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ACT ONE presents True Tales Live at West End Studio Theatre (959 Islington St., Portsmouth) on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors. Visit actonenh.org. Full Time Fools present The Treasure of the Cirque Fou at the Players’ Ring Theatre (105 Marcy St., Portsmouth) through Oct. 7, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $14 for seniors and students. Visit playersring.org.

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The Music Hall’s Writers in the Loft series will host Jill Lepore at The Music Hall Loft (131 Congress St., Portsmouth) on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. Lepore will present her book These Truths: A History of the United States. The event includes an author presentation, Q&A, book signing and meet-and-greet. Tickets cost $54 and include a copy of the book and a bar beverage. Visit themusichall.org or call 436-2400.

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The Children’s Museum of NH is hosting a new event called Dover Dine Around, on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. Six local restaurants will host an intimate gathering of diners: Blue Latitudes, Christopher’s Third Street Grille, Ember wood fired grill, Patty B’s Ristorante Italiano, Sonny’s Tavern and Stages at One Washington. Tickets to this exclusive event are $100 per person, and dinner will include a choice of appetizer, entrée and one drink, plus dessert, coffee and after-dinner drink at the After Party. The After Party at the museum will include live music by Ken Ormes of Boston, coffee, dessert, drinks, and the live auction of a handful of art works that are being reserved from the museum’s Gallery 6 art exhibition. Visit childrens-museum.org.

Dress a Girl Around the World will be held Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Salisbury Public Library in Salisbury. Help change the life of a girl by sewing a simple dress to be donated. Bring your sewing machine, a bag lunch and 100-percent cotton fabric. Registration required. Complete details about materials will be given when you register. Contact Corinn to register: cflaherty@salisburylibrary.org or 978-465-5071.

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By Rob Levey Summer is in our rear-view mirror, but there are plenty of good reasons to stay outdoors. Whether you love to mountain bike, run, kayak or hike, there are beautiful places in which to recreate throughout the greater Seacoast region this fall.

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Hiking in the fall on the Seacoast is a great way to experience nature and the outdoors. Dover resident Heather Campbell, owner of Bending Bodhi Yoga, says fall hiking is one of her favorite activities. “The weather gets cooler, the leaves begin turn color and places tend to get quieter, which means the wildlife likes to

come out and make more appearances,” she said. One of her go-to spots for a short and quick hike that is great for kids, too, is Mount Agamenticus in York, Maine. “This hike is a fairly easy trek without too steep of an incline,” she said. “It is about 20 to 30 minutes to reach the summit.” There is also the option to drive up and take hikes from the top. “They are all pretty short and a great way to spend a few hours in the outdoors,” she said. “There is also a Learning Center up top that is sometimes open to explore their exhibits on the history and wildlife of

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the area.” She said if you get lucky and get a clear day, you can see the ocean and Mount Washington from the top. She also noted they try to make up fun games for the kids, too. “We often create little scavenger hunts for the kids and allow them to take their time checking off all the things on their list while exploring the summit,” she said. Another favorite hike of Campbell’s is Little Blue Job in Strafford, N.H., on Crown Point Road. She acknowledged this trail is a little bit more challenging but only has about 10 minutes of steep incline. “There is a water tower at the halfway

point that you can climb and see amazing views of the surrounding areas,” she said. “If you stay to the left and continue to the Summit of Little Blue Job, you will not be disappointed. The views are incredible and the summit itself is huge. It is perfect for a picnic.” She said she also offers sunset yoga classes through Bending Bodhi Yoga at the top once a month in the summer and fall. She described them as “a huge hit.” “People love to combine the beauty of the earth with the beauty of their yoga practice,” she said. For those interested in a short walk in the woods without an incline, Campbell 7

6 suggests checking out Little Niagara Falls, which is also in Strafford. Parking can be found at the junction of Barndoor Gap Road and Little Niagara Falls Road. Follow Little Niagara Falls Road until you come to the cascade. “It is about a mile walk down a dirt road until you come to a lovely little waterfall at the end,” she said. “It is also a great spot for a picnic.” Referring to the greater Seacoast area as perfect for low-impact family outdoor activities, Peter Sawtelle of Seven Rivers Paddling said The Sweet Trail with multiple entry points in Durham is a great example. “It provides a network of flat, or mostly flat, trails that lead through forests and salt marsh areas,” he said. “There is also a returning nesting area for a heron that is easy to find.” Trails at Kingman Farm, in Madbury, feature mountain bike trails for kids and families. “This trail is also an easy walk or bike, about 45 minutes on foot, into town for a bite to eat and homemade ice cream,” he said.

Featuring dozens of miles of trails, Exeter is described by Greg Bisson, director of Exeter Parks and Recreation, as “a unique location with a little bit of everything for everyone.” The trails at Phillips Exeter Academy are fairly extensive and an incredible place to begin your recreational journey. The trails are wide and fairly smooth without too many tree roots, so they are perfect for running, hiking or biking. These trails connect with trails at Gilman Park, so there are ample opportunities to explore varying terrain. If you have heard of the term Fort Rock, you may be confused to not see a sign anywhere in town that indicates such place, but what this refers to is more formally known as Henderson-Swasey Town For-

est and Oakland Town Forest in Exeter and Newfields, respectively. At Fort Rock, though, you definitely want to watch your step, as the trails are fairly technical, which is great for riders (but not so much for runners). Located just minutes from downtown Exeter, these trails are so extensive they cannot be explored in just one day, so prepare to visit them again and bring a compass just in case. It is very easy to get lost there. Featuring grassland, woods and river frontage, Raynes Farm in Exeter is another great year-round destination, especially for hiking in the fall. At the farm, you can see a variety of wildlife, including hawks, grassland birds and turkeys. The most recognizable feature on Raynes Farm, though, is its iconic red barn, the largest remaining barn in Exeter and a reminder of its rich agricultural past. As a way to encourage children to explore the trails in Exeter, the town has created a Trail Passport. It can be printed at exeternh. gov/bcc/exeter-trail-passport. This printable booklet highlights four short-distance trail areas for children to explore. Use the map and the trail markers on the ground to navigate to a passport rubbing station. Kids can then lay their passport on the marker and use a pencil to rub a “passport stamp” into the booklet. If kids complete three sites, they can then go to the Planning Department for a prize. According to Brandon Mattison, program coordinator of Hampton Parks and Recreation Department, there is hiking in Hampton, too. “If you are looking for a nice walk through the woods, White’s Lane is a great spot to adventure,” he said. “For its location, it is a great network of trails right in our backyard.” Also known as “Twelve Share,” this area is named after the original 12 shares of land granted by the King of England 8

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7 to the first settlers of the area. According to the Town of Hampton, they acquired several small properties in the area over the years with help from the Conservation Commission. It is the Town’s goal to have a trail that allows residents to walk from Ice Pond to Mill Road. Owned by the Town of Hampton, Ice Pond is 10 acres and surrounded by a plot of land of more than 25 contiguous acres. This area contains wetlands, lightly forested wetlands and uplands. For those with physical challenges, there are two handicapped-accessible trails that were installed by Seacoast Youth Services of Seabrook in the summer of 2009. Hurd Farm has frontage on Timber Swamp and Towle Farm roads in Hampton and Hampton Falls with about 135 acres of land in Hampton. It is a mix of farmland, forests and wetlands with more than one mile of river frontage on the Taylor River. An agricultural conservation agreement on the property ensures that the farm soils at Hurd Farm will never be developed. A water quality and recreational preservation agreement on the lands along the river not only protects water resources but also provides for permanent public recreational access. Hurd Farm is available to the public for a variety of recreational opportunities, such as hiking, fishing, hunting, birding and, in the winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

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One of the state’s longest rail trails, the 26.5-mile Rockingham Recreational Trail is a great destination for outdoor

enthusiasts. Its eastern trailhead is in Newfields. Relatively flat, the trail takes people through mostly wooded settings with some stretches that take you through high-walled cuts blasted through granite. The trail ends in Manchester, the Granite State’s largest city. Stratham Hill Park in Stratham is great for running or biking. Here, trails are not all that technical for bikers, although there can be fun for even those with more experience. For hikers or beginning bikers, Odiorne State Park in Rye is a great place with smooth, very wide trails. In North Hampton, conservation lands present beginners with trails that are fairly easy to navigate, too. Protected by the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire, Kimball Reserve (Exeter) and Piscassic Greenway (Newfields and Newmarket) are popular destinations for outdoor enthusiasts. At Piscassic Greenway, gently rolling Byrne Trail is a great spot with a variety of other named trails there, too. At the end of the eastern portion of Byrne Trail, a wildlife viewing platform provides visitors with the opportunity to see turtles, birds and other animals in the beaver pond. The 5.5-mile Dover Community Trail begins in downtown Dover by the train station. This urban part is complemented by the more rural portion, which you can access just before the Cocheco River heading west on Fourth Street. You veer to the right and run along the river. It takes you through open fields until Whittier Street. After crossing that street, you head down Whittier Falls Way and run under Spaulding Turnpike, at which time the trail becomes decidedly even more rural. The trail goes behind Liberty Mutual and ends at Watson Road. There are two trails in Salisbury that are relatively easy and good choices for families. The first is Old Eastern Marsh 10

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For family paddling adventures, Sawtelle recommends Lamprey River. “Families can paddle right through downtown Newmarket,” he said. A tidal river, Lamprey River can provide people with an initial taste of paddling without the difficulties of learning to negotiate the tides. He said sights along the way include ospreys, bald eagles, herons and kingfishers. For more challenging paddling at an intermediate to advanced level, Sawtelle recommends circumnavigating Newcastle Island. This paddling route takes you through Portsmouth Harbor into the ocean and goes through a portion of the Pisquataqua River. “You can really get a sense of the challenges of paddling a tidal region,” he said. For one of his favorite spots, Sawtelle cited Great Bay with five or six “put-ins” as “a standout,” although caution should be exercised. “Because this area is so prone to tidal fluctuations, it is easy to find yourself out there completely alone,” he said. “It can be tricky. The tides can leave you stranded on mud if you do not know the tide patterns and flows.” He cited Portsmouth as another place for a family adventure. “There are gundalow boats in the Piscataqua River and families can take tours that show them the history of the Portsmouth area,” he said. An avid hiker, Campbell said she feels drawn to the water in the fall. Her favorite activities on the water include paddleboarding and kayaking.

“I most frequently put in at the boat launch off Route 101 on the Dover-Eliot line,” she said. “This is a tidal river so you want to be sure to check the tides before you head out.” She said tidal access to the river is three hours either side of high tide. “When I put in I love to go to the right and under the bridge upriver toward South Berwick,” she said. “You can enjoy views of Vaughn Woods, the Hamilton House and the Counting House. It is a wonderful quiet and peaceful spot.” Her family’s favorite place to paddle is Pawtuckaway Lake in Nottingham. She said the boat launch there is Fundy Boat Launch. “Pawtuckaway tends to be a busier spot, but you don’t have to worry about the tides because it’s a lake,” she said. “There are lots of islands to stop off at for exploring and a quick swim, too, if it’s warm enough. … We can often spend an entire day here easily.” Another great freshwater spot for paddling and swimming is Mendums Pond in Barrington, which she described as “a great family-friendly recreation area.” It is located on the Little River and part of the Piscatqua River watershed. “It is a great place to spend the day swimming, paddling and picnicking,” she said. “They have bathroom facilities and rent boats, too. There is a small entrance fee and they do close in the early fall for the season.” If you are looking to head out in some salt water without worrying too much about open seas, Odiorne Point Salt Marsh is the place, according to Campbell. “It’s great for families,” she said. “It’s often quiet and it hosts some amazing opportunities for bird-watching.” In Exeter you have very easy access to water right downtown. For instance, there is Exeter Boat Launch, where boats can be launched into Squamscott River. If you are lucky this fall, you just might catch Phillips Exeter Academy students on the crew team making their way down the river. In Gilman Park, boaters can launch 11

Everyone should experience the beach in one way or another.” He said Hampton Harbor is another great spot. “Depending on the tide, you can explore the marshways and get great views that many people don’t get to experience every day,” he said. Fore those without their own equipment, there are plenty of opportunities on the Seacoast to rent paddleboards and kayaks with rental shops in Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton, York and many more locations. “Most of these places offer guided tours as well,” Campbell said.

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Outdoors with Seven Rivers Paddling Kayaking in the area since age 12, Peter Sawtelle, owner of Seven Rivers Paddling, knows all about the waterways in and around the greater Seacoast region. His love of the water, however, has its proverbial roots in hiking and outdoor excursions he took with his mom at an even younger age. “My love of paddling began from all these experiences,” he said. This love of the outdoors followed him to college; he earned an associate’s degree in outdoor recreational leadership from Colorado Mountain College and a bachelor’s degree in outdoor education from UNH. After college, Sawtelle worked in a number of different capacities in the outdoors, including a stint in Alaska in which he worked as a civilian for the United States Air Force Outdoor Adventure Program on Elmendorf Air Force Base. In this capacity, he served as the lead sea kayaking and whitewater rafting guide. “I led single and multi-day trips, ran safety trainings, and updated the guide-training program for new and returning guides,” he said. “I really enjoyed it.” Returning to the Seacoast in 2009, Sawtelle at one point served as recreation program director for the Town of Rye. Six years ago he married, and children soon followed, which led him to form Seven Rivers Paddling. He

also teaches sea kayaking at UNH as an adjunct professor. Sawtelle is not a one-man show, however, as his wife runs their Outdoor Kitchen program. She leads wilderness foraging and outdoor kitchen experiences in which kids are taught about foraging in the New Hampshire woods. Sawtelle emphasized that that they are extremely careful about what they show them. “While the outdoor kitchen makes use of foraged foods — clover flowers, for example — we do not want to give kids the impression that they can start foraging things on their own,” he said. “The main purpose of the outdoor kitchen is about building respect for nature, an idea of community, and respect for each other.” He said kids can learn to cook with campfires, too. “You can watch kids who would otherwise have no interest in cooking anything at all get excited about cooking a blueberry cobbler when it involves a campfire,” he said. “One of the great things about the outdoor kitchen and other programs is that by the end kids learn to watch out for each other and to start calling each other out for unsafe behavior.” This program runs through the fall. For more information about this or any other program at Seven Rivers Paddling, visit sevenriverspaddling.com.

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Running with Shawn Crotto For Running Coach Shawn Crotto, one of his favorite routes is in Rye heading toward Hampton along Route 1A, especially in the fall. “It’s peaceful and quiet,” he said. “It’s nice to run with a little chill in the air. … Running in the fall especially after a hot summer is a blessing. This is the best time of year to run.” Citing the trails in Exeter as another favorite running location, Crotto said other preferred spots include Mount Agamenticus, Stratham Park and Mount Pawtuckaway. As for advice, he said he often suggests to beginners to start running this time of year, as he noted it is “perfect weather for your health and body.” He said there are a few things to remember, however. “Always check the weather,” he said. “It can be really cold in the a.m., so dress according-

ly. Long sleeves and sometimes light gloves might be needed.” Cooler weather does not preclude the need to hydrate. “The cooler weather might feel like you don’t need it, and you might not sweat much, but your body will still need to hydrate,” he said. “Change of season means your body is working hard to stay warm.” Cross-training is another great way to stay in shape for running. For Crotto, that means hitting the trails on his mountain bike. “This time of year is a great time to hit the trails before the leaves fall,” he said. “The quiet, cool, crisp air is perfect for mountain biking. You can literally smell the change of season.You can continue biking even in the winter months. Most trails in the Seacoast area now cater to winter biking.”

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What it is: The Strawbery Banke Museum is the true essence of stepping back in time. A quaint neighborhood of renovated houses and historical buildings lines the 10-acre living, breathing museum. Throughout the museum, one can find the historical significance of the original founders of Portsmouth and the Seacoast of New England, committed reenactors, educated tour guides and much more. Craft demonstrations and information on the history of boating, woodworking, house-building and more can be seen in buildings around the museum. The houses are staffed and open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, May through October. The hours and dates of operation change in November. Adult tickets cost $19.50, Children between 5 and 17 cost $9, and children under the age of 5 get in free. What I did: I have been to the Strawbery Banke Museum a handful of times in my life. Once was on a class field trip back in elementary school, and I went a couple of times with my family. I had never had the opportunity to explore the grounds by myself and as a result of my expected knowledge surrounding the museum, I opted to decline the guided tour offered to me and instead explore the facilities on my own.

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Strawbery Banke Museum. Photos by Andrew Clay.

I passed through the welcome center and stepped back in time. As I gathered my bearings and checked the map, I was a little surprised at how empty the grounds appeared to be. This is when I realized that I was unfamiliar with how the museum operated during the middle of the week as opposed to on the weekends, or without the rest of my elementary class running around the grounds with me. I considered going back to the welcome center and asking for a guided tour, but my pride prevailed. There was one place that I knew I had to visit first as a result of my visits in years past. My first stop, similar to many others as I have come to learn, had to be the Corner Store. To me, this exhibit demonstrates the essence of the museum more than anyplace else on the grounds. As it had been in my past visits, the store once again appeared to be the busiest house of the day. As it sounds, the Corner Store is a re-creation of how a typical shop would have looked back in the earliest days of our nation. With a knowledgeable re-enactor behind the counter ready to answer any questions, it was always fascinating to me to hear about and see the different types of foods and snacks available, and the prices that these brands that are still around today would have gone for hundreds of years ago. I left the Corner Store and spent the rest of my trip wandering the gravel roads of the museum grounds exploring one house after another. Each building held a different specialty or trade from years past. Where one house might be about farming or boat-building, the next might be

about the structural integrity and technique used in creating the building centuries ago or have hands-on tool demonstrations or games within it. One of the houses that really stood out and piqued my interest along my visit was Pitt Tavern, which included the history of the Masons and was visited by some of the most historical names in the nation’s history such as George Washington and John Hancock. The other standout houses included the massive Gov. Goodwin Mansion, which was moved from down the road and reconstructed on the museum grounds to save it from construction, and the boat shop where boat-building demonstrations were taking place throughout the day.

Who else would enjoy this: Last year I took my niece and nephew, then age 9 and 7, to explore the museum during the winter. As a result, I would suggest that 9 might be the youngest age that would be old enough to enjoy a trip to Strawbery Banke, although there was enough to keep both kids entertained throughout the visit. The majority of the grounds are wheelchair accessible although I did notice that there were sections, especially the upper levels of the houses, that would be impossible to make work in a wheelchair. Anyone with an interest in the history of the United States would find this trip to be an extremely interesting and unique experience. I would, however, suggest opting for the guided tour rather than self-led explora-

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to bring people back to nature through her craft. “It’s really easy to get caught up in our day-to-day lives. Thinking that we are separate from nature, we get really stuck in our heads and we get stuck in our little boxes and our worlds, so [Yoga by the River] is kind of a reminder to come home to who we really are,” she said. “I want to be able to offer an opportunity for people to remember that connection to nature and that connection to who they really are.” Yoga has made sense to Chandra from the start. She was raised in a spiritual family and said she was introduced to meditation at a young age. She was also a dancer and went to school for dance. “When I found yoga, it was kind of like the two worlds blended together,” she said. “Here is something where I can move my body, express myself physically and bring in that meditative, spiritual aspect all into one. It just felt right.” Still, Chandra says that she understands the reservations that some people may have about delving into the practice, but she emphasizes that yoga is far more than just a form of exercise. “In the modern world now, especially with social media, there is such a stig-

ma around yoga,” said Chandra. “Go into it with an open mind and of the possibility that this could be your practice. It is not geared toward a specific type of person, a specific group or body type. This is a practice that has been in place for thousands of years for a reason. It is much more than a fitness craze. It’s a well-rounded practice. Go into it with an open mind and see for yourself.” Yoga by the River is $13 per person, and walk-ins of all experience levels, body types, age, race and gender are welcome to participate. “Sometimes,” Chandra said, “we think of it as a fitness thing, but the word yoga actually means union, to bring together — the idea of getting out of your head, getting out of this idea that we are separate from nature and coming back home.” For more information, visit lowellsboatshop.com or call 978-834-0050. — Andrew Clay

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Best not to rely on reserve fuel when gauge reads empty Dear Car Talk: Please confirm whether this rumor I’ve heard is true: When the gas gauge is on “E,” there are still a few gallons in the tank. I’ve heard that By Ray Magliozzi over the years and cannot find any confirmation. — Diane Yes, in my experience, it’s true for most cars. Lots of modern cars have “miles to empty” digital readouts now, and those seem to have less in reserve and are pretty accurate. But cars with traditional fuel gauges have, on average, a gallon or two left in the tank once the gauge reads empty. It’s what the manufacturers call “moron insurance.” Gauges are designed that way so that if you mess up, and forget to get gas, and suddenly notice the tank is on empty, you’ll still have enough fuel to make it to a nearby gas station. The system was vehemently opposed by the Tow Truck Driver’s Association, who felt it was severely cutting into their 401(k)s. Carmakers rarely talk about the gasoline reserve, with good reason; they want you to forget about it.

It’s like that emergency hundred dollar bill you stuffed into a hidden pocket in your handbag. If you were always aware of it, it’d probably be a pair of shoes by now. Similarly, it’s better not to count on any reserve fuel, and be blessedly relieved that it’s there when you need it. But remember, “a gallon or two” is just our estimate. If you want to know exactly how much fuel remains in your own tank after the gauge reads empty, there’s only one way to find out. Download the latest “Car Talk” podcast so you have something to listen to, put two gallons of gas in a gas can, and start driving. When the gauge hits “E,” reset the trip odometer to zero. Then check it again when you coast over to the side of the road. Divide that number by your miles per gallon, and you’ll know how much of a reserve you have. And then forget all about it, and fill up every time you get down to a quarter tank. Dear Car Talk: I have a 1991 Volvo 240 with 220,000 miles. I had the original clutch replaced at 174,000. When I park on a steep incline, the car rolls. The parking brake

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never works, but I should be able to park it in gear to prevent it from rolling, right? My mechanic is mystified, and says nothing is wrong with the transmission. Given that I have no plans to move to San Francisco, it’s a minor issue. But I’d like to know what is causing it and get it fixed, if possible. Thanks. — Bill This is your most serious problem, Bill? When you park your car in gear to keep it from rolling, you need two things: You need good engine compression, to prevent the pistons from moving. And you need a good clutch, to keep the engine solidly connected to the wheels. If either the clutch or the compression is weak, the weight of the car (and this is a heavy car) combined with the slope of the hill can overcome the holding power of the engine. Let’s assume, for the moment, that your clutch is still good since it was replaced 45,000 miles ago. That leaves engine compression. And with 220,000 miles on this old beast, I’d say your compression is the prime suspect. What keeps the car still is that it’s very hard for the pistons to compress the air in the cylinders. If they can’t compress

the air, they can’t move, and the car stays still. But if your piston rings are old and worn out and leaky, and can’t hold pressure, it’s a lot easier for the pistons to move. And that’s when you look out the window and see your Volvo rolling down to the 7-Eleven for a Slurpee. So have your mechanic test your compression. That’s easy to do. And if your engine compression is weak, then you have a few choices. You can rebuild the engine, which I would be hesitant to recommend due to the age and mileage of the car. You can avoid parking on hills. Or avoid parking on hills steep enough to allow the rolling. You can toss a couple of six-by-six blocks of wood in the car and chock your wheels when you have to park on a hill. Or you can try fixing the parking brake. And if you manage to make it work, you may have the only Volvo 240 in captivity with a working parking brake. But start by getting a compression test. If the compression is good, test the clutch. It’s one of those. My money’s on compression. Visit Cartalk.com.

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We really want to engage our customers and give them a better experience. Lauren: And a lot of stuff is [made from scratch] in house. I’m making all my own syrups, [and we have] healthier latte options like the golden milk, matcha [and] fire cider. Homemade pastries every morning, scones. People have been really into the scones — I sold about 32 scones in a few hours today. It’s been really cool to realize that I am also now a baker! What is your personal favorite dish? Lauren: I would say the LoLo breakfast sandwich. It has our homemade pesto, vineripened tomatoes, provolone cheese ... Tim: My favorite lunch item is the Turkey Bacon Avocado, which is a big seller here. We have a bread company that delivers every day, so we have a nice fresh, soft ciabatta roll. We’ve got some smoked turkey breast, which is delicious, [and] our bacon is a higher-quality cut, a nice thick cut of smoked bacon. We use Cabot cheddar, fresh avocado. … We throw some veggies on there, lettuce, tomato, onion, and it comes out fabulous. What is a dish everyone should try? Tim: Our best-seller is really a simple one — just a bacon, egg and cheese.

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Owners Lauren and Tim Ivers. Photos courtesy of Lauren Ivers.

Lauren: We offer a bacon, egg and cheese, then we offer a souped up version of it, with garlic aioli that we make in-house, lettuce, tomato, so it kind of turns into a gourmet bacon, egg and cheese. People seem to be liking it.

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Lavender makes its way into so many different areas of the home: cleaning, bath time, candles and more. It’s not often I see it as a part of cuisine, though, and I’m not sure why. It smells amazing, and once you make a simple syrup it’s easy to add in to things like smoothies, baked goods, cocktails or hot beverages like tea or coffee. Be careful, though: A little goes a long way. Lavender (or lavandula) is actually part of the mint family and should be considered an herb. It’s commonly used as an essential oil and is considered a great home remedy for anxiety and sleeplessness. While there are differing opinions about whether the essential oil should be consumed, the lavender plant itself is absolutely harmless. The best way I can describe it? It tastes the way it smells! I opted to add some to my latte and it felt relaxing and even a bit luxurious. Had I garnished it with a few flowers, I would have felt like I was at the spa or something. Do they serve lattes at spas? Must do some recon…. Lavender get its name from the Latin “lavare,” meaning “to wash.” The ancient Lavender Simple Syrup 1 cup water 1 cup white granulated sugar 1 tablespoon lavender flowers

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What to pair with wings, pizza and more Football season is here. For many people that means beer, chicken wings, pizza and other game-day foods. The only problem with this list for me is the beer. I used to be a beer drinker but am not anymore, so wine is my game-day beverage of choice. If you thought that wine didn’t pair well with any of these foods, think again. Wine is fairly versatile, so there are many wines that pair well with a variety of foods, whether you enjoy red or white. Here are some recommended pairings from VinePair with some of my recommendations added in.

Sparkling wine

One might think that sparkling wine is hard to pair, but it actually goes well with foods ranging from fried chicken and hamburgers to wings, ribs, jalapeno poppers, and even guacamole. The type of sparkling wine will impact the flavors slightly, depending upon whether it is dry or has a higher sugar content. Prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine, is my go-to these days. I like La Marca because it is tasty on its own but isn’t overpowering in things like mimosas, is affordable at around $12 to $15 a bottle, and is readily available at grocery stores and New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets.

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Merlot is a pretty versatile red, and like pinot grigio it pairs well with many foods. It is another wine that typically doesn’t surprise me, as you can count on it being fruit-forward and medium-bodied most of the time. Try it with everything from hamburgers, pulled pork and ribs to loaded nachos and meatball subs.

Zinfandel

Zinfandel can be a bit of a heavier, bolder red than merlot, so save this wine for your meatier game-day options like chili, pulled Riesling pork, ribs, meatball subs, and sausage and Riesling, like sparkling wine, can vary in peppers. I am not a big meat-eater, so I do its sugar content and dryness, so consider this not drink too much merlot, but meat-lovers when pairing it with foods. In general, it’s an should bring this wine on game day. ideal pairing for chicken wings, guacamole and jalapeno poppers. The sugar may cut Malbec through some of the spiciness. There are sevI feel like malbec is a very underrated eral different rieslings I like, including Relax, wine, but again one that you can pair with Jewell Towne Vineyards and Kung Fu Girl. a variety of foods, even on game day. Try it with hamburgers, wings, pulled pork, ribs, Pinot grigio loaded nachos, meatball subs, and sausage Pinot grigio is one of my go-to wines year- and peppers. round, because I find it very reliable. I mean this in the way that I know what to expect, it Cabernet sauvignon doesn’t usually surprise me, and I am hardCabernet sauvignon is a go-to red for many ly ever disappointed by it. It is crisp and people. Like zinfandel, it pairs well with meat refreshing and pairs well with a wide varibecause it tends to be fuller-bodied and boldety of foods. Try it with fried chicken, loaded er than some other red wines. Keep in mind nachos or guacamole. I am not overly picky that where the wine is from (California verwhen it comes to purchasing pinot grigio at sus Italy versus other parts of the world like the store and have found that you can get France) will influence its flavor profile. some pretty decent bottles for around $10.

Pinot noir

Pinot noir is one of my favorite red wines and one I have developed a real taste for in recent years. I like that it has fruit flavors and some body to it, without being too bold or too heavy. Try it with hamburgers, fried chicken, pulled pork, ribs, loaded nachos and even hot

Syrah (or Shiraz)

Syrah, or shiraz, depending on where it is from, is a very dark and dry red wine that tends to have some pepper notes, and even some smokiness to it. This makes it an ideal pairing for meat — think burgers, chili, meatball subs, sausage and even steak tips. —Stefanie Phillips

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Not all those who wander are lost, J.R.R. Tolkien famously wrote, but this was long before the smartphone led us into a rabbit hole of inattention. These days, the pleasant distractions presented by technology splinter our days into wanderings of the worst kind — purposeless forays that take us mentally off track and leave us wondering why we’ve accomplished so little. If you work at a computer, you labor for an average of 40 seconds before being interrupted or distracted, and you switch applications 566 times during an average day, says Chris Bailey, a Canadian “productivity expert” who proposes to help herd our neurological cats in his new book Hyperfocus. Awesome. Clearly, we need this since Bailey says Americans check Facebook 21 times a day even though it takes, on average, 22 minutes to get reabsorbed in a task after an interruption. And from its premise and blurbs, Hyperfocus seems a worthy addition to the genre best described as hacking your way to a better life through brain science. Unfortunately, the book is a thin, watery treatment compared to some of its predecessors, such as Caroline Webb’s How to Have a Good Day and Greg McKeown’s Essentialism. It’s also a bewilderingly self-conscious book by an author who repeatedly refers to its writing (one to-do list: “Map a time line of when I’ll be done writing Hyperfocus”), and who builds the book around personal anecdotes and the research of others, but gives the scientists uneven due. Some, like the Microsoft researchers he interviewed, are offered glowing endorsements and summaries of their work; others’ findings are tossed out like peanuts at a petting zoo with little context or proof. Bailey writes, for example, that we spend 47 percent of our days in a mind-wandering state he calls “scatterfocus.” Yes, minds wander, a lot, but 47 percent? Why not 42 or 48? And should we really accept as truth the claim that our wandering mind goes to the past 28 percent of the time? These sorts of findings spew from academic journals regularly, but their regurgitation here makes the studies seem faintly ridiculous, as do Bailey’s even more simplistic applications, such as “When your mind wanders, it visits three main places: the past, the present, and the future.” To club this book as juvenile, however, is somewhat akin to kicking a bunny, since Bailey seems an affable fellow, earnest in his quest for ever increasing productivity (his

first book was 2016’s The Productivity Project), and he has an engaging blog titled “A Life of Productivity.” There you can read about his experiments in productivity, to include living in isolation for 10 days and drinking only water for a month. Also, he knits. Gotta love a guy who knits. But sniff deeply and the whole endeavor has the cloying aroma that surrounds too many books these days, those born from blogs by Tim Ferriss devotees who brand themselves experts because so few people question the nebulous title. Is Chris Bailey really a productivity expert, or is Bill Gates? And what’s with the trend of filling a brainscience book full of meaningless graphics that could be produced by any third-grader with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word? Competing to be the silliest, a circle of dashes filled with horizontal slanted lines with the cutline “hyperfocus” and another circle comprised of dashes with nothing inside and the explanation “attentional space.” These reader-insulting “graphics” take up a third of a page each. That’s not to say Hyperfocus doesn’t offer the occasional helpful nugget. There’s a really good blog post in here that a merciless editor with an X-acto knife could extract. Here’s how it begins: “Just as you are what you eat, you are what you pay attention to. Attention is finite and is the most valuable ingredient you have to live a good life — so make sure everything you consume is worthy of it.” To do so, think deeply about the four kinds of tasks — necessary work, purposeful work, unnecessary work, distracting work. When it’s time to focus on the purposeful (“the tasks we’re put on this earth to do … the tasks with which we make the largest impact”), aggressively guard your precious and finite attention by anticipating obstacles and eliminating them. Set a timer to snap you back to attention. Set up a workspace devoid of distractions to include noise-canceling headphones and distraction-blocking apps. Meditate. Take breaks and use mind-wandering time to your creative advantage. Get plenty of sleep. Drink coffee. If this all sounds vaguely familiar it’s because yes, you’ve likely heard all this before, and the other suggestions that Bailey offers. His Hyperfocus is not a bad book. It’s not filled with typos or fake news, or painful prose. It just isn’t a particularly good one. It breaks no ground and ultimately offers little beyond the peppy reassurances of a junior varsity cheerleader — you’ve got this, team, snap to it, take on the day. C — Jennifer Graham

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On her spare, luminous new record Everyday Street, Lucy Kaplansky wrote a memoir in music, touching on friendship, marriage and motherhood — even dog walking. The fullness and frailty of life pour out from its songs, seven originals and four well-chosen covers. Moreover, it’s emphatically an album. Kaplansky is self-releasing her first new collection in six years while keeping it away from streaming sites. There’s a lovely reimagining of the lead song from Kaplansky’s solo debut, The Tide, and a version of Nanci Griffith’s “I Wish It Would Rain” that stirs up memories of the 1980s folk scene she came up in. She does a letter-perfect version of “Hallelujah” and takes Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” to a quieter place. But it’s the new songs that are most stirring. “Old Friends” tells the beautiful story of her enduring connection with Shawn Colvin. The two played as a duo in Greenwich Village before Kaplansky left music for several years; she returned in 1994. Colvin, by then an established star, produced her first album. Sometime after, the friends had a falling out — “who was right and who was wrong, neither one of us can say,” she sings. Twenty years later, prodded by Kaplansky’s husband and co-writer, they reconnected at a festival. “We were so happy and thrilled to see each other,” Kaplansky said by phone from her home in New York City. “Whatever had happened in the past was just gone in terms of whatever hadn’t been right between us, [and] we’ve been really close since then.” Using harmony as a metaphor — “weaving a shared tapestry, that’s what you and I do” — she wrote their history, and one day when Colvin came by to rehearse for a guest appearance at a hometown show, she shared it with her. “We both just cried and she said it was the nicest gift anyone had ever given her,” Kaplansky said. When work began on the new record, Kaplansky asked her to sing on it; Colvin happily agreed. “I sent her a couple of different things, but she said, ‘I want to sing on our song’ — that’s what she called it.” The finished version is lovely beyond words and music, a glimpse into something special. “It means so much to me to have her on that song,” she said. “I get chills when I listen to it; what an incredible gift. I mean, she said I gave her a gift, well, she give me a gift.” The other songs on Everyday Street are just as good. “Sixth Avenue” confronts the melancholy of watching children grow; husband Richard Litvin’s and her adopted daughter Molly is a teenager, now begging to be left alone to cross a busy street with her friends to get pizza. “One day you’ll be on your own,” Kaplansky sings wistfully, “you’re gonna let us go.”

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Cry Cry Cry partner Richard Shindell sings harmony on “Keeping Time,” originally about alcoholism. Kaplansky rewrote it after actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of a drug overdose. Kaplansky often saw Hoffman and his family on morning walks; she calls him “the king of our neighborhood” in one line. Kaplansky felt the song’s first draft wasn’t personal enough. “Because I’m not in recovery,” she said. “Then it hit me one day; make it a story about something I know about. Here in this world, with this very famous man, feeling the devastation of the neighborhood when he passed away.” Litvin, who met Kaplansky in her Village days as a doting fan and became a collaborator, added a couple of key changes to a crucial verse; “for the kill that lies in wait like the cruelest undertow / is stronger than all a man builds and loves and dreams and knows.” Originally, “kill” was “needle” and “cruel” became “cruelest.” “I want to give credit because all of these songs, to one extent or another, are written with my husband,” Kaplansky said. Their union is honored on the lovely “30 Years Begin Now,” which remembers their wedding day and restates their vows, as she sings, ”oh this is living ground, and only this moment matters now.” Kaplansky will release the new album on Sept. 28, the same day she performs at Portsmouth’s Music Hall Loft. She knows her plan to sell the new record directly is risky, but she has good reasons to experiment. What once was a primarily income source has all but vanished. A few years back, her cover of Roxy Music’s “More Than This” received 11.5 million Spotify streams; she got a laughable paycheck. “If that’s as good as it gets, then I’m going somewhere else,” she said. “I think my fans are happy to do it; we’ll see what happens. Talk to me in a few months.” — Michael Witthaus Lucy Kaplansky When: Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m. Where: Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth Tickets: $30 at themusichall.org

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than you. Also, remember that every rule has an exception. • Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Nothing you ever try will work out or result in any kind of success. On the plus side, though, you’re an incurable optimist. • Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Terrible things are about to happen in your love life. Oh, my mistake, this horoscope is for your partner.

• Aries (March 21-April 19): You are the kind of person who will create a lasting impression for some reason I can’t quite remember right now.

• Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today is the day for you to create a whole new you. This time try something more like George Clooney.

• Taurus (April 20-May 20): A new friend will help open doors. Unfortunately, the doors will be to the IRS audit center.

• Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A sea change is coming to your life, related to a request to take a long walk on a short pier.

• Gemini (May 21-June 20): You have the gift of making the most out of very little, though it’s not by choice.

• Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Overreacting will not help you. And I really mean it, or it’ll be the end of the world as we know it!

• Cancer (June 21-July 22): A change of plans will not be in your favor. A change of pants will be, though.

• Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Remember that as bad as things are, someone has it worse

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Dave 27. Blink-182 “Give me __ why we need to be like them?” (3,4,6) 34. ‘Can The Can’ Quatro 36. Sex Pistols “I had no reason to be here at __” 37. Simple Minds ‘Once Upon __ __’ (1,4) 38. Flaming Lips ‘A Spoonful Weighs __ __’ (1,3) 39. ‘Let It All Hang Out’ band that hammers? 42. Symphonic 70s rockers named after Camelot lady? 43. Jani and Shawn 45. ‘Fire Garden’ guitar virtuoso Steve 46. Performance parts 47. Mungo Jerry “In __ __ when the weather is hot” (3,10) 51. Jam band w/period at end of their

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24. Slide Guitarist Bob on Wilco’s ‘Being There’ 25. ‘I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass’ __ __ Tengo (2,2) 27. Ace Frehley song about an Earth layer? 28. Hatesphere ‘To The __’ 29. Snow Patrol ‘An __ Grove Facing The Sea’ 30. Ed Sheeran’s favorite Mr T show? (1,4) 31. Cars smash ‘__ You’re Gone’ 32. To fail to play dirty song on setlist 33. ‘You’ __ Atomic Dustbin 34. ‘Seether’ Veruca __ 35. Western state Donny and Marie hail from 40. Metallica drummer Ulrich 41. What fan w/broken leg does 44. Astronomy Class ‘Done The __’ 48. Drives to next gig, slang 49. Killers ‘Smile Like You __ __’ (4,2) 50. Patty Loveless book: __ __ To Think About Elvis (1,3) 53. Phil Lynott’s instrument 54. ‘18 Days’ band Saving __ 55. ‘Here & Now’ Letters To __ 56. State school Neil Young sang about 57. ‘A Little Bit Of Mambo’ Lou 59. Cure ‘Killing An __’ 60. Wallflowers ‘Angel On My __’ 61. Star, to biggest fan 62. German band that had ‘99 Luftballoons’ 65. What band in contest wants to do 66. To contribute a member © 2018 Todd Santos

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A naked man opened the door to firefighters responding to a house fire in Niceville, Florida, on Aug. 27 and said “I’m sorry” before closing the door in their faces. James Cunningham, 53, later admitted to police he’d had two liters of vodka and had smoked marijuana before trying to bake cookies on his George Foreman grill, reported WPLG Local 10. The experiment went wrong when the grill and cookies caught fire, so he covered them with a dry towel, which also caught fire. Firefighters said if he’d been in the house any longer, he could have died from smoke inhalation.

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Djuan Lewis, 23, landed a new job at Benada Aluminum Products in Sanford, Florida, on Aug. 30, a Thursday. On Sunday morning, his boss fired him. WFTV reported that following his dismissal, Lewis waited for his boss for two hours outside the business, then chased him and his girlfriend for a mile and a half, shooting at their car and hitting the rear bumper, trunk and right rear tire. Neither the supervisor nor his girlfriend was hurt. Sanford police arrested Lewis and changed him with attempted murder.

Questionable judgment

School resource officer and part-time police officer Maryssa Boskoski, 32, was called into a classroom at Liberty Preparatory School in Smithville, Ohio, on Aug. 30 to help rouse a sleeping student who could not be awakened by the teacher or even the principal. When Boskoski arrived, The Washington Post reported, her solution was to unholster her Taser, remove the firing cartridge and pull the trigger, causing an electric buzz that woke the student and shocked the school community. Smithville Police Chief Howard Funk placed Boskoski on unpaid leave and told WEWS news station Boskoski had been disciplined a month earlier, also for a Taser-related incident. An investigation was ongoing.

Oops

New Jersey resident Gregory Lazarchick, 56, made a bad day worse on July 21 when he told greeters at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, he’d been sent by al-Qaida to “blow the place up.” According to the Orlando Sentinel, the greeters told Orange County deputies Lazarchick complained of having a bad day before issuing his threat, but deputies found no bomb-making materials in Lazarchick’s hotel room. The man’s sister reported he had suffered a head injury several years

ago and sometimes said inappropriate things. The remorseful Lazarchick posted bond after his arrest for false report of a bombing.

ry and designer accessories. According to Newsday, the Suffolk County Department of Probation traced McKay to the burglary locations through his GPS ankle monitor, which he was wearing as a result of a February 2017 second-degree reckEwwww! At Kirby High School in Memphis, less endangerment conviction. McKay Tennessee, things are quiet as a mouse has additional pending indictments in ... or a rat. Shelby County Schools other burglaries. Superintendent Dorsey Hopson told the Memphis Commercial Appeal he’s look- The passing parade ing for a temporary home for Kirby’s Known for his blond mullet and 800 students after closing the school numerous social media rants, zoo owner Sept. 5 due to a rat infestation. The prob- Joe Exotic (real name: Joseph Maldonalem started in mid-August, when district do-Passage) of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, personnel uncovered a rat’s nest during has been cooling his heels in a Florida a renovation project. Eighty rats were jail since his arrest Sept. 7 for allegedtrapped at the school and poison was set ly attempting to hire two people in late out. When students returned after Labor 2017 to kill an unnamed woman. AccordDay, poisoned rats began dying within ing to the Orlando Sentinel, one of those the school’s walls and the stench became “killers” was an undercover FBI agent, overwhelming. Calling the situation an and Exotic was indicted on federal mur“unavoidable act of nature,” Hopson der-for-hire charges. It all started “many, said he expects students to return in ear- many years” ago, said Carole Baskin of ly November. Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, who claims to be the “unnamed woman” Exotic was hoping to off. She said Exotic has threatIrony Lona and Joseph Johnson of Bell- ened her repeatedly and posted online a ingham, Washington, survived the Las video of himself shooting an effigy of Vegas mass shooting last October and decided to get a dog to help with the trauma that haunted them after the incident. “We heard that dogs are good pets to help with the healing and PTSD ... and got PET OF THE WEEK Jax,” Joseph told the Bellingham (Washington) Herald. But on Sept. 2, neighbor Odin Maxwell, 49, shot and killed Jax, telling police the dog was chasing his chickens. An investigation showed no chickens were harmed, and Maxwell was cited for discharging a firearm.

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It’s one way to get a ride to lunch: Knox County (Kentucky) Sheriff’s deputies responded on Aug. 24 to a home in Corbin, where Kenneth Ray Couch, 35, had reportedly stolen a handgun. As they searched for Couch, they learned he had been transported to the hospital in an ambulance after staging a heart attack at nearby Dixon’s market. When police arrived at Baptist Health Corbin, WYMT reported, they found Couch in the cafeteria, which had apparently been his goal all along. Couch was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and falsely reporting an incident.

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Baskin in the head. Tangentially, Exotic was also a candidate in a three-way Libertarian primary run for governor in Oklahoma this summer. He finished third.

Family values

Patricia Ann Hill, 69, of White Hall, Arkansas, called 911 on July 28 to report she had shot her husband, Frank, 65. But she had a motive: Patricia told Jefferson County Sheriff’s investigators she had previously disagreed with her husband’s purchase of a pornography channel on Dish Network, and she canceled the channel, telling Frank that if he reordered it, he’d have to leave. That day, reported the Pine Bluff Commercial, the Dish bill arrived, revealing that the channel had been re-added, so Patricia confronted Frank in his “man cave” and told him to go. When he refused, Patricia fetched a .22-caliber pistol from the house and shot him twice, killing him. Hill was charged with capital murder and held without bond in the Jefferson County adult detention center. Visit newsoftheweird.com.

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