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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 25, NO. 15

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NH Fiddle Ensemble Concert

Northwood Business Has Been Puzzling People For Twenty Years by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

by hand. “We didn’t really know we would be getting into the puzzle and game business when I left insurance,” said Rose. “Originally we were thinking of a mail order business of some kind.” “We wanted to sell something we liked and also wouldn’t spoil,” said Mark. Before she had left, a coworker had given Rose a

1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift. “I never did anything with it until one night after we had put our daughter, Haley, to bed and were looking for something to do,” said Rose. “Mark suggested we take out the puzzle. We really had a great time doing it.” They enjoyed it so much they looked for other jigSee puzzles on 16

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Going to work every day isn’t always fun and games, unless, of course, you want it to be. Rose Stevens was an insurance underwriter for Liberty Mutual for “twentyfour years, five months and seven days,” before she left in 1996 to create some changes in her life and to spend more time

with her family. That change ended up with Rose becoming owner, along with her husband Mark of Piece Time Puzzles, LLC in Northwood, New Hampshire. Today they sell a large variety of games and jigsaw puzzles. The puzzles are both commercially produced and custom made as well as exquisite hand crafted wooden puzzles which Rose makes

Located at 746 1st NH Turnpike in Northwood, you can’t miss the home of Piece Time Puzzles with the giant shingled “PUZZLE” on the roof. Started by Rose and Mark Stevens in 1996, the business has grown to include custom made puzzles and a variety of mind-boggling games. courtesy Photo

Saturday, April 16th, from 7-9pm the NH Fiddle Ensemble will perform at Exeter Town Hall. Monies raised will go towards preventing child abuse and neglect in NH. The NH Fiddle Ensemble performs this well-attended concert in multiple locations each year. Ellen Carlson, the main Fiddle Ensemble coach, says, “We are business owners, veterinarians, school teachers, IT people, pilots, students, nurses, retired people and so much more. Our youngest is fiveyears-old, our oldest 84years-old.” In 2015, the ensemble raised $2,500 to prevent child abuse and neglect - how generous will the donors, attendees be this year? Come to find out and enjoy the exquisite sounds from 7-10pm. The performing fiddlers and audience members come from far and wide in the state and they range in age and expertise. Tickets are $12 and $6 for children. For more information visit their wesbsite at www.nhchildrenstrust. org/event/nh-fiddle-ensemble-concert-at-exeter

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April Thursday 14th Silent Film Series – “The Thief of Bagdad”

The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com or 536-2551

“Rome and Pompeii: Discovering and Preserving the Past”

Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Presented by R. Scott Smith. Program is free and open to the public. www.wolfeborolibrary.org or 569-2428

Lakes Region Art Association Member Show & Sale

VynnArt Gallery & Art Supplies, 30 Main Street, Meredith. 10am-4pm. Featuring original framed pieces of visual art. The mediums represented will be watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings, pastels, drawings, photographs and collages. 998-0029

Author Monica Wood to Read and Sign her New Book RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 6:30pm. Monica Wood will read from and sign her new book, “The One-In-A-Million Boy”. Free and open to the public. 431-2100 or www. riverrunbookstore.com

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Lakes Region Art Association’s Drop-in Painting and Drawing Group

Lakes Region Art Association Art Gallery, Tanger Outlets, Tilton. 10amnoon. Group is open to the public for those 18 years and older. There are no fees, no instruction, no structure; just bring your own supplies, set up, paint or draw and enjoy the camaraderie of hanging out with fellow artists. 5280013

The Hit Men – feat. Former Stars of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. Tickets range from $30-$34. 335-1992 or www. rochesteroperahouse.com

NH Boat Museum’s Spring Fling Fundraiser

The Inn on Main, Wolfeboro. 6pm. Cocktails, dinner, live & silent auction. $50/members, $53/non-members. www.nhbm.org or 569-4554

Scotty Lang’s Comedy Roadshow feat. Jim McCue and Carolyn Plummer

Hobbs Tavern, 2415 White Mountain Highway, West Ossipee. Doors open at 5pm, show starts at 7pm. Tickets are $15/advance or $20/door. Full dinner menu available a la carte from 5-7 upstairs. All profits go to benefit the James Foley Foundation. 5392000

The Brian Templeton Blues Band

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15pp. BYOB. 527-0043 or www.pitmansfreightroom. com

Lakes Region Art Association Member Show & Sale

VynnArt Gallery & Art Supplies, 30 Main Street, Meredith. 10am-4pm.

Featuring original framed pieces of visual art. The mediums represented will be watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings, pastels, drawings, photographs and collages. 998-0029

Tablescapes “Creative Settings”

Wolfeboro Inn, 90 Main Street, Wolfeboro. 10am-4pm. Tablescapes is a chance for local community members to create a table-top setting that is imaginative, playful, out-ofthe-box wondrous and fun! The goal is to bring arts programming to schools and libraries and to promote arts in the community. Artists will be demonstrating their craft/work during the event. $5/adults, free for children under 8. 569-0078

Gallery Talk at the Woodman Museum

The Gallery at the Keefe House, 15 Summer Street, Dover. 1:30pm. Carol Gray, author of “The HandPainted Photographs of Charles Henry Sawyer”, will present a talk about her research for the Sawyer book, as part of the on-going exhibit of Sawyer’s Maine and New Hampshire images. Over 50 pieces are on loan from private collections and will be on display until June 5th. Free and open to the public. www.woodmanmuseum. org

B. Cartier Artist Studio & Gallery Grand Opening

Saturday 16th Meet The Artist - Kimberly J.B. Smith

Lakes Region Art Assoc. Gallery, Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Suite 132, Tilton. 10am-2pm. Visitors to the gallery will the opportunity to meet and talk with Mixed Media artist and Weirs Times art Girl columnist, Kimberly J.B. Smith. For more info call 03-998-0029. lakesregionartassociation.com.

Horace Chase Lodge’s Annual DARE Breakfast

paintings, pastels, drawings, photographs and collages. 998-0029

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Horace Chase Lodge #72 at the Masonic Temple, Boscawen. 8am10:30am. Join the Masons of Horace Chase Lodge for their 14th Annual DARE Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Boscawen Elementary School DARE Program. $6/adults, $3/children under 12. www.horacechase.org

Diane St. Jean – Artist Reception

The Gallery West, Washington Street Mills, One Washington Street, 3rd Floor West, Dover. 5-6pm. Works in oil by Diane St. Jean will be on display at the gallery reception. Public welcomed. 978-6702

Good Gardening Workshop: “The Cold Truth: Season Extending Techniques”

Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am. Moulton Farm’s staff shares tips and tricks on how to grow vegetables before and after the typical growing season. Be sure to wear sturdy, mudfriendly footwear. Free and open to the public. No pre-registration required. 279-3915

Jim Colleton and Joe Espie – Live Comedy Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. BYOB. 527-0043 or www.pitmansfreightroom. com

Tablescapes “Creative Settings”

Lakes Region Art Association Member Show & Sale

VynnArt Gallery & Art Supplies, 30 Main Street, Meredith. 10am-4pm. Featuring original framed pieces of visual art. The mediums represented will be watercolors, oil and acrylic

B. Cartier Artist Studio & Gallery, 4th floor of the Washington Street Mills, Dover. 5pm. Free food and live music! Public welcomed to attend. 609-8030

Antique & Appraisal Day

Laconia Antiques Center, 601 Main Street, downtown Laconia. 1-4pm. Expert appraisers will be available to offer their expertise and verbal estimations of value. $5 per item, with all proceeds to benefit the Laconia Historical and Museum Society. Tickets are sold on a first come-first serve basis. 524-7683

Sunday 17th Tablescapes “Creative Settings”

Lakes Region Art Association Member Show & Sale

New Hampshire Fiddle Orchestra

Franklin Opera House, Franklin. 2pm. Franklin Opera House proudly presents the finest fiddlers from our region led by Ellen Carlson. The Orchestra, made up of people of all ages and abilities, will perform lively fiddle music in a variety of traditions including rich melodious Irish, driving rhythmic Cajun and danceable Old Time and Swing! Plus singing and dancing! Tickets are $6-$12pp. www. franklinoperahouse.org or 934-1909

Monday 18th Children’s Authors Tea

The Belknap Mill, downtown Laconia. 5-7pm. The Family Resource Center of Central NH has invited six NH authors and illustrators to a “Tea” with the children of our community. This event provides a great opportunity for quality family time while promoting early literacy. Families attending the Tea can meet the local authors and illustrators, hear them read their

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2016 April Vacation Theatre Camp Rochester Opera House’s 2016 April Vacation Theatre Camp is a joyous hands-on experience open to youth aged 6-12. Classes run April 25-29 from 9am to 4pm (with possibility of aftercare until 5:30pm) and are held on the stage of this historic theatre. During the past five years, we have had the privilege of introducing hundreds of children to the wonders of the performing arts on our historic stage and this April vacation, students join together to dance, sing, and learn theatre techniques through games and improvisation, while learning to take a play from page to stage. This exciting camp, which not only offers lessons in acting, dance, and singing, fosters self-confidence and esteem building for your future “STAR”. On April 30, students will perform a showcase of their new skills for an audience of family, friends, and the public. Space is limited, early registration is advised. Registration is $225 (we incorrectly listed this last week as $25). Forms and information can be found at RochesterOperaHouse.com or call/stop by the box office (603) 335-1992, M/W/F from 10am to 5pm. Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH.

Las Vegas Comedy Series Returns To Pitman’s Las Vegas regular Jim Colliton, who tours nationally with his “Parents Night Out,” show will be appearing Saturday. April 16 at 8pm at Pitman’s Freight Room located at 94 New Salem, St. in Laconia. Also appearing will be New England favorite Joe Espi and rapidly rising star Drew Dunn. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased by contacting Pitman’s at (603) 527-0043, (603) 494-3334, or tickets may be purchased at the door the night of the show. For additional information on this show check Pitman’s website at www. pitmansfreightroom.com or email msmith789@comcast.net. Pittman’s is a BYOB venue. Colliton is a regular at the Tropicana in Las Vegas and Atlantic City and works cruise lines much of the year. Colliton tours nationally both with Brian Reagan as well as with his own show titled “Parents Night Out.” Opening the night will be Dunn who is a rapidly rising star, who is on the cusp of breaking out to bigger horizons in the comedy field. He is being requested as both an opening act and middle act by some of the top names in the business.

The WWII Advertising Program In Campton On Monday April 18th at 7pm, The Campton Historical Society presents “Motivating The WWII Home Front via Magazine and Radio Advertising” presented by Calving Knickerbocker Magazine ads and radio commercials aimed at the home front were used extensively during WWII to explain shortages, encourage support of wartime restrictions, increase bond sales, request recycling of strategic materials, boost morale, suggest ways to support our troops, etc. We will use over 50 period magazine ads and radio commercials to illustrate the concerted effort by which the US government fostered these aims. Never before or since has the US used the media so effectively to support a wartime effort. Presented by Calvin Knickerbocker - Independent Scholar; developed and delivered a dozen courses on American musical history for RISE at Rivier College. The presentation will be at the Old Town Hall in Campton, which is handicap accessible, and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For information about the Society, check our web site at www.camptonhistorical.org

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who lived in the town of Waterloo (yes the very same battle area where Napoleon was defeated), said her investigating officer saw no point in using extensive manpower to recover her stolen vehicle for this same reason. Such attitudes, not surprisingly, have resulted in a loss of confidence in the Belgian Politie’s ability and desire to consistently ensure public safety. This is quite a contrast to my experience with the New Hampshire law enforcement! International and national events may have many of us questioning the direction of our country and the honor of individual officers. Those sentiments have not trickled down most of our local areas. In fact, my Laconia neighbors and I continue to feel safe and secure. That is why, in my opinion, we are fortunate for the dedication, responsiveness and professionalism of our local police departments and Sheriff’s Offices. We might not be living in large cities such as Brussels. Nevertheless, our law enforcement men and women continue to work tirelessly and professionally to keep us safe, 24/7/365. I am fortunate to call New Hampshire ‘home’ and look forward to telling you more….

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Wrecking Ball To The Editor: Trump could win the Republican nomination, but lose to Clinton in the general election. He might severely damage the Republican Party, and adversely impact Republicans in Congressional and state races. His un-American campaign of political violence and hooliganism is reminiscent of 20th century Nazi and Communist dictators. In the Republican primaries Trump is averag-

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This year has proven to be the year of no experience when it comes to politics and, as I’ve proclaimed on these pages before, no one has less experience than me and that is why I feel uniquely qualified to finally win my bid for governor this year. Of course, not all voters are convinced and some still believe that someone who has knowledge of the system of government, someone who can actually understand how the convoluted process of government actually works would be the best person for the job. That is why I have decided that I need to understand a little more how our government really works before I take over that big chair in the corner of the State House. (I hear the private bathroom is magnificent as well.) One morning I decided I would take a trip to Concord to spend a day watching how the system really works. I filled up my car with gas, packed a light lunch and headed to our state’s capitol to engross myself with the day’s events at the legislature determined to fill my mind with the knowledge I might need if I was faced with a serious issue once I was elected governor. When I got to Concord I saw what the first issue was I might have to deal with. Have you ever tried to

find a parking space close to the State House when the legislature is in session? Fuhgeddaboutit? The nearest spot was about a half a mile away. I didn’t come to make the trip for much needed exercise, I have a treadmill at home for such nonsense. I turned my car around and drove back home. Still, this didn’t deter me in the least in my pursuit of acquiring the knowledge of how our system works. After I arrived home I went back in the house, fired up my laptop and logged onto www.gencourt.state. nh.us to watch the legislative proceedings live. (Another thing I will do as governor is change that ridiculous website address. Who has the time to type in all those letters and dots? Let’s make it simpler for the people!!) Watching the action from home is pretty easy. You can find out right from the comfort of your own home how the system really works. How did that silly bill become law? Are they really thinking of making it illegal to do that? It isn’t quite Schoolhouse Rock but many of the characters can be just as entertaining. I do have to give credit to our state representatives. As glorified as it might seem to the average citizen, sitting for hours in an stuffy hall listening to speaker after speaker and then trying to decide on important issues like casinos, taxes, casinos, what will be the new state condiment and casinos while collecting a hefty paycheck of two hundred dollars a year isn’t all peaches and cream. (Did I mention casinos?) Not all representatives get to talk about a bill, but many of them do. Some make their statements quick and to the point while others bloviate for

what seems like an eternity. (Maybe as governor I will create the legislative band who will start to play after a certain amount of time to let the state reps know their time is up, sort of like the Academy Awards.) Once you make it through the speakers there is usually a vote. You might think this is the end of the whole thing, but, if you are a savvy representative that has been doing this for a long, long time, you might have figured out the Parliamentary Rules of Order (which is a bit like Calculus with words) so that if the vote didn’t go your way you can raise your hand, blab out one of these convoluted rules and try to have the vote taken again at a later date so that everyone can listen to the same speakers again as well as a few new ones. It was at about this point that I became confused and bored and decided to watch a few cat videos on YouTube. (Did you see the one with Siamese playing the banjo? Pretty darn funny.) I feel in that short time I got a pretty good understanding how the system works and I can make up enough gobbledygook to spew out when I talk with people who are concerned about my lack of experience. Still, as governor I won’t have to worry much about what the legislature does, I can just veto stuff I don’t like. It’s a sweet deal. In the meantime I’ll just go around getting my picture taken giving people awards and things and collect my paycheck. The people who don’t want anyone with experience will be thrilled. Brendan’s website is www.BrendanTSmith. com.

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Requiem for A VA Victim What does a suffering military veteran have to do to force an unresponsive government to change its ways? How about by Michelle Malkin self-immolatSyndicated Columnist ing in front of his VA clinic? Hello, paper-pushers and desk jockeys? Are you there? Would the heat, the smoke and the smell of burning flesh rouse you in the least? Nope. Apparently, even this horror is not enough to move the inert bureaucrats at the Department of Veterans Affairs -- let alone the indifferent tango dancer-in-chief. While President Obama sashayed in Buenos Aires two weeks ago, proud Navy veteran Charles Richard Ingram III, 51, made his last life’s journey. He walked nine miles from his home in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., to the curb in front of the Northfield, N.J., VA clinic on New Road. With a large blue wooden cross looming on the side of a chapel in the background, Ingram stood on the lawn, poured gas all over his body and lit a match. A firefighter told The Daily Beast that the retired chief petty officer, known as “Rich” to family and friends, was “100 percent burned.” A bystander had rushed to his side with blankets to snuff out the flames and first responders arrived within minutes. But it was too late. CPO Ingram leaves behind a grieving wife, two young children ages 3 and 5, and a charred patch of brown and blackened grass 75 feet from the entrance

of the VA’s Atlantic County Community Based Outpatient Clinic. The bloated VA system now employs nearly 400,000 people to carry out its purported “mission of caring.” The CBOCs were established to “to more efficiently and effectively serve eligible veterans and provide care in the most appropriate setting,” according to the feds. But nobody from Ingram’s CBOC -- one of 800 such offices run by the VA, which boasts a record $150 billion budget -- was there to help on that Saturday when Ingram perished. Why not? Because the facility is closed on weekends. Its daytime, weekday hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) serve the convenience of the government employees, not of the men and women who put their lives on the line for their country. Area veterans’ advocates and local officials in both political parties have pushed for years to address chronic understaffing and Soviet-era wait times. The Atlantic City Press reports that there is just one lone psychologist to provide therapy to 200 veterans on any given day. “To make matters worse,” local Democratic state senator Jeff Van Drew (who worked in the VA system as a dentist) pointed out last week, “there are no Veterans Affairs hospitals in the region, so even if a veteran is able to schedule a timely appointment at the nearest VA hospital, he or she would have to travel hours to Philadelphia, Penn., northern New Jersey or Delaware to receive care.” Would it have been too much to ask the VA’s employees to open for just one day of weekend appointments and one weekday of

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The Saga Continues… Planned Parenthood and its ugly selling of baby body parts and organs unfortunately continues. David Deleiden, the young reporter by Jane Cormier from the Center Hooksett, NH. of Medical Progress who went undercover to expose the selling of baby body parts at Planned Parenthood, recently had his home invaded under the California Attorney General, Kamala Harris. As an undercover journalist, Deleiden documented the horrors happening all over the country in Planned Parenthood facilities. But, rather than investigate the grotesque selling of aborted baby organs and parts in California, their Attorney General, Kamala Harris raided his residence instead. Previously, in Texas, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson indicted Daleiden despite the overwhelming evi-

dence that Planned Parenthood was illegally selling baby body parts. Rather than investigate the true crime, she charged Deleiden on a charge related to a “fake” ID and tampering with a governmental record. If convicted, Daleiden faces 20 years in prison while Planned Parenthood officials face no legal consequences or indeed, even investigation. This is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. So, now that David is out on bail, the California AG decrees to raid Deleiden’s home and take personal information and other “evidence” including further footage regarding the potentially criminal behavior being perpetuated at Planned Parenthoods across the country. Harassment, anyone? Why is this important to you and I? Aside from the fact Kamala Harris could have just subpoenaed the requested information, she decided to jump the shark and invade Deleiden’s home and take whatever she desired – for “the investigation”, of See cormier on 27

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One Child at a Time How many times have you heard some group promoting a cause by saying, “It’s for the children”? Sadby Ken Gorrell ly, too often Northfield, NH. children take a back seat to the cause. That’s not the case with NH’s education tax credit (ETC) scholarship program. By providing families with meaningful choice in education, these scholarships are making real and life-changing differences in children’s lives. Survey responses by families helped by these means-tested scholarships are at once heart-

warming and heartbreaking: - “My daughter is excelling academically and is feeling safe. No more bullying.” - “My child is doing the best academically that she has ever done. We have also seen social improvement since attending her new school.” - “I feel like the private school saved my daughter. After being bullied and harassed so severely in public school I made the choice to move her, no matter the sacrifices I had to make to afford it.” - “With the help of this scholarship program we were able to have a more manageable tuition payment so that our son was able to go to this school. We thank you for this opportunity.” - “Our family is both helped and encouraged by the invest-

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new dawn has come to Burma. At long last the political pariah state, also known as Myanmar, has by John J. Metzler ushered in a Syndicated Columnist new civilian government in which Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has a strong if not formal hand at the democratic helm. Yet, the lingering legacy of the past; Burma’s half century of left wing nationalist military rule, a history of bloody crackdowns on opposition, and a close political and economic dependence on the People’s Republic of China, have left this Southeast Asian country in the shadows of a self-imposed isolation. The political formalities were in themselves extraordinary; the long banned National League for Democracy and its tireless standard bearer Aung San Suu Kyi formed a new civilian government in the glitzy golden capital of Naypyidaw. Htin Kyaw, an economist and longtime NLD activist, holds the Presidency, because constitutional trickery by the former junta disal-

teachers at the private school work with each child as they are, without labeling. The teacher communicates with me and understands no two people are alike. I am very happy with my daughter’s progress!” The survey is filled with stoSee gorell on 27

Dangerous Donald Trump

D o n a l d Trump’s victories in the Republican primaries may make him seem like a sure winner. But those victories have been achieved by Thomas Sowell by receiving Syndicated Columnist either somewhat less than 40 percent of the votes or lows parliamentarians such as somewhat more than 40 percent, Aung San Suu Kyi who have for- but never a majority. The fragmenting of the Reeign spouses and children, to hold the highest office. So be it, but publican vote among many canAung heads a host of portfolios didates in the primaries made this possible. But victory in the including the Foreign Ministry. Yet despite the whiff of politi- general election for President of cal Springtime, the military junta the United States in November is holds enshrined constitutional going to require a lot more than powers not to mention being en- 40 percent of the votes. And polls trenched in holding important consistently show Mr. Trump to Ministries such as defense, home be the most negatively regarded affairs and border affairs. The of any of the candidates in either military also secures its patron- party. In some Republican winnerage in an economy marinated in take-all states, 40 percent of the corruption. Burma is one of a handful of votes can be enough to get 100 places where focused American percent of the delegates. This diplomacy seemed to have worked leverage might enable Trump to for a positive outcome. Former gain a majority of the delegates Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s needed to become the party’s visit in 2011, pressed for efforts to nominee. But Trump and his supporters bring Burma out of the shadows. Yet despite the West’s political want more. They are now talking good wishes suffocating sanctions as if winning a plurality of the were still imposed on Burma for delegates ought to be enough to all the right reasons in the past gain him the nomination, despite but remain in force and are hardly his failing to get a majority, as required by long-standing rules. helpful for the present. There is a reason why the rules Priscilla Clapp, former Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in require a candidate for the nomiMyanmar opines in a recent study, nation to receive a majority of “Continuing to rely on a sanc- the delegates. If you cannot even tions regime designed primarily to get a majority of the delegates in inhibit U.S. participation in and your own party, how can you exSee Metzler on 30 pect to win the November election

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for President? Delegates get their first opportunity to choose a candidate by voting according to the way their respective primary voters voted. But, if that process fails to produce a winner, then delegates can vote again, this time on the basis of their own best judgments, for as many rounds of voting as it may take before someone gets a majority. None of this is new. Yet some Trump supporters are talking as if a failure to change the rules for the benefit of “the Donald” -- by letting a plurality, rather than a majority, choose the winner -- would mean that Trump had been cheated out of the nomination. But what of the voters who voted AGAINST Trump during the primaries? Despite the fog of political rhetoric, we should not lose sight of the fact that those who voted against Trump in the primaries were far more numerous than those who voted for him. This might all be just an internal problem of the Republican Party, and of no concern for those of us who are not Republicans, except for one thing. This country is at a dangerous crossroads. We got here by electing a president on the basis of glib words and boastful promises. We cannot afford to repeat that mistake. In addition to internal polarizations, we are threatened by countries that openly declare their hatred of America, and are developing intercontinental missiles that can carry nuclear bombs. In addition, there are international terrorist organizations killing people in Europe and in the United States. See Sowell on 26

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******** NH Union Leader: Superintendent Keith Pfeifer said Thursday if a student under 18 becomes pregnant, the decision to have an abortion is a family decision because of the state’s parental notification law. The student and their parents are referred for counseling. Should a school official who helps a student get an abortion without parental notification be fired? The top school official in Farmington said they have reviewed policies on how staff members should deal with teen pregnancy after the Supreme Court ruled they could not fire a guidance counselor who helped a student get an abortion. Superintendent Keith Pfeifer said Thursday if a student under 18 becomes pregnant, the decision to have an abortion is a family decision because of the state’s parental notification law. The student and their parents are referred for counseling. Why then is it okay with non-family members to be promoting abortion of the minor children? In November 2012, Farmington High School guidance counselor Demetria McKaig was working with a pregnant 15year-old student and her boyfriend, who told her they wanted to terminate a pregnancy. McKaig suggested that the student tell her mother, but she refused, saying she was fearful for her safety. McKaig called the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union to ask for its help in preventing the girl’s mother from finding out about the pregnancy, even though Principal Matt Jozokos ordered school staff to inform the mother. McKaig was terminated for insubordination, breach of student confi-

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Mark Stevens sends a mounted print through the roller press After a run through the roller press the mounted print has to be cut into pieces for a jigsaw puzzle. Mark built the press now been made into a jigsaw puzzle. Mark can make about brendan smith Photos two dozen puzzles on a busy day. himself in 2005. puzzles from 1

saw puzzles to do and realized there really wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a big selection available. It was then that a puzzle store seemed like a business to try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents thought I had gone off the deep end,â&#x20AC;? laughed Rose. They first started selling puzzles at local fairs. (Mark was still working at his job as a truck driver.) Eventually they moved into the barn which was located on property owned by Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother and where the store sits today.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting people here wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an easy start. No one had heard of a puzzle store,â&#x20AC;? said Rose. For the first several years the store was open, Rose ran it by herself as Mark continued to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For those first years we were buying puzzles and games to sell and I was also hand-cutting puzzles using a scroll saw,â&#x20AC;? said Rose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I taught myself how to do it after asking Santa for a scroll saw one Christmas.â&#x20AC;? In 2002, Mark finally came on board in the store

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Mark who can make about two dozen puzzles in a full day. Individual orders for onetime, custom made puzzles will usually take around seven or eight days. They can be anything from a

images from about seventy artists and photographers, many local, which Piece Time Puzzles has the rights to use and pays royalties to the artist. These are available on their website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the images we have of the Old Man of The

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DEAR TIM: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve decided to do a major bathroom remodel job. One thing that needs to be demolished is a full ceramic tile shower with a seat and a concrete mud floor. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m feeling pretty good about removing the tile from the walls and ceiling, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the best way to remove the tile floor and the concrete mud floor. What tips can you offer to minimize the pain both to my body, the family and our possessions? --Mark P., Tampa, Fla.

If you use a handy power tool like this hammer drill and chisel, your mud shower pan floor will soon be chunks of rubble.

DEAR MARK: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about to undertake a nasty job that few look forward to. The good news is that if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a standardsized shower, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only got about 10 square feet of misery to face. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve demolished my fair share of these mud shower pans over the years. The most recent one was installed by a negligent builder and tile setter over a concrete basement floor with no waterproof membrane whatsoever. This shower also had a seat in it, and the water flowing over the seat entered hairline cracks under the front lip of the seat and

leaked, causing all sorts of wood rot and mold. If your new bathroom is going to have a new tile shower, the tile needs to be placed over a waterproof membrane or prefabricated shower-base system that directs all water that leaks under the tile back into the shower floor drain, just as a hard china or stainless steel sink works in a bathroom or kitchen. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever let a contractor tell you that caulking used in conjunction with cement board or waterresistant gypsum board is sufficient to prevent leaks. There is no substitute for

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The Royal Baking Powder Company ran an ad in a Laconia paper taking advantage of the government’s request for citizens to change their eating habits to ensure that the troops had adequate food to eat.

When George M. Cohan heard the news that the U.S. had declared war on Germany he began to hum which led to the creation of the popular song “Over There.” food to eat by declaring that FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR! They stated that if 22 million families used their recipe for making bread using corn,

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into about every area of life. When George M. Cohan heard the news on April 6, 1917 that the U.S. had declared war on Germany he began to hum and that humming led to the creation of a song popular with American soldiers. The song is “Over There” which includes the words “And we won’t be back ‘til it’s over over there.” Cohan was rewarded the Congressional Medal of honor for the song. An impact on local history is particularly interesting to me because it involves the Literary Adelphi of The New Hampton Literary and Theologi-

cal Institution -now New Hampton School -which, at their Annual Public Meeting on Feb. 20, 1919, presented a play entitled “The American Flag”. The imagined site of the play is France and the plot involved the conflict in that country between the Americans and the Germans. Though he was not one of the actors in the play, my Uncle Robert Smith was one of the officers of The Literary Adelphi, being that of the Chief Marshall. How many of our young and old have at some time been like Snoopy in the comic strips dreaming he is engaging The Red Baron in air conflict? How many of us have in some way changed our lifestyle to help support our armed forces as many changed their eating habits during World War I? How many have visited the monuments in certain towns of New Hampshire with the engraved names of those who served, some of whom died, in World War I, or watched the movies and plays, or read the books, all of which reveal the dedication, sacrifice, and courage of those brave men and women? Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., lives in New Hampton.

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course. This is nothing but more intimidation by abortion-supporting Progressives who do not want the truth of their deeds to see the light of day. On top of all this, we know Kamala Harris was paid over $81,000 by Planned Parenthood in her quest to attain the California AG seat. (Conflict of interest, perhaps?) But, it gets even better. Kamala Harris is now running for the CA Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer. She will be well subsidized by the pro-abortion forces here in our country. This is cronyism at its very worst. Just last week, the Center for Medical Progress released a new video showing evidence that Planned Parenthood misled women on its consent forms, claiming their aborted babies’ body parts helped find cures for Alzheimer’s, cancer and AIDs. Even one of the abortion group’s key supporters says this form mislead women to obtain their consent. How is this acceptable in any way? It is not. But, rather than investigate possible FEDERAL laws being broken, these Pro Abortion officials have set their caps on harassing and intimidating Deleiden instead. Planned Parenthood is a powerful political entities who holds much sway in our country. It is time for our citizens to wake up and say NO MORE. Our tax dollars should not go toward funding Planned Parenthood. Despite what they tell us, ALL money is fungible and tax dollars flowing to Planned Parenthood are subsidizing these Progressive political candidates and campaigns. They are literally using our own tax dollars against us. And, I am sure they are laughing all the way to the bank. Jane Cormier can be reached at Jane4newhampshire@gmail.com

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(1941) and MLB pitching legend Greg Maddux (1966). Sportsquote “It’s great to see the Celtics doing well again, because it was so much fun in my day to go to the Boston Garden and get spit at, get things thrown at you and have people talk about your mom. Like dinner at Kenny Smith’s house.” – Charles Barkley Sportsquiz Answer Wilt Chamberlain’s #13 was retired by the Warriors, Lakers, and 76ers. It was also retired by the Harlem Globetrotters. Michael Moffett is a Professor of Sports Management at NHTI, Concord’s Community College. He recently co-authored the critically-acclaimed and award-winning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” (with the Marines)—which is available through Amazon.com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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lowed by your slip-bobber. The bead protetcts the knot from rubbing against the bottom of the bobber and becoming frayed. Finally, tie on your chosen jig and slide the stop-knot up or down your line to set your depth. Slip-bobber fishing from a kayak in early spring is a fun and effective way to fish the shallows for panfish. It offers anglers the chance to dust off the cobwebs with some relaxing, low-pressure fishing. You can begin fishing as soon as there is enough water to float your kayak. I can assure you that you’ll be the envy of many boat-owning anglers who are chomping at the bit to get out and fish. Tim Moore is a professional fishing guide in New Hampshire. He owns and operates Tim Moore Outdoors, LLC, offering NH kayak fishing charters and Lake Winnipesaukee ice fishing charters. He is a member of the New England Outdoors Writers Association and the producer of Tim Moore Outdoors TV. Visit www.TimMooreOutdoors.com for more information.

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assistance to Myanmar’s economy and government no longer makes sense particularly when Western allies and others observe no restrictions on their activities in Myanmar.” Writing in a Council on Foreign Relations report, Ms. Clapp adds, “More than five decades of military rule have left large parts of the country in near semi-feudal condition, beset by an overly large army, a multitude of ethnic armed forces, and hundreds of militias.” She cautions, “rule of law is almost nonexistent.” The new government must strive to heal ethnic and religious fault lines. Thus Myanmar’s tilt to the West may have less to do with the military’s conversion to democratic politics than the gripping reality that the country of 54 million people maintains a moribund socialist economy, was locked in a dependence with neighboring China, and may be trying to spread the blame for its broken kleptocracy. Myanmar is one of the few members of the Association of Southeast Asian

Nations (ASEAN) lagging socio/economically in a region which is prospering. Though a resource rich but ecologically plundered state, its xenophobic rulers echoed Tony Soprano in taste and style. China’s shadow has made many in Myanmar uneasy including among the military elites. The controversial Myitsone megadam hydropower project, was the last straw; it was suspended by the previous military regime in 2011 but its future now looms over the new government. Significantly the first foreign visitor to Myanmar after the formal transition to democracy was none other than Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Li. Minister Li spoke of China’s “cherished” ties with Myanmar adding, “We appreciate our long relations. We will not change that attitude even though the government has changed…Myanmar can rely on China for its development.” Beijing is clearly concerned over Myanmar’s political tilt, the PRC-based China Daily wrote “Admittedly problems have cropped up between the

two countries in the past few years. China has endured economic losses when Myanmar stalled the construction of some projects” and added there were “some anti-China sentiments” in the country. Mainland China is Burma’s biggest trading partner and largest foreign investor. Beijing sees its influence slipping to Western states not to mention prosperous ASEAN neighbors. Despite some loss of political clout, the PRC is not willing to let this strategic Southeast Asian state slip from Beijing’s sphere and may try to co-opt the popular Aung San Suu Kyi. The West and Japan must redouble their efforts to offer Myanmar credible and sustained socio/economic support as to rebalance Burma’s standing and to help outshine Beijing’s shadow. 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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