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After Nearly a Decade of Successful Events PHC Founder Reflects on His Hockey Roots by Scott Crowder

Commissioner, Pond Hockey Classic

I love hockey. I grew up surrounded by the sport. It was a livelihood, and a way of life for the Crowder family. My father had a thirty year career playing and coaching the game. However, much to people's surprise, we didn’t talk about hockey around the dinner table. The sport was ingrained in our life, from the countless rinks throughout New England that my mother carted my brother and I around to play hockey games; to the Friday and Saturday nights in some of the most historic college hockey barns in America watching my father’s team play - we were a hockey family. My passion for the game stemmed from our family’s deep rooted involvement with the sport. But like everyone else who has ever laced up a pair of skates, my passion and excitement grew at the thought of playing outdoors. For anyone who has ever played our great sport, playing outside is unique and special. It is where the game originated from. Born from the cold winters and frozen ponds of the north. Taking the game outside pays homage to

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Scott Crowder, Pond Hockey Classic’s commissioner, grew up playing hockey and doesn’t miss a chance to join his teammates on the Winnipesaukee Whalers, competing in the annual tournament that brings roughly 4,000 players to the ice on Meredith Bay. this past time and offers hockey players a sacred experience that is not easily replicated.

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January Thursday 18th Eric Grant – Live Music

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

Birding in Ghana

Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7pm. Dana and Bob Fox will share adventures from their tour of Ghana, which is situated in the heart of West Africa. They found Ghana, the first sub-Saharan colonial country to gain it’s independence in 1957, to be a friendly, safe and stable African destination. Refreshments will be served. 476-5666

Thurs. 18th – Feb. 4th Gilligan’s Island – The Musical

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. Visit www.RochesterOperaHouse.com or call 335-1992 for show times and tickets. Friday 19th

Neil & The Vipers

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

Dueling Pianos: Jim Tyrrell vs Matt Langley

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8:30pm. Bring your friends and join in the show as you pick the music! www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841 Saturday 20th

Swing Dance with Granite Big Band

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Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

Big Backyard Series – Animal Tracking Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 1pm-3pm. Tracks always tell a fascinating story! Learn the basics of animal tracking on this interactive walk, and gain the skills to better determine what our animal neighbors are up to in the winter. For ages 7-10 with an adult. $12/adultchild pair ($10 members) add $4/ additional child. www.prescottfarm. org or 366-5695

Take This Job and Shove it! Comedy Tour

The Flying Monkey, South Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com

Tribute to The Rolling Stones with Paul Hubert

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8:30pm. www. patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Snowshoe Adventures

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am-12pm. Weather you’re an avid snowshoer or just beginning, join us for a refreshing walk and exploration of the winter landscape of Prescott Farm. Please wear boots and dress appropriately for the weather. Snowshoes will be available if you don’t own any. Open to ages 14 and up. Pre-registration is $10pp ($8 members); $12 at the door. www.prescottfarm.org or 3665695

Thursday 25th The Stringdusters

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. Visit www.RochesterOperaHouse. com or call 335-1992 for tickets.

Recognizing the Signs of Addiction - What Can We Do?

Funspot Bingo Hall, Route 3, Weirs Beach. 6:30pm. Barry Smith, Director of the Orion House in Newport NH will be the keynote speaker at the first meeting of a Lakes Region Out Reach program aimed at fighting the drug epidemic by first educating ourselves , and changing the stigma that comes with addiction. Consequences, manipulation, enabling and approach are essential in equipping ourselves to help a teen or adult overcome addiction. Changing our approach as a parent, relative or friend is crucial. Barry will also be available for questions after the program. Free and open to the public.

Eric Grant – Live Music

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7pm. www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

Friday 26th Dueling Pianos: Jon Lorentz vs Gardner Berry

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8:30pm. Bring your friends and join in the show as you pick the music! www.patrickspub. com or 293-0841

Art Show & EDM Festival feat. Gabe Smith

Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 North Main Street, Rochester. Art show 7pm, EDM Festival 8pm. Hosted by Pop Culture Icon Gabe Smith. This show incorporates art music with newer experimental styles creating intriguing, compelling tracks, Gabe’s devotion to his art led to this musical hybrid. $5 at the door. www. RPAC32.org

Jack Frost & Miss Snowflake Dance for 7th & 8th Grade Students

Tapply-Thompson Community Center, Bristol. 6:30pm-9pm. This event is a longstanding tradition spanning 40+ years and is a great evening for kids! The 7th & 8th grade classes each nominate five girls and 5 boys to compete for the title of Jack Frost & Miss Snowflake. Points are awarded on the basis of volunteerism, extra curricular activities, Community Center participation, grades and citizenship. 744-2713

Fri. 26th – March 2nd WildQuest Winter Camp

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. Discover a camp experience a world apart from Spring and Summer camps. WildQuest Winter Camp will run from 9am-4pm with extended care hours available from 8am-5:30pm. Register for the entire week or just a day or two! $235/week or $47/day. www.prescottfarm.org

Saturday 27th

Big Backyard Series – Life Under the Snow

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 1pm-3pm. Did you know there is a whole world of activity UNDER the snow? That’s right- all kinds of critters are going about their business throughout the cold winter. Bundle up and join as you discover what the world is like! For ages 7-10 with an adult. $12/adult-child pair ($10 members) add $4/additional child. www.prescottfarm.org or 3665695

Tribute to Bruce Springsteen with Joel Cage

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8:30pm. www. patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Snowshoe Adventures

Jumble Sale (Winter Indoor Yard sale)

First Church Congregational, 63 North Main Street, Rochester. Fully accessible, use Liberty Street entrance. 332-1121 or www.first-ucc. net

Tues. 30th & Wed. 31st Personal Care Service Provider Training & Certification

Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester. 2:30-7:30pm. Class instructors include Sandy Powers, RN, Donne Marchetto, Physical Therapist and Janice Howard, Director of Life Care-Private Duty. $40pp. Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of this training program and are welcomed to apply to be considered for a position at Cornerstone VNA as a PCSP. Registration is required by calling Janice Howard at 800691-1133 x108 or email jhoward@ cornerstonevna.org

Wednesday 31st Moonlit Walk

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 6pm-7:30pm. Explore Prescott Farm by the light of the moon. Environmental educators will guide you on a moonlit walk and encourage you to use your senses to explore the Farm in a different and special way. Learn to identify several constellations in the night sky, discuss the habits of indigenous nocturnal animals, and practice your night vision abilities. Please wear boots and dress appropriately for the weather. Snowshoes will be available if you don’t own any. Ages 14 and up. Pre-registration is $12pp ($10 members); $15 at the door. www. prescottfarm.org or 366-5695

The Mallett Brothers Band

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. www.pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

Master Model Maker Will Give Free Public Talk At New Hampshire Veterans Home TILTON - Dick Zoerb of Nashua, a Korean War veteran who’s been into model making since he was a teenager, will present a display of dozens of his large-scale paper models of airplanes, ships, lighthouses and more and speak about his lifetime in the craft in a public talk in the Town Hall Auditorium at the New Hampshire Veterans Home on Wednesday, January 24 at 10:30am. The NH Veterans Home is located at 139 Winter Street, in Tilton. The event is free and the public is most welcome. Because the works are made of paper, it’s particularly weather sensitive – please check for cancellation at 527-4400 if the forecast is for snow or rain.

Chili & Beer Tasting at Castle in the Clouds Warm up with us during a fun winter event on Saturday February 17th from 3-5pm. Stop by the fields by Shannon Pond and sample chili from local restaurants including our very own Carriage House Restaurant, beer from local breweries and some spirits as well. All are included in the price of your ticket! This is an outdoor event in our snowy fields near Shannon Pond; dress accordingly, including warm boots. We will have fire pits to warm up by. $10.00 online in advance; $15 at the gate day of event. 603-476-5900 www.castleintheclouds.org/events/chili-beer-tasting/

Free Ice Skating & Sledding Available in Laconia Laconia Parks & Recreation would like to remind everyone of the amenities that are available in their backyards. There are 2 ice skating rinks in Laconia that are absolutely free of charge, but are subject to the weather and conditions. One is located at Memorial Park in the parking lot of the baseball field and the other is on the actual lake in the cove at Opechee Park. The rink that was set up on the beach itself is no longer usable. Please do not use it. When on the lake rink always remember to use extreme caution. Lights are on at both facilities until 10pm. Laconia also has a sledding hill that is open to the public, located at the end of South Street, which is off of Academy Street. Lights are on until 10pm. Please do not park inside the park. Only park outside the gate on the right hand side of the road. This is to protect anyone using the hill. Bring your own sleds and have fun! For questions on any facility call Laconia Parks & Recreation at 603-524-5046.

Love is in the Air at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center… The Rochester Performance & Arts Center will be hosting a Valentine’s Day family dance party on Wednesday, February 14th from 5:30-8pm. Celebrate love and romance with a special event the entire family can enjoy together. The event will include a freeze dance competition, arts & crafts, games, prizes, treats, and more! There will be live music, entertainment, and a DJ. There will also be concessions provided by Sweet Peaches Candy & Confections as well as a cash bar for mom and dad. The event is free for children under the age of 12 and only $5 for adults. Space is limited. The Rochester Performance & Arts Center is located at 32 North Main Street in Rochester, NH. Call (603) 948-1099 or visit www.RPAC32.org for more information.

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Reprinted from Brendan’s book “The Flatlander Chronicles.” When you win something like this, people suggest it is best to keep quiet about it. It’s a good idea to wait and first hire an attorney, get an unlisted phone number and all of your affairs in order before making the announcement to the world. I’m sure every Tom, Dick and Harriet will be oozing out of the woodwork trying to sell me on their charity or group and how badly they need my generous donation. There will also be new old friends with their hands out, as well as long-lost family members you never knew were even gone. Still, I don’t care. I am throwing caution to the wind and shouting it to the world: “I Won Powerball!!” It didn’t hit me at first as I checked my numbers against the winning numbers printed in the newspaper; I didn’t have any of them. My eyes wandered over to the right hand side of the ticket and, sure enough, my Powerball number matched the number in the newspaper exactly. To make things even better, I had played the Powerplay option and so my prize was multiplied four times. I took a deep breath and checked the number again, fished out my calculator and was hit with what felt like a ton of bricks when I saw that I had won TWELVE DOLLARS!! (Nine

dollars and fifty-seven cents after taxes. I am, like most of you, an honest citizen that reports every single dime I make.) At first, all sorts of thoughts drifted through my head. Should I call my family and friends in New York to tell them the news? What would be the first thing I would buy? Should I invest it? Should I give half to a charity I believed in? Should I quit my job? My head began to spin as I considered all my options. The thing that concerned me the most was what would happen when I brought the ticket down to the convenience store to collect? Would there be news crews waiting for the winner to come and collect his prize? Had one of the reporters from the local television station been camping out all night drinking coffee and eating jelly donuts waiting for my arrival? What about the local papers? Would they splash my name all over the front page and, worse yet, would they spell it incorrectly? When I arrived at the convenience store it seemed like business as usual. There were no news trucks, no reporters. It was just the girl at the counter who had sold me the ticket a few days before. I knew she might be impressed. She was from another country and I’m sure that when she ran the ticket through and it announced “Congratulations. You’re a winner!” and then saw the amount I had won, she might look at me in a different light. My friend, Vinnie, once told me that in some countries twelve dollars could last you a lifetime. She took the ticket, ran it through the machine, listened to the announcement, stapled something onto the ticket and asked: “Do you want to have more

tickets for this?” “Don’t I have to fill out a form or something?” I asked. “No form, just ticket. How many?” “You don’t need my Social Security number?” “Number? You need number for car wash?” I told her I’d just take the cash and left quietly. I took another look to the left and right as I exited the store; no news trucks or reporters waiting. There was probably a big fire somewhere or one of the presidential candidates must be shaking hands at a Bean Hole Bean supper somewhere. I took the twelve dollars home, placed it on the kitchen table and stared at it for a long time. It had been quite awhile since I’d seen so much cash in one place that actually belonged to me. It’s at this point that I decided to write this column. I’m still not sure what to do with the money yet. I have heard stories of people whose lives were ruined after winning Powerball. I started to understand why as I felt that sense of reckless abandon begin to swell up inside me. I am determined not to let that happen to me. That’s why I am announcing it now. I feel it best to get that anonymity of who the winner is out of the way so I can suffer the consequences and then get on with my life as quickly as possible. As far as how I will end up spending my winnings, that is still left to be seen. I’m just glad that I won the money at this stage in my life, living a comfortable existence in New Hampshire. I know my experience and maturity will come in handy. A six pack of an expensive microbrew seems like a good investment for the time being.

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Big Brother on America’s Fishing Boats Salt water. Seagulls. S t r i p e d bass. My fondest childhood memories come from fishing with my dad on by Michelle Malkin t h e c r e a k y Syndicated Columnist piers and slick jetties of the Jersey shore. The Atlantic Ocean is in my blood. So when fishing families in New England reached out to me for help spreading word about their economic and regulatory struggles, I immediately heeded their call. Now, these “forgotten men and women” of America hope the Trump administration will listen. And act. The plague on the commercial fishing industry isn’t “overfishing,” as environmental extremists and government officials claim. The real threats to Northeastern groundfishermen are self-perpetuating bureaucrats, armed with outdated junk science, who’ve manufactured a crisis that endangers a way of life older than the colonies themselves. Hardworking crews and captains have the deepest stake in responsible fisheries management -- it’s their past, present, and future -- but federal paper-pushers monitor them ruthlessly like registered sex offenders. Generations of schoolchildren have been brainwashed into believing that our seas have been depleted by greedy commercial fishermen. In the 1960s and 1970s, it is true, foreign factory trawlers from Russia and Ja-

pan pillaged coastal groundfish stocks. But after the domestic fishing industry regained control of our waters, stocks rebounded. Reality, however, did not fit the agenda of scare-mongering environmentalists and regulators who need a perpetual crisis to justify their existence. To cure a manufactured “shortage” of bottom-dwelling groundfish, Washington micromanagers created a permanent thicket of regional fishery management councils, designated fishing zones, annual catch limits, individual catch limits and “observers” mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Even more frustrating for the fishing families who know the habitat best, the federal scientists’ trawler surveys for assessing stocks use faulty nets that vastly underestimate stock abundance. Meghan Lapp, a lifelong fisherwoman and conservation biologist, points out that government surveyors use a “net that’s not the right size for the vessel,” which produces “a stock assessment that shows artificially low numbers. The fishing does not match what the fishermen see on the water.” Instead of fixing the science, top-down bureaucrats have cracked down on groundfishermen who fail to comply with impossible and unreasonable rules and regulations. The observer program, which was intended to provide biological data and research, was expanded administratively (not by Congress) to create “At Sea Monitors” who act solely as enforcement agents.

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Selling Hate Who will warn Americans about hate groups? The media know: the Southern Poverty Law Center. SPLC, based in Alabama, by John Stossel calls itself Syndicated Columnist “the premier” group monitoring hate. Give us money, they say, and they will “fight the hate that thrives in our country.” I once believed in the center’s mission. Well-meaning people still do. Apple just gave them a million dollars. So did actor George Clooney. They shouldn’t. Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up in Somalia, where she suffered female genital mutilation. So now she speaks out against radical Islam. For that, SPLC put her on its list of dangerous “extremists.” Maajid Nawaz was once an Islamic extremist. Then he started

criticizing the radicals. SPLC labels him an “anti-Muslim extremist,” too. While launching hateful smears like these, SPLC invites you to donate to them to “join the fight against hatred and bigotry.” SPLC once fought useful fights. They took on the Ku Klux Klan. But now they go after people on the right with whom they disagree. They call the Family Research Council a hate group because it says gay men are more likely to sexually abuse children. That’s their belief. There is some evidence that supports it. Do they belong on a “hate map,” like the Ku Klux Klan, because they believe that evidence and worry about it? I often disagree with the council, but calling them a hate group is unfair. In my YouTube video this week, the group’s vice president, Jerry Boykin, tells me, “I don’t hate gay people. And I know gay people, and I have worked with gay people.” But once you’re labeled a hate group, you are a target.

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sweeping and sobering tour of the world crises and trouble spots, UN SecretaryGeneral Antoby John J. Metzler nio Guterres Syndicated Columnist has warned of a dire global situation plagued with “protracted conflicts and the spread of terrorism.” Stressing that, “We face a Gordian knot in the Middle East and potential nuclear catastrophe on the Korean peninsula,” the Secretary General conceded that, “The world needs bold leadership.” In a wide-ranging assessment first to the General Assembly and later to the media, Antonio Guterres presented a long litany of entrenched challenges facing the international community. He stressed, “Achieving denuclearization of the Korean peninsula without sleepwalking our way into calamity.” While praising UN Security Council sanctions and commitment to contain North Korea’s nuclear proliferation and rampant missile testing, he added that diplomatic “engagement” among the parties is crucial. Secretary-General Guterres said, “I am also encouraged by the decision of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to

participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics in the Republic of Korea.” He announced that he will be in South Korea for the Olympic opening ceremonies. A small North Korean team will participate in the PyeongChang Games; both Korean teams will march under a special flag of Unity rather than South Korea’s iconic Taegeuk banner. Despite the optimism, when asked whether war is avoidable on the divided Korean peninsula, Guterres stressed, “I believe war is avoidable but I’m not quite sure peace is guaranteed.” He added while there are “signals of hope” the intractable problem of Pyongyang’s proliferation has a long way towards being peacefully resolved. Earlier Secretary-General Guterres told the General Assembly about “Disentangling the mess in the broader Middle East.” He focused, “With so many inter-related flashpoints, the risk of an escalatory cycle is real.” Equally the specter of terrorism haunts the region. He advanced the usual package; “a Two-State solution” between Israelis and Palestinians. He added significantly, “In Lebanon, let us all work to preserve the country’s sovereignty and stability”; in Yemen, pursue peace negotiations to “ease the dramatic humanitarian catas-

trophe,” and in Syria, he again called for a still elusive political settlement. Curiously his General Assembly address failed to mention Iran where the Islamic Republic has been rocked by pro-democ-

racy demonstrations. Later in media questions, Guterres gently mentioned Islamic Iran… and the demonstrations, “I care about the right of Iranian people to demonstrate, and we

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Ten Years After I’d love to change the world But I don’t know what to do So I’ll leave it up to you “I’d Love to Change the World” —Ten Years After (1971) British blues-rock group Ten Years After is one of my favorite Woodstock-era bands. They probably by Ken Gorrell didn’t sing it Northfield, NH. this way, but when I hear “I’d Love to Change the World” on classic rock stations, I picture them with wistful, ironic smiles. The refrain reflects the disconnect so many young people felt at the time; wanting change, but not knowing how to accomplish it.

Tax the rich, feed the poor Till there are no rich no more Acknowledging that we’ll run out of rich people before we run out of poor, hungry folks means your solution it has a major shortcoming. Looking to others to solve problems while proposing flawed solutions is part of the human condition, a bit of childhood we can’t shake as adults. And nowhere is this on better display than when we talk about improving public education. In my last essay I reached back twenty years to a 1997 scholarly paper on disengaged students to show that problems identified two decades ago were still hounding public education today. This week I’m reaching back just ten years, to one of my own

essays. “Math Wars” struck a chord with mathematics “traditionalists” who opposed new mathematics curricula. It was posted on a few math-related online forums. It was even quoted in a 2008 paper by Prof. George Cunningham, published by the Pope Center for Higher Education Quality. I share this not because I’m entirely too pleased with myself, but because it shows that one doesn’t have to be a mathematician or teacher to understand a basic truth about teaching math. Prof. Cunningham pulled this quote from my essay: If by “meaningful computational algorithms,” we mean simple, accurate and repeatable – things like the traditional addition algorithm, or long division, then the average student will never develop such an algorithm and should not have to try. Universal mathematical algorithms were developed ages ago by Archimedes, Euclid, Descartes and Pascal. There are not many budding Pascals in our school districts, but there are plenty of children capable of learning from the methods discovered by the great mathematicians in history. Math traditionalists – mainly parent groups and mathematicians – believed in teaching those traditional algorithms. Getting the right answer using clear, concrete standards based on actually solving math problems was key. Reformists – mainly the education establishment – eschewed the memorizing of such core knowledge, preferring student “self-discovery.” For them the journey was key. I’m not making this up. Their own words: “The authors of Everyday Mathematics [a nowSee gorrell on 36

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What’s Brewing?? A Listing of Beers You Can Find On Tap Around The Area..

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Laconia Parks & Recreation would like to remind everyone of the amenities that are available in their backyards. There are 2 ice skating rinks in Laconia that are absolutely free of charge, but are subject to the weather and conditions. One is located at Memorial Park in the parking lot of the baseball field and the other is on the lake in the cove at Opechee Park. The rink that was set up on the beach itself is no longer usable. Please do not use it. When on the lake rink, please use extreme caution. Lights are on at both facilities until 10pm. The sledding hill is also open to the public at the end of South Street, off of Academy Street. Lights are on till 10pm. Please do not park inside the park. Park outside the gate on the right hand side of the road. Have fun and be sure to follow the posted rules. 524-5046 Friday 2nd

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Big Backyard Series – Animal Tracking

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 1pm3pm. Tracks always tell a fascinating story! Learn the basics of animal tracking on this interactive walk, and gain the skills to better determine what our animal neighbors are up to in the winter. For ages 7-10 with an adult. $12/adultchild pair ($10 members) add $4/additional child. www. prescottfarm.org or 366-5695

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Fri. 9th & Sat. 10th Valentine’s Dinner

Gilmanton Winery & Vineyard, Gilmanton. Five-course dinner for two with a bottle of wine of your choice included. Cat Faulkner will be entertaining with her beautiful voice. There will also be sleigh rides with a fire pit and hot cocoa. $107/ couple for dinner or $147/ couple with sleigh ride. www. gilmantonwinery.com

Saturday 10th Snowshoe Adventures

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am-12pm. Weather you’re an avid snowshoer or just beginning, join us for a refreshing walk and exploration of the winter landscape of Prescott Farm. Please wear boots and dress appropriately for the weather. Snowshoes will be available if you don’t own any. Open to ages 14 and up. Preregistration is $10pp ($8 members); $12 at the door. www.prescottfarm.org or 3665695

Big Backyard Series – Winter Birds

Prescott Farm, White Oaks Road, Laconia. 1pm-3pm. In this program, we will discover NH’s resident birds and our winter visitors, and learn how we can help our feathered friends survive the winter. For ages 7-10 with an adult. $12/ adult-child pair ($10 members) add $4/additional child. www. prescottfarm.org or 366-5695

“Warm Up To Valentine’s Day” Dinner

First Congregational Church, 400 Main Street, Farmington. 4pm-6pm. Beef stew, bread, salad and a beverage and homemade dessert. $8/adults, $4/children under 10.

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OUT on the TOWN Great Food, Libations & Good Times!

Patrick’s Pub Mania 2017 Team Leaders Celebrate Pub Mania Team Captains held their wrap-up meeting at Patrick’s Thursday night to celebrate another record-breaking year for funds raised for the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction. Team Captains from 31 teams enjoyed dinner and team acknowledgements. Pub Mania 2017 raised $303,630 for the Children’s Auction and brought over 17,604 food items to local pantries over the course of the year. With 31 teams and 24 people per team, the event has 744 participants, each raising funds for their respective team. Teams enjoy a healthy competition for three coveted awards: Top Dollar Award, Outstanding Participation Award and the Feeding Families Award. Team LCC 19th Hole, led by Cheri Sweeney and Ann Wainwright, took

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The Gift And The Gifted cently at the home of his parents to visit a local daughter Julie and her sheep farmer, Ed Clough, husband Glen Smith in and ask him to shear some New Hampton. God gifted wool from one of his aniBernard with the ability to mals which they were to play music, a gift he has put over some ointment used for many years for applied to the baby’s chest the enjoyment of others. although they were also Mr. Merrill was born at the told “ he probably won’t family home in Thornton live until morning.” Obvion March 21, 1936 , be- ously the prediction was by Robert Hanaford ing the son of Smith and wrong and we have a story Smith, Sr. Isabel Merrill, and had a to tell. Contributing Writer perilous beginning . The Bernard started playbaby boy obviously had ing the guitar when he “Music is one of God’s a health problem so Dr. was eight years old. His greatest gifts” in the opin- Cheney was interest in country music Savecalled $10 Off witand h th pon enhanced by listening ion of Bernard Merrill of Bernard was diagnosed asis couwas Thornton, New Hampshire having double pneumonia. to the Grand Old Opera whom I interviewed re- The Doctor instructed the program on the radio. As a youngster he attended one of the twelve one-room schoolhouses in Thornton and later attended Lincoln Chimney Swe ep High School which was not an easy accomplishment because transportation h o C imne e was not provided by the d i Sweeps • Stonework town and the young man Brick Repairs • Liners had to find his own rides Caps • Installations back and forth, but while In Fire Place Makeovers there he played the trumspection pet in the school band. Fully Insured

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He would go on to learn to play a number of instruments in the years ahead including the flat-top guitar, the Dobro, mandolin, accordion, harmonica, and banjo. One event that was instrumental in advancing Bernard’s musical career was the arrival of a new neighbor, George Loring, a musician who moved to New Hampshire from Hingham, Massachusetts, and the two would get together to play their instruments. George’s girlfriend (who would become his wife), Ginny Croteau , joined the two men with her fiddle for picking parties which proved to be practice for future musical performances. Music continued to be

an important part of Bernard’s life, but his first job away from his parent’s farm was at a shoe factory in Plymouth where he recalls being paid $37.50 a week. From there he went to work at a pulp mill in Lincoln for a number of years. Bernard Merrill married Gloria Danforth in 1953 and the couple

made their home on Mad River Road in Thornton. The “picking parties” with their musical friends led to Bernard forming the Blake Mountain Band sometime around 1978 -80, named after the mountain behind the Smith Merrill farm. Members of the band besides Bernard included the Lorings with George playing the banjo or mandolin and Ginny the fiddle ( or mandolin or accordion), and David Bradley on the upright bass and his brother Lester Bradley who sang and played the guitar besides being the caller when the band played for square dances. The Blake Mountain Band entertained at a variety of events. There were band concerts at places like Lincoln, Plymouth, and North Woodstock, and performances at many Old Home Days in towns across the State. They played at events where Governor’s Council memSee Smith on 14

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of a new bridge in Thornton, and the third was at the “Big E”, that is, the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, New England’s largest Fair. Another precious memory for Bernard is that of playing for Patti Page, who wrote and sang the song “ The Tennessee Waltz “ at her farm in Bath, New Hampshire. Mr. Merrill, besides the employment previously mentioned, also has been employed by Cargill-Blake Construction Company

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Troopers assigned to duty on U.S. Route 3 would stop at the Merrill farm to make needed phone calls. During World War II civilian men from New Hampshire joined the Civil Air Patrol to look out for enemy airplanes that potentially could attack the East Coast. Bernard and his brothers, unknown to their father, would put some boards across limbs in a tree and do their own look-out duty hoping to discover any enemy aircraft that might make it to New Hampshire. So, though music has been a priority in Bernard Merrill’s life since childhood, and is viewed by him as one of God’s great gifts to mankind, he can look back over the years and come up with a story to share from a choice of many topics coming from his life’s experiences. The Blake Mountain Band disbanded a few years ago, but it has not been forgotten by those influenced by its music.

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GOATS According to the dictionary, a goat is a “hardy, domesticated ruminant animal that has backward curving horns and (in the male) a beard. It’s kept for its milk and meat and is noted for its lively and frisky behavior.” A second definition is “A player who messes up to lose a game.” New Orleans Saint free safety Marcus Williams is a goat. When young Mr. Williams woke up on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 14, he had no idea that his missed tackle of Minnesota Viking receiver Stefon Diggs that day would turn him into one of sports’ most notorious goats ever. Diggs should have been dead meat after catching a last second pass from Viking quarterback Case Keenum. But Williams totally misplayed an easy tackle and Diggs got away for a 61-yard touchdown and a 29-24 Minnesota win, as 66,666 fans turned U.S. Bank Stadium into a maelstrom of madness. Everyone messes up occasionally but woe to he who does it with the whole sports world watching. Think Bill Buckner. Or ask a placekicker who misses a makeable field goal attempt at the end of a big game. Think Buffalo Bill placekicker Scott Norwood, who missed a 47-yarder at the end of the 1991 Super Bowl to give the New York Giants a 20-19 win. Norwood remains persona non grata to countless Bill fans.

Buffalo Bills placekicker Scott Norwood after missing a 47-yard field goal at the end of the 1991 Super Bowl game, giving the Giants the win 20-19. Many might think that making the big leagues means “living the dream,” but the flip side of celebrity sports stardom involves attracting the eternal opprobrium of “fans” if an athlete makes a major faux pas. It’s been almost 110 years since Merkle’s Boner (notorious base-running mistake) cost the New York Giants the National League pennant. It’s been almost 106 years

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Yes, Big Brother dispatches a fleet of spies to track and ticket commercial fishing families while they work. And the biggest slap in the face? New England groundfishermen have to pay for it. A study done by the National Marine Fisheries Service estimates the program costs about $710 per day or $2.64 million per year. Last fall, I visited the Williams family, which owns two fishing vessels based in Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Stonington, Connecti-

cut, to see the crushing impact of this everintrusive bureaucracy for myself. Patriarch and small-business owner Tom Williams Sr. began fishing with his fatherin-law in the 1960s. Son Tom Jr. ca p t a i n s t h e Heritage, which harvests cod, flounder and haddock. Son Aaron operates the Tradition, which harvests scup, whiting, squid and sea bass. Grandson Andrew, 20, is the fourth-generation fisherman in the family. “What we do is feed America,” soft-spoken Tom Sr. told me. “We’re

not just indiscriminately raping the ocean, we’re trying to feed people -feed them good, healthy, quality fish.” Long before he departs from the dock, Tom Jr. must seek permission to do his job. “Before we sail, we have to do declarations on our boat tracks, which is a vessel monitoring system,” Tom Jr. explained. “We have to declare what areas we’re going to be fishing in. We also have to submit a sector-trip start hail and operator’s permit number. ... (Then) you have to submit a

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daily task report, what area you were in, and all the species that you caught.” On top of all that, an at-sea observer boards the Williams’ boats and bunks in tight quarters with the crew, looking over their shoulders at every turn. Over the years, the expanding reach of regulators has become overbearing and, as brother Aaron described it, “humiliating.” David Goethel, a boat captain and research biologist who served on the New England fishery management council, sued to overturn the unfunded at-sea monitoring mandate. But he was rebuffed by the U.S. Supreme Court last fall because he filed the suit too late. He worries not only about his survival and the fate of the New England groundfishing industry, but about the precedent this power and money grab has set. “There’s nothing to stop other government

agencies from doing an end-run on Congress to get a budget increase by passing off their regulatory cost to the regulated public,” Goethel warned. For his part, 20-yearold Andrew Williams hopes someone in Washington will ignore the environmental propaganda he has been taught in the classroom and get the facts. Working on the seas “is all I ever known,” he told me. “It started when I was 8 years old, and I never thought about doing anything else.” Like his family, neighbors and crewmates, he is hoping President Donald Trump can help make commercial fishing great again by getting government out of the way.

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have their RFID card). The three of us had planned to go skiing together over a month ago. When I woke up it was snowing. We were going to go to a resort 3 hours away but after a few messages back and forth we decided we would still go skiing but we’d stay to closer to home. Okemo Mountain had been on our short list of places we wanted to ski together this season and it was less than an hour and a half away. I picked up Kris and Sharon in New London and we were on our way. The snow fell lightly, the roads were okay and traffic moved along at a rea-

sonable speed. Sharon is a good luck charm. Every time I ski with her it snows! Kris skis Okemo often and knows her way around. She suggested that we start from the Jackson Gore base area. Mid-week skiing is less crowded but a mid-week morning during a snowstorm makes it feel like you own the place. During a snowstorm it takes a while longer for people to show up. The only time all day we waited in a short lift line was after lunch at the Sunburst 6-pack. We took the lift from the base and worked our way over to the Quantum Fourbubble chair that carried

us to the top of JacksonGore Peak. While most everyone else scurried off

to Okemo Peak we skied Jack Gore’s trails and made fresh tracks for a half a dozen runs in a row. Down Limelight, White Lightning and Rolling Thunder we let our skis glide through the fresh snow. Kris thought the snow was like silk. I thought it was like butter. Our skis just glided and we floated while we made easy turns. We cruised over to the main mountain and the tracked out snow was still cold and fluffy. We skied World Cup and took a run through their terrain park but we stayed clear of the jumps and features. At the Summit Lodge

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they’re not haters. “I like gay people. I have no problem with gay people. That’s not the issue. The issue is, what are we doing with kids and the definition of who counts as a parent.” The institute doesn’t argue that gays should never adopt. “There could be cases where the best person for a particular child would be their Uncle Harry and his boyfriend,” Morse told me. But the institute wants preference given to “a married mother and father.” For that, SPLC put the Ruth Institute on its hate map. That led the insti-

tute’s credit card processor to stop working with them. In a letter to the institute, the processor company said that it had learned that the “Ruth Institute ... promotes hate, violence, harassment and/or abuse.” “We went and checked our website,” Morse told me, “and we were already down.” I suspect SPLC labels lots of groups “haters” because crying “hate” brings in money. Years ago, Harper’s Magazine reported that SPLC was “the wealthiest civil rights group in America, one that now spend most of

its time — and money — on a fund-raising campaign.” People in Montgomery, Alabama, where SPLC is based, call its elegant new headquarters “the Poverty Palace.” “Morris Dees’ salary is more than my entire annual budget,” says Morse. “Whatever they’re doing, it pays.” Dees, SPLC’s co-founder, promised to stop fundraising once his endowment hit $55 million. But when he reached $55 million, he upped the bar to $100 million, saying that would allow them “to cease costly fundraising.” But again, when they reached $100 million, they didn’t stop. Now they have $320 million — a large

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chunk of which is kept in offshore accounts. Really. It’s on their tax forms. In return for those donations to SPLC, the world gets a group that now lists people like Ben Carson and Fox commentators Laura Ingraham, Judge Andrew Napolitano and Jeanine Pirro as extremists — but doesn’t list the leftist militant hate groups known as antifa. SPLC is now a hate group itself. It’s a money-grabbing slander machine. John Stossel is author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails — But Individuals Succeed.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com.

from their homes by the Burmese military. Thousands have been killed. Guterres said the Rohingya Muslims “desperately need immediate, life saving assistance, long-term solutions and justice.” He stressed that any return of the displaced Rohingya should be “voluntary and in safety and dignity.” Let’s be frank; Burma’s evolving quasi democratic system still remains under the shadow of military control long supported by China. The predominantly Buddhist Burmese state views the Muslim minority as suspect and thus their return from neighboring Bangladesh would remain under a shadow. One year into Antonio Guterres’ tenure at the UN, the Secretary-General lamented, “I took office last year calling for us to make 2017 a year for peace. One year later, we must recognize that peace remains elusive.” ******************* John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.

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The Pond Hockey Classic will fill Meredith bay rinks with 500 teams, totalling roughly 4,000 players. Spectators are welcome to come out on the ice and take in the back-to-basics thrill of pond hockey as well as activity tents, family fun zones, and live entertainment throughout tournament weekend. Crowder from 29

frastructure to accommodate crowds. Lodging establishments, restaurants and bars all well known and within close proximity to the large hockey population of New England. The puck dropped in February of 2010 at the first New England Pond Hockey Classic. Over 77 teams competed and we had almost 50 more on a wait list. As one newspaper’s headline read it was an “Instant Classic.” The Pond Hockey Classic was born from my genuine love of the game. Since 2010 we have grown to become the largest pond hockey tournament organizer in North America, each year giving adult hockey players an excuse to spend a weekend with their buddies playing See crowder on 32

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2018 Pond Hockey classic Schedule of Events for the 2018 NEPHC Thursday February 1st 5:00-10:00 Player Check In at the Flagship Ballroom, Used Equipment Drive on Behalf of Restore Sports Inc and the Zander Foundation Lakes Region Youth Hockey VIP Locker Room Fundraiser - Purchase Raffle Tickets to benefit local youth hockey and for a chance to win a VIP Bob House for you and your team 7:00-11:00 Labatt Blue Welcome Party at Lago

Friday February 2nd 7:00 Player Locker Room Tents Open 7:00 Late Player Check in at the Flagship Ballroom 8:00-4:35 Games 6:45 - Shuttles start from Laconia Harley Davidson/Hart’s Turkey Farm/Prescott Park & Meredith Town Docks Downtown 10:00 Common Man Concession/Labatt Blue Zone Open in PHC Tournament Village 1:00-5:00 - Live Music on the Bank of NH

Pavilion Stage 1:00-2:50 - The Midweeklings 3:10-5:00 - Ryan Williamson 5:00 - Shuttles stop to Laconia Harley Davidson/Hart’s Turkey Farm/Prescott Park & Meredith Town Docks Downtown 5:00 Common Man Concession/Labatt Blue Zone Close in PHC Tournament Village

Saturday February 3rd

7:00 Player Shuttles start from Laconia Harley Davidson/Hart’s Turkey Farm/Prescott Park & Meredith Town Docks Downtown 7:00 Locker Room Tents Open 8:00-4:35 Games 10:00 Common Man Concession/Labatt Blue Zone Open in PHC Tournament Village 11:00-5:00 - Live Music on the Bank of NH Pavilion Stage 11:00-12:50 - Grandevolution 1:10-2:10 - Stone Bullet 2:30-3:30 - Tim Corcoran 3:50-5:00 - Cody James

10:30 Red Bull Wings Team on-site 5:00 Common Man Concession/Labatt Blue Zone/Pure Hockey Merchandise Booth/ Bank of NH Pavilion Stage with Live Music Close in PHC Tournament Village 5:00 Shuttles stop to Laconia Harley Davidson/Hart’s Turkey Farm/Prescott Park & Meredith Town Docks Downtown 8:00 Playoff Brackets Announced - Online

SUNDAY February 4th

7:30 Shuttles Start from Event Lots at Hart’s Turkey Farm/Laconia Harley Davidson 8:00 Player Locker Room Tents Open 9:00-12:45 Playoff Games 1:15 Championship Games 1:50 Award Ceremony 3:00 PHC Tournament Village Close

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ebrating the outdoor game. It’s not always easy. We experience setbacks and encounter variables out of our control. Our most formidable opponent to date, is mother nature. Our crew battles the elements

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and the uncertainty that playing outdoors brings, year after year. Through the constant uncertainty and enormous risk, one thing remains true. The reason we do it, the love of the game. Our love, the team here at the Pond Hockey Classic but also the love of everyone who competes at our events. We have grown to understand what these tournament weekends mean for our participants. The shared passion of a group of people for a game. The unifying ability it has to bring together old friends. The escape it offers from reality. The nostalgia it generates from the past and novelty it offers to those who have only experienced the indoor version of our game. We invite you to come and experience the Pond Hockey Classic. The puck drops on the 9th Annual New England Pond Hockey Classic

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2018 Pond Hockey classic

Division winners celebrate their victory (photo above) as another Pond Hockey Classic comes to a close. The shared passion of the thousands who come out to compete each year and enjoy a weekend escape from reality is truly an amazing experience. Besides bragging rights, winning team names are etched on Lake WinnipeHockey’s Cup (photo left) to immortalize the victors. Crowder from 32

Friday February 2nd, with play continuing through Sunday afternoon. Come and witness the passion of so many. Tradition Returns! For more information visit www.pondhockeyclassic.com.

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