07/11/19 Cocheco Times by The Weirs Publishing Company

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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 28, NO. 28

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Keeping The Legend Of Becky’s Garden Alive

Winnipesaukee Historical Society’s website: “An early settler of Center Harbor had several daughters, of whom the loveliest was Rebecca. While her sisters were frivolous and spoiled, Rebecca was a model young lady, and she beautified the surroundings of her father’s house by her care of her garden, of which she was justly proud. One day her father’s cattle escaped, and, before they were noticed, they had laid waste the beautiful garden plot. Rebecca was heartbroken, and her father, by way of consola-

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Among the 253 islands that inhabit Lake Winnipesaukee, the smallest, at only about ten feet wide, may be the most interesting. Becky’s Garden is situated at the north end of Lake Winnipesaukee, south of Center Harbor, midway between Two Mile Island and Three Mile Island. Though uninhabitable, it has attracted not only thousands of visitors over the decades, but has also been the stuff of legends. According to the Lake

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The History Of Geneva Point

Stephanie and Bill Knighton, the first actual owners of Becky’s Garden on Lake Winnipesaukee, put this house out on the lake’s smallest island every summer as part of a long-standing tradition. Becky’s Garden has attracted thousands over the years and even has its own Facebook page. PHOTO COURTESY STEPHANIE KNIGHTON

On Wed., July 17th at 7pm, the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum will host historian Cristina Ashjian with her talk ‘Geneva Point: from Poultry Farm to Summer Camp’ exploring the early history of Geneva Point in Moultonborough, which celebrates its centennial this year. In her presentation, Ashjian will cover the early history of the Geneva Point property on Moultonborough Neck, which was the site of JA Greene’s acclaimed Roxmont Poultry

Farm from 1890-1896, and later the Winnipesaukee Inn from 1907-1919. The mayor of Laconia from 1901-1903, JA Greene was also the owner of the New Weirs Hotel. Cristina Ashjian is the Chair of Moultonborough’s Heritage Commission, and a speaker for the NH Humanities. This program is free for members of the organization; $5 fee for non-members. Reservations are recommended by calling 603366-5950.

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JULY Through Sun. 14th Funny Girl – Interlakes Summer Theatre Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, One Laker Lane, Meredith. ILST presents Funny Girl, starring Alexa Lowis as the comedienne singer Fanny Brice. Alexa is straight off the Broadway Tour of “Chicago”. Tickets and showtimes are available on line at www.InterlakesTheatre.com or by calling the box office at 707-6035 Thursday 11th

Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm. Rain or shine! 536-5030

Rob Randlett – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Ham & Bean Supper

Hotchkiss Commons, 71 Main Street, Union. 5:30pm & 6:15pm. Traditional Ham & Bean Supper for $9/adults, $5/children. Tickets are available at 4:30pm. No reservations. 473-2727

Thurs. 11th – Sat. 20th Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” – Live Performance Barnstormers Theatre, Tamworth. This performance is sponsored by The New Woodshed restaurant. www.BarnstormersTheatre.org or 323-8500

Avenue Q – Tony-Award Winning Puppet Musical Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. They’re funny and foul-mouthed. Hilarious and hor ny. Shockingly honest, smart and sassy. Not the actors necessarily, their puppet counterparts who live in the alphabet-soup urban landscape that is Avenue Q. www. WinnipesaukeePlayhouse.org or 279-0333 Thurs. 11th – Sat. 27th

Titanic – The Musical Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. Titanci, by Maury Yeston and Peter Stone tells a familiar story from a different perspective – in this case, with a moving and sweeping musical score and from the perspective of the characters who populated that majestic and fated ship. Look for some NH local actors among the large professional cast! www. JeansPlayhouse.com 745-2141

Friday 12th Friday Night Kayaking in Pittsfield Every Friday Night there will be a group kayak at different locations in Pittsfield. To join the group and receive the location spot, email

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Dueling Pianos – Jim Tyrrell vs Matt Langley Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Guided “Veggie Hunt” for Kids

M o u l t o n Fa r m , Q u a r r y R o a d , Meredith. 10am. This fun filled event combines the enthusiasm of Easter Egg Hunts with exploring where food comes from and how it grows. The guided “Veggie Hunt” brings children ages 5 to 9, accompanied by a parent or grandparent, into the farm’s fields with a member of the farm’s staff to learn about how each vegetable grows before the hunt begins. The cost is $12 for the first child in the group and $10 each additional child and includes a t-shirt and the veggies found during the event. 279-3915

Saturday 13th St. Gabriel Strawberry Festival Dinner

St. Gabriel Parish Boutin Center, 16 Chestnut Street, Tilton. 5pm7pm. Menu includes BBQ dinner, beverages and dessert. $10/adult, $6/ kids 12 and under, $30/family.

American Independence Festival American Independence Museum and the Town of Exeter. The festival features live music, colonial inspired beer, food trucks, games for kids, traditional artisans, art and craft fair, and colonial battle re-enactments. The festival will feature a beer garden outside the Folsom Tavern (c.1775) in which George Washington once enjoyed a libation, and an original copy of a Dunlap Broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, one of just 26 known to still exist. Tickets to the festival are just $10/adults, $5/ ages 6-18 and free for those under 6.

www.IndependenceMuseum.org Paddle Board Yoga

Wild Meadow Paddle Spor ts, 6 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough. 9:30am-11:30am. Paddle Board Yoga takes place every Wednesday and Saturday. Beginners are encouraged! $25pp, plus $15 board rental if needed. Class size is limited, and you must reserve your spot. 253-7536

68th Annual Melvin Village Church Fair and Auction

M e l v i n V i l l a g e, 4 7 6 G ove r n o r Wentworth Highway, Melvin Village. 9am-1pm. There will be games for children, tasty treats to purchase, trinkets and treasures, and an oldfashioned live auction featuring a unique assor tment of antiques, collectibles, furniture, art and more. 544-9661

NH Boat Museum’s Annual Car and Boat Auction Nick Recreation Center, Wolfeboro. Bidding begins at 10am. This year features all manner of boats, cars and motors, as well as 75 memorabilia items. www.NHBM.org

Chris Lester – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Fireworks Show at Weirs Beach Weirs Beach. 10pm. Firewor ks show sponsored by Meredith Bay Southworth and the Weirs Action Committee. See their Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/

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Exploring Herbal Medicines – Herbal First Aid Kits Prescott Farm, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia. 10am-12pm. Join to learn how to create your herbal first aid kit with Master Herbalist Melissa Morrison. www.PrescottFarm.org or 366-5695

Family FUN Open House

Meadow Pond Animal Hospital, 392 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough. 1:30pm-3:30pm. With kid friendly activities, demonstrations, and gift baskets to raffle, and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream at $3 a cup/cone to raise money for local animal organizations. Event is free to attend and open to the public.

Nuno Felted Scarf Melinda LeBarge

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Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith. 9am-3:30pm. No felting experience is necessary. There will be materials available for you to choose from. Students are encouraged to bring a lunch or snack to satisfy them through this six-hour class. Tuition is $65 per student with a materials fee of $35. Pre-registration is required. 279-7920

Annie Jr. – The Musical I n t e r l a k e s S u m m e r T h e a t r e ’s Children’s Theatre, Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. 11am. Tickets are only $10pp and can be purchased at www.InterLakesTheatre.com or by calling 707-6035

Sunday 14th NH Jewish Food Festival Temple B’nai Israel, 210 Court Street, Laconia. 11am-2pm. Enjoy delicious traditional Jewish foods right here on the grounds or take some home! People will be coming together from all over NH and beyond to enjoy the memories of the tastes and smells from kitchens of Jewish mothers and Bubbes (grandmothers) through the ages. No matter how much food is available, it runs out every year, so come early! All questions should go to foodfestival@tbinh.org

“Family Day” at The Wright Museum Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. Event takes place on Museum grounds and features ever ything from r ides in WWII vehicles to live music, re-enactors, face painting, animal shows, “Mo” the Clown and much more! $9/members, $12/non-members, $10/kids age 5 to 17. www.WrightMuseum.org or 569-1212

Ikebana-inspired Arranging Class

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League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. 1pm-3pm. Teacher/Designer, Shirley Glines of Zoe Jax Gin Designs will guide you in creating this beautiful floral arrangement. Each attendee will leave with a finished arrangement. The fee for the class is $40pp, and all materials are provided. Class is appropriate for students ages 12 and up. Pre-registration is required. 279-7920

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High Stakes Bingo To Benefit Historical Society The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society will be hosting a special High Stakes Bingo Game Saturday, July 13th at the Funspot Bingo Hall. There will be $10,000 in prizes as well as big prize money on Lucky 7 pull-tab tickets. (Bingo prizes based on attendance.) The special program includes 4 winner take all games and every regular game pays $320. There will be an early game at 4:30 and the evening game begins at 6:45. Come early for the best seats. Doors open at 2pm. Handheld bingo computers are available while they last for a rental fee of $6. 12 and 18 card packages are available. There is a separate smoking section and food service is available. All proceeds from the game go to benefit the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society.

NH Music Festival Program At Rey Cultural Center On Saturday, July 13 at 4:30 p.m. join NH Music Festival chamber musicians for “Fresh Fares and Musical Airs” under the tent in the gardens of The Rey Cultural Center in Waterville Valley behind the Curious George Cottage for an afternoon of fantastic fare, libations and beautiful music. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at thereycenter.org. For the grand finale NH Music Festival will delight walkers and hikers along the trail fort heir annual “Music in the Mountains”. Listen to the sweet sound of chamber musicians from 2-3pm on July 16th starting from WV Town Square. Margret and H.A. Rey- The Rey’s, authors of the Curious George children’s book series and former summer residents of Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, were artists and adventurers, historians and naturalists, gardeners and stewards. Today their pursuits live on in the Rey Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the Reys’ spirit of curiosity and discovery by increasing understanding and participation in art, science, and nature through programs for everyone from 1-100.

Silent film Classic ‘Old Ironsides’ In Plymouth ‘Old Ironsides’ (1926), an epic silent adventure film, will be screened with live music on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center, 39 South Main St., Plymouth. Tickets are $10 general admission. The screening will feature live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based silent film musician. The film tells the story of the early days of the USS Constitution, which today is the world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. Launched in 1797, she was one of six original frigates authorized by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. Nicknamed ‘Old Ironsides,’ she was originally scheduled to be broken up in 1830, the end of her normal service life. But the ship was saved that year by a poetic tribute published by Oliver Wendall Holmes. The poem supplied the story for ‘Old Ironsides’ nearly a century later. In addition to its elaborate battle scenes, the film is notable for its high quotient of comedy. At the time, Hollywood was first starting to make motion pictures with stories that delivered all-around entertainment. Cruze was among the directors becoming adept at integrating comedy, drama, romance, and action all into one spectacular audience-pleasing package.

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Bob Lawton (L) the Founder and Owner of Funspot in Weirs, NH., is presented with a proclamation by Video Game legend Billy Mitchell on the creation of the Trading Card celebration Lawton as a superstar of the gaming world. Mitchell was at Funspot to attempt to repeat his perfect Pac-Man score which he did at Funspot on July 3, 2019. At the time Mitchell was the first to achieve the goal.

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Democrats Love Taxes To The Editor: Democrats love taxes. That is they love making you pay more taxes! Is anyone surprised? No, of course not. Raising existing tax rates and creating brand new fees & taxes… it’s just what liberals do! On the other hand New Hampshire is well known and envied as a low tax state. In fact New Hampshire was ranked No. 2 overall in the 2019 Best States study from U.S. News & World Report. This study considered taxes and the overall health of the State’s economy. Rest assured, this extremely desirable placement won’t last very long with the stable of Democrats we’ve sent to represent us in Concord. I can safely say, it seems to me, that these traditional tax & spend Democrats could care less as to how New Hampshire places in any quality of life poll. All of these Democrats just love putting the squeeze on you the taxpayer. For example 99% of all Democrats voted in favor of HB1which will take much more of your money to support the bill’s proposed 13% increase in state spending (a massive $1.5 Billion dollars).I can only guess what the heck these people are thinking. I can tell you this…they are not thinking like the frugal New Hampshire citizens of the past. Take a look at what these tax & spend Democrats have in mind for the New Hampshire taxpayer. Percentage of NH Democrats voting for: Creating an income tax

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with rates set by an unelected bureaucrat 100% Creating a new tax on capital gains. 97% Creating an income tax with rates set by an unelected bureaucrat. 99% Creating an income tax, and new taxes on capital gains, vaping, and sports betting; increasing business taxes. 99% Creating a tax on vaping, making it harder to quit smoking. 94% Raising business taxes. 99% Permitting state bureaucrats to raise hidden taxes on electricity without legislative oversight and approval. 99% Creating an additional tax on room rentals. 96% Increasing by 40% a surcharge on registry of deed users to support a program unrelated to the registry service. 97% Permitting state bureaucrats to raise hidden taxes on electricity without legislative oversight and approval. 99% Planning huge capital expenses and enormous operating subsidies for a commuter rail system for very, very few commuters.97% Doubling and tripling various fees. 98% Unfunded mandate raising towns’ and schools’ retirement costs. 93% Requiring utilities to buy more Renewable Energy Certificates thus raising the cost of electricity for all New Hampshire consumers. 99% Increasing electricity costs by at least $30 million per year. 99% Percentages of Democrats voting AGAINST com-

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.

mon sense proposals like: Reducing the statewide property tax. 100% Reducing the interest & dividends tax. 99% Prohibiting an income tax. 99% Reducing electric rates by distributing all proceeds from RGGI sales to ratepayers. 99% Reducing electric rates by allowing more use of methane as a fuel. 99% Replacing a mandatory family leave plan funded by an income tax with a voluntary plan. 99% Yes the award winning New Hampshire we all know and love is quickly turning in to Massachusetts North. Why? Because liberal Democrats have an agenda. What is their agenda? Make New Hampshire Massachusetts Again! This is not a fait accompli! Short term: Contact your Senators & Representatives, let them know you don’t like the direction they’re headed. Long term: When we vote again, vote the Democrats out of office. New Hampshire deserves better. Vote Republican! You can send an e mail to each of our 400 house members from across all of NH’s 204 voting districts with this e mail address: HReps@leg.state.nh.us. To contact your US and State Senators and Representatives individually search by town here: www. citizenscount.org Remember: Silence is approval! David Rivers Thornton NH

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A few columns back I wrote about my plan to start a GoFundMe Page to help finance my retirement. I was hoping that the kindness of strangers would help me realize my goal of about one million dollars in short time so I could knock off working by the end of this year. To date, I have raised six dollars and seventeen cents. Thank goodness for family. Apparently, my plan might not achieve what I had hoped (though there are still six months to go). I will have to turn to other forms of fundraising to help me reach my dream. Studying the various avenues that others use to raise funds for their non-profits and other causes, I finally decided on a few others that might just help. I realize now that just depending on one might not work out as planned so I have a few ideas up my sleeve (which is difficult in the summer since I rarely wear long-sleeve shirts). Of course, none of these ideas will take much work on my part as I am trying to focus on early retirement and I certainly don’t want to get involved in anything to strenuous and do something silly like put out my back. My first fundraising plan, which will happen on a weekend yet to be determined, will

be hosting my a House Tour where for a large fee you and as many of your friends and family you can muster, will be able to take a tour of our historic cape, built in the first part of the twentieth century (1947 to be exact). You will be treated to a full- eight minute tour (including a break) which will cover every inch of this 1,200 square foot classic. I will personally (unless I’m not there) guide you step by step through the kitchen, living room and den, up the narrow stairs to the two bedrooms above and then back down. You will see many of the original sheet rock walls which are still amazingly intact. Of course, if I am in the mood and have decided to clean the bathroom that morning, you can stick your head in there for a peek as well. For an additional fee, you can take the basement included tour where you will witness ancient forms of pipe insulation as well as be able to touch an actual electric treadmill that was built in the early part of the twenty-first century and is, amazingly, still operational today. A tour of the grounds outside is also included in the house tour. You will be able to see grass and trees and stuff. It will be a sight you won’t be able to forget for at least twenty-five minutes. After the tour you will be encouraged to buy a 50/50 raffle ticket. If you choose not to, you will be

made to feel incredibly guilty. I will also have T-shirts for sale, a few that I have only worn a time or two. After the tour you will be led to the paved driveway where you will then get in your cars and leave. If the house tour proves to be the success that I am anticipating, it may just become an annual event, or not. Of course, as mentioned earlier, if the house tour doesn’t work out, I have other ideas to help me raise money for an early retirement. There is the “Walk For Brendan’s Retirement” where I will set a date where people will be encouraged to raise a bunch of money and then have them walk somewhere and then give the money to me. I am also considering a car wash with a new approach. For a fee you can park in my driveway and use my garden hose, though you have to bring your own bucket, soap and sponge. (Of course, I will help you dry off your car for an additional ten dollars.) I would also consider holding a bake sale if I can find enough people willing to bake a bunch of stuff for me to sell. I have run these ideas by some people that I know and they are not optimistic about my chances, but I don’t take that to heart. After all, it was Thomas Edison who said “I failed my way to success.” Look forward to seeing you at the house tour.

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America Takes An Antifa Beating I will not be in much of a celebratory mood this coming Independence Day. Our borders have collapsed. Our by Michelle Malkin edu cation al Syndicated Columnist system is a wreck. And our constitutionally protected freedoms of assembly, speech and the press are under siege in the streets and across the internet. The ability of patriots to warn, expose and combat the threats to our national sovereignty is eroding daily. Sorry to be a wet blanket, my fellow Americans, but this is no time for a parade. In Portland, my young journalist friend Andy Ngo was hospitalized over the weekend after a brutal assault at the hands of Antifa thugs who rule the streets and run the city. Ngo has been smeared as a “provocateur” and a “propagandist” for exposing the bloody violence and anarchy of far-left “resisters.” He has been doxxed and physically threatened by anti-Trump, open borders radicals menacing him online. On Saturday afternoon, armed only with his smartphone, hand-held GoPro, bodycam and reporter’s backpack, Ngo braved a mob of black-masked agitators purportedly marching against “hate.” As they passed the county courthouse and sheriff’s office, the anarchists taunted Ngo by name and hurled cups with unknown substances at him. One violent attacker dressed like a ninja, donning black gloves with reinforced knuckles, punched

Ngo in the eyes. Another blackcloaked punk kicked Ngo in the groin multiple times as others pelted him with liquids, sprays and eggs. During the melee, as police stood by, his electronic equipment was stolen. He sustained brain bleeding and wounds to his head, face and neck. Ngo was not alone. Two Oregonians who had come to support conservative speakers at a downtown rally nearby were set upon by black-masked vigilantes. Adam Kelly was hit in the head with fists, nunchucks, a metal Hydro Flask and a crowbar. Two massive gashes on his skull required more than 25 staples. John Blum was also overrun by people in black masks, who aimed bear spray or mace at him when he, Kelly and two others tried to come to the aid of others being assaulted by Antifa. The elderly Blum had carried a baton to defend himself, but was blinded and incapacitated while being hit, punched and dragged across the street with blood pouring down his face. Antifa’s apologists in the liberal press scoffed at the savagery, mocking Ngo as a “f---ing snowflake” and downplaying the gang ambushes harmless “milkshaking.” In total, medics treated eight people, including three police officers. “Three community members received treatment at area hospitals after they were assaulted with weapons. Two officers were pepper sprayed during the incident and were treated. Another officer was punched in the arm by a demonstrator and sustained (a) non-life-threatening injury. Another officer sustained a non-life-threatening head injury from a projectile,” the city

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Dangers To Our Constitutional System

By now most people who follow politics have heard at some point since 2016 that President Trump is a danger to our by Isaac Hadam i n s t i t u t i o n s and to the rule Contributing Writer of law. An oped by Jennifer Rubin in the Washington Post back in April called Trump a “Constitutional Menace.” Now I’m not going to defend every single thing the President does regarding the Constitution, like suggesting ‘Saturday Night Live’ should face legal consequences for their negative coverage of him. However, to call the President a “menace” to the Constitution is a very serious allegation and when it is said that something is a “Constitutional menace,” I am drawn to thinking about other Constitutional topics currently being debated and how

two particular topics strike at the foundations of a couple key Constitutional systems. First is the attack on the Judicial system. The President receives plenty of flack for his blistering attacks on the Judiciary. However, there is an actual attack on the integrity of the Supreme Court that is being taken up by legitimate 2020 Presidential candidates such as Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and Cory Booker. Their idea is to add more seats to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is commonly called “court packing.” While there is no specified number of Supreme Court Justices listed in the Constitution, that is not what makes this an attack on our Constitutional foundations. The attack comes from the motivation of this policy, which is clearly driven for political gain. One can but assume that the above candidates would be unhappy if President Trump tried

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Venezuela: Between Dystopia and Democracy UNITED NATIONS In a stunningly stark report on the political and economic conditions in Venezuela, the UN’s Human Rights by John J. Metzler chief Michelle Syndicated Columnist Bachelet, outlined a troubling litany of continuing human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, and economic privations characterizing the besieged Latin American country. In a groundbreaking report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, a UN human rights team visited Venezuela and conducted over 500 interviews from President Nicolas Maduro to civil and political figures in the democratic opposition such as interim President Juan Guaido. The conclusions were deeply troubling. According to the UN, “while previous reports have highlighted arbitrary detentions, ill-treatment and torture.” The latest publication warns that “if the situation does not improve, the unprecedented outflow of Venezuelan migrants and refugees will continue, and the living conditions of those who remain will worsen.” The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated that some four million people are believed to have fled the country in the last four years, largely due to food and health care shortages.

That’s from a population of thirty million! Venezuelan refugees are pouring into neighboring Colombia and equally going to Peru, Argentina and Ecuador. Ms. Bachelet, a former President of Chile stated, “During my visit to Venezuela, I was able to hear the first-hand account of victims of State violence and their demands for justice.” The sixteen page report delivered during Human Rights Council deliberations in Geneva outlines how State institutions have been “steadily militarized” over the past decade and adds that civil and military forces have been “allegedly responsible for arbitrary detentions, ill- treatment and torture,” of government critics. It adds, “Successive laws and reforms have facilitated the criminalization of the opposition and of anyone critical of the Government.” Consider the record. Until the end of May this year, 66 people were killed during anti-government protests and another 793 remained in arbitrary detention. Allegations of extrajudicial killings by regime “Special Action Forces” have been “shockingly high.” In 2018, the government registered 5,287 killings purportedly for “resistance to authority.” Between January and 19 May this year, another 1,569 people were killed according to the government. The most recent case involves the death of retired Navy Captain Rafael Acosta Arévalo who died in government detention after

torture. Regarding the plight of ordinary Venezuelans to get food the report advises, “large sections of the population have no access to food distribution.” Women are particularly hard hit “amid a progressive

scarcity and unaffordability of food.” Health care is “dire, with hospitals lacking staff, medicines and electricity.” Ironically today’s food shortages and poor health care are

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Fourth Vs. Force Happy Fourth of July! We have reason to celebrate. The Fourth honors the founding of America. It’s the anniversary of the day in by John Stossel Syndicated Columnist 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was approved. The Declaration was important. It didn’t say that America would be the best country because it would have the biggest military, toughest leaders, most government giveaways or tightest borders. The great innovation that day in Philadelphia was the declaration that the United States would have a limited government, rooted in the idea that every individual has inalienable rights. In other words, we do not get our rights from government. They already exist. The government’s job is to protect our rights. It’s a good thing to say out loud while watching the fireworks with your family. The world took notice when American colonists told their king: “Bug off. We will trade with you and respect your borders, but no longer will we allow you to rule us.” Revolutions in France and elsewhere took their cues from America. It was America’s emphasis on limited government -- wanting to make sure no one in government would ever again wield power like that of the British king -- that made our revolution the greatest and most lasting success of recent centuries. Other countries replaced kings and aristocrats with new forms of bureaucracy and tyranny. France created revolutionary

committees that murdered dissenters. Russia replaced its czar with a communist police state that confiscated farms, killing millions. The U.S. government, by comparison at least, remained humble. It mostly allowed citizens to forge their own destinies and choose where to live, what professions to pursue and what to say and publish, gradually expanding those freedoms to more Americans, not just the white men who were in that room in Philadelphia in 1776. That freedom to innovate and live as one chooses made us the most prosperous nation on earth. Let’s celebrate that. The founders had a joyful optimism: Let individuals be free to trade and travel, and they’ll take from the best of the world and make something even better. The optimism was rewarded. We outlasted European fascism and communism and now have better, healthier and more interesting lives than anyone anywhere ever. Yet there is a pessimistic, ugly streak in current politics, both left and right. Many Americans now want to create a nation built on very different principles than the ones that made us a success. The crowd at the Democratic presidential debates cheered socialist promises - governmentrun health care, free college, etc. They are eager to replace individualism and markets with government central planning. Many sound as if they think the American experiment is an embarrassment. Some Republicans, meanwhile, act as if nationalist pride is an end unto itself. President Donald Trump talks as if the key to our success is not

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time at 8 am and the sky was cloudy. But it didn’t take long for the clouds to burn off and present the fabulous Presidential Mountain Range high above us that framed the lush green fairways. Sometimes I had a hard time focusing because I was daydreaming about being up on the mountaintops. On the 5th hole, par 3, our team and the other pair in our foursome parred the hole. We were in a good mood as we made our way to the 6th tee past the back of the grand Mount Washington Hotel. This long par 5 fairway shares the big vista with the Hotel and points straight like a gun barrel right at Mount Washington. The day was clear and The Cog Railway was easy to see.

My mind wandered and thinking out loud I said, “We should take The Cog to the summit after golf today.” I was delighted that my friends agreed it might be a good idea. Then it was back to playing golf. The fairways and greens were in good condition and there was no sign of moose taking a walk on the course but we did see wild turkeys. Between holes I pointed out and named all the mountains that Sharon and I had hiked together. Sharon would recall a fun memory from each hike. Not our usual golf talk and the 18 holes went by quickly. We ate a yummy lunch on the Clubhouse’s patio and watched the rest of the field putt out on the See PATENAUDE on 38

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mirror opposites of what middle class Venezuela experienced until the steady privations of Hugo Chavez and his successor Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule. Venezuela’s oil rich economy and democratic political system had secured a middle class life for most citizens until into the early years of Chavez’s rule. But corruption, hyper inflation and now endemic shortages define a once prosperous country. Escaped Venezuelan MP Miguel Pizarro addressed the Human Rights Council and made a plea for his persecuted countrymen. “According to figures published by the United Nations itself, seven million Venezuelans today need humanitarian aid. More than four million have migrated because of the humanitarian emergency, and at least 630 political prisoners have been documented.” Mr. Pizarro went into hiding after the Maduro regime accused him and other lawmakers of “treason” and stripped them of parliamentary immunity. The European Union later

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Summertime in the Lakes Region of NH holds a special place in the hearts of its population and visitors. It is a seasonal destination that creates fond memories of fun times in our homes, rental properties, on the lake or hiking the nearby mountains. It is a time to set aside work and spend quality time with others. Along with these times, great food and drink is shared. It is also a time to discover great beer from local brewers who are passionate about their works. One new offering of summertime beer is from our friends at Great North called Tie Dyed. Great North Aleworks is a 20 barrel brewery located in Manchester, NH and owned by Rob and Lisa North, both from Canada (aka Great White North). They both have had many high-score homebrewing achievements. During 2013, Rob worked at Newburyport Brewing in Rhode Island while they made their plans and finally decided to open their own brewery in 2014. Rob’s renowned IPA just won a silver medal in a recent national beer competition. With a dedication to flavor and purity, Great North is making their efforts known quickly around New Hampshire. You can find these in 12 oz 6 pks cans, rent 1/2 barrel or 1/6 barrel kegs, or get growlers at their Manchester brewery. Visit them at or their website at www.greatnorthaleworkscom. Tie Dyed is a great summer ale with a refreshingly

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The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum will host architect and historian Tom Hubka with his talk ‘Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England.’ Wednesday, July 24th at 7 PM Homes for a New Middle Class. Hubka’s research primarily interprets the historic development and relationships between architecture/ buildings and culture/ people. Programs focusing on the Lakes Region and New Hampshire history are held at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum throughout the summer season. Located at 503 Endicott Street North, next to Funspot in the Weirs, the museum is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM, from mid-June through mid-October. Seats may be reserved by e-mail to lakewinnipesaukeemuseum@gmail.com or by phone to 603-366-5950.

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Live and Let Live Farm Rescue has been chosen as a finalist for the Equis Save Foundation Rescue of the year award. They received 298 nominations from throughout the United States and after carefully reviewing all the nominations, their board determined that Live and Let Live Farm Rescue is doing amazing work and deserves to be recognized. Online voting to determine the winner will run from May 15th to August 15th. Each person can vote once a day for the duration of the voting period and can double their vote with a $1 donation. The winner receives a $1000 grant and national recognition for their Rescue work. Voting is done through their website. https://equissavefoundation. org/rrp/rescue-finalist Low Cost Spay/Neuter for Rabbits Got rabbits that need to be neutered so that they aren’t reproducing like…er….bunnies? Animal Rescue Veterinary Service in Londonderry does low cost spay and neuter for rabbits. All she does is spays and neuters so she is very good! Cost is about $200. Check out their web site for information www.ARVSonline.org

Why Spay Your Female Cat?

A cat can have 12 kittens a year. If half of those kittens are female, and half of them survive, they can start having babies of their own in 4 months, and each of those cats can have kittens. So, first year, Mom has 3 female kittens who survive, and they each have 12 kittens. By year two, you have 24 from Mom, and 36 from the babies, for a total of 60 cats. And each of them can have 12 kittens a year… as you can see, even if half of the kittens are female, one un-spayed female might be cute, but more than 60 cats in your yard is a problem…and frankly, un-neutered males can cause problems as well. The famous Eau-de-Tomcatty is a perfume seldom forgotten. Imagine what 20 intact Tom Cats would smell like? There is no excuse for neglecting to spay or neuter your cats. There is a monthly clinic run by Those Cat Rescue People who will come to your house and pick up your cat for the surgery! There are several low cost/ no cost clinics in the seacoast area, in the lakes region, and in the surrounding areas. Email ThoseCatRescuePeople@ gmail.com for information on where to locate your closest spay neuter clinic and how much it might cost you. Most clinics provide a rabies shot as well, which saves you that cost the first year!

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Cody is a handsome 1 year old bulldog mix that came to us through southern transport. He currently knows sit and down, and is very food motivated and ready to learn. Cody is currently looking for an adult-only home, may be picky about his dog friends, and may chase cats. He will need lots of love from his adopt- CODY ers, and someone willing to put in some training with him. Please come and see Cody, you may just fall in love! Check www.nhhumane.org or call 524-3252 for more information.

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Meet Strike & Blackie! Strike and Blackie were surrendered in early May and are anxiously waiting for a home. Strike has a grade 4 of 5 heart murmur which doesn’t slow him down. He also has a chromosomal abnormality which makes his facial features different from other cats. His nasal breathing is more audible and he experiences slight tremors when walking. Strike is a friendly 2-year-old male orange tabby who is highly bonded to his house-mate, Blackie.

Blackie is a domestic long haired 3-yearold male tuxedo cat. Although very healthy, he has a grade 3 of 5 heart murmur which does not appear to hinder him at all. Blackie and Strike would thrive together in a quiet home with sunny windows and no dogs. Lakes Region Humane Society, 11 Old Rt. 28, Ossipee, NH. (603) 539-1077 • www.lrhs.net

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Wright Museum Family Day Expected To Attract Hundreds - On Sunday, July 14, hundreds are expected to attend Wright Museum’s Family Day, which features rides in WWII vehicles, live music, animal shows, WWII and Civil War re-enactors and more. For Executive Director Mike Culver, the day’s festivities epitomize an important part of what takes place at Wright Museum on a daily basis. “We are building community here,” he said. “We are an institution committed to education, but also a place where we want the community to gather. This event highlights our role in the greater Lakes Region community.” Lorie Hopkins of NFP Insurance, event sponsor, said they look forward to Family Day and “seeing the faces of the children who get to ride on the military vehicles.” “Family Day is a fun way to reach our children and teach them their history WOLFEBORO

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yet make it a fun learning experience,” she added. Family Day takes place from 11am to 3 pm on Sunday, July 14 with additional activities to include face painting, balloon art, family game and the opportunity to see Sherman and Pershing tanks. “We appreciate this event, which not only ex-

cites locals, but brings visitors from outside the area into our beautiful town of Wolfeboro,” said Kevin Lawlor, Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Family Day is sponsored by NFP Insurance, Kevin Lawlor - Edward Jones Financial Advisor, Green Mountain Communications, Doran Independent Insurance, Black’s Paper

members, $12 for adult non-members, $10 for children ages 5-17 and free for children 4 and younger. At the event, food will also be available for purchase. Parking at the museum is limited on Family Day to disabled persons. For more information about parking on Family Day, or the museum, visit wright-

museum.org. The region’s leading resource for educators and learners of all ages on World War II, the Wright Museum features more than 14,000 items in its collection that are representative of both the homefront and battlefield.

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Bob Lawton was honored with his own trading card as part of the “Superstars of 2019” Video Game and Pinball Trading Cards. FUNSPOT from 3

where classic video games and pinball machines were renovated and collected in one room and has since become a destination for serious and casual gamers from all over the world. The Classic Arcade Museum has also been the setting for a few major film documentaries including 2007s wildly popular “King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.” In 1999, as part of a video game competition, Billy Mitchell first came to

Funspot and became the first player in history to complete a perfect game on Pac-Man which is accomplished by working through all of the two hundred plus screens without losing a single Pac-Man. Mitchell presented Lawton with a trading card, bearing Lawton’s image and his history as part of the Walter Day Superstars on 2019 Video Game and Pinball Trading Cards. A proclamation, signed by Governor Chris Sununu, Laconia Mayor Ed

Engler among others, stated: “We the members of the Global Video Game & Pinball Community have joined with the Civic Leader of New Hampshire to proudly present this trading card to Bob Lawton on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 in honor of Funspot’s contribution to the popular culture or our time.” The back of the trading card notes, among other facts, that Funspot is “an amusement destination that is now globally recognized by gamers everywhere as a major tourist attraction.” On receiving the proclamation and a handful of the trading cards, Lawton reminisced on the journey that started in building a small, indoor mini-golf into the largest arcade in the world and noted that there is not a day that goes by that he doesn’t think of his brother John and how much he misses him. A Pac-Man Milestone Is Repeated Once the ceremony honoring Lawton was completed, it was time for Billy Mitchell to began his quest to repeat, twenty years to the day, his perfect PacMan score. The Pac-Man game was set up in Funpot’s free Party Room area, cordoned off from onlookers, some who had traveled a long way to witness the event. A camera was set up so that

Billy Mitchell works at achieving a perfect score on Pac Man at Funspot.

A screen shot of the final screen in Billy Mitchell’s perfect Pac Man score quest, known as the “Kill Screen” it signifies TINA GEBHARD PHOTO that there is no more left to play. it would be streamed on Twitch, the top streaming site for gamers. Mitchell didn’t get the perfect score on July 3rd, during his first few tries, but he wasn’t about to give up. On the second day, Mitchell came within

ninety points of a perfect game,but lost on the last nine dots. Most other players would have given up, but Mitchell came back for another 12-hour shift the next day, July 5th in the attempt to tie his record,

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Annie Jr. – The Musical Interlakes Summer Theatre’s Children’s Theatre, Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. 11am. Tickets are only $10pp and can be purchased at www. InterLakesTheatre.com or by calling 707-6035

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Solar Gazing at the Castle Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. 12-4pm. Drop by the field to join the New Hampshire Astronomical Society in looking at the sun through a hydrogen alpha t e l e s c o p e ! F R E E . www. CastleintheClouds.org or 476-5410.

Katie Dobbins – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 4pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841 Tuesday 16th

Patton’s Way: A Radical Theory of War” Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Dr. James K. Morningstar will discuss the legacy and war tactics of General George Patton Jr. and sign his book, “Patton’s Way: A Radical Theory of War”. At the lecture, Morningstar (US Army LTC, Retired) will discuss common misconceptions regarding Patton’s approach to battle as a General Army Commander in 1944. $8/nonmembers, $3/members. www. WrightMuseum.org or 5691212

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Wellness Wednesday: Yoga at the Castle Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough. 6pm-7pm. Join an experienced yoga instructor in a class for all skill levels on the Castle lawn amidst a breathtaking lake and mountain view. Registration is $15pp. www. CastleintheClouds.org or 476-5410.

Paddle Board Yoga

Wild Meadow Paddle Sports, 6 Whittier Highway, Moultonborough. 9:30am11:30am. Paddle Board Yoga takes place every Wednesday and Saturday. Beginners are encouraged! $25pp, plus $15 board rental if needed. Class size is limited, and you must reserve your spot. 253-7536

Watercolor Workshop

Lakes Region Ar t Gallery, Tanger Outlets, Laconia Road, Tilton. 1pm-3pm. Weather you have painted before or never picked up a brush, Pat

Edsall will lead you through the process with easy instructions. All supplies are included. Preregistration required by calling Pat at 472-3733

Cody James – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Wed. 17th – Sun. 28th Ragtime, The Musical Interlakes Summer Theatre, Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, 1 Laker Lane, Meredith. Ragtime, the Musical displays the collision of families in pursuit of the American Dream, taking place during a quintessential turning point in American history. You won’t want to miss this enthralling musical! Tickets on sale at

www.InterlakesTheatre.com or at 603-707-6035

Thursday 18th Plymouth Farmers Market

Plymouth Regional Senior Center Outside Plaza, Garden Street, Plymouth. 3pm-6pm.

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Open Mic hosted by Paul Luff Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 7:30pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841 Wednesday 17th

ATTP’s Summer Concert Series – The Lakeview Chamber The Ar ts Center, 12 Mani Street, Center Sandwich. 7:30pm. Admission is a choose-you-own-ticket-price,

Don Bartenstein – Live Music Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841

Friday 19th

China Bistro Serving the Best Crab Rangoon in the Country for over 35 years

Sounds of the Sanctuary – Michael Arnowitt Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Strawberry Hill, Bethlehem. 5pm. Tickets are available at the door or at tickets. catamountarts.org or www.

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Dueling Pianos – Jon Lorentz vs Matt Langley Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www.PatricksPub.com or 293-0841 New Hampshire Boat Museum, Wolfeboro. 10:30am. The Wolfeboro Public Library will visit NH Boat Museum for Children’s Stor y Hour. Barbara Widmer, Children’s Librarian at WPL will take children and their parents through a very special storytime. Admission for children and one accompanying adult is free. www.NHBM.org

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W o l f e b o r o ’s To w n H a l l , The Great Hall, Wolfeboro. 1pm-5pm. In honor of the 75 th anniversar y of D-Day (Operation Overlord), the Wright Museum presents a symposium on this seminal event in world history. Authors Alex Kershaw (The Bedford Boys and First Wave) and Patrick K. O’Donnell (Dog Company and Washington’s Immortals) will speak about D-Day itself, and about issues and personalities before and after D-Day. Attendees can ask questions and share their personal insights about D-Day. O’Donnell and Kershaw’s books will be available for sale and the authors will sign copies. $15/non-members, $10/members.

well. Dr. James Haney, UNH Professor of Biology, who has been studying the potential impacts of these toxins for decades, will deliver the presentation. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Email mail@winnipesaukee. org or 581-6632

Friday 26th Guided “Veggie Hunt” for Kids

Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am. This fun filled event combines the enthusiasm of Easter Egg Hunts with exploring where food comes from and how it grows. The guided “Veggie Hunt” brings children ages 5 to 9, accompanied by a parent or grandparent, into the farm’s fields with a member of the farm’s staff to learn about how each vegetable grows before the hunt begins. The cost is $12 for the first child in the group and $10 each additional child and includes a t-shirt and the veggies found during the event. 279-3915

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Hebron Fair Hebron Commons at the North End of Newfound Lake. Fair begins at 9am and is held rain or shine. Arts and crafts, helicopter rides, nature walks, children’s games, pony rides, rummage sale, food and much more! There will be a silent auction from 11am-2pm and a live auction at 1pm. www. HebronChurchFair.org or 744-5883

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Children’s Story Hour At New Hampshire Boat Museum - On Fridays, July 19 and August 16, Wolfeboro Public Library will visit New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) for Children’s Story Hour. At the events, Barbara Widmer, children’s librarian at Wolfeboro Public Library, will take children and their WOLFEBORO

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EXETER - On Saturday, July 13, thousands will descend upon downtown Exeter, NH, former capital of the Granite State during the Revolutionary War, for the 29th Annual American Independence Festival. Celebrating the arrival of an original copy of the Declaration of Independence in town on July 16, 1776, the festival features a variety of entertainment, including music, battle re-enactment, tradition artisan working village and more. One of the festival’s most unique highlights, however, is within the museum’s Ladd-Gilman House, which will feature one of the few remaining copies of the Declaration of Independence. Its arrival in Exeter is recreated at 11 am with a horseback delivery of the document that is then read by Greg Gilman. He is the direct descendant of John Taylor Gilman, who read the Declaration of Independence to the townspeople of Exeter on July 16, 1776. “This is a unique op-

portunity to participate in a recreation of a seminal point in our state’s and nation’s history,” said museum Executive Director Emma Bray. Presented by Newburyport Bank, the festival is additionally supported by New Hampshire State Council

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“Laughter On The 23rd Floor” At Barnstormers Theatre

The Barnstormers Theatre will present “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” by Neil Simon, July 11 to 20. The Barnstormers Theatre presents Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor—on stage July 11 to 20. As Kenny says: “Maybe we’ll never have this much fun again in our entire lives.” Considered Neil Simon’s funniest play, this love letter to his real life early career as a TV writer catapults a 1950s writers’ room into a comedy fray. Locked in a battle with TV execs who fear the show’s humor is too sophisticated for middle America, the writers wrangle over their craft, hurling snappy oneliners while reflecting political and social issues of the times—then and now. “This play spies behind the writer’s room door, and you can almost hear the jokes fly out of the mouths of the writers it celebrates: Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner and others.” said Director Blair Hundertmark. “The writer’s room is a complicated soup of support, jealousy, love, and

desperation for approval, all measured by laughs. Neil Simon captures this soup hilariously in this homage to the time and place where he learned alongside the comedic greats. It’s a ball!” The show includes perennial Barnstormers favorites—Buddy Haardt, John Long, Cheryl Mullings, Dale Place, Doug Shapiro and Jordan Stanley. And, making their Barnstormers debuts,Yianni Pappadimos and Robbie Rescigno. This performance is intended for mature audiences. It is not considered appropriate for children due to strong language and adult content. Located in New Hampshire’s scenic Tamworth Village, the 282-seat, professional, Equity, Barnstormers Theatre boasts air conditioning, a hearing assist system and is wheelchair accessible. Tickets cost $15 - $36.50 with group rates and package discounts avail-

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Once again, the event to attend this summer is The New Hampshire Jewish Food Festival at Temple B’nai Israel, 210 Court Street in Laconia on Sunday, July 14th, from 11:00-2:00. People will be coming together from all over New Hampshire and beyond to enjoy the memories of the tastes and smells from the kitchens of Jewish mothers and Bubbes (grandmothers) through the ages…from traditional Jewish cooking to delicatessen delights

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Along with the homemade favorites the Jewish Food Festival features corned beef, pastrami and tongue from Evan’s New York Style Deli of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Evan’s meats are cooked on premises, in his restaurant, and dedicated TBI volunteers make the trip to bring these delicacies to New Hampshire. Just added for 2019, fresh bagels will be available to purchase at Food Festival special prices. TBI has partnered with locally owned and family run Winnipesaukee Bay Gulls, located in Gilford and Moultonborough, where bagels are baked daily using only the finest ingredients. Look for prepackaged bagels on the bakery table. On Festival day enjoy your favorite deli sandwich, homemade brisket, corned beef, pastrami, or tongue, on rye or roll, served with coleslaw and dill pickle. Luscious cheese blintzes with strawberry sauce and potato and meat knishes will be hot and ready to eat. Did someone say dessert? A mouthwatering selection of cakes, cookies, pies and traditional sweets awaits you. There will also be a limited supply of traditional foods to take home and enjoy including blintzes*, beef brisket*, meat knishes*, potato knishes*, latkes* (potato pancakes), matzo ball soup*, noodle kugel*, and stuffed cabbage*, packaged and frozen. Freshly packaged chopped herring and chopped chicken liver will be available as well. (*Items only available to take home.) All questions may be directed to foodfestival@tbinh.org.

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the actions and reactions of individuals who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances – and this is what we hope audiences will experience.” It’s also a unique chance for North Country audiences to see a musical before it heads for a Broadway revival next year with Broadway veteran Eric Shaeffer’s deft directorial hand at the helm. From the captain to the architect, the telegraph officer to crew, and passengers from the highest society to the hardiest workers, the story in Titanic is one of reflection on what happens when dreams come true – and also when they don’t. Performances Thurs.-

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tion, offered her as a gift any one of the numerous islands in the lake which she might care to choose. Her sisters clamored for the same dower, and their father finally consented, giving Becky her first choice. This caused her sisters to be so envious that Becky decided to choose the smallest island she could find, and selected the one which bears her name today, an island that is scarcely more than a bush-covered rock. The other daughters picked out large, verdant islands.” Over recent history, Becky’s Garden has been adorned with small houses that have been installed on the island during the summer season by various “housekeepers”. Most recently, Stephanie and Bill Knighton have taken on that task since they purchased Becky’s Garden, establishing themselves as the first actual “owners” of the island in known history.

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1717 to 1730). The Knighton’s have to pay a tax of $21.90 every six months to the town of Meredith for their ownership of Becky’s Garden. “Before we bought it an older couple who we think may have lived on Bear Island took care of Becky’s Garden for many years,” said Stephanie Knighton. “As far as we know this might be only See BECKY’S on 36

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This photo of Becky’s Island originally appeared on the cover of the Weirs Times on September 25, 1997. It is credited to Rick, Robert and Rebecca Smith

Becky’s House in its winter resting place on Two Mile Island.

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Becky’s Garden (Becky’s Garden on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH) which, as of this writing, is followed by over six hundred people. Originally set up to cover only a five state region, people from all over now follow the page. The page is enabled so visitors to Becky’s Garden can post their

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nie. “Another little girl once left a heart with her name on it on Becky’s.” Bill Knighton pointed out that no one has ever taken anything off of the island, mostly people add things and very rarely does anyone add something not appropriate. The furniture pieces which sit outside the house on Becky’s garden are purchased at doll house stores. Many of the doll house

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Golfers on the summit of Mount Washington! We took the hour ride up The Cog and enjoyed an hour on the summit. (front) Sharon Johnson LaVigne, (back) Amy Peters, Rowena Wilks and Debra McGrath. This is the 150th anniversary of The Mountain Washington CogRailway. As the train pushed our car up the mountain the conductor narrated our ride, our adventure up

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I can’t remember who said that they now knew why Mount Washington was called “The Rock Pile.” we laughed that Captain Obvious would be proud, the mountain above treeline looks like a big pile of rocks. The Cog adventure is an hour ride up and an hour to explore the summit and then another hour to ride back down. The trains run on a tight schedule and we were warned not to miss our ride back down. We bought cold drinks in the The Mount Washington State Park Sherman Adams Summit Building and Visitor Center before we wandered around the summit. An hour goes by very quickly on the summit. We stood on the roof of the building and took in the view of the Northern Presidential Mountains and watched the coal fired steam engine come up the tracks. We visited the stonewalled Tip Top House and wished we could spend the night

From the roof of the New Hampshire State Park’s Sherman Adams Building and Visitor Center we had a clear view of the Northern Presidential Mountains and of the Cog Railway coal fired steam train Waumbek climbing Mount Washington.

View of the tracks and the Half-Way House, Elevation 4,500’ from the front of the train car. The Cog is celebrating its 150th birthday this month. in the cozy old building. We climbed on rocks and peered down on the Southern Presidentials and spied the Lakes of the Clouds Hut. Over the Auto Road parking lots we looked into Huntington Ravine. I suppose if it wasn’t a clear day the Museum would have been an attractive alternative. From the summit we could also see the big

green golf course alongside the Mount Washington Hotel. Just before it was time to catch our train we noticed that the long line to stand on the high point of the summit of Mount Washington had disappeared. Since a couple of our group had never stood next to the summit sign we rushed to do it and I took their photos

like the hundreds, maybe thousands of people that had done it earlier in the day. When we boarded the first thing we noticed the seat backs had been flipped and we now would be facing down the mountain. We rode on a different train down and the conductor told us more stories and facts about the train, mountains and what we could see in the distance. He also made recommendations for dinner and other local fun things to do. What a day! We’d been outside playing near and on Mount Washington for the whole time! And we played another wonderful round of golf the next day. Have fun. Amy Patenaude is an avid skier/outdoor enthusiast from Henniker, N.H. Readers are welcome to send comments or suggestions to her at: amy@ weirs.com.

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ous and all felt well repaid for going, even those who sat down suddenly in the middle of the river, entered no complaint. We arrived home at 9:30 on the eve of the second day all feeling amply repaid for the effort made in going.” So ends the account of one of the common folk of the party. In these days of rapid transportation and the hurry to get things done a trip from New Hampton to the top of Cardigan Mountain and a visit to Welton Falls and home again would likely all be done in one day instead of two, and probably with no greater satisfaction. Mount Cardigan is in the towns of Alexandria and Orange and probably isn’t the most talked about mountain by most people in the state, but has its particular attractions. By the way, when it comes to mountains and lakes, I’m usually not sure whether the name of the mountain or lake should come first or if its given name should be preceded by Mount

Fourth Earl of CardiganGeorge Brudenell. or Lake. It doesn’t help when in the same sentence I read about Mount Cardigan and Cardigan Mountain State Park. The State Park and Forest contain 5,655 acres and,though the summit of the mountain is bare, much of the mountain and surrounding area support an abundance of trees. It is my understanding that the town of Orange, New Hampshire

was originally named Cardigan after George Brudenell, fourth Earl of Cardigan. That’s taken from the Old Country, England, of course, because, to my knowledge most Earl’s around here are just comm o n folk, as are most Georges. Speaking of George, a few years ago I had the opportunity of visiting George, Washington. That’s a real town in Washington State. Mount Cardigan is not among the tallest of our mountains, measuring a mere 3,155 feet (3,121 feet according to some sources) above sea level, though having the appearance of being higher because of its being treeless at the summit as a consequence of forest fires back in the 1855 that led to exposed granite ledges and an extraordinary view. The town of Cardigan had its name changed with attempts at the name of Bradford, Middletown, and Liscomb, but finally settling on Orange. The mountain, however, is still a reminder that there was a fourth Earl of Cardigan and because of that title the State Park and several local businesses have chosen the name to represent their enterprises. Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan, NH is a private educational establishment for boys in grades six through nine with some notable alumni. Alexandria, the other town in which contains part of the mountain, was named for Alexandria, Virginia. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., welcomes your comments at danahillsmiths@ yahoo.com

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receive a good amount of attention as the first-inthe nation primary and as a swing state in the general election. The reason that a state with less than a million registered voters receives so much attention is because candidates need all the Electoral votes they can get. If it was about the most votes, then states like New Hampshire and Wyoming wouldn’t really have a voice. The Electoral College simply creates a system that requires a candidate to do more than campaign in large states with cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas. Alexander Hamilton wrote of the Presidential election method in Federalist No. 68, “If the manner of it be not perfect, it is at least excellent.” However, many are attacking the Electoral College just because their candidate lost, and that once again seems to be a little menacing to our Constitutional foundations. We should call out the President if he says or tweets something unconstitutional. But is it more “menacing” to the Constitution to have some cringe-worthy/bad tweets from the President, or to have someone openly attacking basic foundations of our Constitutional Republic just to forward a political agenda? Isaac Hadam, 18, studies and writes about issues that involve the Constitution. He is the Vice-President of the Constitutional Awareness Pact, which strives to help people read and understand the U.S. Constitution. For more info please visit constitutionalawarenesspact.webs.com. He lives in Moultonborough, NH and will be contributing editorials on the constitution from time to time.

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