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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, August 4, 2016
A SPECIAL COCHECO VALLEY EDITION OF THE WEIRS TIMES NEWSPAPER. VOLUME 25, NO. 31
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, August 4, 2016
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Sports History At Wentworth House
New Hampshire’s Oldest Summer Playhouse Always Seems Brand New by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
traveled each week in the summer. Riding in three open cars to the towns of Wolfeboro; Sugar Hill; Holderness; Conway; Harrison and Poland Spring, Maine, they brought a new production to the people every week. “The transportation revolution was just in its infancy so not many had cars, so they travelled to the people,” said Bob Shea, who is Artistic Director for Barnstormers today.
Shea has been with the non-profit group for thirtyeight years and worked with Francis Cleveland who continued to direct every play well into his nineties. After four years of touring, The Barnstormers bought Kimball’s Store on Main Street in 1935 and converted it into a theatre. “More people now had cars making it easier to travel to shows,” said See theatre on 25
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It is known as the Oldest Summer Playhouse in New Hampshire and one of the first in the nation and one of its founders was the youngest child of an American President. Francis Cleveland was the son of Grover Cleveland, our 22nd and 24th president as he was the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. Francis,
along with his wife Alice and Ed Goodnow, brought their passion for the stage on Broadway to Francis’s childhood retreat, the town of Tamworth as well as to surrounding towns in the Granite State. Known then as today as “The Barnstormers” that passion still resonates today with each show as energetic and fresh as those from eighty-six years ago. The original Barnstormers troupe, formed in 1931,
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Members of the original Barnstormers getting ready to travel to a performance in the early 1930s. It is the oldest Summer Playhouse in New Hampshire now in its 86th season, Photo from barnstormers archives
On Tuesday, August 9th from 6-8pm at the Colonel Paul Wentworth House in Rollinsford, Brian Sheehy will be presenting a talk on the game of baseball the way it was played by early teams such as the Portsmouth Rockinghams and the Newburyport Clamdiggers: no gloves, underhand pitching, and woolen knickerbocker uniforms. In addition to being an historian of the game, Mr. Sheehy plays base ball in the style of the 1800s with the Essex Vintage Base Ball Club. This lecture is being presented in connection with “Neighborhood Entertainments: New Englanders at Play,” the exhibit on early New England sports and recreation currently on view at the Wentworth House. \ Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m. for those who would like to tour the exhibit prior to the presentation. Light refreshments will be served afterwards. $5 for the general public and free for ARCH members. Call (603) 742-4747 or (603) 749-1966 for more info.
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the Bel-Airs, a 50s doo-wop group, raffle and more. Rain date is August 11th. 527-4816 or 527-4889
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Pygmalion
Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. The Peterborough Players bring George Bernard Shaw’s classic comedy to life. Reserved seating $39pp. www. peterboroughplayers.org 924-7585
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
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! 2930841
“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.
Taj Mahal Trio
Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. www.flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551
2nd Annual LobsterFest and Street Dance
Scenic Cruises
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Sunday Brunch Enjoy a delicious buffet brunch on a scenic cruise of the big lake.
Dinner Cruises Rock ’n’ Roll Sat. Night Dine, Dance & Cruise From Weirs Beach - 7 PM
Swing to The Oldies Adults 60+ get $10 discount. Mondays, 6–9 PM
Family Dance Party Kids cruise FREE Wednesdays, 6–8 PM
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Main Street, Center Harbor. Main Street will close at 5pm. Dinner of lobster and BBQ chicken will begin at 5:30pm and will continue to be served till 8:30pm. Live music and dancing in the street will begin at 5pm and go until 9pm. Tickets are $15 for the chicken dinner and $20 for the lobster dinner and are available at E.M. Heath’s Supermarket in Center Harbor. A limited number of tickets will be available the night of the event.
Thurs. 4th – Sun. 7th Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival
Sugar Shack Campground, Thornton. Come for the day or for the entire weekend. Discounts available for tickets and camping. www. pemivalleybluegrass.com for tickets and camping reservations.
Friday 5th The Mellow Yellow Experience – Psychedelic 60s and 70s Music
Franklin Opera House, Franklin. This live musical performance will transport you back to the era of Peace, Love and Rock and Roll! The performers pay tribute to artists such as Donovan, The Doors, Beatles and the Moody Blues, just to name a few. $20-$22pp. 934-1909 or www.franklinoperahouse. org
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Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $20pp. BYOB. www.pitmansfreightroom.com
Dueling Pianos at Patrick’s Pub
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
www.flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551
Winnisquam Regional High School’s Community Players – “Beauty and the Beast”
Winnisquam High School, Winnisquam. 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. 848-7979
Russ Ryan 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.
Motown Experience – Great Waters Music Festival
Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. www.greatwaters.org or 5697710
Saturday 6th Lakes Region Planning Commission’s Hazardous Waste Collection Day – Multiple Locations
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. NH DOT Garage, Bristol, Laconia Public Works Department, Moultonborough Highway Garage, Ossipee Highway Garage. 279-8171
Blueberry Fest
First Church Congregational, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 7:30am-noon. Pancake breakfast, 50/50 pie eating contests with a $5 entry fee at 11am sharp. www.firstucc@myfairpoint.net
Artisans on the Green – Arts and Crafts Festival
Sandwich Green, Sandwich. 10am4:30pm. Over 50 artisans will demonstrate and discuss their work in their own galleries created in colorful tents. Admission and parking are free. www.artisansonthegreen.com
League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair
Mount Sunapee Resort, Newbury. 10am-5pm. Over 200 Craftsmen, awe-inspiring exhibitions, engaging demonstrations, hands-on workshops, activities for kids, tasting tent and more! Free parking. Special rate fair tickets for Weirs Times readers. Go to www.nhcrafts.org/tix and use the promo code WEIRS
Saturday Sessions – Acoustic Rock
Patrick’s Pub and Eatery, 18 Weirs Road, Gilford. 9pm. Acoustic Rock! Rotating styles each week. 293-0841
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.
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Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth.
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“A Theatre Near You” At Lake Winnipesaukee Museum Wednesday, August 10th at 7pm. When did movies first arrive in New Hampshire? Where did they play? Who presented them? Who saw them? When and where were the state’s first movie theaters constructed? How did a transient new medium run by traveling showmen become one of the most popular and enduring pastimes of the 20th century? This program explores these questions and more as Jeffrey Klenotic presents examples from his ongoing research, which aims to produce a digital archive and interactive map charting every venue where movies played in the Granite State from the medium’s origins in 1896 to the rise of television in the 1940s. Those attending will be welcome to share their own knowledge of local movie venues and their own memories of “going to the movies.” Jeffrey Klenotic is an Associate Professor of Communication Arts at the University of New Hampshire. He is a past winner of his College’s Teaching Excellence Award and is passionate about working with students and the public to promote the study of media, culture and society. He has also won two UNH Faculty Scholars Awards for his pioneering digital humanities project, Mapping Movies, which uses Geographic Information System technology to create interactive, web-based maps that allow users to explore the connections between cinema, everyday life and social history. 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. We are located on Route 3 in Weirs Beach, next to Funspot. Please RSVP to 366-5950.
Moultonborough Summer Concert Series The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region will take part in the Moultonborough Summer Concert Series on Wednesday evening, August 10. The concert will take place at the Moultonborough Lions’ Club (Old Route 109) from 6:30 to 8pm. This popular concert will also include lemonade and ice cream sundaes. The band will offer musical selections from popular movies, Broadway shows as well as a rousing march or two. The Band is made up of members from throughout the Lakes Region. If you are interested in joining contact director Mary Divers or any other member of the Band. www.newhorizons.lakesregion.org
Teddy Bear Clinic At Children’s Museum of NH The doctors at the Teddy Bear Clinic at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in downtown Dover have seen all kinds of creatures over the years. “Last year I saw Tigger, a giant frog, a cat mermaid, Clifford the Big Red Dog, horses, unicorns and even Dr. Who,” said Doug Tilton, Director of Visitor Services. The Clinic, scheduled for Friday, August 5 from 10am-noon at the Children’s Museum, invites kids and their favorite stuffed friends to join museum staff and volunteers for a “Doctor’s visit.” This fun event helps educate kids about what happens at the doctor’s office, and maybe takes a bit of the fear away for when it’s their turn for a check-up. Patients arrive at the clinic with their child-parents and are checked in, given an ID bracelet and then taken to meet with a volunteer doctor or nurse for their check-up. If needed, animals can be taken to the surgical table for stitches, band-aides and ribbons. Each animal receives a certificate of good health at the end of the process. After their check-up kids and creatures are invited to join a Teddy Bear Picnic in Henry Law Park (weather permitting, indoors if it’s rainy) from Noon-12:30pm. No reservations are required and the event is free with museum admission. For more information visit www.childrensmuseum.org or call 603-742-2002.
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Dean Mason To The Editor: When Chuck Thorndike, Jim Wallace, and I embarked upon the three year journey to historically preserve Indian Island off Scenic Park in Meredith, we needed the help of many, many people. A vote at Town Meeting gave us the go-ahead and we were determined not to ask taxpayers for money to fund any part of the bronze replacement statue of Chief Chocorua or the rebuilding of the island itself. We had numerous fundraisers and generous donations to pay for the statue, but the island, with it’s crumbling stone wall, was eroding into the lake, held together by old cribbage beams from a past building. Had it not been for the vision, research, and hours of labor donated by Dean Mason and the crew on his barge and his other equipment, the island itself would never have been reconstructed to show the beautiful, creative, and sound display of stone, built to withstand future years of ice, waves, floods, and droughts. The Chief’s statue is actually firmly attached to one of the biggest and most beautiful pieces of granite that I have ever seen, hand chosen and donated by Dean from his stone collection. When I asked if that granite, because of its beauty, size, and value, could be left visible, Dean replied
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that it had to be buried because it had a square, flat look, and was not as natural in appearance as the island demanded. So, even though that gorgeous stone is under the ground with other magnificent, hand picked boulders on top of it for the Chief to stand upon, Dean selflessly gave them all for the authenticity of the restoration. The amazing stone wall circling the island is phenomenal above and beneath the water, creating an elegance that is a testament to Dean Mason’s love of Meredith. His thoughtful, generous hard work has resulted in a successful project, truly historic in everlasting beauty. Rest in peace, Dean, and thank you again. Your many legacies will be enjoyed for generations to come. Karen Sticht, Meredith, NH.
Hillary To The Editor: No no Hillary I will not forget this as you are not telling the truth. Other secretary of states had personal email servers. They did do some state department emails on their personal email accounts. But no Hillary – none had a private server. Hillary –you said your lawyer erased emails that were not state department emails and they found hundreds on other people’s email accounts
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.
that were state department emails that were classified and higher in the top secret area. Your lawyer/s erased “personal email” and did not have the clearance to read top secret emails. I heard you once… yes I did, that you said not to have it written down.. That is how you get caught… So this is why you had the private server. I am not a fan of Hillary and that is putting it mildly. Under her tenure of Secretary of State, she was part of the reset button of Russia. And now they have a position in the Middle East which they hadn’t for many years. They supported the Iran deal for sales to Iran. Just last week, they bombed one of our airfields. Putin now wants to build Russia to the super power it once was. Thanks Hillary. Gaddafi was the leader of Libya. Was he an awful man and leader? You bet. But he was not doing anything to hurt America. Now Libya has a democratic government… But unfortunately it is in exile. The terrorists are in charge and are spreading to neighboring countries. Women’s rights are being curtailed. And we lost 4 Americans and no one went to help them. And to this day, we do not know where the stand down order was given. Americans were holding on, thinking they would be helped and you went See mail boat on 36
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by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
Besides working fulltime here at the Weirs Times as well as giving all I have to my campaign as gubernatorial candidate for the Flatlander Party, I still have to attend to my commitment as the chairman of F.A.T.S.O. F.A.T.S.O stands for Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion, a winter support group I started many years ago to help new transplants to the area adjust to their first few winters here in New Hampshire. Last year’s mild winter saw new membership stagnate and existing memberships lapse. Our bank accounts are in a bit of bad shape and our overall stability is shaky. Yes, Mother Nature had a lot to do with it, but, I admit, so did I. In my pursuit of that big chair and nice bathroom in the corner office of the state house, I have dropped the ball in running this important group. It may not be on people’s radar now, but just one bad winter like we had two years ago and the phones will be ringing off the hook at F.A.T.S.O. What if there is no one there to answer those calls? What if there is no one there to give guidance to those new transplants, fooled into their false sense of security after moving full-time to New Hampshire after spending so many summers here. Why is their favorite
restaurant not open after Labor Day and why do all the rest close at 8pm? How do I actually get there from here? Does the thermometer outside actually read fifteen below? F.A.T.S.O. has helped new Flatlanders with these questions and many more. We even have workshops and seminars to help them adjust. Winter driving, dump etiquette, roof raking 101. All very valuable services. There really is no alternative to F.A.T.S.O. and to see it shrink into nothingness would be a disaster. That is why I have decided to continue on as a board member of F.A.T.S.O but to give up my head management position. In fact, at the last board meeting we decided that we would hire someone from the outside to take over as director. We still have enough money in the bank to cover a year of salary as the hope is that a director can stimulate new memberships as well as reassure existing ones and, in turn, help fill the coffers with much needed cash to continue operations (as well as the occasional office luncheon). We will be looking for a qualified candidate. (Of course we will consider those totally unqualified if there are no other options.) The ideal candidate should be a Flatlander themselves as we believe that a native would not have enough empathy for the struggle so many face and may not truly understand when a new transplant calls in asking, for example, where they can buy some real New York style potato salad. The candidate should also have been living here in New Hampshire for at least five years and has come to realize that, yes, the winter is a whole different animal when it
comes to living here year round. A former F.A.T.S.O member and graduate would be ideal (but once again not mandatory if you are willing to work cheap.) We will be accepting applications over the next few months, hoping to get a new director in place in time for the upcoming winter season, which we hope will be cold as heck and snowy and very inconvenient for everyone as that is the only way we can fill up the bank account. Deadlines for applications will be Friday, August 12th (or later if it takes that longer than that) and interviews will be held at a local restaurant to be determined provided it hasn’t yet closed for the season. If you think you have what it takes to run an established and renowned group like F.A.T.S.O and can get by on a little bit over minimum wage (did I mention the F.A.T.S.O. office provides unlimited coffee and a Keurig machine?) then you may be just the person we are looking for. *********** Last week some of my private campaign journal was published here and I was not very happy about it. It wasn’t long until I realized, after many phone calls and emails commending me on my openness in those pages, that this honest and straightforwardness is just what the people want. So, in a show of good faith, I will be making my campaign journal available to all. Just log onto my website www.BrendanTSmith.com, click on journal and take this long and arduous journey to the governor’s chair with me. (Of course, the bathroom is magnificent as well‌or so I’ve heard.)
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#BlueLightFriday: From the White House To Your House When you need something done, call a retired cop. That’s how Blue Light Friday at the White House came together by Michelle Malkin last week. UnSyndicated Columnist like the lame duck occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., I have little experience as a community organizer. So I asked retired New York Police Department officer John Cardillo if he could help me turn out his law enforcement friends, families and supporters to honor the fallen. His one-word answer: “Yes.” Our mission: Bring a blue hue to the People’s House in Washington, D.C. -- in the wake of the Dallas and Baton Rouge police ambushes -- since Barack Obama refused to do it himself. Obama spurned the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Foundation’s request to make the small, but meaningful, gesture of turning the floodlights blue the same way he turned them rainbow for gay marriage or pink for breast cancer awareness. Ordering the rest of the country to lower its flags to half-staff for five days was enough, his administration diffidently told reporters. We did not agree. As Cardillo told me: “Watching Barack Obama invite those who celebrate cop killers Mumia Abu Jamal and Joanne Chesimard to the White House, and giving the benefit of doubt in police-involved shootings to the career criminals over the career law enforcement officers, compelled me to do something other than rant on air and
social media.” Our friend Cameron Gray of NRA News helped spread the word. My colleagues at Conservative Review assisted with logistics and social media coverage. Cardillo also summoned retired NYPD detective, Rob O’Donnell, who is an administrator and assists the board of the nonprofit charity Brothers Before Others, which supports the LEO community. “As a law enforcement professional for 25 years working with communities of all backgrounds, I can conclude one thing: All lives matter! Always have, always will,” O’Donnell told me. “Be it a 911 call, or a peaceful protest, police of all backgrounds do what they were trained to do: run to the gunfire for all, regardless of color or creed.” That’s what fallen officers Brent Thompson, Patrick Zamarripa, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, and Lorne Ahrens did in Dallas. And what fallen officers Montrell Jackson, Matthew Gerald and Brad Garafola did in Baton Rouge. And what fallen officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were sworn to do in Brooklyn. “Same as September 11th, same as Orlando, same as New Orleans, same as every street of every community in every town,” O’Donnell reminded us. We stopped by the nearby National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which features more than 20,000 names of officers killed in the line of duty dating back to 1791, before our vigil. At Lafayette Park, we passed out blue glow sticks and flashlights to a crowd of about 50 people who gathered to take part. Several active-duty LEOs stopped by after work and stood with us, too. A bagpipe player who works at a lo-
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France: Facing Barbarism PARIS - The recurring terrorist attacks which have plagued France seem to have no bounds nor mercy. The by John J. Metzler m u r d e r o f Syndicated Columnist a Catholic priest saying Mass in a church near Rouen by two Islamic State thugs brought the crisis to a new low. The daily Le Figaro headlined “Murdered by the Barbarians.” An editorial added that Father Jacques Hamel’s killing twelve days after the Nice massacre showed, “Islamic State was proving its sinister design: turning the world into a bloody theatre of war.” French Religious leaders and the political class soundly condemned the killing with fine words, philosophical platitudes, prayers and calls for solidarity in what has become a ritual since the massacre at Charlie Hebdo, the November murder spree in Paris, and the recent truck carnage in Nice. Now
again we have the tears. The murder of Father Hamel, 86 years old, evoked the beheading of seven Catholic monks in 1996, but this was in Algeria albeit at the hands of local Islamic fundamentalists. It recalls the current carnage by Islamic State against the ancient Christian communities in Iraq and Syria. But that is in the Middle East, not the cities and villages of France! Alas it is now here! The chief Imam of the Paris Mosque clearly condemned the bloodshed and the killing of the priest: “This is an act outside of Islam and an act all French Muslims condemn and reject.” Many synagogues, mosques and churches including the majestic Notre Dame already have constant protection but it’s difficult for the overstretched French police to watch 700 synagogues, 4,000 Protestant churches and 45,000 Catholic churches. Throughout Europe during this sanguinary Summer, many of these killers acting in the name of Islamic State have used See Metzler on 41
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The Three G’s versus the Three D’s House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is the political gift that keeps on giving. Long after failed presidential candidate by Ken Gorrell Hillary ClinNorthfield, NH. ton’s speeches have been relegated to the Big Black Book of Political Banalities, Pelosi’s bons mots will be studied by historians charting the intellectual decline of Progressivism. Pelosi represents California’s 12th congressional district, essentially the city and county of San Francisco. I doubt there are many other districts that would elect her. “San Fran Nan” epitomizes the dissonance of a city that prides itself for being socially and economically liberal yet actively promotes policies that price most workers out of its housing market. Back in 1967, Scott McKenzie sang that “If you’re going San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.” If you go there today, be sure to bring $3,500 – the median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment. Maybe her district’s dissonance explains some of her political statements. Congress “has to pass [ObamaCare] so you can find out what’s in it, away from the fog of controversy.” Some people call “the fog of controversy” the political discourse we expect to engage in as free people in a representa-
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Obama has repeatedly put the weight and prestige of the presidency on the side of those who denounce the police before any facts are verified -- and even after facts have come out, exposing the fraudulence of such claims as the claim that the “gentle giant” Michael Brown said, “Hands up, don’t shoot.” When a career race hustler like Al Sharpton, with a history of hoaxes, is a regular visitor and advisor to the White House, that is a reality that whites and blacks alike ignore at their peril. The fact that Sharpton owes millions of dollars in unpaid income taxes ought to be a devastating revelation of what lucrative careers there are in race hustling. Nothing reveals the political cynicism of the Obama administration like their campaign to force schools to reduce the number of black male students who are disciplined for misconduct. Because black male students are cited for disruption and violence more often than other categories of students, that is automatically taken to mean that racial discrimination is the reason. The most obvious alternative explanation is that black male students engage in more disruption and violence than Asian females or some other students. But that possibility is implicitly ruled out. What makes this such a farce is that many, if not most, of the teachers and administrators in ghetto schools are black themselves, and have no reason to discriminate against black males. What makes it a disaster is that only a few thugs in a classroom are enough to deprive all the other students of a decent education -- which, for many, is their only chance for decent lives See Sowell on 38
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DEAR TIM: Can you settle a friendly argument? My wife insists that our blacktop driveway must be sealed. She listens to a local weekend home improvement radio show and tends to think everything the show host says is true. The show host tells callers about how important it is to seal blacktop, but one of his long-time sponsors is a blacktop sealer manufacturer. The cynic in me says he says he does this because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting money from the sponsor. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your stance on blacktop sealers and what would you do if you had a blacktop driveway? --Stuart T., Hamilton, Ohio DEAR STUART: I can speak to all your points. For 12 years I used to do a two-hour call-in home improvement show on a few commercial radio stations. When I negotiated my contract, I reserved the right to edit the wording of commercials I was asked to read. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long for the advertising salespeople to grow frustrated with me because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d routinely change the wording in commercial copy. I did so because the salespeople made unsub-
This blacktop driveway is 20 years old and has never been sealed. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in very good condition because the gravel base under the blacktop was put in correctly. stantiated claims about both products and services. Soon they stopped selling ads for my show. My integrity was all I had, and I refused to say things that werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t true. Years ago, I fell under the spell of what many blacktop sealer manufacturers said about the necessity of sealing blacktop driveways. Much of what they said made some sense, but there was always a nagging thought or two in my head that conflicted with what I was being told. First and foremost, I thought long and hard about blacktop roads in my city. They were never sealed. The asphalt cement used at the plant that makes blacktop for the city roadways was undoubtedly the same used to make residential driveways. Asphalt cement is the binder,
or glue, that holds together the sand and stones that make up a blacktop drive, road or parking lot. The roads in my city got the same rainfall, the same snow and ice, and the same harsh ultraviolet (UV) light as my neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blacktop driveways. It was not uncommon for secondary side streets in my neighborhood to go 20 or more years before being repaved. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very important fact you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ignore. I started to look very closely at the average blacktop road and driveway. When you study them, you quickly realize that well over 90 percent of the surface is not asphalt. What you see are small stones and sand. The asphalt cement just shows up as a thin line in between the stones and sand. Remember, sand is See builder on 36
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Two of the most wideranging and common woodpeckers are the downy and hairy species. These two birds are almost identical in appearance. Some people consider the smaller downy woodpecker to be the offspring of the larger hairy woodpecker. However, these two wild, clinging feathered friends are very different in many ways. The downy is a sparrowsized bird whereas the hairy is closer to the size of a large robin. Hence, the hairy weighs almost three times as much as the smaller downy woodpecker. The young of each species will resemble the corresponding adults in terms of size and color. Each species is entirely independent of each other and should not be confused in terms of kinship. The bills or beaks of both birds are useful guidelines for identification. The smaller downy woodpecker has a short, stocky beak that is less than the length of the bird’s head. The large hairy has an extremely long beak that is almost twice the length of the adult’s head. If you are privileged to view both species side by side, the bill lengths would be the most apparent, distinguishing feature. The downy’s tail feathers are spotted while the hairy’s appendages are usually pure white. The sounds of these two woodpeckers are also
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Late summer and early fall is Agricultural Fair season in New Hampshire, but the fair I looked forward to attending as a child and teenager and is imbedded in my memory is no longer on the list. It is no more and is relegated to the realm of history; however, it is worth remembering. That is the Plymouth State Fair which had graduated from being the Union Grange Fair. This at one time popular fair, which was advertised as being the oldest one in New Hampshire, was held in late August or September and was a major event in central New Hampshire. My familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preparation for the fair began a day or two before the actual several days of the event because we exhibited vegetables and other items involved with our 4-H Club and Grange projects. The exhibits were judged and the exhibitors were awarded ribbons and premiums (money) corresponding with the grade received with the goal of receiving a grade A and a blue ribbon. Our vegetable offerings had to be harvested and examined in an effort to present the best we produced. So the first stop at the Fair was the day before opening day to deliver the items to be judged. The first stop at the Fair once it began,
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der the ownership of the Grange Association (at least during some of their ownership) stock shares were limited to â&#x20AC;&#x153;duly organized Grangesâ&#x20AC;?. The Association ran the fair until 1955 when the property was transferred to the newly incorporated organization called The State Fair, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Agricultural fairs, as the name indicates, were intended to promote and improve the quality and quantity of farm products in the areas where they were held. Farmers and those involved in producing products derived from agriculture were given the opportunity to learn from one another as well as displaying their goods. Cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine and poultry were displayed and judged, giving incentive for farmers to strive for excellence in what they produced, and allowing the non-farmer the opportunity to learn some about what goes on at the farm. See smith on 20
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me copies of images that have bits of tissue paper taped one to the other. There are sketches overlapping images, or faint images and worn photographs that he took years ago, as well as notations made by Peter along the edge. The ideas consist of perhaps a particular boathouse with unique architectural elements. A tree root that appeals to him will be incorporate into the left side of another image. Perhaps a sketch of a portion of a boat will be used in a painting with
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Ribbons won at the Plymouth State Fair by a member of the Smith family in yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past. Cockatoos claimed to â&#x20AC;&#x153; show real human intelligenceâ&#x20AC;?. The 1938 admission price was 50 cents on Tuesday and Thursday and 75 cents on Wednesday with children under twelve admitted free. My experiences at the fair took place before and after it became the State Fair. The midway with the Ferris Wheel ride touring above all other structures was perhaps a more popular part of the fair than the exhibits. The thrill of the various rides attracted many, though I was more interested in the games of skill with the chance to win a big prize. My skill was such that after paying a dime or so to play an enticing game I would walk away with some small trinket or nothing at all. In many ways the agricultural fairs have not changed through the years except for the modernization of everything. Commercial exhibits were a part of the Plymouth State Fair as were exhibits and demonstrations by charitable and educational organizations. Polio was the dreaded disease of my childhood years with the March of Dimes project initiated to raise money to combat it. I have never forgotten the display at the fair one year where you could view an iron lung, a machine designed to breathe for
polio victims. This iron lung was a working one with a real person lying in it, a scene that comes to my mind at times decades later. Much more could be said of the Plymouth Fair, including the horse races and woodsmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contests, and a lot more. The Plymouth State Fair was an event that central New Hampshire people could attend without traveling long distances and meet their friends, some of whom were officials running the fair or exhibitors of some sort. Other fairs have survived the changes of time, new ones have been added, but the Plymouth State Fair property was purchased (assuming a note I found is correct) by the Plymouth Area Recreation Association in 1996 and the State Fair was officially dissolved on October 16, 1998. Fairgrounds Road in Plymouth remains as a reminder of what once was, not so long ago. Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr., lives in New Hampton.
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A very young Francis Cleveland with his father, President Grover Cleveland. Francis’ Photo from barnstormers archives older brother Richard is in the background. theatre from 1
Shea. President Cleveland married late in life and Francis was born when the ex-President was in his sixties. He died when Francis was four. His mother, Frances Cleveland, was twenty-one when she married the forty-nine year old Grover who was serving his second term as President. When he was very young, Francis was influenced by the many artists and writers his mother hosted at their summer home in Tamworth. “He was a fly on the wall listening to the likes of Maxfield Parrish and St. Gaudens,” said Shea. Later in his life, Francis attended Harvard and then went on to follow his passion for acting before bringing his fellow actors to Tamworth one summer and the rest is Summer Theatre history. Like most everything else at that time in history, World War II brought an abrupt end to barnstorming. The theatre was kept in use by showing movies and, after the war, the building became the
Frances Cleveland. troupe’s permanent home and still is today. The two hundred and eighty-two seat theatre hadn’t seen many renovations until a major one in 1998. The Greek column entrance is the same as the original, but the inside has seen many renovations. As addition was added to the back to create more room so that the scenery could now be built indoors, all of the original wooden seats were upholstered and an air conditioning system was added. HOW IT ALL HAPPENS The end of one season of shows starts the process for the next. The cycle begins in Sep-
tember through December before the next summer season when the board of directors gets together to decide what the next season will bring. “We try to pick shows for the next season based on what plays have defined Barnstormers in the past as well as input from our patrons,” said Shea. “We will usually do a large Broadway Musical, a small cabaret musical, and Agatha Christie play, an art play and two contemporary comedies.” Shea also explained that they like to be able to put on an Irish play when they can as that has been a commitment of Barnstormers since it began in 1931. Once the programs are decided, it’s time for auditions. “We do extensive auditions in New York and Boston in February that takes about three weeks,” said Shea. In that time they will see six or seven hundred professional actors. “We will probably call back about one hundred,” said Shea who runs the auditions with his wife. See theatre on 26
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“We have many actors that come back year after year but still have to go through the audition. Our recruitment really is nationwide.” (This year an actress from Canada and a lighting technician from New Zealand will be part of Barnstormers.) Many of the actors, in the tradition on the Barnstormers origin, hail from the Great White Way. “New York professional theater fans would recognize a lot of our actors,” said Shea. “They look upon us as their summer vacation from Broadway.” There are also auditions that take place in Tamworth and Manchester in April. The Barnstormers is a Union Playhouse where the actors and directors must be union members. “By equity laws we are required to have so many non-equity actors as we do audition for local New Hampshire talent as well,” said Diana Evans, marketing specialist for Barnstormers. Once all of the plays and performers are picked and
Barnstormers Artistic Director Bob Shea has been with the group for thirty-eight years and worked with Francis Cleveland. brendan smith Photo the season is close at hand, is when things really kick into gear. With so many actors and stage technicians working,
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uity actors and many of the crew live in a farmhouse down the road a piece. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes we find ourselves needing additional housing and have to rent out additional houses in town,â&#x20AC;? said Shea. Once those logistics are figured out itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The level of activity on some days here in Tamworth during the season is amazing,â&#x20AC;? said Shea. Since there are many instances where one show is running while the next is going through rehearsals, there are two additional rehearsal areas. One is in a barn nearby and the other is upstairs at the Town Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We usually do seven shows in eight weeks,â&#x20AC;? said Shea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we are doing six. Still, there is always one show in rehearsal and one in performance.â&#x20AC;? Occasionally the same actors appear in numerous plays and can find themselves at an afternoon rehearsal for one and a performance later that evening. We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even discussed the technical end: the lighting, costumes, props, etc, each which
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