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A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 25, NO. 30

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Still Lots Of Summer Fun To Be Had The sun might be setting just a little bit earlier each evening but there is still a lot of great summer fun and ad- S U M M E v e n t u r e in New HamRpsFhiUreN! to be had in New Hamp- I NSIDE: FUN Places to Go shire. ... & FUN Things to Do! This w e e k o u r special Summer Fun pullout section will give you a lot of great ideas on where to find the best places to have that fun. From golfing to boating to great entertainment and fairs this 12-page pull-out will lead you down the road often taken towards area businesses and attractions who are here to help you enjoy your summer to its fullest. Our advertisers provide the best in recreation and relaxation. So grab your copy, pull out the Summer Fun section and get out there and have some. THE WEIRS

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This painting by Wolfeboro artist Colonial Hotel. Peter Ferber shows The launch featured Center Harbor displayed at the in the foreground c. 1915, showing Boat the old has an interesting in that it is all original,Show. The boat dates from history, 1904, the engine and has never been life jackets and from 1915. It is and will be restored, seat cushions, is extremely rare over 100 years old, just maintained. Everything you was sold as a kit–fitted see, and has always at the factory in to the customer been with this boat. even the Baldwinsville, on The hull property’s caretaker.Long Lake in Maine. It was NY, then crated and shipped by reassembled and rail and canal While in the process him off to battle. finished in a boathouse of installing the Disabled in combat, by the for 90 years. Dusted he was never able “new” engine in 1915, World War I sent to complete the off and oiled her on a regular basis. The other up, the new owners were able to installation, and the boat sat prominent boat one built with oak get her running, is a across the harbor. decking. Behind that is a fantail 1913 Goodhue and Hawkins and now use Laker–the only launch The steamer Cyclone has made a stop transporting visitors and their luggage in front of the hotel.

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Our outdoor columnist Amy Patenaude went on a great Summer Fun trip recently. “If you’re on your way to Cannon Mountain or New England Ski Museum don’t just drive by the Basin in Franconia Notch State Park. The swirling waters of the Pemigewasset River eroded the granite and formed this giant bowl. There is a nice path to view the Basin and the cascades. Pemigewasset means “swift or rapid current” in the Abenaki language.”

Flume Gorge And The Basin Franconia Notch State Park by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Columnist

Cannon’s cliff is still missing the Old Man but you can pretend to see him if you peer up past the silhouette-gizmos at the memorial on the shore of Profile Lake. Campfire smoke lingered in the air as we drove past Lafayette Place Campground and already cars were parking on the shoulder of the parkway to access the hiking trails up to the Franconia Ridge. I see the sign. “Stop, take the exit!” I startled

Charlie with my plea. “Let’s go to The Basin first.” I quickly explained. Charlie managed to slow down and maneuvered the car off the parkway and down the pull-off for the Basin. Here there is a good size parking lot and since it was early we had our choice of parking spaces. There is also a pulloff for The Basin on the northbound side with a pedestrian tunnel under See patenaude on 32

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decided to make an early morning visit to the Flume Gorge to enjoy its cool cascading waters. We drove south through Franconia Notch passing by sparkling Echo Lake and its beach was empty since it was still early morning. I spied for grazing bears on Cannon’s ski slopes but I didn’t see any this time. We saw Cannon’s Tramway cars getting ready for the day—one going up and the other headed down.

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Broadway to Texas swing and from jazz to twangy country and western. Your sides will ache by the end of this musical, country western, comedy! www.barnstormerstheatre.org or 3238500

Through July 31st “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”

Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. The Peterborough Players presents Christopher Durang’s deliriously funny play. Tickets can be purchased at www.peterboroughplayers.org or at 924-7585

Through August 14th 76th Annual LR Art Association’s Members Show & Sale

VynnArt Gallery, 30 Main Street, Meredith. Open daily from 10am-6pm (Sunday, August 14th 10am-4pm). Artwork on display and for sale by local professional and amateur artists. www.lraanh.org

Thursday 28th In the parking lot between Main and Pleasant Streets in the center of downtown Laconia. 3pm-6pm. Vendors will offer the best and freshest products from local independent farms and orchards. 528-8541

2 Good 2 Be True

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Local favorite Paul Warnick on stage with $2 drafts and 2-for-1 apps and ‘tinis after 8pm! 2930841

Wolfeboro Farmers Market

Clark Park, 233 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 12:304:30pm. Rain or shine. www. wolfeboroareafarmersmarket.com

Jazz at Sunset – Live Music

Castle in the Clouds, Carriage House Terrace, Moultonborough. In addition to the great music and incredible sunsets, there will be food from the award-winning Carriage House Restaurant available. Tickets sell out quickly and are by registration only. To reserve please call 476-5900. www.castleintheclouds.org

The Pierce Brigade Hosts the 39th Army Band – Concert on the Lawn

Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord. 7pm. Free and open to the public. Weather permitting. There is no rain date. www.piercemanse.org

Robert Ames Live Jazz

Schuster’s Tavern at the Gunstock Inn, Gilford. 7pm-10pm. 293-2021 or www.gunstockinn.com

Poets in the Attic Open Air Reading

Durgin Stables Courtyard, in front of The Country Bookseller, Wolfeboro. 7pm. If bad weather threatens, the event will take place at the Community Center on Lehner Street, Wolfeboro. 539-4472

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Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Prepare your friends for some serious fun as YOU pick the music and join in the show! 293-0841

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

Dave Tonkin Trio – Live Jazz

Patio Garden Restaurant, end of Weirs Beach Boardwalk, across footbridge from Lakeside Ave, Weirs Beach. 7-10pm. Full bar and menu available.

Great Waters Music at The Nick!

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The Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. Wagner’s Ring Cycle is spun as a witty Texas fable with five actors playing more than 30 outrageous characters at breakneck speed. Songs run the gamut from

The Nick Park, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Featuring four local groups and artists. Reserve tickets for only $15pp. www. greatwaters.org or 569-7710

The Musical of Musicals – The Musical!

The Little Church Theater, Holderness. 7:30pm. One simple story becomes five hilarious musicals. $25pp/general admission. 968-2250

19th Annual Public Benefit Auction

Gilford United Methodist Church, Route 11A, Gilford. Silent auction begins at 5:30pm, live auction at 6:30pm. Hundreds of items; antique furniture, home furniture, certificates to restaurants, lodging and NH attractions throughout the Lakes Region and beyond, local crafts, small appliances, rugs, garden supplies, tickets to concerts and much more! Debit/Credit cards accepted. 5243289

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rides, plants, books and more! Auction at 1pm, chicken BBQ at 5:30pm. Free and open to the public. 744-5883 or www.hebronchurchfair.org

NH Veterans Auxiliary Yard Sale

New Hampshire Veterans Headquarters, Lakeside Ave, Weirs Beach. Perfect for yard sale enthusiasts! Directly across from where the MS Mount Washington docks.

43rd Annual Winnipesaukee Boat Show

Wolfeboro Town Docks, Wolfeboro. 9am-2pm. Presented by the New England Chapter-ACBS. www. necacbs.org

The Musical of Musicals – The Musical!

The Little Church Theater, Holderness. 7:30pm. One simple story becomes five hilarious musicals. $25pp/general admission. 968-2250

30th Annual Greek Summer Festival

Taxiarchai Greek Orthodox Church, corner of North Main and Oak Streets, Laconia. Rain or shine. 10am pastry sale, 11:30am dinner sale. Authentic Greek cuisine, homemade Greek pastries, dance to live Greek music, specialty imports & dry goods. Raffle tickets will be sold. Free admission. 524-9415

Mother/Daughter Sewing Class – 4 Week Class

Meredith Library, Main Street, Meredith. 10am-Noon. Special fourweek class for any responsible adult & child pairing. Special projects include pillow cases and snap bags. You must provide your own sewing machine in good-working order and your own fabric & sewing notions. Please call the front desk for a list of needed materials. 279-4303

Lakes Region Planning Commission’s Hazardous Waste Collection Day – Multiple Locations

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Remember to dispose of your current household hazardous waste products by properly bringing them in on collection day at the following locations from 8:30am-noon. Belmont Fire Station, Franklin Public Works Garage, Gilford Public Works Department and Meredith Public Works Department. 279-8171

17th Annual Chocolate Fest at Waterville Valley

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Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551 Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www.casinoballroom. com 929-4100

Waterville Valley Resort. This event is perfect for those with a sweet tooth, as it celebrates everything chocolate! Local restaurants will be offering an assortment of sweet treats from 6-8:30pm. Guests can purchase delicacies by the piece in Town Square. www.visitwatervillevalley. com

Lakes Region Rotary Car Show

Faro Italian Grille, Weirs Beach. 10am2pm. Registration starts at 8am. www. lakesregionrotary.org

Craig Jaster Trio – Live Jazz

Patio Garden Restaurant, end of Weirs Beach Boardwalk, across footbridge from Lakeside Ave, Weirs Beach. 7-10pm. Full bar and menu available.

Hebron Fair

Hebron Common, Hebron. Great family fun! Rain or shine. Crafts, rummage, white elephant, food, games, pony

Bow Lake Grange Hall, 569 Province Road, Strafford. 7:30am-10:30am. Pancakes, plain or with locally grown blueberries, maple syrup, sausage, fruit salad and beverage. $6pp. 6649507

Saturday Sessions – Acoustic Rock

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Acoustic Rock! Rotating styles each week. 293-0841

Zechariah Boodey House Site Celebration Day

Corners of Berry and Stockbridge Corner Roads, New Durham. Ongoing activities will begin at 10 am and go till 2pm. Visitors will have an opportunity to interact with skilled artisans and craftsmen whom will be demonstrating various talents and sharing their knowledge. There will be displays, children’s activities,

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“Brother Versus Brother In The Civil War” On Wednesday, August 3rd at 7pm, The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum is hosting a presentation, “Brother vs Brother in the Civil War” In the American Civil War, 1861-5, the figurative expression “brother vs. brother” was used to indicate that Americans were killing each other, but there were literal examples of brothers who fought on opposite sides of the same battle and fathers who fought their sons. Even President Abraham Lincoln endured this struggle, for several of his relatives fought for the South. Listen to eight or ten heart-wrenching examples from storyteller David Decker, who has delivered over 50 lectures on the Civil War across New England. This event is free for Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society members, for non members there is a $5 fee with all proceeds going to benefit the Historical Society’s ongoing renovations. They are located on Route 3 in Weirs Beach, next to Funspot. Please RSVP to 366-5950.

Hearts & Hands Thrift Shop Opening The new Heart and Hands Thrift Shop, located at 8 Maple Street in Meredith, invites all to a Grand Opening on Thursday, August 4 from 10am-4pm. The Shop is a collaborative effort to fill A needed resource by the leadership and congregations of three Meredith Churches - the First Congregational Church, St. Charles Barromeo Catholic Church, and Trinity Episcopal Church. The shop will be open weekly on Thursday-Saturday from 10am-4pm. To fill the shop initially, donated items will be accepted on July 25, 27, and 29 from 10am-1pm. After that time, donations will be accepted in the store, during store hours. There is no drop off space at this time. The shop is looking for gently used items such as clothing, footwear, accessories, crafts, household goods, bedding, linens, furniture, lamps, games, and books that are clean and in good working order. The following will not be accepted: electronics, air conditioners, televisions, microwaves, large appliances, cribs, car seats, exercise equipment, used pet items, humidifiers, vacuum cleaners, or mattresses. Proceeds will directly benefit other community non-profit organizations which need assistance, and it will be run by community volunteers. The Heart and Hands Thrift Shop is in need of more volunteers to assist in the store, and/or help receive and sort goods. If interested, please stop in.

United Methodist Church Annual Auction Everyone is invited to the First United Methodist Church of Gilford on Wednesday, August 3rd for their 19th Annual Auction. Starting at 5:30PM the silent auction and flea market will begin, as well as an opportunity to view the items being sold at the live auction. One of the main items being auctioned this year is a 2005 Honda Shadow Spirit motorcycle, donated by Charlotte Cooper of Tilton. There will be a minimum bid of $2,000 for this item, so come prepared to bid. Items include certificates for golfing, restaurants, performances, automotive care, Gunstock Adventure Park, Polar Caves, Boston’s Freedom Trail Foundation and the Sports Museum, Mt. Washington Auto Road, Bretton Woods, SEE Science center, museums and more attractions. There are several memberships to local gyms, chiropractic care, and flowers! Also there are overnight stays at Fireside Inn & Suites and Mills Falls. When the live auction begins at 6:30, auctioneer Jerry Love will be taking bids on some great furniture, a Newport vacation, the motorcycle, sporting goods and more. A light supper will be available This is an important fundraiser that benefits the church missions and outreach. Credit and Debit cards are accepted. Please come and plan to do some bidding with us at the First United Methodist Church, 18 Wesley Way (off Rt. 11A) near the Rt. 3 bypass in Gilford. For more information call the church office 524-3289.

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The 76th annual show of the LRAA is ongoing and for the 3rd year, you will find some spectacular artworks at Vynnart on Main Street in Meredith. The show features approximately 54 artists and 94 works of art in various mediums. As this show is a bit of a hybrid, all participating members may exhibit two pieces. This would be considered an invitational show. Then, a jury arrives to select first through third place in the

categories of oil, acrylic, drawing, pastel, watercolor, printmaking, photography, mixed media and sculpture. The result is a juried show within an invitational show. This year’s jury included a college art professor, a gallery owner and a local mayor /art enthusiast. The diversity of the jurors presents an opportunity to have responses to work from a variety of backgrounds. I have long been an advocate of collecting art and will assure you that there is a price range here for

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Supporting Edelblut To The Editor: There is a substantial difference in the voting records of two of the Republican candidates for governor. Chris Sununu votes with Democrats, contrary to the Republican platform. Frank Edelblut votes in agreement with the Republican platform. Chris Sununu is in his third term on the fivemember Governor’s Council. Two months ago Chris Sununu attended a meeting of the Republican Committee of Strafford County. When asked do you support the Republican Party platform, he said, “Absolutely�. In 2016 he voted with the Democrats. In January of 2016 Chris Sununu cast his vote to confirm Jeffrey Meyers as the Commissioner of DHHS (the Department of Health and Human Services), an agency responsible for 40% of the state budget. DHHS is the agency that brought forward a retroactive Planned Parenthood contract. The vote of Chris Sununu, along with the two Democrats on the Council, requires New Hampshire citizens to fund Planned Parenthood, the New Hampshire branch of the national agency that has been exposed for its practice of harvesting and selling unborn baby parts. The other two Republican members of the Governor’s Council, Joseph Kenney and David Wheeler voted against the appointment of Meyers. As a trained CPA, Frank

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Edelblut reviewed the financial filings of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England for the year 2014 and discovered that organization had spent $224,000 on lobbying. That means that New Hampshire taxpayers have had their money used to support the lobbying of Planned Parenthood. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the objectives and policies of Planned Parenthood, it is wrong that New Hampshire residents are forced to support the lobbying of an organization whose policies they disagree with. Following that vote in February of 2016, Chris Sununu cast his vote, again along with the Democrat members of the Council in a 3 to 2 decision, to confirm Helen Honorow to the State Board of Education. Ms Honorow worked to force Common Core into our public schools. Also within 60-days of her confirmation, Ms Honorow was the deciding vote to kill a STEM Charter School in Windham. Joseph Kenney and David Wheeler voted against confirmation. The State Republican platform states “we support expanded education choices, including but not limited to education tax credits, charter schools and home schooling. We believe in local educational control, beginning with parents, teachers and principals�. The Sununu’s vote to confirm Ms Honored goes completely against the

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

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Help Yourself To The Editor: I feel the need to comment on Mr. Ewing’s letter titled “Supporting Policeâ€? (7/14/16). He stated that â€œâ€Śin other riots, the only thing that stands between civilization and anarchy‌ is that thin blue line of Policeâ€?. First, I support the honest and earnest officers who go to work and do their jobs honorably. The Dallas police who, not realizing that they were under attack, initially tried to move the BLM protesters to safety, are a perfect example. Officers who abuse their badges do not have my support, nor do people in other professions (e.g., clergy, doctors, youth leaders, presidents) who take advantage of the less powerful. Second, I point to the LA riots, where ordinary citizens took up their arms to protect themselves and their stores when the police were not able to be there. I’m sure that, were those people not armed, that the outcome in their neighborhood would not have been very good. There were some similar examples in Ferguson. Last, we often refer to emergency service providers as “first respondersâ€?. In reality, you are your own first responder. You can call for help and, in the overwhelming majority of cases, people will come to help you as See mail boat on 26

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Brendan has been busy with his campaign since he won the nomination for governor by the Flatlander Party and has yet to submit a column for this week. While nosing around his desk we came across a journal he has been keeping. It was marked “private� and we called him to ask if maybe we could print a few excerpts. He didn’t answer his cell phone, so we went ahead and took the liberty of printing them anyway. Hey, we had to fill this page. Hope you enjoy. July 4th, 2016 Happy Independence Day! It’s also the day before the Flatlander convention and I admit I’m a bit nervous. Even though I am not officially the nominee, I decided that I would still march in the Wolfeboro Parade today. I haven’t been invited, but I will do as I always do and jump in at some point holding a sign to vote for me until an official asks me to leave. It’s always my hope that I will get a little media coverage as the interaction between myself and officials may cause a small disruption. Every bit of press helps. Parade was a failure. No one cared about me. If I knew I would end up walking the entire route, I would have worn my sneakers. July 5th, 2016 Well, today is the day I find out if the party wants me as their candidate. I don’t have much time to write this morning as there are still a few delegates that

July 6th, 2016 It’s over. I did it. I’m the nominee again. I am full of mixed emotions. One part of me is excited, another is nervous and still another is thinking about how to spend that hundred grand a year I would get as a salary for being governor. That would be pretty sweet. Still, I have a long way to get there, a lot of ridiculous promises to make, sweaty hands to shake and lots of eyes to stare into with deep caring while talking about a lot of things I don’t really care about. I just need to focus on the prize and imagine, among other things, a new 88-inch HD Smart TV with a state of the art home theater system to back it up. Feet still hurt, but feeling a bit better. July 9th, 2016 Took a few days off to regroup think about my campaign plans and soak my feet. Went to a bean hole bean luncheon today to mingle a bit. There were a few supporters there including one guy who was pretty excited to meet me. He kept me cornered for a good fifteen minutes talking about everything under the sun he found wrong with New Hampshire. I lost interest after about twenty second so I tried to keep myself looking engaged by staring at the unusual mole he had over his top lip. Maybe it was the bean hole beans I ate, but I could have sworn it resembled Chris Christie. Feet feel much better. July 12th, 2016 Somehow the Flatlander Party got me invited to three functions today. One was

for small business owners, another for a group of teachers and the third for some people in the hospitality business. I have to be very careful and make sure I correctly substitute the words “small businesses� “schools� and “hospitality businesses� in the proper places during my speech. Reading the same speech over and over I tend to sometimes get distracted and my mind drifts to other things. (Like that 88-inch HD Smart TV with a state of the art home theater system.) July 13th, 2016 Mistakenly called the small business owners teachers yesterday and vice versa, not once but multiple times. Don’t think I will be invited back to either group. Need to be better and keep my eyes on the prize. July 20th, 2016 Haven’t written anything for a week. I have been obsessed with this Pokemon Go thing. Have to get my focus back and get back to campaigning. Feet hurt again from walking all over the place looking for imaginary monsters. July 21st, 2016 Independent poll by Flatlander Party just in. Three percent said they’d vote for me, two percent maybe, ninety-five percent had no idea who I am. Need to regroup. July 23, 2016 On a local radio talk show to try and get my name out there. Host kept mispronouncing my name as “Brandon� and “Brent�. I explained “It’s Brenda with an ‘N’� We discussed this for an hour including calls from angry listeners who wanted to blame the spelling of my name on the government. Head hurts. Visit Brendan’s websitewww.BrendanTSmith.com

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Who Gets Absolute Moral Authority? My 12-yearo l d s o n couldn’t remember the phrase “take a walk down memory lane” last week, instead describby Michelle Malkin i n g a s t r o l l Syndicated Columnist through “nostalgia road.” I knew it would come in handy. Put on your hiking boots and join me for an educational trip down good ol’ nostalgia road. It seems like yesterday when Champion of Wimmin Maureen Dowd, bemoaning the lack of sympathy for anti-war mom Cindy Sheehan, declared in The New York Times that “the moral authority of parents who bury children killed in Iraq is absolute.” No ifs, ands or other hedging qualifiers. Absolutely absolute. And it was just a blink of an eye ago that the same New York Times spilled barrels of adulatory ink on the 9/11 widows known as the Jersey Girls. Remember them? The quartet of Democratic women parlayed their post-terror attack plight into powerful roles as Bush-bashing citizen lobbyists. Their story, the lib narrativeshaping paper of record reported, was a “tale of a political education, and a sisterhood born of grief.” Moms and widows deserved special consideration in the public square, the argument went a decade ago. Their experience and their testimony warranted respect, deference and the national spotlight. But then, as now, only a special

class of victims is entitled to cash in the Absolute Moral Authority card. Not all parents and spouses who have lost loved ones can join the Club of the Unquestioned and Unassailable. On Monday night at the Republican National Convention, Pat Smith shared her own tale of a political education born of grief after her diplomat son, Sean Smith, died in the Benghazi terrorist attack. Hillary Clinton, she passionately insisted, “deserves to be in stripes!” GQ sports writer Nathaniel Friedman showed his compassion for Smith’s loss and pain by tweeting, “I don’t care how many children Pat Smith lost I would like to beat her to death.” MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who had helped make Cindy Sheehan a media star and urged her to run for Congress based on her status as a grieving war mom, fumed that Pat Smith had “ruined” the entire convention with her heartfelt testimony. The smug Democratic political operative turned TV bloviator, who had also elevated the Jersey Girls’ celebrity status with multiple bookings on his show, couldn’t bear to speak Smith’s name: “I don’t care what that woman up there, the mother, has felt. Her emotions are her own, but for the country in choosing a leader, it’s wrong to have someone get up there and tell a lie about Hillary Clinton.” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chimed in on the same network that he was disgusted with how the GOP convention was using Smith to “exploit a tragedy.” GOP-bashers heaped similar derision on father Jamiel Shaw Sr. and mothers Sabine Durden and Mary Ann Mendoza, who all See malkin on 35

Students Deserve Solutions, Not Slogans M a s s i v e amounts of student loan debt. Tuition costs through the roof. Countless young men and women graduating by Kevin Shafer with degrees Contributing Writer that don’t lead to well-paying jobs. This is the unfortunate reality for so many millennials in today’s economy. Young people know crushing student loan debt is hurting their ability to make the purchases that have defined being an adult in America for years — buying a home and saving for retirement. Student loan debt is crowding out other investments young people could make for their future. Many Democrats propose “debt-free” tuition. Hillary Clinton has said, “You should not have to borrow a dime to pay

tuition.” On the surface, debtfree tuition sounds appealing. But like so much in life, nothing is truly free. “Free” tuition would pass higher costs to all taxpayers. And it would give colleges little incentive to reduce the skyrocketing cost of tuition. The main cause of higher tuition and loan debt, according to the New York Times, is an increase in easily secured federal loans combined with increased demand for college education. As more students take out more money for college, colleges respond by increasing tuition. So the Democrats’ most publicized plan would not bring down college debt, but would rack up more on the backs of millennials. While there are conservative ideas for lowering the cost of college and reducing student loan debt, you are not hearing about them from enough GOP politicians. I’d like to highlight See Shafer on 38

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UN Secretary General Race: The Other Election UNITED NATIONS

- What’s beginning to look like this year’s Republican presidential primaries in the USA has morphed into a political by John J. Metzler scramble for Syndicated Columnist the UN Secretary General’s seat. With a dozen prospective candidates, the race for the new Secretary General has now overshadowed much of the work at the multinational organization. As incumbent South Korean Ban Kimoon enters the final six months of his second five year term, the political crescendo has heightened with unending lobbying and jockeying for the coveted post. Geographical representation and consensus has deemed that this time around it’s the “turn” of an Eastern European woman to fill the post. Ban Ki-moon represented East Asia’s turn while Kofi Annan before him represented Africa’s. While national pride and diplomatic status are enshrined in the position of being the global Chief Executive of the 193 member multinational organization, the selection rather than election, usually goes to a consensus candidate from a smaller and often neutral country. South Korea’s Ban, backed by the U.S., was a notable exception coming from an East Asian powerhouse state.

His recent predecessors were from Ghana, Egypt and Peru. The Secretary General’s race is usually determined behind closed doors, (smoke filled rooms are long gone with the UN smoking ban), with glimmers of information and light being tightly controlled. But the traditionally Byzantine selection process has changed. This time around, transparency has become the mantra whereby all kinds of roundtables, speeches and even a debate in the cavernous UN General Assembly Hall are trying to bring a public focus to an arcane process. Yet no matter what talents and virtues may be available among the candidates, the stark political reality remains the Delphic diplomatic judgement of the Permanent Five members of the Security Council, Britain, China, France, Russia and the USA who will quietly but forcibly determine the outcome. Only then, later in the process, does the full General Assembly get the chance vote on the selection. U.S./UN Ambassador Samantha Power said the candidate must have “leadership and management skills.” Among the dozen declared candidates, only a few are actually from Eastern Europe and are women. A strong contender, Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, currently runs UNESCO, the UN cultural and scientific organization based in Paris. Though hardly a dynamic speaker, Bokova to her credit has been openly supportive of protecting historic sites in the Middle

East from jihadi terrorist looting and destruction. Her negatives include close links to Bulgaria’s former communist regime back in the bad old days. She is said to be a Russian favorite. Moldova and Croatia have nomi-

nated former Foreign Ministers, both women for the post. Macedonia and Montenegro fielded former Ministers too. Serbia, not to be outdone, nominated Vuk Jeremic, a former ultra-na-

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The Dumbest Idea If there were a contest for the most stupid idea in politics, my choice would be the assumption that people would be evenly or randomly by Thomas Sowell distributed in Syndicated Columnist incomes, institutions, occupations or awards, in the absence of somebody doing somebody wrong. Political crusades, bureaucratic empires and lucrative personal careers as grievance mongers have been built on the foundation of that assumption, which is almost never tested against any facts. A recent article in the New York Times saw as a problem the fact that females are greatly underrepresented among the highest rated chess players. Innumerable articles, TV stories and political outcries have been based on an “under-representation” of women in Silicon Valley, seen as a problem that needs to be solved. Are there girls out there dying to play chess, who find the doors slammed shut in their faces? Are there women with Ph.D.s in computer science from M.I.T. and Cal Tech who get turned away when they apply for jobs in Silicon Valley? Are girls and boys not allowed to have different interests? If girls had the same interest in chess as boys had, but were banned from chess clubs, that would be something very different from their not choosing to play chess as often as boys do. As for chess ratings, that is not subjective. It is based on which players, with which ratings, you have won against and lost to. Are women and men not to be

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There is a lot of information available to those of us known as the baby boomers on how to age well. “Baby boomers make up 28% of the entire population of the U.S. With this group of people occupying such a large segment of the population, it is predicted that there will be a major financial strain on the healthcare industry as a whole, as baby boomers reach retirement age. There are many reasons why the healthcare industry will face problems as baby boomers begin to retire and begin to need long-term care services�. Heath Atchison states in an online article for experience.com. Before we are faced with an emergency we need to consider what we can do now. Many of us in our younger years didn’t stop to consider that some of our behaviors, late nights, a little too much to drink, and bad food choices may affect how healthy we are in our old age. However, there are some things you can do that will help you get through these golden years. In my research I found some very good advice that I would like to share and maybe expand upon. #1. Stay Active – remember the old saying “move it or lose it�. If you don’t keep moving, soon you won’t be able to do some of the things you

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burned out, then those obligations are creating long term issues and it will not be worth it to grind out today to mortgage tomorrow. So what do we do? Well, if you have time off - take it! Get away, take a road trip, just go. Yet, you don’t have to go anywhere and you don’t need to spend a bunch of money. If you can’t go away somewhere fun, then make home fun. Sleep in, take a lazy day, read a book, rent a movie, go for a walk, swim in the lake, do whatever you want. Just take the time for yourself. On the other hand, if you really can’t take time off work because you get no paid leave, my advice is this: you still have to take time for yourself. Maybe it’s only a long weekend, or maybe it’s a hour per day, but you have to turn off your brain, unplug, and be free. Your health is too valuable. Our health mindset, is generally built on disregarding the future to survive today. This will always lead to more problems in the future. Bigger problems, problems that are more expensive, more time consuming, and sometimes unable to be fixed. It is always preferable to “prehab� your life and health, then rehab it. Remember our health is worth taking care of today, maybe if we weren’t so busy we’d all remember that. Bottom line is this: you need time for yourself, mentally and physically. It is your job to find this time because if you can’t voluntarily slow yourself down, eventually your health will do it for you, involuntarily. This is not an option, take control of your health and you take control of your life.

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Want to Avoid an Unnecessary Hospital Readmission? Here’s How by Jennifer Harvey, RN BSN CDP Clinical Dir/Live Free Home Health Care

NEW HAMPTON -An unexpected hospitalization and a planned surgery have one thing in common: when coming home, it’s hard to know at what level someone will function. For example, recovery from joint replacement surgery, stroke, or managing a chronic illness following a hospital stay is a delicate time for a patient. The challenge becomes how to successfully manage the transition from hospital to home in order to avoid a subsequent hospitalization. Following a discharge from the hospital or other care facility, patients move through the spectrum of care options continually, transferring from home health to private home care and back again as care needs change, and a growing body of research suggests that older adults coping with multiple chronic conditions and complex therapies are particularly vulnerable to breakdowns in that care continuum that can lead to a rehospitalization. Some of the major factors contributing to slow recovery and rehospitalization are a lack of communication between health care providers, inadequate patient and caregiver education, and poor continuity of care. This is where transitional care management can help. Transitional care closes the care gaps that many patients experience upon returning home, and promotes improved healing. Consider that when transitioning home from a hospital, rehab or nursing facility, there are an overwhelming array of details to digest and tasks to accomplish for the safest and most comfortable recovery. Oftentimes these details are overlooked or forgotten by patients and family members in the mad

rush of information and instructions given to them. A professional home care agency, such as Live Free Home Health Care, can provide experienced caregivers and care managers who will serve as a care advocate for the person who is returning home from the care facility, meeting needs such as: •Assistance with postdischarge planning •Coordinating delivery of in-home medical equipment •Picking up prescriptions •Medication reminders and monitoring for undesired medication reactions •Bathing, dressing, and ambulation assistance •Preparing healthy, dietspecific meals •Scheduling appointments •Transportation to and from follow up appointments And, a professional home care agency will also help educate patients and family to ensure that they: •Better understand the care plan, including medications and side effects, •Better understand how to manage a loved one’s chronic conditions, and •Recognize the first warning signs of problematic symptoms. Studies show that enlisting help for care transitions decreases hospital readmissions. If you would like to learn more about how Live Free Home Health Care can provide smooth care transitions for you or your loved one, give us a call at (603) 217-0149. We will help provide a safe and comfortable recovery at home. Serving the Lakes Region and Central New Hampshire, Live Free Home Health Care, LLC is dedicated to providing top quality care in the comfort of home, wherever home may be. Locally operated by its founders, Live Free Home Health Care offers a wide range of services, from companion care and assistance with activities of daily living to skilled nursing. All care

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Summertime! That used to be the season for the circus to stop by in New Hampshire. One did not expect the show with exotic animals from Africa or other tropical locations to schedule a winter or even an early spring or late fall appearance, nor did one expect The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus to set up their tent in a small New England town location, but around here a circus was a circus and offered a special attraction, even a “small� circus. The promotional material for the Jones Brothers Show, a “BIG THREE RING WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS� appearing in Laconia,New Hampshire on June 22, 1915 promised circus-goers a show that was anything but small. Where was it held? Where else but the Pearl Street Grounds? That’s where I attended my last circus with some of my grandchildren. The Jones Brothers Circus was advertised as “the most complete circus now traveling�. It was the year 1915 and this was “the big circus�! How big? This is how the Laconia Democrat newspaper described the coming event: “Watch for the wonderful parade- a mile long. See the open cages of wild animals; see the herds of elephants, droves of camels, leop-

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red caps. If you purchase only the red caps that fit on the outside of the test tubes, you do not have that sticky, bonding problem. Simply run warm water over any stubborn test tubes and the properly designed red caps come right off the test tube hummingbird feeders. The most overlooked part of any test tube hummingbird feeder is the copper. Many crafters, or anyone wishing to make their own feeder, use the wrong thickness. Copper is extremely flexible which makes it prone to weaknesses in weather conditions. If you use the thinner copper wire to hold the test tubes in place, you will discover your test tubes on the ground in a very short time frame. Enjoy your birds! Wild Bird Depot is located on Rt 11 in Gilford, NH. Steve is a contributing author in major publications, a guest lecturer at major conventions in Atlanta and St. Louis as well as the host of WEZS 1350AM radio show “Bird Calls” with Lakes Region Newsday @ 8:30AM. Wild Bird Depot has donated over $5,000 to local rehabilitators and local nature centers since 1996. Be sure to check out our blog “Bird Droppings” via our website www. wildbirddepot.com. Like us on Facebook for great contests and prizes.

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artist also donates a small 4 x 6� art piece that is conveniently encased in a 5 x 7 mat and plastic cover. Each and every one of these gems sells for $10 and the proceeds go to the Loran Percy Foundation’s scholarship fund. The 4 x 6� pieces are great for collectors (perhaps collecting one a year) and also provide the opportunity for gift giving of original art to friends and family. Each artist has their own story. For example, gallery owner and artist Vynnie Hale opened his gallery in December of 2010. Perhaps not the most auspicious time to do so but he also started painting at that time. This after being a golf director (he nailed a hole in one recently), museum director and more‌ Vynnie is proud to say it is possible to reinvent yourself – he did just that at the age of 50. Note his Mill Fall Cascade painting featured here. Other great stories include Gerri Harvey whose painting of Vynnie is included here. Gerri, a retired school nurse and popular artist, is able to paint landscapes using acrylics that look like oils. Her painting of Vynnie is in watercolor. Gerri and her daughter took a week long workshop recently in watercolor painting and the results are stunning. Check out the award winning art of Ed Rushbrook – who works magic in pastels and can capture your pet or family member with incredible precision.

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president, has a wonderful new watercolor of three swans. The texture of the birds and the flow of the water is not to be missed. Christine Fogg is the only LRAA member who does Chinese brush painting. Her painting titled, The Four Gentlemen is something you must see. For those of you who appreciate thoughtful images of humanity, please look for Elaine Morrison. In addition to her works in paint and mixed media, Elaine does work to bring art to the homeless in the Lakes Region. Elaine is an insightful and talented individual. Richard S. Mundy has a stunning watercolor painting of a village in Germany on display. Af-

“Red Flower & Teapot� by Wendy Wilson. titled: Eddie Easel and the Case of the Missing Green. Buy the book, enjoy a great read and instill the love of art in your own children. Sharon Zimmerman is a mixed media artist who has a triptych of an octopus and a quilted piece in the show. Sharon was recently commissioned to embellish a large eagle sculpture and that work is on display in Portsmouth. She would be happy to tell you more about this monumental multi artist project! Wendy Wilson is a watercolor painter who has recently taken up mixed media. Her mixed media compositions advance the still life to a new level with texture and color. Her winning piece is featured in this article. Jean Kennedy, LRAA

ter taking many years off from art making, he was drawn back by his visits to Vynnart and spending time with the artists who often paint there. To see his range of artistry, check out the very large abstract portrait in the doorway. It is a portrait with many portraits hidden within. If you look long enough, you will also see a tree! This work of art is a real stunner and in the best way! Be sure to visit the show which will be up for three weeks. I shared some of my favorites, now I invite you to find yours! Visit Kimberly J.B. Smith’s website at www. kimberlyjbsmith.com

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soon as they can. Until then, it’s you. Whether the use of first aid skills (as at the Boston marathon bombing) or the defensive use of firearms (60K - 1.2M cases annually), the people that can help themselves instead of simply waiting usually have better outcomes. Additionally, since we’re talking about the thin blue line, police in the US have no legal duty to protect any particular individual. You read that correctly. Going back to

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tionalist foreign minister who is said to be a Moscow minion. Yet as a ranking East European diplomat told this writer, the selection of Secretary General reflects a profoundly different setting than even a decade ago given a more unstable world. Though the U.S. and China pressed for Ban Ki-moon and Russia acquiesced, now the international situation remains dangerously more polarized. Danilo Turk, Slovenia’s President and a former UN official offers a tried and true candidate with serious potential. Turk hails from a small successful democracy. Slovakia’s Miroslav Lajcak, the Foreign Minister, is also in the running. Both are from European Union and NATO countries. As if this process does not begin to evoke the American primaries, recall that the objective was a female candidate from Eastern Europe. But geography has blurred; Among the frontrunners are Former Prime Minister Helen Clark from New Zealand, Susan Malcorra Argentina’s Foreign Minister, Antonio Guterres former Portuguese Prime Minister, and Costa Rica’s Christina Figueres. Some insiders assert that in an impasse German Chancellor Angela Merkel, herself from eastern Germany, could be chosen. When asked whether the new Secretary General should be from Eastern Europe or a woman, British Ambassador Matthew

1975 (Warren v DC) to 2013 (Lozito v NYC and NYPD), courts up to the Supreme Court have repeatedly ruled that you have no guarantee of assistance from the police, Again, I go about my daily life feeling confident that, should the need arise, if I call for help, dedicated police officers will answer my call. I feel better knowing that I have the ability to help myself until they arrive. Rick Notkin Gilford, NH.

Rycroft opined, “No, the UK believes that we need to select the strongest person for the job. The qualities of leadership are the most important.” In presentations evoking Congressional hearings, Antonio Guterres, the affable Portuguese who recently ran the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), a herculean task in this chaotic world, offered an brilliant analytical presentation on the monumental task facing the Secretary General. Slovakia’s Lajcak, significantly stressed the dire need for “preventive diplomacy.” The Slovak Foreign Minister implored that, a “priority would be to prevent conflict and war.” Preventive diplomacy, often overlooked in a UN beset by the crisis du jour, remains vital. The fifteen member Security Council will hold informal and non-binding straw polls to vet the names till the final voting in the Fall. In the first poll, both Guterres and Turk surged in support. A dozen contenders, six of them women, are competing for the world’s top global job; but have they considered what the winner will be inheriting? 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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Tim Sample Down East Humor Saturday, July 30 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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Open Daily June 18 to August 21st

Tim Sample stands out as probably the bestknown Maine Humorist among a field of many. For decades, Sample has been delivering jokes about downeast living to enthralled audiences all over New England, and he shows no signs of stopping. Tickets are $15.00 general admission and may be purchased at the museum or online at www:TimSampledowneasthumor.eventbrite.com.

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TUE, July 26, 7 – 8 p.m. Author’s lecture and book signing for the 2015 trilogy Wilber’s War

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Holocaust Survivor. Lecture and book signing by author Kati Preston

4th Annual “Cruise in to the Wright”

SEPTEMBER

TUE, September 6, 7 – 8 p.m. Internment of Japanese-Americans: A Father’s Voice and a Young Boy’s Remembrances. A presentation by David Sakura TUE, September 13, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (Note early start.) On the Wing. Movie and discussion with film producer Brad Branch TUE, September 20, 7 – 8 p.m. De-coding Espionage in World War II Lecture by Dr. Douglas Wheeler TUE, September 27, 7 – 8 p.m. An Examination of the Attack on Pearl Harbor Lecture by Dr. Douglas Wheeler

Admission $8. per person; free for Wright Museum members. Reservations recommended, call 603-569-1212 for more info. Doors open 1 hour before the program begins. www.wrightmuseum.org Thanks to Lakes Region Coca-Cola Bottling Company for their Support of the Wright’s 2016 Special Events.

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Jean’s Playhouse Fundraiser – Lobster/ Steak Bake

Pemi Base Camp, South Mountain at Loon Mountain, Lincoln. 2-5pm. Chow down on lobster, steak, clam chowder and more! There will be live music from Knucklehedz! Regular tickets are $40pp, $55 surf and turf or $55 for twin lobster. This event is perfect for the whole family. Kids meals are available for $20 for a delicious kid friendly burger! www.jeansplayhouse.com or 745-2141

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Musical Variety Concert – Part of L.I.F.E. Ministries Hunger Relief Weekend

First Congregational Church, Wolfeboro. 7pm. Five groups will be performing with 100% of the $20 ticket price going to support hunger relief.

August Monday 1st Acoustic Night – Live Music

Castle in the Clouds, Carriage House Terrace, Moultonborough. In addition to the great music and incredible sunsets, there will be food from the award-winning Carriage House Restaurant available. Tickets sell out quickly and are by registration only. To reserve

Stargazing

Castle in the Clouds’ Carriage House, Moultonborough. 8pm. Come and share an exciting and unique stargazing experience with your family. The NH Astronomical Society presents this fun and educational night time program and will share their telescopes with participants for viewing stars, constellations, planets and more! Free and open to the public. Use Ossipee Park Road entrance. www. castleintheclouds.org

Wednesday 3rd Lakeport Railroad & Historical Museum - Free Admission

5 Railroad Road, Lakeport. Open from 10am-2pm. Free admission. Groups welcomed. 524-3519 Thursday 4th

Jazz at Sunset – Live Music

Castle in the Clouds, Carriage House Terrace, Moultonborough. In addition to the great music and incredible sunsets, there will be food from the award-winning Carriage House Restaurant available. Tickets sell out quickly and are by registration only. To reserve please call 476-5900. www. castleintheclouds.org

Classic Car Cruise Night

NH Veterans Home, 139 Winter Street, Tilton. 6-8pm. Live entertainment by the BelAirs, a 50s doo-wop group, raffle and more. Rain date is August 11th. 527-4816 or 5274889

George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com 929-4100

2 Good 2 Be True

Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Local favorite Paul Warnick on stage with $2 drafts and 2-for-1 apps and ‘tinis after 8pm! 293-0841

“Discovering New England Stone Walls” – Presented by Kevin Gardner

Holderness Historical Society, Curry Place, Route 3, Holderness. 7:30pm. Kevin Gardner, author of The Granite Kiss, explains how and why New England came to acquire it’s thousands of miles of stone walls, the way in which they and other dry stone structures were built, and how their styles emerged and changed over time, and what their significance is. Along the way in the presentation, Kevin will be building a miniature wall on a tabletop, using tiny stones from a five gallon bucket. Free and open to the public.

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Motown Experience – Great Waters Music Festival

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Russ Ryan Trio – Live Jazz

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Artisans on the Green – Arts and Crafts Festival

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Saturday Sessions – Acoustic Rock

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Granite State Choral Society’s Choral Workshop

Portsmouth Christian Academy, Dover. 8am-5pm. The workshop is open to anyone who is interested in choral music. Learn techniques & skills useful to group singing weather in a small church choir or large community ensemble. All voice parts (SATB) will find this a stimulating and useful day to work on vocal technique, ask questions and learn more about how to achieve the best vocal sound. $99pp includes all vocal sessions. www. gschoralsociety.org to register.

every imaginable category. The Friends of the Minot Sleeper Library will also be bringing their best baked goods for sale.

Peter Ferber New Original Paintings Gallery Showing

The Art Place, 9 North Main Street, Wolfeboro. Unveiling at 9:30am with Artist Reception to follow. Show continues through August 20th. 569-6159 or www. theartplace.biz

Campton Heritage Day

Campton Historical Society, The Old Town Hall, 529 NH Route 175, Campton. 11am-3pm. There will be demonstrations, live music, a BBQ at the Campton/Thornton Fire Department, bean hole bake, ice cream social, kids activities, vendors and crafters, auction and more! www. camptonhistorical.org for a full schedule. 536-5140

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Sculpture Workshops

Governor John Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth. 11am-2pm. Dropin workshops for all levels are offered. Registration

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Winnisquam Regional High School’s Community Players – “Beauty and the Beast�

Winnisquam High School, Winnisquam. 2pm & 7pm. This production of Beauty and the Beast incorporates community members of all ages, starting at only six years old. Enjoy this classic tale with members of your whole family. $9/students and seniors, $12/adults. 8487979

Steve Caporale Trio – Live Jazz

Patio Garden Restaurant, end of Weirs Beach Boardwalk, across footbridge from Lakeside Ave, Weirs Beach. 7-10pm. Full bar and menu available.

Annie & the Orphans Dinner Dance

Moultonborough Lion’s Club, Old Route 109, Moultonborough. 5:30pm10pm. Tickets are $25pp and includes a delicious dinner of bbq steak tips and chicken, salad, veggies, potato, rolls and a variety of homemade cakes. www.moultonboroughhistory. org or 253-6250

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Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton. 10am-5pm. 60 fabulous exhibitors under canopy. Rain or shine. www. joycescraftshows.com or 5284014

Antique and Classic Car Show

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sunsets, there will be food from the award-winning Carriage House Restaurant available. Tickets sell out quickly and are by registration only. To reserve please call 476-5900. www. castleintheclouds.org

$5 per car. All proceeds benefit the NH Humane Society. www. nhhumane.org

40th Annual Orford Flea Market

On the Orford Common, Route 10, Orford. There will be up to 190 vendors, rain or shine! 353-4855

Tuesday 9th Wartime Basketball – Lecture and Book Signing by Author Douglas Stark

Sunday 7th

The Wright Museum, Center Street, Wolfeboro. 7-8pm. Stark’s book tells the story of basketball’s survival and development during WWII and how those years profoundly affected the game’s growth after the war. RSVPs are recommended. $8pp/nonmembers, free for members. 569-1212

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Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach. www. casinoballroom.com 929-4100

Winnisquam Regional High School’s Community Players – “Beauty and the Beast�

Winnisquam High School, Winnisquam. 2pm. This production of Beauty and the Beast incorporates community members of all ages, starting at only six years old. Enjoy this classic tale with members of your whole family. $9/students and seniors, $12/adults. 8487979

Wednesday 10th Lakeport Railroad & Historical Museum - Free Admission

5 Railroad Road, Lakeport.

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Thursday 11th Jazz at Sunset – Live Music

Castle in the Clouds, Carriage House Terrace, Moultonborough. In addition to the great music and incredible sunsets, there will be food from the award-winning Carriage House Restaurant available. Tickets sell out quickly and are by registration only. To reserve please call 476-5900. www. castleintheclouds.org

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Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. Local favorite Paul Warnick on stage with $2 drafts and 2-for-1 apps and ‘tinis after 8pm! 293-0841

Flying Film Series – “On Golden Pond� Flying Monkey, Street, Plymouth. flyingmonkeynh.com 2551

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10th Annual Boathouse Tour on Winnipesaukee

Visit historic and new boathouses on Lake Winnipesaukee. There are three ways to take the tour; On water in a vintage wooden boat, by land in your own car, or by land in an antique automobile. On-water and antique car tickets sell out fast! Tour times are 9am and 1pm. www.nhbm. org or 569-4554

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higher incomes. And age difference is just one of many differences between groups. You can study innumerable groups in countries around the world today, or over centuries of recorded history, without finding a single example of the even or random outcomes that are used as a benchmark for determining discrimination. Nevertheless, courts of law -- including the Supreme Court of the United States -- use something that has never been found anywhere as a norm to which current realities are to be compared. Billions of dollars, in the aggregate, have changed hands as a result of indi-

complicated and distinct. For starters, Bland hanged herself when her friends and family wouldn’t bail her out of jail after she had kicked a police officer. Two of the “children” involved in police shootings (Brown and Hamilton) had assaulted cops during their fatal encounters. But drop all questions and doubts. “These mothers have worked tirelessly to raise awareness around the issues that surround their children’s deaths,” the liberal Huffington Post reports. Because these women endorse race-baiting, gungrabbing narratives and left-wing candidates, no one working in the mainstream media will ever challenge their parental prerogative to participate in politics on behalf of their loved ones. Moms who have lost their children to Democratic incompetence, corruption and open-borders treachery are out of luck. The dealers of Absolute Moral Authority play with a loaded deck. Michelle Malkin is a senior editor at Conservative Review. For more articles and videos from Michelle, visit ConservativeReview. com. Her email address is malkinblog@gmail.com.

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as differences between individuals and groups, reflect the fact that the world “has never been a level playing field,” as economic historian David S. Landes put it. Renowned historian Fernand Braudel said, “In no society have all regions and all parts of the population developed equally.” How long will we continue to take something that has never happened, and never had much chance of happening, as a norm?

35 Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com. To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www. creators.com.

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ucation routes. According to Senator Mike Lee and Congressman Ron DeSantis, the federal government restricts student aid to students attending schools that have obtained approval from a regional accreditation body. But if a student wants to pursue online education, vocational learning, apprenticeships in skilled trades, or other certification programs, they don’t have access to loan money. The more competition there is from non-traditional education methods, the more traditional colleges will have to find ways to cut back on unnecessary costs. According to Sen. Lee, we should open up accreditation to businesses as well so they can create more training programs to teach more people the specific skills they need from employees. For instance, General Electric could accredit an engineering major or Facebook could accredit courses in website development and coding. This would extend ladders of op-

portunity for more and create a workforce more trained for high-paying jobs, while fostering more choice and competition to lower the costs of college education. There are surely more innovative solutions out there, but this is a start. Education is the pathway to success in a free economy. And conservatives should not cede education to the Left. Our future is too important. Kevin Shafer is a conservative political consultant working in the DC Metro area. He has a Master’s Degree in Political Campaigning from the University of Florida.

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