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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 26, NO. 29
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Comedian Tim Krompier At Opera House
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Auto Road Record Smashed On Mount Washington set by Harry Harkness in his Mercedes, posting a time of 24 minutes, 37 3/5th seconds. The course follows the same serpentine path up the 7.6 mile Auto Road, with drivers ascending 4,600 vertical feet and negotiating 138 turns along a narrow mountain road with no guardrails.
Throughout the race’s history there have been 21 course records set, with some famous names in racing included. In 1956, Carroll Shelby set a time of 10 minutes 21.8 seconds in his Ferrari 375 GP. Sixty years later, that record time had been dropped to 6 minutes 9.09 seconds with a flaw-
less run by David Higgins in his Subaru WRX STi rally car. It was a time so fast, that many wondered if and when it could be beaten. That question was answered at the 2017 Subaru Mt. Washington Hillclimb, where Travis Pastrana, driving a specially See race on 37
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Travis Pastrana, driving a specially prepared 600hp Subaru WRX STi rally car, takes a turn amidst a crowd of onlookers as he races to the top of the Mount Washington Auto Road in the 2017 Subaru Mount Washington Hill Climb on July 9th. At 5:44:72 Pastrana shattered the previous record of 6:09:09 set in 2014 by twenty five seconds
The Rochester Opera House presents Comedian Tim Krompier - Friday, August 11th at 8pm (doors open at 7pm). Having headlined in comedy clubs, theaters, and showcases across the country, and with weekly spots in New York City and Long Island; Tim Krompier has blossomed into a stand-up comedy maven. Krompier has been performing his whole life. As the second son in a house full of 5 sisters, he had to think of creative ways to get attention in the midst of unceasing boyfriend drama and fluctuating hormones. Tickets start at $20. Reserve tickets online or call the box office (603) 335-1992, W/F from 125pm and 1-hour before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. Visit www. RochesterOperaHouse. com for more information.
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July Through July “People Places and Things” Photography Exhibit by Wright Museum Director, Michael Culver The Gallery at One New Hampshire Avenue, Portsmouth. Gallery is open M-F from 9am-5pm and Saturday from 9am-1pm. “People, Places and Things” consists of 35 color and black and white photographs. Michael Culver, who is the Executive Director of The Wright Museum of World War II, in Wolfeboro, NH, has had eleven one-man exhibitions and his artwork has also been included in numerous invitational shows throughout the U.S. Additional examples of Culver’s photographs and paintings can be viewed at www.mculverart.com
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League of NH Craftsmen, 279 DW Highway, Meredith. See a collection of work from various artists focused on chickens! www.meredith.nhcrafts. org or 279-7920
Through October 2017 “The American Soldier, From the Civil War to the War in Iraq, A Photographic Tribute”
The Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. The exhibit contains one hundred and sixteen photographs that focus on the real lives of American soldiers – Army troops and Marines – through the nine major wars America has fought since 1861. Come see this exceptional exhibition honoring the American Soldier. 569-1212
man her parents never met. Morticia and Gomez agree to host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his respectable family. What unfolds that night reveals just how far they are willing to go for love. www. jeansplayhouse.com or 745-2141
The Ghost Train The Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. This comedythriller brings together a band of weary travelers stranded in a remote, and haunted, train station, and destined to experience the scariest night of their lives. www.barnstormerstheatre. org or 323-8500
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The Addams Family, the Musical Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet young man from Ohio, a
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Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 8pm. www. patrickspub.com or 293-0841
Celtic Revival 2017 with The Sky Family
Concert in the Park – Swing Rockets
Irish Music Camp – Grades 3-12
Kelley Park Concert Pavilion, Bristol. 6:30pm-8pm. Music for ALL ages! All concerts are lawn seating; bring your own blankets & chairs. Concerts are rain or shine, in case of rain, concerts will be held indoors at the Bristol Old Town Hall. www.townofbristolnh.
Open Door Bible Church, Under the big tent, 2324 Route 16, West Ossipee. 7pm. See Prince Edward Island’s premier Irish Dance Show! No admission charge and plenty of free parking. 508-380-0471 Open Door Bible Church, Under the big tent, 2324 Route 16, West Ossipee. 11am-2:30pm. Offering intermediate fiddle & guitar, beginner & intermediate hard-shoe Irish Dance, Choral group, Bible lessons and crafts. Tuition is $20 per child.508-380-0471
Wednesday 19th Family Party Night Cruise M/S Mount Washington, Weirs Beach. Boarding time is 5:15pm, boat leaves at 6pm and returns at 8pm. Ticket includes a two-hour cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee, a delicious dinner buffet and entertainment for all to enjoy! Live music and dancing happens on two decks, with the main deck geared toward children and families. Adult tickets are $48, children 12 and under are free with an adult (limit two children per family; children under 5 are always free). Additional children and youth tickets can be purchased for $38. www.cruisenh. com or 366-5531
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moved inside on the third floor of the Belknap Mill at 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia. Free and open to the public. www.belknapmill.org or 524-8813
NazBar at the NASWA, 1086 Weirs Blvd, Laconia. 4pm. 732-9241
Lakes Region Chordsmen Barbershoppers & the “Concord Coachmen” Chorus
Winnipesaukee Marketplace, 21 Weeks Street, Weirs Beach. 7:45pm8:45pm. Free concerts on an outdoor stage, weather permitting. Seating at bleachers, tables and on the lawn. 366-5800
Thursday 20th The 39th Army Band NH National Guard – Music on the River Concert Series Rotary Riverside Park, Laconia. 6:30pm-8pm. Should there be inclement weather, the show will be
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Farmington Community Band – Live Concert First Congregational Church, 400 Main Street, Farmington. 6:30pm. Enjoy an “original” Farmington Frank Dinner! syrup@tds.net
Summer Nature Talk – The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattle Snake Loon Center, Lee’s Mill Road, Moultonborough. 7:30pm. Nature writer and photographer Ted Levin has spent his life studying this mysterious snake and paints a picture of a fascinating creature: peaceable, social, long-lived, and, despite our phobias, not inclined to bite. Free and open to the public. 476-5666
“Boating on Lake Sunapee: The Sunapee Regattas 1892-1957” Lecture
NH Boat Museum, 399 Center Street, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Barbara Chalmers of the Sunapee Historical Society will give the talk. In her presentation, Chalmers will look at the Sunapee Regatta Association that sponsored annual multi-day summer celebrations. These events included water sports, canoeing, and rowing competitions, sailboat and motorized boat races, and the Grand Illumination. During her talk, she will also tell the history of boating, passenger steamboats and the development of Lake Sunapee as a summer resort. Free and open to the public. 569-4554
Friday 21st Adrienne Danrich Great Waters Music Festival, Wolfeboro. www.greatwaters.org or 569-7710
Dueling Pianos – Jim Tyrrell and Matt Langley Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. www. patrickspub.com or 293-0841
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Music on the Square Concert Series – Austin Pratt-Lu North Main Street, Rochester. 11:45am-1:30pm. Bring a chair and buy or bring lunch! Concerts take place every Friday. www.
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Fireworks at Weirs Beach Lakeside Avenue, Weirs Beach. 10pm. With the help of many sponsors, Weirs Beach will, once again, light up on Friday nights with
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The 77th Lakes Region Art Association’s Annual Members Art Show The Lakes Region Art Association invites the public to the Opening Reception of the 77th Annual Members Art Show to be held Thursday, August 3rd from 5-7pm at the LRAA Art Gallery located in the Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Rd, Suite 132 in Tilton. It is the Association’s largest exhibit featuring over 100 new original works of art. Now in its 77th year, the show highlights the best works of the Lakes Region Art Association members. Judged by three art professionals. This year’s judges are Pam Tarbell, owner of Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture Garden in Hopkinton, Tom Driscoll, Professor of Art at Plymouth State University and Richard Whitney, a portrait and landscape oil painter. The Opening Reception Awards presentation is at 6:00pm on August 3. Both the Reception and the Show are free and open to the public. The Annual Art Show is on display at the LRAA Gallery through September 17th. The LRAA Gallery is open Thursdays through Mondays, 10am to 6pm. For more information, visit www.lraanh.org
Tall Granite Big Band at Pitman’s Saturday, July 22nd at 8pm Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St, Laconia. $15.00 Admission BYOB: From the syncopated heart of New Hampshire, the Tall Granite Big Band carries on its Swing tradition Texas style! Organized in Concord last year, the 18-member band has its roots in Texas with music collected over seven decades by the late Houston bandleader Johnny Dyson. The Dyson band’s early repertoire included classics from Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Perez Prado, Duke Ellington, Harry James, and other greats. But Dyson also worked closely with Texas arrangers including Don Elam and Fred Baetge, and over time his bands acquired unique material reflecting the vital “Third Coast” culture and its Blues and Latin influences, which help distinguish Tall Granite today. Today, our members are drawn from around the Granite State and our focus – as it was in Dyson’s day -- remains on dancing! Our Pitman’s Dance Nights typically are prefaced with a complimentary Swing dance lesson (7-8pm) from area instructors to help everyone acquire or brush up their moves! So if you’re done with dueling banjos or screaming guitars, grab your two-tone shoes, slick back that hair, join us at the excellent Pitman’s Freight Room and swing and sway or just relax to the Tall Granite Big Band’s smokey horns and unique sound.
Comedian Lenny Clarke In Rochester
Friday, August 18th at 8pm, the Rochester Opera House presents comeidan Lenny Clarke. Lenny is famous for his thick Boston accent and role as Uncle Teddy on the series Rescue Me. He was the most famous “saloon comic” in Boston during the 1980s, the heyday of the Boston comedy scene. In 1980, Clarke wrote and starred in a local television show Lenny Clarke’s Late Show. Since his early days in Boston, Clarke starred in his own short-lived network sitcom Lenny (1990), and in such TV shows as Contest Searchlight, The Job, The John Larroquette Show and It’s All Relative and movies like Monument Ave., Fever Pitch and Southie. From 2004 to 2011, Clarke appeared in the recurring role of Uncle Teddy on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets start at $20. Reserve tickets online or call the box office (603) 335-1992, W/F from 125pm and 1-hour before the show. The Rochester Opera House is located in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. Visit www.RochesterOperaHouse.com for more information.
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An old summer view at Weirs Beach. at Birch and Jolly Islands were fully occupied. Over one thousand pieces of mail a day were being delivered. You may not know that there was also a Sunday paper boat, the steamer “Belknap” that made a 75 mile trip on See smith on 46
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have gone to reform school while the youngest are probably to be thoroughly spanked.” A former President of the United States, Grover Cleveland arrived in Tamworth by train on an early July day and was taken to his new summer home which was two miles outside the village. His wife and children had previously arrived in town and President Cleveland was accompanied by his personal physician, Dr. J.D. Bryant, who also was a personal friend. Cleveland planned to spend the summer in the state and do some fishing. In 1906, as today, there was a lot of activity on New Hampshire lakes in the summer with one hundred new power boats being launched on Lake Winnipesaukee that season. The mail boat on the big lake, “Dolphin”, was anticipating a busy season with news that sixty members of the Appalachian Mountain Club were at The Mile Island and that another sixty persons were at the Y.M.C.A. Camp on Sandy Island, while the camps
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All Deserve Justice To The Editor: In 2005, James Mann entered his landlord’s home with a gun and shot his landlord Linda Miles in the face at point-blank range. A terrified 14-yearold Jasmine Steele, who was spending the night at Miles’ house, grabbed the phone and dialed 911. As she did, Mann in his state of rage, put the gun against her head and pulled the trigger. Mann has a history of paranoid schizophrenia. He was charged in court for first-degree assault, attempted murder and assault. In 2007 the state dropped murder and assault charges against Mann after finding him incompetent to stand trial for the murder of Jasmine Steele. He was never tried, he never spent one day in jail. He was placed in a secured psychiatric unit, until the unit was closed. In 2010 he was released, and he was allowed to walk out of the secured psychiatric unit, in the North Conway area near to where the family of his murder victim lived. Due to other circumstances, he was moved to Littleton, NH, and when the people of Littleton found out he was a murderer who has been deemed incompetent to stand trial, he was relocated yet again somewhere else in NH. He is just as unpredictable now, as he was the day he shot and killed Jasmine Steele in cold
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blood, by pulling the trigger of his gun. James Mann needs to be in Jail, and he needs to go on trial now that he is deemed better and on his medications. He needs to spend the rest of his natural life in jail. However it seems that the penal system must still disagree. Jasmine, her family, and her friends who still follow this case all deserve JUSTICE. He deserves at the very least, a life long JAIL sentence. While the family and close friends still suffer each holiday, birthday, and every summer without her. Something needs to be done to make him be held accountable. And where is he really, back in an institution or in your neighborhood. Think about it. Kim White Feather Center Ossipee, NH
Minimum Wage To the Editor: Democrat politicians ooze concern for the poor and promise wonderful sounding policies to win the votes of gullible, ignorant, and willingly deceived people. But, in practice, Democrat policies hurt the people they are promised to help. The Democrat demanded $15 minimum wage hurts young, uneducated, unskilled, and/or part-time workers. A recent University of Washington study reports that the increase to $13 on the way to implement
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.
Seattle’s (a wealthy city) $15 minimum wage law resulted in a 9% reduction in work hours, a 7% cut in jobs for the lowest wage earners, and an average $125 per month less take home pay. (http://tinyurl. com/yb9kersz) (http://tinyurl.com/yd9atq62) Nearby areas, not subject to Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law, didn’t suffer these job losses, business closings, and wage losses. In 2016, after the New York State’s minimum wage increase on 12/31/2015, 1000 restaurants closed. The increases in jobs as cooks, servers, and dishwashers dropped from the 4.4% average increase in the preceding 6 years to 1.4%. New York City fast food restaurant job growth was cut in half in 2016 versus the average of the prior 6 years and is even lower in 2017. (http://tinyurl. com/y9pzqv7b) Price increase attempts to cover increased labor costs usually reduced sales which meant reduced worker hours, pay, and tips. Struggling businesses went out of business; previously comfortable businesses now struggle; and many prosperous businesses are less so. These are just the effects of the first stage increases on the way to the $15 minimum wage, many more losses will occur with future increases. Millions of young AmeriSee mailboat on 40
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We have some cards pinned to our refrigerator by magnets. The cards are from local merchants we do business with and they are an enticement to keep coming back. The cards keep track of how many items we purchased and, when we get to a certain number of items, we are entitled to a free one or at least a certain dollar amount in goods. I have cards from other businesses as well that are of a handier size that fit neatly in my wallet along with the sturdier plastic cards from some other businesses that they swipe when I make a purchase at their store. When I reach a certain dollar amount, I am rewarded with a dollar discount which I can either use at once, or, if have the time and patience, continue to accumulate and cash in for an even bigger reward down the road. I sometimes daydream of that moment, having patiently waited over the years as my rewards climbed to epic proportions. In my daydream I have invited a bunch of friends out to dinner on me. “Your total bill was two hundred and fifty dollars but with your rewards it is now only twelve dollars and sixty-five cents,� says the nervous waitress who hopes I have the sense enough to realize that I am supposed to tip on the
full amount, not just the discounted total. In my daydream, all my friends eyes turn towards me as the announcement echoes through the dining hall. Conversations at other tables stop and silverware is held is suspended animation. I rise, plunk down thirteen dollars, then I turn to the waitress, a nervous drop of sweat on her upper lip. I nod, put down a fifty, give a wink and then stride towards the exit, head held high, my friends following a few feet behind, all other eyes upon me, having accomplished what so many others have failed to do. Of course, in real life, I go for the discount immediately upon filling up that card or reaching that dollar limit. I like to use that age worn saying that most people use when they are feeling the need for a little instant gratification: “Life Is Short. Why Wait?� Of course, these cards are good business for both the customer and the business owner. I have a tendency to keep going back to those businesses in order to get my well deserved reward. Spending twenty dollars for ten cups of coffee and then getting a free coffee does feel a lot better than it should. But, hey, it’s the small pleasures that make the day. The other night I laid out my plethora of cards, some from businesses not very close by that I stopped in during a drive to somewhere else. Of course, when offered their cards that would eventually get me a free 22-ounce coffee or a free “Super Submarine Sandwich� I would always say yes. You just never know (which is another of those age worn sayings for justifying something that you probably shouldn’t have done).
I started to think that it would be a great idea if we could incorporate rewards cards into other parts of our lives. Maybe the police, instead of just issuing tickets for a traffic violation, could also be able to pull over a motorist who did something like let another driver who stopped to let another driver, who has been waiting for an opening, into traffic or maybe for drivers who actually wait until it is clear to make a right turn on red, and then punch the drivers “rewards card�. Maybe if you get twenty punches you get fifty dollars off your next vehicle registration. Just an idea. Maybe supermarkets could have someone in the parking lot who punches the card of every shopper who puts their cart properly into the corral. Ten punches gets ten dollars off the next time they shop. Of course, there would be some great rewards card ideas that would be hard to get going, but good ideas just the same. It would be nice to have personal rewards cards we could give to others and reward them for things like common politeness. Not something that should really be rewarded, but, unfortunately, it does seem to be a fading human trait. Anything to give it a little boost again is alright with me. It would be nice to see a few of these on people’s refrigerators. Brendan will be at Bayswater Books in Center Harbor on Saturday, July 22nd from 11am-1pm signing copies of his books “The Flatlander Chronicles� and “Best Of A F.O.O.L in New Hampshire.�
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The Crisis in America’s Crime Labs Junk science endangers lives. Forensic junk science in the hands of overzealous prosecutors, ignorant police detectives by Michelle Malkin a n d r e c k Syndicated Columnist less experts threatens liberty. There is a crisis in America’s government-run crime labs -and it’s not just the result of a few rogue operators. The problem is long-festering and systemic. In April, Massachusetts state crime lab chemist Annie Dookhan made national headlines after investigations and lawsuits over her misconduct prompted the state’s Supreme Judicial Court to order the largest dismissal of criminal convictions in U.S. history. Prosecutors were forced to dismiss a stunning 21,000plus drug cases after Dookhan admitted to forging signatures, misleading investigators and purposely contaminating drug samples en masse over nearly a decade. Dookhan pleaded guilty to dozens of charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and tampering with evidence. Hundreds of defendants have had their convictions tossed on appeal. Despite a district judge concluding that her actions were “nothing short of catastrophic,” Dookhan served a measly three years in prison before being released last spring. Another Massachusetts state crime lab worker, Sonja Farak, abused her position to pilfer and ingest the drugs she was supposed to be testing over an eight-
year period. Instead of cleaning up, two former assistant attorney generals covered up for Farak and misled a judge who last month dismissed several of the cases tainted by the narcoticsaddicted lab worker. Upwards of 10,000 prosecutions may eventually be overturned. The fraudster’s fate? Crackhead and meth junkie Farak received a mere 18-month jail sentence for snorting the evidence, plus 5 years’ probation. The two assistant AGs left their jobs for higherpaying positions in government. Law journals and scientific publications are filled with similar horror stories that have spread from the New York City medical examiner’s office and Nassau County, N.Y.’s police department forensic evidence bureau to the crime labs of West Virginia, Harris County, Texas, North Carolina and jurisdictions in nearly 20 other states. It’s the wrongfully prosecuted and convicted who suffer the heaviest deprivations -- and taxpayers who must foot the astronomical bill for all the costs and damages incurred by crime lab corruptocrats and their enablers. As I’ve been chronicling in my newspaper columns and CRTV.com investigative reports, many state crime labs and police departments are particularly ill-equipped and inadequately trained to interpret DNA evidence, especially “touch” or “trace” DNA -- minute amounts of DNA of unknown origin often transferred through incidental contact -- which has resulted in monstrous miscarriages of justice against innocent people. The aura of infallibility conferred on crime lab analysts
Trump’s Warsaw Triumph
Imagine that President Donald Trump gave a speech praising a strong Europe. Imagine that he called forthby Rich Lowry rightly on RusContributing Writer sia to stop its aggression in Ukraine and join the community of responsible nations. Imagine that he embraced the mutual defense commitment, socalled Article 5, of NATO. Imagine that he extolled the role of women in our society. Imagine that he said we share the hope of every soul to live in freedom. Imagine that he celebrated the free press and ceaseless innovation, and a spirit of inquiry and self-criticism. That’s the speech that Trump gave in Warsaw during his European trip for the G-20. It was See malkin on 42 easily the best of his presidency
-- well-written and moving, soaked in Polish history and grounded in Western values. And yet it has been attacked for, as one liberal outlet put it, sounding “like an altright manifesto.” The address also got a lot of praise, but the criticism was telling. Some of it was from commentators who simply can’t abide Trump, but a lot of it reacted against core elements of the speech. It was unabashedly nationalist. Not in a bumptious way, but one that acknowledged the importance of “free, sovereign and independent nations.” Trump used Poland’s story to augment the theme. He talked of a Polish nation that is “more than one thousand years old,” that endured despite its borders being wiped out for a century, that withstood a communist assault on its freedom, its faith and its very identity. It emphasized the importance of culture. Trump called Poland a “faithful nation.” He talked of the
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China’s African Military Base— Location, Location, Location UNITED NATIONS - Nearly
six hundred years ago, huge Chinese fleets plied the Indian Ocean sailing as far as Araby John J. Metzler bia and the Syndicated Columnist East African coast. The epic seaborne expeditions carried out between 1405 and 1432 under Admiral Cheng Ho and during the glorious Ming Dynasty were larger and far more encompassing than subsequent Portuguese and Dutch voyages almost a century later. China’s Imperial Court sought trade, tribute, and exotic treasures, not formal colonization nor religious conversion. A decade ago, sleek modern vessels of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), China’s maritime military arm, joined American, British, and Dutch vessels on UN sanctioned antipiracy missions off the Somali coast. Modern day Somali pirates, linked to criminal and terrorist networks were attacking merchant shipping. The ongoing anti-piracy efforts have largely stopped the source of piracy. Now the Beijing government has set up a formal military base on the African continent; the
first of its kind by the People’s Republic of China. The base in Djibouti under construction is officially dubbed as a logistics center. Why Djibouti ? Well look at the map. It’s the geographic Pivot point along the Maritime Silk Road linking the Indian Ocean with Africa and the Middle East. It equally anchors the PRC military’s “string of pearls” bases in Burma, Sri Lanka and Pakistan which seek both to outflank India and to protect China’s petroleum lifeline. This tiny former French colony sits astride the Bar Al Mandeb, a vital shipping channel connecting Suez in the North with the Red Sea and Indian Ocean in the south. Djibouti’s geo-strategic position is all about location, location, location. Think of Gibraltar or Singapore without the prosperity. Significantly, 80 percent of the world petroleum transits the Indian Ocean via a series of maritime “choke points.” Thus, China’s proximity to the southern reaches of the Red Sea is not coincidental. Djibouti is a poor country on the Horn of Africa dependent on leasing military base facilities to the United States and France and now China. The Chinese base under construction stands only three miles from a U.S. fa-
cility Camp Lemonnier, which hosts 4,000 American military personnel. China is equally investing $185 million in Djibouti’s commercial seaport.
Currently there are one million Chinese civilians working on infrastructural projects in Africa such as railroads, roads
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Stupid Hostile Media President Donald Trump drives people crazy. Especially those in the media. They hate him so much, they leap on every by John Stossell anti-Trump Syndicated Columnist rumor. The Federalist’s Jordyn Pair points out that the press repeatedly told us that a dozen Trump administration members were about to be fired, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Press Secretary Sean Spicer and strategists Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner. Months later, all still work for or with the administration. I actually wish Sessions had been fired, but Trump’s staff reshufflings are no more frequent than those of other administrations, including President Obama’s. The media so desperately want something bad to happen, to prove Trump’s unqualified, that they blow stuff up. New York Times writers are so upset by Trump’s rants against them that they act like he’s a Venezuelan dictator who will shut them down. (Wait, don’t Times socialists like Venezuelan dictators?) “Independent Press Is Under Siege as Freedom Rings” was one recent headline. The evidence? “The First Amendment,” wrote the normally sensible media columnist Jim Rutenberg, “is under near-daily assault from the highest levels of the government.” The “assault” cited was Trump’s tweeting out a fake wrestling video, which depicted, as Rutenberg put it, “himself tackling and beating a figure with a CNN logo
superimposed.” So what? The video, like professional wrestling, was childish and unpresidential. But it doesn’t put the press “under siege.” It’s a lame joke. Rutenberg goes on to ask how we can feel good about Independence Day and press freedom “when the president lashes out at The Washington Post by making a veiled threat against the business interests of its owner, Jeff Bezos, suggesting that his other company, Amazon, is a tax avoider. (Where have we seen that sort of thing before — Russia maybe?)” Hello? In Russia, Putin probably murdered reporters. Trump merely suggested that Bezos dodges taxes. I threw that at Rutenberg. He emailed back, “That wasn’t a reference to murder (but) to executive authority using tax code to squelch free-speech.” In Russia, media that criticized Putin were raided and accused of tax fraud. But Trump hasn’t done any of that. There’s speculation that he will block a Time Warner merger, but hasn’t done it. Another annoying Times headline: “The Network Against the Leader of the Free World.” The story complained about Trumps “denunciations (of CNN) in stinging tweets and slashing speeches.” Poor CNN. Except the story also quoted the company’s president bragging about viewership that’s “the highest in the network’s history.” For some reason, it didn’t mention that CNN’s audience is still less than half that of Fox. But my main objection to that story’s headline is the phrase “Leader of the Free World.” The line first appeared in The New York Times when I was 1 See stossell on 42
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One nice thing about the Lakes Region is that it is constantly changing and evolving. We see changes throughout the seasons as welcome freshness to our senses. Flowers bloom, the smell of fresh cut grass fills our nostrils and the lake beacons us to swim and boat nearby. Take the fact that a welcome summer rain makes streams and rivers flow more actively helping all kinds of things along their paths become refreshed. And so it is with our beautiful area that we begin to understand the simplicity of life’s little enhancements and how it helps to make our lives more complete. This can be said for the refreshing way that a well crafted beer helps our day become a celebration of life. With this in mind, we will have a look at a local brewer helping folks enjoy life. Hobbs Tavern and Brewing Co, a beautifully restored rustic pub, boasting a diverse and tasty lunch and dinner menu and is a great place for friends and family to gather. See the companion article for more info on Hobbs. Swift River American IPA is a beautiful beverage to behold. Hazy straw and golden hues emanate through the pint glass with rich foam from a white head that lasts for half of your experience. Maltiness greets your nose as you head in for your first encounter. The nose is agreed with the initial taste. Big malt flavors command your impressions but not embarrassingly so. Larger than me-
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than enough and filling, one would not be expected to consume more than a few Swift Rivers during a session with friends. You can find Swift River in 12 oz six packs available at Case-nKeg in Meredith and on tap at a few places around the Lakes Region. Many on BeerAdvocate. com have rated this beer 3.9+ out of 5, while it is one point short of the official rating of ‘Very Good.’ But do not let these folks dissuade your interest in this great IPA from Hobbs; it is certainly worth the investment and time to become good pals with a great summer beer‌ anytime! Jim MacMillan is the owner of WonByOne Design of Meredith, NH, and is an avid imbiber of craft brews and a home brewer as well. Send him your recommendations and brew news to wickedbrews@weirs.com
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Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am. Bring your kids or grandkids, ages 5 to 9, to this super fun summer event that brings about the excitement of an Easter Egg Hunt! Kids will get excited about eating veggies and will learn how they grow! With the adults accompanying them, the children go into the farm’s fields with a member of the staff to learn about how each vegetable grows before
beginning their search. The children get to bring home the vegetables they find during the hunt, and the cost of the veggies is included in the event fee. $12 for the first child, $10 each additional child. There is no charge for the parents or grandparents accompanying children. 279-3915
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Brewster Academy’s Anderson Hall, 205 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 7pm-8:45pm. Doors open at 6pm. Celebrity impersonator, singer, and comedian Lynn Roberts and his sidekick Chuck Carson will recreate a 1940s radio program. “On the Air� takes you back to those days when radio was king by recreating a NBC radio comedy show from the 40s. The show provides an evening of nostalgia for older folks and introduces younger folks to a unique form of entertainment they’re bound to enjoy. $18pp/ general admission. 569-1212 to reserve your tickets.
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Make it to Hobbs Tavern
by Jim MacMillan Contributing Writer
Welcome, thirsty sojourners! Hopefully you caught our initial article on the Flying
through completion. Boasting a diverse and tasty lunch and dinner menu, their large restaurant, bar and back porch are a great place for friends and family to gather. A spacious reception area upstairs is available for all kinds of functions and events to impress your guests. But the real hidden treasure at this modest business is the seven barrel bre-
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Swing Dance with The Tall Granite Big Band Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. BYOB venue. $20. Free dance lesson one hour before show.
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Bracelet and Ring Workshop by Joy Raskin
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Sandwich Home Industries, 32 Main Street, Sandwich. Joy Raskin has been a silversmith since 1984, and has exhibited throughout the U.S., Ireland and New Zealand, showcasing both her jewelry and flatware designs. Tuition for the workshop is
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$95pp and the materials fee will be $20-$40 depending on the choice of materials. Call 284-6831 to register.
NazBar at the NASWA, 1086 Weirs Blvd, Laconia. 4pm. 732-9241
2-Day Introduction to Pottery Class with Karen Sobin-Jonash
Mon. 24th – Fri. 28th
The Arts Collaborative Studio, 5 Winona Road, Meredith. The 2-day class will take place on the 22nd and continues on the 27th . The class will introduce students, ages 12 and up, to the medium of clay in a fun and supportive atmosphere and will empower them with an understanding of good craftsmanship. Students will be able to make projects that they can use in their homes or give as gifts. Tuition is $70pp and includes all materials/tools needed. Space is limited, preregistration and pre-payment are required by calling 2797920
“Against the Grain� – New Heights Cooking Workshop Portsmouth/Exeter area. In this workshop participants will be introduced to a sampling of local, farm-to-table food and visit area farms, kitchens and facilities where it is produced. In one session, participants will make mozzarella cheese with NH Homegrown Eats, a meal prep company in Rollinsford, and then prepare pizza with it that very same day. New Heights charges program fees, but offers need-based scholarships and
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Concord Public Library, Green Street, Concord. 6pm. Those new to felting can make a simple pig with ears and a curly tail. Those with more experience will have an opportunity to learn to sculpt your pig as you felt to give it more dimension and character! Children 12 and older are welcome as long as an adult is present. Materials will be provided. Class size limited, call 225-8670 or go to concordpubliclibrary.net to register.
Author Patrick O’Donnell Wolfeboro Town Hall’s Great Hall, 86 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. Doors open at 6pm, program begins at 7pm. Patrick O’Donnell will give a lecture on his book about the Korean War, “Give me Tomorrow�. The book tells the story of the Marines of George Company during the Korean War fought by United Nations forces. O’Donnell will be selling and signing copies of his book following the lecture. 569-1212 or www.wrightmuseum.org
Walking Tour of Gilmanton Corners
Meet at Gilmanton Town Offices (Academy), Gilmanton. 6pm. Learn about the Academy and how it’s presence influenced many other residential buildings in the Corners. Brief histories of each of the houses in the corners will be presented. Several prominent buildings which once stood in the Corners, but are now gone, will also be discussed and photographs shown. Wear good walking shoes. Light refreshments will be provided at ‘The Parsonage’ at the conclusion of the walk. 2676098
Wednesday 26th Family Party Night Cruise M/S Mount Washington, Weirs Beach. Boarding time is 5:15pm, boat leaves at 6pm and returns at 8pm. Ticket includes a two-hour cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee, a delicious dinner buffet and entertainment for all to enjoy! Live music and dancing happens on two decks, with the main deck geared toward children and families. Adult tickets are $48, children 12 and under are free with an adult (limit two children per family; children under 5 are always free). Additional children and youth tickets can be purchased for $38. www.cruisenh.com or 366-5531
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In the restaurant, patrons can choose fr o m 1 2 d iffe r e n t beers on tap, with 8 of those being directly from the Hobbs brewery. ‘Flights’ of 5 beers in 4 oz glasses allow samples to be tasted without committing to entire pint glass. 64 oz growlers are also available to
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The Piscataqua River forms a portion of the border between New Hampshire and Maine. At 12 miles long, it’s the third fastest navigable river in the world. Its currents reach speeds of 5 MPH or more with fierce undercurrents and carry water in and out of the 6,000-acre Great Bay Estuary. Even though it has outrageously fast currents, it’s deep, steep, and home to several species of fish, most notably migratory striped bass. Striped bass typically arrive in the Piscataqua River between Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, and stay until September. The stripers come to NH following preferred water temperatures and food. Water temps above 50 degrees and the arrival of alewives in many of the five freshwater rivers that flow into Great Bay (and the Piscataqua River) signal that the stripers will be there any day. Once the alewives make their way above the dams, the stripers will shift their focus to other prey species including mackerel, pollock, sand eels, silver sides, and squid. Stripers love structure, especially in one of the world’s fastest rivers. Larger fish can’t compete for food with smaller faster fish, and will hold on structure to ambush prey. Rips on the surface are an indicator if structure below. The rips caused by
rocks and ledges make excellent areas to fish for stripers, because as bait encounters the turbulent water they become more vulnerable. Fishing live bait, paddletail shads, and even topwater are all effective methods for catching stripers around structure. Mornings usually offer excellent surface actions. Where there are birds there’s bait, and where there’s bait there’s usually stripers. Many anglers look for flocks of terns and gulls diving on bait. These diving birds are a landmark for fly anglers as well. Surface lures such as poppers and plugs, soft plastic jerk baits, and rubber shads also do very well when stripers are on the surface. As the sun rises higher in the sky, bigger stripers will move to structure in deeper water, making live bait fishing extremely effective. A live bait rig often consists of a 7/0 circle hook on a 6’ leader of 30-pound fluorocarbon with a swivel on the other end. You can often live-line the mackerel with no weight, but
when the bait gets spook by the stripers below, or the current gets cranking, a 2-ounce weight on a sinker slider above the swivel will help get the bait down to the bigger stripers. You will need to adjust your depth to keep your weight just off the bottom. When you feel a thump, give the fish a couple seconds and some slack to take the bait and begin to swim away. You do not set the hook with circle hooks, you simply reel down to load the rod, and hang on. As the fish turns, the circle hook is designed to work its way into the corner of the fish’s mouth and set itself. You can give it a bit of a tug once you load your rod to be sure the hook has set, but if the fish hasn’t turned away you could pull the bait out of the striper’s mouth. Fishing with live eels at night is also an extremely effective way to catch big stripers. My guide service offers guided kayak fishing trips for stripers, and in July and August we offer a limited numSee moore on 38
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OAKLAND ANGST The author Gertrude Stein famously said of Oakland that “there is no there there.” Her point was that the city lacked an identifying neighborhood, theme, or iconic symbol. When one thinks of neighboring San Francisco, a plethora of images come to mind, starting with the Golden Gate Bridge. But what images do Oakland bring to mind? For folks like me, Oakland DOES bring to mind a football team with an outlaw gridiron culture— the Raiders! Having had the occasion to spend a couple days in Oakland last week, it hurt my heart to see so many people still wearing Raider apparel, knowing that the team is leaving Oakland for Las Vegas. But cruelly, the team will still play home games at the Black Hole (Oakland Coliseum) for two more seasons. Imagine your sweetheart rejecting you, but still staying in your house for two more years, expecting your full support. Ouch! It makes me sad. When the Colts left Baltimore for Indianapolis at least they did it suddenly and in the middle of the night. It was cleaner and easier that way. Even sadder for Raider fans is that the Raiders have done this to them before. In 1982 the team left Oakland for Los Angeles. They returned to Oakland for the 1995 season, as
A major downtown fire during the sports columnist’s stay in Oakland embodied the tough luck dogging that community fans welcomed them back and the city invested bigtime in improvements to the Coliseum. So how will the team market itself the next two years? Recall the Expos’ last season in Montreal. Everyone knew they were moving to Washington to become the Nationals. So why invest emotional energy (or dollars) in an enterprise that is moving away. The Expos couldn’t even get local radio to broadcast its games—aside from a small, French-language station. So I’m going to become a surrogate Oakland fan. If my preferred team can’t make it to the Super Bowl, then I’m now all in for the Raiders. May they win it all for their gritty, working class fans. This happened before. Oakland won the Super Bowl in 1981 and moved to Los Angeles after the 1982 season. Then Howie Long’s L.A. Raiders won the 1984 Super Bowl. As history sometimes repeats itself, perhaps the Raiders will again return to Oakland someday, if things don’t work out in Las Vegas—where their move does represent a bit of a gamble. In the meantime, as of 2019, not only will there be no “there” in Oakland, but there won’t be any Raiders there either. It makes me sad.
Sports Quiz Where were the Oakland A’s before they were in Oakland? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports standouts born on July 20 include Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy (1953) and star NBA guard Ray Allen (1975). Sportsquote “For people who know both New York and the Bay Area, it is a complement to say that Oakland is San Francisco’s Brooklyn. It’s a compliment both to Oakland and to Brooklyn.”—Mitch Kapor Sportsquiz Answer The Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland after the 1967 season. The franchise had been in Kansas City since 1955. From 1901-1954 they were the Philadelphia Athletics. State Representative Michael Moffett was a Professor of Sports Management for Plymouth State University and NHTI-Concord. He co-authored the criticallyacclaimed 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.
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brighter and feel larger. One of the most important tools you’ll need is a premium painter’s tape, like FrogTape brand painter’s tape, to protect walls and floors. Treated with PaintBlock Technology, FrogTape Multi-Surface and Delicate Surface painting tapes can be used on a variety of surfaces to deliver the sharpest paint lines possible for professional-looking results. Look for a New View While a fireplace is a great focal point in winter, consider rearranging furniture in summer to focus on a window or French doors instead, so you can enjoy the sunlit mornings or sunsets. This will give you a good reason to clean underneath everything, and offer you an opportunity to add a colorful rug. Greet Guests - A bold front door will give guests a warm greeting. Just as a sunny day can boost your mood, a burst of yellow or vibrant blue will make guests feel happy as they enter your home. A fresh paint job on a front door can also increase your home’s curb appeal and provide a protective barrier from the elements. The paint finish selection is important for the front door, no matter the color. While you can choose any finish, glossy paints are typically preferred for doors and trim, as they stand out, highlight architectural features, and hold up to nicks and scrapes better than other sheens. Make this pop by adding a color contrasting wreath. With a pinch of creativity and a dash of design inspiration, you can easily freshen up your home for summer.
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News From Live And Let Live Farm by Scott Philbrick Live and Let Live Farm
From one edge of an open stall door to the other, a small length of baling twine tied to a pallet was all that separated a mare from the beautiful, lush green pastures mere yards away. Trapped in the barn for over a year with wide open greenery so close, she had long since given up on ever grazing again in those beautiful plush pastures. Two other mares and a gelding were also held in the barn, suffering the same torment. Physically weak and broken in spirit, the four had given up. And a small length of baling twine was all it took-- close to death, they had given up. In the stalls was muck, built up close to 3 feet in some places, entangled with debris and garbage and wood and clumps of old rotting, moldy hay. It covered the walkways and
Super Nova arrives at Live and Let Live Farm Rescue in Chichester. stalls. Broken boards lay strewn about, despite the fact that the construction appeared to be relatively new. A shiny tractor and truck were parked nearby, ostensibly to keep passersby from being able to discern the horses’ plight. Some people did notice-they noted the condition
and obvious weight loss, occasionally making complaints to local authorities. Then... the horses were gone. Or so people thought. But a few weeks ago someone realized there were still horses in that barn, calling in additional complaints to the Deering Police. Efforts to free
Super Nova before her neglectful life. these four horses from their tormented existence were soon underway. On June 22 shortly after 9 am, Live and Let Live Farm
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Every day, I receive phone calls from people who say “I have never been on a bus tour, and I am not sure if it is for me” but they are calling because it is time to take the next step…to actually become one of “those” people. I know that there is a certain pre-conceived notion when it comes to traveling on a group tour – some people envision being dragged from one attraction to another in a herded mass, trapped on a bus with a bunch of grumpy “old people”. But it’s a new age and time to change the way you look at bus tours! WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GROUP TRAVEL? What are the benefits of taking that proverbial “first step” and getting on the bus? First, there is an ease of travel when joining
a group – you don’t need to worry about planning all the details - you make your reservation, pack your bags and are ready to go! Plus, we often get discounted rates which can be passed on to you. Add to that the benefits of traveling to new places with a knowledgeable guide; the ability to travel as a single but not be traveling alone; and the inherent safety in traveling with a professional tour director that can assist if things don’t go as planned or if there is a medical or other emergency. ALL TOURS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. It is a new age! I have learned that if 40 is the new 30, 70 is the new 50! Today’s seniors are more active, more adventurous, and are savvier when it comes to travel. There are a lot of differences between tour companies and it is important to choose the one that is right for you. COST VS. VALUE. Looking at the price isn’t always a clear picture of the cost of a trip – make sure you understand the difference between price, overall
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cost and value. How many meals are included? Are all of the activities included or will you be digging into your pocket every time you hop off the bus? Take a close look at what is included in the price of the tour - a lower price on the brochure doesn’t always mean lower cost to you. THE TURTLE OR THE HARE? Another thing to look at is the pace of the tour. Terrapin Tours is taking a “Stop and Smell the Roses” approach to travel - we prefer to see less, but experience more. How much free time will you have to explore on your own? Will you change hotels every night or travel at a more relaxed and leisurely pace? How many hours will you be on the bus each day? These are all important questions to ask. So hop on the bus ….you won’t regret it! Kelly Cooke is the Owner of Terrapin Tours, loves traveling and has almost 20 years experience in the travel industry. Learn more at TerrapinTours.com or by calling 603-348-7141.
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THE RON GOODGAME & DONNA CANNEY EDUCATION PROGRAM SERIES Tuesday, July 25, 7 - 8 p.m. Give Me Tomorrow. Lecture and book signing by author Patrick O’Donnell Note: This is a free
program and will take place in the Wolfeboro Town Hall’s Great Hall. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Tuesday, August 1, 7 - 8 p.m. The Life and Times of the Civil War Soldier. Lecture by Chris Benedetto
Tuesday, August 8, 7 - 8 p.m. The Women’s Land Army of America. Lecture by Linda Shenton Matchett Tuesday, August 15, 7 - 8 p.m. Boomtown, Portsmouth: The World War II Transformation of a Quiet New England Seaport. Lecture and book signing by author Rodney Watterson Tuesday, August 22, 7 - 8 p.m. Finding Phil: Lost in War and Silence. Lecture and book signing by author Paul Levy. Tuesday, August 29, 7 - 8 p.m. Miss Fortune’s Last Mission. Lecture and book signing by co-author John Hartley Torrison Tuesday, September 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Remembering Pearl Harbor. A screening of Tim Gray’s newest documentary film, narrated by Tom Selleck. Presented by the film maker, Tim Gray Note: This film is 84 minutes long and begins at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 7 - 8 p.m. The Holocaust: the Twisted Road to Auschwitz. Lecture by Tom White Tuesday, September 19, 7 - 8 p.m. John Winant: New Hampshire Man of the World. Lecture by Richard Hess. Note: This program is free, thanks to funding by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Tuesday, September 26, 7 - 8 p.m. The Zimmermann Telegram, 1917. Lecture by Professor Douglas Wheeler
Admission $8. per person; free for Wright Museum members. Reservations recommended, call 603569-1212 for more info. Doors open 1 hour before the program begins. www.wrightmuseum.org.
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Saturday, July 22nd 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Performed at Anderson Hall, 205 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, NH In a special performance for the Wright Museum, Lynn Roberts and Chuck Carson bring you back to the days when radio was king by recreating a NBC radio comedy show from the 1940s. Lynn impersonates Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, and Red Skelton. When you see Lynn on stage, it’s difficult to tell him from the real comedians. Chuck acts as the announcer and does the sound effects and the commercials. On the Air provides an evening of nostalgia for seniors and introduces younger people to a unique form of entertainment they’re bound to enjoy. $18 General Admission Purchase tickets at the Wright Museum 77 Center St., Wolfeboro or at https://bobhoperadioshow.eventbrite.com Co-sponsored by Linda Matchett, Phil Holberton and Anne Blodget, Pam McKinley, Carole Wright, Paul O’Brien and Sugar Hill Retirement Community
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health, Solstice was assessed at 1 by Deerfield Veterinary Clinic, (who often works with LLLF with equine care and services). For reference, anything less than 1 in body weight is dead. Muck was embedded so deeply and so densely into his coat/hide that grooming could not even begin, as his skin would pull off with his matted clumps of hair. Paradis’ granddaughter Tianna spent two entire days softening up the surface of his coat carefully sponging him with a warm water-
antiseptic mix, leading up to warm bathing. Super Nova, a chestnut mare, estimated age of 20 years, also scored a 1 in the body condition index, teetering on the verge of death. She has either had a fracture at some point in her past, or perhaps bone chips on her front left leg, which has apparently caused a deformation. More information will
be available as x-rays and other diagnostics can be obtained. Super Nova has a heart murmur which may or may not be related to the starvation. She also has a large abdominal distention that the vet believes to be a hernia, possibly sustained during the birthing process of her foal, the next horse, Equinox. Equinox is a mare estimated to be 6-7 years of age, reported to have been born on the farm from which they were rescued, but never trained, even in the most basic manner beyond initial human handling. She scored a little better on the veterinarian’s
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Matt Brown Sandwich Home Industries, the first gallery of the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen, has confirmed the participation of more than 30 artisans from throughout the state to join in an all day celebration of arts and crafts on the Town Green on Thursday, August 10, 2017. The work of this year’s group of talented artisans reflects the natural beauty of New Hampshire surroundings in every media possible. From fiber to fine arts, and from wood turning to silver casting, their work combines observation of nature and their interpretation of it into objects for home and office. Sharon Dunigan’s beautiful stoneware pottery is created for every day use. Sharon’s artistry combines function with a stunning appreciation for New Hampshire’s abundance. Her popular blueberry embellished plates, vases, and mugs, will be on sale again this year at Artisans on the Green. When asked why she chooses to show her work in Sandwich, Sharon explained, “I decided years ago that I would show my work in lovely places. The village of Sandwich is one
Sharon Dunigan pottery. of the most delightful.� Matt Brown, is a wellknown printmaker and NH League of Craftsmen artisan represented at Sandwich Home Industries. Working first in larger scale wood projects as a carpenter, cabinet-maker, and builder, Matt’s skills and interests evolved to making carved wooden blocks as the basis for his subtly colored prints. His beautifully developed works of New Hampshire birds, mountains, and lakes are shown in the Center Sandwich gallery throughout the season. There are many more examples of objects inspired by New Hampshire’s natural world and produced in multiple kinds of mixed media available at Artisans on the Green. Held during Sandwich Old Home Week celebrations, select New Hampshire artists and craftspeople gather on the Sandwich Town Green on Thursday, August 10, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. to demonstrate, describe, and sell their quality arts and crafts. The public is welcome to talk with the artists, watch them work, and purchase objects. Or-
ganized by Sandwich Home Industries each summer for many years, this event is a terrific way to celebrate the Home Industries mission and their commitment to community crafts education. The free daylong event occurs in rain or shine. Parking is plentiful and lunch is available from the Sandwich Women’s Club with proceeds supporting their annual education scholarship. Meredith Village Savings Bank is once again the official sponsor of this event. A founding member of the League of NH Craftsmen, Sandwich Home Industries continues to support craftspeople from all regions of New Hampshire and to educate children and adults through its programs. It is open daily from May through October 15. For a list of craft courses still available during Summer 2017, see: http:// centersandwich.nhcrafts. org/classes-demos/. For more information about Artisans on the Green contact: sandwichcraftgallery@gmail.com or call 603-284-6831.
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On Friday, July 28 at 7:30pm the Great Waters Music Festival will present “The Ossipee Mountain Boys” at the Great Hall upstairs at the Wolfeboro Town Hall. Original members Jeff Nelson-guitar, vocals, Dave Walker-bass, harmonica, vocals and Paul Luff- banjo, guitar and vocals are joined by seacoast recording artist Tom Yoder on fiddle and mandolin. They are favorites at the Sandwich Fair as well as pubs and taverns all around the Lakes Region. They continue to use bluegrassy arrangements of fun and popular songs from yesterday and today in a folk, rock, swing grass put your handstogetherforthisone style. Jeff Nelson plays guitar and vocals for the Ossipee Mountain Boys. Born and raised in the Lakes Region, he was a co-founder of the group. He is a building contractor in the Lakes Region, building custom homes for over 30 years. Paul Luff has been a professional musician in New England since 1979. A self taught multi-instrumen-
talist, Paul has played with many NH Artists and Lakes Region favorites such as Annie & the Orphans, The Lost & Found, Phil ‘n The Blanks and of course the Ossipee Mtn Boys! Paul has enjoyed opening for Jimmy Buffet, The Guess Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Travis Tritt and Big and Rich, to name a few. Dave Walker born and raised in Puerto Rico, picked up the guitar and harmonica at the age of 13. He started his music career in St. Thomas, USVI in 1976, playing saxophone and harmonica with a local band. After moving to New Hampshire, Dave became a founding member of the Ossipee Mountain Boys, on bass, harmonica and vocals. Over the years he has played with popular local bands including Unbroken Chain and the Crunchy Western Boys. He also has had the privilege of playing three tours in Ireland. Tom Yoder is a musician whose style is rooted in bluegrass and contemporary folk music. Add a little rock edge, a touch of blues, sweeten with some country swing and you
have a recipe for Tom’s unique rootsy sound. As a mandolin and fiddle player for the Don Campbell Band he enjoyed the opportunity to perform at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as winners of a national talent contest where he stole the show for his electrifying live performance. Tickets for the performance are general admission - $20. It is sponsored by Fidelity Investments, the Laconia Daily Sun and Financial Focus. The Great Waters Music Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing outstanding musical performances to people living in and visiting the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Thanks to all who have contributed to this organization, it is able to provide high quality musical performances at reasonable prices. Information and tickets for all performances are available at the office at 54 North Main St. in Wolfeboro, by calling 603-569-7710, or online at www.greatwaters.org.
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On Saturday, July 22, The Art Place will be hosting the opening of a gallery show of new original paintings by artist Charlene Lehto. Charlene will be here to visit with old friends and meet new people during a reception from 4 - 7 p.m. Raised in coastal New England, the beaches and fishing villages from Cape Cod to Down East Maine were the first sub-
jects for her oils and watercolors. She later adopted the mountains and lakes of New Hampshire and Vermont as themes for paintings. The show entitled “New England Light and Shadows” is best described by the artist: “I enjoy the sparkle and interplay of light and shadow as the sun moves across a landscape. From the shimmer of its first rays on a
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prepared 600hp Subaru WRX STi rally car, didn’t just beat the record, he crushed it. The new time to beat is now 5 minutes 44.72 seconds, again begging the question, “Can they go any faster?” The next opportunity to answer that will be at the 2020 Mt. Washington Hillclimb on July 10-12, 2020. While the spotlight was aimed squarely at Pastrana and his amazing drive, this year’s Climb To The Clouds was a landmark event in every respect. On hand were over 1,500 spectators and volunteers, See Related Article on Pages 39 cheering on a field of 80 drivers, competing in 10 race classes. Congratulations to everyone who tackled the Auto Road at speed, as they are now fraternal members of a select group of racers that have braved the unique conditions of Mt. Washington. One record that may have been overlooked in the wake of Pastrana’s his-
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The #199 Subaru WRX STi hammers through the Cragway Photos courtesy mt washington auto road turn. toric run was the fact that his Subaru teammate, David Higgins, posted the fastest speed ever on the Auto Road—116 mph. He and Pastrana were neck and neck throughout practice, and it was anyone’s guess who would take the victory, and possibly a new record. Higgins pushed it to the limit during the morning run, but crashed at the famous Cragway Spring turn and was unable to compete in the afternoon session. Being the gentleman that he is, he was quick to congratulate Pastrana on his accomplishment.
“It was going really well up until it went really bad,” explained Higgins. “It’s one of those events that you put so much work into one small run, so the disappointment is massive. If you are going fast enough to win the event you are going fast enough to crash. But there is no better person to lose my record to than Travis. I’m really happy for him and the job the team has done.” Mark your calendar for July 10-12, 2020 and join us for the next chapter in the history of Climb To The Clouds.
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Climb To The Clouds Race History Used by permission of Mt Washington Auto Road Billed as one of the oldest motorsports events in the United States, the Climb to the Clouds was first run in 1904, seven years be fore the first 500-mile race at the Brickyard in Indianapolis, and 12 years prior to the inaugural Pikes Peak Hillclimb in Colorado. Run sporadically throughout the years, many famous race car drivers and automobile manufacturers have competed in the event during its colorful history. Originally referred to as the Mt. WashÂington Carriage Road due to the horsedrawn wagons that traversed the road to the summit of Mt. Washington in the late 1800s, auto manufacturers believed that the Carriage Road would be the perfect proving ground to demonstrate the ability of their new “horseless carriages.â€? Promoted as “the greatest contest of motor vehicles ever held,â€? the inaugural Climb to the Clouds includÂed, among others, a Rambler, Mercedes, Oldsmobile, Stanley Steamer, Pierce and a highpriced Daimler. In 1904, the first year of the hillclimb, F.O. Stanley from Newton, Massachusetts, co-creÂator of the famous Stanley Steamer, drove his 6-horsepower, 800-pound steam-powered car to the summit of Mt. Washington, only to be beaten by Harry Harkness from New York. Driving a 40-horsepower Mercedes that weighed 2,200 pounds, Harkness posted a winning time in 1904 of 24 minutes, 37 and 3/5 seconds. Since that first year of competition, many wellknown drivers have competed and won the Climb to the Clouds such as “Can nonballâ€? Baker in 1928 and 1932, and the legendary Carroll Shelby in 1956. In 1961, Bill Rutan from ConnectiÂc ut drove his Porsche-powered Volkswagen to another new record time of 9 minutes and 13.0 seconds, which would stand for 29 years— until the return of the race
Competitors at the 2017 Climb To The Clouds fill the parking lot at the summit of Mt. Washington. courtesy Photo mt washington auto road in 1990 when Tim O’Neil, a rally driver from FranÂconia, New Hampshire drove his 300-plus horsepower, allwheel-drive Volkswagen Rally Golf to the summit in a time of 7 minÂutes and 45 seconds. Following the return of the Climb to the Clouds in 1990 after the 29-year hiatus, the event was run annually as part of the Mt. Washington Auto Road’s summer event schedule until 2001. During that time, severÂal new records were shared between 7-time Sports Car Club of America National Rally Champion Paul Choiniere from Shelburne, Vermont and multi-time Canadian Rally Champion Frank Sprongl from Mississauga, Ontario. In the 1998 event, Sprongl set a reÂcord of 6 minutes and 41.99 seconds driving his 500-plus horsepower, all-wheel-drive Audi Quattro S2. In 2010, Sprongl’s decade-long record was bested by over 20 seconds in an officialÂly-timed private test session by Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana as part of The Red Bull Speed Chasers event. The test session was conducted by Vermont Sports Car along with Mt. Washington Auto Road officials to evaluate road and safety needs in a race-like setting ahead of the 2011 Climb to the Clouds. In 2011 Vermont Sports-
Car brought back this legendary race in grand style as part of the Auto Road’s 150th anniversary cele bration. David Higgins, driving a Vermont Sports-
Car prepped Subaru WRX STi shattered the old record with a stunning run to the summit taking just 6 minutes, 11.54 seconds—all the more impressive given
that the last half-mile of the track was obscured with varying degrees of fog. The 2014 Climb to the Clouds welcomed Subaru as the title sponsor, and was orÂg anized and promoted through a unique partnership between the Mt. Washington Auto Road and the Sports Car Club of New Hampshire. The event boasted the largest field of competitors—nearly 80 drivers in eight different classes—as well as the largest number of spectators to ever attend the Climb to the Clouds. In the end, David Higgins along with his codriver, Craig Drew posted a new record with a time of 6 minutes, 9.09 seconds. The record was broken this year by Travis Pastrana drivinga 600hp Subaru WRX STi rally car. The new time to beat is now 5 minutes 44.72 seconds.
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and ports in Kenya and Ethiopia. There’s also a spate of small commercial enterprises. In 2015 when Yemen fell into civil war, Chinese navy ships evacuated Chinese citizens who were marooned in Aden and brought them to safety in Djibouti. China maintains a close commercial partnership with both Angola and Sudan. It’s largely about oil exports to fuel China’s economy.The new Djibouti base is near the southern reaches of the Red Sea guarding the sea route from Port Sudan. China is Africa’s largest trading partner with over $160 billion in commerce. Beijing’s growing footprint on the African continent comes in parallel to China’s widening commitment to UN Peacekeeping operations. While the PRC’s attitude towards peacekeeping was once ambivalent, in the past decade, China has become a significant financial donor and troop contributor to the UN’s far-flung peacekeeping operations. Currently China has over 2,500 forces in the field in South Sudan and Mali among others. Most of the troops are engineering units. China is now the largest Peacekeeping contributor of the UN Security Council’s powerful five perma-
nent members, Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. The state run China Daily newspaper stresses the logistical role of the new Djibouti base but adds tellingly the facility shall support the “expanding naval presence in the world that is for the pur-pose of safeguarding its expanded overseas interests and world peace.” In other words provide logistical backup for Beijing’s expanding military mission in the Indian Ocean. China’s ambitious Maritime Silk Route is developing in parallel with her military’s growing capacity for force projection. Djibouti is one of those pieces that fits into the larger puzzle of the PRC’s geo-strategic chess game. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China.
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by “CSI”-style TV shows exacerbates the problem when juries place undue weight on indeterminate DNA evidence of little to no probative value. Just last week, North Carolina’s Mark Carver, who was convicted of murdering a college student based on dubious touch DNA that was likely the result of investigators’ contamination, won a new court date for a hearing that may set him free. Costly errors and gross misconduct will continue as long as politicized prosecutors operate with a “win at all costs” agenda and stubbornly refuse to admit their failures. Dark history seems to repeating itself at the Oklahoma City Police Department, home of the late forensic faker Joyce Gilchrist. Known as “Black Magic,” Gilchrist conjured mountains of phony DNA evidence out of whole cloth in collaboration with an out-of-control district attorney over two ruinous decades. Gilchrist, whose tainted testimony sent 11 inmates to their deaths, passed away two years ago unpunished and unrepentant. Now, nearly a quartercentury after Gilchrist’s misconduct was first exposed, Oklahoma City has been rocked by secret hearings held two weeks ago in the case of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw. He was convicted in 2015 on multiple sexual assaults after being railroaded by incompetent and biased police detectives and a DA’s office more concerned about appeasing the social justice mob than seeking the truth. My investigation of Holtzclaw’s case helped publicize the flawed, sloppy testimony by OCPD crime lab analyst Elaine Taylor and assistant district attorney Gayland Gieger, who misled jurors with false assertions about trace skin cell DNA tied to one accuser found on Holtzclaw’s pants -the only indirect forensic evidence in the case. One of the key attendees at the
secret hearings last month was Taylor’s OCPD crime lab supervisor, Campbell Ruddock. Taylor and Gieger failed to fully inform the jury of unknown male DNA found on Holtzclaw’s pants, as well as DNA mixtures from multiple unknown female and male contributors, which clearly supported the hypothesis of innocent, nonsexual DNA indirect transfer. But Gieger baselessly claimed the DNA came from vaginal fluid (when Taylor conducted no such confirmatory tests for body fluids nor used an alternate light source). Gieger recklessly yoked the phony DNA “smoking gun” in one accuser’s case to all of the accusers’ allegations. At least two jurors publicly stated after trial that the shoddy DNA evidence persuaded them of Holtzclaw’s collective guilt. Secrecy about the crime lab crisis is a toxic recipe for more wrongful convictions. The solution lies in greater transparency, external scrutiny, stiffer criminal penalties and real financial consequences for forensic fraudsters and fakers. It’s time to incentivize more whistleblowers, instead of more destructive witch hunts. Michelle Malkin is host of “Michelle Malkin Investigates” on CRTV.com. Her email address is writemalkin@gmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators. com.
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year old. An economist argued that the U.S., the “leader of the free world,” should lead the fight against Communism. That made sense. The U.S. was and is the world’s wealthiest and most powerful country. But no president is “leader of the free world.” Does President Trump lead Japan? Iceland? Does he lead you? He’s not my leader. The president leads one of three branches of government. He’s commander in chief of the armed services. He’s not “leader of the free world.” The media obsess about Trump’s speeches, tweets and narcissistic behavior as if he were king of the world. But even the president is just one man in a very large bureaucracy. There are legitimate reasons to worry about what Trump might do. I worry that he’ll start a trade war. Or a shooting war. There’s plenty to worry about. So why make things up? If you worry that Trump will destroy your way of life, the smartest thing to do is to decrease the power of all presidents: Shrink the executive branch back to the humble role it had when the founders wrote the Constitution. Make sure Congress passes declarations of war before the U.S. goes to war. Don’t let any president rule through executive orders. Make sure Congress passes laws instead of letting federal agencies write rules. A president’s job is to execute laws. The fewer and simpler those laws, the easier it will be to prevent crazy things from happening. John Stossel is author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails — But Individuals Succeed.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.
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Lake Winnipesaukee during the summer which was owned by druggist and newsdealer, George A. Collins from Lakeport. Passengers could ride along for 50 cents, A new boat was to be available for passengers on Lake Winnisquam during that summer of 1906 with the introduction of the gasoline fueled “ Uncle Fred “, a thirty foot long vessel with an eight foot
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believe in genuine revivals, in an unmutilated Bible, and in the old-fashioned Gospel, is most earnestly invoked.� And it should be noted that the annual mid-summer outing of the New England Fat Men’s Club was held at the Weirs on Friday, July 27th with a banquet at Hotel Weirs, a trip around the Lake on the Gov. Endicott, and some athletic events, An attendance of about two hundred was expected for the event. The news from West Centre Harbor included the names of some patriotic residents who had bought new flags, and large ones at that. George Jenness had one measuring five by ten, but Walter Burrell’s was seven by fourteen; moreover , those owned by John Driscoll and George McCrillis were even larger in size. Not all of the news in the summer of ’06 in central New Hampshire was good news. Farmer Alexander Mc Allister of Webster had
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pastured a herd of cattle on Kearsarge Mountain, but sometime after a terrific thunderstorm had passed over the mountain a fisherman found eleven of Webster’s cattle dead, the apparent victims of a lightning strike. Sadly, four people drowned in New Hampshire waters in the period of a week, including one in Lake Opeeche and one in Squam Lake. Thirty people lost their lives by drowning throughout New England in the first ten days of the month. As in these days there were fishing expeditions to the wilds of northern New Hampshire. The Laconia Press Association injected some humor into its account of one such adventure involving Drygoodsman Jamie Dinsmoor, Druggist George Quimby, Editor Monty Weeks, and a Mr. Reuben Hoyt from Belmont. In preparation for their trip during the previous winter they had accumulated a large outfit, and by their account, the natives around Colebrook and West Stewartstown â€œâ€Śmistook the outfit for the Walter Wellman expedition in search of the north pole.â€? They paddled ten miles up the Dead Diamond stream where they camped for a few days before returning to “ Millsfield pond stream.â€? The fish weren’t biting well but the mosquitoes, black flies, and midges were. Dinsmoor was given the job of cook, but the team reported that no one suffered serious injury because Quimby had brought an ample supply of drugs and opiates, and they caught enough fish to feed themselves even though the fishing wasn’t great. Reporting on events outside of the area ‘The Laconia Democratâ€? revealed that a group of farmers from a town in Maryland had agreed to donate all of the eggs their hens laid on Sundays to a local church. The “ Boston Globeâ€? was wondering if this made the hens “ lay members â€? of the Church. So there you have a sample of some of the news from a summer 111 years in the past.
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