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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 27, NO. 25

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Navy SEALs Coming Back To Newfound Lake

—The Second Annual “Swim With A Mission” — England, followed by a festival of food, music, kids activities and live demonstrations by the Navy SEALs and their K-9 unit. Last year, hundreds of swimmers, kayakers and paddleboarders made their way across Newfound Lake and helped raise over $370,000 for

our Veterans. Thousands of spectators showed up to watch a group of the elite Navy SEALs jump from a helicopter into the Lake and then demonstrate how to rescue a hostage. Greg of the Morning Buzz interviewed retired Master Chief and famous Navy SEAL Rick Kaiser, who

also took questions from the crowd. The SEAL K-9 unit stole the show and hearts of everyone as they demonstrated why they are now vital members of the SEAL teams in combat. This year’s festival will take place at Wellington State Park in Bristol,

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After a very successful debut in 2017, Swim With A Mission (SWAM) is back with a festival to celebrate and honor our Veterans on Saturday, July 14th at Wellington State Park on beautiful Newfound Lake, NH. The day will feature open water swim races across the cleanest lake in New

SEAL parachuters holding Navy SEAL flag after they parachuted into Newfound Lake to start the first ever “Swim With a Mission” fundraiser to benefit New Hampshire Veterans Organizations. courtesy Photo

This free, family friendly event takes place through June 30th. Wander through downtown Rochester with your map, and enjoy all of the artistic talent from around New England. Artists represented include the visual arts in a wide variety of mediums, sculpture, jewelry design, photography, encaustic, pottery and more. Visit each location, view the art, vote for your favorite on the map and have a chance to win great prizes, goods and services from many local businesses. The maps will be available at each of the 16 businesses participating as stops. In order for residents to be eligible for monthly giveaways like gift cards, services and other items, they must visit each of the stops within the same calendar month and have each business stamp their map. The completed maps can then be returned to any of the participating businesses. Contact The Artisans’ Gallery 22 N. Main Street Rochester.

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June “Propaganda Posters of the First World War” – On Display The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Mon. thru Sat. 10am to 4pm, and Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. The exhibit features 17 original WWI posters that are in remarkable condition, especially considering they are all at least 100 years old! The exhibit also features some unique artifacts from both the home front and the war front that help portray what life was like during the period. www. wrightmuseum.org or 569-1212 Through June 17th

“Memories of WWII: Photographs from the AP’s Archives” – On Display The Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Mon. thru Sat. 10am to 4pm, and Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. See this moving tribute to an era in our nation’s history that continues to define the American character and experience. The exhibit consists of approx. 50 black and white photographs from the Associated Press Archives, including selections of the most iconic WWII images taken between 1939 and 1945. Some of the photos include: the German Army marching into Paris down ChampsElysees, Londoners in the underground train stations, Hitler after the invasion of Poland, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and much more. www. WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212 Through the Month

Off the Hook….a Fish Perspective – Gallery Display League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. Stop in to see a wonderful collection of fish by several juried craftspeople. Beautiful carved stone fish heads for your garden, tall ceramic fish tails, fish platters, prints and other works created exclusively for this exhibit can be seen through June 30th during regular gallery hours. 279-7920 or www.meredith.nh-

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This program will investigate the major ways that the Greeks tried to explain and interpret their own mythical past over the course of a thousand years. Smith, Professor of Classics at UNH, has been studying and writing about the myths of the Greeks and Romans for the past 15 years. Free and open to the public. 569-2428 or

32 North Main Street, Rochester. 8pm. The “Dorks in Dungeons” are back! This time they are bringing you “Geeks in Galaxies”. Alternate universe, different characters, same hilarious improv comedy! Tickets start at $15pp.

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Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young Tribute

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Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 7:30pm. Rust Never Sleeps is a unique, live rock show that celebrates the musical career of Neil Young. Capturing the spirit, the sound, and the feel of this “dreams come true” concert experience. Featuring selections from Buffalo Springfield as well as Young’s early 70s rock gems. Savor the harmonies of CSN, and feel the high-voltage snap of Crazy Horse! $18/adults, $16/seniors and students.

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Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 8pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841 Friday 15th

The The Band Band The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

PBVRC Spaghetti Dinner

American Legion Hall, 37 Main Street, Ashland. 7pm. This month’s speaker will be Dr. Levenson, Republican Congressional candidate from Hopkinton. $10/adult, $5/children 5-12 years old, 4 and under are free. 5363880

Dueling Pianos – Jim Tyrrell vs Matt Langley Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 9pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Fri. 15th – July 15th “Wild Horses, Wolves and Waves” – Gallery Showing for Brenda Goodearl

Lakes Region Art Gallery, Tanger Outlets, Laconia Road, Tilton. New Hampton artist Brenda Goodearl will be exhibiting her oil paintings and several terracotta sculptures. Goodearl’s paintings are unique in that she paints in oils on various surfaces such as marble, wood panels and aluminum. There will be an Artist Reception on Saturday, June 16 th from 1pm-6pm. In homage to one of her favorite subjects, the Chocolate Factory will be giving out “chocolate horses” to the first 50 adults who visit the exhibit reception and register in the guest book. Saturday 16th

The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue

Thursday 14TH Lasagna Supper

Hotchkiss Commons, 71 Main Street, Union. 5:30pm-7pm. Homemade lasagna, salad, bread, beverages and homemade pies! $9/adults, $5/ children. 473-2727

“How Did the Greeks Believe Their Myths?” – with SpeakerScholar R. Scott Smith Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro.

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. www. rochesteroperahouse.com or 3351992

Anders Osborne Solo The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh. com or 536-2551

Geeks in Galaxies – Comedy Improv Troupe Rochester Performance & Arts Center,

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Gilmanton Year-Round Library, Gilmanton. 10am-2pm. Local artisans, crafters, and growers will be selling their goods that include; plants for the garden, baked goods, used book sale, raffles and more! The Dump Run Gang will provide live music throughout the day. Yard games can be enjoyed by the young and young at heart! There will also be an antique car show, and a BBQ lunch prepared by the library volunteers.

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:3010am. Blueberry or plain pancakes, ham or bacon, scrambled eggs, and beverage. $6pp, ages 5-10 are half price, kids under 5 are free. 3321121

Penny Sale

Ossipee Town Hall, Ossipee. Tickets on sale from 4pm to 6pm. Raffle starts at 6pm. 25 tickets for $2.50.

WWII in New HampshireDocumentary and Discussion

Northfield Town Hall, 21 Summer Street, Northfield. 7pm. This documentary tells the story of life in NH during WWII. Through interviews, historic news film, photos, and radio reports from the battlefields, this documentary and discussion facilitated by John Gfroerer chronicles how a nation, a state, and the citizens of NH mobilized for war. Free and open to the public. Funding provided by the NH Humanities Council. 455-5341 Sunday 17th

Free Admission for Dads Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. Noon-4pm. The Wright Museum is offering free admission to Dads on Father’s Day when

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Summer Lacrosse Camp For Girls Lacrosse is the fastest growing game in America right now. With the help of Laconia Lacrosse Club coaches, Parks & Rec is hosting a summer camp open to ALL skill levels for girls aged 6-18. The camp will run from June 25th-28th (rain date, June 29th) from 10:00am -12:00. Coaches include Kim Duncan, NCAA assistant coach at Princeton in 2002-03, and local lacrosse star and Belmont HS coach, Meya Minor, for the more advanced players. Beginner and intermediate skills will be coached by the 10U championship team coach, Paul Marinace. Some equipment is available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a great opportunity for area girls ages 6-18 who are interested in the sport to give it a try, or experienced players to improve their skills. Kids from any town are welcome to attend! For camp registration please email the club at laconialacrosseclub@gmail.com.

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum In Rochester A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a classic Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart will play at The Rochester Opera House July 19th through August5. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, Forum tells the bawdy story of a cunning slave names Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. This hilarious vaudeville romp features every Funny Thing you can imagine (including the kitchen sink) – rubber chickens, banana peels, cream pies, puns, love potions, mistaken identity, chase scenes, beautiful showgirls and, of course, a happy ending. Tickets range from $22-26. Reserve tickets online or call the box office (603) 335-1992, W/F from 12-5pm and 1-hours before showtime. Visit www.RochesterOperaHouse. com for more information.

Keyboard Virtuosi Comes To Wolfeboro In August On August 21st and 28th respectively, Eleanor Perrone of Boston and Steven Lubin of New York City will perform solo masterpieces at the fifth Summer Piano Concert Series at the Kingswood Arts Center of the Governor Wentworth Regional School District High School, starting 7:30pm. This classical experience will include a wealth of concert pieces from the rich piano repertoire. Critics write that pianist Eleanor Perrone performs with an electric energy and technical audacity “that elicit a rousing standing ovation, from Brazil to the Merrimack Valley”. Here in Wolfeboro we anticipate Albeniz’ Iberia Suite Book One, Chopin’s Scherzo No. 3, Samuel Barber’s ‘Excursions’ and Bach-Busoni’s piano transcription, the Chaconne in D minor. Steven Lubin pianist, forte-pianist, scholar and recording artist, is admired by audiences and music critics worldwide, who write he brings out all the glory of Beethoven and Chopin, playing with “captivating brilliance and subtlety”. Lubin’s program will include Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata Op.57 and multiple pieces from his classical and romantic repertoire. The Wolfeboro Friends of Music welcomes friends and neighbors, encourages students free of charge, and as usual lays a bountiful refreshments table during these summer evenings of musical artistry. Tickets are available for $15 at the door, at Black’s Paper Store and Avery Insurance in Wolfeboro; at Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith, by calling 5692151; or visiting the website; www.friendsofmusic.org. High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge and any child accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge.

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As I write this I am a few months away from turning sixty-three. Using the word “turning” makes it seem as though I am a piece of fruit going bad. Still, I am considered a relatively young man here in the early part of the Twenty-First Century. If it were the 1800s, I’d pretty much be looked at as someone who is cheating death. Middle Age back then would have been around twenty-five, around the same time nowadays where some kids are still trying to “find themselves.” Back then, there wasn’t much time for that, you needed to hit the ground running. It is certainly a great time to be alive, or so I hear so many people say as they rush about from place to place. The advancements in medicine and technology have made it possible for us to live happier and healthier lives well into our golden years and social media and 24/7 “news” channels” have made sure we are angrier than ever before as we travel there. I have had my share of ailments over the years which, of course, to me were always worse than anything going on in anyone else’s life. Waking up with a sore throat and a slight fever held precedent over any other bad news of the day. A few years back I had begun my journey into the area of prostate

awareness. This awareness presents itself in ways that do not need to be gone into detail here. Let’s just say that the flow of life had slowed a bit. I brought up the issue once at a family gathering (obviously all other topics of conversation had run dry at this point. No pun intended). Being the youngest of four brothers, I was the last one to face this inevitable part of male aging. One of my brothers, upon hearing the tale of my first endeavor into the complications with this ill-placed body part, gave me a bit of consolation when he explained that he had suffered with the same issue for years and that, in fact, his doctor had told him that his prostate was “so big that you could stick a flag in it and declare that it was its own country.” I certainly couldn’t top that one. It was to be one of many verbal sparring sessions I’ve had with those my age as we tried to top each other in the ailment marathon. Goodness knows that our athletic abilities were slowly fading into the twilight as a means of one-upmanship. Achy joints, sore backs, digestive issues and alike had replaced the 100yard dash and butterfly stroke as the new areas of competition and were all fair game when it came to the Olympics of “Who Has What Worse Than Who?” One of the growing events at these Olympics being the “Who Can Outdo The Other In Prescriptions Filled” event. This year I reached a new pinnacle in my quest to grab a gold medal. I had open heart surgery in January. I am certainly not alone in this, but I find that the field of competitors is much smaller

than those with some shoulder stiffness or acid reflux. I can use this ace in the hole while having seemingly innocent conversations with my peers as we discuss sore vertebrae or excessive ear wax build-up. I casually wait as they politely argue over whose symptoms are worse and then, just as it appears that there is a clear winner, I throw out my surgery story. More often than not, it takes the gold. Of course, the chance is always there that another participant has had the surgery as well and was also waiting for their chance to take top prize. A savvy competitor has to be prepared for this. You need to have at the ready handy stories of complications and near disasters during the surgery. (Even if you have to make them up. After all, how will they prove otherwise?) S talemates in th ese events are rare as one participant is usually more well prepared with backstories that cause the other to finally give up. Still, they happen on occasion and there is only one final tie-breaker to crown the victor – the revealing of the surgery scars. I have avoided this as of now. Heart surgery and recovery were pretty traumatic, so I feel no shame in using it for a few verbal victories. Still, I need to keep practicing my embellishments of my other minor afflictions. I need to be ready for all circumstances. This column is an excerpt from Brendan’s next book “I Only Did It For The Socks And Other Stories Of Aging” which will be published in early 2019.

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Thanks From Camp Resilience To The Editor: The We Care Committee of Laconia’s Temple B’nai Israel has, for the second year in a row, chosen our Gilford-based nonprofit Veterans support group, Camp Resilience, as the beneficiary of the We Care Spring Concert ticket sales. The concert, featuring two great Doo Wop groups playing all the oldies from the 50’s and early 60’s, was a near sell-out. The audience was entertained by the musical stylings of The Belairs and Lee Lewis and the Doo Wop All-Stars. Both groups had the appreciative audience tapping their toes and singing along with the tunes. This concert, organized by the We Care Committee, and in conjunction with a pre-concert tee shirt challenge fund-raiser, generated a whopping $20,000 to support veterans attending Camp Resilience. Major sponsors for the event were Meredith Village Savings Bank and Miracle Farms Landscape Company. On behalf of all the wounded warriors who will benefit from attending a Camp Resilience retreat thanks to the generosity and hard work of the We Care Committee under the leadership of its chairman, Stu Needleman, the Camp Resilience Board of Directors extends heartfelt thanks to the sponsors, all those who bought tickets or participated in

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Moffett Column To The Editor: Regarding Mike Moffet’s June 14th column, I, too would prefer that 99% of game attendees voluntarily stand for our National Anthem rather than be mandated to do so.. The photo that you chose to use was not of a paying customer, though. It was of, in effect, an employee of an NFL team. You know, the employees that fans were paying to see play football. It is an unfortunate as it is true: many American elevate professional athletes above regular folks. So, their opinions are “worth more” than pedestrian opinions. Football fans are presumably not paying their hard-earned money to see athletes express their political opinions. They want to see a game. There are plenty of opportunities during interviews for players to share their views on non-sports topics. While they are “on the clock”, they should be expending their energies to support their employers.

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

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Celebrating Veterans To The Editor: Let’s not demonstrate support for our Veterans for three days a year, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, and 4th of July, but for every day of the year. These men and women served at our request and the we should make sure they are housed, have access to quality health care, and are fed when they return from duty. I am ashamed that many in my generation vilified the solders coming back from an unpopular war. You can condemn the leaders who led us into these wars. My father was a Marine during World War II, signed up at 17, and fought in the Pacific. He came back a disabled veteran. Sitting in a waiting room with my mother at The Veterans hospital in Jamaica Plain as he came out of one of multiple surgeries is seared into my memory. I observed rows of paraplegics sitting in their wheel chairs. Let us reduce the number of combat veterans in the future by turning away from a militaristic America. Let us be known to the future as Athens, not Sparta. We now spend more on our military than next the 12 countries combined. This money can surely be spent more wisely at home. “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the fiSee MAILBOAT on 36

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NYC’s War On Academic Excellence “I also have a dream.” This rallying cry, handwritten on a simple white placard held up by an Asian-American mom at by Michelle Malkin a protest this Syndicated Columnist week against liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to radically transform New York City’s public schools, says it all. A new civil rights struggle in education has exploded -yet the national media and the usual celebrity voices for equality and justice are nowhere to be found. While student “Dreamers” here illegally from south of the border garner bleeding-heart front-page stories and nightly news dispatches, the highachieving sons and daughters of legal immigrants from Asia are getting shafted by far-left Democrats. And it’s all in the perverted name of “diversity.” De Blasio is hell-bent on destroying equal opportunity and merit-based admissions because the results are not equally distributed according to his social-engineering agenda. The Big Apple’s famed specialized schools, such as the Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School and High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College, require an academic entrance exam. It’s a highly competitive process in which tens of thousands of students vie for a total of about 5,000 slots. So what’s the problem? According to the bean-counting

extremists, too many AsianAmericans have aced the test and are “overrepresented.” It’s not enough for the social justice crowd to settle for a 20 percent minority set-aside. They want to scrap the test altogether. A bill to eliminate the exams passed the state assembly education committee last week. Though it may die this year, the toxic principles underlying the legislation have infected the left for decades. Dullard de Blasio falsely argues that white privilege and class privilege are to blame for the lack of black and Latino student representation at the elite schools. The two groups account for 67 percent of public school students but only made up 10 percent of elite school admissions offers last year. By contrast, Asian-Americans, who make up 16 percent of public school students, received 52 percent of offers in the past year. So are Asian-Americans classified as “white” now? And how does de Blasio get away with the lie that these best and brightest Asian-American students are economically privileged? Fact: The city’s own poverty assessment shows that Asians are the poorest demographic group, with 24.1 percent living at or below poverty -- vs. 19.5 percent citywide. The New York Post reports that overall, 45 percent of students at the “elite eight” schools qualify for free lunch. As I’ve observed for years, liberal race-fixers believe that “too many” Asian-American students winning school admissions on their own merits is a bad, bad thing. In our case, overcoming

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Trump’s Triumph Or Kim’s Coup? This week, President Trump went to Singapore to meet with the most repressive dictator on the planet, North Korean Suby Ben Shapiro preme Leader Synidcated Columnist Kim Jung Un. Kim presides over a slave state of 25 million people, with gulags stacked with hundreds of thousands of political dissidents. He has diligently pursued nuclear weapons and long-range missile tests. He was greeted as a celebrity in Singapore, with President Trump shaking his hand, calling him “very smart” and “a funny guy” and generally praising him to the skies. Fans of President Trump were ecstatic. To them, this was a breakthrough movement: an American leader sitting down with a North

Korean leader, finally breaking through the clutter of the past to get down to brass tacks. To Trump critics, this was a debacle: The president handed Kim an unprecedented propaganda coup, complete with grinning photos and thumbs up before a backdrop of interpolated North Korean and American flags. Here’s the truth: We don’t know what this will be yet. If it turns out that Trump has a trick up his sleeve -- if it turns out that Trump has indeed convinced Kim to denuclearize and liberalize his country -- then this will go down in history as a move of extraordinary genius. If, however, it’s a photo op designed to allow Trump to claim status as a diplomatic wizard, and if Kim gives up nothing while the United States legitimizes an evil tyrant and ratchets down military exercises with South Korea, it will be a debacle. This was a high-risk, high-re-

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- The road from Singapore becomes a longer process as substance and specifics must follow the highly styby John J. Metzler listic Summit Syndicated Columnist between President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un. Nonetheless given the state of U.S./North Korean relations just six moths ago, the historic meeting between an American President and a DPRK Chairman became an unexpected diplomatic tour de force on a global stage. What is being described as “history with a handshake” between the two longtime antagonists saw both leaders produce a broad brush, if not very specific, agreement which charts a bold new course in relations between Washington and Pyongyang. The deal notably does not open formal diplomatic relations, outline a Peace Treaty ending the Korean War, nor list a timetable for complete and verifiable disarmament. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the Summit a “promising development.” Yet hours before the meeting, Guterres advised, “The two leaders are seeking to break out of a dangerous cycle that created so much concern last year referring to tightened military ten-

sions on the Korean Peninsula.” The Secretary General stressed, “Peace and verifiable denuclearization must remain the clear and shared goal.” The Joint Statement outlined, “The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new USDPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.” It equally raised the long forgotten issue of U.S. Missing in Action (MIA) soldiers remains from the Korean War (1950-1953), there were no specifics or timetables. Significantly the suspension of U.S./South Korean military exercises was a major concession by Donald Trump. But what of human rights concessions by the communist DPRK? And the signing of a Peace Treaty ending the Korean War? But as expected “the devil is in the details” to quote the old adage. Harry Kazianis, a North Korean expert at the Center for the National Interest warned, “For Washington there is a relatively easy way for America to hold North Korea to the pledges it made today in a Joint Statement, which looks like past joint statements and aspirational promises of the past: give North Korea thirty days to cut a deal on its nuclear arms abandonment.” Kazianis counsels that the U.S. must make certain that North Korea does not “implement its old diplomatic playbook in stall-

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“Shame on you! Shame on you!” chanted protestors after psychology professor Jordan Peterson said he’d refuse to obey a law that would require evpeople by the prefer -- proinstead of “he”

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That sounds like a reasonable, libertarian take on the issue, but for comments like that, Peterson is called “bigot,” “Hitler,” “transphobic piece of s---.” “That it has to do with transgender people is virtually irrelevant,” replies Peterson. “The issue is compelled speech.” Somehow, he remains calm while people shout at him and interviewers twist his words. Peterson sensibly says differences in average temperament between males and females might explain why many choose or thrive at different professions. It’s not all discrimination. That drove one anchorwoman into a frenzy of baseless accusations, including, “You’re saying that women aren’t intelligent enough to run these top companies?” “No, I didn’t say that at all,” Peterson replied, deadpan. As Father’s Day approaches, his message resonates with young males, not because he insults women but because he tells men there is value in the old-fashioned ideal of being a responsible, tough individual, not just a sensitive, passive person. His book “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” lays down some advice for becoming a responsible person (of whatever sex). One example: “Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world.” The problem is not that Peterson says shocking or outrageous things. It’s that the left, especially on campuses, has become so extreme that just stating facts of life offends them. Peterson observes, correctly, that the world poverty rate has been cut in half in the 21st century, while the description of See stossel on 28

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The first President of the United States of America to visit New Hampshire while in office was the first President of the United States, George Washington. General Washington took the oath of the presidency on April 30, 1789 after being elected by a unanimous electoral vote. Perhaps one reason that Washington remained a popular person before, during, and after his presidency was that he never belonged to a political party, the only U.S. president of whom that can be said. His trip to New Hampshire in October of the first year of his presidency was part of a tour of the eastern part of the country, the purpose, he wrote.,was “to acquire knowledge of the face of the country, the growth and agriculture thereof - and the temper and disposition of the inhabitants towards the new government, who thought it a very desirable plan, and advised it accordingly.” Historians have written somewhat detailed accounts of the first President’s first and only visit to New Hampshire, a trip that was planned in early October and was preceded, according to Dr. James Duane Squires’ history of New Hampshire, with special town meetings in Portsmouth to prepare for the big event.

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accompanied by a paying family member. www. WrightMuseum.org or 5691212

Tuesday 19th Women War Correspondents – Lecture & Book Signing by Linda Shenton Matchett Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Fighting stereotype and rules designed to prevent them from covering combat, more than 125 women earned the coveted designation as certified correspondent. The grit and gumption of these women enabled them to provide eyewitness accounts to the harrowing events of World War II. $8pp/nonmembers, $3pp/members. www.WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212

Architectural Tour of the Ladd-Gilman House and Folsom Tavern The American Independence Museum, 1 Governors Lane, Exeter. Tour takes place at 10:30am, and will include many of the areas of the buildings not typically open to the public. It’s an opportunity for people to learn how the buildings have changed through the years, their decorative styles, and the stories these unique buildings have to tell. To purchase a ticket visit www.

IndependenceMuseum.org

or call 772-2622

Wednesday 20th Andy Grammer

The Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach.

P a n -&A s i a n

Pacific Island Cuisine 775 South Main St. Wolfeboro, NH

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8pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841

“Living Well While Aging”

Alex Snydman Jazz Trio

Alton Senior Center, 7 Pearson Road, Alton. 10:30am11:15am. Susan Kelly from Central NH VNA & Hospice will discuss strategies and practical techniques to help you live well while aging. Some of the topics discussed will include; healthy foods and nutrition, fall prevention, home safety modifications and exercise. There will be time for questions and answers as well. www. centralvna.org or 524-8444

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

Farmington Community Band – Free Concert

First Congregational Church’s green, 400 Main Street, Farmington. 6:30pm. This performance “March into Summertime” will feature marches by American masters. In the case of rain, the concert will be held inside the church. Enjoy an original Farmington Frank meal and ice cream while listening to some great marches.

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Meeting to Address Water Quality in Moultonborough Bay and Winter Harbor Tuftonboro Town House, 247 Middle Road, Tuftonboro. 6pm. The Lake Winnipesaukee Association in partnership with GeoSyntec Consultants will hold a kick-off meeting to present an overview of a study to assess the threats to water quality in Moultonborough Bay and Winter Harbor. 581-6632 or email mail@winnipesaukee.

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Awolnation The Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www.casionballroom.com or 929-4100

Matt Langley – Acoustic Thursday Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford.

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Thurs. 21st – July 8th

Thurs. 21st – Sat. 23rd 44th Annual Market Days Festival Intown Concord hosts the 44 Annual Market Days in downtown Concord from 10am-9pm daily. The festival transforms the historic downtown area into a half-mile-long award-winning street fair! There will be more than 50 vendors in addition to the stores and eateries that line the strip. There will also be 30 hours of live music in Bicentennial Square. The State House lawn will be filled with free family events such as yoga, pet demonstrations, fitness classes, crafts, bouncy house and more! Festival is th

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“Fifty Shades of Blue’ – Pop Up Art Show

VynnArt, 30 Main Street, Meredith. Opening reception will be held on the 21st from 4pm7pm. Come see how a group of Lakes region artists have been inspired by the color “blue”. From ultramarine and cobalt, to cerulean and Prussian, these artists turned to the sky, water, nature, favorite objects, and even a bit of feeling blue emotion, to find their shades when creating their works of art. Free and open to the public. 279-0557 Friday 22nd

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 9pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841 Saturday 23rd

Montgomery Gentry The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com or 5362551

Darci Lynne The Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www.casionballroom.com or 929-4100

Open Air Market

Dueling Pianos – Jim Tyrrell vs Gardner Berry

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Tribute to Bruce Springsteen: Joel Cage

yrna’s Classic Cuisine Italian & American Comfort Food

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Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 9pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841

Formerly known as Nadia’s Trattoria, voted one of the Craft Demonstration by top ten restaurants in NH by Boston Magazine. Potter Sibel Alpaslan VealSpecials Francese and -Eggplant Rollatini Small Plate Tuesday Thursday from 3-5pm Sandwich Home Industries, — Join us Tue-Thurs from 3-5 Small with discount drafts andp.m. selectfor house winesPlate Specials32—Main Street, Center Sand-

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Den Brae Golf Course, 80 Prescott Road, Sanbornton. 1pm shotgun start. There will be 4 person teams and the $70pp fee includes greens fees, cart, t-shirt and buffet dinner. It is limited to 18 teams, so register early at www.ttc-

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Summer Kick-Off Moulton Farm

Moulton Farm, 18 Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am-3pm. Strawberries will be front and center for the Summer Kickoff event, which will feature a sampling of foods made from strawberries, as well as foods that pair well with strawberries, a pickle tasting event, and several free workshops. www.moultonfarm.com or 279-3915

Swing Dance with the Tall Granite Big Band Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 7pm. BYOB venue. www. pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

Public Breakfast and Bake Sale

Masonic Building, 410 West Main Street, Tilton. 7am-9:30am. Full breakfast, including eggs cooked to order. $8pp. 524-8268

Little Red School House – Open House

Wakefield-Brookfield Historical Society, 2851 Wakefield Road. 10am-2pm. Museum and Cobbler’s Shop. Free and open to the public. 340-2295

8TH Annual Tee it Up ‘Fore the Kids’ Golf Classic

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Sunday 24th Happy Together Tour 2018 The Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www.casionballroom.com or 929-4100

Loon Preservation Committee’s Annual Summer Luncheon and Auction

Bald Peak Colony Club, 180 Bald Peak Drive, Melvin Village. 11am-2pm. Attendees will enjoy a delicious lunch, silent auction, and the chance to visit with fellow loon lovers. The featured speaker, Steve Curwood, will do his presentation on “Earth at the Edge of Runaway Climate Change”. Steve is a Pulitzer Prize Winner and the Executive Producer and host of Public Radio International’s “Living on Earth”. To purchase seats call Lin or Holly at the Loon Center 476-5666

Sun. 24th – August 12th “The Forgotten War: Korea 1950” – Photo Exhibit Wright Museum, 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro. The exhibit, 35 remarkable photos by Max Desfor, originally opened in Seoul in 2014 and traveled throughout Korea where more than 250,000 people saw it. Desfor was an AP photographer who covered WWII and other events in troubled parts of the world. , who actually CHOSE to cover the Korean War, over an AP Florida Staff Photographer position. Exhibit can be viewed during regular Museum hours. www.WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212

Tuesday 26th Parent’s Circle- Loss of Child Support Group First Congregational Church, 115 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 6pm-7:30pm. This group is non-religious and is based on a deep commitment to honor each person and family’s experience. To register or gather more information contact Rev. Gina Finocchiaro at 569-1555, revginaf@gmail. com or Dan Kusch at 5248444, dkusch@centralvna. org This program is free and open to the public, and meets the 4th Tuesday of each month.

Gilmanton’s Years

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Gilmanton Historical Society, Old Town Hall, Route 140, Gilmanton Iron Works. Social hour and refreshments begin at 7pm, presentation at 7:30pm. Pat Clarke presents the program linking national and world events with what was happening locally at the

same time during Gilmanton’s early years. He will discuss the forces driving early Gilmanton life including settlement patterns, participation in the American Revolution, and early agriculture and manufacturing. Free and open to the public. 715-5721

Wednesday 27th Paddle Board Yoga Center Harbor Bay. 9:30am11:30am. Class presented by Wild Meadow Paddlesports. Call 253-7536 or email info@

wildmeadowpaddlesports. com

Wed. 27th – July 7th Boeing Boeing – A Sexy, Silly non-stop Comedy! The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. Boeing Boeing is the hilarious, door-slamming farce written in the “swinging sixties” that continues to deliver laughs today! Follow Bernard, who brags that he has the perfect arrangement to keep his three flight attendant fiancés from crossing paths with the precise scheduling of airline departures and arrivals. That is until Boeing introduces a new, much faster jet, and schedules tighten up! Tickets are $20-$34 and can be purchased at www.

Central NH VNA & Hospice “Expressive Arts Studio” – Program/Workshop

Central NH VNA & Hospice, 780 North Main Street, Laconia. 6pm-8pm. This workshop is for people of all ages (youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult), with guidance from local potters, authors, painters, musicians, metalworkers and more. At the session, participants have an opportunity to explore one or several activities to remember and celebrate loved ones. All materials are provided. 1-800244-8549

Thurs. 28th – July 7th The Producers Theatre

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Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s musical farce about two guys who decide to swindle their way to riches on Broadway.

Friday 29th Dueling Pianos – Jon Lorentz vs Matt Langley Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 9pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841 Saturday 30th

Badfish! – A Tribute to Sublime The Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www.casionballroom.com or 929-4100

Open Air Market Townhouse Road, New Hampton. 9am-noon. You will find a great variety of local goods including organic veggies, berries, jams, maple syrup, farm fresh eggs, cheeses, handmade jewelry, yarns, tie dye and much more.

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Thursday 28th

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Mike Rossi – Acoustic Thursday

Special Gluten Free Items & Vegetarian Dishes

Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Gilford. 8pm. www.patrickspub.com or 293-0841 Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. BYOB venue. www. pitmansfreightroom.com or 527-0043

—Friend of the working man

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Heather Pierson Quartet

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For Health Conscious People

All-Day Buffet Lunch & Dinner

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MONDAY 8PM

Multi-talented host Paul Luff and a great variety of talent. To get in the gig, email: pluff1@myfairpoint.net

WEDNESDAY 8PM

THURSDAY 8PM

Cody James sets the groove. Ladies enjoy special prizes and ½ Off drinks at the bar.

Acoustic Thursday featuring Matt Langley.

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One of the Wright Museum of World War II’s most popular events is returning with Family Day on Sunday, July 8 on property grounds in Wolfeboro. Families will have an opportunity to learn about and experience all that the Wright Museum has to offer from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during this popular event. In addition to the more than 14,000 items in its collection from the battlefields and home front of World War II, the Wright Museum will feature added entertainment for the occasion. One of the Wright Museum’s unique features is its stock of World War II vehicles in which visitors can ride throughout town during the day. Visitors can also enjoy “Mo” the clown, a balloon artist, face painters, reenactors, animal shows, live music, and more. “It is a great day for family fun and for learning that history is alive and well at the Wright Museum,” said Donna Hamill, administrative manager. “In terms of attendance, our annual Family Day is the most popular event. There are so many things to do for

Family Day visitors.” Squam Lake Natural Science Center will present two animal shows for visitors. The New England Country Boys will be on stage to provide music, food will available for purchase, and there will be games for people of all ages. Due to the expected turnout, parking will be limited. There is off-site parking available at the Wolfeboro Municipal Parking Lot—84 South Main St. in Wolfeboro—which is just a short walk on the Bridge Falls Path from the Wright Museum. Those wishing to ride in a WWII vehicle should park at the Nicholas J. Pernokas Recreation Center, 10 Trotting Track Rd., Wolfeboro. Military vehicles will be available to shuttle guests to the museum and back to their cars. Admission is $9 for members, $12 for adult nonmembers, $10 for children ages 5-17 and free for children 4 and younger. Family Day is sponsored by Black’s Paper Store, Wolfeboro Trolley Co., NFP Insurance, and Doran Independent Insurance. For more information

about Family Day or the Wright Museum, visit www.wrightmuseum.org. The Wright Museum is open daily through October 31. Regular hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

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The Loon Center & Markus Wildlife Sanctuary

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Selling “all things loon” & more! • Free Admission • Award-winning videos, exhibits & trails! 603-476-LOON (5666) www.loon.org Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough, NH

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Charlie Greer’s Altered was tucked away in a garage for 44-years before arriving at the North East motor Sports Museum in early June. After a profoundly successful first year, the North East Motor Sports Museum has undergone a make-over. To ensure that 2018’s guests see a lot that wasn’t at the museum last year, new vintage cars have been added to the floor. Included in the new exhibits is the car driven to

last year’s ARCA Championship by Maine’s Austin Theriault. It’s the same car he began his chase for the championship in, driving to win at Daytona. The dirt cut-down driven by the late Joey O’Brien joins a wonderful flatheadpowered Model-A body car that raced in Vermont. An “Altered” drag race car that was driven by Charlie Greer sat in a barn for 44 years and is on display exactly as it came out of that barn. See the supermodified that won four championships and the near sixfoot tall trophies the car and its driver (Russ Wood) won. An Offy midget-car engine has been added to the engine corral. The car Jerry Driscoll set Mt Washington Hillclimb records with is on the floor. The motorcycle display has grown with the addition of an exhibit featuring the ROKON motorcycles that were manufactured in Keene, NH. The company survived just eight years beginning in 1970 but during that time riders on ROKON bikes amassed a phenomenal record of offroad competition awards and championships. Most of the photos that were on the walls last year have been replaced by new photos of old-time New

England racing. Dozens of new books are on the library’s shelves and more photo albums have been added. Ten large new display boards have been brought to the floor. They picture early New England drag racing, road racing and oval track racing. Several drivers with New England roots who have gone on to race in the big time are featured as well. Several new events are planned for 2018. The first takes place on June 30, slot car drag racing. July 14 beginning at 10:30am is all about the great Dion vs the Dragons rivalry. A lively discussion moderated by famed radio announcer Dave Moody will be all about the days and nights when racing late model cars in New England was all about the Dion family vs. the Dragon family. On September 29, three of New England’s top drag racing personalities will be honored at the second annual “Legends Day” event. The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-4-pm. It’s at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 922 Rt 106 in Loudon.

THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, June 21, 2018

Family Friendly Ventriloquist Coming to Meredith

Bow Riders • Deck Boats • Pontoon Boats

The Interlakes Summer Theatre will be sponsoring a special event at the Inter-Lakes Auditorium, One Laker Lane in Meredith on Monday July 9th at 2:00. Donna Marie and Friends, will entertain kids of all ages. Donna Marie has performed all over New England and even appeared on the Disney Channel! Tickets for all are $10.00. To purchase tickets visit interlakestheatre.com or call 603 707-6035.

All Boats equipped with AM/FM Stereos

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WRiGhT muSeum oF WoRld WaR ii

Experience The Past, and Be Inspired By A Nation United

Yankee Magazine’s 2016 “Best 20th Century History Museum in New England” Among the over 14,000 items in our collection, see WWII military vehicles & weapons; a 1939-1945 Time Tunnel; a real Victory Garden, Movie Theater & Army barracks; as well as period toys, books, music, clothing… and MORE. The

Ron GoodGame & donna Canney

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Tuesday, July 3, 7 - 8 p.m. The Black Suitcase Mystery – A WWII Remembrance - Lecture and book signing by author Gail Elliot (Thomas) Downs

SPeCial exhibiTS FoR 2018 ongoing ...

Tuesday, August 7, 7 - 8 p.m. The Longest Winter - Lecture and book signing by author Alex Kershaw

Tuesday, August 14, 7 - 8 p.m. Top Secret Rosies, The Female “Computers” of WWII - A 2010 Tuesday, July 17, 7 – 8 p.m. Code Burgundy, The Long Escape documentary film presented by John Katsaros - A lecture and by Producer/Director LeAnn Erickson NOTE: This program will book signing by the author be held in the Wolfeboro Town Tuesday, July 24, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Hall’s Great Hall. Doors open at Screening of the 2016 Film 6:30 p.m. Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro Note: Because Tuesday, August 21, 7 - 8 p.m. Once Adrift on the Wind: World the documentary is 77 minutes War I Poison Gas and Its Legacy long, this program starts at 6:30 - A lecture by Marion Girard p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dorsey Tuesday, July 31, 7 – 8 p.m. The Seoul Exception: The United Tuesday, September 4, 7 - 8 p.m. States’ Decision to Fight in Korea - Documentary film Survivors of Lecture by Professor Kurk Dorsey Malmedy: December 1944 - By filmmaker Tim Gray; narrated by Jason Beghe, star of NBC’s Chicago P.D.

Admission $8 per person; $3 for Wright Museum members. Reservations recommended, call 603-569-1212 for more info. Doors open 1 hour before the program begins. www.wrightmuseum.org.

may 1-oct. 31 WWi posters from the Collection of brewster ely

neW exhibiT - NOW OPEN! June 24 - august 12

The Forgotten War: KoRea 1950 Photographs by max desfor

—Upcoming special Events at the Wright Museum... Family day anTique CaR, hoTRod, & Sat. July 8th moToRCyCle ShoW 11am - 3pm Sat. august 18 - 10am to 2pm

Visit WrightMuseum.org for a complete list of events & exhibits!

MUSEUM OpEn Daily May 1st thru Oct. 31st Monday – Saturday, 10am-4pm • Sunday, Noon-4pm

Ask Abo Admission RAtes: O ur Annuuat Museum Members - Free | Adults $10.00 l Member s Children (5-17) $6.00 / (4 and under) Free h i p s Gift Mem & berships All Military and Seniors (60 and over) $8.00 Show AAA card for 10% discount on adult admission fees.

Wright Museum named as “EditOr’s Pick” by Yankee Magazine ... calling the museum an “under the radar gem that educates and inspires”. —May/June 2018 Yankee Travel New England Magazine

603-569-1212 • www.WrightMuseum.org • 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH

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DPRK dictator. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) calls for specifics on the denuclearization and for transparency on North Korean human rights issues. Nonetheless the road to tropical Singapore and the unexpected Summit actually started in the cold and snowy hills of Korea and the PyeongChang Winter Olympics which broke the political ice between both South and North Korea and opened the way for the Trump Administration to change political tact from confrontation with the North to a diplomatic path. The Olympic effect should not be discounted in this extraordinary round of diplomacy. Remember the rhetoric between the USA/DPRK one year and even six months ago? Despite genuine political concerns and cumbersome details over the denuclearization process, the key success in Singapore was that the ticking nuclear countdown clock has now at least temporarily stopped. In a buoyant Trump press conference the President stressed, “They want to make a deal.” John J. Metzler isa 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 WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, June 21, 2018

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Send your best caption to us within 2 weeks of publication date... (Include your name, and home town). Caption Contest, The Weirs Times, P.O. Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247, by email to contest@weirs.com or by fax to 603-366-7301.

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— OUR PICK FOR BEST CAPTION ENTRY #701 — Runners Up Captions: Little Jimmie horned in on his dad’s performance. - Alan Dore, Rochester, NH. Ron never needed to toot his own horn when his father was around. - John Brennick, Rochester, NH.

The very first “tweeter” and “woofer” combo! -David Doyon, Moultonborough, NH.

Big Jack , deployed at sea, was playing his tuba so free He put in his thumb, and pulled out a SON! Little Jack Horn-er was he

-Kathy Piotrowski, Laconia, NH.

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Puzzle Clue: SWIMMINGLY GOOD ERA ACROSS 1 Good enough 9 Biblical talking beast 12 Chimed 16 Game show VIPs 19 -- acid (vitamin C) 20 At any place 22 Grain morsel 23 Start of a riddle 25 Joanne of “Abie’s Irish Rose” 26 Hide-hair connection 27 Tooth in a machine 28 Professional wrestler Flair 29 Oater 31 Furtive action 35 Movie-archiving gp. 37 River in a Best Picture title 39 Shah’s land 40 Riddle, part 2 44 Tropical rodent 47 Former Russ. state 48 Folk rocker DiFranco 49 Exterior 50 Bremen loc. 51 Intuit 53 Camera for a pro 55 Tongs, e.g. 58 Riddle, part 3 62 Reference book’s “Look here, too” 63 -- profit (lucratively) 64 “Can -- true?” 65 Leaning Tower’s city 69 Play for time 70 Gym tops 72 Vents vocally 73 Atoll part 74 Sit next to 76 Stage design 77 Grows molars, e.g.

79 Riddle, part 4 82 Hold down 86 Rural rest stop 87 Exotic berry in fruit juices 88 Writer Deighton 89 Giant in foil 90 See 3-Down 92 Nov. lead-in 94 Very focused 96 End of the riddle 101 Tennis legend Bjoern 102 Election analyst Silver 103 Gods, to Livy 104 Use one’s lungs 108 Under control 110 Soft & -112 Classical introduction? 114 Au -- (roast beef option) 115 San Francisco’s -Valley 116 Riddle’s answer 122 Taxing gp. 123 Playwright McNally 124 Submarine 125 Cougar, e.g. 126 Mgr.’s helper 127 Salon colorer 128 Admiration taken too far

DOWN 1 Expendable chessmen 2 Take -- at (attempt) 3 With 90-Across, frighten away 4 Drunk 5 Jackie’s hubby #2 6 Small ammo 7 Brittle-shelled Chinese fruit 8 Back talk? 9 Grain bristle 10 Actor Omar 11 Shipping rig 12 Match official 13 Declaration 14 Water nymph 15 Mardi -16 Not extreme 17 Indy 500 entrant, e.g. 18 Eye-catchers 21 S’pose 24 “Bejabbers!” 30 Keep busy 32 Clerk on “The Simpsons” 33 Drop 34 Judges, e.g. 36 “The Day of the Jackal” novelist Frederick 38 Orville and Wilbur of aviation 41 Main port of Norway 42 Give an alert 43 Luxurious 44 Tennis legend Andre 45 Civets’ cousins 46 Long trial 52 Broody music genre 54 Intermediary 56 BBQ piece 57 Flexible card

59 Fit as a fiddle 60 Vicious 61 Clever 65 Bikeway, say 66 Fill one’s lungs 67 Tyler of rock 68 Green light 70 End up 71 Rudolph’s facial feature 72 Joins again 74 “Selma” director DuVernay 75 “-- Mir Bist Du Schoen” 77 Quirk 78 “Evita” star Paige 79 Part of QED 80 “Back to the Future” bully 81 Bit of power 82 Of Jewish scholars 83 Stage actress Duse 84 Least abundant 85 Difficult 91 Bring up until able to fly, as a bird 93 Tianjin locale 95 Baking meas. 97 12 in a foot 98 Impostors 99 Sheer folly 100 In the area of 105 “-- Called to Say I Love You” 106 Writer Godden or actress Willis 107 Analytic work 109 Comics’ Kett 111 Rip apart 113 Prefixmeaning“thesame” 117 Tate displays 118 Agent’s take 119 Flurry 120 Minister’s field: Abbr. 121 Levin or Gershwin

THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, June 21, 2018