this bill was a great idea.

I was confused when I read that the Humane Society of the U.S. and the N.H. ACLU were opposed to the bill. Why would these organizations be against legislation requiring witnesses of animal cruelty to report it to officials within 24 hours?

I learned that undercover investigators from animal protection groups go to farms to videotape animal cruelty.

Some of them stay at the farms for two to three months, taping and recording, never for just a day or two. The reason for this is, documentation of an isolated

incident of cruelty can be dismissed as just that, an isolated incident. Investigators must prove a pattern of abuse in order to build a case that will stand up in court. It would be very difficult to establish a pattern of abuse in just 24 hours, and this is where the brilliant and insidious nature of this bill starts to become clear: it would thwart attempts to establish a pattern of abuse, thus preventing prosecutors from successfully winning a court case against farm animal abusers.

This bill has been passed by the N.H. Committee on Environment and Agriculture, and will then be voted on by the House of Representatives in the second week of January. Please contact your reps and ask them to vote against HB-110. You can find your representatives and their contact information here: http://www. gencourt.state.nh.us/ Louisa Dell’Amico Northfield

To The Daily Sun, On October 26th, Pleasant Street School held its annual Fall Festival with a hearty goal of raising funds to support the children of PSS. We are writing to thank the many individuals and businesses within the community that helped make our event a huge success. A larger than life thank you to all the area businesses that donated items for our

from preceding page ters”? Which has many answers.

The purpose of my letter was to acknowledge the leading GOP candidates were lower than whale waste, as is the credibility of Mr. Earle. That was the part of my last letter that

didn’t get mentioned. I hope the CBS report on Benghazi helped answer some of the questions Earle has on the Benghazi scandal.

Henry Osmer Hill

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GRANT from page one New Year’s Eve party when the alleged assault happened.

The alleged victim made her allegations to her therapist in April 2011, triggering a criminal investigation by both California and the Belknap County Sheriffs Department. Grant has maintained his innocence since the day he was accused.

The girl’s step-father is the third prosecution witness in as many days during a trial that has been getting increasing more tense — especially between opposing counsel. In addition, yesterday, nearly 15 Grant supporters were in the Belknap County Superior Courtroom — a few more than where there Tuesday for the first day of trial.

In a last-minute motions hearing yesterday afternoon, held outside the earshot of the jury, Asst. Belknap County Prosecutor Carley Ahern and McLaughlin battled over whether or not evidence of self-mutilating on the part of the girl could be presented to the jury. During her testimony on Tuesday, the alleged victim said, in a small hushed voice, that she began cutting herself some years after the incident in Gilford.

McLaughlin immediately objected and her, Ahern and Judge James O’Neill met in a “side-bar” or at the bench which is out of earshot of the jury. Ahern didn’t pursue the selfmutilation testimony and moved to another topic.

On Wednesday, the girl’s mother testified that she had sent her daughter to see a therapist in 2011 for marijuana use after telling the girl’s psychiatrist about it. She said the psychiatrist recommended a therapist.

Yesterday, when McLaughlin tried to enter two photographs into evidence that, on two separate occasions since the alleged rape purported to show Grant and his family spending happy times with the girl and her family during two separate vacations (no one except the attorneys have seen from preceding page engines to the festival. The kids were able to climb inside and talk to the firemen about their jobs. Seeing the huge ladder extended high into the sky was a sight that brought both awe and excitement to kids big and small.

Another big thank you to Officer Cardinal from the Laconia Police Department. The kids love to see her familiar face. Last, but not least, without the people that donated their time to help run this event, it would never have

the photographs), Ahern objected.

During yesterday’s motion hearing, O’Neill questioned Ahern about why she didn’t pursue her inquiry about self-mutilation after he overruled or denied McLaughlin’s objection.

“My recollection is that you were not barred (from pursuing it further),” he said.

He also asked Ahern what connection there is between the photo and the self-mutilation.

Ahern said she thought that when the judge asked the girl if she was through with her statement, he meant that she could no longer pursue that line of questioning.

She argued further the photos were misleading because they don’t show the totality of the mental torment girl was experiencing since her alleged rape in 2006 and they represent two moments in time and nothing more. The photos are being used to jog the memories of the three prosecution witnesses but, at this point, nothing more.

McLaughlin said the photos are evidence that there was no animosity between her client and the girl and are not overly prejudicial. If admitted into evidence, the jury can see them.

McLaughlin also argued that evidence of self-mutilation and a visit to a psychiatrist were never given to her during the discovery process despite her request for all medical transcripts, notes, and other documents related to the alleged assault.

She said Ahern shouldn’t be allowed to use the self-mutilation or the psychiatrist because when she heard about it during direct examination, it was the first she heard of it.

McLaughin said the state is obligated to the court and to her client to continue to investigate a case and to disclose any evidence it uncovers. She described the new evidence as “undiscovered, non-disclosed and not supported by any documentation.”

About the only consistency so far in the three days of testimony is that the girl, her mother, and her step-father had the success it did.

So, to the families that donated prizes and funds to keep our costs down, to the school staff, parents, grandparents, and PSS alumni that kept all aspects of the festival running smoothly, and to everyone that brought their families to experience what a special day it was, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Pleasant Street School VIPSS Laconia

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all testified that since the alleged assault — the girl has tried to keep her distance from Grant. All three remember being at the party in Gilford, however only the step-father recalls seeing Grant touch the alleged victim. All three remember a local couple stopping by for a brief visit.

All three remember a fight between Grant and his then wife that caused Grant to leave the home. McLaughlin said it was the fight that traumatized the girl while Ahern said it was the rape.

In her testimony Tuesday and Wednesday morning, the girl testified the assault lasted “two minutes”. Her step-father, who said he was not drinking alcohol that night, testified that had he seen an obvious sexual assault he would have called the police.

The alleged victim also testified that

she was bleeding after the alleged assault and that she was wearing a pair of pink pajamas. Neither the mother or the step-mother remembered what the girl was wearing that night but a video introduced into evidence shows the girl wearing jeans and a pink jacket during some fireworks at some point in the evening.

Neither mother nor step-father remembered seeing any bloody pajama bottoms or underwear. The mother testified Wednesday she did the family laundry at the time.

O’Neill has said he would review the motions and would issue his ruling about the photograph and the self-mutilation by noon Monday. Both lawyer are being given an opportunity to appear late Monday afternoon to verbally re-address his ruling.

PILOT from page one risks to both parties, the town and company settled on the PILOT, which is calculated by applying town and county tax rates to the assessed value of the property. The property is currently assessed at $13,145,500, which at the 2013 town and county tax rates of $4.55 and $1.51 would amount to a payment of $79,661.73. The agreement begins in 2014 and runs for five years, when it can be extended, though the town is entitled not to renew it.

In 2010, the town denied the request of Senior Housing of New Hampshire to exempt the private Meredith Bay Colony Club, a senior housing community of 44 assisted living and 41 independent living units on 10.16 acres at 21 Mile Point Drive, from property taxes. The company appeal the denial to the Belknap County Superior Court, where a bench trial was forestalled by the settlement.

To qualify for a charitable exemption a corporation must be “estab-

lished and administered for the purpose of performing, and obligated, by its charter or otherwise, to perform some service of public good or welfare advancing the spiritual, physical, intellectual, social or economic wellbeing of the general public or a substantial and indefinite segment of the general public.”

Senior Housing of New Hampshire contended it was entitled to a charitable exemption because it provides subsidies of between $100,000 and $220,000 against the membership fees of five residents of independent living units and that its annual rates and entrance fees are less than market rates and fees. The town questioned whether loans bearing interest rates between 7 percent and 11 percent qualified as subsidies and challenged the company’s calculation of market rates and fees. The town also questioned whether the Meredith Bay Bay Colony Club was established and operated for a charitable purpose.

LEADERS from page one his sons, Derek and Dan, are Eagle Scouts. During his time, 23 boys have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

Both men are retired. Gebhardt said he will continue to work in scouting in Gilford. He enjoys hiking and riding his bicycle. Doucette said he’s not going any where either but will have more time to enjoy hiking, hunting and fishing.

Each was presented with a Norman Rockwell painting commemorating scouting and a proclamation of thanks from the Gilford Board of Selectmen.

After the ceremony, both said this was a good time to make the transition to a new leadership team because

there are good adult leaders with a great deal of experience in Gilford right now.

“I wish I could remember the number of boys who have come and gone,” said Gebhardt wistfully.

When asked what one piece of advice they would give to the next leader, Kurt Webber, each said he should be aware that boys are a lot busier now with more structured free time activities than they were in the past with organizations like band, school athletics, and family trips.

“Be flexible,” Doucette said, saying many of the boys will come and go and then return again when their schedules permit.

ATTORNEY from page 2 the only other time a county attorney has been removed from office was in 1975 and only after criminal charges were filed.

“I don’t dispute that the attorney general has the authority to suspend a county attorney,” Ramsdell told McNamara. “The question is, what is the basis?”

McNamara said he saw no difference between the attorney general’s authority to take control of any criminal case and his authority to remove a county attorney who is, essentially, his deputy.

“What you’re saying is the attorney general gets to suspend a county attorney on any or no basis and there’s no check or balance on that,” Ramsdell

said. “It’s incumbent on this court to decide whether the attorney general abused his discretion.”

Assistant Attorney General Anne Edwards told McNamara acknowledged there could be an issue if Reams remained suspended “for a significant amount of time.”

McNamara said he expects to hold a hearing on Reams’ motion the first week in December.

The Rockingham County Commissioners placed Reams’ deputy county attorney, Tom Reid, on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, after being briefed by the attorney general’s office.

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Pembroke man charged in Concord racist graffiti case shoots self in the head CONCORD (AP) — The Pembroke man accused of scrawling racist graffiti on the homes of African immigrants in Concord is hospitalized after shooting himself in the head, court records show.

Raymond Stevens shot himself in the head on Nov. 7, his 43rd birthday, according to records filed Wednesday in Merrimack County Superior Court.

He is hospitalized at an undisclosed hospital in Massachusetts. Information on his condition and details of the shooting were unavailable.

Stevens pleaded not guilty on Oct. 15 to felony criminal mischief. Police said he wrote hateful messages on the homes of four families in the same Con-

cord neighborhood in September 2011.

The arrest came after a detective pored over thousands of records including criminal complaints trying to match the handwriting to the distinctive scrawl left on the buildings. Checking through gun permits, the detective found similarities in Stevens’ application, including the letter “b’’ written like a six.

Among the graffiti was “The subhumans in this house are enjoying a free ride” and “Go back to your hell and leave us alone.”

Searches of Stevens’ home, car and the tattoo parlor he owns in Nashua turned up more handwriting samples, and investigators also found racist cartoons and

writings on his Facebook pages, police said.

When questioned by police, Stevens denied any involvement.

He had been free on $8,000 bail. Prosecutors had already sought to have his permit to carry a concealed weapon suspended. After the shooting, they asked to revoke bail because Stevens violated bail conditions by carrying a gun. That hearing is on hold until Stevens is out of the hospital.

The Concord Monitor first reported the shooting.

Calls to Stevens’ public defender, Melinda Siranian, and the county prosecutor, David Rotman, were not immediately returned Thursday.

N.H. Local Government Center challenges order to return $50M in premiums CONCORD (AP) — A lawyer for the New Hampshire Local Government Center told the state Supreme Court justices Thursday that a state hearing officer overstepped his authority in ordering the organization to refund more than $50 million to cities and towns it insures through its risk pools.

The center claims the order issued by a Bureau of Securities Regulation officer infringes on its due process rights by imposing requirements governing risk pool surpluses that are not set out in law. Until several years ago, risk pools were largely exempt from state regulation.

“It’s our contention the order strays so far from what statute requires of risk pools that it must be undone,” attorney William Saturley argued.

The center also claims the order interferes with its discretion to manage the funds in a prudent and efficient way.

The LGC has managed risk pools since 1987. Its HealthTrust pool insures 70,000 public employees and handles $360 million in claims each year, according to court documents. Its Property Liability pool insures 4,000 buildings and covers 26,000 employees under its Workers Compensation division.

The state maintains that LGC set targets for growing capital in its risk pools and that its HealthTrust funds grew from $25 million in 2003 to a high of nearly $93 million in 2008.

“LGC’s HealthTrust became one of the largest municipal risk pools in the nation and controlled 85 percent of the New Hampshire market,” according to the state’s brief.

The hearing officer determined in the order last year that LGC “improperly accrued and retained unnecessary surplus funds ... and failed to return excess funds to political subdivisions.”

Attorney Andru Volinsky, representing the state, told the justices the refund sum includes $17 million the center inappropriately transferred from its health insurance pool to its Workers Compensation pool. He said two-thirds of the municipal members of the HealthTrust pool do not belong to the Workers Compensation pool.

Justice Carol Ann Conboy asked Saturley if the transfer of $17 million from HealthTrust to a risk pool that provides Workers Compensation coverage is proof that the HealthTrust fund had a surplus.

“The statute authorizes these pools to pool

together,” Saturley replied.

He said the LGC in 1999 decided that pooling resources would be beneficial to all members and result in rate reductions of between 8-30 percent.

Saturley said the $17 million the hearing officer ordered the Workers Compensation pool to return to the HealthTrust pool exceeds the pool’s $10 million in assets and would put it out of business.

Harold Pumford, executive director of the Association of Government Risk Pools from 2000 to 2012, said in a friend-of-the-court brief that the hearing officer’s order “imposes arbitrary and harmful limits on a risk pool’s ability to efficiently manage pool assets and reserves.”

The justices did not indicate when they would rule.

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Bid to feed needy Tilton families on Thanksgiving gets boost Barbara and David Barbuto, center, owners of Tilton Trailer Rentals and Breakheart Tool Company, presented a check for $500 to the Tilton Thanksgiving Fund which was accepted by Pat Consentino, chair of the Tilton Board of Selectman. The money will be used to purchase turkeys and other Thanksgiving food items for needy families in the community. Also shown are, back row, Selectmen Katherine Dawson, Joe Jesseman, Albert LaPlante and Sandy Plessner, right. Donations to the fund can be made at Town Hall or to Heather Thibodeau, town welfare director. (Courtesy photo)

Tilton tax commitment for 2013 up just 1.1% TILTON — The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has set the 2013 property tax rate at $18.30 per $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of a nickel, or 0.3 percent.

The amount to be raised taxes rose by $115,331, or 1.1 percent, from $10,246,755 to $10, 362,086, while

the total assessed valuation grew by $3,073,978, or 0.6 percent, from $517,240,940 to 520,314,918.

The town tax dropped from $6.68 to $6.55 and the county tax from $1.35 to $1.29 while the local school tax increased from $7.82 to $8.02 and the state education tax from $2.40 to $2.44.

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Both plans would require federal waivers and would end the expansion if federal financial support fell below promised levels. The Senate would give the government one year to approve its use of the marketplace or the expansion would end.

The Senate plan also would end automatically at the end of three years when federal funding begins dropping below 100 percent unless the Legislature reauthorized it. The federal government plans to pick up 90 percent of the cost of Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire after the first three years.

Hassan and House Speaker Terie Norelli announced Wednesday they would compromise on another sticking point and agree to shift all the adults through the exchange. The House committee included that change in the bill it approved 15-10 Thursday with one Republican joining Democrats in recommending passage to the House.

House Republicans on the committee objected that the plan would implement an entitlement program with no cost controls and no provision for lawmakers to reauthorize it after a few years.

Democrats voted down amendments to set cost limits offered by state Rep. Neal Kurk, R-Weare.

Hassan and House Democrats say any final deal will have to allow adequate time for competition to develop on the exchange, more state control over the exchange and assurances that privately purchased premiums would not cost more than traditional Medicaid.

The two chambers plan to vote on the plans Nov. 21. Negotiations are continuing to try to find a compromise.

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BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a woman in New Hampshire was arrested Thursday by a fugitive task force while hiding in the bathroom of a deli in New York City, state police said.

Walton Valentin, 31, of Methuen, faces charges in New Hampshire for attempted second-degree murder and kidnapping after Salem, N.H., police said they found the woman at a motel there Saturday night with severe head injuries.

Police said she told them Valentin had jumped into her car in Lawrence,

Mass., held a gun to her stomach and threatened to kill her family. She said the gun jammed when he tried to shoot her at the motel, but he hit her repeatedly on the head with it and then stole her van, police said. Police recovered the van in Andover, Mass.

State police said he’ll also face charges in Massachusetts for other alleged assaults on the same woman in October, including violation of a protective order and home invasion.

Valentin is being held in New York until a hearing to return him to New Hampshire. It’s not immediately known if he has an attorney.

Battle with machinists may spur Boeing to move production of 777X out of Washington state SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing’s history in the Pacific Northwest dates back more than a century, when William Boeing purchased a Seattle shipyard that would become his first airplane factory.

In recent years, however, those ties have been fraying, first with the company shifting its headquarters to Chicago, then with the development of a new production line in South Carolina.

Now, the relationship between Boeing and Washington state is near the point of unraveling after a fiery debate among machinists this week led the workers to reject a long-term contract.

On Thursday, Boeing made good on its threats and began looking elsewhere to develop its popular new 777X airplane. A spokesman for Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Boeing officials called him to begin talks that could bring the work — and thousands of jobs — to that state.

Boeing Co. spokesman Doug Alder declined to specify where the company is now looking, saying there is no short list and that there are many places both within Boeing’s current operations and outside that are being explored.

“Everything is back on the table,” he said.

Boeing has helped anchor western Washington state’s economy for decades, but that relationship began to fray about 15 years ago. In 2001, the company moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago.

In 2003, Washington state lawmakers approved a broad package of tax breaks for Boeing in hopes of securing long-term work on the company’s new 787 airplane. While that plane is being built in the Puget Sound, Boeing has since developed a new production line in South Carolina and placed wing production in Japan.

Alex Pietsch, who serves as Gov. Jay Inslee’s leader on aerospace issues, said Thursday he now expects fresh competition for the 777X line from places like South Carolina, Texas, southern California, Utah, Alabama and Georgia.

“This is arguably the most significant prize in commercial aviation history,” Pietsch said.

The governor’s office is hopeful that Boeing and the machinists can come back together in the near future to explore a potential compromise — perhaps when both sides have had a chance to cool down from the recent

contract battle, Pietsch said.

In the contract vote late Wednesday, The International Association of Machinists District 751 rejected the proposal with 67 percent of the votes.

Union members who called for a no vote did so in protest of Boeing’s push to end a traditional pension plan and increase their health care costs.

The deal would have exchanged those concessions for the long-term stability expected with the 777X line. Workers would have received a $10,000 signing bonus if they approved the deal.

“We preserved something sacred by rejecting the Boeing proposal. We’ve held on to our pensions and that’s big.

At a time when financial planners are talking about a ‘retirement crisis’ in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity,” Tom Wroblewski, District 751 president, said in a statement.

Political leaders, including many Democrats who are closely aligned with unionized workers, declined in recent days to influence machinists’ votes but asked them to consider the broader impact on jobs and future generations. Lawmakers in Washington state hurried through a massive extension of tax breaks — valued at nearly $9 billion — along with money to improve worker training and permitting programs.

Republican state Sen. Mike Hewitt said the dynamics at Boeing have changed over the years from a corporate structure filled with Washington residents to leaders who no longer have ties to the state.

“The thought processes are different than 10 or 12 years ago when Boeing was a Washington state company,” Hewitt said.

Michael Sullivan, a spokesman for the Utah governor’s Office of Economic Development, said Gov. Herbert received a call from Boeing officials Thursday afternoon and has begun preliminary discussions with Boeing leaders on the 777X line.

Boeing has had operations in Utah for 25 years, and is getting close to opening a new 850,000- square-foot factory in a Salt Lake City suburb.

The company employs 575 people and is expecting to hire 100 more at the new West Jordan factory.

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Secret Service facing another sex scandal WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 18 months after a prostitution scandal in South America rocked the Secret Service, the agency in charge of protecting the president is investigating another case of suspected sexual misconduct in its ranks.

This time, two supervisory agents assigned to President Barack Obama’s protective detail have been investigated for misconduct involving sexually suggestive emails sent to a female subordinate. The alleged misconduct does not appear to involve a breach of Obama’s security.

According to The Washington Post, which first reported the inquiry Wednesday, supervisor Ignacio Zamora Jr. was reassigned. Timothy Barraclough, also a supervisor, remains with the presidential protection division.

The agency started investigating Zamora this spring after hotel staff at the upscale Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington notified the Secret Service that a bullet from Zamora’s weapon was found in a hotel room, a federal law enforcement official said. The woman in the room identified Zamora as the agent who left the bullet, the official said. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the internal investigation.

A subsequent internal investigation

uncovered the emails from Zamora and Barraclough, the official said.

The Secret Service said Thursday that the agency investigates all allegations of misconduct and takes action when appropriate. The agency said neither agent would comment on the case.

News of the latest probe involving sexual misconduct prompted Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to press acting Homeland Security Secretary Rand Beers about an internal report on the agency’s culture during a hearing Thursday.

Beers, who was testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on an unrelated topic, said he was expecting the report to be ready shortly.

In the wake of the prostitution scandal in Cartagena, Colombia, eight Secret Service employees were forced out of the agency, three were cleared of serious misconduct and at least two have been fighting to get their jobs back.

Then Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan apologized for the scandal during a congressional hearing and promptly issued a variety of rule changes, including barring agents and officers from bringing foreign nationals back to their hotel rooms and requiring that agents not drink alcohol within 10 hours of the start of a shift.

BULGER from page 2 Casper announced the punishment — two consecutive life sentences plus five years — there were no shouts of joy or applause from the families, just silence.

Afterward, many said they took some satisfaction in knowing that Bulger will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

“That old bastard is finally going to prison. He’s going to die in prison,” said Tom Donahue, whose father was gunned down by Bulger after he happened to offer a ride home to a man who was Bulger’s actual target.

Bulger, the former boss of the Winter Hill Gang, Boston’s Irish mob, fled the city in 1994 after being tipped off by a former FBI agent that he was about to be indicted. He was a fugitive for more than 16 years until he was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011.

His disappearance became a major embarrassment for the FBI when it was learned that corrupt Boston agents had taken bribes from Bulger and protected him for years while he worked as an FBI informant, feeding information on the rival New England Mafia.

A jury convicted Bulger in August in a broad racketeering case. He was found guilty in 11 of the 19 killings he was accused of, along with dozens of other gangland crimes, including shakedowns and money laundering.

At his sentencing, the judge read off the names of the 11. She told Bulger she sometimes wished that she and everyone else at his trial were watching a movie because the horrors described — including stranglings and shootings — were so awful.

“The scope, the callousness, the depravity of your crimes are almost unfathomable,” she said before imposing the punishment prosecutors had requested.

The judge also ordered Bulger to

pay $19.5 million in restitution to the victims’ families and to forfeit an additional $25.2 million to the government, based on prosecutors’ estimate of how much his gang took in from drugs, extortion and gambling.

It is unclear how much Bulger will be able to pay. Prosecutors did find $822,000 in cash stashed in the walls of his apartment when he was caught.

Bulger, who was known for his volcanic temper, snarled obscenities at several once-loyal cohorts during his trial, but he said nothing at all at his sentencing and left the courtroom without even looking at one of his brothers or other supporters.

J.W. Carney Jr., one of Bulger’s lawyers, said Bulger was “pleased that he held to his principles” by staying silent and refusing to participate in the sentencing.

Bulger’s lawyers said he believes his trial was a “sham” because he was not allowed to argue that a now-deceased federal prosecutor gave him immunity to commit crimes.

Defense attorney Hank Brennan blasted prosecutors for plea bargains given to Bulger associates who testified against him, including hitman John Martorano, who served only 12 years in prison after admitting to killing 20 people, and Kevin Weeks, who did five years behind bars after he admitted taking part in five murders.

“Why in the world do we have a handful of murderers walking the streets?” Brennan asked.

U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said prosecutors had to make difficult decisions to get Bulger.

“Was it worth it? I believe so, but it’s not something you enjoy doing,” Ortiz said.

“James Bulger deserves nothing less than to spend the rest of his life in prison for the harm, the pain and the suffering that he has caused to so many in this town,” she said.

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SPORTS

Formidable Bow team stands between I-L-M football and the DIII title game

By Tim marTin

FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

MEREDITH — The Inter-Lakes-Moultonboro Lakers head to Bow on Saturday for the semi-final round of the NHIAA Division III tournament. If the Lakers are to advance to the title match, they’ll have to pull off an upset against the strongly favored Falcons.

Saturday’s meeting will be the second of the season for the two teams. Bow traveled to Meredith a little over a month ago and walked away with a decisive win 33-0.

Bow’s route to the semi-finals was secured last weekend by ending the top-seeded Pelham Pythons’ perfect season last weekend 18-6. The Falcons ended the season with a 7-1 record – the only loss coming against Pelham in the season opener. Bow’s offense tallied at least 28 points per game, excluding the pair of matchups versus Pelham. The defense posted three shutouts and held three other teams to 14 points or less.

The Lakers finished last season 1-7 under first year head coach Jon Francis. This season the Lakers improved to the .500 mark. The 4-4 record was good enough for second place in the Lakes Conference, beating out Winnisquam (4-4) by winning the head to head match up. The second place slot earned the Lakers the right to visit the Gilford Golden Eagles (6-2) last weekend. Like the Falcons, Inter-lakes also avenged an earlier loss when Gilford prevailed 31-20 during the regular season. The Lakers took advantage of six Gilford turnovers to down the Golden Eagles 27-14 in the quarter-finals and punch a ticket to the semi’s.

The semi-final match will be held at Bow High School at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The second Semi-final match up will pit 4-4 Epping-Newmarket versus 6-2 Stevens. The winners will meet a week from Saturday at the top seed’s home field.

Above: Inter-Lakes Moultonborough’s Devante Carter sprints up the sideline towards the first touchdown in a quarter-final match against Gilford at Gilford’s Meadows Field on Saturday, November 9, 2013. Below, Nick Hurd presses through the Gilford defense. Inter-LakesMoultonboough will face Bow on Saturday in the semi-final round. (Alan MacRae/for the Laconia Daily Sun)

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Jingle Mingle 5K to be held in Bristol on December 7 BRISTOL — The Tapply-Thompson Community Center’s third annual 5K Jingle Mingle will be held on Saturday, December 7 with 9 a.m. registration and 10 a.m. race start.

The race begins and ends at the Newfound Memorial Middle School Parking lot. The cost is $20 if you pre-register by 11//29 and $25 the day of the race.

The first 50 to register receive a race shirt. This is a

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Participants will enjoy soups and chowders after the race and win some cool raffle prizes. Register online or pick up entry form at the TTCC. The funds raised will be used for electrical upgrades to the TTCC building. We will also be accepting canned good donations for Bristol Community Services.

NEW HAMPTON — Those who have questions about the Affordable Care Act and need health insurance should not miss the next informational meeting at the Gordon-Nash Library on November 19 at 6:30. A very informed navigator from Mid-State Health Center will be at the meeting to answer questions and to set up appointments to guide people through the process.

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On the left is Cantin Chevrolet Service Manager, Steve Hurst.

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PLYMOUTH — Thanks to Plymouth State University and Sodexo, spacious Prospect Hall will be the venue for the 9th annual Keep the Heat On fundraiser held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014.

First time auctioneer Lisa Lovett, the Executive Director of Little Church Theater, will be facilitating the auction.

The need for fuel assistance increases every year, and this winter promises to be no different. The Plymouth Area Community Closet (PACC) has already provided $7,500 in fuel assistance to families in 15 area towns this season. The neighbors that are helped by the PACC funds include many are older folks, some on Social Security, some not yet eligible, some young families and single moms. Individuals assisted are proud people who own or rent their homes. PACC is only assists people with home heating fuel.

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Every year, the KTHO committee is overwhelmed by the generosity of local restaurants’ menu contributions, and anticipate that they will outdo themselves again this year. A line-up of restaurateurs who will provide appetizers, soup and salad, a varied dinner buffet, and a selection of desserts will be available shortly.

Tickets to KTHO are $35 each will be available starting in early December only at Chase Street Market on Main Street in Plymouth, and will be limited again this year. Keep the Heat On is organized and sponsored by the Plymouth Area Democrats (PAD) partnered with PACC in their continued mission to provide assistance to our neighbors.

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Gerri Harvey to speak at Contributions of Belknap County 4-H members Art Association meeting & leaders were recognized at Annual Jubilee on November 18 LACONIA — The Lakes Region Art Association will hold its up-coming meeting on Monday, November 18, at the Woodside Building Conference Center at the Taylor Community, 435 Union Avenue, Laconia. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Lakes Region acrylic landscape artist Gerri Harvey will be the speaker for the LRAA November meeting. Her presentation will include samples of some of her recent paintings with demonstrations and discussion of techniques she uses in painting skies, foliage and water.

Harvey has been painting for over 30 years and she is the new webmaster for the Lakes Region Art Association. Her art is exhibited at VynnArt Gallery in Meredith and online at http://www.gerriharveyart.com Association meeting are open to the general public.

Elks hosting hoop shoot

LACONIA — The Laconia Elks will be holding the Elks Hoop Shoot free throw contest for all Lakes Region area boys and girls ages 8 through 13 years old as of April, 2014. The contest will be held at the Laconia High School on Sunday, November 24 at 10 a.m. Registration will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

The participants must have verification of their ages and must have a parent with them at the registration. There will be two divisions, boys and girls in three categories in each division. Winners of the local hoop shoot will move onto the North District Hoop Shoot that will be hosted by the Plymouth Elks on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. at Plymouth High School.

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Cheyenne Longley 4-H members from across Belknap County were recently recognized for their accomplishments. Here of Northfield was the members who achieved “best in show” honors in the 4-H Fair Exhibit Barn receive their certificates. winner of the 2013 (Courtesy photo) Governor’s Trophy at the Belknap County 4-H Fair served as mistress of dance demonstration by 4-H member Anjana Dulal ceremonies. Some of the highlights of the evening of Laconia, 2013 4-H Leader of the Year to Carolee included: 4-H members, leaders and volunteers Longley of Northfield, 2013 Friend of 4-H Award to were recognized for their contributions for not only Mary Ellen Boudman of Laconia, I Dare You Leadthis past year but some for up to 25 years of serership Award to Champa Dulal of Laconia, and The vice; over 45 Best of Show awards to 4-H members Bert Southwick Junior Achievement Award to Daisy from their entries at the fair, a traditional Nepalese Burns of Sanbornton.

Gilford POPS sales to benefit performing arts students GILFORD — The Parents of Performing Students (POPS) of Gilford High School will be selling car magnets and bumper stickers displaying the Performing Arts logo during the upcoming performances of “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” this weekend and next weekend.

There will also be several “Themed” baskets on display that will be raffled off at the Craft Fair on Saturday, December 7.

The sale of all of these items will support the scholarships given to Performing Arts students by the POPS organization.

MEREDITH— Hart’s Turkey Farm will again be offering its annual Mae Hart Thanksgiving Day meal with all the fixings, prepared for people in Meredith and surrounding towns. The meal will be served at the Meredith Community Center at noon.

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This meal is a long-time tradition in honor of the Hart family matriarch, who promoted community spirit and believed nobody should eat alone at Thanksgiving.

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NH Marathon has raised $160,000

The NH Marathon donated the proceeds from this year’s event to 3 local non-profit / youth-centered organizations with $9,500 going to each the Mayhew Program, The Circle Program & the TapplyThompson Community Center. This is the highest amount to date and puts the total donations over the 20 years of the event to over $160,000. Shown, left to right, are Kathleen Kearns (Executive Director of The Circle Program) receiving check from Wendy Williams (from marathon sponsor Mid-State Health Center), Dan MacLean (Race Director), Scott Haines (from marathon sponsor First Student Bus Company) presenting check to Leslie Dion (Director of Tapply-Thompson Community Center), and Lisa Foley (Development Director of The Mayhew Program) receiving check from Monique Abear (from marathon sponsor Franklin Savings Bank).(Courtesy photo)

Director of Emergency Services to present lecture on 20 Years of 9-1-1 LACONIA — On Monday, November 18, Bruce Cheney, Director of Emergency Services and Communications for the State of New Hampshire will be presenting - “The Implementation of Statewide Enhanced 9-1-1 and twenty years later”.

This lecture is being held at The Laconia Public Library at 7 p.m.

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The lecture is free and open to the public— donations are appreciated.

This lecture is being presented by The Laconia Historical and Museum Society. For more information about this lecture, or any upcoming programs call 527-1278 or visit online at www.laconiahistorical.org.

Santa arrives in Waterville Valley Nov. 30 WATERVILLE VALLEY — For 23 years the holiday season has been ushered into the Valley by Santa on Dogsled and this year is no different.

The Valley Snow Dogz pull Santa and his elves into Town Square amidst hundreds of onlookers after a long journey from the North Pole Santa at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November, 30.

After a quick hello and cheerful greeting Santa will head into the Nordic Center for some hot cocoa and cookies while he visits with every child waiting to see him until 7 p.m.

Each little visitor will receive a small gift from Santa and a candy treat. Hot cocoa and cookies will be available for purchase outside the Nordic Center while guests wait in line to visit the jolly old man.

There is a suggested donation of $5 per child or $10 per family with all proceeds

benefiting the Whole Village Family Resource Center. A charitable foundation out of Plymouth, promoting individual and family well-being and providing centralized resources for the community.

Waterville Valley area business have put together an assortment of great prizes for guests to bid on and will be raffled off on the 30 with proceeds from this raffle being donated to the Whole Village Family Resource Center, as well. For more information on Whole Village Family Resource Center call (603) 536-3720.

When the clock strikes 7 p.m., Santa will light the Christmas tree at the center of Town Square signaling the lighting of the first winter fireworks show over Corcoran Pond. Town Square shops and restaurants will be open throughout the event serving candies, drinks and dinner, as well as, toys, winter gear and souvenirs.

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Community Cookbooks sold at Sunflower Rebecca Rule at Natural Foods will benefit local food pantries Belknap Mill Tuesday LACONIA — Locally owned Sunflower Natural Foods announced that its Community Cookbook is available for sale. A Cookbook Release Party will be held at Sunflower this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunflower owner Ana Gourlay wanted to create a way to contribute to the food pantries and knew that by including the community, the contribution will be much larger than what the store could offer on its own.

100% of the profits made from cookbook sales will be directly donated to local food pantries to help feed families in need this holiday season. If every cookbook is sold, Sunflower will be able to donate $2,600.

For a year, Sunflower has been collecting recipes from community members and local businesses like Kitchen Cravings, Awakenings Café, and Tomina’s Cookie Dough. The cookbook includes 80 healthy recipes from breakfasts to desserts, summer salads to a holiday roast and can be purchased for only $8.

Those interested in purchasing a cookbook can do so throughout the holidays at Sunflower Natural Foods, 390 South Main Street, Laconia.

Sunflower Natural Foods has been a community resource for natural foods and alternative health therapies since 1985. In 1999, Ana Gourlay, an employee of five years, purchased the store from its original owner. In 2009, Gourlay combined Sunflower with Terra Perma, an eco-friendly gift store

Sunflower Natural Foods’ Community Cookbook will be celebrated at a book release party Saturday. Pictured are Julia Marchand (left), Media Specialist and Ana Gourlay (right), Sunflower owner.

(Courtesy photo)

also under her ownership, to create one comprehensive green-living store. Sunflower is dedicated to supporting the local economy and maintaining a responsible relationship with its community and the environment. For more information, visit http:// www.SunflowerNH.com

LACONIA — Laconia Historical and Museum Society and the Belknap Mill Society have received a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council to present Rebecca Rule - “That Reminds Me of a Story” which will be presented on Tuesday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m. at The Belknap Mill.

Rule will lead a discussion as part of the “Write Your Family History at the Belknap Mill” series coordinated by the two groups. Rule tells and gathers stories in New England, especially New Hampshire. Her books include “The Best Revenge: Short Stories”, “Could Have Been Worse: True Stories, Embellishments, and Outright Lies”, and a new book “Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire”.

This lecture is free and open to the public. Space is limited so pre-register if possible by calling The Belknap Mill at 524-8813.

Cub Scout pack collects more than 600 food items

GILMANTON — Thanks to the generosity of the community and the hard work of members of Cub Scout Pack 242 and their families, Pack 242 collected 663 nonperishable food items Nov. 9 as part of the Scouting for Food program.

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Pitman’s Freight Room marking first year anniversary of comedy LACONIA — Pitman’s Freight Room celebrates its one year comedy anniversary with a tripleheader show Sat. Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. starring Tommy Gilmore, Jimmy Walsh and Joe Espi. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the door. Pitman’s is a BYOB venue.

Thus far, Pitman’s has seen the likes of comedy stars Kenny Rogerson, Joe Yannetty, Robbie Printz, Jim Lauletta, Brad Mastrangelo, Mike MacDonald, Artie Januario and more.

“It’s really been a pleasant surprise,” said Pitman’s owner Dick Mitchell of the comedy nights. “The shows have been great and the people of the region have really supported these events. We started last November with our first comedy crowd of about 86 people. We’ve regularly been over 100 people frequently at 150 and once we had 202 people in here.

“We’re starting our second year of comedy and look to continue to bring in great shows,” added Mitchell.

“We lost our October comedy show and some music events due to the fire, but we’re not going to let anyone or anything stop us from bringing quality shows to Laconia.”

The Nov. 16 show features Tommy Gilmore, who has worked the nation’s top clubs, appearing in Las Vegas and working cruise lines as well as having been seen on Showtime, Comedy Central, Comedy on the Road. He has performed with the likes of Lewis Black, Steven Wright, Louis Anderson, Dennis Miller, Robert Klein, and more of the top names in the business.

Along with Gilmore will be Jimmy Walsh, a Boston based comic that has worked up and down the east coast at major clubs from Caribou, Maine to Miami, Fla. He has worked with such well known figures as Lewis Black, Victoria Jackson of Saturday Night Live, Pam Stone, Stephen Wright, Jonathan Katz

and Lenny Clarke. He has also hosted the Boston leg of “Next Big Comedy Star Search.”

Opening the night will be Joe Espi, a regional favorite who has appeared in comedy festivals as well as the Comedy Connections, Kowloon, and other top clubs in New England.

Wolfeboro’s DesMarais receives award from NeighborWorks America

LACONIA — NeighborWorks America announced that Edith DesMarais of Wolfeboro is a recipient of the 2013 Dorothy Richardson Resident Leadership Award, an honor that this year recognizes six leaders from around the country for their outstanding contributions to their communities.

N e i g h b o r Wo r k s America announced DesMarais (Courtesy photo) the honorees during its Community Leadership Institute (CLI), held this year in Sacramento, CA. A team from the Eastern Lakes Region Housing Coalition (ELRHC) of Wolfeboro attended. The CLI is an event that strengthens the skills of local leaders and provides grants for these attendees to return home and improve their communities with the knowledge they gained.

“Edith DesMarais and all of the Dorothy Richardson award recipients have shown a commitment to transforming the lives of others,” said Eileen M. Fitzgerald, CEO of NeighborWorks America. “Each of the honorees is working to strengthen the communities where they live.”

DesMarais also received the President’s Volunteer Service Award, created to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. For her work in affordable housing, DesMarais received an official President’s Volunteer Service Award lapel pin and a congratulatory letter from the President of the United States.

Linda Harvey, Executive Director of Laconia Area Community Land Trust (LACLT) nominated DesMarais for the NeighborWorks award given in recognition for a Pittsburgh-based pioneer in the community-development movement. She said, “Edie embodies all the characteristics of a committed community builder who translates vision into action and successful outcomes.”

Harvey explains that DesMarais spent nearly 10 years building regional support for affordable housing in Wolfeboro, including regulatory changes and the creation of ELRHC. The result is the Harriman Hill development, with 24 completed units built in Phase I and another 24 units currently under construction for Phase II. The units are preserved as permanent community assets. Prior to her remarkable achievements in housing, DesMarais provided leadership in childcare which led to the creation of the nonprofit Wolfeboro Area Children’s Center for which she served as longtime founding director. from preceding page ber 2 which promised they would return November 9 to pick up nonperishable food items. As part of the Good Turn project, this year’s “Scouting for Food” effort will benefit more than 150 food pantries, kitchens and closets throughout New Hampshire.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Ed Asner is 84.

Singer Petula Clark is 81. Comedian Jack Burns is 80. Actress Joanna Barnes is 79.

Actor Yaphet Kotto is 74. Actor Sam Waterston is 73. Classical conductor Daniel Barenboim is 71. Pop singer Frida is 68. Actor Bob Gunton is 68. Actress Beverly D’Angelo is 62. Director-actor James Widdoes is 60.

Rock singer-producer Mitch Easter is 59.

News correspondent John Roberts is 57.

Former “Jay Leno Show” bandleader Kevin Eubanks is 56. Comedian Judy Gold is 51.

Actress Rachel True is 47. Country singer Jack Ingram is 43. Actor Jay Harrington is 42.

Actor Jonny Lee Miller is 41. Actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier is 40. Rock singer-musician Chad Kroeger is 39. Rock musician Jesse Sandoval is 39. Actress Virginie Ledoyen is 37. Actor Sean Murray is 36. Pop singer Ace Young is 33. Actress Shailene Woodley is 22.

Actress-dancer Emma Dumont is 19.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You are physically strong now, and this will help you on every level. You’ll be a top producer at work, your personal life will percolate with interesting offers, and you’ll have an attitude that keeps you in spiritual harmony.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As much as you’d like to remain neutral, the time has come for you to choose a side. People who stand in the middle of the two-lane road are only safe until someone swerves.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Regarding today’s risk: You really can’t lose, because even losing will put you ahead. You may try and win, or you may try and fail, but either way you’re better off than the ones who didn’t try at all.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 15). It’s a big year for your personal life. You’ll start by getting organized, streamlining your responsibilities, property and life systems. You move into a new role in December. By January, you’re off to the races with an ambitious project.

April brings travel and a promise. Loved ones celebrate with you in February. Gemini and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 33, 38, 7 and 15.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Whether or not you think you’re good with money, it’s something you have to deal with at every juncture of life. Establishing a few key fiscal habits now could make you far better off this time next year.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s difficult to move the frozen minds of people who think they already know. Let them talk for a while, and you really listen. The ice will start to melt.

Things will get flexible up there again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s not weak to circumvent an argument, confrontation or conflict -- on the contrary. It’s what people who plan to live a long, long time do. What can you do to avoid stress, worry and tension?

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your relationship with younger people may seem complex, but you could simplify it by reducing your number of rules to two: 1. Keep them from doing wrong. 2. Encourage them to do right.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You want to move up, but you are so good at doing what you’re doing that the ones in power fear they will not be able to replace you. Record your systems and practices. How would you train someone to do what you do?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Nostalgia is for people with good memories. You will likely be the one to recount stories, and don’t be surprised if no one remembers things as well as you. Your storytelling ability is one of the many wonderful things you contribute.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may have a gripe with your ancestors, as some of your genetic predisposition doesn’t meet with your approval. And yet, you have to admit that the talents they did give you are pretty glorious.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It bothers you when people assume they could have done what you did had they felt like moving on the idea. Bottom line: They didn’t act and you did. Hypothetical wins don’t count.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Some people find it hard to be positive. They take their outrageous good fortune for granted.

Not you. Your grateful thoughts will be blessings on your life.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2013. There are 46 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 15, 1942, the naval Battle of Guadalcanal ended during World War II with a decisive U.S. victory over Japanese forces.

On this date: In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation.

In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes (cq) Peak in present-day Colorado.

In 1889, Brazil was proclaimed a republic as its emperor, Dom Pedro II, was overthrown.

In 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established as its new president, Manuel L. Quezon, took office.

In 1937, the House and Senate chambers of the U.S. Capitol were air-conditioned for the first time.

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. In 1948, William Lyon Mackenzie King retired as prime minister of Canada after 21 years; he was succeeded by Louis St. Laurent.

In 1958, actor Tyrone Power, 44, died in Madrid, Spain, while filming “Solomon and Sheba.” (Power’s part was recast with Yul Brynner.)

In 1961, former Argentine President Juan Peron, living in exile in Spain, married his third wife, Isabel.

In 1966, the flight of Gemini 12 ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic.

In 1969, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington against the Vietnam War. In 1979, the British government publicly identified Sir Anthony Blunt as the “fourth man” of a Soviet spy ring.

In 1982, funeral services were held in Moscow’s Red Square for the late Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev.

In 1985, Britain and Ireland signed an accord giving Dublin an official consultative role in governing Northern Ireland.

In 1987, 28 of 82 people aboard a Continental Airlines DC-9, including the pilot and co-pilot, were killed when the jetliner crashed seconds after taking off from Denver’s Stapleton International Airport.

Ten years ago: Two Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed in Iraq; 17 U.S. troops were killed.

Five years ago: World leaders battling an economic crisis agreed in Washington to flag risky investing and regulatory weak spots in hopes of avoiding future financial meltdowns.

One year ago: The Justice Department announced that BP had agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill pay a record $4.5 billion, including nearly $1.3 billion in criminal fines. The settlement came 2 1/2 years after the fiery drilling-rig explosion killed 11 workers and touched off the nation’s largest offshore oil spill.

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CALENDAR TODAY’S EVENTS The Gilford High School theater program presents the classic musical comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. 7 p.m. in the GHS auditorium.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens.

The Professor Harp Blues Band performs at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia. 8 p.m. Admission is $12. BYOB. Kids Dance Party to benefit the WLNH Children’s Auction. 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Gilford Youth Center. Donation of $10 per child or $15 per family. For more information or to RSVP call 393-5891 or email marcidecarli@gmail.com.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Meredith American Legion is hosting a Pot Luck dinner from 5-7 p.m. at the Meredith Legion post in Meredith. $5 fee for dinner. All proceeds will be used to help homeless veterans in New Hampshire.

Pure Life Meditation Center in Plymouth presents Nashville songwriter Christopher Williams in concert.

7-9:30 p.m.

Meredith Library events. Tot Time Story Time 9:3010:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. to noon. Genealogy Lock-In featuring a pizza dinner. 5-8 p.m. Those dining are asked to bring $5.

Informational sign up meeting for people interested in performing improv and comedy or who like participating in backstage technical work. 5 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Laconia. For more information email laconiaimprov@gmail.com.

Hall Memorial Library. Sit and Knit 2-5 p.m. Library Live Chat, 4 p.m.

The Lakes Region Planning Commission hosts a regional Transportation Workshop at the Meredith Community Center from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information about the workshop call 279-8171.

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize winning comedy Harvey. 7:30 p.m. at the Theater in Meredith. Tickets are $18 for orchestra and $10 for balcony. To purchase tickets or for more information visit www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org or call 279-0333.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Friday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 6459518.

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.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Holy Trinity School in Laconia hosts its annual Snowflake Festival. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafts made by local artisans, baked goods and raffles. All proceeds will directly benefit students and classrooms.

“Finding Your Voice” program for 5th and 6th grade girls at Alton Central School, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Prospect Mountain High School cafeteria, Alton. Presented by Alton Community Youth Activities. For additional information call 393-3652.

The Gilford High School theater program presents the classic musical comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. 7 p.m. in the GHS auditorium.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens.

The American Red Cross holds a blood drive at Sacred Heart Hall in Laconia from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment call 1-800733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

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Crafts & goodies at annual Snowflake Festival held at Holy Trinity School LACONIA — Holy Trinity Catholic School and the Home and School Association (HSA) are hosting their annual Snowflake Festival on Saturday, November 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Snowflake Festival features local artisans and their handmade crafts and goods, as well as a bake sale, raffle table, and much more. The event will be held

in the HTS Gymnasium: 50 Church Street in Laconia. Vendor space is still available for the event.

All proceeds from the rented vendor tables, the bake sale table, and raffle items directly benefit the students of HTS and their classrooms. The HSA, which organizes this event, helps fund field trips, classroom amenities, and extra-curricular activities and special events.

LACONIA — As part of National Memory Screening Day—an annual initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA)— Taylor Community in Laconia will offer free, confidential memory screenings on November 19. Screenings will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Woodside building at Taylor Community, 435 Union Avenue, Laconia.

Qualified healthcare professionals will administer the memory screenings and provide educational materials about

memory concerns, brain health and caregiving. The face-to-face screenings consist of a series of questions and tasks, and take five to 10 minutes to administer.

AFA suggests memory screenings for anyone concerned about memory loss or experiencing warning signs of dementia; whose family and friends have noticed changes in them; who believe they are at risk due to a family history of dementia; or who want to see how their memory is now and for future comparisons.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 16 Events at the American Legion Post 33 in Meredith. Meat Bingo at 3 p.m. All proceeds from this event will directly benefit the Children’s Christmas Fund. Karaoke event beginning at 8 p.m. at the Post. $5 donation requested. There is no smoking at either event.

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize winning comedy Harvey. 7:30 p.m. at the Theater in Meredith. Tickets are $18 for orchestra and $10 for balcony. To purchase tickets or for more information visit www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org or call 279-0333.

Gift certificate bingo to benefit WLNH Children’s Auction, 2-4 p.m., Patrick’s Pub and Restaurant. For more information, call 455-4348.

Kids Korner at the Hall Memorial Library in Northfield. 11 a.m. Kids ages 6-10, drop in and create cards with Miss Julie.

Al-Anon Meeting at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Saturday in the first-floor conference room Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.

All compulsive eaters are welcome to attend the Overeaters Anonymous meeting held each Saturday morning from 11 to 12 at the Franklin Hospital.

Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 6 to

7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Society (172 Pleasant Street) in Laconia.

The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.

Open Door Dinners offer free weekly meal in Tilton. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. An outreach housed at Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Street, downtown. provides a free hot meal open to all members of the community. All are welcome to eat and all are welcome to help out. For more information, especially about volunteering, please call Pastor Mark at 286-3120 or e-mail him at markk@trinitytilton.org.

Talking Stick Saturday Make & Take at the Meredith Library 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Separated/Divorced Persons Support Group meeting. 6 to 8 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Belmont. Compassion and affirmation in a confidential atmosphere. Refreshments. Scholarships available. For more information call the rectory at 267-8174 or Ginny Timmons at 2867066.

LYME 411 Support Group. Third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wesley Woods’ Community Room behind the First United Methodist Church in Gilford. For victims and support people of those with chronic Lyme and other tickborne diseases. Questions? Leave message for Nancy at 1-888-596-5698.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 30 years.

When our oldest son left for college, my wife began using his bedroom for storage. It gradually filled with clothes, papers and things my wife bought from TV shopping shows. Soon, there was barely a path to the bed. It happened again when our second child left. Now both bedrooms are jammed so full that you can barely open the doors. Our attic is overflowing, and we rent two storage spaces.

My wife is now stacking stuff in our bedroom. I cannot get her to sort through things. She says she will do it “when the weather is better” or “when I have time,” but she never does.

I fear my wife has some form of OCD. I am considering tossing stuff myself the next time she takes a trip to visit one of our children. If I throw away the junk, how will she react?

I cannot live like this. -- Drowning in Junk Dear Drowning: Your wife is a hoarder. It’s possible this was kicked into high gear by the stress of her children leaving the nest, but if it is getting progressively worse, she needs to seek treatment. However, unless she agrees to it beforehand, we don’t recommend you toss things out while she is away.

Instead, call your doctor and ask for a referral to a mental health specialist. You also can contact the International OCD Foundation (ocfoundation.org) for more information.

Dear Annie: For some reason, it has become common for people to bring their dogs when visiting, even if the visit is for as little as an hour. Some people won’t come if they cannot bring the dog. Please print my list of what not to do when visiting with your dog: 1. Do not allow your dog to jump on my furniture.

2. If your dog does his business outside, clean up his mess.

3. Do not let your dog eat off of my china or snatch food from the table.

4. Do not expect me to put my cats outside because they do not get along with your dog.

5. If your dog is outside, do not let him scratch at my door or windows.

6. Just because I permit you to bring your dog, do not assume it is because I really like the animal. It is solely because I value your friendship more than I dislike your dog. I never let my children misbehave at someone’s house, and I expect your dogs to behave equally well.

I used to have dogs, but I would never dream of taking them to someone else’s home unless specifically invited to do so. -- Anonymous Dear Anonymous: Some folks consider their animal companions to be their “children” and expect others to treat them accordingly. But this is an unwarranted assumption. It is important to first ask whether it is OK to bring a pet, and if the answer is “no,” respond graciously and make other arrangements.

Dear Annie: You recently published a letter from “A Lucky and Appreciative Married Man” and suggested that any reader who wanted to give the impression that they wrote it do so.

My husband circled the column and left it out for me to see with a handwritten note saying he didn’t write it but “should have.” It made me stop to appreciate that he really means it when he frequently tells me how lucky he is.

We’ve been together for “only” 25 years, and it has been more than wonderful. The trials and tribulations have been nothing compared to the good times and memories. I hope the next 25 years don’t go by as fast.

It takes two to make a relationship work. As the wife of another lucky man, I am fortunate to have such a great partner in this life. -- Staatsburg, N.Y.

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.

$1-A-DAY CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 527-9299 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: $2.50 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.

Announcement

Autos

BOATS

Employment Wanted

1998 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4WD. Well maintained Florida vehicle. $2,800. 603-998-3131

14 Aluminum Row Boat, with 9.5 hp Johnson motor, year unknown.

Includes gas tank, marine battery, with all lighting, anchor, horn, fire extinguisher, first aid kit. No Trailer. $250 or BO. 524-1283

EXPERIENCED Housecleaner looking for jobs; Great work.

Great references. Moderate charges. Please call 998-2601.

1999 F-150 4X4. Needs work, best offer. Portable bob house “Clam Junior”, $100. Cross Country skis, make offer. 393-2570 or 393-2733 2002 Cadillac Seville 72K miles.

Great condition $4,500 Or best offer. 832-3535 2005 Mercury Sable LS Premium, moon-roof, 77K, mint condition, custom stereo, new tires. $7,500/OBO. 603-253-7015

GREAT BARGAINS! Thrift & Gift a unique non-profit thrift store. 80 Bean Rd. Center Harbor Christian Church. Bring a non-perishable food item, get 10% off your total. Mon-Sat. 10am-4pm 253-8008.

Autos $_TOP dollar paid for junk cars & trucks. Available 7-days a week.

P3 s Towing. 630-3606 1998 Chevy K1500, 4X4 Extended Cab. Good tires/interior, hitch, bed liner, 109K, $4,995.

603-524-1895.

2006 Ford Fusion SEL- Only 58,000 miles, 4-cylinder, 5-speed manual, loaded, moon roof. $7,800. 603-387-7784 2009 Lincoln MKZ Sedan- 28,500 miles, detailed & inspected, AWD. $17,500.

Contact Pat 603-998-3579 CASH paid for unwanted or junk cars and trucks. Same day service possible. 603-231-2859.

PAYING top $ for your unwanted vehicles. Call for pricing and specific purchasing areas.

Northwood Auto Salvage.

603-942-6105

Hunting & Sporting Auction Sat. Nov. 16th Leavitt Park, 334 Elm St. Laconia, NH 10 am - Preview 8 am Guns- antique, black powder & modern, decoys, many knives, prints, ephemera, decorative objects, etc.

David Cross lic. 2487 * Buyer Premium $10 modern gun fee * Catered Phone 603-832-1015 email: gavelcross@yahoo.com Photos & listing at auctionzip.com ID 4217

Child Care

For Rent BEAUTIFUL/FURNISHED one bedroom apartment. Country setting. Common area kitchen and bath shared with one another.

Second tenant only home 2 weekends per month. Single occupancy only no doubles. $700 per month including everything and cable. 603-759-2895 BELMONT 2 bedroom, 1st floor, coin-op laundry and storage space in basement, $235/wk including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

BELMONT 2-bedroom condo Basement storage, coin-operated washer/dryer, $865/month plus security and utilities. First month 1/2 off. No dogs. Available 12/14.

630-1296.

BELMONT- 2 Bedroom Duplex on wooded lot $850/month + utilities.

Call GCE Apartments @ 267-8023 NO PETS BELMONT- Nice, one bedroom, second floor apartment on horse farm, with home office. Heat and hot water included, dogs considered. $800. per month plus one months security deposit. For application and showing contact Amy at 603-520-0314 leave message.

BELMONT- Nice, one bedroom, second floor apartment on horse farm, with home office. Heat and hot water included, dogs considered. $800. per month plus one months security deposit. For application and showing contact Amy at 603-520-0314 leave message.

BELMONT: Sunset drive, year round 2 bedroom on Lake Winnisquam-waterfront. Eat-in kitchen, w/d hookup, fireplace in living room, also a wood stove, sunroom, natural gas, No pets $1,100.00/month plus utilities.

(603)528-1463 CENTER Harbor - Seeking mature individual for 1 bedroom house. Quiet private location near town/beach/all services. No pets or smoking. $875/month includes heat and electric.

387-6774.

RESPONSIBLE lady will do elder sitting. Greater Gilford area. Reasonable rates. References available. Brenda 207-949-4993

CENTER HARBOR House- 1 bedroom, year round, central propane heat. Credit report required, security, lease, no pets/no smoking, tenant pays utilities. Call between 5pm-8pm. $400/Month.

603-253-6924

RESPONSIBLE lady will run light errands in Gilford/Lakes Region area. Reasonable rates. Brenda 207-949-4993.

DOWNTOWN LACONIA Single Adult 1 Bedroom Apt. Includes Heat and Hot Water, No Pets, References. $140 Week, 2 Weeks Security. Call 455-5343

For Rent ALTON, one bedroom, heat/elec, hot water included, $800/month.

603-534-7589.

APARTMENTS, mobile homes. If you need a rental at a fair price, call DRM Corp. Over 50 years in rentals. We treat you better!

524-0348 or visit M-W-F, 12-5, at our new location, 142 Church St. (Behind CVS Pharmacy.)

PUBLIC AUCTION Monday, Nov. 18 @ 6pm • Preview @ 4pm Log on to: www.auctionzip.com ID#5134, for 350 photos 1938 Walt Disney masks (7), Hussar fur hat, 1913 Boy Scout 10 pin game, 5 Steiff animals, 1860 Louisiana uncut sheet $50 s, 1877 s trade dollar, 17 silver $, 14 lg. cents, 1798 lg. cent, 23 IKE s, Canadian, silver dimes, 16 Kennedy s, more, 100 pieces of Belleek, 6 Quality crazy quilts, carnival glass,art glass, lots of depression, Hawkes tumblers, many books; 50 Tarzan, Charles Dickens, many NH books, Bobbsie Twins, hundreds of children s, 20 old puzzles, comics, lots of marbles, Ted Williams pin and medal old signs, NH boat plates, brass cannon, baskets, sterling, gold rings, 2 cast iron banks, 100 pez, 24 Hess trucks NIB, Exceptional butter churn, deer head, antique bench drill, Russian sword, country primitives, Orientalia, Rare apple press paddle, oxen yoke, 1920 s Paris Toboggan, silver wine cup, 2 Federal spoons, Maxfield Parrish 1928 “Reveries”, 12-1940 s Ronson cig lighters, cap guns, 50 Asian block prints, Robert Eric Moore & Herman Rose artwork, fine Danish needlepoint sampler, the gallery is full!!

Held At 274 Main St. Tilton, N.H. (same location - 23 years!)

603-286-2028 • kenbarrettauctions@netzero.net Lic # 2975, Buyers premium, cash, check, credit cards.

For Rent GILFORD VILLAGE Two bedroom with Iiving/dining room fireplace, small kitchen with stove, refrigerator & microwave, 2-car garage, storage, patio and yard. Available December.

No pets/smoking. $950/Month, includes heat, water/sewer, trash, year round grounds maintenance.

Electrtic additional. 603-528-0105 GILFORD- 2 bedroom house.

Freshly painted, new flooring, convenient location $950/Month+ utilities & security. 617-872-9804 GILFORD- Small one bedroom cottage style house. No dogs, $600/month + utilities. 293-2750 GILFORD/GUNSTOCK ACRES 2 bedroom or 1 office apartment.

Kitchen, living room dining room, washer/dryer, all new renovations, private property, heat/hot water included. No smoking/small pet possible. Security deposit. $850/Month. Work 508-826-0555 GILFORD: 1 Bedroom (possibly 2) apartment over country store. $900/month, everything included.

Contact Lisa, Monday-Friday, 6am- 2pm for appointment, 293-8400 GILFORD: 1 or 2 bedroom apts.

Heat/electricity/Hot water included. From $190/week. Pets considered/References 556-7098 or 832-3334.

HOUSESHARE: Belmont/Lacona, Route 106. Quiet country home.

Easy commute North and South.

All utilities and internet. References required. $600/month.

630-1296.

LACONIA 1 bedroom $650/Month. Freshly painted, utilities not included. 581-6463 LACONIA 1 bedroom apt. near downtown. Second floor of duplex. Private outside deck. Heat hot water, cable, electric included.

Laundry hookup at extra charge.

Security deposit. $800/ month Call 455-9551.

LACONIA 2 Br house on large in town lot. Newly renovated, must be seen to appreciate. Hardwood floors, 16 x 14 deck, full basement with washer/dryer hook up. $1150 plus utilities. Non smoking.

603-455-5253 Laconia 2-bedroom house. FHW oil, Washer/Dryer hook-ups, Nice yard. $850/month. No smoking/No Pets. Jim 279-8247 LACONIA Roommate wanted to share personal home. Clean, quiet, sober environment. All inclusive, $140/week. 455-2014

DOWNTOWN Laconia. Large studio apartment. $145/week, utilities included. No parking or dogs. Security deposit & references required. For more info, call 524-4428

LACONIA DOWNTOWN Large 1 Bedroom. Updated, Includes Heat and Hot Water. No Pets, References. $170.Week/ 2 Weeks Security 603-455-5343

GILFORD Furnished 3-bedroom waterfront winter rental. Dock, washer & dryer. Available through May 31st. $900/mo. + Utilities. Oil heat. No pets. (603) 686-2982

LACONIA, Clean, 1 Bedroom Apartment, First Floor, Small Porch, Walking Distance to Library, $700/Month Includes heat. 524-2507

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For Rent

For Rent

Laconia, Low heating costs!!!

2 bedroom apartment. 2nd floor, $750/Month + utilities. Washer/ dryer hook-up, Off-street parking.

Available 12/7. 520-4348

For Sale

For Sale

Help Wanted

36’ Electric Manlift, towable, 12VAC, new tires, working condition $4,500. Please call for more info, 723-4005.

Wood splitter26 ton horizontal/verticle. Excellent condition. Call 603-875-4962

NEED BEER GURU

AMAZING! Beautiful Pillowtop Mattress Sets. Twin $199, Full or Queen $249, King $449. Call 603-305-9763 See “Furniture” AD.

LACONIA- 1 bedroom apartment.

Private, sunny ground floor, large living room, perfect for relaxation.

Porch to enjoy yard. $750/Month, includes heat. 603-455-5253

CRAFTS! Hand-Made Holiday & seasonal wreaths, crafts, gift items & more.

466 Province Road, Laconia (Rt. 107 in front of Ice Arena).

Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-6pm.

998-6953.

LACONIA- 1 bedroom apartment.

Newly renovated, Sunny 2nd floor near downtown. New washer & dryer. Heat/Hot water included. $800/Month Plus utilities.

387-0147

FEDERAL Woodstove with all accessories, ash compartment, never used. $100. 293-7801

LACONIA- 1 bedroom, 3 room Messer St. Sunny 2nd floor, $170/Week, includes heat/electric. $600 security.

524-7793 or 832-3735

FIREWOOD - Seasoned, split, delivered and STACKED. Load approx 3/4 cord. $200. Call Charlie 603-455-1112.

LACONIA1 Bedroom. $600/monthly + utilities. 2 Bedroom units starting at $850/month + utilities. Very clean with washer/dryer hookups. Call GCE Apartments @ 267-8023 NO PETS

LACONIA- 2 bedroom. Close to schools, parks & downtown. $220/week, utilities included.

Laundry on-site; parking. No dogs. Security deposit & references required. For more info, call 524-4428

NORTHFIELD: 3 bedroom trailer in small park with coin-op laundry on site, $265/wk including heat, electric & hot water, 524-1234, www.whitemtrentals.com.

LACONIA: 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in duplex building. $215/week, including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234 www.whitemtrentals.com.

NORTHFIELD: 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Separate entrance, coin-op laundry in basement, $200/wk including heat, electric & hot water. 524-1234. www.whitemtrentals.com.

HUNTING ladder stands. Single seat, 3 of them. Call Scott, anytime 528-6391 TILTON 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath, 2nd floor apartment, offstreet parking, locked storage & basement, beautifully renovated including washer and dryer. $975/month includes heat, hot water, a/c & snow removal. No pets/smoking.

934-2788

LACONIA: Gilbert Apartments.

Call for available apartments.

524-4428

TILTON: Large room for rent downtown. Shared kitchen & bath. $150/week, includes all utilities.

286-4391.

MEREDITH WALK TO DOWNTOWN Spacious One Bedroom with storage area, large eat in kitchen & dining area.

Includes plowing, parking, utilities, beach, dishwasher, & washer-dryer. Cable ready, no dogs, cat ok. No smoking, security deposit, $825/month.

603-937-1354 MEREDITH: 1 Bedroom, in-town with parking. $700/month includes heat. No smoking, no pets. Call 387-8356.

RANDOLPHLuxurious one bedroom apartment tastefully, fully furnished for lease, Inn at Bowman, Rt2, second floor. $1450/mo, phone, electricity, cable, wireless internet, parking, W/D, air conditioning & heat.

References requested, security

TILTON: 1-bedroom. Heat, hot water included., great location, no dogs. $580 to $630/month.

603-671-7481 or 916-214-7733.

For Rent-Commercial DOWNTOWN Laconia. Need your own space? Prime office space for rent. We have several spaces from $175-$200/month.

Rents include utilities, shared conference room & kitchen.

Handicap accessible. The spaces run from approximately 175 to 300 sf. High traffic area. For more info, call 524-4428.

LACONIADowntown. Prime storefront. approx. 900 sq. ft., ideal for snack shop, retail, etc.

Good exposure & foot traffic. $750 includes heat. Also, in same building, sm storefront approx. 450 sq ft. $375 includes heat. 524-3892 or 630-4771

For Sale 2000 POLARIS 340 deluxe. Red, 3,000 miles, electric start, 50 picks, never been hit. $1,600.

744-3300 Mint Shape.

2001 John Deere Snowplower, 7HP, 24” with roof and windshield top. $450 or BO 524-1622 30 ft. Wooden Ladder, Snow Scoop and Roof Rake. 524-6145 FOUR 15 inch Camry wheels for snow tires. $125 or Best offer.

PART time house cleaner and/or light office worker wanted in Gilford. $8 per hour. 556-7098 or 832-3334.

PT Computer Help needed: Familiar w/uploading photos onto Ebay & Craigs List. PDQ 524-1430 .

WOULD you like to make a difference? The Belknap Independent Business Alliance (BIBA) is looking to expand it's Board of Directors with team members excited about supporting locally owned businesses. This is a volunteer opportunity. To find out about this rewarding opportunity please email info@bibanh.org.

Free

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

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

MEREDITH VILLAGE 2BR, large living room, backyard deck, walk to village. Refs and security, no dogs. Available immediately. $735 a month. 630-5162

AMAZING! Beautiful Queen or Full-sized Mattress/ Box-spring Set. LUXURY-FIRM European Pillow-Top Style. Fabulous Back, Hip and Leg Support, Hospitality A+ Rating! All New Factory Sealed with 10-YR Warranty.

Compare Cost $1095, SELL $249. Can Delivery and Set-up.

603-305-9763

54” round piece of tempered glass with scalloped edge. King Stearns & Foster mattress & box spring.

Both free, you pick up.

508-783-7132 GUNS: 5 antique shot guns made in Laconia by William Lawrence. 4 breech loading, 1 muzzle loading. $1,100.00 for all. For more info, call 455-6367.

MEREDITH 1 & 2 bedroom apartments and a 2 bedroom mobile home. $700-$775+ utilities.

Security deposit required, no pets, 279-5846

Furniture 2 end tables w/two drawers. $40/both. 3 tier table $30, Antique card table desk $75. 671-7049

TEMPURPEDIC mattress king set $2600 new, like new $1400.

524-8059.

LACONIA: Large 2-bedroom, first floor apartment. $800/month plus utilities. FIrst month free. Includes parking. No dogs. 934-8200, ask for Dez.

LACONIA: spacious one and two bedroom apartments available.

Heat and hot water included in rent. On-site laundry, storage room and off-street parking.

Close to pharmacy, schools and hospital. Security deposit required. EHO. Please call Julie at Stewart Property Mgt. (603) 524-6673

Full time, weekends and flexible hours a must. Must be 21, no phone calls, apply in person.

Case ‘n Keg, 5 Mill St, Meredith.

RING IN PARKING lot of Laconia Daily Sun. Call Laconia Police Dept. to identify.

FURNITURE Overstocks! Mat tress Sets $159-$599! Sofas $399-$599! Platform Beds $199-$399! Recliners $249-$399!

Futons & Bunkbeds $399! Sectionals $899! Dinettes $249! Log Beds $599! Free Local Delivery!

Call Arthur 996-1555 or email bellacard@netzero.net

LACONIA- 1st floor 2-bedroom. $175/weekly, you pay all utilities.

Monitor heat, no smoking/no pets, parking, security deposit & references. Call 286-4618 after 5:00 pm

LACONIA: Huge 3-bedroom, 1st floor. Bonus 3-season room.

Washer/Dryer hook-up.

No pets/smoking. $1100/month.

603-387-6810.

Found

Help Wanted

FREE Pickup of unwanted, useful items. Estates, homes, offices, cleaned out, yard sale items, scrap metals (603)930-5222.

Help Wanted

JOHNSTON

LOGGING FIREWOOD

Cut, Split & Delivered $200 per cord, Got trees need CA$H?

455-6100

KIRBY upright vacuum $200.

Lazy Boy recliner $75. Reel Lawnmower $25. Two Electric leaf blowers $20 each. 603-998-6391 LIKE new Toro power snow shovel. Power with electric cord. $50. 387-5678 LUDWIG Drum Set.- 5 piece with cymbals & sound off pads. $350.

603-279-5599 NAPOLEON cast iron propane gas area stove, hardly used, 25 to 30,000 btus.

Will sell for $495/OBO. (sells new for $1200).

366-4316.

REFRIGERATOR: 25 cu ft. Energystar, $400, Workshop Dustcollector AMT, $175. 630-1296.

SET of 4 Arctic Snow Tires, 215/60/15. Used 1 season. $150 firm for the set. 603-934-2735 SIX snowmobiles $300-$1600.

Very nice Cherry desk full horseshoe circle with bookcase $500, 2001 Yamaha motorcycle 1600cc, extras, in good shape $3500. 36 ft. 5th wheel Prairie Schooner camper $3000/obo, 1978 Honda 450 with 160 miles $1800.

279-3910.

SMALL Heating Oil Deliveries: No minimum required. Eveningweekend deliveries welcome.

Benjamin Oil, LLC. 603-731-5980.

WWW.BENJAMINOILLLC.COM

CLASS-A CDL DRIVER (BELMONT, NH) Busy steel distributor has an immediate opening for a third shift, full time or part time driver with a CDL-Class A license. You may email resume to: tcoleman@allmetind.com or mail to our corporate office at: All Metals Industries, Inc. 4 Higgins Drive, Belmont, NH 03220 Attn: Theresa Coleman. No phone calls please.

IF YOU USED THE BLOOD THINNER PRADAXA and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking Pradaxa between October 2010 and the present. You may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727.

LAKEVIEW NeuroRehabilitation Center, located in Effingham, NH is seeking a full time Charge Nurse, Registered Nurse, and LPN. For more information please visit our website at www.lakeviewsystem.com or email rmeserve@lakeview.ws.

SNAPPER L1428E / 28-Inch Snowblower: Large Frame, Dual Stage, Electric Starter, Tire Chains, $800. 455-7870.

LOOKING for an experienced CNC Operator, we offer 40hrs a week, insurance, vacation and holiday pay, Only those with experience need to apply.

603-968-3301 ext 161

TWO Master Craft Courser MSR Snow tires. 245/75R16 on new 8 lug Chevy Rims. $550.

NOW HIRING LPN/RN. Please Apply at office. Care And Comfort Nursing. 102 Court St., Laconia.

Lincoln NH CPA firm seeks experienced tax professional for full time seasonal employment with possible year round opportunity. Focus is on individual tax returns, but experience with business returns is a plus. Experience with Ultra Tax CS and QuickBooks preferred.

Please send resume to jrolando@mdccpas.com, fax to 603-745-3312 or mail to: Malone, Dirubbo & Co., P.C. 9 West St. Lincoln, NH 03251

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K EEP C HECKING , NEW A RRIVALS D AILY Help Wanted

Lost

Mobile Homes

WORK where you like to play!

Seeking enthusiastic and experienced managers to joing our front of the house teams at our Lakes Region homes in New Hampshire.

Must have at least three years experience. Great benefits and Common Man perks! We believe in providing Common Man superior service, serving honest food at a fair price, exceeding our guests! expectations in every way and in training and taking care of those who make it happen! Our health and dental benefits are second-to-none and we offer 401k, paid vacations and uncommon C_MAN perks. Voted “Business of the Decade” by Business NH Magazine and “Best Company to Work for in the Food Service Industry” by the Griffin Report.

Please apply online at http://thecman/com/ourstory/work-here.aspx

DARK grey short-hair female cat.

Green eyes, near Locks Trail scenic area, RT11. Last seen 11/10. 293-4541

$32,900 14’ Wide 3 Bdrm. $43,995 Double Wide 3 Bdrm. $69,995 38X26 Cape

Instruction CNA / LNA TRAINING Evening Class Begins Dec. 3rd in Laconia. Graduate in just 7 weeks! (603) 647-2174 www.LNAHealthCareers.com

Land BELMONT: 3 acres in vicinity of high school, dry and rolling terrain with excellent soils for building, surveyed, soil tested, driveway permit, $49,900. Owner/broker, 524-1234.

GILFORD: 1 1/4 acres, wooded with some open land, terrain rises gently up from road, driveway entrance installed, $79,900.

Owner/broker, 524-1234.

Mobile Homes 1982 Mobile Home: 14-ft. x 65-ft., 2-bedrooms, 1.5 baths, lots of improvements. $18,000. Call 603-998-3113.

Open Daily & Sun Rt. 3 Tilton NH

55+ MODEL HOMES

2004 FLSTC Heritage Softail: 16,300 miles, $7,700 or best offer.

Call Al 524-6540

“Open Sunday s 12 to 2”

Dir. RT 93 exit #23 right to Post office left 800 ft. or Call

603-387-7463 Mansfield Woods, 88 North, Rt. 132, New Hampton. NH MOBILE Home in co-op park.

Handyman special. Needs minor repair. $3,000. Call 603-630-0551, Leave message YEAR Round 2-Bedroom 1-bath mobile home in the heart of the Weirs. Low lot rent! $13,900. Call Cheryl 561-629-4979

WINNISQUAM REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Full-time Custodian - evening shift (2:30-11:00) Previous school district experience preferred.

Applications are available on our website: www.wrsdsau59.org or by contacting Winnisquam Regional School District, 433 West Main Street, Tilton, NH 03276 (603) 286-4116 EOE

Services HAULING -FALL CLEAN UPS. ATTIC & GARAGE CLEANOUTS. 520-9478 LANDSCAPING: Fall Clean ups, mowing, mulching brush cutting, weeding, etc. Call Nathan Garrity 603-387-9788

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Camelot Homes

DRM has mobile home lots available in Franklin and Gilford. We are offering 6 months free rent as a promotion. Call 520-6261

$79,995 To $139,900 YES! WE CAN FINANCE!

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Services

Motorcycles

2010 Honda 1300 Stateline motorcycle Model VT13CRA. 2,200+ miles, $8,000. Call 603-630-0551 leave message

WHY WAIT TILL NEXT SPRING? A truly great, must see ‘84 Harley Full Dresser Tour Glide classic in excellent condition. Original owner, candy red, 1340 first year EVO, 52,000 miles. Much custom work. Other items included. Call for many details, $7,900.

279-6605

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(603)447-1198. Olson’s Moto Works, RT16 Albany, NH.

Real Estate

WELDING

Fabrication Rust Repair

On-Site Welding & Shop Services Call Bret 603-387-5674

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

Storage Space

Our Customers Don!t get Soaked!

528-3531 Major credit cards accepted CALL Mike for yard cleanups, mowing, maintenance, scrapping, light hauling, very reasonably priced. 603-455-0214

CHAIR CANING Seatweaving. Classes. Supplies.

New England Porch Rockers, 2 Pleasant Street in downtown Laconia. Open every day at 10.

603-524-2700.

Child Support Collection Help

GILFORD, NH Outdoor boat, trailer and camper winter storage Spaces available.

Serving all NH We’ll get your money!

Call 855-856-5600 Today to schedule a free consultation.

Call 603-520-1353 SNOW PLOWING & SANDING Comm. Residential Insured Call for a quote 267-6680

Wanted To Buy WE buy anything of value from one piece to large estates. Call 527-8070.

FLORIDA HOMES, CONDOS Englewood, Port Charlotte, Venice, Sarasota. Free Property Search www.suncoasteam.com Suncoasteam Realty 941-235-7474

Yard Sale

Garage Sale Sanbornton SNOW PLOWING- Reasonable rates, Laconia-Gilford. 455-7897

Roommate Wanted

Sunday, November 17th 9 am - 1 pm 9 Perley Hill Rd. Sanbornton

WEIRS Beach Area: To share house, $550/month, everything included. Beach rights. 393-6793

Furniture & Household Items

Services

LACONIA INDOOR GARAGE SALE

DICK THE HANDYMAN Available for small and odd jobs, also excavation work, small tree and stump removal and small roofs! Call for more details. Dick Maltais 603-267-7262 or 603-630-0121

SALES EVENT MANAGER Immediate Opening

Large full service resort seeking an individual who is motivated, personable, career and detail oriented. Must be computer literate, have customer service skills, and be willing to work flexible hours. Weekends a must!

Hospitality experience preferred.

Salary commensurate with experience.

SNOWPLOWING MEREDITH AREA Reliable & Insured

Rain or Shine Fri, Sat, Sun, 8am-3pm 9 Isabella Street, (off Gilford Ave.) Prices negotiable, Everything must go!

Michael Percy

677-2540 FULL PRUNING & TREE REMOVAL

Fri. 9-2 • Sat. 9-12

603-279-6988

Collectibles, Furniture, Jewelry, Tools, Everything must go!

HANDYMAN SERVICES Small Jobs Are My Speciality

Rick Drouin 520-5642 or 744-6277

We’re Hiring, Free College Tuition ALTON Bay Auto & Marine- Full

HOUSEKEEPING, don!t have time for holiday cleaning? Let me

PICHE ESTATE SALE 9 Bedford Avenue - Gilford Behind Piche’s Ski Shop

FREE ESTIMATES

Email: applyat03246@yahoo.com

Call your local Recruiter!

SFC Nicholas Dow (603)724-0756

Services

YARD MAINTENANCE

BELMONT INDOOR YARD SALE Saturday 9-2 955 Laconia Road

Flower bed maintenance, pruning, planting, transplanting, trimming, weeding mulching, spring & fall

Intersection of Rte. 106 & Rte. 140 Across from Irving

SPRUCE up those rooms for the holidays. Call Willow Hill Painting.

603-671-3914

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Local author and illustrator visits Women’s Club

Preowned Homes FOR SALE View home listings on our web site www.briarcrestestatesnh.com or Call Ruth @ 527-1140 or Cell 520-7088

Pine Gardens Manufactured Homes

Members of the Moultonborough Women’s Club were pleased that Program chair Dotti Simpson made arrangements for Karel Hayes, well known author, artist and illustrator of children’s books, to appear with a power point show at the MWC monthly meeting on Monday, November 4, at the Lions Hall. Karel had several of her children’s books on display and some drawings of how she plans and begins her illustrations.

Shown are program chair Dotti Simpson, speaker Karel Hayes, power point tech Bev Nelson. (Courtesy photo)

Christmas Fair at Bristol church on Dec. 7 BRISTOL — The Bristol United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship will hold its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The sale will feature decorated balsam wreaths, swags and kissing balls, homemade baked goods and fudge, craft items and assorted gently used Christmas decorations.

Proceeds from the sale benefit the church and community.

SPECTACULAR VIEW LOT with a private cleared setting for your home. 11+- acres, fantastic long mountain views. Close to I-93 & just 90 min. to Boston. $54,900 Travis P. Cole 455-0855 SOUTH DOWN SHORES lot in “The Hamptons” surrounded by beautiful homes. One of the prettiest association beaches on Winnipesaukee. Club house, boat club, dry docks, beautiful common areas & walking trails. $74,500 Jane Angliss 630-5472 PRIVACY & VIEWS. Level 11+ acre Meredith lot with beautiful young trees, roughed-in driveway & the opportunity to take full advantage of sunsets. Privacy yet close to everything. $180,000 Chris Kelly 677-2182

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MODEL HOME OPEN SUNDAY 12 to 2

55+

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Almost ALL brand new!! You’ll love the blond bamboo floors that run throughout this pristine home. Open concept with a brand new granite and stainless steel kitchen. Gleaming!! Three big bedrooms, 2 new baths, tiled lower level family rm and 2 car garage. Private deck and at the end of a cul-de-sac.. $249,000

BRAND NEW LISTING!! EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY..

POPULAR NEIGHBORHOOD!! Sarah Circle addresses this newly listed 3 bedrm, 2 bath Ranch offering over 1800 SF. Hardwood and tiled floors!! Master bedroom suite, spacious living rm w/vaulted ceiling, a wonderful kitchen with lots of counter space and storage, sliders to a private deck & fenced yard, lots of closets and attached 2 car garage. An easy house to live in!! $309,000

SELLER DROPS THE PRICE TO $210,000!! Fabulous location!! Kids can walk to schools, you can walk to Opechee Beach, track and stores!! This meticulous home offers 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, remodeled kitchen, living rm with a beautiful gas fireplace, big sunny family rm off of the kitchen, and a 2 car garage, Fenced yard with patio and screened TIKI hut!! This could be it!!

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LOTS OF SPACE!! LOTS OF UPDATING!! Nice Laconia neighborhood close to schools and hospital..Renovated kitchen w/corian counter tops and tiled floor, hardwood floor in the family rm, large sunken LR with sliders to deck overlooking the in ground pool. Nine rooms and 3 bedrooms. 2 car garage ..$169,900

POTTER HILL RD ..GILFORD VILLAGE.. This Circa 1798 Antique Farmhouse has been lovingly cared for retaining it’s authenticity as well as offering the modern comforts of today. Located in the historic district, this home boast sweeping views and beautiful sunsets from the porch.

Offering 4 bdrs, 2 ba w/ a first floor Master & laundry.

Exposed beams & bricks w/ 2 Fireplaces. Wide pine flooring and builts ins throughout. Custom Kitchen, Formal Dining and Breakfast Rm. 3 Car Garage w/ storage above.

Feel it’s embrace!! $499,000.

AFFORDABLE!! NOW $89,900..COME VIEW THIS ADORABLE HOME!! All remodeled to include a new kitchen with SS Appl’s..Living Room/Den with a brick fireplace and HW floor, 3 bedrooms (1 on the first floor), vinyl sided ,set back from the road with a private setting and nicely landscaped.. CALL YOUR LENDER TODAY..

FANTASTIC MULTI-USE PROPERTY! 3,300+- sf building with outstanding retail/office space, 2 BR apartment, a studio apartment PLUS 49 multi-size self storage units! Outstanding location has frontage on 2 roads, great exposure & a traffic count of 8,000+-cars/ day.Great investment or live & work here. $549,000 Mike LaPierre 455-2352

LONG BAY LIVING. Gorgeous 3,500+- sq.ft. contemporary cape well below assessed value.

Lots of light, field stone fireplace, roomy 1st floor master & a finished basement w/a bedroom & bath. Large private lot, heated garage & association in-ground pool, sandy Winnipesaukee beach, tennis, marina, beach house & more! $325,000 Jane Angliss 630-5472

PRIVATE 2-FAMILY at the end of a cul-de-sac. 3 BR unit on the left, 2 BR unit on the right. Full basements w/laundry hookups, separate heating systems. Level lot in a country setting.

Great opportunity for the investor or live in. $147,000 Roger Turgeon 717-4851

$79,995 or $8,000 down 300 @ $469. Apr 6%

55+

$139,900 Call Kevin 603-387-7463 88 North, Rt. 132, New Hampton, NH Dir. RT 93 exit #23. Right for 1/2 mile, left at post office for 800’ Mansfield Woods.

A REAL MONEY MAKING PROPERTY. 4 nice apartments & a retail unit right on Route 3 the main thoroughfare through the Lakes Region. 960 sq.ft. storefront, large attached garage, plenty of storage. Traffic count of 14,000+- cars/day. $225,000 Bob Gunter 387-8664

MOUNTAIN AND WATER VIEWS! 1.42 acres in low tax Moultonboro not far from schools. Access to Berry Pond & Skyland Park’s conservation land & amenities for your plane! Underground power & cable/internet at street.

Perc tests complete. $65,100 Debbie Tarlentino 491-5404 READY TO BUILD NOW! Rock House Mountain: Exceptional opportunity to build your dream home. .58 acre lot with mountain views, septic design and water hook-up fee paid. Close to Conway skiing and shopping. $50,000 Steve Banks 387-6607 TOWN DESIGNATED SCENIC ROAD. Breathtaking 12.38 acre parcel has commanding mt. views, serene quiet & a balance of beauty, nature, privacy, & location, just minutes to I-93. $89,900 Debbie Tarlentino 491-5404

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$139,500 #4318567 Directions: Elm St to Bell St to end turn right into Opechee Shores.

Sidney Landof 303-1101

Gilford $382,000

Beautiful lake & mtn views from lovely house on a quiet cul-de-sac custom built w/ upgrades by the current owner. #4325362

Judy McShane 581-2800

Bridgewater - $225,000

Clean, neat & fully furnished contemporary, short walk to a sandy beach w/seasonal Newfound Lake views. #4324629

Barbara Mylonas: 603-253-4345

Gilford $192,000

Comfortable & causal describes this Samoset condo w/ 2 BR and baths. Amenities inc. pool, tennis, beach & more. #4259397

Susan Bradley 581-2810

Meredith $155,000

Fantastic 4 BR home zoned Res/Comm w/ the ideal location for an in home business w/ updated kitchen & bath. #4324924

Meagan Bowen 581-2845

201 White Oaks Rd, Laconia

$224,900 #4235359 Directions: Rte 3 to White Oaks Rd, house on right.

Nancy LeRoy 344-7554 & Kathy McLellan 455-9778

Laconia $315,000

Stunning views from this beautiful 3 BR townhouse in a gated community. Walk to the beach & marina. #4311214

Kathleen Holoubek 581-2882 & Lorraine Bourgault 581-2828

Gilford $199,000

Wonderful detached condo offering one-level living. Close to shopping, restaurants, beach & Gunstock #4298074

Tracie Corbett 581-2886

Moultonborough – $159,900

Rare half cape built about 1765 w/all the original charm & detail still there to enjoy. Exceptional storage throughout. #4107796

Ron Burton: 603-253-4345

Gilford $150,000

Gorgeous 2 BR, 2 BA Condo w/ new kitchen that has granite counters. Enjoy the 3 decks, tennis & assoc pool. #4281794

Shelly Brewer 581-2879

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5 BR, 4 BA, 5,500 sqft. home that was completely restored in 1989 by the current owner. All the large rooms were done over with historic detail in mind, yet with the convenience of today. Easy to get to, close to Lake Winnipesaukee, Gunstock Ski Area and all the Lakes Regions amenities. $479,000 MLS# 4247702 Moultonborough - $2,875,500

200Ft of frontage, southern exposure, Spectacular views & calm waters on 2.4ac of magnificently landscaped grounds. #4325315

ProPerties For sale

Bob Williams & Danielle McIntosh: 603-253-4345

Moultonborough - $249,900

Beach Access home w/.83ac, walking distance to town & less than a mile to Suissevale beach. Must see property! #4226634

Kay Huston: 603-253-4345

Laconia: Beautiful 2 BR, 3 BA townhouse condo overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee with SW views for great sunsets from your deck.

Home features stainless appliances with granite, a gas FP, and 1,680 sqft. This unit was just painted. $174,900 MLS# 4324650

Meredith: 2 BR, 2 BA cape with Lake Winnipesaukee access, mooring, natural wood throughout, an expansive great room, a master suite with outside balcony and 2-person jacuzzi, and garage with 2 workbenches. $279,000 MLS# 4324821

Laconia: 3 BR, 2 BA ranch with 1,560 sqft. of living space, an eat-in kitchen, a master bedroom/bath on the 1st floor, cathedral ceilings, hardwood and carpet floors, a nice deck, a covered porch, a fenced in area for pets, and an attached 2-car garage, located on a cul-de-sac. $239,900 MLS# 4227753

Moultonborough: This 3 BR, 2 BA lake home features granite counters, stainless appliances and French-door cabinetry in the kitchen, an open concept living room with vaulted ceilings and a floor to ceiling stone fireplace, over 3,000 sqft., and 93 ft. of shorefront on Lake Winnipesaukee. $915,000 Mls# 4240202

Tilton: This spacious 1,124 sqft., 6+ room garden style condo is steps away from Lake Winnisquam with wonderful water frontage for sunning, swimming and boating.

This unit has 2 BR,3 BA, an eat-in kitchen, a separate dining room, and a covered patio. $165,000 MLS# 4010036

Belmont: On a private road, this duplex home could be a good investment property with two 2 BR units. Privacy from the main road abounds in this wooded setting. Oversized 2-car garage has a room above that can be used as additional living space or storage. $165,000 MLS# 4089345

RenTaL—Meredith: 2 BR, 2 BA condo in great location, just 10 minutes off of Rte 93 and minutes to downtown Meredith. This end unit features scenic views out the back, and includes washer/dryer.

Gas forced hot air heat. $1,150/month MLS# 4324433

Ossipee - $199,000

Very nice ranch style home that sits on a sunny level lot. One level living, looks over conservation land & mtns. #4246382

Barbara Mylonas: 603-253-4345

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Laconia $155,000

4 BR home in a quiet neighborhood. Turnkey condition w/ new roof & newer windows & furnace. #4271154

Jim McShane 581-2875

Pittsfield $149,900

2 BR, 2 BA Ranch on over 10 acres w/ magnificent Southern views. New slider leads to 10x20 covered deck. #4229018

John Silva 581-2881 & Mary Seeger 581-2880

Gilford: This spacious 3,200 sqft. contemporary cape includes 4 BR, 2 ½ BA, with attached 2-car garage.

Family room and office on 1st level, wonderful screen porch and large deck, radiant heat on 2 levels. Great privacy on 2.22 acres. Located nearby Gunstock Ski Area. $349,900 MLS# 4243972

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Laconia $124,000

Very nice roomy & well cared for condo. Updates include newer furnace w/ central air, new w/d, & Berber carpet. #4324750

Judy McShane 581-2800

Gilmanton $105,900

Loads of updates in this year round raised ranch w/ beach right just a short walk away on Sawyer Lake. #4152715

Luceen Bouchard 581-2844

Belmont $55,000

Roomy 2nd floor condo ideal for year-round or vacation home w/ large eat-in fully applianced kitchen w/ private deck. #4325384

Judy McShane 581-2800

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