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Fair time We have a great fair right here on the Seacoast, only about 20 minutes from Hampton, in Stratham. The 52nd Annual Stratham Fair is happening July 18 through July 21. This Larry Marsolais fair is one of the oldest country fairs in New England. It all started as a 250th anniversary celebration for the town and has grown into a family event that is attended by over 20,000 people each year. It has all of the typical agricultural fair activities, like horse and oxen pulls, 4-H exhibits, a pie eating contest, a pig scramble, barbecued chicken and other fair foods, carnival rides, midway, Thursday night

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Whether you are here visiting the Seacoast or you live here, put this fair on your to-do list. It is a short trip from the beach and you will have a great time.

And, in addition to being a summertime tradition, the fair is a major fundraising event for the Stratham Volunteer Fire Department.

As always, I would love to hear from our readers. Feel free to call anytime at 603-935-5096 to discuss local issues or to place an ad.

Larry Marsolais is the general manager of the Seacoast Scene and the former president of the Hampton Rotary Club.

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EVENTS TO CHECK OUT JULY 18 - 24, 2019, AND BEYOND Make a bird house

The Hampton Arts Network will be offering art classes at its gallery on Ocean Boulevard this summer. Coming up this week, Leah Reed is teaching a Gourd Bird House class on Friday, July 19, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, July 23, from 2:30 to p.m. The fee is $25. Contact her at leah@BluewhaleArts.com.

Picnic and a show

For some family fun, bring a picnic to one of the upcoming Kids Koncerts at Somersworth High School football field. There are three shows left this summer, on Wednesday nights. Bring a meal or purchase a “meal deal” from the take out area: hot dogs, chips, soda, ice cream, popcorn and drinks are available. The shows start at 6 p.m. and last approximately 1 hour. On July 24, see Tricky Dick the Magician, followed by Steve Blunt and Friends on July 31 and Wildlife Encounters on Aug. 7. Visit nhfestivals.org or call 692-5869.

Shows on the Seacoast

Juggling act

Bryson Lang, a juggler and comedian, comes to Hampton on Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m. at the Centre School Gym. Lang’s show combines technical juggling skills with original comedy, plus audience participation.

Catch West Side Story at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, running now through July 20, with showtimes on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., and Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets cost $16 to $44. Visit seacoastrep. org. Above the Rearview Productions presents Jason, Jason, and Florence at Players’ Ring Theatre in Portsmouth July 19 through July 28, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $12 to $14. Visit playersring.org. Finally, The Rocky Horror Show comes to The Strand in Dover on Fridays, July 19 and July 26, and Saturdays, July 20 and July 27, at 11:30 p.m.; and The Press Room in Portsmouth on Thursdays, July 25 and Aug. 8, at 11:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 to $40. Visit prescottpark.org.

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There are all kinds of ways to explore the Seacoast, whether you want a bird’s eye view of the shoreline, an up-close-andpersonal look at the coastal environment, a bus tour of the area’s breweries, or an exotic car ride along scenic roads.

Biplane Adventures

If you love history and want a birds-eye view of the Seacoast, then you want to take a flight with pilot Gene Gray in a historic aircraft that was used to train Naval cadets.

“We offer once-in-a-lifetime half-hour and one-hour rides,” Gray said. “It has dual open-air cockpits that hold the pilot and a co-pilot/passenger.”

There are even flight controls in both cockpits that allow passengers to “take the stick” and feel what it was like to be a Naval cadet.

“We allow you, the passenger, to fly as little or as much as you would like, and you can decide where you would like to fly in the allotted time,” he said. “Experience the beaches, Newburyport, Nubble Light, Portsmouth. Smell the salt air, feel the wind on your face, and wear an authentic aviator’s cap.”

As for the aircraft itself, the biplane is a 1941 Navy N3N-3, one of approximately 816 produced, although Gray said there are only 60 still in operation in the world.

“The N3N-3 was used by the Navy as a primary trainer for cadets, training over 65,000 Naval aviators,” he said. “The Navy was contracted to manufacture a percentage of its own aircraft, and the N3N-3 were built from ... surplus materials.”

At the time, Gray said, it cost about $25,000 to build one of these planes.

A private pilot since 1989, Gray received his commercial pilot license in 1998 and began towing banners. Gray and Pau-

la Maynard started their own banner tow business, Sky Lines Aerial Ads, in 2006, and purchased the 1941 Navy N3N-3 in 2013 to add a sightseeing and biplane ride experience.

“Our biplane rides are great for individuals or group events, such as a company retreat activity, bachelor parties, or weddings,” he said. “Some of our previous customers have been history buffs wanting an authentic historical experience, future aviators looking for a unique aviation experience, and even retired pilots who trained in these planes back in the day.”

To book a biplane ride experience, call Gray at 617-967-1905 or Maynard at 603957-0815. Rides are flown out of a private farm in Greenland.

Seacoast Helicopters

The name Seacoast Helicopters says it all about this company, which takes people on sightseeing tours from the Massachusetts border all the way to Portland, Maine.

Along the way people see landmarks, such as Nubble Light, Seabrook Power Station, Hampton beaches, Rye beaches, Portland Head Light, Wells beaches, Ogunquit Beach, the Isles of Shoals and Fort Foster.

“We also take people to Halfway Rock Lighthouse,” said Bruce Cultrera, president and CEO. “We even can land there and tour the lighthouse, or prepare you a lobster roll lunch while you relax and take in the scene nine miles off the coast of Maine.”

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and viewing,” he said. “Any lower, and the speed of the helicopter — 115 miles per hour — might make you dizzy because of the speed that things would fly by you.

Any higher and the visibility would not be as good.”

For folks afraid of flight, Cultrera said helicopters provide a much smoother ride than an airplane.

“The helicopter’s lift is created by the spinning rotor and translated to the helicopter through the mast, so it is like the helicopter is being pulled along on a piece of rope or something,” he said. “An airplane develops its lift along the entire length of the wings.”

Any disturbance along that wing and an airplane wobbles or jumps, he said. In a helicopter, though, any disturbances are taken out by the rotor blades.

“Only the lift is translated to the aircraft,” he said. “Our pilots pride themselves on providing the smoothest flight possible and don’t ‘cowboy.’”

For Cultrera, flying helicopters is “the best job in the world.”

“On top of that, you get to meet people from literally all over the world and they all have a story to tell,” he said. “It is also very rewarding to take people that have never been in a helicopter. We find that about 90 percent of the people we fly have never been up in a helicopter, so that is fun, too.”

He said people “just have the greatest time in a helicopter and forget all about an anxiety about 2 minutes into the flight.”

“Most, if not all, come back with a smile from ear to ear,” he added.

The thing that he personally loves most about flying helicopters is the freedom.

“You can go anywhere and land almost

anywhere,” he said. “It is also beautiful — the world really is a beautiful place.”

Citing a love for the challenge in flying, too, Cultrera said he and the pilots also get the opportunity to “keep up with the Seacoast area.”

“We see all of the things being built, being torn down, the fires, the speed traps, the gatherings, the new neighborhoods and the change of the seasons,” he said. “Fall is our busiest time of the year with folks wanting to see the foliage from the sky, which is like a big multicolored blanket covering the world.”

Seacoast Helicopters operates yearround and also flies out of Portland a couple days each week.

“We have new well-maintained equipment and the most awesome pilots anywhere,” added Cultrera.

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Seacoast Exotic Car Rentals

Ever wanted to drive an exotic car? You have your chance with Seacoast Exotic Car Rentals, which provides people with the opportunity to rent exotic cars for a few hours or a few days.

Examples of the kinds of cars available for rent include a Lamborghini Gallardo SE. “One option we offer is a GPS seacoast cruise or fall foliage cruise,” said Bob Cohen, who began the company with his son Ryan. “We give people ideas to go and explore. You can drive around the Seacoast all the way to the Nubble Lighthouse or you can go to the White Mountains and drive the Kancamagus.”

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“It was my kid’s idea to rent out cars,” he said. “We thought we could give the thrill to other people who aren’t able to afford one.”

Noting they often rent cars for weddings and birthday parties, Cohen said they provide delivery of the vehicles, which are available April through November.

“The season is short,” Cohen said.

“When there is salt on the road, it causes corrosion.”

Customers, he said, tend to be locals.

“A lot of people do it for their close friends and family,” he said. “People will chip in to make it happen. It is such a great gift idea.”

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Granite State Growler Tours

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If you have a love for craft brews and local history, Granite State Growler Tours is your best bet with public and corporate brewery and distillery tours offered yearround any day of the week.

According to Dave Adams of Granite State Growler Tours, what makes their tours so unique is that tour goers actually meet and talk with the brewers.

“We get access to the brewhouses so you can see exactly where your beers are coming from,” he said. “We learn about the history of beer and brewing in New Hamp-

shire while you’re on the bus.”

On each tour, Adams said they visit three breweries.

“We taste at least four beers, learn about the beers and the background of the brewery,” he said. “Very few breweries give tours, but we are often able to take you behind the scenes.”

The brewers and owners, he said, really make their tours special.

“They will take the time to talk to our guests and give them a unique experience,” he said. “We have essentially grown up with the breweries and we think our guests benefit from those strong relationships.”

Some examples of the breweries on their tours include Throwback and Earth Eagle Brewings, which Adams said have been with them since their very first tour more than six years ago and are still among the most requested.

“We have also added Tilton Brothers Brewing, the newest Seacoast brewery, to the schedule,” he said.

According to Joe Chase of Tilton Brothers Brewing, Growler Tours are “always really fun.”

“They bring in all kinds of people from beer novices to home brewers to big groups for birthday parties and other celebrations,” he said. “The groups are always lively and the drivers and hosts do a great job.”

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Private tours, he noted, are often unique themselves.

“We have hosted many bachelor and bachelorette parties, baby showers, divorce parties, birthday parties and reunions,” he said. “We recently offered an option to add flight simulator training.”

He said they once ran a tour for a photography magazine and did not visit any breweries at all.

“We took two buses to Nubble Light, Prescott Park and Fort Constitution so their guests could take photos with a professional from the magazine,” said Adams. “We also helped with a Smuttynose bird watching outing and we sometimes have special guests on the bus like Willem Lange from public television last weekend.”

They are always looking for something new to try, which Adams said includes some of their favorite tours as part of Portsmouth Beer Week.

“We run a Hangover Cure Tour with WHYM Craft Beer Café,” he said. “They provide a custom beer brunch menu just for us and then we take the buses and visit breweries that aren’t open yet. We get to be the first people in the new spaces, see the plans, talk to the owners about their vision and taste some homebrew.”

Adams said such stops can range from a completely empty warehouse to a brewery that is nearly licensed with some equip-

ment and furnishings in place.

“It’s always unique and fun to see the transformations and they sell out every year,” he said.

To learn more, visit nhbeerbus.com.

Seven Rivers Paddling

For those interested in unique adventures by water, Pete Sawtell of Seven Rivers Paddling said the Seacoast provides numerous opportunities for exploration.

“We are fortunate to live in not only a historical area but also an environmentally rich part of New Hampshire,” said Sawtell, who cited their Squamscott River tour in Exeter as a perfect example.

“It boasts incredible views of historic downtown Exeter all while slowly winding through the tall grasses,” he said.

He cited Lamprey River in Newmarket as ideal for the bird-lover in addition to those with an interest in architecture.

“You can see the newly redeveloped mill buildings in downtown Newmarket,” he said, “and over 159 species of birds have been identified along the length of the Lamprey River.”

Their kayak trip along Oyster River in Durham brings folks toward Little Bay. “There is ample opportunity to see Great Blue Heron, horseshoe crabs and other wildlife that the Bay brings as one of the

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most unique biomes on the Seacoast,” said Sawtell.

The Cocheco River in Dover, according to him, offers an opportunity to not only paddle through downtown Dover but wind through Salmon Falls River.

“Last, but not least, our Back Channel Tour in Portsmouth/Newcastle launches from the Goat Island boat launch, which has incredible views, waterways and islands to explore or take in,” he said. “Any and all of these trips can end with a great meal in any of the downtown areas surrounding the trip.”

As for how many miles you may cover on one of these two-and-a-half-hour-tours, Sawtell said that depends on the desires of the client. For the more experienced kayaker who wants to get as much paddling in as possible, he said one could cover anywhere from 3.5 to 4 miles round trip.

“For clients that want to enjoy the scenery, take in and observe wildlife, we could cover one and a half miles to a full two miles round trip,” he said. “We really base our tours on the desire of our clients.”

Regarding the degree of difficulty, Sawtell said each paddling trip is personalized to meet the needs of their clients.

“From the adventure-seeker to holding a paddle for the first time, we are committed to a quality experience,” he said. “The rivers we paddle in are tidal but also have an easy flow to them.”

If anyone is looking for a more challenging course or experience, Sawtell said they offer a select number of trips to and around the Isles of Shoals.

As for what personally motivates him on these tours, he acknowledges it could be easy to become somewhat complacent, but such a state of mind does not occur for him.

“Taking others paddling and sharing in their experience with them, particularly if

it’s their first time, consistently reignites my love and passion for kayaking,” he said. “It builds my appreciation for where we are fortunate enough to live.”

For those still on the fence about kayaking or paddling, Sawtell said Seven Rivers Paddling “will be with you every step of the way,” whether it is fitting the right equipment or teaching people strokes.

“We will enjoy the trip right alongside them,” he said. “There is really no greater serenity than exploring the world from the water.”

To learn more, visit sevenriverspaddling. com.

Amesbury Carriage Museum

While walking is great for exercise, it is an activity that can also provide some insight in Amesbury on walking tours hosted by Amesbury Carriage Museum.

These tours “connect people to the built environment all around us,” said John Mayer, executive director.

“We see the city as a historical artifact that tells us much about the past,” he said. “These tours all developed from my work with a group of volunteers who have been studying the industrial history of Amesbury.”

Noting they have spent the past four years developing the content, Mayer said their first tour began with the textile industry. They then explored the buildings on Carriage Hill where both carriages and auto-bodies were built.

“Next, it was the Point Shore area along the Merrimack,” he added. “Last year we covered the story of Amesbury’s water and sewerage systems.”

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Regarding the kind of learning that takes place on a tour, he cited their exploration of the Amesbury millyard, which is “deeply connected to a curriculum program” they have developed for local schools.

“The tour introduces the way rivers like the Powwow encouraged early settlements,” he explained. “We talk about how a water-powered mill worked and what was made. We then look at the different buildings and we discuss what makes them important and interesting.”

He said their main intent at the museum is to share how they have learned this history, engage the audience in exploration, and provide a sense of understanding or connection to Amesbury.

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Woodman Museum

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Located a short walk from downtown Dover, Woodman Museum offers all manner of unique experiences.

According to Mike Day, operations director, the presence of the 1675 Garrison is a big draw.

“It’s one of the only surviving garrisons in the United States,” he said.

Woodman Museum’s taxidermy collection is also notable, as some of their specimens date back to 1853, which Day said allows guests to compare taxidermy styles from the 1850s to the present day.

Founded in 1915, Woodman Museum

was built in the Colonial Revival style, which makes how they display their collections interesting, too.

“The Woodman Museum has a diverse collection that ranges from Greek and Egyptian antiquities to colonial furniture and taxidermy,” said Day. “Our broad array of objects means guests are always learning something new, and we think it’s one of our main draws as a museum.”

Notable highlights in their collection include a 10-foot polar bear, while Day said they receive many comments regarding their four-legged chicken.

“We’re also known for our historic Lincoln saddle, which Abraham Lincoln used three weeks before he was assassinated,” he said. “We also have a meteorite from the Nantan meteorite shower in 1516 and an elaborate Victorian hair wreath from 1875.”

Featuring items ranging from 1675 to the present day, Woodman Museum additionally features a large collection of military objects from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam.

To learn more, visit woodmanmuseum. org.

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This teaching, though, may not necessarily happen on a schedule.

“While we schedule the themes of our hourly programs in advance, we like to

plan the details on a daily basis,” she said. “That way, we can take best advantage of the teachable moments presented to us by nature or the animals in our tanks.”

Whether you explore on your own or

take part in one of their daily programs, Provazza said, you are “always sure to get your hands wet and learn something new.”

The Center also leads interpretive walks in Odiorne Point State Park that teach about the park’s natural and social history. These walks are held daily at 1:30 p.m. and open to all park and Center visitors.

“You can learn about New Hampshire’s first settlement, or learn about the four different lighthouses from our shore,” she said. “You can also see images of the homes that stood during the estate years and see the remnants of military fortifications from the WWII Fort Dearborn years.”

According to Provazza, Odiorne has been a special place for generations.

“We are fortunate that we can all enjoy it and continue to learn from it today,” she added.

Other unique learning opportunities take place with two evening program series that provide families with the opportunity to visit after hours.

“Twilight is a special time in Odiorne Point State Park and the Seacoast Science Center when nocturnal critters awaken and headlamps and flashlights make the tide pools and forest glow,” she said.

Provazza said there is still much to discover under rocks and seaweed.

“By getting right down into the tide

pools and learning about the fascinating creatures that live there, we are helping people gain a better understanding of our marine environment and the need to protect it,” she said. “We have a whole lot of fun doing it, too.”

Night at the Museum, on the other hand, is an indoor program series in which Provazza said fun, learning and science collide. On Aug. 9 at 6 p.m., she said you can “be the scientist” during Coastal Science Investigations.

“Participants will learn about the many citizen science projects taking place in our community and help local scientists collect data,” she said. “You can take part in the Great Green Crab Hunt, learn about the Tern Restoration Project on White Island, perform a mock seal rescue with Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue, learn about ocean drifters and more.”

Regardless of the particular program or exhibit, Provazza said the goal is the same, which is “to spark curiosity, enhance understanding, and inspire conservation of our ‘Blue Planet.’”

Seacoast Science Center, located in Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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TERESA HEMENWAY CO-OWNER OF EZ BIKES & SCOOTERS IN EXETER When did you open?

EZ Bikes & Scooters opened in 2009, a sister company to Autosounds of NH that my husband Tommy started in 1979. EZ Bikes began by selling electric bikes and added scooters a year later.

What has been the most exciting part of your business through the years?

The folks that come into our store looking for a new adventure. We help them find just the right electric bike or scooter. When they first try them out, the thrill of the ride brings a big smile to their face.

My husband tells folks, “If you don’t hoot, holler and scream, I’ll give you 20 bucks.” So far, we haven’t had to shell out the dough.

What has been the most challenging?

Getting the word out about electric bikes has been challenging. When we first discovered them, we thought everyone would want one, but few people around here even knew they existed — although they’ve been popular in other countries for years. We took them to fairs, expos, farmers markets, parades, any event that we could to get them in front of people.

Everyone that saw or rode them loved them. Familiarity is changing as more attention is given to them, particularly with ride shares in cities. Our passion for electric bikes keeps us beating the drum.

Do you see a lot of tourists come through in the summer?

Actually, we see a lot of families that have second homes in the Seacoast and southern Maine. When they’re at their second homes, they’re looking for recreational activities. Scooters and e-bikes are a perfect fit. Also, we meet a lot of kids that come from all over to attend UNH. They’re scooter lovers through and through. Who wouldn’t love a scooter at college?

When not working, what do you do for fun?

Go for a scenic scooter ride. Route 1 along the ocean is my all-time favorite — and when I want to get some exercise, I take a ride on an electric bike. It’s really relaxing and I can see so many wonderful things that you don’t see speeding down the road. I also enjoy gardening and kayaking.

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Are you from the Seacoast? If not, where from and what brought you here?

I was born and raised in Fremont, Ohio, the Buckeye State. My first home here in New Hampshire was in Fremont.

We thought it was novel at the time. Fremont is a great little town. Now we live in Stratham, another great little town. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.

Anything big coming up for you or your business in the near future?

We’re waiting for the arrival of a new line of electric scooters. They’re so quiet and smooth and green, of course, like our electric bikes. Also, we’re finishing up on renovations to the building — new paint, awning. In the fall we’re going to have an open house to celebrate Autosounds of New Hampshire’s 40 years in business. We love being a mom-and-pop store, our wonderful staff and scooter and biking buddies. Life is grand.

Anything else you want to share?

We are big into community involvement. We have partnered with several charities in helping them raise money through scooter and electric bike raffles.

Some scooters we have donated, some are sold at cost. The groups we’ve helped are my breast cancer support group, NHSPCA, Annie’s Angels, the Exeter Area Lions Club, Veterans Count, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry, and the Lazarus House Ministries.

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By Caleb Jagoda Where I went: Blue Ocean Society beach cleanup at Jenness State Beach in Rye, blueoceansociety.org.

What it is: Monthly beach cleanups where volunteers come together to collect trash off the shores of Jenness State Beach. The cleanup normally occurs on Saturdays, but in July and August moves to Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. It’s run by members of the Blue Ocean Society.

What I did: While it’s been on my bucket list, I had never participated in a beach cleanup before. I’ve always admired beach cleanups for their hands-on, immediate approach to environmental sustainability and thought it to be a great way for people to make a change in their community. On a beautiful Wednesday evening in North Hampton, I got the chance to take part in this.

Upon my arrival I was greeted by a growing group of volunteers in the Jen-

ness State Beach parking lot. I wrote my name on a sign-in sheet and began chatting with some other participants.

Everyone seemed to be in a very upbeat mood, excited to help the environment and clean up a local beach. It was really encouraging to see so many friendly faces on such a peaceful night, and before long the evening’s events were underway.

Jen Kennedy, the executive director of the Blue Ocean Society, introduced herself as she climbed up onto the concrete barrier separating the beach and parking lot. Jen gave us a brief overview of the beach cleanups, explaining that since June 2001 the people of the Blue Ocean Society have been coming down to Jenness State Beach once a month, picking up trash and recording their findings.

After studying whales in the 1990s and looking at ways to improve their population size and health, Jen was one of the members who began the monthly sessions. She noticed that all of the trash and ocean pollution was detrimental to the whales, so sought to make a change.

Thus, every month since June 2001, she and others have come and cleaned the same stretch of Jenness Beach that runs one-third of a mile.

She passed out bags, work gloves and sheets where we were to record our findings. We had to write down everything we picked up, what it was and its approximate size. Then she led a brisk walk down to where we would start our cleanup.

On my walk over I began talking with Rebecca, who is a volunteer at the Blue Ocean Society and has been doing the

Executive Director Jen Kennedy weighs the trash. Photo by Caleb Jagoda.

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Photo by Caleb Jagoda.

beach cleanups since around 2010. She told me how amazing it was to see a big crowd of people come out and help clean up the beach, no matter the weather. She explained that they do the beach cleanups every month of the year, rain, shine or snow. She even recalls some cleanups being in the negative degrees and still having around 80 volunteers on the beach. For this night, she said the signin sheet counted 50 people. Still, a pretty good turnout, she said.

As we began picking up trash, I noticed that there wasn’t too much to actually pick up. Everything that I found was small, light or both. Among the trash I did collect, I noticed an abundance of cigarette butts and wadded up string. Some of the other volunteers and members of the Blue Ocean Society explained that in the winter they can find huge ropes washed up on the beach, among other fishing materials that come from big fishing boats.

While the Blue Ocean Society does many other beach cleanups with companies, businesses and small groups of 10 or more interested in organizing one, they always do a monthly cleanup at Jenness Beach and at Rye Harbor State Park. At some cleanups, they told me, they’ve picked up around 800 pounds of trash, which is truly an astonishing number. At Jenness Beach in July, we weren’t going to find nearly that much (which is definitely a good thing). They also do this same one-third-of-a-mile

stretch every month to be consistent and see tangible results of what they’re doing, so they find far less trash there now than at other locations or than they did when they first started.

When we made it back, we all emptied our bags into the big bag of trash Jen was holding out for us and handed in our collection sheets. Jen weighed the big bag that held everybody’s collective trash, and it weighed in at around 12 pounds.

It was a successful evening of beachcleaning, and all the volunteers seemed to walk away with a smile.

Who should try this: Anyone interested in keeping our ocean and environment clean who has two hours a month to go to the beach and lend a helping hand. It’s a very laid-back, friendly atmosphere, and everyone is only trying to help a truly good cause. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes to see their actions have an immediate positive impact, as seeing all the collected trash at the end and knowing you were a part of that is a great feeling.

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July through October is fair season in New Hampshire, and it all starts, as it has for many years, with the Stratham Fair, happening Thursday, July 18, through Sunday, July 21. Now in its 52nd year, the Stratham Fair is one of the oldest country fairs in New England. You’ll find all the traditional fair fun like farm animals, amusement rides, live entertainment, food and more, but one of the cornerstones of the fair is the agriculture and 4-H events and exhibits.

Two long-standing events — the horse pull, held since the inaugural fair, and the oxen pull, held since the second fair — continue to draw large crowds. Tim Slager, one of the fair directors, oversees fair setup, grounds and safety as well as the agriculture and 4-H events and exhibits. He explains why agriculture is a vital part of the Stratham Fair, plus what it takes to make it a success every year.

What kind of agriculture will be at the fair?

We have dairy cows, goats, rabbits, chickens, sheep, cattle, meaning oxen. Some of the 4-H people grow fruits and vegetables — usually whatever is [grown] early in the growing season, like peas, beans, carrots — and they exhibit those for quality and use them in the pie and cooking contests. If you think about it, even the beer in the beer tent would be agricultural because [it’s made with] the hops and grains.

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Why is agriculture such a big part of the fair?

Stratham has always been a farming community. If you look at the housing developments here, most of them were, at one time, farms, and I think that has had a big impact on the fair being so agricultural. … We’re continuing the history and the tradition and not letting it die.

What do you and the animal handlers do to prepare for the fair?

I set up the camping area and the utilities, because they stay there for all four days. I get the rings ready, make sure the sound system works and that the areas are ready for them. …

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We have the horse pull, which is like a whole event in itself. Also continuing the farming tradition is the oxen pull, because oxen were used to plow the fields and build shelter for the early pioneers. … There’s a sheep shearing competition. There are all kinds of 4-H animal judging shows. There are some teams that do lowimpact logging.

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What do the 4-H kids learn from [being immersed in] agriculture?

It’s definitely educational and teaches them hard work. Those kids are in at 6 in the morning, doing all the morning chores and [chores] throughout the day. Some kids even stay to check on the animals at night. They are very involved with their animals, and they pret-

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ty much raise the animals on their own. They have to prepare their animals for the showing — washing them, grooming them, trimming their nails. It also teaches them public speaking skills, because they’ll be there to talk about their animals. … Seeing them grow up over the years is amazing. It’s amazing how they care for their animals and the knowledge that they have about their animals.

What can the public take away from all this?

It’s educational and entertaining. If families want to take a break, they can sit in on some of the judging shows and learn more about agriculture. If you have a question and don’t get it answered, it’s your fault, because there are more than enough people who will answer your questions. … Hopefully, it introduces people to some of the farms in the area and encourages people to support their local farms.

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Mystery overheating may be due to cooling fan Dear Car Talk: After weeks of visits to two different mechanics, over $1,000 paid in repairs and three tows in two weeks, I am finally getting desperate enough to write to you

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I want to extend the life of my 2002 Buick Rendezvous. I inherited it after the engine had been replaced (in 2007).

We found we needed to add additional coolant about every six months, until a couple of months ago when the temperature gauge suddenly went red.

We added coolant and our mechanic replaced the thermostat and flushed the system. Days later, it happened again, and the car died on me, but miraculously worked fine once it got back to the shop. I was told it had a “bubble in the coolant line.”

Two weeks later, it overheated again, and a new mechanic replaced some parts for $700 — he said the tubes might be clogged in between the radiator and engine. On the way home, it overheated and died. So, back to mechanic No. 1 for a new radiator AND another new thermostat.

All seemed to finally be healed — for a

week. Then, my son drove the car for 2 1/2 hours on the highway, and when he came to a stop at a red light, the temperature gauge went red again, then went back to normal by itself once he started driving again.

It happened twice more on his way home.

The car has been sitting unused for a week while we try to figure out what to do next.

Any suggestions on how to repair the coolant problem? Kind regards. — Mrs. Martinez Are you sitting down, Mrs. Martinez? If you’re incredibly lucky, and you’ve lived a good, clean life, you may just have a bad cooling fan.

When the engine is at operating temperature, and you’re on the highway, you get plenty of airflow to cool then engine because you’re moving. That air that blows in through the front grill keeps the engine from overheating.

But once you’re stopped at a red light, the natural airflow stops, and you need an electric fan to blow air through the radiator.

So, check and see if the cooling fan is cycling on and off like it’s supposed to. If it’s not, maybe the radiator solved the problem, and all you need is to fix the cooling fan. If the coolant fan IS coming on and off, then the news is far more serious.

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the very beginning. But, unfortunately, during one of those four (or 14) times you overheated the heck out of the engine, you blew a head gasket or cracked the head. Or worse, cracked the block.

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Dear Car Talk: I have a 2016 Hyundai Sonata. It has a “Sport Mode” that is supposed to give you more power. Sometimes, I’ll use the automatic shifter to shift up through the gears myself and get to higher rpm.

It seems like when I shift the gears myself, I get more power than I do in Sport Mode. Is it my imagination or does shifting myself give me more power? — Maureen It’s not your imagination, Maureen.

You’re probably getting a little more power by keeping the car in each gear longer.

You’re certainly getting more noise, and that also contributes to the feeling that you’re going faster.

In most standard passenger cars (of which we’ll categorize the Hyundai Sonata), there’s a button called “Sport Mode” or something like that. Since transmissions are electronically controlled now, that button simply moves the shift points higher. So, under normal circumstances, if the transmission would shift gears at 2,200 rpm, in Sport Mode, it might shift at, say, 2,800 rpm.

The higher the engine rpm (up to a point), the more power you get. Also, the lower mileage you get! Which is one reason the car doesn’t run in Sport Mode by default. The other reason is the noise. Most people prefer quiet and higher gas mileage to a little zippier acceleration. But if Sport Mode causes the car to shift gears at 2,800 rpm, you can certainly wait longer than that when you do the shifting.

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AT THE OFFICE LOUNGE “Eat, Sip and Chill” is the motto of The Office Lounge (150 Lafayette Road, Rye, 379-2175, theofficeloungenh.com), a new neighborhood restaurant and bar that just opened in the Rye Place shopping center, according to owner Oneta Bobbett. “The Office,” as she calls it, offers all types of upscale comfort foods like lamb chops, steaks, chicken Parmesan and pasta carbonara, thrown in with a few unique options, like Korean bulgogi with marinated sirloin, carrots, ginger, scallion and jasmine rice (Bobbett’s mother’s original recipe) and the Dunny bowl, which she described as a deconstructed shepherd’s pie, with chicken tenders, Yukon mashed potatoes and sweet creamed corn. In designing both the eatery’s menu and its aesthetics, Bobbett said she wanted patrons to walk in feeling like they were walking into her home; the foods are among some of her favorite things to eat, the cocktails are named after her friends, and in place of some chairs are couches for you to sit back and put your feet up while you wait for your meal. Bobbett likened The Office Lounge to Cheers, a neighborhood restaurant and bar where everybody knows your name. The Scene recently caught up with her to talk about what makes her restaurant unique and what you can expect when you visit.

How long has The Office Lounge been around?

We just had our first full week, so we are brand new. I’m a resident of Rye, and I wanted a place where the locals can just come and hang out maybe two or three nights a week. We have game nights, where people can stay and play Scrabble or other games at the table and order some food, so that’s been very cool. A lot of influences from the menu come from what my friends and family like to eat, and that’s sort of how we designed the menu.

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What makes The Office Lounge unique?

For the people that don’t feel like going to downtown Portsmouth for a night out to eat, we’re hoping this is a place for great food and atmosphere. I also wanted it to be one place you can come to that has it all, from Italian food to Asian food to steaks.

So if you have a girls’ night out or a guys’ night out or whatever, there is something for everyone.

What is a dish everyone should try?

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bowl. I’m afraid I will love it so much that I would want to eat it every day. The other thing that I think a lot of people don’t carry in this area is chicken and waffles.

We have those during our Sunday brunches only, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. That’s been a real hit.

What is an essential skill to running a restaurant?

Just as with owning any other business, you just have to love what you are doing, and it’s never going to be work. I just love the whole family atmosphere when I come in to work.

What is your personal favorite drink or dish?

My personal favorite dish is the Korean ribs, my sister’s recipe that my chef, Tim, has perfected. They are so yummy. They have a little bite, but a ton of flavor.

What is your favorite part of being on the Seacoast?

We have everything. I have lived all over the world, and I think that we have the most beautiful beach.

— Matt Ingersoll

AT THE FARMERS MARKET

Red Beans and Rice

The Root Seller In 2009 Dan and Susan Comte of Nottingham decided to shift their career and family goals. At the time, they worked in horse management, but they lived on farmable fields. So they decided to take up farming full-time, and in doing so created a first-generation family farm called the Root Seller.

“We like working with our land,” said Tyler Comte, the oldest son of the Comte family, who co-owns the Root Seller with his mother and father and was 11 when they started the farm.

Ten years later the Root Seller is a staple at local summer farmers markets, visiting the Exeter market on Thursdays from 2:15 to 6 p.m. at Swasey Parkway, the Portsmouth market at 1 Junkins Ave. on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Lee market at the corner of Mast Road and Recycle Center Road from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays.

Although many smaller farms make the bulk of their profit at markets, Comte said that at the Root Seller this isn’t the case.

“We do a lot of wholesale marketing to restaurants and grocery stores,” Comte said.

The Comtes sell dried beans, potatoes,

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wheat, onions, radishes, carrots, snowpeas, mulberries and maple syrup. Their biggest products are their dried beans, wheat and potatoes, as they sell over 15 varieties of dried beans. These include navy, black turtle, flor de junio, arikara yellow, pinto, red kidney, yellow eye and more.

The Root Seller also offers call-ahead farm product pick-up for their produce, which they grow without the use of synthetic chemicals, GMOs or chemical fertilizers.

The farm has about 1,450 taps to make maple syrup every year, too.

The Root Seller can be contacted at 603942-1297 or rootsellerllc@gmail.com or visited at 13 Nielson Road in Nottingham.

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— Caleb Jagoda

Mixed Bean Soup

8 ounces andouille chicken sausage links, halved lengthwise and sliced 2 cups chopped yellow onion 1½ cups chopped celery 1½ cups chopped green bell pepper 1 cup sliced carrot 10 garlic cloves, chopped 3 cups cooked red kidney beans, rinsed, drained, and divided 3/4 cup unsalted chicken stock 3/8 teaspoon ground red pepper 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 3 cups hot cooked brown rice Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add sausage; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in onion, celery, bell pepper, carrot and garlic; cook 8 minutes.

Mash ½ cup beans with a fork. Add mashed beans, remaining 2½ cups beans, stock and ground red pepper to sausage mixture in pan. Bring to a simmer; cook 8 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup parsley and vinegar.

Divide rice among six bowls; top evenly with bean mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parsley.

1 package (12 ounces) mixed dried beans 8 cups water ½ pound ground beef, cooked and drained 1 can (14½ ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained 1 cup chopped celery 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon dried thyme 2 bay leaves Pepper to taste Rinse and sort beans. Place beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle. Add water to cover by two inches. Bring to a boil. Boil for two minutes. Remove from the heat. Cover and let stand for one to four hours or until beans are softened.

Drain and rinse, discarding liquid. Add water to the beans; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1½ to 2 hours or until beans are tender. Discard bay leaves.

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Is there anything that screams summer more than the smell of freshly cut grass?

The whir of lawnmowers serves as the background music for many a summer day. And is there a task that offers more immediate gratification than mowing the lawn? Nope. There isn’t. Well, the only thing that makes it more gratifying is an ice-cold beer.

With Memorial Day and the Fourth of July behind us, we are officially entering the dog days of summer. I don’t really know what that phrase means and I was too lazy to google it, but, OK, it’s hot out — that’s what I mean.

As in, I was sitting at the kitchen table, and I was sweating. I was just sitting there. I wasn’t doing anything. And yet.

That’s how you know it’s time to shake up your beer game. When the temperature and humidity rises, beer enthusiasts shift toward lighter, fruitier, and spicier brews that serve as a refreshing agent in the face of the broiling hot sun. Beer drinkers say no to big, heavy stouts and high alcohol “big beers,”and instead say yes to more crisp, simple brews that delight the palate without bogging you down.

In summer, simple pictures are best — when it comes to beer. It’s challenging to appreciate the complexity of an imperial stout on a muggy day after you just mowed the lawn. So don’t try. Grab one of these New Hampshire brews to reward yourself:

brightness, but you want a nice, clean finish.

This one seems made for summer. Throwback is always producing interesting brews — look for its Strawberry Rhubarb Blonde and its Watta Melon blonde ale as well.

Henniker Kolsch by Henniker Brewing Co. (Henniker) This is just an absolutely perfect, easydrinking summer beer: It’s not complex, it’s super light and it finishes clean. This is exactly what I would want after mowing the lawn Wit with Blood Orange by Stoneface Brewing Co. is peror really doing anything active in summer. At fect on a hot day. Courtesy photo.

4.6-percent ABV, it’s not going to knock you out, which is good news because you’re probably going to want another one or two. al, but blueberry has always worked for me.

Blueberries aren’t overly sweet and their flaWit with Blood Orange by Stoneface vor can be somewhat nuanced so maybe that Brewing Co. (Newington) has something to do with my affinity for blueThe citrusy sweetness is intriguing here. berry beers. As the brewery maintains, this is On a hot day, you want a beer that isn’t too beer first, and then the blueberry notes hit complex, but you don’t want to sacrifice fla- you. And, let’s be honest, that’s how it should vor just because it’s hot. This brew seems like be.

Jeff Mucciarone is an account managthe best of both worlds, refreshing, bright and er with Montagne Communications, where orange-y, according to the brewery. he provides communications support to the Summatime Session Ale by 603 Brewery New Hampshire wine and spirits industry.

(Londonderry) This is the only IPA on my list, albeit it’s What’s in My Fridge a very sessionable IPA at 4.5-percent ABV, Boom Sauce by Lord Hobo Brewbecause you still need hops in summer. This is ing Co.: It had been a while since I had a eminently drinkable and gives off just enough Boom Sauce, Lord Hobo’s flagship double True Grits by Throwback Brewery citrusy hop character to satisfy the IPA nerds.

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Thirst of its kind

UNH grads introduce new spiked still water A new spiked still water — think of an alcoholic seltzer, but without the bubbles — is now available in more than 300 independently owned stores across New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

NOCA, which stands for “no carbonation,” comes in three flavors – dragon fruit mango, watermelon lime and triple berry. It contains 4.5 ABV, 95 calories, two grams of sugar, three grams of carbs and is free of any artificial ingredients.

The water is filtered and features a fermented cane sugar base.

The story of the drink’s genesis came out of the desires of three friends to “take a risk” and launch a unique product of their own. College friends Alex Febonio, Galen Hand and Richard Roy all graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2016 with plans to pursue careers in finance. But it wasn’t long before they decided they wanted to do something different.

“We all went to college … during the spiked seltzer boom. It was the big thing at the time, pretty much, because at the end of the day, it was a healthier option than soda due to its low sugar content,” Febonio said. “But then Galen said one day that he didn’t like carbonation. So we looked at what options there were on the market, and at the time, there was nothing.”

When the three friends realized there was a niche to be filled, they started asking friends and family members if they preferred carbonation.

“A lot of people actually came back to us, and said no,” he said. “They’d tell us that if they had the option to, they’d drink something that was still,

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but that also had the same health benefits. So then we just kind of ran with it. … All of the flavoring is natural or organic, with no preservatives. That plays a huge role in what you actually taste when you try the drink.”

Febonio said he, Hand and Roy spent considerable time in his apartment testing out different flavors. All three were members of the Atkins Investment Group at UNH during their college days, using their university connections to their advantage in starting their new business venture.

“We reached out to some alumni who were a huge help to us, [by] just advising us on how to raise capital and actually go to market with a product,” he said. “They actually [connected] us with Vital [Design] in Portsmouth, which did all of our can designs.”

The company is headquartered in Newmarket, but the drink and its cans are manufactured in Baltimore, by a company that NOCA has contracted with to produce them and ship them back up to the Granite State. Febonio said the group were also connected with Tyler Kelly of New Hampshire Distributors, who helped them branch out to get their product in several area convenience stores and corner stores.

You can easily find the nearest store to you that sells NOCA by visiting the website and entering your city or town

zip code. Depending on the location, you can either get individual 12-ounce cans or boxed cases of six cans each.

The next steps, Febonio said, are for NOCA to appear in larger chain stores and supermarkets like Market Basket and Hannaford, and to eventually obtain enough funds to sell the product in even more states.

In the meantime, Febonio said he or his two other co-founders go to nearly a dozen locations across the state each week to do samplings.

“We’re … at a table in a store and get people to engage with us ALEX FEBONIO and try it, and that seems to resonate with people,” he said. “I definitely think, especially when you’re just starting out with a new product, the samplings are important because you can get it in someone’s hands.”

— Matt Ingersoll NOCA spiked still water Visit drinknoca.com to find a store near you that sells NOCA. You can also find them on Facebook or Instagram @ drinknoca for news and updates.

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POP CULTURE

Are We There Yet? by Dan Albert (W.W. Norton & Co., 332 pages)

It’s not the first book with the title “Are We There Yet?” but Dan Albert signals that his will be different with the dedication.

The book, a history of the American automobile “past, present and driverless,” is dedicated to 11 cars Albert owned, to include a 1972 Volkswagon Beetle, a 2008 Honda Odyssey and, most beloved of all, a 1985 Saab 900S that died young (at age 10) when a college student loaded it with too much beer.

There’s a lot to love here.

That may be because I’m a car guy, which Albert defines broadly and which has nothing to do with a person’s sex. A car guy can be a middle-aged nurse who vows to never trade her stick-shift convertible for a driverless car, or Albert’s daughter, who doesn’t know how to check her car’s oil but likes to drive for sheer pleasure.

“There are car guys the world over,” Albert writes, but there have always been a disproportionate number in the U.S.,

where cars outnumber licensed drivers.

We didn’t invent the modern automobile — that honor is generally attributed to the German Karl Benz — but ours was the first “mass-motorized society,” and until recently Americans saw cars as an “adventure machine” that drove both our families and economy.

“Cars offered adventure, independence, social status, and visceral fun,” Albert writes. “So, we remade our cities, relocated our towns, rearranged our homes, and filled in our open spaces to fit the American automobile. In return, the American automobile provided unprecedented mobility, economic growth, and national prowess.”

This mutually beneficial arrangement, however, could be on the brink of combustion with the advent of driverless cars and the societal changes occurring as many young Americans forego buying cars and instead use ride-hailing apps for transportation. (“Driving? The Kids are So Over It,” a headline in The Wall Street Journal said earlier this year.)

Albert has an opinion about that, which he promises to share on a literary road trip that takes the reader from the horseless buggy to the driverless EV, with the occasional pit stop to explore his own family’s history — “what it’s like to ride in the wayback, … my adventures in car

repair, and the exquisite joy of teaching my daughter to drive.”

Unfortunately, the book is top-heavy with history, and most of the personal anecdotes get relegated to the end, making the first few chapters a tough slog as Albert delves into the automobile’s first few decades with encyclopedic detail. (On the plus side, you will learn plenty about General Motors’ stock prices in the 1920s and the early problems with internal-combustion engines.)

Persevere, and there’s plenty of interesting stuff here, such as the dueling philosophies of Henry Ford and Alfred Sloan.

Ford, who had declared bankruptcy twice and was pushing 50 before he found success by mass-marketing cars, was an anti-1-percenter, saying he did not believe in earning “awful profits.” He once testified under oath that Ford Motor Co. was “organized to do as much as we can everywhere for everybody concerned.”

Whereas, Sloan, an early president of GM, believed that his company’s primary purpose was to make money, not cars.

Between the development of cars and the construction of America’s highways, Albert pauses to examine the car’s dark side: that of a killer. In 1935 Reader’s Digest published an article called “—And Sudden Death,” a “shockingly graphic

description of motor vehicle bloodshed” that was widely distributed across the U.S. Judges handed it out in court, and in Manhattan, commuters were given copies at tollbooths.

Early on, cars were seen as the menace.

Then roads were the villain. Now, drink and distracted drivers are. Regardless of the cause, “Death and the automobile have always gone together,” Albert writes.

Proponents of driverless cars believe autonomous vehicles will change that.

Maybe, if we can get the trolley problem figured out.

But Albert believes that something essential in the American spirit will be lost. He writes movingly of his old Saab, designed by rocket scientists but felled by 36 cases of beer, and its sorry end. Conversely, “When a driverless car dies, don’t expect anyone to shed a tear,” he writes.

There’s a difference between a car guy and a car geek. Car geeks change their own oil, subscribe to Car and Driver and understand right away when Albert describes a “two-wheeled horsedrawn sulky as a onehorsepower Mazda Miata.”

Car geeks will love every sentence in this book. Car guys may skip over some paragraphs or pages. If you’re 25 and don’t have a driver’s license yet, don’t bother. B+ — Jennifer Graham

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Snapshots of Hampton past Local photographer’s collection on display In the summer of 1983, Peter Randall took to Hampton Beach armed with an Olympus XA camera, which he describes as slightly larger than a deck of cards. His goal: to photograph and document the people and happenings of 1980s Hampton Beach.

While Randall had never dealt with street photography directly, he had been a photographer for about 20 years leading up to his Hampton Beach venture. Randall viewed it as an opportunity to try out the black-andwhite chromogenic film he received from film maker Agfa after writing to them about creating a documentary out of their blackand-white film.

After taking an abundance of photographs and processing the film, Randall decided to set aside the results. Between his publishing company, Peter E. Randall Publisher, finishing a book he had worked on for some time and starting another on the history of Hampton, Randall found himself busy with other work projects with no real time or need to make something out of his Hampton Beach photographs.

Now you can see Randall’s photography exhibit, “Hampton Beach in the 1980s,” at the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton.

Randall spent last winter archiving much of his life’s work as a photographer, and when a woman helping Randall found the black-and-white Hampton Beach pictures, she was impressed. At her suggestion, Randall worked the unearthed photographs into both a book and an exhibit, combing through between 700 and 800 negatives to select around 100 photographs for the book and 35 for the exhibit.

“I called the library and asked if they’d be interested and they had [exhibit space for] the month of July open, which I thought was very appropriate with the beaches going full blast,” Randall said.

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Hampton Beach is just a drop in the bucket within the 78-year-old’s over-50-year photography career. And as many passions do, his interest in photography began during his time at college.

“I wish I could say I started when I was 12, but I wasn’t,” he said. “I was going to UNH and majoring in history but I also had an interest in journalism. Some of my friends were interested in photography, so I kind of envied what they were doing. They had a couple of photo courses at UNH so I took those two classes and that’s really how I started.”

From there, Randall first took a job as a sports editor at the Manchester Free Press and then as an editor at the Hampton Union, stumbling into the additional role of photographer at both publications.

He went on to work at the New Hampshire Profiles magazine, further digging his teeth into photography as he became an editor, left the magazine and used his connections to learn that New Hampshire was one of the few states without a color photography book. So Randall took it upon himself to change that. New Hampshire Four Seasons was released in 1979 and marked the true beginning of Randall’s independent editorial photography career.

Randall produced his first three or four books in collaboration with other publishers. Then, as he prepared to do a book of panoramic photographs of New Hampshire with Down East Books, he was diagnosed with cancer. He successfully fought the cancer over the course of two years, and once healthy, still had the desire to create his book of panoramic New Hampshire photographs. Down East no longer showed interest in publishing Randall’s book, so Randall published it himself, raising money with the help of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Hampton in the 1980s. Photo by Peter Randall.

This began Randall’s streak of self-publishing, and while he published his own work as a photographer, he also came to publish the work of others in a side venture that would become Peter E. Randall Publisher. He went on to publish around 450 books in total, many of them history-related, and has since retired from the company and given the reins to his daughter Deidre.

Randall’s editorial photography career gained steam alongside his publishing career. He would travel all over the world, including five African countries, Japan, New Zealand and Guatemala, to take photographs. Yet Randall says most of his photography has stayed within the bounds of the Granite State, a place that he’s called home for the majority of his life.

Randall’s “Hampton Beach in the 1980s” showcases the most visited sector of a town Randall lived in for around 30 years. While never an avid Hampton Beach-goer, he believed the immensely popular destination deserved documentation, and took to it with his Olympus XA. “The photographs are a historical record

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because there were no cell phones, there were boomboxes, a lot of smoking ... you don’t see that much anymore,” Randall said. “But, you know, there’s still girls in bikinis and boys in bathing suits and little kids playing in the water and the sand and families out enjoying themselves. I don’t know that anyone else has photographed Hampton in the same way that I did during that time. It’s sort of a record of what it was like in those days, and it’s sort of a record of what it’s like today.”

At age 78, Randall continues to share his love of photography, which he said has been an important part of his life for over 50 years.

“I could never be a painter, I have no skills for that,” he said, “but I learned how to use a camera and I guess that was my creative expression.”

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Delusive Relics bring expansive electronic sound to Dover on television except for brief snippets used as anti-Western propaganda. This did not have the government’s desired effect.

“I heard it and started shaking my body to it,” Nik said. “When I was 5 I starting to listen to music very seriously; I remember that.”

His first love was Europop electronic music — Alphaville, Samantha Fox, and above all, Depeche Mode. After Mavara disbanded due to unresolved business matters, Nik set aside their sound for a return to his youth.

“My head and body loves electronic music and synth pop from the ’80s,” he said. “I told myself one time I’d do a side project of that music.”

Delusive Relics’ debut album, Chaotic Notions, brings together musical and ideological threads. It’s a concept record, focusing on state oppression, gender inequality, pol- Delusive Relics. Courtesy photo. iticians with messiah complexes and other modern topics. “Command Machine” imag- while “Woman’s Diary” rages against womines an artificial intelligence world takeover, en’s subjugation with pulsing keys and lines like, “I’m not your puppet, my little man.”

The three-part opus “Illusion/Delusion/ Hallucination” is a full-on assault against the leadership of his old country.

“The song is about someone who thinks he’s a prophet of God,” Nik said. “Sometimes people have a mental disease. … A person like that can think it’s real. The ayatollah … thinks he’s from God, that God gave him the position of the leader of Iran and that’s ridiculous.”

Joining Nik and Oveisi for their Dover show are vocalist Vanessa Hale and Kelly Kane, well-known from his time in The Brew, on drums. He was recruited via Craigslist.

“It’s a great match,” Nik said, adding he’s their first ever live drummer. “It is a privilege, a reward, he’s coming to play [and] we don’t need playback machines.”

For their Dover show, the band will play MINE! MINE! all of Chaotic Notions and seven songs from Roy from Auburn gets ready to volley back a high-flying return in a heated Nik’s work in progress Blind Owl. The latbeach volleyball game. Photo by Caleb Jagoda. ter is based on a novel by renowned Iranian

Fans of adventurous, boundary-crossing music should make plans to see Delusive Relics when they appear at Dover Brick House on July 20. It’s only their third live appearance, though all members are accomplished studio musicians. The synth-rich quartet was created by Farhood Nik with assistance from vocalist and keyboard player Anis Oveisi.

Both are ex-members of a now-defunct progressive rock band with an incredible story.

Iranian expatriates who absorbed rock music via BitTorrent and other internet tools formed the core of Mavara; their migration to the U.S. in 2013 required fooling a repressive government with tricks straight out of a John le Carré novel. For Nik, a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, it seems inevitable that he’d someday sneak out of his homeland.

In a recent phone interview, Nik recalled his mother telling him as a toddler that certain music was “illegal” and couldn’t be shown

fiction writer Sadegh Hedayat; it delves into the madness of both the book’s protagonist and its author, who died by suicide in 1951.

Nik plans to release the new album in January 2021.

“It’s a dark fantasy — too dark, and it’s famous, written about 100 years ago,” Nik said. “It’s a very psychedelic novel.”

Also performing at the upcoming concert is Grenon, led by teenage singer-songwriter Kacie Grenon. Their sound is quite different from Delusive Relics’, and that’s the reason Nik invited them.

“I want to split the bill with somebody else,” he said. “Grenon is very young and they know how to reach fans their age. It’s a very cool shift from us.”

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Inexplicable

In Yokohama, Japan, near Tokyo, one can visit the Unko Museum — a whole interactive experience built around “cute” poop. (“Unko” means poop in Japanese.)

For example, reports the Associated Press, one can sit on a colorful fake toilet and pretend to poop as music plays, then collect a brightly colored souvenir poop to take home. An enormous poop sculpture erupts every 30 minutes, volcanolike, and spews little foam poops. In one room, visitors can play a “whack-a-mole” type game where they stomp on poops. Visitor Toshifumi Okuya was delighted: “It’s funny because there are adults running around screaming, ‘poop, poop,’” he said. The museum opened in March and will remain open until September.

Suspicions confirmed

In the College Station neighborhood of Pulaski County, Arkansas, traditions run deep, especially when it comes to the Fourth of July. Beneques Christopher, 19, told KSDK that the holiday “firework war” has been going on for years, and even attracts people from other neighborhoods: “They know when Fourth of July comes, this is the spot to be at.” But this year, the ritual went awry, resulting in many injuries and several people facing charges.

Christopher was one of the victims: “It popped right here,” he said, pointing to his groin area. “And it could have been dangerous because I almost lost everything.”

Instead, he suffered a second-degree burn on his thigh, but he feels lucky that he didn’t lose any fingers, as five others did.

When police officers arrived, people started pointing fireworks at them, leaving two deputies with injuries. While a local pastor hopes to shut the tradition down, Christopher vows to continue it: “We started the tradition, and now we have to keep it going,” he said.

Walmart shunning

An unnamed woman pulled a stunt in a Wichita Falls, Texas, Walmart on June 25 that got her banned from the store. According to NBC News, Police Sgt. Harold McClure said a store employee reported that the woman had eaten half a cake from the bakery, then attempted to buy the other half (for half-price), saying she found the cake in that condition. While Walmart did not want to press charges, they did prohibit her from shopping at the store in the future — a policy they’re familiar with, after an incident in January at another Wichita Falls Walmart. In that case, a woman rode an electric cart around the store’s parking lot while guzzling wine from a Pringles can.

She was also Walmart-shunned.

Least competent criminal

A craving for cake batter ice cream brought New York City police officers to a Baskin-Robbins store in Coney Island on June 29 — a fortuitous detour, as it turned out. The Associated Press reported that when 33-year-old Emmanuel Lovett walked into the shop and tugged on his denim shorts, a loaded pistol dropped to the floor, and officers swarmed Lovett, who, it turns out, had a robbery record that prohibited him from having a firearm. He was charged with criminal possession of a firearm. No word on whether he, or the officers, enjoyed their ice cream.

Telling it like it is

A diner in Little Rock, Arkansas, is getting attention for a clever menu item.

According to United Press International, Mama D’s offers a “My Girlfriend Is Not Hungry” option, which adds extra fries, chicken wings or cheese sticks to an order to share with a dinner partner who underestimates their hunger. On its Facebook page, Mama D’s said the option is “a solution for those who tend to dine with people that eat food off their plate.”

the restaurant had already paid the server the $5,000. Wolfe, of Buffalo, New York, was charged with grand theft after admitting that she was the big tipper.

Just say no

An Independence Day holiday in Bodega Harbor, California, went terribly wrong for a group of six friends who rented a house there.

On July 4, 32-year-old Betai Koffi of San Francisco indulged heavily in LSD, taking four doses over the course of the afternoon.

He became delusional and violent with his friends, who were trying to prevent him from leaving the home. After assaulting several of his housemates and wrecking a rental car, he took off on foot and came upon a secu-

rity guard. Koffi plucked a landscape light out of the ground, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Crum told KTVU, “and stabs the security guard with the metal end of it,” knocking the guard to the ground. Koffi then stole the guard’s pickup truck and ran down two different couples as they enjoyed an evening walk. Finally, sheriff’s and highway patrol officers arrived, and Koffi aimed the truck at them and accelerated. A CHP officer fired his gun, striking Koffi three times.

“If this guy had kept going, who knows what he could have done to other people,” Crum said. “He was just blatantly going after people, driving after them.” Eight people were injured, but all are expected to recover.

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OK, the first mistake was letting Matthew Morrison, 44, sleep in a tent on your lawn. A homeowner in Crestview, Florida, allowed Morrison to bunk on the property as a favor to someone he was trying to help. But things went south on July 6, when Morrison entered the home without permission and threw lighted firecrackers under a sleeping 9-year-old girl’s bed. The homeowner chased Morrison out of the house with a stick. Morrison told Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies it was a “prank gone wrong,” but the little girl was left terrified. Lt. Todd Watkins told Fox News: “I’m not sure what he was trying to accomplish.

The prank thing didn’t really sound like it was a legitimate reason.” Well, maybe this had something to do with it: When Morrison was arrested, officers found 2 grams of methamphetamine in his pocket. Morrison had a prior criminal history, including drug charges; he was charged with burglary and possession of methamphetamine.

Sweet revenge

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