1
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 23, NO. 28
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, July 10, 2014
COMPLIMENTARY
Jah Spirits At Cocheco Arts Festival
Members of the “Laconia Plan” rowing crews on the stands at Opechee Park in Laconia in 1964. The plan was to select the best team that we could from among our top college crews and drill it as a single unit. This changed the way rowing tom kudzma Photo teams have been selected for the Olympics ever since.
Olympic Hopefuls Used New Hampshire Training Ground Fifty Years Ago by Tom Kudzma Contributing Writer
Fifty years ago, a summer event in Laconia forever changed the way rowing teams are selected to represent the United States in the Olympic Games. That it happened at all
surprised most Laconians, as Lake Opechee had been far from friendly the previous August when the New England Rowing Championships had nearly cancelled most of the rowing events because the Lake’s waters had been whipped up by a northwest gale.
(The 1962 inaugural regatta had been rowed in ideal conditions, as had been expected for that time of year.) But many famous competitors and coaches remembered that Lake Opechee had a marvellous course, wonderful rowing
conditions (usually!) and citizens anxious to make any event staged in the city successful when they put their backs to it. So, in late December of 1963, that same “disaster” year, Jack Frailey, longtime M.I.T. coach, See kudzma on 19
Jah Spirits with Roots, Rythm & Dub will be the headliner of The Cocheco Arts Festival Friday Night Headliner Concerts on Friday, July 18th, 6-9pm at Henry Law Park. The Headliner Concerts are the signature series of the Festival, with average crowds ranging from 750 to 1,500 people per night. Bring picnic blankets, lawn chairs, friends and family to enjoy music in a setting that truly epitomizes the charm and sense of community found only in New England cities as vibrant and historic as Dover. On the banks of the winding Cochecho River, and surrounded by 18th and 19th century mill structures of brick and granite, Henry Law Park boasts a gently rolling lawn, gigantic shade trees, pristinely manicured gardens and walkways, and the beloved Rotary Arts Pavilion.
Look inside for our...
Real Estate Showcase Pull-Out Section
2
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Moultonborough. 7:30pm. Presented by LPC Volunteer, Kittie Wilson. She will share her observations and photographs of the loon family of Pleasant Lake in New London. Free admission. 476-5666
July Through the 13th 42nd Street
Interlakes Summer Theatre, Meredith. 1-888-245-6374 or www. interlakestheatre.com
Union Congregational Church, 80 Main Street, Union. 5:30 and 6:15pm. $8/adults, $4/children.
Thurs. 10th – Sun. 13th
Thursday 10th Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market
Cate Park, 233 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 12:30-4:30pm. More than 25 vendors. 569-6342
B.B. King
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www.casinoballroom. com or 929-4100
Shawn Colvin
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www. flyingmonkeynh.com
Disabled American Vets Mobile Service Office
Berlin Veterans Center, 515 Main Street, Suite 2, Gorham. 9am-3:30pm. The DAV Mobile Service Office is FREE to all veterans and their family members, providing the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. 222-5788
Civil War Folk Songs
Ashland Railroad Station Museum, 69 Depot Street, Ashland Village. 7pm. Presented by musicians, Marek Bennett and Woody Pringle. Free and open to the public.
“Little Loon Grows Up� – Summer Nature Talk
Ham & Bean Supper
The Loon Center, Lee’s Mills Road,
Ossipee Valley Fair
South Hiram Road, South Hiram, Maine. Pay one price at the gate for admission and rides each day. www. ossipeevalleyfair.com
Disabled American Vets Mobile Service Office
Littleton Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 685 Meadow Street, Littleton. 9am-3:30pm. The DAV Mobile Service Office is FREE to all veterans and their family members, providing the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. 222-5788
Tilton Farmers Market
Tanger Outlet Center, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 3-7pm. Over 30 local producers. Live entertainment. www. tiltonfarmersmarket.com
Fri. 11th – Sun. 13th Friday 11
th
Tilton Farmers Market
Tanger Outlet Center, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 3-7pm. More than 30 vendors. 496-1718
Travis Tritt
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www.casinoballroom. com or 929-4100
Hairspray
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh. com 225-1111
Yakking for Loons
The annual fundraiser for the Loon Preservation Committee. Paddlers will meet at Lee’s Mill Landing, just down the road from the Loon Center in Moultonborough at 8am. Choose between the 2.5 or the 4.6 mile courses. Registration is $10pp and includes a light lunch. Registrants collecting $50 in pledges will receive a “Yakking for Loons� t-shirt. www.loon.
Gilford Cinema 8 GET A FREE 46 POPCORN* oz.
with purchase of any size drink F OR M OVIES & S HOWTIMES
*Valid Mon. - Thurs.; must present this ad when ordering; limit 1 per customer; expires 09/01/14
org or 476-LOON
CALL 603-528-6600
CLICK yourneighborhoodtheatre.com OR SCAN this code> Airport Shopping Plaza • 9 Old Lake Shore Rd. • Gilford
On the Green Arts and Crafts Festival
Brewster Academy, 80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro. Fri. & Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4. Buy American Made arts and crafts, over 100 exhibitors. Free admission, Free parking, live music and food! 528-4014
462 Main Street, Tilton, 2 miles west of I-93, exit 20 s Open Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 9-4 -AJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED s 6ISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW COUNTRYBRAIDHOUSE COM
TJ Wheeler in Rochester
Yonder Mountain String Band
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www.casinoballroom. com or 929-4100
Hairspray
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh. com 225-1111
Tusk
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www. flyingmonkeynh.com
Christmas in July Craft Fair
Harriman-Hale American Legion Hall, 142 Center Street, Wolfeboro. 9am3pm. Public, indoor fair, held rain or shine. 569-4296
Antique & Classic Car Event
Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. All production automobiles built before 1975 are welcome to take part in this celebration of the Centennial of Lucknow. Register your vehicle online at www.castleintheclouds.org 4765900
Vintage Boat Auction
New Hampshire Boat Museum, 399 Center Street, Wolfeboro. 10am. Accepting consignments and donations. www.nhbm.org 569-4554
Mill Street, Littleton. 4-8pm. Sip and savor local brews from right in the Northeast! Enjoy live music from regional favorite, The Strawberry Farm Band and mouthwatering food in a safe and fun environment. 444-6561
Rug Braiding Supplies, Kits and Wool Available. Stop by for Summer Time Savings on Select Rugs! Check our Website for Additional Savings!
On Saturday July 12th, Meredith author Peter Miller’s book-length biography of the legendary Jane Durgin will debut with a presentation and book signing at the Sandwich Grange Hall. The program will commence at 10:30am and is sponsored by the Sandwich Historical Society. Miller’s presentation, “Surprising Events in the Life of Jane Varney Durgin,� will touch on some of the unexpected things he discovered about Jane during his extensive research. Miller’s book, titled Jane Varney Durgin – Trick Rider, Quaker Preacher, Opponent of Slavery – Her Life and Times, is 8.5 x 11 in size, 380 pages, illustrated, with imaginative cover portraits of Jane by Meredith artist Christine Hodecker-George. Cost is $25. 20% of the proceeds from the sale of the book at this event will be donated to the Sandwich Historical Society. For more information about this intriguing book, contact Peter Miller by email: petermiller@metrocast.net. The Grange Hall is located at 36 Maple St. in Center Sandwich. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information on the event, contact the Sandwich Historical Society at sandwichhistory@gmail.com or (603) 284-6269.
Saturday 12th
Taste, Tunes & Craft Beer Festival
New England's Largest Showroom & Workshop for hand-crafted braided rugs. Also featuring an extensive collection of hand made Antique Braided & Hooked Rugs.
Jane Durgin Biography Debut and Book Signing
150th Anniversary of the Civil War: A Remembrance
NHVA property, Weirs Beach. At roughly 9:45am the official NHVA cannon will be fired to mark the start of the Annual Meeting. There will be multiple events going on around the property throughout the day followed by a Closing Cannon Fire at 5pm.
Laconia Farmers Market
In the Laconia City Hall Parking Lot, Laconia. 8am-Noon. Local farmers and producers and unique gifts. www. laconiafarmersmarket.com
See events on 31
TJ Wheeler will be featured at the 2014 Rochester Blues/ BBQ Festival , underwritten by DF Richard Energy on Saturday, July 19, from 11am to 4pm on upper North Main Street in Rochester. Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, CPA are sponsoring a BBQ contest for local restaurants. Sampling badges are $5 each and allow sampling of offerings and a chance to vote for the People’s Choice Award for a $100 cash prize. There is no admission fee and free parking is available for this event. For more information call 603-330-3208, email director@ rochestermainstreet.org or visit www.rochestermainstreet. org
Tom Plant and Castle In The Clouds
On Tuesday, July 15th at 7:30pm, the Moultonborough Public Library will host Dr. Barry Rodrigue, who will laucnh and sign copies of his new book ‘A Castle in the Clouds: Tom Plant and the American Dream’ (2014). This is the centennial year for the famous Moultonborough landmark and all are invited to attend this program which will feature historic family photographs and ephemera presented by Tom Plant’s cousin, Ken Plant.
Book Launch Party For “The Nepal Chronicles� Thursday July 10th at 7pm, local author Dan Szczesny will read from his new book “The Nepal Chronicles� at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 Main Street in Concord. The book details Dan’s honeymoon trek to Everest Base Camp. Dan’s first book “The Adventures of Buffalo and Tough Cookie� is a hiking memoir about a one-year, 225-mile journey through some of New Hampshire’s least known wilderness with his 10-year old foster daughter. The event is free and open to all.
î ł
List your community events FREE
online at www.weirs.com, email to info@weirs.com or mail to PO Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
F O O L NEW HAMPSHIRE A
in brendan@weirs.com
3
*
Live Free or Die.
*A FLATLANDER’S OBSERVATIONS ON LIFE
Keeping You Informed
by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
Since I started writing these columns almost twenty years ago, I have found myself taking on more responsibility as the voice of Flatlanders here in New Hampshire. This is especially true in the summer when the hordes of visiting Flatlanders descend upon the area. Even though I spend a great deal of my time and energy in trying to help transplants adjust to their new lives here, I also have the task of keeping visiting Flatlanders up to speed on how things are up here in the Granite State. My work isn’t always fun and games. Over the past several weeks I have sent out some public service announcements to local radio and television stations to keep you informed. In case you missed some or all, here is a quick rundown of some of the things you should be aware of. First, a local newspaper recently ran the following misleading headline: “Preservation Society Warns Boaters To Watch Out For Loons With Chicks.” They were assuming, very irresponsibly I might add, that everyone would realize that what they were referring to were aquatic birds that live in the lake and not drunken, crazed boaters trying to impress their female passengers. Visiting Flatlanders
may not know the difference between the two and will not know how to react when confronted with either. In order to make the distinction between the two I have a simple rule of thumb. Between the two, the loon birds and their chicks are the ones we are trying to keep from becoming extinct. With the other type of loons, do as you please. One thing that visiting Flatlanders need to be aware of is one of the new laws that have been passed that may affect them. Even though it is a year away, keep in mind that the next time you come up to visit a new law prohibiting any use of cell phones or handheld devices while driving will be in effect. Sounds simple enough, but keep in mind that even if you are holding a handheld electric device at a stop sign or even in a stalled traffic jam, you will be breaking the law. But rest assured that it will still be okay to drive while you eat a bagel and drink a cup of coffee while changing the radio station while applying lip balm while reading a newspaper while checking out the loons with chicks as you drive over the bridge. There haven’t been separate laws passed to take care of each of these yet. Just don’t be making a phone call in a traffic jam to tell someone you are going to be late. I suggest to visiting Flatlanders that they can use New Hampshire’s new marketing phrase to remember this. You know, the one where our historic and proud state motto “Live Free or Die” has been dumbed down in order to attract tourists. I tell them to remember it will still be okay to
“Live Free and Splash” and “Live Free and Giggle” but don’t “Live Free and Glance At Your Cell Phone At A Stoplight”. That will cost you. Did you know there has been an increase in the state’s gas tax as of July 1st? So, it may cost you a little more to travel to your favorite restaurant while you are here on vacation. To those of you taking your first trip to the Granite State, you should be prepared to pay a nine percent tax on your meal. A lot of people are taken by surprise by this tax here in “tax free” New Hampshire. It can sometimes ruin a meal and that is why it is called New Hampshire’s other gas tax. Of course, this is affectionately called a tourist tax by those is state government, so those of us who live here year-round don’t have to pay it since we know the high sign when the server bring us the check. If you watch real close you can pick up on it the next time you are out to eat. I hope that these few updates on new stuff here in New Hampshire have been helpful to you. You can get more daily tips sent directly to your email box if you send a message to my “Flatlander Updates” website address, which I have forgotten at the moment. Best of luck to you all. ******** I will be at Bayswater Books in Center Harbor this Saturday, July 12th from 10am-1pm as part of the “What’s So Great About New Hampshire” Author signing with my book “The Flatlander Chronicles.” Join me and eleven other New Hampshire authors and make sure to buy a few books while you are there.
(877)-528-4104 ,W V +HUH!
The Flatlander Chronicles
Weirs Times F.O.O.L columnist, Brendan Smith’s new book with over 30 of the best of his original Flatlander Columns. From learning to Rake The Roof to Going To The Dump to Buying Firewood for the first time and everything in between, Brendan recounts the PDQ\ humorous tales of his learning to fit into New Hampshire life as a Flatlander from New York.
2rder your autographed copy today for $13.99 plus $3 for shipping. (Please include any inscription you would like Brendan to personalize your copy with.) Make out checks or money orders for $16.99 to Brendan Smith and mail to: The Flatlander Chronicles, c/o The Weirs Times, PO Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247 $XWRJUDSKHG FRSLHV DOVR DYDLODEOH DW 7KH :HLUV 7LPHV
$OVR RUGHU RQOLQH DW ZZZ WLQ\XUO FRP PHX K
4
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
ExpertServices Restoration ServicesServices Expert Restoration Expert Restoration Damp basement solutions Damp basement solutions Damp basement solutions Water damage Water damage Water damage Mold remediation Mold remediation Mold remediation Odor removal Soot & Odor removal Soot & Odor removalSoot & Professional Services CleaningCleaning Services Professional Professional Cleaning Services Right To Know Carpets Carpets Carpets Area Rugs Restriction Area Rugs Area Rugs Furniture Furniture FurnitureHVAC & Dryer Ducts To The Editor: 1-603-641-6555 HB 522 sponsored by 1-603-641-6555 1-6555 HVAC & DryerHVAC Ducts& Dryer Ducts
www.soilaway.com
Family owned since 1990
Senator Boutin and Mau-
and Hooksett in Bristol and Hooksett way.com www.soilaway.com Offices in BristolOffices 1-603-641-6555 • www.soilaway.com • info@soilaway.com
was amended by request of Rep. Maureen Mann to allow selectmen to sign the payment of bills (manifests) outside a posted public meeting. Maureen Mann did this I believe because of a court decision where Judge Smuckler stated Openness of government means checks shall be signed at a posted meeting and the citizens can see the manifest at that meeting. But through Rep. Maureen Mann and David Boutins actions the Right to Know law got restricted for citizens in attendance at a meeting, now if a citizen wants to see what bills the selectmen are paying they have to make a trip to the town offices during business hours when many citizens are at work. Neither school boards or selectmen now sign manifests at their meeting now are they discussing bills so consequently where is the towns business being done if at all? Behind closed doors and without the citizen even knowing if they really look at the bills and see where the money is going. I told David Boutin he shouldn’t sponsor and Maureen Mann never listens to me anyway, if she can just please the selectmen she’s happy. So why should citizens be upset by this law, be-
Hooksett & Ashland ww.soilaway.com Family owned sinceRegion 1990 and Central reen way.com FamilyNH owned since 1990 Serving the Lakes NH Mann was to give info@soilaway.com HooksettNH & AshlandServing NH the Lakes Ashland Serving the Lakes Region and Central NH Region and Central NH Offices in Bristol and Hooksett Treasurers some help but www.soilaway.com fo@soilaway.com way.com
Fill 10 20lb Tanks, 11th is FREE!
Our Story
cause they just restricted your rights under Article 8 of the NH Constitution and the law again. They think its okay because you can go to the office and see the documents but what if you work the same hours the office is open, are you the person who pays the taxes for these elected officials supposed to lose work to know about the bills your elected officials pay with your money? They asked to be elected and then say but we have to meet every week to do the business so make our jobs easier make laws where we can do business outside posted meetings, should these people be elected, in my opinion, NO. Harriet E. Cady Deerfield, NH.
NH Gas Tax To The Editor: As a former small business owner the Gas Tax affects me in a very negative way. My business was greatly affected by gas prices, I ran a moving company, and anytime gas prices went up our profit margin went down. The Increase in the Gas Tax to 22.2 cents per gallon is completely unreasonable. The Gas Tax increase would make it harder for any small business to be successful. I do not know what the Governor thinks she is doing, but she is not helping any small business owners. Any one who owns a business knows that the
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.
first thing you need to get under control is your budget. However that is something that Maggie Hassan, as Governor has not done. As a result she needs to increase revenue, which means taking more money from my business with her Gas Tax. Businesses cannot just create revenue by picking it from someone else’s pocket, so why is it fair that she can? Jay Meehan 110 Echo Point Alton, NH
Paying For I-93 To The Editor: In northern NH, a region plagued with gas prices 15 to 20 cents per gallon consistently higher than southern NH, adding another deliberate tax is unthinkable. But in the infinite wisdom of NH politicians, a deliberate tax increase was imposed. Have you felt the “pain at the pump” yet, Northern NH?! North Country Democrat representatives as well as a majority of southern NH Democrat representatives decided that all NH residents should pay for the widening of I – 93 (Exits 1 – 5) from Salem through Derry. Or so it seems! By signing on to the ill-conceived “bipartisanship” bill to increase the gas tax, Rebecca Brown (D) – Sugar Hill, Susan Ford (D) - Easton, Marcia Hammon (D) – Whitefield, Linda Massimilla (D) – Littleton, and Jeff Woodburn See mail boat on 35
Locally owned for over 20 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people and places that make New Hampshire the best place in the world to live. No, none of the daily grind news will PO Box 5458 be found in these pages, just the good stuff. Weirs, NH 03247 Published year round on Thursdays, we distribute 32,000 copies of the Weirs Times TheWeirsTimes.com and Cocheco Times weekly to the Lakes info@weirs.com Region/Concord/Seacoast area. An independent circulation audit estimates facebook.com/weirstimes that over 66,000 people read our @weirstimes newspaper every week. To find out how your business or service can 603-366-8463 benefit from advertising with us please call Fax 603-366-7301 1-888-308-8463. ©2013 Weirs Publishing Company, Inc.
5
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
by Mike Moffett Contributing Writer
REDSKINS “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare. So if the Washington Redskins change their name, will they still stink? Pressure has been building for this NFL franchise to change its nickname to something more politically correct.
Two Convenient Locations! 1181 Union Ave
Laconia
246 D.W. HWY
Meredith
603-279-7114 www.sparklecleancarwash.com
The team has been called the Redskins for 80 years and it was never an issue until recently. While activists have been successful in many schools and colleges in getting sports programs to drop Native American/Indian nicknames, big league teams seemed immune to po-
$2.00 OFF The Works! Enter Code: 12348
Cannot combine offers. Expires: 9/2/2014
litically correct pressures, and Redskins, Braves, Indians, and Warriors still competed with their longtime nicknames. The nicknames, ironically, were meant to HONOR Native Americans, not disparage them. Inevitably, some malcontents were “offended” by some of the caricatures portrayed and adjustments were made. For example, Chief Noc-ahoma, the Atlanta Brave mascot, retired for good. Teams tried to compromise. And most Native Americans were not offended. A Sports Illustrated survey found that almost 80% of American Indians supSee moffett on 14
M AT T R E S S S A L E ! ! FACTORY SELECT
TWIN 199... now $169 FULL 249... now $219 QUEEN 299... now $269
DELROSA
PLUSH OR FIRM TWIN 299... now $269 FULL 369... now $329 QUEEN 449... now $389 KING 599... now $549
C
Benefits Brewster Acad. Scholarship - Info 603 528 4014
WITH MEMORY FOAM TWIN 349... now $299 FULL 449... now $399 QUEEN 499... now $429 KING 699... now $629 SUPER PILLOWTOP TWIN 399... now $359 FULL 499... now $449 QUEEN 549... now $499 KING 749... now $699
FDeRlivEeEry
Larger Store!
— PLYMOUTH — 603.238.3250
Now at 742 Tenney Mtn. Hwy.
& Setup
Just west of Wal-Mart, in the former Sears building
y oz
Cabin Rust ic
-F ur ni
ture & Mattre sse
s
Live Beatles Music - Studio Two Music of Tim Janis
o m e S h op O u r N e w
EMERY EUROTOP
FUTURA WAY
C
July 11-13 Fri 10-5 Sat 10-5 Sun 10-4
! k e e W e r o M e n O r e -Sale Held Ov
s-
— MEREDITH — 603-279-1333
Mill Falls Marketplace, Across from the public docks, Rt. 3 & 25
OPEN DAILY 9AM-5PM • SUNDAYS 10AM - 4PM • COZYCABINRUSTICS.COM
6
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
The War On Women It has long been suspected that the Supreme C o u r t h a t e s women, although it took the by Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist court’s 5-4 decision in the Hobby Lobby case to fully reveal its blatant misogyny. The court held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act forbids the administration from forcing Hobby Lobby -- an arts-and-crafts chain owned by evangelical Christians -- to cover contraceptives that its owners object to on religious grounds (specifically, four drugs that it believes act as abortifacients). If you don’t see the antiwomen agenda at work in this decision, you aren’t as discerning as the hysterics on the left who point out, ac-
cusingly, that the five justices in the majority are all men. QED. Sen. Harry Reid, displaying his unfailing instinct for the inane, tweeted, “It’s time that five men on the Supreme Court stop deciding what happens to women.” The majority leader seems to believe that the court was deliberating in the case of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al. v. The Fate of Women’s Freedom in the United States. The ruling was quite limited. It didn’t strike down the contraception mandate, which represents a sweeping extension of government power. The decision only says that the mandate can’t apply to Hobby Lobby and other closely held corporations that oppose it on religious grounds. Of course, Hobby Lobby doesn’t have the power to deny its employees the drugs it finds objectionable, nor does it claim such a power. See lowry on 35
Inside the VA’s Spin-’NStonewall Machine The Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is very concerned. No, the comby Michelle Malkin munications Syndicated Columnist specialists in the agency are not concerned with veterans in need. They’re not concerned with citizens and public officials requesting public information. They’re not concerned with journalists seeking the truth. What these entrenched government employees care most about, above all else, is the business of spin and stonewalling. The VA mouthpieces are preoccupied with covering their ample bureaucratic backsides, withholding data, monitoring critics, fending off watchdogs and running constant interference for their corrupt, negligent agency. In a string of internal email documents I obtained from last fall, several VA press staffers spent seven months dragging their feet on a Freedom of Information Act request filed in March 2013 by disabled vet and attorney Benjamin Krause. He and other vets wanted to know how exactly the VA’s communications budget was being spent on public relations campaigns, advertisements, online publications and contracts. VA spokesman Mark Ballesteros warned his colleagues in an October 2013 email that he had read Krause’s veterans advocacy website, DisabledVeterans.org. As I reported last week, Krause’s investigative site exposed and explained the VA’s red-flag system for dissatisfied veterans and also
blew the whistle on Federal Protective Service officers harassing sick veterans protesting shoddy care in San Diego. Ballesteros wrote that Krause’s website “appears to have a distinct anti-VA tone.” He advised the VA’s taxpayer-funded public affairs specialists: “We should proceed cautiously with this one.” What exactly did that mean? Ultimately, the office supplied data in response to Krause’s request -- but not before Ballesteros imposed what appears to be a selective, pre-FOIA release policy based on viewpoint discrimination. “Let’s ensure the material is socialized before we provide it to the organization,” Ballesteros told his colleagues. As Krause explained it to me, the VA “is using systems that allow it to track the influence of Congress and negative reporting” across traditional and social media. Color-coded weekly and monthly “media analysis briefs” cheer on the VA’s spin-control penetration on Twitter and Facebook. Bar charts, maps and ratings track congressional critics and activists. Last fall, the office kept paranoid tallies of pro and con statements on the ever-growing backlog of VA cases. Last fall’s media analysis reports obsessed over “mitigating” widespread criticism -- from social media to “Fox and Friends” to “The Daily Show” -- of VA bonuses and shoddy care. It was in the course of probing those monitoring efforts that Krause discovered that “the VA Public Affairs thinks my website is ‘anti-VA’ instead of ‘pro-Veteran’ and is using viewpoint-centric censoring within its FOIA office,” he told me. It certainly may not be the first time.
See malkin on 30
7
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Afghan Transition in Wake of Iraq Lessons UNITED NATIONS —Set to
the backdrop of continuing violence, growing narcotics production, and fear about the future followby John J. Metzler ing the pullSyndicated Columnist out of international forces, the recent round of Afghanistan’s presidential elections have become all the more crucial to produce a climate of needed stability in a land which knows only chaos. Moreover, given the ongoing political/security meltdown in Iraq, a safe transition in Afghanistan becomes all the more critical for the West. Reflecting on the fractious outcome of the election to replace outgoing president Hamid Karzai, the UN’s Jan Kubis, Special Representative for Afghanistan told the Security Council, “A timely political transition with a stable unifying outcome is the wish of the Afghan people and the necessary foundation to progress on Afghanistan’s political, security and development challenges.” Yet Mr. Kubis warned that the country’s politicians “hold a paramount responsibility to manage this situation.” He added, “As with elections anywhere in the world, there can ultimately be only one winner. The need now is for statesmanship not
brinksmanship.” Afghan Ambassador Zahir Tanin stressed, “This is a pivotal moment for Afghanistan. The democratic transition is the cornerstone of the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned progression to peace, stability, and prosperity.” Significantly the Afghan delegate emphasized that his country would “prioritize a constructive relationship with our international partners, starting by signing a Bilateral Security Arrangement with the United States.” Such a security pact, is critical in the transition especially in light of the Baghdad government not having signed such an agreement with Washington. U.S. forces will leave the South Asian country by the end of 2014. Yet even assuming a fragile political settlement among Afghan factions, the road ahead faces the roadblocks of entrenched violence, poverty , and flourishing illegal narcotics production. The UN World Drug Reports lists Afghanistan as one of the foremost countries for opiates and cannabis resin. Amb. Peter Wilson of the United Kingdom warned, “the challenge posed by drugs, in Afghanistan and the wider region, were serious and complex.” Russia’s delegate Vitaly Churkin was more blunt, “ Afghanistan was turning into a global hub for opium production. In that regard the future government should make counter narcotics efforts a
priority.” The Security Council issued a special statement on both the security and drug situation decrying, “The ongoing violent and terrorist activities by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other violent extrem-
ist groups, illegal armed groups, criminals and those involved in the production, trafficking or trade of illicit drugs, and the strong links between terrorism and illicit drugs.”
See Metzler on 35
America’s Birthday Birthdays are supposed to be times for celebration and gift-giving. But America’s upcoming birthday on the Fourth of July is a time when the gift by Thomas Sowell most needed Syndicated Columnist is an urgent warning about the dangers of losing the things that have made this country America -- and have long made “America” a ringing word of freedom, not only in this country but to people around the world. All is not lost. But all could be lost -- especially if too many of us take freedom for granted and focus our attention on other things, like electronic gadgets and the antics of celebrities, while ignoring such dangers as nuclear weapons in the hands of suicidal fanatics, with a track record of savagery, whom we are too squeamish to call anything stronger than “militants.” Nor are all the dangers abroad. Within our own country there are all too many signs of people blithely ready to sacrifice the interests or freedom of Americans for the sake of symbolism or passing fashions. When a former Speaker of the House of Representatives announces that she is going down to our border to greet and welcome masses of people crossing that border illegally, you know that something is fundamentally wrong. No one knows, or apparently cares, what diseases these floods of illegals are bringing into the country, including diseases that have been largely stamped out in the United States, and which American doctors have seldom seen enough to know how to spot them or treat them. No one knows, or apparently
cares, how many of these “children” include teenage criminal gangs to whom murder is no big deal. Worst of all, no one knows, or apparently cares, that the elected representatives of the American people were cut out of the loop when it came to making these decisions. All that matters to people like Nancy Pelosi is the symbolism of welcoming the oppressed, especially if they represent more votes for Democrats, who will shower the taxpayers’ money on them. As if to make clear the elite’s contempt for ordinary Americans’ intelligence, President Obama tells us that the people crossing the border “love” America. How could he possibly know that, any more than he could know how to “invest” the taxpayers’ money in “the industries of the future,” which have in fact gone bankrupt? What is involved are not just bad policy choices. What is involved are policies imposed unilaterally by the president, in defiance of Congress’ authority to legislate and in contempt of the Constitution’s separation of powers -- on which all our freedoms ultimately depend. The people who wrote the Constitution of the United States understood what dangers there are to the freedom of the people -- and that freedom can be quietly eroded by degrees, rather than taken all at once. Too many people today seem oblivious to such dangers. So what if the government used the muscle of the Internal Revenue Service to keep groups opposed to the Obama administration tied up in red tape or litigation in an election year? Enough games like that can make our elections meaningless. This arrogant abuse of power does not end with the federal government. In Massachusetts, teenSee Sowell on 30
8
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Gilford’s George Hurt Seeks Seat For State Representative
Board of Education the Post Secondary Education Commission and the Judicial Conduct Commission. His platform supports
less-costly biennial sessions, lower taxes for business, and more transparency in government. Hurt said he is opposed
to any sales or income tax and any effort to remove our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. He states his decision to run is based upon his belief that we need to change the way business is conducted not only in Concord, but at the County level as well. He says,” Belknap County and in particular, Gilford and Meredith, is experiencing an epidemic of illegal drug activity. As evidence shows, it already has placed an overwhelming burden on our Judicial and Corrections System. Doing nothing is not an option “! He further states; “ Gilford and Meredith need someone with fresh ideas and vision. I will work toward a corrections plan that is not only affordable, but that can be supported by all Belknap County communities and TAXPAYERS. Hurt also said while many of our families and
business are under enormous financial strain in these difficult economic times, the legislature should be raining in their penchant for increasing taxes, especially the most recent 22% gas tax. Common sense and history tell us, that government works best when it promotes an environment in which business thrive and families can succeed in providing for the future. The legislature should be looking to reduce taxes and adding incentives to grow business. “Let’s restore financial sanity to the state budget”. Hurt said.
The Greenside Restaurant
Casual Dining • Open Year Round
THE BEST B R E A K FA S T IN TOWN!!
Fresh Seafood Steak Tips... Expanded Menu...
t
s!
George Hurt, a Republican and longtime Gilford resident, is running for one of the 4 seats to the State Legislature. Recently, Gilford and Meredith were combined under the redistricting rules as District # 2. Each town has three Republicans that have filed and as a result, there will be a September primary for those running. Hurt is the founder of Hurt and Forbes Insurance Agency of Laconia which he sold in early of 2000. Upon the sale of his agency he continued his career as an insurance consultant and formed a risk management company. Most recently, he completed his Masters degree in Law at Champlain College of Burlington,Vt. He previously represented Gilford in the state legislature for four years. He also served by appointment of the Governor and Executive Council on the State
Seve n B ene
dic
$10.95! Beer Batter
HADDOCK
$10.95!
PRIsMdaEy NRigIhBts)
(Thur
Call for Hours 528-7888 ext. 2 • 360 Laconia Rd., Rte. 3, Tilton, NH
9
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
— OFF THE SHELF — Summer School by Debby Montague Book Reviewer
The Marathon Conspiracy, Gary Corby, Soho Crime, April 2014 “This happened thirty years ago, Pericles. It’s ancient history. Nobody cares.� – Nicolaos, Ancient Athens Ace (indeed, only) Investigator. Actually many of us do care about history, ancient or modern or recent and everything in between. I liked studying history in high school and college, particularly American history. I was, however, not so interested in Ancient History - the Greeks’ seemingly everlasting wars with Persia, Romans marching all over Europe, Visigoths sacking and burning. Maybe it was the textbook my freshman class was given. It was about two and half inches thick, tiny font, thin pages and boring chapter headings. So while I got my dose of the Greeks and Romans and appreciated their gifts of art and architecture, philosophy and democracy, only the basic facts stuck with me. Then along came the May selection from Soho International Crime Club, Gary Corby’s The Marathon Conspiracy. I was skeptical and I didn’t think that Ancient Greece would lend itself well to a murder mystery, but I’d often been dubious about murder mysteries set in exotic locales and I’d been pleasantly surprised, so I opened the book, began to read and was once again pleasantly surprised. If, like me, you find Greek names a bit dis-
concerting, never fear for Corby immediately puts you at ease with his “A Note on Names� and its suggested pronunciations and his list of characters historical and fictional.
Likewise Corby wastes no time in engaging the reader in the story: “Pericles didn’t usually keep a human skull on his desk, but there was one there now.� Nothing daunting about that opening. It could be Archie Goodwin making the remark about Inspector Cramer (Nero Wolfe mysteries). In this instance it’s Ancient Athens’ sole investigator, Nico, making the mental note when called in by Pericles to investigate the skull and the misfortune that befell the two girls who found it, one murdered and one missing. Hippias, whose flesh and blood enclosed said skull thirty years earlier, was the last tyrant of Athens. At the great Battle of Marathon, where the outnumbered Athenians defeated the Persians, Hippias allied with the Persians
against the Athenians hoping to be reinstated as tyrant. When the Persians were defeated it was assumed that Hippias had been killed in Persia, so why had his skull turned up now at a temple not far from Athens and what did the dead and missing girls have to do with the discovery? To further complicate things for Nico rumor had it that after the Battle of Marathon someone from one of Athens great families signaled the Persians and that that someone still hoped to bring down the democracy. The timing of the find is particularly bad since there will be elections in just a few weeks and nothing must bring into question the new form of government that Athens practices. Nico, and his betrothed, Diotima, a former student at the school the missing and the dead girl attended, must solve the mystery of the skull, the missing girl, and the murder to avert what could be a fateful challenge to Athens and its democracy. There’s a lot at stake, both professional and personal, for Nico. He’s trying to build career as Athens’ only investigator, a career he favors strongly over following in the path of his father, a sculptor, and he can’t marry Diotima until he solves the crimes. Corby’s style is light and easy; think The Thin Man’s Nick and Nora Charles. Corby’s characters, historical and fictional, are credible and his dialogue is humorous. Unlike that freshman history textbook See montague on 37
HAPPY JACK’S Cigar, Pipe & Tobacco Shop
71 Church St. • Downtown Laconia
603-528-4092
Mon-Fri 9-5:30 • Sat 9-5
WWW.HAPPYJACKSONLINE.COM
SHOP LOCAL, HANDCRAFTED & AFFORDABLE
THE
Edge
A Handcrafted Boutique ? Tie Dye & Batik Clothing ? Pottery ? home decor ?JEWELRY ?B a t h & B o d y
217 Whittier Hwy (Rt. 25, across from Canoe) Center Harbor, NH
Open 10am to 6pm (closed Tuesdays) www.TheEdgeTieDye.com • 603.250.8079
2ATED &OR #USTOMER 3ERVICE
Custom Docks
New Docks
Breakwater Repair
Material Hauling
Pile Driving
Boat House Repair The only Wolfeboro based marine construction company serving the Lakes Region. We offer dock construction and repair, perched beach construction, permitting and much more.
s WWW NEDOCKANDBARGE COM
10
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Historical Society News
Learn The Story of Hermit Woods Winery At Lake Winnipesaukee Museum
Family Day At Wright Museum Of WWII This Sunday, July 13th, bring the whole family to celebrate the Wright Museum’s 20th anniversary at its biggest and best-ever Family Day on Sunday, July 13th from 11am to 3pm. As always, there will be the popular rides in the Wright’s military vehicles, WWII-era re-enactors and private collectors of WWII memorabilia, and tours of our nationally-recognized Museum. In addition, this season there will be a balloon twister, a caricaturist, a magic show, two Squam Lake Science Center animal shows (owls and night creatures), two face painters, a storyteller, games and prizes, and a variety of food and drinks. Tickets to Family Day are $12 for adults; $10 for children 5-17; and $9 for Museum members. The price of tickets includes 2 free rides in the military vehicles, Museum admission, and all the other fun activities mentioned above. (Food and drinks excluded). Parking is available at several municipal parking lots, within a 2 minute walk from the Museum. Come to the Wright Museum at 77 Center Street in Wolfeboro between 11am and 3pm for a day of Family fun. For additional information see www.wrightmuseum.org, or call 603-5691212.
Lake Winnipesaukee Museum is hosting a presentation, “Hermit Woods Winery” Featuring Bob Manley on Wednesday, July 16th at 7pm. Hermit Woods Winery is a small boutique winery located in Meredith New Hampshire. They make a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional wines that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. Bob will speak about how Hermit Woods Winery came to start and how they approach wine in ways very few, if any other wineries are. They have found that using old-school wine making techniques combined with some new approaches in wine making and blending, they can produce non-grape wines that satisfy even the most hardened grape wine enthusiasts. Bob Manley grew up in Rhode Island, after graduating high school he moved to California and graduated from California Institute of the Arts. Living in California gave him the opportunity to visit hundreds of wineries from San Diego to Northern California and this is where his passion for wine started. He moved east in 1993 and in 1997 Bob met his partners Ken Hardcastle and Chuck Lawrence. In 2009, the three men, with their wives whole-hearted support began the process of opening a winery that would soon become Hermit Woods. Together, they are able to balance their many interests with the making and selling of wine. Hermit Woods Winery won New Hampshire Magazine Best of NH 2014 Editor’s pick for best fruit wine! Also, one of their wines will be presented on the Today Show on July 9th. This event is free for Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society members, for non members there is a $5 fee with all proceeds going to benefit the Historical Society’s ongoing renovations. The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum is located on Rte 3 in the Weirs between Meredith and Weirs Beach next door to the Funspot Family Entertainment Center.
Send your historical society news to history@weirs.com, or mail to PO Box 5458, Weirs, NH 03247.
11
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
— ART GIRL — George W. Bush - Artist
by Kimberly J.B. Smith Contributing Writer
Everyone is a critic when it comes to judging art, especially the art of a famous or especially an infamous individual. When it comes to George W. Bush, opinions are mixed. Those who dislike the man can’t get past their dislike to take an unbiased look. Others find it suspect that anyone can suddenly be an artist. Academics will have a field day with this! GWB is hardly the first to jump into the world of painting. Tony Bennett has been painting for years. Winston Churchill wrote the book, Painting as a Pastime. In it, you will hear how painting fed a part of his existence that wasn’t fulfilled by his political career. Of course, I favor some of his paintings over others. Consider another individual, Adolf Hitler – who did not find acceptance for his art, so he chose another less noble journey. I could go on‌ So who should be out there painting anyway? Why do people try it? Is it O.K. to paint or must one have special training? Does George W. Bush have the right to paint? My opinion is yes, absolutely yes. George W. Bush studies with an art teacher and uses photographs rather than painting from life. He has benefited from coaching in terms of color sense and proportion. His goal is not to become a Michelangelo or make millions. He is, in my opinion, in a unique position to capture historical figures and has a spot to show them in too. That would be his presidential library. As a long time art teacher, I would be loath to tell anyone not to make art. I am the gatekeeper to the world of art for my students. I believe art making is a great vehicle for teaching creativity,
NEVER replace your roof again! Little to NO maintenance. METAL SHINGLES: Guaranteed to NEVER crack, split, burn, curl, or rot. Unique interlocking system makes it impervious to ice dams. 50 year warranty METAL PANELS: Energy Star rated. Cuts down on cooling cost. Little to NO winter maintenance, watch the snow slide off! 40 year warranty.
750 OFF
$
YOUR CHOICE OF Metal Panels or Metal Shingles
Minimum order of 2500sq ft, not to be combined with other offers, new customers only, must be presented at time of estimate, cannot be applied to existing contracts, expires 9/1/14.
Metal Shingles
totalconceptsroofing.com
Metal Panels
603-528-6767
George W. Bush Self Portrait critical thinking skills, integrating subjects and for the pure joy of creating. In my world, there is no room for judgmental labels that suggest anyone shouldn’t make art. An art teacher who does not inspire is someone who extinguishes the light. What drives my opinion about George W. Bush is a wonderful book by Carol Dweck titled Mindset. Those who have a fixed mindset will say, “I can’t draw� or “I can’t swim� or “I can’t throw a pot on a pottery wheel.� A fixed mindset is a performance based perspective where one must do things well and do it well from the start. On the other side of this is growth mindset. Here, you are willing to practice and willing to fail too, to realize growth and learning. How does mindset have anything to do with W?
He is a risk taker and has a growth mindset. Parenting and opportunities most certainly helped him but there is a mighty long list of folks who achieved without such benefits. Those who do can live the nine lives as our feline friends are able to do. So I ask you to take a look at the paintings of George W. Bush and enjoy the ride. Then, take out a pencil or a paint brush and exit your comfort zone. See what happens! Kimberly J. B. Smith is an artist and art educator who will be contributing occasional articles concerning all avenues of art. Her email is artgirl@weirs.com.
nsigners o C & s r le a e D Over 150 We offer Vintage Treasures, Home Decor, Jewelry, Coins, Furniture, Glassware, Books, Collectibles & More! Plenty of Free and Easy Parking Climate Controlled for your Shopping Comfort Located Downtown for your Shopping Convenience
19 Union, Street, Rochester, NH t XXX 6OJPO4USFFU"OUJRVFT DPN #SPXTF PVS TUPSF PO 'BDFCPPL 'JOE VT BOE MJLF VT 0QFO .POEBZ UISV 4BUVSEBZ t BN QN 4VOEBZ QN QN
12
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
SOMETHING WILD “Ce
lebr a ting 25 Yea rs ”
COUNTDOWN TO CORN HAS BEGUN!
Full Selection of Fresh Veggies Picked Daily Deli! Hot/Cold Sandwiches & Salads
Bakery! Cider donuts, Pies, Breads & Treats Join The Party As We Celebrate the Farm·s 25th Year!
Caribbean Night!
Sat. July 12th 6-9pm
Relax and Enjoy An Evening of Laughter & Fun Caribbean food, music, contests & prizes! More details & view the menu on our facebook page!
Farm to Table Dinner in the Field Wed. July 23rd at 6 pm
Limited tickets: $85pp or $150/2 Event details on our Website or Facebook page!
www.beansandgreensfarm.com 245 Intervale Road, Gilford 603-293-2853
OPEN DAILY 9am-6pm
BACKYARD PHOTO CONTEST
Winning Contest Entry For June contest theme of “Show Me Red” Sent in by Lisa Mowery of Laconia, NH
Sponsored by:
CONGRATULATIONS
to our GRAND PRIZE DRAWING WINNER For April, May & June... Kim Nagy, Brighton, MA She is our first Grand Prize winner of
a $110 Gift Certificate!
Compliments of the Weirs Times, Wild Bird Depot & Lakes Region Newsday.
Share your love of backyard birds, blooms and other things with Weirs Times readers. If your photo, sketch or other type of image is selected as the best entry representing this month’s theme you will win the monthly prize featured below and be entered in a drawing for a grand prize valued over $100.
This Month’s Contest Theme: “WATER,WATER EVERYWHERE”
Submit entries to wildbird@metrocast.net or bring them in to Wild Bird Depot in Gilford. Featured Prize of The Month: Tiffany Bird Bath
Beautify your garden while entertaining birds. High quality, hand painted/ embossed rugged glass. Available at Wild Bird Depot in Gilford, www.wildbirddepot.com >>Mention the “Something Wild” contest this month for an exclusive discount on this item!* *one discounted item per customer, discount valid only during the month item is featured as the prize.
CONTEST RULES: t /P QIPUPT XJUI JNBHF manipulation, such as digitally adding or removing parts of the image, should be submitted t &OUSJFT CFDPNF UIF property of Weirs Publishing Company t &BDI FOUSZ NVTU CF UIF participant’s original work t *NBHFT PG XJMEMJGF NVTU be of free animals in their natural habitats t *NBHFT NBZ CF TVCNJUUFE via email to wildbird@ metrocast.net in jpeg format and no greater than 3mb in size t 8JOOJOH FOUSJFT NBZ OPU CF resubmitted to the contest
Summer Time Is Party Time!
SERVICE – PARTS – RENTALS Mastercard, Visa & American Express accepted Financing available through Sheffield Financial
15 Cross Rd. Hooksett, NH • 225-GOLF
Planning something special in the way of excitement (wedding or reception, a party just because) this summer? Count on us to have whatever you need to help make it really special. Whether its personal or business oriented. From tents to karaoke, bounce houses, dunk tanks, everything. . . . just ask! Expert party planners to help you every step of the way too! Call or stop by today!
We’re not just in the rental business, we define it!
Route 3 • Belmont • 524-5553 • Just S. of the Belknap Mall
13
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Attracting Strangers
FIELD
by the S TO N E p or pallound et
603-755-9071
by Steve White
4 Miles West of Exit 15W. off Spaulding Turnpike on Route 11
Contributing Writer
Most of us who feed birds all year long have a group of regulars that visit our backyards. Depending on where you live, this list will likely contain cardinals, different finches and sparrows, a nuthatch or two, chickadees and mourning doves. But what about the other wild bird species? Chances are that you have more species around than you realize. Almost every neighborhood has diverse habitats nearby, such as a stand of trees, a bunch of shrubs, an abandoned patch of old fields or a combination of these areas. These islands of green can be magnets for a number of species. Nearly any bush or shrub of reasonable size will harbor song sparrows. Look for the typical “small, brown birds� you see in commercial areas of you community and you will recognize these species. Another wild bird you might find very close to your yard is the towhee. The Eastern variety loves leaf litter in the brushy undergrowth beneath the secondary wooded areas common in rural habitats. The first time you see leaves on the ground being flung up like a small tornado, you will remember your first towhee sighting. Towhees sing their trademark “Drink you tea� and have a characteristic note that sounds like “Chewink.� Catbirds, thrashers and northern mockingbirds, members of the mimic family, are possible back-
• Screened Loam • Bark Mulch • Sand • 100% Organic Compost • Gravel • Stone Dust ANY QUANTITY —Picked Up or Delivered
372 NH Route 11, Farmington, NH WWW.BARRONBROTHERS.NET
STOLEN BOAT & TRAILER
Spotted Towhee yard visitors in similar habitats of dense low growth such as thickets, shrubs and bushes. Catbirds are robin-sized, grey birds that have a very distinct cat-like “mew� sound. Thrashers sing a variety of notes and regularly repeat the same version over and over again. Mockingbirds have an annoying habit of repeating the last sound they heard before darkness sets in. That barking dog you hear all night long may just have a set of wings! Indigo buntings have a blue color all to their own. Just like the scales of a fish, the available light from the sun exposes hundreds of hues not found in a box of Crayola crayons. These beautiful visitors always grace our
northern region to raise the next generation of unexpected guests on our backyards. Enjoy your birds! Wild Bird Depot is located on Rt 11 in Gilford, NH. Steve is a contributing author in major publications, a guest lecturer at major conventions in Atlanta and St. Louis as well as the host of WEZS 1350AM radio show “Bird Calls� with Lakes Region Newsday @ 8:30AM. Wild Bird Depot has donated over $5,000 to local rehabilitators and local nature centers since 1996. Be sure to check out our blog “Bird Droppings� via our website www. wildbirddepot.com. Like us on Facebook for great contests and prizes.
Window Designs for You TEL: 603-859-7883 Offering a wide selection of Hunter Douglas products and custom solutions in drapes, shades, valances. Specialty shapes & sizes. A large selection of fabrics to choose from‌.. Call for free Consultation!
EMAIL: TCHABOT@WINDOWDESIGNSFORYOU.COM
15’ Winner boat (serial # 27944) with 80 hp Mercury motor on COX trailer stolen from Shaker Jerry Rd. in Moultonborough mid June.
Please contact Officer LeBlanc at Moultonborough PD with any information 603-476-2400
FROG LOG Critter Saving Escape Ramp
$19.99
Open 7 Days a Week at 9am Mon, Tue, Wed, 9-5 Thur & Fri, 9-6 4BU t 4VO
Wild Bird Depot
527-1331 New Hampshire’s Largest Nature Gift Shoppe
Route 11, Gilford (across from Wal-Mart Plaza) www.wildbirddepot.com (over 1,500 items available on line)
14
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014 moffett from 5
A Healing Skill
# Gift Certificates # Frequent Visit Discounts # Evenings and Saturday Appointments
WHOLE BODY ' WHOLE MIND Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Nancy Ferguson, LMT, NCTMB 24 Mitchell Place, Laconia, NH ' 528-4764
ported the nickname associations. Indeed, the sign outside a high school on a Navajo reservation proclaimed “Welcome to the Home of the Redskins.” What’s really troubling is that this is yet another example of a small minority of activists defining the issue on THEIR terms, i.e. “Redskin” being insensitive or worse. So they try to impose their perspective on everyone else. This nonsense has been going on for far too long. It’s tough to counter it, because the activists are so quick to play the “racist” card, and who needs that? Shockingly, the federal government has now taken sides, led by President Obama, who presumably has more pressing issues to deal with. Michael Galo reported in “Athletic Business” that the United States Patent and Trademark Office cancelled six federal trademark registrations for the name of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name is “disparaging to Native Americans.” Due to its “disparaging” nature, the name cannot be trademarked under federal law which prohibits protection of offensive or disparaging
We’re making you an offer too healthy to refuse.
NO INSURANCE?
FREE
EXAMS & X-RAYS1
ONSITE LABS FOR
DENTURES IN DAYS 2
Call or visit AspenDental.com to schedule an appointment today. TILTON 17 Lowes Dr. 603-286-4221 For new patients that do not have dental insurance. New patients must be 21 or older to receive free exam and X-rays, a minimum $160 value. Minimum savings is based on a comprehensive exam and full X-ray series; the value of the savings will vary based on doctor recommendation. Discounts cannot be combined with other offers or dental discount plans. Some limitations may apply. See provider for details. Offer(s) must be presented at first visit. Offers expire 10/31/14. ©2014 Aspen Dental Management, Inc. Young Chan Park DMD, Jaeseop Lee DMD, Pranali Amin DDS, General Dentists.
1
A+
2
language. The decision allows anyone to use the “Redskins” name on merchandise or other memorabilia, without needing permission. So a team that honors Native Americans with a nickname that most Native Americans support is losing trademark property rights. It’s outrageous. When are we going to stand up to these activist bullies? Appeasing them simply encourages them to continue their moral preening as they target their next victims. School boards and timid college administrators usually acquiesce to the unhappy braying of the politically correct, but kudos to Washington Redskin owner Dan Snyder for standing firm. Property rights, freedom of speech, and tolerance of different perspectives are hallmarks of a great America. Too many activists in Washington—and Concord—have been successful at eroding these rights. If we let them get away with it, then we only have ourselves to blame. CUPCAKES AND BEER Along the same lines as above … For generations youngsters celebrated each other’s birthdays at school with cupcakes. But no more. Due to the First Lady’s crusade for “healthier” eating, some schools told students that birthday cupcakes are now forbidden, due to nutritional concerns. Where will it end? And …the Orange County Register recently reported the firing of Jay Creps, who led Chatsworth School’s softball team to the L.A. City Section Division 1 championship game. Principal Tim Guy canned him after a parent turned in a photo of him drinking beer out of a bottle during a team bonding party at his home that was attended by parents and players in either 2012 or 2013. So now you can get fired for having a legal libation in your own home? Granted, Creps may have been better advised to have had a soda. But SODA POP is now forbidden in many schools. Too much sugar, the First Lady
will tell you. Where will it end? ON A HAPPIER NOTE … … the Orange County Register also reported that more than 500 baseballs and softballs, 60 bats, 20 batting tees, umpire gear and other items were donated to the local BanningPass Little League by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. The gear represents a $5,500 gift from the tribe to the league, according to a news release from the tribe. One of the teams in the Banning-Pass Little League is known as the Indians. Presumably they won’t need to change their name! Sports Quiz Who won the NBA MVP award in consecutive years with two different teams? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports figures born on July 10 include tennis legend Arthur Ashe (1943) and acclaimed college football coach Urban Meyer (1964). Sportsquote After Germany beat England in an international soccer match, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reportedly said: “Don’t worry. After all, twice in this century we beat them at THEIR national game.” Sportsquiz Answer Moses Malone of the Houston Rockets/ Philadelphia 76ers. Michael Moffett is a Professor of Sports Management at NHTI, Concord’s Community College. He recently co-authored the critically-acclaimed and awardwinning “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.
15
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Working Our Way Through The Baloney THOMAS JEFFERSON: “My God! How little do my count r y m e n know what precious blessings by Niel Young Advocates Columnist they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!� In the 1970’s California Democratic Governor Jerry Brown fought to keep out South Vietnamese refugees, NO Vietnamese! “We can’t be looking 5,000 miles away and at the same time neglecting people who live here,� Has Jerry remained silent because now the problem is Mexico, who will ultimately vote Democrat in his state? Our first segment of THAT’S BALONEY! Greg Campbell TPNN.com: National Archives Considering Changing the Declaration of Independence to Reflect Pro-Government Values. We’ve all heard calls for changing the Constitution, but changing the Declaration of Independence? According to Danielle Allen, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., there exists in our hallowed founding document a typo of sorts that she feels should be changed to better reflect the value of government. ******** Thanks to JAMES PINDELL (WMUR TV) for the film and report on this one: Talking at the University of Maryland business school in 2010, Walt Havenstein (now a candidate in the NH Primary for Governor) made an off-hand comment saying, “we got a lot of problems in this coun-
try. The tea baggers or whatever they are, they have been telling us that all summer long, alright? Isn’t that who they are? I am a little out of touch.� At the time he made those remarks, the tea party was a major force in American politics and in New Hampshire. That’s Baloney! Walt Havenstein’s spokesman Henry Goodwin said that back then Havenstein wasn’t focused on politics. “At the time Walt wasn’t involved in politics because he was busy running one of the world’s largest companies. However, he has always believed that government should be limited, taxes should be low and spending should be restrained.� I’ll take that as a statement by an Establishment republican. ******** Candidate for NH US Senate Primary SCOTT BROWN: “Believe me, a unified Republican Party is Senator Shaheen’s worst nightmare. In every part of our state, I’m going to speak to people of every background. I’m going to ask for everyone’s vote, and I’m going to do my best to earn it. And should I have the honor of being your senator, I promise you this. I will answer only to you, the people of New Hampshire. I’m nobody’s yes man. Every day that I serve, I will give the job all that is in me. I won’t forget who sent me and who is counting on me. And I will strive every day to make New Hampshire proud. BALONEY! Scott cannot represent me a fiscal and social conservative, because he is not one. Scott is too close to the Establishment. Is he going to
cross the US Chamber of Commerce for making ILLEGALS legal so they can keep wages down for the fat cats who will give them jobs American could be doing? BOB BECKEL of “The Fiveâ€?: “BENGHAZI IS OVER.â€? All I can do is shake my head. Washington Times (7/1): “Patent office didn’t receive a single public complaint before stripping Redskins trademarkâ€?. Well now, isn’t that newsworthy! ******** From Concerned Women for America: Freedom. The blood of many a good man has been spilled for its sake. It is a prize to be sought out, fought for and — once procured — vigilantly guarded and protected at the cost of life and limb. Freedom is bought with pain and is kept through painful means. But it is a pain worth enduring. Yielding to the siren song of “comfortâ€? inevitably leads to the surrender of freedom — and enslavement soon follows. We offer you a chance to resist ‌ with all your might. Join us in the fight to defend freedom! Yes, there will be interviews soon. JAMES THORNTON: Six Great Immigrants, The New American, February 19, 1996: “Before the creation of the welfare state, immigrants who came to this country were for the most part attracted by America’s reputation as a land of freedom and opportunity. Laws and customs that then prevailed required immigrants to carve out their individual destinies by their own labor, perseverance, intelligence, and determination.â€? ******** KARL MARX: : “The theory of Communism See advocates on 35
With contracts signed by July 31, 2014
Skelley’s Market
Whether you are a vacationer or a full time resident of the Lakes Region, Skelley's Market is the place to go for your shopping needs. Located on route 109 in beautiful Moultonboro, New Hampshire, we are very easy to find. t (BT IPVST B EBZ t 'SFTI QJ[[B t /) -PUUFSZ UJDLFUT t #FFS BOE 8JOF t 4BOEXJDIFT t %BJMZ QBQFST
Skelley's Market services include:
t #BJMFZhT #VCCMF *DF $SFBN t Pizza Special t .BQT GPS t 5PQQJOHT t .PWJF SFOUBMT &WFSZ 4BU /JHIU t Q N t 'BNPVT -PCTUFS 3PMMT t Clam & Scallop Special t 'JTI BOE (BNF &WFSZ 'SJ /JHIU t Q N 0)37 MJDFOTFT 4VNNFS 0OMZ
Stop by Skelley's Market today and enjoy some great food, Bailey's Bubble Ice Cream, a lobster roll or anything else you may need. You will be glad you did.
(PWFSOPS 8FOUXPSUI )8: t .PVMUPOCPSP / ) $BMM t ' t XXX TLFMMFZTNBSLFU DPN
/&8
Come visit our other location:
Skelley’s Market of Wolfeboro
$FOUFS 4U t 8PMGFCPSP / ) $BMM t '
The Advocates Hosted by Weirs Times Columnist Niel Young
Radio Shows Where the guests and callers are the stars!
Advocates: “Weekday� Monday thru Friday 9:05am-10am Advocates: “Saturday�8:05-Noon Broadcast on WEZS 1350 AM and “streamed live� to the world via the Internet at wezs.com
Discussion of local, state, and national issues with guests, panelists, candidates and elected officials Our 14th year-Recognized for Excellence (NHAB) 4 times!
Call in at 524-6288 or 1-800-830-8469
16
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
WRIGHT COMING UP AT THE WRIGHT MUSEUM MUSEUM Preserving & Sharing The Stories of World War II-Era America For Generations to Come... of
WORLD WAR II
NG CELEBRATI T H OUR 2 0
YEAR!
Sentimental Journey Ball Saturday July 26th 7pm - 10pm Enjoy a evening n dancin of live sw g, Save the Date band, d ing to Celebrate! & celeb esserts ratio Wright Museum’s the Museumn at
20th Anniversary!
— 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS — Fri., July 4th – Wolfeboro’s 4th of July Parade. Watch our military vehicles in the parade and then visit the Wright afterwards. Tues., July 8th at 7:00 p.m. – Flight of Remembrance. Attend Author Marina Kirsch’s book signing and presentation about her family’s experiences in WWII Germany and postwar America. Visit www. kirschstonebooks.com. Sun., July 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Annual Family Day. Bring your family to the Wright for a fun day of music, food, and rides in our military vehicles. Tues., July 15th at 7:00 p.m. – Freedom From: FDR Commander in Chief. Jeffry Urban talks about FDR’s leadership in World War II. Wed., July 16th – Wright Museum’s Birthday. If you share a birthday with the Wright Museum, you and one guest will be admitted free. (You must present an ID showing your date of birth.) Sat., July 26th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Sentimental Journey Ball. Come celebrate the Wright’s 20th anniversary with deserts, drinks, and dancing to 1940s-era music. Reserve your place by calling 603569-1212 or e-mailing donna.hamill@wrightmuseum.org. Sun., July 27th through September 7th –Snapshots of D-Day: Photographs of the Normandy Invasion. Come see this special exhibit honoring the 70th anniversary of that seminal battle. Visit www.nationalww2museum. org.
Tues., July 29th at 7:00 life. Visit www.keene.edu/ p.m. – D-Day: The Price of academics/ah/cchgs. Freedom. Watch Tim Gray’s Tues., September 2nd at 6:00 film that follows five veterans p.m. – The Rape of Europa. as they revisit locations where Watch the Academy Awardthey landed on D-Day. nominated documentary about Visit www.wwiifoundation.org. the systematic theft, deliberate Tues., August 5th from destruction, and miraculous 10:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. survival of Europe’s art – Wright Museum Film treasures during the Third Festival. Watch five of Time Reich and WWII. Gray’s documentary films September 13th through back-to-back about the June October 25th –Anne Frank: 6th invasion of Normandy. A History for Today. Come (Fifteen-minute intermission see this special exhibit between each.) Visit www. wwiifoundation.org. Tues., August 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. – Native American Contributions during World War II. Professor Dana Benner talks about Native Americans’ often-overlooked contributions to World War II. Sat., August 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Third annual “Cruise in to the Wright” Antique Auto and Motorcycle Show. Come see some great antique cars and motorcycles. A fun day for antique car buffs and people who just enjoy looking at magnificent automobiles. Tues., August 19th at 7:00 p.m. – Honor Flight New England. Joe Byrne talks about the Honor Flight program and how you can arrange for someone special in your own life to take an honor flight. Visit www.honorflightnewengland. org. Tues., August 26th at 7:00 p.m. – Anne Frank: An Indestructible Voice. Tom White places Anne Frank’s voice and experiences within the historical context of her
about Anne Frank and how prejudice, hate, and violence can grow and dominate our lives, if we let it. Visit www. annefrank.com. Sat., September 27th – Smithsonian Museum Day Live! 2014 Visit the Wright Museum and other participating museums for free on September 27th. For more information, visit www.smithsonianmag.com/ museumday.
For additional information, visit our website or Facebook page, or the websites mentioned in the descriptions.
Take the Bridge Falls Walking Path from town directly to the museum. It is a short walk, less than 5 minutes right along Back Bay. So nice and scenic!
20
YEARS
99
1
Museum Members - Free Adults $10.00 • Children (5-17) $6.00 / (4 and under) Free All Military and Seniors (60 and over) $8.00 There is a 10% AAA discount available on adult admission fees. Please present AAA Card for discount.
Visiting downtown Wolfeboro by boat or car?
RATI
4 • 201
4
MUSEUM ADMISSION RATES:
LEB
NG
Monday – Saturday, 10am-4pm • Sunday, Noon-4pm
CE
Museum Open Daily From May 1st thru Oct. 31st
Experience the past, and be inspired by a nation united.
Like Us on Facebook!
Scan code to view our page...
603-569-1212 • www.WrightMuseum.org • 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH
17
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Ask The Builder Old Lumber Vs. New: Preventing Warping, Twisting And Rot by Tim Carter
DEAR LESLIE: You’re not alone. Not only have I had to pick through stacks of lumber to try to find good pieces, but I also get complaints like yours on a routine basis from other frustrated homeowners. I’ve had the good fortune to take apart many old homes and I made a point of salvaging some of the lumber to use as a comparison. About 35 years ago, I was working on the second home I purchased. I
Softwashing
t House Washing t Roof Cleaning t Safe, Ultra Low Pressure
Our unique cleaning process is the safest and most effective for removing harmful mold and mildew.
25 OFF any House Wash
$
Syndicated Columnist
DEAR TIM: I was at the home center yesterday trying to get some rough lumber for a project. I spent a long time trying to get pieces that were straight. Most pieces were warped or twisted or had large bows to them. I remember years ago it was easy to find lots of straight lumber. Also, door and window frame lumber seems to rot out in just a few years. The house I grew up in never had wood rot issues. What’s going on and what, if anything, can a person do to minimize wood rot without buying treated lumber? --Leslie W., Tacoma, Washington
Unmatched in Quality!
Expires7/31/14 9/30/12. Expires
www.gspwnorth.com
1000743
Free Water Analysis & Consult The piece of lumber on the top was harvested from the forest in 2013. The one on the bottom was taken from the slopes of the Rocky Mountains just after the end of the Civil War. estimate the house was built just after 1900 in a suburb of Cincinnati. I was transforming a very small bedroom designed as a nursery into a master bathroom and walk-in closet. I had to cut a small section of an overlapping floor joist to accommodate a plumbing drain pipe. When I retrieved the 10-inch wide by 2-inch thick piece of lumber and looked at it, I was astonished. There were countless growth rings. Because of the curvature of the growth rings, you could tell this floor joist had been cut from near the center of the tree. I could not see the center of the tree, but the concentric rings weren’t that much tighter from one end of the piece to the other. I
design, build or remodel your dream home
counted 153 dark growth rings. My guess, based on the shape of the rings, is that the tree the joist was cut from was 400 or more years old when it was felled. Many people don’t realize that trees are a crop. They’re just like corn, pumpkins, wheat or tomatoes. Most crops we eat can be harvested in months. Trees take years to mature. Lumber companies, for years, have hired botanists and chemists to help them shorten the time it takes for trees to mature. The goal has been to get rapid growth so they can harvest a section of land more often. If you cut the end off a 2-by-4, 2-by-8 or 2-by-12 you can clearly see the
Days, Evenings, Weekends
Serving since 19 NH 74!
t DVMMJHBO!NFUSPDBTU OFU
Vortex & Granitex Surface Coating Durable, Abrasion resistance, and UV protected surface coating to give your oors, patios, ofďŹ ces, or surface areas the look and feel of real granite.
See builder on 18
• Renovation Specialists • Custom Building
We specialize in transforming houses into homes. Call us today to discuss your ideas! Dennis Whitcher • denniswhitcher.com • 603.630.4561 • Gilford, NH
This seamless, liquid floor system is truly amazing... Great for outdoor decks, patios or porches.
Call Toda y For Your
603.817.4196
FREE QU OT E Or Visit O ur Website
info@granitestateprotectivesurfaces.com
granitestateprotectivesurfaces.com
18
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014 Builder from 17
Auto & Marine John Getty (603) 707-0293
Treat Yourself.
AUTOMATIC HOME STANDBY GENERATORS STANDBY GENERATORS Dependability You Desire,
Quality Installations & Service You Deserve Dealer " .BZIFX 5QL 3UF " t #SJEHFXBUFS /) Generator Systems
Call to schedule LLC a FREE in home evaluation!
t .PSJO&MFDUSJD!ZBIPP DPN
LOCAL EXPERIENCED BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY Atty. Stanley Robinson is designated as a Federal Relief Agency by an act of Congress & has proudly assisted consumers seeking debt relief under the U.S. Bankruptcy code for over 30 years.
t TISMBXPĂłDF!HNBJM DPN
growth rings of the tree. You’ll see dark and light rings of wood. The light colored wood is produced in the spring when the sap rises from the roots and the tree starts another season of growth. This period of growth is usually very rapid and the tree adds girth because water is usually more abundant in the spring. Once summer rolls around, the tree realizes that water is not as plentiful and that fall is around the corner. The tree gets prepared to shut down for the most part for winter. This is when growth slows and the darker, denser summer wood is produced. Each year of growth adds two rings to a tree, one light and one dark. If you compare lots of modern lumber to the joist I cut off in my former Cincinnati home, you’ll see a vast difference in the size and spacing of the growth rings. Older trees didn’t seem to grow as fast as modern trees. The more summer wood you have in a tree, the more dense and stable it seems to be, in my experience. If you want to minimize warping, twisting and bows,
look for lumber that has tight and narrow growth rings if you can find it. I’ve seen pieces of lumber where the lighter spring wood -- that’s just four months of growth -is nearly 3/8 inch thick. That same distance on an older piece of lumber would encompass 10 or more years of growth. The spring wood in lumber is the wood that rots first. It’s less dense, and water rapidly soaks into it. Wood destroying insects and fungus love to devour spring wood before trying to go after the denser and darker summer wood. You can soak lumber in a simple solution of borate chemicals to help prevent damage from insects and most wood-rot fungi. Borates are very safe for humans and other mammals. The biggest issue is the chemical is water soluble. This means if you treat a piece of lumber with the borates, and the lumber gets wet from time to time, the water can leach the chemical protection out of the wood. This doesn’t happen with modern chemical treatments that are safe for exterior exposure. To soak the lumber in the borate solution, all you have to do is build a simple trough with some 2-by-6 or 2-by-8 material set on edge. Drape some heavy clear plastic into the trough and mix up the borate chemicals with wa-
ter. Drop the lumber into the borate solution for about 90 seconds, allowing the chemical solution to soak up through the end grain. Stack the soaked lumber in a shady spot so it’s flat and put in small pieces of lath or sticks so that air can circulate around the pile. Allow the lumber to dry naturally so the borate chemicals stabilize in the wood. If you then keep the lumber dry once installed, you’ll get years and years of protection against rot and insect infiltration. Need an answer? All of Tim’s past columns are archived for FREE at www. AsktheBuilder.com. You can also watch hundreds of videos, download Quick Start Guides and more, all for free.(c)2014 TIM CARTER DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.
$PVSU 4USFFU t -BDPOJB
HOME AUTO BIKE BOAT BUSINESS
ote —It’s Our Pleasure To Qu
You!
AMERICA’S #1 SELLING BRAND OF DUCTLESS mitsubishicomfort.com Š2013 Mitsubishi Electric
HOME ENERGY PRODUCTS 170 Daniel Webster Highway, Belmont, NH
www.HomeEnergyProducts.net • 603-524-2308
— 527-8050 —
the-insurance-outlet.com
19
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014 kudzma from 1
proposed to the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges that a “Manpower Pool” plan be tried with the goal of winning the Olympic Trials in July 1964. This idea gained nearly unanimous support from the college coaching community. But where to train such a winning crew had to be settled. Given that many of these same coaches had either sent crews to, or officiated at, Lake Opechee in Laconia, that city emerged as a possible site for the selection and training camp. The plan was for each college to select its best oarsmen and send them to Laconia for an “All Star” crew. Previously, this idea would have been scoffed at. Few had believed that athletes with disparate rowing styles could be melded into the precision which Olympic-level competition would demand. But Jack Frailey had worked for two years with a combined Syracuse -M.I.T. “coxed four” which became the U.S. National Champions. Their challenge had been to overcome the problems of style to produce real winners. But would Laconia take on this challenge too?
One of the “eights” sets out for training on Lake Opechee from the Memorial Middle School gym in Laconia. That’s where Parker Lindberg of the Laconia Chamber of Commerce; the indefatigable Paul Kinney, Chamber president; Dana Beane; Lyle Adams of NET and Mayor Hugh Bownes came to the rescue, as did many who had aided the previous two NEARA regattas. To raise funds an “AllAmerican Banquet” (at $10 per head) was held at the Laconia Tavern early in May, The rowing community was well-represented: two members of the 1936 Fours Olympic team and their coach Lawrence Terry, Dean Thad Seymour of Dartmouth and over 175
local citizens heard Jack Frailev introduce the “Laconia Plan” and the necessity of implementing it. “Our crews have not been able to meet the standards set up by other countries,” said Frailev. “We should “select the best team that we could from among our top college, crews, and drill it as a single unit. This manpower concept has worked well elsewhere, with England and France and Japan trying it while Russia has always employed the plan.” It would be the first time in U.S. collegiate rowing history that it was at-
tempted in eight-oared competition. College crews usually had a race-off to determine which would represent the USA. Navy, Yale and California, among others, produced Gold Medal winners. The first American loss was at the 1960 Games when a West German composite crew surged to win Gold. It was time for America to rethink its selection strategy. Following the Intercollegiate Rowing Association’s Regatta in Syracuse, twenty-five oarsmen from ten colleges, four coxswains, See kudzma on 20
One of the three “eights” on Lake Opechee.
tom kudzma Photo
Gilford Mobil Martore!
The Convenience Store... With M
$$ Donut Shop
GAS
SHOP
CAR WASH
ATM
OPEN DAILY 5:30AM - MIDNIGHT
Pay-at-the-Pump • ATM • Car Wash
GRAB & GO GROCERIES
hot & cold beverages, bread, milk, candy, beer & wine
DUNKIN DONUTS INSIDE / DRIVE THRU
Open every day 6am - 8pm
Save $2.00 OFF with this coupon exp. 11/30/14 Gilford Mobil Mart
CAR WASH
1400 Lake Shore Rd (Shaw’s Plaza) Gilford, NH
— 603.524.8014 —
20
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
~Fully Insured~
$99 ns
pection
s
Vi
o Chimne
I
603-520-7217
de
y
Sweeps • Stonework Brick Repairs • Liners • Caps Installations • Pellet Stove Service
SPRING SWEEP SPECIAL!
kudzma from 19
two coaches and a boatman arrived in Laconia and set up shop in the Middle School gym, locker room, lobby and cafeteria. The athletes slept on cots within the complex, the boatman and his wife (the famed Wendall and Elsine Badger of Dartmouth) prepared the meals and Paul Kinney kept cases of CocaCola filled in the lobby. The coaching staff con-
& H e a u w h kin d o
o
s
G
EST. 1903
Navy Yard
Since 1903, the premier boatyard and marina on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee...
The Lake Winnipesaukee News ran a front page story on the rowing teams. sisted of Jack Frailev and Wisconsin’s rowing legend Norm Sonju. Missing were oarsmen from Harvard and Yale who continued the tradition which started with the first intercollegiate athletic
colors: white with red and blue stripes. He adjusted each shell to common rigging so that the equipment would not confuse the many beatings with equipment variations. Wendall also had the
NEW & USED BOATS
Buying a boat is making a major investment in “fun!” At Goodhue & Hawkins, our knowledgeable sales staff will help you determine which is the right boat for you and your family. We carry a full range of boat types and sizes to make sure we can accommodate all of your boating needs.
RENTAL BOATS: BY THE DAY OR WEEK
We maintain one of the newest rental boat fleets on Lake Winnipesaukee, adding new boats to our fleet every year. This year’s fleet includes Bow Riders by Cobalt, a performance Wake Tower boat by Cobalt and Pontoon Boats by Sanpan.
COMPLETE SERVICE & MAINTENANCE FACILITY SLIP & MOORING RENTALS OR VALET SERVICE INDOOR & OUTDOOR WINTER STORAGE OPTIONS 4&8"-- 30"% 80-'&#030 /) t 603.569.2371
WWW.GOODHUEANDHAWKINS.COM
Crews listen to Coach Frailey’s plans for the days workouts tom kudzma Photo in the Middle School cafeteria. - the Harvard-Yale race in Center Harbor (yes, that Center Harbor) in 1852. After their 1964 races in Gales Ferry, CT., both coaches kept their future plans to themselves. Rowing equipment - the shells and oars - arrived from several colleges, but predominantly from Dartmouth and M.I.T. “Small boats”, the pair and coxed four, were to be used to keep all oarsman on the water for every workout. The jack-of-all-trades, Wendall Badger had to paint every oar in Laconia
full kitchen detail. His wife Elsine was used to providing nutritious meals during Dartmouth’s road trips, and she was not only the menu adviser, but also the chief shopper. Once the racing uniforms were ordered, serious rowing began. The daily training routine was rather simple: a first row before breakfast from the cafeteria kitchen, a short rest, laps around the Opechee Park track, lunch, more rest, and then a late-afternoon scrimSee kudzma on 21
21
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014 kudzma from 20
comotive, leaving Harvard, California and Yale in their wake.. The “All-American Plan” had been perfected over a long term in Philadelphia! No one saw them coming, and neither did their later competition in Tokyo where they won Gold in a final at night on a seething course illuminated by headlights and military flares. So, did the “Laconia See kudzma on 36
E XPERIENCE (L to R) Coach Norm Sonju, John Nunn, Dan Schwoerer, Jim Falendar, Jim Segaloff, Carl Grenier and coach Jack Frailey.
Coaches and observers follow two crews on Lake Opechee. tom kudzma Photos
SUMMER IS IN LET THE FUN BEGIN YMCA OF THE SEACOAST YMCA OF STRAFFORD COUNTY
At Y summer day camps, kids learn new activities and adventures, make new friends, build memories, and most importantly, how to be themselves.
FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, Hacker-Crafts have been handbuilt in America--one at a time-by some of the world’s finest boat building craftsmen.
OUR MASTER CRAFTSMEN toil thousands of hours over every Hacker--always sanding one more time, or applying another coat of varnish to ensure the ultimate mirror finish.
IF YOUR DREAM IS TO PLY OR RACE along the shores of a beautiful lake, river, or coastline-recapturing the nostalgic days of summers past in a classic mahogany boat, come visit us. See a Hacker. Touch a Hacker. Ride a Hacker.
CAMP GUNDALOW | GRADES K – 9 YMCA of the Seacoast Portsmouth | 603.431.2334 We also offer Curious Kids for ages 3–4 CAMP CONEY PINE | GRADES 1 – 8 YMCA of Strafford County Rochester | 603.332.7334 We also offer Teen Camp for ages 13, 14 & 15 with opportunities for Leaders-in-Training Check out other camps the Y has to offer at www.graniteymca.org/daycamp
hue & Hawkin d o o
s
and off the water. Lyle Adams and his son Terry manned coaching launches which had been loaned by their Opechee neighbors. Parker Lindberg also served as manager and investigated the accommodations for the Trials at an Army base outside New York City. On one of his trips there he had his car filled with bedsized sheets of plywood to stiffen the old, sagging Army cots. Back in Laconia, the athletes took a rare break from their training to watch a Lakes Region Playhouse production of “My Fair Lady” and a send-off banquet at the Laconia Tavern for the crews, coaches and the hard-working committees, with a guest appearance by the recent Winter Olympics Silver Medalist. Penny Pitou. Three Laconia eights
were entered at the Trials at Orchard Lagoon outside New Rochelle. New York: “A” “B” and “C’’. Only the silent coaches seemed to know which was fastest. When the Entry list came out, Harvard and Yale had slyly entered their crews which had trained together for months, to the surprise of the Laconia crews and perhaps their coaches. But when the heats began, a new surprise appeared: Jack Kelly’s Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia had quietly assembled a crew from seasoned international competitors. In the Finals, Vesper led the pack like a roaring lo-
G
mage on Lake Opechee. (Perhaps the most difficult part was the crew’s diet: How does one cram in the 6500 calories per day that the oarsmen burned up in training? “Coke” helped, but what then?) Rowing training on Opechee involved mixing up the boatings, seeing whether improvements resulted and then re-shuffling the crews until the fastest-possible combination had been formed. That task demanded every skill that coaches Frailev and Sonju could muster. Frailev became the “technician” while Sonju watched the athletes’ interactions and training, on
Navy Yard
EST. 1903
244 SEWALL ROAD, WOLFEBORO
603.569.2371 GOODHUEANDHAWKINS.COM
22
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
al Cent’rs NH
For all Your DocK haRDwaRe Needs!
custom-made Docks available – call today!
BEST
Laura Ingraham Clark Howard @ Dennis Miller @ Michael Savage
324 Hill Road, Franklin, NH 03235 603-934-1943 www.rdsdockhardware.com
When you want the BEST . . . ask for RDS!
streaming & info at WA
@ 9am @ 1pm 3pm @ 7pm
ASR.net
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
1-
#PX 3JEFST t %FDL #PBUT t 1POUPPO #PBUT "MM #PBUT FRVJQQFE XJUI ". '. 4UFSFPT
Weekly Rentals Available 8JOOJQFTBVLFF 1JFS 8FJST #FBDI /) t XXX BODIPSNBSJOF OFU 3FTFSWBUJPOT &ODPVSBHFE t .BKPS $SFEJU $BSET "DDFQUFE
Over 35 years of Beautification Complete Landscaping & Masonry
'HVLJQLQJ DQG 3ODQWLQJ ‡ &UHDWLYH 6WRQH :DOOV ‡ :DONZD\V ‡ 3DWLRV ‡ ,UULJDWLRQ‡ 1LJKW /LJKWLQJ ' &20837(5 '(6,*1
www.landscapesbytom.com TOM BRYANT ‡ ‡
23
24
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Clip & Save!
MONDAY - THURSDAY
per player $ 1 18 Holes w/cart $ 9 per player 9 Holes w/cart
FRIDAY - SATURDAY
The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!
per player $ 5 18 Holes w/cart $36 per player 9 Holes w/cart
The New England Vintage Boat Auction – Boats, Engines, and More!
DEN BRAE GOLF COURSE
*Must present this coupon, valid thru June 1,2014. 2014. Saturday Tee Times Required. July 1,
18 HOLES W/CART (INCLUDES A FREE SANDWICH TOO!!)
$ SAVE! FOR 80 CLIP &TWO Valid Mon. - Thur., 11-2 Call for tee times
Summer Fun!
Not valid with any other offer; Exp. 7/17/2014 WT
COUNTRY CLUB
LF! E S R U O Y E G — - C HAL L E N 603-476-5930
258 258 Governor Governor Wentworth Wentworth Hwy Hwy •• (Rte (Rte 109) 109) Moultonboro, Moultonboro, NH NH •• www.ridgewoodcc.net www.ridgewoodcc.net
S 2 0 1 4 S P E C IA L t $35* 18 holes w/carart $25* 9 holes w/c
WOLFEBORO -For years, the New Hampshire Boat Museum’s New England Vintage Boat Auction has been known as one of the best auctions for acquiring or selling boats of all kinds, but especially vintage wooden boats. This year’s auction will be no exception for the breadth and quality of items up for sale. Held on Saturday, July 12, this auction is a great place for people who wish to sell or buy vintage boats, as well as nautical and camp-related antiques A 21’ 1955 Chris Craft Capri is among the rare vintage boats that will be auctioned at the New England Vintage Boat for the home. The auction begins at Auction to benefit the New Hampshire Boat Museum. 10 a.m. under a large t e n t o n t h e M u s e u m from excellent to good. be a 14’ Hooten Racer property at 399 Center In addition, there will be from 1927 also in excelStreet (Route 28/109 plenty of used fiberglass lent condition. You can North) in Wolfeboro, NH. boats, canoes, sailboats preview all auction items by going to the Museum’s Among the items up for and kayaks. Among the highlights website, www.nhbm.org. auction are a wide variIn addition to boats, ety of boats, including of this year’s auction wooden, vintage, clas- are a stupendous ful- consignments and dosic, fiberglass, canoes, l y - r e s t o r e d 2 1 ’ C h r i s nations on the auction sailboats, and kayaks. Craft Capri from 1955. block include a wide vaAmong the boats up for This amazing boat is a riety of rustic camp fursale this year are vintage rare beauty that anyone nishings and nautical Chris Crafts, GarWoods, would be proud to own. items perfect for decoratCenturys, and Lymans Among the more unusual ing your home or camp. in conditions ranging boats in the auction will Other small items sold are antique outboard motors, lamps, duck decoys, mirmaids, lake prints
2014 Season Specials
Pheasant Ridge Golf Club
See auction on 42
Mondays:
18 Holes/cart - Just $35 per person (not valid on Holidays)
OAK HILL GOLF CLUB
Wednesdays: Ladies & Seniors 18 holes w/cart - Just $39 per person
(Before 12 p.m. • Not valid on Holidays)
es w/car $35* 18 hrolpe rson,
t
*price pe ired no coupon requ
MONDAY • WEDNESDAY • THURSDAY COUPON $45 per person for 18 holes w/ cart CLIP & SAVE !
Not Valid With Other Discounts; expires 12/1/14 WT
FRIDAY COUPON $50 per person for 18 holes w/ cart CLIP & SAVE !
Not Valid With Other Discounts; expires 12/1/14 WT
Exit 24 Off I-93 • N. Ashland Rd. • Ashland
603.536.2227 • PLAYGOLFNE.COM
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays: (After 2 p.m.)
18 holes w/cart - Just $35/person • 9 Holes w/ cart $25/person
PHEASANT RIDGE GOLF CLUB
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday COUPON 18 holes w/cart $45. per person
Not valid on Holidays or with other discounts . Expires 12/1/14 . Coupon Required.
WT
Friday COUPON
18 holes w/cart $50. per person
Not valid on Holidays or with other discounts . Expires 12/1/14 . Coupon Required.
140 Country Club Rd, Gilford www.playgolfne.com • 524-7808
WT
9 Holes $14 18 Holes $24 UNLIMITED GOLF After 3pm - $14 After 5pm $10
279-4438 Pease Rd, Meredith
www.oakhillgc.com
25
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Summer Fun!
Chairs start at
The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!
Antique & Classic Autos Returns to Castle in the Clouds
$199!
Adirondack Chairs - Made in the USA - 100% Recycled Milk Bottles - Stainless Steel Hardware - Many color choices www.NHWOOD.com New Hampton NH
AUTHENTIC WOOD FURNITURE
744-9333 Monday - Friday 10-6 Sat. 9-6 Sun. 10-5
BEADED JEWELRY • CLASSES • WORKSHOPS • RETREATS
1911 Stanley Steamer Roadster once owned by Thomas Plant will be at the event driven here by owner Brent Campbell. The Antique & Classic Automobile Event has returned to the Castle in the Clouds as it celebrates its Centennial, and this year’s July 12th event promises to be the biggest and best yet. Stunning examples of antique and classic automobiles dating from the turn of the century through 1974
will be on display in the Meadows by Shannon Pond from 10 to 3. The event will also feature the return of the 1911 Stanley Steamer Roadster personally owned by Thomas Plant himself, the man who built the Lucknow Estate. In honor of the Lucknow Centennial, Mr. Brent Campbell, the ve-
hicle’s current owner, has kindly offered to display this historic automobile during the event. All production automobiles built before 1975 are welcome! Register online at www.castleintheclouds. org. Register before June 28th to receive the early See autos on 27
Kids Classes on Tuesdays & Thursdays ooooooooooooooooooo
Multi-Class Discount Available ooooooooooooooooooo
Ladies Night Thursdays
54 CANAL ST. • DOWNTOWN LACONIA 737-BEAD (2323) • BEADDIVINE.NET
$400 Jackpot - LONG SHOT | CARRYOVER $5,600+ $1,200 Jackpot - LONG SHOT 1914 Arts and Crafts Mansion - 5,500 Acres of Trails and Waterfalls - Patio Cafe - Gift Shop
$200 Jackpot - LONG SHOT
$800 Jackpot - LONG SHOT | $1,075 Jackpot - KING MTN $5,000 Jackpot - BIG DOG | $5,400 Jackpot - TURTLE 13s
Join Us at the Castle for These Upcoming Events:
CARRYOVER $9,000+
Walks and Talks Monday mornings at 10am, June 9th through August 25th - Come explore the outdoors at this popular series. A list of topics can be found on our website. $8 per person. Reservations Required.
Acoustic Mondays Monday evenings at 5:30pm, June 30th through September 1st Join us for live music and dinner on the Terrace. $5 cover per person. Reservations recommended. For more information about these events and more, visit our website. In Moultonborough, N.H., overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee - 1-603-476-5900 - castleintheclouds.org CC-073_Ad_6x5_R4_F.indd 1
6/18/14 2:08 PM
* â! ! 26
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
7*/5"(& #0"5 "6$5*0/
Ĺż Ĺż Ĺż #&/&'*5*/( 5)& /&8 )".14)*3& #0"5 .64&6. Ĺż Ĺż Ĺż
5#6 ,7.; Äť #/ #7%6+10 24'8+'95
(4+ 2/ Äť 5#6 #/
$FOUFS 4U Ĺż 8PMGFCPSP Ĺż /)#. PSH Ĺż
4DFOJD 7JOUBHF #PBU 3JEFT PO -BLF 8JOOJQFTBVLFF
June 30 – September 1 • Monday - Thursday, 10 AM - 5 PM; Friday & Saturday, 10 AM - 7 PM & Sunday, 10 AM - 3 PM
Departs Wolfeboro Town Docks • NHBM.org • 603-569-4554
Summer Fun! The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!
Bayswater Spreads the Love Of NH with Multi-Author Event Bayswater Book Co. is proud to be located in New Hampshire; an state that contains over 1300 lakes and ponds, the White Mountains, the legendary Presidential Range and 48 peaks over 4,000’, as designated by the Appalachian Moun-
tain Club. In celebration of all that New Hampshire has to offer, Bayswater will host “What’s So Great About NH,� a multi-author event on Saturday, July 12 from 10-1pm. The idea for the event came last year from store owner Michelle Taft, who wanted to draw attention to the importance of recognizing and celebrating the beauty of New Hampshire. This year’s festivities mark the second annual event. Taft said “I think that it is important to preserve and recognize the unique character that is New Hampshire. We thought that it would be a great opportunity to create an event to host New Hampshire authors and highlight the many aspects of what make this state such a great place to live and visit.� Fourteen New Hampshire authors will come together to remind us “What’s So Great About NH� at Bayswater on Saturday, July 12 from 10-1pm as they sign their books and meet readers. Headlining the event will be author Ruth Doan MacDougall
signing her latest edition of 50 More Hikes in the White Mountains, Yankee Magazine writer and editor Edie Clark signing What There Was Not to Tell, and Ron Guilmette, author of the new coffee table picture book The Islands of Winnipesaukee. Authors also attending include Jane Rice, Sandwich poet Page Coulter, Marianne O’Connor, Catherine Dougherty, Brendan Smith, Andy Opel, Judie Yuill, Steve Smith, Mark Okrant and Joan Cook. Join Bayswater Book Co. as they celebrate “What’s So Great About NH� on Saturday, July 12th from 10-1pm! Admission is free. Bayswater is located in Center Harbor in Senter’s Marketplace between Keepsake Quilting and Heath’s Supermarket. Follow Bayswater on facebook and on the web, www.bayswaterbooks. com. Can’t come on July 12th? Call (603)2538858 to special order a signed book.
27
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Summer Fun!
DELI & TAKE OUT
bird rate of $20 per automobile and driver; or $25 per automobile after June 28th. Castle in the Clouds is located off of Rt. 171 in Moultonborough, NH. Participating automobiles can enter the grounds via Ossipee Park Road off of Rt. 171 / Old Mountain Rd., or the original scenic estate road accessed at the Main Entrance Gate on Rt.171 / 455 Old
Mountain Rd. Spectators visiting the Automobile Event only must enter the grounds via Ossipee Park Road off of Rt. 171. There is a $5 admission fee per person for spectators. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from The Carriage House CafÊ, Cones in the Clouds, MacDaddy’s Rollin Smoke BBQ, and Big Love Mexican Diner.
Castle in the Clouds is a not for profit organization owned and managed by the Castle Preservation Society and dedicated to the interpretation and preservation of the historic Thomas G. Plant Estate, this year celebrating its 100th year. For information about Castle in the Clouds visit the website at www.castleintheclouds.org or call 603-476-5900.
- Call to Reserve!
32 Suncook Valley Road • Alton Circle • Route 28 South
603-875-1000 • Open May - Oct. www.RRDeli.com • www.RRKayak.com
Come lore... The & exp
& Markus Wildlife Sanctuary Š Free Admission ŠAward-winning videos, exhibits & trails!
CLIP THIS AD TO SAVE 10% OFF! @ The Loon’s Feather Gift Shop offer exp. 10/14/14
Visit us on Facebook!
Center Sandwich, NH • 603-284-7277 • kindredspiritfarmnh.com
c
re
n
an mounta g i d i a r ntry sto
• FARM TO TABLE Stop By And Visit
Our New Store In Bristol !
Local Goods, Crafts & Food Products
Fresh Strawberries Summer Farmers’ Market Homemade Pies Granolas Apple Cider Doughnuts Sandwiches & more! ECIAL: JUICING SP Apple, Carrot, Kale, Beet & Celery
WT
Lee’s Mills Road, Moultonborough, NH Open 9am-5pm • Mon.- Sat. from mid May - July 1. Daily 9am-5pm July 1st - Columbus Day • Thur.-Sat. mid Oct. - mid May
GREAT WAT E R S MUSIC FESTIVAL
ou c FARMERS’ KITCHEN & CAFÉ
Loon Center
603-476-LOON(5666) • www.loon.org
Registered Shetland Sheep • Fiber • Angora Goats
( , . 5 # .-5R55 , &5 ) *-5R5 )35 ( & -
FEATURING
Ladies Kayak Tours
The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!
autos from 25
KAYAK & CANOE RENTALS
FREE VINTAGE POST CARDS of Bristol w/ purchase. —while supplies last
231 Lake Street • Bristol, NH • Open at 8 AM
2014SEASON
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Presenting the best in world-class entertainment for the summer.
27 JUNE
TOM RUSH
Celebrating his 50th year on stage and in the studio, doing what audiences love.
11 JULY
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
Beloved by music fans around the world.
19 JULY
AN EVENING OF BROADWAY
25 JULY
NEW ENGLAND BRASS QUINTET
The music of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Trumpet Solos featuring Jay Daly.
2 AUG
LORI MCKENNA
Poignant and profound poetic country/folk music blend.
8 AUG
1964—THE TRIBUTE
What Rolling Stone Magazine has called the “Best Beatles Tribute on Earth�.
15 AUG
GAVIN HOPE
Juno Nominee and member of Canadian Pop acappella institution, The Nylons.
22 AUG
BEN VEREEN
Legendary award-winning perfomer.
29 AUG
NORTH SHORE ACAPPELLA
at the Inn on Main ¡ 7:30pm
Kingswood Arts Center ¡ 8pm
Music of Lerner & Loewe presented by The Great Waters Chorus & Orchestra.
Kingswood Arts Center ¡ 8pm
at the Inn on Main ¡ 7:30pm
at the Inn on Main ¡ 7:30pm
Kingswood Arts Center ¡ 8pm
at the Inn on Main ¡ 7:30pm
Kingswood Arts Center ¡ 8pm
at the Inn on Main ¡ 7:30pm
An evening of sheer musical FUN!
TICKETS Ăş www.greatwaters.org Ăş 603.569.7710
Wolfeboro Oil
28
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
— BOAT RENTALS — BOW RIDERS 21’ - 27’ (8-12 passengers) PONTOONS 24’ (13 passengers) TRITOONS 24’ (13 passengers) PONTOON(no lic. req.) 25h.p. (10 passengers) JET SKI / PWC (3 passengers)
.com 96 Channel Lane, Weirs Beach • 603.366.4801
or AVAILABLE RENTALS Boston Whaler Pontoon Four Winns Paddle Boats Kayaks & Canoes Café
Café Now Open! 603-968-1066 FREE ICE
with 5 gallon gas purchase
FREE ICE & COOLER
with boat rental
14
879 US Rte. 3 • Holderness, NH • (603) 968-9001 • www.holdernessharbor.com
25
th
Annual
CRAFT FAIR at the Bay
Alton Bay Community House & Waterfront
Route 11, Alton, NH
Saturday, July 12 Sunday, July 13 10am-5pm Daily
american made
Arts, Craft & Specialty Foods!
Fine Jewelry, Photography, Scarves, Blown Glass, Floral Design, Wearable Art, Candles, Toys, Folk Art, Doll Clothes, Pottery, Fiber Arts, Personal Care, Furniture, Metal, Fine Art, Herbal Dips, Oils, Vinegars, Sauces & More!
— Free Admission —
R AIN O
R GPS Location: 24 Mt. Major SHI N E! Highway (Route 11) Alton, NH
www.castleberryfairs.com
Summer Fun! The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!
CruCon® Cruise Outlet Partners With NH Humane Society Moultonborough – New Hampshire Humane Society proudly announces their lead sponsor – CruCon Cruise Outlet, for the animal welfare agency’s annual auction, Paws for a Cause Comedy Night & Auction hosted at Church Landing, Meredith, NH on August 7th. Managing Director and shelter spokesperson Marylee Gorham said, “The incredible support provided by Sandy Cleary and her wonderful staff at CruCon is so very much appreciated as top sponsor. These folks are true animal advocates. Their stewardship allows us to continue our work; finding forever homes”. In agreement, CruCon® President Ms. Cleary said, “These animals cannot speak for themselves and we are glad to be a much needed voice for them.” Gorham further stated, “CruCon and our shelter have an interesting parallel not many may be aware of: Sandy started her business in the basement of her mother’s home and has quickly risen to become one the most respected agencies in the cruise travel industry, recently opening a beautiful corporate office in Moultonborough so that she can continue to grow. So has the Humane Society
CruCon® Cruise Outlet Donates $10,000 for Annual “Paws For A Cause” Event. L to R Chris Walkley NHHS Board President – Jan Keady Auction Chair – Sandy Cleary CEO & President CruCon Cruise – Marylee Gorham NHHS Managing Director. Foreground NHHSAmbassadogs Tessa and Daisy. risen from humble beginnings as a battered women’s refuge where women, children and pets would find peace in safe homes in the southern portion of our state; to the welcoming and well-known shelter you see now on Meredith Center Road, Laconia”. The event takes place at Church Landing and will allow animal lovers from all over the state, and those who summer in the Lakes Region, to show their support for the Laconia based animal adoption center. Auction Chair Mrs. Jan Keady commented “the auction team has been working hard since Janu-
INTERLAKES
SUMMER THEATRE
Professional Theatre in the NH Lakes Region
42nd STREET July 1 - 13 MISS SAIGON July 15 - 27 1-888-245-6374 www.interlakestheatre.com
ary procuring a fabulous array of auction items donated by countless area businesses, and companies much further afield. We work this hard because we care about the animals awaiting homes”. NHHS Board President, Christopher Walkley stated “each year we hope to raise more than the year before. We have a winning formula in terms of this event, tasty hors d’oeuvres, hilarious entertainment, and great items to bid on all while sharing an evening with like-minded people”. New Hampshire Humane Society is the oldest shelter in New Hampshire pledged to care for the lost, abused, abandoned and neglected animals in the Lakes Region and beyond. NH Humane Society does not receive funding from state or federal sources, national agencies such as HSUS or ASPCA, or United Way. Tickets are available now, call 603-524-3252x309 or on line www.nhhumane. org.
29
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Summer Fun!
Family camping in a farm setting on the Swift River
The Best Summer Ever Starts Right Here!
Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Program Accepting Applications The Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Program local chapter of the Miss America Organization is now accepting applications for the 90th annual Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Pageant, which is scheduled for 7:00pm Sunday, July 20, 2014 at the Gunstock Ski Area in Gilford, NH. Doors open at 6:30pm for the pageant. The deadline to return a completed application is 3pm Thursday July 17, 2014. The Miss Winnipesaukee pageant is a preliminary to the annual Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program. In turn, Miss New Hampshire is the official state preliminary to the Miss America Program, one of the largest sources of scholarships for young women in the country.
The Miss Winnipesaukee Pageant is one of the oldest, continuously running local pageants in the Miss America Organization having run since 1925. The Scholarship program is open to full-time employees, full-time students or residents of the following New Hampshire counties: Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, Merri6/23 mack, Hillsborough and Strafford. Full eligibility requirements for the scholarship program may be found o n t h e Miss New Hampshire website at www.missnh. org Further information for the Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Program and applications for the pageant may be obtained by emailing MissWinniPageant@ yahoo.com or calling
Daily • Weekly Monthly • Seasonal 194 Depot Rd. Tamworth, NH On-site trailer rentals from 800-274-8031 www.tamworthcamping.com Mid May - Columbus Day
co-Executive Director, Tina Gebhard at (603) 387-0271.
NH’s Oldest Candy and Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Shoppe
Serving Great Taste for 108 Years
Wednesdays $1.00 One-Scoop Cone
Homemade Chocolates, Ice Cream & Toppings! /UR &AMOUS -AKE 9OUR /WN 3UNDAE 3MORGASBORD ^ 1UIRKY 'IFT 2OOMS 3ERVING "ELGIAN 7AFmE "REAKFAST 7EEKENDS AM NOON Hours: Weekdays 10am-10 pm Saturday & Sunday 8am - 10pm 2OUTE 7EIRS "EACH s s /0%. !,, 9%!2 www.kellerhaus.com
1mj /trfsynh 0unwny JULY 8 to AUGUST 14 trnsl 2u fy ymj +j| %fruxmnwj *zxnh #jxyn{fq TUE., JULY 15, 8 PM CHAMBER CONCERT NH’s Oldest Candy and Smith Recital Hall, PSU Works by Reinecke and Old-Fashioned Shostakovich 1HZ Ice Cream Shoppe THU., JULY 17, 8 PM Celebration +DPSVKLUH Community PSU Alumni Green, 4:30–7 PM SAT., JULY 19, 8 PM THU., JULY 10 FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Donato Cabrera, conductor Hanaway Theatre Silver Center for the Arts, PSU
6/30-8/24
0XVLF )HVWLYDO
All welcome! Join us before our opening night concert for a free community cookout!
D O N ATO C ABRER A, MU SIC D IREC TO R 6jfwx tk *zxnh ns ymj +j| %fruxmnwj )fpjx /jlnts
Wednesdays
Concert starts at 8 PM $1.00 Mendelssohn: Overture to One-Scoop A Midsummer Night’s DreamCone Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 FRANCES RENZI, PIANO Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Serving Great Taste for 108 Years
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA A MUSICAL CORNUCOPIA Donato Cabrera, conductor Schreker: Intermezzo Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto NICOLASA KUSTER, BASSOON Mason Bates: Icarian Rhapsody Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires JENNIFER CHO, VIOLIN
Homemade Chocolates, Ice Cream & Toppings! /UR &AMOUS -AKE 9OUR /WN 3UNDAE 3MORGASBORD ^ 1UIRKY 'IFT 2OOMS Orchestra concert prices start at $22. 50% discount for youth and college students with ID. 3ERVING "ELGIAN 7AFmE "REAKFAST 7EEKENDS AM NOON Chamber concerts: Adult $20; Youth $10
Also akfast Serving Bre 4th!! Friday, July
+j| ymnx ~jfw=0fyzwif~ fy ymj 0~rumts~ htshjwyx
Hours: Weekdays ts 10am-10pm $jy ynhpjyx st|Ăˆ concert/event and tickets, visit www.nhmf.org. SaturdayFor&full Sunday 8am listings - 10pm
SILVER CENTER BOX OFFICE: 2OUTE 7EIRS "EACH s s /0%. !,, 9%!2 603.535.2787 | 800.779.3869 WWW.NHMF.ORG www.kellerhaus.com Made possible with the support of the Lincoln Financial Foundation
30
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014 malkin from 6
Affordable Fashion Jewelry and Accessories “Be Frugabulous� Bring in this ad in and receive a free select gift with any purchase (offer expires 07/31/2014).
Moultonborough
To Center Harbor
Rt 25 - Whittier Hwy
Village Kitchen
Old Country Store
Located Âź-mile east of the Village Kitchen & 1 mile west of the Old Country Store Route 25, 822 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough, NH
Rt 109
Garland Pond
Sheri
dan Rd
GET A FREE GIFT !
Open Fridays & Saturdays 10 to 5 and Sundays 11-5. Open 7 days a week to 5 beginning June 13th. Located 1/4 mile east of the Village10Kitchen and 1603-476-3200 mile west of the Old Country Store on Route 25 • www.BeyondObsessionNH.com 822 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough, NH 03254 jen@beyondobsessionnh.com or 603-476-3200 Store hours change each season Please check website or call for up-to-date hours
Examples of this strategy House Committee on are everywhere, whether Veterans’ Affairs Chairman it’s VA’s habit of pointing Rep. Jeff Miller, whose to non-disciplinary acstatements are tracked by tions such as employee the VA propaganda ma- retirements and transfers, chine, also has run into or bureaucratic slaps on the stone wall. As of last the wrist such as tempoweek, the VA was sitting rary written warnings in a on nearly 100 separate disingenuous attempt to requests for information create the illusion of acfrom the House panel. Six- countability, or the departty-eight of those requests ment’s repeated refusals have been pending for to answer questions from more than 60 days. There Congress and the press, as are three outstanding re- documented on our comquests from 2012. mittee’s Trials in TransWhen I called attention parency and VA Honesty to the internal VA docu- Project web pages.� ments involving Krause’s Miller added: “As VA’s FOIA request, Miller told despicable delays in care me in a statement: crisis made painfully clear, “These emails are trou- the department’s extreme bling, but they are not at secrecy has resulted in all surprising. Stonewall- deadly consequences. And ing Congress, the press it’s well past time for deand the public has become partment leaders at all a way of life at the Depart- levels to understand that ment of Veterans Affairs, taxpayer-funded organiwhere entrenched bureau- zations such as VA have crats play semantic games a responsibility to provide in an attempt to mislead. information to Congress and the public rather than Tilton Farmers’ Market stonewalling them.� Whether ordinary taxpayer or congressional ThisSummer! Summer! Every This EveryFriday Friday investigator, truth-seekers -* -* 6 1+" "-0
-* -* 6 1+" "-0
are apparently treated the Tanger Outlet Center ,+& , ! &)0,+ 6 4&0 #.,* same by the VA spin pa ,3 .! ,+& .,// #.,* &)0 + &+". trol: as nuisances and Over 30 Local Producers! 120 Laconia Road, Tilton, ,+& , ! &)0,+ 6 4&0 #.,* threats to their power and Live MusicI-93; & NHPlus: Exit 20 from ,3 .! ,+& .,// #.,* &)0 + &+". comfort. Family Entertainment! Toward Laconia, across
$AVE UP TO 50% Tilton Farmers’ Market
www.beyondobsessionnh.com
SAVE ON LOCAL AREA BUSINESSES... RESTAURANTS HEALTH & BEAUTY ATTRACTIONS RETAIL, SPAS & MORE!!!
Tanger Outlet Center
Overfrom 30,++,.+% 5 %,, Local Tilt’nProducers! Diner ', ,*
.,1$%0 0, 5,1 5 , + ,++,. .*"./ .("0"".
Michelle Malkin is the author of “Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team Plus: Live Music .,1$%0 0, 5,1 5 , + ,++,. .*"./ .("0"". of Tax Cheats, Crooks and & Family Entertainment! ', ,++,.+% 5 %,, ,* Cronies� (Regnery 2010). Brought to you by Joan O’Connor, Farmers’ Marketeer Her e-mail address is malwww.tiltonfarmersmarket.com joconnornh@yahoo.com kinblog@gmail.com. TiltonFarmersMarket.com
OVER 30 & Plus: Live Music LOCAL PRODUCERS! Family Entertainment!
www.tiltonfarmersmarket.com
sowell from 7
ager Justina Pelletier was taken from her parents’ custody and held virtually incommunicado for over a year, because her parents preferred to continue to have her treated as the physicians at a medical facility associated with Tufts University had treated her, even though shrinks at Children’s Hospital in Boston said her problems were in her head, and took her off some of her medications. This difference of opinion as to the best medical treatment for Justina Pelletier was enough to get a judge to side with headstrong bureaucrats and override her parents’ rights. So a girl who was ice skating before ended up in a wheelchair under the “care� of shrinks. Fortunately, enough media attention, especially by former governor Mike Huckabee on Fox News Channel, finally got this child freed. Perhaps we can hope that all is not lost -- yet. But if this case is a symbol of Americans fighting back, it is also a symbol of why it is desperately important to fight back. That spirit is the best birthday present for America. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.
Enjoy Your Waterfront!
DESIGN ŀ PERMIT ŀ CONSTRUCT
PERMANENT DOCKS CUSTOM SOLUTIONS DOCK ACCESSORIES & HARDWARE SEASONAL DOCKS
HEWITT DOCKS, GREAT NORTHERN DOCKÂŽ, CRANK-UP DOCKS
Permits Take Time. Call Today! VISIT US FOR ALL YOUR WATERFRONT ACCESSORIES! ' : +:< Ć&#x2019; MEREDITH 1 mile north of Funspot
Ć&#x2019; GRFNVRXUFH FRP
Boat Lifts, Docks, Hovie Paddle Boards, Dock Hardware, wide selection Marine 6XSSOLHV 'RFN $FFHVVRULHV VZLP UDIWV VOLGHV Ă&#x20AC;DJSROHV VZLP ODGGHUV FOHDWV PRRULQJ ZKLSV GRFN ER[HV ERDUGLQJ VWHSV VR PXFK PRUH
31
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014 events from 2 The New England Life of Cartoonist Bob Montana: Beyond the Archie Comic Strip
Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Rt. 3, Weirs Beach, next door to Funspot. 11am. Join author, Carol Lee Anderson as she takes you on a journey through the fascinating life of Bob Montana- from his boyhood days in vaudeville and the development of the Archie comic to Montana’s many contributions to his local community. Free for members, $5/non-members. RSVP to 366-5950
Craft Fair at the Bay
Alton Bay Community House and Waterfront, Route 11, Alton. 10am-5pm. Rain or shine. www. castleberryfairs.com
15 Annual Intertribal Powwow th
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Road, Warner. 10am-5pm. Music, dance, storytelling, foods and crafts. Members and Native Americans are free, non-members $8.50/adults, $6.50/children or $26 family maximum. 456-2600 or www.indianmuseum.org
Flea Market Craft Fair
Center Harbor Congregational Church, UCC, 52 Main Street, Center Harbor. 8am-2pm. 253-7698
Museum. There will also be a balloon twister, a caricaturist, a magic show, Squam Lakes Science Center animal shows, face painters and more. $12/ adults, $10/kids, $9/members. 5691212
Monday 14
th
Shoreland Protection – What You Need to Know
Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. 6-7:30pm. Learn how you can better manage your waterfront property to protect water quality. Free and open to the public. 677-4228
Walk and Talk – Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. Begins at the Carriage House at 10am. Hosted by Andrea Marshall, professional foraging instructor and herbalist. $8pp, free for Friends of the Castle. 476-5900 to reserve your spot. Tuesday 15th
Art Night
River Run Deli, 32 Suncook Valley Road, at the Alton Circle, Alton. BYOB if you want to sip and paint. 875-1000
Beauty & the Beast
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh. com 225-1111
“A Castle in the Clouds: Tom Plant and the American Dream”
Moultonborough Public Library, Moultonborough. 7:30pm. In this Centennial Year of the Lucknow Estate, Dr. Barry Rodrigue will launch and sign copies of his book, “A Castle in the Clouds: Tom Plan and the American dream”. His cousin, Ken Plant will present historic family photographs and ephemera.
Algonkian New Hampshire
Gilmanton Year-Round Library, Gilmanton. 7pm. Presented by Dartmouth Professor, Jere Daniell. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated. 364-3400
Freedom From: FDR Commander in Chief
The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Presented by Jeffrey Urbin, Educational Specialist at the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, New York. $7pp, free for members. RSVP recommended to ensure seating. 569-1212
Tues. 15th – Sat. 19th The Glass Menagerie
Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth. Tickets cost $10-$32. www. barnstormerstheatre.org or 323-8500
Ashland Library Book Sale
Ashland Town Library, 41 Main Street, Ashland. 9am-2pm. 968-6928
Wednesday 16th
Loon Program
Yes
Gilmanton Year-Round Library, Gilmanton. 4pm. Presented by Harry Vogel, Executive Director of the Loon Preservation Committee. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated. 364-3400
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www.casinoballroom.
com or 929-4100
Ladies Kayak Night
River Run Deli, 32 Suncook Valley Road, Alton. $20pp includes: boat rental and picnic. Call to reserve 8751000
Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market
Headliners Comedy Club – Mark Scalia
Extreme
Hart’s Turkey Farm, 233 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith. 8:30pm. $15/advance, $20/door. Reservations recommended. 279-6212
Hermit Woods Winery
Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Rt. 3, Weirs Beach, next door to Funspot. 7pm. Hermit woods is a small boutique winery located in Meredith. Come hear about how their passion about every aspect of producing wine, but more importantly, how they love sharing their wine and the experience making it with their guests. Free for members, $5/non-members. RSVP to 366-5950
Hopkinton Town Band Concert
Frolic with Fiber
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, 279 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith. 10am-2pm. Felted flower class with Nancy Evans. $45pp and a $10 additional materials fee. 2797920
Annual Strawberry Festival
St. Mary’s Church, Chestnut Street, Tilton. 4:30-6:30pm. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings followed by strawberry shortcake. $10/adult, $4/ children 6-12. 286-7166
Sunday 13th John Haitt & the Combo
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www.casinoballroom. com or 929-4100
Craft Fair at the Bay
Alton Bay Community House and Waterfront, Route 11, Alton. 10am-5pm. Rain or shine. www. castleberryfairs.com
15th Annual Intertribal Powwow
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Road, Warner. 10am-5pm. Music, dance, storytelling, foods and crafts. Members and Native Americans are free, non-members $8.50/adults, $6.50/children or $26 family maximum. 456-2600 or www.indianmuseum.org
Family Day
The Wright Museum, Wolfeboro. 11am-3pm. Ride in the Wright’s military vehicles, WWII-era re-enactors and private collectors of WWII memorabilia and tours of the nationally recognized
Cate Park, 233 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 12:30-4:30pm. More than 25 vendors. 569-6342 Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www.casinoballroom. com or 929-4100
Del McCoury Band
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www. flyingmonkeynh.com
Michael J. Chase – Worldrenowned Inspirational Speaker and Best Selling Author
Holland Hill Studio, 97 Holland Street, Moultonborough. 5:30pm. Michael presents his talk “Survival of the Kindest: How Living from your Heart Can Save Your Life”. $30pp, available on line at www.hollandhillstudio.com
See events on 32
Lewellen Gazebo, near 896 Main Street, Contoocook. 7pm. Bring a blanket or chair. Free. 746-3825
Mr. Harley – Kids’ Concert
Somersworth High School, Football field. 6pm. Free admission. 692-5869
Seniors Seek Alternatives to Pain Medication and Procedures
Senior Room of the Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. 11am. Presented by the Inter Lakes Collaborative for Active Seniors. 279-8197
A Unique Bookstore for the Avid Reader... Over 25,000 New & Used Books Puzzles • Cards & Gift Certificates
Caribbean Night!
Beans and Greens Farm, 245 Intervale Road, Gilford. 6-9pm. Relax and enjoy an evening of laughter and fun, Caribbean food, music, contests and prizes. 293-2853 or www. beansandgreensfarm.com
Thursday 17th
Scenic Cruises
From Weirs Beach daily Also serving Wolfeboro, Meredith, Center Harbor & Alton Bay
Sunday Brunch From Weirs Beach at 10 & 12:30 Alton Bay 11:15
Dinner Cruises
Rock ’n’ Roll Sat. Night Dine, Dance & Cruise From Weirs Beach - 7 PM
Swing to The Oldies Monday Nights Adults 60+ get $10 discount. From Weirs Beach, 6–9 PM
Family Dance Party Wednesday Nights Kids cruise FREE From Weirs Beach, 6–8 PM
Dinner Dance Cruises Friday Nights From Weirs Beach, 7–10 PM From Meredith, 7:30–10:30 Complete schedule on line:
www.cruiseNH.com 603-366-5531
"-- 1)"4&4 0' 53&& 803, Now Is The Best Time To Clean Up Your Trees. 4UVNQ (SJOEJOH t 3FNPWBMT t 1SVOJOH 'VMM *OTVSFE t 'SFF $POTVMUBUJPO
Credit for your good used paperbacks! New Summer hours starting June 2nd...
OPEN MON.-SAT.
Closed Sundays
MON. 10 - 5 / TUES. - SAT. 9-7
anniesbookstoplr@gmail.com 1330 Union Ave., Laconia
603-528-4445
Breakthrough Treatment For Fungal Nails We are pleased to announce an exciting new therapy for the treatment of fungal nails. The Noveon laser is the most advanced, safest and effective treatment for fungal nails. Give our office a call for an appointment to discuss this new treatment option that is safe and requires no oral medication. Please call 1-800-2555779 for an appointment.
CONCORD
NEW LONDON
603-225-5281
603-526-2007
SUITE 203 PILLSBURY MEDICAL BUILDING
NEW LONDON MEDICAL CENTER
1-800-255-5779
MEREDITH
169 DANIEL WEBSTER HIGHWAY
603-279-0330
Dr. Jeffrey Davis, Dr. Thomas Detwiller, Dr. William McCann & Dr. David Biss
• WWW.FOOTDOCTORSNH.COM
32
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
OUT on the TOWN Great Food, Libations & Good Times!
Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re T S NOT JU Y! TURKE
Wednesday is Headlinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comedy Night Starting at 8:30pm â&#x20AC;˘ July 2 - Aug. 27 Thursday is Trivia Night...Starting at 7pm
events from 31
Steaks â&#x20AC;˘ Prime Rib Seafood â&#x20AC;˘ Sandwiches & MORE!
OPEN DAILY FOR LUNCH & DINNER Exit 23 off I-93 â&#x20AC;˘ 233 Daniel Webster Hwy â&#x20AC;˘ Meredith
603-279-6212 â&#x20AC;˘ HartsTurkeyFarm.com
Connect With Us!
or 476-2476
Friday 18th Tilton Farmers Market
Tanger Outlet Center, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 3-7pm. More than 30 vendors. 4961718
The Fab Four
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. casinoballroom.com or 9294100
Cinderella Jr
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh.com 225-1111
Serving lunch, live music, ice cream and New Hampshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best fudge, in a quaint 1700â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grist mill.
Dana Fuchs Band
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com
Tilton Farmers Market 603-744-0405 - Bristol, NH - TheMillFudgeFactory.com
Tanger Outlet Center, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 3-7pm. Over 30 local producers. Live entertainment. www. tiltonfarmersmarket.com
Saturday 19 Artie Lange
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. casinoballroom.com or 9294100
Cinderella Jr
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh.com 225-1111
Delbert McClinton
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com
Evening of Broadway
Great Waters Music Festival, Wolfeboro. Featuring soloist, Rebecca Robbins. Tickets range from $25-$40. 569-7710 or www.greatwaters.org
Home Run Derby
Colby Field, Opechee Park, Lakeport. 10am-2pm. Chase the MLB Champion for special prizes and you just may be the 2014 Champion. www.rvysef. org for sponsorship, divisions and registrations.
Laconia Farmers Market
In the Laconia City Hall Parking Lot, Laconia. 8am-Noon. Local farmers and producers and unique gifts. www. laconiafarmersmarket.com
EVERYONEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RAZZYY ABOUT OUR SUBS! CR EATB Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sC A 603-677-SUBS ubs! about our s
5 Mill Street GREAT SUBS Made Meredith, 03253 w/the BESTNH MEATS!
Home of Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fa Chef mous M
ALL SUB ( 7 8 2 7 )!
! E R E H s i e i s o R
FAX 603.677.7445 email: pattisubcrazy@aol.com
Sunday 20th
Healingâ&#x20AC;?. 800-713-8944
th
Eckankar Spiritual Chat
Vintage CafĂŠ, 626 Main Street, Laconia. 10:30am. A spiritual chat based on the booklet â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spiritual Wisdom on Health &
37th Annual Loon Festival
The Loon Center, Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mills Road, Moultonborough. 10am2pm. Fun for the whole family, including storytelling, balloon animals, live animals, facepainting and loon facts trivia that might earn you some throws at the dunk tank. 4765666
Summer Fair
St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 50 Main Street, Pittsfield. Featuring a huge silent auction, sidewalk cafĂŠ and bake sale. High bidders will be announced at 2pm. www. ststephenspittsfieldnh.org
Land and Lake Poker Run
Lake Winnipesaukee. Easter Seals NHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land and Lake Poker Run is a great day on the lake for a great cause. Grab your favorite mode of transportationboat, personal watercraft, car, truck or motorcycle, round up your friends and family, and play for the day on Lake Winnipesaukee for your chance at more than $20,000 in prizes and giveaways. Cruise to four checkpoints around the lake to create your poker hand and head to the Naswa Resort & Beach Bar to get your final card and enjoy a BBQ, music, raffles, a live auction and fun activities and games for all ages. $45pp pre-event and $50/day of and includes a buffet pass, event shirt, raffle ticket and a poker run hand. 1-888-368-8880
BRING AD
IN FOR 5 % D IS C O UNT *valid for food only
Mike Birbiglia
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. casinoballroom.com or 9294100
Tuesday 22nd Art Night
River Run Deli, 32 Suncook Valley Road, at the Alton Circle, Alton. BYOB if you want to sip and paint. 875-1000
Huey Lewis and the News
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. casinoballroom.com or 9294100
Excalibur!
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh.com 225-1111
Tues. 22nd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sat. 26th One Man, Two Guvnors
Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth. Tickets cost $10$32.www.barnstormerstheatre. org or 323-8500
Wednesday 23rd Ladies Kayak Night
River Run Deli, 32 Suncook Valley Road, Alton. $20pp includes: boat rental and picnic. Call to reserve 875-1000
Headliners Comedy Club â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dan Crohn
Hartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Turkey Farm, 233 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith. 8:30pm. $15/advance, $20/door. Reservations recommended. 279-6212
Steve Blunt â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Concert
603.677.S U BS Open Mon. - Sat. 11- 8 / Sun. 11-6 (7827) 5 Mill Street (Next to Case & Keg), Meredith, NH
Somersworth High School, Football field. 6pm. Free admission. 692-5869
Farm to Table Dinner
AF TE R
Visit our Other Locations: The Eggshell in Loudon & The Circle Restaurant in Epsom est 1994
YE AR S
g â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Dinin â&#x20AC;? ro o b e lf o in W zine ~ NH Maga
1457 Lakeshore Rd (across from WalMart) (JMGPSE /) t
In the field at Beans and Greens Farm, 245 Intervale Road, Gilford. 6pm. Limited
See events on 33
CASUAL DINING. OUTDOOR DINING. LIVE MUSIC. KIDS WELCOME!
daily. r served e n in d nd Lunch a :30am-10pm rday) tu 11 iday & Sa (Dinner
till 11pm
Fr
0DQ\ 1HZ LWHPV ,QFOXGLQJ 7KDL 9HJHWDEOH &XUU\ %DNHG 6WXIIHG $WODQWLF &RG 0XVVHOV 0DUQLHUH 2SHQ GDLO\ IURP DP WR SP q q MRJUHHQVJDUGHQFDIH FRP 2YHUORRNLQJ WKH :ROIHERUR WRZQ GRFNVq *36 6 0DLQ 6WUHHW
Every Friday is Smokehouse BBQ Night - Specially Prepared House Smoked "ABY "ACK 2IBS s 2OADHOUSE 0OTATO 3ALAD "AKED "EANS #OLESLAW AND -ORE
Jct of Rts 11 & 11B Gilford, NH 03249 603.293.0841 Ĺ&#x20AC; patrickspub.com
33
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
OUT on the TOWN Great Food, Libations & Good Times!
569-6342
events from 32
tickets. $85pp or $150 for 2. www.beansandgreensfarm. com or 293-2853
The Islands of Winnipesaukee
Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Route 3, Weirs Beach, next door to Funspot. 7pm. Join author and photographer Ron Guilmette with his newly released book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Islands of Winnipesaukeeâ&#x20AC;?. Listen to the paddling adventures of Jay and Ron as they paddled to all 253 Islands. $5pp or Free for members. 366-5950
Wed. 23rd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aug. 2nd The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 50 Reservoir Road, Meredith. www. winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org or 279-0333
Thursday 24
th
Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market
Cate Park, 233 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 12:304:30pm. More than 25 vendors.
tiltonfarmersmarket.com
America
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. casinoballroom.com or 9294100
Friday 25th Tilton Farmers Market
Tanger Outlet Center, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 3-7pm. More than 30 vendors. 4961718
RUSTY MOOSE RESTAURANT & PUB
Fiddler on the Roof Jr
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh.com 225-1111
Saturday 26th Yard Sale â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Craft Fair â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bake Sale
Andover Congregational Church, 7 Chase Hill Road, East Andover. 8:30am-2pm.
Legends of Doo Wop
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com
Get the Led Out
15 Homestead Place, Alton Traffic Circle, Alton NH
Tue - Sat: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Sunday Brunch 10 am - 2 pm
Quiet Riot & Faster Pussycat
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. casinoballroom.com or 9294100
Fiddler on the Roof Jr
Cupcake flavors change daily!
Johnny Winter
Top of the Mountain Spirits Great Selection of CRAFT/LOCAL BEERS on Draft! The Lakes Regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Newest Eatery!
Hampton Beach Casino, 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton. www. casinoballroom.com or 9294100
Capitol Center for the Arts, South Main Street, Concord. www.ccanh.com 225-1111
&!-),9 &2)%.$,9 s !-%2)#!. -%.5
603-855-2012
China Bistro
Your vacation is incomplete until you tried our
Best Crab Rangoon in the Country!
www.lakesregioncupcakes.com
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 www.flyingmonkeynh.com
285 Main Street, Tilton, NH â&#x20AC;˘ 603-286-7776 82 Main Street, Meredith, NH â&#x20AC;˘ 603-279-7776
Tilton Farmers Market
Tanger Outlet Center, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 3-7pm. Over 30 local producers. Live entertainment. www.
CLUB OG @CHINA BISTRO $1000 CASH PRIZE FOR 1ST PLACE
IN OUR KARAOKE COMPETITION - EVERY THURSDAY & FRIDAY
An Upscale Breakfast & Lunch Eatery We Expect
the Best...
We Offer Nothing Less!
Breakfast & Lunch Daily â&#x20AC;˘ 6am - 2pm Extensive Gluten Free and Vegetarian Options
Chef Owned & Operated
B.Y.O.B
Food Is Our Passion We Are Eco-Friendly
Awarded Top 10% Visitor Rating 2013 & 2014 !
15 Airport Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Gilford, NH â&#x20AC;˘ 528-0001 â&#x20AC;˘ kitchencravingsnh.com
Pub Style Eatery Serving the Finest Thin Crust Brick Oven Pizza in N.E.! FULL BAR â&#x20AC;˘ DRAFT BEER â&#x20AC;˘ FREE POOL Get 3 small, 1 topping pizzas for just $16.95! Or Get 2 large, 1 topping pizzas for just $16.95!
20 CRAFT BEE g RS on tap!
66 Washington Street, Rochester, NH
CALL FOR TAKE-OUT 603.332.9842
Donna Jeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Asian Fusion Cuisine
DINER GR E
Now featur in
AT FOOD FAST!
Rte. 3, at the Weirs Bridge Weirs Beach, NH
Where Healthy Meets Delicious!
Docking On the Weirs Channel ALL MENU ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR TAKE OUT
Happy Hour
366-5996
Nothinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Could Be Finer Than Donna Jeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diner In The Morning! THE BEST BREAKFAST in the Lakes Region and GREAT LUNCHES, Too!
BREAKFAST COCKTAILS
Eggs Winnipesaukee Eggs Winnisquam w/ our own homemade Hollandaise Sauce Served with homefries, coffee & baked beans. Lunch: Sandwiches, Salads, Burgers & More!
Additional Parking in Back
Open 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Daily Lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Daily
Thurs.-Mon. 3-5pm 64 Whittier Highway Moultonboro, NH
â&#x20AC;˘ Half price appetizers â&#x20AC;˘ Sushi trio of your choice $25 â&#x20AC;˘ $3 draft beers â&#x20AC;˘ Full liquor menu available
*Not applicable with other promotions; Only offered in bar area
253-8100
www.lemongrassnh.net
Open 7 Days a Week
Thurs. - Mon. 11:30am - 9pm Tues. & Wed. 5pm - 9pm
Delicious Food â&#x20AC;˘ Exotic Drinks â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Service
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE BAND... OUT ON BAIL -",& 45 š35 8&*34 #06-&7"3%Ÿ t -"$0/*"
XXX $IJOB#JTUSP/) DPN t Ĺą
JOIN US FOR DINNER Thur., Fri. & Sat. Nights!
Breakfast Served All Day l Eat in an origina r! g Ca Worcester Dinin
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; FRIDAY NIGHTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Prime Rib AYCE Fresh Fried Haddock
Pouring Some of the Best Local Craft Beers ... or wine, light cocktails & spicy bloody marys!
PROUD TO BE THE FIRST TO POUR
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale A unique sipping beer with the distinctive nose of a well-crafted bourbon, aged for up to 6 weeks in freshly decanted bourbon barrels from some of Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest distilleries. Stop by and try one - you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be disappointed!
OPEN Mon-Wed 6am - 3 pm â&#x20AC;˘ Thur-Sat 6am - 8pm â&#x20AC;˘ Sun (breakfast only) 6am to 1pm
1331 Union Ave., Laconia â&#x20AC;˘ 603.524.6744
www.TheUnionDiner.com
34
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
TRY THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS INLATEST HEARING AID TECHNOLOGY TRY THE ADVANCEMENTS IN HEARING AID TECHNOLOGY
FREE
FREE
Hearing Screening Find out what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hearing and what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not.
Most insurance plans provide a generous FREE hearing aid benefit Video Ear Inspection including Anthem Blue We will check to see if you have any extra ear wax build-up. Cross, Obamacare, and Harvard Pilgrim
Because Life Can Sound So Sweet!
FREE
Come in TODAY to have us Made For iPhoneÂŽ iSDS check your benefits! Hearing Aid Demonstration Valid until 7/31/14
People HelpingFREEPeople WWW.HEARCLEARNOW.COM
Hearing Screening
FREE 30 DAY HOME of the NuEarTM SDSTM Digital Hearing Aid System
â&#x20AC;&#x153;When a person Find out what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hearing and what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not. gives us the privilege Expires 7/31/14 of helping them, we in turn help an TRIAL Al Langley Video underprivileged child Ear Inspection or adult with the gift We will check to see if you have any extra ear wax build-up of better hearing.â&#x20AC;? Voted
FREE
Best!
CALL TODAY
Award from
it e Heart and SpirFoundation Th Expires 7/31/14 e iv ce re r) te earing ey (Cen
HEARING CENTER by the Citizen Readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Awards 2013, 2012 & 2011
gl yH Al and Carla LanAustin, founders of the Starke i Bill and Tan
FREE Made for iPhoneÂŽ iSDS
Hearing Aid â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Voted Best â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Demonstration
H E A RExpires I N G7/31/14 CENTER
by the Citizen Readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Awards 2013, 2012 and 2011 CONCORD BEDFORD
GORHAM
36 Country Club Rd.
1 Wakefield St.
20 Glen Rd.
6 Loudon Rd.
603.524.6460
603.749.5555
800.755.6460
603.230.2482
173 South River Rd.
E HEARING I TH
603.471.3970 28 SERV IN G
ROCHESTER
IRED PA M
GILFORD
YEARS
E S T. 1 9 8 6
w w w.HearClearNow.com GILFORD
36 Country Club Rd.
ROCHESTER 1 Wakefield St.
GORHAM 20 Glen Road
CONCORD 6 Loudon Road
Al Langley Founder and CEO
BEDFORD
173 South River Rd.
603-524-6460 603-749-5555 800-755-6460 603-230-2482 603-471-3970
THE MORE LIKES... THE MORE WE DONATE!
35
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014 lowry from 6
Women who work for the company can buy them on their own. For that matter, Hobby Lobby doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t claim the right to stop them from having abortions. The women who work for Hobby Lobby have exactly as much â&#x20AC;&#x153;choiceâ&#x20AC;? now as they did prior to the decision. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed by Congress in the 1990s with large bipartisan majorities, created a broad protection for religious liberty. It says that government canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create a substantial burden on someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exercise of religion unless it is using the least restrictive means of furthering a compelling government interest. The court held that there are less restrictive means for the government to get women the drugs in question. The left canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get its head around the idea that the law or the Constitution sometimes limits the means whereby it seeks to achieve its ends. The left doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really do law. It often doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even do reasoning. It does bullying and demagoguery. In the argument over Hobby Lobby, it has brought the logic of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;war on womenâ&#x20AC;? -- its shameless smear job -to the Supreme Court. There are numerous lawful ways around the Hobby Lobby decision. If it wants to get at the root of the matter, Congress can carve out an exception from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act f o r t h e contraception mandate, or repeal the act in its entirety. Surely, if liberal lions like Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton had foreseen how the act would eventually get in the way of the leftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coercive cultural agenda, they never would have supported it. But finding a way to eviscerate or kill the act is for another day. For now, inveighing against the sexist Supreme Court is the priority. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
metzler from 7
Development aid remains crucial after decades of war and disruption. Rebuilding efforts have been a particular focus of countries like Japan who in the words of Amb. Motohide Yoshikawa, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 2001, we have contributed a total of $5.4 billion to Afghanistan for its development efforts. Japan is the second largest donor after the United States.â&#x20AC;? The Tokyo government has promised an additional $3 billion in aid starting in 2012. Canada too has been a major donor with an aid package of $330 million for the Afghan security forces starting in 2015. All such foreign assistance agreements are tied to accountability and transparency norms by the Afghan side which has been notoriously corrupt. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another view put forth by India, whose Amb. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;India does not have an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Exit Strategyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Afghanistan with whom we share civilizational linkages spanning hundreds of years.â&#x20AC;? He stressed the reconciliation process â&#x20AC;&#x153;must remain Afghan led, Afghan owned and Afghan controlled,â&#x20AC;? adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Though the international communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus has been on the security and political transitions in Afghanistan, we must not allow our attention, to get diverted from the equally important issue of economic development in Afghanistan.â&#x20AC;? Though a positive political outcome in Afghanistan remains problematic, especially in the light of the Obama Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lamentable politically driven timetable for the troop pullouts, as well as the political shockwaves from releasing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taliban Fiveâ&#x20AC;? terrorists, perhaps the tragic lessons of Iraq may serve as a needed political reality jolt. One may only hope. 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 (2014).
mailboat from 4
(D) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; senator of District 1 from Dalton voted a tax hike for their neighbors and constituents in northern NH while at the same time voting to decrease â&#x20AC;&#x153;taxesâ&#x20AC;? for southern NH residents. This poorlythought-out gas tax increase bill, which was signed by the governor and becomes law on July 1, 2014 has a provision to eliminate the Merrimack toll booth on I â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 293! It seems southern NH politicians were looking for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dealâ&#x20AC;? and were shrewdly successful at the expense of the rest of us. So, if you drive a car, a truck, an SUV, a camper, or a motorized boat, or use a chainsaw, tractor, snowmobile, ATV, motorcycle, scooter, lawn mower, grass trimmer, or any tool/machine which uses gas or diesel, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re paying for the widening of the Salem through Derry exits on I â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 93 in southern NH while those residents in southern NH who use I â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 293 get a tax decrease through toll relief with help thanks to North Country Democrats! Nick De Mayo Sugar Hill, NH
advocates from 15
may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.â&#x20AC;? BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA: â&#x20AC;&#x153;[J]ust because you have an individual right does not mean that the state or local government canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t constrain the exercise of that right...â&#x20AC;? ADOLPH HITLER: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are Socialists, we are enemies of the capitalistic
economic system for the exploitation of the economically weak, with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfair salaries, with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unseemly evaluation of a human being according to wealth and property instead of responsibility and performance and we are all determined to destroy this system under all conditions.â&#x20AC;?
Monthly - Long Term On-Site Storage Available
Info@TiltonTrailer.com â&#x20AC;˘ 603-286-4845 â&#x20AC;˘ www.TiltonTrailer.com
Dumont Cabinet Refacing & Counter Tops â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AN AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Cabinet refacing includes new doors and drawer fronts of your choice
Cabinet refacing DOOR SAMPLES BROUGHT TO YOU! starts at only t /FX $PVOUFSUPQT
t $PVOUFSUPQ 3FGBDJOH 4BWF #JH
35% Cost t /FX %SBXFST t $VTUPN 7BOJUJFT of cabinet replacing.
t $MPTFU 4UPSBHF
Free Estimates.... Compare and SAVE BIG! t .FSFEJUI /)
New Hampshire Now! The only program that talks about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in all of The Granite State.
Live Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday 10-11a.m. Call in at 224-1450. Listen live on 1450AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 103.9FM or on-line at ConcordNewsRadio.com
36
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Lakes Region Nutrition Center
kudzma from 36 Mon Mon -- Sat Sat 9:30-5:30 9:30-5:30 Closed SSun Closed un
Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the ingredients for Good Health! â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Vitamins â&#x20AC;˘ Organic Produce â&#x20AC;˘ Local Beef & Buffalo â&#x20AC;˘ Organic Wines & Beer â&#x20AC;˘ Vermont Poultry â&#x20AC;˘ Gluten Free Foods â&#x20AC;˘ Local Eggs & Cheese â&#x20AC;˘ Organic Body Care www.LakesRegionNutrition.com -AIN 3TREET s -EREDITH s
Ă&#x203A;Ă&#x201D;Ă&#x2020;Ă&#x2019; Ă&#x2039;Ă&#x2C6;Ă&#x2022;Ă&#x201E; Ă&#x2039;Ă&#x17D;Ă?Ă&#x2020;Â&#x2019;
Ă&#x201E; Ă&#x2026;Ă&#x2C6;Ă&#x2014; Ă&#x201C;Ă&#x2021;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x201C;Â&#x2019; 6<;+669 7,:; 4(5(.,4,5;
*VU[YVSZ TVZX\P[VLZ HUK [PJRZ ZV `V\ JHU LUQV` `V\Y IHJR`HYK HSS Z\TTLY
Ă&#x2026;Ă&#x2018;Ă&#x201D;Ă&#x2039;Ă&#x201E;Ă&#x201C;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x201C;Ă&#x201E;Ă&#x2C6;Ă&#x17D;Ă?Â&#x2026;
Ă&#x201A;Ă&#x17D;Ă?Ă&#x2019;
:7,*0(3 ,=,5; :79(@
+VUÂť[ SL[ \UPU]P[LK N\LZ[Z Y\PU `V\Y V\[KVVY L]LU[
Â&#x152;# Â? #""Â&#x2019; Ă&#x2013;Ă&#x2013;Ă&#x2013;Â&#x2019;Ă?Ă&#x2021; Ă&#x161; Ă&#x201C;Ă&#x201E;Ă&#x20AC;Ă&#x152;Â&#x2019;Ă&#x201A;Ă&#x17D;Ă&#x152;
Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Store
Planâ&#x20AC;? fail? Not really. It was adopted by the U.S. Olympic Rowing Committee as the template for crew selections to the present day. We now have training camps on both the East and West coasts for a much-longer period than Laconiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two weeks or Vesperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six months plus. So what looked like a failure turned out to be a positive beginning to regain world-dominance in rowing. The Athletes What has been the reaction of those superb athletes who had the guts to devote so much time and effort in 1964 in Laconia? Of course most were disappointed: this countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best collegians had had high hopes. But they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up. The Laconia community made friends for life through their support and contributions of material help, housing and city services. Those athletes who were underclassmen returned to compete not only for their colleges, but also for other rowing organizations. Some, like Norm Thetford, formed their own rowing clubs after graduation. Many returned to Laconia in August to compete
Jack Kellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vesper Boat Club of Philadelphia, a crew made up of seasoned international competitors ended up as the Olympic Team. in the 1964 New England championships. Sadly the last was held on Opechee when Parker Lindberg relocated from his post at the Chamber. Perhaps Ted Kakas, stroke of one of the crews and U.S. National Champion in the Frailey-coached Coxed Four sums it up for all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best and most important thing about the Laconia project was that it happened. It was the forerunner of exactly
/`KYH\SPJ /VZLZ /`KYH\SPJ /VZLZ 4HKL ;V 6YKLY 4HKL ;V 6YKLY >LSKPUN >LSKPUN -HIYPJH[PVU -HIYPJH[PVU
Gas Pumps Open 24/7 Pay at the Pump! Established Established 1998 1998
OPEN DAILY
Serving Baronet & Green Mountain Coffee
9HNNLK 4V\U[HPU /PNO^H` 9V\[L 9HNNLK 4V\U[HPU /PNO^H` 9V\[L (SL_HUKYPH 5L^ /HTWZOPYL (SL_HUKYPH 5L^ /HTWZOPYL (JYVZZ MYVT *HYYVSS *VUJYL[L (JYVZZ MYVT *HYYVSS *VUJYL[L
4V[VYJ`JSL (\[V ;Y\JR ;YHPSLY 9= :[H[L VM 5/ 0UZWLJ[PVUZ 4V[VYJ`JSL (\[V ;Y\JR ;YHPSLY 9= :[H[L VM 5/ 0UZWLJ[PVUZ
71 Choices... MAKE IT YOUR WAY! OPEN FOR LUNCH HOT FOOD READY TO GO !
603-539-6120
Rt. 16 & 25 â&#x20AC;˘ West Ossipee
^^^ ]PUUPLZ[Y\JRYLWHPY JVT ^^^ ]PUUPLZ[Y\JRYLWHPY JVT
)YPUN PU [OPZ HK HUK NL[ )YPUN PU [OPZ HK HUK NL[
&OLS ,W &OLS ,W
DASHBOARD DINING
/V\YZ! 4 - Â&#x2039; :H[\YKH` I` (WWVPU[TLU[ /V\YZ! 4 - Â&#x2039; :H[\YKH` I` (WWVPU[TLU[ *SVZLK :\UKH` *SVZLK :\UKH`
6- 6--
5/ =LOPJSL 0UZWLJ[PVU 5/ =LOPJSL 0UZWLJ[PVU H[ =PUUPLÂťZ ;Y\JR 9LWHPY 33* H[ =PUUPLÂťZ ;Y\JR 9LWHPY 33*
WT WT
VUL JV\WVU WLY J\Z[VTLY VUL JV\WVU WLY J\Z[VTLY
Good through 10/31/12 Good Through 7/31/14 Good Through 9/28/12 GoodThrough through9/28/12 10/31/12 Good
Sunday-Thursday 5 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday 5 a.m. - 11 p.m.
what goes on now and the USâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first try at it. It was ground-breaking it that regard. We clearly did not have anywhere near the time needed to put an Olympic crew together, but again it was a good first effort.â&#x20AC;? Ted continues to row internationally with great success with oarsmen from many colleges and clubs. The coxswains, and for some, their children, went on to direct other â&#x20AC;&#x153;campâ&#x20AC;? crews representing the U.S. at the Olympics, Pan-American Games and World championships. Jack Frailey, in his nineties, is active in promoting crew for M.I.T. Norm Sonju has left us, as have many of the crew members from accidents, wars, and fatal afflictions. What about a reunion of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laconia Planâ&#x20AC;? survivors? They are now spread throughout the world, unlikely ever to re-unite. So when you look out on Lake Opechee you can think back to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golden Two Weeksâ&#x20AC;? of a great athletic effort fifty years ago. The time before the Olympic Trials of July 8-11. 1964.
37
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
This Summer Be Sure To Plan a Visit To ...
The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum! LEARN ABOUT THE LAKES REGION!
Author Gary Corby montague from 9
I read so long ago there’s nothing dull about Nico or Diotima or the clues they follow and the obstacles they overcome. When I started The Marathon Conspiracy I didn’t expect to be so charmed by the characters or by Ancient Greece, but I was. So attracted in fact that I couldn’t wait to read Gary Corby’s earlier books about Nico, Diotima and
ancient Athens - The Pericles Commission, The Ionia Sanction, and Sacred Games. Corby makes it easy to brush up on ancient history. The Marathon Conspiracy (and Corby’s earlier Nico books) is perfect for summer reading – a little history and a lot of fun. Think of it as summer school in Utopia.
SKIP’S GUN & SPORT SHOP “Where you get more BANG for your buck!”
Central New Hampshire’s headquarters for great brand name outdoor gear at great prices.
• ammunition (including hard to find calibers) • new & used firearms • reloading supplies or equipment • gunsmithing services • new PSE bows • game calls
ll Skip’s has it a on’t tw at a price tha allet! break your w
Attend One of Our Events in our newly renovated, air-conditioned, lecture room facility... Free for members/ $5 for non-members
Please RSVP via email to: museum@lwhs.us or by calling 603-366-5950
2014 Summer Lecture Series at the Museum
Wednesday, June 25th, 7 p.m. “Fishing Winni”, Featuring Glen Leathers. Glen Leathers of Island Fishing Charters who with his family have been fishing Winnipesaukee since the 1950’s. Glen will entertain you with tales and tips on Fishing Winni!
through the fascinating life of Bob Montana - from his boyhood days in vaudeville and the development of the Archie comic to Montana’s many contributions to his local community. Anderson is the author of “The New England Life of Bob Montana.”
Saturday, June 28th, 11 a.m. “The Shaker Legacy”, Featuring Darryl Thompson. **FREE Admission; This event is made possible by a grant from the NH Humanities Council. In their more than two and a half centuries of existence, members of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly known as Shakers, made ingenious contributions to diverse fields: agriculture, industry, medicine, music, furniture design, women’s rights, racial equality, craftsmanship, social and religious thought, and mechanical invention and improvement. Darryl Thompson explores some of these contributions in his lecture and shares some of his personal memories of the Canterbury Shakers.
Wednesday, July 16th, 7 p.m. “Hermit Woods Winery”, Featuring Bob Manley. Hermit Woods Winery is a small boutique winery located in Meredith NH. Come hear about how their passion about every aspect of producing wine, but more importantly, how they love sharing their wine and the experience making it with their guests.
Wednesday, July 9th, 7 p.m. “New Hampshire One-Room Rural Schools, The Romance and the Reality”, Featuring Steve Taylor. *FREE Admission; This event is made possible by a grant from the NH Humanities Council. Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
The Countdown Begins...
4 DAYS ‘TILL OUR 4 55 ANNIVERSARY TENT SALE! TH
837 Lake Street • Bristol, NH • 603-744-3100 • www.nhskip.com
Saturday, July 12th, 11 a.m. “The New England Life of Cartoonist Bob Montana: Beyond the Archie Comic Strip,” Featuring Carol Lee Anderson. Join author and historian Carol Lee Anderson as she takes readers on the journey
Wednesday, July 23rd, 7 p.m. “The Islands of Winnipesaukee”, Featuring Ron Guilmette. Join author and photographer, Ron Guilmette with his newly released book, “The Islands of Winnipesaukee”. Listen to the paddling adventures of Jay and Ron as they paddled to all 253 Islands of Winnipesaukee. Saturday, July 26th, 11 a.m. “Jane Varney Durgin: Her Life and Times”, Featuring Peter N. Miller. Peter will tell the fascinating story about how Jane was quite involved in the abolition of slavery and the anti-slavery fervor that existed in the Lakes Region and NH from 1835-1860. Peter’s new book will be available for signing. Wednesday, July 30th, 7 p.m. “The Mount Washington”, Featuring Capt. Jim. Since 1872 there have been only two vessels named Mount Washington to have cruised the beautiful waters of New Hampshire’s largest lake, Winnipesaukee. Please join us as Capt. Jim Morash of The Mount Washington Cruises talks about the history and heritage of the vessel, Mount Washington
The Museum is On a Limited Operating Schedule ... Please call ahead for current hours of operation Located next to Funspot at 503 Endicott Street N. (Rte. 3) Laconia, NH
603.366.5950 • LakeWinnipesaukeeMuseum.org
38
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
General Carpentry, roofing, vinyl siding, decks & additions. Big jobs and small jobs. Fully Insured Brian James 630-6231
Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roofing â&#x20AC;˘ Rubber RooďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Asphalt Shingles â&#x20AC;˘ Metal RooďŹ ng >Fully Insured< >FREE Estimates<
603-367-9430 â&#x20AC;˘ 603-833-0222
Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got you covered with over 35 years custom roofing experience!
ROOF & HOME SOLUTIONS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; KEVIN CARBONE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
RooďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ General Contracting â&#x20AC;˘ Drywall â&#x20AC;˘ Decks & Walks â&#x20AC;˘ Dock Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Painting ROOFSOLUTIONS603@GMAIL.COM
603-998-0719
EDHAYESBUILDERS.COM
â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ Custom Cabinets â&#x20AC;˘ Baths â&#x20AC;˘ Windows â&#x20AC;˘ Finish Work â&#x20AC;˘ Stairs 30 years exp.
Call Ed at 603-798-4143
COMPLETE SITE WORK
Over 40 Years Experience Free Estimates
293-2800
t -JDFOTFE 4FQUJD 4ZTUFNT *OTUBMMFS t 3PDL 8BMMT t 'VMMZ *OTVSFE
Dumont Cabinet Refacing & Counter Tops â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AN AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Cabinet refacing includes new doors and drawer fronts of your choice
Cabinet refacing DOOR SAMPLES BROUGHT TO YOU! starts at only t /FX $PVOUFSUPQT
t $PVOUFSUPQ 3FGBDJOH 4BWF #JH
35% Cost t /FX %SBXFST t $VTUPN 7BOJUJFT of cabinet replacing.
t $MPTFU 4UPSBHF
Free Estimates.... Compare and SAVE BIG! t .FSFEJUI /)
603-744-5031
A+
All Types of Paving & Sealcoating â&#x20AC;˘ Driveway Repairs
Over
30 ye â&#x20AC;˘ Excavation & Washouts Experieanrs ce â&#x20AC;˘ Tree Work - removal & cleanup â&#x20AC;˘ Drainage Issues Fully Insured
Free Water Analysis & Consult Days, evenings, weekends Solutions for ALL Water Quality Issues
SERVICE MOST BRANDS! Se rving NH since 1974
t DVMMJHBO!NFUSPDBTU OFU
Colonial Siding
ADIRONDACK LOG HOME SERVICES â&#x20AC;˘ Chinking & Caulking â&#x20AC;˘ Rotten Log Replacement â&#x20AC;˘ Exterior De-molding â&#x20AC;˘ Sealing or Staining â&#x20AC;˘ Cleaning or Stripping to Natural
BATCHELDER & SONS, LLC
Serving the Lakes Region & Beyond since 1971
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; INTERIORS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Cleaned, Restored and Pollied
10% OFF WINTER MONTHS
BEJSPOEBDMPHIPNFTFSWJDFT DPN t
Vinyl Replacement Windows 2OOFING s 3IDING
524-8888
www.frenchhomeimprovements.com
Snow Plowing
Alton & Gilford
LakesRoof.com
Interested in Advertising Your Business in The Weirs Times?
Call 603-366-8463 or 1-888-308-8463 or email sales@weirs.com
527-7308 24 hr. Live Service Are Your Roof Shingles Crumbling, Cupping & Curling? You May Qualify for a Warranty Claim
1colx2 ad for as low as $14./week
1colx1 ad for as low as $7./week
2colx2 ad for as low as $28./week
We manage all warranty replacement for BP, IKO, Certainteed and other manufacturers. Call us today to see if you qualify for a warranty claim. Full Service Roofing Professionals 603.630.4561
39
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Bruce Thibeault PAINTING Over 30 Yrs. Exp.
â&#x20AC;˘ Staining â&#x20AC;˘ Urethaning â&#x20AC;˘ Res./Comm. â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Work â&#x20AC;˘ Interior/Exterior â&#x20AC;˘ Wallpaper Removal â&#x20AC;˘ Pressure Washing â&#x20AC;˘ Window Reglazing â&#x20AC;˘ Screens MEMBER â&#x20AC;˘ Free Estimates NEW HAMPSHIRE â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured
364-2435
BruceThibeaultPainting.com
Old Fashioned STONEWALL RESTORATION
Specializing in Dry Fieldstone or Granite Walls New Wall Built 35 Years Experience
48 YEARS
vermontstaining.com â&#x20AC;˘ 603-527-6086
603.569.3163
www.bartlett.com
Your Authorized
t &MFDUSJDBM t 1MVNCJOH t $BSQFOUSZ
J o h n Pa t t e s o n
Dealer
TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Custom Home Theaters Installation Available
Greenlawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music
633 Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246
524-1025 â&#x20AC;˘ 800-834-1025
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cost-Effective Approach To Tree & Shrub Health
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proactiveâ&#x20AC;? Plant Health Care
PRUNING â&#x20AC;˘ TREE REMOVALS â&#x20AC;˘ TREE PLANTING Complimentary Site Inspections / Fully Insured
Cle
L&R
528-0463
und Sound Sur roInstallation
Fully Insured
Residential, Post-Construction and Commercial Cleaning
6OJPO "WF t -BDPOJB
Fully Insured
Free Estimates
of Meredith, LLC
aning Unlimited
(MFOEPO 4U t 8PMGFCPSP
569-1211
L R CleaningUnlimited.com
INDEPENDENT SERVICE GROUP
COMPLETE HOME CARE AT REASONABLE RATES...
Contact Tony Luongo
603-471-1954
HANDYMAN SERVICES
STAINING
Yamaha Direct Custom Installer
603-707-9145 WWW.SURROUNDSOUNDOFMEREDITH.COM
TVs â&#x20AC;˘ PROJECTORS â&#x20AC;˘ HOME THEATER
603-523-7684
blackbearmasonry.com Specializing in Brick and Stone Fireplaces, Chimneys, Walls Walks, Patios, Gardens 35+ Years Serving the Seacoast and Lakes Region
7OLFEBORO &ALLS .( s Heating Oil and Kerosene Delivery 24 Hour Burner Service Wood Pellet Stove Let us help you REDUCE or even Installations ELIMINATE the need for heating oil!! Boiler and Furnace Installations â&#x20AC;˘ HOME HEATING OIL Annual Burner â&#x20AC;˘ KEROSENE Tune-Ups â&#x20AC;˘ WOOD PELLETS 116 Hounsell Avenue, Laconia, NH
(603) 524-3559 â&#x20AC;˘ www.LaconiaOil.com
R ick G a g nonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Interested in Advertising Your Business in The Weirs Times?
Call 603-366-8463 or 1-888-308-8463 or email sales@weirs.com
1colx2 ad for as low as $14./week
1colx1 ad for as low as $7./week
2colx2 ad for as low as $28./week
RSNE
R ep air Service of N.E.
General "VUP t 5SVDL t 37T t)FBWZ &RVJQNFOU t " $ 5SBOTQPSU 3FGSJHFSBUJPO t4UBUF *OTQFDUJPOT Repairs 'MFFU .BJOUFOBODF t 3PBE 4FSWJDF
!! SUMMER HEAVY !!
Truck/ Trailer Brake Job $750. Per Axle
Rockwell or Eaton; Drums-2, New 23,000lb Shoe Kits, Labor Outboard Drum Type Only *S-Cams, Cam Kits, Seals, Slack Adjusters* Brake Chambers Not Included
Give us a call and book your appointment...
(JMGPSE /) t RepairServiceOfNewEngland.com
40
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Your Family Entertainment Super Center Since 1952!
41
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
Discover a World of Toys, Games & Fun At Blackâ&#x20AC;&#x203A;s in Downtown Wolfeboro!
PAPER & GIFTS
0QFO %BJMZ t .PO 4BU BN QN t 4VOEBZT BN QN
Caption Contest
4PVUI .BJO 4USFFU t 8PMGFCPSP /) t t CMBDLTQBQFSOI DPN
Sudoku
Do you have a clever caption for this photo?
Photo #498- 07/24/14
Magic Maze on the surface
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.
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; OUR PICK FOR BEST CAPTION ENTRY #495 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Runners Up Captions: The real evolutionary chart - Cary J. Grant, Belmont, NH. The Police photo lineup of employees from the Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toy Department, (Who stole the candy cane? ) - Tom Morash, Meredith, NH. All dolled up with no place to go. Be real quiet and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be out of here in no time! -Kathleen Piotrowski , Laconia, NH. -Rick Kaufman, Dover, NH.
Puzzle Clue: ANADDED BONUS ACROSS 1 City in Florida 6 Ship spines 11 Give out 15 Dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call 19 End the mission early 20 Blunder 21 Three x three 22 Memorable times 23 Pessimistic black cow? 25 Sticking stuff 26 Damsels 27 Feudal laborer 28 Butyl or propyl ender 29 Promotional connection 30 Org. fighting for rights 31 Motto of a group opposing a national song? 37 Disinclined 40 Walked with heavy steps 41 Richard who played Barzini in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Godfatherâ&#x20AC;? 42 Make a move 43 Car club abbr. 46 Prefix with directional 47 Briny quality 50 Hairdressing cherub? 54 Solemn promises 55 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Simpsonsâ&#x20AC;? shopkeeper 56 Jump the 57 Neighbor of Minneapolis 59 Stitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s line 63 Going gray 65 Hellish performance of a slowish piece? 70 Scene
Crossword Puzzle
72 LP or CD 73 Cold Italian treat 74 Claws and fangs? 79 Lacquer ingredient 80 Atoll unit 81 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north of Manhattan 82 Put away 84 Frat letters 85 Mete (out) 86 British prince gawks? 92 Forerunner 97 â&#x20AC;&#x153;... good witch - bad witch?â&#x20AC;? 98 Enjoy Aspen 99 Pitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stat 100 Staff anew 101 Leftover bit 104 Twain piece 106 Positive pole attached to an ornate Athenian vase? 111 Head, to Fifi 112 Sonata ends 113 Pre-U queue 114 Pull firmly 118 Tease in fun 119 And others, briefly 120 Lightheaded Quito native? 124 Good Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time 125 Minnesota pol Carlson 126 Take out - (do some borrowing) 127 Coat fabric 128 Perimeter 129 Suffix with 121Down 130 Mel of many voices 131 Came to be DOWN 1 Gift labels 2 Not inept 3 Heathland
4 Make money 5 $$$ spitter-outer 6 Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reeves 7 Hemingway or Gallo 8 Work unit, in physics 9 R&Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rawls 10 Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re nearly grads 11 Purring car parts 12 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kind of Blueâ&#x20AC;? jazzman 13 Indigenous Alaskan 14 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lady Tâ&#x20AC;? singer Marie 15 Explosive power unit 16 Athena turned her into a spider 17 Gavels, e.g. 18 Adopts 24 â&#x20AC;&#x153;You betâ&#x20AC;? 29 Sirloin part 32 Resident of Bangkok 33 Give - for oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money 34 Crew 35 Lady friend, in Lille 36 Long-running CBS military law series 37 - Palmas 38 Stop sign shapes 39 Abnormal 44 Film director - Lee 45 Water, to Jose 48 TV actress Anderson 49 Nashville sound? 51 Shaped like a crescent 52 Sothern of film 53 Ease off 58 Sample model 59 Actress Gomez 60 Correctorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; smudges 61 Snakebite medications 62 Earth circler 63 Jai 64 Mop & 66 Sunrise
67 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spy Kidsâ&#x20AC;? co-star Vega 68 Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; org. 69 Not â&#x20AC;&#x153;aginâ&#x20AC;? 71 Feature of a dying fire 75 Roth - (tax shelters) 76 Denver dwellers 77 Formerly surnamed 78 Tree topplers 83 Kin of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tut!â&#x20AC;? 85 Saharan hill 87 Not even one 88 Famous vampire, for short 89 Indian queen 90 Stadium row 91 Announce 92 Babble 93 Gave fresh life to 94 Overacting 95 Middle-school Girl Scout 96 Entertains sumptuously 102 - Fields cookies 103 Janeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ape-man 105 Tom of old latenight TV talk 107 Sailing site 108 - Dame 109 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Popâ&#x20AC;? boy band 110 Hagen of Broadway 115 Shaped to reduce drag 116 Hectors 117 Pant leg part 120 Dollop 121 Below par physically 122 Suffix with proto123 Hush-hush U.S. org.
42 auction from 24
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
and watercolors, rustic camp furnishings and lake memorabilia. There will be something for everyone to purchase. The auction is the Museum’s largest fundraiser of the year. All auctions items are either consigned to the Museum for sale, or donated to the Museum for the express purpose of being auctioned. Proceeds from the auction go to help with the general operating support for the Museum. Auctioneer Peter Coccoluto (NH License No. 3080) will conduct the auction again this year. Peter has worked for a variety of New England auction houses over the past 19 years. After completing his formal training at the Yankee School of Auctioneering in 1997, he began organizing auctions of his own. For the past 7 years, he has served as assistant auctioneer to Ron Bourgeault of Northeast Auctions in Ports-
Land For Sale 4 ACRES ALTON
4.44 Surveyed acres located on Rines Road. Quick Route 28 access/ minutes to Wolfeboro or Alton. High Quality soils, driveway into lot, town maintained road. $64,900 Call Jeff @ 603-859-5500 Northern Exposure RE
Trucks, Vans & RVs rv for sale 2006 Forestriver, 31 ft RV with one slide on E 450 Super Duty chassis. 13k miles $26,900.00 or BO. 203-232-3431
mouth, NH and is the principal auctioneer at Landry Auctions, Essex, MA. Peter is known for his clear, congenial auctioning style as well as his consistent tendency to blaze through more than 100 lots in an hour. Auction regulars appreciate his meticulous approach and his ability to retain bidder numbers and information. There are a number of ways to physically preview the auction items. Boats and items may be previewed the day before the auction on Friday, July 12, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., or the morning of the auction from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Those attending the auction to bid are encouraged to pre-register to alleviate lines at check in. To pre-register you can either go to www.nhbm. org and look for the preregistration link, or you may call the Museum at 569-4554. If you are unable to pre-register, we encourage bidders to
Watercraft Chris-Craft, 1948 Utility, 18 foot, restored. Located in West Port, MA. Asking $21,000. 508-509-7760
Yard Sales Community Yard Sale Saturday, July 19. 9am-1pm. Rain or shine. Wolfeboro Common, 11 Nary Shores Road, left off North Main Street, Wolfeboro. Watch for the balloons
come early to assist the staff with processing in a timely manner. All proceeds benefit the New Hampshire Boat Museum, a 501(c)3 notfor-profit educational organization, and its programs and services. For further information, call the Museum at 603-5694554 or visit the website at www.nhbm.org. The New Hampshire Boat Museum is open for the 2014 season through Monday, October 13, 10am-4pm Monday through Saturday, and Sunday 12noon-4pm. The Museum which is a not-for-profit institution focusing on New Hampshire’s boating heritage is located at 399 Center Street, Wolfeboro Falls, 2 miles from downtown Wolfeboro in the former Allen “A” Resort dance hall/theater building. For further information contact the Museum at 603569-4554, museum@ nhbm.org, www.nhbm. org or via Facebook.
for Kitchen Cabinet Refacing! Get a Beautiful new kitchen in just 3-5 days! Special 15% Savings Offer Call 888-6033908
FOR RENT Warm Weather Is Year Round In Aruba. The water is safe, and the dining is fantastic. Walk out to the beach. 3-Bedroom weeks available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email: carolaction@aol.com for more information.
AUTOS WANTED
LAND
Cash For Cars: Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not, Sell your Car or Truck TODAY. Free Towing! Instant Offer: 1-800-871-0654
MAINE WOODLAND! Hunt, Camp, Invest. 172 acres of woodland (select cut). Accessible. Only $84,900. Owner 207-942-0058 (I will finance with $3000.00 down.)
MISCELLANEOUS KITCHEN NEEDS A NEW LOOK? Call 1-800-Remodel
FOR sale Bed, clean. Sealy closeouts from Macy’s. Super Nice! $350-$450. Kings and Fulls. Can deliver. 603-235-1773. Bedroom Set. 7 piece. Solid Cherrywood Sleigh. New in boxes (all dovetail). Sacrifice $795. Can deliver. 603-2351773. Hot Tub. 5-6 person. 2014 Model. All options, cover and warranty. Cost $6500, sell for $3300. Can deliver. 427-2001. Kitchen cabinets. Glazed cherry, solid wood, never installed. Cost $6600. Sell for $1700. 603-969-2646.
DIABETIC TEST STRIPS: Will pay CASH. Most types accepted-up to $15 per box. We redistribute strips to others in need. Unopened & unexpired only. Call Derek 603-294-1055
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014
B.C.
43
by Parker & Hart
The Winklman Aeffect
by John Whitlock
44
THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 10, 2014